-  Source: Golf Fitness Magazine Nov/Dec 2008
- By Tara Gidus, MS, RD, CSSD

Energy is a hot commodity these days with our fast-paced lives trying to squeeze everything from work to family to the all important play time. The result is often a schedule that is a jam packed and no energy to do everything we want to be able to do. Instead of getting more rest, eating right, and exercising regularly, many people turn to energy drinks to give them an added boost.

-  Source: www.webmd.com
- By Kathleen Zelman, MPH, RD, LD

You've heard it time and again: fad diets don't work for permanent weight loss. But what about those times when you really need to lose some weight fast? It's hard to pass up the promise of crash diets like the Lemonade Diet, Cabbage Soup Diet, or Lose 21 Pounds in 21 Days when your mission is to squeeze into a new outfit in time for a reunion, wedding, or other special event.

So what's wrong with dropping 20 pounds fast so you can wow your friends and family with a svelte new shape?

-  Source: Natural Solutions Magazine November 2008
- By Wendy McMillan

Walk into Mani's, a popular Los Angeles bakery, and the chocolate filled cookies, rich brownies, and cakes might have you mentally kissing your healthy eating habits good-bye.