Fat has a bad rep.   The grocery store is full of labels that proudly announce “reduced fat” as if that statement alone can turn food that is bad for you into something good.  There are scores of low fat diets out there and people mistakenly associate the fat that you consume with the fat that [...]

The problem with most diets and fitness programs is that most people are unable to keep up with them for very long.  That is why when assessing the chances of achieving success with any such program one of the key parameters you should evaluate is the sustainability of the program.
In this article we will give [...]

In the article Unconventional Advice to Help You Reach Your Goals, we discussed how studies at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston suggested that changing all your bad habits at once is more effective than changing your behavior one step at a time.  In this article we will expand on this topic and review [...]

In the article Why Should I Give Up Coffee? we discussed how drinking coffee can have a positive impact on your health.  Now coffee lovers have even more reasons to celebrate.  A new study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine shows that coffee can cut the risk of dying of heart disease, the number [...]

In the beginning of the New Year many people try to lose weight.  Many plans are made, and many goals are set.  Some people get a real good start fueled by a renewed enthusiasm brought on by the New Year.  The challenge is to maintain that enthusiasm so that your weight loss program does not [...]