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Atherosclerosis — Blocked artieries affect the eye, hearing, dizziness; myocardial infarction; renal failure; gangrene; impotence 1) All stretched out, you have 60,000 miles of blood vessels in your body. Your diet will affect the health of every inch of every vessel from your scalp to the soles of your feet. Bathe the […]

How to Keep Your Arteries Clean and Reverse Atherosclerosis

March 22, 2021 in Aqua Master Online / Fitness / Health / Nutrition by Dr. John McDougall

Do you have New Year’s resolutions? You hit the ground like a bull New Year’s Day, then 2 weeks later, the inspiration slowly fades behind the layers of distraction, and, by February, most are fully reverted, with New Years a distant memory. A good background to begin this story, about […]

Janette and Alan’s Odyssey

December 18, 2020 in Aqua Master Online / Featured / Fitness / Health / Motivation / Nutrition by Aqua Master Editor

Esther at 127 pounds — My decision to start “The McDougall Program for Maximum Weight Loss” began July 13, 2016. I weighed 257 and was having considerable knee pain which hindered my ability to travel. After looking at my X-rays, my doctor informed me that my knees were almost bone on bone but he could […]

Esther: My New Life

September 25, 2020 in Aqua Master Online / Health / Nutrition by Aqua Master Editor

Colette Crabbe - 1976 Olympian in the 400IM and 200 breast — As September is here, the kids are back in school (at least virtually) and the pools in the tri-counties of the Portland area might finally reopen with some restrictions, it is time to reset the start button. If you have children at home and a full-time job, your schedule and […]

Quality over Quantity

September 25, 2020 in Aqua Master Online / Fitness / Health / Motivation / Nutrition by Colette Crabbe

Colette Crabbe - 1976 Olympian in the 400IM and 200 breast — During this very stressful time of the Covid19 worldwide pandemic, I want to wish you all to stay healthy and to keep everybody around you healthy. It is very important to be conscious of the difference between health and fitness. Your health is what keeps your body working smoothly, fighting […]

Health vs. Fitness

April 17, 2020 in Aqua Master Online / Fitness / Health / Motivation / Nutrition by Colette Crabbe

Carl Lewis was voted “Sportsman of the Century” by the International Olympic Committee, and “Olympian of the Century” by Sports Illustrated. After competing in two Olympic Games, Lewis had won six gold medals across four events (100-Meter Dash, 200-Meter Dash, Long Jump and 4×100 Relay). He’d set two new Olympic […]

Carl Lewis Shattered World Records While Consuming a Vegan Diet

March 18, 2020 in Aqua Master Online / Fitness / Nutrition by Aqua Master Editor

Colette Crabbe - 1976 Olympian in the 400IM and 200 breast — As a lot of advertising and hypes on supplements, medications and specific diets are continuously bombarding us on TV, the internet, magazines and so on, it is becoming very confusing to know what to eat to stay healthy. Personally, I like to keep it very simple. EAT FOOD. Unless you […]

Fitness and Healthy Eating

March 18, 2020 in Aqua Master Online / Fitness / Nutrition by Colette Crabbe

Off the Block — by Phil *Here is another success story from Dr. McDougall’s patients. My name is Phil; and I’m 28 living in the UK. I spent my childhood overweight and was always teased at school for being fat. I also suffered with stomach issues, which was later discovered to be IBS (Irritable […]

Phil: From Irritable Bowel Syndrome to Competitive Cyclist

December 21, 2019 in Aqua Master Online / Fitness / Health / Motivation / Nutrition by Aqua Master Editor

Colette Crabbe - 1976 Olympian in the 400IM and 200 breast — As we age, keeping a healthy brain and body should be one of our top priorities. However, an avalanche of information from all sources and advertising often cause more confusion than clarity. Filtering thru the conflicting reports is a key challenge. To help us with the challenge, AARP created the […]

The Five Pillars of Brain Health

December 21, 2019 in Aqua Master Online / Fitness / Health / Motivation / Nutrition by Colette Crabbe