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Breathing Is Making You Fat

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If you have weight issues, you may have joked that you get heavier merely by looking at food. Of course, that’s impossible.

But a new study shows that simply breathing can actually cause you to pack on weight.[1]

The study was published in the journal Environment International. It found that breathing a certain kind of pollution can trigger obesity.… Read More

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The Extra Virgin Olive Oil Myth

In All Health Watch, Alzheimer's and Memory, Diabetes, Diet and Nutrition, Featured Article, General Health, Weight Loss

We all know that olive oil is good for us. Especially the more expensive extra virgin kind. 

Studies have found that it leads to healthy aging, prevents heart disease, wards off Alzheimer’s, cuts the risk of diabetes, fights arthritis, and contributes to a healthy body weight.[1]

Despite extra virgin olive oil’s status as a superfood, it has always had one drawback.… Read More

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Simple Way to Double Your Calorie Burn Without Exercise

In All Health Watch, Diet and Nutrition, Featured Article, Weight Loss

It seems like the Holy Grail for dieters…

Increase the number of calories you burn without exercising or changing what you eat. 

This metabolic acceleration would allow you to lose weight far easier than going on a traditional diet that forces you to eat less and go hungry. Nor would you have to exercise yourself into exhaustion.

This isn’t just a fantasy.… Read More

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1,000 Steps Does This to Your Body

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Professor Neil Alexander of the University of Leeds was a world-renowned pioneer in the study of biomechanics. This is the science of how living things move.

He noted that humans are the only mammals who walk on two legs (some apes do it for short periods of time).[1] [2] [3]

“Walking,” he said, “is the exercise man is naturally meant to do.”… Read More

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Dying to Be Thin

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No health problem plagues more Americans than obesity. 

Some 73% of adults in the U.S. need to lose weight. 

About 40% are obese. Another 33% are overweight.[1]

This is a serious matter because being too heavy is linked to more than 60 chronic diseases. They include the nation’s top killers such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and stroke.

What if you could slim down simply by taking a pill?… Read More

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4 Cups of Coffee a Day Does Something Great for Your Body

In All Health Watch, Diet and Nutrition, Featured Article, Weight Loss

Weight loss is the number-one health goal for many of us. But the fact is, getting thinner is a mixed blessing. 

When you lose weight, you lose body fat, which is good. But you also lose muscle, which is bad. 

New research from Harvard University shows there’s a way you can get rid of fat without sacrificing muscle. And you can do it without dieting or exercising more.… Read More