How to get rid of man boobs and have a flatter chest? Are you suffering from man boobs and sick and tired of hiding yourself under baggy clothes? Why avoid the beach when you can get a flat chest by putting in a little effort?
You will be surprised to know that almost one in every three men has man boobs also referred to as Gynecomastia, at some of point of time in their lifetime. For most men boobs mean a long personal struggle which causes unnecessary embarrassment and shame. The good news is that it is not difficult to get rid of man boobs.
Here in this article I am going to share 3 tips which will help you get a flatter chest.
1. Diet
Most of us ignore this aspect and eat as we please. In fact what you eat has got a lot to do with your overall health condition and fat composition of the body. To reduce body fat you must avoid alcohol as far as possible. You must also avoid food which contains phytoestrogens. Phytoestrogens are chemicals capable of mimicking the action of female hormone, estrogen. This hormone is primarily responsible for breast tissue growth.
Fatty food only adds to your body weight since it contains no nutrition. Hence you must stay away from fried, fatty and processed food. Make a conscious attempt to reduce the amount of saturated fats in your diet. At the same time increase the intake of good fats such as nuts, salads with olive oil and avocados. In case you are taking soya milk switch over to rice milk or other non-Soya based milk.
Reduced intake of meat and an increased consumption of green vegetables such as cauliflower, brussel sprouts, cabbage and broccoli will benefit you in more ways than one. It will promote your overall well-being and at the same time help to lose excess body fat.
2. Exercise
If you are serious about getting rid of moobs you must workout regularly. This will help to burn all the unwanted body fat. Your aim must be to lose your excess chest fat. Your gym trainer will be the best person to guide you regarding the specific exercises which will benefit you the most. You must not concentrate on chest exercises alone. Cardio intensive workouts are the best to burn body fat.
Examples of cardio exercises include running, sprinting, speed walking and rowing machines. You should choose any one of these exercises which you enjoy the most. Engage in the exercise of your choice at least 4 times a week for around 30 minutes.
3. Lifestyle changes
Any form of steroid intake induces the development of Gynecomastia. In case you are serious about figuring out how to get rid of man boobs you must strictly stop doing drugs and taking steroids.
Monday, July 18, 2011
Get Rid of Belly Fat by Getting the Proper Nutrition! By Vanessa R Cyrus
You can get rid of that stubborn belly fat quick and easy just by having a well-round diet. These diets that offer dramatic and instant weight loss only produce temporary results. As soon as you get off of these fad diets, you gain all the weight back.
You've seen way too many celebrities with fluctuating weight. Constantly losing weight and gaining is not good for your health. At the same time, it slows your metabolic rate making it harder to lose your stomach fat.
If you want to lose weight permanently, first, you have to change the way you think about dieting. Dieting doesn't mean that you have to starve yourself thin. Starving yourself slows your metabolism because your metabolism needs adequate calories in order to burn belly fat. Dieting doesn't equal to not eating or eating very little. You've still got to eat. You've just got to change what you eat.
When you first go on a diet, you force yourself to give up all the foods you enjoy and these never get replaced with nutritious foods. In order for you to get a flatter stomach, you've got to give your body everything it needs to function properly.
Not only does getting sufficient nutritional give you the energy to burn more fat but it also enhances your health. Green vegetables help cleanse your body of harmful toxins which can store fat. Drinking lots of water or an antioxidant like green tea can further rid your body of toxins.
Nutritious foods give a boost to your metabolism which allows you to burn even more fat. Foods that are full of nutritional value increase your overall metabolic rate if eaten regularly. They are also essential to building muscle. Eating lean proteins like nuts is essential to burning belly fat fast. As your body builds more lean muscles, the more calories your body will be able to burn.
Lastly, having a well-rounded diet helps you get the proper rest your body needs. Do you toss and turn throughout the night? That may be due to not getting enough nutrition. You can't sleep on an empty stomach.
Getting enough rest is vital to getting rid of your belly fat because your body burn calories as you sleep. If your sleep is disrupted because you keep waking up in the middle of night, then that could cause your body to excrete chemicals like cortisol which causes your body to store fat.
You've seen way too many celebrities with fluctuating weight. Constantly losing weight and gaining is not good for your health. At the same time, it slows your metabolic rate making it harder to lose your stomach fat.
If you want to lose weight permanently, first, you have to change the way you think about dieting. Dieting doesn't mean that you have to starve yourself thin. Starving yourself slows your metabolism because your metabolism needs adequate calories in order to burn belly fat. Dieting doesn't equal to not eating or eating very little. You've still got to eat. You've just got to change what you eat.
When you first go on a diet, you force yourself to give up all the foods you enjoy and these never get replaced with nutritious foods. In order for you to get a flatter stomach, you've got to give your body everything it needs to function properly.
Not only does getting sufficient nutritional give you the energy to burn more fat but it also enhances your health. Green vegetables help cleanse your body of harmful toxins which can store fat. Drinking lots of water or an antioxidant like green tea can further rid your body of toxins.
Nutritious foods give a boost to your metabolism which allows you to burn even more fat. Foods that are full of nutritional value increase your overall metabolic rate if eaten regularly. They are also essential to building muscle. Eating lean proteins like nuts is essential to burning belly fat fast. As your body builds more lean muscles, the more calories your body will be able to burn.
Lastly, having a well-rounded diet helps you get the proper rest your body needs. Do you toss and turn throughout the night? That may be due to not getting enough nutrition. You can't sleep on an empty stomach.
Getting enough rest is vital to getting rid of your belly fat because your body burn calories as you sleep. If your sleep is disrupted because you keep waking up in the middle of night, then that could cause your body to excrete chemicals like cortisol which causes your body to store fat.
Causes, Symptoms and Treatment of Constipation By Helen Drake
Expert Author Helen Drake
Constipation is the passing of infrequent and hard stools, due to the colon absorbing too much water or if the colon muscle is too sluggish. This results in stools becoming hard, dry and difficult to pass.
Everyone's bowel habits vary - some will pass stools several times a day, while others maybe only several times a week. You know you are constipated when you have bowel movement changes causing you to defecate less frequently and are having trouble passing stools.
Almost everyone experiences this at some point in their lives and it can have various causes including: not enough fiber in your diet, lack of exercise, dairy products, certain medications, changes in diet, changes in routine, irritable bowel syndrome, dehydration, stress, problems with the colon/intestines, etc.
Causes of Constipation
Babies
Babies can also become constipated at times when there are changes to their diet i.e. moving from breast to bottled milk or when they are being weaned onto solid foods. Bottle fed babies are more likely to become constipated than breast fed babies. Breast fed babies may only pass a stool once a week due to most of the milk being absorbed into the gut, but this is normal and does not mean they are constipated.
Children
Children may suffer from constipation during times of change in their diet or routine (change in home situation, change in school, etc). They may also develop a vicious cycle when they pass a painful stool and it frightens them into withholding the next stool. Due to the straining, they end up tearing anal tissue, which then makes the pain worse and so the withholding worse.
Toilet training can also be traumatic for children and can lead to withholding stools and chronic constipation. If you're having problems toilet training your child, then postpone it for a while and try again. Some children are toilet trained by the time they are 18 months old and others, not until they are 3 years old. Every child is different and this is something that you should not try to enforce until they are ready to be trained.
There are other things which can cause your child's constipation, which can be the same as those described for an adult...
Adults
The main cause of constipation in adults is usually due to dietary habits, so make sure you are getting lots of fiber in your diet - fresh fruit, beans and lots of vegetables. Also, make sure that you are drinking plenty of water every day.
Lack of exercise can also play a role because inactivity can also make the bowel sluggish, so try to make sure you get regular exercise.
When you feel the urge to have a bowel movement you should always go (if possible). Postponing bowel movements is not good (for any age group) as it can lead to chronic constipation.
As mentioned for children, changes in your lifestyle/daily routine can also cause constipation. Even going on vacation can interrupt normal regularity since you are often eating meals at different times, eating different foods, etc.
There are, of course, illnesses that may cause constipation, such as cystic fibrosis, under active thyroid, digestive abnormalities and any illness which comes with a fever. Stress too can also be a factor.
When to Call the Doctor
Occasional bouts of constipation for any age group are nothing to worry about, however, you should contact your doctor if:
Babies
If your baby does not pass a stool within 24 hours of being born seek medical attention as they could have an abnormality of the bowel. Also, if your baby is irritable and off his/her food, especially if there is any blood in the stool or small tears around the anus as these are signs that they are passing hard stools.
Children
In children, if you notice any of the following symptoms and they are not gone after three days, then you should consult a doctor: if there is any blood in the stools or anal tearing; abdominal pain and/or increasing pain when passing stools; the child soiling their pants; and the constipation may also be accompanied by vomiting.
Adults
The symptoms can be much the same in adults as they are for children, but you can try some self care at home by adjusting your diet, increasing your fiber, drinking lots of concentrated fruit juice and vegetable juice. Call your doctor if there is no improvement after two weeks.
*For all age groups, if there is sudden constipation, accompanied by abdominal cramping, fever, vomiting and abdominal swelling, then you should seek medical advice immediately as this may indicate a blockage in the bowels, which requires urgent medical attention.
Constipation is the passing of infrequent and hard stools, due to the colon absorbing too much water or if the colon muscle is too sluggish. This results in stools becoming hard, dry and difficult to pass.
Everyone's bowel habits vary - some will pass stools several times a day, while others maybe only several times a week. You know you are constipated when you have bowel movement changes causing you to defecate less frequently and are having trouble passing stools.
Almost everyone experiences this at some point in their lives and it can have various causes including: not enough fiber in your diet, lack of exercise, dairy products, certain medications, changes in diet, changes in routine, irritable bowel syndrome, dehydration, stress, problems with the colon/intestines, etc.
Causes of Constipation
Babies
Babies can also become constipated at times when there are changes to their diet i.e. moving from breast to bottled milk or when they are being weaned onto solid foods. Bottle fed babies are more likely to become constipated than breast fed babies. Breast fed babies may only pass a stool once a week due to most of the milk being absorbed into the gut, but this is normal and does not mean they are constipated.
Children
Children may suffer from constipation during times of change in their diet or routine (change in home situation, change in school, etc). They may also develop a vicious cycle when they pass a painful stool and it frightens them into withholding the next stool. Due to the straining, they end up tearing anal tissue, which then makes the pain worse and so the withholding worse.
Toilet training can also be traumatic for children and can lead to withholding stools and chronic constipation. If you're having problems toilet training your child, then postpone it for a while and try again. Some children are toilet trained by the time they are 18 months old and others, not until they are 3 years old. Every child is different and this is something that you should not try to enforce until they are ready to be trained.
There are other things which can cause your child's constipation, which can be the same as those described for an adult...
Adults
The main cause of constipation in adults is usually due to dietary habits, so make sure you are getting lots of fiber in your diet - fresh fruit, beans and lots of vegetables. Also, make sure that you are drinking plenty of water every day.
Lack of exercise can also play a role because inactivity can also make the bowel sluggish, so try to make sure you get regular exercise.
When you feel the urge to have a bowel movement you should always go (if possible). Postponing bowel movements is not good (for any age group) as it can lead to chronic constipation.
As mentioned for children, changes in your lifestyle/daily routine can also cause constipation. Even going on vacation can interrupt normal regularity since you are often eating meals at different times, eating different foods, etc.
There are, of course, illnesses that may cause constipation, such as cystic fibrosis, under active thyroid, digestive abnormalities and any illness which comes with a fever. Stress too can also be a factor.
When to Call the Doctor
Occasional bouts of constipation for any age group are nothing to worry about, however, you should contact your doctor if:
Babies
If your baby does not pass a stool within 24 hours of being born seek medical attention as they could have an abnormality of the bowel. Also, if your baby is irritable and off his/her food, especially if there is any blood in the stool or small tears around the anus as these are signs that they are passing hard stools.
Children
In children, if you notice any of the following symptoms and they are not gone after three days, then you should consult a doctor: if there is any blood in the stools or anal tearing; abdominal pain and/or increasing pain when passing stools; the child soiling their pants; and the constipation may also be accompanied by vomiting.
Adults
The symptoms can be much the same in adults as they are for children, but you can try some self care at home by adjusting your diet, increasing your fiber, drinking lots of concentrated fruit juice and vegetable juice. Call your doctor if there is no improvement after two weeks.
*For all age groups, if there is sudden constipation, accompanied by abdominal cramping, fever, vomiting and abdominal swelling, then you should seek medical advice immediately as this may indicate a blockage in the bowels, which requires urgent medical attention.
How to Get Flat Abs: In 3 Simple Steps By Andy Rammell
How do people get flat abs? It's a question that is asked almost every day. Even though many might not think so, it is possible for anyone to get flat abs. The human muscular frame is naturally endowed with abdominal muscles. Unfortunately, with persistent weight gain, these abs become covered by a layer of fat. People with paunches and pot belly actually still possess a perfectly healthy set of abs. The only problem is that these abs have been hidden. For people who therefore wish to get flat abs, some effort will need to be made towards burning of the surplus belly fat.
Stopping your current weight increase is the first step towards getting flat abs. Unless you put a halt to your current rise in weight, your efforts to get flat abs are bound to be unsuccessful. You will therefore need to adopt a healthier eating pattern. Instead of depending on processed meals and drinks, your diet should comprise of healthier food options as well as fruits and vegetables. Unlike junk meals, these are great sources of most of the nutrients that your body needs. Meals that you will need to avoid include:
• Processed Meals: Processed foods such as those containing white flour, sugar or rice are chock full of calories. These meals are unhealthy options to include in any diet. A more preferable diet is one which contains foods that have been made out of whole grain. These type of meals are rich in nutrients and possess a healthier source of important fiber. They also last longer in your system preventing you from experiencing false hunger pangs.
• Drink water more frequently: There are far too many calories found in most soda and beverage drinks. They also are ineffective at quenching a person's thirst and instead simply increase it. Water remains the only dependable answer to periods of thirst. A glass of water is also an effective way of stopping false hunger pangs. Many times, people mistake their feelings of thirst for hunger. Water can also be used as a great buttress before a meal. Drinking it will allow you to eat less
• Chew slowly: During the course of a meal, it takes about 10 minutes before the brain signals that it has had enough. As a result of this many people tend to eat far more than they need before it is too late. An easy way of preventing this from occurring is to chew your food at a much slower pace. By eating slowly, you will be able to give your body enough time to decide if it needs more food or not. You will therefore be less likely to overeat.
The inclusion of these methods will ensure that you avoid eating more calories than your body requires. And once you have achieved this, your journey to get flat abs will really have begun.
Stopping your current weight increase is the first step towards getting flat abs. Unless you put a halt to your current rise in weight, your efforts to get flat abs are bound to be unsuccessful. You will therefore need to adopt a healthier eating pattern. Instead of depending on processed meals and drinks, your diet should comprise of healthier food options as well as fruits and vegetables. Unlike junk meals, these are great sources of most of the nutrients that your body needs. Meals that you will need to avoid include:
• Processed Meals: Processed foods such as those containing white flour, sugar or rice are chock full of calories. These meals are unhealthy options to include in any diet. A more preferable diet is one which contains foods that have been made out of whole grain. These type of meals are rich in nutrients and possess a healthier source of important fiber. They also last longer in your system preventing you from experiencing false hunger pangs.
• Drink water more frequently: There are far too many calories found in most soda and beverage drinks. They also are ineffective at quenching a person's thirst and instead simply increase it. Water remains the only dependable answer to periods of thirst. A glass of water is also an effective way of stopping false hunger pangs. Many times, people mistake their feelings of thirst for hunger. Water can also be used as a great buttress before a meal. Drinking it will allow you to eat less
• Chew slowly: During the course of a meal, it takes about 10 minutes before the brain signals that it has had enough. As a result of this many people tend to eat far more than they need before it is too late. An easy way of preventing this from occurring is to chew your food at a much slower pace. By eating slowly, you will be able to give your body enough time to decide if it needs more food or not. You will therefore be less likely to overeat.
The inclusion of these methods will ensure that you avoid eating more calories than your body requires. And once you have achieved this, your journey to get flat abs will really have begun.
Friday, March 25, 2011
Find Out How YOU Can Get Rid of Belly Fat Once and For All
You are about to discover how to lose belly fat without spending hours doing sit-ups, crunches, leg raises, abdominal twists and all those other tedious ab exercises. You see, no matter how many abdominal exercises you do, your body will only burn fat if you're consuming less calories than you're burning. And even when you're accomplishing this, your body won't choose to get rid of fat from the areas you're exercising more.
There's something else which is causing your body to hold onto that belly fat, and getting it under control doesn't take hundreds of tiring ab exercises.
How to Lose Belly Fat: Three Simple Adjustments
Your body is storing fat around the abdominal area because of two things: excessive calorie intake and an imbalance in your cortisol hormone. The later of these is the most important factor, and a simple change in your diet and lifestyle can bring your cortisol back into balance and make it easier for your body to shed belly fat fast. Let's look at a few things which cause your cortisol hormone to be out of balance.
The first is stress, since the cortisol hormone is actually released from the adrenal gland. When you're stressed out, your body releases adrenaline and other hormones such as cortisol. These hormone levels have to be brought back into balance by releasing stress and anxiety from the body. A great way to do this is with strength training, which also boosts your testosterone and thus increases your energy level and your metabolism.
Not to mention that each pound of lean muscle that you have burns 40 calories a day. Even if you're not interested in "bulking up," strength training can have a miraculous affect on your hormones and on your metabolism, enabling your body to burn calories much faster. Of course, it's also important that you look at the other contributing factors which can also help you discover how to lose belly fat...
A Natural Diet is Better Than a Starvation Diet
Many people have been made to believe that the secret to how to burn belly fat is to starve yourself and do a lot of sit ups. However, consuming processed foods which are high in refined sugars, preservatives and saturated fats actually has a negative effect on your hormones. In fact, this negative impact is so significant that starving yourself on a diet of processed foods will actually make it harder for you to have a healthy hormone system and keep weight off.
So if you want to learn how to lose belly fat, you're better off with a natural diet of organic foods and a good strength training program than you are starving yourself and killing yourself with ab exercises.
There's something else which is causing your body to hold onto that belly fat, and getting it under control doesn't take hundreds of tiring ab exercises.
How to Lose Belly Fat: Three Simple Adjustments
Your body is storing fat around the abdominal area because of two things: excessive calorie intake and an imbalance in your cortisol hormone. The later of these is the most important factor, and a simple change in your diet and lifestyle can bring your cortisol back into balance and make it easier for your body to shed belly fat fast. Let's look at a few things which cause your cortisol hormone to be out of balance.
The first is stress, since the cortisol hormone is actually released from the adrenal gland. When you're stressed out, your body releases adrenaline and other hormones such as cortisol. These hormone levels have to be brought back into balance by releasing stress and anxiety from the body. A great way to do this is with strength training, which also boosts your testosterone and thus increases your energy level and your metabolism.
Not to mention that each pound of lean muscle that you have burns 40 calories a day. Even if you're not interested in "bulking up," strength training can have a miraculous affect on your hormones and on your metabolism, enabling your body to burn calories much faster. Of course, it's also important that you look at the other contributing factors which can also help you discover how to lose belly fat...
A Natural Diet is Better Than a Starvation Diet
Many people have been made to believe that the secret to how to burn belly fat is to starve yourself and do a lot of sit ups. However, consuming processed foods which are high in refined sugars, preservatives and saturated fats actually has a negative effect on your hormones. In fact, this negative impact is so significant that starving yourself on a diet of processed foods will actually make it harder for you to have a healthy hormone system and keep weight off.
So if you want to learn how to lose belly fat, you're better off with a natural diet of organic foods and a good strength training program than you are starving yourself and killing yourself with ab exercises.
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