Discover the Secrets of Good health

With the Beijing Olympics right around the corner, there is the usual hype, controversy and politics that have become synonymous with the games. And while there will be some compelling stories, showdowns and drama - there will be a select few athletes for whom the road to Beijing was that much more challenging. [...]

If you have any interest in dieting (and presumably you do, if you’re reading this), you’ve almost certainly come across the word “calorie”. Maybe you have an idea what it means - in particular, you probably have the impression that too many calories aren’t good. But what exactly is a calorie, and how do calories [...]

If someone from 50 years ago were to travel through time to the present day, they wouldn’t recognize most of the foods in our modern-day grocery stores. We’ve been busy tweaking our foods to comply with the whims, trends and science of the moment and in the process, we didn’t notice the deterioration of [...]

How many have ever wondered at all the wasted energy in a gym? People pounding away on treadmills and stationery bikes.
“All of this energy is summarily dissipated and ultimately exhausted for the sake of a single individual’s wellbeing” says Mitchell Joachim - eco-designer. Joachim has the answer: A Human-Powered River Gymnasium.

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Gordon Brown, the Prime Minister of the UK, gave a speech during the G8 summit to exhort Britons to stop wasting food. In a time of global food shortages and dramatic price increases on staples such as bread and rice, Brown said that “It is right to remind people that about £8 [$16] a week [...]

After watching the fascinating discussion about Weight Watchers vs Gym membership, it seems like a good time to run this giveaway. 24 Hour Fitness are giving away a gift certificate to a Diet Blog reader. It’s part of the 12millionlives inspirational site / promotion.
Here are the details:
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Hamburgers, next to apple pie and statins they’re the ambassadors of American cuisine–for better or for worse–and these harbingers of heart disease might be the baddest of all.
Here are 7 over the top hamburgers that are guaranteed to clog your arteries by just looking that them:
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I loved the topic in the New York Times WellBlog… “Lying About Your Vegetables”. Another study has been published to show that people inflate the amount of veggies they consume each day. The blogger asks readers to “fess up” if they lie about their daily veggie intake.
The post inspired me to tell you about an [...]

Restrictive dieting often backfires. Maybe it’s better to take a long-term, sustainable, holistic approach to healthy weight management.
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Health experts often blame poor neighborhood’s inaccessibility to healthy food–like fruits and vegetables–for their community’s declining health. In May, The New York Times reported that supermarkets are leaving areas like Queens and Harlem, making it difficult for residents to find fresh food within walking distance of their homes.
That’s why the Veggie Mobile is a great [...]