Weight. More specifically being thin is closely associated with beauty, looking good and individual self esteem. All too often, our perception of beauty is derived from a collection of the hundreds of thousands of images each one of us sees over our lifetime.
These images, put in our face and at our fingertips by […]

Women around the world have long envied the ability of Chinese women to stay so slim. Turns out the secret may lie in the ancient art of traditional Chinese medicine - in a fermented tea from a particular mountain region in China.
For thousands of years, practitioners of traditional Chinese medicine have been telling people to […]

This guide is for those of you in the gta who’ve  done very little running or no running at all. Although a 5k run is a short distance (3.1 miles), it is still long enough of a race to require proper training and planning before jumping in. Although it is entirely possible to enter a […]

Research has waffled back and forth for some time over the fat but fit debate. Does exercise or weight have a greater influence over an individual’s heart disease risk? New research indicates that body weight, regardless of your level of fitness still has a profound impact on your heart.

The study discovered that compared with their […]

Weight loss starts with shopping. Taking control of what you eat begins with taking control of what you buy.
Every time you toss a low-calorie food into the cart, you’re taking responsibility for losing weight—even before you sit down to a meal.
There’s a very simple formula for low-calorie eating: Stock up on low-calorie staples. […]

 
Australian scientists may have discovered how to help people lose weight without cutting back on food, a breakthrough that could pave the way for fat-burning drugs.
Researchers in Melbourne found that by manipulating fat cells in mice they were able to speed up the animals’ metabolisms.
They found that when a particular enzyme, known as angiotensin converting […]

Few foods are as delicious as they are guilt-free. Given the pressures on our time and the scores of options on our supermarket shelves, you may not have paused long enough to be aware of some fantastic food options at your supermarkert that can help with weight loss.
Below are six hidden treasures on the […]

We all know it is illegal to discriminate against people on the basis of age, race, gender or sexual preference, but researchers from Yale have found that widespread discrimination exists against the overweight and obese. I am quite certain that this information is nothing new to anyone who has ever struggled with their weight.
The dirty […]

Living in a culture seemingly obsessed with pencil thin, smaller-than-a-minute celebrities the difficulties many face with regards to excess weight can often be overlooked. Everyone understands the health risks associated with being obese, heart disease, diabetes, stroke, heart failure and osteoarthritis the list can go on and on…
Here is a list of formerly obese/overweight celebrities […]