The holidays are here and so is the stress. Shopping and attending Christmas parties make exercising a very hard thing to do this time of year. This stress has a negative effect on our immune system; so much, that this time of year it becomes very easy to catch a cold or a stomach virus. Now, catching either is not
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Losing weight is the hardest thing to achieve this time of year. If you are losing weight, then my hat goes off to you, as you’re clearly missing out on the majority of the populations holiday issue. If you want to be more realistic, focus on maintaining your current weight rather then trying to lose it. There will be a
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Exercise. It’s one of those things people believe is only for the young. As you age, life becomes more complicated to the point where things like your health are placed on the back burner. You have your job, wife, kids, friends, and a number of other commitments that take over your life. All those activities you did when you were
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Over the years, frozen vegetables have gotten a bad rap. If you want all of the nutrients in vegetables, fresh seemed to be the way go. Although this may sound most logical, it may not be completely true. Vegetables that are fresh tend to sit for an extended period of time and they lose a large percentage of their nutrients.
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Joints…are some of the most problematic areas in the human body. In my last blog, I informed you about Crossfit and how that could lead you down a world of arthritis, joint pain, and all the issues you don’t want to have when you are in your 60’s and 70’s. A lot of the joint problems come from inflammation or
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After Tom’s last post about supplements, I have been receiving a lot a questions about them. A lot of people are confused as to what to take, how much to take, and even when to take them. I understand it can be very intimidating walking into a supplement store and not knowing what to take. If you did that, you
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Fitness fads have been around for years and I do not see it fading away anytime soon. P90x, hot yoga (two that we have already blogged about, and if you missed it, shame on you) are just a couple of current fads. There is one that I believe is not only unnecessary but down right harmful to the human body.
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If you have ever been inside a GNC, Vitamin Shoppe, or Vitamin World, you have probably seen more energy drinks and pre-workout supplements than your brain can comprehend. While these supplements may have different names, they still tend to have most of the same ingredients in them. It is common in energy drinks and pre-workout supplements to find ingredients such
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