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Basics: Build Muscle for Better Health
'Three to four hours after a strength- training workout, you're still burning calories,' says Seibers, a creator of fitness videos including the 'S...
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How to Choose a Treadmill
If you’re shopping for a treadmill, you have to consider your goals, fitness level, and budget. Treadmills cost anywhere from a couple of hundred d...
Read moreHow to Deal with Side Effects of Medicine
When your doctor prescribes a new medicine, ask about common side effects. Once you start taking a drug, mention any unexpected symptoms to your do...
Read moreTruth About Weight-Loss Pills
Personal trainer Todd Person, owner of Metabolic Project, a personal training facility in Los Angeles, says that when used in combination with diet...
Read moreRisks of Belly Fat -- and How to Beat Them
This visceral fat in your middle makes toxins that affect the way your body works, says Samuel Dagogo- Jack, MD, president of the American Diabetes...
Read moreBeware Untested Diet Pills
But online marketers sell it as a weight-loss drug and performance enhancer. In that regard, usnic acid is not unlike ephedra, another weight-loss ...
Read moreTruth About Agave
Agave has about 60 calories per tablespoon, compared to 40 calories for the same amount of table sugar. The American Diabetes Association lists aga...
Read moreBenefits of Vitamin C
Vitamin C is one of the safest and most effective nutrients, experts say. So unless you can eat plenty of fruits and vegetables, you may need to ta...
Read moreHoodia: Lots of Hoopla, Little Science
Goldfarb studied DEX-L10, the 500-milligram hoodia capsules sold by Delmar Labs. In Goldfarb's study, the seven overweight participants were told t...
Read moreFrozen Dinners
Stroll down any supermarket frozen food aisle and the evidence is clear: frozen meals are big sellers, claiming more shelf space than virtually any...
Read moreMinorities and Chronic Disease: Obstacles to Care
The reasons chronic disease rates are higher among minority groups are varied and complex, but one thing they're not is biological, says Natalia Li...
Read moreWomens Top Diabetes Concerns
A healthy pregnancy is certainly possible with diabetes, but it takes extra care. Your doctor should check on your diabetes drugs, because some sho...
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