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Tag: obesity

Move That Body Of Yours!

It is not obesity alone that kills us;
it’s the lack of getting our bodies moving [i.e. exercise]

A lack of exercise could be killing twice as many people as obesity in Europe, a 12-year study of more than 300,000 people suggests.

University of Cambridge researchers said about 676,000 deaths each year were down to inactivity, compared with 337,000 from carrying too much weight.
Even non-obese people have shorter lifespans if they are inactive, but usually inactivity goes along with being overweight.
Eating real food and not all that processed stuff is a good way to not only lose weight, but to be generally healthier. We are made to process food; not chemicals….and there are real food supplements that can help with weight loss – and one of these products also gives me a whole lot more energy which makes me want to move and keep on movin’……
And the solution, as always, is to do both:
lose weight if you are overweight AND get active no matter what weight you are!!
Please share your thoughts and comments below – and Thank You!!

01/15/2015
Oh Those Growing Waists!
In the United States, and elsewhere, the obesity level has remained constant for a while.

But, and this is not-so-good-news … according to recent research, our waist circumference has increased.
The researchers found:

Average waist circumference increased from 37.6in (95.5cm) to 38.8in (98.5cm)

The average waist circumference for men is now 40in (101cm)

The average waist circumference for women in now 38in (96cm)

The average increase in men was 0.8in (2cm); in women 1.5in (3.8cm)

Abdominal obesity (tummy fat) increased from 46.4% of the population in 1999-2000 to 54.2% in 2011-2012.

This is not good as belly fat, which is that added circumference, is bad for your health!
According to the mentioned report:
Carrying too much fat around the middle (waist) can increase the risk of developing conditions such as heart disease, type 2 diabetes and cancer.
Changes in lifestyle can help us lose this belly fat. Get a good night’s sleep, eat nutritious foods, exercise, relax, etc.
I write and teach about stress, and in helping you learn to use stress for its motivational qualities, I suggest most of the above…
Thoughts?
Comments?

Thank you!
09/19/2014
Say No To Lo [and No]

Say no to lo-fat and no-fat? Yes!

For years I have said that the low fat and no fat "alleged" foodstuffs [I have trouble calling it food] were at best no help and worse – bad for you.

My take is that the rate of obesity has kept pace with the number of low and no fat foods we have in the supermarket.

Why do I say the lo and no fats are bad?

We actually need fat in our diets – and removing it means we eat more of the lo/no stuff in an attempt to appease our bodies – which know they are lacking something.

But our ego says NO NO NO to all fat because the media has told us it is BAD BAD BAD – and so we ignore our body's message – that is it missing something it needs. 

Caveat – some lower fat foods are ok – but be sure it is food – not chemicalized "stuff."

We all need a mix of carbohydrates, fat and protein. There is never going to be one type of diet that fits all of us. We come from different types of ethnicity and we need to figure out what works best for us – not those other people.

But whatever it is you eat, it must contain all the food groups  . Many parents who themselves might be overweight [or afraid of being overweight] feed their children low fat and no fat foods.

Adults need fat in their diet and so do children. It's a human condition and not an adult v. child thing.   A growing body needs ALL components – fat, carbohydrates, protein – as well as fruits and veggies…

 Eat well – it helps you and your kids.

01/10/2012