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How Eating One Avocado a Day Can Help Your Health

Article added November 11, 2019 Categories Featured Nutrition, Nutrition, Nutrition Essentials
Written By: Bicycling US

Consider that guac upcharge an investment in your heart health. Eating one avocado a day was associated with significantly lower levels of types of LDL, or bad cholesterol, in overweight or obese adults, a study published in the Journal of Nutrition found. Avocado also improved levels of lutein, an antioxidant associated with heart health, by more than 68 percent. One avocado […]

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Can Drinking Beer Wreck Your Weight-Loss Progress From Your Workouts?

Article added October 17, 2019 Categories Featured Nutrition, Nutrition
Written By: DANIELLE ZICKL

New research looks at whether a beer or two messes with fat loss and muscle gain during a HIIT workout routine. According to a new study published in the journal Nutrients, drinking beer didn’t influence body composition markers like fat loss in participants who regularly did HIIT workouts. The American Heart Association (AHA) recommends no more than one drink—12 ounces (oz) of beer or […]

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Here’s More Evidence That ‘Too Much’ Exercise Won’t Kill You

Article added August 28, 2019 Categories Featured Columns, Featured News, Featured Training, Health
Written By: SCOTT DOUGLASD

  A massive new data review finds lower morbidity at all activity levels above standard guidelines. People who exercise more than the amounts recommended in official guidelines live longer than less active people, and people who work out as much as 12 hours per week aren’t shortening their lives by doing so, according to a new […]

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Can Your Fitbit Tell You When a Common Digestive Disorder Will Start to Flare?

Article added June 6, 2019 Categories Featured Shoes and Gear, News, Shoes and Gear
Written By: ELIZABETH MILLARD

This can be an important step toward thwarting a flareup before it begins, too. Could the secret to better gut health be on your wrist? Along with helping track your pace and number of steps per day, activity trackers have also been known to predict serious health conditions like pulmonary embolism or irregular heartbeat. Now, they may also […]

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What Are the Benefits of Drinking Apple Cider Vinegar?

Article added May 21, 2019 Categories Featured News, Featured Nutrition, Nutrition Essentials, Uncategorized
Written By: MARYGRACE TAYLOR

Advocates claim it makes you healthier in almost every possible way, but here’s what the experts and research have to say. Apple cider vinegar is another one of those food trends—you know, the kind that people love touting for its ability to make you healthier in every possible way. That includes helping you lose weight, […]

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