Is it true that high dietary calcium intake promote weight loss?

Bottom Line:

High dietary calcium intake does not promote weight loss.

Review:

Although energy balance is the key element in weight regulation, several studies suggested that calcium metabolism and perhaps other components of dairy (more…)

Written By: Louisa Latela, MSW, LCSW
Louisa is a psychotherapist with 17 years experience in working with persons struggling with food/body/weight issues.
Email: llatella@comcast.net

I have come to learn through years of working on myself emotionally, physically, and spiritually, as well as working with my clients, that there is a common thread among all of us who have ever struggled to truly love ourselves. It is that we lose our authentic power when we give something outside of us the power to control (more…)

Hiccups occur when the diaphragm, the muscle at the bottom of the lungs, begins to spasm. The spasm causes the vocal cords to close quickly, which results in the loud, distinctive sound associated with hiccups.

Triggers for Hiccups:

• Hot or spicy foods
• Strong fumes (more…)

In April 2006 issue of Health Magazine[1], there was an article on assessing your eating style [2]. It was interesting to know how people eat. You can read the complete article (see below), but here are some of the tips in summary:

• Before you eat, ask: “Do I feel hungry?”. If yes, then eat. But, if not, don’t kill your boredome with eating.
• Make simple subsitution in your diet. Eat an orange instead of an orange juice from concentrate. 
• Reverse the Meat-to-Potatoes ratio. Instead of steak with brocolli stalk as garnish, make vegetable and whole grains the centerpiece, and use meat, fish, or poultry as a side dish. (more…)