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Novi personal trainers give tips on a healthy diet when eating out

Posted: 01/12/2012

The demanding city life tends to rob us of time to pay attention to our health, especially in terms of the foods we eat. It’s often easier to eat out than cook at home; you won’t get past two city blocks without spotting a fast food store or a restaurant around the corner, but eating out in such places may not always be the healthy choice. Most restaurant foods contain...

Body image: Men 'most unhappy about beer bellies'

Posted: 01/12/2012

Four out of five men confess to being unhappy about their body, suggests an online survey by the University of the West of England.The Centre for Appearance Research at UWE studied the responses of 384 British men with an average age of 40.The biggest body issue for them was their "beer belly" and lack of muscles.Thirty-five percent of respondents said they would trade a year...

The Top 3 Holiday Eating Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them

Posted: 12/14/2011

1) Go ahead and enjoy PLANNED indulgences.It's easy to grab a piece or two of fudge, a small cookie here and there, or a bite of cake (or more) every single day during this time of the year. But you're much better off choosing your indulgences, planning for those, and sticking to just those times. That way, you don't feel deprived over the season, but you don't pay for daily...

Breaking The Comfort Food Cycle

Posted: 12/08/2011

Sometimes your mood can have a major impact on your diet.Sometimes everybody either wants a good old hug or a big old plate of of comfort food. What do you hunger for when you are feeling blue? A hot fudge sundae? A big fat greasy hamburger and fries? A bucket of country fried chicken?Many of these foods temporarily relieve the feelings of sadness or anger or whatever caused...

3 Ways to Save 700 Calories

Posted: 12/07/2011

Burger SwapEat This!McDonald’s Big Mac540 calories29 g fat (10 g saturated)1,040 mg sodiumNot That!Sonic SuperSonic Double Cheeseburger (w/mayo)1,270 calories87 g fat (34 g saturated)1,500 mg sodiumA burger that supercharges weight lossEat This, Not That! Savings: 730 caloriesWhile these are both double-patty burgers with cheese, Sonic’s version weighs in nearly twice...

A Drink A Day Increases Breast Cancer Risk

Posted: 11/02/2011

Even moderate drinking increases a woman’s breast cancer risk, according to a study published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The research found as few as three to six glasses of wine a week increased the chance of developing breast cancer. The risk of breast cancer rose with the amount of alcohol consumed, the study found, with the best...

Rx Drugs Deaths Triple in Decade

Posted: 11/02/2011

Inappropriately used prescription pain medications kill 15,000 people in the United States each year, according to a new report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "We're in the midst of an epidemic," says CDC Director Dr. Thomas Frieden. "Narcotics prescribed by physicians kill 40 people per day."Deaths due to prescription painkiller overdoses now exceed...

Raw vegetables and fruit 'counteract heart risk genes'

Posted: 10/18/2011

People who are genetically susceptible to heart disease can lower their risk by eating plenty of fruit and raw vegetables, a study suggests.It says five or more daily portions should be enough to counteract culprit versions of a gene on chromosome 9, thought to be possessed by a fifth of people of European ancestry.Healthy diets appeared to weaken its effect.The Canadian researchers...

Obesity 'worse for teen girls' blood pressure'

Posted: 10/17/2011

High blood pressure is a risk factor for heart disease and stroke in later life.The study of 1,700 teenagers, presented to the American Physiological Society conference, found girls had three times the risk of higher blood pressure.A British Heart Foundation spokeswoman said a third of young people in the UK were overweight or obese.The teenagers, aged between 13 and 17 had their...

Vitamins linked with higher death risk in older women

Posted: 10/11/2011

When it comes to vitamins, it appears you could have too much of a good thing, say researchers who report a link between their use and higher death rates among older women.Experts have suspected for some time that supplements may only be beneficial if a person is deficient in a nutrient.And excess may even harm, as the study in Archives of Internal Medicine finds.All of the women,...