The article entitled “Diet: Good-for-You Things Come in Orange” by Roni Caryn Rabin in New York Times is very interesting. According to the study, people will have better chance of living a longer life and possibility to evade illness such as cancer if their bloodstream has a high level of alpha-carotene which can be found in orange color fruits and vegetables.

If you want to learn the health benefits of eating orange color foods or to simply know more about the study, click the rest of the article “Diet: Good-for-You Things Come in Orange” from NYTimes.com Health.

Vegetables are always the ideal food for the body because it is healthy, rich in nutrients and low in fats. Unfortunately, if meat has always been part of your meal, shifting to a vegetable rich diet can be difficult, right?

Health.com features “Learn How to Like Veggies and Satisfy Cravings” by Julie Upton, MS, RD
from Health magazine which is really very informative. It is helpful for those who wish to start increasing the portion of vegetable in their diet.

Read the complete article “Learn How to Like Veggies and Satisfy Cravings” from Health.com.

It is quite a long list but definitely you have been guilty of consuming one or more of the fattiest foods in the states, right? If you are not sure, then go through the article of Sarah Klein in Health.com entitled “The 50 Fattiest Foods in the States”.

It is really very educational article. It is interesting to know the details of these rich fat foods and hopefully after reading this article, it will dissuade you from eating more such food.

Curious to know more about the “The 50 Fattiest Foods in the States”, read more here.

How many of us thought that keeping a healthy diet is expensive? Are you guilty of this notion too? Or do you wish that you can afford the personal trainer and chefs of famous celebrities to help you stay fit and healthy?

Well, here is the good post to read. The article of Tina Haupert in Health.com entitled “How to Eat Healthy Without Breaking the Bank” will definitely give you some enlightenment on staying healthy but economically.

To learn more, you can read the rest of the article “How to Eat Healthy Without Breaking the Bank” from Health.com.

Some health enthusiasts keep one day in a week for indulgence, a day for their favorites but forbidden foods which are oftentimes high in calorie and fat content. Others overeat for certain season of the year like Christmas until New Year and then punish their selves with strict diet and rigid exercise.

If you are on the same situation, then think again. The article “Short-Term Overeating Could Make Long-Term Weight Loss Tougher” by Alan Mozes in Business Week tackles about the potential difficulty of losing those accumulated weight.

Read more about “Short-Term Overeating Could Make Long-Term Weight Loss Tougher” from Business Week.

By Julie Brealy,

Food addiction is an action wherein you can’t stop yourself from eating too much food and you do it repeatedly not realizing the harmful effects it will cause your health. Everyone is craving for food. But for the food addicts, when they aren’t able to eat, they start craving for food. They become physically and emotionally distressed as the cravings go on, until eating is the most distinguished thing for them to do. They are craving for something to eat with no real reason, but to just eat. It may be due to boredom, or they seem something suggestive of food.

Food addiction is detrimental instead of enhancing the life of an individual. It threatens the health of the person, causing malnutrition, obesity and other problems. At the same time, it is persistent. Since food addicts eat too much food, they often eat wrong kinds of food most of the times. A normal person overeats on occasion but a food addict overeats every day. It becomes a part of their daily routine.

The mere reasons why a person has this kind of addiction is: hurt depression, despair, anxiety, fear, hate, and shame. Since food addiction provides an escape to painful feelings, it is an individual’s principle way of coping with the painful feelings that they have.

To determine food addiction, an individual needs to ask themselves these following questions:

• Do you always look for food and eat even if you’re not hungry?
• Do you eat when you feel depressed?
• Do you eat too much even those foods that are harmful to your health?
• Do you eat too much and vomit after taking your meal?
• Do you feel guilty after eating?

If an individual’s answer to these questions is “YES”, then, that person is most likely a food addict.
But, the big question here is how can a food addict break his food addiction?

Here are the following steps on getting rid of food addiction:

Voluntary Maturity
A person needs emotional growth. Start the change from yourself. Other people will not be able to help you if you are not willing to help yourself.

Spiritual Growth
Try attending seminars and retreat. It will help you focus on other things rather than wasting your time from too much eating. It will also help take away the painful feeling that you have which is causing your food addiction.

Going back to the “PAST”
Go back to your past and deal with your unresolved issues. Talk to the person who is very dear to you and who will listen to the grudges you have in your heart. It will not get rid of your addiction but it will help. Keep in mind that when another human being listens to you, doesn’t judge you and loves you, you felt better.

This is your “NOW”
Everything is not just about you past. So, deal with your present. This is your “NOW”. Think positive, there’s a better life waiting for you. Through this you will change.

Practical Approach
Do some physical exercises and the thing is that will make you physically fit and healthy. Focus on the things that you love to do. Every baby step you take, you will feel good about yourself. It will result to self respect.

Walk towards you “FREEDOM” now
For a very long time, you were imprisoned by food addiction. You have been locked. You’re desperate and been deceived by your addiction. But the thing is you’re not really a prisoner. It is all in your mind. You have been unconscious and become used of it. But, there is something in yourself that urged you to change and helped you overcome food addiction. You made it. Continue to value yourself more because you deserve to be free.

About the Author

Julie Brealy is the health manager at FitFarms, No. 1 UK Weight Loss Camp and Fitness Boot Camp. She has been working for over 10 years in the weight loss industry advising companies in the US and the UK. Julie is also an experienced deep tissue massage therapist.