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What to Say and Do If Your Daughter Thinks She's Fat 01/27/2015 07:00pm • Gulp. Not my daughter (or son)! First, the bad news: Your daughter told you she thinks she's fat. Now, the good news: Your daughter told you. "It's always good when your child is coming to you ... because that means they are looking for someone they trust and care for to give them some feedback, The difference between fat loss and weight loss 01/27/2015 04:27pm • - Fairfax Hackley, personal trainer 5 Ways to Keep Your Career Goals Moving Forward 01/26/2015 07:00pm • As the new year picks up its pace into a healthy stride, how are those resolutions you set shaping up? According to a recent CareerBuilder survey of more than 3,000 workers, 30 percent of survey respondents said they are regularly searching for job opportunities, and 16 percent are determined to la Cardio isn't dead yet 01/26/2015 07:00pm • Why exercise for more than 10 to 20 minutes at maximum intensity (AMRAP, for time!) when CrossFit tells you that's all you need? Why work out for more than seven minutes when "science" says that 11 percent of an hour, and 4 percent of the week, did the job just fine? In fact, for the Tabata set out Living With Atrial Fibrillation 01/26/2015 07:00pm • Atrial fibrillation, commonly referred to as AF or a-Fib, is the most commonly occurring arrhythmia, or heart rhythm problem. AF is characterized by an abnormal or irregular heart rhythm that causes a rapid heart rate. The irregular rhythm is due to abnormal electrical impulses in the atria (the up Two Maryland boys fight for life after falling through an icy pond 01/26/2015 04:44pm • WASHINGTON - Two Maryland families are standing by at the hospital, waiting for their kids to recover after falling through the ice of a Baltimore pond. Four kids playing behind Landsdowne High school around 1:30 p.m. Sunday walked out onto the thin ice of a nearby pond and moments later, all fo The best diets for men versus women 01/25/2015 07:00pm • Jay Rishel, 34, still dreams of tater tots. But that's about all the computer systems administrator in York, Pennsylvania, misses about his old, carb-heavy lifestyle. Since going on a ketogenic diet last July -- trading his potatoes for bacon -- he's lost more than 30 pounds and rarely feels hungry. Show Law Schools Interest, Share LSAT Scores in Later Applications 01/25/2015 07:00pm • Welcome to the latest installment of Law Admissions Q&A, a monthly feature of Law Admissions Lowdown that provides admissions advice to readers who send in questions and admissions profiles. If you have a question about law school, please email me for a chance to be featured next month. This w Update to Florida Tech's 2015 Best Online Programs Ranking 01/25/2015 07:00pm • The online graduate business program at Florida Institute of Technology recently advised U.S. News that it submitted an incorrect data point that was used in the 2015 Best Online Programs rankings. The misreported data resulted in its numerical rank being higher than it otherwise might have been in Diseases, Devices and Delusions 01/25/2015 07:00pm • We learned recently that the Food and Drug Administration approved a new high-tech device for weight loss. While this column isn't really about the technological particulars, we should at least note that the device, which requires surgical implantation of electrodes something like a pacemaker, is d 5 Ways to Save on Your 2015 Weight-Loss Goals 01/22/2015 07:00pm • On Jan. 1, you woke up ready to achieve your weight-loss goals. You were excited to get a start on the new you for the new year. You may have even bought a gym membership or some brand new workout gear in preparation. But with only an estimated 12 percent success rate on achieving New Year's resolu Why you should restock your pantry today 01/20/2015 07:00pm • Jolyn Bennett is currently claiming her health do-over. Jolyn was overweight and struggled with controlling her food intake at frequent happy hours. She unexpectedly learned she had very high blood pressure; check DrOz.com to hear more about her story. She's still overweight, but less so, and 8 Things You Should Never Say to Yourself About Food 01/20/2015 07:00pm • Sometimes we're our own worst enemy when it comes to food. Those little things that we say to ourselves before or after we eat may be doing more harm than we even realize. Do you need to re-language your food thoughts? Here's what nutrition experts say are the eight things you should stop saying t 7 Reasons You're Waking Up All Wrong 01/20/2015 07:00pm • Did you hit the snooze this morning? Reach for the coffee? Skip breakfast? If this were "How to Wake Up 101," you'd fail. But don't let that keep you up at night. Sleep patterns -- and, on the flip side, waking up habits -- are "highly trainable, for good or for bad," says Michael Grandner, a psych Best Diets for Seniors 01/20/2015 07:00pm • When a panel of health and nutrition experts ranked 35 diets for Best Diets 2015, they considered not only weight loss, but also whether diets were heart healthy, good for controlling diabetes and easy to follow. Now, two panel members discuss which U.S. News-ranked diets make the most sense for sen