Couscous with Vegetables and Pine Nuts 437 Kcal per serving 4 People 30 Minutes
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Cut out empty calories!
One of the best ways to help your body lose weight is by reducing the amount of empty calories you consume. And what are empty calories? Empty calories are those derived from food containing no nutrients, turning into fat the body will burn only as a last resort, thus making them extremely hard to get […]
Halloween Recipe: Pumpkin Soup
Health Tip: forget about curved-sole shoes
Whatever you may have heard or read, you should know that there’s no scientific evidence to support all the hype surrounding curved-sole sneakers as a way to tone your legs and burn more calories.
Mediterranean Recipe of the day: Pork Sirloin Kebab with Apple and Fungi
Tips to be healthier with your favorite foods!
You don’t have to completely give up that food you can’t live without but isn’t exactly healthy. Keep in mind that a healthy diet should be balanced; you can still enjoy your favorite foods even if they contain high amounts of calories, fats or added sugars… every now and then.
Mediterranean Recipe of the Day: Pasta Salad with Smoked Salmon
Things that trigger bad eating habits
If you’re keeping a ‘food diary’ on your phone or a notepad you probably already recognize some of these bad eating habits. The next step is to find out the cause. Often, it’s a certain feeling or situation, for instance:
Recognizing exercise intensity
When carrying out an aerobic activity, like walking o riding a bicycle, the intensity of the exercise is related to its degree of difficulty; in other words, it is a subjective experience based on breathing rhythm, perspiration, and muscle fatigue.
Is a slow metabolism to blame?
Hardly. Although the so-called slow metabolism does in fact exist (caused by Cushing’s Syndrome and hypothyroidism), it’s very rare, and the odds of it being solely responsible for your overweight or obesity, extremely slim.