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Weight-Loss Innovation Continues. Increased Fat Metabolism & Stamina Possible Through “Diet In A Bottle” Alchemy

Filed Under: Weight Loss / Fat Loss

Weight-Loss Innovation Continues. Increased Fat Metabolism & Stamina Possible Through “Diet In A Bottle” Alchemy
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Exercise Holy Grail Is Close At Hand:
Weight-loss via exercise is a concern for many of us at one time or another.

And the shocking thing is that it’s surprisingly difficult.

You may also find that fat is unexpectedly-hard to burn off with exercise alone,

-That you really need nutrition on your side too.

Millions of people have gone still further and turned to supplements to see if the process could become even one small bit easier.

Well, SCIENCE! has come to the rescue, and research doctors are creating the next wave of exercise-in-a-bottle that make workouts almost obsolete…

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Weight-Loss That’s Fast & Easy Could All Start With A Strange Change To Your Senses

Filed Under: Better Living Through Chemistry

Weight-Loss That’s Fast & Easy Could All Start With A Strange Change To Your Senses
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Science Continues To Discover Human Freakonomics:
So as research on weight-loss and other health-concerns goes on, we’re reminded in new ways how quirky human beings really are.

Whether it’s the revelation that speed-eating makes you gain weight faster,

Or even the part of those studies that show the experience of tasting is actually more smelling the food than anything else.

And in its pursuit of the weird side of humanity, Science is discovering an even more interesting part of diet.

How you smell your food may affect your health in really unexpected ways…

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The Probiotic Fountain Of Youth. Eat An Activia, -BOOM, You’re Wolverine! All Because Of Tiny Gut Bacteria.

Filed Under: Aging

The Probiotic Fountain Of Youth. Eat An Activia, -BOOM, You’re Wolverine! All Because Of Tiny Gut Bacteria.
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You Think Activia’s Great? Wait Till You Try This!:
Probiotics that improve health have been the focus of fancy yogurt commercials we’ve all seen once or twice.

Some of them have verged on uncomfortable disclosures by Jamie Lee Curtis on the exact details of her very own G-I functionality. Fascinating.

But fewer people will have read up on the human microbiome & all the strange interactions science is learning about the bugs on us & in us.

And a team in Texas used modern DNA-wizardry to find out something even more interesting. One day, it just might save your life…

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Superagers Avoid Brain-Shrinkage With Mysteriously Sharp Memory, Young Mindset. Maybe You Can Too… [Video]

Filed Under: Aging, Video

Superagers Avoid Brain-Shrinkage With Mysteriously Sharp Memory, Young Mindset. Maybe You Can Too… [Video]


Super-Agers Prove Ancient Wisdom On Brain Youth:
Aging is only a state of mind [or brain] is something wise men have been saying for thousands of years.

And we all hear about the increasing number of examples to the contrary about Alzheimer’s & Dementia a bit too much of late.

But buried in the mountains of discouraging anecdotes on what seems like inevitable mental decline are some gems.

And in this video, Seeker talks about the rare brain-athletes called, “Super-Agers” who may one day save us all from that fate…

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Stopping Alzheimer’s & Even Reversing It May Be Possible With A Forgotten Drug. What’s Old Is New Again!

Filed Under: Disease, Mind/Brain

Stopping Alzheimer’s & Even Reversing It May Be Possible With A Forgotten Drug. What’s Old Is New Again!
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What’s Old Is New Again!:
So one miracle drug that reversed Alzheimer’s Disease in trials is something we’ve told you about before.

We’ve also told you about another miracle drug that’s a little more famous.

Well researchers at the Gladstone Institutes are throwing us another curveball that’s like a combination of the two strangely-enough.

A not-so-famous cousin of a drug we all know may have surprising beneficial properties similar to both of these…

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Learn New Things Faster & Study More Effectively With Brain Hacks From ASAPScience [Video]

Filed Under: Mind/Brain, Video

Learn New Things Faster & Study More Effectively With Brain Hacks From ASAPScience [Video]


[Keanu voice] Whoooaa…I Know Kung-Fu!:
At one time in our lives, we’ve all wanted or needed to learn something new.

Whether it was a requirement or just the pursuit of a great hobby, sometimes it can seem to go a bit too slow as our brains readjust.

And though geniuses like Carol Dweck and Elizabeth Gould would tell you that is the time you are actually re-making your brain & getting smarter,

We all need a little shortcut to get to the fun part sooner.

And so in this video, ASAP does their part to add something to mega-lists like the one by OEDB…

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Bonkers Face & Beauty Hacking Devices Return, Thanks To Crazy Asia! [2 Kinda NSFW]

Filed Under: Aging, Stupid Health Tricks

Bonkers Face & Beauty Hacking Devices Return, Thanks To Crazy Asia! [2 Kinda NSFW]
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What’s Old Is New Again!:
When we look back at the oldest editions of Popular Mechanics, Good Housekeeping, Life Magazine etc.,

The back pages are chockablock with all kinds of hilarious contraptions to reshape, maintain, & massage women’s faces and figures.

And while we make fun of them now, we’re still not past all of that yet.

-Maybe we never will be in our quest for perfection.

Well today, Crazy Japan & Crazy Asia bring you their newest face & beauty tools in the images below!…

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Office Fatigue: 27 Reasons Why Just Sitting At Your Desk All Day Wipes You Out. -And 18 Solutions To Fix It.

Filed Under: Exercise, Highlights

Office Fatigue: 27 Reasons Why Just Sitting At Your Desk All Day Wipes You Out. -And 18 Solutions To Fix It.
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Office Fatigue. Like “Dune”, Except Now You’re Stressing Without Moving:
From time to time everyone gets fatigued at work, no matter what they do.

You don’t have to be out toiling in the fields or welding skyscrapers together.

And especially for people who sit at desks, the reasons can seem a little mysterious at times.

Well, HealthTrekker is here to the rescue! Here is a short list of many things that could be affecting you with mystery-fatigue, followed by a few solutions.

-Even if your job involves few things more physical than just sitting at a desk…

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