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There are plenty of alternative health treatments, diet plans and supplements that all get celebrity backing. The Kardashians for QuickTrim, Valerie Bertineli for Jenny Craig and the list goes on and on. The insurance firm Aviva surveyed 200 general practitioners to determine what health fads are ineffective and sometimes harmful. Dr. Douglas Wright of Aviva said that women are wasting their money on health fads. In addition, he said,

“What’s more worrying is that some [women] are opting for treatment trends rather than seeking medical advice – they might not be fashionable but tried and tested health routes are safer and more beneficial.”

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Across the pond there’s another celebrity profiting from a fitness website; Sky Sports presenter, Georgie Thompson. She follows in the footsteps of other celebs like Jillian Michaels with loads of fitness products,  Tracy Anderson with a fitness website offering exercise tips and products to buy, as well as Gwyneth Paltrow who has a site with fashion, diet and exercise tips. Georgie teamed up with personal trainer Cat Dugdale to create a website for lazy girls who prefer cocktails to cardio, iamsuperchick.com.

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Christina Applegate has been breast cancer-free for a year.  We’re seeing more of her on the red carpet as of late and she’s been talking of movie making once again.  Most recently while at the Feed American charity event she revealed that she and the powers-that-be are in the beginning talks of an Anchorman 2.   [Read more →]

The rapping megastar Jay-Z, who is married to Beyonce, is a regular exerciser.  He recently said that he normally exercises four times a week and does things such as push ups, pull ups, cardio and weight training. Granted that’s if he’s not on holiday nor if he’s in the middle of a strenuous tour.

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This week, Entertainment Tonight caught up with the cast of Iron Man 2 in an exclusive interview right on the movie set. Robert Downey Jr, Scarlett Johansson, Gwyneth Paltrow and many other cast members think that the next Iron Man installment is going to be a huge hit. During the interviews the cast also shed some light on their rigorous training for their roles in the movie. Robert Downey Jr had to work particularly hard because he had slimmed down for his role in the Sherlock Holmes movie and then put on 15 pounds of pure muscle for his role as Iron Man. He said he worked ’smartly and safely’ to gain the weight and it appears he’s a natural when it comes to exercise. He told ET,

“I love fitness, you know I love martial arts and choreography.”

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“I’m going to dance boot camp. I’ll never be at the same standard as a professional, but hopefully I’ll be able to do a little bit. I didn’t do ballet when I was a child. I gave it up in some sort of bratty rage, claiming it hurt my feet.”

Beyonce, Sarah Jessica Parker and especially Gwyneth Paltrow all swear by detox cleanses. But the Today Health show has questioned whether they’re safe and as healthy as they claim to be or not.

Dr Ian Smith, author of The 4 Day Diet, and Heidi Skolnik, a nutritionist to the New York Giants, went on to the morning chat show to discuss the pros and cons to these sometimes extreme eating programs.

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Oh yes, Fergie and Gwyneth Paltrow look stunning as always, we know that the two take great care in eating properly and exercising but now we’ve discovered that the two beauties also get some help through dietary supplements.  The Beverly Hills skin specialist, Sonya Dakar, known for telling her clients that great skin starts with a healthy body, has just released an FDA-approved supplement collection called Beauty Boot Camp.

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Celebrity trainer Tracy Anderson is not reinventing the wheel, she’s simply jazzing up the treadmill. For those who thought the bulky piece of gym equipment was only for walking and running, think again.

“I developed [this routine] so anyone can take my method anywhere,” Anderson told Maggie Rodriguez on CBS’ The Early Show. “I don’t like it when people use the treadmill in the same way over and over and over because that creates bulk.”

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In Iron Man 2 the svelte Scarlett Johansson starred as the Russian spy, Black Widow.  Likewise, any good Russian spy with a name like that will definitely be donning an ultra sexy Lycra catsuit.  The 24-year-old told People Magazine that she did loads of training in order to prepare for the role and of course to fit into that catsuit!  She said,

“I kicked some major butt.  It was many, many, hours, days, and months of stunt training and strength training, but it’s fun because I had a goal. The goal was the Lycra catsuit.”

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