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Why Do You Eat When You’re Not Hungry?

 Reviewed by Christine Mikstas, RD, LD  Stress 1/10 Long-term stress floods your body with cortisol, a hormone that plays a part in your fight or flight system. In order to refuel your body after a stressful encounter, cortisol makes you want to eat more. If stress is a near-constant state for you, those cortisol levels stay up and keep you
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Study: Intermittent fasting ‘no magic bullet for weight loss.’

by University of Bath New research published this week challenges a popular belief that intermittent fasting diets such as alternate day fasting or the ‘5:2’ are the most effective ways to lose weight. Over recent years, diets which see people fast on a few days each week have increased in popularity, reinforced by images of people’s
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Year-long study shows time restricted diets offer no benefit.

by Bob Yirka , Medical Xpress A combined team of researchers from Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, in China, and the Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine in the U.S. has found that time restricted diets offer no benefits toward weight loss. In their paper published in The New England Journal of Medicine, the
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Estrogen and testosterone deficiency linked to higher rates of rotator cuff repair.

by Wolters Kluwer Health Patients with lower levels of sex hormones—testosterone in men and estrogen in women—are more likely to undergo surgery for rotator cuff tears, suggests a study in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery. Sex hormone deficiencies “was associated with a significantly increased incidence of RCR within [two] independent databases,” according to the new research by
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‘I’m a Physical Therapist, and This Is Why Everyone Should Be Doing Toe Yoga—Especially If You Have Flat Feet’

Jordan Galloway – 5h ago © Photo: Getty Images/ Westend61 Here’s something you may not know: All babies are born with flat feet, but most people develop an arch at some point in childhood. Unfortunately, due to natural wear and tear, as well as weight fluctuations— like during pregnancy—or certain health conditions—including high blood pressure, diabetes, or
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11 Proven Health Benefits of Apple Cider Vinegar

Nutrition, Superfoods / Last Modified on April 5, 2021 / 16 minutes of reading Home remedies are becoming popular amongst the health industry. Most home remedies are derived from traditional medicinal methods from over 50 years ago, some even date back centuries.https://19ee8ce82423aa2da91d6e6ba41b07df.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-38/html/container.html This includes natural medicines, superfood, vitamins and herbs and are also known as alternative medicines. These remedies have been
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