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DR updated their profileApril 20

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Hometown:
Toronto
Relationship Status
Married
About Me:
My name is Douglas Robb, and for a long time now, I have helped others bring health and fitness into their lives. I live in Toronto, Canada. I am married to a fantastic woman. I love to push the limits of my physical fitness and I own and operate an in-home personal training service.

Health habits is about: bringing the best information and advice about health & fitness to you. To that end, I will go beyond nutrition and exercise to include motivation, mental health, emotional health, structural balance, athletic performance, health in society, scientific breakthroughs, family health,etc.

More than that, Health habits is about using all of this great information to enact a change in your daily habits to bring order to your mind and body.
Website:
http://healthhabits.wordpress.com

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How to Build a Ninja Warrior



For those of you unfamiliar with the G4 tv show Ninja Warrior, check out the following video:

video here

and this one…

So, do you think you could do that?

My fellow blogger John at Total Tran… Continue

Posted on August 15, 2008 at 8:55am —

DR

Transformation Inspiration


Bear with me for a minute, because what I am going to say next will seem, at first, to have nothing to do with supermodel, Super Mom and Olympian, Dara Torres.

A friend of mine called me up on the weekend and asked me if I would help him get ‘back into shape’.
Surprised?

You bet. This guy never asks for advice. He is (or at least was) the guy that everyone in the gym went to for help… Continue

Posted on August 8, 2008 at 9:34am — 1 Comment

DR

Analysis of the Obesity Drug Markets in the US and EU: Obesity Research Update #5


Q:

* Which business sector saw it’s sales triple in 2007, and
* Expects sales to increase at an even greater rate, and
* Has a target market that is literally getting bigger day by day, and
* Whose customers keeps buying their product even when they have be proven ineffective???

A:

* The Obesity Drug Business

According to this research paper:

- An estimated 17% (… Continue

Posted on August 3, 2008 at 5:30pm —

DR

Health and Fitness in a Bottle: Big Pharma Discovers their Holy Grail


Scientists from the Salk Institute’s Gene Expression Laboratory may have discovered Big Pharma’s Holy Grail of Pharmaceuticals.

A pill that would allow you to reap all of the benefits of vigorous exercise while sitting on the couch watching re-runs of Seinfeld.

How about that!

Scientists from the Salk Institute’s Gene Expression Laboratory have reported (in the July 31 advan… Continue

Posted on August 1, 2008 at 9:06am — 5 Comments

DR

Super Carbs!!! - Obesity Research Update #5



Researchers at the National Institute for Agricultural Botany in the U.K. have produced a genetically modified form of SUPER wheat.

This wheat has the SUPER ability to release fewer calories into the body compared to other varieties of wheat created by God or man.

Yay, scientists!!!

So, how does it work?

According to this article, “The new wheat has been engi… Continue

Posted on July 31, 2008 at 8:51am —

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At 1:56pm on November 30, 2008, Leo (Healthy Tips For A Healthy Lifestyle) said…
Thanks for joining my group "New Year Resolution's 2009"! :)
At 8:24pm on November 12, 2008, Ashlee said…
It will be great if you can social bookmarking it and tell more people about my blog. Thanks :]
At 10:06pm on November 11, 2008, Cash Sunshine said…
Hello
At 10:02pm on November 11, 2008, Ashlee said…
Hi there, nice to meet you. Great to see a lot of interesting blog posts here!
At 11:38am on September 1, 2008, Leo (Healthy Tips For A Healthy Lifestyle) said…
Hey, hope you're doing good and that IOWA offers you good information about health... :)
At 10:20am on August 1, 2008, JJ said…
Kind of late but hello, welcome to Iowa Avenue. Salutes!

Regards,

JJ
At 10:17am on July 31, 2008, Diana Young, RD, LD/N, CDE said…
No, its not me but it looks like me. As soon as I can I am going to take a pic of me in exactly that pose.
At 11:12am on July 25, 2008, DR said…
Thanks Dave,

This is a seriously friendly place.

Doug
At 9:34am on July 25, 2008, David said…
Hi DR, welcome to Iowa Avenue.
At 7:21am on July 25, 2008, DR said…
Thanks Diana,

Is that you in your avatar?

p.s. the welcome mat is a nice touch.
 
 

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Ayala laufer-Cahana MD added a blog post2 hours ago
I often write about the importance of eating whole grains, but since actions can speak louder than words, try making this healthy summer recipe with the most whole and least processed a wheat grain as could be—wheat berries. A wheat berry is the...
Susana, that looks absolutely delicious! I could do some serious eating at your dinner table. My diet has changed quite a bit, as I've been drinking less coffee, eating more fruits and vegetables, and less processed foods and meats. People who sa...
Susana added 4 blog posts19 hours ago
Yes, it is a fun read but is even funnier the comments in the blog post :)
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David commented on Susana's blog post 'Food Inc.'on Saturday
I will eventually see it at least when it comes to DVD so I can forward some animal slaughter parts... :" I've read about it. You'll probably won't want to after viewing it.....:(
Susana commented on Susana's blog post 'Food Inc.'on Friday
My children went to see the documentary at the theater. After watching this, they plan to improve their shopping even more. I will eventually see it at least when it comes to DVD so I can forward some animal slaughter parts... :(
David commented on Susana's blog post 'Food Inc.'on Friday
Very powerful words, imagery, and message. I'm going to keep watching this. Great find Susana.

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