Fasting has gained much popularity in recent years. In addition to its weight loss benefits, research has found that fasting also plays a role in cancer prevention and treatment. In the two inspiring stories below a stage IV cancer patient achieved remarkable success in fighting and eliminating cancer through fasting, and a Japanese physician who…

Women with a high body mass index (BMI) tend to be more susceptible to “emotional overeating” compared to men, the latest research shows, revealing a distinction between the genders. The study, from researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), was published in the Brain Communications journal on April 4. It builds upon an…

An Iowa man on a steady fitness journey has lost an incredible 250 pounds (approx. 118 kg) over eight years in a healthy way. No longer morbidly obese, he is hoping his weight loss story will inspire others to strive for their goals and succeed. Heath Thompson, 35, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, was always a…

Sometimes, deep and abiding love can change anything. This man is truly inspiration! …

A man addicted to snacks has revealed how he lost over 154 pounds and won a bodybuilding award. Tipping the scales at 364 pounds, Oliver Hegarty, 29, would eat over 7,000 calories on a daily basis. The construction worker from Faversham, Kent, in England, munched through sharer bags of crisps and biscuits until he decided…

Overweight since childhood and peaking at 406 pounds (184 kg), a California native had all but given up on weight loss until his son was born. It was then he realized that getting healthy, albeit the hardest thing he would ever do, was a choice. And he made the choice for his son. Tony Reyes of…

Mother Nature is all about balance, but the pace of modern life can cause you to feel a bit tilted at times. If you’re struggling with maintaining a healthy weight—or even if you have only a few pounds to lose—these six natural antiobesity agents can help you shift the scale into equilibrium. 1. Cinnamon This…

Describing himself as “massively” overweight, former taxi driver Darren Frazer, from the UK, had all but given up on his own self by 2017. A sedentary lifestyle and junk-food addiction had pushed his weight past the 270-pound (122 kg) mark. When it became a struggle to play with his 7-year-old daughter Grace, that was his wake-up…

A mom of four who lost 144 pounds (approx. 65 kg) in 15 months was mistaken for her husband’s mistress after a friend didn’t recognize her new look. At her biggest, Sarah Buchanan, from St. Austell, Cornwall, England, was morbidly obese, tipping the scales at 347 pounds (approx. 157 kg) and struggling to squeeze into an…

A 420-pound (190 kg) woman who couldn’t fit on rides in amusement parks and struggled to put on her shoes underwent an amazing transformation losing more than half her body weight in 17 months. Now, as an accountability coach, she has created a community called Loving Myself to Better Health and is helping others unlock…