weight loss

While this dish may sound fancy, it couldn’t be simpler to make. For those looking for a quick, delicious and healthy meal, give this Halibut with Avocado Sauce recipe from Canyon Ranch a try – even the most inexperienced of cooks will enjoy great success with it!

Hot summer days call for light and easy meals and this healthy and tasty Orzo Summer Salad recipe from Green Mountain at Fox Run fits the bill to a tee. Perfect for a picnic in the park, or as a side to your 4th of July festivities, this salad is easy to make in big batches and will satisfy and energize you for a day of summer fun.

The Oaks at Ojai is bottling up its delicious agave-sweetened jams that it serves at breakfast, along with low-calorie soups, for spa foodies to enjoy from the comfort of their own homes.

Golden Door Spa, the well-known Escondido, CA-based fitness resort and destination spa, has hired Chef Curtis Cooke (pictured) from Texas as its new executive chef. Chef Cooke was drawn to Golden Door Spa because he felt it was a perfect fit for his many years of culinary experience and belief in a balanced lifestyle and […]

This week participating New Yorkers will be registering for the city’s Health Wage NYC Dieting for Dollars competition. The weight loss competition pays out a cash prize to individual and corporate participants, (a total of $18,000 in prize money).

Creating a healthy meal has all the ingredients of togetherness. Here are a few hearty but healthy recipes from two premier getaway spas, fit to celebrate the Dads in your life.

We love how creative you can get with these foods on a stick, and they’re a cinch to cook on the grill. Here’s a simple and healthy recipe for seafood kabobs from Killington, Vermont’s New Life Hiking Spa, which is renowned for being an affordable destination spa with some of the country’s best hiking and fitness programming.

This delicious and healthy recipe for whole wheat oat and blueberry scones comes from the luxurious Mandarin Oriental, New York. Give this nutritional, fiber- and mineral-rich recipe a try and let us know how it goes!

I am 46 years old, 5’2″ and 315 lbs. I have been diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder, and feel I’m stable enough to finally deal with my weight issue. I am taking the month of July off to attend a weight loss program. Which one do you recommend, Structure House or Green Mountain at Fox Run?

May is here and spring has sprung! Perfect for any springtime gathering or a light snack any day of the week, we love the flavors, colors and textures of this Spring Fava Bean Spread from the Huntington Hotel and Nob Hill Spa in San Francisco, California. Fava beans are in season early spring, and while […]

To celebrate Cinco de Mayo at home, begin the festivities with a spa cocktail and appetizers. We think these three healthy recipes from Hilton Head Health – voted “Top Ten Best for Weight Loss” resort for the past four consecutive years in SpaFinder’s annual Readers’ Choice Awards – are perfect for the occasion. We love […]

We’ve all heard of the Atkin’s Diet, and now, its French counterpart, the Dukan Diet, is gaining some attention, largely steered by the fact that the mum of the Royal Wedding’s bride-to-be, Kate Middleton, and reportedly even Kate herself, are among other high-profile followers of the diet. The Dukan Diet, which was created by Dr. […]

Clinique La Prairie, an award-winning health spa and medical center based in Montreux, Switzerland, celebrated its 80th anniversary in NYC last week with a luncheon, courtesy of the clinic’s Executive Chef Jean-Bernard Muraro. There, the clinic, which has made significant discoveries in cell therapy and anti-aging, introduced its new initiatives for 2011, which include: An […]

This health and fitness-oriented spa is known for access to some of the best scenic hiking trails in the country, and has a spa cuisine program to match. Green Valley Spa in southwestern Utah prepares its healthy meals around the seasonal availability of vegetables, meats, and fruits. With a culinary philosophy based on the belief […]

Located in beautiful Sonoma, California, The Lodge at Sonoma Renaissance Resort & Spa blends urban cuisine with a wine country setting. The getaway spa’s Carneros Bistro & Wine Bar presents a thoroughly modern menu celebrating the best of fresh, seasonal, local ingredients sourced directly from small local farmers, foragers, and winemakers, or the 480-square-foot garden […]

I listened in on a lecture this week hosted by Tribeca Beauty Spa, along with holistic nutritional counselor Rebecca Sadek, and the insightful presentation was an impressive reminder of the amazing events (many of them free!) are taking place as we celebrate this national week of wellness.

Today’s menu of recipes comes from AAA Five-Diamond Resort Hotel award recipient, Kohler Waters Spa at The American Club in the village of Kohler, Wisconsin. Chef Ulrich Koberstein, group director of the culinary arts for The American Club Resort  in St. Andrews, Scotland, shares his healthy recipes for a low-calorie, heart-healthy, and low-sodium. Some sample items […]

It’s finally Wellness Week™ and we’re mixing things up this year by offering you loyal readers and spa enthusiasts a week of menus from our premier getaway spas. In honor of Meatless Mondays, here’s a menu of meatless breakfast, lunch, and dinner recipes from The Standard Spa Miami Beach, which is offering discounted treatments all […]

Survivor and spiritual seeker, the dynamic Vaishali has harnessed her years of learning and well-earned wisdom to become an international health and wellness speaker. Here, Vaishali offers 4 simple Ayurvedic tips to improve digestion.

Contrary to the mysterious nickname for Thai black rice – Forbidden Rice, this phytonutrient-rich food should never be forbidden from anyone’s diet. A sort of superman of super foods, black rice offers an abundance of vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. With plenty of health-promoting phytonutrients, this Forbidden Rice Salad recipe from Active Center for Health & […]