Can Diet Soda Make You Fat?

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Can Diet Soda Make You Fat?

Diet soda may not be a good weapon in your battle of the bulge. This comes from two new studies that indicate diet soda may contribute to larger waistlines and even to diabetes.

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How Antioxidants Help With Weight Loss

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How Antioxidants Help With Weight Loss

Losing Fat, Taking Appetite Suppressants and/or Thermogenics Will Have the Side-Effects of Producing Free Radicals and Releasing Stored Toxins from the Fat Cells Being Burned. These Same Released Toxins Hurt the Body's Ability to Metabolize or Break Down More Fat. IN OTHER WORDS, THIS PROCESS HINDERS WEIGHT LOSS RESULTS!

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Understanding the American Obesity Epidemic

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Understanding the American Obesity Epidemic

Obesity — everyone knows it’s bad and that it’s everywhere.

Nearly 78 million adults and 13 million children in the United States deal with the health and emotional effects of obesity every day. The solution to their problem sounds deceptively simple — take in fewer calories a day, while cranking up the calorie-burning process with regular exercise.

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Anti-Aging Effects of Pycnogenol

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Anti-Aging Effects of Pycnogenol

This proprietary French Maritime Pine Bark Extract contains procyanidins, bioflavonoids, and other health-giving molecules that synergistically support the body’s natural defenses against five major processes that characterize premature aging.

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GNC Agrees to Pay $2 Million Fine, Examine Supplements It Sells

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GNC Agrees to Pay $2 Million Fine, Examine Supplements It Sells

A lengthy investigation conducted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Texas and the Consumer Protection Branch of the Department of Justice's Civil Division revealed that GNC's practices related to ensuring the legality of products on its shelves were lacking," the DOJ said in a statement.

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Healthy Tips

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Healthy Tips

Did you know that calcium has the ability to block the storage of fat? Be sure and eat the entire dairy on your program and supplement with added calcium.

We often reach for a snack when water is what we really need. Drink at least eight 8-ounce glasses of water daily.

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Pine Bark Significantly Reduces Endometriosis

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Pine Bark Significantly Reduces Endometriosis

There's promising hope for women who suffer from endometriosis, one of the most common causes of infertility and pelvic pain. A study in the Journal of Reproductive Medicine reveals that Pycnogenol, an antioxidant plant extract from the bark of the French maritime pine tree, significantly reduces symptoms of endometriosis by 33 percent.

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HIGH TRIGLYCERIDES?

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HIGH TRIGLYCERIDES?

Triglycerides are in the same family of compounds as cholesterol. Like cholesterol, triglycerides are found in the food you eat; produced in the body by the liver; and, in high levels in the blood, believed to increase your risk of cardiovascular disease. Experts say that even a slight increase in serum triglycerides (over 100 mg/dL) may "thicken" the blood and increase your risk for heart disease.

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