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The Hacker's Diet: Computer Tools

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The Hacker's Diet: Computer Tools

Computer Tools permit logging the progress of a diet and subsequent weight management, producing progress reports, analyses, and charts. Computer tools are available online, as spreadsheets and macros for Microsoft Excel, or as an application for the handheld Palm Computing Platform. You don't need a computer to use The Hacker's Diet; easy-to-work paper and pencil methods are presented in the book. But if you have a computer with Web access or Excel, or a PalmPilot, the companion tools may save you t... (more)

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tags: weight-loss

Canadian Diabetes Association | Home

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Canadian Diabetes Association | Home

Across the country, the Canadian Diabetes Association is leading the fight against diabetes by helping people with diabetes live healthy lives while we work to find a cure. We are supported in our efforts by a community-based network of volunteers, employees, healthcare professionals, researchers and partners. By providing education and services, advocating on behalf of people with diabetes, supporting research and translating research into practical applications - we are delivering on our mission. (more)

category: Common Diseases | clicked: 16 | comment | | source: www.diabetes.ca

tags: diabetes

What Sex Does to a Man's Brain

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What Sex Does to a Man's Brain

The male brain on sex reacts similar to the way a cocaine addict's does. We investigate the science behind your most powerful natural drugs — sex and (more)

category: Body & Mind | clicked: 30 | comment | | source: lifestyle.ca.msn.com

tags: brain, research, sex

9 Spices and Herbs That Can Improve Your Health

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9 Spices and Herbs That Can Improve Your Health

Keep these spices handy in your spice rack to not only improve the taste of your meals but to keep you healthy, too. These spices have health benefits like lowering cholesterol and preventing cancer. (more)

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tags: herbs, spices

The Worst Fast-Food Meals in America | Eat This, Not That

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The Worst Fast-Food Meals in America | Eat This, Not That

The Worst Fast-Food Meals in America: When it comes to fast food, what you don't know can absolutely hurt you. Still, a staggering majority of restaurant goers choose to ignore available nutritional information before placing their order, according to a new study. Yale University researchers surveyed more than 4,300 people buying food at McDonald's, Burger King, Au Bon Pain, or Starbucks and found that only six of them -- one-tenth of one percent -- took advantage of the nutrition information provided b... (more)

category: Science & Research | clicked: 31 | comment | | source: eatthis.menshealth.com

tags: junk food

Biotin - What You Need to Know About Biotin

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Biotin - What You Need to Know About Biotin

What is Biotin? Biotin is a B vitamin that's needed for the formation of fatty acids and glucose, which are essential for the production of energy. It also helps with the metabolism of carbohydrates, fats and proteins. Biotin is found naturally in food. Good dietary sources of biotin include brewer's yeast, nutritional yeast, liver, cauliflower, salmon, bananas, carrots, egg yolks, sardines, legumes and mushrooms. (more)

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tags: biotin, metabolism

Cancer-fighting foods (and foods to avoid): Health: Self.com

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Cancer-fighting foods (and foods to avoid): Health: Self.com

What to eat, do (and not do) to prevent cancer: Small changes can make a big difference in your risk. When it comes to the question of whether you'll get cancer, it often seems that your fate is a mysterious combination of factors beyond your control. We all know someone who smoked, drank and ate bacon every day yet escaped a diagnosis. (more)

category: Common Diseases | clicked: 23 | comment | | source: www.self.com

tags: cancer

Core Exercises - Men's Health

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Core Exercises - Men's Health

Use this exercise to build your abs and save your back For years, men built their abs with crunches. And while these exercises work well for increasing the size of your midsection muscles, they require you to round your lower back repeatedly. Unfortunately, this can contribute to lower back problems over time, as well as aggravate pre-existing damage. (more)

category: Dieting & Fitness | clicked: 7 | comment | | source: www.menshealth.com

tags: crunches

Yoga Journal - Yoga Asana Columns - Free from Worry

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Yoga Journal - Yoga Asana Columns - Free from Worry

Melt away anxiety's grip on your body and mind with a tension-taming practice. Kiri Gurd's troubles started with a particularly rough childhood, one that instilled a deep fear of abandonment. From that ongoing fear grew a lifelong battle with anxiety. Everyday activities like hanging out with friends or going to bed at night would send the Boston University doctoral student's mind racing, leaving her worried and afraid. At times, these episodes would balloon into full-fledged panic attacks. The attacks... (more)

category: Body & Mind | clicked: 2 | comment | | source: www.yogajournal.com

12 Shockingly Absurd Food Inventions

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12 Shockingly Absurd Food Inventions

I DOUBT you'll think of the spinning ice cream cone or the dude who invented toilet candy. But yet, someone thought our world was LACKING without them! So, just how ridiculous is the human food-mind. Let's find out... Twirling Spaghetti Fork Car French-Fry Holder Pita-Toaster Prototype... For a m... (more)

category: Other | clicked: 8 | comment | | source: www.diet-blog.com

tags: humor

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