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HIIT – High Intensity Interval Training

August 25, 2015 by Dr. Murtaza Ahmed Leave a Comment

What is HIIT ? HIIT stands for High Intensity Interval Training. It is a relatively long-standing training technique that has gained popularity and awareness in recent years. To understand what HIIT is, you must first know what is meant by ‘Interval Training’. Interval training is a training method whereby two different intensities of workout are […]

Filed Under: Exercise Tagged With: cardio, hiit, interval training, resistance exercise, weight loss

Sarcopenia – Age Related Muscle Loss

August 2, 2015 by Dr. Murtaza Ahmed 2 Comments

Sarcopenia – Age Related Muscle Loss Murtaza Ahmed MD Sarcopaenia is a condition that affects each and every one of us, often with life changing consequences, yet ask most people and that have probably never even heard of the word! ‘Sarcopenia’ is actually the medical term for age related loss of muscle mass. As we […]

Filed Under: General Health Tagged With: muscle loss, sarcopenia, weight loss

Deadlifts – The Ultimate Guide

January 28, 2015 by Dr. Murtaza Ahmed Leave a Comment

Deadlift Guide

Want to strengthen your back? Or just improve your overall physique? Then deadlifts are certainly something you should incorporate into your workout regimen. Learn the proper technique, whether to use a belt, and variations that can give you more strength and definition.

Filed Under: Exercise Tagged With: weight loss

Metformin Weight Loss – Does it Work?

November 26, 2014 by Dr. Murtaza Ahmed 201 Comments

Metformin Weight Loss

Metformin weight loss claims are something that are often talked about by health professionals to be one of the benefits of commencing metformin therapy, but are they true? This is Similar to Phentermine. At myheart.net we’ve helped millions of people through our articles and answers. Now our authors are keeping readers up to date with cutting […]

Filed Under: Exercise Tagged With: Diabetes, Losing Weight, weight loss

High Fat Diet – What To Eat

October 26, 2014 by Dr. Murtaza Ahmed 4 Comments

So after reading Insulin Resistance Diet, you should now hopefully understand why eating a high fat diet can result in incredible amounts of weight loss. What you should also understand however is that the fat should be eaten in isolation with protein, and the introduction in anything but trace amounts of carbohydrates will result in […]

Filed Under: Diet & Nutrition, Heart Health Tagged With: high fat diet, Losing Weight, protein, weight loss

The Insulin Resistance Diet – Fat, Fat and More Fat

July 9, 2014 by Dr. Murtaza Ahmed 5 Comments

The Insulin Resistance Diet – Fat, Fat and More Fat

The Insulin resistance diet is the holy grail in reversing and treating diabetes, but it is not as elusive as you may think. For the purpose of this article, when I refer to the insulin resistance diet, I imply a diet that helps to reduce or prevent insulin resistance and I use it interchangeably with […]

Filed Under: Diet & Nutrition, Heart Health Tagged With: Diabetes, high fat diet, Losing Weight, weight loss

Do Artificial Sweeteners Cause Insulin Release?

May 5, 2014 by Dr. Mustafa Ahmed 11 Comments

Artificial Sweeteners & Insulin

 Mustafa Ahmed MD Do Artificial Sweeteners Cause Insulin Release – Why Do People Care So Much? The search for the answer has reached almost mythical status, and is most commonly asked by those following a low carbohydrate diet, such as the Atkins diet. Lets briefly look at the theory behind the Atkins diet, which is […]

Filed Under: Diet & Nutrition Tagged With: Diabetes, Nutrition & Supplements, weight loss

How To Start Exercising And Succeed

April 14, 2014 by Philip Johnson, MD, PhD Leave a Comment

Exercise Success

“How to get off the couch and start training”  You’ve had it.  You’re tired of watching the info-mercials of the guy or girl who is slim and trim, tired of looking at yourself in the mirror, and most of all, tired of telling yourself that you’ll start tomorrow, or Monday, or the beginning of next month.  So […]

Filed Under: Exercise Tagged With: weight loss

Are Carbohydrates The Real Enemy?

March 12, 2014 by Dr. Murtaza Ahmed Leave a Comment

Donut as Part of High Fat Diet

For decades fat has been labeled as the enemy when it comes to obesity, diabetes and a whole range of health problems. In the medical world it has been blamed for the deposition of plaques in arteries and the cause of high cholesterol, and in the fitness world it is deemed the reason why people […]

Filed Under: Diet & Nutrition, Heart Health Tagged With: carbohydrate, Diabetes, Losing Weight, obesity, paleo diet, protein, weight loss

The Obesity Epidemic – Don’t Wait Until It’s Too Late

August 29, 2013 by Dr. Murtaza Ahmed 4 Comments

By Murtaza Ahmed MD There is no doubt that the third, fourth and fifth decades of life are a crucial and important period of life when it comes to our health and well being.  This is the transition stage from youth to our senior years and what we do during this time plays a huge […]

Filed Under: Risk & Prevention Tagged With: Coronary Artery Disease (CAD), Losing Weight, obesity, Weight gain, weight loss

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