By Marc Courtiol Becoming a vegetarian seems like it should be simple. You just stop eating meat, right? That is of course true, but if you want to do it right-in a way that is healthy and sustainable-it is important…
Seven Natural Ways to Boost Your Metabolism
The human metabolism is a tricky thing. It harnesses aspects of many of the body’s systems through a complex network of chemical processes, all toward the single goal of keeping the body running. That is the biological side. Outwardly, we…
Simple Natural Solutions to Stop Overeating
One of the most difficult health conundrums in modern life is figuring how to deal with the abundance of food that is available to us at all times. From an evolutionary perspective, our bodies are designed to consume food when…
Can You Lose Weight Through Walking?
By Marc Courtiol Getting motivated for exercise is one of the most difficult parts of any weight-loss program. In a perfect world, losing weight would be easy to achieve with minimal effort, but shedding pounds requires long-term commitment and consistent…
Take a Look at Your Stress and Your Weight
Stress and weight gain are connected in several different ways. For one thing, stress can cause us to be too busy to exercise. With so many demands on our time due to work, family, and social obligations it is no…
Boost Your Health with Short Workouts
When people think of exercise, the most common reaction is that it takes too long, but there are also other negative thought processes that keep us from working out the way that we know we should. Trying to find the…
Hoodia Gordonii and Controversy
By Eric Cho Hoodia Gordonii, or Hoodia™, is an immensely popular diet product that one can buy either online or in health food shops. Herbal based, it is generally viewed as one of the major appetite suppressants available on the…