Posted February 28, 2008 
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Flu Season at Its Peak: Experts Have Tips for Staying Healthy
FOXBusiness - Dr. Moyad's stay-well tips, which apply year-round as well, are below: — Wash your hands. Carry hand sanitizers with you at all times — Take vitamin … |
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Posted February 28, 2008 Comments(0)  WSHM-TV |
Eating Healthy Without Breaking the Bank
WSHM-TV, MA - "And that's also the best advice to stay healthy." That's because the internal aisles hold packaged and processed foods. "It's the food marketers trying to … |
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Outfielder determined to stay in majors
Seattle Post Intelligencer - Worse, by the time he was healthy in 2007, the Mariners had no need for him in center field. Ichiro Suzuki's transfer from right field late in the 2006 … |
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Posted February 28, 2008 Comments(0)  Stuff.co.nz |
Probiotics help distance runners stay healthy
Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand - To investigate whether the supplements help endurance athletes stay healthy, Pyne and his team randomized 20 healthy elite distance runners to take a … |
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Turner could have biggest impact among free agents
USA Today - The same is true of DJ Hackett, who needs to stay healthy. His best bet for stats might be to stay with the Seattle Seahawks, where he knows the offense and … |
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Posted February 27, 2008 Comments(0)  Rays Digest |
Outfield abundance a Dodger blessing
MLB.com - With his history of injury, Repko first needs to show he can stay healthy. The early assumption is that Kemp, with his high ceiling, will be the Opening Day … Torre Pleased With First Look at Kemp |
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Seniors learn to stay healthy
Press-Enterprise, CA - Residents of Seven Hills senior community in Hemet didn't have to travel far to learn about staying healthy. Ramona VNA & Hospice held a senior health fair … |
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Vitamin C can keep you healthy
CNN International - The truth is that scientists have taken a fresh look at C — and have found lots of new ways it can help you stay healthy and look and feel younger. … |
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Healthy Aubrey hopeful
Akron Beacon Journal, OH - ''He's just had trouble staying on the field. What he has to do is believe that he will stay healthy this year. He's just been snakebit. … |
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Posted February 26, 2008 Comments(0)
Yankees' Traber makes pitch for setup role
Newsday, NY -
"Just stay healthy and stay on the field. That's all that matters," he said. "… If you're going to be hurt, you're just going to be miserable. …
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Posted February 26, 2008 Comments(0)
Six Tips for a Healthy Spring Break
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Here's how to stay healthy and happy on your trip. By Daniel Stone | Newsweek Web Exclusive Please fill in the following information and we'll email this …
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Posted February 26, 2008 Comments(0)
Health fair helps keep people healthy
Neosho Daily News, MO -
“It is very, very, very important for people to stay healthy,” said Susan McCormick, McDonald County Health Fair chairperson. “This is great opportunity for …
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Posted February 26, 2008 Comments(0)
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Madonna Hopes to Stay Healthy
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Trying to keep herself healthy, Madonna was spotted out for a workout in London on Friday (February 22). The Material Girl is among a list of celebrities …
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Posted February 26, 2008 Comments(0)
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Tigers' Mantei healthy, Rodney isn't
MLive.com, MI -
is that two years out of the game have left Mantei's arm fresh enough that he'll stay healthy enough to help in 2008. For his part, Mantei said that Sunday …
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Flu Season at Its Peak: Experts Have Tips for Staying Healthy
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Children learn how to stay healthy
Gulf Daily News, Bahrain -
MORE than 100 St Christopher's School nursery children have been having fun learning about healthy living, during their Health Week. …
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Posted February 25, 2008 Comments(0)
What The Pros Do To Stay Healthy
Parade Magazine -
It’s got healthy carbs, protein and fat. For meals, I divide my plate into thirds. On one third of the plate, I put some low-fat protein, …
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Posted February 25, 2008 Comments(0) Fat burning is a very topical concept that is often thrown around in the weight loss industry with out a lot of substance behind many of the claims.
Lets have a look at some of the myths;
Fat Burning Suplememnts.
Can you really burn fat by taking a tablet? Well the answer is actually yes. But there are 2 major problems, the ones that had some scientific evidence supporting them, Ephedra and Ephedrine, are no longer available (banned), and the ones that are available have little or no evidence of their effectiveness.
Another way of looking at it is to ask yourself; is consuming a tablet that is aimed at artificially increasing your metabolism to the extent where it actually causes you to loose weight, REALLY a healthy thing to do? What types of chemicals or drugs are required to generate a real benefit?
Fast Weight Loss Programs;
Here is a different spin on these programs. Lets say we have a program advising you how you can loose 7 pounds in 7 days. See if you can do the opposite and put on 7 pounds in 7 days. What extremes do you think you will need to go through to achieve that.
Fast weight loss programs use shock techniques to cause you to loose a large amount of weight in a short period of time. The end result is that you return to your normal eating patterns and quickly regain all and in most cases more weight than you lost.
The weight you loose will be in the form of fluid and muscle. The amount of fat lost in a short term approach is negligible.
Of the three forms of energy your body uses, Fat is the slowest to be burnt. Your body will use carbohydrates and proteins as a source of energy before burning fat.
Low Calorie Diets;
Yes it is true you need to consume less calories than you are expending. However taking this to an extreme will cause your body to go into a a state called “the starvation response”.
In brief your body will slow down its metabolism in an attempt to burn less energy. It will start to release a variety of hormones and enzimes that will cause your body to retain fat.
Your fat resources are what you body uses when there is no carbohydrate or protein available. If you do not supply your body with sufficient food for an extended period of time, your body attempts to retain as much of that fat to stay functional.
As the starvation goes on your body will start to cannibalize your muscles and eventually organs, as a source of energy. Your muscles and organs are made up of protein so they become a source of food or energy for the body.
The Facts;
Weight Loss = consuming less calories than your body expends - FACT
Healthy weight loss is all about applying that formula with other scientific facts like the “starvation response”, and a good dose of common sense.
Our society is becoming more and more attuned to everything being “instant”. There are many things that just don’t work in our instant world, and one of those is fat burning and weight loss.
The simple formula to effective and long term weight loss is;
A healthy and balance diet - aimed at being around 10% less in calories than the average daily requirement.
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A realistic exercise program - aimed at building extra muscle.
+ commitment + Desire + hard work.
I am sorry that I can not give you an instant solution to reducing fat. The facts remain that the most effective way to burn fat for a long term benefit is literally to burn it or use it up through a sensible diet combined with an exercise program that is aimed at increasing your metabolism.
Good Luck and have a great day,
Steve
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Posted February 25, 2008 Comments(0)
Letter: Healthy spending could promote healthy living
St. Cloud Times, MN -
When folks are trying to stay healthy, to avoid fat diseases, the state is penalizing them with a tax. Meanwhile, you've got to love the new …
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Posted February 25, 2008 Comments(0) Your metabolism is basically the rate at which your body converts the food you eat into useful forms of energy and or waste products. Expressed in another way it coverts the calories you consume into three forms of energy, carbohydrates, proteins and fats.
Carbohydrates are best known as fast burning energy sources. Your body will look for these energy sources during higher heart rate activities. Carbohydrates are not stored to any levels in your body as carbohydrates. Your metabolism will deal with an oversupply of carbohydrates by storing them as fat
Proteins are known for their re building benefits. Your body will use these to repair damaged and overworked muscles. So if you have been to the gym or had a physically active day, your metabolism will be using the proteins supplied by your meal, to repair and regenerate the damage caused to your muscles, tissues and organs from the days activities.
Fats are best known as a protective layer for vital organs, and are often stored away for “a rainy day”. They are used by the body at lower heart rates and are used at a much slower rate than carbohydrates and proteins.
If you have a higher metabolic rate, this will help in the weight loss process. The metabolic process is to feed the areas of your body that require energy.
So lets say you eat a big meal and then go to bed. Obviously your body is at rest so you are not expending as much energy, or calories, as was provided by the meal. Consequently your body will store the excess calories as fat.
On the other hand lets say you are about to go to the gym to do a workout. As your body digests the food, much of it will be used to supply the energy for that workout. Your metabolism will use all of the carbohydrates it can find from your recent meal to supply the energy needed for your muscles to function at a higher than normal rate.
The benefits of a gym workout to loosing weight are sometimes referred to as a “double burn”, particularly if your workout had a good session of resistance exercises.
What this means is that your body will use energy during the workout, then it will also use energy for a long period after the session when it sets about repairing the damage you have done to your muscles.
OK now don’t freak out here, we are not talking about what you might know as torn muscles that require weeks or months of physiotherapy to return to normal. We are talking about the little micro tears that occur during most muscle activity of this type. The end result, you will only ever notice as a bit of stiffness or soreness. As you become aclimatised to a routine set of exercise, you may not even notice that.
So how does this help with weight loss? Increasing your metabolism is not going to help much at all unless you first address your dietry habits. So assuming you are addressing that area, you can increase your metabolism by applying some of the following to your eating habits;
How about taking a break from that computer screen and doing a couple of situps and pushups!!! You don’t need to have a gym membership, an hour set aside or any other “reason” for not doing them.
Besides your brain will get a good rush of oxygen and you will be better able to concentrate on whatever you have planned next.
Good luck.
Steve
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