Severe obesity is a serious medical condition experienced by people with a body mass index of 40 or above. Previously called morbid obesity, it affects an estimated six million American adults, or about 1 in 33 of the adult population. Associated with a range of complex metabolic disorders...

Hypnosis is often seen by many people as a tool to control the mind and will of the person. Though this is a well known myth, it is still an arduous task to convince people that hypnosis has no such power. Rather, hypnosis is a tool to help the patient to resolve some of the problems that the...

Obesity is the second leading cause of death after smoking. It is associated with an increased mortality rate of all ages including children. Losing weight though commercialized is still to your benefit if you carry more weight than you should.

Obesity and overweight are term often used...

More and more people are turning to the diet pill for their weight loss program. After all, why go through all the strenuous activities of exercising when you can just take a pill.

With the introduction of diet pills to promote weight loss, more and more people are turning to this form...

Did you know that obesity is becoming an epidemic of the 21st Century?

Although there are many differing reasons why you want to lose weight – you may want a healthier body, look slimmer, feel better or maybe you just want to fit back into those old clothes. However for many it is...

I went on my first diet around five years ago. Over the past four and a half years my weight went up and down as I tried every diet and exercise program under the sun. Nothing seemed to work for me. Until six months ago I enrolled in a weight workshop which taught me that I need to change the...

If you have ever joined with a male friend in a weight loss programme you may have noticed that men are able to lose weight more easily than women. Life seems cruel sometimes. Men hold a metabolic edge over women because they have more muscle, and muscles are the “workhorses” of the...

Here is a sure-fire list of diet dos and don’ts to help your family triumph over obesity:

1. Be a healthy role model. The number one thing that parents can do is to be a good role model for their children, Parents so often unknowingly set their kids up for failure. If there are...

Here is a list of the top 7 healthiest foods to feed your kid and why its so healthy:

1. Oatmeal: A fabulous breakfast food, full of B vitamins, iron, zinc and calcium. Old-fashioned oatmeal offers plenty of carbohydrate for quick energy and high fiber. Add berries and honey to make it a...

Secret Parenting Tips on How to Teach Your Kid to be Healthy

As parents, I think we can agree that when it comes to encouraging kids to make healthy choices, it’s not an easy task. So what’s a parent to do?

It begins by creating healthy choices without being too obvious...

7 Tips to Help Your Kid Develop a Positive Self-Image

Try these 7 tips to foster optimism and resilience in your overweight child:

1) Believe in your Children. Assure your children that you are on their side and that you expect then to be the best person that they can be, although...

If you have been dieting and haven’t lost weight, stop! Don’t even think about trying another diet, because it will produce the same results you have already seen.

Below you will find “Scientific Guidelines” for weight loss that have always been around, but are not...