Thin is still in. While some strides have been made in the media to portray more “real” women and emphasize healthy bodies and natural curves, thinness is still the aesthetically pleasing cultural paradigm. Millions of people, women and men, suffer from eating disorders that range from anorexia, bulimia, bingeing, and overeating. While most people who ...
Are you fighting a constant battle with your appetite? It can be difficult to control hunger when you’re trying to lose weight particularly if you cut your caloric intake too drastically. So what do you do if your inability to control hunger is sending you to the refrigerator every thirty minutes? Here are some simple ...
Kicking a habit is never easy. A habit is defined as a tendency towards an action, which has become spontaneous by repetition. There are any number of activities that can be described as habitual – your morning routine, the route you take to work, the way you brush your teeth. Some habits are good for ...
Drinking binges are most prevalent among college aged people. Binge drinking is defined as having more than five drinks in a sitting if you are male, or four drinks if you are female. If you are a regular binge drinker, you are at a much higher risk for physical and mental health problems than someone ...
Anyone who’s tried to lose, gain, or maintain weight has probably already been told the virtues of keeping a food diary. The experts say that seeing what you eat everyday can keep you in check and can actually discourage a person from bingeing or “cheating.” Unfortunately, a food diary lacks excitement, and after the boredom ...
Less of a weight gain than you probably think can raise HDL, the “bad” cholesterol. “Interestingly, a 10 percent weight loss has been shown to significantly decrease a broad variety of health risk parameters,” says Dr. Richard Kelley, MD, a bariatric physician, author of “The Fitness Response” and “The Three-Hour Appetite.” I interviewed Dr. Kelley ...
