Natural ways to boost your metabolism

Eat spicy foods. Hot/spicy foods ups your heart rate which ups your metabolism.

Caffeine. It also ups the heart rate, which increases metabolism.

Get your B vitamins. The B vitamins are responsible for keeping you upbeat and such. If you have a deficiency in them you will get fatigued and depressed and your metabolism will slow down. Look for foods high in B vitamins like spinach and beans.

Get your magnesium too. Spinach also has magnesium in it. Magnesium is responsible for metabolism and making sure you get enough of it in your diet can boost your metabolism. Nuts and other foods have it.

Work out more. Getting exercise and strength training speed up the metabolism.

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The 50 Million Pound Challenge

I came across something interesting today. Of course weight loss is on a lot of people’s minds. Why? Simple. It is the most popular new year’s resolution.

I came across the 50 Million Pound Challenge. It’s an online fitness-challenge that was created by Dr. Ian Smith. It is sponsored by State Farm. It just celebrated its 3 millionth pound lost by participants nationwide. So check it out if you have made weight loss your resolution too.  It’s a cool site.

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Are you eating what you should be?

It seems to me that a lot of women out there are not eating right. I mean think about it. Think of all the moms out there that are doing a million things at once. I bet they are not taking time to make sure that they are eating the essential nutrients you should be eating. Sure, I bet they are making sure their kids are eating right. But what about them?

And what about people that are workaholics? They are so busy working that they eat what is fast. And that is not what is always healthy!

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Talcum powder linked to ovarian cancer

Here is something scary. Apparently use of talcum powder has been linked to ovarian cancer.

According to a study published in the Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention journal, women who use talcum powder around their genital areas are 40% more likely to develop ovarian cancer. 3,000 women were analyzed in the study. The risk of ovarian cancer for those who used talcum powder once a week was found to be 36%, while those using it every day the risk went up to 41%.

Yikes.

You can read more about the distubing findings of talcum powder and cancer at Talcum powder as dangerous as asbestos.

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