Maintaining objectivity, and food journal, key to dieting
on April 6, 2009

We received a couple of e-mails recently from clients, and we'd love to share them with you. One started, "Help! I'm working out like crazy — I burned 1,286 calories yesterday, 759 today, and I'm just not losing!"

Her next sentence was telling: "...and, no, I haven't been keeping up with my food journaling."

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Anatomy of a Kidney Stone
on April 3, 2009
Kidney stones are a common but painful disorder of the urinary tract and account for a large number of doctor's and emergency room visits. According to the National Kidney Foundation, over 1 million Americans are treated for kidney stones each year. For reasons unknown, the incident of kidney stones has been steadily increasing over the years, and more prevalent in Caucasian men over 40 years and people who live in hotter climates although women can also develop kidney stones. Furthermore, recent reports indicate that the incidence of kidney stones in children is also rising due to poor diet and obesity.
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Women?s Nutrition ? Four Fast and Fabulous Foods
on April 3, 2009
Jayson Hunter of Prograde Nutrition reveals four fast and fabulous foods for women’s nutrition. He believes that eating healthy is one of the best ways to take care of yourself and those who depend on you. Women’s nutrition plans must include the unique needs of the female body over each different stage in her life.
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What's Hot? Apparently Soda's Not
on April 3, 2009

You gotta love Splenda. It’s just made life so much more—well, splendid! And skinny.

According to a report published by Mintel, a consumer research group, most Americans agree. The average American adult has switched out their sweet tooth for an artificial sweetener tooth—choosing better beverages like diet soda, sports drinks and good ol’ fashioned H2O.

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Eat less, live long
on April 2, 2009

As the world faces an ageing population with a rapidly growing segment that will require nursing home care for Alzheimer's disease, more and more scientific energy is being directed at stemming the "Silver Tsunami." One intriguing possibility is that a significant reduction in the amount of food middle-aged people consume on a daily basis, an approach known as caloric restriction, can improve memory and potentially prevent the brain from showing its wrinkles.

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Keep kids healthy by combining physical activity and healthy eating
on April 2, 2009
A study published recently in the Canadian Medical Association Journal stating that physical activity at school is unlikely to have a significant impact on childhood obesity should matter little when it comes to the need to provide students with ways to be physically active -- during class, between class and after class.
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Does Baby Fat Lead to Obesity?
on April 2, 2009
There's new evidence that baby fat may not always be so cute after all. Babies that gain a lot of weight quickly in their first six months of life are at increased risk for becoming obese by the time they become toddlers, according to new research.
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Age and Breast Augmentation
on April 2, 2009
People of all ages strive to look like the celebrities who are personified in magazines, television, and on the big screen. Celebrity fashions, hair styles, body shapes and, yes, even breast sizes become goals that many strive to achieve. Teenage girls are especially susceptible to the real or perceived pressures to look like the famous faces (and bodies) they admire. As a result, more and more girls in the 16-20 age range are showing a greater interest in breast augmentation surgery.
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Can Weight-loss Surgery Improve Patient's Sex Life?
on April 2, 2009
It certainly could, especially for men suffering from obesity-related erectile dysfunction. A clinical study recently published in The Journal of Sexual Medicine showed that obese men with erectile dysfunction had low levels of testosterone. As the severity of obesity increased, the levels of testosterone further decreased.
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Coffee 'eases exercise pain'
on April 1, 2009

“Coffee before gym session ‘takes the pain out of exercise,’? The Daily Telegraph has reported. The newspaper says that Professor Motl from the University of Illinois, who has studied the relationship between coffee and exercise for years, has demonstrated in new research that coffee consumption can reduce the pain of high-intensity exercise. It is thought that this is due to its effect on receptors in the body, which normally alert the brain to muscle strain.

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