Modafinil for Weight Loss: The Next Magic Bullet?

If you pay attention to entertainment media, you may recall reports of Britney Spears being spotted with modafinil, a prescription stimulant used to increase mental alertness. Sold under the trade name Provigil in the U.S. by Cephalon, Inc., modafinil was also featured on “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.” The show’s resident bad boy, Warrick Brown, was [...]

Detoxification Basics: Why Your Body is Loaded with Toxins and What You Can Do About It

“We are a lot like Mother Earth,” Hope Faith, naturopathic physician, licensed midwife and colon therapist told me when I asked about her philosophy of detoxification. ”We are loading down the earth with toxins and we are starting to have problems.”
Comparing the overload, overuse and mistreatment of the earth to what we have done to our [...]

Detox Diet Basics: What You Don’t Know Could Hurt You

If you’ve ever heard the term “detox diet,” you may have wondered if this was something you should incorporate into you weight loss, weight management, or health maintenance routine. Before you can make that decision, however, you must first understand the basics of detox dieting. Because what you don’t know, could hurt you.  
The Detox Diet [...]

Natural Detoxification: How to Make Your Own Herbal Body Wrap

An herbal body wrap provides both therapeutic and beautifying benefits by cleansing the body of toxins, smoothing the skin, and sometimes removing measurable inches off your body simply from the natural detoxification process. Clay-based body wraps are an excellent treatment for anyone that would like to improve the tone and texture of their skin. The [...]

Easy Weight Loss Using Simple Math: Get the Skinny On Volumetrics

With warmer weather just around the corner, it’s time to shed winter weight gain. Forget fad diets and fasting, a new approach to eating will help you lose weight and keep it off. Volumetrics, developed by Barbara Rolls, Ph.D. and outlined in her book The Volumetrics Eating Plan (Harper Collins 2005), doesn’t eliminate food groups. [...]

Beginning Weight Training: 7 Reasons Why You Need a Personal Trainer

Most weight training programs use a variety of equipment, such as barbells, free weights, and stationary gym machines, to provide a well-rounded routine. Although you may think that establishing a beginning weight training program is easy, going it alone may not be the best solution. In fact, enlisting the help of a certified personal trainer [...]

Feeling Depressed? Here’s a 3-Day Plan for Breaking the Sad Cycle

Have you ever said to yourself, a friend, or a loved one, “My life is great. I have nothing to complain about, but I just feel so sad!” Everyone experiences feelings of depression, anxiety, and sadness once in a while. Although most people can pinpoint the cause of their blues, such as experiencing hard times, needing [...]

Why the NutriSystem Diet Plan Works

NutriSystem has been around for a very long time – 35 years according to the official Web site. I actually used the program 20 years ago when work and stress made healthy eating a challenge. Since then, the food quality and choices have improved dramatically.
The question is, why does the NutriSystem diet plan work?
For starters, [...]

Stress Relief at Work: It’s as Easy as 1,2,3

Stress at work presents a significant challenge because you have very little control over the environment and the anxiety it causes. Stressors can come at you from a variety of sources, including the people you work with, your physical office setup, and the type of work you do. Short of changing jobs (and probably finding [...]

Daily Detoxification: Three Ways to Cleanse and Beautify Your Body

We live in a toxic world. From the air we breathe and the water we drink, to the artificial ingredients and preservatives in our food supply, our bodies have to work overtime just to eliminate enough toxins to continue operating smoothly.
When your body gets overloaded with toxins, your immune systems becomes weaker and you become more [...]