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Dieting & Nutrition

Holiday diet tips to stay slim and trim

Imagine coming out of the holidays without gaining weight and feeling better than before the season started. It's possible by...

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6 healthy holiday diet strategies

Ah, the holidays, with their festive decorations, delicious meals, family gatherings … and weight gain. The holiday season can be a...

Stress

Does stress make you fat?

Metabolism is the latest buzzword when it comes to weight management. Metabolism, or basal metabolic rate, is the number of calories...

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5 Truths about low carb diets

According to experts, in the long run, low-carb diets just don’t work! Now, it’s true that low-carbohydrate, high-protein plans can...

Diet & Fitness

How to start a walking fitness program

Walking is a free and easy way to lose weight, improve your health and feel great about your appearance. It requires little fitness...

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How to burn more fat at every work out

The goal of any work out is burning fat. And while 30 minutes biking, weight training or swimming jump starts your body’s...

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Health benefits of being overweight?

We all know that carrying around excess weight can be bad for us, but recent research is starting to show that being a little...

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Lose weight: Eat more carbs

For the past few decades, we've been conditioned to be carbophobic because we've been told that pasta, rice and potatoes cause you...

Career and Time Management

30-day guide to reaching your goals

Everyone has goals, but not everyone achieves them. All too often meeting goals feels impossible, out of reach and sometime may even...

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3 Weight loss pitfalls and how to avoid them

When it comes to permanent weight loss, the thoughts you put into your mind are as important as the food you put into your mouth....

Dieting & Nutrition

How to recover from summer binges

Summer is tons of fun but too much playing around can show up on your hips, thighs, and tummy. With distractions like outdoor...

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Is low carb better than low calorie dieting?

Although women are on the eternal search to find a fast and easy diet, we often find that weight loss just doesn’t work that way....

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Ethnic approach to weight loss

It’s the regular battle of every summer: when it’s time to get into that bikini, it’s time for a crash diet. Unfortunately, a...

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Diet books for body, mind, and spirit

It seems that every week new diet books hit the stands, touting the wonders of some new program to shed weight. Typical diet plans...

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10 Food substitutions for a summer body

Whether you’ve let your summer fitness plan slide or you’re getting a late start on achieving a bikini-ready physique, we’ve got 10...

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Our best low calorie recipes

If the warmer weather has you thinking about your bikini and shorts, yet your extra layer of winter fluff has you dreading...

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Building a healthier America

Today more young adults ages 20 to 45 are suffering disabling strokes. Almost six million hospitalizations each year are due to...

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Why you should love your food

Are people in denial about their eating habits? Two out of three Americans are overweight or obese, yet, in a new national survey,...

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Tips for maintaining your weight loss

You’ve changed your diet, started exercising, and have successfully lost those stubborn pounds. But now the real work begins:...

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How to overcome weight loss obstacles

Your New Year's weight loss resolution - you know, the one you made with such gusto on January 1 - is now facing shaky resolve...

Dieting & Nutrition

Orthorexia: Healthy eating may be hazardous to your health

When healthy eating gets taken to an unhealthy extreme, even though the diet may be balanced and adequate, the attitude and...