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Gluten free food has become more readily available over the past decade. Some people believe that cutting out gluten, a protein found in wheat, barley, rye, and some oats, helps keep symptoms like headaches, chronic fatigue, and depression at bay and even aids weight loss. That may be the case for some individuals, but cutting… Continue reading Does Cutting Gluten Help Weight Loss?
This week's exercise is a variation of a row. Bent over rows work several muscles in your back, including the latissimus dorsi, shoulders, deltoids, and trapezius muscles. Typically, when doing a rowing motion, you'll keep the weights (or barbell) you're holding in one position. With this variation, you'll alternate between two positions. Image courtesy of… Continue reading Exercise of the Week: Bent Over Row Combo
Sun protection is absolutely necessary to prevent skin cancers. The question is how to do this safely. Sunscreen has always been the gold standard, but the past three years have produced studies revealing chemicals that are absorbed into the blood stream, sometimes lingering for weeks as well as the presence of chemicals known to be… Continue reading Studies That Raise Concerns About Sunscreen Ingredients Should Not Deter From Sunscreen Use- Here’s What to Know
Hunger and pain are intimately intertwined. As discussed in last week's post, weight has a significant impact on pain levels- just 10 pounds of extra weight increases the force on our knees by 30-40 pounds with every step. On ground level the force on our knees is 1.5x our body weight. And it’s worse on… Continue reading Hunger and Pain
Hope.We’ve all felt it.We can’t live without it. The belief and feeling of optimism that our lives will improve and the run of bad luck we've been experiencing will end. In the midst of heartache and suffering, it may be the only thing getting us through to tomorrow. Hope, that tomorrow will bring a better… Continue reading Hope