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One Less Cookie = 10 Less Pounds

The basic formula for gaining and losing weight is well known: a pound of fat equals 3,500 calories. That simple equation has fueled the widely accepted notion that weight loss does not require daunting lifestyle changes but “small changes that add up,” as the first lady, Michelle Obama, put it last month in announcing a national plan to counter childhood obesity.

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Are You Getting Fat and Sick from Sugar?

Sugar can kill, especially if it’s high-fructose corn syrup. It’s in everything that comes in a can, bottle or box, and it will make you fat and unhealthy. One problem with it is that all of it has to be metabolized by the liver, so it can fatten the liver and lead to disease.

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Want 10 Extra Years? It’s Easier Than You Think In The Blue Zones!

Author Dan Buettner writes about areas he calls “blue zones”, like Sardinia, Okinawa, Costa Rica (the Nicoya Peninsula), Ikaria (a Greek island), and Loma Linda, California. What these blue zone residents have in common include exercising regularly, eating more vegetables/less meat, engaging in social networking, and having a sense of purpose.

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Dr. Weil and Kevin Rose Talk Health (Video)

Kevin Rose interviews Dr. Weil. The bottom line on Soda, Energy Drinks, Diary, Soy, Vitamins (esp. Vitamin D), Omega-3, Cell Phone Radiation, Eye Health, Antioxidants, Atkins, Trans Fat, Depression, Exercise, Juice Cleanses and Tea… whew!

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