Archive for February 29th, 2008

Friday, February 29th, 2008

Diet Guru releases newest book

A diet “guru” named Jorge Cruise is rising in popularity. His articles appear in popular magazines, he has been a featured guest on Oprah, and he is a best-selling author. His newest endeavor is his 3-Hour Diet Plan website, where he offers fully-prepared meals, for those of us too busy to revise our […]

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Friday, February 29th, 2008

Diabetics have a choice in weight loss programs

Diabetes was the bane of the 20th century and is affecting even more people during the 21st. However, unlike the unfortunate victims of the 60’s, today’s diabetics have a wide array of tools available to ensure their journey is neither as tedious, nor as dangerous as that of their predecessors. Nonetheless, the diagnosis […]

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Friday, February 29th, 2008

Cereal is the newest weight loss tool

Special K has a great promotional idea going with their “Special K Challenge.” After all, so many of us want to shed the extra pounds we put on during the Holidays, what’s wrong with them offering us a little help while they introduce their new line of snack products? Besides, the program is […]

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Friday, February 29th, 2008

A meal-point plan that offers flexibility and success

Weight Watchers began in the early sixties. That’s right. While flower power and war protests shared headlines, (and diet drugs were on nearly every housewife’s shelf), a woman named Jean Nidetch began meeting with her neighbors to discuss the role nutrition played in a healthy lifestyle. From these meetings Weight […]

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Friday, February 29th, 2008

A diet that teaches health over weight loss

South Beach Diet’s founder, Dr. Agaston, wasn’t creating a diet plan with weight in mind, he was preparing a diet plan with health in mind.  Particularly, cardiovascular health.
He discovered, quite by accident, that the same foods that lead to a healthy heart (and the same foods that help prevent the […]

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Friday, February 29th, 2008

60 Minutes investigates organic appetite suppressant

Hoodia swept the nation by storm when Leslie Stahl and her crew traveled to South Africa to determine whether a little succulent plant could actually suppress appetite for days at a time, with virtually no side effects.  Leslie tried it personally.  She stated she experienced absolutely no hunger the entire […]

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Friday, February 29th, 2008

Whoopi Goldberg shares her weight loss success

Whoopi Goldberg began 2007 the way most of us start a new year- with a little extra weight that she wanted to get rid of. Whoopi reached out to L.A. Weight Loss, and as you’ve probably watched during the past ten months, she’s worked diligently to lose the weight. Whoopi set […]

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Friday, February 29th, 2008

Valerie Bertinelli says she’s done with the diet resolutions

So Valerie Bertinelli is the new face of Jenny Craig. Once they were able to help Kirstie Alley conquer her weight loss demons, Val stepped up to give it a shot, and it’s working. In March, Valerie finally walked through the doors of her neighborhood Jenny Craig. She says she’s been […]

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Friday, February 29th, 2008

TV weight loss club offers balanced diet and fitness approach

It used to be that being called a loser was derogatory and hurtful. NBC has changed that, making it almost a badge of honor to be called a loser. And the Biggest Loser, that’s the ticket. NBC’s weight loss challenge show, The Biggest Loser, has turned Tuesday nights into must-see TV. […]

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Friday, February 29th, 2008

The world’s largest weight loss franchise goes online

Weight loss programs with online interactions tend to have more appeal than those that do not. It allows people to bypass the weekly meetings and counselor appointments that were popular before the Internet became such a valuable resource. Places like Curves for Women have capitalized on this notion- becoming the […]

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