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Turn up the Heat in Our Fat Cells

July 31st, 2008 by asithi · 8 Comments

Tagged Fat Cells, Weight,

Sometimes it is not about how much you eat and how much you exercise, but how effectively our bodies use the calories we ingest. Healthy eating and exercise is still important, but sometimes understanding how our bodies function allows us to focus on health rather than skinny. This post discuss our ability to lose weight when the body’s normal function to produce heat is hindered and how to boost our metabolism.

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Breakdown of Calorie Expenditure in our Bodies

June 11th, 2008 by asithi · 4 Comments

Tagged Weight, , ,

There are many factors that affect how our bodies convert the food we into energy.  Most people, including myself, have no problem with eating enough food to supply our bodies with the energy we need to function (though it is questionable whether we are supplying our bodies with premium or regular fuel).  This post is [...]

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