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Metabolism Booster #7 — The Laziest Way to Shed Fat
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sbrown
Want the easiest way possible to speed up your metabolism? Catch some more zzzzz’s! It’s true. In 1999 the University of Chicago did a study with eleven lean young men. They had them sleep eight hours for the first three nights. Then for sixteen nights the men slept only four hours, between 1 a.m.…
Metabolism Booster #5 — Stop the Stress!
By
sbrown
Stress. It’s a part of our lives. People give us problems. We have money worries. Our schedules are too busy. It’s not pleasant. Now we know from numerous studies that stress not only takes its toll on your nerves. It slows your metabolism and makes you fatter. The reason? It’s a hormone called cortisol. This…
Making Hunger Go Away
By
sbrown
We used to say our stomachs “shrank” when we dieted. I always imagined that the poor starved thing withered down to a smaller size so that it was full with less food. That’s not really what happens when we lose weight, though. The stomach stays the same. It’s your brain that changes. No, you don’t…
Supporting the Good Guys
By
sbrown
“I can’t help being overweight,” a friend told me. “My hormones are out of whack.” And she is exactly right. I could tell without a peek at her blood work or a word with her doctor. I’ve heard that same statement so many times! It is always true. I know because when a person is…
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