Category: research
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5 Reasons Why Gut Health Is Important
It wasn’t until recent years that I took my gut health seriously, which is not a good thing. Better late than never I guess. Proper gut health is very important for a person’s overall health, particularly when people are over 40. While we cannot turn back time and refrain from eating many of the bad…
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How Reliable And Accurate Are Calorie Counting Apps?
If you are trying to lose weight, counting your calories is paramount. For a long time, I was doing a body recomposition strategy, which helped me lose weight to a point. But once I hit a plateau, I had to transition to doing a calorie deficit diet, which involves counting every single calorie that I…
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Eating Plants Is Key To Gut Health
Gut health is important for many reasons. Poor gut health can lead to stomach pain and discomfort, increased inflammation throughout a person’s body, and in extreme cases it can contribute to people developing various diseases, including cancer. A recent study was conducted by researchers affiliated with various institutions in Italy and the United Kingdom that…
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Does Exercise Improve A Person’s Mental Health?
I have previously shared on this website that I have had struggles with my mental health in recent years. After the passing of my stepdad in late 2021, I fell into a deep depression. Eventually I went to mental health therapy in 2023 and was diagnosed with major depression. In 2023, I was also diagnosed…
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How Many Calories Do You Burn When Playing Basketball?
One of my favorite things to do, going all the way back to grade school, is to play basketball. I was never the best basketball player at any level that I ever played at, and at most levels, I probably wasn’t even in the top half of basketball players in my area. However, I love…
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Half Of Calories Consumed At U.S. Homes Is From Ultraprocessed Foods
The average diet in United States homes is not very healthy, as evidenced by a recent analysis by researchers affiliated with Johns Hopkins University which found that over half of all calories consumed in U.S. households comes from ‘ultraprocessed foods.’ The results of the recent study were published on the university’s website, as well as…
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Walking Is An Underrated Form Of Exercise
A little over two years ago I was in the worst physical and mental shape of my life. I was at rock bottom by many measures. That was when I decided that I did not want to live like that any longer and that it was time to make some healthy changes. To get started…
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How Much Muscle Do Humans Lose As They Age?
Anyone who has hit middle age, or exceeded it, knows that humans lose muscle as time goes by. It is an unfortunate byproduct of the human aging process. But, how much muscle is lost, and when does the process start? I recently signed up for health alerts through Harvard Health Publishing (Harvard Medical School). It…
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How Many Calories Are Burned While Cycling?
One of my most vivid memories of being a kid is when I got my first bicycle. I assume that is probably the case for many people. The feeling of fun and freedom that came with hopping on my bike, cruising around, and hitting sweet jumps was amazing. Eventually, as I got older, instead of…
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How Reliable Is Body Mass Index At Measuring Overall Health?
Health officials use various measurements to try to gauge a person’s health, with body mass index (BMI) being one of them. For those who do not know, BMI is a measure of body fat based on height and weight. Body mass index as a measurement got its start all the way back in 1832 when…