OPTIFAST has announced a new weight loss contest where three big losers can enjoy big prizes, including a three-night trip for two to New York City, a spa makeover, and $500 shopping spree. [Read more]

HCG stands for Human Chorionic Gonadotropin Hormone. This is a Hormone released from a woman’s ovaries during her entire 42 weeks of pregnancy. This is one of the signals used by her body to prevent her from getting pregnant again by a constant release of progesterone. [Read more]

Whether it reminds you of tapioca pudding, cottage cheese or rugged terrain, cellulite is every woman’s worst nightmare. Cellulite does not discriminate based on gender, but it seems to be a problem more women than men face. Cellulite also doesn’t discriminate based on age – attacking teenagers and the elderly without regard. Even thin people sometimes manage to have cellulite on their hips and thighs. But…what is it? [Read more]

Have you ever wondered how those home pregnancy tests are able to discern from urine that the taker is pregnant? They do so because pregnant women produce a hormone called HCG which is present in their urine soon after conception. Did you also know that some diet clinics believe that HCG can help in the battle to lose weight? [Read more]