When cortisol levels are raised, even for just a few hours, the body stores more fat, especially round the belly. Cortisol causes fat cells in the belly to store fat because the body perceives almost any stress as starvation stress. Stress can be from chemical or electromagnetic causes, and it can be also from emotional stress.
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Jan 2014
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Oct 2013
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Jul 2013
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Apr 2013
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Jan 2013
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Dec 2012
- Weight Training Over 50 years old
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- When Love Came To Town
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- Shattered Innocence
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Nov 2012
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Oct 2012
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Sep 2012
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- Can Stress Affect My Weight?
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Aug 2012
- Anaerobic Exercise
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Jul 2012
- Functional Training Hype or Beneficial
- Debunking the Cholesterol Myth
- All Exercises are Not Created Equal
- Hypertrophy and Testosterone
Jun 2012
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Apr 2012
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Mar 2012
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- The Benefits of Cardiovascular Exercise (Part II)
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Jan 2012
- The Vicious Cycle
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- Diet and Fitness Myths SEMINAR
- Factors That Affect Strength
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- Getting Started and Enjoying the Benefits of A Lifetime Exercise Program
- Does Aerobic Exercise Reduce Heart and Blood Disease?
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Dec 2011
- An Amazing Young Man
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- Introducing the Elite Series. The next level…
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Nov 2011
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Oct 2011
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Sep 2011
- This is what I am talking about.
- This is Why Bodybuilding Has Turned Into a Joke
- An Email I Received
- Motivation
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Aug 2011
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- InVINCEable Video Series: Exercises That Are Featured
- Protein Suspension Factor
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- The Day I Got Schooled in Golf By an 8 Year Old
Jul 2011
Jun 2011
- What To Do???
- The Cure To Many, but not all, Cancers
- The Cost of Being Big
- 6 Breaths
- Branched Chain Amino Acids (BCAA)
- Training for Your Own Body Build
- Belly Fat
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May 2011
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Apr 2011
- Outdoor Conditioning Class Vs. Conventional Training
- Not Designed To Sit
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- Too Tired
- From The Nervous System to The Muscle: The Order of Stimulation
- Selling Hype To The American Public
- Available For Seminars
Mar 2011
- Try This Trick To Break Out of Rut
- Ten Reasons Why You Have A Soft Mid Section
- Where Did 7,9,11,13 Go?
- Not Seeing Results
Feb 2011
- DIFFUSION: The key to cell assimulation
- The Overload Principle
- Give This A Try
- Perspective
- Clearing Up The Confusion
- Exercising When You Are Sick
- The Best Bicep Exercise
- Why You Shouldn’t Lose Weight
- Brown Fat: The Lost Thermogenic Aid
- Body Types Dictate How Much Muscle Your Body Can Have
- Understanding Whey Protein and Casein
Jan 2011
- The Human Cell
- What’s on Tap
- I Don’t Get It
- Recovery
- Looking Good Depends on 85% Nutrition and 15% Exercise
- The Conant Triad
- How Water Can Affect Fat-Loss
- Staying Ahead Of Adaptation
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Dec 2010
- The Greatest Execises
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- Aging and the Importance of Exercise
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Nov 2010
- Here is the one of the oldest secrets to losing body fat. You might be surprised?
- Exercise in The Heat and Heat Disorders
- Lactic Acid Buffering: Part Deux
- Buffering Lactic Acid: Recovering From Exercise
- Staying Balanced
- Muscle Soreness and Types of Contraction Part II
- Muscular strength: isotonic, isometric, isokinetic
Oct 2010
- Thank You
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- Cell Manipulation
- My Own Theory
- Training For A Particular Sport
- Keeping the Muscles Filled Up
- Weight Training For People over 50
- One of The Best Bicep Exercises
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- The Honest Workout
Sep 2010
- Understanding Omega-3 Fats
- What is Cellulite?
- How Blood Sugar Is Controlled
- Are You Overtraining?
- The Synapse: The Power of Contraction
- Go Slow to Grow
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- The Kidney’s Play a Major Role in Blood Pressure
- How The Body Uses Lipids
- The Wrong Way
- D’s Specialized Arm Routine
- The Benefits of Sex on Fat Loss
- But Daryl! Doctors say that drinking red wine is good for you
Aug 2010
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- Where is Negativity Come From???
- Goal Setting
- Nerves: The basis of all human function
- Why Some Folks Cannot Lose Fat
- Understanding Synaptic Transmission
- Staying Motivated
- The Boring Dreadmill
Jul 2010
- Throw Away The Scale
- They Have No Clue
- What If I am a Vegetarian?
- Little Diddy’s
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Jun 2010
- The Best Back Exercise
- Genetics Dictates
- Sugar Addiction
- Counting Calories To Lose Weight Is RIDICULOUS!!!
- Vince’s Gym Sign Coming To Kennebunk
- All Are Invited
- Sugar and Wrinkly Skin
- Brain Drain
May 2010
- A Special Visit
- Milk
- Best Not To Overtrain
- ARE YOU KIDDING ME????? UN-FREAKING-BELIEVABLE.
- Understanding Neuromuscular Efficiency
- L-Carnitine. A Great Fat Burner
- How You Can Reduce The Effects of AGING
- Overtraining
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Apr 2010
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Mar 2010
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- Exercising Too Long
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- Protein is Important But Carbohydrates Play a Major Role Also
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Feb 2010
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- Fat Must Be Metabolized Via Muscle
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- The Effect of Drinking Alcohol
- What is Hypertrophy? How Does The Muscle Cell Increase in Size
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Jan 2010
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- Only Developing The Physical Realm of Unconsciousness
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Dec 2009
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Oct 2009
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Sep 2009
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Aug 2009
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Jul 2009
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Jun 2009
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May 2009
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Apr 2009
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Jan 2009