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It goes without saying that anything being touted as an “overnight diet” is complete and total bunk. But I’m gonna say it anyway because people stil fall for the allure of quick, fast, and easy crash diets. More
The idea of wanting to avoid food and purely seek out nutrition confuses me deeply, as I absolutely love everything about the experience. So what kind of person wants do this? More
I believe that almost all things are better when you are getting paid to do them. Imagine a world wherein we are all on payroll for everyday things. Money to run errands! Jewelry for doing the dishes! Cash for our jobs — well, more cash, I guess, but you get the point. But what about when you lose weight for money? More
A new study has correlated “short sleep” (defined as five to six hours of shut-eye) with eating higher amounts of calories. So, rather than “you are what you eat”, we can now say “you eat how you sleep.” More
February is American Heart Health Month, so you’re probably about to hear a lot of advice like “eat more vegetables” and “get more exercise.” But you know this, right? We all do. So to help you learn something new (and get you on the best path to lower your risk of heart disease), we compiled some of the best new research and findings on cardiovascular health from the past year. More
“Because it was evil and made me miserable” is probably too quick and easy of an answer, right? More
Employees in labor-intensive jobs aren’t immune to the weight gain that plagues receptionists, lawyers, bloggers and everyone else who sits at a desk or cubicle or coffee shop all day — suggesting the cause of obesity & weight gain in blue-collar workers has more to do with diet, environment and workplace demands than lack of physical activity. More
Thanksgiving was the first time I my mom’s cousin after she got weight loss surgery in Mexico. When I commented on how thin she was, she transformed into a bad infomercial: “You can be thin too! Just take $5,000 to Mexico. They’ll cut your stomach in half and you’ll be good to go.” Yup–it’s just that easy. A quick flight below the border, an illegal surgery and my nonexistent life savings to be supermodel thin… If only. More
As millions of people across the U.S. vow to lose weight once and for all this year, some may be resorting to such tactics as taping up photos of skinny models to their refrigerators and mirrors as a motivator and reminder of what they are striving for. But, according to a new study, this is a really bad idea. Here’s why. More
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Do you ever feel unhappy or more sensitive to stress when you’re on a diet? Does it feel like things that would not normally bother you are suddenly impacting your mood a little bit more than usual? Because I always have when dieting, and I was extremely unpleasant to be around because of it. More
When we want to lose weight, many people switch to certain “diet foods,” assuming they’ll help us drop those pounds. But that’s not always the case, according to celebrity nutrition and fitness expert JJ Virgin, author of The Virgin Diet. He believes that the real culprit for unwanted weight gain (and trouble with weight loss) is food intolerance: when our bodies can react negatively to certain foods that we assume are good for us when we’re trying to lose weight (think diet foods like low-fat yogurt and whole wheat bread). In turn, instead of losing weight, we wind up with a host of nasty symptoms like bloating, breakouts, headaches, achy joints and even (gasp!) weight gain. To find out more, including which diet foods we should avoid, we talked with Virgin More
I recently moved back to New York City, and as I was walking around waiting to meet some friends I came across Rice to Riches, where I’d been once a while back and remembered liking. The place is like an ice cream parlor for rice pudding: Rum raisin, cheesecake, butter pecan, pumpkin — a couple dozen flavors of rice pudding, but that’s all it sells. And what somehow escaped my attention last time was that the places is covered in signs about how fattening rice pudding is. More
Chocolate is a fickle lover: it brings you such joy, but the more joy it brings you, the more troublesome it becomes. And when you prohibit yourself from those fleeting moments of pleasure, the most wonderful they become.
Sound too complex to apply to a mere food? Think again! More
Food allergies can wreak havoc on your body. Not only can they cause the obvious flu-like symptoms, rashes, diarrhea, vomiting and breathing difficulties but also under-the-radar inflammation, according to dietitian Ashley Koff. This inflammation in the body that can contribute to chronic diseases like diabetes, heart disease and even some cancers. We talked with Koff about how to tell if you have food allergies and when to get tested. More
