5,561 articles on "health"

Super-Sizing America

For some of us, food is warmth and love. We associate it with home and childhood: tempting smells that greeted us after school on a cold December afternoon. The kitchen served as the center of the house under the kindly direction of the Captain in th...

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Good Night, Sleep Tight!

One of the most important things you can do for fat loss, controlling weight gain and for overall health is often overlooked. MORE SLEEP! Yes, you actually need to sleep more to gain less!A lack of sleep could be contributing to America's obesit...

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Do Low Carbohydrate Diets Lead to Weight Loss Success

So your neighbor, office mate, best friend, whoever just lost 10 pounds in only two weeks following the latest in high protein low carbohydrate diets. And now you’re thinking you should give it a go have even started the search for high protein lo...

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The New Food Pyramid Another Attempt At Providing Easy Answers

The Food Pyramid, first introduced to the US in 1992, just experienced a major overhaul. Why? Perhaps proper education about nutrition isn't as easy as picking out food from a colorful chart. Last month, The New England Journal of Medicine repor...

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Natural Ways to Treat Stretch Marks

Natural Ways to Treat Stretch Marks by: Lori Stryker Pregnancy is a wonderful time in a woman’s life. One aspect of child-bearing, however, may not be so welcomed. For 75-90% of pregnant women, stretch marks, or striae gravidum, can appear in ...

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The Ultimate Weight Loss Red-Flag Guide

The Ultimate Weight Loss Red-Flag Guide by: Liz Guzzo, MS, RD., Mari Kudla Weight Loss Red Flag Guide Despite claims to the contrary, there are no magic potions or effortless ways to burn off fat. There are thousands upon thousands of weight los...

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The Degradation of Fitness Science One Example

In an article by a well known "functional/core exercise" proponent, there is an attempt to affiliate the concepts of microscopic life of the amoeba with human cellular processes, and "functional training" when the author claims: "Movement, survival a...

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The Mystery Around Colic

You are a proud parent of a happy and healthy 2 week old baby. You and your spouse have both now gotten into a routine that is comfortable concerning nightly feedings, changing and enjoying your new little one. Your life seems perfect.Then all that ...

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Natural Treatment Options for Acne

While many focus upon the biological or medicinal side ofacne, there are many researchers who are trying to see ifthere might be a natural cure to this disease; a diseasewhich effects so many people.One commonality that these researchers are finding ...

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Use of GPS Running Watches for health improvement and physical training

By Rebecca Blain ofhttp://www.everything-gps.comA growing concern among many people in the world is the quality of health and physical training. As it gets easier to eat more and exercise less, it has become vital that individuals have access to a va...

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