Archives: 2008 January

During pregnancy women are encouraged to put on an optimum amount of weight. After giving birth many new mothers struggle to shed the weight that they put on during their pregnancy and turn towards dieting. If you are breastfeeding your baby there are effective ways to diet without depriving your baby of essential nutrients or […]

Diet pills have been on the market for a fair amount of time and despite the associated dangers to one’s health, people continue to buy them and use them, which in turn, keeps the business thriving. Though diet pills have been proven to exacerbate minor health problems and even create major health problems and […]

It’s been estimated that 30-50 million Americans are lactose intolerant. Though a vast array of people struggle with this issue, there are certain populations that are more widely affected than others. For example, about 90 percent of Asian-Americans are lactose intolerant and about 75 percent of African-Americans are also lactose intolerant.
You’ve heard the phrase “lactose […]

The blood type diet has been around for more than a decade, with mixed results. The difference between this diet and a lot of the other diets on the market today is that the blood type diet is not designed to lose weight. Most fad diets are designed with weight loss (either temporary […]

Some people feel that snacking between meals is disruptive to your diet. However, there are a variety of clever and easy snacks that can fit easily into any weight loss diet. There is no reason to feel guilty about snacks as long as you make healthy selections and eat in moderation
Snacking can be beneficial to […]

Recent studies prove that chocolate contains antioxidants that are good for you. Millions of chocolate lover’s world wide can rejoice at the news that giving in to their chocolate cravings can now be beneficial to their health.
The antioxidants that have recently been discovered in chocolate are similar to those in wine or tea. They can […]

A food craving is more than just a preference for specific type of food. It is an intense desire for a type of food, which we will go to enormous lengths to satisfy. People assume that giving into these cravings will sabotage your weight loss attempts. However, caving into your cravings won’t necessarily ruin your […]

You probably heard the rage about the Atkins diet a few years back. Dr. Robert Atkins started the Atkins diet in the 1960s. Robert Atkins wrote a book to lay out a diet plan for people that would actually help them lose weight. Because of the success of the diet, people everywhere jumped onto the […]

The Scarsdale Diet was developed by Dr. Herman Tarnower as a way to lose a significant amount of weight in a short period of time. It is a strict weight loss meal plan that promises participants they will lose at least one pound per day. While many people have boasted significant weight loss with this […]

Green tea has become a popular holistic medicine for a variety of ailments in the human body. By consuming green tea people may have decreased inflammation, improved skin condition, lower cholesterol, and decreased risk of some cancers. People have even found that by consuming green tea dieting is improved. It is thought […]