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By Karen GatesNov 30, 20061 topic

Diet The High-Tech Way: Fitness Club Software Provides Unparelled Tools

Everything is high tech these days. So why not go electronic with dieting and exercise too? Itâs the new hip way to reach your health and fitness goals.nnOriginally, online dieting was designed to let you customize a weight loss plan to your own pace. Fitness equipment, low fat cookbooks, dietary supplements and vitamins, youâve seen them all and more but if they arenât used together in a perfectly balanced routine you may not ever see any results. Fitness gurus caught

Primary topic: Fitness and Exercise

Fitness and Exercise

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By Karen GatesDec 4, 20061 topic

Throw Away Your Pizza Delivery Refrigerator Magnet

Last time you opened your door to find food waiting for you what was it? Pizza, brownies from the neighbors, your sweetheart with a box of chocolates?nnInstead imagine opening the door to a cooler packed with fresh, gourmet food. You might not notice until after youâve enjoyed every bite of the delicious meals that on the lid of the box the word diet is staring at you in the face. Double take.nnNo, it is for real. And millions of people have already chosen to diet by gettin

Primary topic: Health Education

Health Education

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By Karen GatesDec 7, 20061 topic

Buying Equipment for a Home Gym: What You Should Know First

So youâve gone through all the options and decided that a home gym is right for you. After all itâs convenient, private and can save you money by not paying for a gym membership.nnYou know whatâs coming next. You have to plunk down 200, 500, maybe even 2,000 dollars to get the system that you want. And with all the choices out there how do you really know what you want anyway?nnThere are two main types of machines on the market, cardiovascular and strength training. You

Primary topic: Fitness and Exercise

Fitness and Exercise

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By Karen GatesMay 19, 20071 topic

Have a Cup of Tea With Your Diet

Ah, a cup of tea in the morning and your on the way to weight loss. It has long been known that some teas have powerful health benefits and so it comes naturally that they would be studied for weight loss effects. nnThere has recently been some buzz about teas that can help with weight loss but which teas really work and why? Are they really everything they are said to be? That’s what I set to find out. My findings are listed below for three of the most popular diet tea

Primary topic: Dieting and Weight Loss

Dieting and Weight Loss

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By Karen GatesDec 13, 20061 topic

How to Choose a Plan Thatâs Right for You

If you like pumpkin pie than youâll like zone diet meals. In fact, if you like a lot of things youâll like a zone diet. That is because you can eat almost anything you want, as long as itâs in the right proportions.nnUnlike weight loss diets that focus on cutting one thing like calories or carbohydrates, zone diet meals use a strict proportional guide of 40/30/30. This means 40 percent of the calories you take in should be from carbohydrates, 30 percent from proteins, a

Primary topic: Dieting and Weight Loss

Dieting and Weight Loss

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By Karen GatesNov 24, 20061 topic

Uncovered: Weight Loss Diets That Don't Work So You Can Find Those That Do

It's time to be honest with yourself-- again.nnYou know it already, it goes through your head several times before you decide to buy a product that claims to have a quick fix solution to weight gain. But the idea of a pill that magically makes you lose fat and an advertiser who uses big words and graphics to convince you that its scientifically conceivable makes you break, right? At least that is how I feel. Even if you don't buy it you want to, right?nnSince there are some s

Primary topic: Dieting and Weight Loss

Dieting and Weight Loss

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By Karen GatesNov 8, 20061 topic

Deciding If This Alternative Is Right For You

Youâve probably heard all about these diets before, and maybe even tried them. One thing is for sure, of all fad diets this is the king. Part of this is that it works for many people but there are other factors to be considered before starting a low carb diet.nnSo whatâs the big deal with high protein low carbohydrate diets like Atkins and South Beach? When you exercise your body burns carbs before it burns fat (you may know this as ketosis). This means that if you have a

Primary topic: Dieting and Weight Loss

Dieting and Weight Loss

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By Karen GatesDec 19, 20061 topic

The Good, Bad and Very, Very Ugly

Iâm a clean freak so as soon as I heard that years of gunk could be piled up in my intestines my immediate thought was âhow do I get it out of there?ânnThe companies that make herbal supplements to flush out toxins say that their systems will make us feel younger, more energetic and even take off a couple extra pounds. The thing is, there is not much evidence to support that colon cleansing works or that it is even necessary.nnSo whoâs right?nnDuring my research I com

Primary topic: Health Products and Services

Health Products and Services

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By Karen GatesOct 19, 20061 topic

Uncovered: Weight Loss Diets That Don't Work So You Can Find Those That Do

Weight Loss Diets - It's time to be honest with yourself-- again.nnYou know it already, it goes through your head several times before you decide to buy a product that claims to have a quick fix solution to weight gain. But the idea of a pill that magically makes you lose fat and an advertiser who uses big words and graphics to convince you that its scientifically conceivable makes you break, right? At least that is how I feel. Even if you don't buy it you want to, right?nnSi

Primary topic: Dieting and Weight Loss

Dieting and Weight Loss

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By Karen GatesApr 30, 20071 topic

5 Ways to Break-Up With Junk Food (And Start a Loving Relationship With Your Mirror)

My mother might as well have been a gourmet chef. She loved cooking delicious meals and then gathering around the table with family. Some of my best memories were meals spent laughing, sharing and watching generous portions of food spill from the ladle, onto my plate. nnSo growing up, I naturally learned to appreciate the tastes and smells of delicious foods. That appreciation has carried on into my early 30s. That is, until I discovered something I did not care for so much&#

Primary topic: Dieting and Weight Loss

Dieting and Weight Loss

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By Karen GatesDec 5, 20061 topic

Spinach May Be Worth It After All

You may have always turned your nose up at spinach but once you find out the more you eat the more calories you will burn you may look at it a little more fondly.nnSpinach, along with strawberries, broccoli and green cabbage, is on a list of about 100 fruits, vegetables and fish that are considered ânegative calorie foods.â In theory, negative calorie food means that your body will burn more calories digesting them than it will eating them.nnCertain foods in particular ar

Primary topic: Dieting and Weight Loss

Dieting and Weight Loss

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By Karen GatesAug 3, 20091 topic

Email or Fail? The Online Marketing Tool That You MUST Master!

In todayâs convoluted online mass of internet players, there are so many paths you can choose to go down to position yourself and your products online but the one constant you must not overlook is your ability stay out of your prospects deleted email file. Pay Per Click, ezines, newsletters, webinars and the like are all great marketing tools but if you canât master email marketing it will be tough to succeed. Why? Our entire socioeconomic lives changed in the early 1990â

Primary topic: Internet Marketing

Internet Marketing

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By Karen GatesFeb 28, 20091 topic

Using Free Email Marketing Tips

I firmly believe that using email is still a great way to promote, market and profit from your online business. And the fact that it is free makes it even better.nnFree advertising works and I use it every day. Donât let anyone tell you that it is a waste of time.nnI also have come to the conclusion that being consistent, giving people what they are looking for will usually result in you benefiting and profiting.nnUsing free email marketing resources is a great way to get s

Primary topic: Internet Marketing

Internet Marketing

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