UNITED KINGDOM, Aug. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- The images of toned torsos which dominated TV screens this weekend have inspired consumers to get in shape and slim down.

Home delivery diet brand, Diet Chef, has seen sales soar following super slim Saturday with sales up 30% this weekend after it received a 50% surge in website hits compared to a normal weekend making it their biggest weekend for sales in August since the company launched four years ago.

Kevin Dorren, Founder & Head Chef, comments: "This past weekend, it has been impossible not to have been inspired by images of super fit bodies pushed to the limit of human endurance and winning through."

He added, "While the West End may be missing out on sales, diet and fitness brands such as Diet Chef are reaping the benefits. Wouldn't it be great if the enduring legacy of this weekend was a nation who feels inspired to tackle obesity issues and as a result feel slimmer, healthier and more ready to take to the tracks and get fit?"

Diet Chef carefully counts the calories of all meals so dieters on the plan will be averaging less than 1,200 calories per day. The daily menu allows you to get diet food delivered, as well as offering a tasty and varied, healthy balanced plan encouraging dieters to lose weight at a healthy pace.

Price of 5.57 per day price is based on the Diet Chef 1200 calorie programme on Pay Monthly. However, there are other weight loss programmes available with Diet Chef, tailored to your personal profile.

For further information, please contact: Three Sixty Communications T: 0207 580 8360 E: dietchef@360team.co.uk Visit the website: http://www.dietchef.co.uk Become a fan: http://www.facebook.com/DietChef Follow: http://www.twitter.com/dietchef

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Human chorionic gonadotropin, or hCG , is produced in the placenta during pregnancy to help a womans body access her fat stores instead of her muscles to feed her baby and to regulate the development of the embryo. It is also used to treat infertility in women and delayed puberty in boys. Due to its ability to help the human body access fat stores instead of muscle tissue in times of low calories, hCG is considered to be an effective weight loss aid. HCGTreatments/Diet Doc hCG Diet have determined that injections are the preferred way to use hCG as HCG injections stifle appetite, thereby allowing people to follow a very low-calorie diet while preserving energy.

A combination of hCG and practicing a low-calorie diet for a short period of time (at least three to six weeks) proves to be effective in the weight loss process. "Compared to other forms of hCG intake such as oral drops, hCG injections can trigger a weight loss of about one-half of a pound to two pounds per day, which is remarkable." states Julie Wright, CEO. There are vitamins, proteins, and minerals contained in the fat tissue which are given back to the body when fat is metabolized into calories. With the body being fueled by these fat reserves, people dont feel hungry and run down as they lose weight not from the stored fat but from their normal reserved fat, then structural fat, and finally their abnormal fat reserves.

Though alcohol based hCG drops, an oral solution of hCG that are very easy to administer have been developed, getting the proper dose is a big challenge. Most people find it tough to keep track of all the drops as they put them under the tongue and the only way they can ensure that they are getting the right does is to put their drops in a large spoon or small cup. hCG injections are always given under the direction of a medical professional, so the dosage can be regulated. Though the underside of the tongue that has loads of blood vessels, capillaries, and soft tissue makes it a good place for quick absorption, with hCG drops getting a lot of hype and attention, a number of fake products have entered the market which makes it harmful to use without the supervision of a medical practitioner.

HCGTreatments/Diet Doc hCG Diet offers a clinically superior weight loss program called the hCG diet that is specifically designed to fight obesity. The program that has helps 97% of patients experience fast weight loss is based on a personalized diet for each person depending on their health history, age, gender, lifestyle and preferences. This sophisticated doctor designed and physician managed weight loss plan also involves prescribing weight loss medication that has little to no side effects along with weight loss products like weight loss shakes and oils.

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Published: Aug. 10, 2012 at 5:50 PM

DETROIT, Aug. 10 (UPI) -- Kwame Kilpatrick, the former Detroit mayor turned defendant, says a diet involves massage with steel balls has helped him shed 16 pounds.

The diet was designed by Grigory Sadkhin, an acupuncturist from Russia who has clinics across the United States, The Detroit News reported. One is in the Dallas area, where Kilpatrick lives.

Sadkhin's method includes having patients massage behind their ears with the little balls every two hours. He says that nerves in that area go to the stomach and the massage helps patients feel full.

Patients might need something to feel full since the food prescription for Sadkhin's diet consists of 1.5 pounds of fruit and vegetables for two days followed by two days of no more than 2.5 glasses of milk or yogurt. Then they begin the routine again and keep going until they are through with the diet.

Kilpatrick's embrace of the diet came to light Wednesday when he appeared in court in Michigan with masking tape behind his ears.

Experts say they are more concerned with the restrictive eating pattern Sadkhin advocates than the massage.

"They may think it's helping them," said Marie Hoskins, a registered dietician from Troy, Mich., of Sadkhin's patients. "In truth it doesn't do anything."

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Zone Diet? Atkin's Diet? Mediterranean Diet? Which one doesn't belong in this group? In my opinion, the Mediterranean Diet should have never even been called a diet; it's a lifestyle. It's not as if the Mediterraneans sat around a table thousands of years ago and said, "Hey, let's create a diet." Instead, families from that regionmothers, fathers, grandmothers, and childrensat around a table together, all sharing delicious meals and conversations. They ate food that was available and grown or raised locally.

Although I have visited Italy, France, and Spain, it wasn't until a recent trip to Turkey and Greece that I truly realized there isn't just one Mediterranean Diet; each country from that area has it's own distinctive foods and customs. In general, Mediterranean diets emphasize whole grains, vegetables, legumes, and fruit; less meat and poultry, more fish; and moderate amounts of wine. Their fat is derived mostly from heart-healthy olive oil, nuts, and avocado, and dairy sources are enjoyed mainly through yogurt and cheese.

Despite a history of colorful and culturally-rich cuisine, the obesity crisis that's plaguing our country has spread across the globe like an ink blot on a paper towel. It seems that in many Mediterranean households where both parents are working and kids are eating more than moving, the Mediterranean diet may not even be on their menu. It's as if the desire for convenience and low cost is trumping the need for valuing tradition and health.

So maybe it's time for us all to fill our plates with a helping of history. Here's how we can bring this diet back to our tables and into our hearts:

1. Find fish. Add fish to your diet at least three times a week. Focus on fatty varieties like salmon to get benefits from heart-healthy omega-3 fats and satisfying protein.

2. Go with the grain. Be sure the breads, cereals, and grains you choose are whole grains. It's easy to swap whole-wheat pasta for white types and brown rice for refined white rice. Be sure to check the ingredient list to see that "whole grain" or "whole wheat" is listed first.

3. Go nuts. Whether whole, roasted, raw, sliced, slivered, or crushed, nuts should be added to your shopping list. Nuts are in the news for good reason: They provide healthy fat, they are satiating, and they are delicious. Add them to salads, or as toppings to fish, chicken, or breakfast cereal. Just watch how much you're adding to keep calories in check.

4. Do dairy. There's nothing like the taste of Greek yogurt when you're in Greece, but let's face it, it's not easy to get there for breakfast every day. Check out the many wonderful brands of Greek yogurt that fill U.S. supermarket shelves. And don't forget about skim milk and part-skim cheeses to strengthen your bones.

5. Olive it up. Be sure to use olive oil or canola oil instead of oils containing harmful saturated and trans fats, and ditch foods containing hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated fats. Don't be afraid to add healthy fats like avocado to your regular diet, but as with any food, be mindful of portion sizes.

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Aug 9, 2012 2:07pm

Addiction expert Dr. Mike Dow, author of Diet Rehab, host of TLCs Freaky Eaters and co-host of VH1s Couples Therapy, offers these five steps for getting your diet back on track.

Tune into Nightlinetonight at 11:35 p.m. ETto see howDr. Mike Dows 28-day Diet Rehab plan helped one former plus-size model bring down her weight.

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Step 1: Ask yourself: What am I truly missing in my life? The answer to this question will help you understand what your brain is really hungry for and if youre low on serotonin, dopamine, or both. If you need more serenity, stability, or happiness in your relationship or job, you may be low on serotonin. If you need less boredom, more adventure, or to feel like youre living and not just existing, its dopamine you need. Sugar and processed carbohydrates provide short-term boosts of serotonin, and high fat foods provide short-term boosts of dopamine. But using soda, pizza, and fries to try and feel better right now will prevent you from getting the serotonin and dopamine youre craving in the long-run.

Take the full serotonin and dopamine quizzes HERE: http://www.drmikedow.com/diet-rehab/serotonin-quiz

Step 2: When youre craving an unhealthy food today, try adding a serotonin or dopamine booster activity. The serenity of a 10 minute walk in the middle of a busy work day will give you a sustainable boost of serotonin you would have gotten from that candy bar or soda. And the vitality youll get from reconnecting with an old friend will give you the same boost of dopamine you would have gotten from those potato chips or fries.

Other serotonin booster activities could include cuddling with your significant other or a pet, joining a support group, listening to classical music, doing errands on foot, or looking into someones eyes when youre talking to them. Dopamine booster activities include asking a special someone on a date, cooking something youve never made before, getting eight hours of sleep tonight, attending a bootcamp-style fitness class, or hitting the playground with the kids. Come up with your own booster activities to start to change your brain chemistry here and now.

Step 3: Eat more food to lose more weight! Now that you realize what youre adding to your life is more important than what youre taking away, eat more booster foods today. Booster foods are healthy foods that give your brain a slow, steady release of serotonin or dopamine while staying in your stomach about twice as long as those unhealthy pitfall foods. Youll feel fuller, longer. This makes it easier to choose even more booster foods throughout the day.

Serotonin booster foods like high fiber cereal, whole fruit, or high fiber pasta and veggies in marinara sauce give you this chemical associated with happiness and peace in a healthy way. Dopamine booster foods like green tea, grilled chicken, or Greek yogurt give you a steady boost of this feel-good chemical associated with motivation, productivity, and vigor.

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While August is National Breastfeeding Awareness Month, many mothers have questions year round. One of the most common is about how diet may impact their milk and thus affect their baby. Opinions and traditions abound. Some cultures avoid cold foods, some avoid gassy vegetables and some avoid very spicy foods.

Many cultures have traditional foods believed to help moms have a strong milk supply. Most of these are based on a whole grain like barley, oats, brown rice or whole wheat. Whole grains are high in B-vitamins, which are important for making milk. Leafy greens, high in folic acid, also seem to support a strong milk supply.

The good news is most moms can eat whatever healthy diet they enjoy. During pregnancy, the flavors and essences from your diet go through your amniotic fluid so the baby has been swimming in and swallowing the flavors from your table for months. Generally the baby is already accustomed to those flavors by the time he or she encounters them again in your milk.

This is one of the significant differences between breast milk and formula. Babies who take formula receive the same drink several times a day for many months. It never changes. A breast-fed baby is introduced to a variety of flavors appropriate for his or her own culture through mom's milk. This is helpful when the baby begins solid food because he or she is already accustomed to the flavors of the family's meals.

"So you mean I can have Thai food?" a mom often asks.

If you ate Thai during your pregnancy, your baby is already familiar with it, just like the babies born to women who breast-feed in Thailand. On the other hand, if something would be a new flavor to your baby because you didn't eat it during your pregnancy, try a moderate amount, mildly seasoned, the first few times the baby will be receiving it through your milk.

Occasionally, you may find that your baby is exceptionally fussy after something you ate. If this happens, think back to what might have been new or excessive in your diet in the previous four to 24 hours.

If a baby becomes steadily fussy, the primary offenders are usually dairy and soy. In these cases, continuing to breast-feed is best because a baby who reacts to dairy or soy through mom's milk would be very uncomfortable drinking standard formulas. It may be necessary for you to eliminate the offending foods from your diet for a week to see if there's an improvement. If so, continue to eliminate it for several weeks to allow the baby's gut to heal before reintroducing the food to your diet.

But be careful not to misread the signs. If your baby is fussy, he or she could just be hungry.

If you have other questions, don't hesitate to ask for help. Lactation consultants can provide valuable advice and guidance for breast-feeding moms.

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ScienceDaily (Aug. 8, 2012) New research sheds more light on the diet and home ranges of early hominins belonging to three different genera, notably Australopithecus, Paranthropus and Homo -- that were discovered at sites such as Sterkfontein, Swartkrans and Kromdraai in the Cradle of Humankind, about 50 kilometres from Johannesburg. Australopithecus existed before the other two genera evolved about 2 million years ago.

Scientists conducted an analysis of the fossil teeth, indicating that Australopithecus, a predecessor of early Homo, had a more varied diet than early Homo. Its diet was also more variable than the diet of another distant human relative known as Paranthropus.

An international team of researchers, including Professor Francis Thackeray, Director of the Institute for Human Evolution at Wits University, will be publishing their latest research on what our early ancestors ate, online in the journal, Nature, on August 8, 2012. The paper titled 'Evidence for diet but not landscape use in South African early hominins' was authored by Vincent Balter from the Ecole Normale Suprieure in Lyon, France; Jose Braga from the Universit de Toulouse Paul Sabatier in Toulouse in France; Philippe Telouk from the Ecole Normale Suprieure in Lyon in France; and Thackeray from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg in South Africa.

According to Thackeray, the results of the study show that Paranthropus had a primarily herbivorous-like diet, while Homo included a greater consumption of meat.

Signatures of essential chemical elements have been found in trace amounts in the tooth enamel of the three fossils genera, and the results are indicators of what South African hominins ate and what their habitat preferences were.

Strontium and barium levels in organic tissues, including teeth, decrease in animals higher in the food chain. The scientists used a laser ablation device, which allowed them to sample very small quantities of fossil material for analysis. Since the laser beam was pointed along the growth prisms of dental enamel, it was possible to reconstruct the dietary changes for each hominin individual.

Thackeray states that the greater consumption of meat in the diet of early forms of Homo could have contributed to the increase in brain size in this genus.

Australopithecus probably ate both meat and the leaves and fruits of woody plants. The composition of this diet may have varied seasonally.

Apart from the dietary differences, the new results indicate that the home-range area was of similar size for species of the three hominin genera.

The scientists have also measured the strontium isotope composition of dental enamel. Strontium isotope compositions are free of dietary effects but are characteristic of the geological substrate on which the animals lived.

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