Lose Belly Fat: Stay Away From Diet Soda

Think diet soda will help you lose belly fat? Think again.

In addition to the negative effects of toxicity that adds to your love handles, check out this article below:

The Mission January 2006 - Diet Soda Surprise: "Do diet-soda drinkers avoid gaining weight?

The answer might surprise you.

Statistics from the San Antonio Heart Study, a longtime epidemiologic study conducted at the Health Science Center, paradoxically suggest that the more diet sodas a person drinks, the greater the chance he or she will become overweight or obese.

Extra weight is a strong risk factor for the development of type 2 diabetes.

'On average, for each diet soft drink our participants drank per day, they were 65 percent more likely to become overweight during the next seven to eight years, and 41 percent more likely to become obese,' said Sharon Fowler, M.P.H., faculty associate in the division of clinical epidemiology. She presented the finding at the American Diabetes Association’s 65th Annual Scientific Sessions.

Fowler’s colleague, Ken Williams, M.S., assistant professor in clinical epidemiology, analyzed questionnaire and health outcome data from participants in the San Antonio Heart Study, which began in 1979. Michael P. Stern, M.D., professor and chief of clinical epidemiology, is the study’s principal investigator.

Williams detected a 'dose-response' effect: those who drank the most diet soft drinks had the highest incidence of weight gain. The researchers said it could be that participants whose weight already was increasing switched to diet sodas to try to stop their weight gain. 'What our analyses indicate for sure is that drinking diet soft drinks will not protect a person from the health effects of the rest of his or her lifestyle,' Fowler said."

Get Rid of Love Handles: 10 Steps to Starting a Walking Program

Get Rid of Love Handles: 10 Steps to Starting a Walking Program: "If you want to get rid of love handles, but cringe at the thought of performing a rigorous exercise, perhaps a walking program might be the perfect fit for you! In fact, if you’ve created a good walking program and you’re eating fat burning foods – you’re likely to get rid of love handles almost twice as fast as doing gut wrenching exercises alone!

Walking is a great way to get started in your quest to get rid of love handles, especially if you're just starting an exercise regimen. It's also convenient because you can walk anywhere at your own pace and make it as much fun as you desire.

Walking can also be an excellent cardiovascular workout as you begin to comfortably pick up your pace – helping to give a boost to your energy and vibrancy!

With benefits galore, walking can also help prevent osteoporosis and strengthen your body’s joints and muscles for more efficient energy burning that will help you get rid of love handles fast!"

Click here for the step-by step guide to beginning a fat-burning walking program.

Uncle Sam Encourages Americans to Lose Belly Fat

Just as an increased tax on cigarettes helped to cut down smoking - Uncle Sam hopes that a "sin tax" on certain unhealthy foods may help people lose belly fat.

Many places in America are introducing measures to tackle obesity and federal action could follow Policies with added weight The Economist: "HOLIDAY cheer can give way to new year's gloom when over-indulgers realise that it may take months to shed the pounds put on as a result of festive gluttony. But next year the desire to slim down may gain an unexpected ally: the government. On Tuesday December 16th New York’s governor, David Paterson, announced a controversial plan to help the state’s fight against an obesity crisis while simultaneously replenishing New York’s empty coffers. In 2009 consumers will have to pay an 18% tax on non-diet sodas and sugary drinks.

Critics have denounced the new measure as a “sin tax”. The American Beverage Association, with an outrage only a notch or two below that which sparked the Boston Tea Party, has called Mr Paterson’s tax an unjust “money grab”. The beverage industry is fearful that the new tax will do to fizzy drinks what similar taxes did to smoking: push prices so high that it discourages consumers.

Mr Paterson has economics and the public interest on his side. The state has a $15 billion budget deficit and the new tax is estimated to generate $404m in its first year alone. It is also expected to reduce sugary-drink consumption by 5%. A study by the Centre for Science in the Public Interest showed that soft drinks were the single biggest contributor to calories in the American diet, and most studies link sugary sodas to both diabetes and obesity, which brings with it a whole range of other health problems. And the damage is already widespread. Nearly a quarter of New Yorkers under the age of 18 is obese, as is a third of all Americans."

Lose Belly Fat By Tossing Out Those Bad Habits

I just wrote an article that I thought you may be interested in ...

Lose Belly Fat: 5 Hidden Habits That Contribute to Your Love Handles: "Having trouble dropping those last few pounds? Want to get rid of love handles or lose belly fat? Keep reading to find out what you accidently may be doing to contribute to your weight gain – without even knowing it.

Bad Habit #1 – Mindless Eating
A big no-no if you’re trying to lose belly fat and get rid of love handles. It’s almost too easy to fall into the trap of mindless eating if you don’t take measures to improve your eating habits and the type of food you consume on a daily basis. For many people, unhealthy snacking throughout the day is a bad habit that needs to be broken if you want to be slim and sexy.

The solution?
Substitute those greasy potato chips with healthy alternatives such as orange slices, nuts, celery sticks with almond butter or a whole variety of fat burning foods. And empty your desk of junk food so there’s no temptation within reach.

And if your stomach isn’t asking for grub, put the candy down. Hunger is often a sign of dehydration, so try drinking a glass of water with a squeeze of lemon juice to satisfy the hunger pangs. This will stop the mindless eating and help you lose belly fat! When you do need a meal prepare healthy recipes and eat lots of veggies."

Belly Fat: Are Scientists Going Crazy?

When it this madness going to stop?

In an article on Yahoo front page, "Kids with obesity-linked gene like fattening foods" - Scientists have somehow "discovered" a gene linked to obesity in children.

BUT are you ready for this?

They said the gene is actually not causing kids to be fat - it's apparently causing them to overeat!?

To test this study, they gave the children three meals including a mix of fruits and vegetables, ham, cheese, potato chips, chocolate candies and bread rolls.

WHAT?!?!

In my opinion, the test is inherently flawed and setting these children up for failure!! Kids crave junk food and if you put it in front of them - of course they're going to eat it!!

And, Mr. Scientist, do you want to know why these kids are getting fatter? Because you're feeding them JUNK!

Why not do the study with more fruits, vegetables, and whole foods? I'll bet that if you conducted the study with a wholesome and nutritious combination of fat burning foods - the kids would not only lose weight - they'd actually be healthier!

... and it's studies like this one that only confuses people into believing that, somehow, obesity is "not their fault" - when, in fact, a simple change in their lifestyle can stimulate a fascinating life-changing difference with more energy, vitality and a massive increase in their health!

3 Wrong Ways to Lose Belly Fat

Many people want to know how to effectively lose belly fat.

Today, I thought I'd dispel a few myths by talking about what NOT to do ...

1. Don't Diet! Depriving yourself of food and depleting yourself of essential nutritions is not the healthy way to lose belly fat.

2. Throw away those weight loss pills! They might work in the short-term, but they're likely to cause you to pack on more weight in the long term.

3. Say "no" to gut-wrenching exercise programs! Grueling exercise programs are often unsustainable and can create an acidic state in your body ... it's a "one step forward - two steps back" type of approach.

The best way to lose love handles is to consume a regular diet of fat burning foods - these are natural foods that help to restore the overall health of your body and flush away the fat.

For example, many people believe that avocados are "bad for you" because they contain a lot of fats - the truth is that a moderate amount of avocado consumption (in combination with other fat burning foods) will actually help you rid fat faster than almost every fad diet on the market! AND, you'll have increased energy, vibrancy and think a lot clearer too!

Secondly, properly performed cardio. Many people believe that they have to go to the gym and bust out a heart-pounding and massively intense workout. The truth is that properly performed cardio is enjoyable and has greater health benefits. Pushing yourself too hard is not the answer for losing weight fast - it's about control and pace.

Thirdly, why do love handle exercises that aren't going to produce quick results? Performed correctly, love handles exercises can help shape and firm up your waist quickly and help you create that beach body in no time!

Does Losing Belly Fat and Flu Prevention Go Hand-in-Hand?

An insightful article on WebMD offers 12 Tips to Prevent a Cold. Many of them are rather obvious (such as wash your hands and get plenty of sleep), but numbers 7 & 8 are a little less known (aerobic exercise & eating healthy).

Cold and flu prevention - naturally - WebMD:

"#7 Do Aerobic Exercise Regularly

Aerobic exercise speeds up the heart to pump larger quantities of blood; makes you breathe faster to help transfer oxygen from your lungs to your blood; and makes you sweat once your body heats up. These exercises help increase the body's natural virus-killing cells.

#8 Eat Foods Containing Phytochemicals
'Phyto' means plants, and the natural chemicals in plants give the vitamins in food a supercharged boost. So put away the vitamin pill, and eat dark green, red, and yellow vegetables and fruits."

Would you be surprised to learn that these are two essential ingredients to lose belly fat and get rid of love handles? Are you aware than many of the little known fat burning foods are also high in photochemicals?

This is because, more times than not, good health and a slender body come hand-in-hand.

Rid Love Handles: How Modern Medicine Gets in the Way of Your Health

People are so desperate to get rid of love handles - they'll try just about anything (even if it might kill them in the long run!).

In the age of profit hungry businesses, I don't know why I'm so surprised ... but reading the article below gives me the chills!

According to an article posted on Yahoo - scientists have identified a fatty substance that signals the brain when to stop eating - okay, fair enough - but what they decide to do with this information is down right disgusting!

Gut chemical may inspire new way to fight obesity - Yahoo! News: "The researchers then synthesized NAPE [a naturally occuring fat-derived chemical messenger] and injected it into the abdomen of the animals, whose appetites diminished greatly. When NAPE was delivered in much smaller amounts directly to the brain, it had the same effect on appetite as a larger dose injected into the bloodstream.

NAPE concentrated in the hypothalamus, an important brain structure known to regulate hunger, and inhibited neurons that stimulate appetite, they said.

When the rodents were given extra NAPE for five days, they animals ate less and lost weight, the researchers said.

With obesity on the rise in many parts of the world as people eat fattier diets and get less exercise, scientists are eager to find new ways to combat the problem. These findings could help guide efforts to create better drugs to suppress appetite and reduce obesity, the researchers said.

'Clearly what we have in mind is trying to find new approaches that regulate food intake. And this may be a new pathway that one could target to treat obesity,' Shulman said in a telephone interview."

So ... how do you like that ... "with obesity on the rise in many parts of the world as people eat fattier diets and get less exercise, scientists are eager to find new ways to COMBAT THE PROBLEM"

Now, I don't claim to be a rocket scientist - but didn't they already state the problem "fattier diets and get less exercise"?!?!?!

So ... wouldn't it only make sense that one could lose belly fat simply by eating a better diet of fat burning foods and getting more exercise? DUH!

Oh, wait, but then again ... where's the money in that?

Want to learn the truth about getting rid of love handles that the profit hungry businesses aren't telling you? Check out http://www.get-rid-of-love-handles-fast.com/ and be amazed!

Belly Fat and Diabetes a Possible Link

It's no real shocker that diabetes is increasing with the rate of obesity - but is belly fat really to blame?

Think again.

The cause of those unsightly love handles and many types of diabetes have one common link: poor eating habits.

Most people inadvertently look at their belly fat and think that it's the fat to blame, when, in fact, a person is fat because of the way that they eat - sounds simple enough to understand, right?

Well ... you'd think so; however, so-called professionals are advising people to cut calories, carbs and/or fats to lose weight - but a person's love handles have little to do with calories, carbs and fats.

Your belly fat is protecting you from the heavy amounts of toxins and acids that you are consuming. That's right, believe it or not, your love handles are contain a protective barrier between your certain tissues and those toxins.

Want to lose belly fat at least 50% faster than many popular fad diets? Begin by consuming very specific fat burning foods that are naturally designed (by nature) to rid your body of many toxins and regulate your pH and be amazed at how fast you get rid of those love handles and achieve that sexy waist you've always dreamed of!

Obesity blamed for doubling rate of diabetes cases - Yahoo! News: "The nation's obesity epidemic is exacting a heavy toll: The rate of new diabetes cases nearly doubled in the United States in the past 10 years, the government said Thursday. The highest rates were in the South, according to the first state-by-state review of new diagnoses. The worst was in West Virginia, where about 13 in 1,000 adults were diagnosed with the disease in 2005-07. The lowest was in Minnesota, where the rate was 5 in 1,000."

Love Handles Exercises: "What's the Best Way to Get 6 Pack Abs?"

Question: "What's the best way to get 6 pack abs?"

Answer:

"Hello!

Great question!

Great abs is a 3 step process - ab sculpting exercises, properly performed cardio and consuming fat burning foods.

Believe it or not, 80% of the formula has to do with the way that you eat (and I don't mean dieting!). Eating foods that ignite the fat burners is the fastest way to get a lean, sexy and healthy waist.

Belly fat is packed around your midsection as a natural mechanism to protect your body from dangerous acids and toxins from doing damage to your cells, tissues and organs. If you create a healthy environment by getting rid of the "reason" for the fat - the fat literally melts away almost effortlessly!

Secondly, we always recommend properly performed cardio as a means of assisting your body to naturally eliminate these toxins by increasing the blood flow - not only will this help you lose those love handles - but, it will also increase your energy and give you a massive health boost!

Thirdly, there are many ways to do ab exercises - but there are only a few correct ways. Ignoring the right way to do ab exercises can actually result in a counterproductive result! Imagine doing all that work only to give some of it back?

Using this three step process will help you sculpt your waist into an eye-catching masterpiece!

All the best,

Charlie

The Dangers of Farm Raised Fish

If you haven't done so already, you must read the free special report found at http://www.get-rid-of-love-handles-fast.com/ about the shocking so-called 'health' foods that are actually making you FAT!

One of these fat-causing culprits are farm-raised fish.

Due to a number of factors, these fish have less nutritional value than wild fish and have been accused of contributing to a host of cancers and other diseases.

Consider this: Farm raised fish contain more antibiotics by weight than any other livestock!

Farm raised fish is highly acidic and contains heaps more unhealthy fats than their wild counterpart which also results in contributing to unattractive belly fat.

Getting rid of farm raised fish - not only will help you lose belly fat - but it'll also help us save the environment!

See for yourself! Check out this link => http://www.davidsuzuki.org/files/PSF_Salmon_Brochure.pdf for an eye-opening expose on the farm raised fishing industry!

Do Your Kids Have Love Handles? Learn Surprising Truths About Breakfast Cereals

Most breakfast cereals would be included on a list of fat causing foods and we've known this information for a long time; however, when I read this article (see below) I was shocked!

It's no wonder why childhood obesity is rising at staggering numbers!


Kids’ Cereals: Some Are 50% Sugar: "Oct. 1, 2008 -- Cereal can be a great choice for a quick and nutritious breakfast, but some choices represent the nutritional equivalent of a doughnut in a bowl, according to a new investigation from Consumer Reports.

The group evaluated 27 of the breakfast cereals that are most heavily marketed to children, considering not just their sugar content, but also the amount of sodium, fiber, calories, and nutrients in a recommended serving.

Two of the worst-rated cereals -- Post’s Golden Crisps and Kellogg’s Honey Smacks -- were more than 50% sugar with very little fiber.

A serving of Honey Smacks has 15 grams of sugar -- 3 more grams than is found in a Dunkin’ Donuts glazed doughnut. Golden Crisps has 14 grams of sugar in a 3/4 cup serving and less than 1 gram of fiber.
In all, 11 of the tested cereals had 12 or more grams of sugar per serving, or as much as the glazed doughnut, Gayle Williams of Consumer Reports Health tells WebMD.

“Parents who would never give their children doughnuts for breakfast may be choosing these cereals without knowing that from a nutritional standpoint they really aren’t much better,” she says."

We all want to do what's best for our kids, right?

Believe it or not, helping your kids get rid of love handles can be as simple as introducing more fat burning foods and staying away from those aweful fat causers (this includes most breakfast cereal!)

Is High Fructose Corn Syrup a Sweet Deal for Your Love Handles?

Marketers are pulling out all the stops trying to convince you that high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is a healthy alternative to sugar - claiming that it's safe and harmless.

HFCS is found in heaps of processed foods that you'll find at the grocery store ... from sodas to canned fruit ... and staggering research points that HFCS is not harmfull to your health - but may also be a contributor to your love handles!

If you want to get rid of love handles and lose belly fat - you must stay away from this substance!

Yahoo! Answers » Blog Archive » High-fructose corn syrup: Have you soured on this sweetener?: "Yes, HFCS is made from corn, but eating it is certainly not akin to enjoying a freshly cooked cob of the yellow stuff. The chemistry is complicated, but the manufacturing process basically turns corn into cornstarch, which is then converted to glucose. The glucose is chemically altered into fructose - although this particular form is different from naturally occurring fructose, which is bound to other sugars. Manufactured fructose is unbound, or “free,” and may interfere with our heart’s use of key minerals like copper, magnesium, and chromium. Not a good thing.

Most nutritionists agree that HFCS deserves a great deal of blame for the obesity epidemic that our country is currently facing. In the ’70s, the average U.S. consumer ingested about a half pound a year. In the mid-’90s, that figure jumped to over 55 pounds per year, per person!"

For more information, you can read the special report on "The Top 10 'Healthy' Foods that are Actually Making You Fat! found at http://www.get-rid-of-love-handles-fast.com/.

Lose Love Handles Without Counting Calories

The funny thing is that you can actually lose weight without having to do any dieting at all!

Most people don’t like the idea of starving themselves to lose those unsightly love handles so they look for other ways to eat until their tummies are satisfied.

In reference to counting calories, most of these low-calorie foods should probably be accompanied by a label that says “Warning: Consuming these foods will be hazardous to your health!"

You see, low-calorie substitutes are chock full with chemicals and artificial sweeteners – never mind, what is involved to try to get the processed mish-mash of ingredients to actually taste like real food!

Additionally, artificial sweeteners and heavy processing can have deadly toxic effects on the body and may cause certain cancers, heart disease, liver, kidney disorders, weight gain and much more!

Research indicates that heavy toxicity tends to increase the acidity of our body and, in order to protect our organs and tissues from a dangerous bodily environment, the body packs on fat and cholesterol to neutralize these acids.

So, another way to rid fat – reduce your acid intake. It’s that easy.

Discover fascinating information about the 'Top 10 'Health' Foods that are Actually Making You Fat' and learn more about ways you can lose love handles by clicking here => http://www.get-rid-of-love-handles-fast.com/

Hydration: One Tool to Get Rid of Love Handles Fast!

I just wrote this article for EHow.com and I thought I would share. It's about "water" and how proper hydration can actually help you lose lose handles and belly fat.

How to Get Rid of Love Handles with Water eHow.com: "Proper hydration is one easy and successful strategy to include in your toolbox of successful weight loss techniques to get rid of love handles and lose belly fat.

Water is important to help neutralize acids, dilute excess acids and flush them out of the body by means of urine, bowels and sweat. Without enough water, your body becomes too acidic and begins to store fat to protect your vital organs and tissues – and, even as much as a 2% drop in body water can turn on the fat storage!

The average person will lose 3-4 liters (101-135oz) of fluid during the day simply going about their daily life ... when you introduce other dehydrating factors such as exercise, sweating, illness, temperature, humidity or altitude - that number increases. In fact, of the 3-4 liters - you lose 1-2 liters just from breathing!

So, how much water should you drink?"

Visit article at http://www.ehow.com/how_4585139_rid-love-handles-water.html for more information.

Your friend in health,
Charlie

Love Handles & Diabetes

The other day I was cruising through Yahoo when I came across this interesting article (see below).

Obesity blamed for doubling rate of diabetes cases - Yahoo! News:

"Diabetes was the nation's seventh-leading cause of death in 2006, according to the CDC. More than 23 million Americans have diabetes, and the number is rapidly growing. About 1.6 million new cases were diagnosed among adults last year.

In Type 2 diabetes, cells do not properly use insulin, a hormone needed to convert sugar into energy, and the pancreas gradually loses its ability to produce it. The illness can cause sugar to build up in the body, leading to complications such as heart disease, blindness, kidney failure and poor circulation that leads to foot amputations."

Similarly, you may be interested in knowing that many of the so-called "causes" of diabetes are the same causes for putting on belly fat - and, for the most part, it all comes down to our diets and the foods that we are eating.

Fat-causing foods add to your love handles and a host of other illnesses and diseases while, on the other hand, certain fat burning foods will allow you to rapidly lose love handles while vastly improving your health!

Perhaps the old saying "you are what you eat" isn't too far off from reality ... the simple formula is:

Eat Better = Live Better

To your health,
Charlie

How to Get Rid of Love Handles and Lose Belly Fat - Welcome Message

Hello friends!

Welcome to the first blog post aimed at providing some of the most valuable, powerful and life changing information on how to get rid of love handles and lose belly fat for a leaner, healthier and sexier waist!

Several years ago, I found myself travelling down an unhealthy spiral of weight gain, a lack of energy and dwindling self confidence about my appearance.

Many of my colleagues noticed my weight gain and made joking comments referencing my 'gut' and a medical doctor told me that I was obese. My pants were tight, my belly over-hanged my belt and I felt unappealing to the opposite sex.

Something had to change ...

I tried most of the popular fad diets (low carb / high protein, low fat, no fat, counting calories, etc.) and often had short term weight loss results ... but frequently put back on more weight than I lost!

Committed to finally gettting rid of my love handles, I kept pushing forward with my research and investment into my health. Finally, I came across a new approach to health and weight loss that completely changed my life!

I lost 10 pounds in the first 10 days ... and one pound a day for the next few weeks!

It was unbelievable! My health improved dramatically! I had more energy, required less sleep, thought more clearly, regained my confidence - I felt like a million bucks! (In fact, years later, I still look great and feel even better!!)

Armed with this knowledge, I decided I was going to make a difference in peoples' lives by sharing my experiences with the world.

Throughout these posts, I'm going to share with you tips, tricks, research and commentary loaded with helpful information to help you achieve the body you've always dreamed of!

Please enjoy the up-coming posts and feel free to contribute your comments whereever you feel is helpful!

To your great health,
Charlie

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