Before we get into whether or not you're getting enough antioxidants in your daily meals, it's important to know what antioxidants are. As you may or may not already know, antioxidants are great to have in your body because they fight free radicals.
Free radicals are the bad guys--they're usually in the form of an oxygen molecule that wants to be oxidized. This oxidation process (think rust forming on your car) can harm your body's cells and even be carcinogenic. If left unchecked, free radicals will wreak havoc on your system, including damaging:
Cell walls
Cell structures
Genetic material inside your cells
Over time, this damage can and does lead to disease and aging.
Where do these free radicals come from? Some are produced naturally in your body but other environmental factors, like exposure to cigarette smoke and radiation, also contribute. Even being under stress can generate free radicals.
Antioxidants to the Rescue
Antioxidants are vitamins, minerals and enzymes from food that help prevent the dangerous oxidation process in your body. But that's not all. According to the American Dietetic Association, antioxidants may also decrease your risk of:
Infection
Heart disease
Cancer
At the same time, they boost the function of your immune system, which helps you to fight off disease.
Students, as you know, are busy, so many are not taking the time to eat lots of fruits and vegetables, which is the key way to get antioxidants. Instead, a recent study found that coffee was the biggest source of antioxidants (per serving and level of consumption) in Americans' diets. But a big cup of 'Joe,' while, yes, providing some antioxidants, simply cannot give you the nutritional boost that a big bowl of fresh veggies can.
Meanwhile, a hectic, on-the-go lifestyle filled with late-night study sessions, parties and not enough rest is enough to create more than a handful of free radicals in your body.
While there is no set rule for how many antioxidants you should consume, if you're not eating a lot of fresh fruits and vegetables--but are eating a lot of processed food--there's a good chance you're lacking in these healthy molecules.
The best way to get more is to fortify your meals with fruits and veggies. Try to include some of these top 10 antioxidant foods (according to a 2004 study in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry) in your diet everyday:
Small red beans (dried)
Wild blueberries
Red Kidney beans
Pinto beans
Blueberries (cultivated)
Cranberries
Artichokes (cooked)
Blackberries
Prunes
Raspberries
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Thursday, December 29, 2005
Sunday, December 25, 2005
Plan to Eat and Eat Your Plan
Eat healthy, be healthy. Add exercise and be really healthy! Its that easy. bonnie--
Core Secrets. Lose weight & tone your core. Firm up and thin down today!
Poor nutrition has been linked to heart disease, high blood pressure, cancer, and many other diseases. We can reduce our risk by choosing well-balanced meals. Balance, moderation and variety are the keys to eating well to maintain a sound mind and body.
Fast foods and eating out in restaurants have become so prevalent in our society that eating healthy meals are somewhat difficult. Understandably, it is easier to take the kids to a fast food restaurant or drive through after an exhausting day at work. No doubt there are more convenient choices but they are killing us and our families. Like with any change, it is challenging to adopt a new way in the early stages, but not impossible.
First begin with a plan. You have heard many times that if you fail to plan, then, you plan to fail. It is the same with eating. Plan your meals at the beginning of the week. Breakfast is as simple as whole grain cereal, whole-wheat toast, fruit, low-fat yogurt, 100% juice, and skim milk. Pack your lunch the night before so you will not make excuses or be tempted to run to the hotdog vendor. Pack leftovers from dinner, a veggie or tuna sandwich with low-fat mayo, fruit or soup. Purchase ready-made salads [without dressing mixed in] for a quick and easy dinner. Store readily available vegetables with low fat dip for easy snacking. Children love to dunk food into dips, this is a great way to get them to eat a healthy snack.
Prepare meals that can be stored in the freezer such as casseroles, pasta dishes, etc. Before you go to work, take a dish out of the freezer to thaw out. When you come home from work, all you need to do is throw the thawed dish in the oven for about 35-45 minutes and dinner is served without much effort.
Eating healthy on a regular basis does take planning and discipline. At first, it may seem rigorous because you are learning how to prepare meals. Grocery shopping may also feel like a chore. But, within a couple of weeks, it will become a habit and second nature. You will feel more in control knowing exactly what ingredients are being used. Therefore, you do not have to worry about hidden fats or too much salt, that are likely present in most restaurant foods.
Be a good role model for your family. You will be serving them by providing both healthy meals and educating them about leading a healthy lifestyle. This is huge because you are setting the example for your kids and passing it on to their kids, and down the line. So, if there was any evidence before of family history health problems, feel well that you decided to take charge and end the madness or at least decrease the risk for your family's future generations.
The goal here is to enjoy nutritious and tasty foods. Remember, moderation is key so do not be too obsessed or restrictive as you may sabotage your success resulting in binge eating. Many of you can probably relate to forcing yourself not to eat a certain type of food such as a cookie, only to find a whole box devoured later. Have the cookie to prevent overeating down the road.
Plan your meals to incorporate servings of protein, whole grains, fresh fruits, vegetables, and dairy products. RDA suggest for daily intake of carbohydrates: 55-70%, fats: 20-30%, proteins: 15-20% and the World Health Organization suggests 40-50 grams of fiber daily. A varied diet is essential to good health. Concentrate on foods that are high in vitamins, essential fatty acids, antioxidants, unrefined carbohydrates, high fiber, low in sugar, low in fat, low in sodium, and limit alcohol consumption. Eating well and limiting your use of salt, sugar, caffeine, fats, can reduce stress and disease. American Cancer Society has stated that as much as 60% of cancer is related to diet.
You must start by making a decision to live a healthy, less stressful life by developing good eating habits. Come up with a plan and include your family by asking for feedback. Find out what healthy foods they want to try. Get them involved. It is easier to change when you are supported. Eating well will help you manage stress, reduce risk of disease and illness, control weight, and provide energy.
Remember, if you change one thing it effects other aspects of your life; and it can be the start you need. bonnie--
For more information on healthy weightloss visit our website and surf around this blog.
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Poor nutrition has been linked to heart disease, high blood pressure, cancer, and many other diseases. We can reduce our risk by choosing well-balanced meals. Balance, moderation and variety are the keys to eating well to maintain a sound mind and body.
Fast foods and eating out in restaurants have become so prevalent in our society that eating healthy meals are somewhat difficult. Understandably, it is easier to take the kids to a fast food restaurant or drive through after an exhausting day at work. No doubt there are more convenient choices but they are killing us and our families. Like with any change, it is challenging to adopt a new way in the early stages, but not impossible.
First begin with a plan. You have heard many times that if you fail to plan, then, you plan to fail. It is the same with eating. Plan your meals at the beginning of the week. Breakfast is as simple as whole grain cereal, whole-wheat toast, fruit, low-fat yogurt, 100% juice, and skim milk. Pack your lunch the night before so you will not make excuses or be tempted to run to the hotdog vendor. Pack leftovers from dinner, a veggie or tuna sandwich with low-fat mayo, fruit or soup. Purchase ready-made salads [without dressing mixed in] for a quick and easy dinner. Store readily available vegetables with low fat dip for easy snacking. Children love to dunk food into dips, this is a great way to get them to eat a healthy snack.
Prepare meals that can be stored in the freezer such as casseroles, pasta dishes, etc. Before you go to work, take a dish out of the freezer to thaw out. When you come home from work, all you need to do is throw the thawed dish in the oven for about 35-45 minutes and dinner is served without much effort.
Eating healthy on a regular basis does take planning and discipline. At first, it may seem rigorous because you are learning how to prepare meals. Grocery shopping may also feel like a chore. But, within a couple of weeks, it will become a habit and second nature. You will feel more in control knowing exactly what ingredients are being used. Therefore, you do not have to worry about hidden fats or too much salt, that are likely present in most restaurant foods.
Be a good role model for your family. You will be serving them by providing both healthy meals and educating them about leading a healthy lifestyle. This is huge because you are setting the example for your kids and passing it on to their kids, and down the line. So, if there was any evidence before of family history health problems, feel well that you decided to take charge and end the madness or at least decrease the risk for your family's future generations.
The goal here is to enjoy nutritious and tasty foods. Remember, moderation is key so do not be too obsessed or restrictive as you may sabotage your success resulting in binge eating. Many of you can probably relate to forcing yourself not to eat a certain type of food such as a cookie, only to find a whole box devoured later. Have the cookie to prevent overeating down the road.
Plan your meals to incorporate servings of protein, whole grains, fresh fruits, vegetables, and dairy products. RDA suggest for daily intake of carbohydrates: 55-70%, fats: 20-30%, proteins: 15-20% and the World Health Organization suggests 40-50 grams of fiber daily. A varied diet is essential to good health. Concentrate on foods that are high in vitamins, essential fatty acids, antioxidants, unrefined carbohydrates, high fiber, low in sugar, low in fat, low in sodium, and limit alcohol consumption. Eating well and limiting your use of salt, sugar, caffeine, fats, can reduce stress and disease. American Cancer Society has stated that as much as 60% of cancer is related to diet.
You must start by making a decision to live a healthy, less stressful life by developing good eating habits. Come up with a plan and include your family by asking for feedback. Find out what healthy foods they want to try. Get them involved. It is easier to change when you are supported. Eating well will help you manage stress, reduce risk of disease and illness, control weight, and provide energy.
Remember, if you change one thing it effects other aspects of your life; and it can be the start you need. bonnie--
For more information on healthy weightloss visit our website and surf around this blog.
More information on health conditions is available at http://www.healthandfinesse.com
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Nicky_Pilkington
Wednesday, December 21, 2005
Take Charge!
Ten Tips for Maintaining Control This Season
While there are any number of things that can cause us holiday stress, we often overlook the one single thing that we have control of—ourselves. With the holiday season now officially here, it's all too easy to get stuck in "life is happening to me" mode. We get inundated with what is going on around us, and we stop taking action and improving the things that are under our control. But no more! We've got 10 great tips that can help you create a sense of calm around you, when the rest of the world seems to be caught up in a tornado of holiday chaos.
Don’t wait until 2006! Lose weight now with NutriSystem!
Go to bed earlier: Get the rest you deserve. Staying up late watching bad television may be mindless, but it is nowhere near as rejuvenating as sleep is. You may also want to skip your late night drink. Alcohol can actually interfere with a good night's rest.
Pay all the bills tonight: Stop putting it off. Even though 'tis the season to spend, paying off your debts may be more enjoyable in the long run. Taking a look at your finances can ease anxiety and can also help you keep your gift giving to a reasonable level.
Just get that wrapping done: The first present is fun to wrap, and maybe the second, too. After that, maybe not so much. But unless you've got a stable of elves waiting to help out in your garage, just put on some holiday music and get to work. Get all the gifts wrapped early so you don't have to fret over them.
Be honest about the party: If you are dreading going to a social event, don't go. Seriously, life is just too short to get caught up in other people's expectations of you. Simply RSVP a respectful no, and enjoy some time to yourself. It's your right—invitations can be declined, you know.
Break traditions: You don't like going to her parents' house four hours before dinner, so why do it? Change the traditions to make this time of year more relaxing for you. Think about having your holiday meal at home without any company, or consider other options all season long that help you relax and remember what the season is really all about.
Take pride in your program: Don't feel the guilt other people will put on you. Let them know you are committed to losing weight and happier for it, despite all the goodies around. It is your body; celebrate the fact you are making it healthier, and you won't stress out as much over all the office potlucks.
Write it out: If you find yourself getting frustrated with a person or a situation this holiday season, write about it. You can write a letter to someone and not send it, or even write a letter to yourself. Expressing your feelings in writing can help you understand what frustrates you, and can alleviate a ton of stress.
Clean your house: Organization can help some people immensely. If your house is in order, then you may be able to relax a little easier while you are there.
Play with the dog: Animals don't argue. When you throw a ball to them, they rarely critique its accuracy. Interacting with animals will lower your blood pressure; it's proven. You probably don't take old Rover out as much as you should anyway, so grab his leash and get walking!
Breathe! It may sound simple, but most of us don't take those long, relaxing breaths that we should nearly enough. With all the hustle and bustle during these days, it's easy to get caught up in the frenzy. So make a concerted effort to stop, at least once each day (maybe on your lunch break, or while you're in the bathroom, or right before bedtime), to stop and calm yourself, and take 10 deep, deep breaths. In through the nose, down into the belly, and out through the mouth. Think of absolutely nothing as you do it, and you'll be amazed at how it re-energizes you!
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Just In Time For Christmas!
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While there are any number of things that can cause us holiday stress, we often overlook the one single thing that we have control of—ourselves. With the holiday season now officially here, it's all too easy to get stuck in "life is happening to me" mode. We get inundated with what is going on around us, and we stop taking action and improving the things that are under our control. But no more! We've got 10 great tips that can help you create a sense of calm around you, when the rest of the world seems to be caught up in a tornado of holiday chaos.
Don’t wait until 2006! Lose weight now with NutriSystem!
Go to bed earlier: Get the rest you deserve. Staying up late watching bad television may be mindless, but it is nowhere near as rejuvenating as sleep is. You may also want to skip your late night drink. Alcohol can actually interfere with a good night's rest.
Pay all the bills tonight: Stop putting it off. Even though 'tis the season to spend, paying off your debts may be more enjoyable in the long run. Taking a look at your finances can ease anxiety and can also help you keep your gift giving to a reasonable level.
Just get that wrapping done: The first present is fun to wrap, and maybe the second, too. After that, maybe not so much. But unless you've got a stable of elves waiting to help out in your garage, just put on some holiday music and get to work. Get all the gifts wrapped early so you don't have to fret over them.
Be honest about the party: If you are dreading going to a social event, don't go. Seriously, life is just too short to get caught up in other people's expectations of you. Simply RSVP a respectful no, and enjoy some time to yourself. It's your right—invitations can be declined, you know.
Break traditions: You don't like going to her parents' house four hours before dinner, so why do it? Change the traditions to make this time of year more relaxing for you. Think about having your holiday meal at home without any company, or consider other options all season long that help you relax and remember what the season is really all about.
Take pride in your program: Don't feel the guilt other people will put on you. Let them know you are committed to losing weight and happier for it, despite all the goodies around. It is your body; celebrate the fact you are making it healthier, and you won't stress out as much over all the office potlucks.
Write it out: If you find yourself getting frustrated with a person or a situation this holiday season, write about it. You can write a letter to someone and not send it, or even write a letter to yourself. Expressing your feelings in writing can help you understand what frustrates you, and can alleviate a ton of stress.
Clean your house: Organization can help some people immensely. If your house is in order, then you may be able to relax a little easier while you are there.
Play with the dog: Animals don't argue. When you throw a ball to them, they rarely critique its accuracy. Interacting with animals will lower your blood pressure; it's proven. You probably don't take old Rover out as much as you should anyway, so grab his leash and get walking!
Breathe! It may sound simple, but most of us don't take those long, relaxing breaths that we should nearly enough. With all the hustle and bustle during these days, it's easy to get caught up in the frenzy. So make a concerted effort to stop, at least once each day (maybe on your lunch break, or while you're in the bathroom, or right before bedtime), to stop and calm yourself, and take 10 deep, deep breaths. In through the nose, down into the belly, and out through the mouth. Think of absolutely nothing as you do it, and you'll be amazed at how it re-energizes you!
For more information on healthy weightloss visit our website and surf around this blog.
Just In Time For Christmas!
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Tuesday, December 20, 2005
Work-from-home mom loses 115 lbs.*
Breaking the Chains
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When I was overweight, I hated the way I felt and the way that I looked. I was always too tired to do anything. I absolutely hated pictures. I always tried to be the one taking the pictures and not being in them. In fact, when I started NutriSystem, I refused to take a current "before" picture. I finally found one from Christmas 2004 (right), which was at my start weight of 247. I hated that picture! At that weight, I avoided people and going places. I didn't want to be seen by anyone I knew because I was too ashamed of how big I had gotten.
Hi, I'm Shannon ("losinandcruisin" on the member support boards). I am a work-at-home single mother to three wonderful children: 9-year-old Brandon and 4-year-old twin girls, Kaela and Kaelie. I am a self-employed medical transcriptionist, and I have been working at home now for 7 years. This is my weight-loss story.
As a child, I was overweight and teased because of it (kids can be cruel). However, as an adult, it wasn't until I had difficulty with my first pregnancy that I gained a lot of weight. Then life set in: busy schedules, caring for a newborn, going to college, and working at the same time. I slowly started to gain even more. By the time I was pregnant with my twins 4 ½ years later, I was 229 pounds (I'm 5'8"). But after having the twins, I didn't have time for anything, let alone eating properly. My son had just started kindergarten, I had two colicky babies to deal with, I was getting back to my business, and I was keeping up with a household. It was a struggle managing three kids, a business, and a household, all of which led to a lot of overeating and ordering out. My weight just kept creeping up, all the way to 247 pounds. I was horrified.
I really needed to get back to being the real me and give my kids their mother back; to be able to play with them and not get out of breath or be too tired.
Finally, one night I saw a commercial for NutriSystem. I talked things over with my mother Gail, and we both decided it was now or never. We both joined NutriSystem on March 14, 2005. We have been diet buddies ever since. And I've now lost 115 lbs.* and am 15 pounds under my goal! This is something that I am very, very proud of (and a great big pat on the back for mom, too, for losing 70 lbs.* so far!).
This program is so easy to follow, even on a tight schedule. There are so many things that you can grab and go if you need to. The food tastes great and is very easy to prepare. Plus, I always have fun experimenting with the food and creating new recipes with it.
Shannon is now able to keep up with her three kids, (L-R) Kaelie, Brandon and Kaela.
The support board has been a godsend. I love giving support and everyone has been there when I needed it, especially during a very difficult time in my life, my divorce. I have seen such an outpouring of caring, it's unbelievable. Without my board friends, I wouldn't have gotten this far on my weight-loss journey.
I think the most challenging thing for me was getting it through my head that I was actually losing the weight. We are definitely our toughest critics, and it's so much easier for someone else to see our weight loss. Even though clothes get big and sometimes fall off us, it's still difficult to realize how far we've really come. My moment of realization happened soon after I made goal, when I found a pair of my old jeans, which I thought I'd tossed. They were actually a size 22, one size smaller than I wore when I started. I tried them on and just stood there and stared. I could practically fit two of me into them! I've kept those jeans and am definitely not throwing them out. They are my little reminder that if I put my mind to it, I can do anything! Plus, I've had both family and friends just about walk right by me, not realizing it was me. But the best compliment so far that I've gotten is that I look like I did back in high school! That meant so much.
However, the most rewarding part about losing weight is the self-esteem that I got back. I am no longer avoiding people or places. I can't wait to go out and just enjoy being me instead of wondering if someone is staring at me because of my size. All of that fear is gone. I feel better than I have in more than 10 years.
My lifestyle has completely changed, too. I no longer just sit and watch TV at night. I can keep up with the kids and tire them out instead of vice versa. In fact, right after I met my goal I decided to race my son to the end of the driveway (which is over 250 feet long) one morning on his way to the bus stop, which is something that I could not have done before. Well, I would have beaten him, but the little stinker threw his book bag to me and I ended up finishing right behind him. All he could say was, "Wow, Mom, you got fast!"
Shannon says, "I'm feeling better than I have in more than 10 years!"
I'm also no longer hiding from pictures. I love having my picture taken now, and my "before" picture from 2004 is my little reminder of how good it feels to have succeeded. Shopping is now fabulous, too! I love to be able to go into a store and buy what I like and have it look great! My closet has greatly benefited from me losing weight. These little things have impacted me so much.
I plan on using the tools that NutriSystem has given me to keep the weight off. I have totally changed my lifestyle. I now carefully choose something off a menu when we go out to eat, remembering my NutriSystem diary's guide to eating out and portions. I didn't really think I ate that much before, but I now realize just how much I was really eating (probably enough for a small army). Portion control is really the key; I now know what a proper portion is. I've also learned to avoid temptation. I won't deprive the kids of the foods they love; I just avoid them. They aren't for me; they are for them.
This is so much more than a diet; it's a lifetime commitment to me. We obviously don't just "poof," get overweight. Our lifestyle is what got us there; now it's just time to get out of those habits and into good habits. NutriSystem helped me to do that. They have shown me how to really eat well.
Losing weight isn't easy, but what is easy is the way NutriSystem teaches you how to eat, how to watch portions, what foods to stick with and what foods to avoid. It teaches you a whole new way of eating. It also fits into a hectic schedule. The foods are very, very easy to prepare, convenient and taste great. Any mother's life is probably hectic. I know mine is with 3 kids. NutriSystem just plain fits. You can plan their meals to go with what you're eating and have quality time to sit down as a family and still enjoy a meal together.
I absolutely love what NutriSystem has done for me. It is has truly given me my life back. I feel great and look better than I have in a very long time. It is has given me the strength to get through a very difficult time. (I know that this really works because even while going through a divorce, I did not turn to food to make me feel better, which is something that I would have done prior to NutriSystem.) Everyone deserves to be happy and healthy, to feel great and to look great. NutriSystem just happens to be the perfect tool to get you there.
-Shannon
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* Results not typical
Friday, December 16, 2005
How To Burn Body Fat And Lose Weight
Burn Fat 24 Hrs A Day – Lose Fat Even When Sleeping
By Chris Chew
To burn fat 24 hrs a day is simple. Yes, I said simple but I did not say it is easy. That is because you must have a firm commitment and mental discipline to do it. However, it will get easier and easier when you adapt to your new lifestyle and when your lose fat goal is achieved.
So how do you burn fat 24 hrs a day? Here are some simple steps to lose fat 24 hrs a day.
•Build muscles. Muscles are active cells and they are great calorie burners. The more muscles you pack on, the more body fat you will burn because the calories you have eaten will be burned for energy by your muscles.
•Do your cardio exercises in the morning before breakfast. Make sure that your cardio exercises raise your heart rate sufficiently to burn more fat. The exercises must be intensive and will leave you puffing, panting and sweating. This is to make sure that you will continue to burn calories hours after you stopped your cardio exercises.
Do your cardio exercise 5-6 days a week. On top of that, because your carbohydrate store is low in the morning, your body will burn more body fat to fuel your cardio exercises.
•Eat 5-6 times a day with about 3 hrs intervals. Make the meals small consisting protein and complex carbohydrate. Complex carbs are carbs that are more difficult to digest so that they do not spike insulin quickly to be converted into body fat. So instead of eating white rice, eat brown rice. Instead of having white bread, substitute it with brown bread instead. Have plenty of fresh leafy fibrous vegetables.
The frequency of meals will tell your body that there is plenty of food and so your body need not store body fat for emergencies. On top of that, your digestive system will be constantly working to digest the food and so that means burning of calories.
•Do weight training 3 times a week with rest days in between. Do your weight workout in the evenings so that you will continue to burn fat. Workout with compound exercises such as bench presses, squats, lunges, dead lifts etc to activate more muscle fibers and so that these large muscles will carry on burning calories for many more hours into the night.
•Take slow release protein supplement before bed such as cassein protein. This is to feed your body throughout the night and help your muscles to recover from the day’s activities and at the same because casein protein is slow to digest, your body will continue burning calories even when you are asleep.
So with a combination of all these activities, you will be burning body fat almost 24 hrs a day. Simple? Great. Let’s start to lose weight by burning body fat round the clock now.
For more information on healthy weightloss visit our website and surf around this blog.
Chris Chew is a personal trainer of fashion models, pageant winners, actors and other celebs.
See his sites for more free fitness tips. Lose fat fast. Build muscle fast.
Free Fitness Tips
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Chris_Chew
By Chris Chew
To burn fat 24 hrs a day is simple. Yes, I said simple but I did not say it is easy. That is because you must have a firm commitment and mental discipline to do it. However, it will get easier and easier when you adapt to your new lifestyle and when your lose fat goal is achieved.
So how do you burn fat 24 hrs a day? Here are some simple steps to lose fat 24 hrs a day.
•Build muscles. Muscles are active cells and they are great calorie burners. The more muscles you pack on, the more body fat you will burn because the calories you have eaten will be burned for energy by your muscles.
•Do your cardio exercises in the morning before breakfast. Make sure that your cardio exercises raise your heart rate sufficiently to burn more fat. The exercises must be intensive and will leave you puffing, panting and sweating. This is to make sure that you will continue to burn calories hours after you stopped your cardio exercises.
Do your cardio exercise 5-6 days a week. On top of that, because your carbohydrate store is low in the morning, your body will burn more body fat to fuel your cardio exercises.
•Eat 5-6 times a day with about 3 hrs intervals. Make the meals small consisting protein and complex carbohydrate. Complex carbs are carbs that are more difficult to digest so that they do not spike insulin quickly to be converted into body fat. So instead of eating white rice, eat brown rice. Instead of having white bread, substitute it with brown bread instead. Have plenty of fresh leafy fibrous vegetables.
The frequency of meals will tell your body that there is plenty of food and so your body need not store body fat for emergencies. On top of that, your digestive system will be constantly working to digest the food and so that means burning of calories.
•Do weight training 3 times a week with rest days in between. Do your weight workout in the evenings so that you will continue to burn fat. Workout with compound exercises such as bench presses, squats, lunges, dead lifts etc to activate more muscle fibers and so that these large muscles will carry on burning calories for many more hours into the night.
•Take slow release protein supplement before bed such as cassein protein. This is to feed your body throughout the night and help your muscles to recover from the day’s activities and at the same because casein protein is slow to digest, your body will continue burning calories even when you are asleep.
So with a combination of all these activities, you will be burning body fat almost 24 hrs a day. Simple? Great. Let’s start to lose weight by burning body fat round the clock now.
For more information on healthy weightloss visit our website and surf around this blog.
Chris Chew is a personal trainer of fashion models, pageant winners, actors and other celebs.
See his sites for more free fitness tips. Lose fat fast. Build muscle fast.
Free Fitness Tips
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Monday, December 05, 2005
How To Lose Weight Part II
I mentioned last time that I started to lose weight by making small easy changes. The first was that I quit a very long habit of drinking Pepsi, I loved the stuff but it is loaded with sugar and acid that my dentist says is worse for my teeth than the sugar. Anyway, I lost 9 pounds from that one change in about 4 months. Besides the weight loss I noticed other changes like the brown spots I had on my face and chest almost disappeared. (I am sure that the extra water helped too) That was good proof to me how much one little change can make.
So what was the next change I made? I started drinking green tea instead of coffee. I had to try several brands before I found one I really liked. It amazes me how one thing can taste so different with different brands, oh well. That change was pretty simple for me and I love coffee! I felt a little better about a month down the road and lost about 4 more pounds. After about three months I started to drink coffee some times like when at a restaurant, but I try to mostly drink tea.
Since that change was fairly a breeze to me, after one month I decided it was time to make another change. So I started to eat one apple everyday. I like the taste of apples once I am eating them but for some reason I never felt like 'I want an apple, that sounds good'. So I had to make a conscious effort to eat one each day. This along with the extra water I started drinking when I gave up the soda pop made me very regular, if you know what I mean. That’s always a good thing!
Besides weight loss there are always added benefits to eating and drinking healthfully, even the smallest of changes effect everything, you will be amazed once you start. So make the effort today and make that change, you and your body will love you for it! Just do it!
I want to say here that it is extremely important to make these changes slowly and one at a time so you never feel deprived or too 'out' of your comfort zone. Also, Remember to find a replacement for what ever you give up or the vacuum will bring you back. Finally, there are things you should never give up; I love sweets, chocolate, YES! Why deprive myself of something I love so much? And how I can do that and still lose weight will be in the next installment.
For more information on healthy weightloss visit our website and surf around this blog.
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So what was the next change I made? I started drinking green tea instead of coffee. I had to try several brands before I found one I really liked. It amazes me how one thing can taste so different with different brands, oh well. That change was pretty simple for me and I love coffee! I felt a little better about a month down the road and lost about 4 more pounds. After about three months I started to drink coffee some times like when at a restaurant, but I try to mostly drink tea.
Since that change was fairly a breeze to me, after one month I decided it was time to make another change. So I started to eat one apple everyday. I like the taste of apples once I am eating them but for some reason I never felt like 'I want an apple, that sounds good'. So I had to make a conscious effort to eat one each day. This along with the extra water I started drinking when I gave up the soda pop made me very regular, if you know what I mean. That’s always a good thing!
Besides weight loss there are always added benefits to eating and drinking healthfully, even the smallest of changes effect everything, you will be amazed once you start. So make the effort today and make that change, you and your body will love you for it! Just do it!
I want to say here that it is extremely important to make these changes slowly and one at a time so you never feel deprived or too 'out' of your comfort zone. Also, Remember to find a replacement for what ever you give up or the vacuum will bring you back. Finally, there are things you should never give up; I love sweets, chocolate, YES! Why deprive myself of something I love so much? And how I can do that and still lose weight will be in the next installment.
For more information on healthy weightloss visit our website and surf around this blog.
Get Jim Rohn's FREE EZINE at Jim Rohn and change your life forever!
Sunday, December 04, 2005
How to lose weight
The big secret to losing weight is no secret at all! You can begin to lose weight automatically, starting today. How? Make one small change. Yep, that is all there is to it. How do I know? Because that is how I lost 45 pounds. You have to pick one, just one thing to start.
One day I decided to forget about dieting all together. Because the harder I tried to not eat things the more I wanted them. Instead I decided that I wanted to be vibrantly healthy!
Because I am an avid Jim Rohn listener I knew the best way to go about it was to make small changes that I could live with. This is the easiest way to make permanent change. I figured if it was something I couldn't make permanent it was no use. The first thing I picked was to stop drinking Pepsi. I drank it for many years (at least 17) I loved it and I believe I was addicted to it, the more I drank the more I wanted.
This next step is very important, you should replace what you are giving up with something healthy that you like, I knew I had to replace it with something I liked, but what? I switched to water and iced green tea with honey. That was my first change and I lost 9 pounds in 3-4 months! So what will you change today?
Now you know how to lose weight automatically.
See ya next time, bonnie--
For more information on healthy weightloss visit our website and surf around this blog.
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One day I decided to forget about dieting all together. Because the harder I tried to not eat things the more I wanted them. Instead I decided that I wanted to be vibrantly healthy!
Because I am an avid Jim Rohn listener I knew the best way to go about it was to make small changes that I could live with. This is the easiest way to make permanent change. I figured if it was something I couldn't make permanent it was no use. The first thing I picked was to stop drinking Pepsi. I drank it for many years (at least 17) I loved it and I believe I was addicted to it, the more I drank the more I wanted.
This next step is very important, you should replace what you are giving up with something healthy that you like, I knew I had to replace it with something I liked, but what? I switched to water and iced green tea with honey. That was my first change and I lost 9 pounds in 3-4 months! So what will you change today?
Now you know how to lose weight automatically.
See ya next time, bonnie--
For more information on healthy weightloss visit our website and surf around this blog.
Get Jim Rohn's free ezine at Jim Rohn and change your life forever!
Friday, November 25, 2005
Healthy Diet Tips For A Healthy Slim You!
These healthy diet tips will keep you on the right path. Although healthy people are generally at a natural weight, this is not about dieting and losing weigh, its about lifestyle. The mainstream seesaw of dieting is a moneymaker that doesn't address real health issues and concerns.
One of the best things you can do for your body is eat at least twelve servings of fresh, organic fruits and vegetables every single day. These foods are packed with the things that our bodies need; natural, non-synthetic source of Vitamins A,B, C, and E, disease fighting antioxidants, minerals like potassium, calcium, phosphorous, and copper.
These days too many Americans get their vitamins from synthetic sources that are isolated and chemically induced. The best way to get this nutrition is from . . .
To read the rest of this article on healthy diet tips visit Healthy Weightloss
One of the best things you can do for your body is eat at least twelve servings of fresh, organic fruits and vegetables every single day. These foods are packed with the things that our bodies need; natural, non-synthetic source of Vitamins A,B, C, and E, disease fighting antioxidants, minerals like potassium, calcium, phosphorous, and copper.
These days too many Americans get their vitamins from synthetic sources that are isolated and chemically induced. The best way to get this nutrition is from . . .
To read the rest of this article on healthy diet tips visit Healthy Weightloss
Saturday, November 12, 2005
Water - It's Good For You!
Yes we need it; water water water is one of the best things you can do for your mind and body! Read on and see why. bonnie--
by Kirsten Hawkins
Did you know that 70% of your body is water, your blood is 83% water and your muscles and brain is around 75% water? So it's safe to say, water is important to your health.
Even a mild dehydration can affect your short-term memory, concentration and cause fatigue. Another thing many are unaware of is that keeping your body hydrated can reduce back and joint pain in as many as 80% of sufferers.
As a general rule, unless you have a medical condition that doesn't allow you to, adults should drink 8 glasses of pure water every day. If you are overweight you should drink 1 glass extra for every 20 pounds you are overweight, and if you are working out you should add 1 glass for every 20 minutes of workout.
Water can improve your health in many ways, for those trying to loose weight, it helps suppress hunger, it helps your metabolism and when your body sees it is getting a constant supply of fresh water every day, it will release all the excess water it stored when supply was less frequent.
Other benefits include helping clean your body of waste and toxins, improve your skin moisture, improves absorption of vitamins and nutrients, better digestion and increased energy levels.
The best source is pure water, depending on the quality of your tap water, you should consider attaching a water purifier to your tap, or get bottled water.
You should not count sodas and coffee against you water consumption, the 8 or more glasses should come in addition to other beverages you drink.
So, if you are suffering from e.g. headaches, dry skin, dizziness or constipation, you may be dehydrated, and should try drinking at least 8 glasses of pure water every day.
Tips to help you drink enough water
* Have water within reach at all times. Carry around a bottle of water when you are on the move. * Add a little flavor to your water (e.g. lime or lemon) now and then for variety. * Buy a water filter for your home, this will improve the quality and taste of your tap water and lower the cost if you normally only drink bottled water.
No more excuses, go get hydrated.
For more information on healthy weightloss visit our website and surf around this blog.
Note: This is not medical advice. You should always consult your doctor before making any big changes to your eating and drinking habits.
Drink, Drink, Drink. . .
About the Author
Kirsten Hawkins is a weightlifting and fitness enthusiast from Nashville, TN. Visit http://www.weight-loss-diet-exercise.com/ for more great tips on how to lose weight, eat well, and be healthy.
by Kirsten Hawkins
Did you know that 70% of your body is water, your blood is 83% water and your muscles and brain is around 75% water? So it's safe to say, water is important to your health.
Even a mild dehydration can affect your short-term memory, concentration and cause fatigue. Another thing many are unaware of is that keeping your body hydrated can reduce back and joint pain in as many as 80% of sufferers.
As a general rule, unless you have a medical condition that doesn't allow you to, adults should drink 8 glasses of pure water every day. If you are overweight you should drink 1 glass extra for every 20 pounds you are overweight, and if you are working out you should add 1 glass for every 20 minutes of workout.
Water can improve your health in many ways, for those trying to loose weight, it helps suppress hunger, it helps your metabolism and when your body sees it is getting a constant supply of fresh water every day, it will release all the excess water it stored when supply was less frequent.
Other benefits include helping clean your body of waste and toxins, improve your skin moisture, improves absorption of vitamins and nutrients, better digestion and increased energy levels.
The best source is pure water, depending on the quality of your tap water, you should consider attaching a water purifier to your tap, or get bottled water.
You should not count sodas and coffee against you water consumption, the 8 or more glasses should come in addition to other beverages you drink.
So, if you are suffering from e.g. headaches, dry skin, dizziness or constipation, you may be dehydrated, and should try drinking at least 8 glasses of pure water every day.
Tips to help you drink enough water
* Have water within reach at all times. Carry around a bottle of water when you are on the move. * Add a little flavor to your water (e.g. lime or lemon) now and then for variety. * Buy a water filter for your home, this will improve the quality and taste of your tap water and lower the cost if you normally only drink bottled water.
No more excuses, go get hydrated.
For more information on healthy weightloss visit our website and surf around this blog.
Note: This is not medical advice. You should always consult your doctor before making any big changes to your eating and drinking habits.
Drink, Drink, Drink. . .
About the Author
Kirsten Hawkins is a weightlifting and fitness enthusiast from Nashville, TN. Visit http://www.weight-loss-diet-exercise.com/ for more great tips on how to lose weight, eat well, and be healthy.
Friday, October 28, 2005
The Simplest Diet Plan Ever
The basic idea is this; shop the outside isles of the grocery store. Eat mostly if not all fresh foods, instead of the processed convenience foods. Drop the processed fats and the low-fiber carbs and you would be amazed how you feel and look! bonnie--
3 Easy Steps to Healthy Living
By Emily Clark
You've heard the popular advice on weight loss diets. Cut the fat! Cut the carbs! Cut the calories! Eat a balanced diet! But how can you cut though all of the confusion, and eat a diet that's balanced and healthy?
Here's the advice from nutritional science:
Cut the JUNK fats: Most people do not need an ultra low fat diet. But most of us could improve our diet by cutting out the junk fats. Basically, these are the processed fats: hydrogenated fats, polyunsaturated oils that have been heated, and fats that are combined with junk carbs. Processed fats are the fats most likely to put on flab and clog your arteries.
Cut the JUNK carbs. Most people do not need an ultra low carb diet. But unfortunately, so many people who go on a low fat diet continue to eat highly processed foods - they switch from processed high-fat to processed low-fat. And when food manufacturers create low fat foods, they tend to replace the fat with junk carbs,that tend to pile on the pounds. Basically, junk carbs are low-fiber carbs. Like sugar, fructose (and all the other *oses), flour, cornstarch, fruit juice are all junk carbs. Yes, fruit juice is a junk carb too! - After all, how much fiber is there in fruit juice? - Virtually none - it’s yet another junk carb. You should eat the whole fruit instead, with its fiber intact.
Cut the JUNK calories. Most people do not need an ultra low calorie diet. But just think what your diet would be like if you dropped the processed fats and the low-fiber carbs. You'd be eating mainly natural proteins, with lots of vegetables plus whole fruits - and the odds are that you would be eating far fewer calories as well. That's the kind of calorie cutting most of us should be doing.
Eat a balanced NATURAL-FOODS diet. By natural foods, we mean the foods that would have been eaten by your hunter-gatherer ancestors: - lots of whole vegetable foods for vitamins and fiber; moderate to small portions of meats, fish, seafood, and other animal and protein foods, grilled, stewed or baked; and small portions of fresh whole fruit in season. This is the diet on which the human race evolved, and the diet which, for the vast majority of people, makes for optimum health
So the next time you're about to order a meal with fries and sugary soda, think about how it could be improved. Replace the fries with a salad, and the soda with mineral water, and you've already made significant progress towards a healthier, balanced meal.
And at home, look for recipes that use whole, fresh foods, with a minimum of processing. Make sure your meals include natural unprocessed foods, with lots of healthy vegetables, both cooked, and raw in salads. Avoid processed fats and processed low-fiber foods.
A sample menu:
- grilled fish with steamed green beans, and peppers
- large mixed salad, dressed with small amounts of olive oil and vinegar or lemon juice
- fresh fruit platter
Yes - A healthy, balanced diet can be that simple!
For more information on healthy weightloss visit our website and surf around this blog.
The information contained in this article is for educational purposes only and is not intended to medically diagnose, treat or cure any disease. Consult a health care practitioner before beginning any health care program.
Emily Clark is editor at Lifestyle Health News and Medical Health News where you can find the most up-to-date advice and information on topical health matters.
The simplest is usually the best, just like it is with our eating and exercising. Stick to the easy/natural things you enjoy with that diet plan you can’t go wrong.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/
3 Easy Steps to Healthy Living
By Emily Clark
You've heard the popular advice on weight loss diets. Cut the fat! Cut the carbs! Cut the calories! Eat a balanced diet! But how can you cut though all of the confusion, and eat a diet that's balanced and healthy?
Here's the advice from nutritional science:
Cut the JUNK fats: Most people do not need an ultra low fat diet. But most of us could improve our diet by cutting out the junk fats. Basically, these are the processed fats: hydrogenated fats, polyunsaturated oils that have been heated, and fats that are combined with junk carbs. Processed fats are the fats most likely to put on flab and clog your arteries.
Cut the JUNK carbs. Most people do not need an ultra low carb diet. But unfortunately, so many people who go on a low fat diet continue to eat highly processed foods - they switch from processed high-fat to processed low-fat. And when food manufacturers create low fat foods, they tend to replace the fat with junk carbs,that tend to pile on the pounds. Basically, junk carbs are low-fiber carbs. Like sugar, fructose (and all the other *oses), flour, cornstarch, fruit juice are all junk carbs. Yes, fruit juice is a junk carb too! - After all, how much fiber is there in fruit juice? - Virtually none - it’s yet another junk carb. You should eat the whole fruit instead, with its fiber intact.
Cut the JUNK calories. Most people do not need an ultra low calorie diet. But just think what your diet would be like if you dropped the processed fats and the low-fiber carbs. You'd be eating mainly natural proteins, with lots of vegetables plus whole fruits - and the odds are that you would be eating far fewer calories as well. That's the kind of calorie cutting most of us should be doing.
Eat a balanced NATURAL-FOODS diet. By natural foods, we mean the foods that would have been eaten by your hunter-gatherer ancestors: - lots of whole vegetable foods for vitamins and fiber; moderate to small portions of meats, fish, seafood, and other animal and protein foods, grilled, stewed or baked; and small portions of fresh whole fruit in season. This is the diet on which the human race evolved, and the diet which, for the vast majority of people, makes for optimum health
So the next time you're about to order a meal with fries and sugary soda, think about how it could be improved. Replace the fries with a salad, and the soda with mineral water, and you've already made significant progress towards a healthier, balanced meal.
And at home, look for recipes that use whole, fresh foods, with a minimum of processing. Make sure your meals include natural unprocessed foods, with lots of healthy vegetables, both cooked, and raw in salads. Avoid processed fats and processed low-fiber foods.
A sample menu:
- grilled fish with steamed green beans, and peppers
- large mixed salad, dressed with small amounts of olive oil and vinegar or lemon juice
- fresh fruit platter
Yes - A healthy, balanced diet can be that simple!
For more information on healthy weightloss visit our website and surf around this blog.
The information contained in this article is for educational purposes only and is not intended to medically diagnose, treat or cure any disease. Consult a health care practitioner before beginning any health care program.
Emily Clark is editor at Lifestyle Health News and Medical Health News where you can find the most up-to-date advice and information on topical health matters.
The simplest is usually the best, just like it is with our eating and exercising. Stick to the easy/natural things you enjoy with that diet plan you can’t go wrong.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/
Tuesday, October 25, 2005
Benefits Of Weight Training
Weight training in any of its forms is the best thing we can do for our bodies. From losing weight to feeling and looking younger it is all GOOD! bonnie--
by Kirsten Hawkins
Weight training isn't just for Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone anymore. It's really a system of exercise and health benefits that are available to everyone. If you go to a local gym and observe, you can find everyone from teenagers to great-grandmas exercising and strength training.
Weight training doesn't mean just using barbells - it involves much more than that and is most often combined with aerobic activity during the "circuit."
The natural benefits of weight training include:
- Slowing down bone loss - Making your bones stronger - Toning and firm up your body - Increasing your muscle strength
Most people will tell you that strength training and using weights makes them more energized and happier, along with reducing stress. It's amazing how much better you'll feel when working out after a hard day at the office! The endorphins your body creates in response to exercise like this is very much "addictive," and you'll find that beyond being less-stressed, you'll actually "crave" your workouts and look forward to them!
One of the benefits I have personally found in strength training is that it's made my back stronger. Prior to beginning my workout, if I had to lift a lot of boxes or move heavy things, I really felt it the rest of the day, and sometimes the rest of the week. However after just a month of weight training, I found that I didn't need to take an anti-inflammatory medication every time I moved some boxes around.
Of course, all professionals will tell you to consult a doctor before beginning your workout habit; you'll want to make sure that there are no impediments to beginning this new part of your daily routine. Most doctors will tell you to use caution and listen to the trainers, but nearly none will eliminate exercise altogether for their patients--there are simply too many benefits from the exertion.
If you go to a chiropractor, ask him or her how strength training and weight lifting can help you and what specific exercises would benefit your back and joints. Again, s/he will probably have some specific suggestions for your body and spinal 'issues,' but generally, a chiropractor will tell you that strengthening back and abdominal muscles will benefit you greatly.
If you do find that you 'overdo it' initially, scale it back just a bit until you're ready to move on. You can use cold and heat to minister to the aching muscle(s), and take an anti-inflammatory agent to help in the recovery. But if you do ache a bit, don't take it as your body's way of saying that you 'shouldn't workout.' What your body is telling you is that you haven't worked out enough and that it's not used to the exertion!
If you plan your workout well, you will find that weight training machines can be a great part of your exercise plan and your health will improve greatly in very short order.
DVDS and Videos For Healthy Weightloss Here you will find a good variatey to fit any fitness level.
by Kirsten Hawkins
Weight training isn't just for Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone anymore. It's really a system of exercise and health benefits that are available to everyone. If you go to a local gym and observe, you can find everyone from teenagers to great-grandmas exercising and strength training.
Weight training doesn't mean just using barbells - it involves much more than that and is most often combined with aerobic activity during the "circuit."
The natural benefits of weight training include:
- Slowing down bone loss - Making your bones stronger - Toning and firm up your body - Increasing your muscle strength
Most people will tell you that strength training and using weights makes them more energized and happier, along with reducing stress. It's amazing how much better you'll feel when working out after a hard day at the office! The endorphins your body creates in response to exercise like this is very much "addictive," and you'll find that beyond being less-stressed, you'll actually "crave" your workouts and look forward to them!
One of the benefits I have personally found in strength training is that it's made my back stronger. Prior to beginning my workout, if I had to lift a lot of boxes or move heavy things, I really felt it the rest of the day, and sometimes the rest of the week. However after just a month of weight training, I found that I didn't need to take an anti-inflammatory medication every time I moved some boxes around.
Of course, all professionals will tell you to consult a doctor before beginning your workout habit; you'll want to make sure that there are no impediments to beginning this new part of your daily routine. Most doctors will tell you to use caution and listen to the trainers, but nearly none will eliminate exercise altogether for their patients--there are simply too many benefits from the exertion.
If you go to a chiropractor, ask him or her how strength training and weight lifting can help you and what specific exercises would benefit your back and joints. Again, s/he will probably have some specific suggestions for your body and spinal 'issues,' but generally, a chiropractor will tell you that strengthening back and abdominal muscles will benefit you greatly.
If you do find that you 'overdo it' initially, scale it back just a bit until you're ready to move on. You can use cold and heat to minister to the aching muscle(s), and take an anti-inflammatory agent to help in the recovery. But if you do ache a bit, don't take it as your body's way of saying that you 'shouldn't workout.' What your body is telling you is that you haven't worked out enough and that it's not used to the exertion!
If you plan your workout well, you will find that weight training machines can be a great part of your exercise plan and your health will improve greatly in very short order.
DVDS and Videos For Healthy Weightloss Here you will find a good variatey to fit any fitness level.
About the Author
Kirsten Hawkins is a nutrition and health expert from Nashville, TN. Visit http://www.popular-diets.com/ for more great nutrition, well-being, and vitamin tips as well as reviews and comments on popular diets.
Monday, October 24, 2005
Eat the Right Things to Avoid Illness, and Live Longer
You want to live your best life right? You want energy to do all the things you want to do. You want to feel great and look great too-- Well antioxidants are a great place to start, so take a good look at the article below. bonnie--
A Beginners Guide to Antioxidants
By Vikki Scovell
So what are they and why should you care about them? We shall begin our story with Free Oxidising Radicals. If you have had your mind numbed by beauty product commercials you may have heard of these nasties. (Here comes the science bit) Free radicals are produced when certain molecules react with unstable oxygen molecules during the process of combustion, for example during; smoking, burning of petrol (car exhaust fumes), frying or barbequing food, normal bodily processes and (Oh No) exercise. These free radicals can float around in our bodies damaging healthy cells, and are implicated in; susceptibility to infections, ageing, cancer, heart disease, cataracts and macular degeneration (vision loss common in elderly people), diabetes, Hypertension (high blood pressure), infertility, arthritis, cognitive impairment and stroke.
All is not lost, because these dangerous chemicals can be disarmed by antioxidants which are possibly the most important nutrients that you will ever hear about. Some of the big names are vitamins A, C and E, as well as beta-carotenes (found in red, orange and yellow fruit and vegetables) Selenium (found in Brazil nuts) Zinc, and bioflavonoids (also from fruit and vegetables) as well as many others. If you can balance the number of free radicals entering your body with the number of antioxidants entering your body then it is thought you can help your body avoid the diseases listed above. It is hardly surprising that studies have linked high levels of antioxidants with longer lives, and the absence of chronic diseases.
In studies around the world, high levels of antioxidants were found in people over the age of 100, and elderly people with high cognitive function also had higher levels of antioxidants. Many other research projects have linked low intake of antioxidants with Alzheimer’s, lung cancer, heart attacks, cataracts, the list goes on. A large intake of antioxidants is thought to lead to an enhanced quality of life and a delaying of the processes of ageing.
So now we know how great they are, how can we get our hands on them? Many people boost their intake with supplements, but these are no substitute for a healthy diet, and provide none of the important fibre found in source-foods which will help reduce chances of bowel dysfunction and bowel cancers. The human body is designed to derive its nutrition from plant and animal matter, and there is some uncertainty about how efficiently the body can absorb certain supplements, leading to what nutritionists call ‘expensive urine.’ Many supermarkets and companies sell bargain vitamins and supplements, but often the nutrients come in compounds which are not useful or readily absorbable- you get what you pay for in many cases. I am not dismissing all supplements, but care must be taken in choosing and using them.
Your body is capable of extracting antioxidants from natural whole foods, and this is a safe and healthy way of getting them into your system. To get the full complement of antioxidants you need to have a varied diet- the less foods you are prepared to eat, the fewer nutrients are available to you. To obtain an optimum amount of these life-saving chemicals your diet should consist of; whole grains, nuts, seeds and oily fish (vitamin E, zinc, and others) and brightly colored fruit and vegetables of as many different varieties as possible (for vitamin C, A, beta-carotenes, bioflavinoids and folates). You will be pleased to know that there are also antioxidants in Tea (especially green tea), dark chocolate and red wine (hurrah), although all of these should be used sparingly. The fresher your fruit and vegetables the more antioxidant value, some fruit juices and supermarket vegetables when tested contain almost no vitamin C- it may have been months since the original fruit was harvested. (It is important to note that you may see the word antioxidant on some food packaging, sometimes with an e number attached- you will derive no benefit from consuming these).
Your Antioxidant shopping list:
1. A steamer; lightly steamed vegetables will contain more nutrients than boiled.
2. A juicer; make your own fresh fruit and vegetable antioxidant cocktails. Try Apple, carrot, beetroot and ginger- don’t pull that face, it is delicious!
3. Oily Fish; fresh tuna, salmon, mackerel, sardines. (Avoid all hydrogenated fats which will inhibit these beneficial chemicals.)
4. Green stuff; broccoli, cabbage, peas, kiwi, watercress, spinach, limes.
5. Yellow and orange stuff; lemons, golden linseed for essential fats and vitamin E(buy it ready ground or use a clean coffee grinder and make your own to sprinkle on cereal) peppers, mangoes, eggs, swede, turmeric (a ground spice), oranges, pumpkin and squash, sweet potatoes, apricots and peaches, carrots.
6. Red and purple stuff; beetroot, red cabbage, blueberries, ALL BERRIES, blackcurrants, ruby chard, beetroot tops (steam them like spinach), plumbs and prunes, purple sprouting, ruby grapefruit, tomatoes and red peppers.
7. White Stuff; Cauliflower, (rich in vitamins A and C), Brazil nuts for selenium, and a selection of other fresh nuts and seeds- avoid cooked nuts such as peanuts and cashews and other salted nuts- they don’t have the same benefits and are very fatty, and salty.
8. Organic fruit and vegetables have shown in tests to have higher levels of antioxidants- between 10 and 50% higher. Although if you are buying organic produce check the labels- if it is flown in from some far-flung destination it is not fresh despite being organic.
9. Local and seasonal fruit and vegetables will also be fresher and more likely to contain higher concentrations of our favorite chemicals.
Well I hope that you feel armed with knowledge and ready to do battle down the market to get the freshest, healthiest and most colourful shopping. Root out the winter vegetables, roast some beetroot with thyme and olive oil, buy some pumpkin and squash, and catch the freshest apples, straight off the trees.
Until next time,
Stay healthy,
Vikki.
Do you have any friends and family who could benefit from getting fitter and feeling better? If you do, then treat them to free copy of this newsletter, forward it to them, and get them to e-mail me with a request. E-mail getfitter@yahoo.co.uk subject: newsletter request. Would you like to bring health into the workplace? Get fitter now offers a corporate package, including yoga classes/courses, Nutrition seminars, conference breaks, Company Wellness days and Healthy Friday a monthly wellness event. Please visit www.corporatechill.com
Vikki Scovell BA(hons) PG DIP is a fully qualified Personal Trainer and Fitness Coach. She is a qualified Nutrition Adviser and runs successful Community Exercise classes. Vikki is a consultant in Healthy Eating and Exercise initiatives to schools in the independent sector and publishes School and General Healthy Living newsletters.
A Beginners Guide to Antioxidants
By Vikki Scovell
So what are they and why should you care about them? We shall begin our story with Free Oxidising Radicals. If you have had your mind numbed by beauty product commercials you may have heard of these nasties. (Here comes the science bit) Free radicals are produced when certain molecules react with unstable oxygen molecules during the process of combustion, for example during; smoking, burning of petrol (car exhaust fumes), frying or barbequing food, normal bodily processes and (Oh No) exercise. These free radicals can float around in our bodies damaging healthy cells, and are implicated in; susceptibility to infections, ageing, cancer, heart disease, cataracts and macular degeneration (vision loss common in elderly people), diabetes, Hypertension (high blood pressure), infertility, arthritis, cognitive impairment and stroke.
All is not lost, because these dangerous chemicals can be disarmed by antioxidants which are possibly the most important nutrients that you will ever hear about. Some of the big names are vitamins A, C and E, as well as beta-carotenes (found in red, orange and yellow fruit and vegetables) Selenium (found in Brazil nuts) Zinc, and bioflavonoids (also from fruit and vegetables) as well as many others. If you can balance the number of free radicals entering your body with the number of antioxidants entering your body then it is thought you can help your body avoid the diseases listed above. It is hardly surprising that studies have linked high levels of antioxidants with longer lives, and the absence of chronic diseases.
In studies around the world, high levels of antioxidants were found in people over the age of 100, and elderly people with high cognitive function also had higher levels of antioxidants. Many other research projects have linked low intake of antioxidants with Alzheimer’s, lung cancer, heart attacks, cataracts, the list goes on. A large intake of antioxidants is thought to lead to an enhanced quality of life and a delaying of the processes of ageing.
So now we know how great they are, how can we get our hands on them? Many people boost their intake with supplements, but these are no substitute for a healthy diet, and provide none of the important fibre found in source-foods which will help reduce chances of bowel dysfunction and bowel cancers. The human body is designed to derive its nutrition from plant and animal matter, and there is some uncertainty about how efficiently the body can absorb certain supplements, leading to what nutritionists call ‘expensive urine.’ Many supermarkets and companies sell bargain vitamins and supplements, but often the nutrients come in compounds which are not useful or readily absorbable- you get what you pay for in many cases. I am not dismissing all supplements, but care must be taken in choosing and using them.
Your body is capable of extracting antioxidants from natural whole foods, and this is a safe and healthy way of getting them into your system. To get the full complement of antioxidants you need to have a varied diet- the less foods you are prepared to eat, the fewer nutrients are available to you. To obtain an optimum amount of these life-saving chemicals your diet should consist of; whole grains, nuts, seeds and oily fish (vitamin E, zinc, and others) and brightly colored fruit and vegetables of as many different varieties as possible (for vitamin C, A, beta-carotenes, bioflavinoids and folates). You will be pleased to know that there are also antioxidants in Tea (especially green tea), dark chocolate and red wine (hurrah), although all of these should be used sparingly. The fresher your fruit and vegetables the more antioxidant value, some fruit juices and supermarket vegetables when tested contain almost no vitamin C- it may have been months since the original fruit was harvested. (It is important to note that you may see the word antioxidant on some food packaging, sometimes with an e number attached- you will derive no benefit from consuming these).
Your Antioxidant shopping list:
1. A steamer; lightly steamed vegetables will contain more nutrients than boiled.
2. A juicer; make your own fresh fruit and vegetable antioxidant cocktails. Try Apple, carrot, beetroot and ginger- don’t pull that face, it is delicious!
3. Oily Fish; fresh tuna, salmon, mackerel, sardines. (Avoid all hydrogenated fats which will inhibit these beneficial chemicals.)
4. Green stuff; broccoli, cabbage, peas, kiwi, watercress, spinach, limes.
5. Yellow and orange stuff; lemons, golden linseed for essential fats and vitamin E(buy it ready ground or use a clean coffee grinder and make your own to sprinkle on cereal) peppers, mangoes, eggs, swede, turmeric (a ground spice), oranges, pumpkin and squash, sweet potatoes, apricots and peaches, carrots.
6. Red and purple stuff; beetroot, red cabbage, blueberries, ALL BERRIES, blackcurrants, ruby chard, beetroot tops (steam them like spinach), plumbs and prunes, purple sprouting, ruby grapefruit, tomatoes and red peppers.
7. White Stuff; Cauliflower, (rich in vitamins A and C), Brazil nuts for selenium, and a selection of other fresh nuts and seeds- avoid cooked nuts such as peanuts and cashews and other salted nuts- they don’t have the same benefits and are very fatty, and salty.
8. Organic fruit and vegetables have shown in tests to have higher levels of antioxidants- between 10 and 50% higher. Although if you are buying organic produce check the labels- if it is flown in from some far-flung destination it is not fresh despite being organic.
9. Local and seasonal fruit and vegetables will also be fresher and more likely to contain higher concentrations of our favorite chemicals.
Well I hope that you feel armed with knowledge and ready to do battle down the market to get the freshest, healthiest and most colourful shopping. Root out the winter vegetables, roast some beetroot with thyme and olive oil, buy some pumpkin and squash, and catch the freshest apples, straight off the trees.
Until next time,
Stay healthy,
Vikki.
Do you have any friends and family who could benefit from getting fitter and feeling better? If you do, then treat them to free copy of this newsletter, forward it to them, and get them to e-mail me with a request. E-mail getfitter@yahoo.co.uk subject: newsletter request. Would you like to bring health into the workplace? Get fitter now offers a corporate package, including yoga classes/courses, Nutrition seminars, conference breaks, Company Wellness days and Healthy Friday a monthly wellness event. Please visit www.corporatechill.com
Vikki Scovell BA(hons) PG DIP is a fully qualified Personal Trainer and Fitness Coach. She is a qualified Nutrition Adviser and runs successful Community Exercise classes. Vikki is a consultant in Healthy Eating and Exercise initiatives to schools in the independent sector and publishes School and General Healthy Living newsletters.
Saturday, October 22, 2005
Weight Loss -- You Are What You Think!
This is a very SMART article and if you apply what you read here you will change your life forever! bonnie--
Most of us know and have heard the phrase, “You are what you eat”. However, is it possible that another phrase also applies? “You are what you THINK”. Yes, it is very possible that this phrase is also an accurate representation of how our perceptions and expectations affect our body and overall health.
We are just beginning to understand how the mind and our beliefs affect out body and how it responds to illness. However there is currently enough documented evidence to prove that the mind does in fact affect our body. The key behind all of these studies seems to be perception or expectation. Those individuals with positive perceptions of an event and positive expectations seem to create that reality while the same seems to be true of those with negative perceptions and expectations.
If we allow for this possibility then we must consider what it is we believe about ourselves and how we feel about the life we are leading. If we have a perception of ourselves and our life that is negative then it will tend to manifest itself eventually in one way or another. This often takes place with people who are unhappy with their life but yet afraid to make changes. When they do not take action the body itself seems to create an illness to bring about the change they seemed unable to do for themselves.
Deepak Chopra has spent numerous years studying this aspect of wellness and I highly recommend that anyone wanting to explore this field of research read his books. The book I have found most helpful is “Unconditional Life”. He gives many case studies of individuals who were affected either positively or negatively by their state of mind and the perceptions they had of their illness.
We owe to ourselves to be happy and to be hopeful and to expect the best out of life.
We owe it to ourselves to make the most of the time we are given.
We owe it to ourselves to do the things that we fear and take the steps we are afraid to take.
Life is about expansion and when we cease to expand we become stagnant and stagnation eventually brings about death. This usually happens in the inner life first and then it manifests in the physical life.
For example, someone begins to feel bored, apathetic and depressed about life and this will lead to a withdrawal from contact with other people and then soon thereafter the body itself will begin to manifest symptoms.
You must choose to be happy and to expect the best and to believe in miracles. A favorite quote is the following:
"Happiness is a way of travel - not a destination"
--Roy M. Goodman
This is something you should definitely keep in mind not only for the sake of your health but also for your entire experience of life. If you do not like your experience of life then perhaps it is time to change your point of view.
About the Author:
Ray Kelly is an Exercise Scientist with 15 years experience in the health and fitness industry. Sign up for his free 7 Day Weight Loss Course at Symptoms of Heart Attacks and Diabetes
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/
Most of us know and have heard the phrase, “You are what you eat”. However, is it possible that another phrase also applies? “You are what you THINK”. Yes, it is very possible that this phrase is also an accurate representation of how our perceptions and expectations affect our body and overall health.
We are just beginning to understand how the mind and our beliefs affect out body and how it responds to illness. However there is currently enough documented evidence to prove that the mind does in fact affect our body. The key behind all of these studies seems to be perception or expectation. Those individuals with positive perceptions of an event and positive expectations seem to create that reality while the same seems to be true of those with negative perceptions and expectations.
If we allow for this possibility then we must consider what it is we believe about ourselves and how we feel about the life we are leading. If we have a perception of ourselves and our life that is negative then it will tend to manifest itself eventually in one way or another. This often takes place with people who are unhappy with their life but yet afraid to make changes. When they do not take action the body itself seems to create an illness to bring about the change they seemed unable to do for themselves.
Deepak Chopra has spent numerous years studying this aspect of wellness and I highly recommend that anyone wanting to explore this field of research read his books. The book I have found most helpful is “Unconditional Life”. He gives many case studies of individuals who were affected either positively or negatively by their state of mind and the perceptions they had of their illness.
We owe to ourselves to be happy and to be hopeful and to expect the best out of life.
We owe it to ourselves to make the most of the time we are given.
We owe it to ourselves to do the things that we fear and take the steps we are afraid to take.
Life is about expansion and when we cease to expand we become stagnant and stagnation eventually brings about death. This usually happens in the inner life first and then it manifests in the physical life.
For example, someone begins to feel bored, apathetic and depressed about life and this will lead to a withdrawal from contact with other people and then soon thereafter the body itself will begin to manifest symptoms.
You must choose to be happy and to expect the best and to believe in miracles. A favorite quote is the following:
"Happiness is a way of travel - not a destination"
--Roy M. Goodman
This is something you should definitely keep in mind not only for the sake of your health but also for your entire experience of life. If you do not like your experience of life then perhaps it is time to change your point of view.
About the Author:
Ray Kelly is an Exercise Scientist with 15 years experience in the health and fitness industry. Sign up for his free 7 Day Weight Loss Course at Symptoms of Heart Attacks and Diabetes
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/
Friday, October 07, 2005
How Yoga Can Help You Reach Your Goals
Physical and mental mastery - that is Hatha Yoga - That is what you can gain with yoga
Part 2
At this point, let’s break down the major components of a typical Hatha Yoga session, and see how each one will enable you to reach your goals. There are nine main styles of Yoga in India, but most of the popular styles, outside of India, are variations of Hatha Yoga. Hatha Yoga classes tend, among other things, to emphasize physical mastery.
Asanas are the physical postures, but depending upon the class, the postures may be held for different durations, such as: A half breath (an exhale or inhale), a few breaths, or a few minutes. Some classes are very active, with flowing movement, heated studios up to 105 degrees Fahrenheit, and others are tranquil at around 70 degrees Fahrenheit, all year long.
So there is a style of Yoga for every person, and you should be aware of what you are getting into before you start. You should also be aware that the doors are not locked, and if 105 degrees is too much heat, it is your call.
This past summer, in Arizona, a number of people died, due to excessive heat. If your body temperature reaches 105 degrees, you could possibly have heat stroke. What is your natural climate like? Please know your temperature tolerance and know that people are different.
The Yoga postures release tension throughout your body, regardless of which style you choose. The added surge of endorphins, as a result of this exercise, is another benefit.
Pranayama, sometimes called the Yogic science of breathing, is cultivation of air - our most vital resource. Therefore, you can increase the amount of oxygen in your bloodstream without classic calisthenics, but when you combine it with the postures; you have a very powerful combination for stress relief.
Meditation is known for its stress management, focused concentration, and conscious relaxation benefits. In fact, there are so many meditation benefits, that after more than 2,000 studies, scientists still research for more.
How will all this help you achieve your goals? Simple: Once you are armed with the ability to relieve yourself from the burdens of stress, negative obstacles, and needless worrying, you then have the ability to prioritize and learn from your mistakes.
If you make a mistake, so does everyone else. Nobody is keeping track of your mistakes, except you. Everyone wants to be recognized, so grab every opportunity you can. Make sure you don’t forget to write your goals down and review them often. You will see them come to pass.
For more on yoga check out My Healthy Weightloss.com
Part 2
At this point, let’s break down the major components of a typical Hatha Yoga session, and see how each one will enable you to reach your goals. There are nine main styles of Yoga in India, but most of the popular styles, outside of India, are variations of Hatha Yoga. Hatha Yoga classes tend, among other things, to emphasize physical mastery.
Asanas are the physical postures, but depending upon the class, the postures may be held for different durations, such as: A half breath (an exhale or inhale), a few breaths, or a few minutes. Some classes are very active, with flowing movement, heated studios up to 105 degrees Fahrenheit, and others are tranquil at around 70 degrees Fahrenheit, all year long.
So there is a style of Yoga for every person, and you should be aware of what you are getting into before you start. You should also be aware that the doors are not locked, and if 105 degrees is too much heat, it is your call.
This past summer, in Arizona, a number of people died, due to excessive heat. If your body temperature reaches 105 degrees, you could possibly have heat stroke. What is your natural climate like? Please know your temperature tolerance and know that people are different.
The Yoga postures release tension throughout your body, regardless of which style you choose. The added surge of endorphins, as a result of this exercise, is another benefit.
Pranayama, sometimes called the Yogic science of breathing, is cultivation of air - our most vital resource. Therefore, you can increase the amount of oxygen in your bloodstream without classic calisthenics, but when you combine it with the postures; you have a very powerful combination for stress relief.
Meditation is known for its stress management, focused concentration, and conscious relaxation benefits. In fact, there are so many meditation benefits, that after more than 2,000 studies, scientists still research for more.
How will all this help you achieve your goals? Simple: Once you are armed with the ability to relieve yourself from the burdens of stress, negative obstacles, and needless worrying, you then have the ability to prioritize and learn from your mistakes.
If you make a mistake, so does everyone else. Nobody is keeping track of your mistakes, except you. Everyone wants to be recognized, so grab every opportunity you can. Make sure you don’t forget to write your goals down and review them often. You will see them come to pass.
For more on yoga check out My Healthy Weightloss.com
Paul Jerard, is a co-owner/director of Yoga teacher training at Aura Wellness Center. He has been a certified Master Yoga teacher since 1995. He is a master instructor of martial arts. He teaches Yoga, martial arts, and fitness to children, adults, and seniors. Recently he wrote: Is Running a Yoga Business Right for You? For Yoga students, who may be considering a new career as a Yoga teacher. http://www.yoga-teacher-training.org
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/
Thursday, October 06, 2005
Discover How Yoga Can Help You Reach Your Goals
The benifits of yoga are amazing and many more than most people realize. Its more than just your body that yoga works wonders on. See the article below and breathe deep. bonnie--
Part 1
Time is valuable and there are a number of successful methods for goal realization. Yoga will cross train your mind and body for maximum potential. Imagine being able to optimize your attitude in one hour, per day, or less. Every day, people attend Yoga classes for physical or mental health, and walk away with the tools, to be masters of their own destiny.
How is this possible? Regular attendance to Yoga classes, will result in a positive attitude adjustment for the student. Many of us walk around with a “perceived handicap.” We blame everything for our set backs and lack of opportunities. Society, your boss, and your family, are all easy targets to blame, for lack of opportunities.
It is true that age, financial status, gender, and ethnic background, are factors in success. However, these factors can all be overcome by working toward your goal on a daily basis, and taking life one-step-at- a-time. Remember, that if you think you situation is a disability, it will be.
How can Yoga do anything for you? For one thing, you will appreciate life to it’s fullest. You will stop wasting time, by letting daily opportunities go by. Many of us have opportunities, but we think it won’t work, we don’t have what it takes for success, or we lack the drive to carry a plan through.
Yoga and meditation teach you to supervise your mind. Your mind has been allowed to work against you. Much like a “back seat driver,” the mind is good at “second guessing,” fearing, doubting, and discouraging new ideas. The mind would prefer to stay in one place, and let the world go by. Leaving you in a deeper state of frustration, by worrying about making a mistake.
You have to cultivate a positive relationship with your mind, through practicing Yoga postures (asanas), breathing techniques (pranayama), and meditation. You can find all this, and much more, in your local Yoga class. All you have to do is make it a regular routine. Yoga classes are everywhere, from corporate health clubs to senior centers. Whether you practice before, or after, work is not important, and you will start to feel the mental benefits, right away.
Many Yoga students walk away from their first class feeling guilty, that it took so long to start. They anguish over the fact they procrastinated so long. However, the important part is to start and continue your Yoga practice.
There is also a common feeling of euphoria during and after Yoga classes. The group support, classroom atmosphere, and the endorphins, will make your day a much better one.
For more on yoga check out My Healthy Weightloss.com
Part 1
Time is valuable and there are a number of successful methods for goal realization. Yoga will cross train your mind and body for maximum potential. Imagine being able to optimize your attitude in one hour, per day, or less. Every day, people attend Yoga classes for physical or mental health, and walk away with the tools, to be masters of their own destiny.
How is this possible? Regular attendance to Yoga classes, will result in a positive attitude adjustment for the student. Many of us walk around with a “perceived handicap.” We blame everything for our set backs and lack of opportunities. Society, your boss, and your family, are all easy targets to blame, for lack of opportunities.
It is true that age, financial status, gender, and ethnic background, are factors in success. However, these factors can all be overcome by working toward your goal on a daily basis, and taking life one-step-at- a-time. Remember, that if you think you situation is a disability, it will be.
How can Yoga do anything for you? For one thing, you will appreciate life to it’s fullest. You will stop wasting time, by letting daily opportunities go by. Many of us have opportunities, but we think it won’t work, we don’t have what it takes for success, or we lack the drive to carry a plan through.
Yoga and meditation teach you to supervise your mind. Your mind has been allowed to work against you. Much like a “back seat driver,” the mind is good at “second guessing,” fearing, doubting, and discouraging new ideas. The mind would prefer to stay in one place, and let the world go by. Leaving you in a deeper state of frustration, by worrying about making a mistake.
You have to cultivate a positive relationship with your mind, through practicing Yoga postures (asanas), breathing techniques (pranayama), and meditation. You can find all this, and much more, in your local Yoga class. All you have to do is make it a regular routine. Yoga classes are everywhere, from corporate health clubs to senior centers. Whether you practice before, or after, work is not important, and you will start to feel the mental benefits, right away.
Many Yoga students walk away from their first class feeling guilty, that it took so long to start. They anguish over the fact they procrastinated so long. However, the important part is to start and continue your Yoga practice.
There is also a common feeling of euphoria during and after Yoga classes. The group support, classroom atmosphere, and the endorphins, will make your day a much better one.
For more on yoga check out My Healthy Weightloss.com
Paul Jerard, is a co-owner/director of Yoga teacher training at Aura Wellness Center. He has been a certified Master Yoga teacher since 1995. He is a master instructor of martial arts. He teaches Yoga, martial arts, and fitness to children, adults, and seniors. Recently he wrote: Is Running a Yoga Business Right for You? For Yoga students, who may be considering a new career as a Yoga teacher. http://www.yoga-teacher-training.org
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/
Wednesday, September 28, 2005
Vitamins: Fat Or Water Soluble?
The best way to get your vitamins is from food. But when you do not get enough from food you will need to take at least a multi-vitamin. It is recomended that everyone take a multi to safeguard health, because most people don't eat enough of the right foods. Also, many of our foods are depleted of nutrients. Read the article below for a quick look at what the different kinds of vitamins do for you.
bonnie--
Vitamins are organic substances essential in small amounts for the body's normal growth and activity. They are obtained naturally from plant and animal foods. Vitamins have two classifications, fat- or water-soluble, depending on the materials in which they dissolve.
Fat-Soluble Vitamins: Fat-soluble vitamins include A, D, E and K. These vitamins are stored in the body's fat tissues before they are absorbed in the blood stream. Because the body stores these vitamins, it is not always necessary to get a fresh supply each day. Caution should be used when taking fat-soluble vitamins to avoid the potential of harmful, toxic levels.
Fat-soluble vitamins are required for the maintenance of healthy bones, skin and hair and for bringing nourishment to the cells. Vitamin A is essential for vision, especially night vision. Vitamin K is essential for the formation of blood-clotting proteins.
The major dietary sources of these vitamins are green leafy vegetables, deep orange or yellow fruits and vegetables, cod liver oil, sardines, butter, egg yolks, fortified milk, almonds, wheat germ, peanut butter, corn oil, sunflower seeds, and liver.
Water-Soluble Vitamins: Water-soluble vitamins include B1, B2, B3, B6, B12 and vitamin C, as well as folic acid and biotin. Water-soluble vitamins, unlike fat-soluble vitamins, are not easily stored in the body and are often lost from foods in the cooking process. It is therefore important to include these vitamins in a daily dietary regimen.
B vitamins are involved in fat and protein breakdown. The B vitamins are required for healthy nervous system function, healthy skin, hair, eyes and liver function. Some of the B vitamins require other B vitamins to work correctly in the body.
Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) is important to the body in the production of collagen, creating connective tissue and supporting our organs. Other functions include protecting the fat-soluble vitamins and preventing scurvy.
The major dietary sources of these vitamins are cereal grains, meat, poultry, eggs, fish, milk, legumes and fresh vegetables. Vitamin C is found in citrus fruits, guava, red bell pepper, papaya, orange juice, broccoli, green bell pepper, strawberries, cantaloupe, tomato juice, mango, potato, cabbage, tomato, collard greens, spinach, Brussels sprouts, turnip greens, cauliflower, blackberries, and blueberries.
For more on vitamins go to My Healthy Weightloss.com
bonnie--
Vitamins are organic substances essential in small amounts for the body's normal growth and activity. They are obtained naturally from plant and animal foods. Vitamins have two classifications, fat- or water-soluble, depending on the materials in which they dissolve.
Fat-Soluble Vitamins: Fat-soluble vitamins include A, D, E and K. These vitamins are stored in the body's fat tissues before they are absorbed in the blood stream. Because the body stores these vitamins, it is not always necessary to get a fresh supply each day. Caution should be used when taking fat-soluble vitamins to avoid the potential of harmful, toxic levels.
Fat-soluble vitamins are required for the maintenance of healthy bones, skin and hair and for bringing nourishment to the cells. Vitamin A is essential for vision, especially night vision. Vitamin K is essential for the formation of blood-clotting proteins.
The major dietary sources of these vitamins are green leafy vegetables, deep orange or yellow fruits and vegetables, cod liver oil, sardines, butter, egg yolks, fortified milk, almonds, wheat germ, peanut butter, corn oil, sunflower seeds, and liver.
Water-Soluble Vitamins: Water-soluble vitamins include B1, B2, B3, B6, B12 and vitamin C, as well as folic acid and biotin. Water-soluble vitamins, unlike fat-soluble vitamins, are not easily stored in the body and are often lost from foods in the cooking process. It is therefore important to include these vitamins in a daily dietary regimen.
B vitamins are involved in fat and protein breakdown. The B vitamins are required for healthy nervous system function, healthy skin, hair, eyes and liver function. Some of the B vitamins require other B vitamins to work correctly in the body.
Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) is important to the body in the production of collagen, creating connective tissue and supporting our organs. Other functions include protecting the fat-soluble vitamins and preventing scurvy.
The major dietary sources of these vitamins are cereal grains, meat, poultry, eggs, fish, milk, legumes and fresh vegetables. Vitamin C is found in citrus fruits, guava, red bell pepper, papaya, orange juice, broccoli, green bell pepper, strawberries, cantaloupe, tomato juice, mango, potato, cabbage, tomato, collard greens, spinach, Brussels sprouts, turnip greens, cauliflower, blackberries, and blueberries.
For more on vitamins go to My Healthy Weightloss.com
About the Author
Laura LaGuardia is a contributing editor on http://www.teddycare.com/Vitamins/ to the Health Information Resources site at http://www.teddycare.com . This article may be freely reprinted as long as the author's resource box and url links remain intact.
Monday, September 26, 2005
Wanna look 10 years younger?
The best thing we can do for our bodies is to eat more fruit and vegtables and less meat and processed foods or even better non of the latter. This is the quickest way to weight loss and the best way to looking younger. Read on to see why. But don't forget your vitamins especially if you are a vegitarian! bonnie--
Eat More Fruit!
by Rajesh Shetty
Fruit calories are very healthy especially compared to calories in fast foods and processed food. Never avoid fruits. In fact you should eat more fruit if you want to get rid of that excess flab from your body.
Fruits require 20-25 minutes to digest and give us energy; vegetables take 4 hours to become nutrients for energy; whereas meat takes up to 72 hours to completely break down and pass out from the body.
Unlike carnivorous animals, your intestines are too long for meat to pass out fast which leads to putrification of meat and accumulation of toxins in the body. Meat produces Uric acid which your body is incapable of handling..this causes further tissue damage.
Furthermore, fruits have anti oxidant properties and they take care of free radicals and reverse the ageing process. Also, fruits have enzymes essential for various bodily activities like metabolism, so difficult to obtain from meats and processed foods.
Dead meat products are not life supporting in the real sense but fruits are live foods and are a store house of solar energy.
Fruits also aid in the filtering and cleansing of toxins from the body. Most of the weightloss programs out there ignore the fact that toxin elimination is the most important aspect of losing weight and burning fat. Infact, without toxin removal the fat cells become very stubborn and can be hard to be burned or eliminated from the body.
Now consider this, having 2500 calories from fruit is great for your body. But being on a diet plan consisting of 1000 calories from meat and processed foods is not good for your health and maintaining ideal weight.
It really is not that hard to include fruit into your diet. Just start with one per day and when you are used to that add another and so on. Before you know it you will not recognize your healthy self! bonnie--
For more information on weightloss
visit My-Healthy-Weightloss.com
Get more cutting edge fat burning secrets in my Free 5day email ecourse delivered straight to your inbox by subscribing to my newsletter at: www.eweightlosstips.com
About the Author
Expert in weight loss principles of Ayurveda Medical Science and Author of the Best selling book, "Proven weight loss secrets revealed". www.eweightlosstips.com
Eat More Fruit!
by Rajesh Shetty
Fruit calories are very healthy especially compared to calories in fast foods and processed food. Never avoid fruits. In fact you should eat more fruit if you want to get rid of that excess flab from your body.
Fruits require 20-25 minutes to digest and give us energy; vegetables take 4 hours to become nutrients for energy; whereas meat takes up to 72 hours to completely break down and pass out from the body.
Unlike carnivorous animals, your intestines are too long for meat to pass out fast which leads to putrification of meat and accumulation of toxins in the body. Meat produces Uric acid which your body is incapable of handling..this causes further tissue damage.
Furthermore, fruits have anti oxidant properties and they take care of free radicals and reverse the ageing process. Also, fruits have enzymes essential for various bodily activities like metabolism, so difficult to obtain from meats and processed foods.
Dead meat products are not life supporting in the real sense but fruits are live foods and are a store house of solar energy.
Fruits also aid in the filtering and cleansing of toxins from the body. Most of the weightloss programs out there ignore the fact that toxin elimination is the most important aspect of losing weight and burning fat. Infact, without toxin removal the fat cells become very stubborn and can be hard to be burned or eliminated from the body.
Now consider this, having 2500 calories from fruit is great for your body. But being on a diet plan consisting of 1000 calories from meat and processed foods is not good for your health and maintaining ideal weight.
It really is not that hard to include fruit into your diet. Just start with one per day and when you are used to that add another and so on. Before you know it you will not recognize your healthy self! bonnie--
For more information on weightloss
visit My-Healthy-Weightloss.com
Get more cutting edge fat burning secrets in my Free 5day email ecourse delivered straight to your inbox by subscribing to my newsletter at: www.eweightlosstips.com
About the Author
Expert in weight loss principles of Ayurveda Medical Science and Author of the Best selling book, "Proven weight loss secrets revealed". www.eweightlosstips.com
Saturday, September 24, 2005
Fat Burning Exercise: Choose One That Can Revive Your Body's . . .
Be good to yourself you deserve it! Treat yourself like royalty starting today. bonnie--
Fat Burning Exercise: Choose One That Can Revive Your Body's Own Fat Burning Dynamism
By Laxmi Krishna
Fat burning exercise is not merely one that will burn fat on its own. Can it rekindle the body’s intrinsic fat burning mechanisms?
We all know our bodies started out as dynamic calorie-burning machines in our early years, even without strenuous fat burning exercise.
Somewhere along the way, they seem to have forgotten how to be that way any more.
In fact, we may actually notice that our bodies have progressively acquired the contrary habit of “not burning unwanted calories”. Of actually possessively holding on to fat. The reason for that is in a paradox.
The pace of life is faster nowadays, and from that we all make the cardinal mistake of deducing that a "busy life" is an "active life". We assume that our tiredness is from over-exertion, while it may even be from disillusionment.
Yet in a world that's moving fast around us, we fail to notice that our bodies are growing more and more lethargic - and that is the paradox. This personal lethargy in the midst of external turmoil is the No. 1 cause of "stress", and a host of stress-induced diseases.
Stress is nothing but our misalignment with the pace of the external world. And as the doctors love to tell us, most diseases have their roots in stress … like obesity, diabetes, cancer, heart disease, arthritis, osteoporosis, hormonal imbalance, emotional depression …
Look at almost all the research on diseases today, and they will show that somewhere these diseases have their genesis in this ubiquitous term called "stress". We need to examine what this "stress" is, if we want to adequately overcome the diseases themselves -- and not merely try out fat burning exercise to neutralize their impact.
Look up the word "stress" in the dictionary or thesaurus -- and here's what you'll find: hardship, oppression, distress, dread, apprehension, mistrust, nervousness ...
Stress is thus the word that reflects our "inability to cope" -- with a situation, a relationship, a circumstance, a life event ... it's a sign of a subliminal defeatist attitude that has crept into our souls!
It’s again this same stress that actually makes the body cultivate the habit of holding on to its fat for dear life. (Fat is nothing but excess energy fuel solidified and stored for future use, anticipating future starvation!)
And no matter what fat burning exercise you try, unless the mind's perception of its surrounding environment is changed it's hard to actualize results.
What the body has learnt how to do very well, is to save fat feverishly for the “rainy day”, even add on more and more …- because from everything it interacts with around it, it anticipates a lot of present and future stress!
How fearfully you perceive the world around you may have a lot to do with your body's disinclination to shed its protective weight and fat! No amount of fat burning exercise can battle these misperceptions of the mind.
Starting a purposeful walking program works in two ways -- one, it directly impacts your physical calorie burn and weight loss situation; and two, the self-assertion involved in setting strong new weight goals and staying with the walking program, day after day, despite all odds, helps wear away the fearful negativity that makes your body hold on to fat! It's the numero uno stress-busting fat burning exercise.
Laxmi Krishna is a bestselling author on weight loss. She succeeded in losing weight superfast -- 30 kgs. in just 32 weeks, with no dieting -- through a unique walking program she has designed. She reveals her success secrets in her path-breaking guide. Visit Laxmi's site at http://www.walking-calories.com
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/
Fat Burning Exercise: Choose One That Can Revive Your Body's Own Fat Burning Dynamism
By Laxmi Krishna
Fat burning exercise is not merely one that will burn fat on its own. Can it rekindle the body’s intrinsic fat burning mechanisms?
We all know our bodies started out as dynamic calorie-burning machines in our early years, even without strenuous fat burning exercise.
Somewhere along the way, they seem to have forgotten how to be that way any more.
In fact, we may actually notice that our bodies have progressively acquired the contrary habit of “not burning unwanted calories”. Of actually possessively holding on to fat. The reason for that is in a paradox.
The pace of life is faster nowadays, and from that we all make the cardinal mistake of deducing that a "busy life" is an "active life". We assume that our tiredness is from over-exertion, while it may even be from disillusionment.
Yet in a world that's moving fast around us, we fail to notice that our bodies are growing more and more lethargic - and that is the paradox. This personal lethargy in the midst of external turmoil is the No. 1 cause of "stress", and a host of stress-induced diseases.
Stress is nothing but our misalignment with the pace of the external world. And as the doctors love to tell us, most diseases have their roots in stress … like obesity, diabetes, cancer, heart disease, arthritis, osteoporosis, hormonal imbalance, emotional depression …
Look at almost all the research on diseases today, and they will show that somewhere these diseases have their genesis in this ubiquitous term called "stress". We need to examine what this "stress" is, if we want to adequately overcome the diseases themselves -- and not merely try out fat burning exercise to neutralize their impact.
Look up the word "stress" in the dictionary or thesaurus -- and here's what you'll find: hardship, oppression, distress, dread, apprehension, mistrust, nervousness ...
Stress is thus the word that reflects our "inability to cope" -- with a situation, a relationship, a circumstance, a life event ... it's a sign of a subliminal defeatist attitude that has crept into our souls!
It’s again this same stress that actually makes the body cultivate the habit of holding on to its fat for dear life. (Fat is nothing but excess energy fuel solidified and stored for future use, anticipating future starvation!)
And no matter what fat burning exercise you try, unless the mind's perception of its surrounding environment is changed it's hard to actualize results.
What the body has learnt how to do very well, is to save fat feverishly for the “rainy day”, even add on more and more …- because from everything it interacts with around it, it anticipates a lot of present and future stress!
How fearfully you perceive the world around you may have a lot to do with your body's disinclination to shed its protective weight and fat! No amount of fat burning exercise can battle these misperceptions of the mind.
Starting a purposeful walking program works in two ways -- one, it directly impacts your physical calorie burn and weight loss situation; and two, the self-assertion involved in setting strong new weight goals and staying with the walking program, day after day, despite all odds, helps wear away the fearful negativity that makes your body hold on to fat! It's the numero uno stress-busting fat burning exercise.
Laxmi Krishna is a bestselling author on weight loss. She succeeded in losing weight superfast -- 30 kgs. in just 32 weeks, with no dieting -- through a unique walking program she has designed. She reveals her success secrets in her path-breaking guide. Visit Laxmi's site at http://www.walking-calories.com
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/
Tuesday, September 20, 2005
Dieting 101 - For Those Having A Hard Time Getting Started
Here is a solid plan to get you going in the right direction on weightloss and regaining your health! bonnie--
Okay, so you've read some of these articles, done your homework and now your finally ready to begin a diet and exercise program. But you still have this one same nagging question in the back of your mind... 'Where in the heck do I start?'
Being lost in midst of all of these variables is not a hard thing at all. There is sooo much knowledge and guidelines out there that sometimes we don't know how to put it all together. Well today you are in luck!
Before we get into this let me make one thing clear! You are doing the right thing! It is virtually impossible to know everything there is to know about diet and exercise. If everyone waited until they knew everything in order to get started no one would get started. What we first need to do is to construct a plan. Our plan will be simplified but will be enough to get you on the right track.
1. Set your goal(s)
If you don't know what you want or what you are doing you will be less likely to get where you want to go. You also will not have the same determination as you could have. If you don't have a picture of what you want in your mind you will be less motivated. Here are some sample questions you can ask yourself. How much weight do I want to lose? What exactly do I want to look like? Do I want a smaller waist? Do I want bigger arms? What measurements am I looking for? What sort of time frame am I looking at?
When you have done this it doesn't hurt to write your answers down to some of these questions as a reference for later. We as human beings can forget easily! Also, if you have to, record some of your current statistics that relate to your questions like measurements or your weight for example. Then you will have something to compare to and your results can be measured more effectively. Motivation aside, some will even take photographs of themselves. They are also great for motivation as well. In the future I will include articles on motivation.
2. Start to construct your menu along with the quantities
For some this is the hard part since they don't know how much or how little food to take. I will help you and give you a few sample formulas. The most accurate guideline that I have found (and actually have used) over the years is to multiply your current bodyweight by 10. That's how many calories you should be taking in for the day. Also remember that your true weight is when you get up without any clothes on. So if you weigh 165 pounds for example you would be able to take in 1650 calories a day. Try it!
The second way to do it is to take a piece of paper and record everything you eat for three days. Then after you do that get a calorie counter and total it up for each day. Add them together and then divide that number by 3. This will give you an average of the number of calories you usually would take in. Now you then subtract this number by 500 and that would be your caloric allowance for one day. Neat huh?
3. Begin thinking of your exercise program
While weight training is not a necessity it is highly recommeded for permanent lasting results. But if inconvenience or a lack of interest is an issue then cardiovascular activity will do just fine! Though what we explored in my other article about weight training is definitely true, it possible by all means to meet your goals with aerobic exercise. As with your goals, ask yourself these questions...Do I like to exercise at home? How much time do I have or am willing to put into it? What types of exercise do I enjoy (eg. walking, stationary bike etc.)? What days am I available?
I will now share with you some quick guidelines concerning your cardio. Incase you didn't know aerobic (meaning with air) exercise is the most beneficial for burning fat. Examples are swimming, jogging, brisk walking, running, stairclimber etc. The easiest to do by far is the exercise bike and walking. To be effective, aerobic exercise must last at least 20 minutes in duration. It doesn't have to be strenuous at all. If you can't hold a reasonable conversation while you train you are working too hard. Your heart rate does not have to be elevated that high. Also, the opposite of aerobic is anaerobic meaning your are using more muscle power. Therefore, if you are on the bike and your legs start to burn release the tension a little bit. Gradually as your muscles become more tired it still takes the same lung power to move the pedals while using lighter resistance. Either way you win!
To start off, 20-30 minutes of cardio three times a week should do wonders for you. As long as you are consistent you will see results. Remember that most of the time it is not the exercise that is at fault but the person doing them or not doing them! Again, exercise does not have to be hard but consistent. I have tried to make these guidelines as easy as possible for you because when it comes down to it, we tend not to do the things we don't like or feel is too strenuous.
There! This plan should be enough to get you started well on your way to meeting your fitness goals. Once you have the foundation laid down in this manner you can use other information you acquire to build upon it. Good luck and take it all the way!
For some the hardest part is getting started for others it is staying consistant. When ever you feel like you are losing your motivation it will help if you come back and read some more ideas to get you going again. bonnie--
When you are ready for some more weightloss tips go to: HEALTY WEIGHTLOSS
Okay, so you've read some of these articles, done your homework and now your finally ready to begin a diet and exercise program. But you still have this one same nagging question in the back of your mind... 'Where in the heck do I start?'
Being lost in midst of all of these variables is not a hard thing at all. There is sooo much knowledge and guidelines out there that sometimes we don't know how to put it all together. Well today you are in luck!
Before we get into this let me make one thing clear! You are doing the right thing! It is virtually impossible to know everything there is to know about diet and exercise. If everyone waited until they knew everything in order to get started no one would get started. What we first need to do is to construct a plan. Our plan will be simplified but will be enough to get you on the right track.
1. Set your goal(s)
If you don't know what you want or what you are doing you will be less likely to get where you want to go. You also will not have the same determination as you could have. If you don't have a picture of what you want in your mind you will be less motivated. Here are some sample questions you can ask yourself. How much weight do I want to lose? What exactly do I want to look like? Do I want a smaller waist? Do I want bigger arms? What measurements am I looking for? What sort of time frame am I looking at?
When you have done this it doesn't hurt to write your answers down to some of these questions as a reference for later. We as human beings can forget easily! Also, if you have to, record some of your current statistics that relate to your questions like measurements or your weight for example. Then you will have something to compare to and your results can be measured more effectively. Motivation aside, some will even take photographs of themselves. They are also great for motivation as well. In the future I will include articles on motivation.
2. Start to construct your menu along with the quantities
For some this is the hard part since they don't know how much or how little food to take. I will help you and give you a few sample formulas. The most accurate guideline that I have found (and actually have used) over the years is to multiply your current bodyweight by 10. That's how many calories you should be taking in for the day. Also remember that your true weight is when you get up without any clothes on. So if you weigh 165 pounds for example you would be able to take in 1650 calories a day. Try it!
The second way to do it is to take a piece of paper and record everything you eat for three days. Then after you do that get a calorie counter and total it up for each day. Add them together and then divide that number by 3. This will give you an average of the number of calories you usually would take in. Now you then subtract this number by 500 and that would be your caloric allowance for one day. Neat huh?
3. Begin thinking of your exercise program
While weight training is not a necessity it is highly recommeded for permanent lasting results. But if inconvenience or a lack of interest is an issue then cardiovascular activity will do just fine! Though what we explored in my other article about weight training is definitely true, it possible by all means to meet your goals with aerobic exercise. As with your goals, ask yourself these questions...Do I like to exercise at home? How much time do I have or am willing to put into it? What types of exercise do I enjoy (eg. walking, stationary bike etc.)? What days am I available?
I will now share with you some quick guidelines concerning your cardio. Incase you didn't know aerobic (meaning with air) exercise is the most beneficial for burning fat. Examples are swimming, jogging, brisk walking, running, stairclimber etc. The easiest to do by far is the exercise bike and walking. To be effective, aerobic exercise must last at least 20 minutes in duration. It doesn't have to be strenuous at all. If you can't hold a reasonable conversation while you train you are working too hard. Your heart rate does not have to be elevated that high. Also, the opposite of aerobic is anaerobic meaning your are using more muscle power. Therefore, if you are on the bike and your legs start to burn release the tension a little bit. Gradually as your muscles become more tired it still takes the same lung power to move the pedals while using lighter resistance. Either way you win!
To start off, 20-30 minutes of cardio three times a week should do wonders for you. As long as you are consistent you will see results. Remember that most of the time it is not the exercise that is at fault but the person doing them or not doing them! Again, exercise does not have to be hard but consistent. I have tried to make these guidelines as easy as possible for you because when it comes down to it, we tend not to do the things we don't like or feel is too strenuous.
There! This plan should be enough to get you started well on your way to meeting your fitness goals. Once you have the foundation laid down in this manner you can use other information you acquire to build upon it. Good luck and take it all the way!
For some the hardest part is getting started for others it is staying consistant. When ever you feel like you are losing your motivation it will help if you come back and read some more ideas to get you going again. bonnie--
When you are ready for some more weightloss tips go to: HEALTY WEIGHTLOSS
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Randy Mclean has a diploma in Fitness and Nutrition from Education Direct, a YMCA individual conditioning certificate and is the author of Instinct - Master Your Mind And Your Body! For free tips and tricks visit www.weightlossguidance.com
Monday, September 12, 2005
Burning Fat vs. Burning Calories
To lose weight and get in shape you must have a good diet and exercise regularly to burn fat. The first thing you must understand about exercise is that just because you are burning calories, does not mean you are burning fat. Your main focus when you exercise should be losing body fat, and you can’t lose body fat just from burning calories.
When we exercise, our bodies will start burning calories, but the calories that are burned are the calories from carbohydrates in our system. In order to burn calories from your stored fat, your body requires the presence of oxygen. There is a certain amount of oxygen that your body needs in order to start burning fat and the only way for you to measure the amount needed for your own body is to keep up with your target heart rate during exercise.
Please understand that if you continue to only burn calories from carbohydrates, you will lose mostly “water weight” which leads to a decrease in your metabolism. Also, think of the calories that are burned from carbohydrates as your energy calories. If you lose too much energy calories then your muscles will not receive enough energy to increase your metabolism, which indirectly burns fat. Therefore you must increase your calorie intake when you are on an exercise program to replace your burned energy calories.
To learn the steps to burning fat calories
When we exercise, our bodies will start burning calories, but the calories that are burned are the calories from carbohydrates in our system. In order to burn calories from your stored fat, your body requires the presence of oxygen. There is a certain amount of oxygen that your body needs in order to start burning fat and the only way for you to measure the amount needed for your own body is to keep up with your target heart rate during exercise.
Please understand that if you continue to only burn calories from carbohydrates, you will lose mostly “water weight” which leads to a decrease in your metabolism. Also, think of the calories that are burned from carbohydrates as your energy calories. If you lose too much energy calories then your muscles will not receive enough energy to increase your metabolism, which indirectly burns fat. Therefore you must increase your calorie intake when you are on an exercise program to replace your burned energy calories.
To learn the steps to burning fat calories
The Simplest Diet Plan Ever
Easy Steps to Healthy Living
You've heard the popular advice on weight loss diets. Cut the fat! Cut the carbs! Cut the calories! Eat a balanced diet! But how can you cut though all of the confusion, and eat a diet that's balanced and healthy?
Here's the advice from nutritional science:
Cut the JUNK fats:
Most people do not need an ultra low fat diet. But most of us could improve our diet by cutting out the junk fats. Basically, these are the processed fats: hydrogenated fats, polyunsaturated oils that have been heated, and fats that are combined with junk carbs. Processed fats are the fats most likely to put on flab and clog your arteries.
Cut the JUNK carbs.
Most people do not need an ultra low carb diet. But unfortunately, so many people who go on a low fat diet continue to eat highly processed foods - they switch from processed high-fat to processed low-fat. And when food manufacturers create low fat foods, they tend to replace the fat with junk carbs,that tend to pile on the pounds. Basically, junk carbs are low-fiber carbs. Like sugar, fructose (and all the other *oses), flour, cornstarch, fruit juice are all junk carbs. Yes, fruit juice is a junk carb too! - After all, how much fiber is there in fruit juice? - Virtually none - its yet another junk carb. You should eat the whole fruit instead, with its fiber intact.
For the rest of the this healthy diet plan
You've heard the popular advice on weight loss diets. Cut the fat! Cut the carbs! Cut the calories! Eat a balanced diet! But how can you cut though all of the confusion, and eat a diet that's balanced and healthy?
Here's the advice from nutritional science:
Cut the JUNK fats:
Most people do not need an ultra low fat diet. But most of us could improve our diet by cutting out the junk fats. Basically, these are the processed fats: hydrogenated fats, polyunsaturated oils that have been heated, and fats that are combined with junk carbs. Processed fats are the fats most likely to put on flab and clog your arteries.
Cut the JUNK carbs.
Most people do not need an ultra low carb diet. But unfortunately, so many people who go on a low fat diet continue to eat highly processed foods - they switch from processed high-fat to processed low-fat. And when food manufacturers create low fat foods, they tend to replace the fat with junk carbs,that tend to pile on the pounds. Basically, junk carbs are low-fiber carbs. Like sugar, fructose (and all the other *oses), flour, cornstarch, fruit juice are all junk carbs. Yes, fruit juice is a junk carb too! - After all, how much fiber is there in fruit juice? - Virtually none - its yet another junk carb. You should eat the whole fruit instead, with its fiber intact.
For the rest of the this healthy diet plan
Monday, September 05, 2005
Lose Weight and Keep it Off Permanently
Without Fancy Diets
Have You Given-Up on Weight Loss? Free Articles and Newsletter
Fast, Healthy Weight Loss
By Sean Harder
For years the experts have been telling us that diets dont work, and my experience in the field for almost twenty years confirms that. Yet every year several new fad diets and supplements emerge, claiming they have the answer, and making people rich. Any diet will help you lose weight, there is no arguing that. I have several personal friends who have lost significant weight on the new low carb diets. Whether you can lose weight on a diet has never been the issue. I worked for Nutri-System several years ago and saw some people lose tons of weight. The issue has been and always will be whether a person keeps the weight off. Research has always shown that within 5 years, anywhere between 85 and 90 percent of people will put the weight back on after stopping a diet.
The key here is after "stopping a diet". Very few of the fad diets, or the diets where you buy special food, can or will be followed permanently. This is precisely why they don't work. There is also evidence that so-called yo-yo dieting is worse for your health than being moderately overweight. Most people I know with a weight problem have lost and gained at least 3 or 4 times in their lifetime.
For the rest of this weightloss aritcle
Lose weight and keep it off
Have You Given-Up on Weight Loss? Free Articles and Newsletter
Fast, Healthy Weight Loss
By Sean Harder
For years the experts have been telling us that diets dont work, and my experience in the field for almost twenty years confirms that. Yet every year several new fad diets and supplements emerge, claiming they have the answer, and making people rich. Any diet will help you lose weight, there is no arguing that. I have several personal friends who have lost significant weight on the new low carb diets. Whether you can lose weight on a diet has never been the issue. I worked for Nutri-System several years ago and saw some people lose tons of weight. The issue has been and always will be whether a person keeps the weight off. Research has always shown that within 5 years, anywhere between 85 and 90 percent of people will put the weight back on after stopping a diet.
The key here is after "stopping a diet". Very few of the fad diets, or the diets where you buy special food, can or will be followed permanently. This is precisely why they don't work. There is also evidence that so-called yo-yo dieting is worse for your health than being moderately overweight. Most people I know with a weight problem have lost and gained at least 3 or 4 times in their lifetime.
For the rest of this weightloss aritcle
Lose weight and keep it off
Sunday, August 28, 2005
Exercise Tips for Weightloss
K. Beardsmore
If you're trying to lose weight, starting an exercise plan can help accelerate the weight you lose, and the rate you lose it at. Exercising smartly is the first step, so here are a few brief exercise tips to get you started:
10 Weightloss Tips
1. When you decide it’s time to start working out, start slowly and realize it will take some time to see results. Don't get discouraged if you don't achieve your fitness goals after the first week... many people make this mistake and end up abandoning their plans because of it. They feel that if they really push their bodies they can lose more weight in a couple of work outs, and your body simply doesn't work that way.
If you try to push your body too much in the first few goes, you are likely to end up with sprained joints, a sore back and even torn ligaments. The rule to be followed here is slow and steady wins the race.
2. Check your weight before you start the new exercise routine and then try to limit yourself to checking only weekly. If you keep checking for changes frequently, you'll be disappointed to not see radical changes immediately. It might be one or two weeks before you notice any change.
One thing you also need to be aware of: If you start exercising and working out as a way to lose weight, you could find yourself initially disappointed. Because when you work out, you start building muscle. And muscle weighs more than fat. So many people will start losing fat while they're building muscle, and not notice any change on the actual weight scale.
So instead of worrying about what the scale says, try taking your measurements before starting your weight loss exercise program, and notice how your clothes fit. Then each week, take your measurements again, and try on the exact same cloths to see how they're now fitting. Usually you'll notice you're losing inches, and your clothes are fitting better - even if the scale says you haven't lost any weight.
3. When you do notice changes, reward yourself. No, not goodies like chocolates or sweets. Reward yourself with a movie, a day off, or fun shopping spree.
Rewards can keep you going. It is a good idea to save on the money that you wanted to spend on ice creams and chocolates and then treat your self to something more substantial.
4. You can, and should, take a day off from exercise every week. Make it part of the exercise routine. Your body needs a day off from heavy activity, exercise and workouts, so be sure to schedule it in as part of your actual routine, to make sure you're taking care of it properly.
5. Exercise out doors as much as possible. There are two advantages of exercising outside: First, it gives your body a chance to get much needed fresh air and sunshine. The sun also gives you a healthy dose of Vitamin D. Secondly, Being outside, seeing everything going on around you, being around other people, smelling and hearing the world... all of these assaults to your senses help perk up your mood, keep you happy, and keep you motivated to continue with your exercise and weight loss plans.
For the last 5 weightloss tips please visit here exercise tips for weightloss
If you're trying to lose weight, starting an exercise plan can help accelerate the weight you lose, and the rate you lose it at. Exercising smartly is the first step, so here are a few brief exercise tips to get you started:
10 Weightloss Tips
1. When you decide it’s time to start working out, start slowly and realize it will take some time to see results. Don't get discouraged if you don't achieve your fitness goals after the first week... many people make this mistake and end up abandoning their plans because of it. They feel that if they really push their bodies they can lose more weight in a couple of work outs, and your body simply doesn't work that way.
If you try to push your body too much in the first few goes, you are likely to end up with sprained joints, a sore back and even torn ligaments. The rule to be followed here is slow and steady wins the race.
2. Check your weight before you start the new exercise routine and then try to limit yourself to checking only weekly. If you keep checking for changes frequently, you'll be disappointed to not see radical changes immediately. It might be one or two weeks before you notice any change.
One thing you also need to be aware of: If you start exercising and working out as a way to lose weight, you could find yourself initially disappointed. Because when you work out, you start building muscle. And muscle weighs more than fat. So many people will start losing fat while they're building muscle, and not notice any change on the actual weight scale.
So instead of worrying about what the scale says, try taking your measurements before starting your weight loss exercise program, and notice how your clothes fit. Then each week, take your measurements again, and try on the exact same cloths to see how they're now fitting. Usually you'll notice you're losing inches, and your clothes are fitting better - even if the scale says you haven't lost any weight.
3. When you do notice changes, reward yourself. No, not goodies like chocolates or sweets. Reward yourself with a movie, a day off, or fun shopping spree.
Rewards can keep you going. It is a good idea to save on the money that you wanted to spend on ice creams and chocolates and then treat your self to something more substantial.
4. You can, and should, take a day off from exercise every week. Make it part of the exercise routine. Your body needs a day off from heavy activity, exercise and workouts, so be sure to schedule it in as part of your actual routine, to make sure you're taking care of it properly.
5. Exercise out doors as much as possible. There are two advantages of exercising outside: First, it gives your body a chance to get much needed fresh air and sunshine. The sun also gives you a healthy dose of Vitamin D. Secondly, Being outside, seeing everything going on around you, being around other people, smelling and hearing the world... all of these assaults to your senses help perk up your mood, keep you happy, and keep you motivated to continue with your exercise and weight loss plans.
For the last 5 weightloss tips please visit here exercise tips for weightloss
Friday, August 26, 2005
Choosing The Best Walking Shoes
Great tips From a Recognized Race Walker
One of the beauties of walking is its minimal equipment demands. Besides pep in your step, all you need is a supportive pair of shoes.
The first couple of spins around the block you might get away with your old knock'abouts from the back of the closet or leftovers from a former aerobics class. But to protect your longevity by avoiding injury and to feel more comfortable striding briskly, you'll want to invest in the best walking shoes.
The biomechanics of walking are different from running, aerobics or other activities, so you need footwear that is designed with those differences in mind. For example, walking is a linear movement, with the impact on the heel and high demands for forefoot flexibility so you can properly roll through the foot. Aerobics, on the other hand, incorporates many lateral moves, with most cushioning needs on the forefoot and little on the heel. Although running is also linear, it demands less of a push from the forefoot in the rear and, therefore, less flexibility in the front of the shoe. Runners also land primarily on the middle or front of their feet and need slightly less stability in the heel than brisk walkers.
What about cross-trainers? Ones made for weight-training and other club activities violate several of walking shoe needs (usually they are too heavy and inflexible). Note, however, that several companies have a new type of hybrid made for both strong walking and light amounts of running. These work just fine since they have the support, cushioning and flexibility demands of both linear activities. Here's what to look for: Best Walking Shoes
One of the beauties of walking is its minimal equipment demands. Besides pep in your step, all you need is a supportive pair of shoes.
The first couple of spins around the block you might get away with your old knock'abouts from the back of the closet or leftovers from a former aerobics class. But to protect your longevity by avoiding injury and to feel more comfortable striding briskly, you'll want to invest in the best walking shoes.
The biomechanics of walking are different from running, aerobics or other activities, so you need footwear that is designed with those differences in mind. For example, walking is a linear movement, with the impact on the heel and high demands for forefoot flexibility so you can properly roll through the foot. Aerobics, on the other hand, incorporates many lateral moves, with most cushioning needs on the forefoot and little on the heel. Although running is also linear, it demands less of a push from the forefoot in the rear and, therefore, less flexibility in the front of the shoe. Runners also land primarily on the middle or front of their feet and need slightly less stability in the heel than brisk walkers.
What about cross-trainers? Ones made for weight-training and other club activities violate several of walking shoe needs (usually they are too heavy and inflexible). Note, however, that several companies have a new type of hybrid made for both strong walking and light amounts of running. These work just fine since they have the support, cushioning and flexibility demands of both linear activities. Here's what to look for: Best Walking Shoes
Thursday, August 25, 2005
Vitamins Are A Gift To Our Body
Vitamins are the building blocks for the chemical reactions in the human body. They combine with amino acids and minerals to produce enzymes (which speed up internal chemical reactions) and hormones (chemical messengers which regulate organ functions and activities including heart rate, blood pressure and glucose levels).
Vitamins help promote normal growth, provide proper metabolism, ensure good health and protect against certain diseases. There are two groups of vitamins: fat soluble and water soluble. Fat-soluble vitamins such as A, D, E and K can be stored in the body, mostly in fatty tissue and in the liver. Because they can be stored, it is possible that they can build to toxic levels if you consume too much.
It is essential that you receive a healthy supply of these vitamins every day. Except in cases of massive overdosing, water-soluble vitamins rarely reach toxic levels.
Water-soluble vitamins like C and B vitamins, on the other hand, do not stay in the body long. Since they dissolve in water, any traces of the vitamins that the body does not need will be carried away in waste.
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Your body can't produce vitamins on its own. You must get them from the foods you eat. Unfortunately, we rarely eat a wide enough variety of food to get healthy levels of all the necessary vitamins. It is best to get as many vitamins as possible from natural foods.However, taking vitamins in tablet format is often the fastest way to solve the lack of essential body nutrients.
In the past crops were grown in nutrient-rich soil, but as farming techniques become more focused towards increasing the harvest,the nutrient content of crops tend to take a dive. Nutrients are lost with storing, drying and freezing foods. Foods also lose more nutrients the longer they are kept.
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Vitamins help promote normal growth, provide proper metabolism, ensure good health and protect against certain diseases. There are two groups of vitamins: fat soluble and water soluble. Fat-soluble vitamins such as A, D, E and K can be stored in the body, mostly in fatty tissue and in the liver. Because they can be stored, it is possible that they can build to toxic levels if you consume too much.
It is essential that you receive a healthy supply of these vitamins every day. Except in cases of massive overdosing, water-soluble vitamins rarely reach toxic levels.
Water-soluble vitamins like C and B vitamins, on the other hand, do not stay in the body long. Since they dissolve in water, any traces of the vitamins that the body does not need will be carried away in waste.
Put Your Multi Vitamin to the Test! IT MAY FAIL! Click here to read the Doctor's Report!
Your body can't produce vitamins on its own. You must get them from the foods you eat. Unfortunately, we rarely eat a wide enough variety of food to get healthy levels of all the necessary vitamins. It is best to get as many vitamins as possible from natural foods.However, taking vitamins in tablet format is often the fastest way to solve the lack of essential body nutrients.
In the past crops were grown in nutrient-rich soil, but as farming techniques become more focused towards increasing the harvest,the nutrient content of crops tend to take a dive. Nutrients are lost with storing, drying and freezing foods. Foods also lose more nutrients the longer they are kept.
Ladas Samnia is the owner of Robo Vitamins
Recomended Vitamins
Coral Calcium Supreme $14.95, 2 or more $12.95/ea Bob Barefoot discovered that many of the natives of Okinawa, Japan live disease free to be 100 years old. The secret to this phenomenon he believes is a diet that includes calcium derived from the coral reefs surrounding the island.
Vitamins from MotherNature.com It goes without saying that the best source of nutrients comes from a balanced diet. Many of us, however, don't get our recommended nutrition from diet alone. That's why we take vitamins. Learn more about individual vitamins and their benefits.
Sports Nutrition Vitamin Products - Up to 50% Off Your complete source for sports nutrition. Vitacost carries over 5,000 nutritional products including bodybuilding supplements, bodybuilding enhancers and vitamins.
Friday, August 19, 2005
The Best Exercise For Weight Loss
Brian D. Johnston
There is a common misconception that aerobic exercise tones/firms muscles. Actually it accomplishes very little toning/firming. Resistance exercise (weight training) is where real toning/firming of muscles occurs.
Doing both aerobics and weight training is the optimal way to lose more fat and gain more muscle. If you are trying to lose weight, studies show that weight loss increases by 56 percent with aerobic and strength exercises combined. Muscle may weigh more, but when you increase your muscle composition, the body is able to burn more fat, even when you are resting, because your metabolism is higher. A pound of muscle will use 350 to 500 calories per week to survive, while a pound of fat only needs about 14 calories per week. New studies have shown that building muscle helps your body fight disease better, too.
Strength training benefits everyone, no matter what age or sex, and is becoming recognized as an important component of fitness. Research is indicating that the muscle loss found in elderly people doesn’t come from age, but lack of activity. Even a young person who doesn’t get enough exercise can lose muscle mass and strength. Strength training, such as lifting weights or performing weight-resistance exercises, as little as twice a week can help maintain or increase muscle mass.
Strength training involving several sets of many repetitions using moderate weights will not result in huge muscles. Instead it builds bone mass, increases the metabolism and tones and firms muscles, giving a leaner look.
It is very important to do both aerobics and strength exercises. The aerobic exercises help your heart and lungs get stronger and help your body utilize oxygen more efficiently, which in turn helps with strength training and overall fitness. The strength exercise helps develop muscle, reduce body fat and maintain bone mass.
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There is a common misconception that aerobic exercise tones/firms muscles. Actually it accomplishes very little toning/firming. Resistance exercise (weight training) is where real toning/firming of muscles occurs.
Doing both aerobics and weight training is the optimal way to lose more fat and gain more muscle. If you are trying to lose weight, studies show that weight loss increases by 56 percent with aerobic and strength exercises combined. Muscle may weigh more, but when you increase your muscle composition, the body is able to burn more fat, even when you are resting, because your metabolism is higher. A pound of muscle will use 350 to 500 calories per week to survive, while a pound of fat only needs about 14 calories per week. New studies have shown that building muscle helps your body fight disease better, too.
Strength training benefits everyone, no matter what age or sex, and is becoming recognized as an important component of fitness. Research is indicating that the muscle loss found in elderly people doesn’t come from age, but lack of activity. Even a young person who doesn’t get enough exercise can lose muscle mass and strength. Strength training, such as lifting weights or performing weight-resistance exercises, as little as twice a week can help maintain or increase muscle mass.
Strength training involving several sets of many repetitions using moderate weights will not result in huge muscles. Instead it builds bone mass, increases the metabolism and tones and firms muscles, giving a leaner look.
It is very important to do both aerobics and strength exercises. The aerobic exercises help your heart and lungs get stronger and help your body utilize oxygen more efficiently, which in turn helps with strength training and overall fitness. The strength exercise helps develop muscle, reduce body fat and maintain bone mass.
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Wednesday, August 17, 2005
Health Benefits of Walking for Exercise
By Chileshe Mwape
Walking for exercise is a purposeful, brisk walk specifically designed for the purpose of improving health. It is one of the best and cheapest forms of exercise. If you want to improve your general health and keep fit, or if you want to reduce your weight, walking is a good place to start.
Walking keeps you fit and helps you take off extra weight and keep it off. It's cheap, it's simple and almost anybody can do it. Walking has a multitude of health benefits for everyone. Here are some of the many health benefits of walking:
Helps reduce the risk of coronary heart disease and stroke
Lowers high blood pressure
Helps reduce weight and body fat
Helps reduce risk of some cancers
Reduces anxiety and depression and improves your mood and mental well-being
For more benefits and the rest of this article Walking for exercise
Be sure to click on "walking" above for the rest of the article!
Thanx for reading--
Bonnie
Walking for exercise is a purposeful, brisk walk specifically designed for the purpose of improving health. It is one of the best and cheapest forms of exercise. If you want to improve your general health and keep fit, or if you want to reduce your weight, walking is a good place to start.
Walking keeps you fit and helps you take off extra weight and keep it off. It's cheap, it's simple and almost anybody can do it. Walking has a multitude of health benefits for everyone. Here are some of the many health benefits of walking:
Helps reduce the risk of coronary heart disease and stroke
Lowers high blood pressure
Helps reduce weight and body fat
Helps reduce risk of some cancers
Reduces anxiety and depression and improves your mood and mental well-being
For more benefits and the rest of this article Walking for exercise
Be sure to click on "walking" above for the rest of the article!
Thanx for reading--
Bonnie
Friday, August 12, 2005
Health Benefits of Yoga
By Della Menechella
The health benefits of practiceing yoga goes far beyond the actual time you spend in the poses. One of the most common reasons for people to begin practicing yoga is improving their health and well-being. Yoga means union. It is a union of the mind, body and breath, so all aspects of your life are impacted by your yoga practice.
A major benefit of yoga is physical
Yoga improves your flexibility – The stretching that you engage in during every practice helps lengthen and stretch muscles, which helps reduce the risk of injuries.
It helps to improve your balance. – The majority of yoga practices include some type of balancing in the poses. A significant number of people, especially as they began to get older, start to have problems with balance, which can lead to major injuries due to falls. By having a greater sense of balance, you are able to move more easily and safely.
Yoga can help reduce pain - Tense muscles often contribute to pain. Relaxing muscles helps to minimize muscle tension and the pain that is associated with it. Also, breathing deeply into muscles helps lessen pain by altering your perception of it.
It tones your muscles – Yoga works all the muscles in your body. It helps strengthen and tone them and also builds endurance and stamina.
It helps to increase your level of energy – Carrying tension in your body takes an enormous toll on your energy reserves. By learning how to relax through your yoga practice, you benefit by enjoying higher levels of energy so you can more thoroughly enjoy your daily activities.
Yoga helps promote a sense of relaxation – Most people breathe high in their chests. This not only does not allow them to get sufficient oxygen, it also triggers the stress response, which contributes to feelings of anxiety. Breathing deeply as practiced in yoga, helps relax your muscles and also brings much needed oxygen to your cells. The deep sense of relaxation also leads to better quality sleep.
Each yoga practice ends with some type of relaxation. Since your body and mind are one, by relaxing your body you also relax your mind. Many yoga experts believe that a relaxation pose is the most beneficial pose in any yoga practice.
Another benefit of yoga is mental
Yoga clears your mind and helps you focus your attention. – During your practice. . .
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The health benefits of practiceing yoga goes far beyond the actual time you spend in the poses. One of the most common reasons for people to begin practicing yoga is improving their health and well-being. Yoga means union. It is a union of the mind, body and breath, so all aspects of your life are impacted by your yoga practice.
A major benefit of yoga is physical
Yoga improves your flexibility – The stretching that you engage in during every practice helps lengthen and stretch muscles, which helps reduce the risk of injuries.
It helps to improve your balance. – The majority of yoga practices include some type of balancing in the poses. A significant number of people, especially as they began to get older, start to have problems with balance, which can lead to major injuries due to falls. By having a greater sense of balance, you are able to move more easily and safely.
Yoga can help reduce pain - Tense muscles often contribute to pain. Relaxing muscles helps to minimize muscle tension and the pain that is associated with it. Also, breathing deeply into muscles helps lessen pain by altering your perception of it.
It tones your muscles – Yoga works all the muscles in your body. It helps strengthen and tone them and also builds endurance and stamina.
It helps to increase your level of energy – Carrying tension in your body takes an enormous toll on your energy reserves. By learning how to relax through your yoga practice, you benefit by enjoying higher levels of energy so you can more thoroughly enjoy your daily activities.
Yoga helps promote a sense of relaxation – Most people breathe high in their chests. This not only does not allow them to get sufficient oxygen, it also triggers the stress response, which contributes to feelings of anxiety. Breathing deeply as practiced in yoga, helps relax your muscles and also brings much needed oxygen to your cells. The deep sense of relaxation also leads to better quality sleep.
Each yoga practice ends with some type of relaxation. Since your body and mind are one, by relaxing your body you also relax your mind. Many yoga experts believe that a relaxation pose is the most beneficial pose in any yoga practice.
Another benefit of yoga is mental
Yoga clears your mind and helps you focus your attention. – During your practice. . .
To read the rest of this lifechanging article heath benefit of yoga
Thursday, August 11, 2005
Make The Shift - Respecting Your Body - Healthy Weightloss
Make one small change at a time that you can live with until it sticks. Then start on another small change, like eating an apple every day. In six months to a year you will be feeling and looking so much better you may not recognize yourself! Six months really is not as long as it sounds, just think how close Christmas is and it seems like it was just here! In a hurry to lose weight just does not work to keep it off. bonnie--
by Julie Fuimano
After losing over 40 pounds and shrinking by five dress sizes, people who see me now ask, "How did you do it?" Of course, my reply is not anything special or unique, "I eat less and work out just about every day." Everyone knows how to lose weight. I keep waiting for someone to ask me the right question, which is, "Who did you need to become in order to treat your body differently and achieve healthy weight loss that lasts?"
A Quick Fix
Most people are disappointed with my reply because they want the quick fix. By asking how someone has lost weight, what they really want to know is, what new fad diet or what pill can they take to change their figure? What is the miracle cure for eliminating the extra bulges "round the middle"? There is no such program. The only way to lose weight is to burn more calories than you take in, given what your body uses in a day. Eat less, work out and the weight will come off; it has to. Eat less, work out = healthy weightloss!
People struggling to lose weight are focused on behavior modification, a noble effort but full of effort nonetheless. It is your thoughts and beliefs and how you relate to yourself that determines your actions and those actions manifest your results. If you focus only on changing your behavior, then while you will see results, they will not be sustainable unless you also change the thinking behind your behavior. If your ideas about food and your body do not change, then you will be forever on the diet, worried about your weight and focused on your behavior. The moment you stop your focus, you’ll start to regain the weight.
The Inner Shift
The real work when wanting to change your body is on how you think and feel about your body. The relationship you have with your body and with food is where the inner work comes in. Learn to love and respect your body - after all, it's the only one you’re ever going to have - and learn to treat food as a source of fuel rather than pleasure. When you learn to treat your body differently, you will lose weight as a byproduct of thinking and "being" different.
Your body is an incredible machine. It is your spirit's home. It deserves your love and affection. Your body is how you are able to experience this world. Without it, you would not be here. Learning to appreciate and honor your body is your responsibility. And learning how to use your body in order to navigate this world is how you live a rich and fulfilled life.
For the rest of this healthy weightloss article.
by Julie Fuimano
After losing over 40 pounds and shrinking by five dress sizes, people who see me now ask, "How did you do it?" Of course, my reply is not anything special or unique, "I eat less and work out just about every day." Everyone knows how to lose weight. I keep waiting for someone to ask me the right question, which is, "Who did you need to become in order to treat your body differently and achieve healthy weight loss that lasts?"
A Quick Fix
Most people are disappointed with my reply because they want the quick fix. By asking how someone has lost weight, what they really want to know is, what new fad diet or what pill can they take to change their figure? What is the miracle cure for eliminating the extra bulges "round the middle"? There is no such program. The only way to lose weight is to burn more calories than you take in, given what your body uses in a day. Eat less, work out and the weight will come off; it has to. Eat less, work out = healthy weightloss!
People struggling to lose weight are focused on behavior modification, a noble effort but full of effort nonetheless. It is your thoughts and beliefs and how you relate to yourself that determines your actions and those actions manifest your results. If you focus only on changing your behavior, then while you will see results, they will not be sustainable unless you also change the thinking behind your behavior. If your ideas about food and your body do not change, then you will be forever on the diet, worried about your weight and focused on your behavior. The moment you stop your focus, you’ll start to regain the weight.
The Inner Shift
The real work when wanting to change your body is on how you think and feel about your body. The relationship you have with your body and with food is where the inner work comes in. Learn to love and respect your body - after all, it's the only one you’re ever going to have - and learn to treat food as a source of fuel rather than pleasure. When you learn to treat your body differently, you will lose weight as a byproduct of thinking and "being" different.
Your body is an incredible machine. It is your spirit's home. It deserves your love and affection. Your body is how you are able to experience this world. Without it, you would not be here. Learning to appreciate and honor your body is your responsibility. And learning how to use your body in order to navigate this world is how you live a rich and fulfilled life.
For the rest of this healthy weightloss article.
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