In America’s Next Top Model 7: Does BMI Matter? post – amid unprecedented decision to ban anorexic models from a major fashion show – I was hoping, against all odds, that the upcoming new season of America’s Next Top Model would somehow reflect on that decision.

As far as I can tell, nothing happened. Instead, America’s Next Top Model launched its first episode with a controversial photo shoot. What was the controversy?

To kick things off in America’s Next Top Model style, the first photo shoot was about posing nude on top of a building, but this was not it. (more…)

Cabbage Soup Diet, The New Cabbage Soup Diet, Ultimate Cabbage Soup Diet, and Cabbage Soup Diet Recipe – these are just a few examples of the books that are available for this diet.

I almost feel as if I am in Poland. They eat a lot of cabbage over there and for a good reason. Some studies suggest that raw cabbage contains certain enzymes that could help prevent breast cancer – so it is a popular food for Polish women.

However, they do not diet on cabbage alone. For the most part, Polish people do not diet at all, because they seem to have pretty good eating habits.

So why is Cabbage Soup Diet so popular in U.S.? (more…)

What is lycopene? What are the benefits of lycopene?

If there was only one reason to eat tomatoes, it is because of lycopene. An average size tomato has only 35 calories, but it is no slouch, when it comes to nutrition. It is a good source of niacin, folic acid, biotin, fiber, as well as vitamins C, K and B6.

Lycopene is a red carotenoid and a powerful antioxidant. The research is still ongoing, but it already shows a lot of promise in protecting against breast, colon, lung, skin, and prostate cancers. (more…)

If you happen to think that - mixing Red Bull or some other energy drink with alcohol - is not very elegant, I would agree with you.

There are other options available – while the concept is interesting - it just does seem to have the same punch as the Red Bull-vodka mix.

The “Pink Vodka” could change all that. But what exactly is p.i.n.k. vodka? Well, I am a bit confused myself. Vodka is not my thing, but if I were to write about it, I had to take at least one shot for “the team”. (more…)

There are many diet books describing how to eat healthy. Is this why we often associate healthy eating habits with dieting? Maybe this is one of the reasons, but what if you do not need to diet?

Can you eat healthy without dieting? Absolutely! I think people know how to eat healthy. How do I know? People tell me they do. I have heard many times people say “I know how to eat healthy, but…”

But what? Well, nobody wants to say this – so I will - if you promise me to keep this hush-hush. You never heard this from me, okay? (more…)

On my recent long flight to New York, I was falling asleep while flipping through Sky Mall catalog. I thought I was having a dream, when on one page, I have read the words “magnetic slimming belt”.

Magnetic slimming belt? What is that?

Unfortunately, I was not dreaming. I was indeed reading that Cera-Heat Magnetic Slimming Belt can spot-reduce abdominal fat. (more…)