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Is Your Tap Water Making You Fat?

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Being dehydrated can make you fat and keep you from losing fat, because when you are in this state, your kidneys aren’t working right, so your liver has to step in and help them out. One of your liver’s main jobs is to pull fat out of your tissues to be burned off and used…

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Love Can Make You Thin!

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You may have already heard me talk about how our endocrine system is linked to our metabolism and how the right attitude can burn fat. I have mentioned this in lectures, seminars, blogs, articles and newsletters. The state you are in most of the time can indeed determine whether you are chronically fat or easily…

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Top 7 Most Stubborn Exercise Myths

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Why are there so many myths out there and why are they so pervasive and persistent? Mainly because mainstream media has perpetuated them, but also because people just don’t know any better, since they haven’t seen the recent research. Here are the top 7 exercise myths still circulating today and their modern answers, based on…

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The 7 Most Stubborn Diet Myths

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Most people still don’t get it. It’s no wonder though, and the general population really isn’t to blame. They are just being misled. If you don’t do your own research, you won’t have the right information. Even the American Dietetics Association is decades behind in the research. Most nutritionists and dietitians are still giving most of  their recommendations to…

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Eat This Food and Die Early – WAY Early!

By Jay Madrigal / / Comments Off on Eat This Food and Die Early – WAY Early!

Why such a negative title? Why not something more positive like, “Eat This Food to Live Longer?” Well, because sometimes drama is needed to get certain points across and we do occasionally need to know what to avoid when it is this urgent. Based on the research I have studied as well as current events and trends, it is…

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Givers are Stronger

By Jay Madrigal / / Comments Off on Givers are Stronger

Tis the season to give indeed, but did you know that this act can also help your workout? Scientists have discovered that your endurance will increase about 20%, right after doing something nice for someone. Scientists looked at whether doing good deeds affects willpower and physical endurance. Volunteers were given a dollar and told to keep it…

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