Road Map to Health
Losing Weight is as Easy as 1-2-3
19 Sep 2018
I’m going to let you in on the magic formula for weight loss — all you have to do is take in fewer calories than you burn. Yep, it really is as simple as [...]
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Why You Should Shake Your Salt Habit
17 Sep 2018
You eat right. You exercise. But still your scale won’t budge. Despite your good intentions — and all the stomach crunches you can stand — you [...]
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A Great Start to a Good Diet
14 Sep 2018
True or false: Skipping breakfast is a great way to jumpstart your diet. FALSE! Bypassing breakfast – or any meal for that matter – is a recipe for dieting disaster. [...]
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Eat Your Way to a Healthier Weight
12 Sep 2018
A registered dietitian with a master’s degree in Nutritional Science, Rachel Beller founded the Beller Nutritional Institute in Beverly Hills, served as [...]
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10 Ways to Boost Your Water Intake
10 Sep 2018
There’s a reservoir of research that tells us water provides plenty of health benefits. The problem: Sucking up our recommended daily allotment of the [...]
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Take a Break to Lose More Weight
8 Sep 2018
It sounds crazy, but taking a break from your diet can help you lose more weight. According to a 2017 study published in the International Journal of Obesity, people [...]
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Losing weight by doing what comes naturally
6 Sep 2018
As a nation, we spend billions on the pills, potions, books, DVDs, gadgets and surgeries that promise super-fast weight loss. Sorry, folks, but there is no magic [...]
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7 Tips for Dining Out on a Diet
4 Sep 2018
Your friends want to gather after work at your favorite restaurant. You love the food there, but you’re afraid to go because you’re dieting. [...]
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Dieting Can Be Risky Business for Teens
2 Sep 2018
The Meal Plan Map program promotes healthy eating, not restrictive dieting or trendy weight loss regimens. Sure, it would be nice to snap your fingers and watch the [...]
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6 Tips for Dieting Success
1 Sep 2018
One of the reasons many of us fail at weight loss is that we try to use a short-term approach to solve a long-term problem. We secretly believe we can begin a diet, [...]
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How Energy Bars Can Wreck Your Diet
31 Aug 2018
Protein bars can contain as much sugar and fat as a candy bar – it’s a flavorful fact that can derail a diet. If you’re eating a whole meal’s worth of calories in a [...]
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The Brain Behind Our Meal Planning Program
29 Aug 2018
The meal-planning program that powers MealPlanMap.com is customizable and flexible – and has already helped more than 5.8 million people lose weight, eat better and [...]
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Lose weight, lower your diabetes risk
27 Aug 2018
Being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes can feel overwhelming. Research suggests the initial period after your diagnosis may be the most critical time to lose weight. [...]
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Flex Appeal: Exercise Your Right to Bare Arms
26 Aug 2018
Follow this quick exercise routine and you’re just four weeks away from tighter, sexier arms. It seems everyone is fascinated by women who have sleek and tight arms [...]
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Avoid the 5 Biggest Dieting Mistakes
21 Aug 2018
If you believe the lyrics to the Human League song “Human,” then you accept the notion that we’re all born to make mistakes. Okay, so maybe there [...]
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5 Ways to Keep Your Weight Loss On Track
14 Aug 2018
Starting a diet is easy. I’ve started at least three dozen over the past 40 years. You want something tough? Try sticking to a diet! There are many reasons we [...]
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Shooting Down B-12 Shots for Weight Loss
8 Aug 2018
One of the latest weight loss trends involves B-12 injections. Go ahead. Punch it into Google and you get about 461,000 results. On first glance you might think this [...]
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Smarten Up with Our 7 Best ‘Brain Foods’
8 Aug 2018
When it comes to healthy eating, knowledge is power. A diet high in fats and low in fruits and vegetables is bad for your body — you know that already. But what [...]
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5 ways to keep weight off
2 Aug 2018
So you’ve lost weight. Congratulations. This time you are determined to not gain back those pesky pounds. That’s a great sentiment, but as they say, if you [...]
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7 Tips for Hot Summer Weight Loss
12 Jul 2018
Don’t allow your weight loss resolve to cool down this summer. Instead, get fired up with our seven tips for hot summer weight loss! 1. Start with a [...]
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5 ways to disarm your trigger foods
22 Mar 2018
Many of us have certain triggers that can lead us astray from our healthy eating vow. A trigger food is a specific food that often sets you off on a course of [...]
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Slow and steady wins the weight loss race
22 Mar 2018
When it comes to weight loss, you, my friend, are in control. Yes, nothing succeeds like success. Research tells us this is true. Once you see noticeable success [...]
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Simple Recipe for Health, Energy and Beauty
19 Mar 2018
Twin sisters Tammy Lakatos Shames and Elysse (“Lyssie”) Lakatos – nationally recognized registered dietitians and personal trainers with nearly 20 years [...]
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The Substance That May Be Making Us Larger
15 Sep 2017
It sounds like something out of a horror movie. A lab genius creates a substance that can help humans fight off nasty bugs. The product seems even more amazing when [...]
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The miracle food you should add to your diet
25 Apr 2017
If you haven’t heard of YoChee, you haven’t heard of possibly the best diet food in the world. Long before Greek yogurt became the new kid on the block, people [...]
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