Weight Loss

Weight Loss: Harnessing the Positive Power of Negative Thinking

Carole Carson | Posted 09.13.2009 | Living


Carole Carson

Anticipating the negative influences that inevitably thwart our intentions to lose weight and having a plan to deal with them are essential tactics in the battle of the bulge.

Sprouting

Stefan Aschan | Posted 09.12.2009 | Living


Stefan Aschan

Sprouts are full of nutrients when they are about to sprout.

Fresh Juice Not Fast Food in Hospitals

Joshua Rosenthal | Posted 09.12.2009 | Living


Joshua Rosenthal

We're caught in a never ending cycle that leads to an exhausted immune system, weight gain, diabetes, and other preventable diseases.

People Don't Know What Healthy Eating Is

Irene Rubaum-Keller | Posted 09.10.2009 | Living


Irene Rubaum-Keller

You do have to buy fresh fruits and vegetables. You can't rely on processed foods to be healthy. You have to cook, a little and learn the calories in the food you eat.

Exercise Won't Make You Thin?

TIME | John Cloud | Posted 09.06.2009 | Living


As I write this, tomorrow is Tuesday, which is a cardio day. I'll spend five minutes warming up on the VersaClimber, a towering machine that requires ...

My Cat Got Fat: A Disaster

Stefan Aschan | Posted 09.05.2009 | Living


Stefan Aschan

These circuits are highly motivational; plus they train your anaerobic system, burn the highest amounts of fat calories and prevent boredom.

Getting Into My Pants - Weight Loss Solutions with Dr. Leslie Van Romer

Gail Lynne Goodwin | Posted 09.03.2009 | Living


Gail Lynne Goodwin

Since I was a young girl I have had an issue with my weight. Although I've never been more than 25 pounds overweight other than when I was pregnant, I've never been thin either. More importantly, no matter if it was up or down, I've always felt fat, even when I wasn't.

Thunder Pants, Under Pants: A Weighty Weigh-In

Janice Taylor | Posted 08.31.2009 | Living


Janice Taylor

'Thunder Pants' confesses her 'weighty sins' and receives forgiveness. What's your dietary sin? Lighten your load here!

Health-Boosting Blueberries: Five Easy Recipes

self.com | Posted 08.31.2009 | Living


This small fruit makes a big splash: Anthocyanins, the pigments behind blueberries' hue, may fight skin cancer and wrinkles while helping brain cells ...

The Real Cost of Obesity

Arthur Agatston, M.D. | Posted 08.30.2009 | Living


Arthur Agatston, M.D.

No matter what health care delivery system this country adopts, no matter what plan or series of plans are enacted, it will be bankrupted in no time b...

The Dieter's Dilemma

Dr. Nicholas Perricone | Posted 08.28.2009 | Living


Dr. Nicholas Perricone

Maintaining a healthy weight is not about your daily intake of fat -- and it is not about cutting out the carbs!

Please Madonna, End the Gun Show

Sheila Marikar | Posted 08.28.2009 | Entertainment


Sheila Marikar

To many women in Hollywood abide by the ridiculous regimen of few hours of cardio here, one hour of lifting there, then a trip to the clinic to get lasered down and Botoxed up.

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.

12 Steps to Boost Your Health for Life

Joshua Rosenthal | Posted 08.24.2009 | Living


Joshua Rosenthal

There's more to health than the foods we eat. Yes, it's good to eat your vegetables, but relationships, career, spirituality and exercise is food for the soul.

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.

Om Scampi: A Top Yogi Comes Out of the Meat-Eating Closet

Sadie Nardini | Posted 08.22.2009 | Living


Sadie Nardini

Many top teachers actually think that unless you live according to a vegetarian and therefore, more "cruelty-free" existence, the gates of yogi heaven here on earth remain firmly closed to you.

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.

Can Running Hurt You More Than Help You?

Stefan Aschan | Posted 08.21.2009 | Living


Stefan Aschan

I see individuals running with forward headed shoulders, holding on to the treadmill, not lifting up their heels ... I can go on. Here are some simple guidelines to follow when you run.

Ruby Gettinger Losing Weight On TV, Gaining Frenemies

AP | ALICIA RANCILIO | Posted 08.18.2009 | Entertainment


NEW YORK — Talk about frenemies. Now that reality TV star Ruby Gettinger is less than 350 pounds (from her highest weight of 716), some so-calle...

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...

5 Exercises You Can Do Anywhere

Stefan Aschan | Posted 08.16.2009 | Living


Stefan Aschan

Here are 5 moves you can do with rubber bands wherever you are. It really is the on-the-go workout gym.

Why Diets Don't Work and Love Does

Eva M. Selhub, M.D. | Posted 08.15.2009 | Living


Eva M. Selhub, M.D.

Food is good for you. Food has been demonized to a point where you cannot look at something without wondering if you will gain weight.

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.

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...

Pasta That Works

Stefan Aschan | Posted 08.08.2009 | Living


Stefan Aschan

There are 3 ways to cook the spaghetti squash. Bake it, boil it or nuke it. Micro waving goes really fast and this is how you are going to do it.