New supplements offer ways to take advantage of these essential nutrients
Like most Americans, you’ve probably experienced the symptoms before but tried not to speak of them. Heartburn. Bloating. Gas. Diarrhea. While these are common—and sometimes embarrassing—effects of poor digestion, they are by no means the only ailments that can occur. Unhealthy digestive systems can also [...]
Regular exercise may help reduce the risk of death for cancer patients. In a study of over 40,000 colorectal cancer patients, active individuals were 31% less likely to die from the disease than their inactive counterparts. Additionally, the lives of exercisers were five or more years longer. Researchers point out, however, that these patients engaged [...]
Calming nutrients can soothe and help maintain healthy weight
Stress instigates and activates many unpleasant signs, symptoms and side-effects. One of the worst is weight gain—especially abdominal-area fat, a secondary spin-off with serious implications (Jardine, 2005). “Dieting” itself is stressful, too, mentally and physically. Research conducted at the University of Kansas suggests that maintaining your hard-won [...]
Research suggests that specific fatty acids can enhance digestion, metabolism and body’s fat-binding abilities.
You may have a new tool in the fight for weight control and a promising way to keep your body from storing fat. Scientists now suspect that certain nutritional components can directly control and influence key metabolic factors in the body’s cells. [...]
Simple nutritional strategy gives body and mind essential bursts of vitality.
Do you feel your energy fading? Do you find yourself falling asleep earlier in the evening? Does it take longer to wake up and embrace the day with an alert body and mind? Perhaps you’ve started avoiding your favorite activities or social events because you [...]
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Can Green Tea Help You Lose Weight
by Jacqueline Metcalfe
Studies suggest active compound enhances metabolism and promotes healthy weight control
Regardless of what you do or where you live, you probably feel a keen desire to lose weight. You aren’t alone. Recent research suggests that the number of extremely obese Americans has reached more [...]
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Has Obesity Finally Reached Its Peak?
by Mary Jane (MJ) Bovo, M.D.
As national overweight and obesity percentages seem to level off, experts call for additional methods of weight-loss support
Have Americans become as fat as they can possibly get? That might be one logical conclusion to draw after hearing news of the [...]
As researchers race to develop magic pill, experts reveal unique, natural weight-control strategy for men.
Popular thinking promotes the idea that exercise and willpower alone will lead you to the promised land of a ripped physique, six-pack abs and rock-hard muscles bristling with sex appeal. But science is quickly showing that, even with all the mental [...]
For millions of people, ‘twas the season for guiltless feasting. After all, you only enjoy traditional holiday fare like pumpkin pie and the increasingly popular deep-fried turkey once a year, right? According to government studies, most people expect to enter the new year heavier than before. Even though the average increase is just over one [...]
When we experience physical, mental or emotional stress, our bodies produce cortisol. As part of the primitive “fight or flight” response, cortisol increases appetite so that you can eat and replace the carbohydrates and fat that should have been burned to get your body through the stressful event. Chronic stress keeps cortisol levels elevated and [...]