By Julia Griggs Havey I am a little heated as I write this, so bear with me.  I read an article online about a man who was misdiagnosed eight years ago as having AIDS.  According to MSNBC.com, "Jim Malone spent years battling depression and losing weight, expecting to die at any time.&...

As parents, I think we can all agree that when it comes to encouraging kids to make healthy choices, well, it's not the easiest of tasks. So what's a parent to do?  It begins by creating healthy choices without being too obvious about it.  After all, for many kids if you say the word h...

1. How can I lose weight? At a recent medical conference, a prominent physician coined the expression "Foot and Fork Disease” to describe the modern day epidemic of adult and childhood obesity. Too much food, combined with physical inactivity, has resulted in many overweight and unhealthy Amer...

"Endless abdominal machines, crunch boards, sit-up devices and tortuous torso routines promise flat bellies and chiseled abs.  Hardly a one of them works worth a damn, mainly because their makers show little understanding of human anatomy."  How does one achieve...

How many people do you know that carry a little bit extra around their waist and then say to you: "It can't be helped, I have a slow metabolism."  Probably a few, if not many, have said this to me and they obviously just do not understand their metabolism.  Though metabolism does play a...

For over 20 years, I have studied metaphysics, nutrition, herbal remedies, alternative therapies and psychology, but like so many other people, I did not consistently apply this knowledge to my own life.  I was like the cobbler's son who had no shoes.Then in 1990, I had an accident that left me...

Article by Merilee A. Kern.It’s a downward spiral.  Childhood obesity is fast becoming a nationwide epidemic, and the physical and psychological effects of being overweight can last a lifetime.  While the issue of weight problems in children has become a “hot-button” topic throughout the n...

If you're like Mr. Bad Food -- and millions of other well-intentioned Americans -- you're gearing up for the diet to end all diets... the healthy new lifestyle that'll help you thin down while you get in the best shape of your life.The new year is the best time to start down that path to a new you.&...