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My Favorites to Win Figure Olympia!

Posted by Maria Kang on September 30th, 2006

It seems like dejavu all over again with the absense of the reigning competitor, Davina Medina, in this year’s Figure Olympia. (Does anyone remember the Arnold Classic without Jenny Lynn)  Either we should start seriously re-thinking what ‘fitness’ means, or we’ve got to stop requiring them to lose so much water, so much fat and […]

and Miss Fitness Olympia 2006 is……..

Posted by Maria Kang on September 30th, 2006

Adela Garcia!! Trailing behind her was last year’s winner, Jen Hendershott, owning Adela’s position at 3rd place last year! The results are as follows:
1.Adela Garcia
2. Kim Klein
3. Jen Hendershott
4. Tanji Johnson
5. Tracey Greenwoood
When I first began reading fitness magazines, I was always wondering who the little latina girl was - and as a spectator watching Adela’s […]

Top 6 Ways to Kickstart a Successful Diet.

Posted by Maria Kang on September 29th, 2006

So you’ve got your action plan, you’ve got your 3 month goals, you’ve got your cupboard filled with diet friendly foods…so what else do you need, Right?
You need a Reality Check.  This is not going to be easy, and your plan is only as good as when you created it. A lot of people start […]

Egg tells you when it’s done being cooked

Posted by Maria Kang on September 29th, 2006

“The people at British Lion Quality Eggs have developed eggs that let people know when they’re done. The new eggs are sold in three varieties: soft, medium and hard. A hungry moron need only buy the egg type that corresponds with his preference and place it in boiling water. A special heat-activated logo appears when […]

Ban on trans fats in NYC ?

Posted by Maria Kang on September 29th, 2006

New York City’s health department has a proposal that would ban cooks at any of the city’s 24,600 food service establishments from using ingredients that contain the artery-clogging substance, commonly know as “partially hydrogenated oil.”
Artificial trans fats are found in some shortenings, margarine and frying oils and turn up in foods from pie crusts to […]