This Week’s News

Your Grain-Free Diet Isn’t Natural, Good for You or Good for the Planet

November 4, 2015

Grains — whole, ancient or neither — are under attack. Just as we have finally embraced vegetables on our plates, grains and starches have started disappearing from our [...]

Low-Fat Diets Not Effective For Long-Term Weight Loss

November 4, 2015

After all the hype about low-fat diets, researchers have discovered something that could change the way people think about their weight loss strategies: low-fat diets are not [...]

The 5 Worst Fast Food Menu Items for Your Diet

November 4, 2015

Nobody eats fast food because it’s good for them. Yes, McDonald’s, Burger King, the various Yum! Brands offerings (KFC, Taco Bell, and Pizza Hut), and even the [...]

The Skinny on Sleep and Your Weight

November 4, 2015

If you’re like most people, you’re getting less than adequate amounts of sleep on most nights. A 2013 Gallup poll found that U.S. adults get an average of 6.8 [...]

What to Eat and Drink to Fight Colds and Flu

November 4, 2015

I recently called our pediatrician’s office and asked when I should bring in my 6-year-old daughter to get her vaccine. “As soon as possible. We only have five [...]

Obese People Need More Vitamin E, But Get Less

November 4, 2015

A recent study suggests that obese people with metabolic syndrome face an unexpected quandary when it comes to vitamin E — they need more than normal levels of the [...]

Cutting Sugar Improves Children’s Health in Just 10 Days

October 28, 2015

Obese children who cut back on their sugar intake see improvements in their blood pressure, cholesterol readings and other markers of health after just 10 days, a rigorous [...]

Bacon Causes Cancer? Sort Of. Not Really. Ish.

October 28, 2015

Perhaps no two words together are more likely to set the internet aflame than BACON and CANCER. So when the World Health Organization classified processed meat as a group 1 [...]

Light Exposure Linked to Weight Gain in Children

October 28, 2015

A world-first study by QUT’s Sleep in Early Childhood Research Group has revealed pre-schoolers exposed to more light earlier in day tend to weigh more. Cassandra [...]

Banana Skin Can Help In Weight Loss & Boost Your Mood

October 28, 2015

It also protects your body from heart disease, heart attacks and stroke Banana skins are not rubbish after all if scientists are to be believed. The peel is rich with [...]

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The Skinny on Eating Healthy, Staying Fit and Living the Good Life!

The Skinny on Eating Healthy, Staying Fit and Living the Good Life!

This Week’s News

Your Grain-Free Diet Isn’t Natural, Good for You or Good for the Planet

Low-Fat Diets Not Effective For Long-Term Weight Loss

The 5 Worst Fast Food Menu Items for Your Diet

The Skinny on Sleep and Your Weight

What to Eat and Drink to Fight Colds and Flu

Obese People Need More Vitamin E, But Get Less

Cutting Sugar Improves Children’s Health in Just 10 Days

Bacon Causes Cancer? Sort Of. Not Really. Ish.

Light Exposure Linked to Weight Gain in Children

Banana Skin Can Help In Weight Loss & Boost Your Mood