by The FIRM Master Instructor Team | October 1st, 2009 | Comments (1)
topic: Fitness, Health & Wellness, Weight Loss | tags: blood pressure, BMI, body fat percentage, Body Mass Index, building muscle, cholesterol, clothing size, diet, exercise, healthy-eating, losing fat, measurements, metabolism, sizes, weight-loss
By The FIRM Master Instructor Kirsten Palmer
Have you heard the awful rumor that clothing manufacturers use “vanity sizing”? It turns out it’s true. They’ve adjusted their sizes to fit our expanding waistlines. What that means for you is that, without changing your weight or measurements at all, you might suddenly fit into a size 8 when you never could before. Or, you could have gained five or so pounds, but not notice it (or want to notice it) because you can still buy the same size clothes.
by Mark Hyman, M.D. | September 28th, 2009 | Comments (0)
topic: Health & Wellness | tags: causes of thyroid problems, health, how to treat thyroid problems, hypothyroidism, low thyroid, Mark Hyman, metabolism, nutritional deficiencies, thyroid gland, thyroid problems
In my previous blog, I told you about low thyroid function and how it affects more than 30 million women and 15 million men.
So why are we seeing such an epidemic of thyroid problems?
Well, chronic thyroid problems can be caused by many factors, including environmental toxins, chronic stress, chronic inflammation and nutritional deficiencies.
What causes hypothyroidism?
Environmental toxins
by Mark Hyman, M.D. | August 25th, 2009 | Comments (0)
topic: Health & Wellness, Healthy Eating | tags: exercise, hormonal problems, hormones, insulin, insulin resistance, insulin response test, metabolism, mood swings, nutrition, stress management, too much insulin
Are your hormones out of balance? Does your life feel like a song played badly out of tune? If so, the problem may have to do with imbalances in your hormones, which are wreaking havoc on your body and mind.
Today I want to focus on the most common — and therefore the most problematic — of hormonal problems in Americans today: too much insulin.
