“African-American women are three times more likely to get lupus than white women. African-American women tend to develop lupus at a younger age and have more severe symptoms than white women.” – womenshealth.gov Note: Let me just note at the beginning of this article that there is much to learn about Lupus and the research […]
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Terraye lost 157 pounds
Today’s featured weight loss success story: Terraye lost 157 pounds. She gave us the full details of her 3 year journey where she did the research and learned what worked for her in terms of eating and exercise. I love it when ladies put their own unique weight loss plan together. Read her story: “Hello […]
Pros and Cons of The Fast Diet
One of the newest diet trends is the Fast Diet, as described by Dr. Michael Mosley and Mimi Spencer in their book, The Fast Diet: Lose weight, stay healthy and live longer with the secret of intermittent fasting (Atria Books, February 2013); is gaining a lot of notice for its promises, criticisms and anecdotal evidence […]
6 Tips for Starting a Vegan Diet
If you have decided to start a vegan diet then you are in good company. Many people are adopting the vegan lifestyle for health and ethical reasons. Here are 6 tips for starting a vegan diet to help you get the most benefit from your choice. Tip #1 – Plan meals ahead of time Keeping […]
Updated: Avonna lost 115 pounds
Updated Dec 2013: Avonna has lost a total of 115 pounds. She wrote in to update blog post we did on her back in April. “As of today I am 115 lbs down! I jog almost everyday, a strength train and I challenge myself to new challenges.! It’s been a thought year but I have […]
10 Ways to Avoid Processed Foods
It’s Day 5 of our April Challenge and we are focused on eating REAL food, not highly processed foods. Many modern foods are processed to some degree in an attempt to improve shelf life, flavor, appearance (and hence to improve sales) and even to improve nutritional value. In some instances processing may remove or destroy […]
Help Yourself, Sista!
Today’s Inspiration | Help YOURSELF! There are tons of free websites out there with detailed weight loss info, like Sparkpeople.com, Myfitnesspal.com, and MayoClinic.com. There are thousands of books on losing weight. There is an amazing amount of information out there that can help you to lose weight if you want to. Here are the top […]
Tough Love
IF you are on Facebook and you know how to use Google, you should be able to find, modify, or come up with your own plan for weight loss. If you are not willing to invest some time to learn about what healthy food is and what exercise routine works for you (and your health […]
