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Does your region affect your attitude toward weight/health?
I live in a state ranked 35th in the nation for good health - which is definitely in the bottom half of these United States, and in a county with poor health patterns as well (obesity, diabetes, heart disease, cancer, teen pregnancy, STDs, etc. etc.). So if half of all Americans are overweight or obese, I guarantee that it…
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Muscle Gains
Does taking Tylenol or any other pain reliever hurt your muscle gains or is that just a myth?
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Interesting (single) study linking breast cancer recurrence with length of overnight fasting
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health-and-fitness/health/study-connects-longer-night-fasting-to-reduced-breast-cancer-recurrence/article29474300/
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Carb addiction- split topic
This discussion was created from replies split from another carb addicted thread. Let's keep the debate in here please.
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Foods that Lower blood pressure
I'm trying to avoid pharmaceuticals and their horrible side affects and wanting to lower my blood pressure the natural way. Does anybody know what foods are good for lowering one's blood pressure? Thanks!
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research: high-fat low-carb diets could mean significant heart risk
I found this article interesting and it links to the study referenced. Here is a snippet: The research study, conducted among a group of obese pre-diabetic adults, compared the results of following a low-fat high-carbohydrate diet (20% fat, 60% carbohydrate) with a high-fat low-carbohydrate diet (60% fat, 20%…
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The purpose of Ketones
I'm reading up on metabolism things right now but I don't seem to understand what exactly Ketones are good for. If I'm reading this right, normally, fatty acids get turned to Acetyl-CoA, which then gets turned to energy in the Krebs cycle. During ketosis, the liver has to use the stuff that is necessary to do this for…
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Three hours.
Approximately 3 hours before going to bed,this way your body won't still be trying to digest your food while your sleeping. The best rule is to always going to bed a little hungry,not starving but just hungry enough that you know there's practically no food left in your stomach.
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Does weight loss increase your triglyceride levels?
I found two articles on this. One seems like woo and the other seems a little more trustworthy. But I'm still not convinced that weight loss/fat loss would increase your triglycerides. I get my blood tested yearly for work. I've lost about 20 pounds between blood draws and my triglyceride levels jumped. I'm going to…
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butter vs margarine
I have read so much about these two things and I still don't know which is better to eat.
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Are all calories the same??
I wanted to start a thread that looks at the metabolic effects of calories. In particular, to discuss if all calories are equal from an energy standpoint and/or from a weight loss standpoint. Before that, there are a few parameters I must be addressed: * Yes, I understand a calories is a calorie in terms of a unit of…
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Reprogramming At the Cellular Level For Better Health!
telegraph.co.uk/science/2016/03/31/living-cells-hacked-and-hijacked-by-mit/ "The first programmes altered the function of cells so that they responded to different environmental conditions such as the level of oxygen. The team is now working to produce code which create bacteria which can be swallowed to aid digestion of…
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The Impact of Our Subconscious Thoughts On Our Health
blog.mindvalleyacademy.com/alternative-healing/scientist-show-subconscious-thoughts-can-cause-specific-molecular-changes-genes Science Now Says That Your Subconscious Thoughts And Beliefs Can Actually Cause Molecular Changes In Your Genes The research behind this article.…
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Less Than 3 Percent of Americans Live a Healthy Lifestyle
health.usnews.com/health-news/articles/2016-03-22/less-than-3-percent-of-americans-live-a-healthy-lifestyle Could 97% of us really be living an unhealthy lifestyle?
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Extreme Hormonal Imbalance :Sharing Numerous Side Effects from SHakeology anyone else?
Have any of you encountered these side effects? I want to share my experience with shakeology because there are not enough people speaking out about the side effects. I never wanted to lose weight. Only get better abs and NOT skip breakfast. I already had a routine and meals that I ate. I maintained the same weight for 5+…
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Best workout time for best results
Am or pm? I have heard am gets you burning, And continues to all day long
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Artificial sweeteners
Just read this today, and thought of the debate board http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/860431?nlid=102903_3561 The basic idea is that some of the zero-calorie sweeteners appear to be causing more damage than real sugar, especially on glycemic control.
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Why do beginners change their settings?
I see this all the time: Help, I'm hungry/not losing/eating clean, work out like a champion, I eat 1000 calories per day and my macros are 50P/20F/30C. What am I doing wrong. Help, help. The settings are easy to change, but why don't we just follow the default for a while and see how that goes? I know, people are strange,…
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Low carb and vegetables
A follow on from psulemon's Calorie thread. There are some people following a low carb diet / lifestyle who eat few or no vegetables, like Tommy in Sweden who often eats one large meat based meal a day with butter and posts them on his blog. A less extreme Swede is Dr Andreas Eenfeldt who says to eat all the vegetables you…
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Right calories vs less calories
Is weight loss more about less calories or the right calories?
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New review: RDA protein intake is too low, 1.5-2.2g/kg recommended for everyone.
Abstract A novel method has been developed to determine protein requirements, which is called Indicator amino acid oxidation (IAAO). This technique has been validated by comparison with the “gold standard” nitrogen balance”. Using IAAO we have shown that minimum protein requirements have been under estimated by 30-50%. The…
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Adherence to Nutrition Recommendations and Use of Supplements Essential for Vegans
Will Brink posted this link to a new study. http://www.nutritioninsight.com/news/Adherence-to-Nutrition-Recommendations-and-Use-of-Supplements-Essential-for-Vegans 24 Mar 2016 --- Research findings published in PLOS ONE have highlighted the need for vegans to get nutrition guidance and to use recommended nutrient…
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Vending.
I went to the gym once and found the best machine to use was the vending machine.
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Eating after a certain time
what time/ how many hours before bed should you stop eating
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What's more filling, fat or proteins?
Hey all, Heres a stumper for you...I can eat 2 slices of store bought pizza (with like a good thick crust) and feel satiated for hrs but I eat a healthy salad w beans, quinoa, veggies, olive oil dressing, the whole nine yards and I'm hungry in an hr. What gives? Is it the fat in the cheese that's making me full? The bread?…
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How important is sleep exactly? I get around 4 to 6 hours of sleep a day.
There's been a study that people that sleep more tend to lose more weight. I've been having troubles sleeping and If this study is true I definitely want to sleep more.
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Does specific type of food help you lose weight
I belive it does! Its not how many times you eat than what you eat a person that will eat once a day but fast food like french fies and hamburger and a person that will eat 3 times a day but will eat chicken breast without frying or broccoli tuna fish exc will most likely lose weight or be in better forming shape then the…
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Pills and are they Worth it
Hey everyone I just wanted to have everyone put in there 2 cents worth and help me and other know if dietary supplements like fish oil and other pills like sport legs are really beneficial if so why and if not why. Thank you to everyone who participates in my discussion.
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Deficit = Hunger ?
If a person is used to eating a certain number of calories to support their current weight... wouldn't it be natural for them to feel hungry, when they reduce that number to a deficit? Is it reasonable to tell people that they shouldn't feel hungry if they 'are doing this right?' Quite simply. Shouldn't anyone eating at a…
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Antibiotics and probiotics??
Not sure if this belongs here or not...... I'm on antibiotics and have a tummy upset because of them. Would I benefit from pre/probiotics? And if yes do I wait till after my course of antibiotics are over?