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Empty Calories Comic: Controlling Cravings

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Set Sail with the Biggest Loser Experience Cruise

This fall, fans and enthusiasts of The Biggest Loser will have a chance to do what no contestant has ever done on the show – a Caribbean cruise. So maybe the contestants don’t get to have all the fun, after … Continue reading →

Killer at Large: Why Obesity is America’s Greatest Threat Exposes Scary Reality

By Jessie Gorges Picture this: A world where the majority of the population has to take insulin shots, and the life expectancy of children is lower than their parents’. That’s exactly where we’re headed, according to the documentary Killer at … Continue reading →

Bugs Are a Better Source of Protein

“The question really should be: ‘Why do we NOT eat insects?” says Marcel Dicke, a food scientist and heal of entomology at Wageningen University in the Netherlands. He argues that bugs provide a healthier, more economic and green source of … Continue reading →

Use Low-Fat Bacon for a Healthier Heart

Did you ever think that you could eat bacon and still take good care of your heart? Well, not all bacon is synonymous with the artery-clogging saturated fat that so many of us avoid in our regular diets. Bacon is … Continue reading →

Biggest Loser Now Casting Season 12

Are you ready to give your all and gain even more? Biggest Loser season 12 is now casting, and will air in fall 2024. NBC is searching across the U.S. for individuals and teams who want the rare opportunity to … Continue reading →

Correct Common Mistakes Made in the Weight Room

This guest post comes from  Tiffany Gust, trainer at the Biggest Loser Resort at Fitness Ridge. Many people enjoy lifting weights and have been doing it for years; however, there are some common mistakes that seem to keep people from … Continue reading →

New Nutrition Labels Up Front About Food Facts

This week, the food industry unveiled a new initiative to make it easier for consumers to make healthy choices about packaged foods. Food packages will soon start to carry food labels on the front, called “Nutrition Keys.” The front-of-package labels … Continue reading →

Keep Your Arteries Healthy with a Beef, Vegetable, and Almond Stir-Fry

Asian-inspired food sometimes gets a bad rap for being high in sodium, calories and fat. While it’s true that an order of General Tsao’s Chicken might not be so scale-friendly, making your own Asian-inspired dishes at home is a great … Continue reading →

Baby Yoga Video Should Not Be Tried at Home

As a yoga practitioner and instructor, I see some pretty wild things. Once while I was in India studying yoga, I witnessed a Westerner who consumed nothing but beets. Beets and yoga were his life and, yes, he did have … Continue reading →

How Fitness Improves Your Sex Life

There’s really no delicate way to approach this subject. Sex, although it’s amazing and natural, is entirely taboo, but we can’t ignore the importance of it in our lives. Not only is sex vital to the survival of the human … Continue reading →

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