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Do you take dietary supplements on a regular basis? If so, you are not alone since more than half of the American population takes supplements to improve their health.

After all, the American public spends billions and billions of dollars each year on a wide array of pills and powders.

The main issue here, however, is that lot of these supplements are sold with downright deceptive advertising, and in extreme cases, can cause serious health issues.

Thus, without further delay, here are common falsehoods the supplement companies don’t want you to know:

1. They don’t have side effects: Look, just because the supplement companies market their products as natural does NOT mean there are 100% safe. In fact, there are many “natural” substances that are lethal. Also, remember that a lot of supplements are super concentrated concoctions of different ingredients. Thus, at this level, the naturalness tends to fade.

2. They are backed by valid studies: Most of the sexy charts and graphs you see on the labels and advertisements are made up. You see, the bulk of the data is performed by biased entities that are directly related to the supplement companies themselves.  Read more...

Disassembling a fat cell is only part one of the process. Once disassembled, the fat cell’s contents have to be transported in order to be oxidized.

As a result, maximizing blood flow in your body is necessary for maximum fat loss.

So here is how to lose more weight by increasing blood flow:

1. Do cardio: Doing some extra cardio is the most efficient way to strengthen your heart and circulatory system. Just make sure you don’t do too much because you’ll get a negative return. The best approach here is to do a couple sessions of high intensity cardio per week.

2. Track progress: You should consider tracking the progress you make with regards to blood flow. Blood cholesterol levels and heart rate are two great parameters to begin tracking. Both indicate how healthy your blood flows throughout your body.

3. Control your emotional center: Negative emotions don’t just stay in your head, they have profound effects throughout your entire body. Said effects can age your circulatory system, thus reducing your ability to get blood around efficiently. So make sure you have some type of daily routine that allows you to keep things in balance.  Read more...

Yoga is well-known to improve health, relieve stress, improve coordination, balance and overall fitness, both mental and physical. Yoga, if you know nothing about it, can be intimidating. You have visions of turning yourself into a human pretzel – you who has not done anything remotely pretzel-like since you were five years old! Put your mind at rest. In yoga for beginners there is no need for you to do any pose beyond your ability. Here are a few beginner’s poses to get you started.

Sukasana is translated as Easy Yoga Pose. You may be doing this pose already and not even know it is yoga! Start by sitting on your bottom with your legs crossed and bent at the knee, not straight out in front of you. Then move one leg toward your body. The other leg can lie on the floor. Sit up straight and tall with your head parallel to the floor. Be sure your shoulders are relaxed.  Read more...

Anyone who wants to learn to burn fat build muscle and look fantastic, should be ready to make some changes. Obviously, what they normally eat, and how they normally exercise are important things to look at. Before doing anything else, this individual should eliminate all junk food and any excessive sugar.

A lot of people think they have finally found the answer. When they first begin following a low-fat diet. Some believe that they can eat almost anything they want as long as it has no fat in it. These people seriously believe that they will still lose weight. Needless to say, many are quite surprised when this does not happen, and more surprise still are the ones who actually getting. How can this be? Isn’t low fat supposed to be good for you? The answer is yes and no. After all, candy canes have no fat at all, but how many can a person eat before they start gaining weight?  Read more...

We all want to find the secret to a long and productive life. As a result, many of us have been tricked into buying miracle pills and one-hit-wonders.

A much better approach is to make small changes day in and day out that will have a compounding effect over time. This is more sustainable and more realistic than expecting an overnight anti aging cure.

The bottom line is that we don’t age overnight, thus expecting to reverse aging from one day to the next is not reasonable.

So here are some foods you can start incorporating into your daily regimen to increase your lifespan:

1. Nuts: Don’t be turned off by their high fat content because fat is necessary to optimize levels of hormones in your body and to help your nervous system repair itself. For the biggest bang for your buck, stick to walnuts since they have high amounts of heart healing omega-3 fats.

2. Organic cocoa: Harvard researchers found that an indigenous sector of a population drinking cocoa had less heart disease than the same population not drinking cocoa. The key here is to stay away from the commercial formulations as they tend to be loaded with sugar and fat.  Read more...

Trying to diet doesn’t work. But eating healthy and changing the way you think about foods does. You can find many fat burning foods that are not only good for you but taste good too. You can have some great meals and be fighting fat in the process.

If you work your way around the supermarket or the farmer’s market you can start in the fruit section and pick up some apples. They are great sources of fiber and vitamin C that also burn fat. You can add them to a lot of meals or eat them on their own. They are full of water and make you feel full.

Also in the fruit section are berries. They are great on their own or in a shake. You can use them as toppings as well for sweetening other foods. Berries are also full of fiber and keep you regular. There are a variety of berries to mix it up and not get tired of just one kind. You can find them at fruit markets as well fresh from the vine.  Read more...

When we face recurring headaches, fatigue, constipation, low energy, excessive weight at such a time it becomes necessary to undergo colon cleansing. Colon or the large intestine is an organ where feces or body excreta is stored. Due to regular exposure to toxins, pollution, heavy metals, parasites our colon can get damaged. Damaged colons are highly dangerous as it is well known phrase that “death begins in the colon”. Therefore, colon cleansing has been confirmed as a necessity by global scientists. There are two types of colon cleansing methods, first is the auto-cleansing or natural cleansing and the other colon cleansing method is colon irrigation. Natural colon cleansing involves oral intake of products such as enemas, laxatives, enzymes, powders and anti-parasite capsules. Colon irrigation technique involves a colonic hygienist or a colon therapist who uses a machine that fills 20 gallons of water with the help of a tube inserted in your rectum. When the water enters your colon the hygienist generally massages the abdomen and then takes out the water using another tube.  Read more...

The bottom line is that the majority of supplements are ineffective. The industry is simply way too unregulated to consistently produce quality products.

To make matters worse, too many women keep the industry alive by spending money on nothing more than sugar pills. In all fairness, however, there are some supplements that do work and can really help in specific situations.

But knowing what not to take is just as important as knowing what to take.

So here is how to get toned arms without letting your purse shrink because of a sugar pill:

1. Amino acids. Bodybuilders love amino acids because they believe they increase muscle mass. And more muscle mass translates into more calories burned which would accelerate arm toning. The problem here, however, is that amino acids compete for absorption.

2. Energy drinks/pills. Tons of companies have jumped on the energy drink and energy pill bandwagon. And while these can help you stay alert and active in emergencies, they should NOT be a part of your regular consumption. They can damage your digestive lining, mask a sleep debt, reduce sleep quality without you being aware, etc.  Read more...

If you want to lose weight, you probably already know that it is nothing simple. You need to keep a steady resolve to lose that desired weight and keep at it until you arrive at your destination.

However, there are some tips along the way that can help you lose weight even more efficiently and in this article, I want to help you along and pass you some of these tips so that you can begin to experience some of the success of losing weight for yourself.

Let’s see what I am talking about. Some of these shortcuts can actually be quite effective in helping you lose weight in addition to your own resolve.

There are substances such as vegetables out there that can help you lose weight faster because their inherent properties make it so that your metabolism increases.

This helps you lose weight even quicker because it is very powerful in getting you to the desired place for losing weight.

One example of such a substance is called caralluma fimbriata which has been used for hundreds of years now in many places in the world. Although, you probably have not heard of it. The reason for this is because it is not yet known in the English speaking world since the plant is not native here.  Read more...

I definitely enjoy my diary products, but I have often wondered ” does milk cause cellulite? Is it possible to improve the appearance of your skin simply by making a dietary change?

Have you ever thought about the connection between the foods we eat and the health of our skin? More specifically have you ever wondered ” does the milk I consume daily cause cellulite? Some people feel that milk does indeed lead to this skin disorder. While some of us would not enjoy giving up our daily dairy products, others might find this to be worth a shot if it means no more cellulite!

One of the biggest controversies surrounding milk is the amount of hormones contained in milk we consume. Hormones given to the cows to enable them to produce more milk are often passed on into the milk we drink. Many feel that these extra hormones can do damage to our bodies when we regularly ingest them.  Read more...