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Even if you exercise once a day, new research indicates that you need to get off your behind. More specifically, it turns out sitting too long increases your risk of an early death. The study just published in the Archives of Internal Medicine1 demonstrated that adults who sat for eleven …

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A particularly insidious cause of unexpected weight gain is what I call “Belly Fat Impostors.” These foods dress up in healthy clothing, but behind the curtain they wreak havoc on your waistline. Below are the seven impostors I find most egregious: 1) “Fat Free” Foods: Just because a food is …

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Have you ever been seen by a physician who was obviously overweight? Or a better question might be, do you think you would receive quality weight loss advice from an overweight physician? If your answer is NO, a new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of …

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Because the response to my blog post on fast versus slow weight loss was so strong, I decided to review a recent study about the long-term results of crash dieting. More specifically, the study investigated what happens to appetite hormones after 10 weeks of dieting… one year later. The Crash …

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Quick question, is it better (long term) to lose weight fast like the Hare, or slow like the Tortoise? Most people would probably guess that slow and steady wins the race. That is usually the moral of the story… BUT NOT SO FAST According to a recent study: “Losing weight …

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There’s yet another “weight loss breakthrough” making the rounds in scientific circles… and this time it’s none other than fat itself. Seems ironic, maybe even contradictory, until you realize that the research and buzz is about a unique and rare type of adipose tissue – referred to as “brown fat” …

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The numbers are astonishing: In spite of having about 10 trillion cells in your body, you have about 10 times more micro-organisms living in your gut. Most of these bacteria live in your digestive tract and help break down your food, absorb vital nutrients and make key vitamins. But in …

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Like me, you probably grew up on breakfast cereal. I think we all did. But I wouldn’t dream of eating breakfast cereal today. Not for ANY reason. The problem is not the whole grains themselves, but how they’re processed in the factory. After being exposed to very high temperatures and …

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Barbara Harris, Edmonton, AB, Canada asked: Question: “Some time ago, I received an email regarding cortisol. Since then I’ve been taking deep “belly breaths” through the nose, holding for two minutes, then blowing out through my mouth, repeating three to four times at a time. I have been doing this …

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Jill U from Fort Meyers, Florida asked: Question: “Will adding a juicer help me to lose weight faster? I do not like eating veggies and thought that this was a great way to get the micronutrients that I need.” Answer: That’s a great question, Jill, and thanks for asking. You …

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I’m always skeptical when I hear something that says you can get better results with less effort. It is usually just a fad, or there is “hidden effort” somewhere… So when I came across a British study finding women who dieted only two days a week lost almost twice as …

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The thought of cinnamon probably conjures up images of hot apple pie, warm cinnamon buns, cinnamon toast … not exactly the kind of foods you associate with weight loss. But amazingly, research has recently discovered that this sweet, tasty spice can play a hand in helping you drop a pants …

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Science is always more interesting when it is counterintuitive. Case in point… it has been clearly established that caffeine induces insulin resistance. And insulin resistance leads to type 2 diabetes and serious weight problems. And you would think that drinking coffee (among the main sources of caffeine in the world) …

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Rhodiola rosea’s health benefits are so wide reaching that Richard P. Brown MD., professor of clinical psychiatry at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, decided to write a whole book dedicated to this stress fighting herb. In his book, The Rhodiola Revolution, Dr. Brown mentions he prescribes Rhodiola for …

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I never recommended “diet pills” until I saw these two studies. And for good reason. Until now, all those pills, gimmicks and diet tricks were just that… gimmicks. They didn’t really work. But there’s a whole new class of nutrients that are showing REAL results. And they’re leaving those old …

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