Jews and Muslims brave weight-loss challenge together

Slim Peace Groups, a non-profit organization established in Israel five years ago, has a dual goal: to promote healthy eating and living habits, and at the same time bring together women from different religious background who would otherwise never have met.

By Vered Guttman | 14:36 10.01.13 |

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January is a good month for well-meaning resolutions, and no doubt losing a few pounds is a popular one. This Tuesday in Boston, a small group of Jewish and Muslim women decided to start working on adopting a healthier lifestyle together.

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There's a bit more to weight loss
- By Alex Levi (Personal Trainer from Tel-Aviv)
- 11 Jan 2013
- 02:49AM
It's not bad but I think this is misleading. Pretty much agree with what NeatBodies.com wrote in their weight loss book: Losing weight is all about a sequence of biological reactions: 1. Creating the right metabolic state. 2. Spiking Muscle Insulin Sensitivity. 3. Depleting Glycogen 4. Breaking Fat 5. Burning broken fat. The better you trigger them in order, the more fat you are going to lose. It's a good read if you have 30 minutes to spare and are serious about results.
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