What is the HCG Diet?

What is the HCG Diet

You may have already heard of this controversial diet that includes Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG) injections with a low calorie diet to acheive rapid and lasting weight loss.  The HCG diet is getting a lot of hype with its dramatic effects, and health care practitioners and patients are wondering – is it safe? and will… [Read Full Story]

Eat Like a Caveman: The Paleo Diet

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We live in an era of information overload, especially surrounding nutrition. I personally have been overwhelmed and confused about food for most of my life. At times I thought I had the answer, after having followed a certain diet for months and months, only to be defeated by feeling sick and malnourished. I’ve tried The… [Read Full Story]

How to have a happy winter by eating a natural diet

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There is a globally pervasive ailment called SAD: Seasonal Affective Disorder, or, seasonal depression. People seem to get depressed when the sun goes down earlier, thus sapping their bodies of vitamin D inducing rays. If this is the case, what about a nation shrouded in wintertime darkness, with cool temperatures year round? Wouldn’t such a… [Read Full Story]

Portia de Rossi’s Dangerous Diet: Her Battle with Anorexia

Portia de Rossi’s Dangerous Diet Her Battle with Anorexia

Portia de Rossi makes no secret of her happy relationship with Ellen DeGeneres but she has revealed on the Oprah Winfrey Show a much darker story about her past, confessing she once suffered from the eating disorder, Anorexia. The 37-year-old actress has a much healthier figure these days but there was time according to the… [Read Full Story]

Physical Health Assessment

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When most people think about health they conjure up images that are related to physical health. Physical health is anything that has to do with our bodies as a physical entity. With so much information about physical health it is often difficult to determine what is current and relevant. This assessment examines the physical aspect… [Read Full Story]