How to combat blubbery back fat

May 2nd, 2008 09:00

How to get rid of back fat fastMost women have problems with their ‘muffin top’, that unsightly tyre of flab that rests smugly atop our jeans - a constant reminder of the family-sized bag of Maltesers we ate just after lunch.

Unfortunately, flab manages to squeeze its way out in other places. Hands up if you’ve got a fat back? Yes, it sounds strange, but if you’re storing excess fat on your back, it will spill over the edges of a tight top - a second muffin top, if you will.

Is new facial a load of crap?

May 2nd, 2008 09:00

Could bird poo really make you look younger?Fancy having bird crap smothered into your face?

Didn’t think you would. But, apparently, it’s just the thing to get rid of those nasty blackheads and improve your skin tone.

In fact, 50 minutes of nightingale No.2 being rubbed into your face at Shizuka Bernstein’s New York beauty spa Shizuka New York will set you back a cool $216.

http://www.dietpixie.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/tomatoes2.jpgIt may look like the humblest of ingredients that make up your salad bowl – but the tomato is a genuine superhero.

I mean, it even has its very own red cape. Disease and illnesses beware – the red peril is in town.

Not convinced? Well, leading pharmacist is so sure that he has compiled a book highlighting of decades of research into the health-giving properties of the humble fruit. The Red Bodyguard goes at lengths to stress the importance of the humble tomato to our daily diets.

Five health myths busted

April 25th, 2008 09:00

Cold weather gives you a cold. Everyone knows that, right?

It makes sense, doesn’t it? I mean, for starters, that’s why it’s called a cold, right? Plus your mum said it did and it always happened on amusing TV programmes.

So you are sure, then? Now let me get this straight: you’re presuming because it shares the same name it must be related. So you got chicken pox from a chicken, did you?

Super sexy ways to shape up

April 25th, 2008 09:00

http://www.dietpixie.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/dancing.jpgEver fancied killing two birds with one stone when it comes to getting fit?

Not only will our exercise ideas benefit your health, but they will please your partner and improve your sex life too. We promise!

The obvious one is active rumpo, but that’s not all you can do to get your pulse racing up and your BMI backing down.

Some things just don’t do what they say on the tin.

We’ve all done it. As anyone who’s had a bad relationship would testify (and that’s most of us), some things you think are good for you, are actually doing exactly the opposite.

It’s the same with our relationship with food. They may look like they are good for you - even have a healthy-sounding name – but in reality they are doing us all kinds of damage.

Whether you’re currently trying for a baby, or planning to start soon, it’s a great idea to get your diet in tip-top baby-making shape.

So ditch the junk, the booze and the fags and get munching our top five fertility-boosting foods.

Follow DietPixie’s top five tips and make small, healthy changes that could make a massive improvement to your levels of fertility.

Want to look younger without plastic surgery? Hey, don’t we all!

Well, look no further. DietPixie has come up with five things you can to roll back the years. But don’t worry!

Let’s face it! Trying to conceive can be a real nightmare.

Your lives become a prisoner to the ovulation cycle, and there’s no guarantee of success.
Well, there are some foods that can help you boost your chances of having a baby.

Why are we all so crap at sticking to diets? Why do we give in so easily?

I mean, we all start off with the best intentions – buying the ‘right’ kind of bread, cutting down our chocolate, trying to stay away from alcohol.

Behold, the new Magnificent Seven.

Ok, so they maybe they’re not about to don a cape and save you from a burning building, but they could be what stands between you and an early grave.

Why? Because they are all superfoods, and as most of us don’t have the time to go to the gym every day, they are the easiest way to stay fit and healthy.

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