What's Your Diet Personality?

Are you the Couch Potato Dieter who can't stop snacking? The Swimsuit Dieter trying to lose that extra 5 pounds in time for summer? The following diet personality quiz is designed to help you identify a weight loss plan that meets your needs. Take the test and determine your diet personality!
  1. To what degree do you consider yourself overweight?
    • Obese
    • Very overweight but not obese
    • Moderately overweight
    • Only slightly overweight
    • Not overweight at all

"The French Diet" - Michel Montignac Explains Why The French Don't Get Fat

What's the secret? Is there something in the waters of the River Seine? Do the French have a genetic advantage over the rest of us when it comes to staying slim? Seemingly the French are able to regularly dine on fine wines, cheese, and chocolate without gaining weight or suffering from the health maladies commonly associated with being overweight. In his recent book The French Diet, diet expert Michel Montignac explains the secret of why the French don't get fat and offers a plausible, enjoyable-and permanent-weight loss solution to those of us battling our own ever-expanding waist-lines. Thanks to Michel for chatting with us.
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The Master Cleanse Detox Diet Dissected

The Master Cleanse Detox Diet Dissected

By Karen Crawford, MS, RD, CSP
The Master Cleanse Detox Diet, also known as the Lemonade Diet, has been around for quite sometime. The diet, originally made popular in 1976 by Stanley Burroughs, was re-released in 2005 in the form of Peter Glickman's book Lose Weight, Have More Energy, and Be Happier in 10 Days. Glickman gave the out-dated diet a new, more modern look and popularized it once again. The book includes information on the obesity epidemic, toxins in foods, and the detoxification process. Numerous testimonials have been included from those who have completed the diet; also included is a section on commonly asked questions concerning the diet. Glickman makes it very clear in the first chapter of his book that he is not a licensed health professional but rather an "average Joe" interested in solving his health problems in a natural way.
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