The Twin Epidemics: A Wake Up Call
“Big Billie,” as we call him at the gym, just got the bad news. His doctor told him: “You have diabetes.” He’s been feeling depressed ever since. He never thought it could happen to him. [...]
Sure Things For Fat Loss, Part 3
Writing a series of lessons on “sure things” for fat loss isnot as easy as you’d think. There are so many opinions aboutthe “right way” to eat for getting leaner, that getting all theexperts to [...]
Put Your Weights Away, Or Pull Back A Bloody Stump…
damn, they’re strict at my gym… I checked in for a workout today (Halloween), and there’s this decapitated arm on the front counter with a gruesome warning mesage: […]
"Sure Things"For Burning Fat, Part 1
There are not many “sure things” in life. Almost everyworthwhile endeavor comes with a certain degree of riskand no assurance of the outcome.In the case of chiseling your body into a lean machine, there’s always [...]
Why Some People Drink Alcohol But Don’t Get Fat
Alcohol has been implicated as a factor that may hurt your efforts to lose body fat.Whether alcohol is "fattening" has been a very controversial subject because technically speaking, alcohol is NOT stored as fat; [...]
Fish Oil May Help You Lose Fat… But Not THAT Much Fat!
Unless you’ve been living under a rock somewhere for the last several years, you’ve probably heard about the health benefits of eating fatty fish or taking fish oil supplements. Well, it looks like you might [...]
Obesity Spreads Through Social Networks, Study Finds
Last week, I posted an article about the wide publication of the discovery of an “obesity virus.” Coincidentally, this report came on the tails of en even more publicized study from last month’s New England [...]
Infectobesity – Fact And Fiction About The Obesity Virus
It never ceases to amaze me how the media is so quick to jump on any study that has the slightest ring of “sensational orcontroversial news” written all over it, or how quickly the publicaccepts [...]
$16 Million Worth of Ab Belts Later, Justice Prevails
Last year I wrote an article / newsletter warning consumers about body wraps, abdominal belts and abdominal electrical muscle stimulation for weight loss. 700,000 ab belts and $16 million later, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) [...]
FTC Orders Makers Of Xenadrine To Pay Retribution After Making False And Unsubstantiated Claims
8/8/2007 – The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced on Monday that it will be accepting refund requests from consumers who feel they were defrauded by miselading advertising claims and falsifying before and after photos. This [...]