Sometimes friends, family, and coworkers can be the biggest challenge to keeping on track with your diet. Here are a few comebacks to common thoughtless remarks.

The poor economy is taking its toll on American families and their ability to make healthy food choices. Since there is no sign of economic recovery in the near future, we all need to find ways to get ourselves (and our families) through these hard times without forfeiting our health.

Food is not the enemy, and is not evil in itself. If you eat too much junk food you will suffer consequences, but that doesn’t mean food is to blame. It’s important to learn good habits and limit unhealthy choices.

There are six fat-burning hormones. Each hormone has the capacity to burn fat. One fat-burning hormone called growth hormone (GH) is triggered by several amino acids (proteins). Arginine, glycine and tryptophan all trigger GH.