Tag: weight loss
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The high-fat Mediterranean diet can help you lose weight
There are diets and there are diets. And then there is the Mediterranean diet! Validation has come for the diet once again with a new study showing that the high-fat Mediterranean diet does not cause people to gain weight. The study, conducted by scientists at University of Barcelone, Spain, and published in The Lancet, followed…
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5 Side dishes to avoid if you’re trying to lose weight.
Ever wondered why you aren’t losing weight in spite of eating at regular intervals, not cheating on your diet, and limiting your calorie intake? Chances are that the sides you indulge in are packing on the calories. And you thought they were harmless, right? We give you 5 dishes to avoid if you want to lose…
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HealthifyMe helped Purvesha drop 14 kg in 8 months!
Name: Purvesha Pitale Age: 39 years Weight Before: 82 kg Weight After: 68 kg Lost 14 kg in 8 months Delhi-based Purvesha Pitale put on weight over the course of three-four years owing to a job that entailed night shifts, an unhealthy lifestyle and bad eating habits. This took a toll on her health and…
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4 Reasons Why Exercise is the Best Drug for Depression
The fortunate individuals who haven’t experienced depression, find it difficult to understand the hardships faced by people who suffer from it. Author of The Guardian, Tim Lott summarizes it as: “Depression is actually much more complex, nuanced and dark than unhappiness—more like an implosion of self. In a serious state of depression, you become a…
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How Stress Affects Weight Loss
Deadlines. Money issues. Relationship pressures. The deadline-driven digital world we live in has made stress an integral part of our lives. Apart from affecting mental and emotional health, stress can also affect one’s physical well being. The stress hormone, cortisol, has been linked to increased amounts of adipose tissue and can lead to weight gain.…