The One-Two Pounds Punch

The One-Two Pounds Punch

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

The weight didn’t come on overnight, and it’s certainly not going to come off overnight. Focus on losing one to two pounds per week through healthy eating and exercise. It takes a combination of both to achieve lasting weight loss. As the old saying goes, slow and steady wins the…

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Losing in Intervals: A Fool-Proof Plan

Losing in Intervals: A Fool-Proof Plan

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

Integrate interval training into your workout. Interval training is a regimen that uses both low-intensity and high-intensity movements. The key is to vary intensity levels throughout the workout — performing intense spurts mixed with periods of rest. Interval training improves cardiovascular health, boosts metabolism, increases stamina and more. It also…

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Large Waistline, Tiny Brain?

Large Waistline, Tiny Brain?

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

Heavier people seem to be more prone to cognitive problems like Alzheimer’s disease, and now researchers know why. It seems that packing on the pounds reduces the size of your brain, according to a recent study. Clinically obese people – those whose body mass index was more than 30 –…

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A Key Ingredient To Weight Loss

A Key Ingredient To Weight Loss

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

Like the old song says, “we all need somebody to lean on.” And it’s no different with weight loss. Having a support system in place is an integral part of your weight-loss success – whether it’s friends and family, co-workers, a weight-loss group, a nutritionist, a counselor or somebody else….

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Alternatives for Cellulite Reduction

Alternatives for Cellulite Reduction

Diet & Fitness / Healthy Eating

Are there any cellulite reduction alternatives besides liposuction? Of course, liposuction is not considered medically necessary. The decision is up to you whether or not to undergo liposuction. You may decide that it is not right for you. And you can make that determination right up to the point of…

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The History of Beauty Treatments

The History of Beauty Treatments

Style & Beauty / Beauty tips

Today, we gladly submit our bodies and skin to all manner of strange treatments, all in the name of beauty. We inject the botulinum toxin to smooth out wrinkles, lie in carcinogen-laden UVB tanning beds to get that perfect bronze and rip our hair out with hot wax. But that’s…

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Cute Couple Costume Ideas

Cute Couple Costume Ideas

Love / Love Tips

However you and your mate like to dress up for Halloween or any other costume event – sexy, silly, cheesy, scary – is up to each of you. But why not double your fun and coordinate costumes? There are tons of great ideas to fit any couple. If you’re a…

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What’s Your Sign? Not A Bad Question

What’s Your Sign? Not A Bad Question

Horoscope / Astrology

It used to be that astrology and the zodiac played a role in people’s everyday lives. What now seems like a cheesy pickup line – “what’s your sign” – was once considered a valid question to ask. However, if you are single and are involved in the dating scene, when…

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