Diet Reviews

Walk into any major gym in America and the first thing you will see is the cardio equipment. Mention the word  ‘exercise’ and for most people the first images to come to mind are aerobic in nature- running, treadmills, Zumba classes, elliptical machines, Stairmasters and the like. Say ‘weight loss’ and the images get sharper, as it is a commonly held position that you need to do cardio if you want to lose weight and maintain a healthy body weight. Gyms are filled with people eager to shed a few extra pounds, and yet in spite of the innumerable  number of hours spent sweating, few ever attain the lean and sculpted look that has become the Holy Grail of our time. Most of us

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Why do some people hate to exercise? Probably because they think it’s not fun and not easy.

If it were fun and easy, more than 15 per cent of us would be working out regularly.

Even Edmonton YMCA trainer Carla Serna struggles some days.

“I’m no different than anybody else,” she says with a laugh. “I am normal, unfortunately.”

Most people take the path of least resistance, the easy or lazy route, Serna says. They come home from work and sit on the couch because it’s easy to do.

But there’s a price to pay for being a couch potato. You gain

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After last week’s post about the connection between ADHD and food, a reader emailed me a link to a FoxNews clip about a young girl experiencing a dramatic improvement in her autism in just one year (video below).

What did her family change? Her diet, of course.

But it’s not just any old Real Food diet. It’s a diet specifically designed to heal the gut from dysbiosis. Many parents of children who suffer from ADHD or are on the autism spectrum change their diet to eliminate processed and refined foods. While

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There are a lot of things that can conspire to keep you up all night: The slumping markets. The rising prices. That recurring nightmare about being chased down the street by Steven Tyler’s lips. But if you’re having trouble getting a good night’s sleep, here’s a culprit you might not have looked at: Your diet. Turns out that plenty of late-night snacks can actually interfere with sleep—and conspire to make you gain more weight than you should.It’s true: When food keeps you awake at night, it’s actually doing a double-whammy on your tummy. In a study from Wake Forest University, adults younger than 40 who slept 5 hours or less gained more abdominal fat over a 5-year period than those who slept for 6 or 7 hours a night. (

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The history of the cocoa cultivation began in Central America. The Aztecs knew the plant from the 14th century when it was sacred to them.

Then they looked at the Cocoa as a gift from Gods, that’s why the cocoa was much appreciated.

The grains derived from its fruit were used not only for ritual donations, but also for treats.

Cocoa is one of the most favorite substances nowadays, for it is tasty and is now a symbol of good food.

Recently there was a research that will please any fitness lover.

The researchers found out that one of the favorite drinks of children – Cocoa milk is one of the best and the fastest recovery drink after workouts.

The experts reached to that conclusion after having made a series of four studies. Dur

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