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Cut Calories, Lengthen Life Span? Study found middle-aged adults who reduced their intake showed slower biological aging By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter - WebMD.com Limiting calorie intake may slow aging, a new study suggests. Previous research has shown that calorie restrictions slow aging in worms, flies, and mice, so Duke University researchers wanted to see if it could slow biological aging in people. "Biological aging is the gradual and progressive deterioration of systems in the body that occurs with advancing chronological age," said study author Daniel Belsky, an assistant professor of medicine at Duke, in Durham, N.C. "If we can intervene to slow the rate of biological aging, it may be possible to prevent or at least delay onset for many age-related diseases and disabilities," he explained in a university news release. The researchers looked at 145 people who achieved a 12 percent reduction in calorie intake over two years and a

I'm just going to come out and say it: The truth is, many of us get too many calories and not enough nutrients from fast food, candy, prepackaged foods, and drinks. Even if you’re not overweight, don’t be too quick to write off your junk-food habit as acceptable. Outwardly thin people aren’t necessarily healthy, as it’s possible to be skinny and in poor metabolic health, thanks to bad nutrition and lack of exercise. Many of us feel compelled to eat junk food (after all, it can taste so good), but is a diet high in fat, sugar, and salt worth the trade-off of the elevated risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes and certain types of cancers? Kicking the junk-food habit -- coupled with regular, heart-pumping exercise -- will tip the scales of healthy living in your favor. Don’t know where to start? These simple guidelines will help you get over the hump in no time: Knowledge is power -- and in the case of junk food, it can also be downright scary. While grocery aisles may seem fa

Lose Fat and Lose Weight with this Walking Workout By  Wendy Bumgardner-   This blog post from VeryWell.com give us information about a perfect workout for burning fat and the best part is all you need is a good pair of walking shoes. MorePixels/E+/Getty Images Imagine, you can lose your fat without a gym membership or diet pills or even surgery. You don't have to sign up for a meal plan or go on one of those starvation diets.  Brisk walking is a good fat-burning cardio exercise. This fat burning walking workout can be used most days of the week if you want to lose weight. There are two keys to burning fat when walking. The first key is that you need to walk vigorously enough to raise your heart rate into the best zone for burning fat for energy. The second is that you walk long enough that you are burning stored fat rather than just burning off the sugars your body stores for quick bursts of exercise. Time Needed for the Fat-Burning Walk You need to set aside a mi

This blog post spells it out. This doctor tells us what he does to live a healthy, fit lifestyle. Most professionals today are well schooled and not kids anymore. It takes a lot of education and a lot of money to rise up in your profession. Anyone who has 4 years of college and then 4 more years getting a post-grad degree knows he'll be working for a long time. My brother has a law degree and after many years in his own practice was asked to be a judge in the county where he lives.  He now hears mostly criminal cases and will probably work into his 70's. This isn't unusual, I know doctors and dentists that will do the same. Professionals have a lot of time and money invested in their career and simply working to 65 doesn't always work out. Today a professional or executive doesn't reach their earnings peak until later in life and then just to quit because you're 65 is pretty stupid. This blog is about a doctor who is staying fit to be able to continue with th

If you’ve ever experienced a weight-loss plateau, you know the disappointment of stepping on the scale after another week of eating well and exercising only to see the same exact number as the week before. For days, or sometimes even weeks at a time, your weight may not budge, which can make your efforts to eat well and move more seem, well, like a waste of time. The truth is, weight-loss plateaus happen to almost everyone trying to lose weight — even those go-getters with plateau prevention plans. In order to overcome one, it’s important first to understand why they occur. Here are three contributing factors that can lead to a stalemate with the scale: Before you read on, I'll give you a one sentence answer. As you lose weight your body needs less calories and most people never reduce their calorie intake as they lose pounds, so after a few weeks of weight reduction you stop losing weight. Continue reading and learn how to adjust your diet and exercise plan to overcome these

Reaching your goal weight is a huge accomplishment, but the journey doesn't end there. Keep the pounds off with these weight loss maintenance tips. Find Your New Calorie Needs To go from  losing  weight to  maintaining  weight, your daily calorie intake needs to change. When you’ve spent weeks or months adhering to a specific diet and exercise plan to help you lose weight, it’s not easy to alter your habits. You’ll need to figure out your new calorie needs and adjust your meals and snacks accordingly. This doesn't mean to return to your old diet. You can never do that.  This can be complicated because you need more calories to maintain weight than to lose it. But at the same time, a body that weighs less needs fewer calories. To find the balance, use a personalized calorie calculator like the one below to figure out how much food your new body weight needs. The calculator factors in height, weight, age, and activity level. Try the number it spits out for a week and

[Infographic] I'm re-blogging this from MyFitnessPal and I want to comment on this before you read it. It's a good post because it shows you what's possible and the variety you can have on a low-cal diet. I want to comment on this because I want you to understand that it's rough trying to cut your calories in half all at once.  Whenever you cut calories and hold that lower calorie intake for an extended period, your body will adjust and after about two weeks you'll stop losing weight. This is normal, your body will always make adjustments on calorie burn to keep you from losing too much weight. You should understand that body doesn't know that you have too much fat. If you want to lose fat you have to trick your body so it doesn't know that you're trying to lose weight. Personally, I don't like low-cal diets, it's too much like starvation. I lost my body fat by changing the food I was eating. But this post is still worth a read. The pr

A Guide to Making Nutrient-Dense Foods Taste Amazing By  Darla Leal  - VeryWell.com Food boredom has become a real issue for athletes and fitness enthusiasts. Most diets like low-carb or low-fat are pretty bland. The thing is you can't use condiments, gravies, or sauces on most of today's healthy diets. That's where all the calories are so you have to learn how to season food. Salt and sugar are the only things you have to watch out for. Both salt and sugar can ruin your diet. There is a large variety of healthy foods to pick from. The trick to low-calorie, high-nutrition meals is in the preparation. You can turn the healthiest meal into a high-calorie nightmare. Check out this blog post. The Problem Pixel Stories/Stocksy United In order to support muscle growth, athletic performance, and recovery, substantial amounts of nutrient-dense foods are required. Eating an abundance of these clean foods each day can become boring and even a struggle. The routin