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In the News: Take a photo of your dinner … and lose weight

Saturday, November 1st, 2008

A team of American researchers have shown that people who take photographs of their meals stick more carefully to their healthy eating plan than those who do not take a photo. It seems that with pictorial evidence of what they are eating, people are more aware of the quality and quantity of what they put on their plate.

 

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Don’t Let Your Diet Fail: Ten Common Mistakes Women Make

Saturday, November 1st, 2008

Don’t Let Your Diet Fail: Ten Common Mistakes Women Make

 

A recent study interviewed thousands of overweight people and asked them about their eating and exercise habits. What was fascinating about the study is that the great majority said they thought they were eating healthily and exercising regularly but even though they appeared to be doing all the right things they were still overweight. This doesn’t come as a surprise to me. Many of the women I see at my clinic with weight problems believe they are on track, but when I take a closer look at their diet and lifestyle I almost always find areas of concern. Even the most well intentioned dieter can unwittingly sabotage her efforts so here are the ten most common diet mistakes that I have encountered time and time again with advice on how you can fix them, simply and easily.

 

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Natural treatments for breast discomfort

Saturday, November 1st, 2008

Breast swelling and pain, especially in the week or so before your period are normal reactions to fluctuating hormone levels. As women reach their 40s, however this discomfort can sometimes develop into severe pain called mastalgia where the breasts become hard and extremely painful. A mastalgia attack can last for up to ten days. The causes are not completely understood but mastalgia may be caused by unusual sensitivity of breast tissue to fluctuating hormones leading up to the menopause.

 

If you do experience breast pain your immediate fear would be that the pain was due to breast cancer but in most cases mastalgia is a benign condition but you should still see your doctor to have a check up to make sure.  Then try the recommendations below:

 

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