Advice for Changing Habits and Improving Consistency

[icon name=”user” class=”” unprefixed_class=””] Hasina Akhter, Ph.D Kicking bad habits and sticking on the right ones could be difficult if you are not that much determined. Habits that are not doing anything good to your life are bad or unwanted habits. Those could be overeating or addiction to…

Why Healthy Weight Means Healthy Bones

[icon name=”user” class=”” unprefixed_class=””]  Dr. L. Claudia Pop, MD Throughout life, there is a strong relationship between body weight and bone density.Low body weight results in low bone density and increasesthe risk of hip fractures by twofold at older age.1,2 Reasons for that are: decreased weight…

Weight Loss and Diet Pills – Effective But Dangerous Ways For Weight Loss?

[icon name=”user” class=”” unprefixed_class=””]  Carol Yu, Ph.D. A few weeks ago, there was news regarding the death of a 21-year-old woman in the UK after taking physician-prescribed diet pills, which were suspected to contain 2,4-Dinitrophenol (DNP). Although the recent death of this young…