Archive for January, 2008

6 Tips to Kill your Crave - Tips to Defeat those Diet-Busting Urges

Monday, January 14th, 2008

No, don’t fret if you feel like giving up on that diet plan. All you need to do is need focus on the task at hand, and think of the road ahead. And while you’re trying to do that, here’s how to defeat those diet-busting urges …
It’s no surprise that 80 percent of […]

The Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (OSHEA)

Saturday, January 5th, 2008

Even more influential with regard to dietary supplements, the DSHEA, legally known as Public Law 103-417, was signed by President Clinton on October 25, 1994 in response to concerned nutritional supplement consumers and manufacturers who needed reassurance that safe dietary supplements would remain available to those who want to use them.10,11 In fact, for […]

Physical Activity of Weight Loss

Tuesday, January 1st, 2008

According to the ACSM, the optimal approach to weight loss combines mild caloric restriction with regular physical activity. Together these two strategies should provide a caloric deficit not to exceed 500 to 1000 calories per day. The physical activity component should manipulate exercise intensity and duration to burn from 300 to 500 calories per […]