Dates are a truly luxurious food, not because they necessarily taste great (they taste amazing) or because they are the secret ingredient to a gourmet dish, but because dates take a literal lifetime to grow. Ok, lifetime may be a bit of an exaggeration, but a date palm, the tree that produces dates, takes 4-8 years to grow to maturity…
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The ketogenic diet, also referred to as the keto diet, or simply keto, is a low-carb, high-fat diet that is gaining lots of popularity as of late. It is prone to become the go to weight loss diet. It is known for helping people achieve weight loss rapidly and effectively without having to dedicate lots of time to the gym.…
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It seems like the whole world is obsessed with weight losing weight sometimes. Losing weight even seems to trump eating healthily at times; granted the two normally go hand in hand together. But while losing weight and eating healthy typically work well together, they are not the same thing. Healthy eating is focused on making sure your body receives all…
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Childhood obesity and obesity in general are on the rise today. It is at the point where many governments and health organizations are declaring that obesity is now an epidemic. And unlike many other health epidemics, obesity seems to be a problem in both the developed world and the undeveloped world. The scariest part of childhood obesity is that it…
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Protein is one of the most important nutrients for your body. You absolutely cannot function properly without consuming protein. It is needed to build and repair cells, making it an essential factor for proper growth and development. Not only does protein actually help your body run properly, it is also an essential component for proper weight loss. Consuming protein helps…
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It is pretty safe to say, that as important as exercise is to your weight loss venture, your diet is more important. It’s pretty obvious if you think about it; even if you work out every day, you can only do it for a couple hours at the most, but you eat 24 hours a day. If you really want…
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Low carb diets, like the keto diet are very popular lately. They focus on reducing your carbohydrate intake in an attempt to help you achieve effective weight gain. The idea is that carbohydrates provide lots of calories which are easily stored as fat if not immediately consumed for energy. But everything you eat has calories and can result in weight…
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