Excessive facial hair growth, irregular periods, hair fall, acne – these are some common symptoms women with PCOD often suffer from, and adding to their woes – they seem to gain weight rather quickly. Polycystic ovarian disease or polycystic ovarian syndrome is a hormonal disorder that…
Do you often feel that when you are working with sweat and blood to lose weight and get lean, your body is putting up a stronger fight and throwing all your efforts literally down the drain, by adjusting the metabolism in such a way that even…
We all know belly fat is extremely hard to shed and is therefore called stubborn fat. Belly fat can be of two types – subcutaneous fat (layer beneath the skin) and visceral fat (around the muscles and around abdominal organs). Of these two, visceral fat is…
While we tend to associate anything with “fat” written on it as a high-calorie food, there are certain other foods that contribute in a much more significant way in adding a lot of calories, most of them empty, i.e., devoid of any nutritional value, and that’s…
Whoever told you eating fats would make you fat, has got his/her facts absolutely wrong! Eliminating fats is an absolutely wrong strategy to follow while trying to lose wight and rarely works. In fact, there is growing evidence that consuming “fats” in the right amount can actually…
Running on the road to get healthy, lose weight, and fit? Then, take a pause and eliminate foods that act as roadblocks, like transfat, added sugar, refined and processed food. Most importantly, replace your cooking oil because it may have unhealthy and polysaturated fats, that can…
It’s a constant struggle for people trying to melt away extra fat to navigate through aisles of supermarkets, consciously looking for healthy food that would help them slim down quickly, most of them look for food extremely low in calories, and ignore other factors, or should we say…
Some people feel that they have exhausted every weight loss option out there – right from high intensity exercises, to counting every single calorie, staying completely off guilt food, and not to forget, trying out every “single ingredient” potion that “quack nutritionists” hype up to the…
The biggest benefit of losing weight is not just limited to get slim enough to get into an old pair of jeans and to get out of the habit of hiding behind loose clothes. There are certain secret benefits of weight loss, with the condition that you…
We all know hitting the gym with a vengeance and going out of breath doing strenuous cardio routine can burn calories; however, there are definitely some unusual ways to incinerate lots of calories without dripping in sweat. The key to losing weight is by putting the…
