Are you a big fan of Ruby Gettinger, star of the Style Network’s sleeper hit, “Ruby?”  Shake her hand and hug her at 10 a.m. Saturday at Kiener Plaza, Broadway and Market Street. St. Louis is the last stop on…

I found this on a Web wire service. Not much new, but bears repeating.
The secret of losing weight is that there is no secret: eat less, exercise more. That doesn’t seem to hit home, considering two thirds of Americans are…

If you’re getting hungry right now, it’s no wonder. Apparently the mere suggestion of getting fit can boost your appetite. Dolores Albarracín, psychology professor at the University of Illinois, says in the most recent issue of “Obesity” that weight-loss campaigns that promote…

Did you know that a slice of apple pie at Denny’s Restaurant has 470 calories and 21 grams of fat? Or that a 150-pound person who cycles at a medium pace for 1 hour burns about 545 calories? I just…

There’s a growing segment of our population that is extremely fit. They spend hours each day training for marathons, ultra-marathons, Ironman triathlons and hundred-mile bicycle rides. Their bodies take a beating and rely on electrolyte drinks, energy gels and nutrition bars…

We’d like to profile you in our weekly How I Did It feature. This is your opportunity, folks, to expound on your healthier lifestyle and slender new body. We’ll even take a super sweet photo of you doing something healthy and publish…

Exercise is good — there’s no question about that.

But earlier this summer researchers at  University of Michigan found that  it doesn’t suppress appetite in obese women like it does in lean women. Apparently obesity interferes with a hormone called leptin that …

Yet another confession: I have a girl-crush on Jennifer Aniston. She’s pretty, she’s stylish and she seems dignified, especially compared to so many of her Hollywood peers.

But sometimes, I get annoyed when magazines portray her as some pillar of healthfulness…