Weight Loss

The Holiday Cure: How To Wake Up Thinner

Janice Taylor | Posted 10.14.2009 | Living


Janice Taylor

As we all know all too well, the holidays present a multitude of stresses that together can create the perfect 'fat' storm.

HoneyLine: My HoneyLine TV Interview With Kid Rock

Gabrielle Reece | Posted 10.13.2009 | Living


Gabrielle Reece

You don't have to agree with Kid Rock's politics, but it's good to learn how this single father of a sixteen year old boy juggles everything.

Dude...Do Yoga!

Sadie Nardini | Posted 10.12.2009 | Living


Sadie Nardini

I'm not a dude. However, I teach enough of you to be an expert in GUYS, or the Guy's Unawareness of Yoga Syndrome, which culminates in a few different ways.

Super(wo)man Syndrome ...

Kim Bensen | Posted 10.10.2009 | Living


Kim Bensen

Quality time has to be made, not found. But that is the one thing Super(wo)man lacks. The fallout: an unfit, overweight, weak body.

Plastic Surgery Denial Syndrome

Irene Rubaum-Keller | Posted 10.14.2009 | Style


Irene Rubaum-Keller

"Your lips are not meant to be flotation devices for your face in case it capsizes." Carol Leifer Have you seen Nicole Kidman lately? Delta Burke?...

Tweet What You Eat: Twitter Diet Shames People Into Losing Weight (VIDEO)

Posted 10.05.2009 | Technology


Move over, Atkins. Step aside, South Beach. The digital age has a new way to lose pounds and it involves more sitting at your computer, and less cardi...

"He chose poorly..."

Kim Bensen | Posted 12.03.2009 | Living


Kim Bensen

After a day full of choices, most good, one or two which could have been better, that movie line from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade really hit home.

Are You A High Reactor or a Low Reactor?

Irene Rubaum-Keller | Posted 12.03.2009 | Living


Irene Rubaum-Keller

When we are stressed we release a substance called cortisol. If you are driving and the car in front of you stops short, you get a shot of cortisol that prepares you for "fight or flight".

Why Common Foods May Hurt Your Health

Dr. Jon LaPook | Posted 12.01.2009 | Living


Dr. Jon LaPook

There's a disease that American doctors are absolutely terrible at diagnosing. It's estimated that three million Americans have celiac disease, and only a small percentage of them know it.

Hate the Gym? How Very French

Mireille Guiliano | Posted 11.30.2009 | Living


Mireille Guiliano

French women see exertion as an integral part of the day. I encourage you to look at everyday movement as essential to your overall wellness, and not to see exertion as something assigned to the gym.

A Nudity Experiment: Are You Comfortable Naked?

Susan Harrow | Posted 11.29.2009 | Living


Susan Harrow

My partner, Will, felt I had shared something that was meant just for us. For me it was a daring investigation into how I see and live with my body, a personal test.

Do Your Part For Health Care: Get Healthy Already!

Tara Stiles | Posted 11.26.2009 | Living


Tara Stiles

Irresponsibility isn't exclusive to bankers. The same unintelligent, unconscious, destructive behavior occurs on a daily basis when it comes to health choices.

Tyra Banks: Tyra Show Casting - Do You Have a Body Part You Absolutely Hate?

Susan Harrow | Posted 11.24.2009 | Living


Susan Harrow

Do you have a body part that you absolutely hate and sometimes feel ashamed of? Are you constantly finding ways to cover it up or hide it?

Insomnia Cookies: 25 Tips to Better Sleep

Janice Taylor | Posted 11.23.2009 | Living


Janice Taylor

5. Stop eating all together at least 3 hours before sleep. This will prevent heartburn, indigestion and energy boosts from the food. A good weight loss rule anyway. You've got to stop at some point.

Hips (and Belly and Butt and Thighs) Don't Lie

Meredith Lopez | Posted 11.23.2009 | Living


Meredith Lopez

I spent most of 2007 feeling pretty spectacular about myself. For the first time in my life, I had a flat stomach and thighs that didn't rub together when I wore skirts or dresses. Then I got pregnant.

3 Nuts You Should Be Cracking

self.com | Posted by Merritt Watts | Posted 11.23.2009 | Living


Dieters who ate 3 ounces of almonds every day reduced their weight and body-mass index by a solid 18 percent compared with an 11 percent drop in the ...

28 Diet Tips In 28 Days

intent.com | Janice Taylor | Posted 11.22.2009 | Living


As we move from summer to fall, into the new school season and new year, I am wondering if you would like to join with me as I recommit to my health, ...

Weight Loss: How Podcasts Might Help

latimes.com | Jeannine Stein | Posted 11.22.2009 | Living


What's on a podcast that could make the difference between losing a modest amount of weight and losing next to none, according to a new study out of t...

Weight Loss In College: No More Freshman Fifteen

newsweek.com | Johannah Cornblatt | Posted 11.17.2009 | Living


With more than 30 percent of college students falling into the American College Health Association's obese or overweight categories, Yale is not the o...

Put In Those Earbuds And Watch The Scale Numbers Go Down

Los Angeles Times | Jeannine Stein | Posted 11.17.2009 | Living


Successful weight loss may be just a podcast away. But what's on that podcast could make the difference between losing a modest amount of weight and ...

Mothers That Measure Their Daughters

Susan Harrow | Posted 11.15.2009 | Living


Susan Harrow

I am examined, scrutinized and commented upon. "I didn't have lines like those on my lips when I was your age," my mother says in the bright lights of her marble bathroom.

Ruby Gettinger Talks 700-Lb Weight Battle (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 11.09.2009 | Entertainment


Once 716 pounds, Ruby Gettinger has lost 387 of them. This morning she sat down with Natalie Morales on the Today show to talk about how she did it an...

Hate Your Body? 3 Steps Toward Learning To Love It

Sadie Nardini | Posted 11.09.2009 | Living


Sadie Nardini

This superficially focused yet deeply-ingrained striving for some unattainable, deprivation-based goal can easily overcome a good life, and swallow it whole. And those feelings can turn deadly for some of us, or at the very least, consistently ruin our days.

6 Billion Pounds Overweight: Dr. Ian Smith Gives America a Kick in the Tush.

Janice Taylor | Posted 11.09.2009 | Living


Janice Taylor

"The food industry has huge culpability as to why we in America find ourselves where we are," Dr. Ian said. "The food industry is not a non-profit agency. They are in it for the profits."

Three Tips for Growing Younger with Age

Carole Carson | Posted 10.22.2009 | Living


Carole Carson

If you are willing to exercise regularly and eat on the slim side, even though the clock is ticking away, you can perform well both physically and mentally into your 90s.