Category: Health Fitness

Recently on her show, Oprah Winfrey talked to Dr. Oz about high-fiber foods for healthy eating and natural weight loss. One of the most fascinating elements of the show featured the doctor describing an experiment in which a group of people ate 11 pounds of raw fruits and vegetables for 12 days. The results surprised …

Drinking infused waters is becoming the most popular way to stay hydrated today. Not only are they extremely refreshing, but they’re also super nutritious, perfect for quenching your thirst when you’re in charge of the grill at a barbecue. It’s also an ideal drink to serve to your guests, including children! At your next barbecue, …

Obesity is a disease that affects approximately 60 million people in the United States, with women being especially affected. More than a third of women between the ages of 20 and 74 are obese, most of them African-American or Mexican-American. With more and more prepackaged foods and less and less activity, the number of obese …

Starting a new diet can be very challenging, from figuring out what foods you can and can’t eat, what time of day you should eat, and of course, how many calories you should eat to lose weight. Fortunately, figuring out the correct number of calories for your own body is a fairly simple calculation. The …

There are many weight loss plans that promise to lose a ton of weight in a short period of time. However, the fact is that most of these are very unhealthy or won’t allow you to lose weight in the long run. Here are a handful of diets that can make you lose 20 pounds …

The NordicTrack AudioStrider 990 elliptical trainer is one of the best-selling cross-training machines on the market. There are two factors that have made this elliptical so popular… The NordicTrack 990 received a “Best Buy” rating from a leading Consumer Review magazine. The NordicTrack 990 includes a Power Incline > function. You may not know this, …

One of the biggest realizations I have made in the last 2 years is that I have been eating portions of food that are too large. How did I get into that habit? Let me explain. I grew up in an Italian home. My parents moved to Canada from Italy in the 1970s and I …

I sometimes get mail from people asking me what the typical success rate of the Nutrisystem diet is. Some ask how much weight is successfully lost and others ask how much weight is successfully kept off in the long term. In the next article, I’ll look at company data and clinical trials to try to …

Ovarian cysts can be scary, but they rarely cause problems. In fact, most will dissolve on their own without the woman even realizing they exist. The main risk of ovarian cysts is rupture. So what happens when an ovarian cyst bursts and what should you do about it? Causes of a ruptured cyst The most …

A low calorie diet plan is often the first step a person should take to start on the road to better health and weight loss. Calorie intake that exceeds calorie expenditure throughout the day, on a day-to-day basis, is the reason many people struggle with unwanted weight gain, which can lead to many health problems. …