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Man loses 27 pounds in 10 weeks on junk food diet.

I read an article today that was fascinating.  Mark  Haub, a professor of  Human Nutrition at Kansas State University went on a junk food diet for 10 weeks and lost 27 pounds.  He was trying to see if the type of food or amount (calories) was more critical in weight loss. His results showed the [...]

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Can’t Stop Binging and Over Eating Halloween Candy Before Halloween?

So you thought it was a great idea to stock up on candy well before Oct. 31 because you had a coupon, or the selection was better. That’s what I used to tell myself.  I had good intentions, I was not thinking about eating the candy myself, it just happened!  Then back to the store [...]

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Sleep more and weight loss is more fat, less muscle.

How much sleep you get can affect whether your weight loss is fat or muscle. A small study was done recently that found if you are trying to lose weight, more sleep equals more fat loss. The study was done in a sleep lab under controlled conditions.  For a two week period subjects slept 8.5 [...]

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Study finds parents treat obese children less favorably than slender ones.

Hi Folks, I read an interesting article about a study that found obese children are not treated as well as their more slender siblings by their parents.  Sounds pretty controversial but it is food for thought.  I don’t believe any parent would do so consciously, however I wouldn’t be shocked if it does happen. Maybe [...]

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What if you could resist temptation all day long?

I was sad to see in the news today a story about another pro athlete who could not resist the temptation to abuse drugs.  He had been suspended 4 games last year for drug use.  When he returned he said he was a new man and had learned from his mistakes. For whatever reason he [...]

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Poll shows many overweight people believe they are thinner than they really are.

I read an interesting article the other day.  A Harris poll was done where people were asked for their height and weight and then asked which category they believed they were in;  normal size, overweight, obese or morbidly obese. The results included: 1)  30% of people who were overweight believing they were of normal size. [...]

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Most who can’t lose weight and keep it off regularly give in to the temptation to eat “just a little bit more.”

I was reading an interesting article about one of my favorite baseball teams.  One of their starting pitchers (who was suppose to be their #1 starter) was in denial of how bad he was pitching.  He said he wasn’t pitching that badly, just a making a few mistakes here or there. The manager sat down [...]

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Young man proves importance of faith and works.

Hi all, I read an inspiring article this morning about a young man with a strong faith who understands what the Bible means when it says “Faith without works is dead.” His name is Stephen Bravo-Brown, he is a freshman walk-on receiver with the University of South Florida (USF)  Bulls. He was a talented football [...]

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Magic weight loss pill with free bonus heart attack or stroke!

Hi all, In the news was another story about yet another weight loss drug that was causing health problems. A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that a drug that is prescribed for weight loss, that’s right.. prescribed, is putting people at increased risk of heart attack and stroke. This isn’t [...]

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You cannot stop binging and over eating if you keep rowing in circles.

Hi all, You’ve heard the quote from the Bible, “Faith without works is dead.”  In everyday language that means God expects us to not only ask for help but use the abilities he has given us.  My Dad use to put it another way, “Pray to God but keep rowing for shore.” The opposite statement [...]

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