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Five Best Foods

tomatosWe all want to live longer and healthier lives. We know that we should exercise, avoid smoking, drink only in moderation, and eat a healthy diet. Eating a healthy diet is one component that can be very confusing. What exactly constitutes a healthy diet is often unclear, and the web contains a lot of contradictory information. This article provides the five best foods that research has consistently shown to be extremely good for us, while avoiding bad side effects. Read More

Six Easy Steps to a Flat Stomach

womanAchieving a flat stomach, or six pack abs, is one of the most common diet and fitness goals people have. We all want to look good, and most of us tend to accumulate weight in our midsection.  Getting the weight off, and developing a sleek sexy tummy, is also heavily marketed within the diet and fitness industry. Much of what is being peddled is misleading, and some of it is flat out wrong. Read More

Best Abdominal Exercises

The best abdominal exercises require no equipment, no gym membership, no personal trainer, and absolutely NO money! I know what you’re thinking. The television is bombarded every night with infomercials touting the latest technological breakthrough in abdominal strengthening. These ab machines are easy to use, and scientifically proven to build lean, sexy, washboard abs quickly and easily. Read More 

  How To Start a Running Program

Starting a running program can by a daunting and somewhat scary proposition for those new to the sport. Although nearly everyone has run in their life, especially as a child, taking those first steps can be tough to do. We question weather or not we will be able to do it. Will I get hurt? Will I look foolish? Other excuses are: I'm too heavy to run; I'm too out of shape to run; or I'm too old to start running. Most of these are far from the truth. By using the take it slow principle almost anyone can become a regular runner. Read More

How to Eat Like a Caveman

The modern food industry is a wonderful thing. Through advances in science we can now feed millions more people on the same amount of land that once fed thousands. We lose fewer crops to disease and drought, and we can produce more bushels per acre than ever before. Our livestock are more healthy, the animals are less susceptible to disease, and they grow much larger (providing more food) than before antibiotics, steroids, and genetic engineering entered the picture.  But by going back to the way our ancestors ate we can alleviate many of the causes of obesity, diabetes, and heart disease. Read More