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How Much Should I Weigh?
How Much Should I Weigh?
Do you feel may like you’re on a lifelong journey to lose 20 elusive pounds? Or maybe you’re a hard gainer – always trying to put on 10 pounds. Either way, managing your weight can be very frustrating, especially if you’re living a healthy lifestyle. Why is it so hard? Logically, weight management… See more
Understanding the Colors of Fat: How to Convert White to Brown Fat
visual diagram of brown, beige, and white fat cells
The fat around your waist, snuggled up to your organs and clinging to your thighs and backside isn’t just a nuisance. It’s actually a remarkable component of your body composition. Fat has many benefits, such as giving you energy, manages cholesterol and blood pressure, helps escort some vitamins… See more
Walking for Exercise Eases Knee Arthritis in People Over 50
Walking for Exercise Eases Knee Arthritis in People Over 50
Do you struggle with knee pain? If you do, you know the problem is more than just pain. When your knees hurt, you can’t move very well. And your ability to perform daily activities, including walking, are compromised. Knee pain can be caused by a wide range of issues, but there’s a pretty good… See more
Good News for Coffee Drinkers: Coffee is Linked to Lower Risk of Death
Good News for Coffee Drinkers: Coffee is Linked to Lower Risk of Death
Coffee is one of the most popular beverages in the United States. Americans drink about 400 million cups of coffee every day. That’s more coffee than soda, juice and tea combined. But if you’re a coffee drinker, you’re probably aware of the controversy that surrounds it. On one hand, it’s credited… See more
Poor Quality Diet Significantly Raises Risk for Type 2 Diabetes
Poor Quality Diet Significantly Raises Risk for Type 2 Diabetes
Type 2 diabetes is one of the biggest public health issues. About 1 in 10 Americans have type 2 diabetes and a third have pre-diabetes, which if left untreated will become type 2, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The good news is: Eating a healthy diet can lower… See more
What Caused Your Quarantine 15
What Caused Your Quarantine 15
As Covid-19 transitions from pandemic to endemic, it’s left another major public health issue in its wake -- significant weight gain. The U.S. was dealing with an obesity epidemic long before Covid hit. Between 2017 and 2018, about 42… See more
Heavy Metals in Cannabis
Cannabis Plant
Cannabis is a group of plants with psychoactive properties that are used to produce industrial hemp, CBD oil, and medical marijuana. Unfortunately, many people don't realize that cannabis plants can absorb a lot of dangerous heavy metals.

Heavy Metals in Cannabis

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Fake Healthy Foods: 6 Foods We Think are Healthy
woman looking at fruit options in the grocery store

What Healthy Food are Actually Unhealthy?

When you think about healthy foods, what comes to mind? Acai fruit? Yogurt? Oatmeal? Our perception of what food is healthful is influenced by a wide range of factors: scientific studies, stories in the media, what our mother told us and what food… See more
New Brain Stimulation Approach May Help Severe Mental Illness
Brain Activity

How Does the Brain Work

Your brain is composed of networks of neurons – electrically excitable cells. These networks are the building blocks of your nervous system and the basis of brain activity. They transmit information to and from your brain and the rest of your body to help you think… See more
Do You Really Need 10,000 Steps a Day?
a group of women walking outside
If you’re a walker, you’ve probably heard the recommendation to walk 10,000 steps (or about five miles) every day for health. Did you ever wonder how experts arrived at this amount?  Not through science. The original concept came from a 1964 Japanese marketing campaign to promote an early… See more

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