Diet & Fitness / Healthy Eating
While many people turn to the latest fad diet or diet program in hopes of “losing 10 pounds in 10 days!” or experiencing “fast weight loss overnight!” few people actually get results from these programs and end up gaining weight from their yo-yo dieting habits in the long-term. Experts say…
Diet & Fitness / Healthy Eating
Ask most people what their New Year’s Resolutions were, and you’ll likely find a common answer to lose weight. With so many of us wanting to shed the pounds, why is the obesity pandemic reaching new heights? Weight loss tends to conjure up images of near starvation and tons of…
Diet & Fitness / Healthy Eating
How many times have we started a diet, only to have a decrease in blood sugar sabotage our efforts by lunchtime? Sometimes dieting can feel like a double-edged sword. We do everything right. We count calories, fat and carbohydrates and we reduce our sodium. Then why does it sometimes feel…
Diet & Fitness / Healthy Eating
By Mellisa How to lose weight with your partner could mean losing at love. Not losing love for your partner of course, but it might mean you have to lose some of the foods you love. It’s always easier if you lose with love, with your partner standing by your…
Diet & Fitness / Healthy Eating
Snacks with less than 100 calories are not hard to find. The key to a good snack is finding food that effectively fights off hunger. If you choose a snack with fiber and/or protein, it will most likely hold you over until mealtime. Whether you prefer sweet or salty, you…
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by William Winch Each year, more that 300 new junk foods are introduced to the marketplace. Compare that to the 10 new health foods that are introduced each year, and you can see why America has an obesity epidemic. How can a person successfully stay on a healthy weight loss…
Diet & Fitness / Healthy Eating
With our hectic lives and breakneck pace, drive-thrus are often the go-to destination for many meals. And while it’s convenient, it’s our health that pays the real price. Most drive-thru fare is a poor substitute for a home-cooked meal; it has little nutritional value, excessive fat and sodium, and can…
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by Angeline Oppenheimer Calcium is an essential mineral for boosting bone health and staving off osteoporosis. A recent report from Harvard Health News concludes that calcium lowers the risk of colon cancer. Other health authorities recommend calcium for regulating blood pressure, reducing the risk of cardiovascular diseases and weight control….
Diet & Fitness / Healthy Eating
By Peggy Edwards It’s a sad truth that some dieters will be successful while others will not. Why do some people suffer from endless setbacks and yo-yoing weight loss while others manage to not only lose the weight but keep it from ever coming back? Don’t you want to know…
Diet & Fitness / Healthy Eating
by Amy Daughdrill Fasting has been instituted by people of nearly all faiths as a religious practice since before recorded history. By definition, it is the act of abstaining from food, drink or both for a period of time. As a spiritual practice, it is believed to be an act…