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Lack Of Sleep May Lead To Hard Arteries

I just read a recent article in the LA Times that provided a link between a lack of sleep and an increased risk of artery hardening.  According to the article, over a 5 year study, 27% of people who slept less than 5 hours a night had coronary artery thickening.  12% of those who slept [...]

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How to Make Lifestyle Changes

When it comes to losing weight, chances are if you’re trying fad diets and special detox programs, you’re pretty fed up that the results never seem to last. Why is this? Well, most of us can only keep up with an extreme diet for so long. Once we’ve reached our goal weight, we can’t wait [...]

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Do You Really Need All That Water To Lose Weight?

This article is slightly contrarian please understand your own personal experience and consult with your doctor to figure out what is right for you.
Most everyone agrees that drinking water is an important component to weight loss. However, there are some dangers that drinking too much water can pose to your health. While it is [...]

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Carnival of Weight Loss - Winter Hols

Welcome to the December 20, 2008 edition of carnival of weight loss.
Editor Picks

Marsha Hudnall presents Women’s Weight Loss: ‘Tis the Season to Be Kind posted at A Weight Lifted

MCA presents Does Caffeine Raise Your Blood Glucose Levels? | My [...]

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Final Thoughts on Superfoods–I Promise

I’ve almost beat this topic to death. But there are a few more tidbits in the SuperFoods Rx book that I wanted to mention.
Way back in the introduction, the book gives a bunch of stats and research about various topics relating to the American diet and micronutrients that I wanted to share with you. [...]

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The Four Principles Of SuperFoods Rx

I have a lot that I want to say about SuperFoods–I feel like I could write a book about the book. My first post was meant to provide a brief introduction and based on some of the comments, it was probably a bit too brief. One reader commented the following:
Blueberries are a wonderful [...]

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2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans

The United States Department of Health and Human Services has released its physical activity guidelines for adults and children. The official web site offers a number of different ways to access this information:

2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans
Be Active Your Way: A Guide for Adults
An activities toolkit for communities and organizations
The advisory committee report for [...]

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SuperFoods: Good For Me Foods That I Actually Like!

If you’re a long time reader of this site, you know that I’m not a very good dieter. That is to say, when I’m on a diet, I’m not an advocate of following a specialized diet such as Atkins, The Zone, or the grapefruit diet. I am good at logging my calories and [...]

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Is Your Brain Keeping You From Losing Weight?

We all know that the mind is our most powerful muscle, but what do you do if your mind is working against your diet plan? Few of us realize just how much we beat ourselves up mentally, setting ourselves up for failure before we even try. If you’re ready to get healthy and lose weight, [...]

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How to Stay Healthy When You Are Dieting

So many of us get caught up in the push to lose weight that we let our health slide. There are a few ways that you can make sure that you are staying healthy when you’re loosing weight, and they’re not hard to do at all. You will need to see a doctor or a [...]

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My Health Week in Review

It’s been awhile since I checked in with review of my health.
Push-ups
I started Week 5 of my pushup program on Monday. I failed miserably. At the end of the 4th week, I did my exhaustion test and completed 43 push-ups. This is a big improvement from the 20 I did [...]

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Neutrogena Sunscreen Review

As summer gets into full swing, it’s a great time to revisit your sunscreen options and see if they are working for you. Skin cancer is becoming more common. As these health and aging concerns grow, it is vital that you are using at least some form of protection for your skin. There are [...]

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One Hundred Pushups: Day 7 (Change-up and Sinker Edition)

I love watching baseball. Like most people from Boston, I particularly love watching the Red Sox. Currently they have a relief pitcher named Chris Smith who throws nothing but change-ups. He might throw three at a time. His fastball is his third best pitch. Where am I going with all [...]

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What’s It Like to Get a Colonoscopy?

This is a guest post from Jericho Hill, economist, statistician, and personal finance forums administrator!
“Don’t be scared.” At least, that’s what I told myself. In truth, I was scared. I hate medical appointments. I have an overwhelming fear of needles. If you couple that with a fear of the unknown, a [...]

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It’s Hard To Raise Healthy Kids

It’s no secret that Americans are fat. We like to eat and we live in a society where large amounts of food are readily available. During the 20th Century, the average weight of the college age male rose from 133 pounds to 166 pounds. When I graduated from college in 1996, I [...]

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Cleared to Run

Today I finally went to see the doctor. It’s been three weeks since I injured myself during my first-ever 10k run. Last Monday, after waiting in vain for the pain to go away completely, I gave up my Roth stubbornness and made an appointment with a sports doctor at a nearby clinic. Over the past [...]

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Top 5 Tips to a Healthy Heart

Heart disease is one of the most common diseases in the world. My maternal grandfather died of heart disease at a very young age. He is far from being alone. Every year, heart disease claims millions of lives of both men and women. However, by improving your lifestyle, you can avoid [...]

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Red Sox and I Disappoint (and Weekend Health Links)

It was a rough weekend for the Lazy Man. I went to three Oakland Athletic - Red Sox games and watched my beloved Red Sox lose all three games. None of the games were close to give the suspense that the Red Sox might win. On the health front the first day [...]

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