Continued from Which Diet Is Best for Weight Loss? Recently, the big news was that Atkins smoked three other diets (its followers shed twice as much weight).

But the real message is this: Hardly anyone can stick to any diet.

Whether on Atkins, Ornish, The Zone, or LEARN, the women in the Stanford study “didn’t come close to following their plans,” says lead author Christopher Gardner, Ph.D. (more…)

We know some people seem to think Kelly Clarkson is fat, but have you heard that she has an eating disorder? How can she be overweight and have an eating disorder?

Clarkson has admitted that she went through a mini cycle of losing weight and gaining it back, but she does not have an eating disorder, of course.

Here is an excerpt from her recent interview in which she addresses both issues:

There has been a lot of talk lately about your weight, hasn’t there?

Always. I grew up in a small town, so I’m used to everybody having their two cents to say about me. I’m not an idiot and I’m not a coldhearted person, so obviously you don’t like hearing someone call you fat. (more…)

Research shows that certain compounds in foods help relieve pain. Here are some to try:

Broccoli and other cabbage family veggies contain sulforaphane, which blocks the enzyme that triggers inflammation and joint pain.

Cherries, rich in anthocyanins and salicylates, have anti-inflammatories similar to aspirin. Tart cherries contain melatonin, another pain reliever. (more…)

Continued from How to: Quadriceps Stretch.

Back stretch: To stretch your middle back, grab onto a pole – like a street sign or lamppost – while standing with legs together and knees bent slightly. (more…)

Has it ever crossed you mind that there could be a secret to losing body fat? If your answer is no, you just made my day. That’s right, the only secret to losing body fat is that there is no secret.

Having said that, if you want to know how to lose body fat and preserve or even increase your muscle mass, consider using the following tricks.

Look to the legs: For the best ratio of protein to fat in meat, count the legs: The fewer there are, the leaner the meat. Fish (leg count: zero) is a great source of lean protein. (more…)

Who can forget Jennie Garth from Beverly Hills, 90210? And these days her carrier continues to flourish, but she is also doing a great job raising her three daughters with her husband, actor Peter Facinelli.

In a recent interview, she has revealed some interesting details about her diet, workout, whether or not she is happy with her body, and how much weight she has lost.

What’s your workout regime? I’m trying to tone up after my third baby. For the last three weeks, I’ve been doing an extreme-cardio class three days a week and Pilates two days a week.

Are you following any special diet? I don’t have time to plan what I’m going to eat or prepare it, so I’ve been doing food delivery. It’s like a gift from God when I open the door and there’s a bag full of food! I don’t have to think about it. It’s such a luxury. (more…)

Continued from Lose 5 Pounds in 2 Weeks.

Quit depriving yourself. Sooner or later, you’ll end up eating your favorite foods, anyway.

“People who have a long history of yo-yo dieting become very deprivation sensitive,” says Judith Matz, coauthor of The Diet Survivor’s Handbook: 60 Lessons in Eating, Acceptance and Self-Care.

“Just the thought of a food being taken away is enough to trigger overeating.” It’s no surprise the Nurses’ Health Study found that yo-yo dieters are more likely than noncyclers to engage in binge eating.

Instead of cutting out favorite foods or entire meals or food groups, make a list of small changes you can live with forever. (more…)

Continued from The Sun Diet. Adding certain foods to your diet may help protect your skin against excess sun exposure.

Brown Seaweed Mice that were fed antioxidants from brown seaweed developed 56 percent fewer skin tumors than untreated mice after repeated exposure to UVB light.

“Eating a meal of sushi or taking the supplement Seanol could provide similar protection in humans, particularly if you also use sunscreen,” speculates Gary D. Stoner, professor of internal medicine at Ohio State University, who published the study in the International Journal of Cancer last December. (more…)