K-E Diet: Feeding Tubes for Weight Loss

April 17th, 2012 - posted in Current Health News

A new era of dieting is upon us as reported by ABC (and picked up by 900 fitness blogs already) called the K-E Diet.  Previously the HGC Diet put the fitness world into an uproar because it preached 500 calories a day and sometimes using an injection of a "pregnancy hormone." Lead it to innovative architects of modern wizardry to bring us a new and soon to be controversial diet called the K-E Diet.  Although this diet has been around in Europe for years and recently is making headlines in the United States.
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The Great Vibram FiveFingers Hoax: Justice for a Price?

April 05th, 2012 - posted in Current Health News

Have you wondered if barefoot running was more beneficial than running in traditional footwear?  The photo above is of Vibram's FiveFinger minimalist running shoes.  They claims to offer up all the benefits of barefoot running but with protection and some support. Barefoot running became a craze and Vibram quickly jumped on it with their minimalist running shoes.
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Goodbye Sean O'Malley: Cardio Coach

March 26th, 2012 - posted in Current Health News

I'm very sad today to have found out that Sean O'Malley, better known as the Cardio Coach has passed away.
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Are You the 35%? Protein Requirements 101

March 24th, 2012 - posted in Current Health News

A survey of over 1000 people aged 18 and over done by CLIF Builder’s and Kelton Research showed an astonishing 35% of of Americans knew how much protein they needed. 35% of American are Clueless to Protein Requirements?!
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Why Bodybuilders Need Fiber

March 07th, 2012 - posted in Current Health News

What is Dietary Fiber? Dietary fiber is a nutrient found in the cell walls of plants that your body can't digest or absorb.  Fiber is classified as a carbohydrate, unlike other carbs which your body breaks down and absorbs.  Fiber isn't digested by your body, it passes relatively intact through your stomach, small intestine, colon and out of your body.  It might seem like fiber doesn't do much, but it serves many health benefits.
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Foods You Should Never Eat

February 29th, 2012 - posted in Current Health News

This is post by NoBull Author, Mike Boyle 1. High Fructose Corn Syrup: Consuming HFCS actually causes our bodies to grow fat cells and contributes to the early onset of diseases such as diabetes and heart disease.  Traces of mercury have been found in almost half of the commercial HFCS used in the United States.  So not only can HFCS make you fat, it can make you sick.  HFCS in products are usually sign of poor quality, nutritionally depleted, processed foods full of empty calories and artificial ingredients.  Its actually quite easy to stay away from HFCS.  The best things to do are...
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What’s in Your Brown Rice Protein?

February 16th, 2012 - posted in Current Health News, Rants

Maybe you've started to see protein with organic brown rice as the main ingredient?  Maybe you've seen videos touting how it is superior to "old school" foods like eggs or whey protein? Is Brown Rice Protein Superior? Don't be fooled into thinking that suddenly brown rice protein is somehow superior to whey or the standard egg.
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Southern Cooking Leads to Type 2 Diabetes

January 17th, 2012 - posted in Current Health News

In reality, Southern Cooking itself DOES NOT lead to type 2 diabetes.  However, a poor diet with a lack of exercise can cause the environment for Type 2 Diabetes.  The real reason for this post is an editorial on some recent news. Paula Deen (the famous southern style recipe chef) is expected to reveal she has Type II Diabetes.  Not only but she received a multimillion dollar deal to become the new face of a Novartis drug used to help treat the disease. (confirmed) Paula Deen’s diabetes announcement is even more surreal than expected
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Introducing the Super Tracker

January 06th, 2012 - posted in Current Health News, Nutrition

Did you hear?  Big Brother... The United States Department of Agriculture (informally the Agriculture Department or USDA) launched their "state of the art" nutrition tracking tool. code name: SuperTracker.    This is being billed as: "The SuperTracker is a comprehensive resource available at ChooseMyPlate.gov designed to assist individuals as they make changes in their life to reduce their risk of chronic disease and maintain a healthy weight"
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How to Live 20% Longer

January 03rd, 2012 - posted in Current Health News

Have you heard the news?  People who follow a Mediterranean diet live an average of 23 years longer than people who eat more meat and animal products. However, before you get too excited (but you should be hopeful) you've got to put some baselines around what the Mediterranean diet means.  There's many countries that fall into the region and lumping them all into a single diet is incorrect.  What one country eats may not be what another consumes but they are in the same region.
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