Weight Loss Diet Plans: Atkins, Paleo, HCG and Whole Foods

Comparing diet plans like HCG, Paleo, and Atkins can help you find the best extreme weight loss meal plan. Learn the consequences of junk food and how to navigate low-carb cooking with soy flour.

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Three-Day Diet Menu Before Surgery

Published Dec,02 2018 | By Leslie Truex

Surgery heals and saves lives, but it is not without risks. Something as basic as your diet prior to surgery can affect the outcome. Your doctor and anesthesiologist will provide you with a preoperative food guide, which you'll want to follow to avoid complications such as aspirating stomach contents into your lungs.

Protein Shakes & Low Carb Diet

Published Jul,18 2017 | By Leslie Truex

Exercise enthusiasts have long used protein shakes for post-exercise recovery. Protein shakes are gaining popularity as a nutritious meal for people who want to lose or control their weight.

Leslie Truex has been telecommuting and freelancing since 1994. She wrote the "The Work-At-Home Success Bible" and is a career/business and writing instructor at Piedmont Virginia Community College. Truex has a Bachelor of Arts in psychology from Willamette University and a Master of Social Work from California State University-Sacramento. She has been an Aerobics and Fitness Association of America certified fitness instructor since 2001.