Seemingly unending long, cold, dark nights and short, dreary days void of summer sunshine cause many folks including me to suffer from depression and lethargy. This oftentimes leads to winter weight gain, which generally causes further depression. The medical term … Continue reading →

By Dr. David Simon, M.D. Reprint from Intent.com Although on some level, the essence of a spiritual journey is the relinquishing of attachment to a particular outcome, each of us has intentions and desires we’d like to see manifest. Wisdom … Continue reading →

Here are my top 3 tips to help fight S.A.D. that I have found personally helpful both to me, and my clients that suffer from S.A.D. 1. Light therapy box. Light therapy boxes may offer an effective treatment for Seasonal … Continue reading →

By Mayo Clinic Staff *Note from Linda LaRue and the Editors of Make Healthy A Lifestyle at www.LindaLaRue.com: Seasonal Effective Disorder or S.A.D. effects millions of people across the world, especially if you live in a cold climate where sunlight … Continue reading →

Welcome to 2010 ppl! If you’re finally serious about losing weight healthfully, getting fit, and staying fit, then you need to train like an athlete and eat like one too. You can achieve this in 3 simple steps: (1) Transform … Continue reading →

By Seda Terzyan LA Times November 2, 2009 The discovery in adults of brown fat, a metabolic dynamo, may open weight-loss doors down the road in a recent article, Functional Brown Adipose Tissue in Healthy Adults. Americans spend millions each … Continue reading →

By Elena Conis LA Times November 2, 2009 Doctors comparing weight-loss results with HCG injections versus a placebo failed to produce evidence that the hormone was anything special. A long-ago discredited fad diet has been getting increased attention lately, thanks … Continue reading →

By Cedric X. Bryant, Ph.D., F.A.C.S.M., Chief Science Officer, American Council on Exercise (ACE) Update: The researchers at Pennington Biomedical Research Center that were quoted in the Time article respond to the author’s inaccuracies in a follow-up statement. The cover … Continue reading →

Lots of weight loss products promise miracles. One in particular that I recall says a magic pill lets you lose weight while you sleep. Now, groundbreaking new studies are revealing that you don’t even need a mystical (and questionable) potion … Continue reading →

Lately, I’ve been loving watching a reality show, RUBY GETTINGER, on the Style Network. It’s a show about Ruby Gettinger a 500-pound blooming Steel Magnolia from Savannah weight loss journey. I’ve become her fan, and am passionately rooting for her … Continue reading →