Why is eating healthy so hard? by Ernesto Pineda, 18 A lot of times when I come home from school, Jack in the Box, McDonald's or Taco Bell is on the table. When I see the food, especially the hamburgers,...

For most of his life Joe McCain subsisted on pepperoni and sausage pizza, steak bomb subs, and anything "fried, fried, or fried.'' In other words, says the Somerville police detective with a shaved head, snowy beard, and tattoos cascading up...

Sacrament meeting is definitely NOT the best place to come out of the closet. But by the time I made the announcement, I no longer had any misgivings about my identity or how I was going to live my life....

It's not Hey Jude, but it is Paul McCartney. And you gotta like the sentiments.   == Scroll Down for Video ==    ...

What if one simple action had the power to change our lives and the lives of many others in deep and profound ways... I'm convinced that our food choices have that kind of power. I believe that all creatures share...

We've all heard about them.  The bestselling SKINNY BITCH series of books. Skinny Bitch and its sequels are huge smash books for many reasons. The central reason is probably because authors Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin don't pull any punches....

Like just about everyone in America, I was hankering to go on a slimming detox diet after New Year's. But based on previous experiences with just about every form of cleanse, I knew I wanted a food-based diet. Eliminating everything...

For most of his life Joe McCain subsisted on pepperoni and sausage pizza, steak bomb subs, and anything "fried, fried, or fried.'' In other words, says the Somerville police detective with a shaved head, snowy beard, and tattoos cascading up...

OK, I'll admit it: It was a journalistic stunt. At least partly ... On Feb. 1, I flipped a culinary switch and became a vegan overnight. For a month, I planned to shop, cook and eat without any animal products....

As a woman whose height and weight put me in the obese category on the body-mass-index chart, I cringed when Michelle Obama recently spoke of putting her daughters on a diet. While I'm sure the first lady's intentions are good,...

Can dogs teach us about self-control? According to an article from Miller-McCune magazine, a recent canine experiment on willpower provides insight into how humans stay focused. Although the whys and hows of self-control have been frequently pondered by and posed...

So you're a "food elitist" when you want to improve your diet - and you can look forward to personal attacks from the Farm Bureau and Department of Agriculture. Michigan hunters and meat producers had a collective cow today at...

Rep. Grayson Introduces Bill to Allow Anyone to Buy Into Medicare at Cost Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL) March 9, 2010 Read text of the bill here: http://grayson.house.gov/UploadedFiles/Public_Option_Act.pdf Scroll down for video.    ...

A low-carb diet may offer quick results, but a new study suggests that a low-fat diet may be best for long-term weight loss and maintaining a healthy weight. Researchers found obese people who followed a low-fat diet may be more...

People who complain they have no time to exercise may soon need another excuse. Some experts say intense exercise sessions could help people squeeze an entire week's workout into less than an hour. Those regimens -- also called interval training...

Cleveland Clinic's CEO Delos Cosgrove MD says that health care costs can't be controlled unless the obesity epidemic is stopped. And they're stopping the epidemic at their hospital. Watch:...

The Green Lifestyle Film Festival (GLFF) was founded with the idea that film could be used to create change for the greater good. Film is a conduit to our psyche and can hold the key for liberation and destruction. Many...

National Academy of Sciences Panel Agrees With EPA Analysis of the Risks of PERC PERC really is a "likely human carcinogen," the National Academy of Sciences says.PERC is a chemical known as perchloroethylene or tetrachloroethylene. It's the solvent used by...

Many overweight teens don't think they are, according to an article in The Journal of American Academy of Pediatrics. Referring to the February article, "Where Perception Meets Reality: Self-Perception of Weight in Overweight Adolescents," CBS News Medical Correspondent Dr. Jennifer...

The idea had been floated as a way to finance a healthcare overhaul while combating obesity. But the industry has lobbied key lawmakers and financed scientific studies favorable to its position.   Employing a broad-based lobbying effort, the soft drink...