Tag: food
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You Can’t Outrun a Bad Diet
The phrase ‘diet and exercise’ is so common it rolls off one’s tongue. Similar to peanut butter and jam. Rarely is one mentioned without the other. One might, therefore, think the two are interchangeable. If you have a poor diet, you can make up for it with being more active. And vice versa. However, over…
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Will exercise make me hungry?
You just finished your workout. Your exercise is done and now you’re wondering if you should eat something or not. After all, you just burned a few hundred calories, surely you must be hungry. Plus, the cookie on the counter is calling for you. Or maybe it’s a Starbuck’s Frappuccino. Is this physiology or psychology?…
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Potassium: The overlooked nutrient that reduces blood pressure
If you’re looking to lower, or prevent, high blood pressure, you might want to add more potassium-rich foods to your diet. Increasing potassium may be as good if not better, than limiting salt intake. And eating more of something is always easier than eating less of something. What is blood pressure? Blood pressure is a…
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Superfoods- Myth or Reality?
It seems we can’t go very long without hearing about a new superfood. A food considered to be so rich in nutrients, it’s promoted as better than other foods. The notion of a superfood is so common now, it appears in the dictionary. In general, it’s a food considered to be of particular benefit to…