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Made-for-TV Weight Loss
By Dimity McDowellReality shows about weight loss dominate television. Why have they become so popular? And are they entertaining, inspiring, infuriating —or all of the above?
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“Ready for Action” Update
By Kristin OhlsonExperience Life checks in on the progress of our Healthy Challenge participants.
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25 Ways to Make Time for Fitness
By Gina DeMillo WagnerToo busy to work out? Doubtful. The truth: Finding moments to move is entirely within your grasp.
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COMING CLEAN: Moving Forward (and Getting Fitter)
By Courtney Lewis OpdahlSometimes I feel like Uncle Rico from Napoleon Dynamite. “Oh man, I wish I could go back in time. I’d take state.” For me, I’d take my old weight. A svelte 129 pounds. But that was seven years ago. And even though I was slim, I wasn’t necessarily healthy. The road I took to get… Read more »
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COMING CLEAN: Holiday-Season Slimdown
By Courtney Lewis OpdahlLast year’s Thanksgiving meal was a turning point in my holiday-food consumption. Historically, I’d use the holidays as an excuse to eat anything and everything in sight. Thanksgiving, in particular, was about how much food I could get onto one plate and how many times I could return to the buffet. And I wasn’t going… Read more »
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Sleep It Off
By Kristin OhlsonNew research shows that sleep significantly influences metabolism, appetite, and weight management. Could getting more shuteye help you ward off excess pounds?
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Intuitive Eating for Weight Loss
By Pamela WeintraubAs an alternative to doomed diet regimens, some weight-loss experts recommend tuning in to our own instincts. But are our bodies’ cravings always a good guide?
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The UltraSimple Slimdown
By Mark Hyman, MDDr. Mark Hyman shares the seven-day program he uses to help thousands improve their health, drop unwanted pounds and transform their eating habits for good.
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COMING CLEAN: Week 5: Meal Planning
By Courtney Lewis OpdahlOne of my favorite discoveries in the past few years was Google calendar. I came to it a bit late (as I do with most technology), but I quickly embraced it. I love planning and calendars and organizing my life into blocks of time. I’m very detailed, breaking down when I will work out, when… Read more »
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6 “Healthy” Eating Choices to Rethink
By Catherine GuthrieIf you’re committed to healthy eating, it’s time to start investigating whether your current food choices are as wholesome as you’ve been led to believe.
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The Smart Way to Weight Loss
By Experience Life TeamTired of trying and failing to lose weight? Don’t despair! Here’s the study guide you need to make the weight-loss honor roll once and for all.
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Sleep Deficit: The Hidden Debt That’s Hurting Us All
By Kermit PattisonNext time you’re thinking of pulling an all-nighter to beat some looming deadline, consider this: Too little sleep can lead to increased stress levels, compromised metabolism, a suppressed immune system and a host of other health problems.
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Functional Wellness, Part 2: Hormones and Inflammation
By Mark Hyman, MDHormonal imbalances can lead to a host of serious health problems, including inflammation, high blood pressure, heart disease, obesity, cancer, dementia and more. Here’s how to get your body back in balance.
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Functional Wellness, Part 1: Genes and the Environment
By Mark Hyman, MDLearn how your genes interact with your habits, lifestyle, and surroundings to create a healthy body — or an unhealthy one.
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The Fit Way to Weight Loss
By Gina DeMillo WagnerTired of yo-yo dieting and endless hours on the treadmill? The secret to real and lasting weight loss is simpler than you think.
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Anatomy of a Potbelly
By Anjula RazdanLurking under all that unwanted abdominal fat are hidden dangers that can hurt us to the core.
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Weight-Loss Rules to Rethink
By Experience Life StaffForget what you’ve been told. Forget what you think you know. Start breaking the rules, and you might just start making some headway.
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Worth Its Weight? The Debate About Birth Control and Weight Gain
By Susan PerryIf you use a hormonal method of birth control, you may gain weight. Then again, you may not. Your doctor can’t tell you. In fact, you could be the best expert on this weighty matter.
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Weight Loss 101
By Eric NeuhausFeel like you’re failing at weight loss? Forever stuck in the remedial class? Don’t despair! Here’s the study guide you need to make the weight-loss honor roll once and for all.
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False Fat
By Elson HaasAllergy-like food sensitivities may be the blame for at least part of your pudge. Lay off your problem foods and you could lose unwanted pounds and inches — fast.
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Metabolic Mystery Tour
By Ori HofmeklerHow much do you really know about the magic of your body’s inner workings?