15 May 2012 Too often, people go to the gym without a plan. They pick up the most ineffective routines, do the worst exercises and hope to get results overnight. Though it's true that going to the gym and taking all the wrong steps is a lot better than doing nothing at all, making your time at the gym count will yield much faster, healthier and longer lasting results.

03 Apr 2012 Reading CNN's post about obese people's fashion leads you to believe that we live in a society where fat people are denied the basic liberties of life. These "fatshion" bloggers are either ignorant to the health problems associated with obesity or find it easier to stay fat and claim that the problem is with society rather than their own lifestyle choices. People who are obese have a much higher risk of health problems including but not limited to heart disease, strokes, cancer and diabetes. Instead of wasting energy on creating a phony civil rights issue, the fat acceptance movement needs to look in the mirror and realize it's not OK to be fat, sick and unhealthy.

15 Mar 2012 A high profile study was recently released showing that people who eat red meat on a regular basis increase their risk of dying early. Red meat has been a staple of the American Diet since forever. Is red meat really that bad?

12 Mar 2012 This week's mailbag includes questions about losing weight with a slow metabolism, the Weight Watchers Diet, gaining weight and cutting fat out of the diet.

21 Feb 2012 The Heart Attack Grill is a hospital themed restaurant in Las Vegas serving fast food that makes McDonald's and Burger King look healthy. The waitresses are dressed as nurses while the customers wear hospital gowns and are referred to as patients. Last week, one of the "patients" turned into an actual hospital patient when he had a real heart attack while eating at the grill.