OK, first I'm going to admit this is a rather subjective issue. The Caffeine Free Drinks I think tastes best may not be the one you think tastes best but . . . We're gonna give it a go anyway. I actually like the taste of water myself.

But first lets look at some reason why you'd want to give up caffeine in the first place. There are a lot of reasons to give up caffeine. The original question that had me thinking about giving up caffeine was from a young woman who had recently found out she was pregnant.

Most doctors recommend you do away with caffeine while you're pregnant for the safety of your unborn child. One of the reasons is because caffeine crosses the placenta to your baby. So when you have caffeine, your baby has caffeine.

But that caffeine we love so much is a stimulant - it increases blood pressure and heart rate. It also works as a diuretic, increasing the frequency of urination and dehydrating the body. So for starters, if you're drinking soda because you're thirsty, you're going to get even more thirsty - rather than less.

Notice how all the diets you find tell you to give up caffeine? Your body needs fluid to burn that fat and to remove the toxins you build up when you burn the fat. If you are dehydrated, you can't lose weight very well.

But sometimes you just want a soda. Sometimes you just need something that makes you feel like you're not completely deprived of all the things you once loved. So which one tastes best?

My first choice would be a soda that never had caffeine in it in the first place. Like a Sprite or 7-Up. I like Fresca, which is a diet drink so it would be unsuitable for anyone who is pregnant, but these drinks all taste good for the very occasional soda. Sparkling (carbonated) flavored water is also a great choice. The brand La Croix is a favorite of many - and there are a ton of flavors.

Both Coke and Pepsi have caffeine free choices, though I'll have to admit without the caffeine these two giants lose their punch. To me, I'd rather have water than either of these. But that's just my opinion. There may be others out there who love these two as caffeine free.

There are also caffeine free Root Beers. Many have said these are quite good and if you like Root Beer, this might be an option as well. And of course decaffeinated coffee is a good choice too. Naturally decaffeinated coffee would be best but remember, decaffeinated coffees still have a little residual caffeine in them.

If you're on the South Beach Diet, you've probably found the great tasting South Beach Diet Bars. And though they probably aren't a great idea for everyday, they work great for that occasional meal on the run.

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Ok, sometimes no matter how well you plan or how dedicated you are to your diet, you've just got to have a little something sweet. Now I'm not advocating eating these type things all the time, but sometimes it's a case of "I'm GONNA have a treat or SOMEBODY is gonna pay!"

For times like these, there are the Atkins Endulge Bars. They're sweet but without spiking your blood sugar. (That means even though you've endulged, you won't have to pay over and over again over the next few days with monster food cravings.) Here are some great prices on Atkins Endulge Bars:

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For those on a low carb diet like such as The Atkins Diet or a reduced carb diet such as the G.I. Diet (Glycemic Index Diet),  Fat Loss 4 Idiots,  South Beach Diet, The Diet Solution, The Mediterranean Diet and the Zone Diet, a great low calorie meal replacement bar would be the Atkins Diet Bars.

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And while I wouldn't recommend eating these bars on a regular basis, I call them my emergency bars and only have them when I have little or no other option, such as when I'm traveling or some last minute emergency won't allow me to have a proper meal.

This is a great source for these bars, and you will save quite a bit of money ordering here rather than going to your local Wal-mart or grocery store.

About one in three people are adversely affected by changes in altitude, and are in danger of suffering some form of mountain sickness. And though it is usually not dangerous, it can be and may even be fatal if you fail to recognize the signs and take appropriate action.

The first thing you should know is the symptoms. Mountain sickness usually includes headache, nausea and lethargy. It’s not unlike having a nasty hangover from alcohol. Because the air pressure is less, your body is having difficulty gaining the amount of oxygen it needs to function properly and must become accustom to the decreased amount available.

In addition, because the air is usually drier at the elevated heights, you become dehydrated much more easily and there are some heights at which your body will have a reduced amount of nutrient absorption.

There are more severe symptoms such as loss of coordination, breathlessness and mental confusion which are beyond the scope of this post, and should you find you are suffering from any of these you should get to a lower elevation and get immediate medical attention. But we are going to assume we’re all talking about simple Mountain Sickness.

If you are one of the ‘lucky third’ who finds acclimatizing less than a snap, here are a few things you should do to help decrease the time it takes for you to be your old lovable self:

• Load up on carbohydrate foods before you leave, and continue to priorities them when you're at higher altitude.
• Drier air means you're at more risk of dehydration at high altitude. Drink more water!
• Your body will need more calories than normal. Remember, it has to work harder to extract the oxygen you need. Add on extra carbohydrate foods and snacks.
• Eat smaller, more frequent meals which allows for more constant fuel for your body, while not increasing your digestive burdens on the body.
• Proteins are more difficult for your body to digest. Eat more starchy and sweet foods. While you are acclimating is not the time for low-carb dieting.
• Vitamin E (tocotrienol), branch-chain amino acid supplements and digestion enzymes at each meal may be helpful.
• Eat less salt. Salt will make you retain fluid and make your body work harder to stay oxygenated and hydrated.
• Don't drink alcohol. Alcohol dehydrates the body and being your body is having difficulty in this area to begin with, try to avoid making things worse.
• Until your body becomes acclimatized, try to avoid strenuous exercise or putting any undue stress on the heart or lungs.

There are not many people I've known who haven't wondered at one time or another how to get rid of love handles or how to get rid of belly fat. Those of us who have love handles, also known by other colorful names like spare tire, belly fat, and pot-belly, find very little to love about those handles. That belly says we've been letting ourselves go to pot.

Love handles and belly fat are basically nice ways to describe the fat that accumulates on the lower abdomen and on each side of the waist. But any way you view it, those love handles are warning signs of undesired weight gain. Yes, let's call it what it is, that belly fat is just unwanted weight. And the only way to get rid of love handles and to get rid of belly fat is to lose weight. You may have the greatest abs in the world, but if they’re covered by fat, nobody will ever know.

That means you've got to find a reliable eating plan that will both nourish your body while reducing that pot-belly and those love handles. Finding reliable weight lose information can be an absolutely discouraging endeavor since there are quite literally hundreds of weight loss plans on the market today that make all types of preposterous claims.

First, you need to find a healthy plan you can stick to. To reduce your overall body fat and keep it off, you need to find a healthy eating plan. It's tempting, when you're trying to lose weight, to skip meals to reduce your caloric intake, but a better--and easier--way to cut calories is to find a reliable diet that fits your tastes and lifestyle; one you can adopt for life. So to prevent or reduce excess weight around the abdomen, or wherever you're genetically predisposed to deposit it, you need a healthy diet.

Compare the different diets based on the type foods you enjoy, and the ones you already know pack on the pounds now. Don't be tempted by plans offering huge weight loss over a short period of time. A plan offering fast results is usually not a healthy one, and you want a plan you can stick with for the rest of your life. You want a healthy diet that will keep the weight off.

Once you start losing body fat, you can firm up your body by exercising. The main thing to remember though is that spare tires and pot-bellies indicate too much body fat. And losing body fat is the best (read only) way to get rid of love handles and to get rid of belly fat.

If you want to lose weight then find the right diet for you, and then get up off the couch and go for a walk, take a ride on your bike, or go to the gym. When you maintain a healthy diet and institute a regular cardiovascular workout routine, your love handles and belly fat will gradually reduce without any particular special exercise to get rid of them. So, there you have it: the skinny on how to get rid of love handles and belly fat.

There are hundreds of diets out there, and it can be mind boggling to keep track of them all. But whether you're trying to lose weight, or are simply wanting to stay healthy by eating a healthy diet, you're going to have to weed through them to find the one that's best for you.

The truth is, there are a lot of very healthy diets out there. And unless you have some underlying health issues that require you eat a certain type diet, probably the best  all round diet on the market today is the Mediterranean Diet.

The Mediterranean Diet is high in fruits and vegetables, low fat meat, fish and complex carbohydrates. And research shows the Mediterranean Diet excels at maintaining your blood sugar at constant levels. And for those of you who are saying my blood sugar is fine, I'm not worried about it.   It's those spikes in your blood sugar and consequently your insulin levels that make you so doggone hungry.

In addition to making you hungry, high blood sugar and caffeine levels as well as aged fats are the culprits when it comes to high cholesterol. And though your cholesterol levels may be fine now, as you grow older, it will become more and more difficult to maintain them.   And after all, we're all about eating a healthy diet.

But the Mediterranean Diet is not the only healthy diet around. All of the following diets are both reduced carbohydrates and reduced fat, which is the basic criteria for a healthy diet. G.I. Diet (Glycemic Index Diet), the Fat Loss 4 Idiots, South Beach Diet, The Diet Solution, and the Zone Diet ]]> http://www.top10-diets.com/which-is-the-healthiest-diet-to-follow/feed/ 0 http://www.top10-diets.com/low-fat-and-calorie-and-point-counting-diets/ http://www.top10-diets.com/low-fat-and-calorie-and-point-counting-diets/#comments Sun, 28 Jun 2009 22:09:52 +0000 BJ http://www.top10-diets.com/?p=334

Many people prefer to count calories or points. The real beauty of these plans is the flexability. You can eat anything you want, as long as you keep your calories or points under a predetermined level. If you love to cook and have the willpower to postpone gratification, these plans have been very successful for many people.

Most of the plans listed here are also low fat diet. That's because if you're counting calories and points, foods that are higher in fat have higher calorie and point counts. So if you are able to handle these low-fat high-carb diets one of these may be just the plan for you.

Some of the most successful Calorie and Point counting diets are Weight Watchers, DASH and the Ornish diet. (To calculate the number of calories you should take in to lose weight click here.) These diets will give you the carbohydrates your body craves.

Each of these diets are healthy and if you are able to stay with them you will lose weight. However if after you have been on these diets for a few weeks you find you are constantly hungry, you may want to shift to a reduced carbohydrate diet.

Most of us find when we eat a meal high in carbohydrates, even if they are complex carbohydrates, we get hungry more rapidly and the hunger pains are stronger. And to add insult to injury, we remain hungry (or at least hungrier) for the rest of the day.

So if this happens to you, you may need a reduced carbohydrate diet. A reduced carbohydrate diet doesn't actually go low carb or low fat, but rather reduces the amount of carbohydrates you take in along with some reduction of fat as well. Diets that are reduced carb and fat are the G.I. Diet (Glycemic Index Diet), the Fat Loss 4 Idiots, South Beach Diet, The Diet Solution, The Mediterranean Diet and the Zone Diet.

Each of these diets are very healthy and if you stick with them you will lose weight. However, if after two full weeks on any of these diets you are still having problems with strong food cravings, you may want to shift to a low carb diet such as The Atkins Diet, or you may need to see your doctor and discuss insulin resistance.