If the drugs don’t work, doctors can prescribe a special diet for people with epilepsy that will often stop or reduce their seizures. Emma Young reports. Of all the ‘miracle diets’ that are touted, there’s perhaps one that lives up to the name. It doesn’t involve eating a crucial nutrient that a person is lacking, or avoiding one that’s causing an unpleasant reaction. In … [Read more...]
Ditch the gym – build strength and muscle with your own bodyweight!
Before joining a gym or buying expensive exercise equipment, look at what you already have available to you in your neighborhood. With creativity, just your own bodyweight, and the right training progressions, you can get in a challenging workout any place. You can train in your own home, yard, or a local park. … [Read more...]
Coca-Cola Funded Study Claims Diet Soda May Be Healthier than Water
Carey Wedler / (ANTIMEDIA) A new study claiming diet beverages may be more beneficial to weight loss than water was funded by Coke, Pepsi, and other soft drink conglomerates. The analysis, published in November in the International Journal of Obesity by a professor at the University of Bristol, concluded that low energy sweeteners (LES) in place of sugar “in children and … [Read more...]
Why the calorie is broken
Calories consumed minus calories burned: it’s the simple formula for weight loss or gain. But dieters often find that it doesn’t work. Cynthia Graber and Nicola Twilley of Gastropod investigate.“For me, a calorie is a unit of measurement that’s a real pain in the rear.” Gastropod: The end of the calorie (audio) Bo Nash is 38. He lives in Arlington, Texas, where he’s a … [Read more...]
Making This Dietary Change Is The Key To Losing Weight, According To Science
According to two recent studies, cutting down on refined sugars and eating more good fats is the key to triggering rapid health improvements. RIP low-fat diets. According to two recent studies, cutting down on sugary food – processed carbohydrates, especially – can trigger rapid health improvements. One study, conducted by a team of Harvard researchers, concluded that a … [Read more...]