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| Meet the New Look Ronald McDonald |
| By Alan Cooper |
In a television campaign just launched, Ronald McDonald rides a bike. He shoots hoops with Yao Ming. He even snowboards like a pro. The McDonald's-owned website, GoActive.com, explains how Ronald wants the best for everyone. And it seems that when it comes to what's best for everyone, fatty junk fare (described by GoActive as tasty, wholesome food) is just not enough any more. posted Monday, June 13, 2005
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| When is a Diet not a Diet? When It's a Lifestyle! |
| By Brian Adamson |
Dieting and weight loss is almost certainly the most lucrative of all health-related businesses. Our waistlines are bulging, our health is deteriorating and the diet industry is making money! Unfortunately, most of their information is little more than propaganda designed to keep you as a customer for ever. It comes down to a simple choice - change your lifestyle! posted Sunday, June 12, 2005
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| Diet Fads: Supermarket Sheep |
| By Virginia Bola, PsyD |
Our weaknesses are being exploited by the packagers and the super store con men. Food labels are like those ubiquitous Internet sales letters. They trumpet headlines that catch our interest because they are in synch with our desires and goals. The food has not really changed at all, just the packaging. posted Monday, June 6, 2005
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| The Truth About Omega 3 |
| By Dave McEvoy |
Studies over the past two years have consistently confirmed that Omega 3, a substance lacking in today’s “diet” is a key component in the brain’s development and proper functioning. Find out how essential Omega 3 is for your brain, and your body. posted Wednesday, June 1, 2005
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| I Can, I Can't |
| By Jeremy Likness |
As a person reaches their golden years, they begin to lose muscle mass. You must train hard, and eat the right foods in order to maintain your lean mass. If you are having trouble with your motivation, just remember: It's not about the goals, it's about the journey. posted Tuesday, May 31, 2005
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| Move, Move, Move for Greater Weight Loss |
| By Gary Matthews |
The key to effective aerobic training that burns off the maximum amount of fat is long-term consistency not intensity. What many don't know is that walking produces a greater percentage of fat loss as opposed to jogging or running. This article will show you the quickest and safest way to lose fat from the body. posted Thursday, May 26, 2005
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| When a Parent has WLS: What to Tell Our Chubby Children |
| By Kaye Bailey |
We know that children are becoming obese at an alarming rate. We know fat kids become fat adults. And we know it is the parent’s responsibility to make sure their children do not become obese dooming them to lifetime of disease, heartache and suffering. We can learn from a parent’s life-long battle with obesity and improve our children's weight loss. posted Monday, May 23, 2005
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| Couple Of Easiest Ways to Burn Fat Effectively |
| By Chris Read |
Here are a couple of mornig tips to burn fat before an upcoming event like a wedding, reunion or to impress that special someone for your life. Whatever your fitness goal is these tips should be able to surely help you reach them. posted Monday, May 16, 2005
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| Snack Ideas for Kids That Won't Wreck Mom's Diet |
| By Kim Beardsmore |
Many parents on a diet have trouble maintaining a healthy eating plan when the kids come home from school, or when they are preparing school lunches. Kids love snacks like small bags of chips, tasty bite size crackers, and sodas. Parents love them because they are quick and easy to throw into the lunchbox or for kids to grab from the shelves in the pantry. But they are not part of a weight loss program. Here are 20 snack ideas to stop your kids from sabotaging your weight loss efforts. posted Sunday, May 1, 2005
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| The Ultimate Weight Loss Red-Flag Guide |
| By Kenny Leonard |
There are thousands upon thousands of weight loss and diet web sites that prey on desperate overweight people, reaping billions of dollars each year. Despite claims to the contrary, there are no magic potions or effortless ways to burn off fat. Here is a little guide that helps set the record straight as well as provide you with red flags to watch out for when researching or looking for weight loss help and support. posted Wednesday, April 27, 2005
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| Learning How to Become a Good Loser |
| By Charles Remington |
On a quest to reach your ideal weight? Are you very good at losing weight, but no matter what diet you try, the weight always comes back, usually with a few extra pounds? There’s nothing wrong with you. You’ve been on diets that are wrong. We don’t fail at diets, diets fail us. posted Sunday, April 24, 2005
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| Let’s Talk About Fad Diets |
| By Marjorie Geiser |
It is estimated that at least two-thirds of Americans are on some type of diet at any given time. Although research shows the importance of eating from all the major food groups, people are still confused about what type of diet to follow. Expect more quacky diet solutions to pop up. What makes a diet a ‘fad’ diet and why are these diets are something best to stay away from. posted Sunday, April 17, 2005
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| Simplebean Top 10 |
| 1. | Eating for Life: Your Guide to Great Health, Fat Loss and Increased Energy!, Bill Phillips |
| 2. | Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy: The Harvard Medical School Guide to Healthy Eating, Dr. Walter C. Willett |
| 3. | The G.I. Diet : The Easy, Healthy Way to Permanent Weight Loss, Rick Gallop |
| 4. | Body for Life: 12 Weeks to Mental and Physical Strength, Bill Phillips |
| 5. | The Omega Diet: The Lifesaving Nutritional Program Based on the Diet of the Island of Crete, Artemis P. Simopoulos |
| 6. | Food and Mood: Second Edition : The Complete Guide To Eating Well and Feeling Your Best, Elizabeth Somer |
| 7. | Your Miracle Brain: Maximize Your Brainpower, Boost Your Memory, Lift Your Mood, Improve Your IQ and Creativity, Prevent and Reverse Mental Aging, Jean Carper |
| 8. | The Ultimate Fit or Fat, Covert Bailey |
| 9. | Dare to Lose: Four Simple Steps to Achieve a Better Body, Shari Lieberman, Ph.D. |
| 10. | The Get with the Program! Guide to Good Eating: Great Food for Good Health, Bob Greene |
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Walk Away the Pounds : The Breakthrough 6-Week Program That Helps You Burn Fat, Tone Muscle, and Feel Great Without Dieting
Leslie Sansone
Leslie includes a breakthrough 6-week program to help those new to exercise, who aren't sure how or where to begin, to easily walk away the pounds, using walking and strength-training routines to burn fat, firm muscle, and increase metabolism. With chapters devoted to diet and nutrition, obesity, and the elderly, it is infused with the infectious blend of motivation, warmth, and spirit that has made Leslie famous.
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Bob Greene's Total Body Makeover : An Accelerated Program of Exercise and Nutrition for Maximum Results in Minimum Time
Bob Greene
Fitness is a lifetime commitment, but you can accelerate results and transform your body in 12 weeks, says Bob Greene, best known as Oprah Winfrey's personal trainer. Also includes helpful advice on how to avoid regaining the weight you've lost, and how to maintain healthy exercise and eating habits for life.
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Foods That Harm, Foods That Heal: An A-Z Guide to Safe and Healthy Eating
Reader's Digest
This book gets down to basics, debunks many myths, and gives the reader a useful and comprehensive look at food, nutrition, and health.
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Overcoming Overeating
Jane R. Hirschmann
This book will help you give up dieting and discover that you can eat much less without the pressure of restraints. Learn to eat from true stomach hunger instead of "mouth" hunger. Finally, you can stop overeating and lose weight naturally.
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Absolute Beginner's Guide to Half-Marathon Training : Get Ready to Run or Walk a 5K, 8K, 10K or Half-Marathon Race
Heather Hedrick
Here is an easy-to-understand introduction to the world of walking or running a half-marathon, or shorter race. Endorsed by the National Institute for Fitness and Sport, this book is packed with illustrations, notes on how to stay motivated and tips on how to train without pain. The author manages the Half-Marathon training program for the National Institute for Fitness Sports (NIFS) in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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The American Cancer Society's Healthy Eating Cookbook: A Celebration of Food, Friends, and Healthy Living
American Cancer Society
The recipes are low in fat, high in nutrition, often inventive; and follow the Food Guide Pyramid recommendations.
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The Get with the Program! Guide to Good Eating: Great Food for Good Health
Bob Greene
Greene, an exercise physiologist and Oprah Winfrey's trainer, focuses on diet with a wealth of sound information and helpful strategies. Greene starts with a cutting overview of destructive diets, including those popular today. Then, after reviewing exercise essentials, he presents a refreshingly sensible plan for nutritious, healthy eating, with tools for keeping intake moderate.
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