Most of us at one point or another have looked for secrets to losing weight and looking beautiful, particularly if those secrets to losing weight and looking beautiful involve short cuts to our goals.  Unfortunately, there aren’t very many, if any, healthy short cuts to losing unwanted pounds and maintaining a youthful appearance. Despite this,…

True beauty is clearly a combination of many factors ranging from the use of topical cosmetics and hair care products to the foods we eat and the exercises we do.  While many of us do not think about exercise for true beauty, exercise is a critical part to being the most beautiful we can be.…

While we don’t often think about eating foods to burn calories, many foods contain phytonutrients that have been reported to do just that.  We generally think of exercise when we think about burning calories and rightly so since exercise is clearly the best way to burn calories.  However, research has suggested that we can also…

Lycopene is a natural plant chemical that belongs to a group of chemicals called carotenoids.  These natural plant chemicals are pigments that give color to the many fruits and vegetables we consume every day.  Specifically, carotenoids provide yellow, orange and red colors to foods like corn, pumpkins, and tomatoes.  Of the carotenoids, alpha- and beta-…

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