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Health Myths
Is It Really Healthier to Eat Several Smaller Meals a Day?
For the longest time, nutritionists sold millions of us on the idea that the body's metabolism is like a fire that requires fuel to keep burning. From this theory came the notion of grazing—that instead of eating three meals a day, one should eat a series of smaller meals to continually stoke the body's blaze.
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Can You Build Your Arms Without Using Weights?
With short-sleeve season upon us, there is a serious spike in curling at my local gym, with guys literally lining up for dumbbells. Meanwhile, the chin-up bars are almost always empty.
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Is Soda—Even Diet—Really Bad for You?
On a recent unseasonably warm day in New York City, I, like many of my fellow cube farmers, headed outside to eat lunch in the sun. The park's tables were packed with slender, natty finance dudes digging into take-away salads, turkey sandwiches, and tortilla-less burrito bowls from Chipotle. What amazed me were all the Diet Coke cans studding this giant sea of otherwise healthy tabletops.
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Does Lifting Heavier Weights Build More Muscle?
There's good news for the majority of us who have, at one time or another, suffered that pang of insecurity when reaching for those lighter dumbbells at the gym.
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Does Plaque From Your Teeth Clog Your Arteries?
Although dental hygiene is good for your overall health (sexual health included), the notion that plaque from your mouth can clog your arteries is way overblown.
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Is It Better to Work Out in the Morning?
While there are certainly exceptions to the rule, I find people who manage to rise with the sun and hit the gym before work thoroughly annoying.
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Are Colonics Good for Your Health?
And now it's time for a few giggle-free words on the controversial colonic, one of medicine's most divisive detox procedures.
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Does the Body Digest Fruits and Vegetables Faster Than Meat and Dairy?
Two healthy young men sit at a table. One eats a pork-belly slider, the other, an arugula salad. Question: Which man will digest and, um, deposit his meal first? Answer: It's a tie.
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Are Egg Whites Healthier Than Whole Eggs?
The yolk has been the enemy of breakfast for years—but no more, my egg-white-omelet-ordering friends. Like most of you, I ditched the yolk thinking I was lowering my cholesterol, helping my ticker, and staying lean. But it turns out those yellow-less free-ranges were doing more harm than good. Here are three reasons to go for yolk (boo!) when you eat eggs.
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Does Practicing Yoga Counteract the Effects of Sitting All Day?
According to several studies, most professionals sit an average of nine and a half hours a day. It almost sounds like a low figure, right? We young guns are probably locked in for far longer. Start with at least nine hours at work, then add the commute, the restaurant, the bar, the couch . . . how many is that? Point is, you sit a lot. And your body isn't really designed for it—even if you're sitting in an ergonomic Herman Miller.
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