From pre-diabetes to menopause, hormone imbalance can be the cause of a host of health concerns: weight gain, sluggishness, stress, low libido, and more. Nutrition can serve as an effective to manage body hormones and overcome irregularities. Hormones that Affect Women Insulin: This hormone tells your body how to use energy from the foods you eat. When we eat a meal, … [Read more...]
5 Strength Training Moves to Lose Your Menopause Belly
While you can’t spot-reduce belly fat, a good core and abdominal workout is essential for overall fitness. Plus, this type of strength training will make your abdominal muscles more prominent once you shed some of that menopause belly. You can’t lose weight from specific places no matter how much you work the muscles in that area. 5 Strength Training Exercises for Your … [Read more...]
Is Your Body Clock Affecting Your Weight Gain?
We have different clocks in virtually every organ of our bodies with a repair/maintenance schedule — from our pancreas to our stomach to our fat cells. Studies show that if we mess with the body's natural sleep-wake cycle — say, by working an overnight shift, taking a transatlantic flight or staying up all night with a new baby or puppy — we pay the price. Our blood pressure … [Read more...]
Coach Hayley Plummer on Weight Loss to be Successful, Say no to Restrictive Dieting
Hayley Pummer is an Online Nutrition and Weight Loss Coach with the purpose to help women stop dieting, find balance, and live a healthy lifestyle. Starting off as a personal trainer, in 2019 she became a certified nutritionist to help clients on a deeper level. Today she aims at changing their mindset to set themselves up for lasting success with the most up-to-date and … [Read more...]
6 Signs That Your Close One Is Suffering Through Mental Illness
“Stress, anxiety and depression are caused when we are living to please others.” Mental illness is not a serious concern if timely action is taken. All of us feel sad, lonely, or depressed at times. It's a normal reaction to loss, life's struggles, or injured self-esteem. Attention is called upon when these feelings become overwhelming, cause physical symptoms, lasting for … [Read more...]
What Women Should Do to Prevent Weight Gain After 40
Finding it hard to lose weight as you inch closer to 40 years? Most women face the same issue because they tend to focus more on work and less on workouts. You almost feel as if no matter what you do, you always end up gaining weight. The midlife weight struggle is a widespread problem, but you can put an end to it by sleeping. It may sound funny that sleep helps to lose … [Read more...]
Foods to Assist You Gain Weight
With everyone around us being obsessed with weight loss, those looking around how to gain weight in a safe and healthy way are left behind. For some gaining weight can be challenging but it is totally possible if you commit to a plan and stick with it. The following nutrient-rich foods can help a person to gain weight safely and effectively. Milk Milk offers … [Read more...]
Weight Stability: a Health Priority During Menopause
Weight stability is a phenomenon by which a one maintains roughly the same body weight over a long period of time. Trust me maintaining an ideal body weight is a great goal for older adults. People (BMI of 25 to 29.9) whose weight was steady had the highest survival rate, those who moved from overweight to obese (BMI 30 to 34.9) were close behind. The most obese individuals … [Read more...]
Low-Fat Eating Vs. Weight Gain
A study published on (June 6) reported that men and women in a study who followed a high-fat, Mediterranean diet that was rich in either olive oil or nuts lost more weight and reduced their waist circumference more than the people in the study who were simply instructed to reduce their fat intake. What does that mean? Are there molecules that make you fat? If you eat the … [Read more...]
Yoga To Manage Hypothyroidism & Prevent Weight Gain
About half of the estimated 27 million Americans with Thyroid disease remain undiagnosed, according to the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists. Hypothyroidism refers to the lack of thyroid hormones in the blood. Thyroid problems and the presence of antibodies against the thyroid (which predict hypothyroidism) are more common in women, and increase with age. … [Read more...]
