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Exercise addiction : 5 signs your workout is controlling you.

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Have you ever questioned yourself, how important gym is for you? Although exercise addiction is not an official mental disorder. But it’s something that links between compulsive exercise and disordered eating. Often go hand in hand. In fact, this link is so strong that some health experts reveal, they can’t independently form one another at all. Being able to identify the signs of exercise addiction early may help you to stop the cycle of compulsive exercise before it reaches to severe stages. So here we are mentioning 5 most common signs that are basically gym habits point towards exercise addiction. • One is always at the gym. This is one of the most common gym or exercise addiction youngsters face nowadays. In fact, the condition is so severe that your gym staff may know more about you than your co-workers and friends. Although spending 1-3 hours daily in gym is quite normal. But some of the gym rats are always in the gym spending their most valuable time there. This can be the firs...

White bread vs whole wheat bread. Just know which one is better for your health !

Recently, researchers discovered some of the facts, one of which are different people’s body react differently to same foods. This can be a breakthrough in understanding the dieting methods. Researches on breads are going since decades and reveal that they are healthy. Till now there are uncertainties in effects of different types of breads. However, some of the researchers and experts came to a conclusion that there is no clinical difference between white bread or whole wheat bread. This conclusion was drawn after performing a crossover study of 20 adults. Half of them were given white breads in their diets, and another half were given whole wheat breads. Both the groups show similar effects after a fixed period of time. • Is there really a difference between white bread and whole wheat bread? It will be surprising, but experts and researchers found no difference between the effects or side effects of two breads. They just combined an analyse the data on the mentioned two bread types....

How to get a ripped physique and know the code for six pack abs !

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Ripped and chiselled abdominal muscles are the first thing on wish list of a fitness enthusiast. They makes you more sexier. Look more stronger and lean. Many people around the globe have a layer of heavy fat over their abdominal muscles. However, some of them have a deep fat layer inside their abdominal cavity. It is just a common fact that the more amount of fat you have the more time you will require to sharp your abdominals. According to a research by American Council of exercise, one requires to lower down the body fat level to about 6 to 13% for men and about 14 to 20% for women in order to get chiselled abdominal muscles. • First, lower down your body fat levels Just lowering down body fat level percentage is a long and pain taking process. Studies and researches revealed that in United States the average woman have about 40% body fat. An average man has about 28% of body fat. The fat percentage are naturally more in women because of hormone oestrogen. One who has a dream of get...

5 evidence based health benefits. Almonds have !

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  Almonds are the world’s most popular tree nuts that are used all around the globe. Almonds are highly nutritious and rich in healthy fats, antioxidants, vitamins and minerals. So here we are coming up with five evidence based benefits almonds have on health. • Almonds are a storehouse of nutrients  Almonds are basically the edible seeds of Prunus dulcis , mostly called as almond tree. Though almonds are a native of Middle East but currently United States is the world’s largest producer. Mostly the almonds which are available in nearby stores are shell removed, just revealing the edible nuts. Meanwhile almond milk, oil, butter, floor or paste are also available. Almonds are a storehouse of various nutrients that include fibre, protein, fats, vitamin E, manganese, magnesium. Though almonds should be avoided by people who are on weight loss program. Because it contains high calories if taken in a handful of amount. • Almonds are a good source of antioxidants  Antioxidants...