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+3 3 votes Welcome to the bellaSavio Community by Vicki Tambellini on 11/26/2008 07:59 0 comments , 330 views The bellaSavio Community is an on-line wellness and weight management site for individuals who are interested in being more successful in managing their health and their weight. It is a place where individuals can access current, accurate and fact-based information, connect with others that understand, and access tools to be more successful in identifying the factors that are important for individual success. read more
+3 3 votes Why Did We Create bellaSavio? by Vicki Tambellini on 11/26/2008 07:56 0 comments , 317 views bellaSavio is personal. I believe that you will choose the bellaSavio Approach^TM to find your answers to weight management and wellness because it really works . . . for everyone. read more
0 0 votes Instructions: How to Get Started by Vicki Tambellini on 11/26/2008 07:35 0 comments , 341 views The instructions you need to set up your profile, search for information, start a blog and generally understand how to get started on the site. ... read more

+3 3 votes

Welcome to the bellaSavio Community

by Vicki Tambellini on 11/26/2008 07:59 0 comments , 330 views

The bellaSavio Community is an on-line wellness and weight management site for individuals who are interested in being more successful in managing their health and their weight. It is a place where individuals can access current, accurate and fact-based information, connect with others that understand, and access tools to be more successful in identifying the factors that are important for individual success.

+3 3 votes

Why Did We Create bellaSavio?

by Vicki Tambellini on 11/26/2008 07:56 0 comments , 317 views

bellaSavio is personal. I believe that you will choose the bellaSavio Approach^TM to find your answers to weight management and wellness because it really works . . . for everyone.

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Instructions: How to Get Started

by Vicki Tambellini on 11/26/2008 07:35 0 comments , 341 views

The instructions you need to set up your profile, search for information, start a blog and generally understand how to get started on the site. ...


0 0 votes Eat These Seeds to Give Metabolic Syndrome the Slip by Becky Rose on 03/05/2010 11:51 0 comments , 11 views By RealAge Metabolic syndrome. No one wants this diabetes segue. So here's a snack that just might help you thwart it: pumpkin seeds. Also called pepitas, pumpkin seeds are loaded with magnesium. And a recent study found that the more magnesium a person's diet had, the lower his or her chances of developing metabolic syndrome. A Major-League Mineral Metabolic syndrome is ... read more
0 0 votes Lose Fat Just By Standing by Becky Rose on 02/26/2010 09:21 0 comments , 16 views By RealAge Your body might be able to break down fat better if you do this one simple thing: stand more. A small study suggests that when people sit around too much, enzymes that help break down fat are practically turned off. Bad news not just for your waist but also for your heart and artery health. The solution? Fidget, pace, get up, get down. Do whatever you have to do to move those legs of yours. Often. Couch-Pot... read more
0 0 votes Today's Tip: Eat More Whole Grains by Becky Rose on 02/23/2010 13:52 0 comments , 16 views Getting enough whole grains can bring a number of benefits, including reducing your risk of heart disease and diabetes. It's also helpful to your weight-loss efforts to swap whole grains for refined foods like white bread. Not only are they healthier and lower in calories, they are more filling so they may help prevent overeating. Just what are whole grains, anyway? A whole grain means that all three parts of the grain -- called endosperm, ... read more
0 0 votes Tea science stacks up for weight management, but concerns continue for extracts by Kim Collins on 02/12/2010 08:09 0 comments , 30 views Leaf through the scientific literature and the benefits of tea, green and black, for weight managements garner much support, but more research is needed before the beverage and its extracts have “great public health importance”, says a new review read more
0 0 votes Nationwide soda tax proposal fizzles out by Kim Collins on 02/09/2010 23:00 0 comments , 26 views The prospect of a national tax on soft drinks has been effectively quashed for the time being as a key congressional committee has refused to consider such a levy, according to a report in the LA Times. read more
0 0 votes Pomegranate oil-seaweed mix may improve liver health and waist size by Becky Rose on 01/28/2010 10:55 0 comments , 34 views A blend of pomegranate oil and brown seaweed extract may produce weight loss of about five kilos, as well as improvements in liver health, says new study. The new ingredient, marketed under the brand name Xanthigen, noted improvements in women with healthy livers and those suffering from non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), according to findings of a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled study with obese prem... read more
0 0 votes First lady to take on kids' obesity by Becky Rose on 01/26/2010 12:45 0 comments , 36 views Better eating habits, improved nutrition and a more physically fit America do not have to come with a high price tag and all are imperative to this country's economy, its future productivity and the well-being of the next generation of children. That was the message first lady Michelle Obama delivered Wednesday afternoon to the U.S. Conference of Mayors at the Capital Hilton. For more than 20 minutes, Obama highlighted the stark stat... read more
0 0 votes Asia proving growing market in weight control sector by Becky Rose on 01/22/2010 13:03 0 comments , 38 views As levels of obesity continue to rise on a global scale, Nutraingredients looks at the market for weight management dietary supplements, food and beverage products. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates, by 2015, there will be more than 1.5 billion overweight consumers, incurring health costs beyond $117 billion per year in the US alone. Moreover, a recent study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine reporte... read more
0 0 votes Science: Slimming ingredients beyond satiety by Becky Rose on 01/22/2010 12:17 0 comments , 49 views In the third part of our series on weight management, NutraIngredients looks at how nutritional approaches may boost body-shaping, and how our gut microflora may be the future of weight management. Having already looked at ingredients scientifically-supported to enhance satiety or boost energy use, we will also look at the controversies surrounding the dairy-weight management link, and how antioxidant plant extracts may help us bea... read more
0 0 votes Fenugreek extract may boost satiety, aid weight management by Becky Rose on 01/19/2010 15:01 0 comments , 60 views A galactomannan-rich extract from fenugreek may increase feelings of fullness and help reduce subsequent food intakes, says a new study from Frutarom and the University of Minnesota. Addition of eight grams of a viscous fiber powder from fenugreek to a normal breakfast resulted in significantly a higher feeling of fullness, according to findings published in the journal Phytotherapy Research. “The effects on appetite suppressio... read more

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Eat These Seeds to Give Metabolic Syndrome the Slip

by Becky Rose on 03/05/2010 11:51 0 comments , 11 views

By RealAge

Metabolic syndrome. No one wants this diabetes segue. So here's a snack that just might help you thwart it: pumpkin seeds.

Also called pepitas, pumpkin seeds are loaded with magnesium. And a recent study found that the more magnesium a person's diet had, the lower his or her chances of developing metabolic syndrome.

A Major-League Mineral
Metabolic syndrome is ...

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Lose Fat Just By Standing

by Becky Rose on 02/26/2010 09:21 0 comments , 16 views

By RealAge

Your body might be able to break down fat better if you do this one simple thing: stand more.

A small study suggests that when people sit around too much, enzymes that help break down fat are practically turned off. Bad news not just for your waist but also for your heart and artery health. The solution? Fidget, pace, get up, get down. Do whatever you have to do to move those legs of yours. Often.

Couch-Pot...

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Today's Tip: Eat More Whole Grains

by Becky Rose on 02/23/2010 13:52 0 comments , 16 views

Getting enough whole grains can bring a number of benefits, including reducing your risk of heart disease and diabetes. It's also helpful to your weight-loss efforts to swap whole grains for refined foods like white bread. Not only are they healthier and lower in calories, they are more filling so they may help prevent overeating.

Just what are whole grains, anyway? A whole grain means that all three parts of the grain -- called endosperm, ...

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Tea science stacks up for weight management, but concerns continue for extracts

by Kim Collins on 02/12/2010 08:09 0 comments , 30 views

Leaf through the scientific literature and the benefits of tea, green and black, for weight managements garner much support, but more research is needed before the beverage and its extracts have “great public health importance”, says a new review

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Nationwide soda tax proposal fizzles out

by Kim Collins on 02/09/2010 23:00 0 comments , 26 views

The prospect of a national tax on soft drinks has been effectively quashed for the time being as a key congressional committee has refused to consider such a levy, according to a report in the LA Times.

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Pomegranate oil-seaweed mix may improve liver health and waist size

by Becky Rose on 01/28/2010 10:55 0 comments , 34 views

A blend of pomegranate oil and brown seaweed extract may produce weight loss of about five kilos, as well as improvements in liver health, says new study.

The new ingredient, marketed under the brand name Xanthigen, noted improvements in women with healthy livers and those suffering from non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), according to findings of a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled study with obese prem...

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First lady to take on kids' obesity

by Becky Rose on 01/26/2010 12:45 0 comments , 36 views

Better eating habits, improved nutrition and a more physically fit America do not have to come with a high price tag and all are imperative to this country's economy, its future productivity and the well-being of the next generation of children. That was the message first lady Michelle Obama delivered Wednesday afternoon to the U.S. Conference of Mayors at the Capital Hilton.

For more than 20 minutes, Obama highlighted the stark stat...

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Asia proving growing market in weight control sector

by Becky Rose on 01/22/2010 13:03 0 comments , 38 views

As levels of obesity continue to rise on a global scale, Nutraingredients looks at the market for weight management dietary supplements, food and beverage products.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates, by 2015, there will be more than 1.5 billion overweight consumers, incurring health costs beyond $117 billion per year in the US alone. Moreover, a recent study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine reporte...

0 0 votes

Science: Slimming ingredients beyond satiety

by Becky Rose on 01/22/2010 12:17 0 comments , 49 views

In the third part of our series on weight management, NutraIngredients looks at how nutritional approaches may boost body-shaping, and how our gut microflora may be the future of weight management.

Having already looked at ingredients scientifically-supported to enhance satiety or boost energy use, we will also look at the controversies surrounding the dairy-weight management link, and how antioxidant plant extracts may help us bea...

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Fenugreek extract may boost satiety, aid weight management

by Becky Rose on 01/19/2010 15:01 0 comments , 60 views

A galactomannan-rich extract from fenugreek may increase feelings of fullness and help reduce subsequent food intakes, says a new study from Frutarom and the University of Minnesota.

Addition of eight grams of a viscous fiber powder from fenugreek to a normal breakfast resulted in significantly a higher feeling of fullness, according to findings published in the journal Phytotherapy Research.

“The effects on appetite suppressio...

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Metabolic syndrome. No one wants this diabetes segue. So here's a snack that just might help you thwart it: pumpkin seeds.

A blend of pomegranate oil and brown seaweed extract may produce weight loss of about five kilos, as well as improvements in liver health, says new study.

In the third part of our series on weight management, NutraIngredients looks at how nutritional approaches may boost body-shaping, and how our gut microflora may be the future of weight management.

A galactomannan-rich extract from fenugreek may increase feelings of fullness and help reduce subsequent food intakes, says a new study from Frutarom and the University of Minnesota.

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