Thursday, September 04, 2008
Fat Tax?
Want to reduce risk of arthritis, heart attack and stroke?
Promising research recently suggested that following a vegan, gluten-free diet can significantly reduce the risk of arthritis, heart attack, and stroke. While vegetarian world was quick to embrace these recent findings, I wouldn't toss out the your lean protein just yet. One problem: "Only 58 percent of the people in the vegan, gluten-free group completed the study."
If you rewind, you'll find only 66 people were included in the study. 38 of them were put on the diet, which means only 22 finished ... not exactly a landslide, and not quite enough people to make the study very applicable to the population at large.
It gets back to one of my 5 Keys to Healthy Eating: enjoy what you eat!
Atkins Diet is back?
Oh, check this out — they've decided to copy "South Beach." How fun!
The Fat Tax
Thanks to a member of our forums for bringing this one up. If you are overweight, you might want to consider avoiding Alabama, where they are suggesting a fine to government employees for being overweight.
Have your own thoughts on this? Read mine and state yours right here.
Ditch the treadmill and hire a cup of Joe
I am a huge fan of coffee, but I just recently learned there is a brand to help us lose weight. That's right ... and the fancy name? "SlimBeans."
Warmly,
Promising research recently suggested that following a vegan, gluten-free diet can significantly reduce the risk of arthritis, heart attack, and stroke. While vegetarian world was quick to embrace these recent findings, I wouldn't toss out the your lean protein just yet. One problem: "Only 58 percent of the people in the vegan, gluten-free group completed the study."
If you rewind, you'll find only 66 people were included in the study. 38 of them were put on the diet, which means only 22 finished ... not exactly a landslide, and not quite enough people to make the study very applicable to the population at large.
It gets back to one of my 5 Keys to Healthy Eating: enjoy what you eat!
Atkins Diet is back?
Oh, check this out — they've decided to copy "South Beach." How fun!
The Fat Tax
Thanks to a member of our forums for bringing this one up. If you are overweight, you might want to consider avoiding Alabama, where they are suggesting a fine to government employees for being overweight.
Have your own thoughts on this? Read mine and state yours right here.
Ditch the treadmill and hire a cup of Joe
I am a huge fan of coffee, but I just recently learned there is a brand to help us lose weight. That's right ... and the fancy name? "SlimBeans."
Warmly,
Labels: atkins diet, coffee, diabetes, lose fat, vegan, vegetarian
Saturday, July 26, 2008
50 Tips to Help Overweight Children Stay Healthy
It's been a great week.
I began integrating CrossFit training into my workout schedule and it is leaving me barely able to walk after some workouts! Lots of variety, little equipment needed, and the workout is right there to pick from every day.
My wife has been busy attending local councils from various organizations devoted to raising awareness about healthy living. One meeting involved a specific program that is looking for new teachers for their six-week course that teaches entire families about steps they can take to live healthier. The other meeting was about a grant for the state to create a program that targets low income families. Not only will the program involve education about eating healthy and exercising, it also includes financial advice about how to budget for healthy foods and meals. All exciting projects to consider!
50 Tips to Help Overweight Children stay Healthy
I was emailed this article and immediately enjoyed the title. It wasn't "how to make your child skinny" or "here is out toolkit to combat the obesity epidemic" but focuses on healthy habits including tips like "let your child know you love them at any weight." Now that's important! Lots of great links to other content as well. Read the entire article: 50 Tips for Helping Your Overweight Child Stay Healthy.
Skinniest Places Also Best Places to Live?
CNN recently released its list of places to live where people have the lowest average body mass index (BMI). What is interesting is that many of the cities that made the list, also consistently have made lists for "best places to live" based on a variety of factors.
So what is it that makes "nice" cities to live in, also cities that appear to help people stay lean and healthy?
Something to discuss in our forums perhaps.
Don't Forget to Eat Your Veggies, Or You May Forget a Lot More...
A recent talk in Virginia focused on ways of avoiding dementia. While many people know Alzheimer's is a risk for seniors, there are many other forms of mental impairment that can manifest as well. However, the goods news, according to the article, is that people who eat four servings of fresh vegetables a day slow mental decline by 38%. That's very significant! They also found a 66% lower incidence of Alzheimer's from people who took daily folic acid and vitamin B6 supplements, such as what you would find in a quality multivitamin. In fact, the advice was that "even people who eat a balanced diet should take a multivitamin," something I've been saying for a decade now.
Weight Loss Surgery Kills
Another sad story about a father who risked weight loss surgery and died weeks later. How long would he have had without the surgery? We don't know ... but this is more reason why I believe people should always focus on the natural means to lose. While I know some people feel it is the only option, people have successfully dropped from as heavy as 700 pounds to a healthy weight without invasive surgery.
Weight Loss to avoid Prison Time?
One inmate found that losing weight could help them avoid prison time. That's because they dropped enough weight to escape through the air conditioner vent. Unfortunately, he was later caught performing aquatic exercises in a hotel swimming pool and is now back behind bars (presumably with a smaller air conditioning vent).
Coffee Key to Recovery
As a fan of coffee myself, I was excited to read that it may help us recover after exercise. Maybe I should start adding sugar as well?
Until next time,
I began integrating CrossFit training into my workout schedule and it is leaving me barely able to walk after some workouts! Lots of variety, little equipment needed, and the workout is right there to pick from every day.
My wife has been busy attending local councils from various organizations devoted to raising awareness about healthy living. One meeting involved a specific program that is looking for new teachers for their six-week course that teaches entire families about steps they can take to live healthier. The other meeting was about a grant for the state to create a program that targets low income families. Not only will the program involve education about eating healthy and exercising, it also includes financial advice about how to budget for healthy foods and meals. All exciting projects to consider!
50 Tips to Help Overweight Children stay Healthy
I was emailed this article and immediately enjoyed the title. It wasn't "how to make your child skinny" or "here is out toolkit to combat the obesity epidemic" but focuses on healthy habits including tips like "let your child know you love them at any weight." Now that's important! Lots of great links to other content as well. Read the entire article: 50 Tips for Helping Your Overweight Child Stay Healthy.
Skinniest Places Also Best Places to Live?
CNN recently released its list of places to live where people have the lowest average body mass index (BMI). What is interesting is that many of the cities that made the list, also consistently have made lists for "best places to live" based on a variety of factors.
So what is it that makes "nice" cities to live in, also cities that appear to help people stay lean and healthy?
Something to discuss in our forums perhaps.
Don't Forget to Eat Your Veggies, Or You May Forget a Lot More...
A recent talk in Virginia focused on ways of avoiding dementia. While many people know Alzheimer's is a risk for seniors, there are many other forms of mental impairment that can manifest as well. However, the goods news, according to the article, is that people who eat four servings of fresh vegetables a day slow mental decline by 38%. That's very significant! They also found a 66% lower incidence of Alzheimer's from people who took daily folic acid and vitamin B6 supplements, such as what you would find in a quality multivitamin. In fact, the advice was that "even people who eat a balanced diet should take a multivitamin," something I've been saying for a decade now.
Weight Loss Surgery Kills
Another sad story about a father who risked weight loss surgery and died weeks later. How long would he have had without the surgery? We don't know ... but this is more reason why I believe people should always focus on the natural means to lose. While I know some people feel it is the only option, people have successfully dropped from as heavy as 700 pounds to a healthy weight without invasive surgery.
Weight Loss to avoid Prison Time?
One inmate found that losing weight could help them avoid prison time. That's because they dropped enough weight to escape through the air conditioner vent. Unfortunately, he was later caught performing aquatic exercises in a hotel swimming pool and is now back behind bars (presumably with a smaller air conditioning vent).
Coffee Key to Recovery
As a fan of coffee myself, I was excited to read that it may help us recover after exercise. Maybe I should start adding sugar as well?
Until next time,
Labels: coffee, nutrition, overweight children, vegetables, weight loss surgery
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