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Discover Weight Loss Spells’ Motivating Effect

November 17, 2011 – 2:29 am

Weight loss spells. I am sure that you have heard a lot of them recently. With the current health situation, there is urgency for all of us to be concern with our health. The primary indication of one’s level of healthiness has to do with weight. Gone were the times when being portly or on the heavy side was a sign of good living and affluence. These days people are watching their weight by being particular on what they eat, what quantity, how it’s being served, what is being placed with that dish, and by exercising and living right.

I have heard of several weight loss spells. One that I find interesting though is that of what my good friend says: “May what I eat nourish me and keep me fit.” Though it is a simple spell, or more like a mantra, its simplicity illustrates the importance of being healthy. Another weight loss spell that charms me involves very simple things that are needed. Before eating a meal, perhaps half an hour, take 5 glasses of water signifying the elements of earth, water, fire, wind and man. I also suppose that those 5 glasses of water does fill up your stomach as well.

Weight loss spells, mantras, chants and the like are all good self motivators for you to achieve your goal. They in themselves may not magically make you thinner overnight, but they may enable you to eat one less spoon of that pound cake that your mom made. They in themselves may not instantly transform you the next day to two dress sizes lower, but they may remind you to take an extra glass of water before the meal starts. They may not make you into the prince charming after a day, but they may add to your confidence. Weight loss spells, and others like that aren’t shams in itself but perhaps a reminder that allows you to be the better person you can always become. These spells are self motivating guides, constant reminders that we tell ourselves to achieve what we want to happen, whether it be to lose weight, gain friends, be more productive, be more kind, be more responsible, be friendlier, be a better person

Weight loss spells may not be considered really as a weight loss method but it does have a great influence on how we think. And oftentimes, the effectiveness of any diet program will start and stem out from our motivation, our state of mind.

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Is The OPRAH Effect Good For Women’s Health?

August 20, 2010 – 6:42 pm

Perhaps nothing has caused more of a stir in women’s health arena then all of the recent attention placed on natural and bioidentical hormones – plant based compounds that some believe can offer the menopause benefits of traditional hormone replacement therapy ( HRT) without any of the health risks – including breast, uterine and ovarian cancer.

Adding fuel to the speculative fires: Celebrities like Suzanne Somers and more recently, Oprah Winfrey, who have stepped into the spotlight to make a great case for bioidentical hormones – and in doing so encouraged a generation or more of women to give them a try.

Indeed, for these two Hollywood legends – and now many more regular gals – it’s clear the pot of gold at the end of the anti-aging rainbow is , indeed, a bucket of bioidentical hormones!

Certainly some experts – like Wulf Utian, MD, executive director of the North American Menopause Society – believe bioidentical hormones can easily be as risky as any form of HRT. “The claims for safety are entirely without merit”, he says.

But others, like New York physician Erika Schwartz, MD believe the opposite. ” When you give a supplement that is bioidentical to what the body produces, the body knows how to use it to the best possible advantage,” she says.

So where does the truth lie?

A New Side To The Story

While both traditional and “natural” doctors alike have come down on both sides of this treatment controversy, as a journalist who has covered – and followed – this issue in women’s health for more than 20 years, there is one more side of the treatment controversy I have yet to hear addressed or discussed by anyone: Namely, whether or not pumping up your body with any kind of reproductive hormones at a time when nature decides they should decline, can ever yield a positive result – even if those hormones come from Mother Nature herself?

Certainly, if we look to what science has to say about the killer diseases linked to hormone stimulation, it seems clear problems are inherent. For example, it’s a well known fact that women who have an early start to their menstrual cycle or continue to menstruate into their 50’s are at greater risk for estrogen –sensitive cancers – ostensibly because they spend more years under the influence of their own estrogen stimulation.

The same elevated risk profile applies to women who have never had children – ostensibly because being pregnant prevents ovulation, and all the estrogen-related ovarian stimulation that goes with it.

We also know that women who are overweight are at greater risk for estrogen-sensitive cancers –and doctors speculate that one reason is because fat cells produce a form of “endogenous” estrogen. The more fat cells you have, the more estrogen stimulation you experience throughout your lifetime – thus the greater your risk of some diseases.

And so the really big question for me is, once a woman reaches a certain number of years of estrogen stimulation – even her own, natural estrogen stimulation – can using hormone replace therapy of any kind, be it bioidentical or not – increase her risks of these diseases?

Moreover, could the difference between those who take hormones and suffer the consequences and those who don’t actually be the total number of years each woman was exposed to her own estrogen stimulation? And should this be a factor to consider when deciding whether or not hormone therapy of any kind is right for any one particular woman?

When you get right down to it the nitty gritty … we do not have these answers!

“We are, in many ways, in a no-data zone – bio identical hormones have not been specifically studied in a randomized trial on any wide spread level, and if you are to use that as a criteria, then it’s true that we don’t know if they are any better- or any worse – than synthetic hormones,” says Marcie Richardson, MD, Clinical instructor, Obstetrics and Gynecology at Harvard Medical School, and the director of the Menopause Consultation Service at Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates.

Indeed, it’s important to remember that no so very long ago everyone thought traditional, synthetic HRT was the answer – until the Women’s Health Intiative (WHI) study proved otherwise.

And while bioidentical hormones have, indeed, undergone some testing, the reality is that it has been nowhere near the level of the WHI trials . More importantly, until that happens, can we really feel confidant about a treatment decision – no matter who is doling out the advice?

What DOES the Future Hold?

I’m hopeful that in the next 5 or even 10 years we DO NOT read that Suzanne Somers is facing yet another breast cancer – or that Oprah Winfrey has found herself facing this same – or worse – fate. I adore both of these women – and the thought of losing either one is a loss to great to even consider.

At the same time, I can’t help but wonder how many women’s lives might be lost because they blindly took the otherwise well-meaning advice of those who, while certain they have found their own fountain of youth , could in fact be drowning in the tidal wave of enthusiasm and
high hopes ?

All I’m saying here is that if you are suffering with symptoms of menopause – be it hot flashes and night sweats, mood swings or memory loss, or any of the other 101 things that can wrong during this wacky time of life – you owe it yourself to stop, think and consider what we know and don’t know and then consider all your options before making a treatment choice.

It could be the second thought that ultimately saves your life.

(This blog was condensed from the new women’s health book “The Hot Flash Solution ” by Colette Bouchez )

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Colette Bouchez is an award-winning health journalist with over 2 decades of experience including content producer at WebMD and senior medical reporter at the New York Daily News. As a Healthy Lifestyle Expert she is the author of 8 books on women’s health and wellness and the director of 3 prominent womens wellness websites including YourMenopause.com, PamperingMom.com, TheVzone.net, and GettingPregnantNow.org.

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Lose Weight With Diet Pills

June 27, 2010 – 8:40 pm

There are no two ways about it. Everybody wants to get slim to look beautiful. That is the new definition of beauty. No matter how attractive your facial features are, you have to be slim to be called beautiful. At the same time it is getting harder and harder to stay in shape mainly because our lifestyle is such that most of us do less physical work and our diet consists of high calorie junk food.
There are many ways people attempt to lose weight. Diets, pills, exercise are just a few of these methods. There are many diet pills that claim to help you get slim faster than the drop of a hat. You should be wary of such products since they can play havoc with your system. A very good example of such a weight loss pill is the Size Zero Pill. This particular pill is perhaps the latest on the weight loss circles but it is in fact, an approved FDA drug for horses and can have serious side effects on your health and can even prove fatal. It is imperative that you choose your weight loss or diet pill after careful assessment regarding its authenticity, side effects and price.

There are some completely natural and organic diet pills available that can help you slim down without any side effects. Moreover, they also help you reduce food cravings and suppress appetite naturally.

Diet pills aim to help overweight people  curb their hunger and therefore lose weight. They are invariably pharmacological substances, though herbal and other natural alternatives exist, too. If diet pills contain pharmacological agents, there is an issue of benefits vs. risks involved. Obviously, grossly obese patients with serious health risks caused by excessive weight do not have many options. However, many of the initially developed diet pills contained amphetamines. Examples of these were Dexedrine and Digoxin. These stimulants can increase heart rates to dangerous levels. Obese persons often have to reduce weight precisely because of existing or developing heart conditions. In this context, diet pills that contain amphetamines or similar stimulants present a definite risk. While they do curb hunger, they also disrupt normal sleep patterns, cause anxiety and are highly addictive. Their uncontrolled use leads to many serious problems. In fact, almost all diet pills work by disrupting some natural physical and even mental functions. This is an important point to remember.

Some active ingredients for diet pills in the recent past were phentermine and fenfluramine. These work by blocking certain metabolic feedback pathways that result in weight gain. Their use in combination apparently yielded considerable success, too. However, medical authorities took fenfluramine and its derivatives off the market when studies revealed that they could lead to heart valve damage. Topiramate and phentermine combinations are currently still in use. So are combinations of bupropion with zonisamide and naltrexone.

People tend to overeat for various reasons, many of which are psychological rather than physical. For this reason, there are pills that reduce excessive appetite because they correct a psychological or even psychiatric disorder. Again, these are not diet pills but do have the desired effect of helping curb appetite in overweight people.

I lost 30 pounds in three months. I?m not an expert, but I do speak from experience. Most of this, I learned on my own or through close friends and family members. Diet Pill Isn’t Magic Bullet

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5 Things You Should Know About Using Laxatives to Lose Weight

June 24, 2010 – 6:47 pm

For a number of years now, some people have resorted to “unusual” ways in which to lose weight. Unfortunately, laxatives for many people seem to be the answer to their problem. Well, this article is going to point out the reasons why you should NOT use laxatives when trying to lose weight.

The first thing to understand about using laxatives, is that although they may help digest your food a little faster than normal, using them on a regular basis will actually cause you a lot of pain. Avoid using laxatives unless you want to suffer a lot of pain when trying to lose weight.

Secondly, if you suffer from constipation there are other methods to open your bowels and relieve the tension as such. Drinking lots and lots of water is the most natural way of relieving constipation. Drink it before meals and after meals and at least eight glasses a day. Add more fibre rich foods to your diet as they help to speed up bowel movement.

Thirdly, if you are on any sort of medication currently, laxatives can actually make your medication less effective. In many cases they can actually remove any effect your medication is supposed to have for you. This is a great reason to avoid them.

Fourthly, the only thing you will lose by taking laxatives is water and body fluids. You will not lose fat with them. To become thinner and lose weight you need to burn fat and not lose body fluids. Taking laxatives will actually end up with your body becoming dehydrated. They collect water from your body and then pass them through your bowel movements. When this happens you will lose all your water and become dehydrated.

If you use laxatives and this happens, you could possibly be misled or fooled into thinking you have lost weight, but in reality you have not lost any fat, which is what real weight loss is all about.

Lastly, when your body becomes dehydrated through using laxatives it will begin to store water so that it can survive. Better known as water retention, this will make you feel bloated and will actually increase your weight.

The truth is if you use laxatives to try to lose weight, you will actually end up weighing more. Avoid taking laxatives at all costs because not only will you end up heavier, but it could have a detrimental effect on your overall health.

So there you have it. If you are considering using laxatives, then I hope the information in this article will help you to realise it is a bad option to consider?

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Do You Want to Make Healthy Heart?

June 19, 2010 – 9:08 pm

It is proven by many researches that people who take breakfast including whole-grain cereals maintain their cholesterol and insulin levels. This kind of breakfast gives you different types of health benefits also.

The use of seal oil is also best for having healthy heart. It is because it contains very less saturated fats which can be absorbed by the body very soon and give you relief from many heart diseases. Another best remedy for a healthy heart is drinking toned milk. It is because this type of milk has the power to prevent your heart from large number of serious conditions like stroke and heart disease. This toned milk contains protein, vitamin D and magnesium calcium which increase the power of milk to have healthy heart advantages.

You can follow some healthy heart tips such as doing much exercise, having better diet, and keeping your heart clean and drug-free. Apart from these, there are some other tips for healthy heart like making balance in your weight. It is because overweight raises risk of having dangerous conditions like heart disease and diabetes. Making balance in alcohol level is another best tip for healthy heart because increase in alcohol can give you the risk for heart muscle and you will get too much weight and blood pressure.

Having less salt in our meal is another powerful tip for healthy heart because the use of salt in your meal results into high blood pressure, which creates the possibility of having coronary heart disease. You have to go away from the foods such as salted nuts, baked beans and canned vegetables because these foods contain too much salt.

Another best formula for healthy heart is having mineral-rich diet. It means that you have your diet, which includes minerals like magnesium, calcium, and potassium which have the power to give you relief from various heart diseases. There are various sources to get these minerals such as fruits, vegetables, and low-fat diary products. The basis of a healthy heart diet is use of whole grains, lean meats, fresh fish, and fruits and vegetables.

Meditation for healthy heart is considered as one of the best remedies it is because meditation has power to give energy to your heart. Meditation is not only giving healthy heart but also give you some health benefits. Heart and its activities are influenced by meditation. Now we can say that meditation is not only the medium of relaxation but also the medium to give more energy to your heart. You can do several exercises for healthy heart like cardiovascular or aerobic exercise is one type of healthy heart exercise which helps to strengthen the heart and lungs. This type of exercise includes physical activity, which should be steady with the help of large muscle groups. Most of the people prefer aerobic exercise because it gives you lots of advantages for your heart. The importance of this exercise is much because it also helps us in lowering our blood pressure and develops our breathing system.

The use of green tea helps to have a healthy heart. It is because it has the better effect on arteries, which helps to improve blood flow, which result into having healthy heart. This green tea contains flavonoids which helps to relax our cells named endothelium is a thin layer which we can find on the inside of blood vessels which smoothes our flow of blood.

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How to Lose Weight in One Week – the Advanced “belly Shock” Exercises

June 15, 2010 – 6:45 pm

Here’s how to lose weight in one week. I’m going to show you the advanced “belly shock” exercises. These are simple, yet radically different, exercises for fast weight loss. The pounds and inches from your belly disappear pretty fast if you’re consistent with these exercises.

How to Lose Weight in One Week

1. Vacuum Poses to lose lots of inches

The vacuum pose is the ultimate belly fat exercise. It helps to flatten out your belly quickly.

You can do this standing, sitting, or lying down. Personally, I prefer to do this standing up while watching tv. All you do is suck in your gut. You’ve done it before, but if you repeatedly do this, you’re waist size will shrink.

How much? Try about 2 inches in a month. That’s just if you do this for 5 minutes a day. Do it more and you’ll lose more. One key to remember… the area around your belly button… that’s the area you want to suck in.

2. Spinning like children

This exercise sets you up for some quick and long term weight loss because of it’s powerful hormone-balancing effect on the Endocrine System. Just stand there in your living room and spin around like a child. It may sound and look crazy, BUT IT WORKS!

One key… spin until you’re a little dizzy. Don’t go too crazy with this exercise. It’s really powerful.

3. Isometric Abs Squeezes

This is a nicer “finisher” exercise. You can do this whenever. All you do is tighten up and flex your abs. Squeeze them hard. Do this for 20 seconds or more. Try for a total of 5 minutes a day… 20 seconds at a time. Within a week you’ll notice leaner abs. Combined with the vacuum pose… WOW… awesome results fast.

How to lose weight in one week is easy if you give a consistent effort to incorporate the above 3 exercises into your schedule.

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Romantic Things to Say ? Simple But Heart-warming Romantic Lines

June 6, 2010 – 10:30 pm

Romance fuels any existing relationship and turns people from strangers to lovers. Sometimes you feel like you are running out of ideas especially if you have no Julia Roberts’ series. The rest of the world might not be helpful too but you should know that all the romantic things to be deployed are within you. You need to listen to your heart all the time and find simple romantic lines. The trick is in how you say them but not in what you say. The sincerity of your heart will always come out as new romantic phrases from a movie. “You look amazing” how did you feel the last time someone told you that? You must have felt boosted. It helps your lover to forget a bad day at work and also feel appreciated. Do not soak your lover in exaggerated lines lest you risk coming out as insincere.

Ever thought about the most romantic line in the midst of a fight? Next time you are quarrelling with your partner just say “come here.” If you give her a tight squeeze you are on your way to resolving an argument romantically. If you sense your fight is not about to end, you will do yourself justice by being romantic. It is the only way out. “What good did i do to deserve you?” This is an ultimate heartfelt line among all romantic lines. With such words, you are owning up your shortcomings and appreciating the person in your life. Love and intimacy bring out the real meaning of a relationship. “holding you feels like the most right thing to do” If you told me that i would melt under your embrace. This line enhances closeness between couples.

“How i met you must be the only way to happiness” This sounds so original that it invokes all types of love feelings. It melts most of the hearts ready to love. Have you ever noticed that absence makes the heart grow fonder? Yes it does. When a simple “i miss you” is said with all sincerity, it unlocks all the gates of passion. Look at your lover in the eyes and gently say “do you even know how much i love you? ” It is a question and the answer will definitely tell you the effect it have on your lover. The teary eyes and the stammering will tell it all. It is among the most sexy romantic lines.

“I love you” is a simple phrase and yet it is very famous. People make a big deal out of saying it because of its impact. Make a habit of saying it all the time when it is necessary. You might fail to say all the romantic things and be forgiven but nobody is willing to forgive you on this one. Be careful who you tell it to if you do not want to be misinterpreted. You can flirt with all the romantic lines as much as you wish but do not be careless with the words “i love you.” It is essential that you learn to be romantic by deploying the right romantic lines to the right person and at  the right time.

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Individual Health Insurance Reform Future Proceedings Easy To Insure Me

June 2, 2010 – 9:46 pm

MARCH 26, 2010

This Week in Health Care Reform     

Health care reform legislation passed the House this week on a party-line vote. Late Sunday night, House Democrats approved the Senate health care reform package, sending the legislation to President Obama for his signature. On Tuesday, President Obama signed the underlying bill into law, yet the House has yet to finalize the package of “fixes” that will alter the final implications of the legislation.

Health Care Reform Negotiations

House Democrats Pass Health Care Reform Package: The House of Representatives approved the Senate health care reform bill Sunday night by a vote of 219 to 212. The vote marks the climactic finale to a year-long debate over health care reform. In the final vote, 34 Democrats joined all House Republicans in voting against the measure. Shortly thereafter, the House also passed a package of “fixes,” by a vote of 220-211, that was sent directly to the Senate for its approval through reconciliation. On Tuesday, President Obama signed into law the Senate health care reform bill, called the “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.”

Republicans Force Senate to Send the Reconciliation Bill Back to the House: Shortly after the President signed the Senate bill into law, Senators began deliberations on the reconciliation bill. Reconciliation protocol restricts Senators to 20 hours of debate on the measure, but it does not limit the number of amendments that can be filed. In an expression of opposition to the bill, Republicans filed 29 amendments to the reconciliation package.

After 10 hours of continuous debate, Republicans were successful in eliminating two provisions related to college financial aid in the non-health care portion of the bill. The Senate parliamentarian ruled early Thursday morning that those two provisions violated the chamber’s rules, sending the legislation back to the House for a new vote. As a result, on Thursday afternoon, the Senate voted on the reconciliation bill without those two provisions and sent the bill  back to the House for a vote on final passage. The House vote will likely come Thursday evening.

What Does This Health Care Reform Legislation Mean: While the health care reform bill extends insurance coverage to 32 million more Americans by 2019, the legislation has other far-reaching implications that will be phased in sooner, during a multi-year implementation period.

Several features of the new health care overhaul bill that would take effect in 2010 under the measure passed Sunday include:

* New product requirements beginning 6 months after enactment, including:
o Coverage for dependents up to age 26
o No lifetime maximum benefit limits
o And no cost sharing on preventive care for certain policyholders
* Temporary federal high risk pools;
* Tax credits for small employers; and
* Prohibition on pre-existing condition exclusions for children (beginning 6 months after enactment).

Most Americans will have until 2014 to purchase insurance or pay a penalty. Other elements of the bill that will not take effect until at least 2014 include insurance marketplaces called “exchanges”; rules requiring insurers to accept all applicants regardless of pre-existing conditions, and an expansion of state Medicaid programs.

A number of experts question whether health care reform will really drive down insurance premiums. America’s Health Insurance Plans ( AHIP), the trade group representing health insurers, outlines a series of concerns related to the legislation including a lack of provisions that address underlying health care costs, improve quality of care or ensure a stable risk pool. In addition, AHIP expressed concerns regarding new taxes on health coverage, which will likely increase premiums.

Additional Activities

Obama’s Executive Order on Abortion Funding: On Sunday afternoon, prior to the final House vote on health care reform, President Obama agreed to issue an Executive Order that would uphold the ban on federal funding for abortion . In so doing, he secured about a half-dozen votes from anti-abortion Democrats, led by Rep. Bart Stupak (D-MI), who previously opposed the legislation. On Wednesday, President Obama signed the Executive Order banning the government from spending federal money to pay for abortions through plans offered on the insurance exchanges created under the measure.

States Filing Lawsuit to Fight Provision of Health Care Reform Bill: In response to the new health care reform legislation, states across the country have filed lawsuits asking the courts to declare the law unconstitutional and to bar its enforcement. On Monday,Attorneys General in 13 states, led by Florida, filed a joint lawsuit claiming that the new health care reforms violate state government rights in the U.S. Constitution and will force massive new spending on hard-pressed state governments. Joining Florida in the suit are Alabama, Colorado, Idaho, Louisiana, Michigan, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah and Washington.

At the same time, the Attorney General in Virginia filed a separate suit contending that Congress has exceeded its power in mandating that people buy health insurance. Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli argues that the new law’s requirement clashes with Virginia law that exempts citizens from federal fines imposed for not having health insurance.

Senate Voting to Extend COBRA Until May 5:  Senate Democrats plan another short-term extension of unemployment aid this week, setting up a face-off with Republicans, who are vowing to fight the extension if the $10 billion cost isn’t offset with spending cuts. The bill, currently set to expire on April 5, would extend a series of emergency programs – including funding for unemployment insurance benefits and COBRA health coverage for the jobless  – and would hold off a deep cut in reimbursement rates for doctors who serve Medicare patients. The long-term extension has already passed in both the House and Senate, but the two measures are not expected to be reconciled and sent to the President’s desk until after the Easter recess.

President Obama Heads to Iowa to Speak on Health Care: President Obama headed to Iowa on Thursday to increase support for his health care legislation. This was President Obama’sfirst trip out ofWashington since signing health care reform legislation earlier this week. He spoke at the University of Iowa, in the city where he first announced his health care proposal during the Presidential campaign.

Public Opinion

Most Americans Want Republicans to Fight Health Care Reform Bill: In a recent CBS News poll, 62 percent of Americans said they want congressional Republicans to continue challenging the bill, while 33 percent said they should not. Disapproval of the bill has remained steady, with 46 percent saying they disapprove, including 32 percent who “strongly” disapprove. A majority of Americans continue to say that they find the bill to be confusing and do not understand what it means for them or their family.

American’s Split on Health Care Reform Passage: In a recent USA Today/Gallup poll, 42 percent of Americans said they were angry or disappointed with the recent passage of health care reform legislation. When asked to reveal party affiliation, 79 percent identified themselves as Republicans.

Polling Shows Support for State Lawsuits Against Government: National polling reveals significant opposition to the individual mandate. In a newly released Rasmussen report , 53 percent of those polled oppose the new mandate requiring every American to buy or obtain health insurance. Further, 49 percent of voters are in favor of their state suing the federal government to fight the mandate. Fifty-one percent say individual states should have the right to opt out of the health care plan entirely.

Looking Ahead

After this week’s final health care reform vote, President Obama plans to travel the country in the next few months to discuss the new law. Republicans have begun their own discussions of the law, with an eye towards the November elections.

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