Weight Reduction
It's hard to believe that another summer is over. It just seems like yesterday when I was talking about summer being right around the corner and urging all of you that were overweight to try to shed a few extra pounds so that you would look good in your bathing suits. For those of you who accomplished this, you deserve a hearty congratulation. Unfortunately, however, I know that many of you may have had good intentions, but were not able to follow through in any meaningful fashion.
Although the summer may be over, the need to lose excessive weight is more important than ever. Now in a recent medical publication, a new survey of more than 9,500 hundred Americans indicated that obesity was associated with a higher rate of chronic medical problems and overall poorer quality of life compared to alcohol abuse, smoking or poverty. Dr.Rowland Sturm and Kenneth Wells indicate "Americans haven't given overweight the same attention as other risks, like smoking, but it is clearly a top health problem and one that is on the rise in all segments of the population." They further comment that the study "reinforces prior recommendations that weight control become a higher national priority, especially given the dramatic increases in prevalence of overweight." Obesity has been shown to increase the risk of heart disease, diabetes, hypertension and even certain forms of cancer. The positive side of this, however, is that by losing even a modest amount of weight, one can improve their health and reduce overall morbidity and mortality.
Having read this, perhaps you've now decided that you are going to make a serious effort at weight reduction. The most successful program that has been proven scientifically effective is the low carbohydrate, high protein diet popularized by Dr. Atkins. For a detailed discussion of this, I refer you to a previous newsletter concerning this important topic.
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There are many excellent products on the market that are available at Vitacost to help facilitate your endeavors with this program. Our lowcarb shopping section has delicious pasta, pizza, shakes, drinks, snacks and many other healthy low carb/high protein items.
Nutraceuticals Sciences Institute has released in the last couple of months nutritional bars containing over 20 grams of soy and whey protein with less than 3 grams of carbohydrates. We have had rave reviews from our customers telling us that they are the best high protein low carb bars they have ever tasted. Dr. John Walker has done an excellent product review on several nutritional bars.
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If you would like to use easy to take nutrients as part of your weight loss program I highly recommend you read our weight loss product review.
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There are many nutrients proven to assist with fat burning and weight loss. The most effective include standardized green tea, citrus aurantium L, glucomannan, Super Citrimax, guarana, chromium, digestive enzymes and many others. NSI's Nutrislim (for those with adequate energy levels) and Nutrislim Thermogenic (contains additional nutrients for more energy and fat burning) combination of this beneficial nutrients in easy to digest capsules.
It's never too late to try to lose some weight no matter how old you are or how many pounds you have to lose. Just think…if you lose only a half a pound to one pound a week in the course of a year, that will translate into 25 to 50 pounds weight loss. Just imagine how you would look and how you would feel one year from now with 25 to 50 pounds less weight. |
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| DID YOU KNOW? |
Diets high in sugar and refined carbohydrates like bread, pasta, cereal, and other mainly 'low-fat' processed foods increase your body's production of insulin. When insulin is at high levels in the body, the food you eat can get readily converted into body fat, in the form of triglycerides (to top it off, high triglyceride levels in the body are one of the greatest risk factors for heart disease).
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| MEDICAL NEWS OF NOTE |
Snacking, Meal Skipping Can Boost Calorie Intake
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Skipping meals may seem like a sure way to cut calories and lose weight, but study findings indicate that it may lead to increased snacking of sugary foods that can pack on the pounds in the long run.
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Obesity worse for health than drinking or smoking
NEW YORK, (Reuters Health) - When it comes to picking a vice, overeating may be worse for your health than a lifetime smoking habit and chronic drinking, new survey findings suggest.
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