Stay Fit Over Long Holiday Weekends

Long holiday weekends usually signal two things: Trips out of town and, as a result, trips away from your routine eating and working out. No matter how much one tries, exercise and eating right ends up being associated with your job and work and one just can't help say goodbye to it during long holiday weekends. But what is important to note is that it's actually not that hard to stay fit over long holiday weekends because all you have...

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Make High Protein Vegetables Part of Your Diet

In terms of daily protein requirement, two things you need to remember are (1) look to get your daily protein requirement through food rather than supplements and (2) make sure that you follow the thumb rule that says 1gm of protein for every 1 kg of body weight. When talking about getting protein from food, it is important that you know which vegetables are rich in protein. Given that you should include 8 servings of fruits and vegetables in your...

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Social Eating – Are Your Friends Causing Weight Gain

The most notorious cause of unhealthy weight gain is attributed to eating without realising it. The reason why the food diary is such a powerful tool is because it forces you to recognise that fourth cup of coffee during your meeting or polishing off that last slice of pizza during lunch. This forces you to realise that you are eating without realising that you are. Social eating is a phenomenon that looks at a persons eating habits in a social...

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Why Deep Frying Food is Unhealthy

It will be very difficult, almost impossible, to argue otherwise - deep frying food is unhealthy. Advertisers may provide in-depth research about the slow-absorption rate of the oil or how their particular brand of oil ensures that there is no nutrient breakdown and the food retains its freshness and you may well believe it. But deep frying food is unhealthy for reasons beyond the brand of oil. And it's not just the mozzarella balls, french fries and jalapeno poppers that...

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The Bad News about Getting Fit

Fitness is not rocket science. Nor is it the easy route most will have you believe. On HealthyLivingIndia.org, we’ve already dealt with deciphering health news reports and debunking fitness myths that come in the garb of fad diets and half-truths. But today we’re breaking it down to the barest basics – what we like to call – the bad news about getting fit.
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Portion Control: Compare Food Portions to Common Objects [Tip]

With packaged food and restaurants, the mantra is never "less is more." The idea that 30% more for the same price lights a fire in most of us that just can not be explained. But the simple problem of "value for money" ends up destroying the simplest trick to healthy eating - portion control. One thing you have to remember is that portion will directly translate to weight and volume. So if you think you're eating healthy and practising portion...

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