Category Archives: Weight Management

Salt and sugar cravings can sabotage healthy diets and result in the unwanted and unplanned consumption of processed junk food. The following foods can help you to stay on track with your diet and to satisfy your salt and sugar cravings in a healthy way. Nuts and Seeds – To Eliminate Too Much Salt? Although ...click here to read more

Statistics show that the average American watches about 28 hours of television every week. Add to that hours spent using electronic devices and a good portion of time is gone.  Television and electronics can stimulate conversation, can entertain us, and can even educate us; however, a lot of evidence indicates turning off these devices can ...click here to read more

This is something that could really impact, not only your morning routine, but your life as well! If scientists and weather experts are correct, it could mean bad news for coffee drinkers, as within a few decades, caffeine lovers may have to part with their drink of choice: coffee. Coffee and the Coffee Bean – ...click here to read more

Many couples make changes to their diets by adding healthy food and cutting out alcohol when they are trying to conceive a child.  They do this in an effort to increase their chances of conception. New research from The Harvard School of Public Health found that men may want to consider decreasing the amount of ...click here to read more

To the younger population, energy drinks are a lifesaver and this is because these keep them awake during the day and help them to complete any assigned tasks.  Energy drinks first appeared on the market in the 1960’s in Asia and Europe and were later distributed in North America during the 1990’s.  Energy drinks contain ...click here to read more

Go easy on the beer drinking…that’s what we’ve always heard, but some evidence seems to suggest drinking in moderation has some health benefits. Drinking a lot of beer comes with a price; not just a price tag, but a health price. It can cause serious health damage including high blood pressure, cirrhosis of the liver, ...click here to read more

One of the top worst offenders when it comes to taking a shot at your good health could possibly be Halloween. Your kids and grandkids get excited for the very reason that you aren’t – Halloween candy is full of sugar, and the specialty junk food isn’t just hard on your figure (something that might ...click here to read more

People around the world seem to have an obsession with bacon; in fact you can find it hiding in all sorts of products, even brownies and birthday cake. Despite warnings that too much can be bad for our health, some researchers argue bacon is getting a bad rap. Meat lovers say it is one of ...click here to read more

Why You Should Never Diet if You are Trying to Lose Weight Reason #1: Diets Fail in the Long Run Sure many diets will help you to lose weight while you are on them, however 95% of people who lose weight from a diet will regain the weight and then some, once they go off ...click here to read more

Winter not only brings the Holidays which is full of tempting junk food and high calorie feasts, it also brings long, dark, cold and depressing days. This combination is lethal when it comes to your waistline, but it doesn’t have to be. The following tips will help you to avoid the winter fat attack!   ...click here to read more

There are many variations of it, that much is certain, but if there is one thing that you absolutely need to function and survive, it’s this: Water. Water is the fluid of life, literally. You can’t function, and you can’t exist without it. The pure kind, not the many variations sold with loads of added ...click here to read more

Many people looking to achieve weight loss have a difficult time following through on it because they’re unable to cut junk food out of their diets.  Typically junk food contains loads of calories which make weight loss difficult, if not impossible for some people.  Dr. Sanford Siegal developed a cookie formula to help his patients ...click here to read more

Earlier studies have shown that the consumption of comfort foods increases the likelihood of positive emotions, and promotes a calming feeling, especially when he or she is experiencing stress or loneliness.  Based on this effect, the actual identity of a comfort food may vary per individual.  To some, comfort food may pertain to a particular ...click here to read more

With Halloween slowly crawling up, and there appears to be bright and colorful pumpkins everywhere, you may be wondering if there are other uses for the pumpkin, after all, it is seasonal, and it seems to make for a bit of a waste that you only use it as a decorative jack-o-lantern for carving up, ...click here to read more