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- The Myth Surrounding Diet Soda - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2009 from Emile Jarreau"It's diet soda so it has to be good for you right?" Wrong. To the surprise of many Americans, many of the diet sodas being touted as a healthy alternative to the more popular and unhealthy, high-fructose sodas such as Pepsi and Coca-Cola are in fact just as harmful to your body and your ...
Views: 1718 - The Other Side of Good Looks - by Submitted on Sep 12, 2009 from Emile JarreauYou see sexy models posing on the sides of the underwear you buy. You find the idealized bodies of mannequins in department stores wearing the clothes that only good-looking people can wear. You watch Hollywood celebrities and fashion models parade around in glamorous dresses and suits, and you ...
Views: 582 - The Secret to a Ripped and Super Strong Core: Stabilization - by Submitted on May 24, 2009 from Emile JarreauWhat if you could get your abs in incredible shape and strengthen your core to the max, without ever doing ONE exercise? Believe it or not, you can. First of all, unless you are brand new to the exercise WORLD, you probably know one simple fact of life about your midsection. Working out your ...
Views: 805 - The Start of Eating Disorders - by Submitted on Sep 12, 2009 from Emile JarreauThe start of eating disorders really comes from a variety of factors. While the skinny models of the 1990s are perhaps the origin of a new era of self-conscious, thin-is-in youth, that is not the whole picture. If the public as a whole didn’t adopt the idea of thin as ideal beauty, the number of ...
Views: 541 - The Symptoms of Eating Disorders - by Submitted on Oct 28, 2009 from Emile JarreauThere are more people than ever suffering from eating disorders, and in order to identify them and help them, you have to be aware of the symptoms of eating disorders. There is a shocking statistic: an estimated 5-10 million females and 1 million males are seriously afflicted by anorexia ...
Views: 1009 - The Top 3 Reasons Why We Procrastinate - by Submitted on Jun 03, 2009 from Emile JarreauI was going to write an article today on procrastination, but I think I will go ahead and wait until tomorrow. I will probably have more ideas then anyways. Come to think of it, I have to make something for dinner later, so there is no way I could write it today anyways. Also, my hand kinda ...
Views: 719 - Treatment for Eating Disorders - by Submitted on Sep 13, 2009 from Emile JarreauThere are many reasons why people with an eating disorder are reluctant to actually get treatment for eating disorders. For one thing, actually getting help means admitting that they have a problem. After all, if they are seeking help, that must mean there’s something wrong with them. A lot of ...
Views: 626 - Treatment for Eating Disorders in Adolescents - by Submitted on Sep 13, 2009 from Emile JarreauEating disorders, unfortunately, are all too common in adolescents. Puberty is a time of massive change for kids. Not only are their hormones turning on, but their bodies are also starting to change too. A beginning awareness of their interest in the opposite sex, as well as the stern judgment ...
Views: 562 - Treatment For Eating Disorders in Adolescents - by Submitted on Oct 28, 2009 from Emile JarreauOne of the first things to do in seeking treatment for eating disorders for adolescents is to admit to yourself that it’s possible that your adolescent could be suffering from an eating disorder. You might think you’re a pretty open-minded person, but it can be very hard, even for a ...
Views: 931 - Twisting Crunches for Incredible Core Results - by Submitted on May 23, 2009 from Emile JarreauSporting a set of ripped abs is just about everyone’s goal. Millions of dollars are spent by companies advertising products that promise this specific result. Having strong abdominal muscles goes beyond just aesthetics though as your core is involved in just about every movement of your body and ...
Views: 846 - Two Main Causes of Eating Disorders - by Submitted on Sep 17, 2009 from Emile JarreauThe two main causes of eating disorders are fashion and culture. In other words, without fashion or culture, the pressure to be thin would not be so pervasive in modern society. For many years, fashion models have been as thin as possible, and people who weren’t underweight (by health standards) ...
Views: 870 - Types of Eating Disorders - by Submitted on Sep 09, 2009 from Emile JarreauThere are many different types of eating disorders, but they are all characterized by an inability or unwillingness to maintain a healthy relationship with food. Usually, all types of eating disorders will leave the victim either underweight or overweight, and eating disorders often have ...
Views: 684 - Urban Cardio Training - Are You Up to the Challenge? - by Submitted on Apr 10, 2009 from Emile JarreauWorking out and getting fit, let’s face it, can get boring. The last thing I want to do is spend an afternoon running in place on a treadmill, going nowhere. Worse even than that is standing in a gym next to a guy in too tight gym shorts while he admires his beautiful arms in the mirror and ...
Views: 960 - Variety is the Spice of Life… Pull-Up Variations and Grip Styles - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2009 from Emile JarreauYou might be dedicated to good health by working out, but that doesn’t mean you have to stick to the same old exercises over and over again. Why not try to do some interesting variations on a mainstay of the super-fit, the pull-up? You might as well, right? Before we go into the types of ...
Views: 2004 - What are the Best Recipes using the GI index? - by Submitted on Aug 22, 2009 from Emile JarreauThe GI, fully pronounced as the glycemic index, is a popular term and has been defined as “a measure of the impact of food on an individual’s blood sugar”. Thus, foods that are low in glycemic index will surely reduce the amount of calories acquired and the amount of body fat gained. The recent ...
Views: 569 - What Are the Best Starchy Carbs for The GI Fat Loss Diet? - by Submitted on Aug 22, 2009 from Emile JarreauAs individuals, energy is crucial in our daily activities and their sources are very important. For many people, just about any sort of food will do. Therefore, it is not uncommon to see a lot of people eating junk foods at some point in time. However, for someone who wants to live well and ...
Views: 644 - What are the Best Weight Loss foods for a low GI reading? - by Submitted on Aug 22, 2009 from Emile JarreauEating foods that have a low glycemic index is not only better for your health, but it can be pretty tasty too. For those uninitiated, the glycemic index is a chart the rates foods based on how much they affect your blood glucose level after consuming them. Those with a high GI number have a ...
Views: 580 - What is a Binge Eating Disorder? - by Submitted on Oct 31, 2009 from Emile JarreauThe binge eating disorder is probably more common than you might think. Out of all the people around you who are quite overweight, what percentage of them do you think are eating out of an addiction or mental need for food, rather than mere gluttony? Even if you aren’t like that, you can try to ...
Views: 992 - What is the Causes Bulimia? - by Submitted on Oct 30, 2009 from Emile JarreauHave you ever wondered what causes bulimia? How can a normal, friendly young man or woman go from healthy and seemingly happy to bulimic? Why does it happen? Whose fault is it, really? Well, unfortunately, the fault can’t really be attributed to any one place in most cases, but simply the ...
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