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As the western world is getting heavier and heavier, several weight management aids, such as Meltdown, are being advertised as the easy fix. But do they really work?

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The Overweight Epidemic Is Here To Stay

Overcoming the need to eat as a reaction to stress can seem insurmountable. Don’t binge on that mountain of food. Talk yourself around it.

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Weight Loss and Successful Stress Avoidance

Eating junk food actually makes you fat, because you become addicted to the high sugars and salt. Fast foods encourages people to ‘graze’ constantly.

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Hands are the Best Measuring Scales

Unilever has ordered a recall of its Slim-Fast ready-to-drink products because of a possible bacteria contamination (the possible contaminant is Bacillus cereus , which can cause vomiting and diarrhea).

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Slim-Fast Recall

Even though there is so much information available about weight loss, the same diet mistakes are being made over and over every day. We are not talking here about little slipups where you ate a slice of pie that was not on the plan, but big mistakes that lead to failure to lose the weight

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3 Bad Diet Mistakes To Avoid At All Cost

We have heard for a long time that the active cultures in yogurt are good for us, especially if we are having intestinal problems from disease or antibiotics. However, in the last year or so probiotics (healthy bacterial cultures) are being added to all kinds of foods such as; butter spreads, “special” yogurts, juices, chocolate bars, supplements, ice cream, breads, and cereals to name a few

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Poll: Are Probiotic Products Necessary?

:hmmm: I am listening to the radio where we are being advised that a nearby town has implemented a Smoking Ban in restaurants and bars.

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Smoking where you live…