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Narcissism Epidemic Increasing
What is narcissism? Narcissism is a personality disorder in which a person has the feeling that they are more important than anyone else in the world. The person with a narcissistic disorder is usually very selfish, does not feel any sympathy for others and most of the time feel that their needs must [...]
Continue reading...iPhone Users Can Receive Heart Rate Info with New Raisin Health Monitor
21. April 2010
While the new Raisin is still in its development stages, it’s surely going to hit the market running. Individuals, who are looking to monitor their heart rate to find out how many calories they are burning during a workout to help with weight loss, may want to keep an eye out on this to find [...]
Continue reading...Weight Loss: Dieting Can Cause Disease
18. April 2010
Just when you thought dieting and exercising was going to help prevent disease, a study is showing that it can actually cause you to develop one. We can’t win here, can we?
The Study on Diet and Disease
According to a study reported on dailymail.co.uk, individuals who dieted by counting calories produced more of the stress hormone [...]
Nutrition: Maintain Weight and Energize with Oatmeal
16. April 2010
If you haven’t already heard, breakfast is the most important meal of the day. When you wake up in the morning, you’re body hasn’t received any fuel for the last six plus hours and that means you’re hungry and dehydrated. Breakfast helps your body and mind wake up so you can get that jump start [...]
Continue reading...Heart Disease: It’s Not the Amount of Carbs You Consume that Increases Your Risk – It’s the Type of Carbs
13. April 2010
In a recent study published in Archives of Internal Medicine, foods with high-glycemic carbohydrates were found to be more likely to increase your risk for heart disease than low-glycemic types of carbs. So it’s not how many carbohydrates you consume, it’s the type that will hurt you.
The “Bad” Carbs Explained
Carbohydrates that have a high-glycemic level [...]
Exercise and Nutrition: Getting on Track to Losing Weight
6. April 2010
After all of the Easter candy you consumed this past weekend, you may be thinking about how you are going to get back on track with your weight loss plan. One of the first things you should keep in mind is that during the holidays, like Easter, it’s easy to slip up and eat too [...]
Continue reading...Is Maintaining or Losing Weight a Losing Battle?
4. April 2010
Eating a healthy diet and exercising take hard work. It’s much easier not to exercise and eat whatever you want than it is to watch everything you put into your mouth and then sweat it out at the gym. However, if you want to stay health and you want to lose weight or maintain weight [...]
Continue reading...Women’s Health and Weight Loss: Diets High in Fat Increase Stoke Risk for Women Over 50
29. March 2010
We all know that foods high in fat aren’t good for weight loss or maintenance. We also know that diets high in fat can lead to heart disease. But what many women don’t realize is that fatty foods can also lead to other medical problems, such as stroke.
The Research on Diet and Stroke Risk
A new [...]
Understanding the Weight Loss Fight: Addiction to Food and Drugs the Same
28. March 2010
If you’re constantly struggling weight loss because you just can’t stop overeating, you may be suffering from the disease of addiction. Just as addicts who abuse drugs receive a high from illegal substances, you get a high from overeating. This satisfaction and comfort you get from your food, drives you to eat more, which generates [...]
Continue reading...Health Care Bill: Calorie Counts on Menus to Promote Weight Loss
25. March 2010
So if you’ve been watching your caloric intake, you may be pleased to know that soon chain restaurants will begin to have calorie information for everything on their menu! Why? Because it’s part of the new health care bill.
To promote healthy eating and better decision making among Americans, the government wants calorie counts on all [...]
14. July 2010
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