If someone told you that you can lose weight without having to make any changes to your diet or lifestyle, I bet you’d say, “Oh sure, and Florida won’t get any more hurricanes for the next decade.”

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A great way to determine the value of a certain food is by its generosity. The best foods are the ones that make you work the least and give you a whole bunch of nutrition in return. The nature of these wondrous foods lies in their extreme simplicity. Think lots of satisfaction with little calculation. When it comes to counting calories, they let you take your thinking caps off. They are calorie free foods and while they may be every math teachers’ worst nightmare, when it comes to helping you stick to a nutritious diet, they are a dream come true.

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New research shows that women are far more likely than men to try different diet plans. Women are also more likely to try a low-fat or a low-carbohydrate diet.

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Getting cancer is like getting into a car crash. You may be the best driver, take precautions at every turn. You may always use your seat belt; you may drive a Hummer (more like a tank than a car). You may obey all the speed limits, signal when you turn, keep air in your tires.

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Fish…Shellfish like lobster, oysters, clams and crabs contain selenium that produces proteins that clear flu viruses out of your body. Salmon, mackerel and herring have that crazy Omega 3 oils that everyone is talking about…2 servings a week.

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Skipping breakfast is not a good idea… not if you want to lose weight and stay healthy. It may sound funny, but research shows that eating more helps you lose weight.

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Soda and other sugar-sweetened drinks have been on my mind lately. Not because I drink them myself, but because just cutting out the non-nutritive, sugar-filled, potentially harmful beverages is a highly effective way — if not the most easy way — to lose weight and improve your health.

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Not long ago I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and my doctor told me to lose weight or my life would be shortened by many years. Being overweight most of my life I knew it was time to get serious.

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