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300 Pound Man Looses Weight to Get Divorced
Employer intensives are a great way to get people on the road to wellness. John Brown’s company Caterpillar Inc. challenged their employees to get fit with a “Biggest Loser” style competition. The reward was a cash prize. Brown needed the dough to hire a divorce lawyer, so he was amply motivated. Brown started by carrying a [...]
Continue reading...Weight Loss Coach on Your Cell Phone
5. November 2008
A new study was published in the November/December issue of the American Journal of Health Promotion addressing a study performed at Brigham Young University. The study tracked the benefits of weight loss coaching via telephone on a group of 120 women and men over a 17 week period. The participants lost an average of 11 [...]
Continue reading...Need to Lose 100 Pounds or More?
4. November 2008
Losing 100 pounds or more may not seem possible to you. It is an overwhelming thought for many obese individuals who have tried every diet in the book and failed. Well friends it is a realistic goal for almost any person. The 100 pound mark is reachable if you are willing to do what it [...]
Continue reading...Calorie Restrictive Diet - How to Live Longer
4. November 2008
Popular trends in eating habits combined with exercise and often other less conventional methods have been a part of human life for thousands of years. Even the Romans purged themselves after gluttonous binging. But one lifestyle diet has continually proven to maintain healthy weight and increase longevity. A calorie restrictive diet in which an individual ingests [...]
Continue reading...10 Diet Myths Exposed
3. November 2008
CBS and WebMD posted an interesting rundown debunking the top 10 diet myths. Some myths included–”don’t eat late at night,” “drinking lots of water helps you lose weight,” and “sea salt is better than table salt.” There are dozens more out there that need to be seriously vetted by the pros. At least here is [...]
Continue reading...5K 5K - Run for your Money
3. November 2008
The New Year’s resolution process has started already. Every year we come up with things that we would like to do or changes we need to make in our lives. You may be a goal setter naturally and even better you may actually accomplish the goals you set. However, if you are like us and [...]
Continue reading...No Cut Weight Loss Surgery
3. November 2008
In an effort to develop less invasive methods for gastric surgery, a team in New York operated on a 25-year-old graduate student without making a cut. Using new tools developed specifically for this procedure, the patients stomach was accessed via her throat. The procedure is part of a trend to make surgery less painful and invasive, [...]
Continue reading...Green Tea, Still Not Drinking It?
30. October 2008
Tea consumption has been traced back over 5,000 years to the ancient Chinese. The medicinal properties of green tea were evident to humans early on. It was used to aid in controlling body temperature, bleeding, stabilizing blood sugar levels and to improve digestion. These qualities helped it spread in popularity throughout Eastern culture. It was black [...]
Continue reading...Man Looses 265 Pounds
29. October 2008
Have you ever stepped onto the scale and been emotionally broken by the number displayed? That was the reaction Jeremy Blahnik had in 2005 when he tipped the scales at 489 pounds. “I nearly broke down,” Blahnik said, “and the nurse nearly broke down, too” when she saw his reaction to his weight. He said he didn’t [...]
Continue reading...The Flat Belly Diet Is #1
29. October 2008
It is the number one selling book on Amazon today, The Flat Belly Diet is gaining popularity as a favorite method for weight loss. The pitch, follow this plan and shed the fat around your belly. The Flat Belly website is loaded with success stories of people (mostly women) who have had great success following [...]
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29. December 2008
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