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Processed Foods linked To Autoimmune Disease
Scientists Officially Link Processed Foods To Autoimmune Disease "The modern diet of processed foods, takeaways and microwave meals could be to blame for a sharp increase in autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis, including alopecia, asthma and eczema." Read the rest here:…
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Bicycling... benefits... weight loss!
Just recently, like two weeks ago I got back out on my bike. It has probably been about 15 years or more that I did any riding at all, so it was kind of nice to get back on the iron steed that rode from Vancouver, BC to Montreal, QC back in 1986. Since February I have been going to the gym three days a week and on off days…
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Biking great... but if you are just starting
At the beginning of last month I finally got on my bike after not doing any serious type of riding for possibly about 20 years... They say you never forget how to ride a bike and I will agree with that old adage. In adding my bike to my exercise routine I have found it helping to make better gains in my weight loss. One of…
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Fuelling your body...
Today is June 1, and as I sit and eat my breakfast of oatmeal, polenta, ground flax seed, cinnamon, I went through the e-publications I get notifications regularly. One of the articles in Bicycling magazine caught my eye, and I thought I would share it with you all here, even though it is aimed a cyclists there is good…
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So who are all the bad *kitten*... Challenge!
Recently, I joined this group... and as a result I ended up on Strava and as I result I was pointed in the direction of http://www.velominati.com/ - but even more so to their rules. So how many of you follow Rule number nine (9) and are you bad *kitten*. I plan on going out for a 50km ride tomorrow regardless of the…
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Addiction to unhealthy food....
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-05/cafn-atu051613.php Toronto, May 22 2013 - Research presented today shows that high-fructose corn syrup can cause behavioural reactions in rats similar to those produced by drugs of abuse such as cocaine. These results, presented by addiction expert Francesco Leri, Associate…
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Friend who is personal trainer in play
To all my friends on MFP and those who still do not know me... Over the weekend when I was out for my 10 km walk I had an idea that I will share with you all later regarding combating childhood obesity, but as I shared this idea with a good friend of mine who is a personal trainer, motivational speaker, and actually a…
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Salt, Sugar and Fat...
These are the three pillars of the food industry and how they make you become addicted to their products. Worth spending a few minutes taking a look at this CBC report: http://youtu.be/4cpdb78pWl4
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Mediterranean Diet Cuts Heart Disease Risk, Study Finds
While nothing is perfect, and there is always someone who will be a naysayer, this article today in the New York Times is worth a read: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/26/health/mediterranean-diet-can-cut-heart-disease-study-finds.html?pagewanted=2&_r=0&smid=fb-share
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Everyone here so far is great!
I've been here for a bit less than a week and I find the support and advice from people here is incredible, for the most part sincere, and credible because the members on MFP have been down the same path. Amy3000 just a few minutes ago was a perfect example of how in a matter of minutes people were able to share. I hope…
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A new journey has started...
In fact the journey started at the beginning of November of last year while I was on an extended business trip in Germany. Before leaving on that trip I had just turned 50 and I had decided that it was time to take my life back and change a number of things. When I arrived in Germany the first thing I did was I gave up…
