diet
Nutrition
Posted Thu, 07/29/2010 - 10:00am by Denise Reynolds
Daphne Oz, daughter of celebrity physician Dr. Mehmet Oz, wrote "The Dorm Room Diet" in 2006 describing her own weight battle and how she avoided the dreaded 15-pound weight gain at Princeton University. The national bestseller has been updated, and Ms. Oz shares with readers how they too can maintain or lose weight while away from home.
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Health News, Nutrition
Posted Tue, 07/27/2010 - 6:39am by Denise Reynolds
Depending on which diet plan you choose to lose weight, it may be a good idea to take a general multivitamin/mineral supplement.
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Lifestyle, Nutrition, Exercise, Aging
Posted Thu, 07/15/2010 - 11:41am by Denise Reynolds
With the concern over the safety of Estrogen Replacement Therapy, many women are looking for natural alternatives to deal with the most uncomfortable symptoms. Several studies have found diet and exercise to play an important role in easing hot flashes.
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Nutrition, Exercise
Posted Tue, 06/22/2010 - 10:13am by Denise Reynolds
A 2005 study published in the journal Eating Behaviors found that 66% of subjects on a weight control program gained weight during the summer months.
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Nutrition
Posted Tue, 05/18/2010 - 9:18pm by Debbie Dragon
One of the most difficult parts of starting a healthy eating plan (and being able to stick to it) is fighting through the food cravings. Here are some tips to help you stay on track.
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Health News, Nutrition
Posted Wed, 03/17/2010 - 10:10am by Fred Lee
In the modern era of eating, it seems as if we’ve sacrificed good nutrition for convenience, as evident by the explosion of processed junk food that has become so prominent in our diets. While these foods taste good and are easy to make, they can lead to some adverse consequences, and are linked to such health problems as obesity, diabetes, heart disease, certain cancers.
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Lifestyle, Nutrition
Posted Wed, 12/23/2009 - 1:00pm by Denise Reynolds
The Reverse Diet (2007) was written by Tricia Cunningham, a woman whose personal diet plan inspired the book, and Heidi Skolnik, nutrition advisor.
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Lifestyle, Nutrition
Posted Fri, 12/11/2009 - 9:06pm by Camilla Cheung
As the holidays approach, most of us are girding our loins and loosening our belts in anticipation for the requisite feasts of fat things that await us. After all, our instant-gratification culture has instilled in our minds the thoughts to indulge now and resolve to lose weight later (resulting in the number one New Year’s Resolution in America — to lose holiday weight gain). But what are some ways we can reduce the damage and take control of how fattening our holiday foods really are?
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Health News, Lifestyle, Aging
Posted Sun, 07/19/2009 - 3:26am by Fred Lee
It turns out that eating less might have more benefits than we originally believed. In fact, it just might help you live longer. A recent study published in the journal Science not only supports this claim, but also seems to indicate that cutting back on our food consumption (calorie restriction) has tangible benefits for our brains.
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Health News, Prevention, Nutrition, Aging
Posted Thu, 06/25/2009 - 4:15am by Fred Lee
According to a recent article in the New York Times, researchers have found that diet may play a prominent role in preventing age-related macular degeneration, or AMD, the leading cause of severe vision loss in people over the age of 50.
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