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10 Things to Do Before & After a Feast
Like the ancient Romans (and the Vikings), we should save feasting for special occasions, not make it a weekly event. When we do feast,...

Doug Joachim
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Commonalities Of Long Time Losers (Weight Loss)
The National Weight Control Registry was established as a research project in 1994 and is the most extensive prospective investigation of...

Doug Joachim
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Diet Is More Than Willpower
Very few of us want to overeat. Gorging oneself until the point of feeling uncomfortable or sick is quite unpleasant. Yet, most of us...

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The Brain & Environment Regulate Weight
The battle for better health and weight management seems increasingly challenging in today's fast-paced world. We find ourselves...

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7 Reasons You've Plateaued
How to breakthrough an exercise plateau

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Big Organic - Is it Really Healthier?
When I was a child, the local supermarket chain, Stop & Shop, did not sell any 'organic' labeled food. There was no such thing. On a...

Doug Joachim
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10 Habits for Long Term Fat Loss
The five must-haves of weight loss exist in a hierarchy: Genetics Diet and hydration All non-exercise movement and activities (NEAT)...

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Liquid Candy: Sports Drinks, Juice and Smoothies Deconstructed
Don’t fool yourself into believing your daily detoxing juice or pre-workout smoothie is anything more than liquid candy with a few extra...

Doug Joachim
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Move Your Set Point and Lose Weight
Remember: Set Point weight is still a theory. It is not a proven scientific law. Most scientists believe 75% of our set point weight is...

Doug Joachim
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Does Snacking Make You Fat?
FACT: Every time you eat anything (not just carbs) your pancreas releases more insulin into the bloodstream. Insulin’s two jobs are to...

Doug Joachim
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Offal not so Awful
Offal is a vague term used to describe parts of the animal we Americans don’t eat. It includes the liver, brain, lungs, heart, tail,...

Doug Joachim
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MicroBiome: The Puppet Master Influencing Cravings
The ecological community of bacteria, fungi, viruses and single-cell organisms living in your body are known as the microbiome, aka...

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9 Evidence Based Ways To Cut Up For Summer
‘Hot town, summer in the city. Back of my neck getting dirty and gritty…..’ That means beach weather, bikinis, bare feet and lots of...

Doug Joachim
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Beat Food Cravings with Creativity
Memory & reward centers in our brains associate certain foods with pleasure Emotional needs trigger cravings in order to placate stress,...

Doug Joachim
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The Hungry Games: Controlling Hunger
The thing about hunger is most of us aren’t hungry because we need food. We have trained our bodies, with the help of Monsanto to...

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Most Vitamins Are a Waste of Money
“Let food be thy medicine”– Hippocrates More than half of U.S. adults blindly take vitamins daily. Do you know what you are actually...

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Fast (ing) Weight Loss: Intermittent Fasting
Intermittent fasting

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The Scale is Your Friend
Many people have a weird relationship with their bathroom scale. Some people hide it, others cross-check the weight with a 2nd scale...

Doug Joachim
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