How to Satisfy Your Sugar Cravings Without Ruining Your Diet By Shereen Jegtvig, About.com Guide to Nutrition since 2004
Do you have sugar cravings? How do you satisfy them? A lot of people satisfy their sugar-cravings by eating fruits, but many readers tell me that eating fruit just doesn't work to stop their sugar-cravings.
Poll Results
About Poll
How do you handle sugar cravings?
I eat sugary foods.
(1132)
59%
I eat fruit or berries.
(339)
17%
I get some exercise.
(122)
6%
I use artificially sweetened foods.
(238)
12%
Something else.
(83)
4%
Total Votes: 1914
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Shereen has been the About.com Guide to Nutrition since 2004.
Experience:
During her practice as a nutritionist and as a chiropractic physician for 16 years, Shereen saw how eating healthy foods (or not-so-healthy foods) impacted her patients' well-being every day. She decided that she wanted to reach a larger audience so she left practice to become a health and nutrition writer as well as the nutrition guide for About.com. Shereen is a member of the American Dietetic Association.
Education:
Shereen has a master's degree in human nutrition from the University of Bridgeport in Connecticut and she was previously certified as a Certified Nutrition Specialist. She also has a doctor of chiropractic degree from Northwestern College of Chiropractic in Bloomington, Minnesota.
From Shereen Jegtvig:
Thanks for stopping by About.com Nutrition. There is a lot of nutrition information available with just the click of your mouse. Allow me to keep you updated with the best information on foods, dietary supplements and other nutrition issues.
Comment by Ray Gollis:
Great advice from Shreeren. I think you should have alternatives to sugar. Like if you are fixing oatmeat in the morning, add some banana's and strawberries to your oatmeat. Most people put honey on their oatmeal. Honey is a good alternative to sugar which is processesed. By the poll results you see that most people have sugary foods in there diets and fruit doesn't seem to satisfy their sweet tooth. Read the next post and that will give you some idea on how to satisfy your sweet tooth.
Saturday, November 15, 2008
Sunday, September 28, 2008
How to Lose Weight Easy - 8 Tips on How to Lose Weight Easy By Manfred Schilling
You have decided to lose weight and you want to lose it fast and easy. In order to lose weight quick and effectively, your main goal should be to permanently improve your eating habits and increase your level of physical activity.
A few tips on how to lose weight easy:
# Eating is often driven not by hunger, but by time. We do not eat when we are hungry, but when it is time. Better listen to your body and eat only when hungry.
# Eat slowly. Most people eat much too fast. With breathtaking speed disappears a vast portion of the plate in the mouth. The consequences - in the truest sense of the word - are weighty. It takes a little time until the feeling of saturation occurs. Eating too fast often results in eating too much. Eat slowly, each bite thoroughly chewed and take short breaks within.
# Exercise is the best fat burner. There is no better answer to "How to lose weight easy?" than "Exercise". More muscles mean more fat burned. 30 minutes, 3 times a week, should be the minimum.
# Drink a lot. Drinking water makes you feel saturated. A glass of water before dinner will reduce your food uptake.
# Drink, but only the right things. Drink water, no juices, lemonade or alcohol. Alcohol contains nearly as much energy as fat. If you like to drink a little alcohol now and than and still want to keep losing weight, you need to eat less.
# Get enough sleep. Too little sleep makes thick. A lot of things are happening in your body while being asleep. These processes use up quite some energy. Get enough sleep at regular times.
# Fruits and vegetables. If you want to lose weight easy, you should consume enough fruit and vegetables. Most vegetables and fruits contain many vitamins, minerals and secondary plant materials, consist mostly of water and therefore have only a low energy content. With vegetables and fruit, you can lose weight even when eating until saturation.
# Only do your groceries when having a full stomach. A full stomach makes it a lot easier to stick to your diet plan.
How to lose weight easy, means, doing it slow. Slowly integrate these tips on how to lose weight easy into your daily life and lose weight without even noticing.
Visit http://www.weightlossopportunities.com for more tips on weight loss. Click Here for extra tips on how to lose weight easy.
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A few tips on how to lose weight easy:
# Eating is often driven not by hunger, but by time. We do not eat when we are hungry, but when it is time. Better listen to your body and eat only when hungry.
# Eat slowly. Most people eat much too fast. With breathtaking speed disappears a vast portion of the plate in the mouth. The consequences - in the truest sense of the word - are weighty. It takes a little time until the feeling of saturation occurs. Eating too fast often results in eating too much. Eat slowly, each bite thoroughly chewed and take short breaks within.
# Exercise is the best fat burner. There is no better answer to "How to lose weight easy?" than "Exercise". More muscles mean more fat burned. 30 minutes, 3 times a week, should be the minimum.
# Drink a lot. Drinking water makes you feel saturated. A glass of water before dinner will reduce your food uptake.
# Drink, but only the right things. Drink water, no juices, lemonade or alcohol. Alcohol contains nearly as much energy as fat. If you like to drink a little alcohol now and than and still want to keep losing weight, you need to eat less.
# Get enough sleep. Too little sleep makes thick. A lot of things are happening in your body while being asleep. These processes use up quite some energy. Get enough sleep at regular times.
# Fruits and vegetables. If you want to lose weight easy, you should consume enough fruit and vegetables. Most vegetables and fruits contain many vitamins, minerals and secondary plant materials, consist mostly of water and therefore have only a low energy content. With vegetables and fruit, you can lose weight even when eating until saturation.
# Only do your groceries when having a full stomach. A full stomach makes it a lot easier to stick to your diet plan.
How to lose weight easy, means, doing it slow. Slowly integrate these tips on how to lose weight easy into your daily life and lose weight without even noticing.
Visit http://www.weightlossopportunities.com for more tips on weight loss. Click Here for extra tips on how to lose weight easy.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Manfred_Schilling
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Surviving a Knife Attack?
What is your chances of surviving a knife attack? 3 out of 85 police officers in this scenario were able to defend themselves against a knife. The other 82 didn't have enough reaction time to survive. You have to have at least 6 feet between you and your opponent to survive such an attack. The police officers didn't have enough time to defend against this, so they were cut up pretty bad. The knife defenses that they teach in most martial arts schools is not taught in a realistic manner.The knife attacker will not thrust it out, but instead swing it at you. Check out this video and you might learn that a knife is a real deadly weapon. If you want to learn real knife fighting, study the Fillipino martial arts. This is the most realistic way of fighting against a knife. Watch this video and you will learn even with a gun the person is at a disadvantage. When you have a gun in a holster and the person already has a knife out, this means you have to have enough time to pull the gun out of the holster, aim and then fire. The knife is out and swinging at your body parts, what do you do?
Obesity - What Was the Tipping Point? By Shereen Jegtvig
Right now in the US, about one-third of the population is obese. This wasn't the case 30 years ago. Sometime between then and now, we changed the way we eat. So what happened?
We know why so many people are obese. Too much food, with lots of calories, over-processed with lots of sugar and unhealthy fats. And lack of physical activity is also takes part of the blame.
But why did this happen? What was the tipping point that turned us into a bunch of chubby lemmings ready to plummet off the cliff into an abyss of obesity-related chronic disease? And more important now -- what is the tipping point that will get us back to a healthy weight?
Think about a typical day, How many people ...
... start the day with sugary cereals, maybe some frozen things that heat up in the toaster? Maybe just grab a cup of coffee or a bottle of Mountain Dew and a donut? Eeww. What a way to start the day.
... eat too much at work? Vending machines offer fattening snacks, and it is easy to eat a candy bar or snack cake with your morning coffee. What about lunch? Off to the closest fast food joint for artery-clogging burgers and fries.
... give up on dinner? It's been a long day at work and now it is time to make dinner for the family. Ugh. Maybe just stop for take-out, grab a bucket of fried chicken or order a big pizza. After dinner it is time to veg out in front of the HDTV where we are barraged with ads for snacks, sodas and more fast foods. Off to the kitchen for a bag of Doritos anyone?
What else has changed over the last thirty-something years? When I was a kid we filled the car's tank at a gas station. Now we stop for gas at a convenience store and while there, we fill our own tanks with some of the worst junk foods. It's just too easy to step inside for a donut, a slice of pizza or a giant soda for the ride.
Portion sizes have increased too. We drink soda in 20-ounce bottles instead of 12-ounce cans, restaurant portions are huge and I think a lot of people have just gotten used to eating more food at each meal.
What about physical activity? When I was kid in the 70's, we had physical education in school every day. That isn't the case anymore. Plus more kids play video and computer games in the house, instead of going outside.
Maybe we aren't as active at home either. Thirty years ago, we didn't have remote controls for our TVs so we had to get up and walk across the room to turn the dial. And we didn't have a cell phone in our pocket -- we had to run to answer the phone in the other room. But did those little bits of activity make much of a difference in our calorie burning back in the day? Maybe, if you add them up over time. Something certainly was different - it wasn't common to belong to a health club and we didn't have VCRs yet -- Buns of Steel and other exercise tapes were a long way off.
So what else has changed that makes over-eating so easy? Leave your ideas in a comment below.
Shereen has been the About.com Guide to Nutrition since 2004.
Experience:
During her practice as a nutritionist and as a chiropractic physician for 16 years, Shereen saw how eating healthy foods (or not-so-healthy foods) impacted her patients' well-being every day. She decided that she wanted to reach a larger audience so she left practice to become a health and nutrition writer as well as the nutrition guide for About.com. Shereen is a member of the American Dietetic Association.
Education:
Shereen has a master's degree in human nutrition from the University of Bridgeport in Connecticut and she was previously certified as a Certified Nutrition Specialist. She also has a doctor of chiropractic degree from Northwestern College of Chiropractic in Bloomington, Minnesota.
From Shereen Jegtvig:
Thanks for stopping by About.com Nutrition. There is a lot of nutrition information available with just the click of your mouse. Allow me to keep you updated with the best information on foods, dietary supplements and other nutrition issues.
Comments
September 9, 2008 at 2:43 pm
(1) Phyllis says:
This article got me thinking. I just turned 60 this year (2008), and I can remember how things were back when I was a kid. People weren’t radically different, but the lifestyle was definitely more active. Not in an “extreme athlete” way either, life just required more moving.
I don’t remember when my thinking changed to the “I don’t have to exercise, technology will give me a better and longer life” mentality, but somehow that became my motto. The only problem is that it isn’t true. Technology may or may not give me a longer life, but health-wise, my life is absolutely NOT better. All my joints hurt, and I have several chronic diseases; the most dangerous one is Type 2 diabetes.
I never imagined my life would be a cautionary tale for others, but since it is, I encourage everyone under the age of 40 to start moving. Give yourself the best gift anyone can receive, the gift of good health. Walking 30 minutes each day isn’t any more time consuming than going to a doctor’s appointment or physical therapy, and the benefits are unbelievable. Take it from an old geezer who’s been there.
Another Great Article by Shereen Jegtvig. I agree with Phyllis, Just a little a bit a day does wonder. Put down that pop, cigarettes and potato chips down. Make a fresh salad with walnuts, blueberries, onions, carrots, cucumbers, tomatoes and don't forget the lettuce. Eat some pita with hommus and take a walk like Phyllis does. You have to put the TV guide down and walk a minimum of 30 minutes a day, and try to work up to about 1 hour a day. I think if more people would stop watching TV and get out and walk they wouldn't see their belly's over their belt loop. I know that might be harsh. But this is reality and more people have strokes, heart attacks especially in Michigan where I live. Most people wonder why they are sick all the time. Well for one thing they eat junk food all day. Get out an exercise and you will realize it doesn't take much time to accomplish this. Another thing that other people can do is take enzymes and colon cleanser to clean themselves out. The belly stores feces and most people can't digest their food. Even oatmeal is hard for the body break it down. So enzymes help break down that matter. Most people don't understand that they are brainwashed at a young age to do this behavior. But the little steps you will surprised at the accomplished that these steps take.
By Ray Gollis
I reccommend that you take a look at a great book to lose weight.
Check it out, Here's the link below:
Ultimate Weight Loss Secrets
We know why so many people are obese. Too much food, with lots of calories, over-processed with lots of sugar and unhealthy fats. And lack of physical activity is also takes part of the blame.
But why did this happen? What was the tipping point that turned us into a bunch of chubby lemmings ready to plummet off the cliff into an abyss of obesity-related chronic disease? And more important now -- what is the tipping point that will get us back to a healthy weight?
Think about a typical day, How many people ...
... start the day with sugary cereals, maybe some frozen things that heat up in the toaster? Maybe just grab a cup of coffee or a bottle of Mountain Dew and a donut? Eeww. What a way to start the day.
... eat too much at work? Vending machines offer fattening snacks, and it is easy to eat a candy bar or snack cake with your morning coffee. What about lunch? Off to the closest fast food joint for artery-clogging burgers and fries.
... give up on dinner? It's been a long day at work and now it is time to make dinner for the family. Ugh. Maybe just stop for take-out, grab a bucket of fried chicken or order a big pizza. After dinner it is time to veg out in front of the HDTV where we are barraged with ads for snacks, sodas and more fast foods. Off to the kitchen for a bag of Doritos anyone?
What else has changed over the last thirty-something years? When I was a kid we filled the car's tank at a gas station. Now we stop for gas at a convenience store and while there, we fill our own tanks with some of the worst junk foods. It's just too easy to step inside for a donut, a slice of pizza or a giant soda for the ride.
Portion sizes have increased too. We drink soda in 20-ounce bottles instead of 12-ounce cans, restaurant portions are huge and I think a lot of people have just gotten used to eating more food at each meal.
What about physical activity? When I was kid in the 70's, we had physical education in school every day. That isn't the case anymore. Plus more kids play video and computer games in the house, instead of going outside.
Maybe we aren't as active at home either. Thirty years ago, we didn't have remote controls for our TVs so we had to get up and walk across the room to turn the dial. And we didn't have a cell phone in our pocket -- we had to run to answer the phone in the other room. But did those little bits of activity make much of a difference in our calorie burning back in the day? Maybe, if you add them up over time. Something certainly was different - it wasn't common to belong to a health club and we didn't have VCRs yet -- Buns of Steel and other exercise tapes were a long way off.
So what else has changed that makes over-eating so easy? Leave your ideas in a comment below.
Shereen has been the About.com Guide to Nutrition since 2004.
Experience:
During her practice as a nutritionist and as a chiropractic physician for 16 years, Shereen saw how eating healthy foods (or not-so-healthy foods) impacted her patients' well-being every day. She decided that she wanted to reach a larger audience so she left practice to become a health and nutrition writer as well as the nutrition guide for About.com. Shereen is a member of the American Dietetic Association.
Education:
Shereen has a master's degree in human nutrition from the University of Bridgeport in Connecticut and she was previously certified as a Certified Nutrition Specialist. She also has a doctor of chiropractic degree from Northwestern College of Chiropractic in Bloomington, Minnesota.
From Shereen Jegtvig:
Thanks for stopping by About.com Nutrition. There is a lot of nutrition information available with just the click of your mouse. Allow me to keep you updated with the best information on foods, dietary supplements and other nutrition issues.
Comments
September 9, 2008 at 2:43 pm
(1) Phyllis says:
This article got me thinking. I just turned 60 this year (2008), and I can remember how things were back when I was a kid. People weren’t radically different, but the lifestyle was definitely more active. Not in an “extreme athlete” way either, life just required more moving.
I don’t remember when my thinking changed to the “I don’t have to exercise, technology will give me a better and longer life” mentality, but somehow that became my motto. The only problem is that it isn’t true. Technology may or may not give me a longer life, but health-wise, my life is absolutely NOT better. All my joints hurt, and I have several chronic diseases; the most dangerous one is Type 2 diabetes.
I never imagined my life would be a cautionary tale for others, but since it is, I encourage everyone under the age of 40 to start moving. Give yourself the best gift anyone can receive, the gift of good health. Walking 30 minutes each day isn’t any more time consuming than going to a doctor’s appointment or physical therapy, and the benefits are unbelievable. Take it from an old geezer who’s been there.
Another Great Article by Shereen Jegtvig. I agree with Phyllis, Just a little a bit a day does wonder. Put down that pop, cigarettes and potato chips down. Make a fresh salad with walnuts, blueberries, onions, carrots, cucumbers, tomatoes and don't forget the lettuce. Eat some pita with hommus and take a walk like Phyllis does. You have to put the TV guide down and walk a minimum of 30 minutes a day, and try to work up to about 1 hour a day. I think if more people would stop watching TV and get out and walk they wouldn't see their belly's over their belt loop. I know that might be harsh. But this is reality and more people have strokes, heart attacks especially in Michigan where I live. Most people wonder why they are sick all the time. Well for one thing they eat junk food all day. Get out an exercise and you will realize it doesn't take much time to accomplish this. Another thing that other people can do is take enzymes and colon cleanser to clean themselves out. The belly stores feces and most people can't digest their food. Even oatmeal is hard for the body break it down. So enzymes help break down that matter. Most people don't understand that they are brainwashed at a young age to do this behavior. But the little steps you will surprised at the accomplished that these steps take.
By Ray Gollis
I reccommend that you take a look at a great book to lose weight.
Check it out, Here's the link below:
Ultimate Weight Loss Secrets
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
In Memory Of Larry Hartsell.
If anyone want to know the true essence of the marital arts, a great book a read is Entering Trapping to Grappling. Larry Hartsell is a pioneer in grappling arts, he will be sorrily missed. Bruce Lee taught him 33 Grappling Techniques which he took to another level. Here now is a grappling video, I seen on YouTube that I want to share with you. Feel free to leave a comment at the end of the post. Thanks.
Fast Food Ban in Los Angeles Sunday August 17, 2008 In the last couple of years we have had bans on sodas in schools and a ban on trans fats in New Yo
Fast Food Ban in Los Angeles
Sunday August 17, 2008
In the last couple of years we have had bans on sodas in schools and a ban on trans fats in New York City. Last month the city council of Los Angeles decided to prevent new fast food restaurants from opening in one of the poorer neighborhoods, South Los Angeles.
City council members believe this will help keep the number of fast food restaurants from overtaking the neighborhood and allow residents to have more healthy restaurant options. Critics say it is unfair to dictate what people can or cannot eat and some believe it is wrong to assume that people who live in poorer neighborhoods may be intellectually incapable of making good decisions about food and health.
Personally, I support the bans on sodas in schools in the US and trans fats in New York City, but this one makes me a little uneasy. While it wouldn't break my heart to see fast food restaurants banned everywhere, the idea of only choosing specific neighborhoods worries me a bit.
Tell me what you think.
Poll:Do you support the fast food ban in South Los Angeles?
Shereen has been the About.com Guide to Nutrition since 2004.
Experience:
During her practice as a nutritionist and as a chiropractic physician for 16 years, Shereen saw how eating healthy foods (or not-so-healthy foods) impacted her patients' well-being every day. She decided that she wanted to reach a larger audience so she left practice to become a health and nutrition writer as well as the nutrition guide for About.com. Shereen is a member of the American Dietetic Association.
Education:
Shereen has a master's degree in human nutrition from the University of Bridgeport in Connecticut and she was previously certified as a Certified Nutrition Specialist. She also has a doctor of chiropractic degree from Northwestern College of Chiropractic in Bloomington, Minnesota.
From Shereen Jegtvig:
Thanks for stopping by About.com Nutrition. There is a lot of nutrition information available with just the click of your mouse. Allow me to keep you updated with the best information on foods, dietary supplements and other nutrition issues.
Great Post, Shereen, I agree whole heartly on the ban, Put some nutritious foods like Brown Rice, Wheat or Multi-Grain Pita with Hommus, 100% Whole Wheat Brain, Spring Water. Get People off the junk food and Maybe people wouldn't have to go to the doctor every five minutes. If You Want To Lose Weight Permanently You Need An Unstoppable Mindset.
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Sunday August 17, 2008
In the last couple of years we have had bans on sodas in schools and a ban on trans fats in New York City. Last month the city council of Los Angeles decided to prevent new fast food restaurants from opening in one of the poorer neighborhoods, South Los Angeles.
City council members believe this will help keep the number of fast food restaurants from overtaking the neighborhood and allow residents to have more healthy restaurant options. Critics say it is unfair to dictate what people can or cannot eat and some believe it is wrong to assume that people who live in poorer neighborhoods may be intellectually incapable of making good decisions about food and health.
Personally, I support the bans on sodas in schools in the US and trans fats in New York City, but this one makes me a little uneasy. While it wouldn't break my heart to see fast food restaurants banned everywhere, the idea of only choosing specific neighborhoods worries me a bit.
Tell me what you think.
Poll:Do you support the fast food ban in South Los Angeles?
Shereen has been the About.com Guide to Nutrition since 2004.
Experience:
During her practice as a nutritionist and as a chiropractic physician for 16 years, Shereen saw how eating healthy foods (or not-so-healthy foods) impacted her patients' well-being every day. She decided that she wanted to reach a larger audience so she left practice to become a health and nutrition writer as well as the nutrition guide for About.com. Shereen is a member of the American Dietetic Association.
Education:
Shereen has a master's degree in human nutrition from the University of Bridgeport in Connecticut and she was previously certified as a Certified Nutrition Specialist. She also has a doctor of chiropractic degree from Northwestern College of Chiropractic in Bloomington, Minnesota.
From Shereen Jegtvig:
Thanks for stopping by About.com Nutrition. There is a lot of nutrition information available with just the click of your mouse. Allow me to keep you updated with the best information on foods, dietary supplements and other nutrition issues.
Great Post, Shereen, I agree whole heartly on the ban, Put some nutritious foods like Brown Rice, Wheat or Multi-Grain Pita with Hommus, 100% Whole Wheat Brain, Spring Water. Get People off the junk food and Maybe people wouldn't have to go to the doctor every five minutes. If You Want To Lose Weight Permanently You Need An Unstoppable Mindset.
Now Imagine Learning From 42 Fat Loss Masters...
Tom Venuto, Holly Rigsby, Jon Benson, Dax Moy, Craig Ballantyne, Valerie Waters, Charles Staley, Mike Geary, Rob Poulos, Isabel De Los Rios, Jeff Anderson, Nick Nilsson, Leigh Peele, Joe Vitale, Rachel Cosgrove, Angie Newton, Ryan Lee, Jim Labadie, Rachel Rofe, Leigh Peele, Jesse Cannone, Kyle Battis, John Allen Mollenhauer, Nathan Hopkins, Adam Waters, Eric Taylor, Scott Colby, Kevin Gianni, Roxayn Danniels, Fran Harris, John Riccio, Nino Savona, John Bartlett, Rob Cooper, Shane James, Rob Kottenbrock, James Villepigue, Zach Even-Esh, Marna Goldstein, Jim Katsoulis, Scott York, and Clark Bartram
Unstoppable Fat Loss Basic Version
* 21 Interviews in Mp3 Format
* PDF transcripts of each interview
* The UFL Support Community
* Monthly Q and A call
Check this this program, I highly recommend, Diet and Exercise is the only way to lose weight. There is no fast way out. No Pain, No Gain as the saying goes.
So check out this weight loss program.
You can't go wrong.
Fat Loss Success Principles
Dan Inosanto Introducing Larry Hartsell!
Dan Inosanto has passed away in 2007, Great Martial Artist and was a bodyguard for Mr. T. Dan Inosanto shows trapping techniques with a figure four lock. Enjoy the video.
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