This is the third in a series on losing weight from our expert, Harry Lodge, co-author of Younger Next Year. You can check out his first post here. People talk a lot about setpoints, and the biology of weight loss, but what exactly are setpoints? The short answer is that no one knows for sure. The longer answer is that all... Read more
This is the second in a series on losing weight from our expert, Harry Lodge, co-author of Younger Next Year. You can check out his first post here. You can expect to get back to a normal weight for your height and body type, no matter where you start from. You can expect to see a major impact on your health and vitality, your sense of... Read more
This is not a diet blog. Diets don't work. As I point out in the Younger Next Year books: "the message from thousands of studies, over decades of medical research, is clear: Never go on a diet again. The only way to lose weight is to embark on a program of steady, vigorous exercise, avoiding the worst foods being thrust upon you in our... Read more
A new study was published last week and widely reported, as showing that hormone therapy may in fact be good for the heart, in contrast to the result of the Women's Health Initiative released a few years ago, which implied the reverse. Women have been calling since, and asking if this is true, as well as the broader question of How Can... Read more
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