Every now and again a close friend starts packing on the pounds, incessantly eating anything in sight and refusing to participate in any activity that actually gets their heart pumping. They won’t listen to reason and they tend to deny and deny and deny the fact that they are starting to become at least mildly unhealthy. We’ve all been there at some point. But is it possible, or our place, to force them to understand what’s going on? Read the rest

In dealing with weight issues, many people try everything they can to find the easy way out. Whether it is liposuction, gastric bypass, or miracle diet pills, two things those yearning to lose weight seldom think of trying are dieting and exercise. And the lengths to which they will go carry with them long-term effects that prove not to be the easy way out at all. Read the rest

Supplements are all the rage as of late. If it’s not protein powder or creatine, it’s a fat burner. On that note, what exactly is a fat burner? As with all the other supplements out there, a fat burner is simply a series of chemicals mixed into a single product with the promise of reducing fat. A quicker way to drop body fat almost sounds too good to be true. Read the rest

Unfortunately, alcohol is one of the fastest ways to pack on the poundage. Most of the hard liquors, like vodka or rum, are around 75-100 calories a shot.  One way to keep the calorie count low on your mixed drink is to use a calorie free mixer such as diet Coke, seltzer water, club soda, or even Crystal Light. Juices are not good choices as they are loaded with sugar and can really add to the calorie count.  Read the rest

The biggest problem that many men and women face today in North American society is hair loss. This is the result of a combination of things: poor diet, stress, dyeing and/or perming hair to frequently. While stress and over dying hair causes hair loss over time, a poor diet will cause hair to fall out in a short period of time. Read the rest

In the ongoing battle of the bulge, many people try fad diets, pills, goofy contraptions that end up gathering dust in the garage, and of course, starving themselves. Time and again all of these methods fail. Any weight that may have been lost only ends up finding it’s way back on to your hips, stomach, thighs, etc. along with a few more pounds. Fact is, if you starve yourself your body’s metabolism will slow down in an effort to retain that weight, and add more in order to keep it’s reserves up. Read the rest

Weight loss is a topic that can make your head spin. Celebrities are always endorsing the latest fad diets, and the variety of exercise videos available is overwhelming. It is easy to become confused and consumed by trying to figure out the best way to lose weight. In actuality, there are many healthy ways to decrease your appetite that do not involve fad diets and gimmicks. Learning to decrease your appetite can actually promote healthy eating habits. Decreasing your appetite can be as simple as choosing the location of where you eat, to selecting the proper dinnerware. If you are looking to decrease your appetite, try the following tips: Read the rest

At 27 years of age, I was an unsightly 240 pounds. When I saw myself in the mirror, I tried to focus on the positives. All I had to do was catch a glimpse of a recent picture and the hard reality of what I had become set in. I am over six feet tall, but at that point, I had never seen so much weight reflected on my scale. More importantly, I didn’t feel right. Read the rest

The new Infrared saunas that have shown up on the market are becoming all the new health rage and the reason is simply because they work. Infrared saunas have proven to be as effective for all kinds of health problems as the claims have stated. Read the rest

Healthy is as healthy does. Some dressings will fatten, others will help you reduce, and yet others will do neither. Let’s look at the last two types, since they will put the pep back into your body and a zing in your step. Read the rest