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Bill Brown
Oct 28, 2013

Top 10 Nutritional Mistakes

Though active people typically pay close attention to their fitness regimen – proper cardiovascular workout, strength training and stretching – they may be making crucial mistakes in their diet. Not putting the right nutrients in your body could ultimately affect the overall fitness benefits of an active lifestyle. To stress the importance of proper nutrition

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Bill Brown

Overtraining: When Pushing Hard is Harmful

With so much emphasis placed on increasing physical activity, we hear very little about overtraining. For competitive athletes and some recreational athletes, however, overtraining can be a serious problem. The definition of overtraining is personal. It is the point at which an athlete is training so hard and for so many hours that recovery does

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Bill Brown

Take a Minute for Breakfast

Busy morning schedules are often at the top of the list of why most people skip breakfast.  Since the body has gone into a fast after sleeping for the night, it is essential to replenish the body’s glucose supply which helps to refuel the brain. It has been found that those who eat breakfast tend

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Bill Brown

What is the weight of your wrap?

Wraps can be found everywhere from a deli sandwich to a pastry.  These alternatives to the typical sandwich can provide a quick meal or a sweet dessert, but they often contain enough calories for several meals. Wraps can have anywhere from four hundred to fifteen hundred calories depending on the filling. So, when ordering a

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Bill Brown

Tips to Lose Weight for Good

Forget all the complicated eating plans or one-size-fits-all diets. These simple rules are the key to a lifetime of healthy eating: 1. Know how many calories you need to eat each day. Use the ADAC online Nutrition System to track your calories.  Contact a staff member for an access code. 2. Eat 5 or 6

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Bill Brown

Water or Coke?

WATER #1. 75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated. (Likely applies to half the world population.) #2. In 37% of Americans, the thirst mechanism is so weak that it is mistaken for hunger. #3. Even MILD dehydration will slow down one’s metabolism as much as 3%. #4. One glass of water will shut down midnight hunger

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Bill Brown

Why Can’t I Lose Weight?

The Simple Answer:  You eat too much! A report just release by Dr Frank Sacks, professor of cardiovascular disease prevention at Harvard School of Public Health and lead author of the study found that diets that reduced calories lead to weight loss.  Dr Sacks found that following any of the popular diets that emphasized Carbohydrates, Protein or

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Bill Brown

What’s Your Excuse For Not Exercising?

There are millions of excuses not to exercise. Too busy, too tired, too bored. None of them are valid reasons. If you think you’re alone, think again. You’re actually part of the growing majority of Americans who have crossed exercising off their chore lists. In fact, more than 60 percent of American adults are not

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Bill Brown

9 Fitness Rules You Should Break

Unlike wine, cheese, and Clive Owen, workout strategies don’t get better with age. That’s because each year, fitness researchers release thousands of studies that challenge conventional thinking—or at least shed light on ways to tweak it. We’ve identified nine stale fitness approaches and sifted through the latest research to come up with surprising updates that

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Bill Brown

10 Easy Ways to Eat Healthier this Year

1. Portion sizes have grown to T. Rex dimensions, increasing our waistlines, and the risk of developing heart disease and diabetes. To combat the trend, shrink your portions by using smaller plates, asking for a small ice cream cone, beverage or sandwich instead of a large, splitting restaurant entrees with a friend or ordering a

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