2nd September 2011

How diets can affect the brain

A lot of misguided people think that starving yourself is the only way to lose weight, They would be wrong. Trion:Z has been made aware of new research which shows how diets can affect the brain.

According to research published in the Cell Metabolism, “When we don’t eat, hunger-inducing neurons in the brain start eating bits of themselves. That act of self-cannibalism turns up a hunger signal to prompt eating.”

The scientists who conducted the research studied the brains of hungry mice and discovered that when the mice did not eat and were hungry, this mobilised lipids within certain brain neurons, which generated fatty acids.

These fatty acids then boosted levels of AgRP, the hormone that signifies hunger.

Talking about how these mobile lipids boost hunger hormones, a cellular process known as ‘autophagy’, could be an effective way of help cure obesity, the researchers who published the study said:

“Regulation of hypothalamic autography could become an effective intervention in conditions such as obesity and the metabolic syndrome. The new findings in mice suggest that treatments aimed at blocking autophagy may prove useful as hunger-fighting weapons in the war against obesity.”

Asides our brain, when it is starved of food, producing mobilised lipids which generate fatty acids, diet and exercise has long been associated with protecting the brain and help warding off mental illness.

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10th August 2011

Three best Zumba video games on the market

Zumba is a fun way to lose weight and feel great. This dance based fitness routine combines Latin and International music with an entertaining yet highly effective workout and consequently is becoming an increasingly popular method of working out worldwide with Zumba classes and instructors almost everywhere.

However if you don’t have the time or money to join a Zumba class, why not join the fun in your own home.

Because of Zumba’s popularity there are many Zumba ‘classes’ you can attend from the luxury of your own living room. Take a look at the three best Zumba video games.

Zumba Fitness (Wii) £15.99 – £32.99

Zumba fitness for Wii combines a variety of dance styles, moves and routines, which cater for every ability. Simply set your profile and then learn the steps via the tutorial mode, if you are a beginner that is. Once you have mastered the steps you can join the class. Each session takes either 20 minutes or 45 minutes. You can set the Zumba Fitness in either ‘Zumba Party’ mode or ‘Zumba Class’ mode, the difference being that in ‘Zumba Party’ mode you have to play the routines in order to ‘unlock’ the door to the next ‘party’.

Zumba Fitness (Kinect) £30.00

Zumba Fitness for Kinect includes more than 30 Zumba routines, some that are exclusive to the game. Users follow an on-screen instructor in a party atmosphere and, as you master each step, the next stage of the party unfolds.

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14th July 2011

New Hollywood diet – The Mint Diet

Snacking between meals is one of the biggest contributors to weight gain and preventing a diet from achieving its goal of losing weight.

If you seem to be stuck in a relentless cycle of diets that do not seem to be having any real effect and feel that the problem can be pinpointed to your inability to stop snacking, then read on, as the Mint Diet may resolve your diet dilemmas.

The Mint Diet is an effective, rapid and safe diet, which is having a huge impact on the lives of dieters in 2011. As the name suggests, this diet involves eating mints, as a means of controlling hunger pains and food cravings.

The effectiveness and simplicity of the Mint Diet has meant it has become a new Hollywood diet, with many a movie star admitting to using the Mint Diet to help achieve their fantastic physique.

When combined with a healthy low-fat eating plan and regular exercise, the Mint Diet is particularly effective in the sense that it prevents you from snacking and clocking up the calories between meals.

According to research sucking on one mint can save you from eating for up to five hours.

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30th June 2011

Best detox diet as used by Princess Beatrice

Princess Beatrice and the fruit and water diet, the best detox diet?

A celebrity losing a considerable amount of weight never fails to spark media interest, and this certainly is the case with Princess Beatrice.

The Princess has always been of an ‘ample’ size, and was as famous for her curves as she was for her thick mane of red locks.

So when she stepped out at a polo event in West Sussex recently in a stunning blue cocktail dress, with a super slim, size 8 physique, questions immediately surfaced about what diet the Princess has been following.

It has been reported that Princess Beatrice has been following a strict diet based on fruit, vegetables and water. The 22-year-old has also been intensely working out and running.

Last September Beatrice completed the Windsor half marathon in a more than acceptable two hours 16 minutes. She then went on to complete this year’s London Marathon with her boyfriend David Clark, who has been supporting Beatrice in her bid to lose weight.

Those using the fruit and water diet can expect to lose weight fairly quickly.

It is a short-term diet, as the body requires a more balanced diet than fruit and water alone. Most people who use the fruit and water diet stick to it for three days every month, whilst there are some who eat a modified fruit diet for several weeks or even for a month two or three times a year.

The antioxidants found in fruit and water helps to cleanse the body and alleviate it of toxins. This type of diet is therefore a great detoxifier.

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15th April 2011

Five alternative weight loss tips

If you find that despite arduous dieting, the pounds stubbornly refuse to go down on the scales, you may need some extra diet ‘boosts’ to accelerate the process of achieving the body you pine for.

Below are some more ‘unconventional’ diet tips that may just be the lift you need

1- Eat dinner in a blue room (!!!)

It may sound ridiculous, but research has revealed that the colour blue is a natural appetite suppressant. Whilst blue lighting makes food seem less appetising, warm colours such as yellow and orange, enhance the appetite and make people feel hungry – Better bring out the paintbrushes and paint that kitchen blue!

2- Eat dessert

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