Two Simple Ideas To Drastically Improve Your Weight Loss Plans

Two out of every three people today are overweight. It is a sad fact that more and more people are starting to avoid looking at themselves in the mirror every morning. While there are many ways to lose weight, many different diets you can try, there is one ingredient that must be included if you hope to shed those pounds for good. Exercise.

In this article I’ll outline a couple simple exercises that can dramatically help you to not only boost your metabolism, but cut down on your cravings for fatty foods, and increase your ability to sleep soundly at night. One thing most people overlook is that lack of sleep due to stress can be one contributing factor to weight gain.

The good news is that you don’t need to join any expensive gym, or commit yourself to suffering endlessly on the treadmill every day. The truth is that just a few minutes a day of the right exercises can have a profound effect on your weight loss efforts.

The second important idea is that you only need your body, and the floor to do all the exercises you’ll need to drastically improve your physical condition. Body weight exercises are likely the best thing you can do to get yourself into shape. This is one secret that many people are glad to learn about.

So what exactly do you do? Remember those exercises you hated in P. E. class? Well, those are the ones. Sit ups, push ups, squats, pull ups if you have a bar, and any kind of yoga that you know how to do. If you can only do one of each, that’s perfect. Just do what you can, and let your body naturally respond. Increase the amount as you feel comfortable.

Just by doing a few minutes every morning will be a significant contribution to whatever diet plan you embark on. You’ll quickly be amazed how well you notice an immediate benefit to your health, mental and physical well being.

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New weight loss drug aims at fat loss - not muscle loss

One of the primary problems of losing weight is the fact that all weight is not created equal.  When you lose weight you will inevitably lose muscle mass as well.  What if there was a way to tell you body to burn only fat?

Researchers at the Garvin Institute in Sydney, Australia, say they've created a new weight loss drug to do just that. 

In mice, the drug has shown to be an effective tool in changing the signals to the brain that determine what fuel the body is to use for energy.  By stopping certain signals, the body turns to fatty acids rather than protein.  The result? The mice lost body weight while maintaining muscle mass.

This is the opposite of the way traditional weight loss drugs work.  They work to alter the way the brain sends signals to the body in an effort to suppress appetite.

From ABC News, the head of the neuroscience program at the Garvan Institute, Professor Herbert Herzog, says these therapies tend to be ineffective.

"What we've found is that blocking one system that influences appetite and body weight regulation might not be enough to cause a significant change in reducing body weight," he said.

"If you take one signal away, others take over."

The new drug is not being developed for the extremely, or morbidly, obese but, rather, for those that are moderately overweight.  The research suggests that this drug, in conjunction with a normal diet, will yield moderate fat loss and minimal muscle loss.

While the preliminary results are exciting, the drug is still about three years away from human clinical trials.

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The Mediterranean’s Secret Ingredient: Walnuts

If you associate walnuts with cinnamon buns and other rich pastries, you might not realize what a healthy food they really are. These delicious little packages are dense with nutrients, an excellent source of manganese, copper and tryptophan. Particularly noteworthy for their omega-3 fats, walnuts are also high in antioxidants. In a recent Spanish study, a Mediterranean diet supplemented with walnuts was shown to significantly lower risk factors for heart disease.

Walnuts are used in sweet and savory dishes throughout the Mediterranean. Along the Italian Riviera, a rich ricotta and walnut sauce traditionally is served with ravioli filled with greens. In Turkey, a thick, garlicky walnut sauce called tarator is served with cooked vegetables, much as aïoli is in the South of France.

In France, walnuts are added to salads, breads and many desserts, and they are eaten fresh as well as dried — a great delicacy in the fall, just after the harvest. I’ve never encountered creamy, fresh walnuts in American farmers’ markets, but if you know a walnut farmer, perhaps you could request some the next time they’re harvested.

Bulgarian Cucumber Soup With Walnuts

Before the weather becomes too chilly for cold soups, try this one. Bulgaria once was well known for the number of centenarians in its population, which some scientists attributed to the daily consumption of Bulgarian yogurt. Now, both the yogurt and eating culture in this mountainous country have changed for the worse, and so have local lifespans.

2 to 4 garlic cloves (to taste), peeled, green shoots removed

Salt to taste

2 cups thick plain yogurt (Greek style, or drained)

2 tablespoons walnut or olive oil, or 1 tablespoon each

2/3 cup (2 ounces) shelled walnuts, finely chopped

1 European cucumber, about 10 inches long, or 3 Persian cucumbers, cut in very small dice

1/2 cup ice-cold water, preferably spring water

2 tablespoons lemon juice

Freshly ground pepper

For the garnish:

Ice cubes (optional)

Finely chopped walnuts

Extra virgin olive oil

Finely chopped fresh dill or mint

1. Place the garlic in a mortar with 1/2 teaspoon salt, and mash to a paste.

2. Place the yogurt in a large bowl. Stir in the oil, garlic and walnuts. Whisk in the water and the lemon juice. Add salt and freshly ground pepper to taste. Chill for one hour or longer.

3. Meanwhile, season the cucumbers lightly with salt, and allow to drain in a colander for 15 minutes. Add to the yogurt mixture and stir together.

4. If you wish, place an ice cube in each bowl, and ladle in the soup. Top with chopped walnuts, a drizzle of olive oil if desired, and a sprinkling of dill or mint.

Yield: Serves four.

Advance preparation: You can make this several hours before serving it. Keep the soup base and the cucumbers separately refrigerated. The longer the soup sits, the more pungent it will become.