Archive for July, 2008
Is There a Laziness Gene?
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008Just found a great article at time.com about laziness and where it originates from. I’ve been looking for a cure to laziness for awhile but never got around finding that perfect solution to rid it out of my system. Anyway, this new article at least explains that it’s not entirely my own fault that I’m [...]
Moderate Exercise Useless For The Obese
Tuesday, July 29th, 2008Just saw a nice article posted on Time.com. Obvioulsy over weight people have to work harder to lose and keep weight down but now a study is out on this topic. Obesity experts agree that daily exercise is essential for good health, but whether it can successfully lead to long-term weight loss is a question [...]
California bans restaurants from using trans fats
Saturday, July 26th, 2008California is joining the health crusade against artery-clogging trans fats. [...]
The Underrated Banana
Friday, July 25th, 2008Banana. Containing three natural sugars – sucrose, fructose and glucose- combined with fiber, a banana gives an instant, sustained and substantial boost of energy. Research has proven that just two bananas provide enough energy for a strenuous 90-minute workout. No wonder the banana is the number one fruit with the world’s leading athletes.
But energy isn’t [...]
Low-carb diet best for weight, cholesterol
Thursday, July 17th, 2008The Atkins diet may have proved itself after all: A low-carb diet and a Mediterranean-style regimen helped people lose more weight than a traditional low-fat diet in one of the longest and largest studies to compare the dueling weight-loss techniques.
The study concluded – average weight loss for those in the low-carb group was 10.3 pounds [...]
So Many Reasons to Get Enough Sleep!
Monday, July 14th, 2008Many of us don’t seem to realize the benefit of a good night’s sleep including myself. If I’m lucky, I occasionally get up to 8 hours of sleep. It’s almost impossible at this day and age for many of us to sleep 8 hours straight, there are just too many frigging things going on.
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