What about green tea during pregnancy?
Is it safe for pregnant women to drink green tea?
Can you get pregnant if you are drinking green tea?

The answers to all these questions are NO. It is NOT safe to drink green tea while pregnant.

Even though green tea is still one of the best ways to lose weight, pregnant women should be very careful with it. Due to its unclear and still serious side effects it may cause to the baby.

Why taking folate during pregnancy is important?

All future mothers must take folate, at least during the first three months of their pregnancy, because it is very important in order to prevent neural tube defects that affect baby’s brain development.

Why Green Tea is not healthy for pregnant women and their babies?

The EGCG (Epigallocatechin gallate – main active antioxidant compound of GT) is the reason why green tea must not be used by pregnant women, because it affects the way folate is absorbed by the baby’s organism, which may cause the above said defects.

How exactly Green Tea is not healthy?

EGCG affects the baby’s absorption of folate, by binding the enzyme GHFR and inactivating it. This enzyme is important because it is involved in folate absorption in baby’s organism. When this enzyme is deactivated the baby can’t absorb folate and the protection the folate affords to the neural system of the baby is highly reduced.

Why EGCG is acting like that?

Because it is chemically similar to a compound called methotrexate. This compound binds to DHFR enzyme (dihydrofolate reductase) and this way kills cancer cells.

Because of its chemical similarity to methotrexate, the EGCG also binds to the DHFR enzyme and deactivates it this way. And I said earlier when DHFR is deactivated the baby can’t use folate from mother’s organism.

Conclusion

Although Green Tea has shown great benefits for stopping cancer cells growth if taken on regular bases, it is not good to be taken by pregnant women. The good news is that you still will be able to take your favorite cup of coffee in the morning, but only if it’s not that strong as you have used to drink it before getting pregnant.

Participants were asked about their lifestyles and also have their blood tested, as well as their Vitamin C intake measured (Vitamin C is an indicator of how much fruit and vegetables people ate). All participants were middle-aged and older (45-79).

Here are the four small changes you need to do in order to improve your health and add 14 more years to your life:

1. Quit smoking
2. Eat fruits and vegetables – 5 servings every day
3. Exercise regularly
4. Moderate drinking

Quit smoking comes first as it has the greatest benefit – it gives up to 80 percent improvement in your overall health condition. Second is the fruits and vegetables consumption as it has the second great benefit to prolong your life.

Moderate drinking and exercising regularly have equal benefits and both share the third position. However, they are listed that way to keep the list simpler and clearer. This way you’d remember you have four things to pay attention to in order to change your lifestyle, not just three and to skip number 4 because it’s equal to number 3.

I wish you all the best for the new year!

Yours truly,

Galia

Rule Number 1 Avoid all tempting snacks and replace them with Medifast diet products

“Leave the chocolates alone and have a Medifast Chocolate Pudding instead, or a Medifast Hot Cocoa.”

That’ what Julie advises in her blog at Medifast official website. I could just add: or a Medifast chocolate bar.

As Valentin’s Day passed not long ago, and I’m sure you were so tempted to eat at least couple of yummy chocolates, right? My point is you should avoid tempting sweets and replace them with Medifast diet products every time you can. They are just as sweet and delicious as the original sweet products they replace.

Rule Number 2 Set up small achievable goals.

You should set up small achievable goals, which means you shouldn’t try to slip on into size 8 from the very first couple of days on the Medifast.

Focus on your current goals, stay on the Medifast and the results will come sooner than you expect. Keep on updating your current goals as soon as you reach them. For example when you reach size 10 then focus on size 8, not from size 12 to 8.

If the scale doesn’t move down, don’t let your self be caught by the numbers and don’t get discouraged! Medifast works all the time. So even if the scale does not move, you have surely lost a few inches from your waist.

Rule Number 3 Exercising

Exercising is something you could definitely do without, or at least for the first couple of weeks. That’s because your body needs that period to adapt to the new diet plan. You can try moderate exercises from the third week though in order to speed up Medifast weight loss process.

If you are you ready to start your weight loss journey now, you can go to Medifast Official Website, or you can read more free information about Medifast weight loss in my article Medifast Weight Loss – Your Key To Healthier And Slimmer You.

You will definitely like the complexity of feelings and emotions people share in their Medifast success stories. Their motivation is remarkable:

Tip 1 – Just getting started!

If you are not following the Medifast diet plan, please do not say that it can’t help YOU or you don’t have time for such diets, or you just can’t do it.

Whatever your social engagements are, or wherever you go, just bring your Medifast diet products with you. Order a hot water in a soup bowl and spoon, poor your “secret” powder soup or pudding into it and your meal is ready!

Do not feel embarrassed – no body will stare at you, or if they do it’s just out of curiosity.

Tip 2 – Don’t give up from the first week

Do not give up just because of the first week’s hard times. The Medifast is not hard or impossible to follow. Quite the contrary – it is an easy to follow weight loss program that takes just a few days to turn into a pleasant everyday routine.

Tip 3 – Live you life, have fun and lose weight!

During your Medifast weight loss journey you will have plenty of energy that you need to concentrate into something you love and enjoy – your family, children, sports, work or extra activities.

Live your life. Do not think about the Medifast weight loss like something not typical, that will pass on and you’ll get back to your “real” life.

Medifast is a way of living that will teach you new habits that will help you lose the extra pounds and maintain your new weight afterwards.

Being busy is great way to save you from hard times like staying home, staring into the mirror, or weighing yourself every couple of hours. This way you aren’t helping yourself and won’t lose weight as fast as you wish.

Tip 4 – Family and friends support

Do not let your family or friends’ skepticism let you down.

If you’ve been on thousands of diets all your life, it is totally understandable why your friends are disbelievers. But you will see that as soon as the pounds start coming off you will regain your self-confidence, will feel beautiful and healthy again.

Tip 5 – Personal motivation

Love and respect your body and yourself more. Do not let anyone change your outlook and weight loss goals.

Believe more in your weight loss success and always expect more from your body. You will see the success in no time and will rejoice the day you’ve decided to stick to Medifast weight loss program.

If you are you ready to start, you can go to Medifast Official Website now

If you want to read more free information about Medifast weight loss, you can take a look at my article Medifast Weight Loss – Your Key To Healthier And Slimmer You.

Why? The problem is not in you or your personality. It’s complex. You have to do some big changes with your life to succeed. Change your lifestyle, your habits, the way you eat, when you eat, even your favorite restaurant.

1) Make sure you are really ready for this

Before go on a diet ask yourself the following questions:

a) Do you have the right motivation?
b) Are you able to devote 20-30% of your time to your body?
c) Do you have a support from your family and friends?
d) Would you accept the things you cannot change?
e) Is weight loss of top priority for you?
f) Is dieting right for you?
If your answer is YES to all the above questions you are ready.

2) Find out the reason to be fat

The stress and depression are common reasons to be fat.
Do you feel depressed from time to time? Read about the causes of depression.
Control your stress level first and than chose an effective diet program.

If your metabolism is slow you can combine your diet with regular exercising. Then watch how you burn fat like a magic.

Starvation is also a good reason to be fat. Use Hoodia Gordonii Plus or some other variations of the hoodia cactus to suppress your appetite.

There are many other reasons like eating disorders or hormonal disorders.
I think this is important, so I will say it again – find out the reason to be fat.

Do you know the reasons to be fat? Are you ready to start dieting? If your answers are yes and yes, than it’s time to select a diet that works.
You guess it! It’s not easy.

3) Find a diet plan just for you

There are hundreds of diets available today. They are all different. When it comes to select the right diet, you get overload with tones of crap info.

Diets could be classified as:

• low carb diets
• low fat
• high protein diets
• fruit-rich diets
• balanced diets
• personalized diets

There are other types of diets and many more innovative ideas, but I don’t want to make you a tester of the Joe’s super diet or anything alike. I only recommend proven, already tested personalized diet plans with hundreds of happy customers.

Follow the links to the reviews of diets I recommend:
WonderSlim Diet Review
Diet To Your Door Review

There you will find all the information you need to select the best diet plan just for you.
Have a look and tell me what you think…

4) Track your results honestly using software for your convenience

This step is a very important part of your successful weight loss journey. You can track your results on a simple sheet of paper. However, I do not recommend this old fashioned way to collect data. There are software tools developed for your convenience with various functions like calorie counting, body mass index, measure current fat, setting weight goals and many others.

To achieve successful weight loss – analyze your results.
Enter your current weight. Set your goals. Calculate your body mass index.
Track your daily calorie intake correctly. Do not miss even the small cookie you had in front of your TV.

Let one week pass at least. Than analyze the accumulated data. You will be amazed how much unnecessary foods you have eaten.

5) Go for a walk at the weekends

I always go for a long walk at the weekends. That way I relax and leave the stress behind. I suggest you to do the same. Go where the air is fresh. Remember – oxygen burns the fat.

After the first time I went on such long walk, I couldn’t do anything more than sitting in front of my computer. On the next day, I had an awful muscular fever.

The muscular fever is the proof that something is working on your body. But don’t worry. This is only a temporary effect. It’s because your muscles are full with toxins and your body is detoxifying.

If you walk or exercise regularly, you will never have a muscular fever again. Instead, you will fill healthy and full with energy.

6) Exercise at least 3 times per week

I know exercising is frustrating. Lazy people hate it. But this is the only path to the beautiful body. You can be thin with cellulite and a lot of fat. Do you want that? I doubt.

To be honest, exercise once a week is a waste of time. Exercise at least 3 times per week and you will be amazed by the results.

I recommend the use of motorized treadmill or exercise bike vs. running for weight loss. Running takes more time and effort to achieve the same results.

During your exercises, use a slimming belt for maximum fat burning effect. You can make a slimming belt by yourself or buy a professional one.

Exercise at least 30 minutes and make sure you have a lot of sweat on your body. Also drink plenty of liquids to compensate the fluid loss.

7) Drink honey and cinnamon to keep the fat away

This is a very powerful drink. Here is how to prepare honey and cinnamon for weight loss.

People who have tried honey and cinnamon mixture claim they lost up to 6 pounds a week.
Well, I lost 8 pounds for a whole month. There is nothing wrong with it. We are different organisms with different needs. That’s why the effect is different on each one of us.

The key point is that it’s free and easy to prepare – takes 5 minutes or so.

Do not expect miracles and do not overeat, just because you are drinking honey and cinnamon. I recommend you to use honey and cinnamon drink in a combination with a proper diet plan.

We have many comments on how effective this drink is. You can share your experience too.

Eat more fiber rich foods

Why high fiber foods are so important for weight loss?
You will find the answer in our article about the importance of fiber rich foods.
I will list only some of the benefits for those who don’t have time to read the full article:

• fibers improve digestion
• you feel fuller longer
• fibers are harder to digest, so your body burns additional calories on digesting
• decreases the risk of colon cancer
• helps lowering cholesterol and insulin after meal

Here is a good way to get all the fibers you need

9) Stay motivated

One of the best ways to stay motivated is to look at your body into the mirror every time you feel hungry or when you plan visiting the kitchen for a small snack.

It’s absolutely in vain to break your diet because of a small weakness. Instead, go in front of the mirror, take off all your clothes and look at your body. If you feel great about the way you look, why are you dieting at all?

Keep to your diet plan and when you see results, even small results than you will be motivated to continue.

10) Set small realistic goals

I left the best tip for last. In my opinion a small weight goal is 2-4 pounds for 2 weeks. If you want results faster, I suggest you start doing intensive exercising and using weight loss products.

Be realistic. Great expectations lead to disappointment and eventually – to failure. I don’t mean to scary you but a proper weight loss period may last between 3 to 6 months.

During all that time you should be planning, dieting, exercising, analyzing your successes or failures, and yet – stay motivated and focused. By setting small realistic goals, that are easy to achieve, you are ready to start your weight loss journey.

Part I covers:
Make sure you are really ready for this
Find out the reason to be fat
Go to Part I

Part II covers:
Find a diet plan just for you
Track your results honestly using software for your convenience
Go to Part II

Part III covers:
Go for a walk at the weekends
Exercise at least 3 times per week
Go to Part III

Part IV covers:
Drink honey and cinnamon to keep the fat away
Eat more fiber rich foods
Go to Part IV 

1) Stay motivated

One of the best ways to stay motivated is to look at your body into the mirror every time you feel hungry or when you plan visiting the kitchen for a small snack.

It’s absolutely in vain to break your diet because of a small weakness. Instead, go in front of the mirror, take off all your clothes and look at your body. If you feel great about the way you look, why are you dieting at all?

Keep to your diet plan and when you see results, even small results than you will be motivated to continue.

2) Set small realistic goals

I left the best tip for last. In my opinion a small weight goal is 2-4 pounds for 2 weeks. If you want results faster, I suggest you start doing intensive exercising and using weight loss products.

Be realistic. Great expectations lead to disappointment and eventually – to failure. I don’t mean to scary you but a proper weight loss period may last between 3 to 6 months.

During all that time you should be planning, dieting, exercising, analyzing your successes or failures, and yet – stay motivated and focused. By setting small realistic goals, that are easy to achieve, you are ready to start your weight loss journey.

Part II covers:
3) Find a diet plan just for you
4) Track your results honestly using software for your convenience
Go to Part II

1) Go for a walk at the weekends

I always go for a long walk at the weekends.  That way I relax and leave the stress behind. I suggest you to do the same. Go where the air is fresh. Remember – oxygen burns the fat.

After the first time I went on such long walk, I couldn’t do anything more than sitting in front of my computer. On the next day, I had an awful muscular fever.

The muscular fever is the proof that something is working on your body. But don’t worry. This is only a temporary effect. It’s because your muscles are full with toxins and your body is detoxifying.

If you walk or exercise regularly, you will never have a muscular fever again. Instead, you will fill healthy and full with energy.

2) Exercise at least 3 times per week

I know exercising is frustrating. Lazy people hate it. But this is the only path to the beautiful body. You can be thin with cellulite and a lot of fat. Do you want that? I doubt.

To be honest, exercise once a week is a waste of time. Exercise at least 3 times per week and you will be amazed by the results.

I recommend the use of motorized treadmill or exercise bike vs. running for weight loss. Running takes more time and effort to achieve the same results.

During your exercises, use a slimming belt for maximum fat burning effect. You can make a slimming belt by yourself or buy a professional one.

Exercise at least 30 minutes and make sure you have a lot of sweat on your body. Also drink plenty of liquids to compensate the fluid loss.