“Hurry! Hurry! Get in the car. I’ll have to drive everyone to school,” hollered single mom Anna Cabeca, D.O., a successful obstetrician. After butting heads with her four daughters during another hectic morning, Anna had no choice but to accept the fact that they had missed the school bus…again. As she tore down the street,…

Recent studies from around the world reveal that we’re developing food allergies, sensitivities, and intolerances faster than ever. “And it may be the number-one reason our best efforts to get healthy keep failing,” says mega-selling Happy Gut ($12.99, Amazon) author Vincent Pedre, MD. “When we make a point to eat more foods we think are…

Have you ever wondered “Where does fat go when you lose weight?” You could be mistaken for believing it leaves the body as poop or urine — at least, that’s what many people think is what happens to fat when you lose weight. But the reality is much different. When it comes to the question…

Before you dive into your keto meal plan, make sure you understand what the keto diet is, how it works, and the effect it has on your body. Basically, the keto diet — also known as the ketogenic diet, the low-carb diet, or the low-carb high-fat (LCHF) diet — lowers your intake of carbohydrates, which…

These refreshing sips are packed with fat-fighting nutrients that banish bloat, boost metabolism, and more! Learn how grapefruit juice can help speed slimming and how to add it to three delicious mocktails below. Grapefruit balances blood sugar. Sipping a grapefruit refresher can cut energy-sapping blood sugar swings by 64 percent. Harvard University researchers credit a…

Seems like only yesterday the South Beach Diet was all the rage — and for good reason! Women dropped massive amounts of weight on the cardiologist-created plan, and they felt healthier than ever. The problem? It simply didn’t work long-term. Not even for its creator, Arthur Agatston, MD: “I would eventually ‘cheat’ — on my…

Losing weight can be quite the challenging ordeal, especially as we get older. Diets containing less than 1,600 calories per day are typically recommended for those looking to shed pounds, but you might not have to take such a drastic approach after all. New research shows that cutting your daily caloric intake by just 300…

What is it about those last 10 pounds? We’re not talking about the extra few we all wish we could lose — we mean those pounds that, when you’ve been on a weight-loss mission, are as hard to get rid of as ants at a picnic. There are loads of reasons you start to plateau…

Wish you could slim down and get radiantly healthy without dieting? “It’s not only possible, there’s overwhelming evidence that it’s your best option,” insists internationally recognized nutrition expert Michael Greger, M.D., author of the mega-seller How Not to Diet. Dr. Greger’s book distills a staggering 4,990 studies into eating guidelines so powerful, folks say they…

I love the idea of cooking with fresh herbs. The pungent flavors, the rich color of the fresh green leaves, the aroma that fills the air, nothing beats it. But if you’ve ever bought a big bunch of fresh parsley and left it untouched for a couple days only to find it wilted and mushy,…