Posts Tagged ‘lose weight’

Have you ever felt like you were doing everything right but you still CAN’T lose the weight or see changes in your body no matter how hard you try?

Over the years, I’ve ran into dozens of individuals who seem to be making ALL the right moves but the scale still won’t budge.

Well chances are it’s because your system is “clogged” and needs a thorough cleansing. One my newest colleagues and friends, Dr. Charles has been giving me …

Did you “fall” for this diet fad back in the 1990’s? That was when low-fat eating was all the rage. It even made it into one of my favorite Seinfeld episodes, where Jerry, Elaine, and Kramer start binging on frozen yogurt because it was labeled “low fat.”

What a joke. Literally! The low-fat diet turned out to be one of the biggest reasons we gained belly fat. I’ll admit, even I loved the idea that we could eat bags of …

by Dr. Scott Saunders, M.D.

I am generally a big fan of documentaries because I love to learn. But the documentary Fed Up saddened me. As a health-care professional, I am well aware of the problems associated with what we eat. However, this movie opened my eyes to the enormity of the health crisis in our country. I am grieved and angered over our deliberate ignorance about food.

The Federal Government is masterful at slight-of-hand, turning our …

By Jessica Sanders

With more people gaining interest in healthy diet options, there has been much hype around juice fasts; drinking all your meals for a certain period of time. Some turn to the juice fast fad to lose weight, others to detox their body.

However, there are a variety of opinions in the health world about whether this is a viable, safe option or not. So, before you start your first or next juice fast, be sure …

Have you ever looked at an overweight person, maybe even yourself, and thought, “That person just needs discipline.  If only they'd expend a little effort and self control they wouldn't be fat anymore.”?

But why not?  We all know what it takes to effectively lose weight-eat less and move more.  Why do so many of us find it so hard?  Why do we start with the greatest enthusiasm and the best of intentions only weeks later to throw in …