In the beginning of each New Year we set goals in order to improve ourselves. Many of us have also decided for this year to achieve our normal weight, and lose weight not only to improve our appearance, but also as a long-term health investment....
Have you ever thought that your nutritional choices influence substantially your organism, and that many chronic diseases are nothing more than the result of the foods you choose to consume? And what would you think if someone told you that fats are relatively “innocent” as compared to...
If you blame yourself for not losing weight, for constantly accumulating fat, despite the deprivations, calorie counting, fat restriction and running at the gym, it’s time to stop doing it and instead find the real culprit for the extra pounds that persist. The obesity epidemic and...
All of us are more or less aware of how frustrating it is to have tried every possible way and means, but ultimately can not lose weight. It is not uncommon for patients to visit physicians and apologetically say, “I have removed toxic and unhealthy...
Obesity has become epidemic in the 21st century, with the World Health Organization (W.H.O) describing it as a disease because of its impact on health, on the ability to work, on sociability as well as on quality and life expectancy. Despite the fact that there are...
Fasting is an integral part of many religions, including Christianity, Judaism and Islam. For years there has been a scientific controversy over whether it is beneficial to human health or not, as it entails food deprivation. This kind of deprivation is what repulses many of...
Obesity is a complex chronic disease that results from the interaction between genes of the environment and ones lifestyle. New scientific research provides a new basis in understanding multiple causes of obesity, as well as the mechanisms involved in the derugulation of weight. While most obese patients can...
