The word calorie has a bad rap. We constantly come across calorie reduced or low calorie foods. And it’s not uncommon to overhear someone gasp about the immense calorie content of certain foods, such as a rich and creamy desert, or a giant fast food burger. All of this anti-calorie rhetoric therefore has made a lot of us pretty calorie-phobic; as soon as we see something that has lots of them, we run away. But is this wise? Yes and no. Yes, it’s wise in the sense that avoiding that double-layer chocolate fudge cake for desert is probably a good idea (actually,…
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We’ve come a long way ! We now actually know more about the metabolism , and how to increase metabolic speed, than most people; and we’re therefore in a position to put that information to good use . We’ve learned that the metabolism is a process and not an actual body part . It harmonizes two essential bodily functions: converting food into cells/tissues, and breaking cells down to provide energy . We learned that the former process is known as anabolism, and the latter is catabolism. Indeed, it’s this latter process that influences our ability to lose weight , and to keep it from ...
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The SparkDiet resource center has consulted fitness experts to find the 4 most prevalent myths concerning metabolism and metabolism -boosting. Since this book has been about reality and not myths, we didn’t cover any of them in the actual book. Yet, considering how common these myths are, it can indeed be useful for you to know them; and to know that they’re myths. And on this article I discuss about myth no. 1 - Diet Pills. — Myth #1: Diet Pills The general consensus on diet pills are contained in two powerful words: BUYER BEWARE. The problem here is that many makers of diet ...
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The SparkDiet resource center has consulted fitness experts to find the 4 most prevalent myths concerning metabolism and metabolism -boosting. Since this book has been about reality and not myths, we didn’t cover any of them in the actual book. Yet, considering how common these myths are, it can indeed be useful for you to know them; and to know that they’re myths. And on this article I discuss about myth no. 3 - Low Intensity Workouts. — Myth #3: Low Intensity Workouts It’s fair to say that any exercise is better than no exercise . So if you lead a sedentary lifestyle , ...
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The SparkDiet resource center has consulted fitness experts to find the 4 most prevalent myths concerning metabolism and metabolism -boosting. Since this book has been about reality and not myths, we didn’t cover any of them in the actual book. Yet, considering how common these myths are, it can indeed be useful for you to know them; and to know that they’re myths. And on this article I discuss about myth no. 4 - Too Much Focus. — Myth #4: Too Much Focus Speeding up your metabolism and achieving your weight loss goals involved a certain degree of focus; after all, there’s a lot ...
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