Frustrated with your weight? Don't think that changing your diet and exercising is going to really cut it? Turns out you're not alone. Literally thousands of people are trying to find natural weight loss remedies to trim down. Being over weight, now regarded by many as a medical condition, is actually something YOU can cure. With a little help, you may be able to kick start your weight loss program with the natural weight loss remedy Thermocerin.
Thermocerin stakes its claim as "the most powerful fat burner available on the market without a prescription." It's a bold claim that they substantiate by offering a product made of all-natural herbal ingredients known for their effectiveness in weight loss. The Thermocerin website features many customer testimonials who lost weight in a brief time.
Going into this you already likely know there is no such thing as a miracle solution. Hard work is the key, after all you likely did not put the weight on over night, so it isn't going to come off over night either. But, there's actually more to it - a reason your body objects to losing weight - biochemical and biological reasons. In short form, your fat cells are working against you.
The first thing you do when you go on a diet is reduce your caloric intake. That makes your body panic, and it starts thinking you're starving it. So instead of going WITH the program, they store the fat for later, just in case. How annoying. This reaction is caused by fat receptors. They want to go into hoard mode. So you need to find a way to turn the fat receptors off and release fat into your bloodstream and burn it.
The product Thermocerin claims that it teaches your body thermogenesis - tells your fat cells to shut up and get on the same page towards weight loss, not retention. Thermogenesis means your body produces heat or energy through a chemical reaction. The more energy produced, the higher your metabolic rate and the more fat gets burned. So, if your metabolism is higher due to more energy being generated you are benefiting from the thermogenic effect - the increased burn off of calories and fat. It also goes hunting to find stored fat and burns it out was well.
So what's in Thermocerin? The short answer is polyphenols(plant chemicals creating pigment) from green and white tea plants plus Capsaicin (active component in chili peppers) and Yohimbe.(antioxidant properties). The ingredient, yohimbe, comes from a tree in Africa and has been known to increase metabolism, build muscle, improve sexual function, decrease anxiety and elevate mood. A small amount of caffeine also helps to give you energy without feeling jittery or nervous. Will it work?
Anecdotal evidence suggests it will, but with any product that has a combination of herbs in it, natural or not, you should make certain to do your research first. This is even more important if you happen to have an allergy to herbs. So make sure you read the fine print and look things up on the Internet.
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David Riewe is the Editor of Daves Health Buzz. Daves Health Buzz covers a wide variety of health and wellness related topics. Visit Daves Health Buzz for more Natural Remedies for Losing Weight
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Build Muscle And Burn Fat - Become Physically Fit At Any Age! by Ron Stephens
The first time in my adult life that I really got serious about getting into shape, I was in my mid twenties. I had spent about six months or so jogging and dieting (my definition of dieting was pretty simple: you can't eat very much of anything that tastes good), and I lost about twenty pounds. It was good to have lost the weight but I still didn't feel good about the way I looked. I did not have much muscle mass at all so when I went from a hundred seventy pounds to a hundred forty five pounds I just looked like a smaller version of the pear shaped flabby guy that I was. That isn't what I wanted either. It was good to have lost the weight, but I wanted to look, you know, a little more "buff". That presented another challenge. Now I would have to lift weights and I had never done that before. The thought of buying all of the weights and putting myself through hours every day of "pumping iron" did not sound like fun to me at all. And besides that I didn't believe that I could change the shape of my body anyway. I didn't know how simple it could be to build muscle and burn fat. So for the next twenty years I just gave in to my belief system and decided to be happy with the way I looked and get on with more important things in life.
The problem was however, I never really accepted myself physically. I always wished that I could have a leaner, more proportionate shape to my body. I just honestly did not think it was possible. And you know, when you don't really like something about yourself, it shows up in subtle little ways. I didn't like being in public with my shirt off. I felt like I had been cheated physically and there was nothing I could do about it. I didn't look good (I thought) in certain clothes that were in fashion. My confidence over all was affected. Now, it wasn't like my life was falling apart or anything. I just wanted to look better in a bathing suit. I wanted to have a more "masculine" shape to my body. I wanted to be more disciplined in my eating.
One evening I was having dinner with some friends at a local restaurant. There were about eight of us sitting around the table eating and chatting. The conversation turned to discussion of a book that one of them was reading about getting physically fit and transforming your body in three months. Most everyone at the table it seemed, knew of this program but me. I asked some questions and listened to them talk about the many testimonials, before and after pictures they had seen and so on. It sounded too good to be true. Twelve weeks to transform your body?! Could that be for real?
Although I did not say much during that discussion, I listened intently. At some point during the evening I felt myself changing on the inside. I began to believe I could look the way I had always wanted to look. I decided, as we were wrapping up the evening, that I would find this book they spoke of and it would be the source of my new found hope to do something about the way I looked. Again I want to say that I was not extremely over weight. I am five feet, eight inches tall. At that time I weighed about a hundred eighty pounds. But my body fat percentage I found out when I went to the gym for the first time, was around twenty percent. The ideal percentage of body fat for a guy my age was around eight to twelve percent.
Well I went out the next day and found the book. I took it home and read it. I saw before and after pictures of men and women, many older than me, who had gone through incredible, physical transformations. And they all did it in a ninety day period! Unbelievable! Except, now it was believable for me. To make a long story a little shorter, I implemented the program, which involved eating differently and exercising and got tremendous results in ninety days. I went from a hundred eighty plus pounds and twenty percent body fat to a hundred sixty eight pounds and nine percent body fat! I was fired up! Here is the interesting part of the whole story. Ever since I was in high school, I didn't think I could look much different. For over thirty years I just accepted the false belief that I couldn't build muscle and burn fat and change the shape of my body. But once my beliefs changed, I got what I wanted in twelve weeks. Here is what I found out that made the difference for me:
What you believe is so important. I believed I couldn't do anything about the way my body looked unless I was willing to spend hours of pain and sweating in the gym for months and months. Once my belief changed, my motivation sky-rocketed. Here is how I changed my belief. And it was almost effortless! I read stories about other people in my situation. Many of them in worst shape than me. When I saw that others could do it, I began to have "hope". Hope is a powerful force my friend. But it must be based on truth. Once I saw the truth, by reading the stories of others and seeing before and after photos, hope rose up in me and I began to "see" myself with the body I wanted. I'm telling you it works. If you want anything, find out about others who have achieved it, read their stories or seek them out and talk to them. It will change your life.
It didn't take as much effort as I had previously thought. I only spent three days a week in the gym for a little less than an hour each day I was there. That was for weight training. I spent three alternating days each week at home on an exercise bike for only twenty minutes each session. Amazing! And of course I did have to change my eating habits, but I did not have to deprive myself. I just had to eat more sensibly. And let me tell you this: if you have struggled with eating right for a long time, the problem is probably not as much of an eating problem as you think. The problem is a "hope" problem. Once I had the hope, it was much easier to discipline myself to eat right. Once I had hope, it was much easier to go to the gym. It became a powerful force for change in my life and it will work for you too!
I had a partner. My wife did the program with me. She became as excited about as I did and that made it easier for me to stick to it. We did it together. If you aren't married, or if you are and your spouse doesn't share your enthusiasm that's ok. Find a partner at work, or get to know someone at the gym or hire a trainer at the gym. The power of having someone to work with you for change, is extremely helpful. You can encourage one another and keep each other accountable. If you don't have that person, that's ok too. You just have to rely on yourself a little more and be true to your vision. You can do it! My friend I want you to know this: if you have any desires in your life to change anything at all for the better, you can do it. I believe that! Whatever your situation is, someone else somewhere in this world has been in a worse situation and changed it for the better. If they can do it...you can do it. You must believe that. If you wish to change the way you look, lose weight and/or build muscle and change the shape of your body, you can. I'm not going to tell you that you have to use the same program or read the same books I read because you don't have to. There are plenty of programs and books and testimonials for you to read and follow. What I am going to tell you is that you need to find something that you can believe in. Something that sparks a flame of hope in your heart and mind. Draw strength and encouragement from other people's stories, get started on a program, stick to it, and watch your life change.
I am not a fitness instructor or a dietician. I don't own a gym. I am only involved in exercise and fitness for my own benefit. I am telling you this story for the purpose of sharing a principle that can change any area of your life. That principle is based on developing hope and a vision through studying the lives of people who have accomplished something that you want to accomplish. It is very difficult to overcome obstacles and develope hope if you don't "know" that it can be done. In that case it is probably more "fantasy" than hope. But once you see it can be done, by ordinary folks who somehow mustered up "extraordinary" desire, hope springs up in you. Now your hope is based on truth and your life can change if you really want it to.
To discover more incredible tips on how you can rapidly build muscle and burn fat the right way, click here.
About the Author
Ron Stephens has been successful in business and sales for the last 25 years. He has been happily married for 33 years and is the father of three grown children. He is presently involved in sales and marketing and enjoys writing articles with the hope that others will be inspired and encouraged. To view his website, go to: Ron-Stephens.com
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The problem was however, I never really accepted myself physically. I always wished that I could have a leaner, more proportionate shape to my body. I just honestly did not think it was possible. And you know, when you don't really like something about yourself, it shows up in subtle little ways. I didn't like being in public with my shirt off. I felt like I had been cheated physically and there was nothing I could do about it. I didn't look good (I thought) in certain clothes that were in fashion. My confidence over all was affected. Now, it wasn't like my life was falling apart or anything. I just wanted to look better in a bathing suit. I wanted to have a more "masculine" shape to my body. I wanted to be more disciplined in my eating.
One evening I was having dinner with some friends at a local restaurant. There were about eight of us sitting around the table eating and chatting. The conversation turned to discussion of a book that one of them was reading about getting physically fit and transforming your body in three months. Most everyone at the table it seemed, knew of this program but me. I asked some questions and listened to them talk about the many testimonials, before and after pictures they had seen and so on. It sounded too good to be true. Twelve weeks to transform your body?! Could that be for real?
Although I did not say much during that discussion, I listened intently. At some point during the evening I felt myself changing on the inside. I began to believe I could look the way I had always wanted to look. I decided, as we were wrapping up the evening, that I would find this book they spoke of and it would be the source of my new found hope to do something about the way I looked. Again I want to say that I was not extremely over weight. I am five feet, eight inches tall. At that time I weighed about a hundred eighty pounds. But my body fat percentage I found out when I went to the gym for the first time, was around twenty percent. The ideal percentage of body fat for a guy my age was around eight to twelve percent.
Well I went out the next day and found the book. I took it home and read it. I saw before and after pictures of men and women, many older than me, who had gone through incredible, physical transformations. And they all did it in a ninety day period! Unbelievable! Except, now it was believable for me. To make a long story a little shorter, I implemented the program, which involved eating differently and exercising and got tremendous results in ninety days. I went from a hundred eighty plus pounds and twenty percent body fat to a hundred sixty eight pounds and nine percent body fat! I was fired up! Here is the interesting part of the whole story. Ever since I was in high school, I didn't think I could look much different. For over thirty years I just accepted the false belief that I couldn't build muscle and burn fat and change the shape of my body. But once my beliefs changed, I got what I wanted in twelve weeks. Here is what I found out that made the difference for me:
What you believe is so important. I believed I couldn't do anything about the way my body looked unless I was willing to spend hours of pain and sweating in the gym for months and months. Once my belief changed, my motivation sky-rocketed. Here is how I changed my belief. And it was almost effortless! I read stories about other people in my situation. Many of them in worst shape than me. When I saw that others could do it, I began to have "hope". Hope is a powerful force my friend. But it must be based on truth. Once I saw the truth, by reading the stories of others and seeing before and after photos, hope rose up in me and I began to "see" myself with the body I wanted. I'm telling you it works. If you want anything, find out about others who have achieved it, read their stories or seek them out and talk to them. It will change your life.
It didn't take as much effort as I had previously thought. I only spent three days a week in the gym for a little less than an hour each day I was there. That was for weight training. I spent three alternating days each week at home on an exercise bike for only twenty minutes each session. Amazing! And of course I did have to change my eating habits, but I did not have to deprive myself. I just had to eat more sensibly. And let me tell you this: if you have struggled with eating right for a long time, the problem is probably not as much of an eating problem as you think. The problem is a "hope" problem. Once I had the hope, it was much easier to discipline myself to eat right. Once I had hope, it was much easier to go to the gym. It became a powerful force for change in my life and it will work for you too!
I had a partner. My wife did the program with me. She became as excited about as I did and that made it easier for me to stick to it. We did it together. If you aren't married, or if you are and your spouse doesn't share your enthusiasm that's ok. Find a partner at work, or get to know someone at the gym or hire a trainer at the gym. The power of having someone to work with you for change, is extremely helpful. You can encourage one another and keep each other accountable. If you don't have that person, that's ok too. You just have to rely on yourself a little more and be true to your vision. You can do it! My friend I want you to know this: if you have any desires in your life to change anything at all for the better, you can do it. I believe that! Whatever your situation is, someone else somewhere in this world has been in a worse situation and changed it for the better. If they can do it...you can do it. You must believe that. If you wish to change the way you look, lose weight and/or build muscle and change the shape of your body, you can. I'm not going to tell you that you have to use the same program or read the same books I read because you don't have to. There are plenty of programs and books and testimonials for you to read and follow. What I am going to tell you is that you need to find something that you can believe in. Something that sparks a flame of hope in your heart and mind. Draw strength and encouragement from other people's stories, get started on a program, stick to it, and watch your life change.
I am not a fitness instructor or a dietician. I don't own a gym. I am only involved in exercise and fitness for my own benefit. I am telling you this story for the purpose of sharing a principle that can change any area of your life. That principle is based on developing hope and a vision through studying the lives of people who have accomplished something that you want to accomplish. It is very difficult to overcome obstacles and develope hope if you don't "know" that it can be done. In that case it is probably more "fantasy" than hope. But once you see it can be done, by ordinary folks who somehow mustered up "extraordinary" desire, hope springs up in you. Now your hope is based on truth and your life can change if you really want it to.
To discover more incredible tips on how you can rapidly build muscle and burn fat the right way, click here.
About the Author
Ron Stephens has been successful in business and sales for the last 25 years. He has been happily married for 33 years and is the father of three grown children. He is presently involved in sales and marketing and enjoys writing articles with the hope that others will be inspired and encouraged. To view his website, go to: Ron-Stephens.com
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How To Build Muscle And How Much Can You Actually Expect To Build This Month by Angel Fines
How much muscle can you actually expect to build this month and this year?
Do you know? Do you know what a realistic goal actually is?
I want to talk about a subject that needs to be cleared up once and for all.
How much muscle can *YOU* REALLY build?
Most gym rats expect to build LOTS of muscle really fast.
This is a myth. You can NOT build muscle really FAST. The majority of readers, customers and clients I work with have completely unrealistic expectations when it comes to building muscle.
I can't put an exact number on how much you can gain but most people believe that they can build 20 pounds of muscle in three months...
...it's amazing how many frustrated customers I get emailing me after their first month of training complaining that they only gained 5 or 10 pounds. I'm thinking to myself, "That's fantastic, what are you complaining about?!"
There is no doubt you can gain 20 pounds of WEIGHT in 3 months or even one month, but we are not talking about *weight* - we are talking about *DRY MUSCLE*
Pure muscle tissue. Not water weight. Not glycogen weight.
Pure muscle weight!
There is not a chance in heaven that you will gain 5 or even 10 pounds of dry muscle in one month or even 3 months - not even close. I hate to be the messenger of this bad news but unless you are using growth enhancing drugs...
... it's IMPOSSIBLE.
Many of you might be upset or discouraged about the TRUTH of how much you can actually build but this knowledge will help you to eat and train with a more realistic perspective.
So how much muscle can your body actually manufacture?
Under the BEST possible circumstances (training, diet, supplementation, recovery) the average male body can create between *0.25 and 0.50* pounds of dry muscle tissue per week.
That's the natural amount that your body chemistry will allow.
So your looking at 1-2 pounds of dry muscle each month.
Not much?
Well consider what your body will look like in 12 months from now with an extra 12-24 pounds of muscle?!?!
Starting to see the importance of consistency???!!!
You see, I did not gain 41 pounds of DRY MUSCLE in six months.
The 41 pounds also factored in the increased muscle which was accompanied by increased glycogen and water storage in the muscles. More muscle equals more glycogen.
Most people can maintain up to 40 grams of glycogen per 100g of muscle tissue.
So if you're gaining ten pounds of new muscle you'll consequently increase glycogen storage by around four pounds.
So if you gain ten pounds of muscle, your scale gain will actually be closer to fourteen pounds (if you didn't gain any fat).
And rarely often will someone not gain any fat if you are gaining more than 3 pounds per month.
So, when you set your goals, clarify in your mind if "20 pounds of muscle" is your *weight gain* goal or your *dry muscle* goal.
And then put realistic time frames on these goals based on the info I just shared.
If you simply focus on keeping your body fat between 10-13% fat while gaining around 5 pounds per month then it is safe to say you are gaining 1-2 pounds of dry muscle a month with 1-2 pounds of glycogen and water hopefully no more then a pound of fat.
Train hard and expect to make these gains each month!
About the Author
Do you need a GREAT program to build muscle! That is truly a blessing that cuts through all the bulls&*% out there! Visit this website http://tinyurl.com/22fgxg to build mucle.
Do you know? Do you know what a realistic goal actually is?
I want to talk about a subject that needs to be cleared up once and for all.
How much muscle can *YOU* REALLY build?
Most gym rats expect to build LOTS of muscle really fast.
This is a myth. You can NOT build muscle really FAST. The majority of readers, customers and clients I work with have completely unrealistic expectations when it comes to building muscle.
I can't put an exact number on how much you can gain but most people believe that they can build 20 pounds of muscle in three months...
...it's amazing how many frustrated customers I get emailing me after their first month of training complaining that they only gained 5 or 10 pounds. I'm thinking to myself, "That's fantastic, what are you complaining about?!"
There is no doubt you can gain 20 pounds of WEIGHT in 3 months or even one month, but we are not talking about *weight* - we are talking about *DRY MUSCLE*
Pure muscle tissue. Not water weight. Not glycogen weight.
Pure muscle weight!
There is not a chance in heaven that you will gain 5 or even 10 pounds of dry muscle in one month or even 3 months - not even close. I hate to be the messenger of this bad news but unless you are using growth enhancing drugs...
... it's IMPOSSIBLE.
Many of you might be upset or discouraged about the TRUTH of how much you can actually build but this knowledge will help you to eat and train with a more realistic perspective.
So how much muscle can your body actually manufacture?
Under the BEST possible circumstances (training, diet, supplementation, recovery) the average male body can create between *0.25 and 0.50* pounds of dry muscle tissue per week.
That's the natural amount that your body chemistry will allow.
So your looking at 1-2 pounds of dry muscle each month.
Not much?
Well consider what your body will look like in 12 months from now with an extra 12-24 pounds of muscle?!?!
Starting to see the importance of consistency???!!!
You see, I did not gain 41 pounds of DRY MUSCLE in six months.
The 41 pounds also factored in the increased muscle which was accompanied by increased glycogen and water storage in the muscles. More muscle equals more glycogen.
Most people can maintain up to 40 grams of glycogen per 100g of muscle tissue.
So if you're gaining ten pounds of new muscle you'll consequently increase glycogen storage by around four pounds.
So if you gain ten pounds of muscle, your scale gain will actually be closer to fourteen pounds (if you didn't gain any fat).
And rarely often will someone not gain any fat if you are gaining more than 3 pounds per month.
So, when you set your goals, clarify in your mind if "20 pounds of muscle" is your *weight gain* goal or your *dry muscle* goal.
And then put realistic time frames on these goals based on the info I just shared.
If you simply focus on keeping your body fat between 10-13% fat while gaining around 5 pounds per month then it is safe to say you are gaining 1-2 pounds of dry muscle a month with 1-2 pounds of glycogen and water hopefully no more then a pound of fat.
Train hard and expect to make these gains each month!
About the Author
Do you need a GREAT program to build muscle! That is truly a blessing that cuts through all the bulls&*% out there! Visit this website http://tinyurl.com/22fgxg to build mucle.
3 Tips to Burn Fat by Craig Ballantyne
Losing weight is one of the hardest things in the world. But follow these 3 secrets, and you'll finally make progress.
So here are three of the most important things you need to be doing to get your fat burning workout program started properly.
1) Use www.fitday.com to figure out your food intake.
You can't just "wing it". You can't "eyeball" your food intake, as research shows that even nutritionists underestimate how much food they are eating.
So find out exactly how many calories you are eating each day. If you aren't losing fat, it's a simple numbers game. You are eating too much. And if you know your numbers, its easy to make the necessary changes.
As one client said on the message boards...
"Ok, I input all my meals on Fitday yesterday, including 2 cheats that I didn't think were a big deal. One was a handful of trail mix and the other was a handful of goldfish crackers. (yes, I have kids :-) ) I can't believe how just those two seemingly harmless snacks added up!! No wonder I have a muffin top! Yikes! So thanks for the tip about Fitday because that's going to keep me accountable."
The little things add up so quickly! You'll be amazed when you finally start counting your calories that you will often be far above your recommended intake.
A little bit here and a little bit there is all that is needed to sabotage your efforts.
Use it and lose it!
2) Use the right recovery pace in your interval training
The biggest mistake people make in interval training is working too hard during the recovery period.
If you continue to work at a hard pace when you should be almost resting, you wont get the true benefits of interval training.
So lose the cardio mentality and be sure to alternate between periods of harder than normal exercise, and very easy exercise.
If you don't know about interval training, here is how it goes.
Start with your normal warmup. Let's say walking at 3.0mph on the treadmill. Do this for five minutes, and then increase the speed to 3.8mph (a fast walk). Do this for 30-60 seconds (as long as you are comfortable doing it - don't do it if you feel that is too fast for you).
Drop the intensity way back to three miles per hour.0mph for 60-90 seconds. That is one interval. Go back and forth between working hard and going easy for 3-6 rounds. Then finish with a 5-minute cool-down.
Use the recovery period to recover!
3) Plan your food intake on the weekend
Set aside time to plan, shop, and prepare several days worth of meals. Use a Saturday or Sunday afternoon to cook some chicken breasts, prepare some raw vegetables, wash your fruit, and pack up your nuts.
A little bit of knowledge can go a long way.
Its that easy.
About the Author
For a free report on the 3 ways to get ripped abs, visit http://www.TurbulenceTraining.com
So here are three of the most important things you need to be doing to get your fat burning workout program started properly.
1) Use www.fitday.com to figure out your food intake.
You can't just "wing it". You can't "eyeball" your food intake, as research shows that even nutritionists underestimate how much food they are eating.
So find out exactly how many calories you are eating each day. If you aren't losing fat, it's a simple numbers game. You are eating too much. And if you know your numbers, its easy to make the necessary changes.
As one client said on the message boards...
"Ok, I input all my meals on Fitday yesterday, including 2 cheats that I didn't think were a big deal. One was a handful of trail mix and the other was a handful of goldfish crackers. (yes, I have kids :-) ) I can't believe how just those two seemingly harmless snacks added up!! No wonder I have a muffin top! Yikes! So thanks for the tip about Fitday because that's going to keep me accountable."
The little things add up so quickly! You'll be amazed when you finally start counting your calories that you will often be far above your recommended intake.
A little bit here and a little bit there is all that is needed to sabotage your efforts.
Use it and lose it!
2) Use the right recovery pace in your interval training
The biggest mistake people make in interval training is working too hard during the recovery period.
If you continue to work at a hard pace when you should be almost resting, you wont get the true benefits of interval training.
So lose the cardio mentality and be sure to alternate between periods of harder than normal exercise, and very easy exercise.
If you don't know about interval training, here is how it goes.
Start with your normal warmup. Let's say walking at 3.0mph on the treadmill. Do this for five minutes, and then increase the speed to 3.8mph (a fast walk). Do this for 30-60 seconds (as long as you are comfortable doing it - don't do it if you feel that is too fast for you).
Drop the intensity way back to three miles per hour.0mph for 60-90 seconds. That is one interval. Go back and forth between working hard and going easy for 3-6 rounds. Then finish with a 5-minute cool-down.
Use the recovery period to recover!
3) Plan your food intake on the weekend
Set aside time to plan, shop, and prepare several days worth of meals. Use a Saturday or Sunday afternoon to cook some chicken breasts, prepare some raw vegetables, wash your fruit, and pack up your nuts.
A little bit of knowledge can go a long way.
Its that easy.
About the Author
For a free report on the 3 ways to get ripped abs, visit http://www.TurbulenceTraining.com
What is the best cardio workout for fat loss? by Petri Olsson
Cardio workouts are extremely effective and one of the best methods to lose fat fast, when you know how to do it correctly.
It could be a huge advantage or total waste of time. Many people still claim, that eating to starvation and doing little cardio is an effective and fast way to lose weight fast. The truth is that your metabolism will decrease substantially and you will get at risk to health problems and quick fatigue. It's an opposite what some people might think!
What I suggest, is that you eat plenty of healthy foods throughout the day, small dosages about 5-6 meals in every 2-3 hours. Then combine the weight training with cardio workout to get faster results. Diet alone won't make you lose weight.
What is the best time to do cardio? If you want to take the full advantage of cardio workouts, the absolute best time to do cardio exercises is in the morning. It should be your first thing after you wake up and before the breakfast. I don't know your schedule, but allow a enough time, for example wake up 40 - 60 minutes earlier. I know it's sound like the punishment, but I have to admit that this is the best way to burn fat.
What intensity level to follow to maximize the weight loss? You should follow the high intensity cardio, when your heart rate running between 65 - 80% /Max. You should wear a heart rate to track your heart rate pattern rather than estimate the indication. Heart rate monitors are getting popular and you can get it cheap from your local sports equipment store.
Benefits of interval cardio workout! Best way to lose weight with cardio workout, is doing interval cardio. It is the far more effective than regular cardio workout, where you heart rate is stable during the workout and have less effective to your metabolism.
Interval cardio causes an increased metabolism, that allows you to burn fat faster. There are other great advantages, like decreased health problems, heart attack, diabetes and angiocardiopathy. You will feel much healthier and much less stressed.
Instead of adding more cardio days, increase the intensity of each workout. For example, walk 10 minutes at a normal pace (heart rate 60%), the next 10 minutes, start running (heart rate 75-80%) then drop it again to the normal. Do it repeatedly and alternat the regular walking/running workout with treadmill and rowing.
Best cardio workout to lose fat dependings of individuals and your goals. Above are listed the tips, that are working for everyone who wants to lose weight fast!
About the Author
Stop wasting your hard earned money and time to the new "miracle diets" and useless supplements. No more low-calorie diets and exercises that don't work. It only needs the right information and hard work combined together. Here's the information.
Learn the truth of Burn the fat feed the muscle
It could be a huge advantage or total waste of time. Many people still claim, that eating to starvation and doing little cardio is an effective and fast way to lose weight fast. The truth is that your metabolism will decrease substantially and you will get at risk to health problems and quick fatigue. It's an opposite what some people might think!
What I suggest, is that you eat plenty of healthy foods throughout the day, small dosages about 5-6 meals in every 2-3 hours. Then combine the weight training with cardio workout to get faster results. Diet alone won't make you lose weight.
What is the best time to do cardio? If you want to take the full advantage of cardio workouts, the absolute best time to do cardio exercises is in the morning. It should be your first thing after you wake up and before the breakfast. I don't know your schedule, but allow a enough time, for example wake up 40 - 60 minutes earlier. I know it's sound like the punishment, but I have to admit that this is the best way to burn fat.
What intensity level to follow to maximize the weight loss? You should follow the high intensity cardio, when your heart rate running between 65 - 80% /Max. You should wear a heart rate to track your heart rate pattern rather than estimate the indication. Heart rate monitors are getting popular and you can get it cheap from your local sports equipment store.
Benefits of interval cardio workout! Best way to lose weight with cardio workout, is doing interval cardio. It is the far more effective than regular cardio workout, where you heart rate is stable during the workout and have less effective to your metabolism.
Interval cardio causes an increased metabolism, that allows you to burn fat faster. There are other great advantages, like decreased health problems, heart attack, diabetes and angiocardiopathy. You will feel much healthier and much less stressed.
Instead of adding more cardio days, increase the intensity of each workout. For example, walk 10 minutes at a normal pace (heart rate 60%), the next 10 minutes, start running (heart rate 75-80%) then drop it again to the normal. Do it repeatedly and alternat the regular walking/running workout with treadmill and rowing.
Best cardio workout to lose fat dependings of individuals and your goals. Above are listed the tips, that are working for everyone who wants to lose weight fast!
About the Author
Stop wasting your hard earned money and time to the new "miracle diets" and useless supplements. No more low-calorie diets and exercises that don't work. It only needs the right information and hard work combined together. Here's the information.
Learn the truth of Burn the fat feed the muscle
Burn the Fat Feed the Muscle - It's About Losing Fat not Weight by Andrew Bicknell
Every year millions of people around the world jump on the weight loss bandwagon. Diets, fat burning pills, and infomercial exercise machines flood the market, hoping to entice as many people as possible with their promises of quick and easy weight loss. But in this world of weight loss confusion there is a question that most people over look; do you really want to lose weight, or do you want to burn the fat?
Even though you can argue that semantically those two terms mean the same thing they are worlds apart when it comes to having a healthy body. When you lose weight what you are really after is losing excess body fat because a high percentage of body fat is harmful to your overall health. You don't want to lose muscle mass, bone density, or even too much water because this can be detrimental to your health and fitness goals.
No where is this principle better described then in the downloadable ebook Burn The Fat, Feed The Muscle. This diet and fitness program is all about getting rid of all that excess fat you've been carrying around without affecting the overall health of your body.
Here are some "Truths" about the many weight loss programs that promise quick results.
1. Permanent Fat Loss - It's a known fact that nearly ninety five percent of all people who lose weight gain it all back and usually end up packing on more weight, in the form of fat, after they begin their program. The Burn The Fat system will show you how to avoid this problem through sensible diet and exercise and keeps your body in tip top shape.
2. Your Metabolism - This is your internal calorie burning engine. Nothing has the power to affect the amount of fat you carry around quite like it. Unfortunately many of the diets out there fail to take this part of your physiology into account. When your body becomes starved for calories its metabolism will actually slow down and it will begin to hold onto its fat stores while cannibalizing its own muscle for energy. There is nothing more detrimental to fat loss then having this happen because your muscle is your most effective calorie burning tool.
3. Weight Loss Supplements - The ads are everywhere, on the TV, in magazines, and the bottles take up large amounts of shelf space at stores all over your neighborhood. These miracle "fat burners" in pill form make large promises, but do they deliver? Most of them contain stimulants of some sort, usually in the form of caffeine, which do in fact raise your metabolism and suppress your hunger for a short period of time. Unfortunately you have to keep taking them because their effects are short lived, which in the long term can be harmful to your health because they do not provide your body with the nutrition it needs. In fact you can have a more permanent long term metabolic increase just by making some simple lifestyle changes centered on eating the right kind of foods and exercise.
The point of the Burn The Fat, Feed The Muscle system is that you will get out of it what you put into it. It is straight forward in its approach using time proven techniques that will show you how to lose fat and build a strong healthy body.
About the Author
To learn more about the Burn The Fat System and to find out how YOU can start turning your body into a "fat burning machine" today, visit the Metabolism website by Clicking Here.
Even though you can argue that semantically those two terms mean the same thing they are worlds apart when it comes to having a healthy body. When you lose weight what you are really after is losing excess body fat because a high percentage of body fat is harmful to your overall health. You don't want to lose muscle mass, bone density, or even too much water because this can be detrimental to your health and fitness goals.
No where is this principle better described then in the downloadable ebook Burn The Fat, Feed The Muscle. This diet and fitness program is all about getting rid of all that excess fat you've been carrying around without affecting the overall health of your body.
Here are some "Truths" about the many weight loss programs that promise quick results.
1. Permanent Fat Loss - It's a known fact that nearly ninety five percent of all people who lose weight gain it all back and usually end up packing on more weight, in the form of fat, after they begin their program. The Burn The Fat system will show you how to avoid this problem through sensible diet and exercise and keeps your body in tip top shape.
2. Your Metabolism - This is your internal calorie burning engine. Nothing has the power to affect the amount of fat you carry around quite like it. Unfortunately many of the diets out there fail to take this part of your physiology into account. When your body becomes starved for calories its metabolism will actually slow down and it will begin to hold onto its fat stores while cannibalizing its own muscle for energy. There is nothing more detrimental to fat loss then having this happen because your muscle is your most effective calorie burning tool.
3. Weight Loss Supplements - The ads are everywhere, on the TV, in magazines, and the bottles take up large amounts of shelf space at stores all over your neighborhood. These miracle "fat burners" in pill form make large promises, but do they deliver? Most of them contain stimulants of some sort, usually in the form of caffeine, which do in fact raise your metabolism and suppress your hunger for a short period of time. Unfortunately you have to keep taking them because their effects are short lived, which in the long term can be harmful to your health because they do not provide your body with the nutrition it needs. In fact you can have a more permanent long term metabolic increase just by making some simple lifestyle changes centered on eating the right kind of foods and exercise.
The point of the Burn The Fat, Feed The Muscle system is that you will get out of it what you put into it. It is straight forward in its approach using time proven techniques that will show you how to lose fat and build a strong healthy body.
About the Author
To learn more about the Burn The Fat System and to find out how YOU can start turning your body into a "fat burning machine" today, visit the Metabolism website by Clicking Here.
Lady Doctor Gets Death Threats for Revealing TOP SECRET Fat by Jackie Cooper
A new breakthrough secret is all you now need in order to forever shed countless pounds, stay healthy, and add many years to your life!
A lady doctor from Arizona has blown the lid off the best-kept secret in weight loss ever discovered -- and this has the whole diet food and drug industries turned upside down and in nothing less than a torrential uproar.
Her name is Dr Suzanne Gudakunst, and she's marching to the beat of a different drum.
And no, nothing about her "secret" is difficult -- nor does it require that you do something completely out of the ordinary or anything unnatural.
Instead, the Arizonian boasts proudly "...this is something that I caught onto just before 2002 when there was so much research and exploration going around concerning the human colon and digestive system working in harmony with nutritional absorption, and I started doing independent studies just to test things at first ... but which I later expanded on after seeing some fantastic results."
This same woman medical practitioner went on to accurately determine a definitive correlation between harmful plague and parasitic infestations of the human bowel tract, and people suffering chronic obesity -- and who despite intense diet and exercise appeared to be unable to lose any weight whatsoever.
Over the course of six years the Arizona doctor developed a number of natural treatments for the removal of these same harmful, even life-threatening plaques and rapidly reproducing digestive parasites -- and when applied to even worse-case patients suffering extreme obesity (98% of which were in immediate danger of dying) she saw a 100% effectiveness and success rate.
She then borrowed from her research on the severely obese, and applied the same strategies on milder cases of overweight persons -- only to find the same effectiveness and quality results as described above (although the individual weight loss per subject wasn't nearly as much as those obese patients 100 lbs to 200 lbs or more overweight).
So powerful is her secret that she's able to reverse diabetes, rid illness altogether in people suffering from cancer (linked directly to poor diet and overweight factors), as well as an elimination of an entire spectrum of serious and otherwise life-threatening diseases.
Nearly 100% of all her case subjects were told in the alternative by "conventional doctors" that they either had just months or years to live, or they would never live a life anything resembling remotely a "normal" existence -- yet after applying Dr Suzanne's treatments saw a complete contradiction to others doctors' prognoses.
Again, nothing about her secret is unnatural or requires someone to do any major action or modification in their lives.
In fact, her entire treatment is based completely on built-into-nature 'protection agents' scattered throughout the world in the form of select herbs, extracts, and organic constituents, and which can be found in a variety of plants -- but when combined in specific combinations and carefully chosen amounts make for a solution to what is perhaps the world's worst ever plague: OBESITY (and the illnesses and diseases resulting from it -- or at least severely aggravated or exacerbated by it).
Now to everyone else's great gain, whether suffering from just a few extra pounds and inches, to those extremely fat and overweight, this brave, bold lady doctor is releasing to the general public her secret for forever destroying the tight unrelenting closed-fist of obesity's stronghold over the now more than 40% of Americans labeled obese, and others worldwide.
But she's not promising any of us for how long.
Some experts and sociologists suggest that in the bigger scheme of things, the world will never tolerate a discovery of such magnitude, any more than it would be realistic to expect a car that runs on water (even if very real) to ever become commercially available to the general public for day-to-day use.
One well-respected and famous diet & wellness author wrote years ago that if anyone ever "truly unlocked the keys to permanent fat loss, they may actually suffer the same fate as JFK."
It is currently available at:
=> http://dewayne40.fatsecret.hop.clickbank.net
...so you may want to head on over there now and get it and before someone or "something" gets it forever yanked out of ever getting in YOUR hand at least.
It's in a very easily readable format and is quickly and readily understood and mastered by anyone with even a 4th grade reading level.
While you're there, why not scroll down and review for yourself the huge successes others are now having with this incredible breakthrough in rapid, massive weight loss and extremely improved and enhanced health, now made freely available to the rest of us?
About the Author
golf course supervisor and fitness trainer
A lady doctor from Arizona has blown the lid off the best-kept secret in weight loss ever discovered -- and this has the whole diet food and drug industries turned upside down and in nothing less than a torrential uproar.
Her name is Dr Suzanne Gudakunst, and she's marching to the beat of a different drum.
And no, nothing about her "secret" is difficult -- nor does it require that you do something completely out of the ordinary or anything unnatural.
Instead, the Arizonian boasts proudly "...this is something that I caught onto just before 2002 when there was so much research and exploration going around concerning the human colon and digestive system working in harmony with nutritional absorption, and I started doing independent studies just to test things at first ... but which I later expanded on after seeing some fantastic results."
This same woman medical practitioner went on to accurately determine a definitive correlation between harmful plague and parasitic infestations of the human bowel tract, and people suffering chronic obesity -- and who despite intense diet and exercise appeared to be unable to lose any weight whatsoever.
Over the course of six years the Arizona doctor developed a number of natural treatments for the removal of these same harmful, even life-threatening plaques and rapidly reproducing digestive parasites -- and when applied to even worse-case patients suffering extreme obesity (98% of which were in immediate danger of dying) she saw a 100% effectiveness and success rate.
She then borrowed from her research on the severely obese, and applied the same strategies on milder cases of overweight persons -- only to find the same effectiveness and quality results as described above (although the individual weight loss per subject wasn't nearly as much as those obese patients 100 lbs to 200 lbs or more overweight).
So powerful is her secret that she's able to reverse diabetes, rid illness altogether in people suffering from cancer (linked directly to poor diet and overweight factors), as well as an elimination of an entire spectrum of serious and otherwise life-threatening diseases.
Nearly 100% of all her case subjects were told in the alternative by "conventional doctors" that they either had just months or years to live, or they would never live a life anything resembling remotely a "normal" existence -- yet after applying Dr Suzanne's treatments saw a complete contradiction to others doctors' prognoses.
Again, nothing about her secret is unnatural or requires someone to do any major action or modification in their lives.
In fact, her entire treatment is based completely on built-into-nature 'protection agents' scattered throughout the world in the form of select herbs, extracts, and organic constituents, and which can be found in a variety of plants -- but when combined in specific combinations and carefully chosen amounts make for a solution to what is perhaps the world's worst ever plague: OBESITY (and the illnesses and diseases resulting from it -- or at least severely aggravated or exacerbated by it).
Now to everyone else's great gain, whether suffering from just a few extra pounds and inches, to those extremely fat and overweight, this brave, bold lady doctor is releasing to the general public her secret for forever destroying the tight unrelenting closed-fist of obesity's stronghold over the now more than 40% of Americans labeled obese, and others worldwide.
But she's not promising any of us for how long.
Some experts and sociologists suggest that in the bigger scheme of things, the world will never tolerate a discovery of such magnitude, any more than it would be realistic to expect a car that runs on water (even if very real) to ever become commercially available to the general public for day-to-day use.
One well-respected and famous diet & wellness author wrote years ago that if anyone ever "truly unlocked the keys to permanent fat loss, they may actually suffer the same fate as JFK."
It is currently available at:
=> http://dewayne40.fatsecret.hop.clickbank.net
...so you may want to head on over there now and get it and before someone or "something" gets it forever yanked out of ever getting in YOUR hand at least.
It's in a very easily readable format and is quickly and readily understood and mastered by anyone with even a 4th grade reading level.
While you're there, why not scroll down and review for yourself the huge successes others are now having with this incredible breakthrough in rapid, massive weight loss and extremely improved and enhanced health, now made freely available to the rest of us?
About the Author
golf course supervisor and fitness trainer
Is Chewing Gum A Smart Dieting Trick by Naweko San-Joyz
The British Medical Journal (BMJ) probably lent an inadvertent boost to chewing gum sales this month. The journal reported that chewing gum containing the artificial sweetener sorbitol could lead to severe weight loss. To most desperate to diet ears, that sounds like good news. However, this extreme weight loss was the result of intense gum chewing that provoked several negative side effects.
The BMJ report actually only involved two women, not exactly the material you would want to base widespread medical recommendations on. Both women experienced unexplained severe weight loss and diarrhea. Ultimately, researchers pinned the source of the copious bowel movements and weight loss as 20 grams of sorbitol the ladies consumed daily by smacking on about 15 to 20 sticks of gum a day.
Besides bowel problems, the women also experienced bloating and gas. After the ladies cut back on the gum chewing, the diarrhea and sudden weight loss stopped.
That negative gum news contradicts the findings of the Wrigley Science Institute (WSI). The WSI is an organization that researches new benefits of chewing gum in an effort to increases sales of Wrigley gums like Extra and Juicy Fruit.
In 2007, a study involving 60 participants, aged 18 to 54, were asked to consume a sweet and salty afternoon snack after chewing a sweetened gum or not chewing gum. Hunger, appetite and cravings were rated immediately after lunch, and then hourly.
Based on the findings of this study, the WSI delineated the following benefits of gum chewing:
* Chewing gum significantly reduced caloric intake by 25 calories and specifically reduced sweet snack intake by 39 calories; salty snacks were decreased by 11 calories.
* Hunger and desire to eat were significantly suppressed by chewing gum at one, two and three hour intervals after lunch.
* Participants reported that chewing gum improved their mood by reducing anxiety and stress, and increasing contentment and relaxation.
* In a similar study among individuals not actively trying to manage their weight, chewing gum reduced snack intake by average of 36 calories.
* Data combined from both studies found that chewing gum reduced intake of the sweet snack in particular by an average of 47 calories.
While the Wrigley's research seems promising, another study published in the journal Appetite unveiled no weight loss benefits related to chewing gum. This study involved 47 volunteers and explored the influence of sweetened chewing gum on appetitive ratings, meal patterning and food intake.
Investigators imposed three test conditions on study participants after they ate lunch at a laboratory: no gum chewing, gum chewing two hours after lunch and gum chewing when hungry. The volunteers completed each treatment (eating lunch then reporting what happned), one day a week for three weeks.
Throughout the remainder of the day, participants self-recorded data about their mood, appetite and food intake. The results revealed that appetite ratings, meal patterning and food intake do not differ among the three treatment conditions.
Apparently, chewing gum can provoke weight loss by either provoking more bowel movements or by distracting you from excessive eating. Just pay attention to the sweetener used in your gum, because artificial sugars have their respective potentially negative side-effects like gas, annoying smacking and uncontrollable bowel movements.
Sources:
Edelman PR, Chicago. (2007, October 22). Chewing Gum May Help Reduce Cravings and Control Appetite. Newswise.
Juergen, B. et al. (2008, January). Severe weight loss caused by chewing gum. British Journal of Medicine, 336, 96-97.
Julis, R.A. & Mattes, R.D. (2007, March). Influence of sweetened chewing gum on appetite, meal patterning and energy intake. Appetite, 48, 2, 167-175.
About the Author
Naweko San-Joyz helps people look better. You can get started by using her free weight loss tool located at http://www.noixia.com/blog
The BMJ report actually only involved two women, not exactly the material you would want to base widespread medical recommendations on. Both women experienced unexplained severe weight loss and diarrhea. Ultimately, researchers pinned the source of the copious bowel movements and weight loss as 20 grams of sorbitol the ladies consumed daily by smacking on about 15 to 20 sticks of gum a day.
Besides bowel problems, the women also experienced bloating and gas. After the ladies cut back on the gum chewing, the diarrhea and sudden weight loss stopped.
That negative gum news contradicts the findings of the Wrigley Science Institute (WSI). The WSI is an organization that researches new benefits of chewing gum in an effort to increases sales of Wrigley gums like Extra and Juicy Fruit.
In 2007, a study involving 60 participants, aged 18 to 54, were asked to consume a sweet and salty afternoon snack after chewing a sweetened gum or not chewing gum. Hunger, appetite and cravings were rated immediately after lunch, and then hourly.
Based on the findings of this study, the WSI delineated the following benefits of gum chewing:
* Chewing gum significantly reduced caloric intake by 25 calories and specifically reduced sweet snack intake by 39 calories; salty snacks were decreased by 11 calories.
* Hunger and desire to eat were significantly suppressed by chewing gum at one, two and three hour intervals after lunch.
* Participants reported that chewing gum improved their mood by reducing anxiety and stress, and increasing contentment and relaxation.
* In a similar study among individuals not actively trying to manage their weight, chewing gum reduced snack intake by average of 36 calories.
* Data combined from both studies found that chewing gum reduced intake of the sweet snack in particular by an average of 47 calories.
While the Wrigley's research seems promising, another study published in the journal Appetite unveiled no weight loss benefits related to chewing gum. This study involved 47 volunteers and explored the influence of sweetened chewing gum on appetitive ratings, meal patterning and food intake.
Investigators imposed three test conditions on study participants after they ate lunch at a laboratory: no gum chewing, gum chewing two hours after lunch and gum chewing when hungry. The volunteers completed each treatment (eating lunch then reporting what happned), one day a week for three weeks.
Throughout the remainder of the day, participants self-recorded data about their mood, appetite and food intake. The results revealed that appetite ratings, meal patterning and food intake do not differ among the three treatment conditions.
Apparently, chewing gum can provoke weight loss by either provoking more bowel movements or by distracting you from excessive eating. Just pay attention to the sweetener used in your gum, because artificial sugars have their respective potentially negative side-effects like gas, annoying smacking and uncontrollable bowel movements.
Sources:
Edelman PR, Chicago. (2007, October 22). Chewing Gum May Help Reduce Cravings and Control Appetite. Newswise.
Juergen, B. et al. (2008, January). Severe weight loss caused by chewing gum. British Journal of Medicine, 336, 96-97.
Julis, R.A. & Mattes, R.D. (2007, March). Influence of sweetened chewing gum on appetite, meal patterning and energy intake. Appetite, 48, 2, 167-175.
About the Author
Naweko San-Joyz helps people look better. You can get started by using her free weight loss tool located at http://www.noixia.com/blog
Are worms making you fat? by Rachele Roberts
A new breakthrough secret is all you now need in order to forever shed countless pounds, stay healthy, and add many years to your life!
A lady doctor from Arizona has blown the lid off the best-kept secret in weight loss ever discovered -- and this has the whole diet food and drug industries turned upside down and in nothing less than a torrential uproar.
Her name is Dr Suzanne Gudakunst, and she's marching to the beat of a different drum.
And no, nothing about her "secret" is difficult -- nor does it require that you do something completely out of the ordinary or anything unnatural.
Instead, the Arizonian boasts proudly "...this is something that I caught onto just before 2002 when there was so much research and exploration going around concerning the human colon and digestive system working in harmony with nutritional absorption, and I started doing independent studies just to test things at first ... but which I later expanded on after seeing some fantastic results."
This same woman medical practitioner went on to accurately determine a definitive correlation between harmful plague and parasitic infestations of the human bowel tract, and people suffering chronic obesity -- and who despite intense diet and exercise appeared to be unable to lose any weight whatsoever.
Over the course of six years the Arizona doctor developed a number of natural treatments for the removal of these same harmful, even life-threatening plaques and rapidly reproducing digestive parasites -- and when applied to even worse-case patients suffering extreme obesity (98% of which were in immediate danger of dying) she saw a 100% effectiveness and success rate.
She then borrowed from her research on the severely obese, and applied the same strategies on milder cases of overweight persons -- only to find the same effectiveness and quality results as described above (although the individual weight loss per subject wasn't nearly as much as those obese patients 100 lbs to 200 lbs or more overweight).
So powerful is her secret that she's able to reverse diabetes, rid illness altogether in people suffering from cancer (linked directly to poor diet and overweight factors), as well as an elimination of an entire spectrum of serious and otherwise life-threatening diseases.
Nearly 100% of all her case subjects were told in the alternative by "conventional doctors" that they either had just months or years to live, or they would never live a life anything resembling remotely a "normal" existence -- yet after applying Dr Suzanne's treatments saw a complete contradiction to others doctors' prognoses.
Again, nothing about her secret is unnatural or requires someone to do any major action or modification in their lives.
In fact, her entire treatment is based completely on built-into-nature 'protection agents' scattered throughout the world in the form of select herbs, extracts, and organic constituents, and which can be found in a variety of plants -- but when combined in specific combinations and carefully chosen amounts make for a solution to what is perhaps the world's worst ever plague: OBESITY (and the illnesses and diseases resulting from it -- or at least severely aggravated or exacerbated by it).
Now to everyone else's great gain, whether suffering from just a few extra pounds and inches, to those extremely fat and overweight, this brave, bold lady doctor is releasing to the general public her secret for forever destroying the tight unrelenting closed-fist of obesity's stronghold over the now more than 40% of Americans labeled obese, and others worldwide.
But she's not promising any of us for how long.
Some experts and sociologists suggest that in the bigger scheme of things, the world will never tolerate a discovery of such magnitude, any more than it would be realistic to expect a car that runs on water (even if very real) to ever become commercially available to the general public for day-to-day use.
One well-respected and famous diet & wellness author wrote years ago that if anyone ever "truly unlocked the keys to permanent fat loss, they may actually suffer the same fate as JFK."
It is currently available at:
=> http://whyIdidnotjoin.info
...so you may want to head on over there now and get it and before someone or "something" gets it forever yanked out of ever getting in YOUR hand at least. You'll see a video of the actual worm in the body!
It's in a very easily readable format and is quickly and readily understood and mastered by anyone with even a 4th grade reading level.
While you're there, why not scroll down and review for yourself the huge successes others are now having with this incredible breakthrough in rapid, massive weight loss and extremely improved and enhanced health, now made freely available to the rest of us?
About the Author
Rachele Roberts has strugggled with her weight all of her life. This secret has now given her hope that she will one day beat obesity.
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A lady doctor from Arizona has blown the lid off the best-kept secret in weight loss ever discovered -- and this has the whole diet food and drug industries turned upside down and in nothing less than a torrential uproar.
Her name is Dr Suzanne Gudakunst, and she's marching to the beat of a different drum.
And no, nothing about her "secret" is difficult -- nor does it require that you do something completely out of the ordinary or anything unnatural.
Instead, the Arizonian boasts proudly "...this is something that I caught onto just before 2002 when there was so much research and exploration going around concerning the human colon and digestive system working in harmony with nutritional absorption, and I started doing independent studies just to test things at first ... but which I later expanded on after seeing some fantastic results."
This same woman medical practitioner went on to accurately determine a definitive correlation between harmful plague and parasitic infestations of the human bowel tract, and people suffering chronic obesity -- and who despite intense diet and exercise appeared to be unable to lose any weight whatsoever.
Over the course of six years the Arizona doctor developed a number of natural treatments for the removal of these same harmful, even life-threatening plaques and rapidly reproducing digestive parasites -- and when applied to even worse-case patients suffering extreme obesity (98% of which were in immediate danger of dying) she saw a 100% effectiveness and success rate.
She then borrowed from her research on the severely obese, and applied the same strategies on milder cases of overweight persons -- only to find the same effectiveness and quality results as described above (although the individual weight loss per subject wasn't nearly as much as those obese patients 100 lbs to 200 lbs or more overweight).
So powerful is her secret that she's able to reverse diabetes, rid illness altogether in people suffering from cancer (linked directly to poor diet and overweight factors), as well as an elimination of an entire spectrum of serious and otherwise life-threatening diseases.
Nearly 100% of all her case subjects were told in the alternative by "conventional doctors" that they either had just months or years to live, or they would never live a life anything resembling remotely a "normal" existence -- yet after applying Dr Suzanne's treatments saw a complete contradiction to others doctors' prognoses.
Again, nothing about her secret is unnatural or requires someone to do any major action or modification in their lives.
In fact, her entire treatment is based completely on built-into-nature 'protection agents' scattered throughout the world in the form of select herbs, extracts, and organic constituents, and which can be found in a variety of plants -- but when combined in specific combinations and carefully chosen amounts make for a solution to what is perhaps the world's worst ever plague: OBESITY (and the illnesses and diseases resulting from it -- or at least severely aggravated or exacerbated by it).
Now to everyone else's great gain, whether suffering from just a few extra pounds and inches, to those extremely fat and overweight, this brave, bold lady doctor is releasing to the general public her secret for forever destroying the tight unrelenting closed-fist of obesity's stronghold over the now more than 40% of Americans labeled obese, and others worldwide.
But she's not promising any of us for how long.
Some experts and sociologists suggest that in the bigger scheme of things, the world will never tolerate a discovery of such magnitude, any more than it would be realistic to expect a car that runs on water (even if very real) to ever become commercially available to the general public for day-to-day use.
One well-respected and famous diet & wellness author wrote years ago that if anyone ever "truly unlocked the keys to permanent fat loss, they may actually suffer the same fate as JFK."
It is currently available at:
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It's in a very easily readable format and is quickly and readily understood and mastered by anyone with even a 4th grade reading level.
While you're there, why not scroll down and review for yourself the huge successes others are now having with this incredible breakthrough in rapid, massive weight loss and extremely improved and enhanced health, now made freely available to the rest of us?
About the Author
Rachele Roberts has strugggled with her weight all of her life. This secret has now given her hope that she will one day beat obesity.
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Fat Loss for Idiots by Joyce Yancey
You are overweight because you're eating!!! -The wrong foods! -The wrong calories per meal! -You're eating at the wrong times!
Food is the secret of any weight loss! It can either make you thin or fat! You get fat serious you don't eat the right food at the right intervals each day.
You need to eat more than 3 times a day to lose weight. So you can inc rease you metabolism and your body begins to start burning calories!
Low calorie diets don't work! You end up starving yourself and not lose any weight. People even end up doing low-fat, non-fat, and crazy fat-gram-counting programs, yet still get fatter doing them!
How about low-carb diets? Anyone who's tried them will tell you about the headaches, dizzyness, and sheer and utter misery that they felt trying to maintain that for as long as possible. Too bad all that weight comes back on and then some... SOOOO not worth it!
So... what works?
Is it really possible to change your body in just 11 days? If you use this eating system you will! Learn all you need to know about the following: -The right foods to eat for you -How can I actually burn the fat? -What is calorie shifting? -Eat more and lose fat! Don't believe it? Too good to be true?
Follow this link for more information, and decide for yourself! http://joycedo.4idiots.hop.clickbank.net/
About the Author
I'm a Mother of three that believes in a balanced approach to achieving one's body transformation goals! I'm commited to educating people about what is true or false in weight loss.
Food is the secret of any weight loss! It can either make you thin or fat! You get fat serious you don't eat the right food at the right intervals each day.
You need to eat more than 3 times a day to lose weight. So you can inc rease you metabolism and your body begins to start burning calories!
Low calorie diets don't work! You end up starving yourself and not lose any weight. People even end up doing low-fat, non-fat, and crazy fat-gram-counting programs, yet still get fatter doing them!
How about low-carb diets? Anyone who's tried them will tell you about the headaches, dizzyness, and sheer and utter misery that they felt trying to maintain that for as long as possible. Too bad all that weight comes back on and then some... SOOOO not worth it!
So... what works?
Is it really possible to change your body in just 11 days? If you use this eating system you will! Learn all you need to know about the following: -The right foods to eat for you -How can I actually burn the fat? -What is calorie shifting? -Eat more and lose fat! Don't believe it? Too good to be true?
Follow this link for more information, and decide for yourself! http://joycedo.4idiots.hop.clickbank.net/
About the Author
I'm a Mother of three that believes in a balanced approach to achieving one's body transformation goals! I'm commited to educating people about what is true or false in weight loss.
Is Yoga For The Face Really Yoga? by Cynthia Rowland
Contortions, puckers and grimaces are the basis of a new facial movement genre that is being touted as yoga for the face. Not only is this an insult to our common sense, it is easy to imagine that every yogi could be offended by these movements that produce lines and wrinkles.
Over the years snake oil salesmen have hoped their hype would result in a windfall of cash. They tout the latest and greatest cures with potions that no one has tested hoping that you, the hopeful, unsuspecting public, will buy into their spiel that will line their pockets with your hard earned dollars.
A well-respected magazine and a news leader recently reviewed these facial movements. There was no mention of results and there were no credible testimonials to accompany the information. What we did see were photos of facial contortions, puckers and grimaces.
These photos clearly demonstrate how wrinkles are formed. When you repetitively create lines and wrinkles with contortions and the like, it is possible that the face will begin to resemble that look. Think frown lines. If you have them it is because you have repetitively made that grimace over and over again.
The muscles and skin work together to create the look your face portrays; muscles that are strong support the skin…muscles that are lax allow the skin to wrinkle. Strong muscles plus energized skin equals a youthful appearance.
Using resistance with anchoring techniques is the only way to develop stronger facial muscles. Here's why: facial muscles attach to bone only on one end, the other end attaches to skin or another muscle. Without anchoring and resistance the muscles cannot achieve a contraction.
Consider this: open your mouth wide, now close it and open it three times. Sure you might feel a slight stirring in the lower face muscles but add resistance by placing the forefinger and the middle finger lightly on your bottom teeth. Open your mouth. Push your fingertips downward as you try to close your mouth. Aha! This is resistance you can definitely feel the muscles respond under your chin and up the sides of your face.
Without the resistance, the movement is merely a contortion. There is nothing significant that could truly change the shape and contour of your neck and face if you do not have resistance and contraction.
No matter what the marketing gimmick if you are hoping that a grimace, a pucker, a twist or a contortion is going to give you a younger looking face, you will be disappointed.
Talking, laughing, yelling at your kids, singing ��" the normal everyday activities will not stop muscles from elongating. It is the elongation of our facial muscles that produce that aged look.
Stopping the muscles from pooling as they head downward into other muscles requires action that is far greater than twists and puckers.
Our bodies experience slack muscles: our waists thicken, arms become flabby and our hips can change shape all because of atrophied muscles.
When you want to revamp your body, you head to the gym, drag out weights and hit the machines. You begin contracting those muscles using resistance.
The muscles in the body just like the muscles in the face will plump up and reposition when they are proficiently exercised. Without the resistance and contraction of the muscles, the body, like the face, will not receive the results you desire.
Anchoring helps isolate the facial muscles. Using your fingers and thumbs will create the needed resistance to lift a sagging forehead, heavy cheeks and even jowls and pouches. This type of facial exercise is the ultimate natural cosmetic enhancement because it can lift, tighten and tone droopy muscles and skin in hardly any time at all.
You know the risks and complications of surgery and invasive procedures but do you know that injecting foreign substances is risky, too? Looking younger in today's society has triggered an avalanche of new drugs, topical preparations, bizarre surgery techniques and even a resurgence of contortions first introduced in the 60's.
Be savvy. If you want your face to look and feel years younger safely without creating lines and wrinkles rely on isometric and resistance exercises that promote optimum results in an all natural way.
The process is easy and it only takes a few minutes a day in the privacy of your home to transform your tired, droopy face into one that is toned, tightened and lifted.
No puckers please!
Cynthia Rowland “I Save Faces†http://www.rejenuve.com/FacialMagicSL.htm
About the Author
Cynthia Rowland is widely recognized as an expert in all natural facial fitness with over thirty years experience in health & beauty related fields. She has appeared on The View, Fit TV, HGTV and other popular shows. This author, speaker and television personality is leading the crusade to keep men and women looking vibrantly younger through natural techniques without spending their children’s inheritance.
Over the years snake oil salesmen have hoped their hype would result in a windfall of cash. They tout the latest and greatest cures with potions that no one has tested hoping that you, the hopeful, unsuspecting public, will buy into their spiel that will line their pockets with your hard earned dollars.
A well-respected magazine and a news leader recently reviewed these facial movements. There was no mention of results and there were no credible testimonials to accompany the information. What we did see were photos of facial contortions, puckers and grimaces.
These photos clearly demonstrate how wrinkles are formed. When you repetitively create lines and wrinkles with contortions and the like, it is possible that the face will begin to resemble that look. Think frown lines. If you have them it is because you have repetitively made that grimace over and over again.
The muscles and skin work together to create the look your face portrays; muscles that are strong support the skin…muscles that are lax allow the skin to wrinkle. Strong muscles plus energized skin equals a youthful appearance.
Using resistance with anchoring techniques is the only way to develop stronger facial muscles. Here's why: facial muscles attach to bone only on one end, the other end attaches to skin or another muscle. Without anchoring and resistance the muscles cannot achieve a contraction.
Consider this: open your mouth wide, now close it and open it three times. Sure you might feel a slight stirring in the lower face muscles but add resistance by placing the forefinger and the middle finger lightly on your bottom teeth. Open your mouth. Push your fingertips downward as you try to close your mouth. Aha! This is resistance you can definitely feel the muscles respond under your chin and up the sides of your face.
Without the resistance, the movement is merely a contortion. There is nothing significant that could truly change the shape and contour of your neck and face if you do not have resistance and contraction.
No matter what the marketing gimmick if you are hoping that a grimace, a pucker, a twist or a contortion is going to give you a younger looking face, you will be disappointed.
Talking, laughing, yelling at your kids, singing ��" the normal everyday activities will not stop muscles from elongating. It is the elongation of our facial muscles that produce that aged look.
Stopping the muscles from pooling as they head downward into other muscles requires action that is far greater than twists and puckers.
Our bodies experience slack muscles: our waists thicken, arms become flabby and our hips can change shape all because of atrophied muscles.
When you want to revamp your body, you head to the gym, drag out weights and hit the machines. You begin contracting those muscles using resistance.
The muscles in the body just like the muscles in the face will plump up and reposition when they are proficiently exercised. Without the resistance and contraction of the muscles, the body, like the face, will not receive the results you desire.
Anchoring helps isolate the facial muscles. Using your fingers and thumbs will create the needed resistance to lift a sagging forehead, heavy cheeks and even jowls and pouches. This type of facial exercise is the ultimate natural cosmetic enhancement because it can lift, tighten and tone droopy muscles and skin in hardly any time at all.
You know the risks and complications of surgery and invasive procedures but do you know that injecting foreign substances is risky, too? Looking younger in today's society has triggered an avalanche of new drugs, topical preparations, bizarre surgery techniques and even a resurgence of contortions first introduced in the 60's.
Be savvy. If you want your face to look and feel years younger safely without creating lines and wrinkles rely on isometric and resistance exercises that promote optimum results in an all natural way.
The process is easy and it only takes a few minutes a day in the privacy of your home to transform your tired, droopy face into one that is toned, tightened and lifted.
No puckers please!
Cynthia Rowland “I Save Faces†http://www.rejenuve.com/FacialMagicSL.htm
About the Author
Cynthia Rowland is widely recognized as an expert in all natural facial fitness with over thirty years experience in health & beauty related fields. She has appeared on The View, Fit TV, HGTV and other popular shows. This author, speaker and television personality is leading the crusade to keep men and women looking vibrantly younger through natural techniques without spending their children’s inheritance.
Why Do It: A Guide to Walking Fitness by Gail Nettles
What's so special about walking as an exercise? Frail old people who are barely able to move in nursing homes can walk. Babies walk. You do it in the course of your everyday life. So why a guide for walking fitness?
It's in the Design
The answer is that our bodies are designed to walk. It's basic and fundamental. You do not need special equipment to walk. Just go out and do it. Or grab your walking shoes and head out to the mall, where you will probably see other "mall walkers".
Treadmills are also a great way to get your walking exercise done. You can walk while you watch your favorite TV show. Most treadmills have variable speeds and inclines, even built in programs, which tell you how many calories, you are building. A brisk walk on the treadmill can burn 400 or more calories.
Exercises like jogging, tennis, and other exercises are often hard on our joints as we age. Walking is a low impact exercise. That means it does not injure or wear out your knees and other joints as you walk.
Walking to Lose Weight
Walking burns calories. It varies according to your speed and whether you swing your arms or "power walk". However, taking a regular walk each day will burn calories and eventually lead to better fitness and weight loss. Don't forget to drink extra water! So put those walking shoes on and get out there and start walking.
It is a good idea to stretch your muscles before you begin your walk. Proper stretching will help prevent soreness. You also need a warm up. This can be as simple as just starting with a slow pace for a few minutes before you increase the time and intensity of your pace. You also can warm up by walking in place or just moving around a little.
After your walk, cool down slowly by reducing your pace. Then repeat the gentle stretching. It feels so good. It also increases your flexibility and tones your muscles.
No Expensive Equipment Needed!
One thing you want to do is protect yourself.
More precisely, protect your feet.
Proper shoes are important to protect your feet and give you a little extra spring in your step. Walking shoes are also very comfortable. If you walk everyday, good shoes will wear out in a couple months. The wear should be on the bottom of your shoes and not the upper portion of your shoes.
How Far, How Fast?
So how do you know how far you've walked? Get an inexpensive pedometer. A pedometer counts off your steps during your walk. That is especially good when you are slowly increasing your walks daily. You can also keep track of the amount of steps in your daily life. The more you move, the better. You might find yourself parking a block or two away from where you are going to increase the number of steps.
If you're a (former) couch potato who wants to get walking, good for you! Start out slow -- if you can only make it five minutes, that's OK. You can gradually add time and speed until you can walk a mile in 15 minutes. Once you've made it to that goal, try 2 miles in 30 minutes.
Here's another piece of "equipment" that's totally optional. An iPod or MP3 with your favorite up-beat songs also helps you enjoy your exercise and makes the time and miles go by so much faster!
Is the weather where you are too hot ot too cold (or wet or snowy or...)? You don't have an excuse any more -- you can even walk at home! There are lots of DVDs out these days that pace and time you, so you know you are getting a good workout.
Start today, put on those shoes and get busy!
For additional information on walking as an exercise, please see:
http://www.losing-weight-over-40.com/a-guide-to-walking-fitness.html
About the Author
Gail Nettles is a reformed couch potato who is discovering how good it's feeling to lose weight and get fit! She also publishes http://www.losing-weight-over-40.com which is a resource for losing weight to those over 40 years old, and/or over 40 pounds overweight.
It's in the Design
The answer is that our bodies are designed to walk. It's basic and fundamental. You do not need special equipment to walk. Just go out and do it. Or grab your walking shoes and head out to the mall, where you will probably see other "mall walkers".
Treadmills are also a great way to get your walking exercise done. You can walk while you watch your favorite TV show. Most treadmills have variable speeds and inclines, even built in programs, which tell you how many calories, you are building. A brisk walk on the treadmill can burn 400 or more calories.
Exercises like jogging, tennis, and other exercises are often hard on our joints as we age. Walking is a low impact exercise. That means it does not injure or wear out your knees and other joints as you walk.
Walking to Lose Weight
Walking burns calories. It varies according to your speed and whether you swing your arms or "power walk". However, taking a regular walk each day will burn calories and eventually lead to better fitness and weight loss. Don't forget to drink extra water! So put those walking shoes on and get out there and start walking.
It is a good idea to stretch your muscles before you begin your walk. Proper stretching will help prevent soreness. You also need a warm up. This can be as simple as just starting with a slow pace for a few minutes before you increase the time and intensity of your pace. You also can warm up by walking in place or just moving around a little.
After your walk, cool down slowly by reducing your pace. Then repeat the gentle stretching. It feels so good. It also increases your flexibility and tones your muscles.
No Expensive Equipment Needed!
One thing you want to do is protect yourself.
More precisely, protect your feet.
Proper shoes are important to protect your feet and give you a little extra spring in your step. Walking shoes are also very comfortable. If you walk everyday, good shoes will wear out in a couple months. The wear should be on the bottom of your shoes and not the upper portion of your shoes.
How Far, How Fast?
So how do you know how far you've walked? Get an inexpensive pedometer. A pedometer counts off your steps during your walk. That is especially good when you are slowly increasing your walks daily. You can also keep track of the amount of steps in your daily life. The more you move, the better. You might find yourself parking a block or two away from where you are going to increase the number of steps.
If you're a (former) couch potato who wants to get walking, good for you! Start out slow -- if you can only make it five minutes, that's OK. You can gradually add time and speed until you can walk a mile in 15 minutes. Once you've made it to that goal, try 2 miles in 30 minutes.
Here's another piece of "equipment" that's totally optional. An iPod or MP3 with your favorite up-beat songs also helps you enjoy your exercise and makes the time and miles go by so much faster!
Is the weather where you are too hot ot too cold (or wet or snowy or...)? You don't have an excuse any more -- you can even walk at home! There are lots of DVDs out these days that pace and time you, so you know you are getting a good workout.
Start today, put on those shoes and get busy!
For additional information on walking as an exercise, please see:
http://www.losing-weight-over-40.com/a-guide-to-walking-fitness.html
About the Author
Gail Nettles is a reformed couch potato who is discovering how good it's feeling to lose weight and get fit! She also publishes http://www.losing-weight-over-40.com which is a resource for losing weight to those over 40 years old, and/or over 40 pounds overweight.
9 No-Nonsense Weight Loss Tips by Gabriel Adams
Here are 9 easy-to-do tips to help you lose weight without having to resort to drastic measures:
1 - Control portion sizes
Portion sizes can be a controversial topic by themselves. Add larger sized crockery and restaurants trying to out-do each other in serving diners the largest possible meals; and you have a potential portion-size minefield. Two of the most commonly asked questions amongst dieters has got to be "What does a real portion look like?" and "How much is too much?"
Portion sizes vary for different foods. When buying food at the grocery, learn to read labels and read the nutrition information and calorie content. When eating at a party or at a restaurant, have a salad first so that you are not so hungry when it's time for the main meal. Salads have far lesser calories than any entrée.
2 - Reduce Your intake of Calories
French fries and sodas; salads with salad dressings; cookies and café au lattes have become the order of the day. Even people who are on a diet resort to eating at least some form of calorie-laden food every day. Restricting your intake by even a small amount every day can add up to a whopping amount at the end of the month.
3 - Stop the Mindless eating
Do you reach out and grab whatever is available when reading or sitting in front of the TV or computer? Chances are you're mind will be on the TV or on your book and you will most likely miss your fullness cues, resulting in you having eaten far more than you needed to. What's more, studies show that people who indulge in mindless eating almost always eat high-calorie junk food.
4 - Order Wisely at Restaurants
The best way to avoid the calories at a restaurant is by informing the waiter that you are looking for a calorie-reduced meal. Ask them to serve you the sauces, butter or cream on the side and not on your meal.
5 - Mingle more; Eat less at Parties
By all means, go to every party you are invited to, but avoid standing next to the food table. Socialize and mingle with everybody present but control yourself when it comes to the beverages and the food. Take small portions and stay as far away as possible from the food station.
6 - Exercise
There is no substitute for exercise. Though 30 minutes is the recommended daily minimum, even ten minutes of physical activity a day is better than none. Make the time to fit exercise into your daily schedule no matter how busy you are.
7 - Trim Your Trigger Foods
Almost everybody has at least one trigger food, which sets them off on an eating binge. It could be French fries, chocolates or anything else. Recognize your trigger and if you have absolutely not control over the overeating that follows, it is best to try and steer clear from it as much as possible.
8 - Tell Your Family and Friends
Telling your family and friends about your goals will prevent them from cooking up sinful desserts and other calorie-laden foods in your honor.
9 - Join a Weight Loss Support Group
The weight loss journey can be long and tiring and fraught with frustrations. Joining a weight loss support group will give you the strength to overcome your hurdles and achieve your goal.
About the Author
Please visit 9 Smart Weight Loss Tips from Dietitian Janie Hoag at BCBSNC.
1 - Control portion sizes
Portion sizes can be a controversial topic by themselves. Add larger sized crockery and restaurants trying to out-do each other in serving diners the largest possible meals; and you have a potential portion-size minefield. Two of the most commonly asked questions amongst dieters has got to be "What does a real portion look like?" and "How much is too much?"
Portion sizes vary for different foods. When buying food at the grocery, learn to read labels and read the nutrition information and calorie content. When eating at a party or at a restaurant, have a salad first so that you are not so hungry when it's time for the main meal. Salads have far lesser calories than any entrée.
2 - Reduce Your intake of Calories
French fries and sodas; salads with salad dressings; cookies and café au lattes have become the order of the day. Even people who are on a diet resort to eating at least some form of calorie-laden food every day. Restricting your intake by even a small amount every day can add up to a whopping amount at the end of the month.
3 - Stop the Mindless eating
Do you reach out and grab whatever is available when reading or sitting in front of the TV or computer? Chances are you're mind will be on the TV or on your book and you will most likely miss your fullness cues, resulting in you having eaten far more than you needed to. What's more, studies show that people who indulge in mindless eating almost always eat high-calorie junk food.
4 - Order Wisely at Restaurants
The best way to avoid the calories at a restaurant is by informing the waiter that you are looking for a calorie-reduced meal. Ask them to serve you the sauces, butter or cream on the side and not on your meal.
5 - Mingle more; Eat less at Parties
By all means, go to every party you are invited to, but avoid standing next to the food table. Socialize and mingle with everybody present but control yourself when it comes to the beverages and the food. Take small portions and stay as far away as possible from the food station.
6 - Exercise
There is no substitute for exercise. Though 30 minutes is the recommended daily minimum, even ten minutes of physical activity a day is better than none. Make the time to fit exercise into your daily schedule no matter how busy you are.
7 - Trim Your Trigger Foods
Almost everybody has at least one trigger food, which sets them off on an eating binge. It could be French fries, chocolates or anything else. Recognize your trigger and if you have absolutely not control over the overeating that follows, it is best to try and steer clear from it as much as possible.
8 - Tell Your Family and Friends
Telling your family and friends about your goals will prevent them from cooking up sinful desserts and other calorie-laden foods in your honor.
9 - Join a Weight Loss Support Group
The weight loss journey can be long and tiring and fraught with frustrations. Joining a weight loss support group will give you the strength to overcome your hurdles and achieve your goal.
About the Author
Please visit 9 Smart Weight Loss Tips from Dietitian Janie Hoag at BCBSNC.
Quick Way To Starting A Personal Training Business by Jim O'Connor
It always seems the smartest fitness trainers make more money when it comes to starting a personal training business. Do you have to be a brain surgeon to make money as a personal trainer?
The true answer is no, but you will need to be real smart to build a large income. When I Refer to smart it doesn't necessarily mean you have to be a rocket scientist. Smart means wise enough to follow the blueprint of others who have successfully built very profitable personal training business ventures.
Why fitness trainers try to reinvent the wheel is puzzles me. It is much wiser to do the easy things that are already proven to work. Educate yourself, keep things simple, and you will most likely see nice profits.
When starting a personal training business what simple, proven strategies am I referring to? I told you, this isn't brain surgery.
Everything starts with a personal training business and marketing plan. Without one, you will most likely be distracted, and lost. Therefore, to build a personal training business it is smart to have an active business, and marketing plan, working in the background at all times.
The next smart tip successful personal trainers do is invest in continuing education in both exercise physiology, as well as business, sales, and marketing. Continuously re-investing in your knowledge should be one of your most important goals when starting a personal training business.
Being a personal trainer is about selling your knowledge. To increase knowledge you must invest in continuing education courses. There are many fitness training education courses such as Personal Training Riches that shows personal trainers exactly how to start a personal training business.
There are also many personal training certification courses, books, articles, and even trade journals that will help to build a personal training business in a smart, profitable manner.
Inside these personal trainer training courses are such money making tips as mastering the art of listening. When conducting a personal training session it is always important to listen much more than you speak. The fitness training session is about them, and their needs, not you, and your needs. You want to thrill the client.
The understanding of this one simple personal trainer tip can make you a lot of money. As a matter of fact, the word listen should be the first word in an education course on how to start a personal training business.
Another smart personal trainer tip is to always motivate clients through the use of positive reinforcement. Client motivation, and retention will generally not improve by the use of negative re-enforcement. Please understand when starting a personal training business it is important to base client motivation on positive reinforcement, not negative. This strategy has been proven to be the most effective way in getting your clients to do more of the things that are going to give them results.
Getting your fitness training client results should be your main objective. The more clients you motivate that see fantastic results, the more your fitness training business will profit. Isn't that why the person came to you in the first place? They want health, and fitness results!
Your goal as a personal fitness trainer should be to go into every training session with specific strategies that will motivate clients to work harder leading them to excellent fitness results. Your bank account will thank you for doing so.
Being smart when starting a personal training business is the difference between success, and failure. You do have a choice! Take what already works, and try to improve upon it. However, continually strive to use smart fitness training business strategies.
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Jim O'Connor - Exercise Physiologist
Copyright (c) - Wellness Word, LLC 9461 Charleville Blvd. #312 Beverly Hills, CA 90212
About the Author
Jim O'Connor is a Beverly Hills professional fitness trainer with over 22 years of experience. He has recently decided to reveal his highly secret personal training business tips that will help you quickly profit at http://www.personaltrainingriches.com.
The true answer is no, but you will need to be real smart to build a large income. When I Refer to smart it doesn't necessarily mean you have to be a rocket scientist. Smart means wise enough to follow the blueprint of others who have successfully built very profitable personal training business ventures.
Why fitness trainers try to reinvent the wheel is puzzles me. It is much wiser to do the easy things that are already proven to work. Educate yourself, keep things simple, and you will most likely see nice profits.
When starting a personal training business what simple, proven strategies am I referring to? I told you, this isn't brain surgery.
Everything starts with a personal training business and marketing plan. Without one, you will most likely be distracted, and lost. Therefore, to build a personal training business it is smart to have an active business, and marketing plan, working in the background at all times.
The next smart tip successful personal trainers do is invest in continuing education in both exercise physiology, as well as business, sales, and marketing. Continuously re-investing in your knowledge should be one of your most important goals when starting a personal training business.
Being a personal trainer is about selling your knowledge. To increase knowledge you must invest in continuing education courses. There are many fitness training education courses such as Personal Training Riches that shows personal trainers exactly how to start a personal training business.
There are also many personal training certification courses, books, articles, and even trade journals that will help to build a personal training business in a smart, profitable manner.
Inside these personal trainer training courses are such money making tips as mastering the art of listening. When conducting a personal training session it is always important to listen much more than you speak. The fitness training session is about them, and their needs, not you, and your needs. You want to thrill the client.
The understanding of this one simple personal trainer tip can make you a lot of money. As a matter of fact, the word listen should be the first word in an education course on how to start a personal training business.
Another smart personal trainer tip is to always motivate clients through the use of positive reinforcement. Client motivation, and retention will generally not improve by the use of negative re-enforcement. Please understand when starting a personal training business it is important to base client motivation on positive reinforcement, not negative. This strategy has been proven to be the most effective way in getting your clients to do more of the things that are going to give them results.
Getting your fitness training client results should be your main objective. The more clients you motivate that see fantastic results, the more your fitness training business will profit. Isn't that why the person came to you in the first place? They want health, and fitness results!
Your goal as a personal fitness trainer should be to go into every training session with specific strategies that will motivate clients to work harder leading them to excellent fitness results. Your bank account will thank you for doing so.
Being smart when starting a personal training business is the difference between success, and failure. You do have a choice! Take what already works, and try to improve upon it. However, continually strive to use smart fitness training business strategies.
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About the Author
Jim O'Connor is a Beverly Hills professional fitness trainer with over 22 years of experience. He has recently decided to reveal his highly secret personal training business tips that will help you quickly profit at http://www.personaltrainingriches.com.
Calling All Flabby Abs: Exercise to Lose Belly Fat! by Gail Nettles
You want to lose belly fat. You know you need to exercise, but what should you do?
What exercises target belly fat? Do they work? Are they hard to accomplish?
Help!
The Belly of the Matter
In seeking to lose stomach fat, you are actually wanting to tone and tighten their abdominal and oblique muscles -- often called "core" muscles. This process of targeting the core zone produces a firmer and thinner look - a good thing! When you work your core, you'll also gain a longer and leaner look.
In addition, an ab toning program will boost metabolism, furthering the effectiveness of any weight loss program. (After all, you do want to lose belly fat every way you can, right?)
Into the Core
The core of the body is the muscle area from the hips to right under the breasts. To tone and trim your core, you need to concentrate on these muscles - the rectus abdominus and obliques.
The rectus abdominus muscles are long and flat, extending across the whole front of the abdomen. Commonly referred to as a "6-pack," this area can further be divided into upper and lowers regions. The obliques muscles are also referred to as “love handles.â€
These muscles run at an angle along the side of the abdomen. They are long and flat and composed dually. The other muscle sets are referred to as the internal and external obliques.
How and Where?
Although a gym membership or expensive workout equipment is not a requirement, this is up to you. If you're just starting out, a session or two with a personal trainer might be all you need to get motivated.
However, all you really need to get started is an exercise mat and the ability to just do it -- crunches, that is.
Need more variety? Adding exercise balls and video guided workouts can provide a low cost path to torso toning too. Additionally, there are inexpensive pieces of equipment that may be purchased for home workouts.
Whatever you choose to do to get rid of the flabby belly, the most important thing is -- do it regularly! Three or perhaps four times a week will get you and your abs in tip-top trim before you know it.
Want more information on getting rid of stubborn tummy bulge? Check out:
http://www.losing-weight-over-40.com/exercise-to-lose-belly-fat.html
About the Author
Gail Nettles is a reformed couch potato who is discovering just how good weight loss and fitness feels! She operates the website http//http://www.losing-weight-over-40.com as a resource for women over 40 who want to lose weight.
What exercises target belly fat? Do they work? Are they hard to accomplish?
Help!
The Belly of the Matter
In seeking to lose stomach fat, you are actually wanting to tone and tighten their abdominal and oblique muscles -- often called "core" muscles. This process of targeting the core zone produces a firmer and thinner look - a good thing! When you work your core, you'll also gain a longer and leaner look.
In addition, an ab toning program will boost metabolism, furthering the effectiveness of any weight loss program. (After all, you do want to lose belly fat every way you can, right?)
Into the Core
The core of the body is the muscle area from the hips to right under the breasts. To tone and trim your core, you need to concentrate on these muscles - the rectus abdominus and obliques.
The rectus abdominus muscles are long and flat, extending across the whole front of the abdomen. Commonly referred to as a "6-pack," this area can further be divided into upper and lowers regions. The obliques muscles are also referred to as “love handles.â€
These muscles run at an angle along the side of the abdomen. They are long and flat and composed dually. The other muscle sets are referred to as the internal and external obliques.
How and Where?
Although a gym membership or expensive workout equipment is not a requirement, this is up to you. If you're just starting out, a session or two with a personal trainer might be all you need to get motivated.
However, all you really need to get started is an exercise mat and the ability to just do it -- crunches, that is.
Need more variety? Adding exercise balls and video guided workouts can provide a low cost path to torso toning too. Additionally, there are inexpensive pieces of equipment that may be purchased for home workouts.
Whatever you choose to do to get rid of the flabby belly, the most important thing is -- do it regularly! Three or perhaps four times a week will get you and your abs in tip-top trim before you know it.
Want more information on getting rid of stubborn tummy bulge? Check out:
http://www.losing-weight-over-40.com/exercise-to-lose-belly-fat.html
About the Author
Gail Nettles is a reformed couch potato who is discovering just how good weight loss and fitness feels! She operates the website http//http://www.losing-weight-over-40.com as a resource for women over 40 who want to lose weight.
A Quick Review of Burn The Fat, Feed The Muscle by Andrew Bicknell
Tom Venuto's ebook is one of the most popular and successful diet and fitness programs to hit the internet simply because the program he details will work if you have some patience and put in the work. This flies in the face of the lose weight quick mentality that seems to permeate much of the weight loss industry today. Unfortunately those who choose the quick fix approach often find themselves gaining the weight back. In fact current statistics show that nearly 95% of those who lose weight soon gain it all back.
This is where Burn The Fat, Feed The Muscle is different. It isn't a quick fix to your weight problem but it is a detailed outline of how making significant lifestyle changes incorporating both diet and exercise can burn away those excess layers of fat. Not only will it help you achieve your weight loss goals it will also show you how easy it is to keep it off once you make these changes a permanent part of your life.
There is a lot of meat in this down loadable ebook; 340 pages worth which may seem overwhelming at first. But considering that the author is a natural professional body builder and certified trainer who has spent his adult life studying the affects of diet and exercise on human health you can be sure that the information you get is first rate.
This ebook really does over-deliver when it comes to the information given. It gives you information, tips, tricks, and techniques that successful professional trainers use to help their clients lose weight and keep it off. This is the crux of this program, keeping your body healthy through diet and exercise so you don't ever have to worry about your weight again.
Another area this program excels in is customer service. The author, Tom Venuto, will actually accept and answer emails on any questions his customers have regarding his program. This can be helpful because there may be some parts of his book that need some clarification in your own mind.
There is a disclaimer that need to be mentioned with the Burn The Fat, Feed The Muscle ebook. If you are looking for instant gratification when it comes to losing weight then this is not the plan for you. It will take a certain level of commitment to making significant lifestyle changes and sticking to them if you want to succeed, but if you put in the effort you will be rewarded with a lean and healthy body.
About the Author
To learn more about the Burn The Fat System and to find out how YOU can start turning your body into a "fat burning machine" today, visit the Metabolism website by Clicking Here.
This is where Burn The Fat, Feed The Muscle is different. It isn't a quick fix to your weight problem but it is a detailed outline of how making significant lifestyle changes incorporating both diet and exercise can burn away those excess layers of fat. Not only will it help you achieve your weight loss goals it will also show you how easy it is to keep it off once you make these changes a permanent part of your life.
There is a lot of meat in this down loadable ebook; 340 pages worth which may seem overwhelming at first. But considering that the author is a natural professional body builder and certified trainer who has spent his adult life studying the affects of diet and exercise on human health you can be sure that the information you get is first rate.
This ebook really does over-deliver when it comes to the information given. It gives you information, tips, tricks, and techniques that successful professional trainers use to help their clients lose weight and keep it off. This is the crux of this program, keeping your body healthy through diet and exercise so you don't ever have to worry about your weight again.
Another area this program excels in is customer service. The author, Tom Venuto, will actually accept and answer emails on any questions his customers have regarding his program. This can be helpful because there may be some parts of his book that need some clarification in your own mind.
There is a disclaimer that need to be mentioned with the Burn The Fat, Feed The Muscle ebook. If you are looking for instant gratification when it comes to losing weight then this is not the plan for you. It will take a certain level of commitment to making significant lifestyle changes and sticking to them if you want to succeed, but if you put in the effort you will be rewarded with a lean and healthy body.
About the Author
To learn more about the Burn The Fat System and to find out how YOU can start turning your body into a "fat burning machine" today, visit the Metabolism website by Clicking Here.
Hypnosis To Improve Your Body's Immune System by Rex Truman
Many people who do not know about hypnosis will view it as the act of putting someone into a deep sleep and making them do stupid things. A small portion of that is true you are being put into a form of deep sleep. However, hypnosis is not about making someone look stupid.
Hypnosis is an altered state of consciousness. When you are under hypnosis, your attention is more focused and you are more responsive to suggestions. The main purpose of hypnosis is to help you understand and gain more control over many emotions or to help you improve your body's immune system. When you are hypnotized, you are more open to suggestions and this can be used to help improve your health and your body's immune system. How hypnosis works is still unclear and its medical uses aren't understood but if you are hypnotized by a qualified hypnotherapist it can help you with a variety of health conditions therefore improving your body's immune system.
Research has shown that hypnosis and other relaxation techniques can help improve your body's immune system. Your immune system can be weakened after a period of acute stress, negative attitudes, and a pessimistic outlook on things. The immune system is made up of many cells that travel through the body to all organs and other vital parts of the body. If a person is stressed then the brain will send a negative message to the immune system through the cells and therefore the immune system will weaken.
Therefore, when under hypnosis the person can be encouraged to think more positively and that could result in a more improved immune system. Hence, showing that hypnosis can improve the body's immune system. In addition, when under hypnosis your body is relaxed and stress-free which can then result in a more stress-free lifestyle and an improved immune system.
It is important to keep your immune system in good working order and through hypnosis that is available. Hypnosis will improve your immune system as it has been proven although not explainable.
If you fail to keep your immune system going well then you are more vulnerable to diseases. Another important fact to remember is that cancer starts inside the body through our own cells and could be started as a result of a weakened immune system. The tale end of the story is that hypnosis can improve your body's immune system.
About the Author
Rex Truman is a writer who has studied hypnosis, and shares his findings with people who want to know more about this therapy at http://www.hypnosis-selfhypnosis.com
Hypnosis is an altered state of consciousness. When you are under hypnosis, your attention is more focused and you are more responsive to suggestions. The main purpose of hypnosis is to help you understand and gain more control over many emotions or to help you improve your body's immune system. When you are hypnotized, you are more open to suggestions and this can be used to help improve your health and your body's immune system. How hypnosis works is still unclear and its medical uses aren't understood but if you are hypnotized by a qualified hypnotherapist it can help you with a variety of health conditions therefore improving your body's immune system.
Research has shown that hypnosis and other relaxation techniques can help improve your body's immune system. Your immune system can be weakened after a period of acute stress, negative attitudes, and a pessimistic outlook on things. The immune system is made up of many cells that travel through the body to all organs and other vital parts of the body. If a person is stressed then the brain will send a negative message to the immune system through the cells and therefore the immune system will weaken.
Therefore, when under hypnosis the person can be encouraged to think more positively and that could result in a more improved immune system. Hence, showing that hypnosis can improve the body's immune system. In addition, when under hypnosis your body is relaxed and stress-free which can then result in a more stress-free lifestyle and an improved immune system.
It is important to keep your immune system in good working order and through hypnosis that is available. Hypnosis will improve your immune system as it has been proven although not explainable.
If you fail to keep your immune system going well then you are more vulnerable to diseases. Another important fact to remember is that cancer starts inside the body through our own cells and could be started as a result of a weakened immune system. The tale end of the story is that hypnosis can improve your body's immune system.
About the Author
Rex Truman is a writer who has studied hypnosis, and shares his findings with people who want to know more about this therapy at http://www.hypnosis-selfhypnosis.com
0 Food by Michael Messener by matthew faulkner / http://easylossnow.blogspot.com
20 Food by Michael Messener
The following article covers a topic that has recently moved to center stage--at least it seems that way. If you've been thinking you need to know more about it, here's your opportunity.
The more authentic information about 20 foods you know, the more likely people are to consider you a 20 foods expert. Read on for even more 20 foods facts that you can share.
The one problem that most single men have is, they never have a well stocked pantry. This can cause major problems. If you don't have a stocked pantry, you are more likely to fill up on snack food or even worse, fast food. You need to make sure that you have a well stocked pantry so that you can cook healthy meals without much effort. Don't know what kinds of things that you should always have on hand? Well, no need to worry about it anymore. We will give you a list of 20 items that are must haves for you pantry.
1. Water his might sound silly, but always have some cold water on hand. Get yourself a pitcher or something that you can keep water in the ice box.
2. Milk. You should always have some low fat milk on hand. Cereal in the morning is a great way to get a good easy meal.
3. Fruit. Always have some fruit on hand. It is great for snacking. You can eat fruit and instead of potato chips.
4. Carrots. These are great for snacking. Just add some low fat dip and you have a snack that will rival any deep fried snacks.
5. Peanut butter. This is a great way to get some protein without having to worry about the fat. Use it on your toast for breakfast instead of butter.
6. Eggs. You need these for baking and other specialties. Also they are great for a protein filled breakfast.
7. Yogurt. This is great for hot summer days. You can make tons of drinks out of this. Also, it is great with chicken. You should learn a bit about Indian cooking for more ways to use yogurt. Indians love yogurt and eat it often.
8. Butter. You shouldn't suck on butter like you do a lollipop. But, butter is a must for baked goods. Also, fried eggs taste great cooked in butter.
9. Lemons. These are a must if you eat a lot of seafood. Also, a cold glass of lemonade is great after a hard days work.
10. Mayo. Don't use this stuff every day. But, you do need to use some if you make tuna or chicken salad. It can also be great on low fat cuts of chicken and such. It is good on items that are dry. Make sure to buy the low fat kind and to use as little as possible.
11. Mustard. I like to use this instead of mayo on sandwiches. It is a great way to knock out the fat.
12. Cheese. This is a must have. Don't eat too much of it. But, cheese is the beauty of life. It can make a dull dish come alive.
13. Drinks. Always have some drinks on hand. Have some fruit juice, beer and sodas in the ice box. Don't go over board with them, but have a beer from time to time as a treat.
14. Fresh ginger. This will keep for a long time in your ice box. Don't cover it or anything like that. Keep it whole in your ice box for best keeping.
15. Bread. You should always have some bread on hand. Don't go hog wild here on the carbs. A good sandwich is great from time to time. I would suggest that you find a local bakery and buy your bread there. Don't buy that awful white stuff that has been sitting on the shelf for who knows how long.
16. Canned veggies and fruits. When in a pinch, canned is better than none at all. Even though I suggest that you always eat fresh fruits and veggies, you should have some canned ones on hand. How do you know when you will have a craving for corn and not have any fresh on hand? Canned food can last a very long time, so you don't have to eat it right away.
17. Pasta. Want a meal in a minute? Pasta is the way to go. It cooks quickly and easily.
18. Rice. Same as pasta.
19. Spices and herbs. Always keep some of these on hand. Go to a place where you can buy them in bulk. Don't buy those little containers in the store. Not only are they too expensive, but you don't know how long they have been sitting there. When you buy from a place that sells bulk, you know that you will be getting fresh items.
20. Cereal. Great for that last minute breakfast. Have some of this on hand so you don't have to wait in line at the fast food joint to get your heart attack on a muffin.
matthew faulkner / http://tinurl.com/yqbwdq
The day will come when you can use something you read about here to have a beneficial impact. Then you'll be glad you took the time to learn more about 20 foods.
About the Author
born Cuba NY reside in Port Charlotte Fl
The following article covers a topic that has recently moved to center stage--at least it seems that way. If you've been thinking you need to know more about it, here's your opportunity.
The more authentic information about 20 foods you know, the more likely people are to consider you a 20 foods expert. Read on for even more 20 foods facts that you can share.
The one problem that most single men have is, they never have a well stocked pantry. This can cause major problems. If you don't have a stocked pantry, you are more likely to fill up on snack food or even worse, fast food. You need to make sure that you have a well stocked pantry so that you can cook healthy meals without much effort. Don't know what kinds of things that you should always have on hand? Well, no need to worry about it anymore. We will give you a list of 20 items that are must haves for you pantry.
1. Water his might sound silly, but always have some cold water on hand. Get yourself a pitcher or something that you can keep water in the ice box.
2. Milk. You should always have some low fat milk on hand. Cereal in the morning is a great way to get a good easy meal.
3. Fruit. Always have some fruit on hand. It is great for snacking. You can eat fruit and instead of potato chips.
4. Carrots. These are great for snacking. Just add some low fat dip and you have a snack that will rival any deep fried snacks.
5. Peanut butter. This is a great way to get some protein without having to worry about the fat. Use it on your toast for breakfast instead of butter.
6. Eggs. You need these for baking and other specialties. Also they are great for a protein filled breakfast.
7. Yogurt. This is great for hot summer days. You can make tons of drinks out of this. Also, it is great with chicken. You should learn a bit about Indian cooking for more ways to use yogurt. Indians love yogurt and eat it often.
8. Butter. You shouldn't suck on butter like you do a lollipop. But, butter is a must for baked goods. Also, fried eggs taste great cooked in butter.
9. Lemons. These are a must if you eat a lot of seafood. Also, a cold glass of lemonade is great after a hard days work.
10. Mayo. Don't use this stuff every day. But, you do need to use some if you make tuna or chicken salad. It can also be great on low fat cuts of chicken and such. It is good on items that are dry. Make sure to buy the low fat kind and to use as little as possible.
11. Mustard. I like to use this instead of mayo on sandwiches. It is a great way to knock out the fat.
12. Cheese. This is a must have. Don't eat too much of it. But, cheese is the beauty of life. It can make a dull dish come alive.
13. Drinks. Always have some drinks on hand. Have some fruit juice, beer and sodas in the ice box. Don't go over board with them, but have a beer from time to time as a treat.
14. Fresh ginger. This will keep for a long time in your ice box. Don't cover it or anything like that. Keep it whole in your ice box for best keeping.
15. Bread. You should always have some bread on hand. Don't go hog wild here on the carbs. A good sandwich is great from time to time. I would suggest that you find a local bakery and buy your bread there. Don't buy that awful white stuff that has been sitting on the shelf for who knows how long.
16. Canned veggies and fruits. When in a pinch, canned is better than none at all. Even though I suggest that you always eat fresh fruits and veggies, you should have some canned ones on hand. How do you know when you will have a craving for corn and not have any fresh on hand? Canned food can last a very long time, so you don't have to eat it right away.
17. Pasta. Want a meal in a minute? Pasta is the way to go. It cooks quickly and easily.
18. Rice. Same as pasta.
19. Spices and herbs. Always keep some of these on hand. Go to a place where you can buy them in bulk. Don't buy those little containers in the store. Not only are they too expensive, but you don't know how long they have been sitting there. When you buy from a place that sells bulk, you know that you will be getting fresh items.
20. Cereal. Great for that last minute breakfast. Have some of this on hand so you don't have to wait in line at the fast food joint to get your heart attack on a muffin.
matthew faulkner / http://tinurl.com/yqbwdq
The day will come when you can use something you read about here to have a beneficial impact. Then you'll be glad you took the time to learn more about 20 foods.
About the Author
born Cuba NY reside in Port Charlotte Fl
Boot Camps and Troubled Teens by Wilson
If your teen has recently been expelled from school or is constantly running away, maybe it's time for you to look into sending him or her to a juvenile boot camp. While some people view juvenile boot camps as a form of child abuse, these camps have actually produced positive results in the lives of thousands of teens.
Here are some of the issues that are dealt with at juvenile boot camps:
* Oppositional Defiant Disorder * ADD/ADHD * Uncontrollable anger * Sudden outbursts * Running away * Substance abuse * Bad influences from friends
If you choose to send your teen to a camp, expect that they will be in a very strict, highly structured and disciplined setting. This isn't church camp! And it's not cheap. Prices for one month at ajuvenile boot camp start at $2,000 and go up from there. But the cost can well be worth it if you have a teen who is defiant and out of control.
Most juvenile boot camps do not deal with kids who are on medication. If you plan to send your child to a camp, it is best, and sometimes mandatory that you wean them off of their medication before they go. In many situations, the camp will attempt to help a child deal with life medication-free.
While sending your teen off to one of the many juvenile boot camps may seem like a last ditch effort to save your child, keep in mind that sometimes it's not the best option. If your teen has exhibited any signs of suicidal tendencies, consider having them treated in a psychiatric hospital or a residential treatment center. You may also want to consider a therapeutic boarding school if your teen is severely depressed. If he or she is self-mutilating or has been diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder, juvenile boot camps are not the answer.
About the Author
Wilson Thomas is an eminent analyst and writer in society related topics. He has authored many books on Juvenile Detention and Juvenile Boot Camps. Now He is rendering his services to www.insightpros.com
Here are some of the issues that are dealt with at juvenile boot camps:
* Oppositional Defiant Disorder * ADD/ADHD * Uncontrollable anger * Sudden outbursts * Running away * Substance abuse * Bad influences from friends
If you choose to send your teen to a camp, expect that they will be in a very strict, highly structured and disciplined setting. This isn't church camp! And it's not cheap. Prices for one month at ajuvenile boot camp start at $2,000 and go up from there. But the cost can well be worth it if you have a teen who is defiant and out of control.
Most juvenile boot camps do not deal with kids who are on medication. If you plan to send your child to a camp, it is best, and sometimes mandatory that you wean them off of their medication before they go. In many situations, the camp will attempt to help a child deal with life medication-free.
While sending your teen off to one of the many juvenile boot camps may seem like a last ditch effort to save your child, keep in mind that sometimes it's not the best option. If your teen has exhibited any signs of suicidal tendencies, consider having them treated in a psychiatric hospital or a residential treatment center. You may also want to consider a therapeutic boarding school if your teen is severely depressed. If he or she is self-mutilating or has been diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder, juvenile boot camps are not the answer.
About the Author
Wilson Thomas is an eminent analyst and writer in society related topics. He has authored many books on Juvenile Detention and Juvenile Boot Camps. Now He is rendering his services to www.insightpros.com
Live Forever With These Health Secrets by James A Penn
Many people from the Himalayas live past 100 years. And, they do this while feeling well and walking with few problems. Wouldn't you like to know what these wise and healthy persons rely on?
Leave it to the native spices, plants, and fruits they've been relying on for thousands of years. Fortunately, the secret's out and these natural healers are now available in other countries.
Here's a list of 7 top Tibetan healing gifts from nature:
Live Longer With Goji Berries
This tasty, small red berry is known for helping the Himalayan population live 20 years longer than the rest of most of us. The goji berry is high in iron and vitamin C which helps the body absorb iron. It also contains essential amino acids. Drink goji juice daily or eat organic berries a few times a week. Find them at your local health food store. If they're hard to find, have your grocer order them and freeze them so you can use them all year.
Heal Your Heart With Pomegranates
According to modern science, pomegranates, which grow wild in the Himalayas, contain natural substances that boost your heart's health. Pomegranate juice is three times healthier than green tea and red wine. You will find it at your local supermarket in many different brands. Drink 2 ounces daily for an optimal effect.
Get To Sleep With This Herb
The Asian herb ashwagandha has been used for thousands of years to treat insomnia. It is just making its appearance and increasing in popularity in the West. One study proved that 100 mg taken before bedtime is effective for helping those who can't sleep. Ashwagandha is also an adaptogen used for curbing the release of cortisol and controlling stress. So, it also helps relieve inflammation and improves the immune system.
Stop Anxiety And Welcome Peace With This Tree
The spicy, woodsy scent of the sandalwood tree has been used for centuries to reduce stress and eliminate anxiety and depression. Yogis even apply the essential oil to their third eye (middle of forehead) during deep meditation. They use it to cool an overstimulated mind. You can use a few drops of sandalwood essential oil in your diffuser at anytime, or relax with it in your bath.
Soothe Your Tummy With This Spice
Tame an upset stomach, stop gas and bloating, or soothe your digestive tract with cardamom. Sprinkle 1 teaspoon of the ground spice in tea or coffee, and drink it 10 minutes before meals. It is found in most grocery stores.
Heal Your Skin With Neem
The people of the Himalayas bathe in warm water steeped with neem leaves to help heal rashes and wounds. Oil from the leaves of the neem tree has been used in Asia for over 2,000 years. Infuse your skin in neem by choosing health store bath products that contain it.
Glow With Sea Buckthorn
Sea buckthorn is the latest hit in natural skin care as an anti-aging winner. This Nepalese shrub bears the berries that are proven to stimulate skin-cell renewal and protect against the damaging rays of the sun. Sea buckthorn contains cell healing antioxidants and Omega-7, a renowned skin rejuvenator. To get glowing skin, use a moisturizer which contains sea buckthorn as a main ingredient. Pure sea buckthorn oil is also useful for preventing and reducing stretch marks.
By using these wonderful healers, you can feel better today. Live longer and have a healthier tomorrow now that you know the great secrets of the Himalayas.
About the Author
For a limited time only, natural health expert, James Penn, is allowing you exclusive free access to his no cost newsletter where he reveals top secret natural health therapies and remedies to reinvigorate, rejuvenate and revitalise your mind, body and soul. Subscribe for free at http://www.revitaliseyourhealth.com
Leave it to the native spices, plants, and fruits they've been relying on for thousands of years. Fortunately, the secret's out and these natural healers are now available in other countries.
Here's a list of 7 top Tibetan healing gifts from nature:
Live Longer With Goji Berries
This tasty, small red berry is known for helping the Himalayan population live 20 years longer than the rest of most of us. The goji berry is high in iron and vitamin C which helps the body absorb iron. It also contains essential amino acids. Drink goji juice daily or eat organic berries a few times a week. Find them at your local health food store. If they're hard to find, have your grocer order them and freeze them so you can use them all year.
Heal Your Heart With Pomegranates
According to modern science, pomegranates, which grow wild in the Himalayas, contain natural substances that boost your heart's health. Pomegranate juice is three times healthier than green tea and red wine. You will find it at your local supermarket in many different brands. Drink 2 ounces daily for an optimal effect.
Get To Sleep With This Herb
The Asian herb ashwagandha has been used for thousands of years to treat insomnia. It is just making its appearance and increasing in popularity in the West. One study proved that 100 mg taken before bedtime is effective for helping those who can't sleep. Ashwagandha is also an adaptogen used for curbing the release of cortisol and controlling stress. So, it also helps relieve inflammation and improves the immune system.
Stop Anxiety And Welcome Peace With This Tree
The spicy, woodsy scent of the sandalwood tree has been used for centuries to reduce stress and eliminate anxiety and depression. Yogis even apply the essential oil to their third eye (middle of forehead) during deep meditation. They use it to cool an overstimulated mind. You can use a few drops of sandalwood essential oil in your diffuser at anytime, or relax with it in your bath.
Soothe Your Tummy With This Spice
Tame an upset stomach, stop gas and bloating, or soothe your digestive tract with cardamom. Sprinkle 1 teaspoon of the ground spice in tea or coffee, and drink it 10 minutes before meals. It is found in most grocery stores.
Heal Your Skin With Neem
The people of the Himalayas bathe in warm water steeped with neem leaves to help heal rashes and wounds. Oil from the leaves of the neem tree has been used in Asia for over 2,000 years. Infuse your skin in neem by choosing health store bath products that contain it.
Glow With Sea Buckthorn
Sea buckthorn is the latest hit in natural skin care as an anti-aging winner. This Nepalese shrub bears the berries that are proven to stimulate skin-cell renewal and protect against the damaging rays of the sun. Sea buckthorn contains cell healing antioxidants and Omega-7, a renowned skin rejuvenator. To get glowing skin, use a moisturizer which contains sea buckthorn as a main ingredient. Pure sea buckthorn oil is also useful for preventing and reducing stretch marks.
By using these wonderful healers, you can feel better today. Live longer and have a healthier tomorrow now that you know the great secrets of the Himalayas.
About the Author
For a limited time only, natural health expert, James Penn, is allowing you exclusive free access to his no cost newsletter where he reveals top secret natural health therapies and remedies to reinvigorate, rejuvenate and revitalise your mind, body and soul. Subscribe for free at http://www.revitaliseyourhealth.com
How To Naturally Rejuvenate Your Body & Mind by James A Penn
By the time the new year rings in, most of us have a long list of sweeping resolutions: lose 20 pounds, take a step up in the career ladder, hit the gym 5 to 6 times a week. But don't feel terrible if your resolutions end up flatter than day-old champagne. According to ancient healing tradition, winter is not the time to start harsh new changes. Our body's natural rhythm wants to take it easy during the winter.
The cold winter months are the best time for our bodies to rejuvenate before spring. Winter is time to finish things, not start them. To help our body end the cycle and prepare for the new one, we need to remove the physical, emotional, and environmental junk we acquired over the past year. So instead of making dramatic changes, a gentle detox ties it up and readies us for the rebirth of spring.
Your Body
A detox is the perfect goal you can expect to meet instead of a deep cleanse which can wait for the warmer months. During detox you simply reduce your intake of toxins and support your body's natural detox systems. Doing this supports your anti-aging goals. On the outside, we take in polluted air and water and foods like sugar and alcohol. On the inside, the body reacts by making more free radicals which end up damaging our DNA and cells, contributing to diseases and aging.
To help your body get rid of toxins, try a detox that removes the excess mucous and acid that has accumulated. Elson Haas, MD and author of The New Detox Diet (Celestial Arts,2004), recommends taking a week off to eat only cooked vegetables, brown rice, seaweed, and miso broth while incorporating massage, steams, and saunas. Another choice is his three-week plan. He recommends you do not intake sweets, caffeine, wheat, dairy, and alcohol, and instead consume steamed vegetables and warm broths.
After your one or three week detox, build up strength by eating more proteins, starches, and seasonal foods including sweet potatoes, pumpkin, kale, and winter squash. Fresh, local foods have more nutrients. Nettle tea, broths, and small amounts of lean meats keep your body warm during the harshness of winter. Hearty, nutricious foods such as brown rice, garlic, seaweed, miso soup, potatoes, broccoli, kale, cabbage, chard, collard greens, cauliflower, and onions replenish your reserves.
An often over-looked part of maintaining optimal health during winter is hydration. Warm teas and broths will keep you in top condition. Chamomile tea strengthens your kidneys while rosehips tea strengthens the adrenals. Keeping the adrenals in top shape prevents or improves common health problems including allergies and asthma. If you suffer from bladder infections, uva ursi infusion or tea will likely cure it.
To keep your body looking great, go for yoga or t'ai chi. They promote deep breathing and soothing movements that won't exhaust your body.
Your Mind
Now is the perfect time to not only clean out the clutter in our closet and garage, but also the emotional baggage in our mind. Conflicts that gnaw at us in the back of our mind only lead to anxiety, anger, or depression. Unresolved feelings eventually take up too much of our energy which can be used for better thoughts and emotions. It's time to get rid of emotional toxins such as behaviours, patterns, and beliefs that interfere with having healthy relationships and living fully.
** Address your issues when you're ready to come to terms with your emotions. You will feel better for facing the truth.
** Surround yourself with a positive and loving environment -one that makes you feel relaxed.
** Learn to let go by creating your own ritual to release the emotional toxins you've identified.
** Make new choices which include not recreating the old problems you just let go of. It's too easy to relapse, so you must commit to creating an intention which honors your commitment. Go with specific, measurable, and realistic goals.
An emotional cleanse will allow you to feel more alive and rejuvenated. The energy you were using to suppress pain is now available for creative choices.
This rejuvenation is a process and by spring you will be more able to implement new goals in full force. Enjoy the gentleness of the detoxification and the peace it brings into your life. You will definitely be living an anti-aging lifestyle if you take care of your body and your mind this season.
About the Author
For a limited time only, natural health expert, James Penn, is allowing you exclusive free access to his no cost newsletter where he reveals top secret natural health therapies and remedies to reinvigorate, rejuvenate and revitalise your mind, body and soul. Subscribe for free at http://www.revitaliseyourhealth.com
The cold winter months are the best time for our bodies to rejuvenate before spring. Winter is time to finish things, not start them. To help our body end the cycle and prepare for the new one, we need to remove the physical, emotional, and environmental junk we acquired over the past year. So instead of making dramatic changes, a gentle detox ties it up and readies us for the rebirth of spring.
Your Body
A detox is the perfect goal you can expect to meet instead of a deep cleanse which can wait for the warmer months. During detox you simply reduce your intake of toxins and support your body's natural detox systems. Doing this supports your anti-aging goals. On the outside, we take in polluted air and water and foods like sugar and alcohol. On the inside, the body reacts by making more free radicals which end up damaging our DNA and cells, contributing to diseases and aging.
To help your body get rid of toxins, try a detox that removes the excess mucous and acid that has accumulated. Elson Haas, MD and author of The New Detox Diet (Celestial Arts,2004), recommends taking a week off to eat only cooked vegetables, brown rice, seaweed, and miso broth while incorporating massage, steams, and saunas. Another choice is his three-week plan. He recommends you do not intake sweets, caffeine, wheat, dairy, and alcohol, and instead consume steamed vegetables and warm broths.
After your one or three week detox, build up strength by eating more proteins, starches, and seasonal foods including sweet potatoes, pumpkin, kale, and winter squash. Fresh, local foods have more nutrients. Nettle tea, broths, and small amounts of lean meats keep your body warm during the harshness of winter. Hearty, nutricious foods such as brown rice, garlic, seaweed, miso soup, potatoes, broccoli, kale, cabbage, chard, collard greens, cauliflower, and onions replenish your reserves.
An often over-looked part of maintaining optimal health during winter is hydration. Warm teas and broths will keep you in top condition. Chamomile tea strengthens your kidneys while rosehips tea strengthens the adrenals. Keeping the adrenals in top shape prevents or improves common health problems including allergies and asthma. If you suffer from bladder infections, uva ursi infusion or tea will likely cure it.
To keep your body looking great, go for yoga or t'ai chi. They promote deep breathing and soothing movements that won't exhaust your body.
Your Mind
Now is the perfect time to not only clean out the clutter in our closet and garage, but also the emotional baggage in our mind. Conflicts that gnaw at us in the back of our mind only lead to anxiety, anger, or depression. Unresolved feelings eventually take up too much of our energy which can be used for better thoughts and emotions. It's time to get rid of emotional toxins such as behaviours, patterns, and beliefs that interfere with having healthy relationships and living fully.
** Address your issues when you're ready to come to terms with your emotions. You will feel better for facing the truth.
** Surround yourself with a positive and loving environment -one that makes you feel relaxed.
** Learn to let go by creating your own ritual to release the emotional toxins you've identified.
** Make new choices which include not recreating the old problems you just let go of. It's too easy to relapse, so you must commit to creating an intention which honors your commitment. Go with specific, measurable, and realistic goals.
An emotional cleanse will allow you to feel more alive and rejuvenated. The energy you were using to suppress pain is now available for creative choices.
This rejuvenation is a process and by spring you will be more able to implement new goals in full force. Enjoy the gentleness of the detoxification and the peace it brings into your life. You will definitely be living an anti-aging lifestyle if you take care of your body and your mind this season.
About the Author
For a limited time only, natural health expert, James Penn, is allowing you exclusive free access to his no cost newsletter where he reveals top secret natural health therapies and remedies to reinvigorate, rejuvenate and revitalise your mind, body and soul. Subscribe for free at http://www.revitaliseyourhealth.com
Paper or Plastic? Part i by Steve R. Robbins
Next time you're at the grocery store pay close attention to how people answer this question. I absolutely despise the people that can not decide, or say they don't know or care. Someone who answers quickly and decisively impresses me. What difference could how they answer matter in any way, you may be asking yourself. Why, it's only a matter of personnel preference. Or is it?
Now the choice between paper and plastic literally does not matter. What matters are, is this a personnel preference, or is this something someone might feel deeply about. Something they're committed to, or have conviction for? Clearly you can tell the difference. Some people have strong feelings one way or the other, and they show it in the way they answer. The person of conviction, knows which they want, has their reasons, acts on it and will do so, the same way, every time faced with this question. Therein lies the difference between preferences and convictions.
Do you PREFER to have a healthy life style? Or is it a conviction? A person who lives life based on what they prefer, never really gets there, if you know what I mean. It's always "I'm dieting, trying to lose weight", "I'd like to be in better shape", "I made a New Years resolution, I hope it works" and so on. They do well for a while, under the right circumstances, when it's new and exciting to make a change. But time passes, circumstances change, and it's not new anymore, it's older, boring. Preferences change. Convictions do not. Preferences are the proverbial "candle in the wind". But a conviction is something to count on, day after day. Everybody PREFERS to be healthy, and PREFERS to look and feel good. Few are committed to, have the conviction for, that life style.
There are ways to tell the difference, and ways to move from, preference based, to a conviction for healthy living. Next time.
Paper or Plastic? You SHOULD KNOW!
About the Author
Steve R. Robbins is a life long fitness enthusiast. He has the distinction of being a member of a select club of people who can say they ran a mrathon and bench pressed twice his weight on the same day. At 50 years old. He is a regular contributor to www.MuscleandHealth.org
Now the choice between paper and plastic literally does not matter. What matters are, is this a personnel preference, or is this something someone might feel deeply about. Something they're committed to, or have conviction for? Clearly you can tell the difference. Some people have strong feelings one way or the other, and they show it in the way they answer. The person of conviction, knows which they want, has their reasons, acts on it and will do so, the same way, every time faced with this question. Therein lies the difference between preferences and convictions.
Do you PREFER to have a healthy life style? Or is it a conviction? A person who lives life based on what they prefer, never really gets there, if you know what I mean. It's always "I'm dieting, trying to lose weight", "I'd like to be in better shape", "I made a New Years resolution, I hope it works" and so on. They do well for a while, under the right circumstances, when it's new and exciting to make a change. But time passes, circumstances change, and it's not new anymore, it's older, boring. Preferences change. Convictions do not. Preferences are the proverbial "candle in the wind". But a conviction is something to count on, day after day. Everybody PREFERS to be healthy, and PREFERS to look and feel good. Few are committed to, have the conviction for, that life style.
There are ways to tell the difference, and ways to move from, preference based, to a conviction for healthy living. Next time.
Paper or Plastic? You SHOULD KNOW!
About the Author
Steve R. Robbins is a life long fitness enthusiast. He has the distinction of being a member of a select club of people who can say they ran a mrathon and bench pressed twice his weight on the same day. At 50 years old. He is a regular contributor to www.MuscleandHealth.org
Paper or Plastic? Part II by Steve R. Robbins
If you peer down to the end of the conveyer and chose whichever one the bag boy is already holding, well, lets just say, I'm glad the question is paper or plastic, verses, should I do what's right or wrong? Easy or hard? Rarely in today's world is the right thing to do the easiest as well. This explains, in part, why we have a nation of overweight health care system abusers.
Having a preference for paper or plastic isn't good enough, because if the bag boy is already bagging with your non-preference you'll probably let him continue. On the other hand, if you had a conviction for paper, then that's what you would demand. And then get. Regardless of the circumstances. So how does this apply to health and fitness? Let's first identify the differences between living based on preference and conviction.
First a person of preference has good intentions. They want things to go well. They sincerely intend to do what they say. They really do mean it. A person of conviction has good results. They do not INTEND for things to go well. They don't stop doing whatever until they have. Intentions verses results.
Secondly a person of preference counts the COST. A person of conviction pays the PRICE.
Lastly, because of the first two characteristics, a person of preference based living has situational strength. With the right intentions, and if the cost isn't TOO great they'll be fine. A person of conviction DOES NOT WAIVER.
"If I workout before work I'll be tired all day". "If I go after work I'll get home late and struggle to get ready for tomorrow". "I can't lift that, it's too heavy." "Man, that looks hard". "I don't want to make other people sick, besides I wouldn't be productive today anyway". "I don't feel well, I'll stay home today". "I don't feel well, I'm going to the doctor". "If I don't eat that it'll hurt their feelings". "One more piece can't hurt". "I wish they didn't have all this food here"...............
How do I get from preference based to conviction? Next time.
Paper or Plastic? It really does matter.
About the Author
Steve R. Robbins is a life long fitness enthusiast. He has the distinction of being a member of a select club of people who can say they ran a mrathon and bench pressed twice his weight on the same day. At 50 years old. He is a regular contributor to www.MuscleandHealth.org
Having a preference for paper or plastic isn't good enough, because if the bag boy is already bagging with your non-preference you'll probably let him continue. On the other hand, if you had a conviction for paper, then that's what you would demand. And then get. Regardless of the circumstances. So how does this apply to health and fitness? Let's first identify the differences between living based on preference and conviction.
First a person of preference has good intentions. They want things to go well. They sincerely intend to do what they say. They really do mean it. A person of conviction has good results. They do not INTEND for things to go well. They don't stop doing whatever until they have. Intentions verses results.
Secondly a person of preference counts the COST. A person of conviction pays the PRICE.
Lastly, because of the first two characteristics, a person of preference based living has situational strength. With the right intentions, and if the cost isn't TOO great they'll be fine. A person of conviction DOES NOT WAIVER.
"If I workout before work I'll be tired all day". "If I go after work I'll get home late and struggle to get ready for tomorrow". "I can't lift that, it's too heavy." "Man, that looks hard". "I don't want to make other people sick, besides I wouldn't be productive today anyway". "I don't feel well, I'll stay home today". "I don't feel well, I'm going to the doctor". "If I don't eat that it'll hurt their feelings". "One more piece can't hurt". "I wish they didn't have all this food here"...............
How do I get from preference based to conviction? Next time.
Paper or Plastic? It really does matter.
About the Author
Steve R. Robbins is a life long fitness enthusiast. He has the distinction of being a member of a select club of people who can say they ran a mrathon and bench pressed twice his weight on the same day. At 50 years old. He is a regular contributor to www.MuscleandHealth.org
Paper or Plastic? Conclusion by Steve R. Robbins
I've established already that a life based on preferences is one where the intentions are good, the cost is calculated (not necessarily consciously) and the behavior is then determined. Whereas a life based on conviction is one filled with determination, knows no limits and stays true to the goal. The question is how to move from the former to the latter.
Generally this happens in one of two ways. The first is the realization that you have nowhere to go but up. When something is so bad that it becomes obvious that a change has to be made. When the doctor says if you don't begin living a healthier life style or you die, conviction to something different comes easier. My father smoked his whole life. Toyed with quitting a 1000 times. Always said the nicotine addiction was just too strong. Then he was diagnosed with an incurable lung disease. My father smoked a cigarette walking into the office to hear this news. Keep smoking, die in less than 3 years, quit live up to 7. Never smoked another cigarette. Quit INSTANTLY, and lived 10 more years. Developed a quick conviction for a healthier lifestyle.
I think we would all prefer the second method. Unfortunately, this way is easier on the surface, harder on the inside. There are 3 steps to this method.
Step 1: Determine the single worst contributor to your unhealthy life style and eliminate it. Immediately. NOW. Don't change everything, just the WORST thing. One thing.
Step 2: Remove yourself from the environment that contributes to this worst activity, and replace it by placing yourself into an environment that either discourages the worst activity, and/or encourages your better ones.
Step 3: Have a mentor. This mentor doesn't have to know that they are mentoring, though if they do it's even better. Do as they do, act as they act. Soon you will think as they think.
So a practical example of this would be you want to lose 30 lbs. You don't eat horribly, but you tend to eat too much at a sitting and you eat pizza twice a week. Okay, pick one. Stop eating pizza. Period. No more pizza. You still eat too much but it won't be pizza. Now if instead you eat Big Mac's, I can't help you. An unstated assumption when you are developing a conviction towards something is that you are wanting to improve, be better, do generally accepted good things with your life. So pick something that is HEALTHIER than pizza (doesn't have to be 300 calorie salads, just better than pizza). Obviously, don't go to Pappa John's for dinner. Stay out of places that serve pizza. Why make it harder for yourself? Lastly, and I mean this literally, DON"T hang out with people who want pizza in your presence, and DO hang out with people that hate pizza, in a manner of speaking. Do these three things until not having pizza is second nature. Whether that's a month or six. You'll know when that time comes. When it does? Then you repeat the process, only now you'll have a new worst habit. Keep doing this until you have lost the 30 lbs. By the time this happens, you won't be the person who over eats and lives on pizza anymore.
You'll wonder then how you were ever the person you are now. Exactly the same way you are wondering now how you will ever be that person then.
Think about it.
About the Author
Steve R. Robbins is a life long fitness enthusiast. He has the distinction of being a member of a select club of people who can say they ran a mrathon and bench pressed twice his weight on the same day. At 50 years old. He is a regular contributor to www.MuscleandHealth.org
Generally this happens in one of two ways. The first is the realization that you have nowhere to go but up. When something is so bad that it becomes obvious that a change has to be made. When the doctor says if you don't begin living a healthier life style or you die, conviction to something different comes easier. My father smoked his whole life. Toyed with quitting a 1000 times. Always said the nicotine addiction was just too strong. Then he was diagnosed with an incurable lung disease. My father smoked a cigarette walking into the office to hear this news. Keep smoking, die in less than 3 years, quit live up to 7. Never smoked another cigarette. Quit INSTANTLY, and lived 10 more years. Developed a quick conviction for a healthier lifestyle.
I think we would all prefer the second method. Unfortunately, this way is easier on the surface, harder on the inside. There are 3 steps to this method.
Step 1: Determine the single worst contributor to your unhealthy life style and eliminate it. Immediately. NOW. Don't change everything, just the WORST thing. One thing.
Step 2: Remove yourself from the environment that contributes to this worst activity, and replace it by placing yourself into an environment that either discourages the worst activity, and/or encourages your better ones.
Step 3: Have a mentor. This mentor doesn't have to know that they are mentoring, though if they do it's even better. Do as they do, act as they act. Soon you will think as they think.
So a practical example of this would be you want to lose 30 lbs. You don't eat horribly, but you tend to eat too much at a sitting and you eat pizza twice a week. Okay, pick one. Stop eating pizza. Period. No more pizza. You still eat too much but it won't be pizza. Now if instead you eat Big Mac's, I can't help you. An unstated assumption when you are developing a conviction towards something is that you are wanting to improve, be better, do generally accepted good things with your life. So pick something that is HEALTHIER than pizza (doesn't have to be 300 calorie salads, just better than pizza). Obviously, don't go to Pappa John's for dinner. Stay out of places that serve pizza. Why make it harder for yourself? Lastly, and I mean this literally, DON"T hang out with people who want pizza in your presence, and DO hang out with people that hate pizza, in a manner of speaking. Do these three things until not having pizza is second nature. Whether that's a month or six. You'll know when that time comes. When it does? Then you repeat the process, only now you'll have a new worst habit. Keep doing this until you have lost the 30 lbs. By the time this happens, you won't be the person who over eats and lives on pizza anymore.
You'll wonder then how you were ever the person you are now. Exactly the same way you are wondering now how you will ever be that person then.
Think about it.
About the Author
Steve R. Robbins is a life long fitness enthusiast. He has the distinction of being a member of a select club of people who can say they ran a mrathon and bench pressed twice his weight on the same day. At 50 years old. He is a regular contributor to www.MuscleandHealth.org
Best Weight Loss Pills by Kathryn Soloff
There is no great secret about how to lose weight. The two most important factors are changing your dietary habits and incorporating some sort of exercise regimen into your daily activities. However, more and more of us are looking for a natural, safe and effective method to kick start our diet program.
Large numbers of women, and some men, are showing an increased interest in using diet pills to assist them to lose weight. The problem with this is that modern, pharmacuetical diet pills produce many unpleasant, and sometimes serious side effects.
Recently, the market has introduced natural herbal diet supplements that consist entirely of herbs and are 100% natural. Some of these products are completely safe and very effective. If you are searching for an all natural way to lose unwanted weight, this is the way to proceed.
In their simplest form these weight loss methods have existed for generations. Modern science now make these very same herbs available in capsule form. The Chinese have used ingredients such as Lotus Leaf, Chinese Yam, Hawthorn Fruit, Bush Cherry Seed and Poria for safe and healthy weight loss for hundreds of years. What is even more interesting is that these herbal products can be used for substantial periods of time without any serious side effects.
The best weight loss pills are extremely effective. Within the first month one can expect to lose between 5 to 10 pounds. For many people this can be accomplished even without dieting. One can expect to see even better results by implementing healthy diet changes and a regular exercise routine.
Side effects with these products are relatively rare. When they do happen they are very mild. Some of the side effects associated with natural herbs are sweating, constipation or some problem with sleeping. The solution to these problems is to simply cut the recommended dosage in half.
Here are some things to consider when shopping for herbal dietary supplements:
1- Make certain that the ingredients are all natural.
2- Read the testimonials.
3- Make sure that the company providing the product has both a refund policy and contact information.
When you do start using these product, just like any pills, it is important that you do not exceed the recommended dosage. Also, even though these are just herbs, check with your doctor first if you have a medical condition or are under a physician's care.
At the moment there are two well know natural weight loss products available. Probably the most famous is Hoodia. Hoodia can be very useful if the product has not been adulterated.
The second famous product, endorsed by Oprah, is Chinese green tea. I am not exactly sure how this came about. The truth is that there is nothing in Chinese tea that is an effective weight loss agent.
A third product, though not as well known, is 999 Fitness Essence. For the longest time this product was available only through Chinese acupuncturists. Feedback shows that almost everyone who uses this product reports positive results.
Here is something that you may wish to consider. You can lose weight without dieting by using these herbal weight loss products. Think of how much better you can do if you actually improve your diet and exercise.
About the Author
Kathryn Soloff is the co-publisher of http://www.natural-remedy-dot-com.com/fatburnerreviews/herbal_fat_burners.html where he provides additional advice, tips and hard to find information on Weight Loss. Sign up for our free ecourse: 10 Steps To Lose Weight Without Dieting
Large numbers of women, and some men, are showing an increased interest in using diet pills to assist them to lose weight. The problem with this is that modern, pharmacuetical diet pills produce many unpleasant, and sometimes serious side effects.
Recently, the market has introduced natural herbal diet supplements that consist entirely of herbs and are 100% natural. Some of these products are completely safe and very effective. If you are searching for an all natural way to lose unwanted weight, this is the way to proceed.
In their simplest form these weight loss methods have existed for generations. Modern science now make these very same herbs available in capsule form. The Chinese have used ingredients such as Lotus Leaf, Chinese Yam, Hawthorn Fruit, Bush Cherry Seed and Poria for safe and healthy weight loss for hundreds of years. What is even more interesting is that these herbal products can be used for substantial periods of time without any serious side effects.
The best weight loss pills are extremely effective. Within the first month one can expect to lose between 5 to 10 pounds. For many people this can be accomplished even without dieting. One can expect to see even better results by implementing healthy diet changes and a regular exercise routine.
Side effects with these products are relatively rare. When they do happen they are very mild. Some of the side effects associated with natural herbs are sweating, constipation or some problem with sleeping. The solution to these problems is to simply cut the recommended dosage in half.
Here are some things to consider when shopping for herbal dietary supplements:
1- Make certain that the ingredients are all natural.
2- Read the testimonials.
3- Make sure that the company providing the product has both a refund policy and contact information.
When you do start using these product, just like any pills, it is important that you do not exceed the recommended dosage. Also, even though these are just herbs, check with your doctor first if you have a medical condition or are under a physician's care.
At the moment there are two well know natural weight loss products available. Probably the most famous is Hoodia. Hoodia can be very useful if the product has not been adulterated.
The second famous product, endorsed by Oprah, is Chinese green tea. I am not exactly sure how this came about. The truth is that there is nothing in Chinese tea that is an effective weight loss agent.
A third product, though not as well known, is 999 Fitness Essence. For the longest time this product was available only through Chinese acupuncturists. Feedback shows that almost everyone who uses this product reports positive results.
Here is something that you may wish to consider. You can lose weight without dieting by using these herbal weight loss products. Think of how much better you can do if you actually improve your diet and exercise.
About the Author
Kathryn Soloff is the co-publisher of http://www.natural-remedy-dot-com.com/fatburnerreviews/herbal_fat_burners.html where he provides additional advice, tips and hard to find information on Weight Loss. Sign up for our free ecourse: 10 Steps To Lose Weight Without Dieting
5 Obnoxious Behaviors You Will See At Gold's Gym by Rusty Moore
Gold's Gym Has Great Equipment, Too Bad About Some of the Members
I'm not picking on Gold's Gym, I belonged to Gold's for 5 years and got some amazing workouts in. The gym owners and the company is a good one, some of the members on the other hand...that is what this article is going to focus on. For some reason, there is a certain type of guy that is drawn to Gold's. They like to call themselves hardcore, I call them obnoxious! I want to call some of these guys out, so we an make the gym a better and safer place for everyone involved.
1) Throwing the Dumbbells to The Ground After Every Set: This is a big problem to me. I can't stand this. Right near the incline press in the Gold's I worked out at there was actually 2 holes in the ground where guys drop them dumbbells. The amount of weight lifted shouldn't matter. I can quietly press 100+ pound dumbbells in the incline press and when finished I can quietly put them back to the ground. These dorks are dropping 60 pounds like they really accomplished something special. Whether lifting heavy or light, there is no excuse for this behavior.
2) Excessive Grunting During Sets: Now, I do realize that if someone is attempting a 700+ single in the squat or deadlift that they probably will make a bit of noise. I'm not talking about those guys. I'm addressing the guy screaming doing a set of 10 reps on preacher curls, or during a set of leg extensions. Seriously, this is just as bad if not worse than dropping dumbbells. Gym manager's need to do a better job monitoring this stuff. This creates a prison like atmosphere in the gym. My favorite thing to do is to sit next to these guys grab a heavier weight and do it for more reps in complete silence and then give them a smirk.
3) Leaving Their Weights All Over The Place: This is really an obnoxious behavior, because it shows blatant disrespect to the people who work in the gym. They believe that people should clean up after them. There is a certain guy in particular, who is really guilty of this. You guess it, the same guys who drop their weights are the same ones who typically leave them there. This is a really common problem in every gym. Let's show the gym faculty some respect and put our own weights away!
4) Performing Sets in Front the Dumbbell Racks: This is not thinking of others who share the same gym. The guys that do this are selfish and couldn't care less about your workout. While they are doing this, you can't access the weights they are in front of and you can't put any dumbbells away. I wish more gym employees would take the steps necessary to stop this poor behavior.
5) Super-setting With 3-4 Pieces of Equipment: This isn't a problem as long as the person who does this allows you to do sets when they are on a different piece of equipment. The problem is when they believe that they should be able to use that equipment uninterrupted for long periods of time. This should be outlawed in the gym! Unless it is during a slow period, the rule should be one piece of equipment at a time.
Summary: There is absolutely nothing wrong with Gold's Gym. I hope that isn't what people take away from this article. I am just hoping that people will stop some of these guys from ruining these great facilities.
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I'm not picking on Gold's Gym, I belonged to Gold's for 5 years and got some amazing workouts in. The gym owners and the company is a good one, some of the members on the other hand...that is what this article is going to focus on. For some reason, there is a certain type of guy that is drawn to Gold's. They like to call themselves hardcore, I call them obnoxious! I want to call some of these guys out, so we an make the gym a better and safer place for everyone involved.
1) Throwing the Dumbbells to The Ground After Every Set: This is a big problem to me. I can't stand this. Right near the incline press in the Gold's I worked out at there was actually 2 holes in the ground where guys drop them dumbbells. The amount of weight lifted shouldn't matter. I can quietly press 100+ pound dumbbells in the incline press and when finished I can quietly put them back to the ground. These dorks are dropping 60 pounds like they really accomplished something special. Whether lifting heavy or light, there is no excuse for this behavior.
2) Excessive Grunting During Sets: Now, I do realize that if someone is attempting a 700+ single in the squat or deadlift that they probably will make a bit of noise. I'm not talking about those guys. I'm addressing the guy screaming doing a set of 10 reps on preacher curls, or during a set of leg extensions. Seriously, this is just as bad if not worse than dropping dumbbells. Gym manager's need to do a better job monitoring this stuff. This creates a prison like atmosphere in the gym. My favorite thing to do is to sit next to these guys grab a heavier weight and do it for more reps in complete silence and then give them a smirk.
3) Leaving Their Weights All Over The Place: This is really an obnoxious behavior, because it shows blatant disrespect to the people who work in the gym. They believe that people should clean up after them. There is a certain guy in particular, who is really guilty of this. You guess it, the same guys who drop their weights are the same ones who typically leave them there. This is a really common problem in every gym. Let's show the gym faculty some respect and put our own weights away!
4) Performing Sets in Front the Dumbbell Racks: This is not thinking of others who share the same gym. The guys that do this are selfish and couldn't care less about your workout. While they are doing this, you can't access the weights they are in front of and you can't put any dumbbells away. I wish more gym employees would take the steps necessary to stop this poor behavior.
5) Super-setting With 3-4 Pieces of Equipment: This isn't a problem as long as the person who does this allows you to do sets when they are on a different piece of equipment. The problem is when they believe that they should be able to use that equipment uninterrupted for long periods of time. This should be outlawed in the gym! Unless it is during a slow period, the rule should be one piece of equipment at a time.
Summary: There is absolutely nothing wrong with Gold's Gym. I hope that isn't what people take away from this article. I am just hoping that people will stop some of these guys from ruining these great facilities.
About the Author
The bulky look is not sexy. Learn how to gain the ideal amount of Muscle Mass for your body type. Visit my cutting-edge fitness blog today, Fitness Black Book
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