Bye Bye Fat, Bye Bye Muscle
Lets face it, you can be working your heart out and actually developed great abs, but they are all hidden under a layer or two of fat.  So, you try taking the fat off and off goes the muscle with it.What frustrationis that! Obviously what you have been doing isn't working.  The old saying is so true in this case,"If you keep doing what you've always been doing then you'll get what you've always been getting!"  It is time...

Modernization is wonderful, but there are also other factors in the modern life we live in that may subject our bodies to harm. Understanding what can harm us and what will help us will be our best defense.

Free radicals, our body's natural enemy subject our body to more than 10,000 hits during a normal day. If our body is not able to combat the harmful effect of free radicals, then it may give us disease and pre-maturely age our body including our skin.

The pristine valleys...

The first cranberry juice detox recipe dates way back to the American settlers on the late 1600’s. Cranberry is reported to have many health benefits. Nutritionist Ann Gittleman states that cranberry juice contains organic acids which emulsify fat deposits. It is also claimed that cranberry juice may help with urinary infections caused by a strain of E coli bacteria. A study that was published in 2002 reported that cranberry juice may help to fight ear and respiratory in...

A video clip is circulating the Internet. One of the top bodybuilders in the world takes you on a trip through his kitchen. And unlike past such tours by other athletes - where they brag about their completely clean eating habits - this bodybuilder spills the beans on what bodybuilder really eat.

Chicken. Fish. Steak. Rice. Beans. Pasta.

Those are the bodybuilding staples that we expect to see in the kitchen of a top athlete, and he has them. However, next he...

Fast food - just fun, or the first step on a slippery road to dietary disaster? Imagine ... it's been a long day at work and you're too tired to think, never mind cook. Your child's too hungry to wait and too cranky to sit in a restaurant and behave well. Those golden arches or that drive through window are calling to you, promising a speed, inexpensive and just about effortless family meal.

But fast food isn't particularly good food and as you watch your toddler happily...

If you are one of the many sufferers out there who are dealing with GERD, you already know how painful it can be and how difficult a condition it can be to live with. Now there are a few things that you can do and which are going to help you avoid triggering your condition and keep it under control as best as possible.

More than anything you want to create a GERD diet plan for yourself. This way you will recognize what foods you should be eating and which you should avoid. More...

Although we tend to think of detox in January after the heavy food and excesses of winter and the holiday season summer is an ideal time to detox. When the weather is warmer it is so much easier to follow the detox diet of plenty of fruit and fresh salads and leave the heavy stodgy hard to digest food behind.

By following a 7 - 14 day detox plan that focuses on nutrient packed fresh foods close to their natural state and avoiding processed foods laden with sugar, fat, salt...

Have you ever heard the popular phrase “You are what You eat”? Whether you like it or not your diet will reflect on your skin. Eat healthy food, and you will look healthy. Eat junk food, you won’t be looking good. That is why it is important to know the right foods to eat for clear skin. This article will help you get on the right track of skin care, because it is not all about using creams and products; the most basic skin care begins by eating right.

First...

The cosmetic industry has known for a long time, the benefits to be had using honey in their products.

It helps to nourish, smooth and clean your skin, it is a natural antiseptic and cleansing agent, known for its anti-fungal and anti bacterial properties.

Honey is great for aging skin.

Comparing honey to all the other types of sweeteners available, honey would definitely be the healthiest choice a person can make.

A teaspoon of honey has at least 22...

Eat Every Other Day Diet
It is surprising what some of us will go through to lose weight and still be able to enjoy eating. In my case, it may border on self-medicating but that is probably more of an Oprah's Book Club moment than it is a topic for a great article.  So back to the great article.  As I was saying, being able to eat every other day on a diet would be better for some of us than slogging on day after day on water cress soup, but is only eating every other day...