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BMI, Waist Circumference & Waist-to-Hip Ratios

Many experts agree that weight and body mass index (BMI) are insufficient to assess our health. This is because exercise, which is clearly healthy, builds muscle mass. Muscle is significantly more dense than fat, so it is possible to gain weight and actually be thinner and healthier than you were at a lower weight. BMIContinue reading “BMI, Waist Circumference & Waist-to-Hip Ratios”

Food Prep: DASH DIET for Beginners

This is a great little book which explains the DASH diet and how to implement it, plus it contains 144 pages of recipes. The idea behind the book is to adopt a healthy diet so that you can reduce your dependence on the pharmaceutical industry (1). In the second chapter, author Nathalie Seaton explains theContinue reading “Food Prep: DASH DIET for Beginners”

Exercise: Walking Benefits in 5 Minutes

Today I’d love to share a timely news item which I first heard about on my morning news podcast: walking for just 5 minutes every half hour cuts many health risks from a sedentary lifestyle (1). That is quite a time commitment, but even if you can’t get up and stroll every 30 minutes, youContinue reading “Exercise: Walking Benefits in 5 Minutes”