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Most weight-loss plans center around a balance between caloric intake and energy expenditure. However, new research has shed light on a new factor that is necessary to shed pounds: timing. Continue reading »

 

by Dr. Barry D. Elson

How to Relax

We are each endowed with a finely tuned nervous system which helps our bodies react to different situations.

 

If we go into a dark room, our pupils will dilate (open up) so that we can see better.

 

If we exercise, our hearts beat faster to pump more blood to our muscles, which are demanding more oxygen.

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Protein for Postmenopausal Women

Dieting postmenopausal women who want to avoid losing muscle as they lose fat should pay attention to a new University of Illinois study.

 

Adding protein throughout the day not only holds hunger pangs at bay so that dieters lose more weight, it keeps body composition—the amount of fat relative to muscle—in better proportion.

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