High Intensity Weight Training Helps You Lose Weight And Keep It Off!
Most equate aerobics with weight loss not high intensity weight training. Weight training is generally perceived as an activity for those interested in building big and bulky muscles and not for people trying to lose weight, however as many who have been frustrated by their lack of progress on the treadmill can attest- weight training [...]
Sports Drinks Believed by Teens to Be Healthy, Study Finds
Sports drinks like Gatorade and Powerade are believed by active US teenagers to be healthy, according to a study. For many years, sports drinks marketing featured the likes of Peyton Manning, Michael Jordan, LeBron James, and Adrian Peterson, suggesting that a part of these athletes’ remarkable athletic performance was due to drinking specific brands of [...]
High Intensity Training As An Alternative Treatment for Depression
Clinical depression is unfortunately a common occurrence in the United States. According to statistics from the U.S. National Comorbidity Survey, 16% of Americans will suffer from a clinically defined depressive disorder during the course of their lifetime and conventional treatments can be often difficult to administer. Among the cases looked at by the Cormorbidity Survey [...]
The Rise and Fall of Crisco
On April 25, 2001, Proctor and Gamble (P&G) put its product Crisco on the auction block, just 10 years short of its 100th birthday. Crisco, initially made with hydrogenated cottonseed oil, is the quintessential imitation food and the first to make its way into American kitchens. The story of Crisco begins innocently enough in pre-Civil [...]