Whenever you are on a diet to lose weight or improve your overall health, make sure you are getting enough protein. You need a certain amount of this body-building substance in order to maintain lean body mass, burn fat more successfully, and improve the tonus of your muscles. Although there is a huge disagreement among experts on how much protein is “enough”, ranging from the militant vegetarian point of view claiming Read full “Protein Requirements for Successful Dieting”

Sugar and other simple carbohydrates, when eaten on a daily basis, are able to cause addictions. The research conducted by Kathleen DesMaisons, PhD, a specialist in addiction and nutrition, revealed that sugar cravings are caused by an elevated need for the “feel good” brain chemicals: Read full “Brain Chemistry and Weight”

“There is not the horse that draws the cart, but the oats”
- Russian proverb

There are currently about 2200 published books in America about food, diets, and nutrition. Even more so - thousands of magazine, newspaper and Internet articles are annually devoted to those topics. Read full “Politically Correct Nutrition and Epidemic of Obesity”

We are what we eat, and this statement is true in more senses than one. Thousands of years ago, this fact was already known to people living in India, who eventually developed the intricate postulates of nutrition based on the teachings of Yoga and Ayurveda. Even now, it is highly unlikely that you can meet an overweight person in India or even in our highly industrialized world, if those are yogi aspirants who have acquired the basic principles of the Ayurvedic diet. Read full “Beyond Three Gunas”

Salads are vastly popular among health-conscious people, and rightfully so - a daily super bowl of fresh veggies is a great way to boost health, enrich the diet with vitamins and antioxidants, get protection against degenerative diseases, and, of course, ensure that your waistline always stays lean. In the summer, salads are even more desirable because they cool us down and can be quickly tossed with almost any ingredients - an instant meal without slaving over a hot stove! Read full “Super Salads for Dieters”