Spin Cycle
I just stumbled over this article, “New Weight Loss Can Burn Caloric Equivalent to 20-Minute Walk” – and had to check it out. The exact mechanism of how spices work to influence metabolism still remains unclear, but studies suggest that they effectively increase body temperature thus making us burn more calories even without exercising. Now if only scientists could find a way to combine the two methods into an easy...
You Don’t Tug on Superman’s Cape…
You don’t spit into the wind, You don’t pull the mask off the old Lone Ranger And you don’t mess around with Jim. Jim Croce In this case, “Jim” = Judge Robert Gettleman. And he’s none too happy with our good buddy, infomercial scam artiste and all-around shyster Kevin Trudeau. Why? Chicago Breaking News Center Has the details… An angry Gettleman had called Trudeau before him after his e-mail...
“Truth In Advertising”
In a way… From GlaxoSmithKline’s site for Alli: break a bad pattern of eating alli helps you change your approach to food by teaching you to recognize emotional eating and dismantle your external hunger triggers. With the alli plan, you’ll learn how to control your cravings and still enjoy the foods you love. You’ll establish a healthier approach to food. As Douglas Farrago, MD of the Placebo Journal put it:...
The Ultimate Fitness Game
Taylor LeBaron is one smart kid. Taylor LeBaron is half the teen he used to be — and that’s a very good thing for both his health and self-esteem. An always-big boy who grew into a severely obese teen, the Georgia native dealt with schoolroom taunts and his own shrinking self-image even as he continued put on the pounds. Finally, LeBaron took control of his life by turning to the thing that helped make him fat in the first place:...
Juice; Calories, Sugar, And A Tiny Dose Of Vitamins…
It’s time fruit juice loses its wholesome image, some experts say. Yes. Yes. YES!
The Knife and Fork Lift™
No… it’s not a joke. When we ran across an e-mail about a new weight loss product, we thought it had to be a joke — a knife and fork that weigh 1½ pounds each, the better to make you eat more slowly? Seriously? This is quite serious, according to the Knife and Fork Lift’s inventor, Tom Madden. “Everybody approaches it as a joke,” he said, “but when you think about it, it does require you to...
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