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How An Extreme Weight Loss Diet Can Be Effective

How An Extreme Weight Loss Diet Can Be Effective

One of the reasons why many extreme weight loss diet programs fail is because people do not make the appropriate lifestyle changes. It is a fact that not many people enjoy exercise, so it’s no wonder obesity is such a common problem in United States. In order to lose weight some have chosen extreme weight…

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10 Steps To Lose Weight Quickly

10 Steps To Lose Weight Quickly

This article will give you 10 amazing tips to help you lose weight, get into shape and be ready for the next summer season. Keep all these in mind as you go about your day and you will never regret the time you spent reading this. So without further ado here they are: 1.    When…

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Eating For Better Health – Water

Eating For Better Health – Water

Water makes up 70%-75% of our bodies and is of course an essential part of our dietary needs. We can live for up to four weeks without food but no more than three days without water. It forms the bulk of blood and tissue fluid, meaning that it’s essential for transporting nutrients, hormones and waste…

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Eating For Better Health – Vitamins

Eating For Better Health – Vitamins

We hear about vitamins all the time but have you ever stopped to ask yourself, what is a vitamin? The technical answer to this question is that a vitamin is an organic chemical compound – or related set of compounds – that cannot be synthesized in sufficient quantities by our bodies and so must be…

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Eating For Better Health – Minerals

Eating For Better Health – Minerals

Minerals are also an important component of our diets. They form critical structural elements, control the action of our muscles and nerves, buffer the pH (acidity) of our cells and extracellular fluids. They make up only a small percentage or our body weight – about 5% – but the role they play in our bodies…

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Eating For Better Health – Fats

Eating For Better Health – Fats

Getting the right amount of fats is also critical to our well-being. Fats provide us with energy. In fact, gram for gram, fats are the most efficient source of food energy. Every single gram of fat provides nine calories of energy. In comparison, carbohydrates and proteins provide only four calories. Fats help build healthy cells…

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