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By reducing inflammation you will be healthier and leaver - guaranteed!Inflammation is connected to obesity, fat gain, accelerated aging, CV disease, diabetes, arthritis, cancer and stomach problems. It shortens your life and causes daily pain and discomfort

Doing a properly designed weights program when pregnant is very beneficial. We know that weight training women are healthier during and after pregnancy and they, on the whole, deliver healthier babies with fewer complications. Now I'm not recommending that

Your knee is a hinge joint, connecting your femur (upper leg bone) to your tibia (lower leg bone). It allows for flexion (bending) and extension (straightening)with minimal rotation. It's also a link between the hip and ankle. A lot of times when someone presents

I train quite a few women of a certain age (of which I’m the same age) and so this comes up quite a bit. Women, even those that have trained for years, find a difference in their bodies when they hit their 40's. Menopause is different for every woman

Now that Christmas is upon us, what inevitably follows is the magic weight loss pills and potions that commercial companies peddle to help us get rid of the Christmas spread. It happens every year and every year it doesn’t work. The only thing that ends

By getting the majority of your calories from nutritionally dense foods you'll enjoy improved energy levels, better immune health, cognitive performance and a general sense of well-being and generally, the best physiques out there are 'clean eaters' There

Sodium levels above normal daily levels increases water weight so reducing it below daily norm reduces it. Sodium (salt) sucks water into cells and potassium pumps it out. Our ratio of sodium to potassium should be 1:2 with sodium at approx 2300mgs and potassium

1. Type 2 diabetes is characterised by chronically high blood sugar levels and is caused by an inability to produce enough insulin to lower blood sugars or by cells being unable to use insulin properly. 2. Fiber reduces the risk of developing type 2 because

1. Regular exercise and weight-lifting increases your body's need for essential amino acids and thus protein. 2. RDA's (recommend daily amounts) don't really work. There are many factors that determine the amount of energy your body burns in a day, such as

There are numerous on the market. I'm not talking brands here, I'm talking types. When it comes to picking one, which one should you go for and why? The general rule of protein intake is that you want to stick to varieties that are easily digested and supply