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Studies Prove That Tattoos Give None Of The Social Benefits But All Of The Risks

Peter Clark
August 18, 2019
Filed in: Health & Wellness • Psychology

Primarily due to the advent of the internet and the ease by which people can communicate and advertise though social media, tattoo marketers have become increasingly successful at marketing and propagating their message. This message says, "get a tattoo, it's cool". What does this message mean though, and does it deliver? The message implies that a somehow, some way,... read more

Why Women Should Get Fit But Not Too Muscular In 2018

Peter Clark
May 20, 2018
Filed in: Fitness • Health

It's true. America has an obesity epidemic. The culprit, contrary to popular belief, is not a lack of exercise (although that contributes some), but rather poor nutrition and dangerous diets (like low-fat which actually causes weight gain, counter-intuitively). Still, it is good for people with a sedentary lifestyle to exercise on a regular basis. It is good for your... read more

Stop Doing Cardio! Aerobic Cardio Does Not Improve Health Or Fat Loss

Peter Clark
March 27, 2018
Filed in: Fitness • Health

I have known for some time that studies have shown that HIIT - that is, High Intensity Interval Training - has been proven to be not only as effective, but in fact dramatically more effective than distance cardio, and in a much shorter time with much less frequency. Studies have shown that only 20 seconds high intensity training (such as sprinting or going all-out on... read more

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Be Healthier And Save Time And Money On Food & Cooking With An Effective Freezer Meal Strategy

Peter Clark
February 28, 2018
Filed in: Health • Nutrition

Short on time but want to eat healthy? Many people in today's super busy world want to eat healthy, but end up just ordering out, because cooking is too time-consuming and tiring for their busy schedule. With an effective freezer meals strategy, you can make fast food or boring microwave meals a thing of the past. One of the biggest challenges with eating healthy is... read more

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Would You Still Eat Fast Food If Restaurants Were This Honest About The Consequences? [INFOGRAPHIC]

Peter Clark
January 22, 2018
Filed in: Health • Nutrition

Today I drove past an ice cream place, and of course commercial ice cream is heavily laden with high fructose corn syrup, artificial colors and flavors, MSG, and any number of other dangerous and toxic chemicals. I thought to myself, "every time you eat there you're basically losing time off the end of your life". So I got the idea to make this infographic. While... read more

Warning! GNC Has Turned To The Dark Side, Added Artificial Sweeteners, Flavors, and Colors To Their Flagship Multivitamins

Peter Clark
June 7, 2017
Filed in: Nutrition

GNC has lowered the price of its Mega Men multivitamin recently, but you may be shocked to discover they have also changed the formula by adding a host of dangerous and poisonous chemicals into their Mega Men and Women's Ultra Mega multivitamins. They have now added in a fake flavoring, "natural" vanilla mint flavor; dangerous colorings, including caramel coloring... read more

What Is The Difference Between Chips and Pretzels, and Are Pretzels Really Healthier Than Chips?

Peter Clark
February 7, 2017
Filed in: Health • Nutrition

Chips and pretzels are two of the most popular snack foods, but what is the difference between them? Is one healthier than the other? A pretzel is a snack food in the same category as chips. Typically a "chip" is flat and round, oblique, or rectangular. It can also be in other shapes such as a pentagon or hexagon, but always flat or "wavy". A pretzel cannot be shaped... read more

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MSG Is In Everything – Even “Organic” Chicken, Potatoes, and Even Peanuts!

Peter Clark
September 23, 2016
Filed in: Health • Nutrition

I have been shocked to discover that MSG is in absolutely everything! Trying to find food without MSG or other poisons has been extremely difficult and frustrating. There is a whole grocery store full of non-food and chemically poisoned food, and trying to find real actual food in a grocery store is kind of like trying to find water in a desert. There isn't any real food... read more