Losing weight is difficult, and normally requires a lot of self control. Until recently, people who wanted to lose weight quickly without testing their self control were limited to having their jaw wired shut. That drives rapid (albeit unsafe) weight loss, but also limits speaking and breathing. Now we have a new method to enforce diet restrictions without losing control of the jaw. The downside? Your tongue will really take a beating!
The Dolvett Quince 3-1-2-1 Diet
Dolvett Quince is a fitness and diet guru. You might recognize him from the TV show “The Biggest Loser” where he has led his team to
weight-loss greatness four seasons in a row. He believes that weight loss isn’t
complicated and recently touted his plan on the Dr. Oz show. Here is how he says you
can lose two dress sizes in three weeks.
Live Longer With Nuts
Your Antibiotic is Failing
This is Your Brain on Grain
The Cotton Ball Diet
Dr. Oz Shames 6 Extreme Diets
Dr. Oz is no stranger to diet recommendations. Many of
the diets that are featured on his TV show are pretty extreme. Some of them are
the answer to everyone’s prayers one week and the worst idea in the world the next. So it shouldn't be too surprising to see that Dr. Oz has
selected six diets so extreme that they deserve a special level of shame.
Ready? Here they are.
Live Longer with the Mediterranean Diet
Get Ready for Your Cholesterol Drugs!
Many of us are fighting high cholesterol. In many cases
this fight is limited to adjusting our diet and exercise. A smaller number of
us take medications, typically a drug selected from a group of drugs called Statins. New
guidelines from the American Heart Association and the American College of
Cardiology recommend that far more of us jump on that statin train. Here’s why.
What is the Best Diet Pill?
Losing weight! It can be the toughest challenge on earth.
Everyone seems to have their own idea of the “perfect diet” and the “ideal
workout” but no two ideas are alike and none of them are very much fun. So it
is not surprising that there is a lot of interest in skipping all the
deprivation and sweating and instead take a pill to lose weight. But
do they work? And what is the best diet pill?
Danger as a Supplement
Walk into any health food or nutrition shop and you will
be amazed at the variety of vitamins and supplements for sale. Ranging from
tiny vials of rare flower pollen to massive jugs of mystery powder, it can seem
that there is a supplement for any goal, a cure for any issue. Since
supplements are not strictly regulated by the Food and Drug Administration, it
falls on the buyer to beware of ineffective or dangerous products. A new report
indicates that one supplement is not only mislabeled, but actually dangerous.
The 7 Deadly Diet Soda Sins
Drinking sugar-flavored sodas can crush any diet. A
single can of Coke has 140 calories! In response, many of us have switched to
diet sodas. Just one calorie! Zero calories! Soon some clever vendor will claim
negative calories in their soda. So why shouldn't we all guzzle all the diet
soda we can find? It turns out that there are some serious side effects to
consider.
Quick! Eat These Five Life-Saving Foods!
Five Ways to Save a Flat Belly
Society loves a flat stomach. Men and women alike are
striving for washboard abs, putting themselves through nearly every indignity
in their quest. It turns out that many of us are unwittingly sabotaging
ourselves. Here are five things to tips to follow if you want a shot at that
swimsuit-ready belly.
Eat to Stay Young
The Water Diet
Worried About Cancer? Get Married!
A cancer diagnosis is no laughing matter. Modern medicine
has made great strides in treatment, but long-term survivability has many
factors. One surprising factor that can greatly impact surviving cancer:
marriage. A new study finds that married people have a much better chance of surviving
cancer than their single brethren.
Five Ways to Wreck Your Diet
Lifestyle Changes Trump Dieting
There seems to be a new diet book published every day. At
the same time, obesity is a growing problem with no sign of relief. Why don’t
these wonderful diets have any impact on our nation’s waistline? New
research seems to indicate that dieting without lifestyle change is a waste of
perfectly good chocolate.
Garcinia Cambogia: Miracle Fat Burner?
The Not So Magic Mushroom Diet
A new diet fad is making the rounds. The M Plan promises
to make you skinny in 14 days, taking away fat only around your waist and hips, leaving
your bust alone. Just eat mushrooms every day and see a slimmer you in two
weeks.
Bacteria for Weight Loss
The Plan Diet
Yet another diet has enjoyed its 15 minutes of fame on the
Dr. Oz Show. Holistic medicine advocate Lyn-Genet Recitas recently discussed
her book, “The Plan” with Dr. Oz, explaining how we are eating the wrong foods
and suffering health issues and weight gain as a result. By eliminating these “healthy”
foods we can lose weight and live a happier life.
5 Tips for a Better Night’s Sleep
“To sleep: perchance to dream” as Shakespeare said, can
sometimes be an elusive goal. Modern life makes getting enough sleep
challenging. The health benefits of adequate sleep are compelling. But when we actually get some pillow time, may times we can’t seem to drift off. What can we do?
Here are five solid tips from sleep experts for improving your odds.
Remember to Floss, Floss to Remember
4 Tips for Handling Stress
College Bound? Here's How to Stay Fit!
The transition to college is challenging on so many levels! More freedom, more responsibility, more choices. These choices include decisions about food and exercise, sometimes with negative results. The fabled "Freshman 15" can strike with amazing swiftness. We saw this infographic on a fun site called TheBestColleges.org and couldn't wait to share it.
Back to School Means Back to Sick
Coffee Fights Depression!
It is a great day, America! Coffee, the nectar of the
morning, has yet another benefit thanks to science. We already know that coffee
reduces oral cancer risk and extends our lifespan. A new research study out of the
Harvard School of Public Health shows that it can reduce depression and substantially reduce the risk of suicide.
Your Mother and Omega-3s
It is hard to criticize mothers. Everything that they do,
including that whole “creating life” thing, is a wonderment. There are a lot of
studies on the effects of a mother’s diet on the unborn baby, but a new research
report shows that some dietary deficiencies can take generations to show their full
impact.
Exercise to Fight Prostate Cancer
Prostate cancer is nearly inevitable for men. Many
doctors believe that ALL men will get prostate cancer, if they live long
enough. The only good news is that most prostate cancers grow so slowly that
they do not require invasive treatment. A new research project has found that
intense exercise can slow the (already slow) growth of prostate cancer cells.
The Hugh Jackman Diet
Celebrated actor Hugh Jackman will do whatever it takes to
prepare for a role. To transform himself into Jean Valjean of “Les Miserables”
fame, he starved himself and even cut his water intake to appear emaciated for
some of the scenes. He then had to bulk up and become the muscle-laden
Wolverine in a few short months. That begs the question: what does a wolverine
eat to end up with such a physique?
Coconut Oil – The New Super Food!
There’s a new super food in town: coconut oil. This wonderful
extraction from the humble coconut can do wonders for our body, both inside and
out. Dr. Oz has recently touted coconut oil as a way to avoid illness, lose
weight and enjoy younger looking skin. Here’s what you should know:
Does Skipping Breakfast Kill?
Breakfast is one of those difficult topics. There are
believers on both sides of the issue. Some people believe that it’s the most
important meal of the day. Others swear that skipping breakfast is their only
hope for weight control. Rarely can these two camps find common ground. A new
report from the Harvard School of Public Health shows that skipping breakfast
can be bad for your health.
Is Artificial Sweetener Better Than Sugar?
What? Omega-3s Cause Cancer?
Omega-3 fatty acids get a lot of positive press. They are
credited with delivering many health benefits, including reducing heart disease, avoiding diabetes, slowing
the aging process and fighting off Alzheimer ’s disease. Just when you thought
it was safe to pop that omega-3 pill, new research is published that connects omega-3
supplements with cancer.
The Okinawa Diet
It sounds too good to be true: eating the Okinawa Diet
will promote weight loss and give you a longer life. But get out your calculator,
because you are going to get very familiar with a new term: calorie density.
Ready?
Decades ago, it was noticed that people in southern Japan
tended to live a long time. Not only did most of them live into (and past)
their 90’s, they were in good health their entire life. Curious scientists
studied their culture and came away with some interesting findings. Now these
findings are encapsulated in a diet, called the Okinawa Diet.
The Latest Diet Supplements
The New South Beach Diet
Dr. Arthur Agatston was recently on the Dr. Oz show to
reinforce his South Beach Diet concept and add in a few new tips for easy
weight loss. The two doctors repeatedly promised viewers that they could lose
13 pounds in 2 weeks, just by following a few guidelines. Here’s how to do it.
The Fast Workout Movement
Why Don’t You Sleep On It?
Ah, the joys of sleep! For such a wonderful activity, why
don’t we spend more time practicing it? It seems that we never get enough
sleep, but why worry? Sleep is just a pleasant waste of time, right? Recent
research shows that lack of sleep can have profound and long-lasting impacts on our health.
Vitamins – Just Say No
Remember when you were told, “an apple a day keeps the
doctor away?” When did we start to substitute a pill for the apple? It seems
that every tenth page of any magazine is a full-page ad for some vitamin or
supplement. Is our diet so truly deficient that we need pills to make up for
some sort of nutritional shortcoming?
Running Better With a Slushy
A New Diet Pill – Again
It seems that there is a pill for everything. That is
certainly true when it comes to weight loss. There have been dozens of “miracle”
pills over the years. They all promised great things, but most of them
delivered far less, and many of them turned out to be harmful. After more than
ten years without a new prescription diet pill, the FDA approved not one, but two new pills
for weight loss. Now both of them are on the market and available.
Love Your Teeth? Skip the Gatorade!
A news story has been making the rounds, comparing the effect on dental health from drinking diet soda with using meth.
While we all like a good horror story, the facts just don’t add up. It turns
out that the “study” that launched all this press was limited to a few individuals, none of whom had visited
a dentist for decades. But that does raise the question: how damaging are today’s
popular beverages? Turns out there are scientific answers available!
The 100 Diet
The 16/8 Diet
Are you a snacker? The kind of person who’s always within
arm’s reach of a potato chip or maybe a cookie? Is it possible that this
behavior is making it difficult for you to lose weight? What if you restricted
your eating to just 8 hours out of the day? As for the rest of the day (and night)?
Nothing by mouth. This is the underlying concept behind the 16/8 Diet. Fast for
16 hours, then eat for 8.
What is a Probiotic?
Stroll down any grocery store yogurt isle and you will be
bombarded by wild claims about each yogurt’s amazing probiotic ingredients. To
believe the claims, one ounce of probiotic-laden yogurt can extend your life,
cure baldness and maybe help you win the lottery. Is there anything behind this
probiotic craze?
Tired? Maybe Yeast is the Problem!
Dr. Oz’s Dopamine Diet
Losing weight is easy right? You just eat less, maybe
exercise more, and the weight falls off. Oh yeah, that isn't reality. Food
cravings crop up the instant you start to cut back. Before you know it, you are
eating a slice of cake over the sink and telling yourself that you can start
another diet TOMORROW! Dr. Oz has a new idea: dopamine can deal with those powerful
cravings, making dieting easier and more effective.
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