Healthy Fitness Network

The Biggest Loser loud mouth, Jillian Michaels, has sure been riding the fame train that the popular show has brought her.

Some feel that Jillian is exceeding her qualifications by delving into the world of nutrition and supplements.

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Laughter is an instant vacation. ~Milton Berle

One day while on Facebook I saw an event called Laughing Yoga and before I knew it I had signed up and called the yoga studio to pay my registration fee. Originally, I had seen Laughing Yoga featured within the documentary film about yoga, Enlighten Up! and at the time it seemed to me like an interesting concept. What appealed to me most was that no yoga experience was required and all that was needed was the ability to laugh. I had never taken a single yoga class. But, this I could do and just thinking about it brought a smile to my face.

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A study out of Duke University, published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, showed low carb dieting to be effective in lowering blood pressure, compared to a low fat diet and the drug Orlistat (Xenical).

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When i 1st found out I was pregnant, I was 18 yrs old and in a size 5. That is the smallest I had ever been, and the way things are going “ever be”. Typically I was around a 9 or 10.

Anyway I found that wonderful diet pill that contained “ephedra” and man did it work wonders for me! I was losing weight at a healthy pace, I had energy that I had lacked before, I was happy AND my hair was thick! Then it was decided that Ephedra was no longer a good thing, and I was really bummed because after I had my son I was in a size 12 and all the excercising and dieting in the world would not allow me to lose the weight. I had climed all the way up to a size 24W, I was always tired and my hair was falling out! Which by the way it hasn’t stopped falling out.

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New research in Pediatrics reveals some useful take-home messages for parents of preschoolers.

Q. How can you easily lower the odds of your child becoming obese?
A. There are 3 simple steps you can take.

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Data from the Consumer Products Safety Commission reveals the gym can pose some hazards, with more than 50,000 exercisers landing in the ER annually.

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Ediets

That first heart attack has got to be a shocker. You’re at the bar watching the game, dipping Buffalo wings into blue cheese and – BAM!

You’re on the floor grabbing your chest and yelling for your drunken buddies to call 911. If only you’d been popping olives instead of jalapeo poppers.

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Getting our children to eat healthy can certainly be a challenge. But, with childhood obesity at an all-time high, it’s worth doing whatever we can now, before it’s too late.

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Sasidhar Blog

Go to a club in New York City and order a drink – no, not a Shirley Temple – a real drink. I’m talking hooch, ice, and a mixer. Go on, try it.

But, don’t be shocked if that cocktail costs you more than $10, plus tip. That’s why today, amidst a major U.S. recession, a lot of people are partying at home, and doing it with cheaper, knockoff liquor.

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Just when you started feeling good in your skinny jeans, a new study reveals people of average weight may actually be “normal weight obese.”

Apparently, as many as 30 million Americans could be categorized in this way, meaning they’re at a higher risk of obesity-related diseases, such as diabetes, high cholesterol and heart disease.

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