The #1 Habit Making You Fat: You Use Artificial Sweeteners

From Dr Oz:  The average American consumes 24 pounds of artificial sweeteners each year, a habit that could actually be making you heavier. Studies show how these substances may confuse the body’s regulatory systems that control hunger. Whenever you eat, your body is trained to expect calories, but it’s not getting them when you eat [...]

“Loving my body almost killed me”

In Brene Brown‘s post today (her personal website), she introduced Jess Weiner, a successful-in-life woman who was forced to face the truth about her obesity. You can see it here: For years, Jess Weiner urged women to accept their weight as is. She, after all, was a happy, successful size 18. But when her doctor warned that [...]

Anti-Cancer Foods

Many practitioners of natural medicine, and more Western doctors, are recommending courses of supplements that boost immunity and fight the growth of cancerous cells. These can include vitamins and minerals, as well as extracts of plants and mushrooms, the juices of berries and exotic fruits, and ocean-based supplements. When consulting with multiple health professionals, it’s [...]

3 Easy Ways to Prevent Childhood Obesity

Overview You may have heard about the childhood obesity epidemic and maybe even have some concerns about your own children. If they do not have a weight problem now, that is good news. But, you can be proactive to prevent obesity from ever happening in your family. Children are impressionable. They learn most of their [...]

Natural Fat Burning Remedies

Wouldn’t it be great if you could take a supplement and your excess weight would just melt away? Doctors, scientists and companies specializing in weight loss have been looking for a magic pill for forever. The truth is that there is no magic pill. The REALLY good news is that there are natural fat burning [...]

Is It Time to Get Help Managing Your Obesity?

Are you struggling with obesity? Have you tried to lose weight and just can’t seem to make it happen? First, it’s important to know that you’re not alone. Losing weight is a challenge. The good news is that there are numerous resources to help you manage weight loss and obesity. Here’s how to know when [...]

Sleep Your Way to Skinny – How Good Sleep Helps You Burn Fat

Sleep affects your weight and people who get better sleep weigh less. Studies have actually shown that by taking measures to improve your sleep can help you lose weight. Why Sleep Matters While we are sleeping, our bodies are recovering from the day. Our organs, hormonal systems and cells take this down-time to regroup. If [...]

Are you saying that my iPod or iPad will help me lose weight?

It’s amazing how much technology has changed our lives. We can communicate with someone halfway around the world via instant message or video chat. We can transfer money from one bank account to another with the click of a button. We can also manage our health, burn fat and lose weight with the help of [...]

Green Tea For Fat Burning?

You know that green tea is great for your health. It detoxifies. It has an abundance of antioxidants. Antioxidants help your cells by getting rid of free radicals (they damage cells) in your body. These are two fantastic health benefits, but you might be surprised to know that Green Tea can help you burn fat [...]

7 Fat Burning Foods

You have to eat, but if you’re on a diet or trying to lose weight you have to be especially careful about what you eat. I’m sure you’ll be happy to know that there are delicious foods you can eat that will actually help you fight fat. Here are seven of the winning fat fighting [...]

Portion Control Issues: Here’s what a portion looks like

Properly estimate your portions: tennis ball = 1 fruit serving deck of cards = 1 meat, poultry, or fish serving 9 volt battery = 1 hard cheese serving palm of your hand = 1 grain serving half a baseball = 1 vegetable serving 4 stacked dimes = 1 fat serving By becoming aware of portion [...]

5 Reasons for the Increase in Childhood Obesity

Childhood obesity is an epidemic. Today more than ever before children are struggling with weight gain and the subsequent health effects. Why is obesity on the rise? The answers are both simple and complicated. Too much sugar. Take a look at the foods in your cupboard and refrigerator. Chances are that sugar is an ingredient [...]

9 Ways to Boost Your Metabolism to Help You Burn Fat and Lose Weight Fast

If you’re trying to lose weight, it’s important to take advantage of any and all resources. One of your best resources is your metabolism. Boost your metabolism and you boost your weight loss efforts. 1. Intervals When you exercise at a moderate rate with intervals of intense effort, you’ll burn the most calories. You’ll also [...]

What Causes Obesity?

You or someone you know may be struggling with obesity. It affects one in three adults in the United States, and is increasing in every country. Many consider the rise in obesity an epidemic. Along with weight gain, obesity brings with it a whole host of health problems. These problems range from depression and poor [...]

Fake Blueberries in Cereals, Bagels, and Other Everyday Food Products

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE VIDEO: http://naturalnews.tv/v.asp?v=7EC06D27B1A945BE85E7DA8483025962   You can send this video to your friends on your social networking/bookmarking sites by clicking on any of the icons below. And thanks for passing it on… . If you liked that post, try these…7 Fat-Burning Foods That Help You Lose WeightYou have to eat, but if [...]

What Exactly Is Obesity?

Obesity and its associated problems are discussed in every major newspaper. You can’t turn on the news or the television without hearing about it. However, many people don’t truly understand what obesity is. They may think they’re obese when they’re really not. Likewise, they may believe they’re just a bit overweight when they’re clinically obese. [...]

What is the obesity rate?

Obesity is a chronic condition where a person’s body fat percentage is higher than normal. Men are considered obese if their body is more than thirty percent fat. Women are considered obese if their body is more than twenty-five percent fat. Most often, a doctor uses BMI or Body Mass Index to determine if a [...]

Technologies to Help Fight Obesity

Technology makes our lives easier. It makes it possible to have a face to face conversation with someone thousands of miles away. It helps doctors diagnose. It entertains us too. All of this amazing technology can also help fight obesity. Here are a few fun and interesting technologies to help fight obesity. Body fat scales. [...]

Have you gone up 2 pant sizes in 5 years?

CLICK THE LINK BELOW TO WATCH THIS VERY IMPORTANT VIDEO: How Healthy Are You: Gone Up 2 Pant Sizes in 5 Years Click any of the icons below to send this video to YOUR social networking or bookmarking sites: If you liked that post, try these…7 Fat-Burning Foods That Help You Lose WeightYou have to [...]

Interesting Facts About Stevia

Pure stevia leaf is a fantastic food source that can be used for sweetening beverages, as well as for baking and cooking. It is: rich in over 100 naturally occurring phytochemicals rich in terpenes rich in flavonoids Recommended uses: as a natural sweetener for diabetics diets (diabetics can safely use this product) for those with [...]

Five Surprising Effects of Obesity

What are these surprising effects of obesity? Most people know that obesity is the leading cause of type 11 diabetes. They may also know that it causes many types of cancer. It causes heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure and death. All in all, obesity causes a lot of health problems. However, you might be [...]

Childhood Obesity is an Epidemic

5 Reasons for the Increase in Childhood Obesity Childhood obesity is an epidemic. Today more than ever before in history, children are struggling with weight gain and the subsequent health effects. 1.   Too much sugar. Take a look at the foods in your cupboard and refrigerator. Chances are sugar is an ingredient in most [...]

Stevia snippets

Why Stevia shows promise in fighting hypertension, obesity, and diabetes epidemics. For centuries, the Guaraní tribes of Paraguay, Bolivia and Brazil used stevia, which they called ka’a he’ê (“sweet herb”), as a sweetener in yerba mate and medicinal teas for treating heartburn and other ailments Stevia has a negligible effect on blood glucose, even enhancing glucose tolerance; therefore, it is attractive as a natural sweetener [...]

7 Fat-Burning Foods That Help You Lose Weight

You have to eat, but if you’re on a diet or trying to lose weight you have to be especially careful about what you eat. I’m sure you’ll be happy to know that there are delicious foods you can eat that will actually help you fight fat. Here are seven of the winning fat fighting [...]

Superfoods, Ingredients and Recipes for a Healthy Diet

Your New Best Friends By Celia Barbour and Rachel Mount |  O, The Oprah Magazine |  December 10, 2009 Yes, you know better, but a lot of good that does your taste buds. They still prefer potato chips to beets, fried chicken to canned fish, and pasta to just about anything. But what if you [...]

This video has something for everyone: sugar and insulin, what is driving female cancers, low D vitamins, nitric acid, antioxidants, carbohydrates, bellyfat

Jorge Cruise interviews 4 specialists about the pressing health issues of today: If you liked that post, try these…7 Fat-Burning Foods That Help You Lose WeightYou have to eat, but if you’re on a diet or trying to lose weight .BellyfatBellyfat.CDC: Defining Overweight and Obesity Overweight and obesity are both labels for ranges of weight [...]

The drink that will prevent you from gaining weight

If you liked that post, try these…7 Fat-Burning Foods That Help You Lose WeightYou have to eat, but if you’re on a diet or trying to lose weight .BellyfatBellyfat.CDC: Defining Overweight and Obesity Overweight and obesity are both labels for ranges of weight that are greater than what is generally considered healthy for a given [...]

CDC: Defining Overweight and Obesity

Overweight and obesity are both labels for ranges of weight that are greater than what is generally considered healthy for a given height. The terms also identify ranges of weight that have been shown to increase the likelihood of certain diseases and other health problems. Definitions for Adults For adults, overweight and obesity ranges are [...]

The special Dangers of Sugar to Women Over 50

Below is a telephone interview with Jorge Cruise and Dr. Christiane Northrup (the leading women’s health expert and a frequent guest on Oprah).  Dr. Northrup shared some incredibly critical revelations about the special dangers of sugar to women over 40. If you are a woman over 40, or have a mom who is, THIS IS A [...]

Belly Fat May Make Some Breast Cancers More Likely

Study finds greater risk for ER-negative cancer in premenopausal women WEDNESDAY, Dec. 15 (HealthDay News) –Premenopausal women who carry excess fat around their abdomen or have a large waist relative to their hip size may face a higher risk for breast cancer that is estrogen receptor (ER)-negative, new research reveals. The research team noted that [...]

Dr Robert H Lustig, UCSF Random Thoughts on Obesity

We all weigh 25 pounds more than we did 25 years ago. No one chooses to be obese. Leptin is a hormone that comes from your fat cell that tells your brain, ‘I’ve had enough. I don’t need to eat anymore’. One can of soda a day = 150 calories x 365 days/year + 3500 [...]

Dr. Oz Cancer Prevention Quiz

It’s the most feared diagnosis, but there are steps you can take and foods you can eat to protect yourself. Take Dr Oz’s quiz here:  Just click this link.  Dr Oz’s Cancer Prevention Quiz If you liked that post, try these…Anti-Cancer Foods Many practitioners of natural medicine, and more Western doctors, are recommending courses of [...]

Keeping weight off is harder than losing the weight in the first place

People tend to experience diet fatigue after they’ve been dieting for a time. They are able to maintain their enthusiasm for a diet in the short run, but after a while, they get tired of paying such close attention to what they are eating and not being able to enjoy whatever they want. What’s more, [...]

The Ultimate Diet to Reboot Your Body in Just Two Weeks

This challenge will reboot your body in just 2 weeks! Dr. Oz is helping you rethink your entire diet, from what you buy at the grocery store to when and how you prepare your meals. You’ll begin by implementing Dr. Oz’s Rule of 5, which forces you to throw away all the food in your [...]

No High Fructose Corn Syrup

If you liked that post, try these… Sleep Your Way to Skinny – How Good Sleep Helps You Burn Fat Sleep affects your weight and people who get better sleep weigh less.America’s Silent Killer: Diabetes .Are you concerned about the amount of sugar in milk? Here’s a great milk alternative. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this [...]

Preventing Childhood Obesity

You may have heard about childhood obesity and have some concern about your own children. If they do not have a weight problem now, that’s really good news. But, you can be proactive to prevent obesity from ever happening in your family. Children are impressionable. They learn most of their habits from their parents. This [...]

Getting Help for Obese Children

The treatment for children who are obese lies in changing habits and learned behaviors. Of course, the sooner in life that these changes are made, the faster the results happen.  Some of these steps towards a healthier life are immediate, while others are a lifetime commitment. You, as a parent, may not be able to [...]

The Power of Antioxidants for Staying Young

The Power of Antioxidants for Staying Young Everyone wants to grow old gracefully. Some go under the knife to get that youthful look while others opt for a more natural way to maintain that healthful glow.  The way to make peace with age can be found in the types of foods that we eat and [...]

Bellyfat

Enough said. If you liked that post, try these…7 Fat-Burning Foods That Help You Lose WeightYou have to eat, but if you’re on a diet or trying to lose weight .CDC: Defining Overweight and Obesity Overweight and obesity are both labels for ranges of weight that are greater than what is generally considered healthy for [...]

Obese Children in Society – How to Ease the Stigma

Being overweight has always been a stigma in society. Those who are chubby are passed over for jobs, thought to be sloppy or unclean, and the list goes on. Those same unfounded and hurtful thoughts will be conveyed to your children if they are obese. Society’s Changing Fads Let’s talk about fads. A fad is [...]

Risks Associated with Childhood Obesity

You might dismiss extra weight on a three-year old, thinking they will grow out of it in time. However, there are risks that come with carrying extra weight, even on a three-year old. To understand how serious a problem it is, study the following risk factors. A chubby baby may be cherubic and cute, but [...]

How to Overcome Emotional Eating

Eating is a part of life.  Your body gets its nutrients from food. Sometimes we can go overboard with our eating habits, resulting in weight gain. One issue with food is emotional eating. Emotional eating may end with the scale, but it begins in the mind.  Stress takes its toll on our lives.  When your [...]

Here’s an interesting story of a family trying to go “Sugarless”

Click this link to read the difficulties this family had in trying to cut sugar out of their diet. http://www.calgaryherald.com/health/Sugar+Fast/3707500/story.html To learn more about how to deal with childhood obesity, check out this excellent book by Susan Okie. To order the book, click on this image. What are your thoughts?  Leave a comment or sound [...]

Sugar Free Banana Bread?? Really?

I found this recipe online and just took the bread out of the oven. It is heavenly — you’ve got to try it. HOME-STYLE BANANA BREAD (SUGAR FREE) from COOKS.COM 3/4 c. mashed bananas (about 2 bananas) 1/3 c. vegetable oil 2 lg. eggs 1/2 c. water 1 tsp. vanilla 2 c. flour (I used [...]

Does Family History Play a Role in Childhood Obesity?

Part of finding a solution to the obesity epidemic that is plaguing our society is to determine the causes.  The first place we often look is within the family itself. Does family history, or genetics play a role in a child’s obesity? Family Behavior Let’s examine the parents. Before we go further let’s just say [...]

Causes of Childhood Obesity – Psychological Issues

Many people jump to an obvious, and often wrong, conclusion when they see a child who is obese. “The parents are letting those kids eat anything they want.  “If those parents would just stay home with the kids they wouldn’t snack so much.”  “A little self discipline is all those kids need.”  “Those parents must [...]

Causes of Childhood Obesity – Lifestyle Choices

(this is the second post in a series of 8 posts on childhood obesity) Sedentary Lifestyles What activities were we involved in before there were videos to entertain us? Whatever it was, we all probably weighed a lot less because of it. Having everything easily accessible and “convenient”, as well as computers to entertain us [...]

The Link Between Obesity and Pregnancy Complications

Photo: Brand X Pictures/Thinkstock (I found this really good article on the Oprah site today.  Read the article for some very important information about obesity and pregnancy). “I’m thinking about having a baby, but I’m concerned that I’m too heavy. Should I be worried?” The Mommy Docs’ answer to this question is an unfortunate, yet [...]

Obesity Rates Keep Rising, Troubling Health Officials (The NY Times)

Americans are continuing to get fatter and fatter, with obesity rates reaching 30 percent or more in nine states last year, as opposed to only three states in 2007, health officials reported on Tuesday. Click this link to read the complete article. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/04/health/nutrition/04fat.html If you liked that post, try these…3 Easy Ways to Prevent Childhood [...]

Superfoods that fight disease AND help to lose that bellyfat

22 disease-fighting superfoods Almonds, black beans and watermelon among age-defying edibles This is an excellent article I found on MSNBC today.  We all have to eat, so why not make our food that absolute best and most powerful we can find? Click this link to check out the article. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38311826/ns/health-cancer/ If you liked that post, [...]

8 Power Packed Foods

The secret to a long and healthy life is in the food that we eat.  But not all foods are created equal.  Choosing and eating the right foods help increase life expectancy, as well as the quality of your life. The following are eight power packed foods designed to give you energy, vitality and all [...]

Causes of Childhood Obesity – Eating Habits

The Wrong Foods Lead to Obesity In order to live, we must eat. Somewhere in our history, we stopped eating to live and started living to eat. This obsession with food has led to not only obesity in adults,  but a rising obesity in children. Let’s examine the eating habits that can lead to obesity [...]

Childhood Obesity: What is it?

Obesity (this is the first post in a series of 8 posts on childhood obesity) is the biggest health crises ever confronting our society. And it doesn’t only affect adults — it affects many children too. Keep reading to learn about the dynamics of childhood obesity. In simplest terms, childhood obesity is considered a problem [...]

Ancient Food Ingredients: What’s Old is New

Released: 7/20/2010 4:00 PM EDT Source: Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) ~ Newswise — As consumers overseas embrace foods and beverages made with ingredients long known to have health and wellness benefits, American manufacturers can take a cue from their success and add such medicinal ingredients to their foods and beverages, according to a scientific [...]

Eco Vitamin Drink not so Body Friendly

Well, we hit a wall.  What the heck do we drink on hot days now that soda and fruit juices are out of the question (full of Sugars, Artificial Sweeteners, and High Fructose Corn Syrup). But then we came across EcoDrink Complete Multivitamin at Costco the other day. It cost $19.99 for 30 packets — [...]

Are you concerned about the amount of sugar in milk? Here’s a great milk alternative

I’m looking at a container of 2% milk right now and the Nutrition Facts say that there are 12 grams of sugar in one cup of milk.  That is equivalent to almost 2 1/2 teaspoons of sugar.  Can you see yourself pouring a glass of milk and then putting 2 1/2 teaspoons of sugar in [...]

Are breads contributing to your weight gain? Try this one

I found this bread suggestion in Jorge Cruise’s book, The Bellyfat Cure. I tried it and have to report that it is awesome. Now, I love breads. I have also realized recently that breads often have High Fructose Corn Syrup AND usually about 5 grams of sugars in each slice. So what is so special [...]

Using Stevia for Sweetening Everything

Since deciding to get off of artificial sweeteners and refusing to consume anything with High Fructose Corn Syrup, I have discovered Stevia.  Personally, I love the taste, although I don’t get the same response from everyone. It seems to be an acquired taste for some… What is Stevia? Well Stevia is a herb. It’s really [...]

Sugar May Be Bad, But This Sweetener is Far More Deadly

View this incredible video presentation by Robert H. Lustig, MD UCFS Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism. It is about 1.5 hours in duration, but if you want the truth about High Fructose Corn Syrup, this is the presentation to see. If you liked that post, try these…3 Easy Ways to Prevent Childhood Obesity Overview .Are [...]

Drugs Cannot Treat the Underlying Cause of Diabetes!

by Dr Mercola of www.mercola.com In fact, most conventional treatments for type 2 diabetes utilize drugs that either raise insulin or lower blood sugar. Avandia, for example, lowers your blood sugar levels by increasing the sensitivity of liver, fat and muscle cells to insulin. But you must understand that, ultimately, diabetes is NOT a blood sugar [...]

Sweet Deception: The Additive Aspertame

100 times sweeter than sugar, Aspertame took 16 years to be approved. The FDA brought criminal prosecution against the makers of this products for deception and distorting the data. Eventually time ran out and the makers were never prosecuted, but that does not mean they weren’t skewing the results. If you liked that post, try [...]

Obesity & Starvation Forum assesses a recent hypothesis on obesity, and how sugar may trigger a starvation reaction in the brain

Host: Michael Krasny Guest: Robert Lustig, author of the hypothesis, which was published last week in Nature Clinical Practice: Endocrinology and Metabolism, professor of clinical pediatrics, and director of the Weight Assessment for Teen and Child Health (WATCH) Program at UC-San Francisco’s Children’s Hospital Click the link below to listen to or download the recording: [...]

UCSF’s Lustig Discusses the Role of Fructose in Pediatric Obesity

9 July 2007 ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) Radio National’s The Health Report, with Norman Swan, MD, features an interview with UCSF pediatric endocrinologist Robert Lustig, MD, who argues that the reason for the obesity epidemic is more than just the calories we eat and lack of exercise. Rather, it’s due to the wide use of [...]

Depression Linked with Belly Fat

By Rick Nauert PhD Senior News Editor  ~  Reviewed by John M. Grohol, Psy.D. on April 29, 2009 Researchers at Rush University Medical Center have shown that depression is linked with the accumulation of visceral fat, the kind of fat packed between internal organs at the waistline. This type of fat has long been known [...]

Belly fat in women: How to keep it off

Belly fat hasn’t always been your problem — you’ve worried more about hips and thighs. Now your midsection’s making up for lost time. What’s up? By Mayo Clinic staff Whether it’s because of heredity, hormonal changes or aging-related weight gain, many women notice an increase in belly fat as they grow older — and especially [...]

America’s Silent Killer: Diabetes

If there were a deadly disease raging through your body, wouldn’t you want to know how to stop it? Unfortunately, more than 6 million Americans are walking around with a silent killer eating away at their health—and they have no idea they’re even at risk. That silent killer is diabetes, the fastest-growing disease in history. It’s [...]

Dr Oz on waist management

If you liked that post, try these…8 Power Packed FoodsThe secret to a long and healthy life is in the food that we eat.Ancient Food Ingredients: What’s Old is New Released: 7/20/2010 4:00 PM EDT Source: .Are breads contributing to your weight gain? Try this oneI found this bread suggestion in Jorge Cruise’s book, The [...]

Dr Oz and Jorge Cruise talk about sugar

If you liked that post, try these… Sleep Your Way to Skinny – How Good Sleep Helps You Burn Fat Sleep affects your weight and people who get better sleep weigh less.America’s Silent Killer: Diabetes .Are you concerned about the amount of sugar in milk? Here’s a great milk alternative. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this [...]

Why you need the hormone Leptin in order to lose bellyfat

If you liked that post, try these…9 Ways to Boost Your Metabolism to Help You Burn Fat and Lose Weight Fast.America’s Silent Killer: Diabetes .Belly fat in women: How to keep it offBelly fat hasn’t always been your problem — you’ve worried more about hips and thighs. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on [...]

Is Your Shampoo and Conditioner Interfering With Your Hormones and Making You Fat?

The EPA has found synthetic hormone-disrupting chemicals in shampoo preservatives and any of them can be found in products that claim to be ‘natural’ and ‘organic.’ The most disturbing of these is antimicrobial preservatives called parabens which have proven to disrupt your endocrine system. So what is an endocrine disruptor and why should it concern [...]

Worst Drinks in America 2010

Find this complete article here:   Worst drinks in American 2010 20. Worst Water Snapple Agave Melon Antioxidant Water (1 bottle, 20 fl oz) 150 calories 0 g fat 33 g sugars Sugar Equivalent: 2 Good Humor Chocolate Éclair Bars While “Worst Water” may sound like an oxymoron, the devious minds in the bottled beverage [...]

High-fructose corn syrup: What are the concerns?

High-fructose corn syrup seems to be a common ingredient in many foods. What are the concerns about high-fructose corn syrup? Answer from Katherine Zeratsky, R.D., L.D. High-fructose corn syrup is a common sweetener and preservative. High-fructose corn syrup is made by changing the sugar (glucose) in cornstarch to fructose — another form of sugar. The [...]