Amy Truong is a research scientist at the Veteran’s Affairs Hospital in Palo Alto in the field of epigenetics and epidemiology. Formerly a dental assistant, a pre-school teacher, a tutor, and an undergraduate researcher at UCLA.
Amy used to believe in eating without exercising, until she racked up 40 pounds throughout college. After much criticism from her family, she decided fix her diet and give running a try. Since then, Amy has shed the 40 pounds in addition to gaining greater strength and awareness of her health.
Amy is an avid runner, with mild knee problems, who wishes to investigate and experiment with ways to tone her body better than the average Jane.
I’ve never been a big fan of protein shakes made with the combination of protein powder and fat free milk or water. I came across a lot of great low carb and high protein baked goods but I never seem to have ALL of the ingredients. Thus, I decided to just make a recipe up using stuff I might just have lying around and lo’ and behold – it was…
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It’s hard to find a work-out ensemble that fits into a diverse workout routine. Sometimes the long pants you wear for yoga isn’t suitable for a long distance run and the booty shorts you wear while you run is not always comfortable to wear in a yoga class. Sometimes you might just want to wear your workout clothes to work or school and be able to hit the gym immediately…
I just don’t like the taste of a powdered protein shake. Just last month since I started my ovo-lacto diet, I have been getting really sore after exercising. I assume this is probably due to the fact that I am lacking protein so I took a swig of a powdered protein shake. I finished the drink and was just not digging the aftertaste. So, I took a shot at finding an…
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Studies have shown that a green tea diet may help with lowering the level of LDL cholesterol and triglycerides in your blood. Now you can feel even better having tea and crumpets!
Not only will low cholesterol and fat content in your blood help with weight loss, it also protects you from heart diseases.
What is LDL Cholesterol & and Triglycerides?
LDL (bad) cholesterol is found circulating the blood, high…
I have been scoping out for a comfortable pair of walking and toning shoes since I started working at the hospital. I wanted to find something that was cute and comfortable. When a handful of patient’s told me about Skechers Kinetix Shape Up toning shoes, I decided to give it a try. In this post, I will quickly provide its pros and cons then further discuss my impression in my…
