One of the most popular misconceptions in today’s diet market is that you need starting “eating healthy”.  Sure, for most people that  could actually work, but its a very incomplete rule.

It seems to be the common opinion that if you start “eating healthy,” then you will automatically start dropping weight as quickly as Directors drop Lindsay Lohan.

But that’s not necessarily the case…

[We can't avoid glorious desserts our entire lives. They're way too delicious.  One donut or one ice cream sundae shouldn't lead us to feel guilty, they are meant to be pleasurable.  You can have your weight loss and eat your cake too ]

Anybody else overwhelmed about the information regarding H1N1 this past month? It’s practically impossible to escape the crush of swine flu related facts and vaccination options. No matter the medium, be it the Internet, TV, radio, we’ve been overloaded with information regarding this pandemic and it seems to be a popular conversation with just about anybody you talk to these days.

Worst of all, the amount of email forwards I receive on a daily basis where poor Piglet is getting abused by Winnie the Pooh and company!

[Seems like something out of a movie but this was Mexico earlier this year!]

One thing to remember in all of this hoopla is the media and how they always reports things that go wrong, but rarely seem to find enough ink to

I was out with some friends recently and we stopped at a fast food joint.

“FUDGE, what in the world am I going to eat here?”

[Don Gorske seems to be fit for eating such a poor food choice. Is he a freak of nature or does skipping the fries and soda have a part in his diet?]

And yes I tried to persuade the group out of it without sounding like a pretentious prick who knows everything about nutrition and healthy eating, but sometimes when everybody else wants to go there, you just have to make the best of it and go with the flow.

The most common misconception about fast food that I hear is the burger, or main entree for the fast food aficionados, is the most dangerous item on

Right next to the male enhancement products and the heartfelt letters from my Nigerian friends, are offers for magical weight loss supplements that claim to have the ability to evaporate my fat on contact!

There’s a lot of buzz, especially on the Internet, about all these outrageous fat loss products, especially teas that will help you lose weight: green tea with hoodia, green tea plus, wu yi green tea. You name the teas, and of course it’s going to magically help you lose weight.

[There are a ton of great pics on the web like this one that show the beauty of a green tea field. Supposedly, this is a shot from one such field near Mt. Fugi in Japan. Absolutely stunning! ]

Green Tea and

I see more flat stomach and six-pack ab infomercials everyday that revolve around the classic crunch move.

We all know this move: lie on the floor on your back, grab the back of your head with your hands and pull it two inches off the floor. I think it’s safe to say this method does not work very well for building your 6-pack abs and flattening out your stomach.

[There's nothing intense about this exercise. Look at this poor girl's facial expression! Not another time wasting crunch, please...]

Aside from them being useless for getting six pack abs, the crunch movement itself is actually harmful to your spine and lower back. Every single time you perform a crunch, you are doing what the world’s leading experts