10 Bizarre Weight Loss Tips That Actually Work

I’ve posted this a few years ago but was asked to re-post.  This is an interesting article.  Reader’s Digest published an article for bizarre weight loss tips and believe it or not, I have heard of most of them and they do have some science behind them.  Here is the list they put out: Sniff …

Does Alcohol Make You Gain Weight?

Who doesn’t enjoy a nice cold beer on a hot day or a glass of wine with dinner?  Alcohol can have both healthful and harmful effects.  For example, when consumed in moderation, red wine may lower your risk of heart attacks and strokes.  But that is like one glass per day.  For those of you …

Do Carb Blockers Really Work?

If you are trying to cut down on carbs, but really, really want a piece of pizza, you can simply pop a carb blocker and eat to your hearts content!  But do carb blockers really work and if so, how? Ok, so it is silly to think you can eat all the carbs you want …

Could the Dubrow Diet Be Right for You?

Ok, another diet to look at.  The Dubrow diet, created by Heather Dubrow, star of “The Real Housewives of Orange County” and her husband Dr. Terry Dubrow, a Newport Beach plastic surgeon and star on “Botched”, The Dubrow Diet is one of the top 10 searched diets on Google in 2018.  According to their book …

Fasting and Autophagy

How many of you have heard of the word “autophagy”?  What does it mean?  If you have ever done a fasting program it is possible you would have heard of this.  Basically, the word autophagy is derived from the Greek words ‘auto’ – meaning ‘self’ and ‘phagein’ – meaning ‘to eat’.  So, the word literally …