The Plus Size Magazine for Women with Curves
When most of us think of fertility treatment, we imagine sophisticated diagnostic testing, powerful medications, and high-tech procedures. Choosing certain foods and drinks as a way to influence your ability to become pregnant sounds more like folktale wisdom than medical advice. Eat more To gain Whole grains B vitamins, vitamin E, fiber Fruits, vegetables Vitamin… [Continue Reading]
How would you feel if your child was removed from your home and placed into foster care for being obese? According to a group of health specialists in England and Ireland, some obese children should be removed from their homes. There are 20 documented cases in the U.K. where obese children have been removed from… [Continue Reading]
Dieting is out; smart eating is in. That doesn’t mean deprivation. The best ways to maintain your weight include making changes you can live with forever. Some of those changes are downright sneaky—you can slip them into your daily eating plan without any stress and they’ll help you feel healthy each day. 1. Take out… [Continue Reading]
Foods aren’t just fuel for your body. True, they provide the energy you need, yet some have benefits that go well beyond simple nourishment. Explore the recesses of your refrigerator and you may find foods that science is, increasingly, crediting with being especially supportive for brain health. These edibles may improve memory, clarify thinking, delay… [Continue Reading]
Women of any age can experience teeth discoloration. These tips from New York Cosmetic Dentist, Dr. Elisa Mello let’s you know what’s happening at different ages and how to make your teeth whiter. What’s happening?- In Your 20′s Dark foods and drinks might be causing your teeth to yellow. Skipped your daily floss? Teeth may… [Continue Reading]
Have you ever asked yourself how many ‘Cups Of Water (C.O.W.’s) you drank in one day? I did and was surprised to realize that I was definitely not drinking enough water. In our efforts to get healthy one thing many of us forget to do is drink WATER, good old fashioned H20! Whether you’re a plus size… [Continue Reading]
Dieting is an extremely personal activity, and the one-size-fits-all approach rarely produces successful results.. To help health seekers choose the best diet program to meet their unique needs, registered and licensed dietitian Susan Burke March, author of “Making Weight Control Second Nature: Living Thin Naturally” (review copy available), offers these tips on how to select… [Continue Reading]
According to the Coupon Mom Stephanie Nelson, Shopping strategically at the grocery to save money is not changing the way you eat, it is about changing the way you buy the food that you like. If you are working on losing weight, or improving your families’ health, you can save money on groceries when you… [Continue Reading]
Before F.I.T. (Fixing Inside the Temple) weight loss support group even started, I noticed one young woman in my church who was transforming right before my very eyes. Not only did I notice that she was losing weight but I also noticed that her confidence level had gone up. It wasn’t so much the fact that I… [Continue Reading]
I was recently looking at a news article about Weight Watchers employing Jennifer Hudson for their latest ad campaigns. And we have Jennifer Craig who rotates celebrities now – Valerie Bertinelli, James Alexander, yadda yadda. (Hey, had to do a Seinfeld commemoration!) This all got me thinking – are Americans more obsessed with weight loss… [Continue Reading]
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