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What Your Sweat is Telling You
Most of us living in Texas are very familiar with sweating. But what is it? Why is it important in the body? What can that sweat tell you about your health?
What is Sweat?
Sweat is produced in response to various stimuli by tiny glands present
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Staying Active During Hot Summer Months
We all know that exercising and staying fit is of primary importance in achieving and maintaining health. But with an average temperature of 96 degrees in Dallas in August getting in our exercise safely becomes quite a challenge. Do you have cardiovascular disease, excess body fat, or consume alcohol?
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The Importance of Staying Hydrated
The human body can survive up to 3 months without food, but is unable to last even a week without water. Water forms about 60-70% of your body and is required by every system to properly carry out its functions. You lose water when you sweat, urinate, defecate and
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July 21 Day Challenge
July is back. And yet again we’re unhappy with how our swimsuits look. We’re not going to get the body we want by doing nothing, so join me in our July 21 Day Challenge. Let’s eat healthy and our bodies will begin to change. It’s only 21 days. YOU
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Chronic Inflammation and Disease
Since chronic inflammation has been associated through clinical trials to be associated with obesity, cardiovascular disease, neurodegenerative disease like Alzheimer’s Disease, Parkinson’s disease, and multiple sclerosis, diabetes, aging, and cancers, let’s take a deeper look at how inflammation plays a role in the development and promotion of these diseases
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How Food Can Fight Inflammation
Did you know that our food was designed to be one of the most powerful weapons we have to fight inflammation? Even beyond avoiding foods that increase inflammation, research is now able to prove that the foods we do choose to eat have some powerful ability to decrease inflammation. Spoiler alert: The solution is simple.
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The Foods That Inflame Us
- Simple Carbohydrates
- Refined Grains (any grain that’s not a whole grain) – think white rice, pasta, white and wheat breads (unless it’s whole wheat), candy and snack cakes, desserts (even most sugar-free desserts), starchy vegetables like brown potatoes (red or Yukon gold are a better choice!), fruit
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How a Donut Can Cause a Heart Attack
It has been commonly accepted in the medical community for years that individuals with uncontrolled diabetes are at increased risk for cardiovascular disease. But the question to ask is why. And does it should it matter to you if you’re not diabetic?
For years we have measured LDL-Cholesterol (most
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Have You Been Living With Your Killer for Years?
It’s a dramatic title. I know. But inflammation is nothing to brush aside. Inflammation will kill us: either directly or indirectly.
But what is inflammation? Inflammation has become a buzz-word for physicians, social media, and health magazines alike but how many of us really understand what it means?
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Three benefits of sweating
While sweating may seem like an undesirable bodily function, sweating can actually provide you with several benefits — even if you’re not exercising. However, when losing large amounts of sweat during physical activity, be sure to hydrate your body by drinking water before, during, and after exercise to prevent dangerous dehydration.
If you’re sweating, it
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