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Four Hour Body Lab Tests

Best-selling author Tim Ferriss has revolutionized the health and fitness industry with his recent book The Four Hour Body. In it, Ferriss details his years of in-depth testing, measuring, and tracking of personal physical changes brought about by self-experimentation...

5 Real Ways to Lose Weight

No fluff. No BS. No telling you that you’re unique and special and fine just the way you are. There are REAL reasons why you want to change the way you look, so here are 5 REAL ways to make it happen. 1. Trade slow and steady for short and intense The average person...

Sniffles, and Coughs, and Sneezes! Oh My!

Autumn has officially arrived. That means people in the northern states are enjoying the beautiful fall foliage. People in the southern states are enjoying temperatures in the 80s. And people everywhere are not enjoying itchy watery eyes, runny noses, congestion,...

Free Your Qi

For over 5,000 years, Eastern medicine practitioners have utilized acupuncture as a method of correcting the body’s flow of Qi (pronounced “chee”) to improve health and eliminate the disease. While Western medicine practitioners may not agree with how acupuncture...

How Soon is Too Soon? Coming Back From an Injury

You’re ready to get back into the game. It’s been several weeks since your injury occurred. You’ve spent plenty of time resting and rehabbing. Your patience is wearing thin, and you’re ready to get back to the gym, trail, or court. Take note; this is the point where...

Summer Exercise Tips

You know it’s summer in Arizona when: The “cold” water from your faucet comes out boiling The birds use potholders to pull worms out of the ground The temperature drops below 95° and you get cold chills You can cook meat on the grill without turning it on Even though...

Nutrition 101: Dietary Fats

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, a low-fat revolution swept through the US. Dietary fats, especially saturated fats, became the scapegoat for the nation’s rising obesity rates. This led to an explosion of low-fat and fat-free “health foods,” and fat-phobic Americans...

A Sucker Buys a Shoe Every Second

P. T. Barnum is smiling. And so is Skechers, all the way to the bank. Endorsed by NFL legend Joe Montana, Skechers Shape Ups toning shoes claim to be “a great way to exercise as you go about your busy day,” and promise to help you burn more calories, tone muscles,...

NSFV (Not Safe for Vegetarians)

Grilled meat. There ain’t much better. The taste. The mouth-watering aroma. It’s as if meat were meant to be grilled. It’s not all good, though. As the general rule dictates, the better something tastes the worse it probably is for you. Grilled meat is no exception;...

Two Scoops a Day Keeps the Swine Flu Away

Being sick stinks. It stinks like a pig. And with a week or more of missed work, it can also stink like free cheese, because that's all you'll be able to afford. Plain and simple, if you want to prevent seasonal influenza (Flu) infections now and in the future you...

5 Tips for More Energy Everyday

We're all busy. We all wish there was more time in the day to get things done. And we all go through phases where we over-prioritize all the unimportant things in our lives and under-prioritize our health. This is what we have aptly titled "The Low Priority Health...