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Stevia safe?
Found an interesting article about Stevia and one of it's components that I thought was interesting. Lab Tests Point to Problems with Trendy New Stevia Sweetener CSPI Urges More Testing Before Stevia Extract is Used in Food, Drinks August 28, 2008 WASHINGTON—Coca-Cola and Pepsi are planning to introduce new drinks made…
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Why Cut Back on Salt?
NEW YORK - People who ate lots of salt were not more likely to get high blood pressure, and were less likely to die of heart disease than those with a low salt intake, in a new European study. The findings "certainly do not support the current recommendation to lower salt intake in the general population," study author Dr.…
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Common Fitness Myths
Here's another article from Cracked.com that I found kind of interesting and thought I would share. http://www.cracked.com/article_19130_6-fitness-tips-everyones-heard-that-dont-work-at-all.html
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Aspartame
I have seen several posts made by people talking about the horrible health risks of aspartame. According to some people, it causes everything from cancer, diabites and lupus to Gulf War Syndrome. I came across this article in Time magazine (a generally well regarded publication) about the supposed risks associated with…
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6 Ways to Lose Weight With no Exercise Required!
This is an article I found on Cracked.com that I'ld thought I'ld share. Although humourous, it makes some very good points about the lengths that some people will go to to lose weight the "easy" way. http://www.cracked.com/article_19069_6-diet-fads-people-who-will-try-anything-except-exercise.html
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Health Foods? Not!!!
Another interesting article from Cracked.com about foods that a lot of people think are good for them, but may not be quite as healthy as you might think. 8 Health Foods That Are Bad For Your HealthBy Christina H May 25, 2010 1,201,259 views Healthy foods, like reality show stars, tend to be both high-maintenance and…
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Colon Cleansing
Could somebody please explain to me exactly what a colon cleansing consists of? Do you take some kind of turbo laxative, or is it more of an enema kind of deal? What are the supposed health benefits that are derived from this? Thanks.
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Stinking up the Gym!
This is just a note for that person with the exceptionally rank body odor at the gym. I fully understand if you don't want to bother showering before your workout. Why would you, when you're just going to get all sweaty? That's not a problem. Just please, please slap on a little deodorant or something beforehand. I realize…
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Detoxing and Cleanses: Important Information!
If you're thinking of detoxing or doing a cleanse, please read this information first! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detoxification_(alternative_medicine)
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Great Exercise Calculator
My girlfriend discovered a great site for calculating calories burned during strength training. Check out Fitclick.com. It actually calculates calories burned by your workload, not just by how many minutes you spend training. For example, if you are doing a tough lower body workout using heavy weights on exercises like…
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Weight Lifting Myths
I found this article on Fitclick.com and thought it would be good to share. Muscle Myths by Alyssa Shaffer Muscle turns to fat when you stop lifting weights, right? You've heard that conversion formula before, now find out why it doesn't add up physiologically. We sought to debunk this and other weight training myths with…
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Working Out Too Much?
Do you workout seven days a week? Not a good idea. Your body needs a day or two to rest and repair! Read this article for more information on why. Are You Overdoing It? posted by Laura Kenney Have you started to dread working out? Not the normal, "I don't feel like it today," but a deeper, "I can't do it" signal coming…
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Bad Personal Trainers
Here's an article that anybody who works out with or is thinking of getting a personal trainer should read first. Bad Trainer Advice Printposted by Patty Onderko Wednesday, December 23, 2009 at 12:13 PM filed under fitness postings With gleaming shoulders, sculpted thighs, and washboard abs, your personal trainer sails…
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Common Weightlifting Mistakes
Cardinal Sins of Weightlifting posted by Tamar Schreibman We're always being told what we should be doing a the gym: go faster, harder, slower; use a medicine ball; buy a band! But perhaps more important are the things we shouldn't do during a workout. In fact, when's the last time you paid close attention to your weight…
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A "Big" Reason for Men to Lose Weight
If your a man, overweight, and feeling like you've been "short-changed" in a certain department, read this article: http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/392513/size_matters_how_weight_can_affect.html?cat=51 Yes, just like "trimming the hedges", losing a few pounds can make it look bigger! Of course, if your name…
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The Ultimate Diet: Tapeworms?
Tired of starving yourself? Wish you could eat all the crap you want and stil lose weight while not moving your fat *kitten* off the couch? Here's the perfect diet for you. Find yourself a tapeworm. Swallow. That's it. No exercise required. What could possibly go wrong? :huh: http://www.cracked.com/funny-3697-tapeworm-diet/
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Gym Etiquette
Every gym has that person that sits on a the chest press machine yapping on the phone while you're waiting to use it. Or the person that hogs three pieces of equipment at once while the gym is busy and people are waiting to use them. You might want to forward this article to them!…
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People Willingly Eat this?
Another article about some of the scariest and most disgusting foods from around the world. Baby mouse wine, anyone? http://www.cracked.com/article_14979_6-most-terrifying-foods-in-world.html
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Fitness Rip-offs
How many of you have some wonderful piece of shiny junk sitting at home that promised to whip you into shape when you saw the ad on tv? Here's an article on some pieces of exercise equipment that millions of people have blown money on over the years. The funny part is that most people could have made this stuff at home.…
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Diet Products
Yet another article from Cracked.com. For a humourous website, they have a lot of informative articles. This one is about those wonder drugs and supplements that promise easy weight loss with little or no effort. Hate to burst your bubble, but it just ain't happening! http://www.cracked.com/funny-4180-diet-products/
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Food Additives
I found another interesting article on Cracked.com about how certain food additives are made. Hope you like eating insects and viruses! Enjoy! http://www.cracked.com/article_15982_5-horrifying-food-additives-youve-probably-eaten-today.html
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Just an Interesting Article
I came across an interesting article on weight loss on Cracked.com. Check it out! http://www.cracked.com/article_18965_5-weight-loss-tips-cynical-*kitten*.html
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The Truth about the HCG Diet
This is from Men's Health, concerning the HCG diet: December 28th, 2010 The Truth about the hCG Diet1By Kiera Aaron Sure, The Cookie Diet is a little odd. But when it comes to weird diets, it doesn’t get much weirder than The hCG Diet. This Internet fad advocates that people can drop their extra pounds by taking hCG—a…
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Does Ice Water Burn Calories?
I've heard different people talking about drinking ice water to burn extra calories, so I thought I'ld see if I could find out the answer. Here it is! http://www.chow.com/food-news/54270/does-drinking-ice-water-burn-calories/
