What Is Metabolic Syndrome Metabolism plays a big factor that not enough people think about when it comes to their health. Metabolic syndrome is a collection of three or more risk factors that are present because of the body’s inability to burn food properly throughout the day, or when exercising. When the body can’t burn…
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The Benefits of Strength Training for Women
The Benefits of Strength Training for Women There is a quote that’s often tossed around in the fitness industry – “Lifting weights doesn’t make women huge. Eating cupcakes makes women huge.” While amusing, this quote is true. It’s often thought that strength training also known as weight training is a man’s domain and that women…
The DASH Diet for Brain Health
The DASH Diet for Brain Health Senior health has become a major focus in the past decade or so as the so-called Baby Boomer generation hit 50, and now 70. With an aging population has come more cases of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and other forms of dementia than ever before. As scientists study AD in…