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Cholesterol Plummets Naturally With New Android App by Nutrition and Fitness Expert Dr. Janet Brill

Posted: 05/17/2012

For every 1% reduction in LDL (bad) cholesterol, risk of heart disease drops by about 2%. Dr. Janet Brill’s new Cholesterol Down mobile app for Android promotes significant LDL reduction in 4 weeks without prescription drugs. Dr. Janet Brill announces the release of Cholesterol Down, a new mobile app for Android available on Google Play.Based on Dr. Brill’s...

Strength Training for All Ages

Posted: 05/16/2012

The older we become, the less likely we are to engage in physical activity of any kind. The numbers are staggering. In another 25 years, there will be 70 million Americans ages 65 and older. And those over age 85 are already growing faster than any other age group. But less than one-third of people over 65 perform regular exercise. By age 75, 40% have stopped doing any physical...

Burning Calories With Exercise

Posted: 05/16/2012

People choose to exercise for a variety of reasons: to feel more energetic during the day, because they enjoy the challenge of becoming fit, to get the health benefits, and because they want to look good. These are all fine motivations to get you started and usually help somewhat to keep you going. But on a day-to-day basis, most of us want the gratification of knowing how many...

Exercise and Type 2 Diabetes

Posted: 04/06/2012

The incidence of type 2 diabetes is on the rise, which experts largely attribute to the rise in obesity. Type 2 diabetes, which is responsible for 90 to 95% of all diabetes cases, is more common in adults, but as rates of childhood obesity increase, more young children are being diagnosed with the disease. The good news is that simple lifestyle changes can prevent and, in some...

April 2012 News Letter (Spring Training)

Posted: 04/04/2012

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MYTH: You "Burn" more Fat at Lower Heart Rate

Posted: 03/27/2012

There is a high correlation between your heart rate and increasing “carbohydrate burning”. So, when you read this you may think, “okay, if I want to burn more fat, I need to keep my heart rate down”. However, and this is a big however, notice that nothing is mentioned about the quantity of fat calories that is used at a lower intensity as compared to a...

Healthy Eating: Tips and Tricks for a Nutrition Transition

Posted: 03/27/2012

Healthy Eating: Tips and Tricks for a Nutrition Transition Spring is in the air bringing changes to weather, wardrobes and waistlines. With the holidays and cold weather months behind you and plans for spring break trips, pool time lounging and outdoor activities in the near future, this is the perfect time to focus on healthy eating. In light of National Nutrition...

How to Refuel After a Hard Workout

Posted: 01/21/2012

What's best to eat for recovery after a hard workout? That's what marathoners, body builders, and fitness exercisers alike repeatedly ask. They read ads for commercial recovery foods that demand a three to one ratio of carbs to protein, tout the benefits of a proprietary formula, or emphasize immediate consumption the minute you stop exercising.While these ads offer an element...

Introduction to Stretching

Posted: 01/18/2012

Why stretch? Stretching is useful for both injury prevention and injury treatment. For the purposes of this discussion I will concentrate on prevention. If done properly, stretching increases flexibility and this directly translates into reduced risk of injury. The reason is that a muscle/tendon group with a greater range of motion passively, will be less likely to experience...

The 10 Commandments for Losing Weight…and Keeping it Off!

Posted: 01/11/2012

Success breeds success. What exactly, in terms of lifestyle changes, do people who have been highly successful at both losing weight and keeping it off over the long term do? That’s just what researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and the University of Colorado set out to determine when they began their on-going study called the National Weight Control Registry (www.nwcr.ws). Currently,...