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WANT to lose weight? Try this eight hour diet.

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A few years ago, people went mad for the 5:2 diet, where you would eat for five days and fast for two.

While this is now grouped with other fad diets, a new fasting diet is currently the go-to for celebrities.

Called the 16:8 diet, the way it works is you eat normally during an eight hour time period and then fast for 16 hours.

Miranda Kerr and Nicole Kidman are said to be fans of the diet and nutrition experts believe it can increase your energy and help you lose weight.

Dr Joseph Marcela, told New Idea there are three rules to follow.

1. You must skip one meal a day

2. Avoid late-night meals

3. Eat and drink normally during your eight-hour eating time block

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It likely doesn't matter which meal you skip - breakfast or dinner - as long as you skip one of them, Joseph said.

He added its important to eat earlier in the night so your body isnt trying to digest a full stomach when it is inactive.

The best part? You only need to do this two days per week to see results.

So for five days you can eat regularly, but for two days you can only eat regularly for your chosen eight hours.

The benefits of intermittent fasting include balancing your hunger hormones, burning fat stores for energy and boosting your metabolism and energy levels.

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Trucker-turned-fitness-instructor Siphiwe Baleka Brooke Partridge

To get back in shape, the trucker worked out at rest stops, gas stations and parks on his downtime.

"I started to think, 'Hey, there is a fitness and nutrition program for everyone in America except long-haul truck drivers," he said.

Getting back in shape inspired Baleka to found Fitness Trucking, an award-winning fitness program for truck drivers. Baleka knew from experience that truckers are faced with a unique set of challenges. According to him, not only are they sedentary for long periods of time, but they lack one of the most vital components of a healthy metabolism: sleep.

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"You have all these severe limitations and restrictions and with your schedule always changing it throws off your circadian rhythms, [which] has an effect on your hormone production and in particular the hormones that regulate your metabolism," explained the fitness instructor.

The hormones that regulate hunger are produced while we sleep, according to Baleka. When you don't get enough sleep, you don't get enough of the hormones that maintain a healthy, efficient metabolism, he explained.

"Ultimately the result is the circadian rhythms are disrupted, the hormone production is thrown out of whack, and drivers literally lose the ability to regulate their metabolism or their hunger," he said.

The sleep-deprived put on pounds as these hormonal imbalances throw the metabolic system out of whack, causing them to overeat or skip meals entirely, Baleka said.

According to the former trucker, you can speed up your metabolism by taking the right steps to improve your night-time habits.

Baleka recommends purchasing a wearable sleep tracker that can help you track your sleep and measure fatigue levels throughout the day.

"Just by being aware of them, you can start to correct and normalize them," he explained.

Going to bed at the same time every night and waking up at the same time every morning establishes a routine for a normal sleep pattern, Baleka said.

"You want to set a routine where you condition your body ahead of that time to know that that's what's coming," he instructed.

Light-stimulation from electronic devices trick the body into thinking it's still daylight, according to Baleka. He said it's important to wean yourself off about an hour before bed.

"The light stimulation is one of the things that can cause people to have difficulty falling asleep. So by turning off the electronic stuff you're not exposing yourself to those light rays that can keep you up," he said.

Baleka recommends a zero-electronics policy in the bedroom.

"Take the electronic stuff out of your bedroom and only use your bed for sleeping or sex," he advised.

The fitness instructor recommended a cup of camomile tea known for its calming effects and reading a book before hitting the sack.

"For a lot of people you can get one to two pages into a book and you're knocked out," he said.

"You do all of [these steps] and you do them consistently, you will train your body [to think] 'Hey, when I enter this environment, that's the signal for me to go to sleep,'" Baleka concluded.

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Pippa Middletons upcoming May 20 wedding to British man James Matthews may be under threat by normal people, but the royal sister-in-law isnt letting that distract her from getting ready for her big day. E! News reports Middleton has been prepping by working out at an exclusive London gym, in addition to following the Sirtfood Diet, which one expert warns is extremely restrictiveand can potentially cause long-term health problems.

On Wednesday, E! News published pictures of Middleton leaving private fitness center KX gym in Chelsea after an hour-and-fifteen-minute Pilates class, accompanied by a report that detailed Middletons use of the Sirtfood Diet, which was created by health consultants Aidan Goggins and Glen Matten. The diet is all about eating foods that are high in polyphenols micronutrients found in plant foods which supposedly help activate a persons sirtuin (or skinny) genes. In other words, the diet claims that by sticking with 20 so-called Sirtfoods including strawberries, kale, arugula, red wine, and walnuts youll burn more fat and your metabolism will speed up.

While that may sound great in theory (especially the part about red wine), registered dietitian Brigitte Zeitlin told the Cut that the diet is actually quite dangerous. Thats because, as Zeitlin explained, the diet is broken down into two phases, as detailed in the creators book, The SirtFood Diet. During a persons first week on the diet, theyre only supposed to consume 1,000 calories a day for three days through three Sirtfood juices and one meal a day (recipes for such meals and juices are included in the book and online). Then, for the remainder of the week, the amount of calories they consume is upped to 1,500 a day, through two juices and two meals.

The second phase of the diet is a maintenance phase that lasts for two weeks, involving three Sirtfood meals and one juice each day. After that, a person can repeat the process all over again (starting from week one), or merely stick with the maintenance phase for however long they want. Zeitlin confirmed that yes, a person would likely lose weight on this diet due to its overly restrictive nature, but theyd also be starving themselves in the process and would merely gain the weight back once they started eating again.

Its unhealthy and unsafe to eat below 1,200 calories a day, Zeitlin told the Cut. In addition to not giving yourself the proper energy and nutrients you need each day youre on this fad diet, eventually youre going to go off of it. Youre going to gain all of the weight you lost back, and more often than not, youre going to gain even more weight back.

Brides who are hoping to get in shape for their big day or even those of us hoping to shed the doughnut weight from our winter hibernation should pursue a healthier option rather than follow Middletons lead, according to the registered dietitian. The best thing a person could do for their health, she said, is to ensure that theyre getting a variety of whole fruits and vegetables, as well as lean protein, each day. This is far healthier than yo-yo dieting, like you would on the Sirtfood diet, she explained, since going up and down in weight has been shown to be bad for your heart, to screw up your metabolism, to cause stress on your body, and to lead to inflammation.

Extreme diets like this dont work, Zeitlin said. Most brides usually burn out on them, and they get incredibly cranky because theyre starving themselves. At a time when youre already incredibly stressed out, the last thing you need to do is add in the stressful factor of not eating properly.

Besides, as Celebitchy points out, the photographs E! News published of Middleton leaving KX gym which, of course, just so happens to have a restaurant that features a Sirtfood Dietfriendly menu seem to be pretty staged, suggesting that perhaps, like most other things celebrity-related, Middletons wedding prep might just be spon-con.

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To me, the kind of person who can count how many times I've been to the gym this year on one hand (ahem, or one finger), it doesn't feel like I really have a need to drink a protein shake for breakfast, or to eat one of those high protein bars in between meals.

I don't exactly love just eating grilled chicken and eggs, either.

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But after speaking with Myprotein nutritionist Charlotte Campbell, who spends quite a lot of time looking at the health benefits of protein, I might just have been convinced. Because a high protein diet is actually also great for people who don't own or regularly wear a sports bra, it turns out.

Research suggests that a high protein diet offers a whole host of health benefits, whether you lift weights or just the TV remote. Here's why:

"By eating lean sources of protein, youll keep your stomach fuller for much longer," says Charlotte. "If you want to cut calories but dont know where to start, add a portion of protein for your mid-morning and afternoon snack - whether this is some chicken bites, a handful of nuts or a specialised protein product." If you incorporate this into your routine, Charlotte explains you're likely to find yourself consuming less calories without realising - with some studies suggesting you could drop over 400 calories from your daily intake using this method.

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"Protein has a higher thermic affect than carbs or fats, which means it can be very efficiently processed by the body and turned into energy to be burned off," the nutritionist explains.

And even if you don't particularly want to achieve the lean look, it's important to maintain muscle for strength, especially as we get older. Cutting protein from your diet, Charlotte says, would cause you to "lose muscle mass along with fat", which can "affect mobility and make you more prone to injury".

It's not just muscle that protein protects, it also helps the bones directly says the nutritionist. "Studies have shown that a high protein diet makes you less likely to suffer from osteoporosis and fractures, which is important news for women who are more at risk of osteoporosis the older we get".

As always, though, it's worth pointing out that the ideal kind of diet is one that's balanced. "A high protein diet does not mean only protein," says Charlotte, adding: "While protein provides many benefits it should be consumed as part of a varied diet that also contains carbs and fats."

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My Why Is Meat a Risk Factor for Diabetes?postshows that meat may play a role in increasing the risk of diabetes, and How May Plants Protect Against Diabetes?discuss the potential protective role of healthy plant foods. But plant-based diets not only appear to guard against getting diabetes in the first place, they may successfully treat the disease better than the diabetic diets patients typically are placed on, controlling both weight and cholesterol.

Diets based on whole plant foods can result in significant weight loss without limiting portion size or counting calories, because plant foods tend to be so calorically dilute. In my video below, you can see the volume of 100 calories of broccoli, tomatoes, and strawberries compared to 100 calories of chicken, cheese, or fish. People just cant seem to eat enough of the plant foods to compensate for the calorie deficit, so they lose weight eating whole plant foods.

Most importantly, a plant-based diet works better. A plant-based diet beat out the conventional American Diabetes Association diet in a head-to-head, randomized, controlled clinical trial, without restricting portions and without calorie- or carb-counting. A review of all such studies found that those following plant-based diets experience improved reductions in blood sugars, body weight, and cardiovascular risk, compared with those on diets including animal products.

Cardiovascular risk is what kills diabetics the most. Theyre more likely to get strokes, more likely to suffer heart failure. In fact, [d]iabetes has been proposed as a coronary heart disease risk equivalent, which means diabetic patients without a history of coronary disease have an equivalent risk to that of nondiabetic individuals with confirmed heart disease.

A newer study used a technique to actually measure insulin sensitivity. It improved on both diets in the first three months, but then the vegetarian diet pulled ahead. The researchers also found that the LDL cholesterol fell significantly in the vegetarian group. Indeed, thats what we see when people are put on plant-based diets: Cholesterol comes down so much it can actually reverse the atherosclerosis progressionthat is, reverse the progression of heart disease.

We know about the beneficial effect of a vegetarian diet on controlling weight, blood sugars, cholesterol, insulin sensitivity, and oxidative stress compared to conventional diabetic diets, but what about quality of life and mood. How did people feel after making such a dramatic change in their diets? In a randomized, controlled trial, study subjects were assigned either to a plant-based diet group or a control group. The plant-based group ate vegetables, grains, beans, fruits, and nuts with animal products limited to a maximum of one daily portion of low-fat yogurt. The control group followed an official diabetes diet.

Quality of life improved on both diets in the first three months, but, within six months, the plant-based group clearly pulled ahead. The same results were seen with depression scores: They dropped in both groups in the first three months, but started to rebound in the control group.

The bottom line is that the more plant-based diet led to a greater improvement in quality of life and mood. Patients consuming a vegetarian diet also felt less constrained than those consuming the conventional diet. People actually felt the conventional diabetic diet was more restrictive than the plant-based diet. Disinhibition decreased with a vegetarian diet, meaning those eating vegetarian were less likely to binge, and the subjects in the vegetarian group tended to feel less hungry. All of this helps with sustainability in the long term, which is, of course, critical for any dietary change. So, not only do plant-based diets appear to work better, but they may be easier to stick to. And, with the improvement in mood, patients may exhibit desired improvements not only in physical, but also in mental, health.

In health,

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Is Anorexia the Latest Treatment for Obesity? Psychology Today (blog) Is it possible that a mental illness holds the secret to treating obesity? That's what some leading eating disorder experts propose. In their opinion piece Long-term weight loss maintenance in obesity: Possible insights from anorexia nervosa ... and more »

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We know how to lose weight: reduce calories and increase movement. Yet we don't do it. Or if we do, we gain it back.

What's missing is your answer to why you want to lose, says Dr. Holly Wyatt, associate professor of medicine at the University of Colorado Anschutz Health and Wellness Center. The Center, opened in 2012, employs researchers and clinicians to develop wellness programs. Wyatt has worked with overweight populations since 1997, studying weight regulation, metabolism, and the struggle to lose and maintain.

A sound diet and exercise plan are necessary, but not enough, Wyatt says. "Why are you going to do it? That's the mental side. Your body will follow your mind.

"Even the perfect diet, without the mental part, won't be successful."

Wyatt's patients work with her and other professionals in science-based, behavior-change programs that last either four or 12 months. Medication and surgery are not involved.

"People ask, 'What should I eat?' But don't start with that. Start with why you want to lose."

If your answer is health, ask why you want better health. If your answer is "to get off diabetes meds," ask why again. Keep asking until you uncover an emotion about something you feel you're missing in life, Wyatt says.

"Dig deep. Keep going until it gets personal. Use that as a powerful motivator to exercise, or pass on dessert. The internal 'why' keeps that motivational fire going."

Maybe it's important to be a great mother, and your weight keeps you on the sidelines, unable to be the mom you want to be. Maybe your father wasn't there for you, and you're determined to be healthy for your family.

Realize that strategies for weight loss are different from strategies for weight-loss maintenance. Think of nutrition and physical activity as two individuals in the same car. When you're losing weight, nutrition is driving and physical activity is in the back seat. When you're maintaining, nutrition is still important, but physical activity is driving.

Wyatt points out that with any program, physical activity is the best predictor of long-term success. Sixty to 70 minutes of exercise, six days a week, is what you're working toward.

Concentrate on what you can do, not on what you can't. Replace all the reasons you can't lose weight (bad knees, genes, job, family, money, car, your mother) with a list of what you can do. "The can'ts go on and on," Wyatt says. "Instead, put your energy into success. Believing you can has far more power."

Go public. Tell people you're striving to eat better and exercise. Ask for support. "You think people will judge, but instead, most will feel empathy and want to help."

Take a first step. "Even if you don't know how you'll get all your exercise minutes in, start," Wyatt says. "Action conquers fear."

Tara Streff of Greenwood Village, Colo., a digital-marketing manager at a law firm, took action after her mother died of Type 1 diabetes. "It took that for me to do something about it," Streff says. At 5 feet 7 inches tall, in her late 20s, Streff weighed 279 pounds in fall 2014 when she started a 16-week behavior-change program at the center.

"I had high blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar," Streff said. "My leg was numb, my ankles swelled, and I could barely walk up stairs. I had to sleep with an apnea machine. I got a lot of my mother's genes, including Type 1 diabetes."

Streff dug deep to find her "why."

"I learned the decision to change had to come from me and only me. I learned to stand up for what I needed. I learned if you don't take care of you first, you can't be there for anyone else.

"I got my doggy Bella at the beginning (of weight loss), and she saved my life. We walked together nearly two hours a day. I got off meds, including short-acting insulin. I will be a Type 1 diabetic on long-acting insulin for life."

In December 2015, Streff achieved her goal of losing 130 pounds.

"A few months ago, I had surgery to remove 2 feet of skin from my stomach," says Streff. "I am now at 140 pounds after surgery. I am so happy; I will never go back. Not only did I learn the diet-and-exercise piece, but I connected the emotional-and-mental piece, which helped me not gain the weight back. To get compliments again, like I did in high school, is surreal. I feel so good, inside and out. This journey was worth all the hard work. I pray everyone struggling from this addiction can find this for themselves."

Overall, participants in the center's yearlong behavior-change program lost an average of 18 percent of their body weight. The average patient came in weighing 250 pounds and finished at about 200.

A widely accepted industry definition of success is losing 10 percent of your body weight and keeping it off for a year. Diabetes researchers find losing even 5 to 7 percent is successful at delivering health benefits. Another benchmark, from the National Weight Control Registry, defines success as losing 30 pounds and keeping it off for a year. Obesity occurs when your body mass index is 30 or greater, according the Mayo Clinic.

Compared with industry benchmarks, weight-loss programs at the center are achieving significant success without surgery or medication, Wyatt says.

"We are getting greater weight loss. I think it will start a whole new paradigm. Thirty-nine percent of participants losing more than 25 percent of their starting body weight in a year using a lifestyle weight-loss program (nonsurgical) is significant."

Wyatt says two things make their programs unique: changing mindset while working on a new self-identity, and connecting weight loss to a larger life purpose.

Weight loss is why people enter the program. "But after, they talk about how their life is changed, about doing things they've wanted to do but weren't able to before. How they feel, how they engage in life, is what they're proud of. That makes it transformative and a game changer for most participants."

Cheryl McCarthy is a freelancer.

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Once upon a time, the tips and tricks of weight loss were basically free: use smaller plates! Drink a glass of water before every meal! Use blue light bulbs in your fridge so your food looks moldy and less appetizing! But in the new era of smart everything, people have come up with a smart fork that vibrates when you eat too quickly. Perhaps, if we just stop mindlessly scarfing down our food and instead eat slowly and deliberately and really luxuriate in every bite of that plain oatmeal, well eat less and lose weight.

Unfortunately, its not clear this works. A study published in the journal Appetite found that a vibrating smart fork made people eat more slowly but it didnt make them feel more full or eat less, which is really what people care about. The researchers randomly assigned 114 people to either eat with a normal fork or a vibrating fork (the Slow Control 10s Fork, which vibrates and flashes red every time you eat faster than one bite every 10 seconds). Both groups ate the same meal of 800 grams, or 1.7 pounds, of pasta bolognese. (My colleague, whos Italian, was horrified at how much pasta this is.)

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Before eating, participants completed some surveys about how quickly they thought they generally ate. They gobbled down the pasta bolognese, and then filled out more surveys about how quickly they thought they ate this time, whether they ate significantly slower or faster than usual, plus how full they felt. If there was any food left, the scientists collected it, weighed the leftovers, and subtracted that number from the 800 grams to see how much the subjects ate.

People using the smart fork did take fewer bites per minute, though not by a lot: 5.28 bites versus 4.55. Overall, the smart fork group took nine minutes and 44 seconds to finish, while the others ate their meal in eight minutes and 12 seconds. There were no differences in bite size, and no real differences in how much the two groups ate and how satiated they felt.

There is one major weakness in this study design. There are studies that show that eating slowly makes us feel more full, because it gives our body more time to register the food. Most of these studies, though, say the effect takes 20 minutes to set in and these participants ate the entire meal in 10. Maybe if the researchers specifically asked the participants to take a long time, instead of letting them eat at their own pace, there would have been more of an effect. But then the study wouldnt have been realistic.

The reality is that most people dont have the luxury of taking hours-long meal breaks anyway; I eat most of my lunch in 20 minutes, sad as that is to say. And even if the fork did reduce how much you ate, theres little guarantee you would keep using it. Jessica Roy at New York Magazine wrote about her experience with a similar food-shaming fork and noted that The No. 1 problem with the food-shaming fork is that I keep forgetting to use the food-shaming fork. My colleague Alessandra Potenza once tried a gadget that shocks you to remind you not to do something in her case, bite her nails. It worked at first. But after one week, she writes, I resumed biting my nails more fiercely than ever, and I did something I found extremely liberating: I ignored the Pavlok on my wrist.

The smart fork is just one example of well-intentioned devices that arent fun to use and that most people eventually abandon. Fitness trackers are another example. We get all excited at first, but, according to one research firm, a third of owners of smart wearables ditch them after six months. They can even backfire.

This isnt to say that weight-loss tips dont work. But the most effective tricks, like using smaller plates, arent annoying or disruptive. Ideally, you forget about them after a while and they become part of your life. Its not really that frustrating to use slightly smaller plates. It is frustrating to have your utensil vibrate constantly while youre starving.

We all want to believe that a cool new gizmo will make us change our habits. But if nobody can force us to keep using them, we might as well not have bought them in the first place.

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Demi Lovato has made a name for herself as a body-positive activist. The singer-actress, who has been open about battling bipolar disorder and bulimia, regularly posts photos and messages to fans on social media about the importance of loving onesbody.

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Thats why so many of her fans are upset about a recent Instagram post in which Lovato promotes a detox tea.

This year is all about#selflove, Lovato wrote in the post. Truly taking care of myself and exercising has changed everything for me. @teamiblendshas#sponsoredmy 30 day detox challenge to help get rid of toxins and my bloating for summer. Im on Day 7 right now & its so easy! I just drink their tea every single day in my favorite purple tumbler. I love taking it to shoots and the studio with me. She also offered up a promo code so that fans could save 20 percent off the product.

Reaction from fans was swift, and it wasnt positive. Many pointed out that Teami Colon, a tea made by the company, contains senna leaf, a laxative that has been cited by health officials for its potential to irritate thecolon. Teami also sells a tea called Teami Skinny that promises to help users lose weight quickly. Overall, fans expressed disappointment that someone who promotes a healthy body image would plug a product by a company that sells a weight-loss product, especially one thats unregulated.

Under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, dietary supplements including weight-loss and detox teas do not need approval from the Food and Drug Administration before theyre marketed or put on shelves. It is the companys responsibility to make sure its products are safe and that any claims made about such products are true, the FDA says on its website. Meaning, just because you can buy a product doesnt mean its safe or healthy.

Wow and you claim to be someone who [is] an advocate against eating disorders and someone who promotes body acceptance? This is disgusting, one follower wrote. Theres a SKINNY version of this tea, and for someone whos had an [eating disorder] to be promoting this is unacceptable, another said.

Eating-disorder experts agree that its not great for people who are already struggling with body image and their relationship with food to hear confusing messages from those they look up to. Trish Lieberman, RD, LDN, director of nutrition at the Renfrew Center of Philadelphia, an eating-disorders facility, tells Yahoo Beauty that people constantly hear mixed messages about food and weight in the media, and something like this just adds fuel to the fire. Celebrities have an important opportunity to positively influence how we experience body image, [and] when celebrities promote health products of any kind, they are having an influence on millions of people, she says. There is also the risk that people may assume a product is healthful when its promoted by a body-positive activist and not realize the potentially dangerous side effects.

Ashley Solomon, Psy.D., executive clinical director of Eating Recovery CenterinOhio, tells Yahoo Beauty that staying body positive is challenging, which is why its so important for celebrities and activists to promote a body positive message. We need examples in our culture of people whocelebrate body diversity and treat their bodies kindly, she says. When we see that those who we thought had areally healthy relationship with food and their bodies not demonstrating that ideal, it can be a hardblow [and] a lot of people will question if its even possible to live free of the pressures of our culture.

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Solomon points out that even body positive activists feel societal pressure to look a certain way and, just like everyone else, they may stumble, too. Its areminder of the need to not only look to activists andcelebrities for inspiration, but to find that strength inside ourselves and to create our body-positivecommunities, she says.

Those who struggle with body acceptance, yo-yo dieting, and eating disorders are more vulnerable to messages promoted by detox teas and more likely to try them, Lieberman says. But theres a big risk in using these products. The use of detox teas can be a slippery slope leading to more extreme behaviors and negative side effects, she says. And, she points out, use of laxatives (even so-called natural ones like senna leaf) may cause dehydration, weakness, kidney damage, chronic constipation, and electrolyte imbalances affecting the heart.

New York-based registered dietitianJessica Cordingaffirms to Yahoo Beauty that detox teas are potentially dangerous, from both healthful-eating and health-safety perspectives. Theres always that risk that youre getting stuff in them thats potentially not safe, she says. Thats kind of scary. Detox teas and detoxes in general arent even necessary, she says. Your liver does a great job of processing things that you take in, Cording says. You dont need to detox your body does a great job for you.

Heather Senior Monroe, director of program development atNewport Academy,tells Yahoo Beauty that detox teas can also be harmful because they cantrigger disordered eating behaviors and body dysmorphia, especially in people who are already susceptible to them. Getting into a weight-loss mindset can lead back toward self-destructive habits, such as excessive dieting, over-exercising, anorexic tendencies, and/or bulimic patterns, she says.

Cording says shes especially upset that this promotion is coming from Lovato. Shes been really outspoken about her history with eating disorders and body challenges, and it bums me out to see her posting about a detox challenge, she says.

Lovato hasnt yet responded to the criticism.

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Apple Watch owners! Here's how to lose weight Share This In our weight-loss guide for Apple Watch owners we offer tips and app recommendations to help you shed pounds safely and healthily

by Keith Burton | 28 Apr 17

Welcome to our guide to losing weight with the Apple Watch. We discuss the best apps to install on your watch (and how best to use the device's excellent preinstalled apps as part of a fitness regime), and offer some tips that will help you shed pounds in a safe and healthy way. Read next: Apple Watch and fitness: A couch potato's perspective

A regular intake of water will rapidly improve your skin, flush toxins and take the edge of your appetite. Sometimes when you think you're hungry you're actually thirsty. Just taking water alone is a huge step in improving your health.

I use WaterMinder to regulate and promote regular daily water intake; this has an Apple Watch version that nudges you to drink at regular intervals.

Controlling calorie intake is far easier than worrying about nutrition levels. Get calorie intake under control first and worry about balancing out your nutrition when you've reached the point where calorie intake is under control.

If you want to lose weight, calorie control is far more important than exercise. Plus, exercise will be easier once the weight is off. Don't expect to lose loads of weight through exercise alone, as exercise will also drive you to consume more calories to replace expended energy. Control your calories to lose weight and understand that exercise is there to help you strengthen your body, muscles, heart and lungs.

I recommend MyFitnessPal to control calories and nutrition. But we have lots more recommendations for apps that can help with your diet here: Best weight-loss apps for iPhone & iPad

Motion 24/7 is a good sleep tracker and step counter for the iPhone, but the second part of that equation was quickly taken over by the Apple Watch when it arrived. (We recommend a bunch more options here: Best workout apps for iPhone.)

Filling my rings on the Apple Watch each day has become a natural part of my day. My Activity ring is now set to challenge me to burn 600 active calories per day. That's literally double what it was the day I got my Watch.

As of writing this, I've closed all three circles every day without fail for 732 days in a row.Read next: Fitness trackers that work with Apple's Health app

The Apple Watch has two preinstalled apps that help you with exercise: Activity (which covers all of your day-to-day movements, motivating you to fill in the rings illustrated above) and Workout (which deals with dedicatedcardio exercise sessions, offering separate workouts for running, cycling, swimming and so on).

Bear in mind that while the Apple Watch Series 2 has GPS and can therefore provide accurate measurements when you run, the first-gen and Series 1 models do not. They will piggyback on the GPS of an associated iPhone if it's close enough, but otherwise they have to guess the distance based on your number of steps and the information they have about your stride length.

Each time you 'train' the watch by taking it out running with an iPhone, it gets a bit smarter at guessing distances when the iPhone's not there, so it's worth putting in a bit of time to help it learn about your running style. Read more about this process here: How to make the Apple Watch a more accurate fitness tracker.

Finally, consider picking up some wireless headphones so you can listen to music directly from your watch while out running. We've got plenty of recommendations in our Best wireless headphones and Best running & fitness headphones roundup articles.

To the Watch, I've added HeartWatch which acts as a superbly detailed heart monitor and sleep monitor. It will warn you if your heartbeat gets too high or too low and enables you to follow trends so you'll get early warning of any potential heart problems long before anything bad happens.

There are documented stories of how this app has literally saved lives.

With health becoming the next growth sector for technology, I decided to carry out an experiment on myself to see if apps and devices really could help me. I'd been 18 stone for far too long and at the age of 45 I could feel that weight starting to affect my joints and bones.

Knowing the Apple Watch was on the horizon (this wasa couple of years ago), and reasoning it was going to be a health wearable, I set about curating some useful apps for my iPhone in preparation. After much experimentation, I settled on WaterMinder, MyFitnessPal and Motion 24/7.

Over the course of my journey (2.5 years) I've lost 50lbs (3.5 stone) and kept it off. You lose weight not by dieting but by changing your diet, and that's what apps and devices enable you to do.

To mark a year of having my Apple Watch, and having regained health and happiness, I sent Tim Cook himself an email as I'd heard he actually does read customer emails just as Steve Jobs used to.

I wasn't really expecting a reply but I just wanted him to know that the device he's championed really can change lives. He was kind enough to send me an email back that day congratulating me for my achievement. Read next: Use Apple's Health app to get fit and healthy

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