What does it take to make you shake it up, to alter your lifestyle in a direction you and your loved ones know has to be done….or else? This rhetorical question is always on the mind …
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Yo-Yo Dieting Isn’t All Bad If….
A recent article in the WaPo sent shivers down the spines of many dieters as it used valid, peer-reviewed research to back up its headline that yo-yo diets are counterproductive. But it only told part …
Could Fidgeting Lead to Healthier Blood Vessels?
I hope so, because my dad used to ask me at dinner if I was nervous – my leg was always bouncing up and down. But then, as I aged my legs, vein-y and muscular …
Once Again Exercise Proves Its Bona Fides
DNA, the chains of molecules that design who and maybe what we are, is the question. The answer is, we’re still trying to decipher it all. One thing we do know is that their ends …
To Fast or Not to Fast, Shakespeare Never Bothered to Inquire
To fast or not to fast, that is a dumb question if you enjoy food. But if you’re trying to lose weight, silly ideas start sounding smart. A great study several years ago, on middle …
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And the winner is—-EXERCISE!
Not to toot the horn of my profession but studies upon studies demonstrate the benefits of exercise along a wide spectrum of human existence. From arthritis to diabetes to heart disease to cancer, and back …
Why Fitness – and Exercise – Training is STRONGLY Recommended
Of course, you’d expect a fitness specialist, a personal trainer, and an exercise scientist to promote the regularity and consistency of exercise and fitness practices for overall health and well-being. Of course, that’s what I …
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Real News: January 2016 Creatine Supplements: For Bones, Not Just Muscles
April 2016 Can Creatine Supplementation Boost Bone, Too? What if you could get bigger, stronger, more powerful muscles by adding a supplement to your diet that would also increase bone density? Wouldn’t it be worth …
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Low Carb Will Take You Only So Far
Since the Paleo diet became such a fad, courtesy of CrossFit and other high-protein promoters, science has struggled to address the ratio issue in our diets: that is, whereas once high carbs were promoted for …
Depression, Heart Disease & Alzheimer’s: Cause, Effect or Correlation?
Here’s a quick lesson in statistics: correlation is not causation but causation is correlation. That means, something can be related even modestly – like grass grows better when it rains – but not have much …
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