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Nutsy, isn’t it?

October 9, 2009

It’s been six years since the FDA approved the packaging nutritional label “Scientific evidence suggests but does not prove that eating 1.5 ounces per day of most nuts, as part of a diet [...]

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Building the Big Guns

June 22, 2009

My son told me that he wanted to trade arms with me. Just in case you wondered, he wasn’t talking about rifles or nuclear weapons, he was talking about the ‘big guns’ the bicep/tricep combination.
He has, many times, started a fitness program. By program, I mean randomly picking up weights and lifting them a few [...]

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Efffective Training v. Overtraining

June 2, 2009

I was having a discussion with my oldest daughter about training methods, and she, in her years of experience and wisdom, has devised her own training plan. By plan I mean she plans to go to the gym, and that part she does. That’s nearly where the plan ends.
Now I am not saying that to [...]

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Burn Fat, Increase Metabolism

January 6, 2009

I talked the other day about increasing metabolism to get faster caloric burn. What I suggested was eating more meals per day (5 to 6) but smaller quantities of food. This has been proven to work. I have even known people to sneak in an extra meal by getting up around 3 in the morning [...]

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Holiday Greetings and Gratitude

December 25, 2008

Happy Holidays to everyone. It’s a quiet day in the Britt household, but not quiet online! Lots of activity and visitors to our site, even some comments being posted of late, thanks for those and for spreading the word. We are here to post good information and answer questions and help folks. It’s not just [...]

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Challenges, Persistence and Training

December 22, 2008

Today was a rough day as you may be able to tell from the late time on this entry. I had a 10 hour OSHA class to teach and had to start at 7am. Unfortunately the gym opens at 5 and between the commute to work and clean up time after my workout, I just [...]

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Aerobic Exercise and Heart Health

December 7, 2008

I have talked before about burning calories is accomplished through the movement of mass over a given distance, and that means that running or walking two miles gives you the same caloric burn. That is just physics talking, and research has shown it to be true.
However that does not take into account the benefits of [...]

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Running Intervals

December 5, 2008

Did about 22 minutes of cardio this morning. This is the fifth day of the early rise gym routine. I have a lot of background with running starting with cross country in high school (about a million years ago) Part of running back then was beating back the dinosaurs with our clubs. It was more [...]

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Multivitamins and Healthy Immune Function

December 3, 2008

A recent article published in the British Journal of Nutrition summarizes the roles of select vitamins and trace elements in immune function.
Adequate intakes of micronutrients are required for the immune system to function efficiently. Micronutrient deficiency suppresses immunity by affecting antibody responses, leading to imbalances in the immune system. This situation increases susceptibility to infections, [...]

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Essential Fatty Acids

November 30, 2008

Good Fats versus Bad Fats
By now you have probably heard about the benefits of having more “Omega-3″ fatty acids in your diet, and if you haven’t, it is time that you looked into it. Even the Food and Drug Administration, not known for being on the cutting edge, has jumped on the bandwagon with their [...]

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