Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Weight Loss

Health and Wellness -Weight Loss

Our metabolism’s primary task is to nourish our brains. We need healthy neurotransmitters to help us curb craving, ease depression, and deal with stress that lead to weight gain. Balancing our natural brain chemistry has a calming effect and allows us to feel a sense of well being and safety. There are many natural health care products to help balance brain chemistry, e.g. essential fatty acids, natural depression relief products, natural products to increase serotonin, and more. When our brain feels well and safe, it is prone to change our metabolism from calorie saving to calorie burning.

Our bodies were designed to move and be active. Movement requires muscle activity. Muscle activity uses the glycogen supply found in our muscles. When this glycogen supply stored in our muscles is used, our body is forced to use stored fat as an energy source. Using this stored fat through movement and exercise, results in natural weight loss. There is no reason for us to become athletes to accomplish natural weight loss. Low impact exercise like swimming, walking, etc, can be done slowly and without strain. In order to lose real weight rather than "water weight", it is important to drink extra amounts of water when exercising. Drinking more water will also help our digestive system and metabolism to use and eliminate extra weight.

Remember, the first objective, accomplished through natural weight loss, is to improve our physical and emotional health. This involves having a healthy digestive system, a healthy emotional system and a healthy nutritional system. We can build these healthy systems with natural vitamins, amino acids, antioxidants, natural digestive aid, pain relief aid, natural sleep aids, natural emotional and mood aids, essential fatty acids and many more helpful natural health care products. We need to concentrate on improving our general health, feeling good, and living well through natural weight loss, rather than constantly comparing ourselves to someone else’s idea about appearance from some magazine. Physical and emotional health is primary. Appearance may be important to us, but it is secondary. Through natural weight loss, we can live well and live long.


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Omega-3 Fatty Acids

I've been writing about omega-3 fatty acids for some time now, and I still feel that a diet high in omega-3 fatty acids has so many good health benefits. I've mentioned several times that "omega-3 fatty acids play a crucial role in brain function as well as normal growth and development."

Today I found an article that confirms what I've been saying all along. The article below strictly focuses on omega-3 fatty acids, and how they protect our bodies.

"Changes in the Western diet over the past 150 years are causing many Americans to develop nutrient deficiencies. This is especially true of essential nutrients and fats found in fish and wild plants. More folks are eating high amounts of animal products and pesticide-laden fruits and veggies. And it's no secret that there are far too many processed foods lining grocery store shelves.

A nutrient-lacking diet can cause or worsen major depression and may contribute to:

  • Mood swings
  • Insomnia
  • Fatigue
  • Weight loss
  • Headaches or other chronic pains

One way to lift your mood and possibly help prevent depression is with omega-3 fatty acids. These fats are essential for your diet—and should be supplemented since your body doesn't produce them on its own. Omega-3s are the best source to help prevent blood clotting, lower blood pressure and relieve inflammation. These healthy fats are found in fish, flaxseed, winter squash, olive oil, navy beans and various nuts such as walnuts, Brazil nuts, hickory nuts and macadamia nuts.

Krill oil contains a healthy balance of omega-3 fatty acids and omega-6 fatty acids—which helps fight infection. These two fatty acids need each other and work together to prevent other inflammation-related ailments like heart disease, arthritis and diabetes. Krill has also been shown to improve your blood pressure levels, relieve your premenstrual syndrome (PMS) symptoms, reduce your cholesterol levels and decrease your risk for heart disease.

Be sure to balance your meats and veggies with healthy amounts of omega-3 fats. You can say 'goodbye' to the blues—and improve your overall health, too."
[1]

It's quite possible that the changes in our diet over the years have caused us to become "nutrient deficient", especially when it comes to some essential nutrients like those found in fish and wild plants. All of this leads to health problems that many of us could avoid.

Changes in your diet, which should include omega-3 fatty acids, will get you on a healthier track, and provide you with many health benefits. If you don't like fish, taking omega-3 supplements can provide the needed essential fatty acids. Since it's so important to your health, I recommend TriVita's Omega Prime.

TriVita has an entire arsenal of products to keep your body healthy. To learn more about TriVita Products, click on the previous link.

Jeffrey Sloe
Independent TriVita Business Affiliate - #12871028
440-725-3729

The above information presented herein is intended for educational purposes only. These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA and are not intended to diagnose, cure, treat or prevent disease. Individual results may vary, and before using any supplements, it is always advisable to consult with your own health care provider.

Sources:
[1] www.betterhealthresearch.com/health-articles/essential-fats-can-boost-your-mood-and-overall-health/?LOC=issue&SC=HIZ2110M

 

 

Omega 3 and Omega Prime

I've been writing about omega-3 fatty acids for some time now, and I still feel that a diet high in omega-3 fatty acids has so many good health benefits. I've mentioned several times that "omega-3 fatty acids play a crucial role in brain function as well as normal growth and development."

Today I found an article that confirms what I've been saying all along. The article below strictly focuses on omega-3 fatty acids, and how they "Changes in the Western diet over the past 150 years are causing many Americans to develop nutrient deficiencies. This is especially true of essential nutrients and fats found in fish and wild plants. More folks are eating high amounts of animal products and pesticide-laden fruits and veggies. And it's no secret that there are far too many processed foods lining grocery store shelves.

A nutrient-lacking diet can cause or worsen major depression and may contribute to:

  • Mood swings
  • Insomnia
  • Fatigue
  • Weight loss
  • Headaches or other chronic pains
One way to lift your mood and possibly help prevent depression is with omega-3 fatty acids. These fats are essential for your diet—and should be supplemented since your body doesn't produce them on its own. Omega-3s are the best source to help prevent blood clotting, lower blood pressure and relieve inflammation. These healthy fats are found in fish, flaxseed, winter squash, olive oil, navy beans and various nuts such as walnuts, Brazil nuts, hickory nuts and macadamia nuts.

Krill oil contains a healthy balance of omega-3 fatty acids and omega-6 fatty acids—which helps fight infection. These two fatty acids need each other and work together to prevent other inflammation-related ailments like heart disease, arthritis and diabetes. Krill has also been shown to improve your blood pressure levels, relieve your premenstrual syndrome (PMS) symptoms, reduce your cholesterol levels and decrease your risk for heart disease.

Be sure to balance your meats and veggies with healthy amounts of omega-3 fats. You can say 'goodbye' to the blues—and improve your overall health, too."
[1]

It's quite possible that the changes in our diet over the years have cuased us to become "nutrient deficient", especially when it comes to some essential nutrients like those found in fish and wild plants. All of this leads to health problems that many of us could avoid.

Changes in your diet, which should include omega-3 fatty acids, will get you on a healthier track, and provide you with many health benefits. If you don't like fish, taking omega-3 supplements can provide the needed essential fatty acids. Since it's so important to your health, I recommend TriVita's Omega Prime.

TriVita has an entire arsenal of products to keep your body healthy. To learn more about TriVita Products, click on the previous link.

Jeffrey Sloe
Independent TriVita Business Affiliate - #12871028
440-725-3729

The above information presented herein is intended for educational purposes only. These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA and are not intended to diagnose, cure, treat or prevent disease. Individual results may vary, and before using any supplements, it is always advisable to consult with your own health care provider.

Sources:
[1] www.betterhealthresearch.com/health-articles/essential-fats-can-boost-your-mood-and-overall-health/?LOC=issue&SC=HIZ2110M

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Weight Loss

Health and Wellness -Weight Loss

I came across a book called The chopstick Diet by Kimiko Barber (Kyle Cathie), which suggest that you can lose weight by eating with chopsticks. you see chopsticks prevent you from just wolfing down food which is a disaster for your waistline.. Taking smaller mouthfuls and pausing between each one would mean the message "I'm full" would have time to travel from stomach to brain before you devour enough to feed a family of four.

The problem is that a knife and fork make it too easy to shovel it in. So your salvation could be a pair of slender chopsticks. According to Kimiko Barber, the London-based Japanese author of The Chopsticks Diet, they are her countrywomen's secret weapon against getting fat. "In Japan, food is served in smaller portions and is designed to be eaten with chopsticks which slow you down, so you eat less."

Happily, the modern oriental recipes in her new book aren't all chilly plates of sushi – there are plenty of steaming bowls of soup and noodles to keep the cold out.

The dishes are low in fat and animal protein and rich in vegetables, seaweeds, fish and seafood.


David Ogden- Helping People Help Themselves
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Monday, May 17, 2010

Weight Loss

Health and Wellness -Weight Loss

Losing weight is no simple feat. It requires a tremendous amount of perseverance, discipline, and determination. Although thousands of online weight loss help articles are scattered over the Internet, it is hard to find that single answer and short cut to weight loss. Nevertheless, sifting through the pile of online weight loss help articles is important to find that right information that will aid you in your weight loss journey.

An online weight loss help can range from providing detailed information about a diet program or regime; or it can also provide you self-help tips to lose weight on your own. Another aspect of online weight loss help is weight loss support groups, wherein an online community is established to help people who want to lose weight, by giving them guides and counseling to better aid their weight loss journey.

Weight loss tips

The most rampant online weight loss help you can find over the Internet is weight loss tips. Weight loss tips can range from the mundane “eat less” mantra to the far-fetched “get psychiatric help” tip. Nevertheless, a weight loss tip is trusted by many, because of the use of so-called personal testimonials of people who have had first-hand experience with a particular weight loss method.

But before you go about trusting just about any weight loss help offered online, you have to be wary. You have to make sure that the offered help comes from a reliable source. It is easy to pass off information as credible, so it is important to trust only information provided by reputable websites.


David Ogden- Helping People Help Themselves
TriVita Health and Wellness
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Weight Loss

More and more over weight people have been searching for none harmful, positive alternatives to get rid of unwanted body fat without the side effects of prescription drugs. Yes, natural weight loss is becoming a very popular subject these days. Losing weight naturally is less harmful because it typically becomes a part of your daily lifestyle, it takes less effort, and, in turn, it lasts much longer.

Natural weight loss in it's simplest form is eating less, and exercising regularly. It's a much slower process, and it can be less painful than surgery and /or using prescription drugs. Losing weight naturally is the process that lets your body rid itself of excess body fat without adding extra emotional stress. It may not be the fastest way, but it is, by far, the safest way to get rid of excess weight.

Let's start with diet and nutrition.
Not only will a proper nutritious diet help you lose weight, but research shows that good nutrition can help to lower the risk of many chronic diseases, including heart disease, stroke, some cancers, diabetes, and osteoporosis. However, as the facts show, there's a large gap that remains between healthy dietary patterns and what Americans actually eat. Statistics show that back in 2005, about 1 in 3 U.S. adults ate fruit two or more times a day, and 1 in 4 ate vegetables three or more times a day.

If you fall into the two-thirds of Americans that do not eat enough servings of fruit a day, or the three-quarters of Americans that do not eat enough vegetables a day, your probably in the wrong category. Fruits and vegetables are required as part of a healthy diet and are needed to get the proper nutrition. Some supplements may replace the vitamins and minerals lacking from improper diet, but needless to say, there is nothing that can replace the all natural vitamins and minerals that come from real fruit and vegetables.

It is possible to lose weight by eating food that your body requires to function properly.

Why lose weight?
There are many people that want to loss weight simply to look better. However, even though physical appearance is often a strong motivator, the health implications of being overweight or obese should not be ignored. Even a 5-15% reduction in body weight can help reduce your risk of weight-related health problems. I believe that the number one reason people want to lose weight is the fear of health problems.

Most dieters have weak reasons for wanting to lose weight, so they start and then usually give up in a very short period of time. Reasons like "I'll feel better", or "it'll make my spouse happier", are weak reasons. With a weak reason, there's no incentive to lose weight. On the other hand, a strong reason, like health issues, usually motivates someone pretty quickly.

Regular habits aren't easy to change, especially if it means cutting out our favorite non-nutritional treats. I believe the only way to make a lifestyle change is to find a strong incentive (motivational means) that will help us make that change. The easiest way to create an incentive to what to make a change is to ask yourself a question, how will I benefit from losing weight?

The very first thing someone needs for natural weight loss to be effective is to adapt to new self-consuming habits. The secret to natural weight loss takes a lot less effort if you create a plan and just follow the plan. Weight loss is not going to happen by chance. It has to be a concerted effort, and it can only begin with you. You health is dependent upon you taking action.

Jeffrey Sloe
TriVita Independent Business Affiliate - 12871028
440-725-3729
TriVita Products

The above information presented herein is intended for educational purposes only. These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA and are not intended to diagnose, cure, treat or prevent disease. Individual results may vary, and before using any supplements, it is always advisable to consult with your own health care provider.

 

 

 

Sunday, May 16, 2010

Weight Loss

Health and Wellness -Weight Loss

A study in 2007 challenged the popular notion that a high carbohydrate, low-fat slimming plan only works if there’s little or no sugar involved.

The exclusion of sugar (sucrose) is normally advocated in a weight loss diet but now researchers have found that it is not necessary to achieve weight reduction.

A team of scientists at Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh found that instead a low-fat, high-carbohydrate diet (containing sucrose) combined with physical activity achieved the greatest health benefits in overweight subjects. In fact, the palatability of sucrose may even help dieters stick to their eating plans.

As part of a 12-week programme, 69 overweight women (average age 41 years; average body mass index 32 kg/m2) were given advice on either diet, physical activity or both. A fourth group acting as the ‘control’ received no advice.

Measures of body fat and markers of heart disease risk (such as waist circumference and cholesterol levels) were collected at the beginning and end of the trial.

The advice followed healthy eating guidelines and recommended: a reduced daily calorie intake, which was low in fat (35 percent of calorie intake) and high in carbohydrates (55 percent of calorie intake) that one tenth of their total calorie intake included sugar.

An increase in activity levels focused on including sixty minutes of brisk walking per day. The researchers noted that after three months, the group combining the sugar-containing diet and activity changes recorded the greatest positive health outcomes, compared with diet or exercise alone.

Significant reductions were observed in body weight (4.7 percent loss), waist circumference and percentage body fat. Measures of blood fats (total cholesterol and LDL) had also significantly improved. The study not only highlights the need for dietary advice to accompany increased physical activity in order to achieve weight loss, but also demonstrates that a low-fat, high-carbohydrate, sucrose-containing diet combined with increased exercise can be effective for slimming.

David Ogden- Helping People Help Themselves

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