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Archive for November 19th, 2007

Should You Listen to a Fitness Model?

A fitness model is someone who models an “athletic and healthy physique”. They have low levels of body fat, and less muscle volume than a bodybuilder. Most of the folks you see on infomercials are fitness models. They probably never touched that gadget until the photo shoot…
Fitness models obviously know a thing or two about [...]

New research shows that those who have the hardest time keeping off the weight are those who eat for internal emotional reasons.
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What Happened to the Family Dinner?

According to a poll from Parade magazine - the family dinner together is still happening.
However just one out of four families eats together every night.
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7 Ways to Spot a Weight Loss Scam

In 2004, an estimated 4.8 million Americans bought bogus weight-loss supplements, patches, creams or other products â?? making it the top rated scam according to the Federal Trade Commission. This is further proof that there is no shortage of charlatans out there preying on peopleâ??s desperation to lose weight.
Iâ??m not exactly sure how they [...]

In a recent Us Weekly Magazine interview, former Bachelor star Trista Sutter talks about about her “mission” to lose her post-pregnancy weight.
â??Iâ??m definitely not pleased when I look in the mirror,â? the article quotes Sutter as saying, noting that she now wears a size 4 and weighs 116 pounds. “â??When I fit into my [...]

Overweight Face Lower Death Risk?

Health research is a contradictory beast. In the same week as cancer being linked to body weight - another set of research comes out claiming there are certain diseases that overweight people are less likely to get than normal weight people.
Confused?
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Feeling a little tired? Just not “up for” a run or hike? That trick knee a little sore? Just starting to figure out whatâ??s going on in ‘Lostâ???
Whatever your reason for not getting yourself moving lately, here are some stories that I hope will inspire you:

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Are There Ethics in Food Styling?

The following is a guest article by Adele Hagan, a professional food stylist from Canada
We’ve all heard the urban legends about food styling: mashed potatoes are used instead of ice cream, spray lacquer is used to shine food up, and practically everything is painted with food colouring. But are the stories true?
And even if they [...]

Beer as a Post Workout Drink

Professor Manuel Garzon, of Granada University in Spain has decided that beer is better for post-workout hydration than plain water.
The research included 25 students (not a particularly diverse sample group given that many students are seasoned beer drinkers).
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Why Do Women Keep Smoking?

New research points to “fear of fat” as a primary reason for keeping the cigarette habit. The study (appearing in Addictive Behaviors) investigated 587 women and found that smokers “endorsed a thinner preferred body shape and scored lower on body satisfaction than never-smokers”.
Unfortunately smoking may also produce wrinkled skin, thinning hair, cracked fingernails, yellowed teeth [...]

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