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Remove cellulite with Kinoki Foot Pads? Hmmm ...

Posted: May 1st 2008 2:00PM by Kristen Seymour
Filed under: Diet and Weight Loss, Healthy Products, Cellulite

Kinoki Detox Foot Pads claim to remove your cellulite through a pad you tape to the bottom of your foot while you sleep. When you awaken, it will be covered with icky brown junk -- these are the toxins your body needs to eliminate (apparently in the same way a tree eliminates toxins through its roots). In addition to removing cellulite, they are supposed to cure headaches, depression, and insomnia by helping your body detox through "Kinoki's Natural Power of Nature."

I'm not convinced. Not at all.

While there might be some merit in the ancient Japanese (or Chinese, depending on whether you're watching the infomercial or reading the website) secrets upon which these are based, they're not going to remove cellulite. This is one product I won't be spending my hard-earned cash on -- I'd rather use it toward a new set of running shoes or a healthy meal, both of which are more likely to yield real results.

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Burn some fat while you sleep

Posted: Dec 11th 2007 4:42PM by Chris Sparling
Filed under: Fitness, Food and Nutrition, Vitamins and Supplements

By now we've heard it all: Lose your belly in as little as one week, Tone and shape your body in only 5 minutes per day, Drop three dress sizes and lose inches from your waist by just thinking positively. Thanks to infomercials, becoming fit seems to be something we can practically do in our sleep. Actually, some products make that very claim.


However, as crazy as it may seem, there actually is a product that may help you lose weight while you sleep. A recent study from the University of Wisconsin revealed that consuming 4g per day of conjugated linoleic acid (better known as the supplement CLA) for six months can cause you to burn more fat and less protein while you sleep.


Aside from the fact that these findings are based on an actual university research study (as opposed to most infomercial products, which are based on God knows what), the margin of effect created by CLA supplementation was admittedly small -- making them much more likely to be legitimate. Mild caloric restriction and/or daily exercise produces a much more significant fat burning effect than does popping some CLA, though supplementation makes for a healthy addition to this program.

Counter-top ovens - are they worthwhile?

Posted: Oct 11th 2006 7:08AM by Daryl Kulak
Filed under: Food and Nutrition, Health and Technology, Health in the Media, Work/Home Balance, Diet and Weight Loss, Healthy Products



Must have been 1993 or so.

Oh, it was late at night. I was watching television because I couldn't sleep. This chubby guy in a chef's hat comes on the screen - late night infomercial. He is using this magical device called a "Jet Stream Oven." A counter-top oven that will virtually replace your conventional oven.

Oh brother.

To make a long story short - I bought it. Was it just another TV shopping piece of junk? Hardly. I still use one to this day - 13 years later. Can't do without it.

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