Preventing Hemorrhoids with Diet and Exercise

Although hemorrhoids affect both men and women equally, they do tend to be more common in people who are overweight or obese. Along with obese individuals, women who are pregnant more often suffer from hemorrhoids as do people who sit for long periods of time like truck drivers.
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Healthy Snacks After Lap Band Surgery

After lap band surgery, most people find that they are only able to eat about 4 ounces of food every few hours. However, you may discover that you still need a small snack between meals. When this happens, resist falling back on old habits and reaching for high-fat or high-sugar treats. Instead, choose a healthy snack that will feed your hunger without sabotaging your weight loss goals. [Read more]

Simple Ways To Cut Calories After Lap Band Surgery

Lap band surgery helps obese people lose weight by limiting the amount of food that can be eaten in one sitting. However, in order to lose weight after lap band surgery, you’ll still need to make sure that you’re consuming fewer calories than you’re burning. Here are a few simple ways to cut your calories after lap band surgery. [Read more]

Why You Want to Snack Even After Weight Loss Surgery

Will you have to battle hunger and cravings for sweets even after weight loss surgery? Possibly. But understanding what causes these desires to eat when you should be physically full can help you stay on track with your weight loss goals. [Read more]

Lap Band Protein Requirement

Lap band surgery helps obese people lose weight by significantly reducing how much food can be eaten at one time. An adjustable band is placed near the top of the stomach to form a pouch, which holds about four ounces of food. Unlike gastric bypass surgery, lap band surgery does not interfere with the way [...]

Farmed or wild fish: Which is better?

Fish is typically seen as the heart-healthy protein to eat, but with concerns of chemical poisoning, you might be wondering whether you should eat wild fish or farmed fish. [Read more]

Is Sea Salt Healthier than Table salt?

If you’re trying to watch your salt intake, you may have noticed that sea salt is sometimes marketed as a more natural and healthier alternative to table salt. Does that mean sea salt is better for you—and can be safely consumed in larger quantities – than table salt? [Read more]

Fat Grams, Calories or Percentages?

In an effort to lose weight or simply be more healthy, you may be keeping on eye on your daily fat intake. For most people, that means paying close attention to the nutrition facts label on the foods you buy. But most labels list the number of fat grams along with total calories and percentages—what information should you be considering? [Read more]

Fiber in a Healthy Diet

Dietary fiber is best known for relieving or preventing constipation. But fiber can also help you lose weight and lower your risk for diabetes and heart disease. What is Dietary Fiber? Dietary fiber is the part of plant foods that can’t be digested or absorbed by your body. Unlike fats, proteins, or carbohydrates that your [...]

Ideas for Low Calorie Beverages

Water may be good for you, but it is not the most inspired drink you can enjoy. But inspired drinks are usually high in calories–a fact that is not inspirational for your diet. Low calorie beverages that taste great and help you maintain your weight loss do not have to be a fantasy with the [...]

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