Archive for the ‘Diet’ Category

Red Yeast Rice May Be Alternative to Statins: Study

Results from a new small study suggest that red yeast rice supplements may offer an alternative to people who use statins to lower their cholesterol. Go to Source

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Vytorin, Zetia Cancer Link ‘Unlikely,’ FDA Says

Officials with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration say it is “unlikely” that the cholesterol drugs Vytorin and Zetia increase the risk of developing...

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High Blood Levels of Lipoprotein Cause Heart Disease: Study

Genetic researchers at the University of Oxford have discovered that high blood levels of lipoprotein(a), a fat-carrying molecule, can lead to the development of...

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Diabetics Get Less Benefit from Good Cholesterol: Study

According to new research, diabetes lowers the heart-protecting benefits of HDL (good) cholesterol, but the vitamin niacin may help. Go to Source

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Bodymax: Spanx For Men

Bodymax: Spanx For Men

It’s about time the markets find something for guys to hide the spare tire they carry around the middle, aka the beer belly. Women prance around in Spanx...

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Kendra Wilkinson: Post-Baby Weight Loss

Kendra Wilkinson: Post-Baby Weight Loss

The pole dancing Playboy bunny, Kendra Wilkinson is wasting no time in getting her body back in shape after giving birth just three weeks ago. On the current...

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The Cookie Diet Doctor vs Kim Kardashian.. The Diet Wars

The Cookie Diet Doctor vs Kim Kardashian.. The Diet Wars

The feud between Kim Kardashian and the cookie diet guru Dr. Siegal continues to brew. Just last week Kim was threatening to sue the doctor because her name is...

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Train One-on-One With Jackie

Train One-on-One With Jackie

If you found Jackie Warner’s Thanksgiving weight-loss tips helpful a couple of weeks ago, then you should give her workout DVD, Workout: One-On-One Training...

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Obesity Worse Than We Thought

You don’t have to be a doctor to know obesity is bad for you; heart disease, cancer, diabetes, stroke, high blood pressure, all worsened by being obese. Now...

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Special Hormone Turns off Human’s Need to Booze

I’d think hormones would lead you to drink, and probably coax you into doing other things at the bar too, like lame pickup lines. But researchers believe lowering...

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