Many overweight individuals try to lose those extra pounds on their own, instead of finding help that can teach them how to get and stay healthy. Interestingly, recent studies show that not only does the likelihood of being overweight increase among friends and family members, but also the opposite holds true.
When people joined a group [...]

“Sustainability” is the current favorite buzz word of the environmental movement. But what if you applied the concept of sustainability to your weight-loss and health-improvement efforts?
The results would be life-altering, predicts Joe Dillon, an inspirational speaker and fitness expert who has coached Fortune 500 CEOs, billionaires, health care professionals, record-holding [...]

Fitness nutrition can make an incredible difference, and there are many products and plans that will help each person with their needs.  Some people want to lose weight, others want to gain weight and some want to build up their muscles.  Fitness nutrition is a serious business and a good program and the proper products [...]

We hear about the nations health almost everyday on the news and on the Internet. We hear so much about our population gaining weight at an alarming rate and that the children of our nation are becoming obese. There is such a problem with our country and weight gain that the news is being blasted [...]

A recent study from the American Obesity Association found that nearly 62 percent of the female population is categorized as overweight. For women looking to shed a few pounds in the New Year it’s important to start a new health and fitness regimen now, especially since high-calorie meals have pushed you further from your weight [...]

Experts agree: the average American’s dietary habits are dismal. On average, we consume 12 percent more calories – an added 300 calories per day - now than we did in 1985, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Added sugar accounts for roughly 23 percent of that increase, the U.S.D.A. estimates.
Awareness of sugar’s caloric impact [...]

Despite the hype that too often accompanies the praise, fiber is a very healthy addition to a good diet. It’s no miracle cure, but a substantial amount of insoluble fiber does help move material through the colon faster. It has a cleansing effect on the digestive system.
By improving the solidity and bulk of solid waste [...]

Few commercialized areas of science are so filled with myths as that focused on weight loss. Everyone wants a simple, safe, no-willpower solution. Someday, we may actually get one. For now there are no magic cures. But there are quite a few myths that need to be exploded.
You may have read this one: eating ice [...]

Proper weight management is about much more than simply focusing on a single number, your weight. There are other, very important, objective measurements to add to your intellectual toolkit - BMI, waist circumference, body fat percentage, muscle-to-fat ratio and others - in order to achieve a physical result.
That physical result, too, should be more than [...]

For some people a formal weight loss program isn’t necessary. They can summon the willpower, do the research and carry out the needed actions independently. Others will benefit from support, guidance and a helping hand.
When seeking out that weight loss program there are a number of important questions the second type will want answered.
The most [...]