Blog: Tag / Women’s Health

I don't know about you but my allergies are killing me right now. No matter what I do, nothing helps. I found this article, in a Women's Health segment called Daily Dose and they talk about "are allergies making you fat?" If my allergies are making me fat then they've got to pull some of the load by walking a few miles each night. Avoiding getting tested for food allergies because you’re afraid of giving up shrimp? Doing it might just help you give up your muffin top: A new study in the Middle East Journal of Family Medicine reports that hidden food allergies can hinder weight-loss efforts.  When...


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I've been going to the dermatologist for years now because a friend of mine, a dermatologist, scared the you-know-what out of me and I had a bump on my arm checked out. The one thing I know for sure is wear sunscreen. Over at the Daily Dose at Women's Health they have a great article called "Save Your Skin." Scientists at Britain's Institute of Cancer Research have identified a gene that triggers cells to become cancerous after exposure to the sun.  The discovery could lead to better skin cancer treatments, with the ultimate goal of developing targeted drugs that can fix the damaged genes.  Great...


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  If you're not losing weight walking then you're not walking enough days and fast enough.   Research shows that walking done at a brisk pace, 12-14 minute miles, is only 10% less effective than jogging and running. !0% percent less effective, what does this mean? It means, that I typically burn 705 calories walking 4.36 miles in 59.56 minutes which is 13'44" minute miles, if you can't lose weight doing this then there are other issues. Please see your doctor and email me, I'll help you without all the 'gym rat' judgement you get from most fitness people or trainers. Here's the math,...


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