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How Negative Thinking Can Make You Fat

May 20th, 2010 at 02:02pm Under Diet Advice

A recently published study in the journal NeuroImage showed that when study subjects engaged in self-criticism or self-blame, their brain activity changed in the regions strongly correlated with depression, eating disorders, and anxiety. This illustrates how over identifying with one’s faults and mistakes can put a person at risk for emotional over eating and carrying [...]

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How To Prevent Hearing Loss

August 6th, 2009 at 08:00am Under nutrition

Inevitably, as we all get older, we all start to lose our hearing. Whether by choice from listening to loud music and going to concerts, or by necessity at the workplace, many of us are exposed to loud sounds that can cause permanent hearing damage. Unlike other cells in the body, inner ear cells do [...]

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Continuing to Fight the War on Obesity

July 6th, 2009 at 09:54am Under Diet Advice+ Diet Studies+ Healthy Recipes+ healthy eating

Last week, a report was released by Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation that said obesity rates were up in 23 states. The report, titled “F as in Fat: How Obesity Policies are Failing in America 2009,” says that Mississippi is the fattest state in the country with 32.5% of its [...]

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Chewing Gum as a Diet Strategy

April 21st, 2009 at 08:29am Under Diet Studies+ Health

A new study funded by chewing gum manufacturer Wrigley suggests that its sugar-free gum might reduce calorie intake in some people. The study had 115 men and women participate in two sessions. In each session, they had a sandwich and then stayed for three hours to participate in surveys about hunger and energy levels. Each [...]

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Study Finds Mediterranean Diet is Best for the Heart

April 16th, 2009 at 10:39am Under Diet Advice+ Diet Studies+ Health

A recent study by McMaster University in Ontario found that a Mediterranean Diet is the best diet for your heart. The 50+ year study was conducted in the U.S., Asia and Europe and looked at the relationship between dietary patterns and heart problems. The Mediterranean Diet is a dietary plan focused on fresh fruits and [...]

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