My community voted to get the water flouridated about a year or so ago. I voted against it but more people voted for it so it passed.
The problem is that we have no choice now since it is now in our water supply. There should be an exemption for those of [...]
I bought some apples at the store yesterday. They looked pretty. Shiny red (I suppose that could have been that wax stuff), but still big, pretty, red apples with no blemishes. They looked good!
But after cutting them open I could see that there were brown spots inside, bruises, and the flesh was mushy.
I [...]
No exercise required. Is that really an ad for a diet plan? Yes, it is.
In this sedentary life that we live who wants to move? You know just because we may need to go up the stairs on our own someday and not get out of breath,or maybe carry our [...]
So there is this debate as to whether or not swimming is a good exercise for weight loss. Some study from back whenever claimed that swimming was not good for weight loss. But later studies debunked that by stating that they studied swimmers who were swimming in cold water and that most people [...]
In my part of the country, the news has been about the 4 year old conjoined twins that were surgically separated this week.
It took 26 hours of surgery for the separation and the news around here followed every second. It really was fascinating and those girls are just beautiful. It makes [...]
As if you didn’t have enough “diet plans, information, books, strategies, etc, etc etc. Here’s another one to add to your list–The DASH diet.
This is actually health-focused rather than weight loss focused (what a concept!). DASH stands for Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension. Well that’s important as Hypertension is one [...]
Is the subconscious mind the key to lasting weight loss? Does your subconscious mind really have the power to end your struggle with food?
It probably does. The mind is more powerful than we give it credit for.
Some of you may recall the “Dateline” program from awhile back, where they took some [...]
Apparently the “Jolly Fat” person is a myth (with the exception of Santa Claus, of course!). A recent study of over 9000 people adults found that mood and anxiety disorders including depression are about 25% more common in obese people than in non-obese people.
I don’t know why that would come as a [...]
