The state of being well, without disease or dysfunction.
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Slow Pulse Question
I have an extremely slow resting pulse. It is not uncommon for it to be around 50. Last night it was around 45. I know that super athletes have a slow resting pulse, but I wouldn't class myself as one ...
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Is the strain on your heart the same if you are overweight due to muscle or fat?
I believe there is increased strain on your heart if you are overweight due to body fat. However I am overweight due to my muscle mass. Since I started training my BMI has gone from the middle of ...
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Can I hurt myself or my heart by running too hard or in bad weather conditions?
I've been running for about 10 months now, started in January, when it was about -15 °C outside. Over the time, I managed to lose about 15kg and improved my running a lot, but I always come across the ...
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Why is fruit good but candy bad? [closed]
Sugar is often said to be a reason not to eat candy, but many fruits contain much sugar as well. Which differences make fruit "healthy" and candy "unhealthy"?
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How do I prevent and/or treat dehydration?
There have been a few times that after a workout that I've gotten dehydrated. Are there preventive steps to dehydration that can be done before/during the workout?
If, after the workout or during ...
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Weight gained using GOMAD strategy
@DaveLiepmann recommended drinking one gallon of milk a day for gaining quick mass. It does look like a good idea as it is discussed on stronglifts as well.
But another article suggested it is not ...
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Fruit juice or water? [closed]
Can water be replaced with fruit juice? So instead of drinking a certain amount of water daily, would it be better to get your H2O from fruit juices?
Edit 1:
How about veggi juice?
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Fiber Menace - How scientific is this book? [closed]
After drastically increasing my fiber intake for nearly a month at the suggestion of family members via breads, fruits, vegetables, and juices, I ran into constipation so severe that I was unable to ...
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What are the effects of improving physical health on mental health?
It has been three weeks since I started doing cardio exercises and I feel calm and relaxed. Is it because of the exercises? How does exercise improve mental health?
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649 views
Recommended amount of cardio exercise
For cardiovascular health (not training, or endurance, or other reasons for exercising), how frequently is it recommended to do cardio? What is the minimum to have any effect, what is the maximum ...
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Does it matter which type of exercise for health/weight loss?
So I picked up Harvard Medical School Guides' "No Sweat Exercise Plan: Lose Weight, Get Healthy, and Live Longer" book and it seemed to suggest that any exercise was about as good as another for ...
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Why can extreme athletes eat so many calories without health risk?
Michael Phelps (the famed Olympic swimmer and many-time gold medalist) is one of the most fit people in the world, and most people would look at him and say that he is extremely healthy. However, he ...
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Is there a medical condition that prevents running laps but allows all other exercise?
There is an 11 year old kid on the football team that I coach that has a slip from his doctor that states that he is unable to run laps. He is permitted to do everything else, and can even run as ...
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Overall for drinking daily, is coffee healthier than tea? [closed]
I wish to know whether to choose either coffee or tea as a fequent beverage. There are different kinds of coffee, and different kinds of tea. And the effect of amount and effect may differ as well, ...
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Is it healthy to drink always water putting a piece of lemon inside the bottle?
I am italian and I never saw drinking water in this way before I went to a multicultural university. I am curious to know.
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Is there any way I can convince companies I'm in great shape, despite my BMI results?
I'm currently 5'9", 262.8 at last weight in (about 10 days ago). I'm still cutting, by no means am I 'obese', although that's what my BMI says. I have plenty muscle mass, but to be honest I could ...
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What can I do to start gaining weight?
I am 6 ft tall 20year old boy. I currently weigh 60Kgs.
I take regular diet which consists of morning breakfast, milk, day lunch, evening snacks, dinner and half liter milk in night as well.
In spite ...
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General nutrition for normal people where weight loss isn't a goal [closed]
I've always been at a healthy weight and now I'm in my 30's I want to make sure that I'm taking care of myself and consuming the right foods.
Considering there is so much information out there, bias, ...
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How to gain weight for a naturally thin person?
I am a guy who haven't been working out(exercising) throughout my life. I live a very sedentary live, mostly at my desk reading books or using my computer. The nature of my field of work requires me ...
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Nutrition and anxiety, recommendations? [closed]
What foods / supplements are helpful for anxiety?
What is harmful?
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When/How to do a comeback to the training regime after a couple weeks break?
This might have been asked before, phrased in a different way but how do you go back to your training regime after a couple of weeks break, due for instance to a cold infection?
I normally try to ...
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1answer
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Daily Health Routine and gaining weight suggestion
I am 23 years old, 5'8" in height. My weight is 56 kg.
My daily schedule is busy, sometimes I can not take my meals on time.
I should gain some muscle as my age is growing, looking like a skinny man.
...
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What are good exercises to balance Muaythai?
While Muaythai is basically a full-body sport, my feeling is that it's no sport that developes the whole body equally without imbalances. I notice this most strongly about my legs and maybe the lower ...
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Why do we ice after strenuous exercise?
Inflammation is an essential part of healing. From Wikipedia:
It has been further theorized that the acute localized inflammatory responses to muscular contraction during exercise [...] are a ...
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Heavy head after running
Twice now, I've had the phenomenom that after a running competition, my head has gone very heavy and woozy. Its kindof hard to describe, but it sortof feels like needlepricks in my forehead, along ...
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Blurry vision after exercise?
I've noticed that after I do some heavy cardio my vision will sometimes get blurry. The blurriness usually occurs about 15-30 minutes after I exercise and then lasts for 15-30 minutes and is usually ...
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How to gain weight without supplements and non veg
I am a 22-year-old eggetarian guy. I hate all non-vegetarian food, so changing my diet is not an option for me. I eat milk shakes, milk products, and eggs every day.
I have tried all protein milk, ...
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What to do after eating raw spoiled egg? [closed]
This morning I cracked two eggs. I like to eat raw yolks with salt. I swallowed the first spoon and I noticed that the egg was spoiled (rotten). It started vomiting reflex but I wasn't vomiting in the ...
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Improve diet to improve bone/joint structure?
Weight: 80kg / 176 pounds
Height: ~192cm / 6 foot 4
Age: 19
I am trying to improve my bone/joint structure and am worried that due to an insufficient diet, it's an uphill jog. I am asking for advice ...
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2answers
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What is the best way of resting for the noon in office? [closed]
I work in an office that has no room for a bed to take a nap. But I feel real sleepy after lunch and feel tired in the afternoon, is there any good way of resting for the noon in an typical office ...
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1answer
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Is water retention a good thing?
According to this article on DivineCaronline.com (emphasis mine):
Even more encouraging for habitual coffee consumers is the finding
that those with caffeine tolerance have reduced likelihood ...
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Left side weaker than the right side
I'm having this strange problem. My left side is much weaker than my right side. While my right leg is perfect, my left leg feels comparatively weaker, meaning that I don't feel like putting my left ...
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What is the scientific relation between Low-Carb diets and High levels of Cholesterol?
ok. I have been in a low-carb diet for the last 3 weeks. My lab report from friday showed a 213 MG/DL Total cholesterol from my last read on 2010 of 189. Is there any scientific correlation between ...
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Adverse effects of NSAIDs during training?
I know that NSAIDs can worsen the healing process of certain tissues in body such as bones. It is the irony of the history that they are now so popular (they do have side-effects). I think this is ...
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Wanting to lose weight cycling is this enough?
I had the opportunity to live in Antigua for 2.5 months and I got here about 2.5 weeks ago. I decided to ride my bike back and forth to work everyday to shed some pounds while I am here. I am a 5'3", ...
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How harmful is the sun in a late afternoon to a run?
I live in a hot and humid climate (Tel Aviv), and usually I run at night. But some days I have plans in the evening, and my only chance to get a run in is by starting at around six, six-thirty (which ...
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Foods I can eat a lot of and still be healthy
Plainly put: I like eating. However, my eating habits lead to me being overweight and adds possibility of health complications later on.
I was wondering if there are any healthy foods (low cal, low ...
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1answer
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Losing weight without losing body size?
I recently lost a lot of weight (from 107kg to 90kg) using a combination of a lot of bike riding and some nutrition changes, but I don't see any difference in my body size - my gut seems the same size ...
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1answer
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How to keep energy up while on diet
I have started to change my diet and attempt to become more healthy with the goals of being in much better shape, becoming healthier, and feeling better overall. With this in mind, I have done my ...
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Reusing my poland spring bottle
Despite the whole BPA plastic carcinogens debacle that I read about a few years back, I've been getting lazy lately and just reusing my Poland Spring bottle. I don't see the difference between ...
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2 weekly 1 hour cardio sessions vs 4 weekly sessions of 30 min
What is better for health, 2 weekly sessions of 1 hour of cardio or 4 weekly sessions of 30 minutes of cardio? Both at 65-85% of my max heartrate.
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1answer
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How do I know whether or not a stretching exercise could actually hurt my body?
It's not as if you should stretch your muscles at every possible location. There are definitely some stretching exercises that can exacerbate the situation. Even excessive slouching, after all, is a ...
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2answers
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Can I gain weight in a healthy way without any strength training?
I have a slim body (5'9", 64kg) and I would like to gain some weight (~72kg) in a healthy way (not by adding fat) I don't want to do any kind of weight lifting, push-ups or pull-up.
Is this ...
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1answer
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An issue with muscle fatigue without exertion
Condition: After a twenty minute workout consisting of walking only (Week 1, Day 3 listed here) my arm muscles felt unusually fatigued but not sore.
Question: What may be the specific problem?
(I ...
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Patello-femoral Pain Syndrome in methods such as X-ray, MRI or CT?
Medical term: Patello-femoral Pain Syndrome (aka runner knee).
I am trying to find more scientific description about the syndrome, not just pain but what is it actually? How can a doctor see it from ...
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0answers
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What are the pros and cons of training running just one day per week (18k-22k)? [duplicate]
I usually do a long run every sunday, something beetween 18 and 22k, I am just starting training for runnning, so I woluld like to know the pros and cons of just training one day per week.
I mean ...
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2answers
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Is my current lifestyle of biking, eating well, and spend lots of time at a computer.a healthy one?
I think I'm an healthy person. I eat vegetables and fruits everyday (or I try my best to). I also avoid eating meat whenever possible. I ride my bike more than 5 hours a week and I walk 15 minutes ...
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How many calories should I intake and how much should I “spend” daily?
I am a Computer professional. My job involves sitting on a pc for the whole day without much physical work.
I am 32, male.
I would like to know what is the amount of calories I should consume daily ...
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Calorie restriction and longevity [closed]
I'm interested in the known (at least informally) correlation between calorie restriction and longevity, a fact known in other organisms.
There's some detail that I don't understand. How can someone ...
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1answer
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Lean body weight protein requirements + GDA
Using the calculator: http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/library/blbodyfatcalculator.htm, I've finally had a chance to work this out properly by measuring myself as last time I did it based on guesses.
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