Stress leads to premature baldness, say experts.
Byline: Kounteya Sinha NEW DELHI: Long hours at work, crippling workload and high stress are becoming increasingly common. And so is a receding hairline. Moreover, baldness is striking the young in India. Hair loss, which was till recently believed to strike only after the age...

'Total Human: The Complete Strength Training System'.
KAYSVILLE, Utah, Jan. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- In "Total Human: The Complete Strength Training System" (now available through AuthorHouse), authors Shane Provstgaard and Craig Nybo teach life-changing fitness principles that will assure readers get the most out of their gym membership or home-gym investment. This informative, instructional book discusses how...

Get your body bikini perfect.
(##include msid=2162032,type=11 ##) BIKINI BOOT CAMP (AFP) How do you drop a dress size and lose six kilos in just two weeks? Presenting the bikini boot camp... Summer is almost over, but it's never too late to get your body beach-ready. It might...

The Life-Transforming Diet.
The Life-Transforming Diet David J. Zulberg Feldheim Publishers 208 Airport Executive Park, Nanuet, NY 10954 Stuart Schnee PR (publicity) 10 Haportzim Street, Jerusalem, Israel, stu@stuartschnee.com 9781583309414, $24.99 www.feldheim.com Based on health and psychological principles of...

VIDEO from Medialink: Oprah Winfrey's Personal Trainer and Best Selling Author Talks About Ways to Live Your Best Life.
NEW YORK, Jan. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Anyone who's ever been on a diet knows it can be frustrating. You lose a few pounds and feel good, then gain a few and feel bad. Health experts all agree that this rollercoaster effect is not healthy. Bob Greene, Oprah Winfrey's personal...

'India among top obese nations in the world'.
MUMBAI: Try to walk as much as possible instead of using the car or hailing a cab. Turn off the TV or the Internet and do some exercise instead. Get out of bed and take that morning walk you've been putting off. These are the messages doctors are spreading...

Of busy masters and obese dogs.
LUCKNOW: It's not only humans who are reporting to clinics with obesity-related problems. Their pampered best friends too, are falling prey to similar lifestyle diseases. Estimates at Government Veterinary Hospital (GVH), Badshah Bagh, are that nearly 28-30 % pet dogs in the city are suffering with obesity-related...

A model hypnotherapy program for weight reduction.
Obesity has reached epidemic proportions in the U.S. According to the National Institutes of Health 1999-2000 National [degrees] Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, nearly two-thirds of adults in the U.S. have excess weight, and 30.5 percent have obesity. The statistics are even higher for minorities: Hispanic Americans and African...

Small Plates: Appetizers As Meals.
Small Plates: Appetizers As Meals Marguerite Marceau Henderson Gibbs Smith, Publisher Box 667, Layton, UT 84041 1586857819 $18.95 www.gibbs-smith.com If you want to lose weight, one of the best ways to do so is by ordering appetizers--or cooking appetizer-size...

'No link between obesity-related surgery & death'.
Byline: Ketan Tanna Liposuction an operation involving the removal of deposits of fat from parts of the body through a tiny incision is proving costly for many looking to cut flab. Kin of a 21-year-old boy who died in Chennai recently after a stomach stapling...