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Let’s talk about a hidden truth of modern society, which turns pandemic: Brideorexia.

So far, loosing weight for the weeding day seems to be on the to-do list of many brides-to-be.

Imagine a bridal boot camp geared up with an army of fitness machines and scarcely little food and you will see what these ladies are ready to go through, for the sake of a perfect wedding album.

Dr. Jeffrey Sobal, a co-author of the study and a professor of sociology at Cornell University has looked deeper into this matter and found out some really (more…)

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I try to walk everyday for at least an hour.

Maybe you know that one needs to walk 10,000 steps (about 5 miles) every day to stay in shape.

Is this scientifically proven? Here are the results of some recent studies I’ve read about walking.

The first one was performed by scientists from the University of Pittsburgh.

They watched for nine years the effects walking has on people. In the end, they noticed that those who walked about six miles every week (more…)

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We’ve talked several times on this blog about the ideal weight we should have.

The Body Mass Index has long been the preferred tool for determining whether we are overweight, underweight or we weigh just as much as we should.

The Body Mass Index

Just as a quick reminder, the Body Mass Index is an indicator which is calculated with reference to our height. The index can be obtained by (more…)

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I must tell you from the beginning and the very start of this post that I am completely puzzled.

I’ve just finished reading about two new studies which left me completely speechless.

Their conclusions are contrary to a few facts we were until now convinced are true.

I don’t know what to think about it. Tell me your thoughts on the following:

Stretching does not prevent injuries

Yes, you read right: it’s been found that people who stretch before running suffer the same amount of injuries as the ones who do not. The (more…)

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The quest for discovering all the causes that influence our weight is still active.

The picture is getting bigger and bigger and very complex.

Here are some new facts which might be the reason to your not so thin waist line:

Night lights and getting fat

If you like late evening walks (or runs), think again. A recent study shows that exposure to dim light at night has negative effects on our bodies. (more…)

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There are a lot of questions when it comes to working out.

Some of them are justified, some of them are just silly and some are simply reasons for delaying daily exercises.

However, here’s one of the questions I used to ask myself or my trainers; I’m enclosing the answers I eventually received:

Does exercising on an empty stomach burn more fat than when you previously have a meal?

There are some who claim that working out after having eaten may upset your stomach. While there are others as well who say that not eating (more…)

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The mind is a powerful thing, we know that by now. Countless studies have shown that both our actions and our feelings are greatly influenced by what happens in our brains and by the activity of hormones.

The importance of psychology with respect to weight loss (or weight gain) has been once again proven by a study demonstrating how we can trick the mind into thinking we are satiated.

As such, it appears that humans feel they are full and that their hunger was satisfied if they believe they ate a large portion of food, even if (more…)

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I’m currently trying to stay away from Facebook.

I’ve refused until now to create such an account, although all my friends have one and they’re trying to convince me to join.

I feel that making real friends and healthy socializing can be done not on a computer, but outside.

However, Facebook does offer some benefits – like keeping in touch with people you can’t go out to lunch every day, as college roommates. Nevertheless, I stumbled upon a (more…)

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One of the laws which were pointed out to me when I first became interested in nutrition and weight loss was not to hurry things.

Meaning, in order to get the best results when trying to lose weight and to maintain these results you need to take small steps.

Don’t trust those fad diets which promise you the perfect body in 5 days or less. Everything will backfire and you might feel and (more…)

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As we all know, being on healthy diet includes avoiding eating late in the evening, before bed time.

Some of us respect that more or less, falling into the temptation once in a while.

I myself find it very difficult not eating after dinner, so I occasionally have a snack.

Most people end up eating late in the evening for various reasons: either because they’re too stressed or they lead such busy lives that sometimes they simply forget to eat during the day and only (more…)

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