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#1 Diet culture is a slippery concept. Some would argue that it doesn't exist anymore, and that today's average citizen of twenty-first-century Western culture is more concerned with health and wellness than thinness.
#2 The history of diet culture is a long and complicated one, with many periods of ambivalence about body fatness. The Romans, for example, generally did...
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Get the Summary of Jorge Cruise's The 100 in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "The 100" by Jorge Cruise explores the history of human diet and its impact on obesity, chronic diseases, and overall health. The book traces the evolution of eating habits from the hunter-gatherer era, through the agricultural and industrial periods, to the present day, highlighting the detrimental effects of refined sugars and grains...
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#1 Menopause is a difficult journey, and women rarely share their experiences with others. They struggle with their health when they hit this period of life. The symptoms are complex and unpredictable, and the joy in life seems to have disappeared.
#2 The symptoms of menopause are a cry for help from your body. You don't have to struggle through them. They are a gift...
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#1 Go to your baby's room every 2 hours during the night, and rock, sway, and talk to him or her until he or she falls asleep. The steps for this program are: Make it a point to go to your baby's room every 2 hours during the night. Put a stuffed animal or another fun object in the crib for your baby to play with. Rock, sway, and talk to him or her until he or she falls...
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#1 Intermittent fasting is not just for a certain type of person. It is for everybody, and it will help you become the best version of yourself from the inside out.
#2 Part 1, Transform Your Body, Mind, and Health, covers the basics of intermittent fasting and its benefits. You'll learn about the best practices for each key stage of intermittent fasting: the fasting...
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#1 The Ironman World Championship is a legendary test of endurance that takes place in the paradisiacal setting of Kona, Hawaii. It is the equivalent of swimming 77 lengths of an Olympic-sized pool. Many of the triathletes look apprehensive as they wait for the starting gun, but their spirits are buoyed by a band of Hawaiian drummers and thousands of cheering spectators.
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#1 Aging is not simply a result of wear and tear. Some animals, such as mice and bats, have a fast metabolism, but their life spans are still shorter than humans.
#2 Aging is not simply a matter of inevitable wear and tear. Mother Nature can determine how fast an animal species wears and how long it can live. If she wants to, she can even arrange for living creatures...
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#1 There are two women, Jennifer and Cindy. They both have had a stressful day at work due to their critical and irrational boss. Jennifer begins snacking the moment she gets home, as a way to calm down. Cindy, on the other hand, calls a friend to vent about her terrible day.
#2 Self-soothing is the ability to regulate your feelings. It is at the core of your well-being....
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#1 I met with John, a middle-aged man who hoped the Alexander Technique would help him rid himself of the pain he experienced from his frozen right shoulder. His arms were pressed inward against his ribs.
#2 We often don't know we are doing something, like tensing our neck muscles when we move our head. It is surprising how much we don't notice about how we use...
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#1 Don't be afraid of fat! It's not unhealthy; it's essential to your health.
#2 Norman was a type 2 diabetic with high blood pressure. He had severe gum disease, which meant his last teeth would have to be extracted before he could be cleared for heart surgery. His dental disease was severe, but he wasn't an outlier.
#3 As a dentist, you should be able to put people...
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#1 You can't mess up because you can't stop altogether. As long as you get right back on track, you will keep making progress. The hardest part of losing weight, getting stronger, and becoming healthier isn't figuring out what to eat or finding the perfect workout plan; it's cultivating a mindset that allows you to believe in your ability to succeed.
#2 There is a common...
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#1 Doctors are not superhuman. They are human beings who went through a very demanding and tricky path to become doctors. Some are there only for the money and prestige, but most are there because they want to be important in their patients' lives and help lots of people.
#2 The day-to-day life of a doctor was a mystery to us, but we still wanted to live it. Many doctors, when they...
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#1 The latest calcium and heart health study concluded that women who supplement with calcium to prevent osteoporosis are at a higher risk of atherosclerosis, heart attack, and stroke than those who don't.
#2 The real question to ask is, How can the body safely guide calcium into the bones where it helps us, and keep it away from soft tissues like arteries where it harms...
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#1 When someone we love gets broken, we have a heartbreak. When we lose a loved one, we have a loss that can be processed by our support systems. When we lose a romantic partner, our support systems might not understand our pain and instead try to talk us out of it.
#2 When someone you love gets broken, you have a heartbreak. When you lose a loved one, you have a loss...
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#1 The body you are looking at right now is the result of your genetics and your habits. It's as simple as that. You have to make sure that any diet or exercise plan you engage in is worth it before you start.
#2 You can choose your habits, and therefore change your body. It may not be the body that society thinks you should have, but it will be the body that is the...
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#1 We all want to live a disease-free life, but most of us have no idea that a disease-free life is possible. We assume that the patient is well until his or her condition deteriorates into symptoms that the doctor recognizes as a diagnosable disease.
#2 I was given an intradermal test, which is a much more provocative and sensitive test than the typical scratch...
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#1 You've made the choice to show up for life bright-eyed, energetic, vibrant, glowing, and healthy. You no longer want to see beauty and feel beautiful only when under a cover of foundation and lipstick. You want your best self in every breath, thought, step, and yes, every bite.
#2 The foods that damage your skin, hair, and nails are the Beauty Betrayers. They cause...
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#1 The second year of life is when many GAPS children start developing fussy eating habits, refusing a lot of foodstuffs and limiting their diet to a handful of foods. They would often refuse to have vegetables, fruit, meats, fish, and eggs.
#2 The symptoms of autism are extremely uncomfortable for children, who cannot communicate their feelings to their parents....
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#1 The statistics around health are shocking. According to the World Health Organization, by 2050, one in three American adults will have diabetes. One in eight people aged sixty-five and over currently has Alzheimer's, and that number is expected to rise to one in four within the next twenty years.
#2 The statistics on older Americans and the drugs they take are alarming....
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#1 The Ten Commandments for Sleep Success are: 1. Your baby needs to be in a safe, dark, and cool place to sleep. 2. You need to establish a regular bedtime and morning routine, with a predictable wake-up time. 3. You need to put your baby to sleep on his or her back, in a crib that is free of hazardous items, with no mobile or other sleep-inducing device. 4. You must...
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