Moderate Drinking: 12 Studies Showing Benefits

Everyone understands alcohol to be extremely toxic to the human body. Science has proven many times that excessive amounts are not desired at all. What about moderate drinking? It turns out that low doses of alcohol are associated with the ability to combat cardiovascular disease (CVD), among other conditions. You should not take this as [...]

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Foods High in Linoleic Acid (Omega-6) may be Detrimental to your Health

One of the newest and highly controversial debates surrounds the question of whether the omega6:omega3 ratio (6:3) has a significant impact on health by inflammation, cardiovascular disease (CVD), and brain disorders. For those of you that are unaware, o6 is dominant in vegetable oils, nuts, flaxseed, etc.   Studies Linking 6:3 to Inflammation and CVD Here [...]

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Best Results on Ketogenic Diet?

Why Choose a Keto Diet? The popular belief is that by going into Ketosis, you will maximize fat loss and drop weight faster than on any other diet. While studies exist to suggest the validity of this belief, there seems to be more overwhelming evidence that a keto diet is not superior to any other [...]

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The Significance of Daily Sodium Intake

Table salt (sodium chloride) is added to just about everything you eat. Either the food processor adds it, or you do. It is hailed as the #1 most harmful food substance. Why is Sodium Added? Everything from a candy bar to red meat is loaded with salt. Salt plays the following roles in food processing: [...]

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Calorie Counting: 4 Major Reasons to Avoid

1. Eat Less Calories, Burn Less Calories 2. The Timing and Source of Calorie Consumption Matters 3. Calories from Fiber Promote Weight Loss 4. Insulin Leads to Weight Gain Despite Caloric Intake A low calorie diet is the most popular answer for weight gain. The logic is simple: calories, regardless of whether they come from [...]

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Somatotype: Know Your Body Type

Somatotype refers to the body composition of a human being. Many experts believe that your diet and exercise routine should be based on your body type. This classification is derived from Dr. William Sheldon’s work in the 1940′s. He came up with 3 extreme body types: Endomorph: characterized by a wide waist, a large bone structure, [...]

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Exercise for Weight Loss: Myth & Truth

Myth: You need to exercise in order to burn an extra xx calories/day. This is the key to weight loss. The general consensus among fitness and health professionals is that exercise’s role in fat loss is to increase the amount of calories burnt each day. The best example works like this: A pound of fat [...]

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Insoluble Fiber

Are the benefits of insoluble and soluble fiber really understood by people? Most people still believe in the low-calorie low-fat way of eating for weight loss. My other articles have clearly demonstrated that weight loss is mostly a matter of controlling carbohydrate intake. Fiber is counted as a carb too, even though some believe it [...]

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What Is Sucrose?

Why do the majority of Americans go on multiple diets throughout their lives with little or no success?  Usually diets are seen to be too restrictive, or the dieter simply craves too much food.  Another point of failure is when someone successfully diets, reaches the target weight, and then regains everything back.  Does anyone wonder [...]

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Foods that Lower Triglycerides (Part 4)

Choose the right foods to lower your triglycerides, and you will effectively reap many other rewards.  By avoiding bad foods, knowing which benefit you, and exercising, you will most effectively lose the excess fat, reverse insulin resistance, and prevent many health complications such as heart disease, obesity, diabetes, cancer, and stroke. We know through the most [...]

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