Take heart — February marks National Heart Health Month, and what better time to get your ticker in tip-top shape? After all, it could save your life. Did you know cardiovascular diseases are the number one killer in the United States? An estimated 650,000 people die every year from heart…
Diet & Fitness / Healthy Eating
When you’re trying to lose weight by cutting back on calories, keeping your energy levels up can be a challenge. Many dieters fail at sticking with their diet plan because they simply feel too tired, depressed or lethargic after a few days. When your body isn’t used to a lower…
Want a food that’s as scrumptious as a high-fat, high-calorie snack? Tickle your taste buds with a sugary spud. Although they’re a favorite around Thanksgiving, sweet potatoes are beneficial to your health all year long. Sweet potatoes are a great source of vitamin E, vitamin C and vitamin A. The…
Diet & Fitness / Healthy Eating
by Stephen LauCopyright (c) 2009 Stephen Lau In weight loss, people tend to look at the big picture, which is to shed those extra pounds, and losing those pounds focuses on diet — more specifically, on what to eat, and what not to eat. However, weight loss is more than…
Diet & Fitness / Healthy Eating
Deciding how best to eat your allotted daily food intake can be a bit confusing if you’re dieting. Some experts say to eat a big breakfast; some say a big lunch is better. Some advocate three square meals and no snacks. Who knows, maybe those that say five or six…
There are four ways to do the Cambridge Diet that go from using the products as your main meals to consuming them as nutritional supplements in conjunction with a diet low in calories: 1. FAST START PROGRAM – Consume 3 to 4 Cambridge servings a day with no other foods…
Meet PAM. You can’t imagine foregoing butter. After all, how will you saute” your meats and vegetables? How will you grease those baking pans? Well, meet PAM, a fat-free cooking spray that comes in Original, Butter, Olive Oil and two other flavors. With PAM, you can eliminate the need for…
It is possible to have too much of a good thing. While pretzels, nuts, granola bars, rice cakes and other snacks may be smart snacks, it’s important to enjoy them in moderation. Even healthy foods can take a toll on your waistline. After all, those calories add up. A chocolate…
Cellulite affects nearly 90 percent of women, and contrary to popular belief, cellulite can appear on skinny, average weight or overweight individuals. Cellulite is not so much a weight condition as it is a skin condition; cellulite appears when fat cells get trapped directly underneath the skin’s surface, which results…
Endorsed by NFL coach Don Shula and wife Mary Anne, along with football players Dan Marino, Cris Carter and Steve Beuerlein, NutriSystem is the weight-loss program of choice for numerous professional athlete who swear by the program to get back to their playing weight. There are more than 120 dishes…