Weight Loss Cure for Good

The weight loss cure, is a plan and book promoted by author Kevin Trudeau. Trudeau essentially claims that the majority of weight gain comes from people who are unable to control their food cravings. Those who cannot control their cravings are destined to have lower metabolism, which causes the calories to stay in the body, causing weight gain. Trudeau uses the work of a doctor practicing in the 1950s, to explain what he calls the weight loss cure.

The weight loss cure is one of the most argued diet plans in the world; some people follow the program religiously, do what the book tells them, and loses weight. Then there are others who buy the book, and never lose a thing. Those that complain, or experience no loss are beginning to far outnumber those who do. The problem that many of them have, is that Trudeau is not showcasing anything new in his book about the weight loss cure, rather he’s rehashing the same basic information that many already know.

The weight loss cure according to Trudeau, is nothing more than eating healthy and exercising. He suggests drinking a glass of water before every meal, which helps the stomach feel full. Next he tells the reader to eat a big breakfast, yet another suggestion experts recommend. Trudeau also tells the reader to spend an hour every day walking. The weight loss cure also suggests eating only 500 calories every day, and refraining from all forms of sugar including the artificial sugar found in diet soda.

The weight loss cure is highly popular because it touts itself as a cure that doesn’t require dieting, depraving the body of anything, and it doesn’t require exercise. However, all three things are found in the plan. The weight loss cure also tells its readers to receive shots every day of a drug known as HGC. The drug is rarely prescribed in the United States, and Trudeau speaks frequently to his readers about a clinic in Germany that will do these daily injections. Unfortunately many of the readers will never be able to follow the plan exactly, as they will be unable to fly there for these injections.

Some readers are shocked by the multitude of suggestions offered in the weight loss cure, in particularly those involving colonics. According to Trudeau, the average American can easily lose weight by undergoing a colonic every other day for 30 days, or 15 in a one month span. Others are put off by the amount of products he suggests using in the weight loss cure, including dietary supplements priced at over $10 each. He also includes a link to each one of the websites, and information on how to order the supplements through his site.

The weight loss cure seems to be little more than a way to sell books, and make more money by selling different products. There are far more people who are disappointed than there are who lost weight by using the plan. It seems the best weight loss cure is to eat healthy, and exercise.

Dispelling Common Acne Myths

Since so many people have acne and are doing just above anything under the sun (sometimes quite literally) to cure or treat their acne, there are quite a few myths that develop surrounding what methods are best to treat acne. It is very important to know which are true and which don’t carry much water at all. But arming yourself with this knowledge you will save yourself a lot of time and grief and be able to treat your acne faster and more effectively.

Myth number one is that if you eat a lot of chocolate in your diet that it will cause you to have bad break outs. This has been a myth on the books for quite some time, but actually, two in-depth studies done found that there was no correlation between eating chocolate and break outs of acne. Another myth is that if you eat a lot of pizza that it will make your acne a whole lot worse, when it reality no studies have been done that suggest this is true. As long as you consume pizza in moderation, you should be just fine.

A lot of people say that if you have a dirty face that you will break out with acne. Although the clogging of the pores does lead to acne, this myth is not necessarily true. You should though at all costs avoid getting dirt or wiping your hands on your face as it spreads bacteria and helps acne develop.

Some people think that when you become an adult, you no longer have to worry about getting acne. This however is completely untrue. Thousands of adults all over the world suffer from acne just like teenagers. And just like for teens, there are remedies and treatments as well.

Sitting in the sun as a way to cure acne is another bogus myth. The truth is that having too much exposure to the sun can lead to sun-cancer and premature aging. However, when you have lots of exposure to the sun you get lots of vitamin D, which promotes good skin. So there are benefits and down-sides to this one, but don’t try it as a way of combating acne, it won’t work.

Another popular myth is that drinking soda drinks like Pepsi or Coca-Cola will lead to break-outs. Studies have been done, and none of the results suggest that this myth is true in any way. A related cause may be that when most teens consume soda, they do so in fast food places where there is lots of grease that can clog pores and lead to break-outs, so it might just be a matter of the place, not the beverage.

Be sure to know what is true and what is false before treating your acne seriously. You want to use methods that have been substantiated and proven to be effective. Lotions, creams, antibiotics, and laser removal are all valid healthy ways of treating acne.

4 Secrets for Overweight Teen

Do you find yourself stuck when trying to lose weight? Or worse, do you feel helpless as you gain weight? Are you doing all the right things for short periods, but cannot seem to stick to these things for longer periods? Do you feel like you keep trying to change your behaviors but nothing has lasting results?

If you can identify with these feelings you are probably wondering what you can do to make things better. One of the most important first steps you can take is to examine what you are currently doing that may be adding to your weight struggles. In our experience, there are certain behaviors that separate individuals who struggle with weight from those individuals who do not. There is much that can be learned from individuals who do not struggle with weight (the naturally thin). In the remainder of this article, we will discuss four of the secrets of the naturally thin.

Naturally thin individuals never diet
Diets do not work. Current research shows that for the majority of individuals, diets cause weight gain, not weight loss. In one study, only 1 percent of individuals who lost weight on a diet had kept it off after ten years. Those are not good odds. Perhaps even more troubling is that dieting can harm you by causing binge eating, emotional eating, increased appeal of restricted foods, and other eating disorders.
Diets do not work because they cause us to stop listening our bodies. In working with adults for the last nine years, Marna has heard many individual stories of weight struggle. While the stories differ greatly, one common element is that the weight struggle began when the person started dieting and/or counting calories. Following any type of restrictive eating program can cause us to stop listening to our body cues of when and how much to eat. Once an individual begins to override the hunger and satiety cues the body provides, it can be difficult to maintain their preferred weight.

Naturally thin people eat when they are hungry and stop when they are full
Yes, it is true and it is that simple. We know it is hard for people who struggle with weight to understand this completely, but we have found that the one major difference is that the naturally thin eat only when they are hungry and only up until the point of satisfaction.
Our bodies tell us when to eat by making us feel hungry, then tell us when to stop by making us feel full. These are known as hunger and satiety cues, and they are there because they are important to our survival. Obviously, we must eat in order to live, but less obvious is that we must also stop eating when we are full (satiated).
The first step in beginning to eat like a naturally thin person is to become aware of when you are hungry as well as to become aware of the effect that food is having on your body when you are eating. And, perhaps most importantly, we must listen to our bodies when they tell us they are full.

Naturally thin people eat whatever they want whenever they want
Many teens try to lose weight by cutting out certain types of foods or drinks from their diet, such as burgers, french fries, and sodas. Although this seems like a good idea, food bans and food rules can trigger harmful behaviors such as binge eating, emotional eating, and an increased appeal for restricted foods.
Enforcing food rules for yourself, such as: I do not eat anything with more than 5 grams of fat per serving, I have only a salad each day for lunch, and I never drink regular soda, can actually set you up to gain more weight than if you did not impose these rules on yourself. Naturally thin people eat whatever they want. The difference between naturally thin people and the rest of us is that they effortlessly and naturally eat whatever they want when they are hungry and stop when they are full. They do not restrict their diets in any way. They eat dessert whenever they feel like it. If they like soda and they feel like one, they have one. If they like French fries, they have French fries.
Some researchers think that enforcing food rules for ourselves causes us to override our bodily cues that tell us when and how much to eat. When we stop listening to our bodies, it becomes hard to balance our calorie intake and energy expenditure over time. Infants and young children are usually very good at balancing their calorie with their energy expenditure by eating when they are hungry and stopping when they are full. You do not need to beat yourself up for eating certain foods. Thin people do not do this and this is one of the reasons they stay thin effortlessly.

Naturally thin do not use food to cope with emotions
The forth secret we would like to share with you is that naturally thin people eat only to fuel their bodies and not for emotional or other external reasons. When we ask naturally thin people why they eat, they often get confused. They do not understand why anyone would eat except for when they are hungry. It makes little sense to them why they would eat for an emotional reason, such as, boredom, fear, loneliness, or procrastination. When we learned this about naturally thin people, we were surprised to learn that there is really only one reason to eat. Like others struggling with weight, we were eating for hundreds of other reasons, and even for reasons like food is expensive and should not be wasted, and that there are starving people who do not get an opportunity to eat meals like this so I better eat it all. If you are eating for emotional reasons, it will be imperative for you to examine these reasons in order to find a permanent solution to your weight struggle. Just like the naturally thin, you will need to find other ways, besides eating, to cope with your emotions.