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Category: Fitness Tips

Surprising Health Benefits of Cinnamon

Surprising Health Benefits of Cinnamon

Few spices have been in use for as long as cinnamon has. Its healing virtues, however, have only recently begun to be discovered by modern science. Derived from the dried bark of a small tree that grows in Egypt, Vietnam, Indonesia, Brazil, India and Sri Lanka, cinnamon has been a fixture in Chinese medicine and Ayurveda. Nowadays it plays an increasingly important role in the practice of alternative medicine in the west.

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Healthy Snacking: 5 Bad Snack Habits to Avoid

Healthy Snacking: 5 Bad Snack Habits to Avoid

Snacking can be an ally when it comes to controlling your weight. On the other hand, too much of the wrong kind of nibbling can work against you. Here are five bad snack habits that can pack on the pounds and how to correct them.

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Can Rapid Weight Loss Be Toxic?

Can Rapid Weight Loss Be Toxic?

There are a number of reasons not to buy into the promises of extreme diets. For one, they don’t lead to permanent weight loss and they’re nutritionally unbalanced. But there’s another reason why extreme dieting and rapid weight loss may be harmful. It may release toxins store in fat tissue into your bloodstream. Find out more.

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Sneaky Ways to Get More Fiber

Sneaky Ways to Get More Fiber

We have all heard that fiber is important, but did you know that every gram of fiber that you eat cancels out about seven calories? In addition to being valuable for weight loss, there are also many other health benefits to eating a high-fiber diet.

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Can Eggland’s Best Eggs Actually Improve Your Lipid Level?

In the past, eggs have been maligned for their role in raising cholesterol. Now a recent study suggests that not only do eggs not raise total cholesterol, they may actually improve your lipid profile. Find out more about the impact eggs have on lipids and discover other surprising health benefits of Eggland’s Best eggs.

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What Is Hunger and How Can You Control It?

What Is Hunger and How Can You Control It?

Feel like you’re always hungry? Hunger is a powerful motivating force that can make life difficult when you’re trying to lose weight. This article discusses the what causes hunger and gives tips for how to control it.

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Is exercising after a meal beneficial?

Can Exercising After a Meal Improve Your Health?

Exercising after a meal? How many people do that? As it turns out, doing some light exercise after eating a meal may have health benefits, especially when it comes to your heart. Find out why this is and why it’s important to stay active after a meal.

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Fish Oil Versus Krill Oil: Which Has Greater Health Benefits?

If you’re like many people, you’re trying to get more omega-3s in your diet. That’s hard to do if you don’t like fish. That’s why some people take fish oil supplements. These days you can get omega-3s from another source – krill oil. Are there benefits of krill oil over fish oil? This article looks at the pros and cons of each from a health standpoint.

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7 Tips for Avoiding Hypothermia During Cold Weather Exercise?

7 Tips for Avoiding Hypothermia During Cold Weather Exercise?

Neither rain nor snow nor sleet will keep some fitness enthusiasts from their daily outdoor exercise! While this level of dedication is admirable and can reap health benefits, even the fittest person can be susceptible to hypothermia, a dangerous and potentially deadly condition, when exercising in bad weather.

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