Nutrition

White Tea Vs. Green Tea. Which is the right choice for you?

There’s been a considerable buzz about the health benefits associated with the regular drinking of green tea for a while now. High in antioxidants, it’s been proven to help treat, fight, and prevent a wide variety of known ailments including arthritis, thrombosis, high cholesterol, premature aging, and even cancer. However, in recent years, we’ve been hearing similarly great things about the wonders of white tea as well. So which one is better than the other, and which one will better meet your personal needs? Let’s take a look at how white tea and green tea stack up against each other and find out. [Read more...]

October 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment

The Energy Value of Food

When it comes to how the human body acquires the energy that allows us to go about our business each day, the basics are similar to those related to any other type of machine. Energy is obtained through the intake and subsequent breaking down of fuel, and in the case of the human body, the fuel is food instead of gasoline as it would be in a car.
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September 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment


Supplements

What Is Phentremine Civ-XR?

Original prescription phentermine, short for phenyl-tertiary-butylamine, is best known for being a powerful and effective appetite suppressant. Many health and diet enthusiasts may remember it as one of the two active ingredients in the now illegal drug fen-phen, with fenfluramine being the other. Although fen-phen and fenfluramine are now both illegal and considered to be extremely dangerous to use due to the serious heart valve damage they’ve been known to cause, phentermine was not pulled from the market in most countries and is still considered safe enough to use on a very limited basis. [Read more...]

October 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment

What Is ColonLeaf?

ColonLeaf is an all-natural dietary supplement designed to help aid weight loss and promote overall wellness by helping to rid your colon of residual waste and detoxify your system in the process. ColonLeaf is an all-natural product and includes ginger root, fennel seed, goldenseal, licorice root, rhubarb, and psyllium. People who use ColonLeaf and similar supplements as part of a healthy diet and exercise routine often report that doing so results in fewer instances of constipation, fewer occurrences of fatigue, higher energy levels, and aid in weight loss. They also find that they are less likely to feel bloated or retain an overabundance of water.
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October 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment


Weight Loss

Fat Loss for Beginners - Tips for Getting Started (Part 2)

In this article, Tom Venuto gives us the second part of his awesome set of fat loss tips. Click Here if you missed part 1 or if wyou would like to re-read the great tips.
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September 27, 2008 | 1 Comment

Fat Loss for Beginners - Tips for Getting Started (Part 1)

EVERYONE who wants to get leaner should read this article. Yes, I know it says “Fat loss for beginners,” but sometimes we veterans forget what we once knew or we don’t practice what we now know. If you’re a beginner, this will be an introduction. If you’re experienced, let this be a reminder.
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September 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment


Training

What is Body Mass Index? (BMI)

Anyone who’s ever been on a diet or been curious about nutrition before is probably at least somewhat familiar with the term “body mass index”, or BMI for short. So what is BMI exactly, just to refresh the memory? It’s a statistical measurement that compares a given person’s height and weight. It is then determined using that comparison whether or not the person’s weight is within the range of what would be considered medically healthy for that individual or not.
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September 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment

A Look At Body Types

As many bodybuilding and nutrition enthusiasts very likely already know, which of the three major body types you possess makes a huge difference as far as how your body will respond to different exercise regimens and dietary plans. If you’re just starting out, it’s even more important to know which category you fall into so that you can put together a plan from the beginning that will be most effective for you, working with your body rather than against it.
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September 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment