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- Alzheimer’s Disease, Fitness and Exercise
  
  Tags: Alzheimers Disease , Fitness Professionals
  
  Posted: January 23, 2020
  
  By: Dr. Irv Rubenstein
  
  Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease that strikes fear and terror into those who are getting on in years and family members who are in line to care for them. According to the Alzheimer’s Disease Foundation, in 2015 it
  
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- When It Comes to Health, There Is No One Size Fits All
  
  Tags: chiropractors , Dietitians , exercise , Fitness Professionals , Healthy Aging , Massage Therapists , nutrition , Personal Trainer , physical therapists , wellness coaches
  
  Posted: January 16, 2020
  
  By: Reed Davis
  
  Have you ever wondered why a particular diet, workout routine or cleanse offers remarkable results for some people, but not others?
  
  It’s because of bio-individuality and Metabolic Chaos®.
  
  When it comes to health, there is no one size fits all! Each person
  
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- Winning the War Against Snack Attacks
  
  Tags: nutrition
  
  Posted: January 15, 2020
  
  By: Nancy Clark, RD
  
  “I wish I didn’t have snack attacks. I eat way too much chocolate…”
  “I eat only healthy foods during the day. My snacking problem starts the minute I get home from work. Chips are my downfall...”
  “I try hard to not snack
  
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- Stroke Survivors Worldwide Desperately Seeking Great Care. Don't Be a Deceiving Professional
  
  Tags: Fitness Professionals , Stroke
  
  Posted: January 14, 2020
  
  By: Tracy Markley
  
  15 Million People Suffer Stroke Each Year. There is a huge "real" need for stroke survivors to have continued physical therapy after their insurance has covered their (usually very limited) physical therapy sessions.
  
  It’s an important time for fitness professionals to
  
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- VO2 Max: Connecting the Dots Between Fitness Metrics and Healthcare
  
  Tags: Fitness Professionals
  
  Posted: January 13, 2020
  
  By: Karl Etzel
  
  Cardiovascular fitness has become universally acknowledged as a major determinant of health outcomes. Yet relatively few fitness facilities help their members quantify fitness in the way that is recognized by the research and medical communities as being scientifically valid. As
  
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- Be a Blood Pressure Hero!
  
  Tags: Fitness Professionals , hypertension
  
  Posted: January 9, 2020
  
  By: June Chewning
  
  Did you know as a health-fitness professional you can have a positive effect on a client’s health, longevity, and brain function by simply helping them prevent and manage hypertension? The good news is that it is easy- just get them
  
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- The Dreaded Menopod – Menopausal Belly Fat
  
  Tags: menopause , Women's Health
  
  Posted: January 8, 2020
  
  By: Dr. Maria Luque
  
  The most common concern I hear from women in their 40’s and 50’s is increased belly fat. It isn’t weight gain that they are mostly upset about but where it’s deposited…right around the belly button.
  
  Even women that don’t gain weight,
  
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- Neuroplasticity and the Aging Brain
  
  Tags: Alzheimers Disease , fitness , Fitness Professionals , Healthy Aging , parkinsons
  
  Posted: January 8, 2020
  
  By: Dianne McCaughey Ph.D.
  
  One of the greatest concerns for the aging population is cognitive decline which leads to loss of independence as well as an extreme burden on the caretakers. Individuals worldwide are fearful of being diagnosed with any of the various cognitive
  
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- Felden-WHAT?
  
  Tags: Fitness Professionals
  
  Posted: January 3, 2020
  
  By: Lawrence Wm. Goldfarb, CFT, Ph.D.
  
  Feldenkrais. It is a method of movement re-education, named after the man who developed it, Moshe Feldenkrais.
  
  Usually students come to me because they are experiencing some kind of limitation, something that is interfering with their daily life or obstructing progress
  
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- The Naturopathic Chef: Tempeh Salad
  
  Tags: nutrition
  
  Posted: December 31, 2019
  
  By: Tina Martini
  
  This recipe is perfect for traveling. I developed it for a rock climbing and mountain biking resort. It freezes perfectly; thaw and stir, you'll never know it was frozen. Think of this as vegan tuna salad. The tempeh absorbs flavor
  
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