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Don’t Wait to Get Fit

Have you ever gone to the doctor’s office, dreading the results? If you have a lifetime of bad eating habits and a lack of exercise, you are at risk for many different diseases, including diabetes, heart disease and high blood pressure. Yet, many of us wait for that dreadful news before we make that change. [...]

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What Time of the Day is Best For Exercise?

While there are many schools of thought on the subject of what time during the day is optimum, it generally boils down to whether or not you are capable of fitting in a workout during that specific time. We’re all on pretty tight schedules these days and sometimes, it is just not possible to fit [...]

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Sunday Roundup - Corn Syrup and Happy Cows

Welcome to this week’s edition of the Sunday Roundup - Corn Syrup and Happy Cows. In addition to the weekend reading material listed below don’t miss the PETA and breast milk blog post from Get Fit Slowly.  That post plus one from Fast Food Confessional comprise the title of this post. Hopefully you’ll get a [...]

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What is a Fatty Liver?

Many of us go to a doctor for our annual exam only to be told that we have a fatty liver. For the vast majority this is a pretty confusing diagnosis and it’s hard to know what we can do to fix it. First, let’s find out what a fatty liver is and then find [...]

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Root Beer Floats to Help With Diabetes

On the local news today, I heard that the Oakland A’s were having a fundraiser. From the press release:
Today will be the A’s ninth annual Root Beer Float Day. A’s players and local celebrities will serve root beer floats from 10:35 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the West Side Club, with proceeds benefiting the [...]

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