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How Chewing Food Helps with Weight Loss

2025-08-05T07:30:00.008-04:00

Proper Digestion

Chewing your food properly is essential for adequate digestion. Meals should be eaten sitting down, in a relaxed environment to ensure that food is sufficiently chewed.

How it helps

Chewing food is more than just breaking down food to smaller parts to aid in swallowing food. Activating your saliva and stimulating digestive enzymes are fundamental steps in promoting proper digestion.

Chewing slower also helps you sense when you are actually full, as it takes about 20 minutes for your mind to sense fullness.

How Much?

How much is enough chewing for proper digestion?

According to studies food should be chewed about 32 times, foods that are harder to chew, such as steak and nuts may need up to 40 chews per mouthful. For foods that are softer such as mashed potato and watermelon you can get away with chewing just 5-10 times.
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5 Weight Loss Motivational Tips

2025-05-23T08:00:00.227-04:00

Today is the Day

Today is the day. Take control of your weight to live a healthier life. Simple tips to drop the pounds and keep them off. - Oksana Aron, M.D.

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Every day is a new chance for success. Don’t dwell on yesterday’s failure. Start anew.

5 Weight Loss Motivation

Check in with an accountability partner: Text each other to share that you’re staying on track and eating healthy foods. Help each other consistently eat better and achieve steady weight loss progress.
Set smaller, achievable targets. Losing only 5% to 10% of your total body weight can greatly improve your health and lower your risk for illnesses, such as type 2 diabetes, stroke, cardiovascular disease and certain types of cancer.
Delving into your relationship with food and eating choices can provide knowledge. Notice your hunger level and what you chose to eat and why, when and how. Eating meals at a table placesetting is always the goal - avoid snacking on the go -- mindless eating is mindless calories.
Keep a food and weight diary. Self-monitoring is a helpful factor in successfully losing weight. Those who track their success in small increments and identify physical changes are much more likely to stick to their weight loss regiment.
Weight loss is a gradual process, and you may feel discouraged if the pounds do not drop off at quite the rate you wish. The important thing is to keep a positive outlook and be persistent in developing new habits to successful weight loss.

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Patient Review: Highly Recommend

2025-03-27T09:00:00.043-04:00

Review of Oksana Aron, M.D.

This was a fantastic experience! She was not only incredibly knowledgeable but also patient and straight to the point, making everything easy to understand. I really appreciated her thoughtful food recommendations and how she genuinely listened to my concerns, offering practical solutions that made sense for me.
On top of that, the gentleman at the front desk was wonderful—kind, helpful, and eager to assist as I explored different weight loss products. The customer service here is top-notch!
I’m grateful for such a positive visit, and I’ll definitely be back. I’ve been here 4 times within the past couple of years. Highly recommend!

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Weight Loss Success

Don’t let your past experiences of trying to lose weight keep you from picking up the phone and calling us. Remember, our purpose in being here is to help you lose weight. We want to do that in a way that contributes to your health, happiness and long-term weight goals. — Oksana Aron, M.D.

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Patient Review: She lost 34 lbs in 3 months

2025-03-25T09:00:00.036-04:00

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Dr. Aron is an incredible, caring, attentive person. I lost 34 pounds in 3 months. As long as you follow her instructions, and meal plan you will see fast, safe results. I tried so many diets with no success. You will not be disappointed.

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How Much Weight Can You Lose

Losing 34 pounds in 3 months — Antonella’s weight loss journey and how Dr. Aron’s methods worked for her. If you’ve struggled with diets in the past and are looking for a weight loss doctor’s perspective, our program may be for you.

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Why Your Weight Matters

2024-11-12T13:30:00.111-05:00

Your Health

The most important reason why your weight matters is your health.

Excess weight can contribute to many serious health issues including obesity, heart disease, and diabetes:

More than 50 health problems are linked to having obesity. These health problems are diseases and conditions that decrease your quality of life and include type 2 diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, sleep apnea, osteoarthritis and many others.

Health Issues

Heart Disease
Lipid levels in your blood can lead to accumulated arterial plaques, resulting in heart attacks and strokes. Heart disease is the number one cause of death for Americans.
Type 2 Diabetes
Excess abdominal weight can lead to insulin resistance, in turn high blood sugar, which can damage your kidneys and more.
High Blood Pressure
Your heart has to work harder to pump through your body, leading to additional cardiovascular concerns.
Osteoarthritis
Back and joint pain can result from having excess weight - impairing your mobility - but could also lead to physical damage to these areas.

Help is Here

Getting proper guidance on proper diet and nutrition as well as a complete medical evaluation are here for you:

Don’t let your past experiences of trying to lose weight keep you from reaching out to us. Our purpose in being here is to help you lose weight. We want to do that in a way that contributes to your health, happiness and long-term weight goals. — Oksana Aron, M.D.

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The Hara Hachi Bu Diet

2024-11-09T14:35:00.000-05:00

Easy Eating Tip … from Japan

Starvation-inducing diets du jour aren’t the way to a better body. What matters most is eating healthy, exercise and lifestyle choices.

There are tricks you can learn to help you along the way. Today, we look at the Japanese concept of Hara Hachi Bu. It’s not a fad diet concept, but merely a way to gauge how much food you are putting into your body.

This idea that originates in Okinawa, Japan -- where the average person mainly consumes lean meats, healthy vegetables, soy foods, fruits and whole grains -- is to eat until you feel that you are 80% full.

Your stomach takes about 20 minutes to register that it is “full,” so it’s a great strategy to eat slowly and stop once you start to feel somewhat full. Think you’re still hungry? Wait a half hour to see if you're still hungry, but usually your stomach will be satisfied.

Because of a healthy diet rich in anti-oxidants, Okinawans have 80% lower rates of heart disease and 50-80% lesser chance of breast, colon, ovarian and prostate cancer compared to Americans.

Healthy Eating Tip

If you struggle with figuring out when your body is 80% full, try taking away 20% the amount of food you would normally eat.

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Source: Okinawa Diet

Metabolism or Magic

2024-11-05T10:00:00.025-05:00

Metabolism and Weight Loss

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Imagine the passport line at an airport.

People are lined up to get through the gate and the agent needs to stamp each passport before the holder can continue.

The agent can only process each passport one at a time so each person in line has to wait until their turn. As planes arrive more people appear in line and the agent keeps stamping one at a time, on and on.

Imagine your body’s metabolism is the passport agent, and the calories you eat are waiting in line to be burned.

Your metabolism has limits and can only burn off so much at a time - all day and night long - your metabolic rate can only go so fast.

Your metabolism has limits and can only burn off so much at a time - all day and night long - your metabolic rate can only go so fast.

Eating more calories means more time - longer lines - more time to process the food until it's all gone. So here calories are real not some meaningless number. Anything you eat will make the calorie burning line longer.

The difference between you and an airport is your body has storage for the calories. When you’re able to reduce caloric intake enough, your body senses this deficit and starts to burn the stored fat calories instead.

That’s why fitness has limits too. You can’t significantly boost your metabolism to burn calories faster. But you can shorten the weight loss line by curbing your appetite to make your body burn fat instead of food (by virtue of the food not being there!)

You may be curious about the calorie limit prescribed for you. Now you may understand why. You need fewer people in line to empty the passport waiting room!

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Where Does Fat Go When You've Lost Weight

2024-09-27T12:28:00.001-04:00

Metabolism Matters

You maybe surprised to learn how your body eliminates fat. It’s a far easier proposition than you may expect, however the catch is the rate at which your body can do this is the key.

How does your body do it?

Thus your body can only remove so much fat in time (see carbon calculator below). This can be helpful when planning your meals and weight loss regimen.

The Simple Science of Metabolism

Are you suprised? The way your body eliminates fat is via your lungs! The CO₂ you exhale is how — the carbon of carbon dioxide comes from the food you eat. So how can we make more sense of this?

Every carbohydrate you digest and nearly all the fats are converted to carbon dioxide and water. The same goes for alcohol.
Protein shares the same fate, except for the small part that turns into urea and other solids, which you excrete as urine.

The only thing in food that makes it to your colon undigested and intact is dietary [fiber] Everything else you swallow is absorbed into your bloodstream and organs and, after that, it’s not going anywhere until you’ve [exhaled] it.

Watch and Learn

When you lose 10 kg, 8.4 kg comes out of your lungs [exhaled as CO₂] and 1.6 kg comes out as water.

This amazing TEDx talk spells it out for you in just a few minutes:

You can also try out his tool to approximate how long it takes for your body to metabolism different foods - Carbon Calculator by Ruben Meerman, author of When somebody loses weight, where does the fat go? (British Medical Journal)

Metabolic Testing

An available component of Oksana Aron, M.D. medical weight loss program is to complete an in-office resting metabolism test along with any office visit.

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Patient Review: Excellent Patient Care

2024-08-28T10:58:00.042-04:00

Better Lifestyle

The most important element of achieving and maintaining successful weight loss is the development and persistence of good nutritional habits. Dr. Aron is keenly aware of the multitudes of diet programs out there that over-promise and under-deliver. The protocols and procedures she follows are based on true medical science, clinically proven methods, accompanied with her medical expertise in diagnosing and treating obesity related health disorders.

Healthy Weight Loss Diet

Excellent patient care. I am satisfied with my results. Her system helped guide me to a better lifestyle that brought about a weightloss that I can maintain. I highly recommend her services.

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Patient Review: Lost 75 pounds and keeping it off

2024-08-22T10:37:00.040-04:00

Three Years Strong

Don’t let your past experiences of trying to lose weight keep you from picking up the phone and calling us. Remember, our purpose in being here is to help you lose weight. We want to do that in a way that contributes to your health, happiness and long-term weight goals. — Oksana Aron, M.D.

Weight Loss Success

This is a great place! Dr Aron is wonderful, attentive, and encouraging. The office staff follow up with you and make sure everything is going well. I lost 75 pounds and could not be happier. I have kept it off for over three years now. I have my life back. Highly recommend this clinic.

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Patient Review: She lost 20 pounds in 2 months

2024-08-21T10:20:00.054-04:00

Consistency is Key

Common pitfalls include distracted eating, eating mindlessly while at work or play, and eating too quickly, not giving your body and mind the time to process consciously and to digest properly.

Dr. Oksana Aron Weight Loss Tips

During my initial appointment with Dr. Aaron, she conducted blood tests to determine the most suitable medication for me. I am thankful for Dr. Aaron, as I chose to embark on this weight loss journey with her on April 6th. Today, June 1st, I had my weigh-in and have lost 20 pounds so far. The key to Dr. Aaron's program is consistency in drinking water, exercising at least 3 to 4 times per week, and consuming 800 calories daily. I truly appreciate Dr. Aaron and am grateful for her guidance.

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Patient Review: She lost 32 lbs in 3 months

2024-08-20T10:15:00.003-04:00

Follow the Plan

No two human bodies are alike. What is proper diet and exercise for one person is not necessarily so for another. Dr. Aron's Weight Loss Program addresses the specific needs for each individual patient.

Follow the Plan

I’ve tried Weight Watchers. I’ve done the Keto diet and just about every diet out there and I couldn’t lose the amount of weight I needed to lose. I decided to go to Dr Aron and it’s truly a blessing for me. I saw Dr Aron on May 3rd 2024 and my weight was 246 lbs as of today August 7th 2024 I’ve lost 32 lbs. All you have to do is follow the Plan she gives to you. 3 meals a day. 800 hundred calories per day. Exercise 3-4 times a week. Stick to it and you’ll see the scale move every week. I need to lose another 34lbs but I’m confident that with Dr Aron guidance and me doing my part that I will reach my goal. I highly recommend that you try Dr Aron program if you’re struggling to lose weight.

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Simply Delicious

2024-08-07T10:30:00.009-04:00

Light and Flavorful Vegetarian Burritos

Style them as you wish!

Imagine delicious vegetarian burritos with colorful toppings, garnished with cilantro, and a side of salsa and avocado slices.

Here’s a simple vegetarian burrito recipe with each serving under 200 calories you can adapt to items and seasonings you prefer or have in your cabinet at home. Tortillas come in many kinds, you can even go lower carb by swapping as a lettuce wrap.

Veggie Burrito variation

Ingredients (with Calories)

1/2 can of black beans (122.5g, 110 calories), drained and rinsed
1/2 cup of cooked quinoa (92.5g, 111 calories)
1/2 red bell pepper (74.5g, 23 calories), diced
1/2 small red onion (50g, 20 calories), diced
1/2 teaspoon of olive oil (20 calories)
1/2 teaspoon of cumin
1/2 teaspoon of chili powder
Salt and pepper to taste
Juice of 1/2 lime
2 tablespoons of chopped fresh cilantro
Whole wheat tortillas (approx. 60 calories per tortilla)
Optional topping ideas: salsa, avocado slices, Greek yogurt

Recipe Instructions

In a skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add the diced red bell pepper and red onion. Cook until softened, about 3-4 minutes.
Add the black beans, cooked quinoa, cumin, chili powder, salt, and pepper to the skillet. Stir well to combine and cook for an additional 2 minutes.
Remove the skillet from heat and stir in the lime juice and chopped cilantro.
Warm the whole wheat tortillas in a separate skillet or microwave.
Divide the bean and quinoa mixture among the tortillas, and add any optional toppings of your choice.
Roll up the burritos, tucking in the sides as you go.
Serve the vegetarian burritos warm and enjoy!

Nutritional Information (per serving)

Calories: Approximately 180-200
Protein: 7-10g
Fiber: 4-6g
Fat: 5-7g

We hope you enjoy this light version of the vegetarian burritos that are under 200 calories per serving! Let us know if you need any more suggestions.

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The Difference Losing 20 Pounds Makes

2024-03-23T14:22:00.000-04:00

Scale it down

Beat the bulge

If the number on the scale isn’t budging as much as you’d like, there’s still some good news. Research shows that even modest weight loss can have a long-term positive effect on your overall health.

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Research has shown that even a 5 to 10 percent loss of the initial body weight can greatly reduce health risks and improve general well being

Worth the weight (loss)

By losing 20 pounds or 10 percent of a 200-pound person's body weight, overweight and obese individuals can reduce their risk of Type 2 diabetes by as much as 58 percent. It can also benefit sleep apnea, hypertension, quality of life and mobility as people age. Additionally, the health benefits from losing the weight can last up to about 10 years, even if the individual gains the weight back, according to the behavioral study on 3,000 participants who changed their eating habits by tracking everything they ate and keeping unhealthy foods out of the pantry.

Researchers will also examine whether these healthy habits will decrease the risk of heart attacks and heart disease, and ultimately, whether it can prolong your life.

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The time to start losing weight is now. It’s never too late to become a healthier you. Call ե֭�� Aron Medical Weight Loss Center at 718-491-5525 or visit ե֭��.com to schedule your appointment.

Sources: ScienceDaily, ե֭�� Aron

ե֭�� Aron - Actionable Weight Loss Tips

2024-03-23T09:00:00.007-04:00

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Health Benefits of Sleep

2024-03-13T10:00:00.103-04:00

Pillow Talk

Weight loss is often about the small steps we take each day that sum up long-term for huge results.

Big, sweeping life changes really boil down to small, everyday decisions.
~A Vincent

ե֭�� Aron and other medical experts chime in on the benefits of good sleep and weight loss. Studies continue to roll in extolling the virtues of extinguishing the night oil.

Follow through on several blog posts past with blog post label sleep:

Sleepy Satisfaction

Perchance to Dream

Some light-hearted quotes about sleep to help you relax:

If you can’t sleep, then get up and do something instead of lying there and worrying. It’s the worry that gets you, not the loss of sleep. ~Dale Carnegie
People who say they sleep like a baby usually don’t have one. ~LJ Burke
Laugh and the world laughs with you, snore and you sleep alone. ~A Burgess
[Sleep is] the golden chain that ties health and our bodies together. ~T Dekker, English dramatist (1572-1632)
Getting enough sleep can be just as important as working out. ~A Vincent
There is a time for many words, and there is also a time for sleep. ~Homer, The Odyssey, Greek epic poet (800BCE-700BCE)
Finish each day before you begin the next, and interpose a solid wall of sleep between the two. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson, US essayist & poet (1803-1882)

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What if you slept? And what if, in your sleep, you dreamed? And what if, in your dream, you went to heaven and plucked a strange and beautiful flower? And what if, when you awoke, you had the flower in your hand? Ah, what then?
~Samuel Taylor Coleridge, English critic & poet (1772-1834)

Fickle Foods that can Fool you

2024-03-11T15:43:00.000-04:00

Some Foods can be False Friends

Many tempting foods in marketed as low-fat or low-calorie, or even fat-free quite often can be counter-productive to your weight loss goals. Eating real, minimally processed foods is always the best option, along with maintaining a healthy active lifestyle.

Pro tip: Mix up your own healthy fruits into real yogurt

Flavored Yogurts

With yogurts legendary health and wellness appeal, what could be wrong? The marketing spin on flavored yogurts (event low-fat ones) can present flavorful additions like sugary preserves and non-natural sweeteners. Even pro-biotic yogurts present more marketing spin than health benefits. As always, real the label — Look for low-fat Greek yogurt varieties without additional sweeteners.
Bagged Salads

The convenience and comfort of a premade salad can’t be understated, just be mindful of the fillings — bacon or sweeted fruits and nuts, fatty cheeses and meats, plus high-fat salad dressing just negate any intent of Healthy and Salad.
Granola Bars
So much confusion about healthy here. Along with shelf-stabilizers and other additives, consider many granola bars may simply be remarketed cookies. Consider DIY your own granola mix, so you know what is in it and it will taste so much better too. Try with apples and cinnamon or other takes, and make it fun and your own.
Coffee
Coffee on its own is fine — our grind with coffee (sorry, we went there…) is the popular trend of creamy lattes and crazy toppings that just dose you with a big calories spike nobody needs to have.

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Michelle Kwan Bean Salad Recipe

2024-03-07T10:00:00.001-05:00

Diet DIY

You don’t need to be a chef to whip up easy meals like veggie stir fry in minutes. In fact, there are so many simple recipes you can innovate from core concepts and make them your own with your choice of ingredients and favorite spices. Make them once or many times, for one meal or pack them to go for work lunches or fun picnic fare.

Recipe Inspirations

Olympic Proportions

Skating legend Michelle Kwan @michellewkwan shared her favorite Bean Salad recipe on instagram recently:

I love a bean salad … it’s an easy meal that you can have you’re on the go … I also love throwing in the random vegetable that’s alone in the fridge. And it’s perfect when you have some extra quinoa or even bow tie pasta leftover.

Michelle’s Recipe

Many ways to vary this recipe, so can use this as a gentle guide.

Salad Ingredients:

1 16oz can black beans
1 16oz can chick peas
1 avocado
1/2 - 1 red onion
1 green pepper
1/2 cup chopped parsley
1 cup cooked quinoa

Instructions:

Mix ingredients into a bowl. Add italian dressing or seasoning of your choice, such as her own balsamaic vinaigrette

Balsamic Vinaigrette (optional)

2 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon dijon mustard
1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly crushed black pepper finely ground
1 large garlic clove minced
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
1/2 cup chopped parsley
3/4 cup extra virgin olive oil

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 15 minutes
Yield: 1 salad
Tags: Vegan, Vegetarian friendly

Nutrition:

calories, grams fat

Comments

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Visitor comment: That sounds very good and healthy! Quinoa sounds good but I think I’d also enjoy it with brown basmati rice. Thank you for sharing!

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Keto Bread Recipe

2024-02-28T17:01:00.000-05:00

Buns of Fiber

Trying to cut back on bread is challenging, here is a fun a simple recipe you can try and adapt to suit your needs. Psyllium fiber is a soluble dietary fiber with clinically demonstrated health benefits.

Enjoy! - Dr. Oksana Aron

Use of psyllium in the diet for three weeks or longer often lowers blood cholesterol levels in people with elevated cholesterol, and can lower blood glucose levels in people with type 2 diabetes. Use of psyllium for a month or longer may produce a small reduction in systolic blood pressure.

Fiber is good for you because it is not absorbed, instead helps move food through your digestive system and other health benefits.

Ketogenic (Keto) Bread

Ketogenic bread is low-carb

Versatile low-carb, gluten-free, keto bread featuring psyllium fiber can also be used for BBQ hot dog or hamburger buns or even for garlic bread.

Yield: 6 rolls

Ingredients

1.25 cups (5 oz) almond flour
1/3 cup (1.75 oz) ground psyllium husk powder
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp sea salt
2 tsp cider vinegar
3 egg whites
1 cup water
2 tsp sesame seeds optional topping

Instructions

Preheat oven 350°F (175°C); also boil the water.

Place dry ingredients in a bowl; Add vinegar and egg whites, mix.
Add the boiling water, blending with a hand mixer for 30 seconds. Dough should remain thick.
Shape dough into 6 rolls. (Tip: Apply a little olive oil to hands first.)
Place on a greased baking sheet. Top with optional sesame seeds.
Bake on lower rack in the oven for 50–60 minutes; rolls should be a bit firm on bottom.
Top and serve as wish.

Prep Time: 15 minutes, Cook time: 1 hour

Fresh-baked low carb buns

Nutrition per bun: 165 cal, 12g fat, 2g net carbs

Keywords: Bread, Low-Carb, Wheat-free, Breads, Gluten-Free Low Calorie Diet

What is raspberry ketone?

2024-02-28T16:40:00.000-05:00

Weight Loss Nutrition

Raspberries are best recognized for their nutritional value and not revered as some magical weight loss remedy.

Choose Healthy Foods

Healthy Weight Loss Dieting

Dr Aron has written about good routines for losing weight safely and with proper diet:

Raspberry Ketones and Weight Loss?

Pop culture Dr. Oz and others have cheered on support for raspberry ketone as a natural weight loss supplement. Dr Jennifer Seger from the American Society of Bariatric Physicians offers this response:

“Raspberry ketone [4-(4-hydroxyphenyl) butan-2-one] or rheosmin, is a compound extracted from raspberries, blackberries, peaches, apples, rhubarb, grapes and the bark of some trees. … [containing] compounds that are thought to exert anti-obesity actions and alter lipid metabolism. … Raspberry ketone has been used in cosmetics and as a food additive for decades, and in its “natural” state, it is quite expensive. Nowadays, raspberry ketone is primarily synthesized in a lab and is a very inexpensive additive … a population desperate for results and large profit margins, it is no wonder that raspberry ketone is one of the top-selling nutrition supplements on the market right now. At this point, though, the use of raspberry ketone can be based on only anecdotal experience and insufficient scientific data. Hence, I currently cannot recommend the use of this supplement.”

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Hate Fitness? Try this!

2024-02-13T10:00:00.110-05:00

Dance Party

Body movement does not need to be at a gym or even feel like a WORK-out. You can find enjoyable activities that can boost your metabolism and state of mind too.

Dancing can be an effective fat-loss tool for people who are overweight or have obesity … People who danced regularly lost about four more pounds — including three and a half pounds of fat — than those who didn’t dance. They also shaved an extra inch off their waists.
Participants who danced three times a week for at least 3 months reaped maximum benefits. And the more they let loose, the better — more creative dance forms led to more pronounced improvements in body composition.

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This is more about consistency and ongoing habit. Remember anything you do is a positive over not doing any activity at all!

Dancing burns about 300 calories per hour, so it takes roughly 12 hours to lose one pound.

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Consider your options:

Frame it as fun time Choose activities you enjoy or even used to enjoy - Make the actual reward the enjoyment of your recreational time well spent.
Consider group classes or go out with friends More the merrier works here too. Finding a social channel instead of solo may be all the mood making you need to get engaged and stay motivated.
Warm up, Take breaks Easy does it - Not trying to win any awards here, just be able to enjoy your new hobby each day, and slowly increase over time. Take breaks whenever you need one.

The meta-analysis revealed that compared to normal lifestyles dance had meaningful improvements in body mass(BM), BMI, waist circumference(WC), Fat(%), and fat mass(Fat(kg))…

Dance is effective on fat loss in people with overweight and obesity, and has a significant improvement on body composition and morphology. For its high efficiency and greater sense of enjoyment, dance can be a beneficial exercise intervention for fat loss.

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How Did I Gain Weight?

2024-02-08T11:16:00.000-05:00

6 Ways You Overeat (that you can easily overcome)

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You know what’s good for you to eat and you know what’s bad. You may not be the strictest dieter, but you generally follow the rules. Why is it then that you still gain weight? Are you sabotaging yourself or is there something else going on that you aren't aware of? The answers to these questions are surprising facts you need to know to help you stop gaining extra pounds.

Don’t Let Your Senses Fool You
If you’ve ever told someone you can’t smell fast food without gaining weight, you know what this is all about — and there is some truth to that. The sight or smell of food can trigger your hunger and make you crave it and want more of it. Keeping bad foods out of sight, out of reach and far from your olfactory senses can prevent that desire to overeat.
Pay Attention to What You Eat
Watching what you eat takes on a whole new meaning when you learn that eating while distracted can cause you to overeat. If your mind is elsewhere, it may not register that you are filling your stomach. Be sure to drop the multitasking and turn off the TV while you eat so that your body knows when it is truly satisfied.
Make It Exciting
Variety in what you eat can lessen your chances of overstuffing yourself. It’s a fact that we make room for dessert, even after having a huge meal because we haven’t satisfied our sweet tooth yet. The solution? Include a bit of fruit in your meal (or try as a dessert alternative) to get that fix.
Portion Control
The larger your plate or take-out container, the more you could potentially eat. When eating out of a larger container, you could eat 25 to 50 percent more than someone else eating from a smaller one. The trick is to use smaller utensils, bowls, plates, etc. so it doesn’t appear that you are depriving yourself.
Avoid Alcohol
Not only can alcoholic beverages add unnecessary calories to your diet, it can stimulate your appetite. Too much of it can impair your judgement — and cause you to overeat. Limiting your intake or steering clear of it keeps those unwanted calories away.
Keep warm
Colder temperatures make you want to eat more and your metabolism drops (just think how cool restaurants are kept). Regulate your hunger by keeping the temps in your own home warm and not too cool.

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Over-eating, Not Lack of Exercise Causes Obesity

2024-02-06T14:20:00.000-05:00

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A study presented at an international obesity conference in Amsterdam organized by the European Association for the Study of Obesity explains that the obesity epidemic in the U.S. is due to over-eating, and that exercise could not minimize the effects of excess calories.

[To return to 1970s levels] …children would have to cut their intake by about 350 calories a day … and adults by about 500 calories… [equivalent to over 2 hours of exercise per day.]

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Research shows that a decrease in physical exercise is not the primary cause of obesity. It also appears, based on the research, that even though adults step up physical exercise, that it does not negate weight gain caused by over-eating. It was also discovered that changes in physical activity in children had no impact on their gaining weight.

For the US population to return to its leaner, 1970s self, children would have to cut their intake by about 350 calories a day -- equal to one can of fizzy drink and a small portion of French fries, and adults by about 500 calories -- the equivalent of a Big Mac burger.
Alternatively, children would have to walk for an extra two-and-a-half hours a day, and adults for nearly two hours, said Swinburn.
“Getting everybody to walk an extra two hours a day is not really a feasible option for countering the epidemic,” he said.
“We need to limit our expectations of what an increase in physical activity can achieve.”

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In sum, research still holds that physical exercise is necessary for overall health, but eating less is far more important.

In 2005, an estimated 1.6 billion American adults were considered overweight, with at least 400 million of them considered obese.

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Source: AFP; May 8, 2009

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2024-02-05T10:00:00.025-05:00

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