How Women Can Lose Weight and Attract a Healthier Life

How Women Can Lose Weight and Attract a Healthier Life
Not all people are built alike. Due to our physiological
makeup women do not lose weight as quickly as men do.
Also there is more pressure on women to look a certain way
and fit into a certain type of clothing style. Men, while
they do have this pressure it is not as intense as the
pressure that can be placed on us ladies. For some of us,
obtaining our ideal fitness level is a dream that we think
is out of our reach. This could not be further from the
truth. As long as you are knowledgeable and willing to
learn about your body, you will find that losing weight
and gaining a healthy life might be one of the easiest
things you ever do.

Before you even begin, the first thing you need to do, is
get the word diet out of your head. A diet is temporary,
which is the reason why so many women might find themselves
failing. You need to look at new eating plans as a new
way of life. If you go back to the way you used to eat ,
your chances of regaining the weight have increased. You
need to change the way you eat for good. The problem is
that most of us are always in a rush. We’re in a
rush to get to work, a rush to get to the store and a rush
to get the body of our dreams. We’re even in a rush
to do our workouts. Due to this frantic pace we try to
cut corners when it comes to losing weight. Experts say
that a weight loss of 1-2 pounds a week is what we should
expected. This seems to be not enough for us. We have
to find diets, exercise programs and even diet pills that
promise a weight loss of 5 or more pounds a week. The
faster we lose it, the faster it can creep back on.
Losing weight and getting healthy is the one area of our
life where the saying “slow and steady wins the
race” should really come into play.

So what is the first thing to look at on your quest to be
fit? First, look at your eating habits. Are you eating
healthy? Do your meals contain foods from all four of the
food groups and included a lot of color? To make sure you
are getting all that you need take a regular plate and fill
half of it with fruits or vegetables. Then divide the
other half of the plate into 2 portions with one side being
your protein such as fish, poultry, or turkey and the
other half is your carbs. Carbs are still a subject of
big debates thanks to diet plans such as Atkins and South
Beach. Keep in mind, carbs are not bad. Your body needs
them to function. It is the type of carbs that you eat
that will affect you. Try to limit your intake of white
carbs such as white bread, and white rice. Instead stick
with whole grains such as whole grain bread and brown rice.
Not only are these healthier for you, they also tend to
make you feel fuller.

Another very important aspect to let at when it comes to
fitness is movement. This means exercise. Exercise if
vital to your weight loss and your overall health. It is
common sense that exercising burns calories and the more
you exercise the more calories your body burns. Losing
weight is done by getting rid of excessive calories. You
can fit exercise into your day easily, you can take the
stairs instead of the elevator at work. Not only will you
be burning extra calories but you will also be toning your
legs and glutes. You can do jumping jacks during TV
commercials or even squats. Walk up and down your stairs
a few times. All of this counts as exercise. Doctors
will recommend you get at least 30 minutes of exercise 4x
a week or more to reduce your fat. There are more
benefits to exercise than just losing weight. Did you
know that exercise promotes better sleep? Not only can it
help you fall asleep later, it can also put you into a
deeper sleep. If you are having trouble sleeping you
might want to try late afternoon workouts. Exercise can
also strengthen you heart and lungs by delivering oxygen
and nutrients to your tissues.

It is not that hard to lose weight and increase your
fitness level. Just take baby steps and the results and
time will be worth it.

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The Lazy Man's Way To Weight Loss

The Lazy Man's Way To Weight Loss
For the past year, I have kept a promise I made to myself
and my family. We have thrown out all the junk food, no
more potato chips, cookies, and candy bars. Instead, we
are enjoying health food snacks and, I must say, I really
think replacing your afternoon and late night junk food
cravings with health food snacks is one of the best things
you can do for your body.

Now, I know you're probably thinking that health food
snacks could not possibly taste as good as candy bars and
chips. The ones we buy actually taste just as good, maybe
even better, than the snack cakes and cookies we munched on
before.

There is actually a lot more variety when you decide to eat
health food snacks, too. Fruits, nuts, smoothies, health
drinks, raw veggies and dip, even mini pizzas with low fat
cheese on whole grain English muffins - the possibilities
are endless when it comes to eating health food snacks!

If you're thinking that switching to health food snacks
sounds like too much trouble, it can be hard to prepare
healthy snacks when you're on a hectic schedule. We keep
plenty of fresh fruits and veggies on hand to make our own
healthy snacks when we're at home, but, like most families
these days, we're on the go a lot.

I have found that there are great tasting whole food
nutritional products available that are great for
replenishing your energy and are convenient wherever you
go. The best thing about these products is that I can
order them online and they come straight to my door! Talk
about convenience!

The real reason I love eating health snack foods is more
than the taste, the variety, and the convenience of
ordering my favorite snacks right from home is the
tremendous effects this simple change in my eating habits
has had on my life!

I am back down to a healthier weight. I look terrific again
and I feel even better! Eating health food snacks has been
an easy way to lose those extra pounds and I feel energized
again instead of tired and run down all day long. It is
amazing the things I can get done in a day without all that
unnecessary sugar!

Not only do I feel better about myself, the people around
me are noticing too. My wife can't believe that I'm back
to the same weight as when we got married. And Me, well
I'll be honest when I say that I can't remember ever being
trim. Ever since grade school I have been over weight.
Friends are amazed that all I did was start eating good
healthy food and get rid of my junk food habits.

Several of my friends have been struggling with that same
tiredness that used to plague me every afternoon. A few of
them have been trying unsuccessfully to shed a few extra
pounds as well. I have convinced a couple of them to
switch to health food snacks and after the first month,
they were already seeing results!

Replacing your favorite junk food with health food snacks
is really much easier than it sounds and, as you can see,
it is well worth it. Why not try the lazy mans way to
weight loss for yourself? The only thing you have to lose
is weight.

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Safe and Sensible Detoxification

Safe and Sensible Detoxification
In my private practice, I recently received this question
about liver cleansing:

"My friends are doing a community liver cleanse and I was
wondering how you felt about a liver cleanse/detox? There
is something appealing about the idea of GETTING RID OF
whatever isn't working in a particular organ. I have always
avoided them; however, because I was (and remain a bit)
nervous about what type of healing reaction (as I have
heard it called) I would get. I've heard people having
quite amazing results, even seeing stuff like stones and
weird color things in their stool."

I shudder when I hear about detoxing and liver cleanses. I
have treated many complications from these liver cleanses
and it can take a lot of effort to repair the side effects.
Liver cleanses are a popular practice - an appealing quick
short cut to washing away all sorts of imbalance in the
body.

In a very healthy person or a really sick person, the right
kind of detoxing and cleansing could be beneficial.
However, for most people, cleanses arouse the system
abruptly and make you feel a false increase in energy.

People tell stories of passing stones and odd things while
on a liver flush, etc. However, what may look like stones
is usually a soft, saponified complex of minerals, olive
oil and lemon juice produced within the GI tract in
response to the cleanse. These flushes actually can have
the effect of contracting the gallbladder and increasing
the chance of trapping any gallstones - leading to all
sorts of problems.

While a seasonal fast/cleanse in a healthy person can have
benefits, in someone who is stressed they can lead to
increased toxicity. The detox capacities are set in phases.
Phase one detoxifies many toxins by turning them into even
more toxic toxins so that Phase Two can remove them from
the body.

During fasting certain detoxification enzymes are
relatively resistant to depletion by fasting and can be
significantly induced by the products of fasting such as
ketones and xenobiotics released from stored fat. On the
other hand the conjugating enzymes that break down Phase 1
toxins are heavily dependent on certain substrates that
come from protein, vitamins and minerals and these
conjugating enzymes are consumed rapidly under the states
of high xenobiotic load or oxidative stress produced by
fasting. The end result is that the substrates needed for
Phase Two detoxification are not provided for and there is
a marked rise in highly toxic bioactive intermediates and
free radicals with a concomitant decrease in Phase 2
detoxification activity.

All that means is - fasting and cleanses can result in an
unbalanced detoxification system leading to marked
oxidative stress and that may be particularly deleterious
to those who are chronically ill and whose antioxidant
reserves are already exhausted or significantly weakened.

Liver health and healthy detoxification is not about
embarking on some rigorous, purging "liver cleanse."
Healthy liver detoxification does not depend upon fasts,
enemas, and intensive bowel cleansing. It is more
beneficial to implement moderate but effective daily liver
health and friendly detox routines.

You can get the effect you are looking for without any
disruptive side effects.

Your body naturally and automatically detoxifies itself.
All you have to do is to ensure that those natural
detoxification processes can do their job. The natural
detoxification systems of your body depend upon the right
supply of enzymes. These enzymes depend upon getting the
right combination of vitamins, minerals, proteins, and
other healthy nutrients.

Five Tips for Sensible Detoxification

1. Pesticides, herbicides, and poisonous agricultural
chemicals in food and water are a primary source of toxins.
The organs of detoxification have difficulty breaking them
down and eliminating them. These toxins then get stored in
the body where they damage cells, create premature aging,
and contribute to degenerative diseases. Therefore, eat
organic foods as often as possible.

2. Eat a variety of health supporting foods because every
day your dietary needs vary depending on physical activity,
stress, climate, season, weather, emotional, mental and
physical demands.

3. Eat an abundance of fresh vegetables and fruits. These
contain a variety of vitamins and minerals and other
protective substances that prevent cell wall damage. They
are also the most purifying foods for the body. Eat 7-13
servings of vegetables and 2- 4 servings of fruits a day.
Fresh, organic vegetables and fruits are the primary
components of a cleansing diet. Fruits and vegetables
provide phytonutrients that help prevent cancer, heart
disease, glaucoma, arthritis, and other degenerative
diseases.

4. Drink enough water – 1/2 oz per pound of bodyweight. As
you liberate stored toxins, you will need plenty of water
to flush them quickly out or your system. Evenly spread
your water intake throughout the day. Drink only clean,
pure water.

5. Fiber rich foods are important for cleansing the colon
and lungs. Sufficient fiber in the diet can reduce the
incidence of some cancers by 60% or more. All fiber
improves the functioning of the intestines. Fiber
encourages healthy bacterial growth in the colon, assists
in nutrient assimilation, and aids the formation of
anti-cancer short-chained fatty acids. The most balanced
approach to including more fiber in your diet is to eat a
variety of the different types of fiber in whole foods.

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Hair Significance in History - 10 Juicy Anecdotes from Around the World

Hair Significance in History - 10 Juicy Anecdotes from Around the World
Ever since the dawn of time, hair has been a significant
adornment for humans. Cavemen and Cavewomen decorated their
hair with bones and shells, the Greeks colored and
decorated their hair with gold flakes, and in 17th Century
Europe, hair was white, curled, and very very long.

We have an emotional connection to our hair, as is evident
from the amount of time we spend taking care of it,
stressing about it, worrying about losing it, coloring it,
primping it, and fondling it absentmindedly. But the
significance of a full head of hair is more than emotional.
Men battling hair loss today are following the footsteps of
many other men and women in history, and not surprisingly,
almost every culture on Earth, past and present, attach at
least some social significance to hair. Hair can symbolize
strength, virility, affluence, and class. In many cases, a
King could lose his kingdom by losing his hair, or even
just going gray! The following 10 historical stories and
anecdotes show the importance of a full head of hair - or
at least make us think that it is necessary!

Samson:

Everyone knows the story of Samson and his long tresses
that gave him strength. Because of his long hair, he was
able to fend the attacks of the Philistines, protect the
newly settled area, and be an all around hero to the
Hebrews, who were having a hard time dealing with those
pesky Philistines that did not take the Hebrew invasion
very kindly! Samson, however, had one weakness, namely, the
lovely Delilah. One night, after an ardent session of
lovemaking, Samson fell into a deep sleep, and the
Philistines entered his chamber and cut off his hair, and
with it, his strength. Although Samson recovered his powers
by intense prayer and piousness, but this story definitely
warns us against cutting men's hair, and links superhuman
strength to long hair!

The Egyptian Pharaoh:

It is really hot in Egypt, and was very hot 4000 years ago,
and even 5000 years ago. Egyptians mostly wore their head
shaved, a practical way to deal with the extreme desert
heat. The Pharaohs, however, when in ceremonial dress and
demonstrating their power and wealth, wore elaborate wigs
made of real human hair, dressed with oil, in locks, and
braids. The Pharaoh's son traditionally had one lock of
hair uncut in the center of his head, which he would wear
in a bun. No one else was allowed to wear their hair in
this particular way, on pain of death!

Caesar:

Julius Caesar, perhaps the most famous Roman ever, was
terrified of his hair loss. It is said that he was so
embarrassed by his receding hairline that he introduced the
fashion of a laurel crown to hide his high forehead...
Caesar also had a strange habit of forcing his enemies,
once defeated, to either shave their head or cut their hair
very close to the scalp. Perhaps he thought that if his
enemies had even shorter hair than his, he would appear
more powerful, as if conquering half of Europe was not
enough!

Married/Unmarried Women in Imperial China:

Unmarried Chinese girls' hair was usually worn long and
braided while married women combed the hair back from the
face and wound into a knot at the nape. The married or
unmarried status of the girl could be signified by her
hair, thus avoiding any unwanted advances on married women.
Chinese girls' hair heavily influenced their value in the
marriage market. A girl without long, luxurious, very black
hair was not considered as good marriage material as girls
with.

Japanese:

Samurai would cut their hair when defeated in Medieval
Japan. To this day, Sumo wrestlers have a "hair cutting"
ceremony when they retire! Cutting hair in Japan's history
is linked to defeat and shame, in a very similar manner to
honorable suicide. Women of samurai families used to cut
their hair and even became nuns when she had to part her
loved one, and to this day some Japanese girls cut their
hair when they have had their heart broken!.

Louis the Fourteenth, King of France:

King Louis XIV, the Sun King, inventor of Ballet and
Tennis, was also a particularly vain peacock of a King.
When faced with the beginning of hair loss, the King began
yet another fashion (in addition to silk vests and high
heels for men) - the Male wig. Louis' wings were so
elaborate, that they were built on a wire frame, and more
often than not, consisted of three heads of hair in one wig!

The Plains Indians:

Male warriors wore their hair long among the Plains Indians
in Northern America. They decorated their hair with
feathers and beads, and Chiefs wore large featherhead
dresses with additional locks of hair and strings of beads
hanging from them, which were considered to be highly
impressive. Perhaps the most telling sign of the
significance of the hair and scalp in their culture was
scalping. It was a strong belief that if one took his
enemy's hair, one took his virility. An Indian warrior with
the greatest number of scalps hanging from his wigwam was a
very powerful man indeed!

The Rastafarian Dreadlocks:

Perhaps the most significant indicator of the Rastafarian
social and religious movement is the dreadlocks, which
became so popular to this day. The Rastafarian wear locks
as an expression of inner spirituality.

Shaving off the Hair:

Most Monks of all religions, as well as Nuns of the
Buddhist faith, shave their head as a symbol of releasing
the vanities of the material life. The fact that the vanity
involved in hair is so embedded in the human mind is
definitely a factor in these vows. Simplicity means having
no hair to be vain about, the Buddhist Monks and Nuns say.
The unsaid current is, of course, how powerful and strong
and beautiful our hair can make us feel, and how deeply we
are attached to it.

The Cowboy:

There is probably a second, less verbalized reason for the
Cowboy Hat then just sun protection. Cowboys, embodying the
most masculine and virile male archetype, battled their
hair loss magnificently. The most tough and hardened
cowboys lined up to spend their hard earned money on
worthless "Snake Oil", hair growing tonics peddled by
charlatan "Doctors" from the side shows and stages of the
great wild west medicine shows. Cowboys also used the trick
of rubbing grease into their hair, causing it to look
thicker. While this was slightly effective, it was a very
messy process.

So you see, being obsessed with your hair is a completely
normal human emotion!

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Why are Essential Fatty Acids so Important?

Why are Essential Fatty Acids so Important?
Essential Fatty Acids (EFA's) are considered the building
blocks of the membranes for every cell in our body. The
term essential means that our bodies do not produce these
acids; therefore we must consume them in the foods we eat.

So far, there are twenty different fatty acids that our
body's need. Surprisingly they are all made from two basic
acids, Linoleic Acid and Linolenic Acid. Linoleic Acid is
part of the Omega-6 acids and Linolenic Acid is part of the
Omega-3 acids. These two fatty acids are needed by our
bodies to create and maintain the integrity of our cell
membranes, regulate chemical processes that occur in our
cells, and to maintain proper kidney functions.

The word linoleic comes from the Greek word linon (flax).
One part of the definition of Oleic means derived from oil.
Most people get plenty of Omega-6 fatty acids in their
diet by consuming approximately a tablespoon of
polyunsaturated plant oils per day. Flax seed contain high
levels of lignans and Omega-3 fatty acids. Lignans may
benefit the heart, possess anti-cancer properties and
studies performed on mice found reduced growth in specific
types of tumors. Initial studies suggest that flaxseed
taken in the diet may benefit individuals with certain
types of breast cancer. Flax may also lessen the severity
of diabetes by stabilizing blood-sugar levels. To ensure
freshness and potency, the flax seed oils must be kept from
heat as heat will destroy the nutritional content.

It would be easy if simply consuming Omega-3 and Omega-6
fatty acids would get us the needed nutrition for cell
functions. Unfortunately studies on these important acids
indicate that a proper balance or ratio of Omega-3 to
Omega-6 is needed by our bodies to use them efficiently.
The ratio is five portions of Omega-6 to one portion of
Omega-3. In Western cultures we eat an awful lot of beef,
pork and chicken that we typically cook with some form of
polyunsaturated oil which contains an adequate supply of
Omega-6 but lacks Omega-3. When our diets do NOT consist
of mainly fish and sea vegetables the ratio is adjusted to
1 to 2. That means to maintain proper cell function; we
should be consuming on a daily basis one portion of Omega-6
to two portions of Omega-3.

On a daily basis our consumption of essential fatty acids
should be approximately 3 to 6% of our daily caloric
intake. If you consume 2000 calories per day, then it is
recommended that of that 2000 calories, 60 to 120 calories
should be Essential Fatty Acids. As with all guidelines,
each person must find their optimal caloric intake as well
as the right balance of Essential Fatty Acids.

An easy way to check if you are getting enough EFA's in
your diet is to monitor the dryness of your skin. If your
skin is too dry (watch during the changing of the seasons),
your body may be indicating to you that it needs more
Essential Fatty Acids. If you're getting enough EFA's your
skin should be soft to the touch.

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When Allergy Shots Don't Work

When Allergy Shots Don't Work
It has been my experience that the most common reason for
allergy treatment by means of allergen desensitization to
fail to bring about good results is heavy metal toxicity.
This is true whether we are talking about allergy
desensitization using conventional allergy shots, or
through "energy-medicine" allergy desensitization
techniques such as NAET and ASERT. In fact, over the eight
years or so that I have been using ASERT (Allergy and
Sensitivity Elimination and Reprogramming Technique) in my
San Antonio office, EVERY patient who had been on a regimen
of conventional allergy shots that did not work turned out
to have one or more heavy metal toxicities.

It appears that heavy metals cause confusion in the body's
immune system, and predispose the body to developing
allergies. It has been my observation that those people
who test positive for heavy metal toxicities also tend to
have reactions to many more allergens than people who do
not have heavy metal toxicities. By far the most common
heavy metals that are problematic are mercury and lead, but
cadmium, thallium, and a host of other metals can show up
as well.

Mercury toxicity appears to most commonly be related to
amalgam dental fillings, exposure to thimersol (a
preserving agent used in vaccines and various liquid
solutions used in medicine), and industrial mercury
exposure. Although there has been much concern in recent
years regarding mercury contamination of seafood, I have
not found seafood consumption to be related to mercury
toxicity in my patients. Most people probably do not
consume enough mercury contaminated seafood for it to
create toxicity issues.

Probably the most common source of mercury toxicity by far
is amalgam dental fillings, but I typically do NOT
recommend replacing amalgam fillings unless there is
evidence of major leakage of mercury from the fillings
because the removal process can release large amounts of
mercury into the bloodstream, which can create a far bigger
health risk than simply leaving the amalgam fillings in
place and simply undergoing a periodic mercury de-tox
regimen.

Lead toxicity is most commonly seen in people who were
exposed to lead-based paint (and possibly ingested lead
paint flakes during childhood). Other sources of lead
toxicity include occupational exposure, such as in
electricians who use their teeth to strip insulation (which
often contains lead) from electrical wiring. Another
occupational source of lead exposure is seen in military
personnel and police officers who, during training, handled
large amounts of lead slugs (I have heard that a common
"punishment" in such training is for recruits to have to go
gather up lead slugs from the firing range to collect a
pre-determined large amount of lead).

Regardless of the type of heavy metal toxicity, there are
various ways to test for it, as well as various ways to
treat it. Testing can be done by conventional blood and
tissue tox-screens, by hair analysis, and by muscle reflex
testing ("applied kinesiology"). Of the three, I prefer
muscle reflex testing even though it is a bit esoteric,
because it is simple to do, inexpensive, and if there are
multiple heavy metals present it tells me which metal is
causing the biggest problem (allowing me to prioritize
treatment).

Conventional treatment for heavy metal toxicity is
typically done by means of chelation therapy. Chelation
therapy uses various substances injected into the
bloodstream to bind the heavy metals so they can be
eliminated from the body. Similarly, chlorella (a type of
algae) and/or cilantro extract can be used to bind heavy
metals making them easier to eliminate from the body.
Another method, that is still somewhat controversial even
among "alternative" practitioners is the use of special
foot baths that utilize a very low-level electrical current
to draw out heavy metals and other toxins through the skin
of the feet.

Finally, the method I prefer is to use metal-specific
homeopathic remedies to assist the body in eliminating
specific heavy metals. If a patient presents with multiple
toxicities, I will usually begin with the chlorella and
cilantro approach to start the process and then eventually
use homoepathics to eliminate the specific metals. The
homeopathic de-tox approach usually takes 2 to 4 weeks to
sufficiently reduce the toxicity so that allergy
desensitization can be effective.

Once the patient has de-toxed the heavy metal sufficiently,
allergy desensitization can be performed effectively. If
using conventional allergy shots, the desensitization will
take place over a period of months to a few years. If
using "energy medicine" techniques, it has been my
experience that most people can have the majority of their
allergic sensitivities eliminated within a few weeks. For
this reason, I of course favor the "energy medicine"
techniques, but these methods are quite strange to most
people. Many people simply cannot believe that these
strange methods of treatment work, so they will stick with
conventional allergy treatment, which is quite effective in
the long-run once any interfering heavy metal toxicities
have been handled.

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Dr. George Best has been a holistic healthcare practitioner
in San Antonio, Texas since 1991. For more information
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