Weight Loss
How White Tea Helps Boost Your Weight Loss Efforts
Depending on the type of tea you choose, you may be able to soothe your stomach, boost your weight loss or improve your skin. Green tea ...
Is Marijuana Good for You? The Answers May Surprise You
Now that recreational marijuana use is legal in some states, studies investigating the short- and long-term health effects of lighting a fatty are everywhere. Here’...
Can Specific Proteins and Carbs Keep Weight Off?
We have always heard that "calories in versus calories out" is the hard and fast rule when it comes to weight loss. Of course, being mindful ...
Six Metabolism Boosting Foods for Faster Weight Loss
Metabolism is the process of how the body converts what you eat and drink into energy. Even at rest, the body needs energy provided by calories ...
How Do You Tell a Loved One that They Need to Lose Weight?
With the holiday season here in full force, you will soon be surrounded by long-lost aunts, cousins, family friends and heck-knows-who, maybe even the gentlemen who ...
10 Things You SHOULDN'T Do if You're Trying to Lose Weight
I often tell people the things they shouldn't do if they're trying to drop a few (or maybe several) pounds, rather than tell them what they ...
Who Loses Weight Faster: Men or Women?
Any women who's gone on a diet with her boyfriend, husband or guy pal may recall watching the pounds melt from her man's body while her ...
Artificial Sweeteners Can Actually Cause Weight Gain
If you are simply trying to lower blood sugar, artificial sweeteners can be helpful, but when it comes to weight loss, keep in mind that artificial ...
Debunking the Myth of Sports Drinks
A doctor at the hospital where I work likes to say that soda is the same thing as poison. As a dietitian, I would say soda ...
Can You Really Lose Weight with the New FDA-Approved Drug?
For the first time in over a decade, the Food and Drug Administration has approved a new prescription weight-loss medication called lorcaserin, which will be sold ...
The Skinny on Losing Weight with Green Coffee Beans
The latest buzz brewing in the nutrition world is the recent link between green unroasted coffee beans and weight loss. A recent study found that overweight ...
Skinny Summer Cocktails
A delicious, refreshing cocktail can help you relax after a long day. Whether you're meeting friends or coworkers for drinks at happy hour, or you're whipping ...
Weight Loss Myths Debunked
Myth: I can use a quickie diet or pill to lose weight and keep it off. Fact: Pills and fad diets do not provide lasting results ...
5 Healthy Foods Perfect for the Microwave
The microwave often gets an unwarranted bad rap when it comes to healthy eating. People often think only highly-processed frozen dinners belong in there. However, your ...
Getting Bikini-Season Ready Part 3: Maintenance
In the last part of the three-part series about getting your body bikini-season ready, we'll focus on perhaps the most important and often the most difficult ...
Getting Bikini-Season Ready Part 1: Your Diet
With summer just around the corner, you may be wondering what last-minute steps you can take to get your body bikini-ready. While we want to strive ...
Feeling Full on Fewer Calories
One of the biggest obstacles you'll encounter while cutting back on calories is feeling full throughout the day. Hunger will sneak up on you when you ...
Lack of Sleep: A Weighty Issue
Not getting enough sleep can do more than just make you feel sluggish the next day--it can actually sabotage your weight-loss goals. When you feel tired ...
Spicy Foods: How Pepper Can Help Curb Hunger
Hot peppers not only add delicious heat to your favorite dishes, they can also provide an array of health benefits. Hot peppers contain a component called ...
The 10 Easy Steps to Weight Loss
Over the last 20 years, food portions have increased dramatically. As the size of our plates have grown, so has the expectation that the larger amount of ...
Recent Weight Loss
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Five Best-Kept Secrets to Include in Your Diet
You always hear about foods that you need to avoid or eliminate from your diet. What about foods that you should be eating, but may not ... Read More »
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The Eight Powerhouse Foods You Should Be Eating
These 8 powerhouse foods are filled with nutrients that are very beneficial for your body. Consider adding these foods to your diet to assist in weight loss ... Read More »
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Smart Substitutions: 5 'Staples' to Trade Out of Your Pantry
Any stop to the grocery store is made quicker and easier when you just have a few 'staples' to pick up. There are many things we ... Read More »
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9 Tricks to Staying Healthy When Eating Out
Eating out can be a gamble especially for people who are watching their weight or managing certain health conditions. Many of the foods prepared outside of ... Read More »
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Five Eating Habits You Should Break
Some of your daily habits may be hindering your health or weight loss goals. Little things you do throughout the day can either propel you forward ... Read More »
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Smart Substitutions When Dining Out
Many foods offered at restaurants are not prepared in the same healthful way that you would make them at home. Heavy use of sugar, oil, butter, ... Read More »
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Healthy Living 101: The Ins and Outs of Fiber
Fiber comes from plants and can be found in fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts, seeds, and whole grains. Fiber is the portion of plant foods that the ... Read More »
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Five Common Foods That Are Ruining Your Waistline
When I speak to clients, I frequently hear the words: "I thought that was good for you!" There are many foods that seem to be "healthy" ... Read More »
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Smart Substitutions: Sweet Cravings
Eating healthy does not mean that you must eliminate all sweets from your diet. You just have to be smart about how you satisfy your sweet ... Read More »
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Celebrate Valentine's Day in a Healthy Way
Valentine's Day brings not only feelings of love and joy, it also brings high-calorie chocolates, candies, cookies, and other treats. Since February is American Heart Month, ... Read More »
