Tag: diet
Is That Arsenic Hiding in Your Chicken and Rice?
In recent media reports, the use of arsenic in chicken feed and rice fields was revealed. This little tidbit of information may make you...
Is Your Brain Wired to Make You Overeat?
We are all pretty familiar with that Thanksgiving ritual of stuffing yourself like the proverbial holiday turkey and having it feel oh-so-good. Even if...
Want To Help Your Heart? Cut Back on the Red Meat
Researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health found that women who ate half a serving of red meat a day actually faired much...
Breaking News: Exercise Is Good For You!
Sound familiar? Of course it does. We have been told hundreds of times that for a full and healthy life we should exercise on...
Losing Weight with Coffee?
A study conducted in India is making claims that unroasted coffee-bean extract in the form of a pill can significantly aid weight loss. It...
Are You Doomed If You Eat Fast Food?
New research from Johns Hopkins University on the effects of high fat diets on the brain is shedding more disturbing light on the fast...
The Skinny on the HCG Diet: Are You Just Eating Less?
HCG has been touted as a way to lose weight quickly for decades, but little proof has been provided that it actually works. If...
Aspartame: The Bad, the Ugly
Aspartame was originally developed as an alternative non-calorie sweetener for diabetics and individuals looking for a sugar substitute to assist in losing weight. Known...
Holistic Dieting Versus Yo-yo Dieting
How many times have you heard people say they have to lose 10 lbs before spring break? Then the same person might also say...
Harvard Doctor: Red Meat Mortality Dangers
Many have long debated the dangers of eating a red meat heavy diet. Red meats have been linked to many diseases including heart disease...
