The Carnival of Nutrition and Fitness!
Published on Dec 31st, 2007 in Carnivals with
Welcome to the New Year’s edition of the Carnival of Nutrition and Fitness!
This carnival is for you - to learn, get motivated, and become healthier, fitter, and leaner in 2008!
Wow! Many articles were submitted making it extremely difficult narrowing them down to what the editors felt were the best - very tough decisions had to be made!
Now grab a glass of water, sit back, and enjoy the articles of the New Year’s edition!
Nutrition
Steve Pavlina presents Why Vegan? posted at Steve Pavlina’s Personal Development Blog. Steve wrote an interesting article describing his reasons for becoming a vegan.
Brandon Harshe presents Caffeine: Why it Will Dehydrate You posted at The Skinny on January. Brandon writes about caffeine’s dehydrating component.
Aparna presents Beauty and Personality Grooming: Yogic diet posted at Beauty & Personality Grooming, saying, “Yogic texts and the Bhagwad Gita classify food into three groups, Sattvik, rajasik and tamasic.” This article discusses these classifications.
Chris presents Javanese Food - a simple and healthy cuisine extraordinaire posted at nomad4ever. Chris writes about popular and tasty food dishes in Indonesia.
Carol Bentley presents An enjoyable experience. . . posted at Carol Bentley. Carol writes in favor of a chocolate called Delvaux-ACTICOA.
Samuel Bryson presents Omega-3: Something Smells Fishy, What’s all the Hype About? posted at Total Wellbeing. Samuel discusses omega-3 fatty acids and their health benefits.
Fitness
Zoe Anderson presents The Top 3 Pilates DVD/Videos - and 9 that you can pass up posted at thinkpilates.com, saying, “A review of the top twelve pilates matwork DVDs from Amazon.com - commentary brought to you by a pilates professional.”
Dan Taylor presents 40-Something Exercise Strategies: Harder, Shorter (and less frequent) Workouts posted at The 45-Year Old Six Pack. Dan tells readers his strength training plan: “shorter, more intense workouts with rest days in between each workout.”
Mike Remer presents Wish Exercise wasn’t so Hard? | My Path To Fitness Blog posted at My Path To Fitness Blog. Mike writes about changing one’s view of exercise as something positive and fun instead of hard and unpleasant.
maxmuscle27 presents 90 Day Jason Finch Fitness | Health | Weightloss | Burn Fat | Health & Nutrition by Jason Finch, B.S. posted at Health & Nutrition by Jason Finch, B.S. Jason writes his plan for getting fit saying, “In essence, my workouts are going to be short, intense, and focused.” Jason plans “on lifting weights for a total of 1 hour a week, ” as well as updating readers on his progress. Good luck to you, Jason!
Weight Loss
Stanimir Sotirov presents Overweight people have never been more! posted at All About Your Body And Spirit, saying, “”More than 1.7 billion people in the world are overweight and 2.5 million die every year as a result to this!” - World Health Organization”
Brita presents Lose Weight Fast And Keep It Off! posted at The Weight Loss Reviews, saying, “My story of how I lost sixty pounds, kept it off and raised my self confidence more than I ever could have imagined.”
Phil B. presents How to NOT Gain Weight « Phil for Humanity posted at Phil for Humanity, saying, “Almost everyone is concerned with losing weight, however too few people are concerned with not gaining weight.” Phil’s plan for not gaining weight is simple: don’t overeat.
Lucynda Riley presents Dieting during Christmas posted at A Public Diet. Lucynda gives a sample of what she ate on Christmas.
Ted Reimers presents The Freshman 15 posted at CampusGrotto. Ted writes the reasons for gaining the notorious Freshman 15 and how to avoid them in the first place.
Stanimir Sotirov presents Green tea & weight loss posted at All About Your Body And Spirit, saying, “Green tea is known for many health benefits. One of them is aiding the process of losing weight. Read the full post for more info!”
Amanda presents Review: Our Lady of Weight Loss by Janice Taylor posted at Pajama Mommy. Amanda writes a short review of the book, Our Lady of Weight Loss.
Liz Rosenbaum presents Is a ‘New Year’s Resolution’ to lose weight really a good resolution? posted at Refresh Your Health. Liz writes to NOT resolve to lose weight this New Year, but to do something else instead…
Health
Shaheen Lakhan presents Silent Strokes Contribute to Rapid Alzheimer’s Progression posted at GNIF Brain Blogger. This article examines the association of silent strokes and greater symptoms of Alzheimer’s Disease and what our best defense is.
Lucynda Riley presents Mullein (Verbascum Thapsus) posted at Flower, Field, and Forest. The article describes what Mullein is and how it can help battle the common cold.
Mitch McDonald presents Chemotherapy vs. Natural Alternatives posted at FYI About.com. Mitch writes in favor of natural alternatives to that of chemotherapy.
James Chambers presents Combat Hyperhidrosis with Botox posted at Hyperhidrosis, saying, “Most of those who suffer from the problem of excessive underarm sweating would swear that conventional remedies have no long-term impact on their condition. A big advantage of Botox is that it provides relief from excessive underarm sweating for six to 10 months in some cases.”
Alvaro Fernandez presents Alzheimer’s Prevention and Diagnostic Tests posted at SharpBrains, saying, “Analysis of several recent articles and research reports.
Andrew Michaels presents Never Suffer A Headache Again posted at Lifecrafting, saying, “You need never suffer a headache again. Follow the steps in this article and become free of migraines and headaches.”
Lucynda Riley presents Onions are Medicinal posted at Flower, Field, and Forest. The article discusses how onions can be helpful in treating cold symptoms.
Julie Heath - More4kids Inc. presents Pregnancy and the Benefits of Prenatal Yoga posted at Julie Heath - More4kids Inc.. Julie writes the how yoga is beneficial during pregnancy and gives examples of yoga moves.
Blaine presents The 6 BEST natural methods for getting rid of zits posted at BlainePower.com. Blaine writes how he personally gets rid of acne.
Alvaro Fernandez presents Jogging our Brains for Brain Vitality, Healthy Aging-and Intelligence! posted at SharpBrains. Alvaro summaries various articles regarding “memory, aging, and cognitive abilities”.
Samuel Bryson presents Cycling and the Philosophy of Happiness: posted at Total Wellbeing. Samuel writes about happiness as a topic of study and how cycling makes him happy.
Raymond presents Drinking Bottled Water - Is the Extra Convenience Worth The Cost? posted at Money Blue Book, saying, “Drinking bottled water encourages water drinking, which is great for your health!”
Motivation
SpiKe presents How To Regularly Rate Your Performance posted at Organize IT. The article talks about implementing a system to rate your performance.
James D. Brausch presents For Drinkers This Season posted at Weight Loss Dude. Above all, don’t drive drunk!
Thanks to everyone for your articles! Have a happy and healthy New Year!
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