The Effects of Intermittent Fasting on Human and Animal Health Three years. It has been three years since starting my study on Intermittent Fasting (IF) and its proclaimed health effects. I am finally ready to go public. A quick background story… The 14 Foods You've Been Storing All Wrong If you find yourself tossing soggy celery and mealy tomatoes in the trash all too often, you're not alone. No one gives you a guidebook on how to store food properly to prolong shelf life and flavor. So, it's no surprise that the average American throws out more than 20 pounds of food per person every month, according to the National Resources Defense Council - that's equivalent to $165 billion dollars a year ending up in a landfill. Learn how to properly store your groceries to keep food flavorful, save money on groceries, and reduce food waste.
Green Tea and Diabetes: Prevention and Management Nearly 10 percent of people in the United States have diabetes, according to the American Diabetes Foundation. When you have diabetes, life becomes all about regulating your blood sugar to stay healthy. And while many must turn to medication and insulin injections, there is evidence to suggest that drinking green tea could make diabetes management easier. Several studies have pointed to green tea as a potentially effective method of controlling diabetes, and even improving insulin sensitivity. Just how it works isn’t completely clear, but it’s believed catechins within the tea — also responsible for its anticancer and heart health benefits — may be responsible.
10 Ways to Avoid Holiday Weight Gain These simple tricks can help you survive holiday party season relatively unscathed. (Photo by Sean Locke/Stocksy) Thanksgiving officially marks the beginning of holiday craziness — the stress, the parties, the overeating, the gluttony. Fiber-Rich Diet May Boost Lung Function Action Points Low dietary fiber intake was associated with reduced lung function, suggesting that eating a diet rich in fiber may protect against lung diseases like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma.Note that fruit and vegetable consumption was more strongly associated with higher lung function than consumption of whole grains in the analysis, and this association was independent of antioxidant intake. Low dietary fiber intake was associated with reduced lung function, suggesting that eating a diet rich in fiber may protect against lung diseases like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and even asthma, researchers said. These associations were found to be consistent, even when controlling for important covariates for poor lung function, including smoking and high body mass index (BMI), they wrote in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society.
5 Tibetans Energy Rejuvenation Exercises We've been practicing, teaching and recommending the 5 Tibetan Energy Rejuvenation Exercises since 1998. You can do the whole routine in 15 minutes and only need enough floor space for your body while laying down and enough air space for your arms to be outstretched. The 5 Tibetans represent a great way to keep your body in shape when you have limited time for a physical workout or limited space for a complete yoga routine.
recommended-daily-protein-men-vs-women-5141 The average man in the Unites States takes in about 100 grams of protein per day, while the average woman takes in approximately 70 grams, according to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. The amount of protein you need daily depends on your total caloric intake, gender and activity level. Government resources and nutrition experts offer guidelines to help you determine how much protein you should take in. Protein Needs Two-Week Total Transformation Challenge « TotalTransformationTest The Total Transformation Two-Week Challenge (Beginner) How much could you change in two weeks if you REALLY applied yourself? How much could you change if you didn’t give in to temptation, if you pushed through obstacles, and if you went the extra mile?
Exenatide promotes weight loss when added to diet and exercise In combination with diet and exercise, the diabetes drug exenatide helped nondiabetic, obese individuals lose over three times more weight than those receiving a placebo, or dummy treatment, for 6 months. The results of the new study will be presented Thursday at The Endocrine Society's 91st Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. Previous studies show that exenatide, an injectable medication marketed as Byetta (Amylin Pharmaceuticals and Eli Lilly and Company), not only lowers blood sugar but also can result in weight loss in some people with diabetes.
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