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Healthy Eating Gone Wild: A New Eating Disorder in Town

Posted on November 10, 2011
How to cope with a new extremely calorie limiting healthy eating disorder called orthorexia such as Steve Jobs had when eating only carrots or apples

By Keri Gans
Author of The Small Change Diet

Is it possible for healthy eating to become unhealthy? Unfortunately, yes. There are individuals who become obsessed with eating to improve their health to an extreme measure. Orthorexia, a term that refers to a fixation on eating proper and pure food, has gotten recent buzz because of Steve Jobs and his apple-and-carrots-only diet. What is it?

17 Day Diet Tips for Surviving Frightful Halloween Sweets

Posted on October 17, 2011
Dieters, beware of Halloween candy and other fall sweets sabotaging your diet--use these tips from the 17 Day Diet Workbook to avoid Halloween weight gain

Halloween is frightfully close—and for the diet-conscious, it becomes second only to the holiday season in terms of testing one’s willpower. The endless gobs of candy and heavily scented fall treats are truly the wolf in sheep’s expandable clothing. Here are a few tricks from the 17 Day Diet Workbook by Dr. Mike Moreno to help you stay strong and achieve the ultimate treat: Your goal weight.

Too Hot to Cook? Try These Simple Summer Salads

Posted on June 2, 2011
Summer salad recipes are great for no-cook dinners

Now that the USDA has unveiled a brand-new “food pyramid”, MyPlate, recommending that half each of meal consist of vegetables and fruits, it’s a good time to consider the salad as a main course (plus, you don’t have to turn on the oven). Here, great recipes for a summer diet you’ll actually enjoy.

Try These 17 Brain-Boosting Foods

Posted on May 18, 2011
Berries and energy boosting foods

A good diet improves your health, but also boosts your energy. Create a shopping list of these must-have endurance foods recommended by Dr. Mike Moreno, author of The 17 Day Diet: A Doctor’s Plan Designed for Rapid Results.

6 Reasons Why Protein Is a Powerful Fat Torcher

Posted on April 4, 2011

A diet generous in lean protein such as chicken, fish, and lean meats can help you lose weight by boosting your metabolism, steadying your blood sugar, and much more, says Dr. Mike Moreno, author of The 17 Day Diet: A Doctor’s Plan Designed for Rapid Results.

Eat Your Way to Health

Posted on October 12, 2010

Control your weight, protect your bones and muscles, and fight disease — all through mindful eating. From Muscle Medicine: The Revolutionary Approach to Maintaining, Strengthening, and Repairing Your Muscles and Joints, by Rob DeStefano, D.C., Bryan Kelly, M.D., and Joseph Hooper

What to Eat to Burn Fat and Lose Weight

Posted on June 1, 2010

What, how, and when you eat tells your body if it should store or burn fat for fuel and if it should build muscle or waste it. These meal guidelines from the fat-burning eating plan in JJ Virgin’s book Six Weeks to Sleeveless and Sexy will help you get rid of your fat in order to lean out your body.