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5 Scientific Reasons You Should Masturbate Every Day
There are multiple health benefits to masturbation to an event more crucial and healthy than a shame-filled moment on your bed.
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Sweden Becomes First Western Nation to Reject Low-fat Diet Dogma in Favor of Low-carb High-fat Nutrition
Sweden has become the first Western nation to develop national dietary guidelines that reject the popular low-fat diet dogma in favor of low-carb high-fat nutrition advice. The switch in dietary advice followed the publication of a two-year study by the independent Swedish Council on Health Technology Assessment. The committee reviewed 16,000 studies published through May 31, 2013. The expert committee consisted of ten physicians, and several of them were skeptics to low-carbohydrate diets at...
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High fat and sugar diets stop us from feeling full
When we eat a meal, we take for granted that we should feel full afterwards. But eating a diet high in sugar and fat makes it harder for our body to tell if we are full or not.
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The sugar conspiracy.
The long read: In 1972, a British scientist sounded the alarm that sugar – and not fat – was the greatest danger to our health. But his findings were ridiculed and his reputation ruined. How did the world’s top nutrition scientists get it so wrong for so long?
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The Case Against Low-Fat Milk Is Stronger Than Ever
If you're still drinking skim, read this
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U.S. Soda Consumption Falls to 30-Year Low
Per capita consumption of carbonated soft drinks is the lowest since 1985
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More Than Half of All Calories Eaten in America Now Come from Processed Food
Americans are used to breaking down their foods into different groups—and to plenty of different opinions about just what that breakdown should look like.
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Debunking The Myths About Yoga
Meredith Graves talks with yoga teacher and activist Jesse Amesmith on how you too can begin a lifelong practice.
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Why we struggle with healthy behaviours - and how to stick to our good intentions
Our lifestyle matters when it comes to our health. Despite most people knowing what we should be doing to stay healthy, many of us struggle to engage in those activities. The problem is mostly not lack of knowledge. We have abundant information relating to the amounts and types of diet, exercise, rest and communication that help with our physical and mental health, yet we often struggle to follow those recommendations and actively manage our health.
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Supplements and Safety
An investigation into the hidden dangers of vitamins and supplements, with The New York Times and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
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New Dietary Guidelines for Americans: Eat Less Sugar, More Cholesterol!
The new 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans were finally released today (in 2016). They are very similar to the earlier 2010 guidelines, but there are two major improvements: A new limit on added sugar, at 10% of energy Any warning against dietary cholesterol is removed – eat all the cholesterol you want
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Healthiest Celebrities of 2015
When planning your New Year's resolution, let us take a look at the healthiest celebrities of 2015 for inspiration. Celebrities keep in such incredible... #2015 #beyonce #celebrities
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Experts warn toast and potatoes may also cause liver damage
Medical experts are warning that bread and potatoes can cause non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. This affects double the number of people who have type 2 diabetes.
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People Who Live Alone Have Pretty Terrible Diets
We’ve been seeing a steady stream of studies examining the health problems that can arise from living alone; a study from 2013 found a higher mortality rate, for example. New research from the Queensland Institute of Technology in Australia takes a more granular look at a subject that’s of special interest to us: the diets of the solitary. And the findings aren’t good.
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Which states are the most obese?
CDC releases new obesity map, showing which parts of the country are most overweight.
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How Giving Up Refined Sugar Changed My Brain
I have a love-hate relationship with food. I love it; it generally hates me. Matter of fact, I love food so much that until a few years ago, I was extremely overweight. So overweight that I invented a piece of health tech to help me lose 80 pounds. It worked, and since then I’ve remained a healthy weight primarily by making sure I count my calories, don’t overeat, and get regular exercise.
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On-the-job Confidence - Mindful
During your workday, do you feel comfortable in your own skin, or ready to jump out of it? Here are five ways to get more grounded in the workplace.
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Going Vegan? 7 Things to Know Before You Start
A vegan diet is generally healthy — but there are a few nutritional pitfalls to watch for. Here’s how to avoid them.
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Work Hard, Live Well
Amazon isn’t the only company burning out their employees with unsustainable expectations. Let’s break the cycle. Written by Dustin Moskovitz, the co-founder of Facebook.
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Novelist Pat Conroy was ‘dying’ three years ago. Here’s how he got healthy.
Three years ago, life caught up with the novelist Pat Conroy. After decades of eating and drinking pretty much whatever he wanted, the best-selling novelist found himself lying in a hospital bed, bloated with fluids as his organs floundered. He had Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and a failing liver.
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