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Posted on March 8, 2022
Posted in Cancer, Hormones, Obesity, Plastic

The Dangers of Soy

Soy has been heavily promoted by the soybean industry as being “the perfect food.” The truth is, it is more like “the perfect storm” for anyone with diabetes. Soy Damages the Thyroid and Raises Blood Sugar Soy is thyrotoxic. Isoflavones in soy foods block receptors for thyroid hormones and causes people to become hypothyroid. Since

Posted on October 28, 2021
Posted in COVID19, Obesity

Even With Mild COVID, Obesity May Mean Worse Symptoms

By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Oct. 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Obese people have a tougher time fighting COVID-19, even if they have a milder form of the virus, a new study finds. Researchers looked at more than 500 patients who tested positive for COVID but didn’t require hospitalization. Teens and adults who were overweight or obese

Posted on September 4, 2021
Posted in Diet, Fat, Nutrition, Obesity, Vitamins and Minerals, Weight Loss

The Many Health Benefits Of Macadamia Nuts

By Ashleigh Frank Think you’d have to be crazy to incorporate macadamia nuts into a healthy diet? Like eggs, nuts have long gotten a bad rap for due to their high fat content. But, as it turns out, some nuts (like the macadamia) might be more nutritious than once suspected. Studies show that macadamia nuts

Posted on June 22, 2021
Posted in Cancer, Obesity

Cancers Associated with Overweight and Obesity Make up 40 percent of Cancers Diagnosed in the United States

13 Cancers are associated with overweight and obesity More than 630,000 in the U.S. affectedSpanish (Español) About 630,000 people in the U.S. were diagnosed with a cancer associated with overweight and obesity in 2014. About 2 in 3 occurred in adults 50- to 74-years-old. The rates of obesity-related cancers, not including colorectal cancer, increased by

Posted on April 29, 2021
Posted in Fasting, Fat, Fitness, Nutrition, Obesity

Eleven Myths and Facts About How the Body Burns Fat

Poliquin® Group Editorial Staff A common myth in the casual fitness world is that there is a “fat-burning” zone that will allow you to burn the most body fat. The reality is that working out in the fat burning zone doesn’t measure up as the ideal exercise mode for losing body fat. Most important for

Posted on February 9, 2021
Posted in Artificial Sugar, Hormones, Microbiome, Obesity

Why It Was Easier to Be Skinny in the 1980s

A study finds that people today who eat and exercise the same amount as people 20 years ago are still fatter. The Atlantic Olga Khazan Photo by Reed Saxon / AP There’s a meme aimed at Millennial catharsis called “Old Economy Steve.” It’s a series of pictures of a late-70s teenager, who presumably is now

Posted on January 28, 2021
Posted in Adiposity, Cancer, Fat, Hormones, Nutrition, Obesity, Pesticides/Herbicides, Vitamins and Minerals

When You Lose Weight, Your Fat Cells Don’t Just Let Go of Fat

Belly flab is like a storage unit for the rest of your body. Popular Science Sara Chodosh . Mmmmmm, fat! DepositPhotos If cells were personified, each fat cell would be an overbearing grandparent who hoards. They’re constantly trying to make you eat another serving of potatoes, and have cabinets stacked with vitamins they never take.

Posted on January 25, 2021
Posted in Brain Function, Microbiome, Nutrition, Obesity, Sugar

How Bacteria Are Changing Your Mood

The food we eat, the pets we have, the drugs we take, how we're born… all alter our microbial inhabitants.

And if we're doing that unwittingly, imagine the potential of being able to change our microbiome for the better.

Posted on December 7, 2020
Posted in Fitness, HIIT, Obesity, Sugar, Weight Loss

How To Lose Weight Fast

Whatever the latest diet or exercise trend, whatever bullshit lines the personal trainer at the gym is feeding you, and whatever the latest scientific research is telling us, losing weight revolves around one factor and only one… CALORIES. Consume more than your body burns in day, whether through your natural basal metabolic rate, your day

Posted on November 20, 2020
Posted in Fitness, Nutrition, Obesity

When We Lose Weight, Where Does It Go?

Don’t worry, 98 percent of health professionals surveyed didn’t know either. The Conversation Ruben Meerman and Andrew Brown Photo by www.shutterstock.com The world is obsessed with fad diets and weight loss, yet few of us know how a kilogram of fat actually vanishes off the scales. Even the 150 doctors, dietitians and personal trainers we