Diet & Weight loss

Burn Fat, Build Muscle

A high-intensity interval routine like this can burn away fat and pack on muscle, says its creator, Robert dos Remedios, C.S.C.S., author of Cardio Strength Training. (And if you really want to bulk up, learn 10 ways to pack on a pound of muscle a week.)
Do this: Perform each move for 30 seconds, take a [...]

10 Surprising Fitness Tips

By Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen
If you think you’ve heard it all when it comes to fitness, think again! We’ve rounded up 10 things you never knew about working out—from the benefits of a post-exercise drink of pickle juice to why you should avoid your friends at the gym. These unconventional but expert-endorsed fitness tips will put [...]

6 Ways to Stay Slim

When the winter winds blow, some of us would rather hibernate than work out. But this New Year, resolve to be a healthy weight and knock off the pounds that this holiday season may have put on. Start with these 6 natural, healthy tips.
1. 5 small meals a day for weight loss
After age 20, your [...]

5 Day Diet

On the 5 Day Miracle Diet, a typical day might looks like this:
Breakfast – One serving each of protein and starch, followed two hours later by a hard chew snack. This can be crunchy fruits and vegetables like celery or apples.
Lunch – One serving each of protein and vegetables. Or, two hours after your first [...]

Macrobiotic Diet

The word “macrobiotic” comes from Greek roots and means “long life”. The macrobiotic diet and philosophy were developed by a Japanese educator named George Ohsawa, who believed that simplicity was the key to optimal health.
The diet Ohsawa recommended included ten progressively restrictive stages. The last stage of Ohsawa’s macrobiotic diet consisted only of brown rice [...]

Choosing a Weight Loss Program

During any one year, more than half of all Americans go on a diet to lose weight. For many people, it is difficult to lose more than a few pounds, and few succeed in remaining at the reduced weight. The difficulty in losing weight and keeping it off leads many people to turn to a [...]

Losing a Lot of Weight

Expert Q&A: Losing a Lot of Weight
An interview with Michael Dansinger, MD.

If you’re very overweight or obese right now, you might feel like the odds of ever achieving a healthy weight are pretty remote. But you can do it. And the benefits will be tremendous.
So how do you begin? WebMD asked Michael Dansinger, MD, an [...]