A Star Is Born

(Fri Jun 16th, 2006, by Sylvie Charrier)

I grew up in a vegetarian family. As a child, I had more grains, vegetables, and soy products than most people will eat in a lifetime. When I was about 16 years old, I had had enough--I wanted to eat meat! At first, it was strange cooking with real m...

Cafeteria At Fault for College Weight Gain

(Fri Jun 16th, 2006, by Diana Keuilian)

Tips on how you can avoid weight gain caused by your cafeteria College weight gain is at an all time high, and as students continue to pack on the pounds at an increasing rate, we naturally want to know where the blame lies for this growing epidemic....

Alcoholic Drinks And Its Effect on Your Weight Loss Program

(Fri Jun 16th, 2006, by Tracy Lee)

"I'll just have a little..." If you are not careful, this little phrase can be an absolute killer for your weight loss plans during this holiday season. And I'm not just talking about the food. The hidden danger is in all the alcoholic drinks and coc...

Do You Eat Breakfast?

(Thu Jun 15th, 2006, by Cheryl Haining)

Do You Eat Breakfast? It is not a myth. Eating breakfast is an important part of attaining and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. The morning meal enables your body to refuel itself after enduring a nightlong fast or 10 hours or more. It assists in re-...

Wellness Medicine

(Thu Jun 15th, 2006, by Dr Darryl Chew)

From WellnessMedicine.info THE SCIENCE OF OBESITY: FATS & CHOLESTEROL For years we heard that a low-fat, low-cholesterol diet would keep us healthy and help us lose weight. And many of us jumped on the bandwagon, eliminating fat and high-cholesterol...

7 Stupidly Simple Weight Loss Tips That Work Like CRAZY!

(Thu Jun 15th, 2006, by Abby Dominic)

Current statistics reveal that 75% of Americans are overweight and 40% are obese. For those who desire to lose weight and obtain optimal health, sometimes it can be overwhelming trying to figure out where to start. From the Atkins Diet to the South B...

Protein for Healthy Living

(Wed Jun 14th, 2006, by Dee Britton)

Protein for Healthy Living. Recent scientific reseach have created a new understanding of the role protein plays in a healthy diet and the importance it plays in weight loss. According to the latest statistics, the obesity epidemic is continuing to g...

How to Achieve Real Health Part 1

(Wed Jun 14th, 2006, by Barbara Pfieffer)

There is a way to get real health, health from the food you eat, what you buy or don't buy at the store, habits you establish. I've broken it down into several small steps. Those are usually easier to get used to. However, if you want to jump in full...

Where Diets Go Wrong

(Tue Jun 13th, 2006, by Jay Harris)

When we discover that we are heavier than we want to be, we have a natural invlination to eat less food. We may skip lunch or eat only a tiny amount of our dinner in the hope that if we eat less our body will burn off some of its fat. But that is not...

Gastric Bypass Surgery, an Overview

(Tue Jun 13th, 2006, by Beverley Brooke)

With the number of people suffering from obesity rising so rapidly in America it was only a matter of time before the miracle cure for those who were morbidly obese. Is it all really as simple as stapling your stomach? The gastric bypass has suffered...