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The reported benefits of apple cider vinegar range from helping you lose weight, protecting your heart, preventing cancer, and even banishing bad breath. So when I saw a fitness influencer attribute an ACV cleanse to her killer abs, I broke the one diet rule I've always kept and tried a fad diet prescribed on social media.

I always thought that diets shared by fitness influencers on Instagram tend to come across as shady and inauthentic, but when my by BFF sent me the Instagram post below, I forgot all about that skepticism. The post talked about a cleanse to eliminate bloat, help digestion issues, and get those much-coveted obliques. I was game.

I figured I didn't have anything to losethe ingredients are "real" food and ACV was having a moment. I'd seen other fitness peeps snap shots of gallon jugs, talking about their own concoctions. So, I committed to giving it a try.

Day 1: I'm just gonna say it: The shake tasted disgusting. I didn't even finish the whole serving. I drank what I could first thing in the morning when I woke up. I ate regularly at work and did an extra-long endurance run in the evening. I also worked in a few new abs exercises into my workouts. After all, this cleanse was about to give me abs, right? The post also recommended a magnesium supplement at night, so I took one after dinner.

Day 2: The shake still tasted sour (IDK why I was surprised about that; there's vinegar in it), but I managed to down the whole thing and felt kickass for it. The only major change waswarning: TMI aheadthat I went to the bathroom more than usual that day. Otherwise, I ate regularly again, went for a shorter run and did some weight lifting after work, and popped another magnesium pill. Day two of the cleanse, check.

Day 3: The taste of the drink got better (or I was getting used to it). I spent decent time in the bathroom again, which debloated me and made my stomach flat. I felt less hungry throughout the day and didn't feel a surge of early-afternoon fatigue like a normally do. Later, after I completed an endurance run at the gym, I lifted up my shirt, looked in the mirror, and...there they wereabs! Yes, legitimate abs (a first for me). At home, I piled my plate high with veggies andtook another magnesium supplement.

Day 4: The shake was tolerable, but I felt queasy in the morning, and I wasn't very hungry at lunch. I decided to take a rest day from my workouts. I completed my day with another round of magnesium, but little did I know this was the beginning of the end of my temporary abs.

Day 5: My stomach felt terrible. I dealt with a nauseous, acidic stomach all day. I tried to do my long run, but my stomach wouldn't allow it. I still took my magnesium pill with dinner.

Day 6-7: I woke up with the worst stomach ache I've ever had. I hesitantly made the shake and told myself I was almost done and maybe this was just part of the process. The post suggested trying the cleanse for at least 7 days. (I know now that I should have listened to my body.)

Day 8: No shake, no magnesium pill, continued stomach ache, and fading abs. This cleanse ended on a(nother) sour note.

So, sure, I got abs, kinda, and for a day or so, but the side effects were obviously not worth that mini reward. I knew I'd never do it again. I was curious about whether my circumstances were abnormal, or if there was actually some secret abs-sculpting benefits to an apple cider vinegar cleanse that I just missed somehow. So I talked to Jessica Crandall, R.D.N., a certified diabetes educator. Crandall says she's never prescribed ACV to any of her clients, and she doesn't see that changing anytime soon.

"Because it tastes nasty, it might curb your appetite," says Crandall. "But it's just a diet fad."

The other ingredients in the cleanse fared a little better from Crandall's expert point of view, though. Turmeric has anti-inflammatory properties; blueberries are high in fiber and antioxidants; lemon juice is high in vitamin C; and spinach is a great source of vitamin K (and boosts your fitness performance). The magnesium in the evening helps relax your muscles and blood vessels and (ironically) helps normalize your bowel movements. All good stuff, "but nothing in there will give you six-pack abs," says Crandall. In fact, she tells me that the acidity of the ACV may have been too much for my stomach to handle, which makes a lot of sense considering my frequent bathroom breaks and tossy-turny stomach.

So besides some obvious dehydration, to what does she attribute my day-long abs? Simply put, being aware of my goal and my diet. In theory, people who follow an influencer or fitness figure who suggests a diet, food, or detox will likely "eat something healthy they otherwise wouldn't and it kickstarts other habits like trying new exercises or eating better," hypothesizes Crandall. It's true. Remember, I did start doing a few new abs exercises during the cleanse.

Stay skeptical of words like detox and cleanse. While some may have their benefits, most are nothing more than fluff. Regardless, the moral of the story here to is listen to your body. I should have known something was up when I could barely stomach the first shake on day 1, or at least on day 4 when I was so queasy. Next time, I'll listen to my gut (pun intended).

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Sonia Azad and WFAA , WFAA 6:16 PM. EDT May 11, 2017

Most of us at some point in our lives have tried something to lose weight. So we can relate to Monica Fair.

Ive always had this 12 to 15 pounds that I couldn't get rid of," said Fair, 47, who has experimented with trendy exercise programs and fad diets to no avail.

I never could lose the weight, said Fair. As a matter of fact, I would gain muscle which would push the fat out and make me look bigger."

It turns out the answer may be on the inside.

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"We're looking at genes that are responsible for your body composition, said Kurt Johnsen, co-founder of a Dallas-based company called Simplified Genetics.

Hes a Kung Fu master, founder of American Power Yoga, and overall a pretty fit guy with a passion for helping others get healthy, too.

I'm not a doctor, I'm not a scientist, said Johnsen, who sat down with WFAA at Plum Yoga, along Dallas popular stretch of Lower Greenville.I want to make sure what we do makes a difference."

Since 2012, Johnsen says his company has tested the DNA of 11,000 people, analyzing genes to match you with the best type of workout, diet, and vitamins for your body.

This is the most revolutionary thing I have seen in over 35 years," said Leisa Hart, the blonde bombshell behindBuns of Steel. Now shes 49, a mom, and still a beautiful fitness trainer.

This is my job! I'm in good shape, said Hart, admitting that there is a side of her that the public didn't see.

Working out that often and that intensely -- my face would be red, my head pounding. I would have to take a nap many times throughout the week, she recalled. That was my body screaming at me saying -- please just slow down! You're not supposed to work out that hard that often."

Then Hart got genetic testing, which is really just a simple cheek swab. The swab is sent to a lab in Louisiana where your DNA is extracted and prepared for analysis. Results are put through algorithms that generate specific recommendations for you.

I found out that when I was working out intensely, I was working out at much too high of a heart rate and I was working out for too long of a duration, said Hart.

Based on her results, she actually needed to do less.

To the eye, 53-year-old Rosanne Lewis is similar to Hart. But her genetic makeup is completely different.

I stopped eating all this bread because I thought it wasn't very good for me. I started having nuts instead or I would eat cheese -- things I thought were healthier-- and I gained four pounds."

Lewis results showed she can get away with mostly low intensity exercise. But this type of DNA analysis goes deeper: identifying your idea diet. The bread-lover, Lewis, is more sensitive to fats than carbohydrates, meaning she can eat her bread and do yoga in peace.

I know now for the rest of my life what I'm supposed to do, said Lewis.

With people putting a lot of stock -- and money -- into these tests, we wanted to get a doctors take on them.

This is the start, at the very least, of something very interesting, said Dr. Leslie Cler, chief medical officer of Methodist Dallas Medical Center.

Dr. Cler told WFAA that this type of genetics testing has been on the market -- offered directly to consumers -- for a decade, but still is in its infancy.

Further, according to Cler, while different companies may get you the same results, their recommendations are open to interpretation.

I don't think these tests are recommending anything dangerous to the patients -- not at all, said Cler. But as a doctor, if you came to see me and you said, I heard about this test, if I get it do you think that I'd be likely to lose weight? The answer is -- I don't know."

Fair enough. But losing weight isn't always the goal. Remember Hart -- who scaled back on her workouts since getting her results?

I feel so much better, said Hart. I feel like I could actually do more but I don't have to.

Then theres Fair, who went from a size 10 to a size 6 after putting her results to use. She added fish to her vegetarian diet, and now incorporates a blend of low-and-high intensity workouts.

It was life-changing to be able to actually get to my goal," Fair said.

But what works for Fair wont work for everyone. Makes perfect sense if it boils down to DNA.

On Tuesday morning Sonia Azad, Ron Corning, and Alexa Conomos got their tests back -- see their results below!

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May 8, 2017 by Clare Collins, The Conversation There are many types of fasting diets. But are they any better than restricting your energy intake the old fashioned way? Credit: http://www.shutterstock.com

Trying to lose weight is hard work. You need to plan meals and snacks, and make a big effort to avoid situations that trigger more eating and drinking than you'd planned. Dieting can also be very antisocial. But what if you could speed up weight loss, spend less time "dieting", with the "promise" of better results? This is where "fasting" diets come in.

What is a 'fasting' diet?

Intermittent fasting is the broad name for diets when you fast to some degree on some, but not all, days of the week; you eat normally on the other days.

On "fast" days, the kilojoule (energy) restriction is severe, at about 25% of what you would normally eat. This is only 2,000 to 3,000 kilojoules a day. An average person needs around 8,700 kilojoules a day (depending on body size and activity level) to maintain their current body weight.

To lose between one quarter and half a kilogram a week you would need to reduce your energy intake by 2,000 kilojoules a day. Over a whole week, this is equivalent to cutting back total energy intake by 14,000 kilojoules. Fasting diets compress this 14,000 kilojoule reduction into fewer days of dieting. In practical terms, this means that you reduce your intake by so much on a couple of days, you do not to be so strict on the other days.

Depending on the type of "fasting" diet, you focus all your weight loss efforts into sticking to the severe restriction for either two days a week (as in the 5:2 diet) or every second day (for three to four days days a week), as in alternate-day fasting. Another variation is the 16-hour overnight fast where eating is restricted every day to an eight-hour window, such as 11am to 7pm. Across all types of intermittent energy restrictions diets, we don't know the longer-term benefits or harms.

Any intermittent fasting approach will work if you can tolerate the hunger pains and stick to it. Sounds easy, but it is a very hard thing to do and for many it is not realistic. When you are fasting, your body thinks there is a famine and will try to get you to eat. The idea is that by including non-fasting periods, when you eat what you want, you may feel less like you are on a "diet", and that makes it easier to stick to.

Even though "fasting" dieters are told to eat what they feel like on non-fast days, most do not get a compensatory increase in appetite. In other words, they do not over-eat, but just eat normally on non-fast days. So they reduce their total kilojoule intake over the whole week.

How about very low energy diets?

A specific type of continuous (every day) fasting diet is called a protein sparing modified fast or a very low energy diet. These limit you to 1,800 to 2,500 kilojoules a day, every day. They use products called formulated meal replacements, in the form of milkshakes or snack bars to replace most meals and snacks. These are supplemented with vitamins and minerals to meet the body's nutrient needs.

Such very low energy programs usually include one small meal that contains a couple of cups of vegetables (to boost fibre and nutrient intakes), a small amount of oil (to keep the gall bladder working) and sometimes a fibre supplement (to manage constipation). These are reserved for when you need to lose weight urgently for health reasons or ahead of surgery.

Continuous fasting using these very low energy diets is associated with a reduction in hunger. This is thought to be due to the production of molecules called ketones that cross the blood-brain barrier (from the brain's bloodstream into its tissues) and reduce appetite.

Do 'fasting' diets work?

Intermittent fasting diets that last for at least six months help people lose weight. However, they are no more effective than other dietary approaches that restrict your kilojoule intake every day, but not so severely as a "fast".

Consistent with this result, a study published last week randomised 100 adults to either alternate-day fasting, a continuous energy restriction diet, or to no intervention, for six months. They were followed for another six months after that. There was no difference in weight loss between the diet groups after a year.

And a review that compared behavioural interventions for weight management to those that also included very low energy diets found very low energy approaches achieved slightly greater weight loss for up to two years.

Who should not try a fasting diet?

Fasting diets are not for everyone. People with major medical problems, or taking a range of medications including insulin, should not go on them, unless under medical supervision; they are not suitable for children, in pregnancy or for people with eating disorders; and they may exacerbate some mental health conditions.

Fasting diets can also have side-effects. The more days you spend "fasting", the more likely you are to have them. Side-effects can include constipation, headaches, bad breath, gall bladder disease, gout and liver inflammation.

So, before starting a weight loss diet, see your doctor for a check-up. When you need more support to improve your eating habits, or the diet you were following stops working, you need to try another approach. That is a good time to also get advice from an Accredited Practising Dietitian.

What is the best diet for weight loss?

The best diet to help you achieve a healthy weight is one you can stick with. It should also help you feel better and be healthier.

By making improvements to your usual eating habits, that you can live with permanently, you will drop some weight. It might not be your dream weight, but it is likely to be realistic. It might not sound sexy, but it's true.

Explore further: Is alternate-day fasting more effective for weight loss?

This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article.

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This is nonsense. Just cover your armpits completely with petroleum jelly. Occluding the pheromone producing glands under your arms where the angst pheromone is emitted will allow calorie reduction as well as un-distort self perception and food perception. Then with a smaller body, go run and jump and frolic.

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Sonia Azad, WFAA 8:37 AM. CDT May 09, 2017

Most of us at some point in our lives have tried something to lose weight. So we can relate to Monica Fair.

Ive always had this 12 to 15 pounds that I couldn't get rid of," said Fair, 47, who has experimented with trendy exercise programs and fad diets to no avail.

I never could lose the weight, said Fair. As a matter of fact, I would gain muscle which would push the fat out and make me look bigger."

It turns out the answer may be on the inside.

DNA testing

"We're looking at genes that are responsible for your body composition, said Kurt Johnsen, co-founder of a Dallas-based company called Simplified Genetics.

Hes a Kung Fu master, founder of American Power Yoga, and overall a pretty fit guy with a passion for helping others get healthy, too.

I'm not a doctor, I'm not a scientist, said Johnsen, who sat down with WFAA at Plum Yoga, along Dallas popular stretch of Lower Greenville.I want to make sure what we do makes a difference."

Since 2012, Johnsen says his company has tested the DNA of 11,000 people, analyzing genes to match you with the best type of workout, diet, and vitamins for your body.

This is the most revolutionary thing I have seen in over 35 years," said Leisa Hart, the blonde bombshell behindBuns of Steel. Now shes 49, a mom, and still a beautiful fitness trainer.

This is my job! I'm in good shape, said Hart, admitting that there is a side of her that the public didn't see.

Working out that often and that intensely -- my face would be red, my head pounding. I would have to take a nap many times throughout the week, she recalled. That was my body screaming at me saying -- please just slow down! You're not supposed to work out that hard that often."

Then Hart got genetic testing, which is really just a simple cheek swab. The swab is sent to a lab in Louisiana where your DNA is extracted and prepared for analysis. Results are put through algorithms that generate specific recommendations for you.

I found out that when I was working out intensely, I was working out at much too high of a heart rate and I was working out for too long of a duration, said Hart.

Based on her results, she actually needed to do less.

To the eye, 53-year-old Rosanne Lewis is similar to Hart. But her genetic makeup is completely different.

I stopped eating all this bread because I thought it wasn't very good for me. I started having nuts instead or I would eat cheese -- things I thought were healthier-- and I gained four pounds."

Lewis results showed she can get away with mostly low intensity exercise. But this type of DNA analysis goes deeper: identifying your idea diet. The bread-lover, Lewis, is more sensitive to fats than carbohydrates, meaning she can eat her bread and do yoga in peace.

I know now for the rest of my life what I'm supposed to do, said Lewis.

With people putting a lot of stock -- and money -- into these tests, we wanted to get a doctors take on them.

This is the start, at the very least, of something very interesting, said Dr. Leslie Cler, chief medical officer of Methodist Dallas Medical Center.

Dr. Cler told WFAA that this type of genetics testing has been on the market -- offered directly to consumers -- for a decade, but still is in its infancy.

Further, according to Cler, while different companies may get you the same results, their recommendations are open to interpretation.

I don't think these tests are recommending anything dangerous to the patients -- not at all, said Cler. But as a doctor, if you came to see me and you said, I heard about this test, if I get it do you think that I'd be likely to lose weight? The answer is -- I don't know."

Fair enough. But losing weight isn't always the goal. Remember Hart -- who scaled back on her workouts since getting her results?

I feel so much better, said Hart. I feel like I could actually do more but I don't have to.

Then theres Fair, who went from a size 10 to a size 6 after putting her results to use. She added fish to her vegetarian diet, and now incorporates a blend of low-and-high intensity workouts.

It was life-changing to be able to actually get to my goal," Fair said.

But what works for Fair wont work for everyone. Makes perfect sense if it boils down to DNA.

On Tuesday morning Sonia Azad, Ron Corning, and Alexa Conomos got their tests back -- see their results below!

Medical Study 1 by wfaachannel8 on Scribd

Medical Study 2 by wfaachannel8 on Scribd

2017 WFAA-TV

See more here:
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Journal photo by Tim Cook Dr. Mark Cucuzella has organized this Saturdays Harpers Ferry Half Marathon, a family-friendly spring foot race that includes a shorter 5K race and walk, as well as a kids fun run event.

CHARLES TOWN Its a national junk-food health crisis, a genuine medical emergency, according to Dr. Mark Cucuzzella, a Jefferson County family physician.

We must act now. We cant wait, he warned, voicing an urgency of someone daily witnessing and actively working to end the problem and promote healthier diets.

This medical crisis over junk food involves, of course, too much sugar far too much of it loaded every day into Americans meals of factory food and beverages, said Cucuzzella, a nationally recognized expert on unhealthy living and dietary habits. More than any other medical problem, he said, this daily overdose of sugar which the doctor calls a toxin is steadily sickening and killing far too many Americans, including disproportionately far too many West Virginians.

Sugary diets including those laden with simple and complex carbohydrates not fatty foods such as meats, eggs and butter, as federal health officials have long maintained are propelling an astronomical spike in acute obesity, Cucuzzella said. And that obesity is, in turn, causing a tidal wave of debilitating heart disease and diabetes and many related complications.

Most of the public health issues relate to nutrition, he added. In a hospital, 80 percent (of patients) have diabetes, heart disease or complications that is driven by their lifestyle. Occasionally, youll have a trauma a motor vehicle trauma but almost everything else we see is something that is directly attributed to their lifestyle.

The American Heart Association reports that the average person can safely consume about nine teaspoons of added sugar a day, but that the average American consumes more than double that amount. Cucuzzella said that the AHAs gauge of the sugar intake by typical Americans overlooks additional sugar people also absorb from eating carbohydrate-rich foods such as breads and pasta. And people with any degree of insulin resistance from too much sugar would need to consume even less sugar than the daily allowance the AHA recommends, he said.

Cucuzzella said this silent but plainly evident in the expanding waistlines of children and adults dietary disaster over ingesting excessive sugar has been unfolding in West Virginia and across the country for about 40 years. Now, in an astonishing new development, diseases involving metabolic malfunctions from sugar-laced diets are being passed directly down to children born from family habits and the unborn from the bloodstreams of mothers.

A child born of a diabetic mother, he pointed out, has a six times odds of having diabetes over the course of their lifetime.

For years, Cucuzzella has been leading local and national educational efforts to promote better nutrition through homemade meals with known, natural ingredients. Soda and boxed meals made for long shelf lives should be avoided or shunned altogether, he said. Dishes made from scratch with fresh and balanced ingredients, like those your grandmother made every day, should become part of regular nourishing routines again.

Practicing at the Jefferson Medical Center in Ranson, he devotes hundreds of personal volunteer hours educating his patients along with youth, everyday citizens and families, government officials and policymakers, and even other doctors about rampant medical problems for people consuming excessive amounts of sugar.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the upcoming generation of typically overweight Americans becoming the first generation to have shorter life spans than their parents, Cucuzzella said. And theyre also living sicker than their parents.

Right now the U.S. has one of the shortest health spans on the planet, he said. We might spend 80 years living, but were spending how many of those years as sick medical patients.

RACING FOR THE CURE

At national and international conferences, Cucuzzella highlights research showing how high-sugar diets are the primary cause of our nations recent spike in heart disease and diabetes and their many dangerous medical complications. In addition to giving local community talks, he lectures around the country as well as the Eastern Panhandle about the dangers of consuming too much sugar, something thats easy to do through the overwhelming abundance of highly processed foods and drinks widely stocked at fast-food restaurants, convenience stores and even many standard groceries.

Pretty much there is almost nothing you can get at a fast-food restaurant that I would recommend people put in their body, he said.

In Jefferson County, Cucuzzellas nonstop advocacy for healthier nutrition includes his volunteer work as the race director and driving force behind this Saturdays Harpers Ferry Half Marathon, a ninth-annual family-friendly spring footrace that includes a shorter 5K race and walk, as well as a kids fun run event. Attracting about 800 to 1,000 participants from 25 states every year, the day event, open to people of all fitness levels and athletic abilities, is a major fundraiser for the year-round health and educational programs in the Eastern Panhandle and throughout West Virginia.

Similarly in the fall, a bookend event to Saturdays spring footrace is the bigger Freedoms Run, which Cucuzzella also organizes under the same nonprofit mission to promote healthier, better-fed human beings. That September race features a full marathon as top billing, a race that takes runners through both the Harpers Ferry National Historical Park and the Antietam National Battlefield before ending in Shepherdstown. The event, which also includes a half marathon, a 5K race and kids fun run, brings 2,500 people from 40 states to Jefferson County.

During the past nine years, both footraces have raised more than $400,000 that financially support classroom nutrition education, recreation programs, fitness trails and healthy food farmers markets.

Instead of selling cookies to people to raise money, which makes people sicker, Cucuzzella said of the two annual races, were actually providing opportunities for people to move and set goals and get themselves more physically healthy and, in the end, raise money to spread it wider.

MAKING LIFESTYLE CHANGES

Cucuzzella said a lack of exercise isnt the primary factor of todays obesity epidemic. Yes, people should exercise more, he acknowledged, but he doesnt blame overweight people for their condition. Instead, he recognizes the overall everyday living environment where high-sugar foods are hard for Americans to avoid. Even most hospital cafeterias have soda machines and snack machines.

Were trying to first address it with education, but education can only go so far, he said. If you have a toxin in the environment like sugar and sugar-sweetened beverages and Gatorade and sweet drinks and its the most accessible, affordable and acceptable thing to be using, you cant win.

The economically powerful food industry for years has tried rather successfully to place the blame of obesity and diabetes on a lack of physical activity, away from the products they sell, Cucuzzella said. Another factor is that the medical community hasnt communicated a consistent message well about the dangers of excessive sugar, he said. Doctors, nurses, dietitians and pharmacists all have to understand the dietary problem to guide patients successfully.

For this reason, Cucuzzella, who opened a specialized athletic footwear and healthier living store in Ranson called Two Rivers Treads that offers free advice and encouragement to those who want to get moving more, leads an innovative program that teaches young medical interns how to help patients with better nutrition. Along the way he also pioneered a hands-on program conducted in a kitchen setting that helps doctors better educate their patients about practical healthy eating and cooking.

If a family doesnt know how to cook, how are they ever going to learn how to eat well? he said.

Cucuzzella pinpointed the start of the crisis at 1980, when the federal government first published dietary guidelines for Americans, guidelines that essentially declared war on fat, telling people to significantly reduce oils and fats in their diets. And Americans listened, in droves. They quickly traded traditional meals of meat, eggs, dairy and vegetables for low-fat foods such as white bread, frozen yogurt, cereal and Pop Tarts that wear down human metabolisms.

If you look at the obesity graphs, thats where it started and the diabetes ultimately travels behind that, he said.

Cucuzzella likens the unquestioned everyday acceptance of todays destructive sugary diets to the dynamics of widespread acceptance of hazardous smoking and tobacco products years ago.

If you go back to my parents generation, you could smoke in doctors offices. It was acceptable everywhere, it was cheap and it was acceptable. Everyone smoked, he said. Now thats not the case. You practically have to go into a closet to smoke, and it costs eight bucks a pack, and theyre behind the counter and kids cant get them.

Today, refined sugar is viewed the same benign way as tobacco was a few generations ago, Cucuzzella said. However, our nations high-tech, high-cost and highly invasive medical system shares a portion of blame for the dietary obesity crisis to answer for as well, he said.

Were doing everything wrong, he said. Were arguing now in Washington over how to (medically) insure people, not how to keep them healthy and get them healthy. We spend more than twice as much as any industrial country on health care with the worst outcomes.

Cucuzzella said he has dozens of patients who, empowered with nutritional knowledge and support, have broken their dietary sugar habits for healthier lives. He also pointed to Frank Buckles, the local legend and last surviving American World War I veteran from the Charles Town area who lived for 110 years, as someone who adopted a healthy lifestyle that led to a long lifespan.

Once asked the secret of living long life, Buckles said family genes, regular exercise and a healthy diet are important. He also added that a hopeful attitude and taking life at a slower pace helps, too.

He didnt do anything fancy, he said, adding that Buckles avoided chronic, debilitating illnesses even in the later stages of his life. He was a farmer. He ate off his land. He got out and moved his body every day. He didnt have toxic stress. He tended to throw away every medicine his doctors gave him, and the rest is history.

For Cucuzzella, changing West Virginians ingrained dietary habits will mainly happen at the grassroots. Thats where individual consumers and families as well as their doctors support one another in common resistance to the dietary status quo. Thats also a significant part of what Saturdays footraces races in Harpers Ferry are all about, he said.

Certainly come for the exercise, fresh air and scenery. But also come to take part in the collective stand in sneakers and sweat suits to support a new and different path of resistance for your own better health and life and for the similar different path of new like-minded friends and comrades.

I encourage people to come out and run, Cucuzzella said. At the end of the day, we want people to go into that charity site and see what were doing. If people really see that this is a grassroots community effort to restore the health of West Virginians, thats what its all about.

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Sonia Azad, WFAA 8:49 AM. CDT May 10, 2017

Most of us at some point in our lives have tried something to lose weight. So we can relate to Monica Fair.

Ive always had this 12 to 15 pounds that I couldn't get rid of," said Fair, 47, who has experimented with trendy exercise programs and fad diets to no avail.

I never could lose the weight, said Fair. As a matter of fact, I would gain muscle which would push the fat out and make me look bigger."

It turns out the answer may be on the inside.

%INLINE%

"We're looking at genes that are responsible for your body composition, said Kurt Johnsen, co-founder of a Dallas-based company called Simplified Genetics.

Hes a Kung Fu master, founder of American Power Yoga, and overall a pretty fit guy with a passion for helping others get healthy, too.

I'm not a doctor, I'm not a scientist, said Johnsen, who sat down with WFAA at Plum Yoga, along Dallas popular stretch of Lower Greenville.I want to make sure what we do makes a difference."

Since 2012, Johnsen says his company has tested the DNA of 11,000 people, analyzing genes to match you with the best type of workout, diet, and vitamins for your body.

This is the most revolutionary thing I have seen in over 35 years," said Leisa Hart, the blonde bombshell behindBuns of Steel. Now shes 49, a mom, and still a beautiful fitness trainer.

This is my job! I'm in good shape, said Hart, admitting that there is a side of her that the public didn't see.

Working out that often and that intensely -- my face would be red, my head pounding. I would have to take a nap many times throughout the week, she recalled. That was my body screaming at me saying -- please just slow down! You're not supposed to work out that hard that often."

Then Hart got genetic testing, which is really just a simple cheek swab. The swab is sent to a lab in Louisiana where your DNA is extracted and prepared for analysis. Results are put through algorithms that generate specific recommendations for you.

I found out that when I was working out intensely, I was working out at much too high of a heart rate and I was working out for too long of a duration, said Hart.

Based on her results, she actually needed to do less.

To the eye, 53-year-old Rosanne Lewis is similar to Hart. But her genetic makeup is completely different.

I stopped eating all this bread because I thought it wasn't very good for me. I started having nuts instead or I would eat cheese -- things I thought were healthier-- and I gained four pounds."

Lewis results showed she can get away with mostly low intensity exercise. But this type of DNA analysis goes deeper: identifying your idea diet. The bread-lover, Lewis, is more sensitive to fats than carbohydrates, meaning she can eat her bread and do yoga in peace.

I know now for the rest of my life what I'm supposed to do, said Lewis.

With people putting a lot of stock -- and money -- into these tests, we wanted to get a doctors take on them.

This is the start, at the very least, of something very interesting, said Dr. Leslie Cler, chief medical officer of Methodist Dallas Medical Center.

Dr. Cler told WFAA that this type of genetics testing has been on the market -- offered directly to consumers -- for a decade, but still is in its infancy.

Further, according to Cler, while different companies may get you the same results, their recommendations are open to interpretation.

I don't think these tests are recommending anything dangerous to the patients -- not at all, said Cler. But as a doctor, if you came to see me and you said, I heard about this test, if I get it do you think that I'd be likely to lose weight? The answer is -- I don't know."

Fair enough. But losing weight isn't always the goal. Remember Hart -- who scaled back on her workouts since getting her results?

I feel so much better, said Hart. I feel like I could actually do more but I don't have to.

Then theres Fair, who went from a size 10 to a size 6 after putting her results to use. She added fish to her vegetarian diet, and now incorporates a blend of low-and-high intensity workouts.

It was life-changing to be able to actually get to my goal," Fair said.

But what works for Fair wont work for everyone. Makes perfect sense if it boils down to DNA.

On Tuesday morning Sonia Azad, Ron Corning, and Alexa Conomos got their tests back -- see their results below!

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So you have been fasting on and off and now your body feels weak and famished. Or, you have been on an all-liquid diet since 3 days making you crave for food. All this is happening while you make immense efforts searching for that perfect detox diet' that will cleanse your gut and help you drop weight. Well, let me tell you that you have been wasting your time and money. Why? Because there no such thing as a detox diet'. Even scientifically, there is no food that can get your body rid of toxins.

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The word detox comes from the word detoxification. It was initially used for addiction cases, in which the patients used to have withdrawal symptoms after giving up alcohol and other drugs as cited by University Of Berkely. However, some self-proclaimed experts, trainers and even dieticians have showed up to cash in on this term. They try to create an impression that a vegetable or fruit juice' based diet can get the body rid of all the toxins and subsequently, reduce weight. Of course you will reduce weight because you replaced all calorie dense food with nothing but micronutrient based juice'. While it's the drastic calorie imbalance that's making you lose weight, you think that it's the juice that working wonders'.

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Toxins are harmful for the body and a detox diet claims to get the body rid of these. Ironically, they will never tell you about the so-called toxins' they claim to eliminate. Some diets claim to detox effects of gluten, some claim to help with depression, joint pain and even insomnia. The list is long and ridiculously incorrect by scientific standards. The core to these diets though, is drastic weight loss.

Vegetable juices are stupid because they are being used to replace solid, macronutrient based diets. The juice serves no purpose at all when compared to properly cooked vegetable+ macronutrient' based meals for fat loss. Strictly vegetable based detox diets' lead to sudden drop in calories which severely slows down the resting Basal Metabolic Rate. The slower the BMR, the slower and ineffective will be the fat loss. Having said that, the human body is well equipped to detoxify itself. The main function of the kidneys is to filter out toxins in the form of urine. The liver helps in food digestion and also helps the body to get rid of various toxic substances. The intestines make sure that parasites leave the body and only the useful nutrients get absorbed in the blood.

People feel that these detox diets' will not only help them cleanse their system but it will also make them lose kilos of fat. Yes, it does, not fat though but water weight. That too because solid fat, carb and protein based meals have been replaced by inferior fruits and vegetables. It's not the stupid detox diet that has made you drop pounds, it's the reduced calories. If you follow this diet, your BMR will go for a toss, fat loss will halt you will be crankier in general. Also, you will find all the weight you had lost to bounce back quicker. Hence, a detox diet isn't the best strategy for weight loss either.

Few detox diets are so extreme that they have no room for essential macro nutrients like protein. This can be dangerous for a long run as it can lead to severe malnutrition. People who go on long term juice based detox diets could end up having an electrolyte imbalance. Few other detoxing practices may even lead to conditions like diarrhoea and the perforation of the intestinal wall.

The Bottom Line

It doesn't make any sense to put in so much of hard work in a diet that has no scientific research or evidence to back what it claims. Be smart and follow a balanced diet which will give you better and long lasting results.

Anuj Tyagi is a Certified Personal Trainer , Certified Sports Nutritionist and Therapeutic Exercise Specialist From American Council on Exercise (ACE) . He is the Founder of thewebsitewhere he provides online Training. Though a Chartered Accountant by education, he has been closely associated with Fitness Industry since 2006. His motto is to transform people Naturally and he believes that the secret formula for Fitness is Consistency and commitment towards your Training and Nutrition. You can connect with him throughFacebookandYoutube.

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LIFE is one big balancing act, and for most of us, one of lifes biggest challenges is maintaining a healthy weight to make us look and feel great.

Australian Bureau of Statistics research in 2015 found an estimated 11.2 million Australian adults were either overweight or obese and the main contributing factors to this were poor diet and inadequate physical activity.

While there are many fad diets that claim to have fast weight loss results, its not always about the type of diet were on, but rather simple tweaks we can make to improve our daily food regimen.

Nutritionist Sarah Moore, from Sarah Moore Wellness says: Many Australians will go on fad diets as a quick fix, however these diets are not sustainable and are often unhealthy. Making simple changes to your daily routine like preparing meals in advance and changing your cooking methods can help you to lose weight and keep it off.

To help show you how you can make changes, here are six of her best and easiest ways to lose weight that dont involve going on a diet.

1. Steam cooking food

Healthier than boiling or frying foods, steam cooking eliminates the need to use fats or oils to keep food moist. By steaming foods that are rich in natural vitamins and minerals, such as vegetables and fish, you are able to retain the foods nutritional value by preserving up to 90% of antioxidants in the food item.

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2. Meal prep for a busy lifestyle

Work, family, friends, sporting activities and social engagements lead to busy lives and we sometimes make poor food choices on the fly to save time. These poor choices are often quick, unhealthy meals that are high in energy, saturated fat and sodium and are unlikely to be full of vegetables and other essential whole foods. Prepping healthy meals once or twice a week can prepare you for those busy days at work leading you to reach for naughty options.

3. Keeping on top of portion control

Follow the Australian Dietary Guidelines guide to manage your portion sizes. Choose unprocessed foods from the five food groups everyday and follow suggested serves for each group to assist you in managing your energy and nutrient intake.

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4. Healthier drink choices

The consumption of alcohol is a big factor impeding weight loss due to the high number of kilojoules and the poor food choices made when we drink. If you do choose to drink alcohol, set a limit before you start and stick to it. Alternate alcoholic drinks with non-alcoholic drinks like water or soda water, and choose lower kilojoule drinks like red wine or vodka and soda over cocktails.

5. Eating in and eating out

The Enhanced Media Metrics Australia report found the average Australian eats fast food on average once a week. While dining out or ordering takeaway isnt always a bad thing, the types of food we choose to consume can be. When eating out, portions are larger and the food tends to be a lot higher in energy, fat, sodium and sugar than if we made similar food at home. Make healthy choices when dining out by choosing grilled or baked options over fried, choose salad and vegetables as side dishes and share dessert.

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6. Living an active lifestyle

Exercise is a great way to lose weight and ensure you are living a healthy lifestyle. However, high intensity workouts or visiting a gym arent the only components of an active lifestyle. Working out for 30-60 minutes a day doesnt undo hours of sitting. Incidental activity is just as important, so try to include short bursts of spontaneous activity throughout the day. Use the stairs instead of the lift, get up from the computer every hour and walk around, go for a walk during your lunch break, get off the bus one stop earlier and choose the farthest parking bays.

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This past Saturday, May 6th, was International No Diet Day and we were here for it! All across the world, fat babes joinedin to party and rally for INDD, the annual celebration of fat liberation and body diversity. The focus of INDD is to promote a lifestyle of positivity which does not revolve around the pressure of scales and dieting.

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Rejecting diets shouldnt be such a revolutionary act, but in a culture that glorifies thinness and Eurocentric beauty standards, how could it be anything but? Dieting can be a yo-yo journey based on ego rather than actual fact and real, lasting lifestyle modifications including the journey to self-love from within. According to The Institute of Medicine, those who complete weight-loss programs lose approximately 10 percent of their body weight only to regain two-thirds within a year and almost all of it within five years. This diet industry counts on this, banking approximately $60 BILLION dollars each year.

Started in 1992, the first International No Diet Day was created by a group of feminist from the UK. Now, it is celebrated across the world.

We interviewed fat liberation activist Crystal Newman of Fat Positive Louisville, a fat activist group based in Louisville, Kentucky. Newman worked hard to bring a fat positive celebration to Louisville this year during the ultra-visible Derby Days and hopefully many more to come.

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Wear Your Voice: What inspired you to get involved in the fat liberation movement? Crystal Newman: I got inspired to participatein the fat liberation movement because I realized that being fat impacted multiple facets of my life in impactful ways, other than how I felt about myself. I realized that being fat was more than playground bullying in school. Fat impacts how people treat you at work, in interpersonal relationships, navigating transportation, and getting resources whether its for fashion or resources that impact your livelihood (like the healthcare system).

WYV: How do you feel that the body positivity movement is dropping the ball? Where does fat lib pick it up? CN: The body positive movement is dropping the ball by skimming the surface and it further aids in the oppression of populations that need it most. I am a superfat, black, queer, disabled, non-binary femme and in many instances, all I see is white, able-bodied, small-to-mid fat cis-women represented. Even thin white women are forcing their way into these spaces and I see people like me silenced and pushed out.

Body positivity only skims the surface and only accepts bodies that fall under the Eurocentric ideal and the only way progress is being made is under the guise of consumerism, dog-eat-dog culture, lookism, and Whiteness. Even when I ran the group for two years, I found myself to be erased and silenced as I stood in the background doing the majority of the work.

True, fat liberation aligns itself with other social justice movements (anti-racism, anti-capitalism, disability justice, anti-homophobia, anti-transphobia and so much more) and I try my best to live my life under those principles. Fat liberation, I feel, brings more community. [In contrast, being] body positive [encourages] every person [to be] for themselves.

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WYV: Why is No Diet Day important to you? How is Fat Positive Louisville celebrating it? CN: Its important to me because Ive been fat shamed and encouraged to diet since elementary school. I got bullied a lot in school for my weight. I grew up into a fat adult and developed mental illness and eating disorders. I endured weight discrimination at work. While undergoing trauma therapy, I realized THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY BODY. Weight bias and discrimination is wrong.

Once I realized that the day was coming up and I was able to gather up a few spoons, I made this day a priority. Additionally, May 6th is also Kentucky Derby in Kentucky, so I didnt want to just celebrate by myself. I wanted Louisville, KY, the whole state, and the WHOLE COUNTRY to celebrate with me! Against the advice of a few loved ones, I said that Im going to involve my organization Fat Positive Louisville cause this is a once a year thing. I want to nurture the child in me that says every dream is possible. So I painted a picture, involved a few close friends, and said, We are doing this online campaign and here we are!

WYV: How would you like to see it embraced within the fat community? CN: I would like to see No Diet Day a day that fat folks can love on one another and bring back the community in fat community. Hold each others hands (with consent) and let each other know that we had a vision over 40 years ago. WE can stick to this and we can make an impact.

WYV: If you could tell the world one thing about fat oppression, what would it be? CN: Its not just a fat persons job to end their own oppression. EVERYBODY needs to do the work. Stop holding on to the biases and prejudices that influence oppression. Stop keeping silent cause you feel like you dont have many people on your side. If you KNOW ITS WRONG, fight it. Dont let oppression happen.

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You may not recognize John Mackeys name, but you definitely know his business. Mackey is the founder and CEO of healthy supermarket chain Whole Foods Market, and he has a new book out called The Whole Foods Diet: The Lifesaving Plan for Health and Longetivity . In his book, Mackey details how he became a healthy eater after growing up eating junk food, and the vegan diet he says revolutionized his life.

In a new interview with NBC News about his book, Mackey says he became a vegetarian in his 20s, but started eating fish when he dated a woman who wasnt a vegetarian. And gradually, over time, I was starting to gain weight, he says. My biometric measurements were not as good as they used to be. I was getting older. I just thought, Oh, this is coming with age.

But Mackey says his health began to improve almost immediately after he adopted a vegan diet. I started losing weight and I felt better, he says. After a year, his health plateaued so he cut out sugary and highly refined foods as well. When I stopped eating all those processed foods and combined that with a plant-based diet, my health was just amazing, he says. I weigh the same as I weighed when I was 18 years oldIm an extremely healthy person now.

Mackey points out that he went from being a kid who wouldnt eat vegetables to teaching himself to love every single vegetable out thereand he urges people to try to do the same. You can teach yourself to enjoy any type of food , so why not teach yourself to love the healthiest foods in the world? he says. When you combine the things our body naturally craveswhole starch foods (sweet potatoes, brown rice, beans, etc.) with fruits and vegetablesyou can eat all you want and you'll lose weight.

Experts say that while people can lose weight on a vegan diet, it's not a guarantee. (Also, not that gaining weight is inherently a bad thing, but eating all you wanteven if it's healthycan still affect how much you weigh).

If your goal is to lose weight, the process involves many more aspects than just what you eat and whether you follow a plant-based diet . Sure, exercise is a factor, too, but so many other things come into play. Components like stress and sleep, along with things you can't fully control, like health conditions and hormonal fluctuations, can play a big role in your weight as well.

Many studies have shown that veganism is associated with a lower weight, Fatima Cody Stanford, M.D., M.P.H., M.P.A., instructor of medicine and pediatrics at Harvard Medical School and obesity medicine physician at Massachusetts General Hospital, tells SELF.

For example, a cross-sectional study of more than 70,000 people published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics in 2013 found that vegans had the lowest BMI of people with different dietary habits (ranging from non-vegetarian to vegan), even though everyone ate the same amount of daily calories. And a meta-analysis published in the journal Nutrients in 2014 looked at over 100,000 study participants and found that vegan diets are linked to a lower risk of developing obesity (as well as hypertension, type-2 diabetes, and heart disease). Another meta-analysis published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine in 2015 discovered that people on a vegetarian dietespecially those on a vegan dietsaw better weight-loss results than dieters on other eating plans. Of the more than 1,000 people who followed a specific diet for nine to 74 weeks, vegans on average lost about 5.5 more pounds than non-vegetarian dieters (vegetarians lost about three pounds more than those on a diet that included meat).

Sonya Angelone, R.D., a spokeswoman for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, tells SELF that veganism can cause weight loss simply because its a form of food restriction. Anything that restricts food, even temporarily, can promote weight loss in the short term, she says. Certified dietitian-nutritionist Lisa Moskovitz, R.D., CEO of NY Nutrition Group , agrees. When most people think of veganism, they think of eating strictly veggies and cutting out high-fat animal foods like cheese, burgers, and bacon, she says. Naturally when you eliminate fatty animal foods, you may notice weight loss due to less calorie intake, and of course, animal fat is typically artery-clogging fat, which is not recommended .

Although there aren't as many processed vegan foods as non-vegan ones, they're still out there. Plenty of foods like chips, non-dairy ice cream, and cookies may fall into the vegan category but still not be healthy , Angelone says. As a result, a person may end up eating a diet thats technically vegan, but high in sugar, carbohydrates, and calories. The limited category of things vegans can eat can lead to nutrient deficiencies, Angelone says, so vegans need to be careful to get enough calcium, iron, vitamin B12, zinc, and omega-3 fats.

Vegans also may deal with cravings and have to work harder to be satiated, potentially leading to eating more than they used to. It can be even harder to keep portions and calories in check when eating a strict vegan diet because, by eliminating good quality sources of protein like eggs, fish, dairy, and organic lean meats, it can be harder to stay full and keep cravings in check, Moskovitz says. That's why she recommends vegans focus on consuming more protein-rich foods such as beans, lentils, quinoa, soybeans, or tofu, on a daily basis.

Of course, there are many vegans who eat nutritiously with no problems, but being healthy while vegan can actually be pretty hard work. Luckily, you don't have to go vegan to reap the benefits of a plant-based diet. If you want to go vegan because you truly believe in the lifestyle, have at it. But if you're considering striking foods you love from your life and going vegan just in an effort to lose weight, it's absolutely not necessary. If you'd like to eat a healthier dietwhether weight loss is a goal of yours or notStanford says its important to make sure youre incorporating lean protein, vegetables , whole grains, and fruits into your diet. It is also important to realize that the less processed a diet the healthier it is overall, she says.

It's also important to remember that undertaking a diet that's too restrictive for you can lead to dangerous bingeing and yo-yo dieting , which over time can contribute to problems with high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and heart disease.

That's why it's key to figure out how to fuel your body and mind in a way that's safe and realistic for you. There is no one strategy that is universally effective in helping people to achieve a healthy weight, Stanford says. And, of course, if youre struggling to find a diet that works for you, seek out a certified dietitianhe or she can help guide you toward an eating plan that best suits your needs.

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