Do Diet Soft Drinks Increase Your Chances for Stroke, Dementia?

By The Training Floor | May 18, 2017

Last week, a research paper published in a scientific journal generated substantial fear-mongering headlines across the web and social media. A cohort study found positive correlation between consumption of artificially sweetened beverages and stroke and dementia. According to the study, people who drink diet sodas daily have three times the risk of stroke and dementia…

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6 Bad Habits that could be hampering your weight loss

By The Training Floor | February 18, 2014

If you’ve gotten to a point on your weight-loss journey where the scale simply won’t budge, check out these  common bad habits and ask yourself if any of them might be standing between you and your weight-loss goal. You don’t get enough sleep. Lack of sleep is a huge stressor on the body and puts…

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9 Bad Eating Habits and How To Break Them

By The Training Floor | January 10, 2014

By Beth W. Orenstein Medically reviewed by Pat F. Bass III, MD, MPH The Bad Habit: Mindless Eating Cornell University food psychologist Brian Wansink, PhD, discovered that the larger the plate or bowl you eat from, the more you unknowingly consume. In one recent study, Wansink found that moviegoers given extra-large containers of stale popcorn…

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