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Diet Myth or Truth: Vinegar Helps You Lose Weight
Can vinegar really help you lose weight? A recent study on mice gave hope to the idea that the acetic acid in vinegar may help trigger fat-burning genes. But until the effects are reproduced in humans, vinegar cannot be considered a weight loss aid.
Apple cider vinegar has long been touted as being good for weight [...]
Weight Loss – Fitness Secrets – 45 Best Body Secrets
Health Tips
Pressed for time? Combine two moves into one. For instance, do a squat with an overhead shoulder press, or a reverse lunge with a bicep curl. This is great for a more intense workout or if you’re really crunched for time.
Don’t do the same old thing week after week. Cut your chances of boredom [...]
Best Diet Tips for Weight Loss
Diet and nutrition experts reveal their top 10 diet tips and tricks.
Hoping to lose a few pounds in time for bathing suit season — and tired of all the hype about “miracle” weight loss cures? To help you get answers about what really works for weight loss, WebMD turned to eight noted diet and nutrition [...]
Healthy Oils, Healthy Fats
Good fats are emerging as one of the hottest new functional foods.
When Americans started to pack on pounds a few decades ago, fat was fingered as public enemy number one. “Low-fat” became the rallying cry for healthy eating. And so began one of the most misguided public health campaigns in history.
Most of us know by [...]
What Is a Gluten-Free Diet?
Before tackling the gluten-free diet, let’s get to know our culprit. Gluten is a specific type of protein, but one you won’t find in meat or eggs. Instead gluten is found in wheat, rye, and barley. Going gluten-free means avoiding these grains. A gluten-free diet is essential for most people with gluten allergies or celiac [...]
Obesity costs health system $8bn a year
MORE than 7.5 million Australian adults are overweight or obese, with health problems caused by their condition costing the health system a whopping $8 billion a year.
Ambulance services, funeral parlours, hospitals and workplaces are being forced to buy new equipment to cope with morbidly obese people.
Some of the equipment is specially designed to handle people [...]
I’ve Got a Cold: What Can I Do?
Colds, Cough & Sore Throat: Oh No!
Help at the First Sign of a Sniffle
I’ve Got a Cold: What Can I Do?
What’s the best treatment for a cold?
There is no cure for the common cold. The most important thing you can do is drink a lot of fluids to keep your body hydrated. This will help [...]
How to Avoid the New Year’s Blues
New Year’s Blues
Does the end of the year get you down?
Does this depressing conversation sound like the one you have with yourself sometime between Thanksgiving and New Year’s, year after year?
“I didn’t take off that 15 pounds.”
“I didn’t make as much money as I said I would.”
“I didn’t get that promotion or switch jobs.”
“I’m hopeless.”
While [...]
Comparing Birth Control Pill Types: Combination, Minipills, and More
Birth control pills are the No. 1 form of contraception in the U.S. Which type of pill is best for you?
When Enovid — the first birth control pill — was introduced in 1960, it was a revolution in contraception. For the first time, women could take control of their own reproductive cycles. According to Eve [...]
Get Rid of Your Belly Fat Fast
Do you think it is possible to get rid of your belly fat or any certain part of your body? Many types of weight loss programs suggest it is possible, but you can not actually find a diet that will specifically reduce the fat in specific areas of your body, such as your fat belly, [...]
