Any doctor worth their salt will tell you diets don't work.
Plain and simple. Surprised? Well you might be. You can't get away from all the talk about
South Beach, Atkins, Low Carb, Zone ... you name it, they're
talking about it. It's on TV, in magazines... everywhere you
look.
Posted: 30 Apr 2007
Individuals who are interested in bariatric surgery need to be aware of the ramifications. Although significant weight loss can be achieved with the procedure, patients need to have realistic weight loss expectations. Even after the surgery, most patients will not achieve their ideal body weight. Patients with a lower BMI to begin with generally lose a greater percentage of excess weight, while those with a higher initial BMI will likely lose more total weight. Patients who approach the surgery with a goal of improving their health resulting and quality of life will have the most success.
Posted: 29 Apr 2007
In an effort to keep the citizens of the United States in shape and healthy, the presidential fitness challenge has been created. As an effort to enthuse both children and adults alike in matters of exercise, in this article, we'll be discussing in-detail the president's plan for fitness success. When it comes to the fitness of children, the presidential fitness challenge has a wide scope. It urges children to perform the following steps: choose an activity, get active, track your activity, and order your award. Children are encouraged to take part in any physical activity that they desire, including such low-intensity workouts as long walks or highly intense sports, such as basketball. The goal that the president's challenge has set is for children to exercise 60 minutes per day for at least 5 days of the week for at least 6 weeks. For those who cannot fully dedicate for a six-week span, however, 8 weeks are allowed in which to complete the required 6. Next, children are encouraged to go online and record their exercise, no matter how mundane it may be. Jogging for 5 minutes constitutes enough of a reason to record the exercise. If children cannot make it to the computer every day, they can file back-logs for their activities for as far back as 14 days prior. Once the goal is reached, the activity log will inform the child that they have met the needs for the presidential fitness award. Pedometers can also be used to monitor exercise progress; for girls aged 6 to 17, 11,000 steps per day should be achieved. Boys aged 6 to 17 should count approximately 13,000 steps per day. If the child wishes to continue the exercise program after receiving the award, they can continue to log their progress and move on to the next challenge if they desire to do so. The presidential champions program gives merit to those who maintain the active lifestyle encouraged by the fitness program.
Posted: 29 Apr 2007
Below are our top 10 health and fitness tips, in no particular order. From healthy eating habits to exercise programs, these health and fitness tips will help you get smarter about weight loss, wellness and healthy living overall. 1. Drink more water. You hear this all the time and there's a reason for that - because it's important! Drinking water curbs your hunger, hydrates your body and nourishes you from the inside out, including your skin. Aim for half your body weight in ounces per day. i.e. if you weigh 150 lbs, you would aim to drink 75 ounces of water per day.
Posted: 29 Apr 2007
A dietary supplement is a product that is intended to provide enhancement or improvement to your diet that contains vitamins, minerals, amino acids, herbs or other botanicals. It is taken orally as a pill, capsule, or liquid. There are now thousands of dietary supplements on the market. Most contain vitamins and minerals that supplement the nutrients we can be missing from our regular diets. There are also products that do not contain vitamins or minerals, but other ingredients like botanicals, herbs, enzymes and amino acids.
Posted: 28 Apr 2007
Modern lifestyles cultivate such habits that are hard to give a skip and to unhealthy practices. Today many view weight control diets as something difficult to practice and that, as something where in you need to keep account of all that you eat. But think of this. Obesity is not fun and good health does not come cheap. Surrendering to quick fix pills like sympathomimetic amine or amphetamine is a serious mistake if you don?t consider the side effects. It works by stimulating central nervous system to increase blood pressure and heart beats and thereby reducing appetite. Naturally, you can?t compromise on your own health. Look around for a natural way to weight loss.
Posted: 28 Apr 2007
The Zone Diet Affects Three Major Hormone Systems The three major hormones in our bodies affected by the food we eat are insulin and glucagon, which have opposite effects, and a hormone-like substance called eicosanoids.
Posted: 28 Apr 2007
Incorporate this food in your diet and you will satisfy your hunger , get lots of nutrients and it is the perfect snack so can be eaten any time. This is one of natures most under rated foods, yet its importance should not be ignored. So what is this food?
Posted: 27 Apr 2007
Dumping syndrome is an effective result of the gastric bypass system which alerts the body of inappropriate eating. Dumping syndrome is described as a shock-like state when small, easily absorbed food particles rapidly dump into the digestive system. This results in a very unpleasant feeling with symptoms such as a cold clammy sweat, pallor, butterflies in the stomach and a pounding pulse. These symptoms may be followed by cramps and diarrhea. This state can last for 30-60 minutes and is quite uncomfortable.
Posted: 27 Apr 2007
With so many diet pills flooding the market nowadays, weight watchers should be careful when choosing which drug to use while waging their battle against the bulge. Phenthermine diet pills is the generic form of Adipex-P. The drug sold for weight loss is called oral Phentermine Hydrohloride (HCL). It belongs to the Sympathomimetic family of appetite suppressants - effective only for short term management of obesity. These drugs should be taken in tandem with proper diet, exercise and behavior modification to help dieters lose weight.
Posted: 27 Apr 2007
The calorie your body burns greatly depends on your weight, on the activities that you do and on the level of intensity of your activity or exercising. Metabolic Rate refers to the rate your body burns calories. If you consume 2,500 calories per day, and also burns up 2,500 calories per day, then your body will remain at your same present weight.
Posted: 26 Apr 2007
Obesity is a serious health concern in America today. The majority of the population is either too fat or on the verge of obesity. This alarming situation is calling for a nationwide revival of an interest in healthy lifestyles. Several programs on weight loss, diet and exercise have been introduced. Supplementary products that range from diet pills to fat burning lotions have flooded the market. A person may choose from many solutions, but success largely depends on attitude and proper guidance from professional experts.
Posted: 26 Apr 2007
Are you supposed to be eating that?
Can you have that?
Is that allowed on your diet?
Boy ? you sure did eat a lot ? is that allowed?
Isn?t that going to make you sick?
I heard you can?t eat after WLS. Why are you eating?
Any of this sound familiar?
Posted: 26 Apr 2007
Even though you may still be having menstruation periods on you middle stage of your life, you will undergo various kinds of discomfort such as hot flashes and sweating at night, you may feel frequent irritability, mood swinging, bone loss density and others: the clear signs toward menopause process. On the physical aspect, gaining weight is one of the most common menopause symptoms. Gaining weight, along with the various psychological and physical signs, is often the common problem that women complain about when they start interacting with menopause symptoms. This dilemma is a natural result when people age but with women who are dealing with menopausal stage, this can be more depressing probably because they experiences different levels of emotional stress. Weight gaining could add up to their anxieties so it is important that you know how to maintain and deal with your body even before perimenopause stage occurs.
Posted: 25 Apr 2007
Weight loss surgery falls into three main categories. The first is known as malabsorption surgery and is based upon the principally of allowing the patient to continue to eat normally and then re-routing food through the digestive system so that the body is able to absorb only a small fraction of the calorific value of the food eaten. The second is referred to as restrictive surgery in which the patient's stomach is drastically reduced in size and the quantity of food which the patient can eat, and consequently the number of calories that the body can adsorb, is severely restricted. The third category of surgery is simply a mixture of the first two providing for both a restricted intake and poor calorific absorption.
Posted: 25 Apr 2007
Many women experience weight gain during the premenstrual phase or the two weeks immediately before their periods. Some of this weight gain is temporary and is caused by fluid retention in the body resulting from hormonal changes. Sometimes, certain food cravings during the premenstrual phase may result in binge-eating that eventually causes weight gain. If a woman has bad period pain, headaches, or mood changes, she may be less likely to adhere to her regular exercise routine. Limited exercise, combined with increased eating, work together to increase weight. Certain antidepressant medications may also cause weight gain as a side effect.
Posted: 25 Apr 2007
The diet business specializes in helping people lose unwanted weight, and it is a multi-billion-dollar industry in the United States. The diet industry?s marketing and advertising strategy is based on the fears and hopes of those people who are unhappy with the way they feel or look. The number of companies dealing with diet and diet products is increasing every year. These companies provide guidelines about what to eat and how to eat in order to maintain a healthy weight and lifestyle. In addition to counseling, they offer dietary supplements or low fat diet products.
Posted: 24 Apr 2007
It is well known that about two-thirds of the U.S. population is either overweight or obese. The U.S. Surgeon General has stated that approximately 75% of Western diseases, such as heart disease, stroke, hypertension, diabetes, gout, arthritis, excess weight gain, hypertension, diabetes, some cancers, impotence, biventricular disease, constipation, heartburn, and gallbladder disease, are ?lifestyle-related.? They are directly correlated with our high fat diet, inadequate amounts of exercise, smoking, high intake of caffeine, and high amounts of stress coupled with insufficient support.
Posted: 24 Apr 2007
Exercising for weight loss has always meant spending thirty to sixty minutes on a treadmill, stationary bike, elliptical machine, etc. To me, nothing is more boring than running on a treadmill for that long. I did run outside which helped with boredom but my knees took a beating.
One day I found an article in Men?s Health that talked about interval training and how much more effective it is for weight loss when compared to sixty minutes of exercise on a treadmill, jogging at the same pace. What really attracted me to interval training is the length of time required to complete a workout; twenty to thirty minutes.
Posted: 24 Apr 2007
If you want to lose weight natural fat burners are an ideal component for your weight loss program. Here we will look at the best natural fat burners and appetite suppressants that you can use to lose weight fast.
Posted: 23 Apr 2007
Hoodia Gordonii is a rare African succulent and quantities are protected by the African Government. Products like Desert Burn? and Hoodia Gordonii Plus display C.I.T.E.S. certifications on their websites. A CITES certification is a license issued by the African government allowing the exportation of rare or endangered species. Although hoodia supreme claims to contain 800mg of pure African hoodia gordonii powder, they do not display a CITES certification. They display what appears to be a certification of their own design and do not explain the origin of their certification. So, in terms of certification, Hoodia Gordoni Plus and Desert Burn? are supreme.
Posted: 23 Apr 2007
While there are no specific products being sold as ?hoodia tincture?, tincture is a word that is synonymous with drops, medicine, tablet, tonic and many other words. As a result many companies use the phrase hoodia tincture to refer to their products. In this article we look at two hoodia tea products and what they contain. If you are looking for a different form of hoodia, there are complete articles at our Hoodia Info Blog comparing hoodia liquids, drops, capsules, herb blends and even hoodia coffee. There is at this time no prescription form of hoodia. Phytopharm appears to be working on that.
Posted: 23 Apr 2007
Stedman?s Medical Dictionary defines obesity as an interruption, cessation, or disorder of body function, system, or organ. Unfortunately, some physicians have not approached obesity as a disease. Studies have repeatedly confirmed that, when seven out of 10 patients walking into primary care clinics are either overweight or obese, physicians are being desensitized to overweight people and view obesity as a state rather than a disease. Physicians are in the best position to address obesity in their patients, but first they need to add it to the checklist of problems as consistently as they would any other disease.
Posted: 22 Apr 2007
Humor and laughter are the great gifts of nature to human beings. Most of the time, we do exactly the opposite- Get depressed and angry and spoil the health. The benefits of laughing and walking are vividly explained in this article, for the reader's use. In fact, knowledge on the medical benefits of laughing is gaining momentum now. There are various 'laughter clubs' where the members assemble and laugh aloud! It is a sight to watch. In fact, more than the member, the audience get more benefit, in my opinion, since they also burst out laughing, in a natural way! The second most important to supplement this schedule is fast walking- to your ?laughter club?
Posted: 22 Apr 2007
As human beings, we are creatures of habit. We tend to create routines that guarantee a series of small pleasures or comfort. Though routine can bring a sense of order to life in an increasingly chaotic world, it can be counterproductive when working out - following the same exercise regimen over and over not only gets boring, but can lead to exercise plateaus that can decrease your results.
Posted: 22 Apr 2007
The hoodia feedback is encouraging, to say the least. It is sometimes a little funny to read people arguing back and forth at chat rooms about which hoodia diet supplement is the best. For instance, at one site I read a woman saying that product X was working great for her. To which a gentleman responded something like, ?You must be working for the company, because it does nothing for me.? Her response; I?m not working for the product X company; you must be working for a competitor. And back and forth they went.
Posted: 21 Apr 2007
Weight loss surgery patients who have gastric bypass can suffer from what is called dumping syndrome. Dumping syndrome is described as a shock-like state when small, easily absorbed food particles rapidly dump into the digestive system. This results in a very unpleasant feeling with symptoms such as a cold clammy sweat, pallor, butterflies in the stomach and a pounding pulse. These symptoms may be followed by cramps and diarrhea. This state can last for 30-60 minutes and is quite uncomfortable.
Posted: 21 Apr 2007
The question of hair loss comes up all the time in the LivingAfterWLS community. Is there anything we can do to prevent hair loss or at least decrease the severity of it? Some bariatric centers say there is nothing to be done, that patients have to just live with the hair loss as part of the gastric bypass experience. Other centers say a diet of 70g. protein a day will prevent hair loss. Still other centers recommend taking a daily multi-vitamin and supplemental vitamins intended to improve hair health. I believe in taking a supplemental vitamin that contains silica which is known to improve the health, texture and volume of hair.
Posted: 21 Apr 2007
Diet trends change more frequently than fashion trends. What's hot today is forgotten about tomorrow. If you constantly cycle through dieting fads, you can actually make it more difficult for yourself to lose weight. When you bounce from diet to diet, you create imbalance in your metabolism. If you don't get the nutrition you need, your body will activate a type of starvation mode. If you deny yourself basic nutrients, your body will start to conserve existing fat reserves. You may lose weight in the short term, but as soon as you begin your normal eating habits again, you're going to be left with slower metabolism. This slower metabolism makes it difficult for you to keep the weight off.
Posted: 20 Apr 2007
The words I read made me furious. There it was, in black and white, the story of a fussy baby who was spoon fed ice cream to keep her quiet. I was reading a baby book and that baby was me! I was indignant ? how dare my parents comfort me ? at six months old ? with ice cream? No wonder I grew up to be a fat adult addicted to high fat sugary sweets. I was a fat baby and I became a fat child, a fat teen and a fat adult. All because at six months the solution for my tears was ice cream.
Posted: 20 Apr 2007
When people diet they don?t think carefully about what they drink - You need to though. Eating and drinking are closely linked eat the right foods and drink the wrong drinks and you will reduce your chances of losing weight.
Posted: 20 Apr 2007
There are few subjects in the world that have had more written about them than how to lose weight. Sad, but true. People are simply obsessed with their weight, and are willing to try any ridiculous fad if it promises to help them shed those pounds and lose those unsightly inches. At the moment, the fashion is for restricted-carbohydrate diets, like Atkins, the South Beach Diet and the GI Diet. These diets make foods like pasta and rice out to be the root of all evil, instead encouraging you to eat high-fat, high-protein foods like meat and dairy products. While this approach does result in weight loss for many people, its long-term health effects are, at best, unknown, with most nutritionists agreeing that such a diet would most probably be harmful if it was kept to for a long time.
Posted: 19 Apr 2007
Anorexia nervosa is a complex eating disorder that is
characterized by a poor self-image, which ultimately leads to self-starvation and extreme weight-loss. About one percent of all adolescent females have anorexia, while only 10 percent of total anorexia cases are men. The reason why females are more susceptible to anorexia
probably stems from the demands that society places on young women to be thin.
A new trend among young adults has been sweeping the nation: pro-anorexia
websites. Also known as pro-ana, these sites glorify
anorexia nervosa and offer "thinspiration"
on maintaining a starvation lifestyle. All pro-anorexia websites have one thing
in common - they promote anorexia nervosa.
Posted: 19 Apr 2007
Convenience and ease: NutriSystem is perfect for those people who
just don?t have time to follow a complicated diet. Unlike other diets, which
can be quite complicated and a lot of work to follow, NutriSystem takes a very
easy approach. All you do is eat six pre-prepared meals every day and that's
basically it. No need to waste time counting calories, preparing meals etc.
Posted: 19 Apr 2007
Make no mistake - having a tummy tuck is major surgery, and it can take anything from a couple of weeks to months for you to recover. The medical term for a tummy tuck is Abdominoplasty. The purpose of a tummy tuck is to tighten the abdomen walls and muscles. It does a great job of minimizing a protruding stomach, but it's not always straightforward. Some possible side effects after having a tummy tuck include scarring, infection or a long recovery period.
Posted: 18 Apr 2007
When people are diagnosed with Diabetes, their reactions range from, 'So what, another pill,' to, 'My life is over.' We're going to examine the serious complications of the disease, the available treatments and, most importantly, how you can personally reduce the complications and medicines through diet and exercise to lose weight. Since Type 1 Diabetes occurs in childhood, with medicine and diet control required for survival, the focus in this article will be on the more common disease, Type 2 Diabetes.
Posted: 18 Apr 2007
In the early weeks after having weight loss surgery almost all patients report resenting normal eaters. Some go as far to say the normal eaters flaunt their food consumption to make the WLS patient, who is eating meals the size of a chicken egg, feel inferior. In fact, this resentment has caused disputes among married couples and families. What is odd is that normal eaters don?t realize how resentful the WLS patient feels. The normal eater is doing what they have always done and it doesn?t feel unnatural. Seldom will a normal eater admit to purposefully consuming normal amounts of food in front the WLS patient simply to cause resentment.
Posted: 18 Apr 2007
During the winter holiday season it seems there is always plenty of turkey available for consumption. In fact, we may eat so much turkey we fear we will soon start to gobble. Though it may seem tedious, Weight Loss Surgery (WLS) patients take heart - this is one holiday staple in which we can indulge recklessly! Gastric bypass and lap-band weight loss surgery patients are encouraged to enjoy a diet rich in lean animal protein and low in processed carbohydrates. That great American bird, the turkey, fits the bill being lean protein, easily digestible and delicious.
Posted: 17 Apr 2007
After weight loss surgery it is important to include as many healthy foods in our diet as possible while still respecting the the restrictive nature gastric bypass system. One of the foods that many patients report having a high tolerance for is tomatoes. It's well known that a high intake of tomato products is associated with lowered risk of colon and prostate cancers, a beneficial effect thought to be due to tomatoes high content of the carotenoids, lycopene and beta-carotene.
Posted: 17 Apr 2007
We hear it all the time?lose weight for your health. Few people however, realize the extent to which this is critical to their physical well-being and ultimately their life expectancy. In January 2003, the Journal of the American Medical Association featured a study finding that obesity appears to lessen life expectancy, especially among young adults. The researchers compared Body-Mass Index (BMI) to longevity and found a correlation between premature death and higher BMIs. For example, a 20-year-old white male, 5?10? weighing 288 pounds with a BMI of greater than 40 was estimated to lose 13 years of his life as a result of obesity.Jamie McManus, M.D., F.A.A.F.P. and author of ?Your Personal Guide to Wellness? notes that while this study referenced extreme levels of obesity, there are still millions of overweight people in developed countries with a life expectancy rate that is three to five years less than their healthy-weight counterparts. She also estimates that there are 600,000 obesity related deaths each year in America.
Posted: 17 Apr 2007
People who continuously wage war against fat often look for that wonder pill that will effectively aid their weight loss at the soonest possible time. But how do these pills find their way into the weight watchers? consciousness? Annually, around 17.2 million Americans purchase diet pills to help them lose weight. The use of drugs to facilitate weight loss, burn more fat or minimize obesity has been the Holy Grail of many weight watchers. A lot of people who go on a diet would rather take diet pills than go on an exercise regimen coupled with a healthy and balanced diet.
Posted: 16 Apr 2007
Have you noticed since your WLS and return to regular eating a meal often causes you to become sleepy? Seriously sleepy. Drop your head in your plate sleepy. This happens to me all the time. And there?s a good reason for it. When we eat the body produces a rise in blood sugar and a surge in insulin production. This chemical activity sends tryptophan to the brain where it becomes serotonin that signals the body ?Take a nap!? Here come the nods, the yawns and the blinking eyes. WLS patients are highly susceptible to post meal sleepiness because of the shortened route to the small intestine. From there the tryptophan has a fast ride to the brain shouting almost like Paul Revere ?The Sleepies are coming! The Sleepies are coming!?
Posted: 16 Apr 2007
The ECA stack is a popular drug combination, which is used as an energy booster and for weight loss. ECA is an acronym for ephedrine, caffeine and aspirin. Ephedrine is the main ingredient in the stack for both fat burning and energy enhancing. Although it?s very effective on its own, combining it with caffeine makes it even more so. How effective is it? When used properly and can greatly speed up the fat burning process and you?ll loose those unwanted pounds. But before you go out and buy ECA stack there are a few things you need to know about.
Posted: 16 Apr 2007
Eating habit is a prime concern of the nations where obesity is high in population. Life is fast and hectic today and there is no time to sit and plan your every step, even take the pain to prepare healthy food at home on regular basis. The best way to help our health under this circumstance is to make appropriate eating habit and avoid unhealthy food as well as lifestyle. This will make a great difference for you to keep a good figure as well as enjoy good energy level throughout the day. Here is some fitting healthy habit you should incorporate in your hectic daily life. They are easy and at the same time cost effective.
Posted: 15 Apr 2007
If you are overweight, you probably know it already and your doctor has probably warned you about its dangers. However, muscle weighs more than fat, and some people have larger, heavier bones than others. You can be heavy and perfectly healthy if a large percentage of your weight is in bone and muscle. However, if a high percentage of your weight is fat, you are at increased risk for diabetes, heart disease, strokes, some types of cancer and other health problems.
Posted: 15 Apr 2007
Pure hoodia gordonii supplements are being marketed all over the internet. Millions of Americans are overweight; it has been called a national health problem. So, the internet companies are aware of the sales potential for any supplement that suppresses the appetite. Hoodia gordoni is no exception. Weight loss products are big sellers. Everyone is looking for a miracle; some product that magically allows overnight weight loss. Pure hoodia gordonii supplements are not magic pills. They will only help suppress the appetite. Dieters should consider hoodia gordoni as part of a healthy weight loss program and not the weight loss program.
Posted: 15 Apr 2007
What is a mini tummy tuck? Officially called a partial abdominoplasty, a mini tummy tuck simply removes unwanted skin and fat from the area below the navel. This type of procedure has substantially increased in popularity. A full tummy tuck, by contrast removes skin and fat from the entire abdominal area. A mini tummy tuck is a good option if there is not a lot of excess skin to remove, and the patient is interested in minimizing a bulging lower abdomen.
Posted: 14 Apr 2007
If the idea of dieting fills you with gloom or you don?t feel you have the willpower necessary to stick with your diet, and then this article is for you. Let?s look at how to lose weight fast and make it enjoyable at the same time with the following tips:
Posted: 14 Apr 2007
Over the weekend, on one of those debate shows, a group of three gave opinions concerning Oprah?s affect on Americans. The makers, advertisers and web site designers of practically every hoodia gordonii diet pill on the market, mention the hoodia / Oprah connection. Why does America value Oprah?s opinion so highly? Books mentioned by Oprah become best sellers. Products mentioned by Oprah disappear from shelves. The Oprah hoodia connection is no exception. Hoodia gordonii is an amazing plant, appears to be a powerful appetite suppressant and is helping people lose weight, but why the American public believes it when they hear it from Oprah is an interesting question.
Posted: 14 Apr 2007
Seven Mistakes People Make When Trying to Lose Fat 1. They fail to consider the consequences of their actions.
Posted: 13 Apr 2007
Class action lawsuits have been brought against at least a couple of companies for selling something other than what their package claims they sell. The Federal Trade Commission investigates complaints of false or misleading advertising in the health supplement, as well as other industries. They advise consumers to beware of bogus weight loss claims and list seven claims that almost always signal that he or she is about to be ripped off. They are currently investigating several health supplement manufacturers.
Posted: 13 Apr 2007
Most people interested in hoodia today are primarily interested in the potential of pure hoodia gordonii products as appetite suppressants. People ask, ?What is hoodia??, because, until recently, it was commonly used by only a small group of South African natives. The San or Bushmen, commonly referred to as San Bushmen, are believed to have lived in southern Africa for at least 20,000 years. Living in areas surrounding the Kalahari Desert, the Bushmen are familiar with the hoodia gordonii and have used it to suppress appetite and hunger during long hunts. This practice inspired the modern use of pure hoodia gordonii products by dieters.
Posted: 13 Apr 2007
It is necessary to do a little research, before you can be sure that the product you are buying is genuine hoodia gordonii. There are many varieties of the hoodia plant, but only genuine hoodia gordonii is believed to be a natural appetite suppressant. The Food and Drug Administration does not approve health supplements as they do prescription drugs, so there is no FDA approved hoodia. Consumers must protect themselves by looking for certain things, before they buy.
Posted: 12 Apr 2007
Like with most drugs, there is positive side to phentermine, but there is also a darker, more negative side. People use phentermine because they want to lose weight. In fact, doctors even prescribe it to patients for that very reason ? to help them lose weight because they are at a higher medical risk because of their weight. Of course, most people use phentermine for cosmetic purposes: in today?s society, we seem to think that we do not have room for overweight people.
Posted: 12 Apr 2007
When searching for the best diets to lose weight, there are several factors to consider. First, you want to find a plan which appeals to your individual lifestyle. Second, you want to find a diet that is both healthy and convenient. Finally, you want to find a system that will not only help you lose the weight ? but one that will keep it off for years to come. With all of these considerations in mind, we have come up with the 3 best diets to lose weight.
Posted: 12 Apr 2007
What are hoodia side effects? Is hoodia safe? Dieters want to know. There is no short answer to this question. Known hoodia side effects amount to nothing more than thirst suppression, requiring dieters to drink water, even when they are not thirsty. But, is hoodia safe? It should be. Other succulents like aloe provide the active ingredients in many patented medicines and are considered safe for most people. If hoodia side effects are similar to those of aloe, then it should not be used by pregnant women. Aloe increases menstrual flow and is used to treat amenorrhea, which is a lack of menstrual periods in women of child-bearing age.
Posted: 11 Apr 2007
Maybe you?ve heard about body dysmorphia ? it?s a mental image many victims of anorexia nervosa have that tells them they look fat, even when they are emaciated. Bariatric patients can suffer from body dysmorphia as well. When we were morbidly obese our emotional coping mechanisms kicked in and many of us were able to convince ourselves we really weren?t that big. It is emotionally kinder to avoid body criticism, the whole issue seems hopeless. In fact, many morbidly obese patients will say they see themselves normal sized. That is until a rude moment reminds them they are not normal sized: a skinny chair, a turnstile, a bathroom stall, a flight of stairs, a photograph. This false perception is a subconscious coping strategy to protect us from the brutal truth, the truth about how big morbidly obese really is.
Posted: 11 Apr 2007
You've seen them a hundred times: "Before" and "After" pictures. Are you ready to be the one in the photos? Don't wait until you lose more weight. You can have an "after" picture today. You've probably noticed that the photos from before and after a diet don't always show a great weight loss. Oh, many times they do, but what do they show just as often? They show a slouching, frowning man or woman in the first picture, followed by the same person smiling, with hair done and make-up on in the "after" picture.
Posted: 11 Apr 2007
Side effects are naturally associated with any medicines. But we may not pay enough attention to the side effects of supplements. Fat burners have been popping up in pharmacies and doctors offices. Now that many of these pills do not require a prescription, people are running to the shelves, hoping that this tablet will cure all of their body concerns. Unfortunately, many of them do not realize that there although it may help with fat loss, there are serious side effects that come along with such medication.
Posted: 10 Apr 2007
With all the emphasis on low-carb diets that made the news for so long, it seems that the emphasis on low-carb is not as prevalent as it once was. Why is this? Where did the low-carb diets go? The popularity of Atkins and the South Beach diets may come and go, but the bottom line is that any successful diet--whether low-carb, low-fat, body type, blood type, or whatever the gimmick--has one thing in common. It cuts calories. Low-carb diets cut calories by reducing carbohydrate intake. Low fat diets reduce calories by reducing fats.
Posted: 10 Apr 2007
If you are overweight when you become pregnant, your physician will likely recommend that you gain less weight than a woman who is average or normal weight. You should not diet during pregnancy because it is vital that you supply your body and unborn baby with an adequate number of nutrients. What you can do however to minimize your weight gain is to ensure that you eat a healthy selection of foods during your pregnancy.
Posted: 10 Apr 2007
Most Americans do not get enough calcium in their diets; the average daily intake is 500 milligrams shy of the RDI (Recommended Daily Intake) of 1,000 to 1,500 milligrams. Gastric bypass patients are even more unlikely to intake adequate dietary calcium and without supplementation they may become calcium deficient which ultimately results in osteoporosis. Weight loss surgery patients are limited by the volume of calcium rich foods they may consume. In addition, the malabsorption issue resulting from gastric bypass presents another problem. Since the bowel does not readily absorb calcium and the stomach is drastically shortened there is limited opportunity for the calcium to be absorbed in the body.
Posted: 09 Apr 2007
If you're considering your own home based business, the "health and fitness" industry is a great place to start. There are millions of people of all ages searching for good health tips, products, health advice, vitamins and minerals, etc. So, there's an ongoing need for health-related businesses - both online and offline. Here are some great ideas for starting your own health related home based business.
Posted: 09 Apr 2007
Is hoodia a good diet aide? If hoodia success is measured by the number of people who report positive results then hoodia is a good diet aide for about 50-60% of the people who have tried it. As with other appetite suppressants and health supplements, results vary. Will hoodia alone help me lose weight? Although the answer to the question ?is hoodia a good diet aide? may be yes for many people, hoodia gordonii is only an appetite suppressant. It must be used as part of a complete weight loss program.
Posted: 09 Apr 2007
Going out to eat can really put the brakes on your weight loss program unless you have exceptional control over what you eat. Although many restaurants now offer choices for many types of diets, it's whats on the rest of the menu that might tempt you to stray. Often high in salt, sugar and oil most restaurant food tends to be higher in calories that what you might prepare for yourself.
Posted: 08 Apr 2007
Many people have heard about African hoodia. News reporters have traveled to Africa to sample the plant. Pharmaceutical companies are currently working on a prescription medication which makes use of the South African hoodia gordonii plant. Many health supplement companies are marketing products which claim to contain African hoodia for use by dieters as natural appetite suppressants. While most of these companies are undoubtedly delivering reliable and high quality products, there have been reports which state that some of these products do not contain South African hoodia gordonii, at all. So, how can the consumer be sure that what he or she is buying is genuine?
Posted: 08 Apr 2007
Q: I have a quick question. What effect, if anything, does beer drinking post athletic activities, i.e.; hockey games, have on the body? I'm talking roughly 2-3 beers starting within 5 minutes of getting off the ice. Thanks Craig! Answer:
Drinking makes you more attractive, funnier, and more charming to the opposite sex, according to studies from the Coors Research Institute.
Posted: 08 Apr 2007
After six years of living with gastric bypass I?ve finally come into a regular eating routine where I no longer fight against the gastric bypass nor do I battle the head games associated with eating restriction. I don?t believe what I do day-to-day is perfect but I know it works for me giving me optimum energy and good health. Over time I?ve found if I strictly control my food choices for breakfast and lunch I can allow a bit more freedom and adventure in my evening meal. In fact, I enjoy wonderful variety and flavor in my evening meals. I seldom snack which I believe is the key to having maintained my weight loss.
Posted: 07 Apr 2007
Gastric bypass surgery has become more popular than ever thanks to a number of celebrities who have gone public with their stories. Sharon Osbourne, Al Roker, Carnie Wilson, Randy Jackson, Roseanne Barr and Diego Maradona have all undergone weight loss surgery under the public eye. These celebrities make gastric bypass surgery seem easy, but the truth is that it is a serious and complicated surgery and not something to undertake lightly. It should only be used as a last resort when serious dieting and exercise do not work. In our want-it-now society, it may seem like a good quick fix, but the longterm effects must be considered.
Posted: 07 Apr 2007
Yes, amazing is it not? Despite the fact that the fitness industry is booming?there are obviously still significant problems in America with people loosing weight and being able to keep it off. Pills alone are obviously not the answer. There are documented facts that state that more than half of American adults are unable to lose excess fat, in spite of their exercise and diet efforts.
Posted: 07 Apr 2007
Every dieter knows there is a plateau phase in their diets, where the metabolism slows down to adjust to their decreased caloric intact. Get out of that plateau and start losing weight again fast by simply boosting your metabolism.
Posted: 06 Apr 2007
Many people want to lose weight and nothing seems to work?low cal; high protein; no carbohydrates, etc. Of course, nearly everyone drops a few pounds, but then they gain it back, and sometimes more. On a conscious level, people blame it on a sweet tooth, lack of exercise, or genetics. No matter the explanation there is something going on at a deeper level that is holding you back, and that is fear. Yes, fear. How could that be?
Posted: 06 Apr 2007
A common claim from gastric bypass detractors is that after surgery patients can never be nutritionally healthy and they must take daily vitamin supplements just to survive. It is a mistaken notion that weight loss surgery patients cannot lead a nutritionally sound life. The assumption is due to the restrictive and malabsorptive nature of the surgery it is impossible to eat a nutritionally sound diet. However, when healthy food choices are combined with a solid vitamin and mineral supplement program bariatric patients do enjoy sound nutritional health. In fact, after surgery, most weight loss patients are more nutritionally healthy than before surgery.
Posted: 06 Apr 2007
It is common for new WLS patients to ask, ?How soon after surgery will I get back to normal?? This is understandable. We?ve spent a lifetime dieting for the short-term ? the 30-day diet, the six-week program, the lose-ten-pounds-over-the-weekend diet. Remember thinking, "If I can stick with this plan for just 10 days, then I can go back to normal.? The diet industry has conditioned us to think long-term lifestyle changes are unnecessary to accomplish weight loss. We are impatient and demanding, we want a quick fix. Expectations are unrealistic and result in failure, disappointment and self-loathing.
Posted: 05 Apr 2007
Our LivingAfterWLS frequent contributor and my good friend Kim Stover underwent a surgical thigh lift yesterday. She is home today recovering nicely and has found a way to use the computer laying down. For the next two weeks she must lay down or stand, she cannot be in a sitting position. I look forward to update from her soon. Though not often talked about a thigh lift is a common procedure following massive weight loss. For women it is biologically naturally to carry much fat in the thighs so when weight is lost excessive loose skin remains.
Posted: 05 Apr 2007
In the first half of the 20th century, lung cancer in women was extremely atypical. In addition to that smoking wasn't very ubiquitous. Unfortunately, that soon changed when the tobacco industry started targeting women. In 1964, the first Surgeon General's Report on Smoking and Health was released and it became clear that smoking was a deadly habit which engulfed 45 percentages of women all over. A media campaign followed and smoking rates began to fall, as did tobacco industry profits. But the rates declined more in men than women; the tobacco industry had started their own media campaign, once again marketing directly to women.
Posted: 05 Apr 2007
Everyone knows that the best way to lose weight is through diet and exercise. Diet and exercise are not necessarily the fastest ways to lose weight, though. Why are diet and exercise the best way to lose weight, even though they are not always the fastest? Well, although diet pills or even more extreme measures like gastric bypass surgery, stomach stapling, or even anorexia and bulimia may quickly reduce a person?s weight, they are not always the healthiest measures (especially the latter two!).
Posted: 04 Apr 2007
Any body who worries about the excess weights must take on a plan, a healthy diet plan. This diet plan should help in achieving the goal to lose weight. At the same time, it must be able to supply the body with the proper nutrients. Here are some dieting tips for healthy weight loss:
Posted: 04 Apr 2007
With all the diet plans and weight loss programs out there on the market today, one can easily see why it is difficult to know which is the best plan to follow and what program will bring the desired results. This is the predicament dieters are faced with nowadays with there being no sure-fast solution. So What Plans Maybe Of Help?
Posted: 04 Apr 2007
The use of staples to section off part of the stomach and create a smaller stomach to facilitate weight loss was born out of the experience of the Russians who developed a number of instruments to staple various parts of the body as a quick method of dealing with casualties during the Second World War. American surgical instrument manufacturers then adapted and refined the instruments used by the Russians to create many of the surgical stapling instruments that are used today.
Posted: 03 Apr 2007
These days, more and more people are placing importance on keeping physically healthy. This can be seen by the amount of people who are joining gyms and sports clubs, going on diets, and spending on private health insurance. One of the biggest areas of concern in this area for women is keeping a healthy weight, this is because it not only effects their overall level of physical health, but is also recognised as playing an important role in mental and emotional well being, and self perception as well.
Posted: 03 Apr 2007
Below, you will see a list of 9 things you can do to promote a healthy weight loss program. However, the title says "11 Steps to Successful Weight Loss"! What gives? You see, I will begin almost any discussion of weight loss with the reminder that the two cornerstones of any healthy weight loss program will be proper nutrition and activity. Notice, I did not say "diet", and the only reason I did not say "exercise" is because the word tends to scare people off. Exercise is huffing and puffing and feeling bad, while "activity" can be a walk in the park - literally and figuratively.
Posted: 03 Apr 2007
So you?ve reached the end of the line, and you have two possible endings ? one is complete recovery, and the other the opposite. Obesity surgery is the last recommended treatment for the most severe cases of obesity. Yet the last treatment is still meant to be a ?treatment?, a remedy for you to gain back the health you once lost. To assure you of a safe obesity surgery pay attention to these important life-saving measures and information:
Posted: 02 Apr 2007
Modifying the diet can definitely contribute to a healthy weight loss. Here are the tips for a healthy weight loss diet: 1. Reduce the Calorie Intake
Posted: 02 Apr 2007
Those on the long road to weight loss have often used a weighing scale as their guide. After all, their main goal is to lose weight. But a scale weighs every bit of you ? your fat, bones, muscle, what you just ate or drank ? and ultimately, the number that appears on your weighing scale is not the most important number. A more important number ? a number that means more in terms of overall health ? is your percent body fat. As most of us have heard, muscle indeed weighs more than fat. A regular scale may show a person that he has remained the same weight after weeks of working out, and this can be very upsetting and slightly askewed news.
Posted: 02 Apr 2007
You can forget about making New Year?s Resolutions if you?re hoping for a successful outcome. Most aren?t worth the paper they?re written on. No less than Mark Twain has written of New Year?s Resolutions, ?Now is the accepted time to make your regular annual good resolutions. Next week you can begin paving hell with them as usual. Yesterday, everybody smoked his last cigar, took his last drink, and swore his last oath. Today, we are a pious and exemplary community. Thirty days from now, we shall have cast our reformation to the winds and gone to cutting our ancient shortcomings considerably shorter than ever.?
Posted: 01 Apr 2007
There are many reasons people choose to have gastric bypass surgery. But there are also many risks involved with the surgery as there are with any invasive medical procedures. However, the negative aspects of gastric bypass surgery do not necessarily outweigh the benefits. To begin with the pros and cons of gastric bypass surgery include permanent weight loss, something few diets can achieve. Anyone who has been on the diet roller coaster can attest to wanting a permanent solution to their weight loss problems. Gastric bypass surgery can offer the individual such a solution.
Posted: 01 Apr 2007
Many gastric bypass patients report frequent spells of dizziness. In general they are using the word dizzy to describe everything from feeling faint or lightheaded to feeling weak or unsteady. Research indicates a state of chemical imbalance can lead to temporary bouts of dizziness. When a bariatric patient feels dizzy it could very well be related to the restricted diet. Most commonly going too long between meals or not drinking enough water causes bariatric patients to become dizzy or have a mild electrolyte imbalance. Many patients self-treat dizziness by drinking water or little sips of a sports drink such as Gatorade.
Posted: 01 Apr 2007
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