“The Grass is Not Always Greener”
Although this site is focused primarily on weight loss, my priority is to help people achieve a healthy, active weight. From where I sit, nutrition and exercise are lifestyle issues – I couldn’t care less about being fashion-model thin. IMHO, the relentless promotion of unrealistically skinny (mostly female) bodies is both physically and psychologically harmful. At any rate, I ran across this personal account on another...
A Multi is a Supplement… Not a Replacement
Science Daily reports on an interesting study… Two different experiments were conducted…Participants in Group A were instructed to take a multivitamin and participants in the control group were assigned to take a placebo. However, all the participants actually took placebo pills. The results from the experiments and survey demonstrated that participants who believed they had taken dietary supplements felt invulnerable to...
Taco Bell Demands Apology
Remember the Taco Bell lawsuit? I noted it back in January and – after doing a bit of “back-of-the-envelope” calculating – I opined that Taco Bell “… could be holding a very strong hand, indeed.” Indeed. Obney and her attorneys voluntarily dropped the lawsuit on April 18th. Taco Bell, a unit of Yum Brands Inc, said no money had changed hands and that it was not changing its products,...
FDA Orders Dr. Mercola to Stop Making Unsupported Claims for Thermography
I’m sure it’s just a coincidence that his clinic offers thermographic scans… On Dr. Joseph Mercola’s popular website, women are warned against getting mammograms to screen for breast cancer. Instead, the Chicago-area physician touts thermograms — digital images of skin surface temperatures — as an early detection tool for a wide range of conditions from cancer to back pain, from lupus to arthritis. Now Mercola...
Should You Talk to Your Friend About His/Her Weight?
This author of this Chicago Tribune article, “Broaching a Weighty Subject,” thinks so. But I don’t. Especially when it’s done like this… With a few key strokes and the click of a mouse, you can anonymously tell a loved one that he or she might want to consider losing some weight, and hey, you know just the place to help. Structure House, a North Carolina-based weight-management facility, offers an online...
Prosciutto Ice Cream???
Seriously… and – people are actually buying it. That’s not the only… offbeat flavor that SF entrepreneur, Jake Godby, sells. There are also flavors like “Secret Breakfast” (made with bourbon and cornflakes), “Government Cheese,” “Fois Gras,” “Strawberry Candied Jalapeno,” Salted Licorice,” and “Hibiscus Beet.” Urrrrggggggh… Full list of...
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