Blog Category - General Health Page 3

Nov

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Heart Health: How Stress Affects Your Heart

February is American Heart Month. Although you should be living in a way that contributes to heart health all year long, this month is a time to really spread the word.Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women in the United States. It's estima...

Nov

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Need Help Losing Weight? There’s an App for That.

Has anyone ever told you that you should write down everything you eat? Did you listen? If not, you should. Food journaling is not just a futile recommendation; studies have shown that people who keep a regular food journal are more successful at meeting their weight loss goals t...

Nov

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Sugar: Nutrition’s Bad Guy

You've probably heard this before, but just in case you haven’t: added sugar is not good for you. Fat gets the flak for many health problems, like obesity and heart troubles, but it’s really sugar that’s largely to blame. And with candy covering the shelve...

Nov

Ditch the Candy: Tips for Getting Through Halloween

Halloween is quickly approaching and we're not sure what’s scarier: the ghosts and goblins running through the streets or the sheer amount of Halloween candy overcrowding the shelves. Everywhere you look there are bags and bags of chocolates, chewy candies, and sour c...

Nov

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Busted: Metabolism Myths (and What’s Really Going On)

Your metabolism is the cornerstone to your weight loss success. Because of this, people are often quick to point the finger at their metabolism for stalls in weight loss or try metabolism-boosting tips and tricks that their mother's friend’s cousin told them about. Wi...

Nov

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B12 Injections: Benefits Beyond Weight Loss

The body relies on a constant internal balance of vitamins and minerals to function at its best. Unfortunately, today's standard American diet is high in everything we don’t need and low in the essential nutrients that we do.When trying to lose weight, it’s not...

Nov

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Self Love for Weight Loss: The Importance of Being Nice to Yourself

Would you look at your best friend and tell her that she's not good enough? Not pretty enough? Not thin enough? Would you tell your mom or sister or cousin that she’s terrible for veering off of her “diet” and that she should beat herself up over it and ge...

Nov

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Is a Calorie a Calorie? Not According to Research.

For years, nutrition experts have been saying that “a calorie is a calorie” - that as long as you were staying within your allotted calorie goals and exercising enough, you'd lose weight. But new research is showing that this actually might not be as true...

Nov

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Tips for Better Sleep

When you're feeling sleepy at the office, you might be tempted to reach for a cup of coffee and a sugary snack from the vending machine for a little pick-me-up. When the clock strikes five, you may skip the gym and stop at the drive-thru on the way home because you’re...

Nov

Does Gluten Free Mean Healthy? Let’s Break It Down

Gluten free is all the rage right now. Although it's estimated that only one percent of Americans have celiac disease - an autoimmune disorder that results in immune attacks that damage the small intestine in response to gluten – about twenty percent of American...

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