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The First Step to Fitness

in Eating Right, Fitness, Practical Tips tags: HCG Diet

by Hailey October 3rd 2011 | No Comment

There are no miracle solutions to losing weight, but there are diets that are more effective than others and some that will deliver superior results with virtually no effort. Two things trouble the ones who want to get in shape more than anything else, and this is the need to refrain from eating certain foods, and the second revolves around the daily exercises. The HCG diet solves half of the problem and makes the transition bearable, with the bonus being the quick results.

HCG Diet When you take HCG, you are giving instructions to your hypothalamus to secrete certain hormones that will trick your body into burning that excess fat it stores for rainy days. At http://www.yourhcg.com/ they highlight the fact that while maintaining a low-calorie diet HCG will guarantee the best results within a short period of time. There is no need to exercise, simply because the body will burn fat even when you are idle, instructed by the brain to find sources of energy.

It is easy to imagine the enthusiasm this news generates on social networks, where people flock on pages such as http://www.facebook.com/yourhcg to better understand how the HCG diet works. Busy people who hardly find the time to get the proper rest, will love the fact that they can get in shape without spending several hours each day training. While an active life is beneficial, you shouldn’t exhaust yourself for a couple of weeks in a desperate attempt to lose weight fast, when HCG is so effective.

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No need to Suffer

in Fitness, Health, Practical Tips tags: BodyGem, Cholestech LDX, MedGem

by Hailey August 12th 2011 | No Comment

The reason we sometimes postpone an indefinitely medical procedure and examinations is that we fear the discomfort or sheer pain generated by this operation. It is obviously a bad thing to do to postpone a problem until it becomes an emergency and in many cases, the consequences can be severe. Knowing this, we are still reluctant to act fast, but this will definitely change if more devices such as Cholestech LDX will be launched.

MedGem It is not rocket science to understand the mechanics and utility of the Cholestech LDX, one of the most effective and non intrusive instruments used to measure the lipid profile. The doctor will be able to investigate more patients each day, and a single drop of blood is more than enough to extract all the useful information. This means that you will not go through a process that will traumatize you and even though venipuncture is considered to be a routine procedure, many patients dislike it a lot.

While not life threatening, excess fat is not desirable and people go to great lengths to get rid of it, so they combine exercise with the right diet and hope for the best results. To reduce the risks and to make the entire process more efficient, you should consult a specialist. This guy will probably use MedGem or BodyGem during the first session to determine the resting metabolic rate. After reading the results displayed by the instrument, he will be able to suggest you the most effective and safest course of action.

How can Dieting be a Bad Thing when Suffering from Heart Disease?

in Diet, Eating Right, Fitness, Health, Mind & Body, Product Review tags: dieting

by Hailey May 2nd 2011 | No Comment

Why did I have a heart attack at 45? I had a significant family history, smoked, was overweight, and I didn’t exercise. Like everyone else, I thought that being a woman ruled out any chance of having a heart attack. Boy, was I wrong.

dieting Somewhere along the way, the connotation of diet has changed from what Merriam-Webster defines as “food and drink regularly provided or consumed” to “deprivation of certain foods until a reduction in weight is achieved.” And we attempt it again, and again, and again.

From a health point of view, going on some fad diet temporarily is about the most unhealthy thing you can do to your body. Dieting is self-defeating. The body is built to naturally protect itself from starvation. It’s why dieting is so hard to accomplish and why 90 to 95 percent of people who lose weight gain most of it back.

What’s so insidious is that our sacrificial efforts are paid back in pounds of extra fat that make their home in the soft tissue just under our skin. With every diet defeat, fatter calls your body home. Like other parts of the body, fatty tissue depends on oxygen and nutrients to survive. As fat accumulates, demand for these life-sustaining substance increases. This means the amount of blood traveling through the body increases. More blood moving through arteries means more pressure against the artery walls. And that’s what sets you up for cardiovascular disease.

A women’s heart study conducted at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor demonstrated just how hard the cycle of gaining-losing-regaining known as yo-yo dieting, can be on the heart. The long-term study found that women who yo-yo in weight five times within one year during their early and midlife years set themselves up for heart disease after menopause, even if they are thin at the time. They found that women who go through weight swings have been lower than average blood flow to the heart.

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Heart Disease Tips: Be Fit, Be Active

in Eating Right, Fitness, Health, Mind & Body, Product Review

by Hailey April 5th 2011 | No Comment

If doctors could give you just one piece of advice about what is best for your heart, they would say: Be active. That’s because regular exercise can correct more wrongs, and it can do so better than any other heart-smart pursuit. For women who have had a heart attack, being physically active has special significance. It counts big time in reducing their risk of having another one.

be fit and active No matter what your size, shape, weight, or age, the health of your heart is strongly dependent on how active you are. “If you want a healthy heart, there is nothing more powerful than being physically fit”.

On the other hand, the consequences of being inactive are major. A sedentary lifestyle is just as bad for the heart as smoking or having high cholesterol or high blood pressure, according to the American Heart Association. Research on women indicates that physical inactivity may even be a bigger risk for a heart attack than obesity.

These are ominous facts when you consider that 70 percent of American women do not exercise regularly, and 41 percent report, they are not active at all. Even more distressing to doctors is research showing that the number of women who exercise regularly is going down instead of going up. That’s because they know that physical fitness can be a life-saver.

This was demonstrated recently by researchers at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore that measured the fitness levels of 3,000 women ages 30 to 80 and followed their heart health for an average of 20 years. Overall, those whose physical fitness was below average were 3½ times more likely to die of heart disease than the women who scored above average. But another finding is what really set off alarms: Women who had below-average fitness, but were considered at low risk for heart disease, where 13 times more likely to die of heart disease than women who scored above average for fitness. Overall, the death rate increased as fitness levels decreased.

The researchers considered two measurements as the key: The amount of physical activity the women could sustain safely, based on a standard treadmill test, and the amount of time it took their heart rates to return to normal.

The treadmill test is significant because nearly two-thirds of women who succumb to a sudden death heart attack have had no previous heart-related symptoms, reported the research team. Furthermore, the study suggests that women may benefit from higher fitness levels even without positive changes in weight or blood pressure and cholesterol levels.

Inactivity: A Teen Trend

Statistics show that only 52 percent of high-school girls are enrolled in physical education classes and only half of them attend fitness classes daily. Among pre-teens, 61.5 percent does not participate in any organized after-school or weekend physical activity.

By the time a girl reaches age 16 or 17, 31 percent of white and 56 percent of black teenagers do not participate in any kind of after-school physical activities. The American Heart Association notes the parallel between these statistics and the rise in overweight and increase in smoking among teen girls.