The Atkins diet has proved that millions of Americans would be willing to cut carbohydrates completely out of their daily eating habits (for a certain amount of time at least). ... For people on this diet, fatty meats, that were considered off limits by just about every diet that came before the Atkins are perfectly alright in daily meals. ... Saturated fat should only account for 10% of their daily calorie intake. ... In his last book Atkins for Life, the late Dr. ... He also describes the diet as a 3-phase plan for life long eating regimen. ...

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No matter how many conveniences are created to reduce our daily workloads, we must move and stay active in order to live and maintain a quality lifestyle. It is a challenging dilemma to have access to so many commercially promoted products and services that can negatively impact your health and life! ...

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Stephen Hennigar, Ph.D. candidate in nutritional sciences at Penn State University, describes the issue with using weight as an indicator for good health, "We know that being underweight is associated with increased health risks and that overweight or obese individuals are at a higher risk for chronic diseases and have a shorter life expectancy. ... If a few conscious decisions can prevent these obstacles to a healthy and happy life, then why not prevent them? ...

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It doesn't help that "only about one-third of elementary children have daily physical education, and fewer than one-fifth have extra-curricular physical activity programs at their schools (Ross & Pate, 1987). ...

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I think that minority groups and low income household have harder circumstances and feed their children a lot of high fatty fast food to kill time and make them happy apart from their rough life. ... In the documentary it discusses this as a "set point" that the body adjusts to over the years of adult life. ... Finding a stable position in life can stabilize bad eating habits and in turn provide health benefits. ... I think this is an important step to a healthier life. ...

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According to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obesity, "Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have an adverse effect on health, leading to reduced life expectancy and/or increased health problems. ... A study found in Science Daily, titled, "White blood cell enzyme contributes to inflammation and obesity ", provides evidence that obesity can be formed from genetic and chemical makeup. ...

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THE ELDERLY With a falling birth-rate and people living longer, it is inevitable that our community is ageing. It is no surprise that geriatric medicine, the medical care of the elderly, has quickly evolved into a major specialty. Aging is a highly individualized matter. There is no single measure...

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Considering the effect of the disease on affected individuals' quality of life (QOL) and its economic problem it is significant to implement programs to prevent this disease. ... There is still weak evidence in the cure of T2DM (NICE, 2009), but several management modalities such as the conventional pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapy (nutrition and physical activity) exist to prevent, improve and maintain the patient's quality of life and wellbeing. ... The key word for the search ...

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Intro 2. Range of motion 3. The science of the flat bench 4. Diagram of the primary and secondary muscles 5. Strength training 6. Work out 7. References 8. Appendices RANGE OF MOTION and intro statement The pect...

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