Did You Know That Obese People Have A Greater Risk Of Going Blind?

I found the following article today, and while it's short, it's message packs a big punch. Studies now show that if you're overweight, you have a greater risk of losing your vision than normal weight individuals. I don't know about you, but I think I'd rather be able to see than eat another piece of cheesecake... Here's the article:

If You're Overweight, Now You Have Something Else to Worry About
By Jason Holland

As if heart disease, cancer, stroke, and diabetes weren't bad enough...

A study shows obese people have a greater risk of losing their vision.

Harvard researchers studied 261 patients for an average of 4 1/2 years. They found that the bigger your waistline, the more likely you are to have vision loss due to age-related macular degeneration.

The Positive News ==> All the news isn't bad. They also found that exercising a few times a week cuts your risk by 25 percent.

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Fat Loss 4 Idiots - Funny Name - Serious Subject

Every now and then, I come across a website that catches my attention just by the name of the site. FatLoss4Idiots.com is one of those sites. As you know, I'm in the online marketing business, and a friend of mine sent me this site because it's one of the most successful online dieting websites/products of all-time. Obviously, I had to check it out to see what they're doing that's so great.

What I found was a simple approach to an age-old problem. Losing weight isn't rocket science, and that's what this site seeks to convey. Anyone can lose weight....even idiots! :)

What will you learn from this site? First, you'll learn why most of the diets you've heard of lately don't work. Then, you'll learn about their secret that they say will start changing your body in just 11 days. The premise behind their program is Calorie Shifting, i.e, changing up your caloric intake everyday to confuse your metabolism into working overtime. (And, don't worry, they done all the legwork, so all you have to do is follow the program - it really is idiot proof)

I'm not endorsing this product, nor am I using it. I was interested in it because I wanted to learn more about how they've been marketing it. But, as I've studied their methods, I've also become a firm believer in their system, and believe if you've been trying to lose weight, you might want to give this site a look. Their program only costs $39 and it has a 60-day money back guarantee, so you've really got nothing to lose but weight.

Until later, make it a great day and happy holidays to you all!

P.S. If you do try this program, drop back by here after you've implemented it for 11 days and let us know if it worked for you. Thanks!

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A Little Exercise Extends A Man's Life A Lot More Than Previously Thought

Guys, if you've been putting off a little daily exercise, here's a little evidence courtesy of Yahoo.com of why you should definitely add exercise to your daily routine:

Even a moderate amount of exercise can dramatically prolong a man's life, new research on middle-aged and elderly American veterans reveals.

And, here is the most telling statement from the article:

By tracking fatalities through June 2007, Kokkinos and his colleagues found that for both black and white men it was their fitness level, rather than their age, blood pressure or body-mass index, that was most strongly linked to their future risk for death.

If that doesn't want to make you hit the weights or treadmill, then I guess nothing will...

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Everyday Activities That Help Burn Calories - Beat The Holiday Bulge This Year

Did you know that cooking for one hour burns over 150 calories and light housework for an hour burns almost 200 calories? During the holidays, it's easy to put on the pounds if you don't watch it. I found this handy fitness tool on Weather.com that tells you how many calories you burn doing both ordinary activities as well as aerobic activities. Good luck and happy holidays!

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Woman Loses Over 500 Pounds

One of the featured stories on Yahoo today was about the woman pictured at the left. She lost over 500 pounds, and in this video, she tells Good Morning America's Diane Sawyer how she did it.

For those of you who are trying to lose weight, she should definitely be an inspiration for you. To watch the video from the show, either click on the picture to the left or click here.

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12 Tips To Help You Remain Young

The Blaylock Wellness Report featured 12 tips to help you remain young. I received these tips via email the other day.

1. Avoid processed foods and eat only freshly prepared meals.
2. Eat five to 10 servings of fresh vegetables and some fruits every day.
3. Avoid Omega-6 oils (found in corn, safflower, sunflower, peanut, soybean and canola oils). You should not cook with these oils, nor should you use products that contain them (chips, breads, pastries, etc.).
4. Consume at least two ounces of extra-virgin olive oil a day.
5. Take Omega-3 oil supplements and foods enhanced with this healthy fat. This includes Christopher eggs and other egg brands that contain Omega-3. These supplements should not be in gelatin capsules. Get the liquid form of highly purified fish oil.
6. Avoid sugar. Sucrose, the sugar used in foods and as a sweetener, causes a greater insulin surge than glucose, the natural form.
7. Eat complex carbohydrates that are low on the glycemic index. These include broccoli, cabbage, lettuce, onions and more.
8. Drink a combination of white tea mixed with rosemary tea. These teas contain powerful antioxidants and have been shown to especially protect the brain against abnormal aging.
9. If you have amalgam (silver) fillings, find a dentist specially trained in their safe removal and have them taken out and replaced with ceramics.
10. Avoid continuous stress. Unrelieved stress greatly increases free-radical production and lipid peroxidation in the brain, causing it to age abnormally and rapidly. Make sure you get at least eight hours of sleep a night.
11. Avoid depression. If you become depressed, seek treatment early. A number of studies have shown that depression causes a loss of memory and learning difficulties, and that over time the hippocampus of the brain (the memory and learning center) actually shrinks.
12. Once a week, you should fast at least until dinner. Fasting once a week has been shown to dramatically slow brain aging and accelerate repair of this essential organ.

There you have it. 12 tips that might help you live longer and remain young. For more about the Blaylock Wellness Report, visit BlaylockReport.com.

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Lose Pounds With Pears

The next time you're heading down the fruit aisle at the grocery story, stop by the pear section and pick up a few. According to this article from Health.com, pears are an excellent source of both Vitamin C and fiber. One pear contains 25% of the recommended daily allowance of fiber.

Why will this help you lose weight? Because fiber is bulky and gives you that full feeling. Therefore, one pear is usually enough to fill you up and thus you'll eat less and eventually lose more weight.

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100 Smartest Diet Tips Ever

Yahoo.com has a list of the 100 Smartest Diet Tips Ever. They divide the tips into different categories. Here are the categories and a few tips from each:

I Can Only Handle One Diet Change Right Now. What Should I Do?

• Eat at least two servings of a fruit or veggie at every meal.
• Start eating a big breakfast. It helps you eat fewer total calories throughout the day.

Are there Any Easy Tricks to Help Me Cut Calories?

• Eating out? Halve it, and bag the rest. A typical restaurant entree has 1,000 to 2,000 calories, not even counting the bread, appetizer, beverage, and dessert.
• Instead of whole milk, switch to 1 percent. If you drink one 8-oz glass a day, you'll lose 5 lb in a year.
• Use mustard instead of mayo.
• Limit alcohol to weekends.

How Can I Eat More Veggies?

• Have a V8 or tomato juice instead of a Diet Coke at 3 pm.
• Really hate veggies? Relax. If you love fruits, eat plenty of them; they are just as healthy (especially colorful ones such as oranges, mangoes, and melons).
• Mix three different cans of beans and some diet Italian dressing. Eat this three-bean salad all week.

Can You Give Me a Mantra that will Help Me Stick to My Diet?

• "I'll ride the wave. My cravings will disappear after 10 minutes if I turn my attention elsewhere."
• "It's more stressful to continue being fat than to stop overeating."

I Eat Healthy, but I'm Overweight. What Mistakes Could I Be Making without Realizing It?

• Skipping meals. Many healthy eaters "diet by day and binge by night."
• Ignoring "Serving Size" on the Nutrition Facts panel.
• Snacking on bowls of nuts. Nuts are healthy but dense with calories. Put those bowls away, and use nuts as a garnish instead of a snack.

What Can I Eat for a Healthy Low-Cal Dinner if I Don't Want to Cook?

• The smallest fast-food burger (with mustard and ketchup, not mayo) and a no-cal beverage. Then at home, have an apple or baby carrots.
• Heat up a can of good soup.
• Cereal, fruit, and fat-free milk makes a good meal anytime.

What's Your Best Advice for Avoiding those Extra Holiday Pounds?

• Remember, EAT before you meet. Have this small meal before you go to any parties: a hardboiled Egg, Apple, and a Thirst quencher (water, seltzer, diet soda, tea).
• At a buffet? Eating a little of everything guarantees high calories. Decide on three or four things, only one of which is high in calories. Save that for last so there's less chance of overeating.
• Give it away! After company leaves, give away leftover food to neighbors, doormen, or delivery people, or take it to work the next day.

How Can I Control a Raging Sweet Tooth?

• Once in a while, have a lean, mean salad for lunch or dinner, and save the meal's calories for a full dessert.
• Try these smart little sweets: sugar-free hot cocoa, frozen red grapes, fudgsicles, sugar-free gum, Nutri-Grain chocolate fudge twists, Tootsie Rolls, and hard candy.
• Try 2 weeks without sweets. It's amazing how your cravings vanish.

How Can I Conquer My Downfall: Bingeing at Night?

• Eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The large majority of people who struggle with night eating are those who skip meals or don't eat balanced meals during the day. This is a major setup for overeating at night.
• Brush your teeth right after dinner to remind you: No more food.
• Eating late at night won't itself cause weight gain. It's how many calories—not when you eat them—that counts.

How Can I Reap Added Health Benefits from My Dieting?

• Fat-free isn't always your best bet. Research has found that none of the lycopene or alpha- or beta-carotene that fight cancer and heart disease is absorbed from salads with fat-free dressing. Only slightly more is absorbed with reduced-fat dressing; the most is absorbed with full-fat dressing. But remember, use your dressing in moderate amounts.
• Next time you're feeling wiped out in late afternoon, forgo that cup of coffee and reach for a cup of yogurt instead. The combination of protein, carbohydrate, and fat in an 8-ounce serving of low-fat yogurt will give you a sense of fullness and well-being that coffee can't match, as well as some vital nutrients. If you haven't eaten in 3 to 4 hours, your blood glucose levels are probably dropping, so eating a small amount of nutrient-rich food will give your brain and your body a boost.

Eating Less Isn't Enough—What Exercising Tips Will Help Me Shed Pounds?

• Overeating is not the result of exercise. Vigorous exercise won't stimulate you to overeat. It's just the opposite. Exercise at any level helps curb your appetite immediately following the workout.
• Drinking too few can hamper your weight loss efforts. That's because dehydration can slow your metabolism by 3 percent, or about 45 fewer calories burned a day, which in a year could mean weighing 5 pounds more. The key to water isn't how much you drink, it's how frequently you drink it. Small amounts sipped often work better than 8 ounces gulped down at once.

How Can I Manage My Emotional Eating and Get the Support I Need?

• Sitting at a computer may help you slim down. When researchers at Brown University School of Medicine put 92 people on online weight loss programs for a year, those who received weekly e-mail counseling shed 5 1/2 more pounds than those who got none. Counselors provided weekly feedback on diet and exercise logs, answered questions, and cheered them on. Most major online diet programs offer many of these features.

These are just a few of the 100 tips. To read them all, please go to this page on Yahoo.com.

Good luck and make it a great day!

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Take a Weight Loss Tip From The Amish

MSN.com has a very interesting article about the Amish that reinforces what I have always thought was the best way to either lose weight or maintain your current weight. It's really simple....Take Steps! What do I mean? Here are some excerpts from the article:

"University of Tennessee researchers studied the Amish community because the Amish, who use no electricity, are highly active in their daily lives. Amish men—many of whom are farmers—reported an average of 10 hours of vigorous work activity per week and, according to pedometers they wore, took an average of 18,425 steps per day. One man took more than 51,000 steps in a day by walking behind his horses in the fields. Women—who engaged in more moderate intensity activity such as gardening, cooking and childcare—tallied an average of 14,196 daily steps."

"The average sedentary American who spends most of his time at a desk job or on the couch logs in around 5,000 steps per day, and is considered active if he fits in about two hours per week of moderate activity (that’s 30 minutes, five days a week). On average, the Amish got in around six times the amount of weekly physical activity as the typical modernized adult"

And, what about diet foods?

"The researchers observed that the Amish diet is typically high in calories, fat and refined sugar foods such as meat, potatoes, gravy, eggs, vegetables, bread, pies and cakes. But only 4 percent of those surveyed were obese (compared to nearly 33 percent of modern adults) and only 26 percent were overweight (compared to around 65 percent of modern adults), as determined by their body mass index. This study suggests that the Amish were able to maintain healthier weights because they move so much."

Interesting, huh? Common sense, really. I remember looking at pictures of my grandparents when they were younger and seeing both them and their parents. None of them were really overweight because they walked almost everywhere they went and they worked outside all day. Now, obviously, most of us can't walk or even ride a bike to work. But, we can do simple things like taking the stairs rather than the elevator. Park in the last parking spot in parking lots, etc. And, if you're not a member of a gym, join one. Do at least 30 minutes of cardio work everyday and do at least three days a week of weight training as well, no matter your age.

Lastly, I think the most important thing to take from this article is that fact that you don't have to starve yourself to lose weight. It's more important to exercise on a daily basis than it is to worry every minute about what you eat.

Good luck and let's get in shape!

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