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I am an accidental expert on what doesn’t work when it comes to losing weight. For forty...

Would you buy a laser light from a retailer who claims that the light opens up cells and drains the fat away? Would you buy a liquid that, when placed under your tongue, promises to melt away a pound or two a day? Based on nominations by health professionals and consumers across the country, these weight-loss scams were selected as two of the worst by the Healthy Weight Network and the National...

I decided that rather go into the shop in Winter Park with my wife who wanted to browse through the purses and jewelry sections' I thought I'd sit on a convenient, comfortable bench on the nearby sidewalk and enjoy the beautiful day. I knew I'd be there a while. As I looked around, I found a stand which had a free local health magazine on it. Always interested in anything dealing with...

If your New Year's resolution is to lose weight, you're in good company. A study by the U.S. government finds that it's the number one vow that Americans make at midnight on December 31st. Paying off debts, saving money and getting a better job come in next, followed by getting fit and eating right. We have a ton of tips here on the site for you to learn more about keeping your resolutions,...

If we are to succeed in the lifelong quest to look and feel our best, we must become good students and learn from what others can teach us. Sometimes the instruction comes from the laboratory; other times, we learn from individuals who've achieved personal breakthroughs. Here are four lessons worth incorporating into your fitness program:Synthetic Fats Are Not Good for Weight Loss: A study...

Why do some people succeed in losing weight while others fail? Why do some people pick themselves up when they fall down while others remain immobilized? Why do some people, like Oprah, achieve fitness and then find themselves backsliding? The answer resides in a quality that I call innergy. Innergy is the place inside us that provides the motivation and will to change our habits....

The show might as well have been called “Biggest, Boldest Losers,” because this entire season of NBC's hit show “The Biggest Loser” proved what we've been telling you all along – it's NOT about age. Watch this video to see how the journey ended, then read on to see why the story is much more important than just a TV show. When the series debuted this year, host Ali Sweeney told...

When we think of the holiday season, which starts the day after Halloween, many priorities are...

On any given day, reading the newspaper can lead one to believe that the fate of humankind is doomed. With the advent of global communications, we learn instantly of bad news anywhere on the planet on a 24/7 basis. This unending stream of threatening bulletins makes it important to note positive trends. Here are five positive developments in fitness and weight loss to counter the otherwise...