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Chamomile is known for its decongestant, draining and detoxifying properties, and can be a valuable aid in eliminating excess water from the body, simplifying the process of eliminating toxins, and blocking excessive snacking. Does chamomile help you lose weight? In addition to our basic diet, we sometimes feel the urge to lose weight with plants. […]

Endive for weight loss? Yes… if you make it your only “meal” for a month, you’re guaranteed to melt away. Seriously?! Endive is well known as a light, low-calorie food with a perfect place in a slimming diet. In fact, there’s no diet worthy of the name that doesn’t feature endive as a weight-loss food […]

Dates are the fruit of the desert. Cultivated for 6,000 to 8,000 years since the ancient civilizations of Eurasia, they are considered ideal energy foods, as they are rich in essential nutrients for our bodies providing numerous health benefits. It is said that four to six dates are enough to lose weight! That’s what we’re […]

More and more in vogue these days, the cranberry is a small red fruit known for its antioxidant virtues and numerous health benefits. Indeed, for years this fruit has been consumed daily, especially in Canada and the United States. A few years ago, however, it made its way to Europe, and since then the industry […]

The idea of eating sweet potatoes to lose weight may seem strange or even improbable, especially given the plant’s very sweet taste. Long related to the potato, the sweet potato closely resembles it, but is not part of the same family. It also contains fewer calories and has a lower glycemic intake than the potato. […]

An annual plant that can be found just about anywhere along roadsides, Gaillet-Gratteron is easily recognized by its square stems and lanceolate, whorled leaves. It’s best recognized by the fact that its stems, leaves and seeds stick everywhere, on clothes, pets’ fur, etc. The fruits of this plant are round and green in color. What […]

Detox cure… what’s it all about? It’s almost the end of one year, and the beginning of a whole new one! While many of you are busy preparing for family celebrations, or tallying up the year’s bills, or…, some (and especially some!) are engaged in a completely different activity: resolutions! It’s the perfect time to […]

Is the best diet pill already on the market? Among the multitude of products available in pharmacies and parapharmacies, both physical and online, each pill boasts the most promising virtues, proclaiming itself the N°1 pill. No doubt most of you want to believe it, but it’s not easy. Almost everyone dreams of losing several kilos […]

Sleeve gastrectomy, also known as bariatric surgery, is one of the most widely performed surgical techniques, along with bypass, gastric banding and intragastric ballooning. With gastric banding, we have already discussed the surgical solutions available to combat obesity (see our article on gastric banding HERE). With obesity on the increase, and becoming a major national […]