5 Surprising Things That Make You Leaner

Want to be leaner? Good deal... here's 5 tips that will help you along... TIP 1 Ditch The Starch Starches, such as rice, potatoes, some veggies, oats, etc. are often considered "health foods." While they can be healthy, they can also pack on stomach bodyfat like crazy if you overdo them. As you may know, … Continue reading 5 Surprising Things That Make You Leaner

Physician Discusses Stigma Of Obesity

In a column in the Huffington Post (5/19), preventive medicine physician Scott Kahan, MD, of Johns Hopkins University, wrote, "The National Institutes of Health, the World Health Organization, and numerous other scientific organizations regard obesity as a disease, yet most people continue to dismiss obesity as a 'willful misconduct' and label people who have obesity as … Continue reading Physician Discusses Stigma Of Obesity

FDA Nukes Yet Another B.S. Weight Loss Pill…YES!

[ Sometimes I read an article so great I have to forward it to all my readers. This recent post by fitness expert Jon Benson is one of those articles. See if it doesn't help you with your goals. Thanks! ] I took a big, huge, massive sigh of relief today. Finally… the FDA did … Continue reading FDA Nukes Yet Another B.S. Weight Loss Pill…YES!

SIRT1: Is Your Fat-Burning Gene Turned On?

[ The following article was written by Jon Benson, fitness and fat-loss expert. I trust you'll enjoy it! ] You may have this gene. It may be turned “off” right now… in fact it probably is. There’s a problem with that: This gene helps you melt off bodyfat. It would be pretty nice to turn … Continue reading SIRT1: Is Your Fat-Burning Gene Turned On?

Vegetarian Diet May Lower Risk For Developing Metabolic Syndrome

MedWire (5/18, Withers) reported, "Individuals who consume a vegetarian diet have a lower risk for developing the metabolic syndrome than those who do not," according to a study published in the journal Diabetes Care. After examining the diets of some 773 people, researchers found "those adhering to a vegetarian dietary pattern were at a 56% lower … Continue reading Vegetarian Diet May Lower Risk For Developing Metabolic Syndrome