This may seem like alarming news for anyone who takes supplements: Calls to poison centers about dietary supplements increased by almost 50 percent from 2005 to 2012, according to a study published in the Journal of Medical Toxicology. However, it’s worth looking closely at the details from this report, which examined data in the National…

If you’re interested in trying lorcaserin for weight loss, we have some good news for you: Recent research has found that this weight-loss drug can actually help reduce your risk of developing diabetes. As you may be aware, lorcaserin is an appetite suppressant that is designed to increase the sensation of fullness after a meal…

We’ve all heard the saying “an apple a day keeps the doctor away,” but these superfoods are proving to have even more health benefits than we might have known. Besides providing vitamins and nutrients that will boost immunity, adding apples and other fruits to your diet can also help prevent diabetes. According to a new…

There’s one thing all of us can agree on: We’re looking forward to enjoying our favorite holiday foods in the coming weeks— and we don’t want to “pay” for indulging in our sister’s crumbly good sugar cookies or taking an extra dollop of Aunt Ida’s famous gravy by restricting ourselves to rice cakes and carrots…

If you want to lose weight but find dieting every day to be too restrictive, you might consider alternate-day fasting as a possible option. A form of intermittent fasting that calls for you to routinely switch between fasting days and “feasting days” each week, alternate-day fasting has become a popular option for folks who don’t…

Talk about dieting frustration! You think you’re doing everything right; big salads for lunch, skipping dessert, turning down that second glass of wine. But for some reason, the pounds refuse to budge. If you’ve ever wondered if your metabolism is simply broken, you’re not alone, says Haylie Pomroy, a nutritionist with more than 20 years…

Like most of us, you’ve probably noticed that it gets more and more difficult to avoid belly bulge as the years go by. Foods you’ve always eaten without a problem suddenly make the numbers on your bathroom scale move in the wrong direction. Extra pounds seem to creep on out of nowhere, expanding your stomach,…

More and more health experts are claiming that taking care of your gut health is important if you’re trying to lose weight. There are so many ways to nourish the microbiome, and recently, a new study published in the journal Gut showed that ginseng — a powerful adaptogen — could be super beneficial for the…

Like all of Anthony William’s work, the regimen used — found in the new Medical Medium Cleanse to Heal (Buy on Amazon, $16.99) — is based largely on his remarkable intuition. William says he was a boy when he first began to sense which foods could help sick. people heal. He gave advice that was…

Aside from being able to get back into that skirt you love, losing fat from around your middle could make a huge difference to your health. Carrying excess fat on your tummy, known as visceral fat, increases your risk of health problems such as heart disease, Type 2 diabetes, stroke, and dementia. A waist measurement…