Survived Another Holiday
I may be slow but I just realized that holiday candy is nothing more than regular candy in new clothes. Yes, Virginia, that colorful looking wrapping hides nothing special underneath. I found myself putting an Easter goody in my cart and as I pushed toward the...
Chocolate Babies – Classic Candy
I came across this supposedly classic candy selection from the 1950s, Chocolate Babies. I must have been living under a rock because I've never seen this particular item and I have spent more hours than I can count in the pursuit of all things candy. Is this...
Dieting with Donuts
I read a recent article in a popular women's magazine that pointed out a donut isn't necessarily a bad choice for breakfast. They compared it to other choices like sausage McMuffins, and greasy potato wedges washed down with a 64 oz. soft drink. What they forgot to...
Women More Prone to Eating Disorders Says Japanese Study
Japanese researchers at Hiroyshima University reported that women are 10 times more likely than men to develop anorexia and bulimia. This conclusion was drawn after their rather questionable study which compared brain scans by MRI showing the differing responses of...
Fast Food Cannot be Part of Healthy Diet Says New Study
Is Fast Food Okay Sometimes? To hear the fast food industry tell it, you can eat McDonalds every day and be perfectly healthy. I disagree with that, but you certainly can eat fast food occasionally and still lose weight. I love burgers and fries. Healthday.com today...
How to Explode Your Self Confidence
If you want to explode your self confidence bestow yourself with super powers. You can then tap your magic wand upon the shoulder of anyone you meet and grant them wishes, powers, and riches beyond their wildest belief. The trick is, other people don't know you have...
Groundbreaking news! Exercise, Diet Keep Weight Off!
Holy smokes, who'd a thought? Sheesh. I've mentioned before I'm a member of the National Weight Control Registry, a group of about 5,000 people who've lost on average 73 pounds and kept off more than 30 pounds for six years. The actual criteria to join the registry is...
Obesity Deaths over Quarter Million Way Too Many
Health officials announced Tuesday that the CDC's report, released in 2000, indicating 400,000 deaths a year were attributed to obesity was flawed and that the actual number was likely 80,000 less. People, that is still a third of a million deaths a year! It's not...
Elimination Diet – Could Food Allergy be Keeping you Fat?
Do you suffer when you eat? Do you experience gas, bloating, or any unusual symptoms after eating. Do you seem to crave the very foods that cause these problems? You may have an allergy or food sensitivity.
Overweight and Heartburn – Natural Treatment for GERD
It’s well known that being as little as 20 pounds overweight increases gastrointestinal disorders including GERD and sleep apnea. What is not well known is that a simple treatment is available.
Lower Sugar Pre-Sweetened Cereals Not Healthier
Big surprise here but experts are weighing in on the new "lowered sugared" versions of pre-sweetened cereals and their findings shouldn't surprise anyone. You can't take sugar and a splash of flour, and switch it around and make much difference. It's still sugar, and...
Hoodia Diet Pills – Do They Really Work?
Does Hoodia Work for Weight Loss? The next big wave to hit diet shores are Hoodia Diet Pills. Hoodia is an herb that grows in Nepal and has been used for centuries by the bush people for something to chew on long journeys. It would help them continue without hunger,...
Does it Work? Fat Mat, Removes Fat & Calories
Picked up a "Fat Mat" at the bakery supply for no good reason except it looked cool. What's a Fat Mat? Glad you asked. It's sort of a heavy-duty reusable paper towel, but more expensive and had a nice package. I picked one up at the bakery supply for no good reason...
Better Ballet Butt by Bubbles
Frankly, it's their retro girl imagery that gets me. I always liked the Varga girl look, I admit it. that gets me. I always liked the Varga girl look, I admit it.Here's what's cooking: You've done lunges until you think you'll die of a heart attack, yet still your...
Lose Weight with Weight Loss Patch
Lately I've had someone calling me asking about "advertising rates" on my weight loss site for their fabulous weight loss patch, and I've gotta tell you, I'm on to this scam. First, they claim to want to advertise but in reality they want you to advertise for them via...
Now Practice Safe Fruit: Prophylactic for Bananas
This just in from the I've Seen it all Now Department: A protective sleeve for bananas called the Banana Bunker. I saw this in The Daily Candy, an ultra cool food blog, natch. Everyone knows the pesky problem of toting bananas in your backpack; they get squished and...
Video Games for Exercise Catching On
News reports are coming in fast and furious about all the new video games that get people up and moving. I've talked about it here in The Slimming Pool often: Video Game That Causes people to Lose Weight, January 2004 ... When the game involves bodily movement, that's...
Is “Safe Drugs” an Oxymoron?
You'd think the pharmaceutical companies were running scared the way they're suddenly announcing dire consequences should you be so foolhardy to actually use their drugs, yet many aren't being pulled from the market. Naprosyn (Naproxen) suddenly causes heart problems?...
Overweight Obesity Researcher Develops Northwoods Diet
What Does it Take to Develop a New Diet? Allen Levine, director of the Minnesota Obesity Center and head of the University of Minnesota's Department of Food Science and Nutrition thinks people need to police themselves because, "You can't have sex at your desk and you...
Atkins + Digital Chocolate = Atkins 2Go
No, this has nothing to do with chocolate at all, it's just the name of a company. Too bad! Atkins partnered with the San Mateo, California-based mobile games company called Digital Chocolate Inc. to develop the "Atkins 2Go" service for mobile...
Halloween: Not Good Excuse for 3-Month Eating Binge
If you've just launched your annual 3-month eating binge from Halloween until New Years, I gently suggest changing that program. There is no reason to eat yourself silly for the next three months only to spend the following nine trying to lose what you gained....
Fast Food Wins Again! No Lawsuits Against Burger Chains Cries Congress
The US Congress today approved a bill which if passed and enacted into law would forbid lawsuits against fast food companies for causing obesity. This bill is so poorly written it's a joke, yet everyone's jumping aboard, lest they be considered "lawsuit happy." The...
Farmer’s Market Diet
Eat More Locally Grow Food The Farmer's Market Diet means eating more fresh produce, preferably what is grown locally. Common sense tells me that a carrot pulled from the ground and eaten within hours would be more nutritious than one harvested and shipped halfway...
Lose Weight with PlayStation Games
Mog Fitness Equipment If you're in front of your computer all day, wouldn't it be great if you could add in a bit of exercise at the same time? I lost 80 pounds riding my Schwinn AirDyne since I purchased it (around 1984). I've gotten so busy with work that now when...
Weight Loss Chat at WeightLossBuddy.com
Weight Loss Chat Studies show that having a support system is key in a weight loss program. There are many sites that offer forums and chat, and I participate in several. This week I hosted my first weight loss chat at at WeightLossBuddy.com (WLB) and it was great! It...
I Hate Paying An Entry Fee to Websites
Annoying Sites that Make You Pay I just got burned again. I'm reading an article and it talks about some newsletter, with a link, so there I go to check it out, and guess what? When I take the link it says, "You have to subscribe," and it's $39 a year. Thanks, but no...
EFT for Anger Fear & Trauma of Katrina Victims
Why Fear & Anger Make us Want to Eat We have friends who up until a few days ago lived in New Orleans. Last year when hurricanes threatened we asked, "Are you evacuating?" "Yes" they replied and then returned to their city unharmed a few days later. This year it...
Free EFT Teleclass using EFT for Anger Fear & Trauma
Katrina Victims & Anyone Who Needs Help with Fear & Trauma I am hosting a free EFT for Anger tele-seminar tomorrow (Sunday, September 4, 2005 at 1 PM PST) and again on Monday, September 5, 2005 at 8:00 AM PST for anyone who'd like to do a group session on...
Scientists Get the Fat Out of Food
Will We Ever Have Low Fat Fried Chicken? An experiment appears on the verge of bringing true "low fat" fried chicken to your table. Once you get past the "grossness" this actually makes some sense. The New York Times describes the process as bathing the food in,...
Crustless Bread for the Kiddies
"First ever crustless bread goes on sale in the UK" I was just going to write about crustless bread when this news item caught my eye: My theory is that good mommies the world over carefully cut the crust from junior's sandwich, lest me may choke (who knows why they...