Though you may think you are getting enough sleep, there are chances that you may actually be sleep deprived due to a condition called as sleep apnea. Sleep apnea is a condition in which a person stops breathing while sleeping when his airways are blocked, this happens for a few seconds numerous times at night. [...]
If you are on the way to being overweight, first assess your lifestyle and see what changes you have to make. For eg:- If you have a sedentary lifestyle, try incorporating activity in it, by maybe climbing stairs instead of taking the lift, walking daily, joining a gym etc, if you feel a dietary change [...]
Are you overweight? Have you always been fat? Has losing weight been a struggle for you? If your answer is ‘Yes’ to all these questions, you must also be thinking that your ‘fat’ genes are to blame! While we are busy blaming the genes for our weight problems we overlook our fast paced lifestyles, irregular [...]
Having this gene may pre-dispose you to want to eat more than average, but it isn’t an excuse for being over-weight, it is just another factor that people can learn to overcome.
Certain bodily conditions such as Hypothyroidism and Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) cause weight gain because of the hormonal imbalances that accompany them.
Smokers who quit [...]
Heredity has always been suspected of playing a role in weight gain. When weight studies were performed among families, they showed a suspicious trend of obesity, especially during middle age. About a decade ago, a gene was discovered that plays an important part in regulating weight, but it’s not the only reason of people being [...]
Have you ever met someone who said they are fat because it’s genetic? You probably have. Do you think you can be fat because of your genes? But, we don’t think that you should just blame your genetics for being fat, and let it be as we overlook our fast paced lifestyles, irregular eating schedules, [...]