South Bitch Diet

After Dog Lady got her dog, she walked off a few stones, as the Brits might say. The weight loss was only one fabulous benefit of having a dog, but it was significant. As the "South Beach Diet" now tops the non-fiction bestseller list, here is another diet that doesn't get as much attention -- the "South Bitch Diet." Dogs are the best diet tools on four legs because they prompt the release of human endorphins. A pet can make you feel happy about exercising. In an article for a New England e-zine, writer Marcia Passos Duffy chronicles how her golden retriever got her off the treadmill.

http://www.theheartofnewengland.com/backporch-0404.html

Posted by Dog Lady at June 4, 2004 10:59 AM