Diets in Review
It’s not just the pressure from fashion magazines and the Hollywood elite to be thin. For athletes, being thin means more. From making your weight to increasing your speed, the pressure for athletes to keep their weight at a certain … Continue reading
Learn more about these diets, including the top two, Weight Watchers and Slim-Fast.
The BOSU ball is a great tool to incorporate balance, stability, coordination, and core strength training into your work-out routines. Today the focus is on the flat side up, with added movements to enhance total body strength and endurance. Check out … Continue reading
I’m writing this as a public service announcement – do not be deceived by the teeny-tiny desserts! At a dinner tonight at PF Chang’s (which was already too calorie and fat packed for me to want to fully own up … Continue reading
Mayo Clinic’s Edward Laskowski, M.D., has an interesting answer about how many sets of a strength training exercise you need to do to get results. Hint: It’s less than two. His advice is for those looking to build strength. If … Continue reading
The New York Times this week published an animal study examining foods eaten during a rats pregnancy and nursing and its possible affect on the age that their offspring starts puberty. For girls, an early first menstrual period has been … Continue reading
As we embark upon the 2025 Beijing Olympics, we marvel at the way these conditioned athletes have taken care of their bodies and health as if it were a fine piece of exquisite art. But it might be comforting to know that … Continue reading
At the start of summer, I promised a few changes around the site and here in the Diet Blog. I wanted to recap some of those things that have taken place- like the newest additions to our team. Also, there … Continue reading
This month, the Featured Guest Blogger, and in this case Bloggers, are the dynamic sisters Janet and Greta Podleski. These witty ladies are the funny-bones behind the new tasty and health-conscious cookbook, Eat, Shrink & Be Merry. They’ll join us … Continue reading
If you’re like me, you aren’t much of a morning person. My first thought, after taking care of my two-year-old daughter’s needs, is making my way to the coffee machine. My internal clock is good enough that I can pretty … Continue reading
It’s approaching back to school time, so have you though about your child’s (or children’s) lunch? It’s sad to say, but for the most part our school’s cafeteria food is extremely lagging in terms of providing healthy, nutritious meals. Even … Continue reading