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What Skinny Women Know About Sugar

It’s time to take your kitchen to the cleaners! This just in— straight from the pages of the Skinny Diaries! Here’s how to beat the odds in light of the new stats that suggest that the average diet lasts only about six weeks. Half of the dieters lose their momentum because of their lack of willpower while a full 25% give up because they become moody … READ MORE

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Safeguard Against Seasonal Weight Gain

Three ways this natural solution triggers fat burning instead of fat storing. Since the 1980s, numerous studies have focused on the power of gamma linolenic acid (GLA) to serve as a natural weight loss aid. In fact, I broke the story on the slimming benefits of “good” fats in my first book Beyond Pritikin back in … READ MORE

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My Weekend Master Metabolism Cleanse

A 3-day diet n’ detox to get you back on the slimming track. It’s August and your resolve is beginning to wane. You’re having trouble sticking to your diet. You are really frustrated that the scale is not moving southward as quickly and effortlessly as it once did. Maybe you celebrated a little too much for … READ MORE

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Four Diet Tricks to Melt Fat Faster

Summer shape-up strategies. One of my favorite actresses of all time—Katherine Hepburn—once said, “If you obey all the rules…you will miss all the fun!” Truth is, frustration among women is rampant these days. When it comes to body parts, over 60% of us are the most self-conscious about our bellies. So, if the tried and … READ MORE

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Fight Fat with Fat

Exercise hormone provides obesity key. At the beginning of the week, I saw a report on Fox News (Is There an Anti-Obesity Pill on the Way? Jan. 16, 2012) that caught my attention. It concerned a newly-discovered exercise hormone uncovered by Harvard researchers that appears to be a potent catalyst and regulator of metabolism and … READ MORE

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Fat Flush for Fall

Vegetarian proteins increase energy, reset metabolism, decrease diabetes. Tis’ the season to go vegetarian – at least for the next three months – and experience for yourself the amazing health benefits of plant proteins! My year-round super detox weight loss plan, as detailed in Fat Flush for Life, introduces a unique 3-month autumn vegetarian diet … READ MORE

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The One Day Fat Flush

Fast for body, mind, and spirit. Like our 3-Day Metabolism Makeover, juice fasting is a whole new way to think about weight loss. These are healthy “crash diets” that not only work in the short run, but are good for you. But fasting is much more. Properly done, the ancient tradition of fasting offers a myriad of benefits. … READ MORE

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3-Day SOS Metabolism Makeover

Lose 3-5 pounds in a flush! Help! So, you’ve been losing weight this summer, but now you’ve hit a plateau. Your resolve is beginning to wane. You’re having trouble sticking to your diet. You are really frustrated that the scale is not moving southward as quickly and effortlessly as it once did. Or maybe you celebrated … READ MORE

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Fire Up Fat-burning Genes

Lose fast with a metabolism-boosting fat. Many of my clients deal with the same frustrating issue—they’ve tried to speed up their metabolism by exercising two or three times a week, and though they feel great, the scale hasn’t budged. They are understandably confused and lost in the sea of tempting weight loss aids that are on the market. … READ MORE

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Fruit Flushing for Summer Detox

Cool down and lose weight with fruit! Juicy, succulent fruits, especially berries of all kind—like raspberries, strawberries, blackberries, and blueberries—are the perfect antidote to rising temperatures. But blueberries, especially, are quite the superfruit these days. In honor of the beautiful blues, July has even been named “National Blueberry Month.” With an ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity) score of 6552, one cup … READ MORE

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