Richard Simmons

Richard Simmons

Diet Reviews / Other

Simmons himself battled the bulge when he reached 268 pounds. Through diet and fitness, Simmons tackled his own weight loss demons in 1973 and lost 123 pounds. It wasn’t long after that he founded Slimmons, a Beverly Hills health club that caters to individuals of all sizes. Determined to help…

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Low Carb Diet

Low Carb Diet

Diet Reviews / Low Carb

Dr. Robert Atkins fought tooth and nail to show the world how a low-carb plan can improve weight loss, lower cholesterol levels, increase energy and enhance overall wellness. With the second low-carb boom, the late Dr. Atkins wasn’t alone as plenty of other diet gurus hopped on the low-carb bandwagon,…

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Eat Great, Lose Weight

Eat Great, Lose Weight

Diet Reviews / Low Carb

Somers is not stranger by any means to the weight-loss game. After struggling with her own issues for a span of more than 20 years, Somers put an end to a lifetime of fluctuating by putting food combining to work for her. She has since created her own diet concept…

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Best Life Diet

Best Life Diet

Diet Reviews / Other

Using a nutritional eating program, cardio workouts and strengthtraining, it is possible to get the body you’ve always dreamed of. More thanjust another fly-by-night fad, Bob’s Best Life program is designed so that people can live it, not diet. The three-phase program was created to help people decrease their weight,…

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Dorm Room Diet

Dorm Room Diet

Diet Reviews / Low Fat

Daphne Oz’s virtual syllabus of good health is geared to help students begin to live healthy while enjoying the best years of their lives. She provides readers with an 8-step program for a more healthy lifestyle. As opposed to other diets, The Dorm Room Diet does not advocate deprivation. After…

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Macrobiotics

Macrobiotics

Diet Reviews / High Fiber

Cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, collards, kale, mustard greens, and radishes should be regularly eaten, while snow peas, mushrooms, celery, lettuces and string beans can be consumed occasionally. Staying away from peppers, tomatoes, potatoes, eggplant, spinach, spinach, asparagus, beets and avocado is recommended. Popular with celebrities such as Gwyneth Paltrow, Madonna and…

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Special K Diet

Special K Diet

Diet Reviews / High Fiber

Following the Special K diet is nothing if not easy. For breakfast, dieters eat a single serving of Special K (110 calories) with 2/3 cup skim milk and fruit. Lunch or dinner is also milk, cereal, and fruit. The dieter consumes whatever they want for the third meal a day….

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Total Body Makeover

Total Body Makeover

Diet Reviews / Low Calorie

The Total Body Makeover starts simple. Greene addresses the issue of emotional eating, the heart of the problem for many people. He provides motivational tools for helping dieters attack this issue head-on. The main obstacles he focuses on are changing attitudes, food, and exercise. Food should be viewed as nothing…

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Choose to Lose

Choose to Lose

Diet Reviews / Low Fat

By lowering your intake of carbs too much you are actually doing more harm than good. Your glycogen stores do not get filled up, leading to loss of stamina and endurance. The secret to losing weight is based on the success triangle made up of a low-fat diet, adequate intake…

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