William Merritt Chase was born on November 1st, 1849 in Nineveh, Indiana. After joining and leaving the Navy in 1869, he decided to leave Indiana and head off to New York to study art. While there, he studied at The National Academy of Design. In 1870 he left New York to help support his family [...]

How do you diet intelligently? Meaning how do you find a simple plan that allows you to lose weight naturally and keep it off. If you go in any bookstore and see the absolute tidal wave of diet books, it becomes unclear what we lost as a society, where did our seeming [...]

FDA & FTC - Two years ago the Food & Drug Administration and Federal Trade Commission launched Operation Big Fat Lie, a law enforcement sweep against companies making false weight loss claims. The FTC has been active in educating consumers about diet rip-offs.
The FDA sent warning letters to 25 firms for making false weight loss [...]