You may think you’re an enlightened eater because you pass up the bacon burger in flavor of a trip to the salad bar) but you’d be surprised at what that choice can cost you in terms of calories, fat and…
Persimmon, the Fat-Fighting Fruit
Persimmon may sound like a lovelorn heroine from a Jane Austen novel, but it’s actually far more auspicious than that. According to Israeli researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, this tasty fruit packs twice the antioxidants and double the…
Stressed Fat
IF YOUR BOSS is like ours – random mood swings, unprovoked acts of cubicle violence-then there’s a good chance he’s making you fin. A study at the University of California, San Francisco showed that subjects who were chronically subjected to…
Asthma and Excess Weight
IF THE 13 billion other health deficiencies related to obesity weren’t enough to dissuade you from the Po’Boy life, then take a bite at this: In a University of Washington study of more than 1100 adults, researchers determined that the…
If No One Sees You Eat It, It Has No Calories!
If you are trying to lose weight, aren’t getting the results you want and want to give up….stop! Take stock and see if you have fallen foul of these ‘diet traps’. 1. If no one sees you eat it, it…
Want Weight Loss? Avoid The “Calorie Trap”
Calories – two out of three American adults need to eat fewer. The rest struggle daily not to eat more. A calorie (or kilocalorie) is a measure of energy-producing potential. If we consistently eat more than we need, we gain…
7 Tips to Cut Calories When Eating Out
If you eat at restaurants very often (more than three times a week), you’re going to be carrying extra weight unless you take steps now to make some different choices. Here are seven easy ways to shave calories from restaurant…
Weight Loss – How To Beat The Cravings
Most of us are “regular” people. We don’t eat the perfect diet all the time and have our struggles with food, same as everyone else. But having an awareness of this fact and knowing a little bit about our health…
Hoodia Gordonii and a Healthy Diet
What does Hoodia Gordonii and a healthy diet have to do with one another you ask? The fact is that your only true advantage in achieving a happier, ill-free, and definitely longer life is your knowledge and conviction in the…
Why Are There So Many Fat Kids?
I can remember when there was only one “chubby” kid per class. Now one in three, by my informal survey and the government’s official tally, would be eligible for this form of verbal abuse. Actually, one child in ten is…