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10/16/2015 / By Michael Bundrant

How to lose weight when the last thing you want to do is diet

There comes a time in (almost) everyone’s lives when they find themselves a little heavier than they are used to. With celebrities in the media bouncing back after having a baby in weeks, and shedding unwanted pounds faster than you can blink, it can be hard not to resort to extreme dieting and fad diets […]

10/13/2015 / By Michael Bundrant

Every hour of lost sleep leads to this much body mass index increase

For those of us who have a teenager in our lives, we see them stay up very late, which leads to sleeping in, and then they become either tired or they resort to napping throughout the day. Researchers are now discovering that the time that they fall asleep at night actually has an effect on their weight. A […]

10/12/2015 / By Michael Bundrant

Immune cells may help fight against obesity

Until recently, it was thought that the only way to prevent obesity was to eat healthy and exercise. A recent study, published on September 15 in Immunity, indicates that certain aspects of the immune system may also play an important role. Immune cells help control fat tissues’ release and storage of energy. Fat cells produce […]

10/07/2015 / By Michael Bundrant

Research shows just 7 days of overeating and inactivity causes insulin resistance

Obesity is now so bad in America that doctors have coined a term, metabolic syndrome, to cover the laundry list of symptoms associated with the extra fat. Among these are type 2 diabetes and insulin resistance. While these might seem like obvious additions to the list, the reason has not been clear until now. In […]

10/02/2015 / By Michael Bundrant

Mindfulness decreases fasting glucose in obese women

MBSR, or mindfulness-based stress reduction, is taking the health world by storm. Instead of dieting and exercising, the developer, Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD, of the University of Massachusetts Medical School, advocated weight loss by paying direct attention to the here and now. Staying connected to the present moment forces people to focus on what they eat, […]

10/01/2015 / By Michael Bundrant

Millennials, Gen Y need to eat less, work out more than previous generations to avoid obesity: research

According to a recently published report that calls into question the ethics of the group that published it, 25-year-olds are now faced with the task of exercising harder while eating less than their predecessors if they hope to lose weight. Coming out of York University, this study certainly boasts impressive numbers by analyzing data of […]

09/30/2015 / By Michael Bundrant

Does eating breakfast help with weight loss? Research provides definitive answer

For many pseudo-informed health gurus, the diet is a mysterious realm of half truths and confusion. Instead of doing research, they’ll spout off popular “facts” they’ve picked up without knowing the truth behind these urban legends. Such is how it is in the case of breakfast. One of the most debated topics among fitness enthusiasts, […]

09/29/2015 / By Michael Bundrant

Research shows reducing saturated fat to be pointless

Saturated fats have always been seen as one of those evils of dieting. Said to be the bringer of heart attacks, clogged arteries and death, health nuts do whatever they can to avoid even looking at it. However, a systematic review of the subject was recently released by one of the prevailing and most revered […]

09/24/2015 / By Michael Bundrant

Keep the weight off for a year and reap these 12 amazing health benefits

We all know losing weight is healthy, but keeping it off for a year or more leads to a laundry list of health benefits, leading researchers to believe that long-term weight loss is the answer to so many health woes. According to a recent, well-researched article published on PubMed, here are 12 benefits of sustained […]

09/23/2015 / By Michael Bundrant

5 Foods that make you want to eat less later

If you want to feel full, you need to put down the donuts and pick up a snack that actually satiates your body. When you opt for a pastry or sugary snack, your body doesn’t feel full because it’s not receiving any nutrients to actually munch on. Luckily, with these five snacks, you’ll finally be […]

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