Tanya Evans-Norris: Control Blood Sugar to Extend Lifespan and Assist …: “(NaturalNews) Extreme blood sugar swings and insulin resistance are not only detrimental to your health, but they are also rapidly becoming …”
Tanya Evans-Norris: Control Blood Sugar to Extend Lifespan and Assist …: “(NaturalNews) Extreme blood sugar swings and insulin resistance are not only detrimental to your health, but they are also rapidly becoming …”
(NaturalNews) Extreme blood sugar swings and insulin resistance are not only detrimental to your health, but they are also rapidly becoming biomarkers of aging and longevity which can be monitored and charted to determine the rate of aging and risk of disease. Many people either don`t monitor their blood sugar levels or have been led to believe that readings that are known to promote disease are normal. Fasting blood glucose and post meal sugar levels tell the story of how well your metabolism is functioning. You can control blood sugar surges after eating to slow your rate of aging and to dramatically lower disease risk while extending healthy lifespan.
Outdated Blood Sugar Readings Lead to Accelerated Aging
Most adults never think about checking their fasting or post meal blood sugar readings or rely on outdated information which is now known to accelerate aging and promote disease. Old school medicine fosters fasting blood sugar reading of 126 mg/dL or lower and post meal readings no higher than 200 mg/dL.
Guidelines provided by the International Diabetes Federation provide solid evidence that fasting levels should be 80 mg/dL and should raise no more than 40 mg/dL after eating. People are placing their long term health at significant risk by accepting the obsolete standards.
What Causes Out of Control Blood Sugar?
Blood sugar levels that rise dramatically after eating or don`t fall back to optimal levels after fasting for at least 8 hours are caused by adherence to a low fat diet and a lifetime of eating processed junk food. This destroys our natural ability to regulate blood sugar.
Many people are told to follow a low fat diet to improve cardiovascular health. They substitute high glycemic carbohydrates for healthy fats causing blood sugar to surge after each meal. Even carbs from multi grain breads and pasta produce dangerous blood sugar readings and should be avoided.
Excess Blood Sugar Fosters Disease, Reduces Lifespan
The body is very sensitive to the amount of sugar present in the blood, and it vigorously works to use the action of insulin to usher excess amounts out to cells and muscles after eating. Continually high levels of glucose eventually cause the delicate system to break down meaning sugar remains in circulation. This leads to metabolic chaos and diseases ranging from cancer and heart disease to diabetes, stroke and Alzheimer`s disease. Blood sugar that is not controlled results in increased disease risk and plays a crucial role in determining how long you will live.
Calorie Restriction Lowers Blood Sugar, Assists Weight Loss
Calorie restriction has been shown to extend lifespan largely by controlling blood sugar levels and insulin resistance. Restricting calories 10 to 25% below current levels makes your metabolism more efficient and directly influences genes that promote longevity. It`s important to eliminate all sugar, processed foods and artificial additives in favor of an all natural diet. Providing complete nutrition avoids excessive blood sugar spikes, and natural weight loss will be a pleasant benefit.
Cutting edge research provides evidence that post meal blood sugar should never exceed 140 mg/dL to prevent potential damage to the heart and vascular system as well as most internal organs. Monitor your blood sugar at 1 and 2 hour intervals after eating and cut carbohydrates as necessary to prevent excessive readings. Your reward will be lower risk of disease, increased lifespan and control of your destiny.
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You may have heard the expression, “you are what you eat.” Well, in regards to weight loss, ‘what you eat’ is almost as important as ‘how much you eat’. Eating a healthy, well balanced nutrition plan will help you lose weight and keep it off.
Most of you think you know which foods are healthy and which ones are not. Below is a list of the top ten foods that people mistakenly believe are healthy.
“All I eat are salads and I still can’t lose weight”. I wish I had a dollar for every time I have heard that said. Most people mistakenly believe that salads are healthy. The salads that most people eat cause more weight gain than weight loss.
Salads are unhealthy because of the toppings:
Most smoothies are not healthy or low calorie. They are made with fruits, but add extra sugar, and/or syrups. Some even add frozen yogurt or ice cream! Fruits are good for you. However, most smoothies have 4-6 fruit servings with no additional fat or protein.
A fruit smoothie is typically high in calories and sugar. This type of meal/snack will lead to weight gain. The situation is made worst when sugar or syrup is added to the smoothie.
Make your smoothie healthier by decreasing the fruits and adding:
Most granola bars are made with sugar, high fructose corn syrup, chocolate, caramel, raisins, dried fruit, and/or candies. They are candy bars in disguise. They have little nutritional value and will lead to weight gain. If you have to have one, I would choose the granola bars made by Kashi.
Do not be fooled by products that say they are multigrain or made from wheat. That does not mean that the product is healthy.
Multigrain simply means that the product is made from more than one type of grain. Corn chips and white rice are both made from grains, but neither is healthy and both can lead to weight gain.
Wheat products are not necessarily healthy either. White bread and most crackers are made from wheat, but they are not healthy.
You can eat multigrain or wheat products in moderation. However, do not fool yourself into believing you are eating well.
When choosing breads or crackers, look for products made from 100% whole wheat. Even better look for products made from 100% stone ground whole wheat. These products have more vitamins and fiber than their multigrain and wheat counterparts. For great bread, packed with protein and fiber, consider Ezekiel Breads (found in the freezer section). This line of breads is made with live whole grains and has a much higher fiber content than bread found on the shelf.
Just because a product says it is fat-free does not mean that it is healthy. Many of the fat-free products on the market were made fat-free by removing the fat and adding sugar.
You will eat more of these fat-free products and you will be less satisfied. This will lead to weight gain. If a product states that it is fat-free, look at the nutrition label and ingredients for added sugars and/or high fructose corn syrup.
Fat-free products can be healthy if they are removing unhealthy saturated fats and not replacing it with sugar. This is the case with most fat-free dairy products and lean cuts of meat.
You think sports drinks are healthy because you see athletes drinking them. However, they are not even remotely healthy.
Sport drinks are meant to replace the fluids and electrolytes lost from sweating. Unless you are exercising for over an hour in the heat, you are probably not sweating enough to need a sports drink.
Most sports drinks are high in sugar. High sugar drinks and foods lead to weight gain. Stay away from them.
If you think you need fluid and electrolyte replacement, drink the sugar-free sports drinks or fitness waters. Do not drink sports drinks as a beverage. That is not what they are intended for.
Energy bars are not healthy because they are not meant to be healthy. They are made to provide energy to people who are exercising for extended periods of time. They are not meant to be eaten as snacks or meals.
Unless you are an endurance athlete you do not need the energy boost from an energy bar. If you are trying to lose weight, your energy should be coming from the fat you are trying to get rid of.
Energy bars are high in sugar. Stay away from them. Real foods are cheaper and healthier.
Fruits are great in moderation because they are very nutritious and when incorporated into a balanced meal, they help keep you satisfied longer. They help to keep you satisfied because of their high water and high fiber content.
Fruit juices remove the best aspect of fruits by eliminating the fiber. They then add extra sugar making it even worse. You are much better off eating a fruit than drinking a fruit.
Dried fruit removes the water from fruit. Now the fruit becomes less satisfying and you eat more to compensate. Dried fruits are also bad because they are typically sugar sweetened, which makes them worst. Unless you are an astronaut and concerned about your foods spoiling, skip the dried fruits. Eat real fruit instead.
Many of you believe that wraps are healthy because the wrap it self has less calories and carbohydrates than two slices of bread. However, wraps can be just as unhealthy as most sandwiches if they are filled with creamy sauces, fatty cheeses, fatty meats, and/or fried meats.
To make your wrap healthier, fill them with lean meats, fat-free cheeses, and fresh vegetables. You can make it even healthier by eliminating the wrap and using lettuce instead. Lettuce wraps taste great.
Boneless, skinless, chicken breasts are healthy. They are high in protein and low in saturated fat. They also taste great when grilled. However, most grilled chicken sandwiches are not healthy.
At most restaurants and fast food places, they take a perfectly great piece of chicken and put it in between two high-calorie white buns. They then serve it with a high-fat creamy sauce, high-fat bacon, and/or ketchup.
If you want to make your grilled chicken sandwich healthier, make it special. Tell your waiter that you do not want sauce, ketchup, or bacon. Tell them you only want mustard. If they have 100% stone ground wheat bread/bun request it. If they do not, simply remove one of the white bun halves.
There is no such thing as a healthy food. Any food can be made healthy or unhealthy if you do not know what you should and should not be eating. Feel free to email me any questions that you may have about your current weight loss plan. I will personally respond to everyone. www.tanyaevans.com
Have you been trying to lose fat fast, but nothing seems to work? Perhaps one or more of the following 7 mistakes is what is holding you back:
1. Skipping Breakfast – You have not eaten for several hours from the time you went to bed until you’ve awaken. Your body is deprived of nutrients and needs to be refueled. If you skip breakfast, then this will extend this deprivation period and will ultimately slow your metabolism down.
2. Eating Late At Night – Eating bad foods such as bad carbs (foods loaded in sugar) will have a negative affect on your metabolism during rest.
3. Not Getting Enough Water – Water is not just required for life, it is needed to flush toxins out the body, build lean muscle tissue, remove water weight, boost the metabolism to help lose fat fast, and more. So, if you haven’t been getting enough water, I recommend that you get 1/2 your body-weight in ounces of fresh water each day.
4. Not Getting Enough Sleep – Sleep is absolutely important if you want to effectively lose fat fast. You must get at least 7 hours of sleep each night. This will keep your body functioning at its peak to ensure you effectively burn fat.
5. Focusing on Weight Loss Instead Of Fat Loss – It’s so easy to get caught up with what the scale says. However, when you place your emphasis on “burning fat” instead of “losing pounds”, you’ll notice that dieting is actually much easier and more effective.
6. Improper Exercise – Slow boring cardio and avoiding building muscle tissue is a recipe for disaster. That type of exercising is nothing but a waste of time. The type of cardio I recommend is shorter and more fun higher intensity workouts (such as a 10 minute sprinting routine), and I most certainly recommend you focus on weight training at least 3 times a week. Building muscle AUTOMATICALLY burns fat (even when you are resting), and higher intensity workouts increase your metabolism.
7. KILLING Your Metabolism! – By far, the #1 reason people have such a difficult time being able to lose fat fast is because they are significantly sabotaging their metabolism by going on crazy fad diets (low-carb, low-calorie, low-carb, prepackaged meal plans, celebrity-endorsed programs, etc), and/or taking diet pills. Fad diets and diet pills are highly unnatural and the body does not react well to them. What they will do however is they will significantly lower your metabolism and will lead you to regaining whatever weight you have lost, and your body will consequently begin to store every calorie you eat… as additional body fat!
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Have you been trying to lose fat fast, but nothing seems to work? Perhaps one or more of the following 7 mistakes is what is holding you back:
1. Skipping Breakfast – You have not eaten for several hours from the time you went to bed until you’ve awaken. Your body is deprived of nutrients and needs to be refueled. If you skip breakfast, then this will extend this deprivation period and will ultimately slow your metabolism down.
2. Eating Late At Night – Eating bad foods such as bad carbs (foods loaded in sugar) will have a negative affect on your metabolism during rest.
3. Not Getting Enough Water – Water is not just required for life, it is needed to flush toxins out the body, build lean muscle tissue, remove water weight, boost the metabolism to help lose fat fast, and more. So, if you haven’t been getting enough water, I recommend that you get 1/2 your body-weight in ounces of fresh water each day.
4. Not Getting Enough Sleep – Sleep is absolutely important if you want to effectively lose fat fast. You must get at least 7 hours of sleep each night. This will keep your body functioning at its peak to ensure you effectively burn fat.
5. Focusing on Weight Loss Instead Of Fat Loss – It’s so easy to get caught up with what the scale says. However, when you place your emphasis on “burning fat” instead of “losing pounds”, you’ll notice that dieting is actually much easier and more effective.
6. Improper Exercise – Slow boring cardio and avoiding building muscle tissue is a recipe for disaster. That type of exercising is nothing but a waste of time. The type of cardio I recommend is shorter and more fun higher intensity workouts (such as a 10 minute sprinting routine), and I most certainly recommend you focus on weight training at least 3 times a week. Building muscle AUTOMATICALLY burns fat (even when you are resting), and higher intensity workouts increase your metabolism.
7. KILLING Your Metabolism! – By far, the #1 reason people have such a difficult time being able to lose fat fast is because they are significantly sabotaging their metabolism by going on crazy fad diets (low-carb, low-calorie, low-carb, prepackaged meal plans, celebrity-endorsed programs, etc), and/or taking diet pills. Fad diets and diet pills are highly unnatural and the body does not react well to them. What they will do however is they will significantly lower your metabolism and will lead you to regaining whatever weight you have lost, and your body will consequently begin to store every calorie you eat… as additional body fat!
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Over the last 10 years the corn belt of the Midwest has been replaced by the elastic belt of our expanding waistlines. According to the National Center for Health Statistics: • 66% of adults age 20 years and over are overweight with 32% being clinically obese
To drive home this issue of overweight and obesity all you have to do is examine the numbers. In 1960 45% of adults were overweight. In the 1970’s that increased to 48% and by the late 1980’s 56% of the adult population was overweight. In the 1970’s only 6.5% of children and 5% of adolescents were overweight.
Now, you might be thinking “What’s the BIG deal?” Overweight and obese individuals are at an increased risk for:
All of the primary causes of death and disability are found in the above list. Your weight, and the lifestyle that created it, is a significant factor in increasing your risk. The health care costs for being overweight and obese have now overtaken the health care costs of smoking. That’s significant. And, just like people struggle to stop smoking so too are people struggling to control their weight. This article will give you 2 rules to help you in this struggle. I firmly believe that if you consistently apply these 2 rules you will stop the weight gain and may even see your weight return to a more normal level.
Rule 1 – Drink Water Not Pop, Soda or Other Soft Drinks!
This is the number one rule for having success in weight loss, weight management, and improving your health.Not to date myself but I remember when I was a kid playing in the suburbs of Chicago. A soda was a treat not an everyday drink. If we were thirsty then we were told to get a glass of water from the tap or use the hose outside the house. Today, the average American drinks 1.5 cans of soda per day. That represents 230 calories per day. You might be thinking “BIG deal it’s only 230 calories!” Well, it is a “BIG DEAL” as the following example will illustrate.
Let’s say you’ve experienced a 2-pound weight gain over the last 4 weeks. There are 3500 calories in a pound of fat. By using the following formula you can calculate (on average) how many extra calories you are consuming on a daily basis over your caloric expenditure:
# of pounds gained times 3500 divided by 28 days equals extra calories per day
2 x 3500 divided by 28 = 250 calories per day
By switching from 1.5 cans of soda at 230 calories per day, to water which has zero calories you could almost completely wipe out your extra 250 calories per day. Just this one simple rule applied on a consistent basis would stop your weight gain.
Maybe you’re thinking that you’ll switch to diet pop. While this sounds logical the sad reality is this doesn’t work. There are numerous studies linking weight gain to diet pop consumption so even though you have reduced your caloric intake you haven’t satisfied thirst or hunger. This causes people to overeat. Plus, most diet products contain artificial sweeteners, colorings and ingredients which stress your liver. To compensate, your liver and body need the water contained in your diet soda to help detoxify your system. The water cannot go to the rest of the body’s cells causing them mild dehydration which lowers your metabolism and energy levels. The result is that you burn less calories which makes it easier to gain weight.
Water has zero calories, no cholesterol, no fat, no artificial chemicals and sweeteners, low in sodium and is not acidic. Water will act as a natural appetite suppressant and aid your body in metabolizing stored fat. Water will also provide proper hydration to reduce joint and muscle soreness, decrease back pain, improve energy and muscle tone, and help to eliminate mental confusion and disorientation. In this fast food world of “Super Size Me” portions it’s time to switch from a “Super Sized” soda to a “Super Sized” intake of water.
Rule 2 – No Eating Before Bedtime (The 2 Hour Window)!
The second most important habit you can develop is not to eat or drink calorie containing items just before bedtime. I recommend a two hour window as your rule of thumb. If you go to bed at 10 pm then 8 pm is your cut off point. Why? Because if you stop consuming calories two hours before bedtime you will force your body to use its stored fat while you sleep. Let me illustrate this with some numbers.
A typical snack for many people could be a microwave bag of popcorn and a can of soda to wash it down. A 3.5 ounce bag of buttered microwave popcorn is 170 calories washed down with a 12 ounce soda at 150 calories equals a caloric intake of 320 calories. A 175 lb individual will expend approximately 70 calories per hour while they sleep. Assuming the national average for sleep which is 6.5 hours, their caloric expenditure would be 455 calories. Most of their snack calories fueled their caloric sleep needs. If they had eaten a large dinner meal then the majority of their snack calories would have been stored as fat instead of being used up in sleep expenditure.
Now, let’s repeat this scenario but with two changes. First, you replace the 12 ounce soda with water. Second, you eat your bag of microwave popcorn at least two hours before bedtime. Total caloric consumption is now 170 calories. The average 175 lb adult expends 40 calories per hour watching TV in the lying down position. However, if you sit up your caloric expenditure increases to 72 calories per hour! By watching two hours of TV in a sitting position you would have burned up 144 calories, almost all of your snack. This would allow you to enter your sleep phase with only the calories remaining from your dinner meal. Unless you really overate for dinner, your body will use up all your dinner calories supporting your caloric expenditure during sleep resulting in no weight gain. Better yet, if your evening meal was light, then at some point your body will begin using your stored fat as an energy source resulting in loss of body fat and helping you to lower your weight.
Rules Were Made To Be Broken!
These two rules for successful long-term weight management can be broken but not on an everyday basis. If you want to make an exception on a Friday or Saturday night to enjoy time with family and friends, then go for it. Just don’t do it on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday! If you overeat on one day, then learn to under eat for the next couple of days. Once you are at the weight you want to be, these two rules are even more flexible. However, in the beginning, the consistent application of these two rules in your lifestyle will result in helping you stop the weight gain, may help you reduce your weight to a healthier level, and will have a positive effect on your overall health and wellness. The choice is yours. Choose rules 1 & 2 for a healthier life or continue to violate them leading to an increased risk of poor health and potential disease.
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Sixty-five percent of all Americans go on a diet each year. More than half of those last only 30 days. Twenty-six thousand diets have been published since 1920. Out of every 200 people who go on diets, 190 fail. Nine out of ten who make it to their goal weight gain their weight back within five years. Are we getting fatter because there is a diet shortage?
Why don’t diets work?
Diets don’t work for two major reasons.
Diets are a prescription for weight gain. For one thing, they cause stress. Stress stimulates appetite. It also depletes the necessary brain chemicals which keep us calm and energized. As a result, we reach for food to replenish these substances. Because carbohydrates such as pretzels, candy, and cookies supply these quickly, we tend to reach for these snacks when we’re stressed. However, their affect is short lived. Before long, our brain exhausts the supply and we are reaching for more.
The “all or nothing” syndrome brings us to our knees. We’re either on the diet, strict and rigid or totally off the diet diving into the forbidden fruit, and ice cream, and chocolate, and chips, and cookies and…When we fail at the diet, the pendulum swings to the complete opposite side and we overindulge. It’s the Yin and Yang. You can’t have one without the other.
What is the alternative to dieting?
Strategies for eating and coping with life will give you the physiological edge you need. Here are a few. For more detailed techniques go to SuccessForTheDietDropout.com
1) The Paradox- When you say “no” to a two year old you’re likely to get the very behavior you’re telling them not to do. When you diet, you are saying no to the part of you that wants what it wants. It feels deprived. (In essence a child part of yourself.) The need to eat becomes stronger. The answer is in the “paradox technique”. Set the stage for eating what you want. You will enjoy food more and feel satisfied with less. Learn how to eat your favorite foods without triggering the two-year old in you.
2) Food Meditation Ever pass your freeway exit when driving because you’re in a trance? In the same way, most people go “unconscious” and pass the point of satisfaction when they eat. Want to know how to be truly fulfilled? For one thing, slow down and learn to enjoy your food.
3) Body Talk-Your True Need – Do the cravings for sweets, fried food or fast food keep coming back? When ice cream calls you, turn to this technique to quiet the voice. Do you crave food when you’re not even hungry? Do you eat when you’re bored, sad, happy, depressed and then wonder why you’re not satisfied? Then you’re an emotional eater. Want to find out what will give you true gratification?
Is it comfort that you need? Perhaps a constructive escape from stress? Take the time to discover what will satisfy your true need.
All of this sounds good but will it help me lose weight? Your body knows what size it should be. When you get your ego out of the way and do what your body is showing and telling you to do, it will find it’s perfect natural size. Feel and look good. Finally find happiness and comfort in your own body at the size that’s right for you. You will never have to diet again!
How do I know what my natural body size is?
Goal-supporting behavior is the key, not a magical number on the bathroom scale. Eat and exercise moderately ninety percent of the time. Don’t worry about the other ten percent. Then get on with living and enjoying your life. You’re body will show you the rest.
Stress and other health conditions can lead to high cortisol levels. Learn how to lower cortisol levels naturally and prevent weight gain.
A lot of attention is being focused on cortisol levels and weight gain. According to MayoClinic, cortisol is a hormone in the body that increases sugars in the bloodstream, increases the availability of substances that repair tissues and enhances the brain’s use of glucose. When people feel anxiety, the hypothalamus sends signals to the adrenal glands to release adrenaline and cortisol. However, when people feel a lot of day-to-day stress, the fight-or-flight reaction of the body to stress stays active, and cortisol continues to release sugars into the bloodstream. Besides heart disease, digestive problems, sleep problems, skin issues and memory problems, one of the side effects of high cortisol levels is weight gain.
When people feel stress and anxiety on an everyday basis, the body continuously releases adrenaline and cortisol into the blood stream. Adrenaline dissipates when anxiety starts to wane; however, cortisol lingers in the body and increases the desire for people to eat more carbohydrates to compensate for physical exertion. The body is programed anachronistically to fight off stress and danger like our ancestors did with physical activity. But because most people today do not physically burn off extra energy after being affected by stress, increased carbohydrate cravings and carbohydrate consumption from lingering cortisol levels usually cause weight gain.
Weight gain from increased cortisol levels tends to collect around the stomach area. Fat cells in the stomach are more sensitive to cortisol, and they are very effective at storing energy. Unfortunately, weight gain in the stomach area is one of the most dangerous places for the body to store fat. Stomach fat is not only unattractive, it can also lead to many serious health conditions like diabetes, metabolic syndrome and heart disease.
If a person’s body produces too much cortisol, she may be suffering from Cushing’s syndrome. According to WebMD, Cushing’s syndrome can be caused by steroid medicine, tumors on the pituitary gland, adrenal glands, lung or pancreas. The tumors associated with Cushing’s syndrome are rarely cancerous; however, the increased cortisol levels tend to affect weight.
Symptoms of Cushing’s syndrome include feeling irritable, anxious or depressed, having weak muscles, bruising, acne and dark purple-red stretch marks on the skin, especially on the stomach. Other symptoms of Cushing’s syndrome are backaches, irregular menstrual periods, unnatural hair growth, an increase in upper body fat, high blood pressure and high blood sugar levels. Only a small percentage of the population suffers from Cushing’s syndrome. Other conditions like alcoholism, obesity, depression and panic attacks can mimic symptoms of Cushing’s syndrome.
There are ways to lower cortisol levels naturally and control weight gain. Regular exercise helps to burn the extra blood sugar made available through elevated cortisol levels. Sufficient amounts of sleep help lower cortisol levels because the body’s nervous system stays in a state of alertness that requires cortisol. Getting enough sleep also increases serotonin and dopamine, which help control cravings.
Cortisol Levels and Weight Gain
Diet is an important factor in lowering cortisol levels naturally. A diet rich in lean protein, fish, monounsaturated fats and complex carbohydrates like the Mediterranean diet helps lower cortisol and reduces stomach fat. Herbs like holy basil and ginseng and vitamin C also help reduce cortisol and blood sugar levels.
Stress and certain heath conditions can raise cortisol levels and cause weight gain, especially around the stomach area. Keep cortisol levels down by exercising, getting enough sleep, eating a healthy diet and taking supplements and vitamins that support healthy cortisol levels.
References:
MayoClinic, “Stress: Win Control Over the Stress in Your Life” (accessed April 27, 2010).
WebMD, “Cushing’s Syndrome” (accessed April 27, 2010).
Livestrong, “Natural Cortisol Reduction” (accessed April 28, 2010).
Most of us struggle to achieve and maintain a healthy weight as we get older. If you’re overweight, you can reduce the risk of pre-diabetes by losing weight — even 5 percent to 10 percent. If you have diabetes, weight loss can improve blood glucose control and reduce medication requirements.
“The Mayo Clinic Diet” book recommends you weigh in twice a week and keep a record. Most weight loss programs don’t recommend weighing in daily because weight fluctuates somewhat day to day. Daily weighing can be discouraging and isn’t an accurate indicator of weight loss.
Morning is usually the best time to weigh yourself, because variations in food and liquid consumption affect weight through out the day. Shoes and clothes can add 3-5 pounds.
Use only one scale to base your weight loss and leave it at that. There are two types available — digital and mechanical. The digital scale generally has larger numbers and is easier to read. Mechanical scales with needle dials are more fragile, seem to wear out faster, and tend to be less accurate than digital scales. Professional scales found in gyms and doctor’s offices tend to be more accurate than those designed for home use.
Check out “Consumer Reports” or “Good Housekeeping” for reviews on the best scales.
How often do you weigh in? Do you love or hate your scale, or maybe it’s just the numbers? Remember, your weight loss efforts are more than just a number; it’s a focus on a healthier life.
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L-Carnitine is responsible for transporting fat to the fat furnace in our cells called mitochondria. Unless fat makes it to the mitochondria, it cannot be oxidized, no matter how much you exercise or diet.
Many studies have been done to determine the effectiveness of L-Carnitine for fat burning. Evidence, more so than not, has suggested that when used correctly, along with a balanced diet (adequate protein, essential fats, and fiber), it works. L-Carnitine however, is not the “silver bullet”; it is just another piece of the fat burning puzzle.
HOW YOUR BODY MAKES L-CARNITINE:
**Nature’s Gold Level I & II – contains 7 essential amino acids* critical to providing cellular regeneration and repair.
SOURCES OF L-CARNITINE IN OUR DIETS:
FACTORS THAT INHIBIT L-CARNITINE PRODUCTION
AND FAT BURNING:
** Benefit from Flax Seed Oil . Not only does it improve carnitine activity in the body, but studies have shown that it can substantially lower the risk of death from coronary heart disease. Flax seed oil contains twice the amount of Omega-3 oils than that of fish oil products. NSP’s Flax Seed Oil is 100% organic and unrefined; due to the cold pressing of the seeds.
Reap the benefits of **Super Oil capsules that combines oil from three different sources.
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L-CARNITINE AND FAT BURNING:
SUPPLEMENTING L-CARNITINE CORRECTLY:
The best research on Carnitine can be found in the book :
The Carnitine Miracle, by Robert Crayhon, M.S. ISBN: 0-87131-825-3
Turning up your metabolism with the right nutrients is essential for weight loss. There is significant evidence that increased levels of carnitine in tissue leads to increased fat burning. Obesity is not a drug deficiency. Administering certain synthetic medications or nutrients can stimulate thermogenic activity, but supplying your body with the essential nutrients is all that it needs to activate correct fat metabolism, rather than a caloric restriction or brain chemistry manipulation. Nutrients won’t do everything. You need a diet that is lower in carbohydrates, contains adequate proteins, essential fats, plenty of fiber, and a routine physical exercise program.
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