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Attention Westerners: Bugs Advised

March 7, 2014 • Blog, HealthComments (0)

There’s a new growing movement that’s advising Westerners to seek alternative methods to acquire their daily protein. Some - likely many - are going to scrunch their faces in disgust at the suggestion of eating insects. Yes, on some level the idea is disgusting, but the argument behind it is sound. First and foremost, raising [&hellip...;

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The Diet for the Couch Potato

February 28, 2014 • Blog, HealthComments (0)

A new study from the researchers at the St Bonaventure University in New York have discovered that our lazy tendencies can be used in our favour to assist in eating healthy and cutting calories. The study found that while snacking the majority of people tend...

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The Diet of the Cavemen

February 21, 2014 • Blog, HealthComments (0)

There has been some recent research into the theory that a diet similar to what the cavemen would have had is not only a healthy option, but will also help increase weight loss. In a Swedish study published in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, a...

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Have You Ever Wondered What Love is Made of?

February 14, 2014 • Blog, HealthComments (0)

Before you eat those delicious red, white and/or pink Valentine’s Day candies or before you give them to your Valentine just be aware of one thing: you may be consuming bugs. The popular food colouring agent that is found in a plethora of the seasonally...

Close Your Eyes and Let’s Crank It Up

February 7, 2014 • Blog, HealthComments (0)

A new study from the University of Maryland and John Hopkins University has found that reducing a person’s sight may permanently increase hearing faculties. The study, which was published in a recent issue of Neuron, used adult mice to map out how...

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Lose the Wheat

February 6, 2014 • Blog, Health, SportsComments (0)

Wheat isn’t the same grain as it was centuries ago. Thanks to genetic modification, today’s wheat has turned on us, possibly doing more harm than good. As unbelievable as it may sound, the wheat grain has been found to drastically raise blood sugar levels...

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Get Strong With Cluster Training

February 6, 2014 • Health, In the Magazine, SportsComments (0)

Achieve speed, strength and greater performance by recruiting more motor units with Cluster Training. As a strength coach, my job is to help athletes achieve high levels of relative strength. To get my clients feeling stronger and achieving higher sports ...

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Peanut Allergies May be Cured by … Peanuts?

January 31, 2014 • Blog, HealthComments (0)

Doctors at Addenbrooke’s hospital in Cambridge have been looking into ways to combat peanut allergies and what they found may be of interest to those that suffer from it. During the experimental therapy, doctors closely monitored a two-milligram dose of...

Yoga for a Healthy Life

January 24, 2014 • Blog, HealthComments (0)

Despite being around for thousands of years, there are those who still question the benefits and effectiveness of yoga. Over the years there have been a number of studies that have both proven and contradicted the ancient practice’s health benefits....

Is Fruit Juice as Bad as Cola?

January 17, 2014 • Blog, Food + Drink, HealthComments (0)

Apparently fruit juice has been deceiving us for years. Once believed to be a healthy alternative to soft drinks, health experts have been on the offensive saying that juice is far too sweet and thus should be removed as an option to fulfill your body’s...