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| Losing 1 pound of weight takes away 4 pounds of pressure off of your knees ! |
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| There is nearly 4 times the amount of vitamin C in a Red Pepper than there is in an Orange, also Broccoli and Brussels Sprouts have nearly twice the amount ! |
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| If you hold 10 pounds in your hands with arms straight out, that is 40 pounds of pressure on your shoulders ! |
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| For every 20 lbs. of body weight you need 7 grams of protein daily just to maintain muscle tissue without loss and we all know that lack of protein can cause growth failure, decreased immunity, weakening of the heart and respiratory system, which can ultimately lead to death ! |
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| The best source of vitamin D is actually the Sun ! Just 15 minutes per day will get you the recommended daily allowance of vitamin D. Dairy products are also a wonderful source too. |
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| That to smile only takes 17 muscles while frowning takes 43 ! |
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| The average time for your stomach to digest a high fat meal is 6 hours, as compared to 2 hours for a carbohydrate meal. |
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| The brain requires large amounts of stored energy for thinking. This is why you may feel the same exhaustion with intense thought processing as you do with a physical workout. |
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| The strongest muscle in the human body is your tongue ! |
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| When you eat meat and drink milk in the same meal, your body does not absorb any of the milk's calcium. It is best to have 2 hours between the milk and meat intake. Also, when the meat is a red meat such as a steak a dairy product intake at the same time will cancel up to 25% of the iron in your steak ! |
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| Snack food snacks have increased over 233% during the past 20 years. |
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| Type 2 Diabetes is caused due to an inactive lifestyle, excessive body weight and a high fat diet ! |
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| Aerobic exercise strengthens your heart, keeps your arteries clear and activates your immune system. This leaves you less susceptible to minor viral illnesses, such as colds and flu. |
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| A potato has over twice the amount of potassium as a banana ? |
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| Eggs contain the highest quality food protein known. It is second only to a mother's milk for human nutrition. |
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| The human heart converts 50% of its fuel directly into energy while an automobile engine converts only 25% of its fuel directly into energy. |
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| There are about 62,000 miles of blood vessels in the human body. That's equivalent to 2.5 times around the world. |
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| The stomach can stretch to 50 times its empty size. |
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| The the largest organ in the human body is your skin ? It weighs in at approximately 9 pounds ! |
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| A sustained 10% weight loss will reduce lifetime medical costs of an overweight person by as much as $5300.00 |
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| For every 2 pounds you gain overweight, you increase your risk of arthritis by 9-13% ! |