February 11, 2012

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It’s Not All About Diet

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Winter Solstice approaches as a time to reflect, and contemplate the meaning of the season. Although this is a time of giving and celebrating, why not start by putting yourself on the top of your holiday list. The holiday onslaught of high fat sweets and libations can be tempting. Instead of succumbing, enjoy the holidays with renewed energy, improved health and longevity and still lose weight or at the very least maintain your weight with some helpful tips. Here is a list of ideas to assist … [Read more...]

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Health In The New Year

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Health in the New Year -A New You…well, that was the plan. Written by Rio Simone, CPT, MFA As New Year’s Resolutions come and go…the road to NOWHERE is paved with good intentions. Keep these basics in mind to ensure success on your path to better health. Planning – Without a good map, how do you find your way? GPS doesn’t apply. Seek expert advice if you don’t know the road. Have a compelling reason:  “I want to reduce my risks for diabetes, heart disease, osteoporosis and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Body Beautiful, Healthy Tips Tagged With: diet and fitness, nutritious

How Much Protein DO YOU NEED To Build Muscle?

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By Christine Pinney Karkow, ACE Certified Personal Trainer Often, those seeking to develop strength, muscle mass, and/or a leaner body, have subscribed to the theory that one should eat massive amounts of protein, either in diet and/or protein supplements. In reality, this additional protein is not only unnecessary, but can put added stress on the kidneys as well. In order to explain why, we must first understand what protein is, and how the body uses it. The protein molecule is comprised of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Body Beautiful, Family Health, Nutrition Tagged With: diet and fitness, protein

Why Diets Fail

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By Tonda Adams, JD, CCHT Have you noticed how when you attempt to begin a diet, suddenly you want to eat everything in sight?  This is because of the body‚Äôs ability to adapt. Early men were hunters and gatherers. Food was not always readily available. Thus, the body adapted by storing fat to keep the body functioning during lean times. When you start a diet and reduce your intake of food, the body believes it is going to starve and begins to store fat. Early man was active and so when … [Read more...]

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Is Growth Hormone the FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH?

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Part Two In part one of this series I talked about what growth hormone is, and how you can tell when you have become deficient in it. I also described how that deficiency acts to increase your rate of aging, especially the feebleness and frailty that is so common. In this second installment I am going to discuss  how to treat growth hormone deficiency once you find out you have it. In particular, I will focus on natural ways to boost sagging levels. Boosting Sagging Growth Hormone … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Alternative, Family Health, Homeopathic / Naturopathic Tagged With: anti-aging, diet and fitness, growth hormone, metabolism

One-Minute Fitness!

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The Truth behind Miracle Routines By Helena Golden | Imagine if you are wanting to be rich, but not wanting to work; wanting to be the smartest, but never picking up a book; dreaming of tackling Mt. Everest, but never leaving your Nebraska farm. Will your goals be realized? Not unless you win the lottery, learn by osmosis or live in cyber-space. Regretfully this mentality seems to permeate the fitness industry today. You cannot realistically expect to look like your favorite physique … [Read more...]

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