What Affects Weight Loss?

Today, we bring you some information about what affects weight loss and why our scales occasionally fluctuate. How Much Weight Will I Lose? Weight loss can be any one of or a combination of the following: water weight, muscle weight or fat weight. While dieting, if you are just looking for the number on the scale to go down and not seeking to lose sustainable fat weight, you will be disappointed when the weight comes back quickly, because fat loss requires more time. While following GOLO, you should expect to lose 1-2 pounds of fat per week. (If you are losing more than that, it is most lik...
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Why You Should Avoid Soy

There’s a common misconception out there that soy is a healthy choice. When in fact, there are a lot of health hazards related to the consumption of soy. Soybeans contain large quantities of natural toxins or “antinutrients.” Among them are enzyme inhibitors that block the enzymes needed to digest protein. They are also high in phytic acid, which is a substance that blocks the absorption of essential minerals such as calcium, magnesium, copper, iron and zinc. In addition, it contains high levels of aluminum, which can have neurotoxic effects, and is full of lectins, which will confuse your ...
Jennifer Brooks
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Himalayan Sea Salt

Are you still using table salt? If so, here’s why you should start using Himalayan Sea salt today! Himalayan salt dates back billions of years, basically to the very beginning of planet Earth, which I find fascinating. It comes from the Punjab region of Pakistan, which is around 190 miles from the Himalayan Mountains. It is believed that the salt is composed of dried remnants of the original, primal sea. It can be pink, red, or white in color. The salt comes from mines 5,000 feet deep below the Himalayan Mountain Range, and it is said that it is 99 percent pure. It is even mined by hand. No...
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Visceral fat and 5 things you can do to lose it

Visceral fat, also known as ‘belly fat’ or ‘hidden fat’, is fat stored deep inside the belly. Some amount of visceral fat, roughly 10% of your total body fat, is normal and helps protect your organs. However, too much of it can be dangerous for your health.

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Say No to Tilapia

Let’s talk fish…Most of us know that fish is full of omega 3 fatty acids and protein. And most fish is very good for you, with the exception of one…tilapia. Although it is fairly inexpensive and readily available at almost every grocery store you should definitely stay away from it. Tilapia is most often farmed, which means they are raised in small enclosures with poor diets. Being raised in such crowded conditions, the fish are more susceptible to disease, so they are given antibiotics to help prevent that. They are also sometimes treated with pesticides to combat a condition called sea li...
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