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body, diet, fitnes, Health, Nutrition, vegan, weight, weightloss - November 17, 2017

How to lose weight on a vegan diet

"How to lose weight?", "What is described as unwanted fat?", "What is a vegan diet?" et cetera, these are some of the questions that are currently trending on the Internet. Somehow, it has become a "fad" to lose weight, even if you do not need to. The important thing is that you should lose unwanted weight by following a diet that doesn't make you starve. One diet that you can go for is the Vegan Food Pyramid. The Vegan Food Pyramid happens to be a good starting point for those people who have just shifted to a vegan diet...

20 Reasons You Shouldn’t Diet

When most people want to lose weight, the first thing they do is go on a diet. While that may seem to make the most sense, here are 20 solid reasons why you shouldn’t take this route, especially if your goal is weight loss: It slows your metabolism, making it even harder to lose weight. The feelings of deprivation increase your cravings. It doesn’t prepare you for when you “go off” the diet. You become absolutely obsessed with food. Even if the diet does work, it’s a short-term fix. Most people who diet gain the weight back…and then some....

5 Best Tips for Fat Loss

In reality, there are a number of things you can do to lose fat and ultimately lower the number on the scale. However, some actions provide faster and better results than others, which means that you’ll also get where you want to be in regard to body size and shape in less time and with fewer frustrations by sticking to them and letting the other, not-so-worthy fat loss options go. With that thought in mind, here are the five best ways to lose your excess fat quicker and more effectively: Fill your diet with natural foods. Stay away from...

Does Meal Fasting Really Work?

For the longest time, health experts and dieticians have recommended that you eat five to six mini-meals a day in order to rev your metabolism and boost your fat burn. However, a fairly new study suggests that fasting may actually provide more benefits, suggesting that going periods of time without eating could put you closer to your weight loss goals than we once thought. But does it really work? According to research published in 2013, it does, but only if it is done correctly. What Research Says A group of researchers from the University of Manchester conducted a study...

Benefits of Swapping Pulses for Carbs

In this day and age, most of us are more than aware of some of the negative effects of carbs. While refined carbs like cakes and chips are the worst, even some unrefined options such as white potatoes and wheat bread aren’t always the best for us. One solution is to swap them out for pulses. A pulse is a member of the legume family and it refers specifically to dried seeds, with some of the most common pulses being chickpeas, beans, lentils, and dried peas. They can be consumed whole, split, or ground, and they contain protein, starches,...

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