When the weather is outrageously beautiful and the days are long, the only thing to do is round up your family and friends, fire up the grill and feast your heart out. Everyone loves the BBQ season, the food, the great vibes and good company is what summer weekends are for. But how does one...Continue reading
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What are Kidney Stones and How Do They Affect Us?
Kidney stones are small, hard deposits, typically composed of mineral and acid salts that form inside your kidneys. As one might expect, because urine is a vehicle for waste excretion, it is comprised of numerous chemicals and wastes (including calcium, oxalate, urate, cysteine, xanthine and phosphate). When the urine is too concentrated, that is too...Continue reading
Put Down The Kettlebell, Pick Up A Dirt Bike
The list of high-intensity activities that some men subjugate themselves to in order to burn off calories reads like a list from the Spanish Inquisition. Spinning, rowing, and Pilates all may help you to lose weight, but if you’re going to these gym sessions after eating raw kale and beet juice, you may be wondering...Continue reading
Blood-type diet doesn’t work, study finds | Futurity
Another diet fad bites the dust. Blood-type diet doesn't work, study finds | Futurity.
More Fascinating D-scoveries (bout Vitamin D)
It seems like every day there’s more interesting news about the benefits of vitamin D. Here are a few of the most recent: We’ve all physically overdone it at some point—say, by lifting more than you should have, running or biking or swimming further than you should have, playing basketball longer than you should have,...Continue reading
What Makes the Mediterranean Diet So Great?
The problem with so many diets—especially the ones with catch names—is that the guidelines are so vague that it’s almost impossible to actually follow them. Saying “eat more fish” or “cut back on carbs” sounds nice, but what does it mean? How much fish? How much carbs? A team of researchers has just come up...Continue reading
How to Battle Belly Fat
Belly fat is a growing health concern, especially as one enters middle age. Muscle mass is lost as one ages and estrogen loss in menopausal women increases the risk of belly fat. Excess stomach fat is tied to a higher risk of diabetes, heart disease and cancer. As we age, belly fat causes more health...Continue reading
Mediterranean Diet Really Works to Reduce Heart Attack Risk
It seems that just about every week there’s a new diet craze, one that promises to not only save your life, but make you taller, smarter, and more beautiful. The problem with most of those diets is that there’s usually no science behind them, nothing that can back up their claims. Well, that’s changing. A...Continue reading
Weight Loss? Here Are Six Key Factors That Can Shape You
There are a lot of diets out there, and some of them offer quick and wonderful weight-loss results in extremely short amounts of time. However, these processes aren’t for everyone and can be very unhealthy for those who do them. They ask for immediate change in your dieting practices and workout regimens, expecting you to...Continue reading
Drop Extra Pounds Without Dieting
Dieting can be overwhelming for some, depending on a person’s overall outlook of the diet. Some people hear the word ‘diet’ and think they have to stop eating what they love. This is a common mistake many of us make when we begin a diet, especially for the first time. Luckily, it doesn’t take much...Continue reading