How to measure body fat: Eureka!

by FitBuff BloggerMarch 18, 2010 Fat Loss

Introduction
It was about a year ago that a friend pulled me into a 'Landmark Forum' to find the secret to living a fulfilled life. Three painful days later, I emerged as if a new man seemingly fortified with the knowledge by which one can live a happy life. And I have to admit that there [...]

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BPA Bottles: Much ado about nothing?

by FitBuff BloggerMarch 17, 2010 Nutrition

Introduction
In listening to one of Lewis Black's delightful rants on 'bottled water' at one of his HBO specials, I'm reminded of a quote which said, "People seem to get nostalgic about a lot of things they weren't so crazy about the first time around."
Although his monologue was merely for comic effect, it really gets you [...]

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Symptoms of Overtraining: And that's why Mom knows best!

by FitBuff BloggerMarch 16, 2010 Exercise

Introduction
I can never forget what my mom said so long ago that taught me a lot about patience. All she said whenever I felt frustrated was, "Take your own sweet time – preferably, one day at a time. That's how the world works."
There's great truth in that statement, you know.
Folks who can't do this are [...]

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Total Mind and Body Fitness Blog Carnival 145

by FitBuff BrandonMarch 15, 2010 Blog Carnivals

Monday is Blog Carnivals Day. A Blog Carnival is basically a collection of articles or blog posts, all relating to a similar subject, that are gathered together for your viewing pleasure. You can quickly and conveniently see a list of Article Titles and click on the ones that interest you to read the full post. [...]

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Nutritionist Salary: Soul-Food, perhaps?

by FitBuff BloggerMarch 13, 2010 Money

Introduction
Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work for a day in your life. Yes, this was what Confucius said from so long ago. Strangely enough, it is applicable to our lives even today. And why?
Because human beings since then until now, have aspirations. They aspire to be somebody if not [...]

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Find a Nutritionist Online: Or will the 'shaman' do?

by FitBuff BloggerMarch 12, 2010 Nutrition

Introduction
The Chinese have always fascinated me when it comes to nutrition. Yes, what they don't call Chinese food but just food. I don't mean to 'noodle' around but seriously, any normal person would run out of fingers if they tried counting the number of food products that the Chinese given to the world beginning with [...]

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Healthy Recipes for Kids: Who wants to be Peter Pan?

by FitBuff BloggerMarch 11, 2010 Nutrition

Introduction
To most of us, George Carlin was a genius. To others, he was condescendingly abrasive with his views on social issues that according to him, had a crossed a line of fetishism (non-erotic, of course) that was deemed unhealthy.
Strangely enough, his seemingly flawless logic and rebellious wit covered every issue in America (especially, the ones [...]

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Peanut Nutrition

by FitBuff BloggerMarch 10, 2010 Nutrition

Introduction
An amusing ex-colleague while moaning about her paycheck once said: "You pay peanuts, you get monkeys". While the idiomatic expression seemed a bit amusing, literally speaking, you do get the picture that monkeys do like peanuts. And I suppose another name for the peanut is appropriately titled the 'monkey nut'.
Apart from being a nice little [...]

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Natural Peanut Butter: Better than the 'real' thing?

by FitBuff BloggerMarch 9, 2010 Nutrition

Introduction
There's no doubt that America's fascination for peanut butter as a sandwich spread is well-documented, apart from being a popular choice in the Netherlands as well. And if this isn't enough, you'll agree with me when I say that January 24 every year is celebrated as the National Peanut Butter Day. Obviously, the United States [...]

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Total Mind and Body Fitness Blog Carnival 144

by FitBuff BrandonMarch 8, 2010 Blog Carnivals

Monday is Blog Carnivals Day. A Blog Carnival is basically a collection of articles or blog posts, all relating to a similar subject, that are gathered together for your viewing pleasure. You can quickly and conveniently see a list of Article Titles and click on the ones that interest you to read the full post. [...]

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