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How far would you go to lose weight? A Washington State pet supply store owner is vowing to shed those stubborn by eating only pet food for 30 days. And the reason why is even more bizarre. "There’s been a lot about the bad foods for humans," says Dorothy Hunter, owner of the Paws Natural Pet Emporium in Richland, Wash., on her store's Youtube channel. "We sell holistic, natural foods--good ingredients, USA products--at Paws Natural Pet Emporium. I believe in…
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Good news: You can reverse heart disease. The bad news? You'll need to start eating right, starting in your 30s. According to a new study from the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, people who start making dietary changes in their 30s and 40s may actually reverse the progression of heart disease--regardless of how bad they ate in the past. For lead investigator Bonnie Spring, this study shows there's still hope for those who didn't pay attention to…
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It starts with a simple goal: Get healthy. For most vegans, cutting out all animal products from their diet isn't just a moral choice--it's a healthy one as well. And for blogger Jordan Younger, who founded the blog The Blonde Vegan, she found fame while chronicling her meticulous vegan diet for thousands of fans. A year later, however, Younger made an announcement to her fans: She was quitting veganism. But why? Younger says it was because she developed an eating…
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So which diet is the worst: A high fat diet or a high fat and sugar diet? As it turns out, a high fat and sugar diet could be your worst enemy. According to a new study published in the journal Experimental Physiology, rats fed a high sugar and fat diet experienced more liver damage than those who only ate a high fat diet, leading lead researcher Dr. Susanna Iossa to believe these diets are more harmful. Now, Iossa says…
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Losing weight isn't easy, but researchers say one simple vitamin could make the journey easier--a vitamin called vitamin D. Presenting their findings at the joint meeting of the International Society of Endocrinology and the Endocrine Society 2014, which took place in Chicago earlier this month, researchers say that obese rats who were fed higher amounts of vitamin D lost 24 percent more body weight than those whose diets did not change. In addition, higher amounts of vitamin D helped control…
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While most people are raving about diets such as the Paleo diet and the Mediterranean diet, researchers say the best way to extend your lifestyle is by following this diet--a vegetarian one. The research, which was conducted by researchers from the Loma Linda University School of Public Health, says that people who adhere to a vegetarian diet live 20 percent longer than those who eat meat--and it doesn't matter how much they weigh. The research was co-authored by Sam Soret,…
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Having trouble falling asleep? Forget sleeping pills--instead, losing weight could cure insomnia, according to researchers from the University of Pennsylvania. Reporting their findings at the joint meeting of the International Society of Endocrinology and the Endocrine Society in Chicago, researchers say that obese adults who lost at least 5 percent of their body weight began experienced longer, more improved quality of sleep over a period of six months. "This study confirms several studies reporting that weight loss is associated with…
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If you want to live longer following a colon cancer diagnosis, here's one way to do it: Eat a dairy-rich diet. New research published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology says that people who drank the most milk reduced their risk of dying from any cause by 28 percent. Published online on the Journal of Clinical Oncology's website on June 23, the research was led by Peter Campbell, part of the American Cancer Society's epidemiology research program. "If you are…
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