Does Poop Really Matter?

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Does poop really matter? I promise, I’m not trying to get into your personal business, but we can learn a lot from our poop. The basic concept is “What goes in must come out.” Your body is like a machine: it takes what it needs from what you feed it and gets rid of the…

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6 Easy Steps to Burn Fat on a Busy Schedule

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In my health and fitness business, I get the opportunity to talk with people from all walks of life about their health and fitness goals. Whether their goal is to lose weight, gain muscle, stick to a nutrition plan or program, improve their cardiovascular health, or simply to maintain their current fitness level they all…

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Lose Weight While You Sleep

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You probably didn’t know it, but one of the best times to lose weight is while you sleep. That’s because the human body is designed by nature to repair itself during the hours we are sleeping. Our bodies use sleep to repair and strengthen our muscles, joints and other parts that get tired and damaged…

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10 Healthy Eating Habits

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In a nutshell, a healthy diet involves: Eat more home-cooked food, less eating out. Use fresh fruit as snacks. Include with fresh vegetables with meals and they can also double as snacks. Add beans as sides or in stews. Substitute dense chewy bread – preferably wheat bread for less refined white breads and bread snacks.…

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Stay Healthy with Hydration

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Did you know that water makes up 60% of a human adult? According to H.H. Mitchell, Journal of Biological Chemistry 158, the brain, and heart are composed of 73% water, and the lungs are about 83% water. The skin contains 64% water, muscles and kidneys are 79%, and even the bones are watery: 31%. Water…

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Avoid the Yo-Yo Diet Cycle with Holistic Fitness

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How many times have you been on a diet and successfully lost 10 pounds and soon after gained 15? This is called the “yo-yo” diet cycle…it’s so frustrating. Most people don’t realize that you can’t overcome a poor diet by working out more or that you can’t maintain a healthy weight by under or over…

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