Dr. Lester Breslow, a renowned public health expert, died early April at age 97. He studied the effects 7 healthy habits, which he himself practiced, on life expectancy. The study followed people over 20 year intervals and strongly found that “a …

A recent Wall Street Journal article links different personality traits to the likelihood of becoming obese. Being a mindless multitasker is one of them. This refers to the habit of eating while juggling other tasks, like watching TV, reading, etc. …

I eat breakfast everyday; see p 5 of my newsletter for my eating plan.  I make it the night before, so I can jet out in the AM. People mistakenly think they should no eat to lose weight… starve themselves …

I have highlighted the benefits of weight resistance training for women, and this post will cover another weight training exercise. Want Michelle Obama’s arms? This is how Timothy Ferriss advertises the Kettlebell swing exercise in his book, The 4-Hour Body. Not only …

Timothy Ferris suggests a slow-carb diet in his book, The 4-Hour Body. There are five simple rules to follow for this diet: Rule 1: Avoid “white” carbohydrates (or anything that can be white). Rule 2: Eat the same few meals …

An interesting NY Times opinion article discusses the limits of will power. The article references scientific research which suggests that “willpower is limited and depends on a continuous supply of the simple sugar glucose.” The writers of the article have …

Key aspects of my weight loss have involved eating more protein and less animal fat and less refined carbohydrates. Now comes new work in people with prehypertension or mild hypertension showing that increased protein intake (40 g/d, either or milk or soy protein) …