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Be a Realistic Big Loser

How about instead of trying to follow the template of The Biggest Loser, which frankly works if you can isolate yourself for 12 - 14 weeks away from your daily life, so that you can easily follow 1200 controlled calories daily plus hours of exercise - you follow elements of the show's program in a more realistic fashion. To start: It... Read more Chevron

posted 10/25/2011, comments (2)|

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Obesity Plus Salt Equals Deadly Combo

You'd have to be living on the moon to have missed the new public enemy #1 sign with "salt" as its criminal. Certainly most studies seem to indicate that too much salt in your diet can increase your risk of developing hypertension, and that is a risk factor for heart disease. As a result new salt intake guidelines were... Read more Chevron

posted 10/17/2011, comments (2)|

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Office Eating Habits May Sabotage Health, Weight Loss Efforts

I recently received a news release that explored an article written by Sue Shellenbarger on April 12th in The Wall Street Journal. The article explored the concept of office snacking and desk candy bowls. Do they help with morale or do they somehow sabotage your health? Let's start with the concept of what the food in this... Read more Chevron

posted 09/06/2011, comments (0)|

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Does overuse of antibiotics cause weight gain or obesity?

We already know that overuse of antibiotics can instigate growth of bacteria that are resistant to conventional antibiotic treatments. In fact, the nosocomial infection rate in hospitals that contributes to hospital-acquired infections is partially due to an environment that routinely uses antibiotics. So it should come as no surprise that growing... Read more Chevron

posted 08/27/2011, comments (0)|

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My Bariatric Life on Health Central has the largest collection of original content that teaches, through her real life experience, how to be successful after weight loss surgery. She also offers great information for those considering weight loss surgery.

My Bariatric Life: My Life after Weight-Loss Surgery is Wonderful

I tend to focus on what I've gained since having my surgery in 2003. My new life truly is wonderful. And so I try not to think about all the years that were wasted and the many things that I missed out on being morbidly obese. Those memories are painful. But I will share them in this post so that others who are considering weight-loss... Read more Chevron

posted 08/09/2011, comments (2)|