I have been talking about the dangers of abdominal obesity for the last 15 years. There is lots of new data emerging and it all states that waist circumference is independently associated with higher mortality. The most recent study is from the Archives of Internal Medicine. In this study, they looked at 48,500 men and [...]
By: Anna Weiss, P.T. This is a recipe for “Green Lemonade”. It contains good ingredients for weight loss and immunity. I recommend drinking 8-10 oz/ day if trying to lose weight. All the ingredients can be thrown into a juicer. For an added benefit, you can stir in some Chlorella and Spirulina powder to the [...]
According to the most recent government statistics, two thirds of Americans are now either overweight (BMI > 25) or obese (BMI > 30). In 1980, about 15% of adults were classified as obese but that number increased to 34% by 2008. So here are latest statistics on obesity broken down by States. Where does your [...]
I know you guys are probably sick of hearing studies about Vitamin D but I got two more for you. The studies were presented at the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting in San Diego. The gist of the studies were that participants with low Vitamin D levels had poorly controlled blood sugars and were at a [...]
Here is a another great reason to start exercising. The Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) trial looked at 4,618 adults ages 18-30 years old at the start of the trial. The researchers reevaluated them after two, five, seven, ten, fifteen and twenty years. They found that people with the lowest physical activity [...]
A small trial conducted by Lee et al (2010) looked at dihydrocapsiate (DCT) and weight loss. DCT is a compound found in peppers, belonging to the family of capsinoids. The study consisted of fifty-one clinically overweight adults. All the participants followed a liquid meal-replacement diet that included just 800 calories daily. They were then randomly [...]
Many weightloss pills are marketed as dietary supplements with the claim that they use only natural or herbal ingredients. In addition, many have proprietary blends listed on their labels that make it very difficult to know exactly how much of a particular substance you are getting. This is especially concerning since the United States Food [...]
We all know that obesity is an epidemic. The latest figures
Hello everyone Here is my article just published at FitnessRx Magazine. Enjoy. Sean Hashmi When does an idea become proof? If enough people believe that the earth is flat, does that make it true? From ancient Babylon and Egypt to Greece and China, many powerful civilizations believed the earth was flat prior to 4th Century [...]
From our parents to our teachers to even our doctors, we have always been given the advice to drink eight glasses of water a day. But does this advice on water hold any water?
