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Posted on Saturday, 7th May 2011 by Irvy

As I previously mentioned that at one point someone once told me that getting cancer is like walking through a door that only opens one way. Once you walk through it you can never go back to the life you had before hearing those words.

When you walk into the Oncology Office the first time you are not a cancer patient but, when you walk out you be one. It is a very rough realization to have to face and you should not be alone when you start this journey. If you do not have someone to go with you you can contact your local American Cancer Society.

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Posted on Wednesday, 4th May 2011 by Hanna

Far too often people have the propensity to look for an easy way out when losing weight. While most of us lead busy lives and find it difficult to include exercise, ultimately its up to all of us to prioritize our health.

One example of how some people do not address the real issues associated with being heavy is through . Liposuction has become the most popular , with more than 450,000 operations every year.

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Posted on Wednesday, 4th May 2011 by Irvy

Heres a few fat loss related studies Ive been reviewing recently:

Friedenreich et al. Adiposity changes after a 1-year aerobic exercise intervention among postmenopausal women: a randomized controlled trial Int J Obes (Lond). 2011 Mar;35(3):427-35

This study put 320 women on a one year  program. There were two groups an exercise group and a control group. The exercise group was instructed to perform 45 mins of moderate to vigorous aerobic exercise five times per week (and over the course of the year, they averaged 3.6 training sessions per week or 178 mins per week).

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Posted on Monday, 2nd May 2011 by Irvy

Editors Note: This is a contribution from Danny McLarty a certified strength and conditioning coach.

In order to improve our health and physique, we all want to get the most out of our training. I look around and see many people busting their humps every week, without making much of a change (if any) to their appearance.  Hard work is great, and essential to reaching your goals.  But it also takes some smarts!  Below are two tips to help you make noticeable improvements in your health and physique.

Work That Back!

You may have heard this advice before: to prevent muscular imbalances and to stay healthy, make sure that you use a balanced lifting routine (i.e. an

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Posted on Saturday, 30th April 2011 by Hanna

Study Helps Explain Why Low-Calorie Diets May Increase Life Span

Research has suggested that very low-calorie diets may increase life expectancy in animals, and now a new study in humans provides some important clues as to why this may occur.

In the new study, individuals who had higher metabolic rates — the amount of energy the body uses for normal body functions — were more likely to die early from natural causes than those who had lower metabolic rates.

The new findings appear in the .

Higher metabolic rates may accelerate the natural aging process via the production of damaging free radicals.

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Posted on Friday, 29th April 2011 by Hanna

So maybe you are tired of the gym. Or you want to exercise inexpensively. Or you want to take advantage of the nice weather. There are a myriad of reasons people choose to run. So whatever the reason, virtual high-five! Good for you!

Let me just first start out by reassuring you that anyone can run. Just head to the finish line of any race, of any distance, in any city. I promise you will be inspired as you observe runners of all different shapes, sizes and ages cross the finish line. Tall, short, fat, thin, old, young.

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