May 25, 2013

Beyonce Gives Up Red Meat, Pasta, Rice to Prep for Tour

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*Beyonce says she has cut out all liquids (except water), as well as rice, pasta and red meat to get in top shape for her upcoming world tour. The singer gained 57 pounds when she was pregnant with Blue Ivy and she has been battling to get back to her fighting weight ever since. With [...]




Cee Lo’s Backstage Rider Revealed: Mac & Cheese, Lobster, More

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*Cee Lo Green will have to make some drastic changes to his backstage rider after announcing his plan to adopt a healthy diet in the New Year. The singer and judge on “The Voice” recently announced he is teaming up with eDiets.com in an effort to lose weight ahead of his upcoming Las Vegas residency, [...]




African American Women Should Become ‘Ayurveda’ Goddesses for the Health of Our Community

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*The 5000 year old, ancient art of Ayurveda in India is the natural science of balance. Indian medicine’s long history makes it one of the oldest catalogued systems of medicine in the world.  In fact, Greek and Chinese medicine are both based upon ancient Ayurvedic arts. The earliest concepts of Ayurveda are documented in the [...]




Serena Supporting Venus’s New Diet; Eating More Raw Foods

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  *Serena Williams says she has changed her diet in support of big sister Venus and her new health challenges. Serena said she’s cut down on eating chicken and fish and is eating more raw foods like Venus, who adopted the change to help her body cope with Sjogren’s syndrome, an autoimmune disease that can [...]




The Journal of Steffanie Rivers: Keeping It Real

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*I was on the way to an appointment the other day and due to arrive twenty minutes early despite blinding rain and heavy traffic. But I missed my exit off the interstate. It took me thirty minutes to get back on track, arriving ten minutes late for my appointment. Life is funny that way. You [...]




Janet Jackson Hopes to ‘Inspire’ as New Face of NutriSystem

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*Grammy award-winning recording and film star Janet Jackson has been tapped to be the new face of NutriSystem’s national advertizing and marketing campaign, she announced Thursday on “Good Morning America.” NutriSystem is unveiling its new NutriSystem Success Program, which features new Chef’s Table entrees, new protein shakes, a My Daily 3 customized activity plan and [...]




Kimora Lee Simmons Denies Eating Disorder Following Internet Story

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*Model-turned-designer Kimora Lee Simmons is swiping back at reports that she’s starving herself to stay thin. Last week, PopEater quoted her as saying she recently lost 25 pounds by simply cutting out food. “I shed the fat by not eating,” she told the website. “But I don’t like to tell the kids that so they [...]




Doctor: Aretha’s Rapid Weight Loss ‘Impossible’ on Diet/Exercise Alone

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Aretha Franklin covers the March 7, 2011 issue of Jet Magazine *Fox411 has sought a health expert to weigh in on Aretha Franklin’s 85 pound weight loss, and he says that given her age and the amount of weight she’s lost — simple diet and exercise alone are not enough to have brought on such [...]




Pizza Diet Helps Man Lose 24 Pounds!

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*Do you think you could eat ONLY pizza every single day in an effort to lose weight?  Why of course you could!  This is the best diet most have heard of yet! And this diet is mainly the best because it has been proven that it really works.  Well, one man has found results. Matt McClellan lost [...]