tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-275806342011-12-14T19:11:27.076-08:00I am officially on a diet, I know crazy huh!!! I will post my successes downfalls, and discusts here. I hope you will join in. What brought this diet about was I was going to donate blood and they crabbed at me because my blood pressure was way to high for my age. Why do I say Former Fat American, I am setting the intent of no longer being fat. Please support me in this journey.Brian Grussnoreply@blogger.comBlogger341100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27580634.post-1151807024024822482006-07-01T19:23:00.000-07:002006-07-01T19:23:44.026-07:00

Exercise And StressEven though exercise may not be the most excitingword in your vocabulary, it sure is a word with a lot of benefits. Participating in daily exercisewill not only make you healthier in general, butit can also diminish the effects of stress on yourbody as well.Think about all the times you have heard someonesay "the doctor says it's stress related". Normallypeople will laugh it

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Alcohol And ExerciseOn Friday afternoon after you leave work, you probablythink about going out and having a few drinks with friends to relax and wind down. Even though you may think you deserve to go out and have a few drinks,there are some things that you should certainly keepin mind.Like any other day, tomorrow is going to be a dayfor exercise, and since you are exercising on a regular basis,

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Becoming A Healthy EaterBeing a healthy eater requires you to become botheducated and smart about what healthy eating actually is. Being food smart isn't about learning to calculate grams or fat, or is it about studying labels and counting calories.Healthy eating is all about balanced and moderateeating, consisting of healthy meals at least three times per day. Healthy eaters eat manydifferent

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Nutrition For The ElderlyHealthy eating and nutrition for the elderly is greatly impacted by several factors, one of thembeing a change in body composition. During thelater years in life, the body will lose bone andmuscle and gain fat because the hormones aren'tvery active anymore.There are many factors which hinder an elderlyperson's health. The information below will helpyou to lead a healthy

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Eating Healthy During PregnancyStarting off your with a healthy wellbalanced diet is the best thing you do for yourselfand your baby. This way, you'll only need to makea few adjustments during your pregnancy.Your first trimesterIf you find it tough to maintain a balanced diet during your first trimester, you can rest assuredthat your not alone. Due to queasiness, some women will eat all of the

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Tips For Healthy EatingHealthy eating is a way of balancing the food youeat to keep your body in great health. With healthyeating, you'll have energy all day, get the vitaminsand minerals you need, stay strong for activitiesyou enjoy, and maintain a healthy weight.Below, you'll find tips designed to help you withhealthy eating.1. Don't skip any mealsEating 3 meals with snacks in between is the

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Tips For Healthy Holiday EatingWhen the holidays arrive, many people forget allabout their diets and healthy eating. Weight gains of 7 - 10 pounds are common between Halloween and Christmas. To make the holidayseasier, these tips will help you with healthyeating through the season and not gaining weight.Most traditional foods can be made low fat. Turkey is very lean without the skin, and

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Lowering CholesterolLowering High CholesterolMost of us are at some risk for heart disease. All of us are better off if we work on lowering high cholesterol. Cholesterol is all a huge part of reducing our overall risk of both heart disease and stroke. By now we all already know this. We know that diet and exercise help as well. We know that medications are sometimes needed, and when they are that

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Risk Factors The Risk Factors for High CholesterolYou might say that you're very well learned with the risks of heart disease; especially with the high amount of information that is available on this subject. But risk factors for high cholesterol, are a completely different story altogether. You may be wondering what they are. Perhaps you are wondering what they have to do with you. The first

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Cholesterol and Your LifestyleOur Lifestyle and Lower CholesterolCholesterol in our body is produced in the liver, which is the organ that uses the fats in our diet as fuel. What it produces is all the cholesterol the body needs to keep us moving. Why does it need cholesterol you may wonder? Among other things, it works by producing bile that is needed to help with digestion, protecting nerve

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Lowering Cholesterol Naturally Lowering your Cholesterol the Natural WayFor those people who would prefer not to take prescription drugs for lowering their cholesterol, there is an alternative and more natural way. The alternative to using pharmaceuticals are natural cholesterol reducers. Many people prefer them to taking the drugs as they are believed safer. More and more studies are being

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Cholesterol Drugs The Dangers of Cholesterol DrugsWhen it comes to treating high cholesterol, you are often prescribed certain drugs by your doctors. These are called statin drugs. The statins are a specific class of drugs, which are more formally referred to as pharmaceuticals, and are used to reduce cholesterol levels. There are many accusations that are made against the use of statin drug

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Lowering CholesterolLowering High CholesterolMost of us are at some risk for heart disease. All of us are better off if we work on lowering high cholesterol. Cholesterol is all a huge part of reducing our overall risk of both heart disease and stroke. By now we all already know this. We know that diet and exercise help as well. We know that medications are sometimes needed, and when they are that

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Cholesterol and Your HeartLower your Cholesterol For Your HeartHaving a lower cholesterol is very important to our overall health, no matter how old we are or aren't. This is especially true if we want to avoid having a heart attack or stroke. In order to understand what this means and how to achieve it, we all need to understand a few of the key concepts and terms first. Among the things that we

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HDL Cholesterol LevelWhat is HDL Cholesterol Level?When you think of cholesterol, your only thought is that it should be lower, however HDL levels are not the same. The higher the better is the necessary information when it comes to HDL cholesterol levels. HDL is not the same as cholesterol. In fact your HDL levels are high density lipoproteins. Our bodies can never seem to have quite enough of

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Controlling CholesterolControlling your CholesterolHow you should best control it if you have high cholesterol depends on how high it is and why it is so high in the first place. By doing this you will at least be aware of the risk of having high cholesterol. You may already know that you have it. You may just want to learn more about it. Either way, you will need to get a grip on your

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Measuring CholesterolCholesterol BasicsMore than half of Americans, and according to American Heart Association figures, most of them have less than desirable cholesterol levels. What this means is that every other person walking down the street is at risk for some sort of heart disease. But how do we know how grave those risks are when we are looking at ourselves? These numbers help the average

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American Diabetes ServicesThe American Diabetes Services can save you money on your diabetes supplies. They are a Medicare provider and accept most insurance policies. Check them out today.

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TWO SMALL MEALS OR A BIG ONE?More research institutes finalized some studies that determined the reevaluation of recommendations regarding the way adult healthy cats should be fed. Animals from the group of Felis, a group that includes our domestic cat, usually hunt little animals, birds and amphibians which are the main meal of they day.Such a hunted specimen, weighting almost 30g, gives about 2

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How Exercise Affects Your Body Temperature RhythmIf you want to instantly increase the quality of your sleep, then start an exercise program if you don't exercise already. Exercise helps you sleep better in a number of ways, I'm not even going to mention all the other health benefits! :• Exercise will raise your body temperature rhythm, and make your body temperature “peak” at a higher level.

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I was looking at a can of coke tonight. I kind of already had a feeling on the calorie count which is listed at 140 calories. The sodium comes in at a whoppin 50mg.

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One of my favorite flavors of chips is the Doritos Cool Ranch. As I was just about to open "my last bag" of these chips, I looked at my sodium and calorie count. Serving size is about 12 chips according to the bag. We are looking at 140 calories of which 60 calories from fat alone. And the sodium count, I hope your sitting down, 170mg.

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My favorite food at Taco Bell would have to be the Crunchwrap Supreme. Boy does it taste good. The spicey cheese the sour cream, hard shell soft shell lettuce tomatoe, num num num num. But looking at Taco Bells website I looked at the calorie intake for one Crunchwrap Supreme here is what it had to say: 560 Calories, 1350mg sodium. Your daily intake for sodium should only be 1200mg. So

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This absolutly amazes me. I like eating at Taco Bell, but I think I might have to rethink that. So not including the meal or anything but one packet of the Taco Bell Mild sauce, you know the one with all the goofy sayings on it, has 50mg of sodium. In my next post I will talk about my favorite the Crunchwrap Supreme.

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CEREALS – PERFECT START FOR ANY DAYBecause usually in the morning you are in a rush, maybe breakfast is the last on the list of your priorities. Or maybe it isn’t there at all. Breakfast is a very important meal that your body needs. In order to make breakfast give you power and strengths it has to be rich in sugar and low on fats. A proper diet must be firstly equilibrated. This is why you need

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CHOCOLATE – HEART MEDICINEAn every day ratio of dark bitter chocolate could help prevent heart diseases, according to a study realized by a team of Swiss researchers. The Swiss researchers say that the anti-oxidants from chocolate could prevent the blood veins to become smaller and less wide.The research team came to this conclusion after testing on a group of 20 volunteers, which were smokers

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How much protein should one eat?The perfect diet, which can provide the right kind of nutrition, is composed of a diet with rite combination of carbohydrates, proteins, minerals, and vitamins. Among all these components protein has a different and very essential role to play to keep the body in shape and make it strong. The main function of protein is reviving the dead tissues and enabling the

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DIET USING NEGATIVE CALORIESWe can have a diet using negative calories. The main idea is that our body uses more calories to digest some aliments than the calories we know those aliments contain themselves by analyzing the combination of nutritional components of the specific aliments. If we burn more calories than we consume, then we will lose weight.The theory is in fact very appealing: the

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Loose Weight ------- Fast Diet PlanGet ready to lose 10 pounds! By paying attention to the amount of food you eat, eliminating unnecessary sugar and fat from your foods and making sure you include absolutely delicious meals and snacks to keep your taste buds happy. Use this easy-to-follow and super healthy diet plan to lose the first 10, the last 10, or any 10 in between! Because it’s a balanced

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Preventing High Blood PressureNo doubt, there are number of treatments and medicines available for the treatment of high blood pressure. But as it is said, “Precaution is better than cure”. So, we must consider this saying and follow the recommended rules in order to prevent the high blood pressure.Blood pressure is directly proportional to the body weight; it means that if your weight increases

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HEALTH ADVICEDo you like grapefruit?The interaction between grapefruit juice and some medications can cause negative effects, especially on kidney level, and sometimes it can be fatal. A woman that uses birth control pills and then suddenly drinks too much grapefruit juice can get pregnant because this juice makes the effects of the pills disappear.Grapefruit juice is not indicated to drink while

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Fitness trainingPeople all over the world are becoming more and more health conscious, the priority has been shifting from everything else to the fact that the most important thing in life, is to keep oneself in shape and fit, to enjoy things in life. Keeping fit, means capturing the days of youth and all the fun of those days alive. Man can give up everything for the sake of keeping himself

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Diabetes treatmentNow a day’s diabetes treatment has become a common disease among people. It is caused due to mismanagement of carbohydrate metabolism inside the body. Diabetes is identified with the excessive production of urine, hunger, thirst and excessive loss of weight, blurred vision, and delay in healing of skin, repeated infection, and excessive fatigue. Diabetes has got a serous issue

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So in my quest to fight my high cholesterol without the use of drugs, I run across this web page http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/chol/wyntk.htm I found this site to be a great resource for me at least.A couple things I learned from it are to keep my calorie intake to under 2,000 per day, and to keep my sodium intake to 1,200mg per day. It also talks about limiting your alcohol

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