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The DSM V includes binge eating disorder which is characterized by eating much more than the average person would in a 2 hour window coupled with feelings of guilt, lack of control, etc. Eating the food likely serves as temporary pleasure and activates mesolimbic dopamine receptors which are the targets of any addictive…
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It's probably carotenemia, which is harmless. If you had jaundice it would show up as a yellow tinge under your tongue and in the whites of your eyes in addition to your skin being yellow. Another fun fact about vegetables making you change colors is beeturia. Juice or eat an entire beet and chances are you are going to…
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Even if saturated fats do not have any negative impact on your health, they also likely have no positive impact. Also even if they are truly innocuous, the bulk of foods that are high in saturated fat are usually loaded with sodium and other chemicals as well. By all means if you think saturated fats aren't bad then keep…
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Are you currently taking levothyroxine or any other meds for your hypothyroidism? Depression is known to occur secondary to hypothyroidism and while it may not be the sole cause it certainly isn't going to help you feel more energized. Also if you are currently taking an SSRI it may be worth asking to be placed on a…
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Mono and polyunsaturated fats = good fats. Saturated = bad fat. Trans fat = ugly mutant artificially created stay away from at all cost fat. That being said, unsaturated fats are great for your overall health so try to get away from the notion that "eating fat will make you fat." Stock up on foods like avocados and nuts…
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One word. Coffee.
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Haha good, I hate planet fitness anyways. Just thought I'd throw the suggestion out there in case though
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Stay away from xenadrine and any other fat burner for that matter. They are not effective and can be downright dangerous as most contain a ton of stimulants and can put a lot of stress on your heart. Regarding the testosterone booster, you are 19 and your testosterone is probably the highest it will ever be in your life.…
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Any planet fitness gyms around? They don't have a good rap but it's only $10/month. I know there are several other gyms with dues $40 or less a month. If you're set on doing the home gym and want to do it upstairs you may want to have a contractor or building inspector take a look because most residential buildings,…
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Besides ON, syntha-6 by BSN would probably be my favorite and it's a blend. Other than protein though, I'd say you're wasting your money on pre workouts and fat burners. If you need a pick me up before a workout try a tablespoon of raw honey and/or black coffee. The caffeine is the only thing in either that is really doing…
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How are your shoes? If you over pronate when you run it could put undue stress on your tibialis posterior or structures like the deltoid ligment which are all in close proximity to the medial malleolus (that bump on the inside of your ankle). I wouldn't think tibial stress fractures would be consistent and would hurt in…
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Where exactly on your knee does it hurt? If the x-Ray and MRI cleared you of meniscal and ligament tears then it is more than likely due to a muscular problem. A good amount of knee pain can actually be chalked up to tight hamstrings and IT bands.
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Seeing as you're in college station this doesn't surprise me...Aggies. I'll just echo what people above said, just learn to do different exercises to hit the same muscle group. Between machines, free weights, cables, suspension trainers, and pure body weight exercises you can almost always find another way to do the…
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Push your knees outward during your glute bridges and push through your heels. It should help to disengage your hamstrings and give you a stronger contraction in your glutes.
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Regarding your stiff back you may want to start stretching your hamstrings, especially after you get done on the elliptical. Strengthening your core with planks or even sucking your belly button toward your spine when you are sitting at work. If you have a pre existing condition like a fusion or a herniated disc obviously…
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You said you don't eat a lot of protein but you are also eating a low carb diet? Not sure how that is feasible without being in a major calorie deficit. Regarding low carb diets and gout flare ups, it's not that the lack of carbs is precipitating the attack, it's due to whatever you are eating instead. Fish, organ meat,…
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Save your money and just go outside everyday for a few minutes if you can. 15-20 minutes of sunlight exposure generates adequate amounts of vitamin D in your skin. This is also a more bioavailable form of vitamin D than that found in supplements.
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Grapefruit juice inhibits a certain liver enzyme (cytochrome P450 1A2) which is responsible for metabolizing certain medications, clozapine for bipolar disorder being one example. This can cause the medication to accumulate to toxic levels and cause adverse effects. Occasionally eating grapefruit or grapefruit juice won't…
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Natural juice is great but it doesn't have any magical properties that are going to make you lose weight. You lose weight on a juice cleanse because juice is not calorie dense and in order to get even 1000 calories a day in you would have to be guzzling the stuff constantly. Juice cleanses are just a clever guise for…
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Working out first thing in the morning would be my advice. You haven't been exposed to the workplace that day yet and you are less likely to be worried about work stuff.
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Taking meds to normalize your thyroid hormone levels will definitely aid in weight loss. That's not to say you can sit on your butt and the weight will fall off but you will get more "bang for your buck" so to speak from your workouts and eating healthy with normal thyroid hormone levels.
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Anorexia nervosa is more than just being thin, it's severe calorie restriction along with an intense fear of weight gain and a disturbance in how one experiences their body weight/shape. That being said, everyone assumes anorexia is only eating little to nothing, but this is only one subtype, referred to as "restrictive."…
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My experience with diet changes is they mostly cause bloating/excess gas. Have you tried anything like gas x or beano? What kind of vitamins are you taking? Besides just nausea, are you having any other symptoms?
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I would say he needs to stick to body weight exercises for the time being. That should be enough resistance to build what muscle he can at that age without potentially stunting his growth. This will also give him a more solid foundation upon which to build when he does start lifting say in high school. I just started with…
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All protein is made of chains of amino acids so don't worry about getting any special kind. The only single amino acid that may help out more with recovery than others is glutamine because it can be used to restore Krebs cycle intermediates and help metabolize the accumulated lactic acid. That being said, I definitely…
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Do body weight squats as well as just sit in the hole for a minute or two before you even touch the bar. Simple piece of advice that has always helped me stay on my heels is just to lift your big toes off the ground throughout the movement. If you can't do that, then you are leaning too far forward.
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Eat and stop starving yourself. Starving yourself just slows your metabolism down and is counter-productive. You'll lose a small amount of weight doing it initially but as you've experienced, the losses stall and aren't sustainable. The second thing I'd recommend (assuming you are already doing some sort of cardiovascular…
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5:30 was probably my fastest ever. My advice would be to work on increasing your anaerobic threshold with intervals and sprints. Long slow runs get your endurance up but don't work well for improving speed.
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Are planning to balance it on your foot or something? Not sure how you could safely use a dumbell of any weight to do donkey kicks
