by angela.booth on June 2, 2011

USDA’s MyPlate (You can download a PDF of My Plate.) Confused about what constitutes a healthy diet? You’re not alone. The Food Pyramid was confusing — now you can welcome My Plate — it can guide you to healthy weight loss. Just by glancing at the plate, you can see that fruits and vegetables should [...]
by angela.booth on April 20, 2011
Does being overweight affect your memory? A new study suggests that this may indeed be the case. A study directed by John Gunstad, assistant professor of psychology at Kent State University, showed that overweight people who underwent gastric bypass surgery showed improvements in memory three months after their surgery. This article, Weight Loss Improves Memory, [...]
by angela.booth on July 10, 2009
Want a healthy heart? Everyone does. So, since you’re changing your diet anyway to lose weight, consider adding heart-healthy foods. When thinking about heart disease, we know that a change in diet is needed. In today’s world of fast and convenient foods, people think more of saving time than saving calories and fat. If we [...]
by angela.booth on June 8, 2009
I love papaya. It’s a great weight loss food, and you can enjoy it at any meal. It makes a great snack, too. Papayas: Rich in Vitamins C and A reports: “Christopher Columbus called the papaya ‘the fruit of the angels.’ It’s not hard to see why. One large papaya is packed with 235 milligrams [...]
by angela.booth on April 13, 2009
Want to lose weight and be healthy too? Weight loss without watching what you eat will not only set up a never-ending yo-yo dieting spiral, it can also trigger health problems. Here are seven new nutrition and weight-loss tips to help you drop pounds in a healthy way. 1. Start each meal by eating veggies. [...]
by angela.booth on April 10, 2009
Eat Stop Eat: the “no diet” way to lose weight for good — and keep it off If you want to lose weight, you’ve been told to “drink your water!” many times — but you’re not doing it, are you? Start drinking your water today — it really will help you to lose weight more [...]
by angela.booth on December 16, 2008
If you need or want to lose weight, you should make every effort to ensure that you’re losing weight safely. Of course, most people intend to do this. It seems silly to think anyone would set out to lose weight any other way than safely, but it does happen. Unsafe and even deadly methods of [...]
by angela.booth on December 10, 2008
There are many different types of weight loss medicine available today. Some pills are hyped as medicine that’s “prescription strength” and as “effective as a prescription” but you can order them off the television, online or through the mail. Don’t. Unlike prescription medication, these pills aren’t regulated by the FDA. Over-the-counter or mail order diet [...]
by angela.booth on December 7, 2008
Are you an acid reflux sufferer, and also overweight at the same time? If you want to get rid of both maladies, you need to perform certain workouts regularly, and when you do that, you automatically lose weight as a direct side effect. In this article I will tell you about a few workouts which [...]
by angela.booth on November 29, 2008
If you’re obese your odds of developing Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes go up dramatically. Although Type 1 diabetes cannot be prevented exercise is a phenomenal way to help control insulin sensitivity throughout the body. The exertion brought forth by the exercise causes the muscles to burn the glucose more efficiently. But a great [...]