Does less exercise contribute to human obesity?

In short, probably not. For years we have thought that our “sedentary lives” have been a major contributor to our ever increasing obesity epidemic. In fact, obesity is much more related to the foods we eat, and much more related to quality rather than quantity. It may be hard to believe, but

Get a workout at your desk

One day, sitting at my desk at work, I realized that now is when I was ready for some exercise. I wondered, why can’t I exercise while I do my work, without having to get up ? The solution to that puzzle

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Toxins are making us fat

Calorie balance, while certainly true, is quite useless informatio­n for a large portion of the population in their weight loss efforts, as is the prescripti­on for exercise. Here is what I (and others) have observed

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