Archive for the 'Hormones' Category

Drugs that Cause Weight Gain

Recently considerable attention has been drawn to an issue receiving a lot of press. You may be working very hard to lose weight yet you are continuing to gain weight instead. Did you realize that many of the drugs or medicinal treatments prescribed today will actually encourage weight gain?
There is no hard set list of [...]

The Hormones of Weight Loss

Any weight management program whether you are aware of it or not, will need to trigger the basic hormones that greatly affect our metabolism. This data can be found in scattered bits and pieces and sometimes the relationships are not explained too clearly. I will try to offer a brief but clear explanation of the [...]

Why Is the Glycemic Index Important In Weight Management

The term glycemic index or GI for short is becoming a more common buzzword associated with weight loss and weight control programs. Many people are not clear about what this term realy encompasses. To make the required adjustments to our diet, we need to understand what the glycemic index is and what foods affect our [...]