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Besides the fact they use it to clean things like coins, truck engines, and dissolve rusty nails you have to work extra hard to burn calories from it.

On average, it takes a person 2 hours of non stop walking (80 calories/hour at 3mph) to burn off the calories and sugar from a 12 oz. can of Coke (160 calories).

The Benefits of Soy

What has most interested scientists in recent years is the discovery of phytochemicals and the profound benefits of soy on human health. Benefits of soy include promoting heart health and healthy bones, preventing cancer and alleviating menopausal symptoms.

Soy beans contain high amounts of protein, including all essential amino acids (the only such vegetable source). Soy beans are also a rich source of calcium, iron, zinc, phosphorus, magnesium, B-vitamins, omega 3 fatty acids and fiber.

Two simple changes to your diet you could make are replacing your lowfat milk with soy milk (Silk is an excellent brand), and try a delicious soup called Miso soup found at your local health food store.

Eat More Fruits, Vegetables and Whole Grains

People who eat healthy, mostly unprocessed foods, including fruit, vegetables, whole grains, legumes, and limited amounts of lean animal protein, often find that they can eat as much as they want without gaining weight. If they are switching from a diet containing lots of processed foods, they find that they can eat more yet consume fewer calories — and they lose weight

Read A Book

Being busy can add extra stress to a situation whether you’re at work or home. We sometimes forget to appreciate our journey and to stop and smell the roses. Reading can be a great stress reliever for those wanting to take time out each day to relax. Reading is a hobby that can allow you to escape into a book and forget about those long work days. So maybe this weekend take a trip to the library or local bookstore and find something of interest to begin reading.  

How to find peace with your body

If you are dissatisfied with your body, you might think the solution is to lose weight, pump iron, or do thousands of sit-ups. Unlikely. This “outside” approach to correcting body dissatisfaction tends to be inadequate. The better approach is to learn to love the body you have. After all, so much of what you look like (your height, musculature, and some of your weight) is under genetic influence. Yes, you can slightly redesign the house Mother Nature gave you, but you can’t totally remodel it … at least not without paying a high price.

Screening tests can find diseases early when they are easier to treat. Health experts from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force have made recommendations, based on scientific evidence, about testing for the conditions below. Talk to your doctor about which ones apply to you and when and how often you should be tested.

• Obesity: Have your body mass index (BMI) calculated to screen for obesity. (BMI is a measure of body fat based on height and weight.) You can also find your own BMI with the BMI calculator from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute at: http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/