I want to wish all my readers a very happy and healthy New Year. With the coming of the new year, I’m sure you all have New Year’s resolutions, so that’s why I’ve created a brandnew email course, Ditch the Diet. My goal is to teach my readers to be healthier by learning why fad diets are bad, curing bad habits, and avoiding the worst diet mistakes.

Planning on hosting a New Year’s Eve gathering? Don’t wait to January 1st to start waist management by making the right choices for your New Year’s spread. Finger foods and easy-to-eat snacks are much better for a party where guests are arriving at different times throughout the evening.

Get a head start on your New Year’s resolution and get the book that could change the way you feel and look. Celebrity nutritionist and author Joy Bauer’s exciting new book “Joy’s LIFE Diet, Four Steps to Thin Forever” is out!

Youth who study just a short walk from a fast-food outlet eat fewer fruit and vegetables, drink more soda and are more likely to be obese than students at other schools, according to research published Tuesday.

It’s that time of year again! Parties, presents, family, friends and of course, food. Whether you have children in your family or not, Christmas cookies are a fun, time-honored tradition that so many of us big kids crave. But how do you tackle the cookies without ruining your diet? And how do you manage to squeeze in time for baking in between all of your shopping and wrapping?

I wrote a few days about giving food as a gift – check out Elaine Magee’s list of edible holiday presents to avoid.

Can a Mediterranean diet rich in olive oil, plant based foods (fruits, vegetables, and legumes), and fibre but low in meats reduce the occurrence of type 2 diabetes among initially healthy participants? A new study says so.

The UK needs a minister for food to help tackle a growing obesity problem, chef Jamie Oliver has told British MPs. “If we don’t do enough in the next 10 years, we are going to be like America!”

Christmas fruitcakes are heavy and dense, but this tender lemon pound cake can be part of your new holiday tradition. It has the candied fruit that makes it festive without using red and green food coloring.

With the ongoing economic turmoil, the new trend this year is to cut back on frivolous spending and bring the holidays back to their roots, giving simple gestures of love, straight from the heart – that’s why homemade food is an especially good gift this year.

The holiday season is a wonderful opportunity to connect with friends and family, and to celebrate and share the big and small events of the year. If you love entertaining, but wonder how to pull it off smoothly, download my latest digital booklet on Healthy Holiday Entertaining with how-to tips and recipes for five holiday cookies...