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How to Prevent Weight Gain in Perimenopause & Menopause

How to Prevent Weight Gain in Perimenopause & Menopause

Perimenopause and menopause can bring about unwanted weight gain. Did you know that understanding the role of your insulin and optimizing its function can help you maintain a healthy weight during this transitional phase of life.Insulin resistance, a metabolic dysfunction, plays a crucial role in we
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You are what you eat – are your genes making you fat?

You are what you eat – are your genes making you fat?

You’ll be pleased to know that your genes are not your destiny! Genes may co-determine some health issues such as who becomes obese, but our environment is what determines how many of us become obese.Epigenetics – everything we do, and everything we eat, our environment: the physical, social, politi
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The marvelous vinegar

The marvelous vinegar

Apple cider vinegar – the list of what it can’t help with is probably shorter than the one of the numerous things it can do – it’s a truly marvelous medicine! It has little science to back it up, but there are thousands of years of anecdotal reports claiming it’s many ‘powers’.Some add it to warm wa
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Fat at 50 Means Sick at 70

Fat at 50 Means Sick at 70

Carrying extra weight in your mid-life years means you are more likely to have major chronic disease and physical and cognitive limitations by the time you reach your 70s, according to results published in the British Medical Journal. Long-term research known as the Nurses Health Study showed
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