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You may have inherited the "fat" or "FTO" gene but take heart! Working out everyday and following a healthy lifestyle can offset this shortcoming.

Spices add more than a pleasant taste to food, they may also give a subtle boost to the metabolism. Can eating spices help with weight control?

Overloading our bloodstream's energy sources during exercise is necessary for increased metabolic rate. How to do this through heart rate monitoring is simple.

OTC diet pills make up a large market of diet products, and finding one that has been proven to work takes time and research. The Mayo Clinic offers advice on a few.

Lemons have many good qualities. They can assist in weight loss, and improve general health.

Several studies have associated heavy drinking with increased risk of many types of cancer. A new study Canadian study confirms these observations.

Drinking aloe vera juice provides numerous health benefits. This is why aloe vera, also known as lily of the desert, has gained a reputation as a powerful healing food.

No matter what our lifestyle & daily habits, there is a lot of benefit from a detoxifying cleanse including fewer headaches & skin breakouts & a stronger immune system.

It is common health advice: avoid fat, eat carbohydrates, eat less, exercise more. Yet, diabetes and obesity epidemics coincide with Americans following this advice.

Pasteurising milk to kill pathogens and prevent souring results in the loss of vitamins and calcium, and may not protect against infection from pathogens.

In a culture where productivity and play are encouraged, sleep is often curtailed to meet expectations. Unfortunately, the price for dedication may be worsening health.

Addison's Disease can dramatically affect a dog's health, but with proper medication, a dog with Addison's Disease - hypoadrenocorticism - can be successfully managed.

Energy drinks are widely used, having become a part of people's daily routines. Are these beverages really safe? What are the downsides?

Carnitine is a coenzyme that allows cells to burn fats for energy. While it doesn't appear to help with weight loss, it may play a role in a variety of other conditions.

Cyclooxygenase is an enzyme that helps convert arachidonic acid to prostaglandin-like molecules; these "prostanoids" fulfill a multitude of biological roles.

Water is essential to life and weight loss. Learn the reasons why it is so important for the average person, as well as the overweight person who wants to shed pounds.

Vitamin K is renowned for its role in blood clotting, but it's more vital than that. It's crucial in bone synthesis, protecting blood vessels, and joints.

Animals can be classified based on the specialized ways of temperature control they have. Here are the ways that endotherms deal with varying hot and cold environments.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing, especially in relation to weight loss. With so many diets to choose from, where do we start? Here is some free advice.

Essential amino acids and non-essential amino acids have diverse and often complex roles in the body, the main one being protein synthesis for many different functions.

Niacin at 100-200 X the RDA (about 1.5-3 grams/day) can raise HDL and lower LDL and triglycerides, and lead to a more healthy balance of HDL to LDL and triglycerides.