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Weight Loss - How to Change so YOU can make it happen

Everyone I talk to wants to lose weight or thinks they should. Awareness of the need to lose weight is common. It isn’t because of health classes or good public health policy. It is because of TV shows, movies and ads. The ideal is portrayed as thin, wealthy and totally unlike […]

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14Jul2008 | Bruce Bair | 0 comments | Continued
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Does Your Child need to be treated for High Cholesterol

July 1, the American Academy of Pediatrics released an urgent recommendation for the treatment of high cholesterol in children. The headline I read on Medscape - a division of WEbMD, indicated that the urgency was in response to the obesity epidemic in children.
My understanding is that the “epidemic” has plateaued two years in a […]

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11Jul2008 | Bruce Bair | 5 comments | Continued
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Lose 1 pound of Fat a week - Nutrition

Proper nutrition is essential for a healthy body. We could argue about organic versus non-organic, filtered or bottled water versus tap water but it is moot if you don’t have a plan that covers the basics. It is better to eat vegetables and fruits rather than junk. Organic or not you […]

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12May2008 | Bruce Bair | 0 comments | Continued
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Lose 1 pound of Fat a week - Physiology

To fully understand how to lose FAT and not just weight, you need to understand a bit about how your body functions. If you achieve this after reading this article you should be able to answer the following questions.
1) How do you lose fat as opposed to weight that might […]

 
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5May2008 | Bruce Bair | 5 comments | Continued
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Your Diet and My Pyramid

My Pyramid is a site operated by the government to educate you about diet recommendations that will help you be more fit, less fat and live longer and healthier. It is located at MyPyramid.gov . Avoid the site of the same name but with the ending .com. It is a […]

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29Apr2008 | Bruce Bair | 0 comments | Continued
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Magazines with best nutritional info

American Council on Science and Health is a non-profit organization. It has a very large group of scientists from all fields on its advisory board. The organization has a lot to say about the junk we are alarmed over in the news. One great thing they do regularly is to use a […]

 
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7Apr2008 | Bruce Bair | 0 comments | Continued
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Vitamin E - is it good for you

Another study on Vitamin E was recently published.

I read an analysis of the study on Medscape. Researchers looked at Vitamin E’s ability to prevent cancer, especially lung cancer. The results of their study had similar results to the cardiovascular study of a few years ago. Vitamin E supplementation did not prevent cancer […]

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10Mar2008 | Bruce Bair | 0 comments | Continued
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A Diet For a Healthy Brain

A healthy brain isn’t an accident. It is due to genetics, some luck
( no concussions etc…), a good diet and regular exercise.
I am going to do 2 things I don’t usually do.
First I am going to divide this post so you will have to click the read more link to finish the article and […]

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3Mar2008 | Bruce Bair | 2 comments | Continued
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What is Your Diet Plan and Why

Harvard Medical School publishes a series of health information booklets. I am on their list since I bought one. Last week they wanted you to buy their book Weigh Less and Live Longer. The excerpt that came with the buy message gave advice on how to calculate the calories you need to […]

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25Feb2008 | Bruce Bair | 0 comments | Continued
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What Foods Help Stress

Stress has been defined by the authors of the Harvard Medical School Health Report on Stress Management.
In their report they write, “stress itself is defined as an automatic response to any stimulus that requires you to adjust to change.”
You might define stress as problems with your spouse, a sick parent that requires your help, bad […]

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18Feb2008 | Bruce Bair | 2 comments | Continued
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