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Millions of people struggle to lose weight every year. Diet fads come and go, exercise plans attract thousands to individual routines of weights and machines, and everyone has their secret formula to sell you. Well, here's the true secret: losing weight requires a caloric deficit. How you achieve that caloric deficit doesn't matter, so long as you do it. One pound of weight is around 3,500 calories, which means you need to burn that many calories more than you eat to lose that pound. Consider that the ideal diet for an average adult is between 2,000 and 2,600 calories per...

Year after year, science studies more and more about the compounds found in traditional medicine, herbal remedies, and common healthy beverages. Green tea, Camellia sinensis, is one of the most well-studied, but even now science is working to understand what compounds within it lead to what benefits. One such compound is L-theanine. L-theanine, also known simply as theanine, "is a non-protein amino acid mainly found naturally in green tea (Camellia sinensis) and some mushrooms (Boletus badius). Theanine is related to glutamine, is speculated to increase levels of GABA, serotonin, and dopamine." – Science Direct. As one of the beneficial compounds...

You've heard of amino acids before, but do you know what they are? Do you know the difference between a nonessential and an essential amino acid? When you buy amino acids as a supplement, do you know what you're getting? Education is an important part of keeping yourself healthy, so let's talk about it. Essential Vs. Nonessential In the world of nutrition, you've probably heard the term "essential" used to describe certain vitamins, minerals, amino acids, and other compounds. In common parlance, "essential" means "necessary" or "crucial", and that's still the case, but in biology, the term has a specific...

Thousands, if not millions, of people around the world have a desire to lighten their skin. Some go extremely far with it, like Michael Jackson. Most only do a little bit of whitening. Touching up small marks, birthmarks, scars, and other blemishes can help even out your complexion without transforming you into a completely new person.  What is Skin Lightening Cream and How Does it Work? Skin lightening cream is a topical application salve that penetrates deep into the epidermis. Once there, it targets melanocytes. Melanocytes are cells that contain melanin, which is responsible for a dark pigment in people...