Omega-3 Fish Oil Capsules Get a Buy Recommendation

Omega-3 Fish oil supplements are a worthwhile investment, as evidence shows that this dietary supplement may provide a wide-range of health benefits.  When you consider that following a quality fish oil supplement regimen costs...

New Research Shows Carbohydrate-Protein Gel Is More Effective Than Carb-Only Gel

Over the past few years, research has been done that shows that sport drinks that include carbohydrates and protein in their formulas, such as Accelerade, are more effective than the carb-only varieties and can...

The HCG Diet is Barbaric

I have seen a lot of bad diets over the years, but hCG Diet sets the new standard for irresponsibility. If you thought 1000-1200 calories a day was tough to handle, your head will...

When it’s a Holiday, like the Fourth of July, Eat Whatever You Want

Like clockwork, every holiday, every year we get inundated with these "healthy eating tips," from nosey, buttinsky do-gooders who want to ruin our fun. There are 365 days in a year and less than...

Hoodia Weight Loss Supplements Get A Do Not Buy Recommendation

Over the past several years hoodia in all of its various forms – also known as hoodia gordonii – has been hailed as the magic bullet of weight loss supplement that may help end...

Right Size Weight Loss Smoothies Get a "Do Not Buy Recommendation"

Right Size Weight Loss Smoothies advertise that thanks to the ingredient appemine people can quickly and easily lose weight by drinking two smoothies per day. In the year 2010 nobody should be impressed but,...

Do Multivitamins Work?

An eight-year study that looked at the effects of multivitamin use in older women found that the pills did nothing to prevent heart disease and cancer.  The collected data is of an observational nature...

Food Is Not Medicine; Food is Food, Medicine is Medicine

There’s a popular movement that promotes food as medicine, and that this approach will help people eat, and be, healthier.  Personal trainers and diet gurus who promote this viewpoint are wrong. “Food as Medicine” is just...

Food Police Fighting a Losing Battle

For the past several years the Food Police have been doing their best to ban foods in schools and other public places.  They are losing. The Food Police have been making noise for a long...

How To Sleep Better: Create the Proper Sleeping Environment

Getting the proper amount of sleep is vital to a person’s well-being and ability to thrive.  However, for a variety of reasons many people do not get enough nightly sleep, and as a result...