16th November 2006
The Popular Wisdom is that most of us will put on a few extra pounds between Memorial Day and the New Year. While there is no definitive study to support or debunk that theory, practical experience does suggest that this may be the most difficult period...
16th November 2006
"May you live to be 100" used to be how you wished somebody extreme good fortune. Maybe not anymore. The number of centenarians in the USA doubled in the 1980s and then doubled again in the 1990s. The total now exceeds 70,000 and if some projections are...
16th November 2006
Most experts agree a balanced diet is the most effective way to accomplish both healthy eating and weight loss goals. Each Zone Diet At Home meal contains a balance of 40% carbohydrates, 30% protein and 30% favorable fats. Plus, Zone Diet At Home takes ...
16th November 2006
The Zone Diet Affects Three Major Hormone Systems
The three major hormones in our bodies affected by the food we eat are insulin and glucagon, which have opposite effects, and a hormone-like substance called eicosanoids.
Insulin is the hormone tha...
31st August 2006
Internet marketing scores a secret intelligence coup. In late July AOL mistakenly released information about 20 million keyword searches made by its subscribers on the AOL network. More specifically the data gave us an inside look at the search patterns o...
22nd August 2006
Internet marketing scores a secret intelligence coup. In late July AOL mistakenly released information about 20 million keyword searches made by its subscribers on the AOL network. More specifically the data gave us an inside look at the search patterns o...
19th July 2006
Economists report that as housing prices have skyrocketed over the past several years, the amount of money that households are saving through 401(k) plans and FDIC insured savings accounts has fallen. For many people approaching retirement age that means...
15th July 2006
If you put ten people who have bought a new car in the last couple years in a room, chances are that four of them are upside-down on their car loans.
An upside-down car loan is the less onerous euphemism for saying that they owe more on their car than ...
13th July 2006
Warm-up
You must prepare your body before taking part in physical training, sports competition, or vigorous physical activity. A warm-up may help prevent injuries and maximize performance.
The warm-up increases the body's internal temperature and t...
13th July 2006
Because your body is about 50-55% water, you can temporarily stage-manage your weight with diet pills and fad diets but, you cannot manipulate your body fat percentage. Body fat percentage is a more meaningful metric for gauging physical fitness than what...
13th July 2006
The most important factor for improving cardiorespiratory fitness (cardio or CR) is the intensity of the workout. Changes in CR fitness are directly related to how "hard" an aerobic exercise is performed. The more energy expended per unit of time, the gr...
12th July 2006
Some credit card advantages we take for granted are buyer protection in a dispute with a merchant over an inadequate repair or a defective purchase, delivery insurance, and all kinds of incentives and rewards from airline tickets to cash.
Credit cards ...
