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Over the last few weeks I've spent a lot of time comparing food and diet and exercise magazines from the 1930s (yes, they existed) with some current ones. When compared to the relatively ascetic ideas that were popular during the last major economic downturn, one theme that REALLY stands out… Read More »
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Gyms can be wonderful, if you're committed to using yours regularly and you're not paying too much each month. Unfortunately, a large segment of the gym industry makes its profits on those people who swear that this is the month they'll start working out, but never quite get around to… Read More »
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Fasting, the voluntary giving up of food, is as old as the Bible: The season of Lent, which many Christians observe starting February 25, Ash Wednesday, is meant to recall the forty days Jesus spent in the desert, resisting temptation.
But anyone who follows celebrity news has probably also noticed that a lot of Hollywood stars are into fasting. Beyonce did a "master cleanse" fast to drop 20 pounds before shooting Dreamgirls. Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (8) | Blog
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Picture this: Two groups of one thousand lab rats are fed two particular diets . Group A eats the same food average Americans do (in rodent-size portions). Group B eats the typical food of the Hunza tribe, legendarily hearty and long-lived natives of the Himalaya Mountains.
The result? Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (6) | Blog
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After years spent poring over the 3000 pages of Bernarr Macfadden's Encyclopedia of Physical Culture and trying out many of his theories on myself, I've been able to pluck out countless crazy-sounding strategies for losing weight and feeling healthier. Here are three to consider,… Read More »
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Hi, my name is Mark
Adams and I'm the author of a forthcoming book about
America's founding father of fitness, Bernarr Macfadden, titled
Mr. America. During the five years I spent researching
Macfadden's incredible life, I was able to unearth tens of
thousands of nuggets… Read More »
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