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Is Reverse Dieting the Key to Weight Maintenance? 08/20/2017 08:00pm • Every spring, Jim White and his colleagues get in the best shape of their lives. They commit to strict eating plans and carefully crafted exercise regimens with one goal in mind: the company's annual June photo shoot. "It's a big goal for us every year," says White, a registered dietitian and owner What Are the Best Strategies for Living With COPD? 08/17/2017 08:00pm • If you've recently been diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, you probably already know that it's an incurable lung condition that progressively makes breathing more difficult. As time goes on, your lung function may deteriorate, and many patients find that completing everyday tasks 5 Money-Saving Tips From Professional Movers 08/17/2017 08:00pm • The only thing worse than being asked to help move a friend's belongings to a new home may be if you're the one who's doing the moving. Sure, getting into a new home is fun, but the actual act of moving out of one can be a lot of effort and drudgery -- and, of course, moving costs a small fortune. 4 Plant-Based Ways to Power Your Workouts 08/17/2017 08:00pm • It's no wonder wide receivers, running backs, defensive linemen like Trent Williams and quarterbacks -- most notably Griff Whalen, Adrian Peterson and Tom Brady -- swear by plant-based eating. While a new review I co-authored in the journal Nutrients shows how building every meal around whole plant Childhood Obesity: Not Just Your Child's Problem 08/16/2017 08:00pm • Physicals for overweight and obese children are the most challenging visits for me. I find that often when I check the patient's growth chart, the weight is steadily climbing. Rarely, after being advised on healthy eating and dieting, patients come back in a timely fashion for follow-up or to see th 6 Exercises Women Should Do Every Day 08/16/2017 08:00pm • Forgotten functionSpin classes in the water. Yoga with weights. Heated barre studios. It's easy for women -- who make up the majority of fitness class participants -- to get swept up in the latest exercise trends. And while that can be a good thing (hey, whatever gets you moving!), attention should 11 Ways to Get Moving More When You Have Diabetes 08/16/2017 08:00pm • The positive benefits of increased physical activity when you have diabetes are just too powerful to ignore. First, there's the blood sugar-lowering benefit. Then there's the role that physical activity plays in weight loss and weight maintenance. And there are also the overall health benefits that 6 Strategies for Helping a Teen Who's Being Bullied About His or Her Weight 08/16/2017 08:00pm • For years, the teenage girl endured soul-crushing abuse from schoolmates, strangers and even her family because of her weight. Rather than behaving civilly by holding a door open for her, some fellow students once closed it on her fingers and taunted her that she might eat less if her hand were inj How Cycling and Small Steps Led This National Senior Games Medalist to a Healthier Lifestyle 08/16/2017 08:00pm • My health journey began in the 1980s. I was in my 30s, often traveling for my work as a mechanical engineer for a major oil company. One day after weeks of traveling, I looked in the mirror and was shocked at the image staring back at me. At the time, I was 5-feet-10-inches and weighed over 225 poun What You Should Know About Stomach Cancer 08/16/2017 08:00pm • Cancer of the stomach, or gastric cancer, is the fifth most common cancer worldwide in women and the fourth most common in men, says Dr. Amit Bhatt, a gastroenterologist at Cleveland Clinic. "Although, in general, the rates of gastric cancer are going down, it remains one of the most common cancer 9 International ETFs That Are Off the Beaten Path 08/15/2017 08:00pm • There's a whole world of ETFs.When most investors dip into international ETFs, they tend to stick a toe into one of a handful of broad developed market or emerging market funds. Occasionally they'll jump into a single-country fund that invests in, say, Germany or Japan for safety, or China or India Bid on cheap bikes, computers and more in Loudoun Co. auction 08/15/2017 12:22pm • WASHINGTON — Need a bicycle? Weights? Maybe a bunch of computers? Or ... some CPR manikins? From now until noon Thursday, Aug. 17, you've got the chance to bid on an assortment of items that the Loudoun County, Virginia, government wants to get rid of through Public Surplus. There are a lot Give kids a taste for vegetables: start early 08/15/2017 04:58am • WASHINGTON — It’s not easy to instill a love of vegetables in your children. Sally Squires, who writes the Lean Plate Club™ blog, says 25 percent of preschoolers don’t eat vegetables, and exposing kids to vegetables as early as possible is key for healthy habits down the road. One way Heart Disease Is a Major Killer If You Have Diabetes 08/14/2017 08:00pm • If you have diabetes, you're two to four times more likely to develop cardiovascular disease than someone who doesn't have diabetes. "Cardiovascular disease causes approximately two-thirds of deaths in people with Type 2 diabetes, making it the number one cause of death for those with diabetes," sa How Skinny Is Too Skinny to Run? 08/14/2017 08:00pm • There are few injuries runners dread more than stress fractures. Not only are they painful, but they also often take months to heal. The time spent resting and recovering can mean precious time away from competition and ruined training regimens. But there are also few injuries among runners -- or a