Weight Loss Wonders: Tips and Tricks

Black Friday is a much anticipated day where products everywhere are steeply discounted! The Black Friday 2019 Sale has arrived with great Black Friday deals on all kinds of kitchen gadgets, kitchen appliances, the latest tech gifts, and more! By now you know that I literally use Amazon (and Costco) for just about everything. What better […] The post Black Friday 2019! appeared first on Instant Loss - Conveniently Cook Your Way To Weight Loss .

Why is it so difficult for most of us to be physically active?   The benefits of exercise are well established – and so is the cost of failing to adhere to regular physical activity. According to estimates from the WHO, physical inactivity is the world’s fourth leading risk factor for death . Yet the overall prevalence of inactivity and sedentary behavior, at least in industrialized countries like the US, appears to only be increasing . It is decidedly not due to a lack of social recognition of the merits of physical activity. Every single one of you who is reading this right now already knows that exercise is good for you, right? It is also not due to a failure to educate and promote it on the part of government and public health agencies.  There is a complex web of intangible barriers that stand in the way for most people to meet recommended levels of physical activity. But the fundamental problem is that physical activity is not embedded into our lives. Americans s...

Last year our turkey turned out perfect! Many have asked how I cooked it! Giving thanks while enjoying the traditional trimmings of roasted turkey, cranberry sauce, and pumpkin pie is my my favorite part of Thanksgiving. No matter how you celebrate, Thanksgiving dinner is one of the best ways to kick off the holiday season! […] The post How To Make A Thanksgiving Turkey appeared first on Instant Loss - Conveniently Cook Your Way To Weight Loss .

  Light is essential to life as we know it. Plants rely upon sunlight to generate chemical energy, which is stored in their tissues and fuels various life processes. In turn, animals like us convert the energy from the food that we eat into mechanical energy.  Furthermore, we depend upon light energy entering our eyes in order to see and interact with the world around us, and to align our biological clock. Everything that you do, and everything that you see around you, is the product of light. Given its fundamental role in our biology, it shouldn’t be too surprising that patterns of light exposure seem to be intimately linked to our health and performance, in ways which research is only just starting to elucidate.  For instance, we’ve learned that insufficient environmental light may lead to structural changes in the brain, and to poorer cognitive performance . Importantly, different wavelengths of light may have specific effects. For example, short-wavelength lig...