The only surefire way to lose weight is to give up the greasy fries, sugary milkshakes and fast food burgers. But what if you slip up? This extract of an Amazonian fruit could speed up your metabolism even when you go on a regrettable junk food binge…

We all know that being overweight can cause major health problems and has been linked to everything from heart disease and diabetes, to Alzheimer’s and even cancer. But how much weight loss is enough to lower these risk? Surprisingly, much lower than you think…

I’m thrilled to have valid, healthy reasons to drink a few cups of coffee every day — guilt-free! But the really great thing about coffee is this: The less we do to it, the more it gives up its gold. That’s because it contains a special fat-burning compound you don’t want to roast away…

In order to maintain the optimal weight for your body and ward off disease you need to eat a well-rounded diet. At least that’s what the experts have been saying for years. But it turns out that old adage encouraging people to eat a wide variety of foods actually backfires…

The traditional take on type 2 diabetes is that once your beta cells (those important cells in your pancreas responsible for creating, storing and releasing insulin) stop producing enough insulin, they’ll never return to normal. Well, that’s been blown out of the water…

Your body has two kinds of fat. One helps you use up the calories you eat each day (slim people have more of this fat), while the other is nothing but a repository for more fat (white fat). But you can convert calorie-storing white fat to calorie-burning brown fat to lose weight this way…

If you’ve ever tried to lose weight, you know what a struggle it can be. That’s because it’s just so easy to fall right back into your old eating habits. But, what if you had a “taste” for curbing your appetite and making better food choices?

When you think about weight loss in relation to health, rather than as a way to fulfill an image, the discussion becomes one about disease prevention, rather than ego or appearance. And we need more of that. Because obesity and being overweight are lady killers…

It’s a meeting of the minds between two diets you’ve probably heard of — the paleo diet and the vegan diet. That probably sounds really strange since they’re pretty much at opposite ends of the diet world spectrum. But here’s why it may be the best of both worlds…

I struggled with my weight for a lot of years. Until finally I found something that worked for me. Something that didn’t require me to count calories, exercise until I dropped or take any medications. And the effect on blood pressure is a big bonus…

You can pile on all the anti-aging creams and serums, but if you’re filling your body with foods that speed up the biological aging process, it’s going to show. And it’s not just what, but how much you eat. More and more studies show the secret to eternal youth is…

Your liver is nature’s perfect detoxifier when it’s working on all cylinders. But if you find that you’re having a really hard time losing weight, look at your liver before tackling the fat. It’s just one indication that your liver isn’t working like it’s supposed to…