Total Mind and Body Fitness Blog Carnival 140

by FitBuff BrandonFebruary 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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Alley and Brandon Censored Pictures – Myrtle Beach trip

by FitBuff BrandonFebruary 7, 2010 Workout Log

We barely got settled back in from our Vegas trip, and it was already time to head out for another trip to Myrtle Beach.
It was much easier to eat healthier in Vegas with all the organic options and restaurants, since there's barely even an organic or natural food store here in Myrtle Beach.
We also forgot [...]

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Gluten Autism: Myth or Reality?

by FitBuff BloggerFebruary 6, 2010 Nutrition

Introduction
Until a few days ago, if one told me that gluten and autism were connected, I would say, “Yes, as tightly knit as a fish and a bicycle need each other.”
Honestly, this is because my brother is autistic, yet I have never heard a thing about gluten (or casein) and their relationship with autism over [...]

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Symptoms of Celiac Disease: Its uniqueness, prevention and the exploits of modern medicine

by FitBuff BloggerFebruary 5, 2010 General Health

Introduction
Alison Boulter once remarked, “Always remember you’re unique. Just like everyone else”. Nevertheless, this philosophical musing makes itself apparent in almost every facet of human’s life, one of which being the human body and its health. It has merely become a matter of fact that every human is unique, and that is where our greatest [...]

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Foods high in sugar: In poor taste, perhaps

by FitBuff BloggerFebruary 4, 2010 Nutrition

Introduction
Not everything you have heard about sugar is sweet. Well sometimes, it can leave a bad taste in your mouth (figuratively speaking!); thanks to the ill effects, that consuming excess sugar can take on your health.
Research shows that Americans consume a lot of sugar, amounting to an average of about two to three pounds a [...]

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Gestational Diabetes: Watch out, to-be-mothers

by FitBuff BloggerFebruary 3, 2010 General Health

Introduction
There is no question that diabetes is a serious ailment, which is the condition that causes the body to not produce insulin or in other cases, not respond properly to insulin. In visiting a clinic recently with my mother, I spent an hour reading these boards that they put up cautioning patients with diabetes (and [...]

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Celiac Treatment: Where Prevention is the only cure

by FitBuff BloggerFebruary 2, 2010 General Health

Introduction
In the business of medicine, consistent research and development makes an effort to find cures to several diseases for which, there seems to be no cure. More recently, the claims of L. Ron Hubbard have interested me (although I’m not convinced yet) in his book called ‘Dianetics’. Apparently, his claims are that once someone becomes [...]

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Total Mind and Body Fitness Blog Carnival 139

by FitBuff BrandonFebruary 1, 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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Alley and Brandon Censored Pictures – What happened in Vegas?

by FitBuff BrandonJanuary 31, 2010 Workout Log

Las Vegas was awesome, and we did a lot, including eating!
It was nice to finally have a few organic restaurant options. First, we tried an Indian organic restaurant which was amazing.
Then, there was an even better organic spot in the Venetian/Palazzo, and we ended our trip with a visit to Jason's Deli.
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Avoid Gluten: A blessing in disguise, perhaps…

by FitBuff BloggerJanuary 30, 2010 Nutrition

Introduction
In matters of self-gratification, Oscar Wilde once remarked that the only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it. Humor, it seems to permeate every conversation, every resolution to eat healthier in order to please those folks who are experts in gerontology. Some of these jokes are a kickback, thanks to the [...]

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