Hypnosis for weight loss tapes and CDs are widely advertised on the internet, but can hypnosis really help you to lose weight? Call me a sceptic but the use of hypnosis or hypnotherapy seems little more than a gimmick aimed at people looking for a quick and easy alternative to diet and exercise. Now that’s not to say that hypnosis ...

We’ve done a few Hollywood celebrity diet reviews in the past given the trend setting nature of celebrity diets and as you would expect, they’re a mixed bunch! The nature of the film industry and the entertainment business generally is such that most stars face a constant battle to stay in shape. Most stars, the women in particular seem to ...

Of all the extreme weight loss stories we’ve come across, the ones that best illustrate the desperate lengths that people will go to to lose weight involve surgery. Bariatric weight loss surgery, gastric banding, gastric bypass surgery…all terms that many dieters will be familiar. Procedures only to be considered as the last resort for obese people that have tried everything ...

Ear staples for weight loss is a new one on us, we have to confess and our curiosity prompted us to do some research. We’d always thought staples were for holding pieces of paper together and the notion that they’d help you to lose weight was, well…bizarre! Basically, a tiny stainless steel staple a bit like an ear ring is ...

Our best diet review makes a few recommendations for those in search of the right diet to lose weight and keep it off – these are our top picks. We’ve reviewed a lot of diets and there are as many good diets as bad diets on the market. Finding the best weight loss programs is difficult and highly subjective. One ...

Weight loss scams are absolutely everywhere, promising miraculous results with little or no effort at all – but how do you tell the fact from fiction? Enter a weight loss related search term into a search engine and check out the ads that accompany your search results. Now, there are some that are advertising genuine and valuable aids to weight ...

Our Spirit XT200 treadmill review looks at a model from the critically acclaimed XT series aimed at serious home exercisers and priced under $2,000 – good choice? For just $300 more than the excellent XT10 the XT200 would appear to offer a value for money treadmill aimed at runners wanting to do more than a gentle jog a few times ...

Our Spirit XT10 treadmill review examines a top rated model in the crowded under $1,500 category – does it deserve its reputation? Well, there are a few treadmills that exceed expectations and represent a genuine value for money package that’s difficult to surpass. The XT10 is one such treadmill. I’m not claiming that it’s the best treadmill in the world, ...

Our Spirit XT9 treadmill review investigates a very competitive model in the acclaimed Spirit XT series – so how does it stack up against the rest of the range? Not badly at all – the problem is though, that Spirit gives you so much for your money that for a couple of hundred dollars more you could buy the superb ...

Our Spirit XT8 treadmill review looks at the base model in the highly rated Spirit XT range – so how does it compare in a very competitive field? As with the Spirit Z8 the XT8 is the pared down option in the range and suffers somewhat due to Spirit’s objective of building a treadmill to sell for around the $1,000 ...