Choosing a Treadmill
You have just decided a good electric treadmill is exactly what you need to maintain your commitment to regular aerobic exercise. But you find there are dozens of different treadmills, ranging in price from $399 to over $3,000. What accounts for the huge difference in price? What do you look for when buying?...
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Losing Weight Takes Effort
Have you ever been at a Weight Watchers or TOPS meeting and noticed several people there who are slim and trim? What about those Jenny Craig and Nutri/System ad’s with their before and after pictures? They make losing weight look so effortless...
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Where Diets Go Wrong
When we discover that we are heavier than we want to be, we have a natural inclination to eat less food. We may skip lunch or eat only a tiny amount of our dinner in the hope that if we eat less our body will burn off some of its fat. But that is not necessarily true. Eating less actually makes it more difficult to lose weight...
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Sugar – Can You Give It Up?
Twenty years ago, fat and/or dairy products were touted as the great enemies of the waistline. An entire industry grew up around selling ‘low-fat’ and ‘dairy-free’ products, while diets designed to exclude these food groups made millions for their inventors. Sugar got off more or less scot-free – enemy only of the dental industry. Fast forward two decades, and there’s been a sea change...
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