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Could a Special Plate Treat Obesity?

LifeWayKefir LifeWayKefir — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 18:08:00 GMT

All sorts of gadgets exist to help us monitor how much we’re eating and how fast we’re doing it: iPhone apps and BodyBuggs, bowls marked like measuring cups inside and even high-tech forks and spoons that flash green, signaling “Time to eat.” (After 40 seconds, the light switches to red, telling you to Put Down The Fork for 25 seconds.)

Get a Summer Bikini Bod with Kefir!

LifeWayKefir LifeWayKefir — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 00:25:00 GMT

The hot weather is inching its way nearer and nearer and we all know what that means: Bathing suit season. But if your itsy bitsy teeny weeny yellow polka dot bikini has you feeling like a hibernating bear, it’s time to start shaping up. And Lifeway is here to help!

Is Obesity Bugging You?

LifeWayKefir LifeWayKefir — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:35:00 GMT

If you’re having a difficult time sticking to your New Year’s resolution to lose 10 pounds, there might be someone – or some thing – to blame, other than your penchant for late night snacking. New research out of Emory University, Cornell University and the University of Colorado at Boulder suggests that intestinal bacteria called gut microflora may be conspiring against you, making your store excess fat when all you want is to be thin.

Reduce Childhood Obesity With Probiotics

LifeWayKefir LifeWayKefir — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:42:00 GMT

First Lady Michelle Obama is on a mission to help reduce the growing number of overweight and obese children in the United States. Among the “shocking statistics” driving her in this initiative: “One in three kids are obese in this nation,” she told Matt Lauer on the Today Show in early February. “And the numbers go up when you’re talking about the African-American and Hispanic communities. The most shocking sort of reality that really hits you is that, because the young generation is on track for the first time in this nation’s history of being less healthy, having a shorter life span than their parents.”

Sunday Snacking That Won’t Ruin Your Tight End

LifeWayKefir LifeWayKefir — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:49:00 GMT

The big game is less than a week away. But while taco tip and clever commercials may have you salivating already, all too often the fare at SB parties is full of fat, calories and little nutrition.

To the rescue is health and fitness expert Dr. Eric Plasker, best-selling author of The 100 Year Lifestyle, wants to help you get through the game without the gain. Read on for some of his tips to help you satisfy your snack attacks during the big game without looking like a linebacker:

Would You Try the Taco Bell and Banana Diet?

LifeWayKefir LifeWayKefir — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 21:11:00 GMT

You know the New Year has officially begun when the gym is packed, enough women are lined up for the locker room scale to make you think you’re in CostCo, and ads for the Taco Bell Drive-Thru Diet and the Dole Banana Diet are popping up like a bad case of chicken pox.

New Years Resolutions? Get Real!

LifeWayKefir LifeWayKefir — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:13:00 GMT

“I’m going to ditch my muffin top.”

“No more cancer sticks for me!”

“2010 will be the year I stop being such a lazy Blackberry-addicted couch potato.”

New Years resolutions like these are a dime-a-dozen and typically get kicked to the curb – many within just 48 hours of 2010, according to a recent study. Screaming to your girlfriends, “THIS is the year I’m going to find a husband, have a baby, get a promotion, lose 26 pounds and find a cure for cancer” over the nightclub blare of Auld Lang Syne may seem realistic at the time, but after the champagne wears off, you’ll realize that you’re chasing after the impossible. Why not start the year off right with more achievable, realistic goals? Wanna shed some pounds? We applaud the effort. Trying to reduce stress in your life? We need to do that, too. These goals are absolutely doable, it’s just a matter of going about it in a smart manner.

Fattening Belly Bacteria Ruining Your Waistline?

LifeWayKefir LifeWayKefir — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:06:00 GMT

No one likes to think about bacteria crawling around inside our stomachs, but the fact is, they’re there, and they’re not going away anytime soon. Normally, the bacteria are the good kind helping our bodies run smoothly and efficiently. Certain bacteria even help determines if the food you eat is stored as fat or burned off for energy. But according to a new study, the food you eat can affect these weight-related bacteria, in turn making it harder to shed pounds. The really scary thing? The change can happen with just one meal, meaning, as ThatsFit.com put it, “even if you normally eat nothing but salads, one junk food binge may cause a serious shift in your body making it easier to pack on the pounds.”