1 pound = 3500 calories The safe weight loss recommendation is 1 to 2 pounds per week. If the goal is to lose 1 pound/week (or 3500 calories/week), you would need to lose 500 calories per day over 7 days or 1 pound per week. so: 500 calorie deficit per day x 7 days per [...]
Colostrum is the first nutrient-rich fluid that a female mammal produces when she gives birth. Bovine colostrum from dairy cows has been found to produce multiple benefits for humans. It is full of powerful antioxidants, immunoglobins, growth factors, minerals, enzymes, amino acids and essential vitamins. Bovine colostrum is about 40 times richer than human colostrum. [...]
For many people losing weight and getting in shape is a constant struggle. They achieve small losses only to rebound with large gains. On the other hand, there are individuals who can achieve their weight loss goals and (for the most part) maintain an ideal weight with only modest changes. Weight loss tends to be [...]
Risk factors that cannot be controlled include: Age. Bones become thinner as a person ages. Women after menopause and men after the age of 45 to 50 are more likely to develop osteoporosis than younger people.
Q.How important is it to obtain a baseline bone scan to determine the likelihood of osteoporosis? I am 46 years old and was diagnosed with breast cancer in November 1995. I was treated via lumpectomy, which was my biopsy, and received radiation therapy only. My periods are just starting to become irregular (six weeks or [...]
The other big healthcare election-year issue is over how to give more senior citizens access to an outpatient prescription drug benefit. Today, Medicare only covers prescription drugs dispensed when the patient is hospitalized. Unless a senior is covered by Medicaid or has purchased a private plan that includes outpatient drug coverage, those over age 65 [...]