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Defeating the De-Motivator

Doubt is a silent killer.  We transmit feelings of doubt to others
through subtleties in our body language, facial expression and tone
of voice.  It is picked up subconsciously by those with whom we
communicate.  Worse than that, we communicate it to ourselves,
seeps into our performance.  Doubt is the De-Motivator and all too

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Spot Reduction?

Claims Made by the Experts

There exists a disregard for physiological facts on the part of those profiting from the sale of "muscle-specific" exercise devices claiming their use to result in localized fat loss.  For example, performing abdominal exercises using any one of the currently marketed "ab-isolating" devices, or even doing appropriately prescribed sit-ups for that matter, does little or nothing to rid the waistline of fat as is so often claimed. 

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Hormones, Exercise and Diet

What we eat and what activity we do to change our body has been in question for quite some time now.  Low fat, low carbohydrate, high protein, aerobics, resistance training, etc. are all diet and activity strategies that will to some degree alter our bodies.  Even a poor diet and no exercise can make changes too.  We know that regular exercise and good diet strategies work, but there is a complex biochemistry that takes place to make the change. 

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Understanding PMS

"I snapped at my husband for leaving a newspaper on the front seat of the truck and yelled at my son for no reason. It was as though I was possessed, but I knew better, I was just PMSing" Shelly from Colorado explained.

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