Weight Loss

Tip 281: Increase Fat Burning During Exercise

The following is a guest article by my good friend and colleague, Charles Poliquin. Tip 281: Increase Fat Burning During Exercise with Strategic Nutrition to Get Lean by Charles Poliquin Increase your rate of fat burning while strength training with optimal pre-workout nutrition to get lean. By eating the right nutrients before working out, you [...]

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Dessert With Breakfast Helps You Lose Weight? Hmm…

Will a heaping slice of Entenmann’s cheese Danish with your vegetable omelet help you get lean and sexy? Researchers at Tel Aviv University recently discovered that having dessert with your breakfast could help you lose weight. When you enjoy that chocolate cake in the morning, they argue, your body can burn off the sugar throughout [...]

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Another Reason to Skip Diet Sodas

A new study shows people who regularly drink diet sodas are 43% more likely to suffer a stroke, heart attack, and other vascular problems than people who didn’t touch diet soda. Researchers weren’t sure what exactly in the diet soda triggers that increased vascular risk, but something does. The study, which appeared in the Journal [...]

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Yerba Mate: All of the Caffeine, None of the Jitters

A recent study at the University of Illinois found when human colon cancer cells become exposed to bioactive compounds present in just one cup of yerba mate tea, those cancer cells die. These tea compounds also reduced inflammation. “Put simply, the cancer cell self-destructs because its DNA has been damaged,” said Elvira de Mejia, associate [...]

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Just 4 Minutes of this Exercise Burns Fat, Builds Muscle

We know exercise makes us feel good, so why doesn’t that motivate us to do it more often? Why aren’t people getting their happy-hour fix at the gym? The number one excuse for not exercising involves time. People often complain to me they just don’t have hours to spend at crowded, overpriced gyms running on [...]

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It’s Not Sexy… But It Works for Weight Loss!

Mention fiber, and you might immediately recall those gigantic tubs of Metamucil your grandma stocked up on at warehouse stores. In other words: not sexy. I don’t need to remind you of fiber’s many benefits, which include reducing inflammation, triglycerides, and cholesterol. But I really get people’s attention when I say fiber is the number-one [...]

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Fish Oil Boosts Women’s Power

Guest article from Craig Weatherby, health and science reporter for Vital Choice, Inc Fish Oil Boosted Women’s Power Older women gained more strength from exercise when taking omega-3s; Results echo findings in younger people. by Craig Weatherby Bone and muscle weakness is common among older women … and to a lesser but substantial extent, men [...]

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JJ Virgin’s Top 5 New Year Tips

I’m really happy to be able to share with you these five smart ideas from my long-time friend and colleague,  acclaimed fitness guru JJ Virgin. JJ is theauthor of “Six Weeks to Sleeveless and Sexy“, the co-star of the TLC reality series Freaky Eaters, and a contributor to the Huffington Post. – Dr. Jonny 5 [...]

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This Diet May Reduce Sleep Apnea By 25%

(European Respiratory Journal)— Eating a Mediterranean diet combined with physical activity can help to improve some of the symptoms of sleep apnea, according to new research. The study, which is published online in the European Respiratory Journal, looked at the impact a Mediterranean diet can have on obese people with sleep apnea, compared to those [...]

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Cravings: Why They Strike, How to Curb Them

This excellent article by Katherine Kam was originally posted on WebMD. It’s reproduced here in its entirety. A big thanks to Ms. Kam and to WebMD for letting us share this with you. Almost everyone has hankered after potato chips, ice cream, chocolate, or another beckoning treat. But why? And what do you do when [...]

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Green Tea Extract and Weight Loss

A fascinating new study adds to the growing body of literature showing that green tea can impact weight gain and be an important tool in the fight against obesity. In the current study, published in Obesity, obese mice that were fed a weight-gaining diet put on significantly less weight when they were supplemented with green [...]

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Protein and Weight Gain

A new study in JAMA adds to the growing body of literature showing that protein is critical for managing weight.  In this study, the researchers wanted to see what effect (if any) different amounts of protein in the diet would have on weight gain. They started with the basic premise that anyone who overeats—however “overeating” [...]

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