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28 Aug 2008 10:00 AM

Overweight in Alabama

by Tristi Pinkston

Every so often, I see a news story that just brings me up short. This one caught my eye today. Apparently, the state of Alabama is trying to crack down on obesity by hitting its employees where they live - their pocketbooks.

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28 May 2008 03:57 AM

Meals Make Me Sleepy

by Lisa P

"Why do I feel so tired after a meal?" You know, I used to ask my doctor the same question. She told me there was no reason I should be tired after a meal unless I was either overeating or just not getting enough sleep at night.

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09 Mar 2008 11:40 AM

What is Metabolism?

by Lisa P

We talk about metabolism all the time, but how many people really understand what metabolism is and how it affects weight loss? Skinny people don't necessarily have a higher metabolism than those who are overweight. Metabolism is actually the label for a process.

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04 Mar 2008 06:18 AM

Getting Desperate? There's Always Ear Stapling

by Lisa P

For $45-$60 you can have a surgical staple put in each ear and supposedly lose three to five pounds per week for about two to three months. (Practitioners say the effect of the initial stapling wears off in two to three months.

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14 Feb 2008 05:58 PM

Cruises Getting Healthy? When Were They Not?

by Lisa P

My husband and I were married on a cruise. It was a fantastic all-inclusive getaway. I remember that the biggest attraction for certain Baby Boomers in our party was the 24-hour food service. If food was being served, they had to be there.

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11 Feb 2008 08:58 AM

Super Skinny Me

by Lisa P

Kate Spicer - Honestly Showing us the Ugly Side of Weight Loss Last week I watched a BBC program called "Super Skinny Me" and I related to it much more than I'd care to admit. In it, two British journalists agreed to spend five weeks doing whatever they had to do to reach the mythical size zero.

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10 Feb 2008 06:20 AM

The Magic Molecule

by Lisa P

Wouldn't it be great if we could just shut off our body's need to eat? Researchers from St Vincent's Hospital in Australia have some fantastic news for the obese. In recent experiments on mice, they have found a molecule that causes dramatic weight loss and its antidote that causes weight gain.

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06 Feb 2008 12:06 PM

Lose Weight 4 Humanity

by Lisa P

"Lose A Pound, Save A Life" is a pretty compelling statement. That's the tagline that Lose Weight 4 Humanity is using to inspire overweight Americans to join their latest campaign and lose weight.

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04 Feb 2008 08:12 AM

The Food Pyramid WILL Make You Fat!

by Lisa P

Every five years, the federal government issues official dietary guidelines for Americans. Our children are taught these guidelines at school and school cafeterias are expected to follow them. The general population is expected to follow these guidelines as the way to a healthy body.

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21 Dec 2007 06:02 AM

Queen Latifah to Join Jenny Craig

by Lisa P

I love Queen Latifah. She's a bold, proud, strong woman who makes no excuses for her plus sized body and has always been secure in her voluptuousness.

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