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Women’s Weight Loss Made Simple

Women’s weight loss (made simple )is a popular topic these days and for good reason. According to the National Institutes of Health, 66.9% of women in the U.S. are considered to be overweight or obese. (That is 2 out of 3 women.) Being overweight or obese increases the risk for many diseases, including type 2 […]

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Is Heart Disease the Government’s Deadliest Mistake?

The term heart disease refers to several types of conditions affecting the heart. The most common type of heart disease in the United States is coronary artery disease (CAD), which is often the precursor to a heart attack. Heart disease kills more men and women in the United States than any other disease. It claims the […]

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Why High Cholesterol Does NOT Cause Heart Disease

Does high cholesterol cause heart disease? Does high cholesterol cause heart disease? No. But if you think it does, you’re not alone. The Centers for Disease Control. The American Heart Association. The Mayo Clinic. Go to any of their websites, and you’ll find information telling you that high cholesterol causes heart disease. Cholesterol isn’t the […]

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Five Tips To Burn More Fat While Eating More Food

  “Moderate replacement of dietary carbohydrate with low-fat, high-protein foods in a diet containing a conventional level of fat significantly improved… cardiovascular risk profiles in healthy…subjects.”– B.M. Wolfe, University of Western Ontario A common assumption people have is that switching over to a healthier lifestyle means a lot more money and a lot more time […]

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How Our Set-Point Rises

The set-point theory states that the body tries to maintain its weight within a preset range. But it’s more than just a theory; the existence of a body weight set-point has been proven in numerous studies. Our metabolism keeps us at our set point the same way it does everything else: hormones. The two most […]