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Alcohol Effect on the body

For the first time in years, I went to see a doctor. I try to avoid doctors because I consider them to be people who will tell me that I am diseased, rather than people who heal. Anyway, the doctor asked me about my alcohol consumption, which I already knew to be way too high. On that particular day, I had tasted six wines the night before and drunk a shot of very nice tequila for breakfast (I was interviewing someone about his new off-licence–it wasn’t my fault), so I drew a deep breath and confessed to 30 units [ ... ]

The Story of Metabolism

Once upon a time, there was a little muscle cell. It was a smart little muscle cell. It knew that the best way to create energy was to burn fat and sugar together. It was also a conservative little cell and only used as much fat and sugar as it needed, so it wouldn’t be wasteful because it knew that one day it may need to use that excess energy. Incoming search terms:A story about metabolismcant below a certain weightgetting below a certain weightmetabolism storysmart muscle cell mitochondria fatty Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via [ ... ]

Diet Plateau

If you’re exercising and eating right but find you just can’t drop below a certain weight, many experts recommend jolting your body with a change–in effect sending a wake-up call to your system. Don’t get desperate if after certain periods of time you don’t loose weight, even if you know you were absolutely… correct in your diet. It’s normal! Our body reacts slowly to changes. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Print for later Bookmark in Browser Tell a friend

The most healthful food on the planet

An Indian chef created the recipe of the “most healthful” food on the planet. It is chicken curry with blueberries, rice, and goji berries. The chef mixed traditional ingredients that protect a person from many diseases, including cancer and Alzheime. Incoming search terms:goji amyloid plaquegoji berry breastfeedinggoji berry while breast feeding Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Print for later Bookmark in Browser Tell a friend

Weightloss programs that don’t work

Phen/Fen: Lose weight then have a stroke or a heart attack! · Herbal Life and other pills like it: First you need to know exactly what you are putting into your body, and some of these products don’t have the ingredients listed on the labels. Incoming search terms:herbalife causing constipationdoes herbalife cause constipationherbalife causes constipationdoes herbalife cause cancerherbalife causes no weight lossherbalife shake and constipationherbalife shakes constipationherbalife while breastfeeding weightlossincoming search terms weightlossweight loss programs that dont workk Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on [ ... ]

Healthy Sweeteners

Before detailing the sweetener resources, there are two general points that are very important to consider. General Sweetener Points 1. I believe that it is helpful to get comfortable with a number of different sweeteners. You can focus on one or two main sweeteners and use others to add a little variety to your food. Incoming search terms:does stevia cause water retentioncan stevia cause water retentionstevia fluid retentiondoes stevia cause constipationdoes stevia causes water weightsucralose fatteningsunette sweetener where to orderstevia causes constipationtruvia water retentionsafe healthy sweetners Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet [ ... ]
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