Do you ever wake up on Monday morning with a food hangover ... and a side of regret? To get back on track, consider participating in Meatless Monday, a non-profit initiative of The Monday Campaigns, in association with the Johns Hopkins’ Bloomberg School of Public Health. Their goal is to help reduce meat consumption 15% in order to improve personal health and the health of our planet.
The phrase "mind/body connection" tends to be overused in health and fitness settings. While just about any physical activity can incorporate a mind/body connection, there is some confusion about exactly what that connection is and why it should matter to the casual or serious exerciser.
I'm so frustrated with my weight. I'm heavier than ever. I've tried many different diets, programs and weight- loss medications. My doctor has suggested I consider weight-loss surgery. I'm scared. How dangerous is it?
Weight-loss surgery (bariatric surgery) done by experts is getting safer, says a study reported in the July 30 issue of New England Journal of Medicine.
YOU diet like there’s no tomorrow, yet you never seem to reach your goal. Your weight cycles up and down, and you lose the same two or three kilograms, continuously. Well, take heart. The problem is not your diet; it’s your diet “disconnects?. That’s the current pop psychology word for counterproductive habits that sabotage your best-laid plans to lose that adipose tissue (the medical profession’s euphemism for excess fat) on your body.
