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Eat Nuts, Reduce Cholesterol, and Prevent Diabetes

February 9, 2016 By Irv Rubenstein

How is it possible for one food item – in particular, nut oils – to virtually do what so many drugs portend to do? How can nuts do so much for so little without so …

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Filed Under: Fitness Blog Tagged With: body fat, dieting, HDL, Heart Health, LDL, lose weight

Cholesterol, Heart Health, and (of course) Exercise

January 16, 2015 By Irv Rubenstein

It would be foolish of me to expound on something so scientifically-complex as molecular biology, so I won’t. But a research finding by a team at my alma mater, Vanderbilt University (Nashville, TN), is worth …

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Filed Under: Fitness Blog Tagged With: Cholesterol, HDL, Heart Health, LDL, throwing a clot

Dr Oz and the ‘truth’ about cholesterol

Are All Fats Risky?

November 11, 2013 By Irv Rubenstein

A client suggested I watch a segment of Dr. Oz’s show from December 2012 with two guests, a cardiologist, steven sinatra, and a ph.d. in nutrition whose name escapes me. They’d just written a controversial …

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Filed Under: Fitness Blog Tagged With: calorie burn, coronary artery disease, HDL, high blood sugar, LDL

Weight Management/Loss

August 9, 2010 By Irv Rubenstein

The age-old debate – less carbs vs less fat – has been undergoing much new study since Dr. Atkins first proposed a low carb diet back when my mom was trying to drop pounds for …

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Filed Under: Fitness Blog Tagged With: carbohydrates, HDL, weight loss, weight management

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2424 21st Ave. S. Suite #100
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STEPS was founded in 1986 by Dr. Irv Rubenstein, Exercise Physiologist. STEPS current location boasts a 8000 sq. ft. space, housing our state-of-the-art gym, management offices, and other related services, making STEPS one of the largest personal fitness training centers in the known universe!

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