A lot of the time we thing we are gaining weight and we are but, it is not due to deposits of fat being stored. Rather it is fluid retention. Oedema. This is not a good thing.
Symptoms of Fluid Retention
The symptoms of fluid retention include:
• Swelling of the ankles, feet and hands
• Stiff joints
• Rapid weight gain over a few days or weeks
• Unexplained fluctuations in your weight
• Press the skin and depression remains for a few seconds (pitting oedema)
Fluid Retention Causes
Fluid retention can be caused by:
• standing up for long periods of time,
• when pregnant
• or menstruating,
• if you have suffered burns
• using oral contraceptives
• poor diet or
• on medication…
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Many women fear that they will put on weight, or at least stop losing it, during their menstrual cycle. Here are some facts. First of all and most importantly; you won’t gain weight just because it is your period.
Nature Balances Things Out
When you menstruate you tend to increase your calorific intake to compensate for the process. Fortunately Nature has made sure that the increased calories are put to good use because you also naturally increase metabolism during the same event. You probably only increase your food intake by 100-200 calories ad ay, according to the latest studies in the USA. At the same time your metabolism increases around 5 to 10 per cent to compensate.
Will My Diet Make A Difference?
If you are on a…
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Fat and grease is dispersed when washing the dishes using a detergent or liquid soap. Can the same concept be used to disperse the lipids (fats) that the body stores? This is an often asked question here at Health Product Review. Let’s look at the theory and see if it is viable.
Fat Is Fat, Right?
Well, no, not all fat is the same. There are several types of fat and these include saturated and unsaturated fats, broken down further into mono unsaturated and poly unsaturated fats and there are other kinds. It is possible that some fats will disperse easier than others and some might take a little more dislodging. A good quality fat blocker like Phen375 will stop most kinds of fat from forming and storing themselves on your thighs, buttocks and tummy.
Fight Fire With Fire Or Fat With
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The heart helping properties of red wine have been scientifically proven for some years now and the evidence lives around the Mediterranean Sea in countries where red wine is consumed daily with meals. Did you know it also blocks fat?
Piceantannol Is Your Friend
A little known compound in red wine, piceantannol, has been found by researchers at Purdue University to stop fat cells from developing. This breakthrough has led further research into ways to reduce the growing threat of obesity in many developed countries.
How It Works
Piceantannol binds to fat receptors in immature cells and blocks their ability to mature. While it doesn’t cause weight loss like products such as Phen 375, it does stop new fat cells from properly forming. They are…
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Rapid weight loss is not healthy, or so the experts say. There are ways to rapidly lose weight and we mean, rapid weight loss. Some will keep the weight off permanently, others may lead to a slow regaining of the lost weight so it is crucial you read this article in its entirety.
Fastest Way To Lose Big Numbers
The fastest way to lose big numbers, and we are talking 20% of your body mass, is to have a limb amputated. The weight loss is immediate and more importantly for those yo-yo dieters, this is permanent. Having a prosthetic limb fitted will replace the lost one and with modern materials such as carbon fibre and titanium, much lighter. Drastic this is, so let’s pull our tongue back out of our cheek and look at some less radical…
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You Were Hugeeee!!
With so many self proclaimed experts around today, it is no surprise that they all have their own views in mind when it comes to deciding what is the best diet for weight loss. Not surprisingly, however, most of them either have their own ambitions in mind, or simply recommend what worked for them in the past.
In today’s world, it is becoming more of the norm for people not to have much time to work out, even less time when it comes to preparing healthy foods. The result? Fast food outlets have become a multi-million dollar industry, and their sales skyrocket. Sure they taste good, but what is it in them that makes you swell up after eating them? The fat of course! Not necessarily so, carbohydrates are a hidden evil that many people fail to implicate.
When it comes down…
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The most natural weight loss tablet in the world, is a lemon. Citrus limon, or the humble lemon as we know it, is the best ‘tablet’ you can take to lose weight. Read on to learn more!
Citric Acid Is Good For You
Lemons contain about 5-6% citric acid when juiced and this is a good thing. It has a pH of 2-3 and this of course balances out a lot of alkaline you consume as part of your daily intake of food, especially those high in salt or needing to be preserved for long periods. Without going too deeply into the science, the lemon is a good way to balance acid and alkaline levels with=in your system.
Three Parts To The Lemon
The three parts of the lemon are the juice, the pulp and the rind, or zest. The…
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There are three ways to block fat from forming and staying put in your system. All three work and some work better for some people than others. You need to know your own goals and limitations before you can decide which is best for you.
Don’t Eat Fatty Foods
The thing is you can cut out fatty food altogether and that isn’t going to help. Your body needs some fats to survive and thrive and the trick is to get the good fats and avoid the bad ones. Too many people have a knee jerk reaction to dieting and simply cut out anything they perceive as fatty. This includes the animal fats such as the yummiest part of the t-bone, the fat! Trim it by all means but don’t treat it like the enemy. There are worse fats hiding inside so called health…
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Nobody likes to settle for second best but sometimes it is the most achievable option. While we all nod and agree when those motivational guru mentor types rabbit on about striving for perfection and giving it 110%, the reality for most of us is that we just aren’t that motivated, right?
100% Is Impossible
The smart leadership and self improvement programs acknowledge that 100% is not achievable simply because that equates to perfection. Nobody is perfect, especially when it comes to our bodies and weight loss. Even super models don’t look like super models the moment they wake up, it takes a lot of work to get into character! 99% is about the best anyone can hope for and those who say silly things like ‘110%’ or ‘200%’ are just fooling themselves as much as anyone.…
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We love tea, in fact it is the second most popular drink in the world after good old H2O, water. But did you know that tea has been at the heart of violent conflict ever since it was first cultivated in 10B.C.? Even as far back as 2737B.C> there is a fable of how leaves fell into a pot of boiling water in front of Emperor Chen Nung and that was how tea was discovered!
Chinese Emperors Ruled For Tea
While the fortuitous discovery of tea by such a highly ranked individual as the Emperor makes a good story there is no doubt the ancient Chinese dynasties all coveted tea and the properties of the leaf. They knew what only today we in the West seem to be realizing;’ that tea drinking is good for you. Tea was…
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