David L. Katz, MD, a professor at Yale University and author of The Flavor Point Diet, sorts out the healthy, the harmful, and the hype.

I’ve read that drinking red wine benefits the heart. Does 100 percent red grape juice have the same healthy effect?

With grape juice, you’d be missing out on wine’s alcohol, which in moderation raises protective HDL cholesterol, makes platelets less apt to stick to one another, and increases a chemical in the body that helps dissolve blood clots (it’s called tPA — tissue plasminogen activator — and is actually used as a drug to treat heart attacks and strokes in emergency rooms).

But I don’t recommend you start drinking alcohol just for your heart.

Both wine and 100 percent grape juice, especially the dark purple Concord variety, have another ingredient with cardiovascular benefits: flavonoids — antioxidants that are concentrated in the skin of grapes. (more…)

“Fact: 546% more weight loss than the leading ephedra-based diet pill. Finally, rapid weight loss and incredible energy in one amazing “Super Pill.�

That’s right! Rapid weight loss plus the kind of intense, non-stop energy kick you want from a diet pill… and more. Much more!�

That is the opening for the Zantrex-3 two-page spread advertisement, which is currently in many magazines.

Ephedra was banned, so it seems rather odd to compare the two.

And yes, there is much more. The ad continues with the following charade claims:

“Here’s another fact: Zantrex-3 is way beyond ephedrine, way beyond fat-burners, way beyond anything on the market today. (more…)

There is a lot to like about SIGG water bottles. Designed and manufactured in Switzerland, these bottles are a thing of beauty.

I am talking word-class design, hardcore precision and meticulous Euro craftsmanship.

They come in over 100 unique, vibrant colors and 17 bottle caps that are 100% leak-proof and interchangeable.

All SIGG water bottles are made from a single piece of pure aluminum for leak-proof durability. (more…)

That was the conclusion of one recent study.

When it comes to weight loss, “women tend to use the diet approach and men use the exercise approach,” says Judy Driskell, Ph.D., professor of nutrition and health sciences at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. (more…)

Jenny McCarthy and Weight Watchers? Oh yeah!

Some celebs have an amazing ability to snap back into shape after having a baby, but when Jenny McCarthy had her son four years ago, she wasn’t quite as lucky.

“I was over 200 pounds when I checked into the hospital to give birth to Evan,” Jenny tells In Touch.

And much to her surprise, after she gave birth in May 2002, she was still a whopping 55 pounds overweight.

“I was in denial for the first month,” she says. Then reality struck. “I went into my bathroom, got naked and turned on the overhead lighting,” she shares. (more…)