Here’s an article I came across by Steve Drakeford which you really should be thinking about:

If you shop in the supermarket or eat any form of fast or processed food then you are eating chemicals; growth hormones, preservatives, pesticides, flavour-enhancers, animal antibiotics and phosphates. Why would you want to do that?

If the saying “you are what you eat” is true then I can pretty-much guarantee that most of us are already well on our way to becoming walking pharmacies.

This article is by Craig Ballantyne, an expert consultant for Men’s Health magazine.

Despite what you see on late night infomercials, there are only three ways to lose belly fat and strengthen your ab muscles, and none of them requires $19.95 plus shipping and handling.

First, you need a diet that allows you to burn the belly fat. Start by improving the quality of the food you eat. No more processed carbohydrates, no more sugar, no more deep-fried foods, no more fast food, and no more sodas or juices. Simply making these changes will help you lose stomach fat fast, and you’ll drop your body fat percentage in just days.

Another excellent article from Total Health Breakthroughs about the question marks hanging over certain foods previously hailed as ‘the healthy alternatives’. This one’s by Dr. Jonny Bowden, a nationally known expert on weight loss, nutrition and health:

Flush Out the Health Food Imposters.

The reputation of foods seems to go up and down as often as the stock market. Nutrition gurus have reversed themselves so many times it makes my head spin.

Take margarine. Everyone thought this was a healthy food when it first came out. But by now most people know that it is loaded with trans-fats and far worse for you than the butter it replaced.

Consider other foods we used to shun but now embrace as good for us: certain fats, coconut oil, whole eggs and even coffee come to mind. But what about foods everyone thinks of as healthy? Could some of these be health-food imposters?

Following on from my post a couple of weeks back about obesity I got this article today from an email newsletter I subscribe to and I thought I would share it with you.

It’s by Dr. Matthew Anderson who is an author (The Prayer Diet), counselor (35 years) and national columnist/expert on weight loss, motivation, self-management and relationships.

Break Out of Your Fat-Box

Every fat person lives in something I like to call a fat-box. Sadly, most