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The holidays are a time of joy and celebration but can also present health and fitness challenges. Between holiday festivities and indulgent foods,...
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21 Factors that Affect Your Blood Glucose
Your blood sugar numbers are great, right? Most people that answer “Yes”, may base this on a fasting glucose test performed as part of a yearly checkup. Unfortunately, this test is far from comprehensive and doesn’t show you a full picture of how you’re managing glucose on a daily basis. …
7 Strategies to Break Your Bad Nutrition Habits
We eat the way we do for a myriad of underlying reasons, and many of these factors weren’t necessarily in our control when our behavior development around food started. Some human eating behaviors even come from our remote ancestors and instinctual survival needs! With habits being so deeply rooted, they …
Does Sugar Weaken Your Immune System?
The bottom line: Yes, sugar intake weakens the immune response and impacts your overall health through a complex interplay of hormonal, metabolic, and immunologic processes.
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