Stop Diets! Diets promise quick weight loss and unfortunately the loss includes more than just fat, they also causes water and muscle loss, which slows metabolism. If you are losing weight and your shape and strength, then you are losing muscle (lean body mass) too. When the
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Are you ready for the changes that will happen this year? Now, you may be asking, “What changes, what’s going on?” Well, a new year is upon us and many prepare for it by making New Year’s Resolutions to be healthier, while others choose not to.
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Weak Bones (Osteoporosis): Are you at risk? Maintain Your Independence by Building Better Bones Osteopenia is an indication of weakening bones. Weak, porous, brittle bones is called Osteoporosis. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention more than five million people in the U.S. over age
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Spice Up Your Love Life By Lowering Your Blood Pressure Is the health of your heart slowing things down in the bedroom? Much of the focus in February is on romantic love, but the American Heart Association has also declared it National Heart Month, where the focus
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It seems like every few months a new diet hits the press promising fast weight loss, increased energy, and maybe even to fix all our health problems. As a Registered Dietitian, I have seen diets come and go over the years and the question that always enters
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Nature fascinates me. The perfection of it – with its amazing breath-taking scenic beauty, such as a morning sunrise or a sunset when the sun turns the clouds into a kaleidoscope of color, or the intense greenery that outlines a cool mountain stream. Similarly, the human body
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I’m sure we all can think of a time when we were in the middle of a dispute and felt some resistance in finding settlement. There is a saying that always comes to mind that causes me to pause before proceeding when agreement seems like a struggle,
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Summer is fast approaching and as the weather warms, our clothes will cover less. Are you ready to uncover? Do you have weight loss goals for the summer? Will you be able to enjoy your summer if you don’t reach your weight goal? Does your body perspective
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Have you or heard a friend say, “I just can’t lose weight!” Most likely a more accurate statement may be “I just can’t keep off the weight I’ve lost.” Almost everyone who tries to lose weight can, but after the diet and/or exercise program they were following
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Do you struggle to wake up in the morning, hitting the snooze button “way” too many times? Then drag yourself out of bed, rush out of the house, just to run back in because you forgot something. You either take a large coffee with you or swing
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