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5 Best Foods to Boost Your Immune System

5 Best Foods to Boost Your Immune System

It is now more important than ever to put our health as a top priority, especially amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic that has drastically changed our lives. Making conscious efforts to keep our health in tip-top shape such as maintaining a well-balanced diet, exercising, and taking care of our mental well-being can prove to make a huge difference by helping decrease the chances of getting sick. Although there is no magic pill to guarantee us protection from contracting the coronavirus, it is important to do what we can to lower the risks...and that starts with how we are taking care of our immune system. Our immune system is responsible for defending us against disease-causing microorganisms which makes it even more important to make sure our immune systems are able to do its job! Today, we’ll be discussing foods you should add to your diet to help boost your immune system as well as consider a secret weapon called IV Nutrient Therapy. Keep reading to learn more!

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6 Ways to Get Rid of Scars


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While some people choose to embrace their scars, many people would rather make theirs disappear somehow. Because scars are usually visible and can affect your appearance, they often make people feel self-conscious. Before we hurry and try to get rid of our old scars, it’s important to understand what a scar is first. Keep reading to learn more about the different types of scars and ways to get rid of them!

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Cardiovascular Disease: Signs, Symptoms, and Prevention

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Cardiovascular Disease: Signs, Symptoms, and Prevention 

According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), one person dies from cardiovascular disease every 37 seconds in the United States [1]. These numbers show that millions of Americans are affected by heart-related issues and are suffering the fatal consequences of not taking a proactive approach to their heart health. 

Understanding what cardiovascular disease is, identifying symptoms early, and preventing irreversible damage can help you or your loved one live a long, healthy, and happy life. 

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8 Diet Foods that Can Make You Gain Weight

 

As more and more Americans are being affected by obesity, it is more important than ever to be properly educated on foods we should be consuming and foods we should probably avoid if weight has been an ongoing issue. A lot of “diet foods” that are usually distinctly labeled with low-fat, low-calorie, or fat-free have been marketed to people wanting to lose the extra pounds. Unfortunately, some of these labels are actually misleading and can cause weight gain instead. Keep reading to learn more about these deceptive foods.

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How to Lose Weight with Intermittent Fasting

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If you haven’t already heard, intermittent fasting has been gaining popularity when it comes to weight-loss lately, and there are several reasons why. There have been countless weight-loss programs introduced to America, but there is something different about this particular strategy that sets them apart. What is intermittent fasting? Intermittent fasting is a weight-loss strategy that involves regular short-term fasts to help regulate weight and appetite with calorie counting not necessarily required.

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Exercise – much more than just a calorie burning tool

 

Exercise is commonly seen as a tool to burn off calories and stored body fat. While exercise has potential to greatly increase calorie burn off and fat burning, as seen in elite athletes [1], studies show that for most people who are struggling with fat loss, dieting – i.e. reducing caloric intake - results in a greater weight loss (or fat loss in some cases) than exercising.[2-5] Why?
 
The problem is not that exercise is ineffective, but that the prescribed exercise dose or adherence to the prescribed exercise dose, is poor.[4, 6] In most studies, the energy deficit produced by the prescribed exercise is far smaller than that usually produced by dietary restriction.[4] In contrast, in studies that carefully compared the effects of an equal energy deficit caused by either aerobic exercise versus caloric restriction, the effect on weight loss is similar.[7-10] In these studies, subjects achieved an identical daily energy deficit of 500-700 calories, created either by diet or by supervised daily exercise, for a 12-week period. Similar weight losses (approximately 6 kg in women and 8 kg in men) occurred in both the diet-only and exercise-only groups.[7, 8]
 
Unfortunately, adherence to exercise programs that daily burn 500-700 calories per session is low and over half end up dropping out after 16 months, despite getting paid for their time.[11, 12] But this does not mean that lower amounts of exercise are "worthless". Here I will tell you how regular exercising – even if your workouts don’t result in large calorie expenditures - helps you stay on the fitness track…
 
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