Graze throughout the day and enjoy seeing your energy levels rocket

As National Fitness Week gets into full swing, former fast food junkie Simon Lovell - now a personal trainer with Fitness First and author of the new Lunch Box Diet - shares his own tips on dieting, eating when exercising and getting the most from your food. “Having been someone who has been addicted to unhealthy foods, I know what it can be like to get out of the trap,’’ said Simon. “But as soon as you start to feel the benefits of optimum nu... [more]

What everybody should know about 12 day mono diet

A 12 day diet is considered to be a mono diet that is very hard but is very effective. A mono diet consists of a meal based on 2-3 products. The lost kilos vary from 6 to 11. The main rule is to tailgate 2 hours among the meals and to drink a glass of non-carbonated mineral water every hour. So here is the variant of it. The first day is a kefir or yoghurt day 1l of yoghurt (2.5% of fat) a spoon of vegetable oil a cup of herbal tea The s... [more]

MARCUS: The weight loss myth debunked

”I'm sorry this article is late. I was going to have it ready yesterday, but the computer crashed and I ran out of toner so I decided to e-mail it, but wouldn't you know, the Internet was down.

Study finds source of antibiotics from bone analysis of Nubians

A chemical analysis of the bones of ancient Nubians shows that they were regularly consuming tetracycline, most likely in their beer. The finding is the strongest evidence yet that the art of making antibiotics, which officially dates to the discovery of penicillin in 1928, was common practice nearly 2,000 years ago.

Chicago Weight Loss Surgeons Discuss Fad Diet Pitfalls

The Suburban Surgical Care Specialists recently weighed the various options available to patients considering weight loss surgery in Chicago, and discussed the potentially harmful downsides of pursuing weight loss goals with fad diets.

Slow and Steady: Physical and Fiscal Fitness

Slow and Steady: Physical and Fiscal Fitness

Food figures need a pinch of salt

The idea that the world needs to double its food production by 2050 in order to feed a growing population "is wrong".

Genes May Overpower Diet in Battle of the Bulge

Weight gain is not just the result of an overly rich diet or genes that predispose someone to store fat, mounting research suggests. Rather, studies implicate a third, and more complex, factor - the interaction between our genes and what we eat.

Rapid weight loss better than slow

LOSING A LOT of weight at once is the best way to permanently slim down, studies presented at Stockholm’s International Congress on Obesity showed, going against accepted wisdom even among doctors.

Living La Vida Low Carb

Low-carb diets have stolen the spotlight over the last decade in the quick weight loss category, but are they a good solution for keeping excess pounds off for good? A family friend strictly follows a low-carb diet and I’ve always been skeptical of his strategy, but seeing him maintain his leaner physique for 3 years left me wondering if this was just a fluke, or if research actually existed to ...

Top 3 Bogus Fad Diets

Before you spend any money on a fad diet, read this first. Because your fad diet may be making you fat. It’s time to retire three bogus fad diets, which not only do not work, but can also be quite dangerous if followed for too long. Studies consistently show that the vast majority of weight lost–particularly on fad diets– is regained. Why? For one thing, to cope with an ultra-low calorie diet ...

Puberty strikes 7 year olds

TUCSON - Kid's health is making national headlines. A new study shows girls as young as seven are showing signs of puberty. With these findings, concerns over behavioral problems, perhaps even breast cancer, in the future.