Are all those extra steps really doing anything for you?  Yes, according to the research published in January in the BMJ (British Medical Journal). In an Australian study, researchers tested 592 middle-aged adults.  They gave the subjects a pedometer and told them how to use it.  They re-examined the steppers five years later. The subjects…

Maybe too many of us have heeded that advice, “Eat dessert first.”  It may be true that you sometimes miss out on good things by saving them until it is too late to enjoy them.  When we are talking about losing fat, though, that turns out to be not-so-good advice. According to last year’s Report…

It’s all in your head — the research proves it! Not to call you a fathead.  I just read an article about a study done at Rush Medical Center in Chicago, published in the August edition of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association. The lead author, Brad Appelhans, PhD, clinical psychologist and obesity researcher,…

“What’s the matter?” Paul asked. I stared somberly at the phone I had just replaced in its cradle.  “Gossip again,” I replied.  “Mrs. Feldon is back at her old habit of spreading stories.  This time its about me.” “I’ll talk to her,” he said. “Don’t worry about it. Everyone knows that she’s a little odd.…

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