Friday, November 20, 2009

Posts Tagged ‘portion size’

Tobacco Goes Hollywood (A long time ago)

Friday, September 26, 2008 7:48

Remember the glamour days of smoking when such stars as Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall puffed their way into Hollywood legend? When images of John Wayne and Gary Cooper, cigarette in hand, symbolized virility? And Joan Crawford lighting a cigarette was the epitome of elegance?

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How To Lose Weight Without Losing Bone

Friday, September 26, 2008 7:32

There has been quite a bit of research done regarding the issue of bone loss as it relates to weight loss. As I was researching this article I saw that Science Daily had wrote up a great article on this subject with clinical research, and here is what they ...

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Is Wall Street Affecting Your Health?

Friday, September 26, 2008 5:43

More than 56 percent of 158 healthcare business insiders surveyed late last week say Wall Street’s financial crisis will “slow down, but not harm” the business of healthcare. In fact, almost 70 percent say the current economic crisis presents “opportunities galore.”

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Stress

Friday, September 26, 2008 5:29

Although the degrees of stress varies from individual to individual, we do live in a world that is full of stress and it is well documented that unmanaged stress can kill you. Pastor Richard Casteel, Senior Pastor of Grace Chapel in Scottsdale, Arizona put it very succinctly, “If you ...

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Killed by Healthcare

Friday, September 26, 2008 3:42

American consumers who’ve felt confused navigating their healthcare and healthcare insurance now have a compass to point them through the morass -- a new book that guides them in simple language through the American healthcare system.

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Video: Fitting a Fitness Routine Into A Busy Schedule

Friday, September 26, 2008 3:26

Exercise is good for your health and makes you feel and look great and is a very valuable use of your time. You should therefore treat the time spent exercising in the same way you would any important social or work engagement and put it in your diary. Once you ...

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Glycemic Load

Thursday, September 25, 2008 5:38

The usefulness of glycemic load is based on the idea that a high glycemic index food consumed in small quantities would give the same effect as larger quantities of a low glycemic index food on blood sugar. For example, white rice is somewhat high GI, so eating 50g of white ...

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