When our main source of energy, our blood sugar (glucose), runs low, the process of metabolism turns our body fat into energy. Conversely, when our supply of blood sugar runs high, the process of metabolism stores excess energy by turning it into body fat to be used another time. Or, all too often, just left to sit there.
When we exercise, our bodies require more energy and our metabolism speeds up to supply it. But most of the time we are not very active, and this is the reason people want to raise their metabolism. They want to burn more calories 24/7, even when they are just sitting or sleeping. Read more…
here is the youtube text for this 6 minute video clip: “Quaren is a martial arts lady who in Japan had gained some popularity due to her lean musculature. She had a site for some good length of time but it’s down now. She was a little too lean for my tastes but was very popular by many folks.”
Does he . . . or doesn’t he? Only his dermatologist knows if a man is on Propecia, the baldness drug - but other guys are wondering.
Ditto whether he’s unfurrowing his forehead with Botox. Or brightening his mug with microdermabrasion.
The number of men undergoing non-surgical cosmetic procedures is on the rise. In 2006, 202 percent more men went under the Botox needle vs. in 2000, 112 percent more had their skin sloughed via microdermabrasion, and 49 percent more had it resurfaced with lasers, according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.
Younger men are also increasingly submitting their scalps to the scalpel. In 2006, 17 percent of men ages 20 to 29 sought surgical treatment for hair loss, compared with 15 percent in 2004, according to the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery. Last year, 31.6 percent of men between 30 and 39 underwent the procedure, vs. 28.7 percent in 2004. Read more…
I know the summer is hot, but Lori looks even HOTTER in these photos don’t you think. I’ve also noticed that Lori spends a lot of time at the beach - what a life.
I am naked as a skinless breast of chicken, breaded head-to-toe in golden cornstarch, and about to be slipped inside an oven the size of a small shed. Robert D. Fealey, M.D., the Mayo Clinic neurologist and engineer who designed the oven, has just informed me that the cornstarch is cut with a chemical called alizarin red.
“Approved by the USDA for stamping meat,” he says, tickled by the joke. As he swivels back to his computer monitors, Dr. Fealey addresses the nurse standing beside my gurney: “Okay, you can roll him in.”
One out of six Americans think they sweat too much. I’m not sure if I do or not. Dr. Fealey is going to help me decide.