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Calorie Control Council | Calorie Calculator
Very cool little calculator to determine your baseline calorie range
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Couch Potatoes Who Start Exercising After 40 Can Still Stave Off Heart Disease
It’s never too late to start exercising.
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Another MedicalNewsToday.com article (I must be bored this morning) caught my eye. It appears that a definite link has been found between sleep deprivation and obesity:
“The ‘epidemic’ of obesity is paralleled by a ’silent epidemic’ of reduced sleep duration with short sleep duration linked to increased risk of obesity both in adults and in children.These […]

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An article on Medical News Today suggests that online weight loss services can be very, very successful in helping one lose weight:
Now, Americans are even dieting online — seeking the tools, support and motivation of online communities to achieve weight loss goals.
A study by Brown University found that people who enrolled in a structured online […]

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Obesity Concerns Change Focus Of America’s $61 Billion Addiction To Munchies
Not surprisingly, we’re starting to spend money on healthier snacks. Maybe the food industry will get the hint and start reducing the amount of crap that they sell.
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Diet.com Summer Fun Weight Loss Challenge Expects Over 3,000 Participants
A challenge is always a good thing to participate in. A lot of times the competitive spirit can help a person stay motivated when everything else fails.
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So some dude over at DrGourmet.com came up with a list of “healthy” fast food selections:
I have created this list of selected items from common fast food restaurants for you to use when you must eat out. I have kept it pretty straightforward and the only information included is calories and fat. The items listed […]

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Yahoo! Health News has a very interesting article regarding Five Steps Help Men Live Longer
It only takes five heart-healthy lifestyle habits to significantly reduce heart disease risk in middle-aged and older men, a new study shows.Even men being treated for high blood pressure or high cholesterol showed a reduced risk of heart disease when they […]

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There’s good news and bad news for those of us who are very overweight: We’re more likely to develop anxiety, but we’re less likely to abuse drugs and alcohol:
Obesity is associated with a 25 percent increase in the risk of developing mood and anxiety disorders and a 25 percent decrease in likeliness for substance abuse, […]

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(Cross-posted to my LiveJournal)
I’ve been toying with the idea of trying to set aside one hour every day as a “wellness hour” (for lack of a better term). During this hour, I would:

Exercise, either walking on the treadmill or via DDR: Mario Mix
Journal
Meditate

Not necessarily in that order, of course, and spending more time on one […]

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