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While our bodies only require around 250 mg of sodium/day, the average sodium consumption in the US for consumers is closer to 5000 mg/day! No wonder hypertension (aka high blood pressure) affects 3 in every 10 Americans.

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Today is the day where I announce the winners of the Catapult Fitness Blog Get Fit In Time For The Holiday’s promotion.

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As a Core Conditioning Specialist, I couldn’t agree more with Craig in regards to crunches! Waste of time folks.

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Hot on the heels of the American Heart Association’s recommendation that all Americans drastically reduce their sugar intake – women are now recommended to limit added sugars to 6 teaspoons a day (for comparison, one serving of soda has 8 teaspoons) – comes more bad news about junk food. Scientists have discovered that not only can bad eating derail you in the moment but it also sets up a chemical chain reaction in your brain that blocks the hormones that signal satiety for up to three days, giving new meaning to a “weekend bender.”

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Somebody break out the Viagra! The makers of Extenze, the "male enhancement" formula, available in both pill and drink form, are now doin’ it for the ladies!I’m guessing that since the male consumers of Extenze now have "the goods", they’d just like to make sure that the ladies don’t leave them hanging? (yes, pun intended! ) Apparently so!If you recall my post "My Friends are Drinking Extenze

Did you know that some women lead perfectly happy and healthy lives without ever stepping on a scale? There are women out there who don’t even know what they weigh! If you are one of those women, as I’m sure some of you are, then you will spend the rest of this post shaking your head in bewilderment. See, I am not one of those women. I have had a long tumultuous history with that little number, my weight. About a year ago I was weighing myself multiple times a day and driving myself crazy with the implications, ie. “That was the biggest poop ever! How did I not lose any weight?!” I was even one of those nuts who would waste precious alone time in the bathroom recalibrating, checking, and even relocating my scale in case the gravity was more favorable on the other end of the room. (Note: this doesn’t work. You’d have to relocate to the moon to see a noticeable effect on your weight.)

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Me, 35 weeks.

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