National Health Crisis – What is Diabetes?

This post is from supplementalscience.com
For today’s post we would like to focus on a looming health crisis in America (and much of the world). While this particular condition is intertwined with the challenges of managing obesity, the condition at hand is diabetes.
Over the past half century,there has been a four- to eight-fold increase in the [...]

Fitness 101: The Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Exercise. How to get started with an exercise program.

 How to get started with an exercise program.
You’ve decided it’s time to start exercising. Congratulations! You’ve taken the first step on your way to a new and improved body and mind 
“Exercise is the magic pill,” says Michael R. Bracko, EdD, FACSM, chairman of the American College of Sports Medicine’s Consumer Information Committee. “Exercise can literally [...]

Weight Loss: How to Read Food Labels

Just about every packaged food made in the U.S. has a food label indicating serving size and other nutritional information. The “Nutrition Facts” food labels are intended to give you information about the specific packaged food in question. Measurements of fat, cholesterol, sodium, carbohydrate, protein, vitamins, and minerals are calculated for a “typical portion.” But [...]