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WF Most Popular Articles of 2014
Below are top Women health and fitness articles of 2014 geared towards
helping women all over the world achieve a healthy weight and a fit physique.
This link presents you that out of the thousands and thousands of pages of
useful health information on Women Fitness, these are the most accessed and read
articles by women!
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Top 10 health benefits of Blueberries:
According to a study presented at
the 2009 Experimental Biology conference, a diet rich in blueberries lowers
blood cholesterol levels
while improving glucose control and insulin sensitivity, lowering the risk
of subsequent heart disease
and diabetes.
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Top 10 Foods to Boost your Sex Life:
It cannot be ignored that there are
certain nutrients which have the power to regulate the levels of sex
hormones in your body, and some can even help to protect your reproductive
system from the potentially damaging effects of infection or disease.
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Stomach Bloating or Abdominal Distension:
If you are eating plenty of
water-rich foods such as fruits, vegetables and low-sodium soups, you can
get half of your water requirements from foods, according to a 1998 NAS Food
and Nutrition Board report. Avoid carbonated drinks. Fizzy drinks, including
soda pop and spritzers, increase bloating because the carbon dioxide trapped
in the bubbles creates gas, which slows down stomach emptying.
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Yoga Asanas for Reducing Abdominal Fat:
The fat in the abdominal area
functions differently than
fat elsewhere in the body. It has a greater blood supply as well as more
receptors for cortisol, a stress hormone.
These exercises can help postmenopausal women to get rid of
that intra-abdominal fat and in the process reduce their risk for some
chronic illnesses.
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Visceral Fat: A major health concern in Postmenopausal Women:
Visceral
fat can go largely unnoticed because it�s not visible to the naked eye. In
fact, the only effective way researchers can locate visceral fat is by
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), which uses magnetic waves to take a
picture of the inside of the abdomen. Researchers can use this picture to
estimate the amount of visceral fat a person is carrying.
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Beta-blockers: Dampening the Body's Ability to Burn Fat:
Doctors aren't
sure exactly why some beta blockers cause weight gain. It could be that beta
blockers slow your metabolism. Also,
if you switch from taking a water pill (diuretic) to a beta blocker as a
treatment for high blood pressure, you may gain a few pounds of weight that
the diuretic kept off.
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High-Carb, Vegan Diet Causes Major Weight Loss:
Scientific studies show
that obesity and overweight are far less prevalent in populations following
a plant-based diet. In a recent study of more than 55,000 Swedish women,
Tufts University researcher P. Kirstin Newby and her colleagues found that
40% of meat-eaters were overweight or obese while only 25 to 29% of
vegetarians and vegans were. Worldwide, vegetarian populations experience
lower rates of heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, and other
life-threatening diseases.,
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"Cutting Phase" in Body Building:
In order to get chiseled cut
muscles, you will have some fat to
get rid of, so now is the time to cut down. You need to burn off the fat
so as to allow the deeper muscle cuts to show through. You don't want to
lose your hard earned muscle, but you do want to lose
your fat.
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Tai Chi Awareness Exercises For Seniors:
These exercises are useful in
developing an awareness of energy and skill in working with energy. Because
tai chi often involves shifting weight from one leg to the other, it can
increase both balance and leg strength in older adults.
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Grapefruit and Weightloss:
Grapefruit is low in calories, low in sodium,
high in potassium and high in fat burning enzymes benefiting weight loss in
different ways. The low calories means you can eat grapefruit freely without
consuming too many calories. A low sodium intake helps flush away
excess water weight caused from high sodium foods. And, the enzymes present
in grapefruit help increase fat burning.
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Exercise to make the Best of your Body Shape:
Not everyone likes the
body type or shape that they are born with, but there are ways to make the
most of what you have. The trick is, know your body shape and the exercises
to use to sculpt the masterpiece.
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10 Exercises to get fit in Water:
If you like being in the water but get
bored swimming up
and down lanes, or just want to vary your routine, consider trying some pool
exercises. Water exercises can also be safer and more comfortable for pregnant
women and for people who are overweight or
suffer from arthritis,
back pain or muscle or joint problems.
Since your weight is partially supported and your movements slowed down, you
are much less likely to injure yourself. Try the exercises here as a
starter- if you enjoy them, consider joining a class.
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Foods for Bronchitis:
A healthy
diet will help to strengthen the body�s natural resistance.
Adequate intakes of vitamins
A and C as
well as zinc are needed for the proper functioning of the immune
system. Carrots, spinach, spring onions, leeks and cantaloupe
melon provide plenty of beta carotene (the plant form of vitamin A), which
is also known to help lung conditions. A combination of beet root juice,
carrot and spinach juice, if consumed everyday can help. To shore up the
immune system, drink this blend or other fresh juices
several times a day!
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Top
10 exercises from the XBX Plan:
A slight change in diet (along
with XBX) can take off, and keep off, several pounds of excess fat over a
period of time. The best method is a combination of diet and exercise. A
thigh that is made up of little muscle and a lot of fat may have the same
measurement as one that has firm muscle and a light fat layer, but � let�s
face it � it is just not the same thing.
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 Homemade Hair Treatment Options:
In order to maintain the health and beauty of
your hair,
it is important to keep hair properly conditioned and
hydrated. While there are a large number of treatments available for
purchase at drugstores and salons,
many hair masks and moisture treatments
can be made inexpensively at home. These mixtures provide a more natural
means of taking
care of your hair.
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Soap Vs Shampoo for hair wash:
There is no doubt that soap's better for
your hair, and you can use it if you compensate for hard water. What you
need to check is the fact that the soap is made by cold press which ensures
that the vitamins A & E present in the natural oils are not lost during the
process of heating.
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Shoe Bites:
Waiting to resolve a foot problem until it's troublesome
enough to merit a visit to the doctor is usually a mistake. Because feet are
under the constant stress and pressure of bearing the body's entire weight,
even a small problem can
grow large quickly, then take longer than necessary to clear up. It's a lot
harder to "rest" the feet than other parts of the anatomy unless you're
willing to stay in bed or a chair all day.
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Herbs offering Sun Protection:
Almost 75 percent of sun damage occurs
without our even going to the beach or lying out in the sun � as we walk
down the street, ride a bike or even drive a car (if the windows are down).
Special skin cells spread a dark pigment called melanin through the skin to
tan it, protecting sensitive underlying cells from the sun's destructive
tendencies.
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Fighting Genetic Predisposition to Obesity:
Although genes are an
important factor in many cases of obesity, a person's environment also plays
a significant part. Environment includes lifestyle behaviors such as what a
person eats and how active he or she is. Women tend to have high-fat
diets, often putting taste and convenience ahead of nutritional
content when choosing meals.
Most don't get enough exercise.
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Top 10 herbs for Cholesterol Management:
Animal studies indicate that saponins in alfalfa seeds may block absorption of cholesterol and prevent
the formation of atherosclerotic
plaques. It seems that fibers and chemicals in alfalfa appear to stick
to cholesterol, keeping it from staying in the blood or depositing in blood
vessels.
Make sure to check out these articles before the arrival of new year, for
there is more to come in 2015.
Happy Holidays.
Dated 23 December 2014
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