Is Online Dieting Right For You?

Online dieting is not the weight loss program for every one, but it may be the perfect program for you. Many of them, like startyourdiet.com, offer free basic membership. Of course they have a deluxe package, and they don’t object to the idea of selling you something and making a profit, but at this and [...]

Keeping Winter Weight Away

Of all the challenges to keeping our weight down, probably the two greatest are the holiday period followed by what I like to call “the winter blues.” It’s a tough one two punch for all of us who would like to head into spring — when the coats come off and the more reveling clothes [...]

Single Celebrity Relationships: What We Can Learn From Them

Women’s Relationships and Dating Advice

Falling in love is an intimate experience-unless you’re a celebrity.
Getting jilted is one thing. Being kicked to the curb in the flashbulb glare of the tabloid paparazzi is every woman’s worst nightmare. Here’s what we mere mortals can learn from celebrity relationships, both good and bad….
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Weight Wars Part 3: Keeping Those Pounds from Coming Back

Is There Such a Thing as a Good Carb?

A good answer to this question requires an understanding of what carbs are and the difference between a carbohydrate and a carbohydrate-containing food, so let’s first get the nomenclature out of the way.
What is a carbohydrate? Technically, carbohydrates are specific types of molecules based on single sugar units.
The three most common single sugar units [...]