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Weight Loss Improves Sexual Function, Not Fertility
January 1st, 2013Obese women are usually instructed to lose weight in order to increase the chances of becoming pregnant. Recent research says weight loss may be more likely to improve sexual desire and frequency rather than combat infertility problems.
Shifting the Diet Paradigm
January 1st, 2013I have early memories of the word diet, most of them bad. As a kid, I remember adults talking about diets as something you had to go on when you could no longer see your toes. Diets were akin to wearing a hair shirt next to the skin, a sort of penance to make right years of gastronomical sins mortal and venial.
How best-selling diets differ (and how they are the same)
Health News: Mindful Eating Equals Lower Weight and Blood Sugar
January 1st, 2013Eating mindfully, or consuming food in response to physical cues of hunger and fullness, is just as effective as adhering to nutrition-based guidelines in reducing weight and blood-sugar levels in adults with type 2 diabetes, a new study suggests.
A Personalized Plan Is the Key to Weight Loss Success
January 1st, 2013Most of us have lost weight by dieting only to gain it back again. The problem with diets isn’t that they don’t work, it’s that they don’t last.
How to calm cravings, remove temptations, and learn to prioritize
Focus On: Wild African Mango
September 1st, 2012Recently showcased on the Dr. Oz show, the West African herb also known as Irvingia gabonensis (latin for African Mango) has medical and natural health researchers clamoring over the possible positive health implications it would extend to various factions within the United States.
Nature’s Fat Assassin
Melting Away Fat
July 1st, 2012Nobody’s perfect. We miss workouts, cave into cravings, and sometimes with our busy schedules, it’s practically impossible to stay on track with our weight-loss goals. Many of you are looking for the “magic bullet” to jumpstart your weight-loss efforts.
Five Foods That Will Lower Your WeightHealth Tips: Weight Loss Decreases Inflammation
July 1st, 2012Here’s another reason to drop those excess pounds around your middle. According to a study published in Cancer Research, postmenopausal women who were overweight or obese and lost at least five percent of their body weight had a measurable reduction in markers of inflammation.
Grapefruit Consumption Associated With Lower Body Weight
June 1st, 2012Trying to lose weight? Grapefruit may help you reach your goal. Researchers analyzed data from the 2003 to 2008 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) and found that women age 19 and older who consume grapefruit tend to have significantly greater intake of key nutrients, higher HDL-cholesterol, and a lower body weight than women who do not eat grapefruit.
The Best Diet for Optimal Health
March 1st, 2012There is much wisdom in the old saying “You are what you eat,” and doctors and dietitians alike will tell you that good health starts with a good diet. To help make eating well as simple as possible, we teamed up with four nutrition specialists to create an easy-to-follow diet plan that’s good for everyone.
Forget the fads. This plan is all you need to reach your ideal weight--and maintain it.
The Exercise Myth
February 1st, 2012Is exercise good for your health? Sure! Is it key to losing weight? Absolutely not! But so many people believe that it is. True, exercise does burn calories, and you must burn calories to lose weight, but exercise has another effect that counteracts the burning of calories; it stimulates hunger, which causes you to eat more and offset any weight lost from exercising.
Lose weight the right way.
