The Herb Woman

The ghastly news is that tea, the enormous British beverage, is just as bad as coffee. It contains roughly 70 mg of caffeine per cup and just about 100 mg per mug. Conversely, it also contains tannin, an extra nasty, which stops the assimilation of nutrients, zinc and iron in particular. [...]

If you’re on a diet and need to lose weight for a wedding, or considering going on one, you’re in luck. We’ve put together ten of the most frequently asked questions about diets and weight loss and compiled them here. Enjoy!

1. How much should I weigh?
Your doctor can answer that question most accurately. More important than how much you weigh is your body/mass index, which measures your height against your weight.

2. What’s the best diet for losing weight?
When you need to lose weight before wedding, any diet that provides all the nutrition that you need for health, and in addition, provides fewer calories than your body burns regularly.

3. How can I keep off the weight that I lose?
If you lose weight for your wedding gradually and re-educate both yourself and your body about food, you’ll have a good start. The secret to keeping weight off is to balance your energy needs with your food intake. Eat enough calories to supply your body’s energy needs, but not so many that your body stores the excess as fat.

4. What’s the story with obesity and diabetes?
Obesity increases the risks of a number of chronic health conditions, and diabetes is one of them. People who are more than ten percent overweight increase their risk of developing type 2 diabetes substantially.

5. How do I decrease my intake of sugar?
Obviously, you can decrease your intake of sugar by cutting out sweets and refined snacks, but you should also watch out for ‘hidden’ sugars. Check ingredients. High fructose corn syrup and sucrose are both simple sugars that add lots of calories and little nutrition.

Evidence suggests that the omega-3 long-chain fatty acids EPA and DHA influence body composition. Animal studies dating back twenty years have shown that EPA and DHA reduce fat accumulation in rats,1-10 and preliminary evidence in humans also suggests EPA and DHA could be valuable in fat-loss programs.