Delicious and wholesome? Yes, you can have it all! With this amazing chocolate torte, you can prepare a mouth-watering dessert that leaves the guilt behind.

For millions of overweight Americans, new research declares one more reason to shed a few pounds in the new year. Even modest weight loss can lead to long-term blood pressure reduction.

But as anyone who has ever tried to lose weight knows, keeping the pounds off is difficult at the least. Participants in the study had a hard time maintaining their weight loss, which emphasizes the need for weight-loss programs that keep those discarded pounds from coming back.

Menopause and the “Middle Age Spread”

“Maybe it’s a glandular problem” has become a catch-phrase in the weight loss community, with people almost hoping for this vague “gland” to be troubled so that they can find a quick, easy weight loss solution. The “gland” in question is generally the thyroid.

Your thyroid is the seat of your metabolism. More thyroid hormone means more energy, warmer body temperature, more calories burned and a higher lean body mass. Low thyroid hormones means cooler body temperature, lower metabolism, fatigue and weight gain.