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20th Oct, 2014
Schedule a winter race or other events involving exercise. That's right, choose a date that is smack dab in the middle of winter, like say, late February. It cuts against the grain, but once you've done it, there it is on your calendar with a big red circle around it. Last year for me this was the Redding marathon. Then, looking at your calendar every… Read more »
6th Oct, 2014
Nature has challenged some of the conventional wisdom about artificial sweeteners, suggesting that blood sugar levels actually rise in animals and humans with consumption of artificial sweeteners. Now, before we get too far ahead of ourselves, let's keep in mind that this is one of a great number of studies on this subject, and results to date have been conflicting. Nonetheless this one appears to… Read more »
18th Aug, 2014
Low BMI and the Path to Better Health Defining “overweight” and “obesity” can be, and is, fiercely debated, but the powers-that-be tend to rely on body mass index or BMI to describe normal and excessive weight patterns. A BMI of 18 to 25 is normal weight, meaning normal risks for diabetes and other obesity-related health problems. When talking about treatments for over weight and obesity,… Read more »