10 Reasons You Are Not Losing Weight Despite Working Hard

After days of complaining and hiding behind over-sized clothes, you eventually plan to lose weight by gyming, dieting, zumba, yoga, or whatever else it takes to get rid of that stubborn fat off your body. What worked earlier, does not seem to work anymore! Are we describing a scenario you are fairly familiar with? More…….

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Weight Loss : This is when you should eat your lightest and heaviest meals of the day

When it comes to weight loss, we’ve heard so many different rules, it’s a little exhausting. Some people say you can eat whatever you want as long as you hit around 1,200 calories a day, others say throw out calorie counting, just eat whatever you want as long as the foods are “clean.” The diets get even more crazy when you throw timing into the mix. We’ve been told to only eat carbs in the morning, or to try intermittent fasting, or to make sure we only eat certain snacks at night. More…….

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This Is What You Should Be Eating for a Happy Hormonal Balance

Don’t let your diet throw your hormones out of whack. Hanny Naibaho/Unsplash Cortisol, estrogen, adrenaline and testosterone are just a few of the hormones that flow through your body every day, working as chemical messengers to regulate functions such as sleep, growth, metabolism and the reproductive process. These hormones are in constant fluctuation due to stress, sleep, exercise and diet. More…….

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What are the benefits of a cabbage soup diet?

And are there any health benefits of doing so?  What can I eat on the Cabbage Soup Diet? Unsurprisingly, the diet plan is predominantly cabbage soup (as much as you like), alongside a variety of fruit and vegetables  A restrictive diet that is low in fat but high in fibre, it’s a seven day plan. The breakdown of each day looks like this:  Day 1: Cabbage Soup, unlimited free fruits, 240 ml serving skimmed milk or low-fat natural yoghurt. More…….

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A low-salt diet packed with fruit and vegetables will lower blood pressure MORE THAN medication after just four weeks …

Low-salt diets packed with fruit and vegetables lower blood pressure more than medication after just four weeks, a Harvard University study reveals. Cutting out salt and eating lots of fruit, vegetables and low-fat dairy, reduces people with high blood pressure’s results by an average of 21 mm Hg, the research adds. Most medications typically reduce hypertension readings by between 10 and 15 mm Hg, but come with side effects including fatigue, dizziness and headache. More…….

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Here’s the diet Dara Singh followed to become the original Ironman of India

Today marks the 89th birth anniversary of Rustam-e-Hind, the late legendary wrestler Dara Singh Randhawa. Born and brought up in Punjab, Dara Singh was encouraged to take up Pehalwani, an Indian style of wrestling, because of his huge physique. After taking up the sport professionally, he went on to win many coveted international titles, and even bagged the role of Monkey God, Hanuman, because of his impressively massive body size. More…….

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