So sorry to be the bearer of bad news but it seems another magic weight loss pill bites the dust. This time the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning us to stop popping a product called StarCaps and formerly known as TimeCaps. When are we gonna learn that the secret to losing weight the [...]

You hear it frequently in places where women congregate to discuss the reasons they don’t lift weights. Everything from “I don’t want to look like a musclebound freak,” to “I need to lose weight first.” Smells to me like it’s time to open a can of myth dispellant ‘round here.
If you’re a women who avoids [...]

Do your arms resemble limp spaghetti noodles hanging from your shoulder sockets? Do passing strangers reach to brush the offending food particle from your clothing before gasping when they realize their terrible mistake?
“Pardon me, sir, you have some spaghetti-“
“Those are my arms.”
“Sorry.”
Maybe your situation isn’t this dire but you could use some ideas for a [...]

Is sugar as evil as everybody says? Are any of the 7,156 non-sugar sweeteners on the market actually safe to consume? Lucky you found this article because the answers to these and more questions will become self-evident after a quick word from our sponsor.
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If you were going to be stranded on a deserted tropical island for an entire year and they were only going to let you choose two pieces of equipment to keep in shape, you could hold up your two hands and say, “No thanks. I’m good.”
No, I’m not talking about shadowboxing with parrots.
With those two [...]

As our decadent Western culture gets fatter by the minute, surprise, so do our kids. Right now, the consensus is that from 20-30% of kids are obese, defined as more than ten percent over ideal body weight. If a child has one obese parent, their odds of also becoming a fattie are 50%. If both [...]

Should you or should you not grab an energy bar when you don’t have time for a full meal or feel you need to charge the batteries before an intense workout? Good question. The answer, as always, is a solid…maybe.
It all depends on which one you grab. Some of the choices masquerading as ‘health’ bars [...]

You don’t want bird legs, do you? Don’t be the one at the gym who bench presses six days a week and thinks just walking around town will build those legs. Nope. Wrong. Legs are not fun to work. It takes energy and concentration to blast dense muscle fibers. Sometimes simplicity is best. Maybe you’ve [...]

What’s the REAL lowdown on red meat’s role in your daily diet? Is it the source of all that is good and righteous in the world or the primary occupant of the devil’s freezer? The answer is probably both and neither. As with most topics as hotly debated as this one, there is no cut [...]

There’s one simple thing you can do that will, according to statistics from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, help you lose twice as much weight. What is this magical action? Relocate to a deserted island with nothing but banana leaves for sustenance? Hire a professional seamstress to sew your lips shut?
Uh, no. Neither [...]