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My Appetite is on the Fritz
There are those days where I just cannot help it. I go from sugar to salt to cheese back to sugar. I look like a ravenous animal rummaging through trash cans. I kid you not; I will go from Captain Crunch Cereal to ic… -
Health Myths Debunked for Fellow Gullible Healthkickers!
I’m gullible. I’ll go ahead and admit it. I am a smart person; I just over-think things, so if it sounds plausible I’ll find a connection in my head for it to make sense. I recently discovered several… -
Healthy Cures for Cellulite
So now that I have tightened up my body with cardio and strength training, I am left with lovely little holes all over the outer sides of my legs. Talk about Swiss Cheese! How unfair is this? It’s like when you… -
The Sugar of It All in Weight Loss
A certain amount of sugar occurs naturally in the foods we include in our daily diets. Fresh and frozen fruits including cantaloupes, apples, bananas and berries contain healthful or good sugars, as do most vegetables s… -
Let's Talk Alcohol
First rule of thumb: distilled alcohol is 100 calories an ounce. Second rule: stay away from the creamy, "wintery drinks." Irish Coffee? Bad. Eggnog? Bad. Whiskey? Bad. Spiced Rum? Bad. The calories in these drink… -
Is There Such a Thing as "Good" Sugar?
Recently, there has been a trend against high-fructose corn syrup, and towards organic "natural" sugars, like agave nectar, brown rice syrup, raw sugar, evaporated cane juice, and the like. When someone asks my feeling… -
Advice: How Do You Kick a Sugar Habit?
Image Source This comes from our Advice column! From LadyinRed@Datingish:"For those of you who are sugar freaks like me who are trying, well, not to be, do you find it easier to ditch the cookies, cake, and ice cream… -
Craving vs. Habit
image source DON'T DEPRIVE YOURSELF! I will scream this from the rooftop. Deprivation, to me, is a set up for disaster...not to mention a horribly restrictive way to live life. So I follow my own advice and can usuall… -
Advice: How Long Do Headaches from Sugar Detox Last?
Image Source This comes from our Advice column! Help John@xanga out!"I started a sugar detox recently, and I've had headaches for over a week! I think they're starting to abate now... but I am still dealing with pain.… -
Does This Anti-Soda Video Go Too Far?
By this point, it’s a well-known fact that soda and other sugary beverages can wreck havoc on your healthy diet. One 20-ounce bottle of soda can contain as many as 250 calories and 16 teaspoons of sugar. I gave up my dai…
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