When you’re trying to lose weight, everyone tells you to focus on a combination of diet and exercise to meet your weight loss goals. But when most of us think of “diet”, the first thing that comes to mind is the food we’re eating.

The easiest way to eat right when you’re trying to manage your weight is to eat at home. But it’s estimated that nearly 24% of American meals are eaten in restaurants, so maintaining a healthy diet for most people probably means learning to eat healthy while dining out.

In addition to aerobic exercise and strength training, a well-rounded fitness routine will include stretching. Stretching regularly helps increase flexibility, improve your range of motion, and relieve stress. Find out how to get the most from your stretches while avoiding injuries. Six Tips for Proper Stretching Target major muscle groups. It’s important to give your [...]

For many people, emotional eating is at the root of their inability to lose weight. Emotional eaters, or people who turn to food to deal with emotions, tend to take in far more calories than they need because they’re using their emotions, rather than their body’s natural hunger, as their guide.

Getting regular exercise is an important part of any weight loss plan. As you begin to ease into a new fitness regimen, there are five different types of exercise that you’ll want to include in a balanced routine: aerobic exercise, strength training, stretching, core exercise, and balance training.

A diet that is rich in fiber will promote digestive health, prevent heart disease, and boost weight loss. Men should be getting at least 30 grams of fiber per day, and women need at least 21 grams of fiber. How can you boost your fiber intake for optimal health?

Laparoscopic surgery, sometimes called minimally invasive surgery (MLS), keyhole surgery, or band aid surgery, refers to surgical procedures performed in the abdomen through several small incisions (roughly a quarter to a half inch in length) rather than the one larger incision (typically 6-8 inches in length) used in traditional operative techniques. In order to perform [...]

Decades of aggressive advertising have convinced many Americans that they need to take a daily vitamin pill to remain in good health. Yet, few people can accurately describe the role vitamins play in a healthy diet. Vitamins are essential biochemicals needed in very tiny quantities to catalyze metabolic reactions. For example, Vitamin K starts the [...]

Fat is a very concentrated form of energy. Ounce-for-ounce or gram-for-gram, fat supplies 2.25 times as many calories as carbohydrates or protein. Learning ways to limit your fat intake from foods you purchase and in the foods you cook for yourself can significantly improve your ability to manage your weight. Advances in cookware technology, food [...]

Sharing a meal is one of the oldest and most popular ways to socialize. With the holiday season on the horizon, invitations to food-oriented events are bound to multiply. Developing a strategy for coping with social eating is key to maintaining your weight loss goals.  How you handle dining out will be determined in part [...]