Having lunch in front of your computer might make you gain weight.

WalkScore.com The website much loved by Real Estate Agents that cleverly uses Google Maps to analyse neighbourhoods and rate them according to walkers needs. The Dark Mistress loves data, but do we need a website to tell us what we can find out by … gasp… actually walking? Walkscore will tell you what Google knows […]

As a “healthcare consumer” the Dark Mistress has always found an integrative approach to be the way to go – go to the Doctor for diagnosis, and the allied health practitioner to find out what to do about it. Doctors are great at telling you what you need to do, and bad at providing lifestyle […]

Speaking after his recent AGM, Harvey Norman was notably pessimistic compared to previous years “If I get last years figures this year, I will be delighted and I’ve never said that in living memory.” Why so? Discounting in the flatscreen TV market, loss of consumer confidence after the latest interest rate increase, and online shopping. […]

When you are plummeting towards weight-loss or any other kind of failure, it is nice to know there is a trampoline at the bottom…. The trampoline at the bottom of the pit of failure propels you upward with wind in your hair and a smile on your face. Today, at home sick, the Dark Mistress […]

Last month an International Conference of Psychologists is considering the declaration of Internet Addiction as a mental illness. In my view this is a long shot – I mean second-life maybe. The internet though IS the cause of many sedentary hours – there is nothing like the www to give you the sense of doing […]

In recent years there has been an explosion of lay and professional interest in low-carbohydrate diets. But how effective are these diets in stimulating real, long-lasting weight loss?

With good nutritional knowhow you can choose the right food and supplements to support the function of all your bodily systems in maintaining wellbeing and weight loss.

Unless you identify the emotional triggers that make you over-eat, your hidden fears may sabotage your weight loss efforts.

The plant world offers some exciting and effective medicines for assisting weight loss and maintenance.

The faster your weight loss, the less discerning your body is about what it burns for energy. This means that when dieting, you may be losing a startling 60 per cent muscle and only 40 per cent fat. Here’s how to avoid this dieting trap!

Catching zeds and countering stress are as important to maintaining your weight as counting kilojoules.