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weight loss

Turning Food Into A Fetish And A Sport

July 15, 2010

What does it tell you about a society when people would prefer to take a drug to help fix a problem that they themselves created rather than change the habits that caused the problem in the first place,  particularly when that drug comes with some dangerous, even potentially deadly side effects.
That’s pretty much the situation [...]

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Someone Is Not Telling the Truth – Is It You?

January 15, 2010

You may have heard a fanfare of trumpets the other day when it was announced that obesity levels in the US have flattened. Not fattened. Flattened. That doesn’t mean obesity levels are going down, only that they are no longer going up. Two thirds of American adults and one third of American kids are still [...]

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Cell Phones; Strong Signal = Weak Bones

October 27, 2009

Ever wonder if technology is slowly killing you? Do you worry that bit by mega bit it’s nibbling away at the very fabric of your being. Those buds in your ears connected to your iPod or MP3 are funneling sound that will ultimately destroy your hearing. That blue tooth phone thing stuck on your ear [...]

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Do Weight Loss Products Pass the Sniff Test?

June 30, 2009

Do you remember that old “Jefferson Airplane” song “White Rabbit. It’s about Alice in Wonderland and there’s a line that goes “One pill makes you larger, and one pill makes you small.”
I was reminded of that when I read about new weight-loss methods that use smell to help you cut back on eating, to feel [...]

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Think Before You Drink

April 3, 2009

So, the other day I was sitting around at lunch with some of my colleagues chatting about the resurgence of the Taliban in Pakistan, the Obama bailout plan, and the nutritional qualities of Funyun Rings,  and I noticed that not one of my workmates was drinking water. They were drinking sodas and ice teas and [...]

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The Secret to Losing Weight

March 16, 2009

Have you ever looked at those health magazines in the checkout line at the grocery store? Of course you have, what else are you going to do while waiting for the woman in front to figure out which coupons go with which item and then do a lengthy search through her purse for her rewards [...]

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How to Rev Up Your Metabolism

March 13, 2009

I work out.  I do!  I have been working out judiciously  for 4 years.  I have high blood pressure too! So I work out and eat right, (sort of) and I work out.  I know that I am healthy because I have a lot of energy and I….uhm….work out.
It’s also my misfortune to have a [...]

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