We recently featured part 1 of this series from our friends at Organic Authority. Here are some additional tips.

Healthnotes Newswire (November 8, 2007)—When it comes to losing weight and keeping it off, a vegan diet, which excludes all animal foods. beats a low-fat diet, according to the journal Obesity.

Healthnotes Newswire (October 25, 2007)—The sharp rise in rates of obesity and overweight in the past three decades has generated a thriving weight-loss industry marketing a wide spectrum of diet plans. It is estimated that 50 million Americans embark on weight-loss diets and spend $30 billion for diet programs and products every year, yet little is known about the long-term health effects of different weight-loss programs.

Healthnotes Newswire (July 26, 2007)—According to a new meta-analysis, conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) may cause modest, short-term loss of body fat in certain people, but unanswered questions about the safety of long-term use indicate that it’s premature to embrace it as the new go-to supplement for weight loss.

Healthnotes Newswire (July 19, 2007)—Losing weight can help relieve lymphedema of the arm—a common complication related to breast cancer treatment in which the arm becomes enlarged from excess fluid. Since as many as 42% of women treated for breast cancer suffer from lymphedema, many women could benefit from this therapy.

Fish oil and exercise both reduce fat and improve cardiovascular health. But a new study out of Austrailia suggests that fish oil health benefits may be multiplied when combined with regular exercise.

Two separate studies on Fish Oils recently concluded that it helps diverse conditions including slowing prostrate cancer and helping babies with early learning.

Fish Oil Health Benefits: Heart Disease

In the recent Austrailian study, overweight volunteers with high blood pressure, high cholesterol, or high triglycerides were randomly assigned to one of the following interventions:

Forget about the potential Spice Girls reunion rumor, Victoria Beckham was recently spotted buying the book Skinny Bitch. The book was written by Naturalpath Featured Experts and LA fashion industry elites - former model Kim Barnouin, who has a degree in holistic nutrition, and ex-Ford model agent Rory Freedman. This no-nonsense book takes an “in your face” approach pushing you to go vegan and get skinny!

“It’s always funny to me when people talk about a mind body connection because they’re, to me, one. It’s not that there’s a connection – if you’re not going to wrap your brain around it, your body’s not going to follow.

“The very first starting point for me working with anybody is ‘Why are we here? What are the goals?’ And you know what I find as we start to talk? - and it’s so sad to me. Your goals are never going to be bigger than your self-concept, right? And so their goals are truly their limitations.

Sorry, meat eaters, but here's the plain truth: Veggie Diets Are the Best for Weight Management and Disease Prevention. According to a report released by the Physicans' Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCR), the evidence is overwhelming. This is based on PCRM's review of six recent studies in 2006 linking vegetarian diets with healthy body weight, improved heart health, increased insulin sensitivity, and overall wellness.

A Taiwaneese study published in 2006 found that vegetarian women in Taiwan have slimmer waists and greater insulin sensitivity than omnivores. C. Hung and colleagues published the findings this year in the British Journal of Nutrition.