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Super Health Starts Here You've heard about the impressive health benefits of polyphenols, but what are they exactly and where do you get them? Info here. For a long time, dietitians told us we needed 4 to 6 servings of fruits and vegetables a day to stay healthy. Then, a couple of years later...

Polyphenol Pills and Powders Are veggie pills and plant powders worth taking? Here's what you need to know about them and their purported polyphenol powers. Other than the exorbitant price, I’ve got no real beef with Balance of Nature’s fruit and vegetable supplements. Nah, it’s their...

PARALYSIS BY ANALYSIS In part one of this article, I presented a few ideas as to why the obesity rate is rapidly increasing in spite of the fact that, on average, our calorie consumption as a society hasn't increased all that much. In that article, I discussed the idea of a "displacing" food, a...

Every year, farmers dump about 1.3 million pounds of pesticides on U.S. crops. That equates to about 6 pounds of tumor-growing pesticides on every acre of farmland. Of the 35,000 registered pesticides used in this country, fewer than 21% have been tested for carcinogenicity. Fewer than 10% have...

Remember when Chris Farley used to talk about living in that van? You know, the one down by the river? That's me, except it's not a van and it's not down by the river. But yeah, I basically live in my car. You see, I'm a trainer who goes to people's houses all day long to work them out, so...

The Truth About Pesticides and Mortality Eating a lot of fruits and vegetables lowers all-cause mortality. People who consume a wide variety of them are far less likely to suffer from various chronic diseases. And science figured this out long before organic produce was being mass consumed...

Part IV Bob Kennedy Gets Interested In Enzymes As I went on about enzymes, and the effects of enzyme deficient diets Bob asked, "Wade, don't you get your enzymes from fruits like pineapples and papayas." "Great point Bob, and for many years that was true but most of these foods have been...

BUILD MUSCLE WITH PLANTS The average person knows they're supposed to eat lots of fruits and vegetables. Exactly why they're supposed to eat more, they probably don't know. And they probably don't think eating more plants will help them build muscle. Sure, they might have some understanding...

Is there a correlation between the amount of time you spend at the gym and the number of calories you consume? Yes, according to a new study published in the International Journal of Obesity. Researchers followed 2,680 adults who participated in aerobic exercise training for 15 weeks and found...

Anyone working on losing weight and creating healthy habits can tell you it takes time, dedication and patience. It also takes knowledge about what does and doesn’t work for you individually, which is often discovered through a process of trial and error. However, registered dietitians often...

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