There are ads on TV, newspapers, magazines, internet, and on about the wonders of Hoodia. It is clamed to be the greatest thing yet.
If you have been following this blog for a while you know I do not have a very high attitude about diet pills. My wife pointed out to me that if you read the small print carefully these pills will tell you that if you take these pills and eat less you will lose weight. Why take the pills? Hoodia is suppose to reduce your appatite.
There was a free offer, that is free but I had to pay the shipping and handling, for Hoodia pills. In fairness before I speak on a subject I should research it and using a product is one of the best ways to research I know.
This is not a scientific test. All I can say is what it did for me. So what did it do for me? Nothing other then just a few minuets after taking them I was hungary and I should not have been even if I had not taken the pill.
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
I HAD TO EAT A HORSE!
Well I really didn’t have to eat a horse but I did have one get into my computer and it did have to be destroyed.
Someone gave me a Trojan horse and I had all kinds of problems. That is why I did not leave a post last week. If you were looking for one I am sorry and I will try to keep up now.
The last post was on the importance of soy protein. The way I learned about the importance of soy protein and just how effective it is was when I started on Herbalife’s ShapeWorks. It was so effective for me I thought I could sell it. Boy was I wrong but the product is still great. One way of obtaining it for less is to purchase it on eBay. It is against Herbalife’s policy for dealers to sell product on eBay but they do it anyway. The products usually go above dealer price but below retail. It you want to know more just ask me through the comment section and even though I don’t sell it I will still try to answer any questions you have about this amazing product.
The product I mentioned last post, http://scrip.cc/shopsite_sc/index.html, can also be used to make shakes. Just ad 1 measure of protein to 8 ounces of nonfat milk and ad fruit or flavoring; blend. I freeze fruit and use a little Splenda to sweeten. It is also excellent if it is added to soup or mixed with peanut butter made into a sandwich.
You can order the Protein at my cost by going to http://scrip.cc/shopsite_sc/index.html and order. Use the ID # 109317 when asked and you will receive the product at dealer price.
Someone gave me a Trojan horse and I had all kinds of problems. That is why I did not leave a post last week. If you were looking for one I am sorry and I will try to keep up now.
The last post was on the importance of soy protein. The way I learned about the importance of soy protein and just how effective it is was when I started on Herbalife’s ShapeWorks. It was so effective for me I thought I could sell it. Boy was I wrong but the product is still great. One way of obtaining it for less is to purchase it on eBay. It is against Herbalife’s policy for dealers to sell product on eBay but they do it anyway. The products usually go above dealer price but below retail. It you want to know more just ask me through the comment section and even though I don’t sell it I will still try to answer any questions you have about this amazing product.
The product I mentioned last post, http://scrip.cc/shopsite_sc/index.html, can also be used to make shakes. Just ad 1 measure of protein to 8 ounces of nonfat milk and ad fruit or flavoring; blend. I freeze fruit and use a little Splenda to sweeten. It is also excellent if it is added to soup or mixed with peanut butter made into a sandwich.
You can order the Protein at my cost by going to http://scrip.cc/shopsite_sc/index.html and order. Use the ID # 109317 when asked and you will receive the product at dealer price.
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
THE EFFECTS OF STRESS ON INFLAMMATORY DISEASE.
Stress has been with us sense Adam and Eve were in the garden. It was stress that drove them to try to hide for God.
Stress is actually just one of our body’s ways of defending itself. There is a problem when that stress becomes chronic. Excessive stress is a real hindrance to the good life. Chemicals ingested, pollutants we breathe and drink, technical advances testing our skills, crowded highways, and the list goes on all leads to increased stress. Stress leads to irritability which leads to short fuse syndrome when dealing with others frequently those closest to us which leads to more stress for them. Their response to our irritability is usually becoming irritated themselves and stressing us more. Thus a big viscous circle develops.
Some people deal better with stress then others but excessive stress has a negative effect on all of us.
A study at Texas A&M has shown one area excess stress appears to makes a significant negative effect is its effects on inflammatory diseases. These include rheumatoid arthritis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), atherosclerosis, psoriasis, and many others.
Pro-inflammatory proteins, called cytokines, are increased by stress. This increase in cytokines inhibits the clearing of viruses and thus the process of inflammation becomes out of control. Again that big cycle like the one caused when dealing with people. Increase in inflammation increases pain. Increase pain increases stress which increases cytokines and around and around it goes.
We need to break the cycle.
We are not without some help. The lead researcher, Dr. Mary Meagher, said, “The adverse effects may be prevented or reversed by treatments aimed at blocking increases in this cytokine. Potential interventions include certain anti-inflammatory drugs, exercise, anti-depressant medication, omega-3 fatty acids and mindfulness relaxation training.”
Stress is actually just one of our body’s ways of defending itself. There is a problem when that stress becomes chronic. Excessive stress is a real hindrance to the good life. Chemicals ingested, pollutants we breathe and drink, technical advances testing our skills, crowded highways, and the list goes on all leads to increased stress. Stress leads to irritability which leads to short fuse syndrome when dealing with others frequently those closest to us which leads to more stress for them. Their response to our irritability is usually becoming irritated themselves and stressing us more. Thus a big viscous circle develops.
Some people deal better with stress then others but excessive stress has a negative effect on all of us.
A study at Texas A&M has shown one area excess stress appears to makes a significant negative effect is its effects on inflammatory diseases. These include rheumatoid arthritis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), atherosclerosis, psoriasis, and many others.
Pro-inflammatory proteins, called cytokines, are increased by stress. This increase in cytokines inhibits the clearing of viruses and thus the process of inflammation becomes out of control. Again that big cycle like the one caused when dealing with people. Increase in inflammation increases pain. Increase pain increases stress which increases cytokines and around and around it goes.
We need to break the cycle.
We are not without some help. The lead researcher, Dr. Mary Meagher, said, “The adverse effects may be prevented or reversed by treatments aimed at blocking increases in this cytokine. Potential interventions include certain anti-inflammatory drugs, exercise, anti-depressant medication, omega-3 fatty acids and mindfulness relaxation training.”
THE EFFECTS OF STRESS ON INFLAMMATORY DISEASE.
Stress has been with us sense Adam and Eve were in the garden. It was stress that drove them to try to hide for God.
Stress is actually just one of our body’s ways of defending itself. There is a problem when that stress becomes chronic. Excessive stress is a real hindrance to the good life. Chemicals ingested, pollutants we breathe and drink, technical advances testing our skills, crowded highways, and the list goes on all leads to increased stress. Stress leads to irritability which leads to short fuse syndrome when dealing with others frequently those closest to us which leads to more stress for them. Their response to our irritability is usually becoming irritated themselves and stressing us more. Thus a big viscous circle develops.
Some people deal better with stress then others but excessive stress has a negative effect on all of us.
A study at Texas A&M has shown one area excess stress appears to makes a significant negative effect is its effects on inflammatory diseases. These include rheumatoid arthritis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), atherosclerosis, psoriasis, and many others.
Pro-inflammatory proteins, called cytokines, are increased by stress. This increase in cytokines inhibits the clearing of viruses and thus the process of inflammation becomes out of control. Again that big cycle like the one caused when dealing with people. Increase in inflammation increases pain. Increase pain increases stress which increases cytokines and around and around it goes.
We need to break the cycle.
We are not without some help. The lead researcher, Dr. Mary Meagher, said, “The adverse effects may be prevented or reversed by treatments aimed at blocking increases in this cytokine. Potential interventions include certain anti-inflammatory drugs, exercise, anti-depressant medication, omega-3 fatty acids and mindfulness relaxation training.”
Stress is actually just one of our body’s ways of defending itself. There is a problem when that stress becomes chronic. Excessive stress is a real hindrance to the good life. Chemicals ingested, pollutants we breathe and drink, technical advances testing our skills, crowded highways, and the list goes on all leads to increased stress. Stress leads to irritability which leads to short fuse syndrome when dealing with others frequently those closest to us which leads to more stress for them. Their response to our irritability is usually becoming irritated themselves and stressing us more. Thus a big viscous circle develops.
Some people deal better with stress then others but excessive stress has a negative effect on all of us.
A study at Texas A&M has shown one area excess stress appears to makes a significant negative effect is its effects on inflammatory diseases. These include rheumatoid arthritis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), atherosclerosis, psoriasis, and many others.
Pro-inflammatory proteins, called cytokines, are increased by stress. This increase in cytokines inhibits the clearing of viruses and thus the process of inflammation becomes out of control. Again that big cycle like the one caused when dealing with people. Increase in inflammation increases pain. Increase pain increases stress which increases cytokines and around and around it goes.
We need to break the cycle.
We are not without some help. The lead researcher, Dr. Mary Meagher, said, “The adverse effects may be prevented or reversed by treatments aimed at blocking increases in this cytokine. Potential interventions include certain anti-inflammatory drugs, exercise, anti-depressant medication, omega-3 fatty acids and mindfulness relaxation training.”
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
STRESS AND WEIGHT CONTROL
There have been many books written the subject of stress and health that just scratch the surface so it is not the intention of this article to answer all the questions. The main purpose here is just to make people aware of just how serious this problem can be.
Stress is the way the bodies responds when the brain tell it to react to a situation. The situation may be negative or bad but what a lot of people do not realize is the necessity to react to positive things will also cause stress. For those of you who are married think about the first date you had with your spouse. Unless your circumstances are very much out of the ordinary that date was a happy, exciting, wonderful, and stressful event.
Our lives are filled with stress. Most people have to get up in the morning to the sound of an alarm rush to get ready in time to go to our vehicle and fight the traffic so they can get to work before it is too late. Many have to see to it that the children are ready and off to school along with that preparation already mentioned. The day goes on with rush here and rush there. Then there is the drive home which may include some errands along the way that they were not able to accomplish during lunch.
Humans were not meant to be under such constant stress. Even the week ends of most people are no less stressful.
When under stress the whole body responds. The pupils of the eyes will widen to let in more light. More neurotransmitters in the brain will increase alertness. adrenal glands will pump up the adrenaline and other hormones in the bloodstream. The muscles will tense and the heart will speed up pushing up the blood pressure. Stored starches are turned into sugar for energy. There is an increase activity in the sweat glands.
Excess stress leads to forgetfulness, problems thinking clearly, trouble learning new information accident-proneness, discouraging or negative thoughts, and insomnia which in themselves will cause more stress. That is to say one of the side effects of stress is more stress. It is like starting a fire, when heat and oxygen are added to fuel the fire starts. The fire will cause more heat which presses more of the fuel to its ignition point and it draws more air (oxygen) to the fuel so the fire grows which causes more heat and so on.
Stress can increase the difficulty of weight control. While the released adrenalin and other hormones will decrease appetite temporarily there is also, at the same time, the release of cortisol. Cortisol is longer lasting then the other hormones
Stress is meant to protect us during times of physical danger when we need to “fight or flee.” But modern stress is usually not accompanied by physical exertion but with worry, anger or eternal containment. The result is that the energy that was meant to be expended is not thus the hormones are not processed in the way they were designed to be. Cortisol will linger and increase hunger. Cortisol will lead to fat being collected around the middle into what is most commonly known as “belly fat.” This fat is very difficult to remove.
There is another factor where excess stress is associated with weight gain. The stress can also lead to depression which results in lack of interest or ambition. Some depressed people will not eat while others will eat excessively just to try to fill that emptiness caused by the depression. A lot of the food that is eaten is what is known as “comfort food.” “Comfort Foods” vary with different people but usually they are high in fat, carbohydrates, and either salt or sugar.
Learning to control stress is one of the keys to effective weight control and a healthy diet.
If stress and depression has gotten out of control for you get medical help. I can personally testify if you let it continue to build you will break and it is a long way back to rebuild your life. A stress out and depressed life is not THE GOOD LIFE!
Thursday, August 9, 2007
WHY DON’T I LOOK THAT GOOD?
Have you been dazzled by those before and after photos of young men and women who had flab but after they were on “X” product they look so trim and fit. In many of these after photos the person is wearing the most revealing attire possible to show the great results. They have no flab, and no folds of sagging skin.
Have you ever wondered why, even though you have experienced the same weight loss, you just do not look as good? Here is a couple of thought that might help.
First understand that those before and after photos are for the purpose of selling a product. So only the most attractive appearing photos will make the cut. The most honest ads show the people before and after in the same type of attire but frequently, if you will notice, the before photo is in attire that makes them appear as unattractive as possible while the after photo attire makes the subject look as attractive as possible. It is just good marketing.
When you are overweight the skin stretches to provide room for the extra luggage. Ladies when you have a baby it is even more exaggerated. The skin is elastic to a point but age will cause it to lose much of that elasticity. Some people are fortunate enough to have more elastic skin then others.
So after you have lost that weight you will probably see layers of sagging skin. Though it is not attractive it is something we have to accept. In time, and that time varies between people and becomes longer with age, the skin will come back some. For some people it will trim right up nicely. For others it will never trim up nicely and the only way to get rid of that extra skin is surgery.
Until the results of some recent research I have made on the subject I thought it was just a vane thing and could just be covered up with clothes. I have learned that this sagging skin can not only have some very damaging physiological effects but it can have negative physical effect too.
There are several tightening creams on the marked but they are not a cure for loose skin. They may help some if the problem is not excessive. Drinking sufficient water is also very helpful.
So again it should be stated that the only solution for some is surgery. Consult your primary physician before consulting a cosmetic surgeon of any kind. Cosmetic surgery is big business and unfortunately not all of the surgeons are looking out for the patients’ best interest.
Have you ever wondered why, even though you have experienced the same weight loss, you just do not look as good? Here is a couple of thought that might help.
First understand that those before and after photos are for the purpose of selling a product. So only the most attractive appearing photos will make the cut. The most honest ads show the people before and after in the same type of attire but frequently, if you will notice, the before photo is in attire that makes them appear as unattractive as possible while the after photo attire makes the subject look as attractive as possible. It is just good marketing.
When you are overweight the skin stretches to provide room for the extra luggage. Ladies when you have a baby it is even more exaggerated. The skin is elastic to a point but age will cause it to lose much of that elasticity. Some people are fortunate enough to have more elastic skin then others.
So after you have lost that weight you will probably see layers of sagging skin. Though it is not attractive it is something we have to accept. In time, and that time varies between people and becomes longer with age, the skin will come back some. For some people it will trim right up nicely. For others it will never trim up nicely and the only way to get rid of that extra skin is surgery.
Until the results of some recent research I have made on the subject I thought it was just a vane thing and could just be covered up with clothes. I have learned that this sagging skin can not only have some very damaging physiological effects but it can have negative physical effect too.
There are several tightening creams on the marked but they are not a cure for loose skin. They may help some if the problem is not excessive. Drinking sufficient water is also very helpful.
So again it should be stated that the only solution for some is surgery. Consult your primary physician before consulting a cosmetic surgeon of any kind. Cosmetic surgery is big business and unfortunately not all of the surgeons are looking out for the patients’ best interest.
Wednesday, August 1, 2007
IF YOU ARE THE ADULT THEN ACT LIKE IT!
Parents we are facing an increasing problem today of obese children.
Diseases that were almost never seen in children 20 years ago are now becoming more and more prevalent. These include high blood pressure, joint problems, sleep apnea, and type two diabetes. High cholesterol and high triglycerides, two conditions also on the increase with children, combined with the high blood pressure can lead to early heart disease. The alarming increase of asthma in children, which according to the medical professionals, is almost entirely do to the increase in childhood obesity. Even the increase in asthma in children can frequently be linked to improper diet.
The life expectancy of today’s children is being predicted to be lower then their parents. Children don’t want to be over weight, they don’t want a shorter life expectancy. It is just that they have parents who won’t teach them how to do anything about it. Many times they have parents who are obese.
We are going to have to fact the hard facts. Parents you are the adult and the care and wellbeing of your children is your responsibility. If you don’t take control then child is the one who will have to suffer.
I am not going to tell you it is easy because it is not easy to train children but too many parents are letting their children control them. I well know how hard it is my wife and I raised six children.
When a child is born that child does not know how to conduct itself in this world. We parents at first have to see to that child’s every kneed. Then we start to train the child self care. We teach the child proper conduct around other people. We teach them to avoid things that might heart them like a hot stove.
It is equally the patients’ responsibility to teach good healthy eating habits.
We all want the good life but we should also want the good life for our children.
Diseases that were almost never seen in children 20 years ago are now becoming more and more prevalent. These include high blood pressure, joint problems, sleep apnea, and type two diabetes. High cholesterol and high triglycerides, two conditions also on the increase with children, combined with the high blood pressure can lead to early heart disease. The alarming increase of asthma in children, which according to the medical professionals, is almost entirely do to the increase in childhood obesity. Even the increase in asthma in children can frequently be linked to improper diet.
The life expectancy of today’s children is being predicted to be lower then their parents. Children don’t want to be over weight, they don’t want a shorter life expectancy. It is just that they have parents who won’t teach them how to do anything about it. Many times they have parents who are obese.
We are going to have to fact the hard facts. Parents you are the adult and the care and wellbeing of your children is your responsibility. If you don’t take control then child is the one who will have to suffer.
I am not going to tell you it is easy because it is not easy to train children but too many parents are letting their children control them. I well know how hard it is my wife and I raised six children.
When a child is born that child does not know how to conduct itself in this world. We parents at first have to see to that child’s every kneed. Then we start to train the child self care. We teach the child proper conduct around other people. We teach them to avoid things that might heart them like a hot stove.
It is equally the patients’ responsibility to teach good healthy eating habits.
We all want the good life but we should also want the good life for our children.
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