Archive for the ‘Nutrition’ Category

Work Your Legs from Different Angles for Best Results

Monday, May 10, 2010 23:31 Comments Off on Work Your Legs from Different Angles for Best Results

After focusing on how good squats are for you to boost your metabolism I want to explain how you can properly place leg exercises into your workouts for best results. So although I praised squats for their fat burning ability…

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The Move of the Day: Get Fit For $1!

Monday, May 10, 2010 17:39 Comments Off on The Move of the Day: Get Fit For $1!

 

In this economy, costly equipment doesn’t always fit the budget. That’s why today’s MOTD is so great! Check out how an inexpensive dollar store find can transform a basic crunch into an ab, butt and thigh blaster. This will definitely be money well spent.

 

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Want to lose belly fat? Stop jogging!

Monday, May 10, 2010 17:01 Comments Off on Want to lose belly fat? Stop jogging!

An interesting statistic cited by cardiologist Arthur Agatston (South Beach Diet) in this morning’s second session: Steady state exercise training (such as jogging at a steady pace) had no significant impact on belly fat or insulin levels, while intermittent high…

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Sense of Order (Lunch 5.10.10)

Monday, May 10, 2010 16:58 Comments Off on Sense of Order (Lunch 5.10.10)

Finally there is some sense of order in my house again – it was driving me crazy this weekend but we were out so much I didn’t have a chance to deal with it. I worked up an appetite by lunch and had my choice of meatballs and pasta or salad…

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Do I Have an Eating Disorder? [Forum]

Monday, May 10, 2010 16:19 Comments Off on Do I Have an Eating Disorder? [Forum]

Forum Post: I used to be 53kg or less. But after I entered college, my weight has increased to 60 kg. I developed this habit of stuffing myself with food whenever I’m feeling down or stressed. I also found myself eating when…

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Intact grains versus whole grain flours

Monday, May 10, 2010 15:59 Comments Off on Intact grains versus whole grain flours

More from the Nutrition and Health Conference: If you ask the average American to name a whole grain product, most will answer “whole wheat bread.” Indeed, the USDA puts brown rice and whole grain bread into the same nutritional category–and…

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What is the optimal diet? Reasonable minds may disagree

Monday, May 10, 2010 15:19 Comments Off on What is the optimal diet? Reasonable minds may disagree

All this week, I’ll be posting highlights from the Nutrition and Health Conference in Atlanta. Today’s first speaker was Andrew Weil, whose program in Integrative Medicine at University of Arizona hosts the conference every year. Weil’s opening remarks set the…

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Caloric Restriction: Fountain of Youth or Orthorexia?

Monday, May 10, 2010 12:33 Comments Off on Caloric Restriction: Fountain of Youth or Orthorexia?

Want to live to be 120? No problem! Just cut your calories by at least half (maybe 3/4), eliminate wheat, sugar, dairy, meat, and stop cooking at high heat. Suddenly, I’m okay with checking out at 82. Devotees of caloric restriction (CR) are banking on their restrictive lifestyle in hopes that father time will cut them the same deal…

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Caloric Restriction: Fountain of Youth or Orthorexia?

Monday, May 10, 2010 12:33 Comments Off on Caloric Restriction: Fountain of Youth or Orthorexia?

Want to live to be 120? No problem! Just cut your calories by at least half (maybe 3/4), eliminate wheat, sugar, dairy, meat, and stop cooking at high heat. Suddenly, I’m okay with checking out at 82. Devotees of caloric restriction (CR) are banking on their restrictive lifestyle in hopes that father time will cut them the same deal…

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Happy To Eat At Home! (Breakfast 5.10.10)

Monday, May 10, 2010 11:40 Comments Off on Happy To Eat At Home! (Breakfast 5.10.10)

Today starts the catch-up process. I have to catch up on all the things I put off since last week when things got really busy. I hope to have a clean house and a nearly empty to-do list by days end…whatever I don’t finish I’ll get to tomorrow.

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