Alanis Morissette wants you to know that she is a fighter. The 35 year old, 7 time Grammy Awardee, Canadian born singer-songwriter admits that before she achieved her killer body, she had struggled with eating disorders in her childhood.  Alanis Morissette revealed in several interviews how she battled anorexia and bulimia during her teenage years, […]

The commonest form of malnutrition in the western world is obesity.~Mervyn Deitel Obesity and malnutrition are linked. Malnutrition isn’t about only starving and a severe lack of food. That is just one form of malnutrition. The definition of malnutrition is as follows: Malnutrition is the insufficient, excessive or imbalanced consumption of nutrients. Form the above […]

If hunger is not the problem, then eating is not the solution.~Author Unknown The simplest thing you can do to make sure you lose weight is to eat only when you are hungry. Saying it is unfortunately a lot easier to do than actually doing et. But don’t despair. I will give you an awesome […]

”Don’t dig your grave with your own knife and fork.” ~ English Proverb We are surrounded by unhealthy food. They are everywhere and boy are they tasty. I mean I would rather eat a McDonalds meal than stay at home and cook something. And if I’m not in the mood to go out there is […]

A recent study made by the researchers from the Salk Institute for Biological Studies proved that a hectic eating schedule can in fact make you gain weight and diabetic. The whole study started from the observations that shift workers, especially those that work at night, are more likely to suffer from metabolic syndrome. The metabolic […]

When normal behavior and attitude in relation to food, weight and body image starts to alter, one can develop and install different types of eating disorders. These abnormalities may affect people of any race, gender, socioeconomic level or intelligence. Statistically, eating disorders are more prevalent in white populations, especially the affected women and upper middle […]

Who doesn’t want a slim and attractive silhouette? Some of us have a good metabolism, which gives intensify the body’s burns and not to gain weight, while others keep their figures by going to the gym and trying to keep as balanced a diet as possible. Despite all this the scale doesn’t fail to show […]

What are the causes of anorexia? Causes vary from person to person but all anorexics react to internal an d external factors such as stress, anxiety, sadness or the feeling of losing control over one’s life. Most people who suffer from food disorders have low self esteem and long for social integration. Anorexics are convinced […]

Now that you understand the importance of a healthy diet and sport, you must discover the reasons that made you gain weight. Many people know how to lose weight, but the time that comes after that is the issue. The choices they make and numerous internal and external factors influence the habit of eating. This […]

Stress is without doubt a factor that triggers the desire to eat excessively, but before we find an external “culprit” we must see if there is an internal deficiency. Emotional based alimentary addictions are sometimes hard to control and stress weight gain shortly follows. But chocolate and other food do not present addictions like alcohol […]