Author: bornagain
How to help end emotional eating
Do you find yourself constantly struggling with overeating? This may be why. Dopamine is a hormone that is involved with appetite regulation and the reward system in the brain. Did you ever wonder why you couldn’t stop at just one cookie or slice of cake? or why you eat even when you’re not legitimately hungry?…
Benefits of fish oil
#1 – Eases Depression As far back as the early 1990s, researchers started seriously looking at fish oil as an antidepressant – or, even better, a depression prevention supplement. While researching other benefits of fish oil, scientists began to notice a repeating trend: people in countries where cold-water, fatty fish are a staple of a…
The things of this world can never fill you up the way Jesus can.
You will never be able to eat enough, drink enough, cut enough, binge enough, cheat enough,snort enough, smoke enough, view enough obscene material on the computer, sleep around enough, and expect to fill that DEEP void in your life. The only one who can fill that void Is Jesus Christ. I know as I tried…
New Years resolutions tips to help you guarantee success this year.
Hi Friends, Without delay, let us get into the top new years resolutions tips to help you guarantee success this year. And the first tip is critical to your success: Be Realistic: This is the thing that you absolutely must start out with. If you are not realistic about your new years resolution, you are…
Learn the truth about fruit…is it the diabolical diet-killer it’s sometimes made out to be or is it just fruit and actually pretty good for you?!
The answer to the question of whether fruit can or will make you fat isn’t as simple as yes OR no…because the answer is yes AND no. Sound confusing? It’s not so bad! There have been studies done on fruit sugar (fructose) and how it’s metabolized in the body and liver, which I’ll get into…
How to swing a kettlebell correctly!
The kettlebell swing is the foundation movement for a large proportion of kettlebell exercises. The swing utilizes a hip thrust that is fundamental to other kettlebell exercises such as the kettlebell clean and the kettlebell one arm snatch. The swing maximizes muscular endurance in the back and waist, is a great lower body strength builder…
Are you lazy?
I don’t know about you, but I know plenty of lazy people. People that would rather spend the entire day parked on their couch than anywhere else. People that eat take-out food every single night over a good home cooked meal. People that would choose to have a root canal over working out. Of course…
Training for a 5K
Training for and completing an organized 5 kilometer walk or run is an ideal way to start a fitness routine, lose weight and build healthy exercise habits. And for seasoned athletes, a 5K run can jump-start a fitness program, boost exercise motivation, add variety to a stale workout, and exercise with other people. Preparing for…
Figure out how many calories you need to support your fitness goals.
So you have decided that you want to lose weight and get into shape. If you plan on making this time successful you need to know how much to eat daily. In terms of your energy needs you can use the formula below to calculate your daily caloric [energy] needs. I would break these numbers…
Are you a sugar or fat burner?
It is important to use the right fuel… both for cars and for people. For instance, one could put aviation fuel or diesel fuel into a gas burning automobile engine and it would burn for a while the wrong fuel… but the engine would be damaged because it would be damaged by excess heat and/or…