Weight loss - common myths
Dieting has led to many unhealthy misconceptions about weight loss and caused long term difficulties in maintaining a healthy body weight. There are no magical foods or ways to combine foods to reduce body fat. To lose weight, you need to make ... [... more]
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Choosing the right shoes
Allow plenty of room for your toes - approximately a thumb's width of space between the end of your longest toe and the end of your shoe. Fit your shoes while standing, as your body weight influences position and fit. If you have one foot larger ... [... more]
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Ten steps to reduce breast cancer risk
While the cause of breast cancer is unknown, factors such as body weight, physical activity alcohol and hormone replacement therapy have been proven to influence risk. Recent research has found that women who exercised 30-45 minutes each day had ... [... more]
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Regular exercise does make a difference
Physical activity plays a critical role in reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease as well as achieving and maintaining a healthy body weight. Insufficient physical activity is the most widespread of the coronary risk factors, with more than ... [... more]
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Eating disorders
An eating disorder is characterised by obsessive thoughts about food and body weight. This includes people who limit the amount of food they eat (Anorexia nervosa), eat lots of food in a very small time and then purge (Bulimia) or overeat often ... [... more]
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Frances Kuffel
An intimate and darkly comic memoir of a woman who does a 180 with her body. When she was in her early forties, Frances Kuffel lost half her body weight. In Passing for Thin, Frances describes with unflinching honesty and a wickedly dark sense of ... [... more]
Random House |
Weight and muscle gain
A person's build depends largely on genetic factors, which is why it is difficult for a naturally thin person to put on weight. There are ways to put on weight; however, gaining lean body weight (muscle rather than fat) is a slow process that ... [... more]
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Worm Castings
The ancient Greek Philosopher, Aristotle called worms the "intestines of the earth". They devour half their body weight in organic matter each day producing great amounts of wonderful worm poo. It's this poo or 'castings' that's like gold for [... more]
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