Childhood obesity - how to fight it successfully

Here's another article I've written about weight loss. This one deals with childhood obesity. It's called How to help your children lose weight.

There you'll find details on obesity, what causes it, and how it can be fought.

I've also included some very helpful videos, tips on how to improve your child's lifestyle, books that can help you and your children, and how to develop a positive attitude towards food and cooking.

 

Tips on how to keep your weight down

If you want to read about how to stay slim after dieting, I've just written a page called How to keep the pounds off after dieting and still enjoy life.

There I give you lots of practical tips on how to avoid putting on weight, and how to enjoy life to the full.

 

How to avoid getting wrinkles

There are plenty of things that can help you have a younger looking skin. Here are some of them:

• Avoid exposure to the sun, especially if you’re not wearing a good sun block.

• Avoid alcohol and tobacco, including passive smoking.

• Drink no fewer than eight glasses of water per day.

• Eat little or no processed meat.

• Eat plenty of fresh fruits and raw vegetables.

• Increase your vitamin E intake.

• Do facial exercises to strengthen your muscles.

How to find out what type of skin you’ve got

Here’s a quick experiment you can make to find out if you’ve got dry, normal or oily skin:

• Wash your face with a neutral ph soap and tepid water, then dry it carefully with a soft towel.

• If your skin feels tight, it means it's dry.

• If it doesn't, put a tissue over your face and press it slightly. Release it and look at the tissue.

• If you can see greasy spots on it, then you’ve got oily skin.

• If you can’t see any spots on the tissue, and your skin doesn’t feel tight, then you’ve got normal skin.

How to get shiny hair

Here are some very simple ways of making your hair look beautiful and shiny:

• Rinse your hair with cold water.

• If you have dry hair, try not to wash it more than twice per week.

• If you use a hairdryer, remember that the cold air setting will not damage your hair the way hot air does.

How to get a nice tan and protect yourself against the sun at the same time

Here's what you should do if you want to get a wonderful tan and have a beautiful skin all year round:

• Before sunbathing, you should prepare your skin by exfoliating and hydrating it.

• Use a strong sun block, not just any sun block, but one designed for your particular skin type and color.

• When applying sun block, remember to use generous amounts of it all over.

• Reapply the sun block at least every two hours, or after going in the water.

• You should use sun block even if you’re already tanned, and on cloudy days.

• You should also avoid sunbathing when the sun is high in the sky, roughly between midday and four in the afternoon.

• After sunbathing, always use a good moisturizer.

• If at any point you see any marks or spots on your skin, monitor them, and consult your doctor if you notice any changes in their shape or color.

A truly inspirational weight loss video

Losing weight often feels like an impossible task, an unreachable goal that stares at you from a distance and screams "you'll never get me".

Has anyone ever managed to lose weight?, you wonder. Your magazines tell you everyone can do it, but the people in the before and after pictures often look equally large in both. Only their hairdo and clothes are different.

Every once in a while, however, there's a little something that restores your hope. For me, it was this video called 'My Weight Loss Journey", a truly inspirational set of pictures for those traveling along the same road. I hope it helps you too.