The total calories that you should be consuming depend on whether you are a women or a man. It depends on your body structure and your activity level. So you need to make some adjustment on numbers I present.

If you have been eating around 1800 calories per day you can slowly move your intake down to 1600. Work down from this level over a month's period to 1400 calories. Don't go below 1200 calories per day. Otherwise you can over stress your body.

If you have just started out and are eating 2400 calories, decrease your calories to 2000 or 2100. If you don't lose weight in 2-3 weeks reduce your calories lower. Over a month's time you can move down to 1600 calories and see if you start to lose weight. If you do, stay at this level.

It's not a good idea to make a drastic shift in your consumption of food since your body can react and get into a "starving mode." In this mode your body will store more fat making it difficult for you to lose weight.

Remember not to eat junk food. When you eat quality food, it takes less food for you to become satisfied as compared to eating junk food.

Protein, Carbohydrates, and Fat

There are many ideas about what combination or percentages you should eat of various nutrients - protein, carbohydrates, and fat. I don't believe that exact percentages exist, which will provide weight loss and good health for all individuals. Each one of you will require different percentages depending on your weight, health, body structure, emotional make-up and a variety of other conditions. For this reason some diet programs work with some people and not with others.

One of best eating habit programs that will help you to lose weight is to eat:

* quality protein

* low glycemic carbohydrates

* quality fats

* high fiber

* high water consumption

Quality Protein - is essential for body to survive. There 8 essential amino acids and 14 non-essential. Protein is used to regulate certain body processes by contributing to various chemical reactions and by creating a number of body chemicals.

Post-nasal drip is sensation of liquid or mucous buildup in back of throat. Post-nasal drip is caused by drainage from nasal cavities into back of throat. Though post-nasal drip is a normal everyday occurrence, failure to rinse or flush nasal cavities on a regular basis may allow buildup to remain and fester, causing a long list of other health complications.

In reviewing possible complications of unchecked post-nasal drip, this article also reviews specific prevention techniques so that normal course of post-nasal drip doesn’t take a bad turn.

It is important to note that 90% of infectious bacteria enters body through nose and may settle in post-nasal drip buildup. Infectious bacteria are everywhere, there really is no place to hide, but there are ways to prepare our bodies to resist infection and to cleanse our bodies of bacteria.

Complications Stemming from Post-Nasal Drip

Nasal congestions may result from post-nasal drip buildup. This nasal problem is just one of many that begins with neglect. Buildup blocks nasal passages, making it difficult to breathe through nose. As buildup continues an infection may result in which nasal tissue may swell and congest nasal passages.