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November 2009

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2009

November: Fad-Free Diets

October: Breast Cancer Awareness!

September: Massage Therapy-A Powerful Ally

August: Myths Exposed - Women & Weights

July: Weight Training

Fad-Free Diets

"Cures" for being overweight are everywhere. Bookstore shelves and supermarket checkout lanes display the latest diets. TV advertisements hawk fat-burning pills and other quick-and-easy weight-loss gimmicks. The Internet runs rampant with unproven "miracle" remedies.

The American Dietetic Association (ADA) has a different message, and it's a good one for these media-saturated times: Be 100% Fad Free. You don't need fad diets to lose weight, the ADA says. Simply eating less will do the job. The trick is to make it a habit for life rather than a short-term trend.

Where should you begin?  Well, the following ideas will get you started.  Use these as a sensible starting point!

• Visit MyPyramid.gov
• Schedule a FREE Nutrition consultation (contact your Wellness Warriors coach)
• Keep a food journal. Visit to find out why & how to start: http://is.gd/4CDpQ
 

Info courtesy of Corporate Wellness Advisor
http://www.corporatewellnessadvisor.com/?p=2259

 

 

 

 

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