Recent scientific studies have shown that happiness is not determined by genetics and can be controlled. Scientists from the University of California last year reviewed 51 studies that tested attempts to increase happiness through different types of positive thinking, and found that these practices can significantly enhance well-being. The results were published in the Journal of Clinical Psychology.

They say – you don’t need to lose weight. They say – you are beautiful just a way you are. Liars! How beautiful could be love handles jellying off the top of my low-rise, crotch-clutching jeans? Are you kidding me? For us, women, there are only three ways to go when our metabolism is not perfect.

I've been cutting back on portion sizes and stepping up my cardio and weights routine. But my big weakness is the one or two glasses of wine or the White Russian that I have every night. Are a few drinks OK? What are the effects of alcohol on my diet? Read an expert opinion from Martica Heaner.

I love chocolate, and I heard it’s very good for you, but this article brings it down to the science. Read why chocolate is good for you and some pretty interesting chocolate tips. Rather than eat some sweet snacks, try a real dark chocolate – it’s healthy and mmm… delicious.

2 Day Diet pills were on the market since 1997. The top popularity ratings 2 Day Diet gained in 2007 when internet sales took off in many countries. Originally made by an order of some unknown American distributor until 2007 you could buy 2 Day Diet in some local stores and beauty salons for $80 each box (60 capsules).

A 16-year-old girl who was labelled Britain’s fattest teen has lost more than 12 stone since September, the American “fat camp” where she is staying revealed today.

One portion of macaroni and cheese. One slice of chocolate cake. One pair of svelte black pants. Do some very simple, if highly emotional, addition and subtraction, and you arrive at a whole new way to see yourself.

2009 The year of the Ox will be arriving on Jan 26th. Your sign predictions for 2009. What to wear on a new year eve.

Q: What’s the difference between Investment Bankers and London Pigeons? A: The Pigeons are still capable of making deposits on new BMW’s.

For many people it is an important question. How much water should I drink if I want to lose weight? Should I drink an ice water or a hot water? Is it really true that drinking hot teas will help you burn calories faster?

“Fat people will understand, skinny will never understand”. Listen a REAL STORY of a person who has been obese for the last 15 years of his life.

Occasionally, someone will ask why their low carb diet isn’t working as they think it should be. One of the first questions I ask is whether they are eating products with a lot of sugar alcohols such as maltitol. Although it doesn’t have the same impact on every individual, this one ingredient has been known to stall many a well-intentioned dieter. Here’s why.

"Joan, you are lying to me, you, bitch!" I couldn't believe I heard this from a person we've had a short-term business relationships. Pot-smoking has been linked to psychosis, delusion, depression, anxiety, social withdrawal, impaired judgment, difficulty thinking, hallucinations, suspicious thoughts and paranoia. Pot, also called marijuana, weed, ganja and skunk is the most popular and readily available illegal drug in the Western world. Perhaps the only illegal drug with more street names than heroin, marijuana is also widely misunderstood and misrepresented as being harmless and acceptable. You may talk a person, even live with a person for year or so and never know he or she is a drug-addict. It might be your friend, your husband and the worse - it's might be you child. You can detach from the troubling friend or business associate. You can divorce your husband. But if you are dealing with family members, you need to know how to handle the situation. First of all, you need to understand that drug-addicts do not have a same psychological reasons as normal people do. Therefore they can't be treated as normal people but patients. Understanding the fact that the brain of Marijuana smokers went through the series of modifications and not reversible changes may help you to not get all wrapped up emotionally by an addicts destructive behaviors.

While our first suggestion, the gym, may seem the obvious choice, Kate Diamond takes you through another nine new ways to burn the calories without burning out.

Mezitang Botanical Slimming Capsule, the weight loss aid for people who need to lose up to 20 pounds immediately, has been repackaged in new brand product “MEILI slimming capsule”. Now famous weightloss formula Meizitang is available storewide.

Beauty is a characteristic of a person that provides a perceptual experience of pleasure, meaning or satisfaction. An "ideal beauty" is a person who is admired, or possesses features widely attributed to beauty in a particular culture. Standards of beauty have shifted radically over time. Let’s see how.

A recent visit to the Brooklyn Museum of Art's stunning exhibit ''Exposed: The Victorian Nude'' left this viewer with the distinct impression that current representations of the ''ideal'' female figure bear little resemblance to what nature intended our bodies to look like. All but two of the paintings depicted well-formed, well-rounded women - not fat (at least, not by Victorian standards) but not stick-thin either like today's fashion models and movie starlets. The exhibit's two paintings of skinny, bony women stood out as sickly looking. Indeed, one was described as a widow who, in mourning, looked as if she hadn't eaten in weeks. Coincidental with this museum visit was the premiere of a network sitcom, ''Less Than Perfect,'' with a mate-seeking leading lady who wears size 12, and the continuing popularity of the movie ''My Big Fat Greek Wedding'' with its winsome Rubenesque star, Nia Vardalos.

Kristen Johnson, who was so wild and fun and larger than life on 3rd Rock from the Sun, is the latest Hollywood star to go all Skeletor skinny. These pictures of Johnson recently at a PETA event made my heart drop.

Botanical Meizitang Slimming Capsule that we finally received this Saturday, July 19 2008, came up with even more changes that we could expect. The outer pack of Botanical has been modified, the inner pack is completely different, the pills are not anymore orange and gray, but the most interesting change you can see right away - the name Botanical Meizitang (Meizitang - Perfect Fit in Chinese) is gone, now we have Botanical Zisu (Zisu means an herb Perilla in Chinese).

There's lots of reasons to buy organic. First, it's better for the environment. No pesticides means healthier soil, water, and wildlife. Buying organic supports small farmers. Organic farmers can earn a fairer price for organic produce compared to factory farming. Organic farming is good for biodiversity. Organic farmers are growing a wide variety of non-genetically modified (non-GMO) fruits and vegetables. Where factory farming has shrinked our choices in the supermarket to one or two types of any produce variety, organic farmers are resurrecting many heirloom varieties.