At 27 he had heart problems, lung, liver, kidney problems, chronic bronchitis, asthma, allergies, anemia, poor vision, colds and flu, cysts, candida. At 45, he’s looks better than 20 years before. He’s a hot looking rock star now. (Not the one on the picture below!) Hard to believe the man at 27 and 45 are [...]

The quackery-related death of a 17-month-old girl has sent shock waves across Canada. No one aspect of the story is unusual. The scenario is a classic combination of cultural vulnerability, modern urban mythology and quackery. Dead from malnutrition and pneumonia is Lorie Atikian. Eight months before her death on September 25, 1987, Lorie was a [...]

Aware that since starting college she had put on weight, Lauren tried everything within her power to shift those excess lbs. Yet after jumping from one diet to the next; exercising more regularly and eating healthier, she was shocked to discover that she had lost barely any weight. That was when Lauren decided to give [...]

“I have always been self conscious about my weight. I was never tiny or big, but I’ve always been on a diet. I’ve yo-yoed on so many fad diets including the cabbage diet and every time I only lasted about a day before I gave up and returned to my old eating habits.” “I feel [...]