Wednesday, December 25, 2013

Flaxseeds The world’s healthiest food

The seeds of most plants are rich in nutrients and can provide us with health benefits. Yet flax seeds are also nutritionally unique and offer us health benefits not found across the board within the seeds food group.

The first unique feature of flax is its high omega-3 fatty acid content. Among all 127 Worlds Healthiest Foods, flaxseeds comes out number one as a source of omega-3s!

The second unique feature of flaxseed is its lignans. Lignans are fibre-like compounds, but in addition to their fiber-like benefits, they also provide antioxidant protection due to their structure as polyphenols. The unique structure of lignans gives them a further health-supportive role to play. Sesame seeds come in second, but contain only one-seventh of the total lignans as flaxseeds.

The third unique feature of flaxseeds is their mucilage (gum) content. "Mucilage" refers to water-soluble, gel-forming fiber that can provide special support to the intestinal tract.

The fourth excellent feature of flaxseeds is they are rich in vitamins and minerals, antioxidants and phytochemicals. They are rich source of vitamin E, C, K, Thiamine, Riboflavin, Niacin, B6, Folate, B12, Pantothenic acid, Choline, and Betine. Minerals- Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium, Sodium, Zinc, Copper, Manganese and Selenium.

This combination of features—omega-3 fatty acids, high-lignan content, minerals and vitamins and mucilage gums—is a key factor in the unique health benefits of flaxseeds.

Here is some examples of the health benefits from flaxseeds--

Ideal for Weight Watchers - Flax seeds are very low in carbohydrates and suitable for people intending to limit their intake of starch and sugar. It is 100% vegetarian and can be used as an egg substitute in baked products.

Beneficial for Women - Research has indicated that flax seeds are useful to improve the chances of a woman conceiving a baby. It helps to regulate ovulation process and restore hormonal balance in the body. For women in the post menopausal stage it has been known to protect cardiovascular disease.

Aids Digestion - Being rich in fibre these seeds act as natural laxative

Anti Carcinogenic Properties - Increased levels of Lignans present in flax seeds help in protecting against cancer of the breast and prostate.

Recent studies have suggested that flaxseed have a protective effect against breast cancer, prostate cancer, and colon cancer. At least two of the components in flaxseed seem to contribute,

The plant omega-3 fatty acid found in flaxseed, called ALA, inhibited tumour incidence and growth. And the antioxidant properties, which contribute to protection against cancer and heart disease.

Flaxseed in Dr. Budwig diet to treat Cancer:-

In 1928 Dr Warburg who was awarded The Noble prize for his research, proved that lack of Oxygen absorbing capacity of cells is the root cause of the cancer. In absence of Oxygen, Cancer cells respire by anaerobic method and lactic acid is formed. He pointed out that cells need sulphur protein and some unknown fats to retain their oxygen absorbing capacity. He passed away before he could trace these unknown fats.

Picking up where Dr. Warburg left off, European Cancer Research Scientist and Physicist and seven times Noble nominee Dr. Johanna Budwig discovered the reason why our healthy cells become anaerobic and she finally found the Warburg’s unknown fats. Those were Linolenic and Linolenic acid(LA, ALA).

She noticed that Cancer patients do lack Linolenic acid, good lipoprotein and Phosphatides. She treated thousands of her cancer patients successfully with Cottage cheese and flaxseeds. As flaxseeds are excellent source of ALA Omega3 and cottage cheese is the source of Sulphurated protein. Amazingly, Dr. Budwig found that after only three short months on her budwig flax oil-quark combination, cancer patients began to improve. See her full article- www.budwigcenter.com/budwig-protocol.php

Cardiovascular Disease

Research suggests that plant omega-3s help the cardiovascular system through several different mechanisms, including anti-inflammatory action and normalizing the heartbeat. It also has significant blood pressure-lowering effects. These effects may be due to both the omega-3 fatty acids as well as the amino acid groups found in flaxseed.

Flaxseed prevents hardening of the arteries and keep plaque from being deposited in the arteries partly by keeping white blood cells from sticking to the blood vessels’ inner linings.

Lignans in flaxseed have been shown to reduce atherosclerotic plaque build up by up to 75%.

Diabetes

Preliminary research also suggests that daily intake of the lignans in flaxseed may modestly improve blood sugar (as measured by haemoglobin A1c blood tests in adults with type 2 diabetes).

Inflammation

Two components in flaxseed, ALA and lignans, may reduce the inflammation that accompanies certain illnesses (such as Parkinsons disease and asthma) by helping block the release of certain pro-inflammatory agents.

ALA has been shown to decrease inflammatory reactions in humans. And studies in animals have found that lignans can decrease levels of several pro-inflammatory agents.

Hot Flashes

Flaxseed may cut hot flashes upto half and also may reduce its intensity by 57%. The women noticed a difference after taking the daily flaxseed for just one week and achieved the maximum benefit within two weeks.

How to consume flaxseeds?

Flax seeds are indeed wonder seeds. However, it is not advisable to consume it in large quantities or by people suffering from allergies of any kind. You must always start eating a small quantity of the seeds to begin with. Half or a quarter teaspoon will suffice for experimenting initially.

You must watch out for a few days and look for signs of allergic reactions or other gastrointestinal problems which the seeds may cause after consumption. In case you do not notice any adverse side effects you can gradually increase the intake of flax seeds up to two tablespoons a day.

Here are some of the different ways in which flaxseeds can be used.

Grinding Flax Seeds- By consuming ground flax seed you can derive maximum health benefits from it. For grinding simply put the seeds in a blender or a coffee grinder. Mix the powdered seeds in any recipe of your choice in moderate quantity.

Boiled Flax Seeds - Flax seeds can be boiled with soups and hot cereals. However, very small quantities must be used for boiling since excessive use of seeds can produce a kind of slime and a weird taste.

Raw Flax Seeds- Raw flax seeds give a soft crunch and nutty taste to foods. However when eaten raw it must be chewed thoroughly failing which it will get ejected from the body undigested. This essentially amounts to eating the seeds without deriving its nutritive benefits.

What to eat before and after workouts

People do exercises for different purposes. Some do it to stay healthy and improve overall health. Some people do it to get relief from some physical troubles as prescribed by doctors. Some do it to lose weight and many of people perform exercises to build, develop lean muscles and stamina. Different purposes need different workouts. They spend different levels of calories. So they need different diets. To perform better in workouts and to get best results of workouts, a better support of diet is always needed. To lose weight, we need to reduce the calories. To reduce the calories, first of all we need to know actually how much calories we need to maintain our currentweight? Now we have to reduce the calories from the calories we need tomaintain the weight. If we reduce 500 calories per day, we will lose one pound in a week, four pounds in a month. Reducing calories more than this limit is not scientific and harmful. So if you wish to reduce weight more than one pound per week, you have to spend more calories by doing exercises. In fact only reducing calories may not work properly. Because only slight variation in oils and sugar may add lots of calories. So best way is to target to reduce 1000 calories per day by combining diet and exercises to lose weight anywhere between one and two pounds. You have to reduce 500 calories in diet and target to burn 500 extra calories in exercises. Muscles store excess energy in the form of glycogen and protein and, when you work out, the body burns fuel from your pre-workout meal, and then it breaks down glycogen stored in muscles. After workouts not only calories are burnt, some muscles are also damaged. You need to repair your muscles and boost your energy level fast. Fueling exercise requires quality carbohydrates, lean protein, heart-healthy fats, and fluids.

Now coming back to the topic, to get support of energy and to keep you hydrated during workouts, to repair damaged muscles, to regain lost fluids and nutrients and some energy it is important what you eat after workouts. Once you ensure you’re getting all of your totals right for the day, the meals directly surrounding your workouts are next in line in terms of the amount of impact and influence it has on the results you get. Pre and post eating also depends upon timing and intensity of workouts.

Pre workout meal

Pre workout meal is important for you because they are fueling and maximizing your workouts throughout. They are very crucial in the sense, they reduce glycogen depletion, protein breakdown (protein break down in the muscles reduces the lean muscle mass, which is definitely not the goal of workouts) and reduce post workout Cortisol levels.

To fuel your workouts and to avoid the above mentioned situations your body needs two things- carbohydrate and protein. Now there are many things to explain, like food depending your time of exercise, amount, purpose etc.
I think it will be better If I explain one single formula applicable in all situations. Easy to understand and easy in application too. Here I am not recommending any specific item that you may choose, we will discuss it later. However whole wheat bread sandwiched with slices of Banana is a perfect example of mix carb. May include yogurt or slices of egg to complete.

There are two options:-

Option one

Eat before 60-90 minutes before workouts have solid balanced meal containing

a) Carbohydrate containing 0.55gm per kg of your target body weight.

b) Protein containing 0.55gm per kg of your target body weight.

Option two

Eat before 30 or less minutes- have a liquid food, may be taken 30 or less minutes before workouts or even sipped during workouts.

Carbohydrate containing 0.55gm per kg of your target body weight.
Protein containing 0.55gm per kg of your target body weight.

If your workouts going to last for more than hours, sure option two will be more applicable. Have carbs simple and complex mixed so that the release of energy during your workout is slow and steady throughout your routine. Also keeping yourself hydrated is important. So keep sipping little water before and during the workouts.

Post-Exercise Eating Tips

Post workout meal is important for the recovery of the energy, water, minerals and muscle damages during the workouts. It should be well optimised to fulfil all recovery needs, so that your body improves the way you want.

Specifically the goal of your post workout meal should be to replenish the depleted muscle glycogen during workouts, reduce protein breakdown, reduce muscle soreness and fatigue, reduce Cortisol levels and enhance muscle protein synthesis and overall recovery.

Immediately after the workouts our body is in the recovery mode and ready to accept protein and carbs and nutrients to utilise them to recover the losses occurred during the workouts and to adapt the body according to the changing circumstances. To meet all the requirements, the body once again needs Protein and Carbohydrates along with of course some fluid and or fruits having minerals.
Window of opportunity:Research suggests there is a window of opportunity, which lasts up to one hour after a workout. Some studies have showed that participants who consumed protein immediately after their workout gained significantly more muscle size and strength than those who consumed it after two hours their workout.

Most people also feel that calorie partitioning is at its very best at this time, so people often make this their largest meal of the day. For all of these reasons, it’s most often recommended to consume your post workout meal as soon after your workout as you can. Of course that does not mean, finish your run or put down the weights and eat. It means you should take your meal within or before 60 minutes of workouts or better within 30 minutes.

Here again I will recommend to go to the same formula we opted before the workouts. That is consume protein to the amount 0.55gm of per kg of target body weight and mixed carbs to the amount 0.55 to 1.1gm of pre kg of target body weight, depending upon duration and intensity of workouts. In post workout meal you are free to opt solid, liquid food, you may take even more calories and protein, what suits you better. Also it may be your biggest meal of the day. But keep in mind, your total calories intake should be as per target and you should not go for starvation afterwards.

Also, after you exercise, drink plenty of water or even better coconut water to rehydrate your body. Research shows that fatigue during exercise can be related to low levels of water and stored carbohydrates. Since we use carbohydrates as energy during exercise (including many forms of resistance training), we need to replenish these storage depots after a workout. This will assist weight trainers but is especially important for people who do a lot of aerobic exercise (more than 60 minutes).
Some example food:
As we have already discussed the amount of protein and carb required to our body, before and after workouts. Here are some example foods. For quantities of these foods to get the desired amount of carbs and proteins, please see the serving lists.

Try a bowl of oatmeal, whole-grain cereal, whole-wheat toast, or even sweet potato as a pre-workout meal ( Whole-grain cereal or oatmeal, with milk and fruit -such as a sliced banana). Banana is one of the most perfect pre and post workout foods as they are full of complex carbs, minerals such as potassium and fibre.
Eating nuts and seeds at dinner can give you energy for evening workouts because they cover all of your macronutrient bases, containing carbs, protein, and fat. Eating a few nuts and seeds during sustained exercise can also provide a boost of energy to keep you going during endurance activities.
Drinking coconut water is a great way to replenish electrolytes lost through sweating during a workout. This is especially important if you are exercising in a hot environment.

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A Brief Overview Of Crohns Disease

Crohn’s Disease is an inflammatory bowel disease that causes inflammation in the digestive tract - from the mouth all the way through to the anus. As a disease, it can be difficult to diagnose due to its similarity to other inflammatory disorders such as ulcerative colitis or irritable bowel syndrome. Crohn’s Disease usually causes inflammation in the lower small intestine, known as the ileum. The inflammation goes deep into the wall of the intestine causing pain and diarrhea.It is not known what causes Crohn’s disease, although it is thought that it may be heredity in nature or the result of a virus or bacterium invading the body. To date no definitive answer has been provided. It effects both males and females and people suffering with this disease also tend to have immune system abnormalities, although whether this is a cause or a result of the disease is unknown. One thing that has been established is that Crohn’s Disease is not caused by stress, although emotional distress can exacerbate the symptoms.Symptoms most commonly experienced by sufferers are severe abdominal pain, accompanied by diarrhea. Some also report bleeding from the rectum, weight loss and fevers. Children who suffer with Crohn’s may experience some developmental and growth delays due to the lack of essential determining if a patient is actually suffering with Crohn’s disease requires a thorough physical exam and a number of tests to be carried out. These can include blood tests tominevitamins and rals absorbed into the body.Due to it’s similarity to other inflammatory diseases and syndromes check for anemia and providing stool samples to check for blood which could indicate an infection or bleeding in the intestines. Further, more invasive tests can also be required, for example drinking a barium liquid and having a series of x-rays taken which will highlight any inflammation or abnormalities. A colonoscopy may be required to confirm the diagnosis as Crohn’s disease. In this case an endoscope is inserted into the anus and up into the large intestine to look for bleeding or inflammation. A small sample of tissue may be taken at this point for further analysis. Once Crohn’s disease has been confirmed further tests may be needed to determine the extent of the inflammation.There is no actual cure for Crohn’s disease, although some people, through proper management, can be free of symptoms for extended periods. The treatment for Crohn’s disease varies from person to person as it depends on the severity of the disease and the area effected. Typically, all treatments aim to reduce the inflammation, relieve the pain, diarrhea and bleeding and ensure that the sufferer has the correct nutritional intake. There are three main ways of achieving these goals, medication, surgery or dietary changes

Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Why more people are giving up trying to lose weight What to do about it

“ I am giving up trying to lose weight, I have tried so many diets and nothing is really working” This is part of a letter that we received from a reader in the United States, in this post we will explain scientifically why dieting will fail most people. Much of the United States has an obesity problem, what is even more troubling are the numbers of people who have tried dieting but are still not losing the body fat. Giving up the quest to lose weight is how millions of people feel when dieting produces little success.

The worldwide dilemma of getting fatter

Despite the countless numbers of television commercial and diet plans, studies show that obesity is rapidly increasing not only in the USA but worldwide; Australia is suffering from increasing obesity. As reported in the New York Times, obesity rates in Australia has tripled in the last three decades, mirroring the sharp rise that occurred in the United States during roughly the same period. In Australia, at least 60 percent of adults and roughly a quarter of children are overweight or obese. According to research by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, one out of two people in nearly half of all developed countries is overweight or obese. People are trying to lose weight but many are giving up after frequent failed attempts to drop excess body weight.

Why you cannot drop the weight

The reason dieting does not work for millions can be explained scientifically, it is crucial to see how the food today causes the body to hold fat. Over 80 percent of all diets fail and this is due to inflammation. It is worldwide Inflammation that is causes of our ADHD, Diabetes,weight gain and eczema increases today; over 100 million people in the United States suffers from inflammation related obesity and belly fat. It is not uncommon to see thin people who still carrying belly fat, this is due to inflammation. Losing weight today is much different than 40 years, the food today is highly processed and causes the body to hold fat, this is backed by solid science studies.

Inflammation and Fat in the body

According to Department of Social Medicine, School of Medicine, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil, it is in fact inflammation why dieting does not work, the conclusion from their study was that “inflammatory mediators are strongly associated with obesity syndrome”

Researchers have know for over 40 years that a diabetic style diet causes weight loss in people with or weight out diabetes. We have shown thousands of people how a diabetic sty;le diet causes fat losss in people with or weight out diabetes. Thousands of people who reversed their inflammation from processed foods lost body fat and this is proof that addressing inflammation from our modern processed foods today causes weight loss.

Those who are thinking about giving up trying to lose weight should know dropping fat does not come from celebrities but from science. Reverse the inflammation that our polluted and processed foods create today and the body fat is dropped.

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Sharpen your brain and health with Omega 3

Omega 3’s are a group of unsaturated fatty acids, and include alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). EPA and DHA have the most research for health benefits, and are mostly available in seafood. The body can convert some of the ALA consumed from foods into EPA and DHA in the body, but in a much smaller amount than eating foods rich in DHA.

DHA is a primary structural component of the human brain, cerebral cortex, skin, sperm, testicles and retina. DHA comprises 40% of the PUFA in the brain and 60% of the PUFA in the retina. Fifty present of the weight of a neurons plasma membrane is composed of DHA. DHA is also very essential for developing foetus and healthy breast milk. According to a study conducted in UK reveals that Blood levels of DHA and other Omega-3 fatty acids are directly related to measures of cognition and behaviour of school children with below reading ability.

Low Omega-3 LC- PUFA and DHA predict behaviour and learning problems in looking healthy but underperforming students. Thus an increased dietary intake will be beneficial.

DHA is richly supplied during breastfeeding, and DHA levels are high in breast milk regardless of dietary choices. That’s why mother’s milk is the best food for the infants. However rich DHA foods to pregnant women increases the level of DHA in breast milk. DHA levels in breast milk are higher if a mothers diet is high in fish. The Food and Drug Administration has noted specific concerns for women who are pregnant or might become pregnant, nursing mothers, and young children regarding mercury levels in fish and shellfish.

DHA has recently gained attention as a supplement for pregnant women, noting studies of improved attention and visual acuity. Given the recently gained attention, the majority of pregnant women fail to get the recommended amount of DHA in their diets

DHA is a major fatty acid in sperm and brain phospholipids and in the retina. Dietary DHA may reduce the risk of heart disease by reducing the level of blood triglycerides in humans. Below-normal levels of DHA have been associated with Alzheimers disease. DHA deficiency likely plays a role in decline of mental function in healthy adults.

EFA (essential fatty acids) deficiency and Omega 6/3 imbalance is linked with serious health conditions, such as heart attacks, cancer, insulin resistance, asthma, lupus, schizophrenia, depression, postpartum depression, accelerated aging, stroke, obesity, diabetes, arthritis, ADHD, and Alzheimers Disease, among others.

symptoms indicate a need for more high-omega-3 foods?

Depression

Cardiovascular Disease

Type 2 Diabetes

Fatigue

Dry, itchy skin

Brittle hair and nails

Inability to concentrate

Joint pain

Sources of DHA Omega 3 fatty acids include:

1. Fishes- Salmon(Rohu), Tuna, Swordfish

Salmon has the highest content of DHA of any fish source, ranging from 2000 to 3000 milligrams per 6 ounce serving. Wild salmon has more usable fish oil than farm-raised salmon.

Flaxseed and Flexseed oil (flaxseed oil has the highest linolenic content of any food), hempseed and Hempseed oil, walnuts, pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds, avocados, some dark leafy green vegetables (kale, spinach, purslane, mustard greens, collards, etc.),Olive oil, mustard oil, canola oil (cold-pressed and unrefined), soybean oil, wheat germ oil, tofu.(All oils are similar in terms of calories, so they must be consumed in moderation).

Algae is a source of DHA omega 3’s that even vegans find suitable, and can be purchased as a supplement product.

I am Pre diabetic what should I eat The answer

I am Pre diabetic what should I eat; this was one of the questions we received via email this week. We are the number one source of good diabetes information and we help you reverse the illness for good. Pre diabetes is scary because it is a signal of something going wrong in your body. The email stated “I am Pre diabetic what should I eat” the question is a good one but first know what is happening in your body

Pre Diabetes and the overworked insulin

If you are borderline diabetic it means that your body is having a very hard time removing the very dangerous blood sugar from your bloodstream. It is critical to understand this process. Your pancreas is working hard to pump insulin into your blood to remove the poison high blood sugar but the pancreas is losing the battle, this is why your sugar level stays high. You do not want this as it will lead to damage to your organs. When this poison high blood sugar sits in your body the damage starts to your liver, heart, lungs and kidneys. The glucose will cause your organs to eventually fail. I am Pre diabetic what should I eat is a very serious question. We are speaking about saving your body.

Diabetes does not take a day off. As you live with the high glucose it robs your organs. This illness is casing record numbers of blindness, foot amputations and kidney failure, all because the poison high blood sugar is sitting in your bloodstream. What you want is a diet that can remove the poison high level of blood sugar naturally without drugs. There are few diets that can do this; the sugar free diet cannot do this, it has been a complete failure. What you want is a healing diet. I am Pre diabetic what should I eat? Eat what reverses the illness. Only Spirit Happy has done this in 17 countries.

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Fake Sugar in the diet used by food makers to get you addicted

The Food making business is dirty and ruthless, the food makers add sugar to the diet in just enough quantities to cause an addiction. What is even more alarming is that the kind of sugars that they are using in not “real sugars” at all but a processed syrup version linked to obesity and even cancer. Sugar in the diet is a controversial subject because the humble sweetener that was on your grandma’s kitchen table is not the same thing added to the foods in your supermarket

The not so Sweet truth

The sugars that are added to the food today are actually high fructose corn syrups(not the normal white power you grew up with), check the labels of any product today and you will find HFCS, the makers want you to believe it is the sweetener on your grandmas kitchen table but it is a whole different product, it is produced in a laboratory and is dangerously addictive. The food makers loves this produce because it is addictive and you of-course buy more. The food game is all about money not nutrition, just like the street drug dealer selling crack the supermarkets are doing the same thing with food drugs. This is a dirty business and better stop your food drug addiction.

There are practically no foods on the market today that do not add High Fructose Corn Syrup, like crack it is cheap and addictive, unlike crack it causes obesity and cancer.

See Below: This is NOT table Grandmass table sugar

Sugar in the Diet: HFCS is not the same sweetener as table sugar! To add to the confusion the makers of HFCS wanted there product to be called “sugars” to fool the public, the FDA stopped this from happening.

Think about this for a minute: Without the public knowing the makers of HFCS tried to fool you into thinking it is the same thing as the sugars we grew up with, the FDA

"Whats going on here is basically a con game to suggest otherwise," .Dan Callister, a lawyer for the Sugar Association

"What do con men do? They normally try to change their name. The FDA has thankfully stopped that."Callister said

If you are overeating Spirit Happy has shown people for 5 years in 17 different countries that the food makers are purposely making you fat!

You probably dont know it but most people today have food addictions, we are addicted to sugars,salts, and all kinds of foods but it is not your fault. The food game is a war for billions of dollars and if you believe that the food makers would care about your being addicted to the product you are very naive.

They want you drugged so they maker many more billions. Artificial sweeteners like Splenda,Equal and Sweet and low are worst, and should never be consumed. What you want to do is break the sugar in the diet addiction and use real sugar responsibly. .

It is a war for your body, HFSC causes aging and cancer, it literally changes the cells of the body to cancerous. Over 1,000 people broke their sugar in the diet addiction and lose 25 pounds in one month

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Monday, December 23, 2013

No Excuses Exercises

Its old news that exercising is the single best way to spark up your weight loss efforts. The activity perks up your metabolism, and eats up more calories. In addition, the more you exercise, the better the effect. Exercising builds muscle mass, which is denser and more compact than fat. That means your body has to expend more effort to pump blood
through it, and it requires more nutrients to keep it healthy. The end result? Even at rest, your body naturally burns more calories.

Unfortunately, the prospect of exercising tends to elicit groans from most people. Theres all the logistics to work out - the time,equipment, expense and the sheer, utter boringness of it all. Negative thinking about exercise can sabotage all your good intentions. Heres a list of answers for some of the most commonly used excuses not to exercise.

I dont have time to exercise!

Exercise could be one of the most important things youll do for your health today. MAKE time to exercise. If youre doing traditional workouts - move those weights and mats right out into the family room and make use of your television time. Instead of flopping down in a chair while you watch the news or your favorite show, be active. Run in place, do leg lifts or heft weights. Use time in your car to tighten and tone muscles with isometric tummy tighteners. Walk up the stairs instead of using the elevator. Exercise doesnt have to be a solid hour at the gym. Anything that revs up your motors is great for your body.

I dont have the right equipment at home.

You dont need equipment to exercise. A brisk walk around the block is good for you - and burns over 200 calories. Vacuuming your carpets can burn nearly as much. Flip on your radio or pop in your favorite high-energy CD and dance. Dont fool yourself into thinking that your exercise has to be a carefully planned workout to work all the right muscles in the right order with the right tension. Exercise means being active. Just do it.

I cant afford a membership to the gym.

If youd rather exercise at the gym (and have access to their fitness machines, whirlpools, swimming pool and trainers), there are a lot of ways to make it more affordable. Check with your health insurance company to see if they offer incentives. Most of the major health insurance companies, including Blue Cross, cover part or all of fitness club memberships as part of your benefits. If yours doesnt, or if you dont have health insurance, call your local YMCA or YWCA. Most offer scholarships or sliding fee scales for memberships to their facilities.

But exercise is such a chore!

Says who? Make getting your daily exercise fun. Play a game. Go dancing. Grab a few friends for a weekend hike in the state park. Exercise doesnt have to be routine. Stop thinking of it as a chore and start thinking of it as recreation. Youll be amazed what a difference it makes.

SOME NATURAL REMEDIES FOR CONTROLLING TYPE 2 DIABETES

Dear friends, here is a complied list of some natural remedies for controlling type 2 diabetes. As with any chronic diseases including diabetes it is always better to consult your doctor before starting any new product including herbal products for diabetes or hypertension. It is advisable to start any home remedies in small amounts and check to see how it affects your blood sugars before starting on a daily basis.

1. Soak a teaspoon of fenugreek (methi) seeds overnight in some water and take these seeds along with the water in the morning on an empty stomach on a daily basis. This is the best natural remedy for regulating high blood sugars and high cholesterol.

2. Bittergourd and bittermelons also helps in reducing blood sugars. It can be taken in the form of steeped juice/soup (boil 1 bittergourd sliced into small pieces for10 minutes, remove the bittergourd slices and drink the soup) or can be prepared in the form of any preferred curry or gravy.

3. Cinnamon is also another good source of natural remedy for type 2 diabetes and high cholesterol. Cinnamon powder can be added to oatmeals, cereals, or even any curries. Cinnamon tea can be prepared by steeping 1-2 cinnamon sticks in boiling water for 2-3 minutes. It can also be added to regular teas (chai) with milk. The usual recommendation is ½ teaspoon of cinnamon per day.

4. Fig leaves are also a natural remedy for controlling type 2 diabetes. Fig leaf extracts are available in the form of powders in markets. The leaves can be steeped in tea and can be had in the morning for regulating blood sugars.

5. Jamun tree seeds are also an excellent natural remedy for typ2 diabetes. Please keep in mind that the fruit of the jamun tree is high in carbohydrates and juice of the jamun fruit can raise the blood sugars if taken in large quantities. The extracts of the jamun tree seeds are available in markets and these are the ones, which needs to be consumed for blood sugar control.

6. Taking green tea daily is also known to regulate the insulin levels in the body and thus regulating the blood sugars.

7. Taking a teaspoon of apple cider vinegar mixed with a cup of water before meals for a couple of weeks is effective for weight loss and sugar control but apple cider vinegar needs to be taken with precaution as it is high in acidity and is not ideal for people with heartburn or stomach ulcer issues.

8. Drinking 3 cups of water on an empty stomach has been a proven natural remedy for almost all diseases starting from type diabetes, kidney disease, digestive disorders, liver disease etc.

Honey The Unusual Healing Benefits

1. It’s a natural sweetener

Honey is the a lot of accustomed aspartame you will find. Youve heard of humans putting honey in their tea instead of aesthetic amoroso - or substituting honey for amoroso in baking. “But accumulate in apperception that honey is still a sugar, and should be captivated in moderation,” says Edmundson.
2. Build up your immune system

Researched appear in the Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture begin honey to accept assertive properties, which prevented the advance of tumours if activated on mice. The antioxidants in honey may aswell advice to assure your allowed arrangement and breadth off ailments such as algid and flu.
3. Soothe a sore throat

Have a cough? Try a dosage of honey—it’s a abundant suppressant. (Try this honey, onion and garlic ahem syrup). And with the abscessed throat that generally accompanies a ahem and/or cold, honey is a abundant adipose for the throat. Try this bootleg honey irrigate to allay a abscessed throat.
4. Cure a hangover

Honey is a actual concentrated antecedent of fructose, a anatomy of amoroso that speeds up the blaze of booze in the liver. Eating honey the morning afterwards a night of bubbler is one way to advice your physique even out whatever booze charcoal in your system.
5. Beat insomnia

Honey is a fat-digesting carbohydrate, acceptation it stimulates the absolution of insulin. This, in turn, activates tryptophan (the admixture that makes us sleepy). If you’re accepting agitation sleeping, try accepting a bottle of balmy milk with honey afore bed. The calefaction from the balmy milk helps to added enhance the tryptophan effect.
6. Improve your athletic performance

Rather than extensive for a quick carb-fix and arresting sports drinks abstemious with aesthetic sugars, try accepting a dosage of honey for an activity boost. Studies advance that honey may be one of the a lot of able carbohydrates to blot afore a conditioning back it’s calmly digested and releases into the physique at a abiding rate.
7. Heal cuts and burns

Honey’s antibacterial and antifungal backdrop may arrest bacterial growth. Afore avant-garde medicine, hospitals and clinics would sometimes administer honey to burns and added accessible wounds to advice anticipate infection. Try it yourself: Next time you accept a cut, accessory chafe or accessory burn, dab a little honey on the afflicted breadth to advice anticipate infection. But don’t overlook to awning it with a bandage.
8. Moisturize skin and hair

Honey is a abundant conditioner and generally acclimated in face masks because it helps to blot and absorb water. Mix honey with olive oil for an all-natural hair conditioner, or try this moisturizing face affectation and lip treatment.

Lose weight and improve health with body detoxification Detox

Detoxification, is the bodys natural, on-going process of neutralizing or eliminating toxins from the body. Our body has its own waste elimination system. The liver, intestines, kidneys, lungs, skin, blood and lymphatic systems work together to ensure that toxins are transformed chemically to less harmful compounds and excreted from the body. Toxins are anything that can potentially harm body tissue, including waste products that result from normal cell activity, such as ammonia, lactic acid and homocysteine, and human-made toxins that we are exposed to in our environment, food, and water. Water, some herbs, exercises and specified diets help our system in removing the toxins are known as detox diet plan.

What is a Detox Diet?

It is an alternate treatment method. Program of diet, herbs, and other methods of removing environmental and dietary toxins from the body. Detoxing is based on the concept that your body needs help getting rid of unwanted toxins from contaminants in processed foods and the environment. Once free of toxins, your body functions better and your metabolism soars so you can shed those extra pounds.

There are a variety of different detox diets. Most follow a pattern of low calorie fasting with the addition of fruits, vegetables, water, and assorted supplements. Some diets recommend herbs, pills, powders, enemas, and other forms of intestinal and colon cleansing. Methods vary and frequently include products . Generally, a detox diet is a short-term diet that:

Minimizes the amount of chemicals ingested (for example, by eating organic food).
Emphasizes foods that provide the vitamins, nutrients, and antioxidants that the body needs for detoxification.
Contains foods, such as high fibre foods and water that draw out and eliminate toxins by increasing the frequency of bowel movements and urination.

Why Detox Diet?

A growing body of research suggests that many of the chemicals we ingest daily through food, water, and air can become deposited in fat cells in our bodies. Toxins include pesticides, antibiotics and hormones in food, chemicals from food packaging, household cleaners, detergents, food additives, heavy metals, pollution, drugs, and cigarette smoke. A diet that lacks certain nutrients may also impair our natural ability to detoxify chemicals, which further leads to their build-up in the body.

The cumulative load, called the "body burden", is thought to lead to illness and has been linked to hormonal imbalance, impaired immune function, nutritional deficiency, and an inefficient metabolism. Signs are thought to include indigestion, poor concentration and sluggishness, headaches, bad breath, fatigue, poor skin, and muscle pain.

Benefits of Detox diet

People often report improved energy, clearer skin, regular bowel movements, improved digestion, and increased concentration and clarity after a detox diet.

Who Shouldnt Try a Detox Diet?

Anyone considering a detox diet should consult a qualified health professional and/or their medical doctor first. Pregnant or nursing women or children shouldnt go on a detox diet. People with certain health conditions such as liver or kidney disease should only try it under the supervision of their primary care provider.

Side Effects of Detox diet

One of the most common side effects is headache within the first few days of starting the detox diet, often due to caffeine and nicotine withdrawal. For this reason, practitioners often suggest gradually decreasing the amount of caffeine prior to starting a detox diet. In addition, some people opt to take time off work to begin a detox diet or start the diet on the weekend.

Other side effects include excessive diarrhoea, which can lead to dehydration and electrolyte loss. Constipation may occur if people consume excess fibre without also increasing their fluid intake. Other side effects can include tiredness, irritability, acne, weight loss, and hunger. Any worsening of symptoms or new symptoms that occur during a detox diet should prompt a visit to a qualified health professional.

If a detox diet is not properly planned and continued for a longer time, it may result in nutrient deficiencies, particularly protein (some detox diets omit animal products) and calcium.

Choosing a Detox Diet Method

Typical Detox diet plans may include a diet recommendations, colonic hydrotherapy, herbs and supplements, and exercise. Alternative practitioners usually recommend that people trying a detox diet for the first time opt for a gentle detox diet plan.

In fact In India religious fasting without common salt and with fruits is good example of detox. People with vegetarian diets, without alcohol and tobacco and leading a healthy lifestyle need not any detoxification. However mild detox can be performed at home once in a week. Just skip one meal with fibrous fruits and vegetables and lots of water will do much better.

Other Steps to a Detox Diet Plan

Diet is just one component of any well-designed detox diet. In addition with an eating plan, there are other important steps:

Enhance Circulation: A lack of physical activity can result in poor circulation of blood and lymph fluid, which can have a negative effect on health and impair detoxification and immune function. The best way to get blood flowing is to do exercises.

Promote Elimination: When toxins that are stored in our cells are mobilized, they travel to our blood and must be eliminated from the body through faeces, urine, or sweat. Ways to increase elimination include: prevent constipation, increased fluid intake,

Improve Digestion: Improving digestion by replacing heavy and spicy meals with light foods and fruits and some herbal laxatives prevent deposition of toxins and harmful bacteria in the intestine.

Mind/Body Wellness: Stress can impair the body’s detoxification systems and lead to digestive ailments, impaired immunity, and have wide-ranging effects on health. A detox diet is a time not just to let the body heal, but to allow the mind to rest. Try to incorporate mind/body practices into your detox. For stress you can try yoga, muscle relaxation and meditation.

Sunday, December 22, 2013

French researchers now confirm Spirit Happy Diet is right about diet soda

The Spirit Happy diet site received a lot of backlash 4 years ago when we showed that diet soda actually causes weight gain not weight loss. The Diet soda makers fought the story and now a new study from France which was published in the New York Daily News today concludes that diet soda indeed does cause weight gain and doubles the risk of diabetes. We at Spirit Happy diet reported on chemicals in diet soda many years ago

Why you are not losing weight

The reason you are not losing weight while dieting is due to the food chemicals that have been allowed by the FDA. We have feed ourselves and our children dangerous poisons and the obesity rates prove it. The diet soda makers have profited over 1 billion dollars each year for over 25 years and the poison fluid is still popularly consumed by over 200 million people world wide. A diet soda has never caused weight loss and it simply cannot cause weight loss. Sadly people think they are making a healthy choice when they order a diet soda. Each can contains a dangerous chemical called aspartame, this chemical causes headaches, body ache and is also addictive.

Aspartame and weight gain

Diet soda chemicals actually cause the cells of the body to change, the body will hold fat mainly around the waist, it also changes healthy cells to cancerous cells over time. We reported on this in studies just about 4 years ago. Today the New York Daily News reported on the weight gain from diet soda

Diet sodas raise risk of type 2 diabetes MORE than those sweetened with real sugar: study

Surprising research from France found that diabetes risk increased by about a third for women who drank diet sodas, as compared to regular soda and fruit juice drinkers.

The researchers quote below

"Contrary to conventional thinking, the risk of diabetes is higher with light beverages compared with regular sweetened drinks," the National Institute of Health and Medical Research (Inserm) said.

"We cannot rule out that factors other than ASB (artificially sweetened beverages)... are responsible for the association with diabetes."

The reason you cannot lose weight is due to insulin resistance from the garbage food today, we all have been poisoned, this is why diets fail and you do not lose weight. It is almost impossible to lose and keep weight off for good today because of food chemicals that are in almost everything you eat. This is why we have children with adult diabetes. We are a Nation of insulin resistance people, insulin resistance cells make you fat!

What we have done for over 4 years is to spread the word about the lying food industry which has caused the obesity and diabetes crisis. We have exposed the diabetes drug makers who make billions while curing no one. Do not rely on the Food and Drug Administration to protect you...they will not.

Spirit Happy insulin resistance diet has been used in over 18 countries for ALL people to lose weight, created for diabetics researchers showed that ALL people lose weight on the diet because it reversed the damage of food chemicals and reversed insulin resistance. We have shown this now in 18 countries. Todays New York Daily News says researchers were “Shocked” about diet soda. The would not have been “shocked” had they read Spirit Happy website over the last 4 years.

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Benefits of protein rich breakfast

In the article ”Eat a larger breakfast –lower the risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, hypertension, and high cholesterol “ we have discussed about benefits of breakfast. Yes! Once again I will repeat that eating breakfast daily, helps in losing weight and breakfast skippers find it difficult to maintain day long mood and energy levels as well as difficult to lose weight. Breakfast is not just filling the stomach with some food; it is about nursing the body and brain. Breakfast should be a well-balanced food. Now as per new studies, eating breakfasts high in protein is much better than breakfast high in carbohydrates.

A high protein breakfasts is better than high carb breakfasts in the following important ways:

Improves brain alertness, concentration and focus-

There are some chemicals which transfer brain information and signals from one cell to other. These chemicals are called neurotransmitters. Brain needs amino acids to produce neurotransmitters. Protein is an excellent source of Amino acids. Two types of proteins in breakfast foods can have a major impact on neurotransmitters. First, tyrosine, an amino acid, stimulates dopamine and norepinephrine, the transmitters responsible for alertness. Second, the calming protein tryptophan relaxes the brain. So eating a high protein breakfast improves brain alertness and function and reduces drowsiness throughout the day. Also with high protein breakfast, you will feel full much longer. That helps brain focus on the task with higher capacity.

People having no enough protein feel sluggishness in the morning. This is because of extremely mild anaemia. Having enough dose of morning protein will prevent from this sluggishness.

High protein breakfast is especially recommended for the children with ADHD.

High protein breakfast helps in losing weight

It is found in many studies that high protein breakfast not only keeps you full during the morning hours, it actually helps sustain fullness throughout the entire day. Using M.R.I., researchers found that eating a protein-rich breakfast reduces the brain signals controlling food motivation and reward-driven eating behaviour. Thus having a protein rich breakfast, you will feel full longer and your attention will be less diverted towards more snaking.

Protein digestion burns more calories than carb digestion, so you will eat less calories, feel full longer and burn more calories in digestion of protein.

So keeping your total calories of the day balanced, eat breakfast of nearly 400 calories with protein 40% of total calories. Rest 60% you can maintain with carbs and little healthy fats. Try to include cheese, yogurt, beans in the morning breakfast as well as fruits and veggies (you may increase calories in breakfast if you like, and that is better. But keeping calories balanced in other meals). Eg. If you are increasing calories in breakfast, reduce calories of lunch.

High protein breakfast boosts cell and muscle maintenance

Cells are building blocks of body tissues and protein (amino acids) are building blocks of cells. The protein we eat is broken to amino acids which in turn help in repairing, maintenance of cellular damages including muscular fibres and in formation of new cells. With workouts our muscles develop due to fibre tissue growth, which is not possible if the supply of protein is inadequate.
An adequate supply of protein in the morning ensures proper growth, maintenance and replacement of muscle fibres and other cells.
All enzymes are protein in nature. To perform our all metabolism reactions, enzymes play the most important roll. So protein adequate protein is required to perform all the metabolic actions in our body.

High protein breakfast improves immune system

People with malnutrition are more likely to get sick. Malnourished immune system will not be able to fight with infections properly. In addition to other nutrients like vitamins and minerals, our soldiers "The WBCs" need protein to repair and replace themselves.

When Crohn’s Disease Surgery Is Needed

It’s a worrying statistic that for people with crohn’s three-fourths of sufferers wil have to undergo crohn’s disease surgery at some point in their life. Most medical professionals will try to control Crohn’s with medications and lifestyle changes before they suggest this, but there are times when it just has to be done for the sake of saving the life of the patient. When this condition strikes in the intestinal area, which it often does, there are complications that can arise that require Crohn’s disease surgery, and even though it is not a cure, it can help make a patient feel much better. Because Crohn’s disease causes moderate to severe inflammation in the intestines, complications can occur. There are medications that can help with many of the symptoms, but there are times when the inflammation that is the root cause of Crohn’s will reek havoc on the system as a whole, or just a small part of it. Most doctors will not rush a patient into Crohn’s disease surgery unless they think it is absolutely necessary as some of the procedures are rather complicated, carry risk and can change a person’s life forever.For some crohn’s sufferers there are times when the intestines become blocked. This means that foods cannot pass through the system, and the patient will become unable to absorb nutrition nor will they be able to have a bowel movement. Alternatively, abscess can occur or tears in the intestinal walls will begin to bleed. The blood will exit through the rectum, alerting the patient that something is wrong. Surgery will be necessary if the wall of the intestine is perforated, as that might mean waste is leaking into the body.One type of surgical procedure commonly performed is strictureplasty. This is done when there is a blockage or problem in the small intestine. When the problem is minor, the surgeons look to fix the problem but if the situation has gone past the point of repair a small section of the intestine will be removed and the ends will be connected. Occassionlly there are times when the problems in the colon are so bad that it must be removed completely. When this happens, the small intestine is rerouted though the front of the abdominal wall. This is called a proctocolectomy. The waste then leaves the body and empties into a small bag that is changed by the patient. Doctors will do everything they can to avoid the latter from happening.If you are one of the lucky ones, you will never have to have Crohn’s disease surgery, but many patients are faced with it. Though the thought of surgery is a scary one, you should take some times to think about it before you decide that you don’t want to do it. Have a conversation - or many conversations - with your doctor to talk about what is bothering you and what might happen if you don’t have the operation. Understanding the risks involved by not having the crohn’s disease surgery can help you make a clear choice.

What to do about diabetes as crisis gets worst

What to do about diabetes? The diabetic crisis is getting worst according to health officials in New York City, the City has seen an incredible jump in reported cases of high blood sugar, in fact the numbers have more than tripled in the last 10 years. What is happening in the Big apple is also indicative of what is happening in much of the country. What to do about diabetes is a problem that has health officials alarmed.

Rates triple in only a decade

The tripling of the high blood sugar numbers is causing alarm amongst medical professionals and parents. In another scary development the numbers of children suffering from adult high blood sugar has quadrupled in the last 10 years. Officials from the State health department revealed some very startling statistics this week on the growing crisis, one of the more startling bits of information was that thousands of adults were type 2 diabetic as children but did not know it. When doctors examined adults they found that many had the diabetic symptoms since late childhood but ignored it, thousands are having their legs, arms and fingers removed from the damaging effects of high blood sugar. What to do about diabetes is an important question that may save your life.

Here are the comments from the State Health official who lead the study

“What’s most alarming is that more than 200,000 New Yorkers are walking around with this serious disease and don’t even know they’re at risk for blindness, amputations, or even worse — premature death,” said Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Farley. “We must work to end this crisis.”

if you are pre diabetes,have any belly fat weight or are overweight this is now a matter of life and death, millions of us are now insulin resistant and this means deep health consequences.

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Low calories diet and still fat

Dieting with low calories and still fat: This is the situation many people find themselves in and there is good reason, obesity is caused by insulin resistance not just calories. The difference between calories and insulin resistance is night and day. We have been sold a lie by the food makers, the low cal phenomena has lead to the largest increase in weight in Western History. Low calories and still fat is the condition many people find themselves in.

Insulin resistance and why you cannot lose wight

We have become a Nation of insulin resistance people, we have weak insulin and too much glucose in our bloodstream, this is why belly fat does not go away.

Glucose is normally a good thing, it give you energy and it does your cells good. When all is well glucose is running the show quite well, when there is too much glucose “Insulin comes in and removes the excess glucose.

It is a great relationship a power house of Glucose that leaves when insulin says the fun is over.

What went wrong? We have become a nation of people who have a run a way glucose that does not listen to insulin anymore. The cells of the people have become insulin resistant and this causes diabetes and obesity, we have excess glucose in our bloodstream and we cannot lose weight. Low calories and still fat is what your results will be if you concentration only on a calorie. All calories are not equal, this is something that most people never understand. Just because it is low cal does not mean that it is healthy. In fact, many low cal foods are far from healthy. The food makers have pulled off a billion dollar con game that concentrates on low calories as we stay fat. Reverse your insulin resistance cells and the weight melts off.

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