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Is any particular diet better for weight loss or prevention of negative health?
Interesting study http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3155441/ Is any particular diet better for weight loss or prevention of negative health outcomes like heart disease or mortality? Evidence Low-carbohydrate (low-carb) diet: 2 new trials provide the best evidence. -Two-year trial1 of 322 patients found those…
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Why bingeing on health foods won’t boost your immune system
There are only two ways the human body can deal with the invading pathogens and infections that can cause colds and other illnesses – and neither involves vitamins or ‘superfoods’ that claim to offer protection https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/jan/24/health-foods-immune-system-colds-vitamins
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NutriSearch
Alan Aragon posted this link on his Facebook page....... http://www.nutrisearch.info/#gsc.tab=0 Alright, this post is gonna piss some people off, but that's okay, it's the weekend & I'm stepping outside after posting this. smile emoticon ... I was recently asked the question of whether or not Gary Taubes actually believes…
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We Can Blame Sugar All We Like – But We're Only Creating More Problems For Ourselves
http://lovindublin.com/opinion/we-can-blame-sugar-all-we-like-but-were-only-creating-more-problems-for-ourselves
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Saying, “It works for me,” is exactly like saying, “I have a tickling fetish.”
http://evidencebasedfitness.net/saying-it-works-for-me-is-exactly-like-saying-i-have-a-tickling-fetish/ I’m a big fan of Dan Savage’s “Savage Love” and his Lovecast. It’s so refreshing to listen to someone who gives practical advice in such a sex-positive (about as sex-positive as you can get really) fashion. I’m currently…
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This Is NOT NATURAL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkhhCi7nMFI&feature=youtu.be
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The effects of a high protein diet on indices of health and body composition – a crossover trial in
Brad Schoenfeld posted this link on Facebook... http://www.jissn.com/content/13/1/3 Conclusion In resistance-trained young men who do not significantly alter their training regimen, consuming a high protein diet (2.6 to 3.3 g/kg/day) over a 4-month period has no effect on blood lipids or markers of renal and hepatic…
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Processed foods: contributions to nutrition
Alan Aragon posted this today on Facebook http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/99/6/1525.long
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Unless you're a heroin addict, you probably don't need to detox. Here's why.
http://www.vox.com/2014/12/31/7438565/detox As the holiday season winds down, you may start to consider some kind of detox regimen. Take a walk through any pharmacy or natural health store and you’ll find no shortage of products that will allegedly help you: from clarifying shampoo, to detoxifying teas and juices, and, at…
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What Paleo diets get wrong: We're not evolved for meat, and our ancestors ate carbs
http://www.vox.com/2015/8/20/9179217/paleo-diet-jeb-bush-weight-loss
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Top 40 Fitness Professionals to Follow In 2016
http://www.jmaxfitness.com/blog/top-40-fitness-professionals-to-follow-in-2016/
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The one thing you need to know before you detox
https://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/the-one-thing-you-need-to-know-before-you-detox/ There are no quick fixes Any product or service advertised with the words “detox” or “cleanse” in the name is only truly effective at cleansing your wallet – of cash. Alternative medicine’s ideas of detoxification and cleansing have no…
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Macronutrient Tracking The Bottom Line: Do You *Need* To Count Your Macros?
Eric Helms posted this on his Facebook page. Interesting read....... Had the honor of being interviewed by James Fell in this article examining who should, when it's worth, and what the purpose of tracking macros is all about. A few folks were interviewed along with me. Oh and some guy named Alan Aragon was included as…
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When It Comes To Weight Loss, Are Calories A Myth?
Pretty interesting reads today on Facebook with Alan Aragon, James Fell and Layne Norton checking in. http://ca.askmen.com/sports/bodybuilding/why-calories-count.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FviIXAvUj_U https://www.facebook.com/alan.aragon.796 https://www.facebook.com/bodyforwife
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Alan Agaron on MLM health/nutrition-related MLM companies
Alan Agaron posted this on his Facebook page today.....I find it especially relevant today. "I regularly get questions about this or that MLM product, whether it be Advocare, Herbalife, Visalus, Isagenix, or Whateverthehell. I am yet to come across a health/nutrition-related MLM company that doesn't economize production…
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What does cancer eat? Sugar, mostly, and other lessons
Pretty interesting article. What makes it interesting is the Terry Fox Laboratory at the BC Cancer Agency are not selling books.....pushing an agenda and neither is the professor of pathology and laboratory medicine at University of British Columbia. Jane Macdougall: What does cancer eat? Sugar, mostly, and other lessons…
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The anti-detox: ‘Poo therapy’............
Interesting article.................. http://life.nationalpost.com/2014/01/08/the-anti-detox-poo-therapy-will-replace-cleanses-fashionable-detoxes-u-s-experts-say/ It is fashionable to kick off the new year with a detox, which supposedly clears the body of waste products that have accumulated over the year. But, in fact,…
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herbal products don't always contain what's on the label
http://www.theprovince.com/health/CSIlike+study+finds+herbal+products+dont+always+contain+whats+label/9024099/story.html TORONTO - DNA doesn't lie. And when scientists from the University of Guelph scoured the DNA in a number of herbal products, they found that many times the labels on the merchandise didn't accurately…
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Most Credible Health and Fitness Bloggers You Can Trust
Great resource with links to blogs... http://impruvism.com/the-10-most-credible-health-and-fitness-bloggers-you-can-trust/ 1. Alan Aragon - Whether he’s debunking fructose alarmism, exposing unfounded supplement claims, or setting the record straight on how often you really need to eat, Alan brings the same level of…
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91-year-old sets age-group weightlifting record
Here is a reason to lift............................ PHOENIX — A 91-year-old Arizona weightlifter didn't just break a world record for the bench press, he powered through it by 52 pounds. Sy Perlis of Surprise set the record by benching 187.2 pounds at the National Bench Push-Pull Press and Dead Lift Championships on…
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95 pounds lost in 13 months with pics....
Where to start...........in the past 6-7 years I gained 120 pounds due to may things. Overeating of course and a variety of injuries. I had 2 bad concussions the second of which was work related in April 2010 and I am still dealing with symptoms from that one. I also partially tore my achilles, had medial tendinitis in my…
