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December 25, 2009 By Doc 2 Comments

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard “but I’ve done everything and nothing works. I’ve been exercising and cut my calories to 1000 per day. It just isn’t working.” There is something missing here. It is simple physics. Over time, if you eat more than you burn you will gain weight. The converse [...]

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December 25, 2009 By Doc 1 Comment

If you are reading this article I assume you are interested in losing weight. You already understand the statistics. You know that obesity is one of the most expensive medical conditions in this country. It has been estimated that being overweight could take as much as 10 years off of your life expectancy. You, likely, [...]

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So you want to lose weight…

December 25, 2009 By Doc 1 Comment

America is currently undergoing a healthcare crisis! This crisis is NOT because of a lack of health care coverage for all Americans. The problem is obesity. America is fat! 6 out of 10 Americans are overweight or obese. Americans spend $4.4 billion per year on gastric bypass every year. Americans spend $147,000,000,000 (that is Billion!!!) [...]

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