http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Linda+Hibbard Wellness, Fitness and Diet Linda Hibbard Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=637695&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet Have you heard about “Cryolipolysis,” also known as freezing away fat? I just recently saw the process on the Dr. Oz show! Researchers have discovered that fat cells are very sensitive to cold and that freezing results in the loss of adipocytes (also know as lipocytes or fat cells). Fat cells are da... Wellness, Fitness and Diet Linda Hibbard Mon, 02 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=679169&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet 1/3 of adults in the US don’t eat breakfast. These people are 4 ½ times more likely to become obese. Skipping breakfast slows your metabolism. When you eat less, your body, which is smart, recognizes that you are not eating normally so it cuts your metabolism (the rate that your body burns calories)... Wellness, Fitness and Diet Linda Hibbard Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=649053&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet The average American eats 24 pounds of artificial sweeteners per year. We put them in our coffee, we drink them in our diet sodas and we use them to watch our sugars and to cut our calories. Saccharin was America’s first artificial sweetener, revolutionizing the American diet in the 1950’s. It went... Wellness, Fitness and Diet Linda Hibbard Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=645108&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet Research links too much Folic Acid, a staple in multivitamins, as well as cereal and bread to colon, lung and prostate cancers. For more than a decade, the government has required enriched grains, most notably white flour and white rice to be fortified with folic acid, the synthetic form of the B vi... Wellness, Fitness and Diet Linda Hibbard Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=630233&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet When I look at the history of the human race, I can’t help but realize the complexity and realities of how exactly our human condition has evolved. What did we do, or have to do for survival and how have our body machines adapted and perfected themselves though the millennia? I think it is obvious t... Wellness, Fitness and Diet Linda Hibbard Fri, 11 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=625821&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet The brain tells us when we are hungry. Specialists think of the stomach as our second brain because our intestinal track actually produces more neurotransmitters or chemicals that work on our brains than the brain does it’s self. So, the body is really one system. Think of your brain as the super co... Cancer Survival Linda Hibbard Sun, 23 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=609677&ca=Cancer+Survival Dr. Oz says, “Every one of us has cancer growing in us right now.” It’s called, cancer without disease, and we have the power to prevent it from becoming deadly. Did you know that a microscopic tumor can grow up to 16,000 times its original size in as little as 2 weeks? Cancer cells are fed by new b... Wellness, Fitness and Diet Linda Hibbard Sat, 17 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=580641&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet Odds are good that if you step on the scale this morning, you are not going to like what you see. It’s gotten so bad that the Center for Disease Control now estimates that 1/3 of American adults are overweight; another 1/3 are obese. Why is obesity such a concern? The health data is so alarming. It’... Wellness, Fitness and Diet Linda Hibbard Tue, 06 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=570711&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet Every time I speed walk my trail, I think about writing about the “Trail Love” I feel. So here it is. We first encountered the trail years ago while living on the opposite side of town. We loved to inline skate the newly paved trail way that hugged the Portage Creek for a total of about 3 miles. In... Wellness, Fitness and Diet Linda Hibbard Sun, 28 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=563650&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet Weighted vests are worn by men and women for many different reasons. How do firefighters build their bodies to have such strong physiques? It’s from carrying around all of that extra gear. This type of strength, muscle and bone density-building principle is Weight-vest training. By wearing a weight...