Diet

Look Great Naked: Drop Pounds Fast With Yoga!

Sadie Nardini | Posted 08.25.2009 | Living


Sadie Nardini

I dropped 20 pounds when I created my own yoga style specifically to turn the body into a fatburning machine.

Why Self-Help Can't Solve It All

Alison Rose Levy | Posted 08.24.2009 | Living


Alison Rose Levy

The rest of us have to subsidize food industry profits through covering the health care costs of the resulting health problems.

Mother Nature's Weight Loss Plan: Natural and Effective

Dr. Hendrie Weisinger | Posted 08.23.2009 | Living


Dr. Hendrie Weisinger

If you want to have a permanent weight loss, Mother Nature would recommend that you do what is natural: care-solicit.

Fat Daughter: A Punishment from God?

Janice Taylor | Posted 08.21.2009 | Living


Janice Taylor

There is nothing 'wrong' with your child. She does not need to be 'fixed.' Ask for your child's input and rather than harping on the negative -- learn about nutrition; talk up health benefits.

Cone or Dish? The Most Mindful (and Mindless) Ways to Eat Ice Cream

Dr. Susan Albers | Posted 08.21.2009 | Living


Dr. Susan Albers

Remember that mindful eating is more about how you eat than what you eat.

Treat Yourself as Well as You Treat Your Pet

Adia Colar | Posted 08.20.2009 | Living


Adia Colar

Realize that, just as your pet shouldn't eat everything he sees, you probably shouldn't either.

Are You Bikini Ready? 12 Diets To Get You Teenie-Weenie (SLIDESHOW) (POLL)

Posted 08.16.2009 | Living


With mid-summer upon us, there are only a few more weeks to show off your bikini body! Get ready to throw those cover-ups off by diving into one of th...

Heal Yourself with Ayurveda: The Science of Life

Lissa Coffey | Posted 08.15.2009 | Living


Lissa Coffey

Ayurveda is India's 5,000 year old "Science of Life." It is the art of living in harmony with nature, and it explains the nature of everything in the universe.

Detox for Fun and Profit

Val Brown | Posted 08.15.2009 | Living


Val Brown

There was no way I was going to do two detoxes in a row, so I decided that in a very unscientific way I would do them simultaneously. This is not as unsound as it sounds.

Small Good News: Skinny Monkeys Might Want a Second Helping

Karen Stabiner | Posted 08.13.2009 | Living


Karen Stabiner

Those underfed, longer-lived skinny monkeys are the hit medical story of the moment because they eat less and live longer, and what works for them mig...

Are You a Gastrosexual? Comfort Food, Cooking & Sex

Dr. Susan Albers | Posted 08.11.2009 | Style


Dr. Susan Albers

A "gastrosexual" is a man who uses cooking as a way to seduce you. Many of us could tell a story or two about being wooed with the help of a little fettuccine and olive oil.

Eat Less, Live Longer, New Study Says

nytimes.com | Nicholas Wade | Posted 08.10.2009 | Living


A long-awaited study of aging in rhesus monkeys suggests, with some reservations, that people could in principle fend off the usual diseases of old ag...

Self-Care = Earth Care

Avital Binshtock | Posted 08.09.2009 | Green


Avital Binshtock

What's good for our bodies is good for the planet -- and what's bad for the earth is bad for our health.

Wisdom From Around The World On Healthy Eating

forbes.com | Joshua Zumbrun | Posted 08.04.2009 | Living


There is a universal wisdom to healthy eating. Pile on the fruits, vegetables and whole grains and skip the meat and saturated fat. Consume everything...

4 Cancers That A Vegetarian Diet Prevents

thedailygreen.com | Posted 08.01.2009 | Green


Want to avoid blood, bone marrow, bladder and stomach cancer? (Um, yes.) Try a vegetarian diet....

Breadline USA Part III

Sasha Abramsky | Posted 07.31.2009 | Business


Sasha Abramsky

If we're going to rely almost exclusively on supermarkets to get food from farmer to consumer, we need to find ways of subsidizing their placement in out-of-the-way communities otherwise bypassed by the market.

The Anti-Diet: Healthy Eating Needn't Mean Self Denial

Telegraph | Diana Henry | Posted 07.30.2009 | Living


I have dieted all my life. Not only do I love food, but I hate exercise (though I have managed to make myself endure it, on the grounds of health). I ...

STUDY: Many Women Become Obese After Getting Married

TIME | Bonnie Rochman | Posted 07.30.2009 | Living


It's full-on wedding season, but anyone about to pledge to have and to hold should pay closer attention to the bit about "in sickness and in health." ...

Thinking Outside the Box on Health Care Reform

Barry Sears | Posted 07.27.2009 | Living


Barry Sears

With all the rhetoric about health care reform, no one seems to have asked the question, "Why are Americans so sick in the first place?"

What Is The Perfect Food -- Both Healthy And Delicious?

Telegraph | Rose Prince | Posted 07.25.2009 | Living


Hate at first sight can often turn into love. I remember meeting my husband in someone else's house, taking one look and asking when he was leaving. T...

Male Model Admits: 'I Dropped 30 Pounds To Do This'

New York Times | Guy Trebay | Posted 07.25.2009 | Style


"I dropped 30 pounds to do this," said A. J. Abualrub, a young American model who is following the unusual success of last year -- when, as an unknown...

11 Ways To Boost Your Energy

forbes.com | Brian S. Wesbury and Robert Stein | Posted 07.24.2009 | Living


Fatigue is one of the biggest problems of modern life. But most of us deal with the problem in all the wrong ways. We want a magic bullet--an energy b...

Why Are Chocolate Chip Cookies Irresistible?

nytimes.com | Tara Parker-Pope | Posted 07.24.2009 | Living


As head of the Food and Drug Administration, Dr. David A. Kessler served two presidents and battled Congress and Big Tobacco. But the Harvard-educated...

How Happy Is... 5 Fears Of Getting Pregnant, Dispelled

Sophie Keller | Posted 07.24.2009 | Living


Sophie Keller

Making the decision to have a baby is not an easy one and one that is not to be taken lightly. Caring for a new soul takes a lot of delicate handling...

Is It an Eating Disorder or a Relationship Disorder?

Joshua Rosenthal | Posted 07.23.2009 | Living


Joshua Rosenthal

When you have a fulfilling career, loving relationships, a spiritual practice, and regular physical movement you are more likely to make better decisions over the foods you eat.