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posted 12/16/2008, comments (0)

Healthy Potluck

This is the time of year when "potluck" reigns supreme. It's certainly a good way for people to entertain during tough financial times. It's also popular because it means people can bring their culinary talents to a party thrown by someone else. But the concept can be a "food mine" for people struggling to have healthy... Read more Chevron

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posted 12/09/2008, comments (40)

Oprah Confesses - 200 is My Number

I cannot be the only person who has been seeing Oprah grow. Since her commitment to training and running a marathon, I have been watching her show and noticing that she has been steadily putting on weight. I even got a bit upset when several months ago she blamed it "on her thyroid." Most people whose thyroid goes off a bit... Read more Chevron

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posted 12/07/2008, comments (0)

Apparently We Need To Worry About Liver Fat

I have always had a love-hate relationship with my pear shaped body. On the one hand, voluptuous hips and thighs were values, no worshipped by the Grecians (at least that's what I've been told). On the other hand, always knowing that if I gain even 5 pounds it's going to go right to my hips and thighs, causing me to be what's... Read more Chevron

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posted 12/03/2008, comments (0)

How Can Stress Affect Your Weight?

If you have a pulse, you breathe, and you live in the United States of America in 2008, there is no doubt that you have been stressed at one time or another. Some of us are stressed more often than others, and some are stressed more easily than others. Stress can have many effects on our bodies. Most notably, it increases the secretion of... Read more Chevron

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posted 11/30/2008, comments (0)

Can You Really Rev Up Your Metabolism

Think of your metabolism as an engine. It's ability to "run" means biochemical processes that keep us alive are ongoing. Your metabolic rate is the pace at which your body uses energy, which is measured in calories. So it's important to know just how many calories you need to "exist" so you can then decide if you are... Read more Chevron

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