Here is a quick and tasty (well I think it is) meal. It should take a max of 5 minutes to put all of the ingredients together and heat it up.

I mixed the soup and chicken in a glass bowl, microwaved it for about 2 minutes, then added the butter and flax meal.

These are the questions you should ask yourself when you want to know if a supplement is worth taking:

Is it safe?

Does it work?

Do its effects justify its cost?

(Modified for brevity from SPEED)

I’ll first give you the answers to these 3 questions in regard to white bean extract (Phaseolus vulgaris extract), and then I’ll tell you how I came to these conclusions. Read more »

The 12^th season of the Biggest Loser show started a couple of weeks ago. There is no doubt that this “reality” show is popular and that most of the competitors have lost a lot of weight during the season. That’s all great. The popularity of the Biggest Loser has lead to many spin-offs and has likely increased the use of weight loss competitions (at work, local gyms, community centers, websites dedicated to this, etc) to “motivate” people to lose weight. But is this the type of situation really helping with the weight problem? What are the long-term ramifications of these types of competitions? Do they lead to a real change in behavior and an ability to keep the weight off? Read more »