I know that most people think about pandemic flu in only one way: the degree to which it might affect their immediate health, or that of a loved one. The trouble is, while that is an entirely valid way of thinking about the problem, it misses the larger picture.
Back in 1918, when the Spanish Flu, as it was called, began dropping people in their tracks, it put a huge strain not just on individual families, but it threatened to make local communities come apart at the seams. Once it gets to the point that people are too afraid to come within ten feet of one another it becomes very hard to keep the wheels of commerce rolling. All the things you depend on daily as a matter of course suddenly become unreliable and fraught with danger.
The scary thing is that I have not been able to come up with a single solid reason to believe that the same thing could not happen again today. Yes, we have antiviral drugs and vaccine technology on our side, but not enough of them to satisfy demand if they were really called for.
On top of this, not everybody would elect to be vaccinated even if the shots were available. Many people actually consider vaccines more dangerous than the diseases they protect against. While this is not the case, even when the disease causing microbe happens to be as mildly disease causing as the current swine flu pathogen has proved to be (at least initially), the claim is clearly absurd when you start talking about a strain that can kill 5 percent of the population, as was the case back in 1918. The point, of course, is that the vaccine naysayers who forgo the shots still get sick and infect the rest of us, so they are not just a danger to themselves, they contribute to the overall problem.
When you take these people into account, and factor in apathy from the rest of the population, you begin to realize that we may not have advanced sufficiently as a culture to outmaneuver the kind of threat that pandemic influenza still presents.
But really I have only scratched the surface of this complex issue. You can read a fascinating account of the true dimensions of pandemic influenza in Survive Pandemic Flu, which you can find here:
You will also find everything you need to know about how to protect yourself in the event that you do not get access to a protective vaccine, and how to treat someone from home if getting medical treatment becomes impractical in a real crisis situation.
Let’s face it. If you haven’t heard about the numerous benefits of fish oil, then you are possibly missing out on the most effective natural substance you can get for protecting your health. The key to preventing many of the diseases that plague us are DHA and EPA omega-3 fatty acids. These two amazing nutrients are exactly what everybody needs in their bodies if they want to avoid a lot of pain and suffering.
These compounds have a positive effect on allergies, asthma, arthritis, gout, cognitive development and function, cardiovascular health, cancer, diabetes, fetal development, immune system function, inflammatory bowel disease, osteoporosis, skin disorders, skin health, and visual function. Quite an impressive list even for what are considered to be essential nutrients isn’t it?
Although always considered as essential to proper growth and good health, the full scope of fish oil benefits did not become apparent until the study of omega-3 fatty acids began in earnest in the 1970’s. studies were then being conducted to figure out how Greenland Eskimos could eat a diet so incredibly high in fat, without showing any signs at all of cardiovascular disease.
What was discovered during this study was that taking in large doses of omega-3 fatty acids they lower your triglycerides, blood pressure, and heart rate. They also reduce heartbeat irregularities, thins your blood so that blood clots are avoided, and reduces circulatory problems such as varicose veins and Reynaud’s disease. Omega-3 fatty acids stimulate circulation and increases the breakdown of fibrin, which is a compound involved in clotting and scar tissue formation.
Some of the benefits of fish oil having to do with mental health and performance are relief from depression and mood disorders, and a lowered incidence of aggression and hostility. These essential nutrients also affect memory, learning, and they help you to avoid the development of Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s, and type 2 diabetes mellitus by preventing the formation of amyloid plaque.
It has even been proven that the benefits that are garnered from an increased intake of omega-3 fatty acids can be passed on from a mother-to-be to her developing fetus. Though these essential nutrients should be taken in progressively higher doses all through the pregnancy, they are most important during the third trimester when the most crucial cognitive development takes place.
The best way for you to enjoy omega-3 fish oil benefits is by supplementing your diet using a high grade of DHA rich omega-3 fish oil capsules. The reason for this is that the oil you are ingesting has been run through a molecular distillation process, which removes toxins such as mercury, lead, dioxins, PCBs, and arsenic that are present in abundance in the oily fish sold as food.
Make no mistake about it. You also can enjoy more of the benefits of fish oil through a dietary capsule, because they are able to give you the correct balance of DHA to EPA, which should be just a little more than two to one. This way you can get everything out of your supplementation that you will need for maximum health.
Laurel Cohen is a strong advocate of natural health in all its forms: skin care, supplementation, and farm fresh foods. She enjoys introducing people to the best natural products she can find and uses herself daily. Visit her site to learn about the omega 3 fish oils Laurel uses daily for optimal health.
Losing weight can sometimes be depressing because we are not getting the results that we want. Many of us won’t admit it, but sometimes we talk to ourselves. Especially when it comes to losing weight we have those conversations with ourselves to get us motivated to go to the gym or to talk us out of eating that juicy bacon cheeseburger. Positive self-talk is a valuable tool when it comes to weight loss. It can help keep us motivated. Staying positive and having positive thoughts are one of the many mental things to keep us on that weight loss track. There are three things you can do to stay positive: form a support group, keep track of your progress, and reward yourself.
Having a support group is an easy way to keep you motivated. Many people find a workout buddy. Workout buddies go running in the morning or call the other person to get them out of bed. They are also people to go to the gym with. If you can’t find a workout buddy another good support group can be found in the classes offered at the gym. There are many women and men in those classes who have the same goals as you do. Including your family and friends in your support group can really help. They want to help you with your goals. If you need help eating the right foods, ask them to help.
Keep track of your progress is one of the easiest things you can do. There are many free websites out there that will help you keep track of what you have eaten and your exercise during the day. There are also support groups on these websites as well. Another way to record your progress is to write what you did and ate that day in a journal. Keeping track of your daily activities will help you to feel proud of yourself when you are sticking to the plan. It can also help you to spot places that need improvement. You may see that eating that one snack was not as healthy as you thought. One way to keep track of what you eat is to take a whey protein supplement daily. This will help you to create lean muscle. Lean muscle is what burns the calories and fat. Whey protein isolates are the best type of protein because it is 90% protein and it has fewer fat and carbohydrates as other proteins. It is also dairy based so it is easier to digest.
When you do see some progress, reward yourself. Rewards are another great motivator to help us stay positive. Many of the rewards can be psychological; however, rewarding yourself with monetary things is not bad either. We are use rewards differently. For some people they may only need the pat on the back, but for others it may be that new outfit they have been eyeing at the store.
Make sure your expectations are realistic. We live in a world that has developed the “get rich quick” schemes. Many people seem to think if they aren’t seeing drastic changes in a week something is wrong. Following these three simple positive thinking rules will help you stay happier about the process.
Boy did I learn a valuable lesson. Fish oil purity is determined by measuring contaminant levels and the level of oxidation. We can expect that there will be some level of contamination in the parts per billion or parts per trillion, simply because some of the things that we measure for are naturally occurring substances, such as lead, arsenic and mercury.
We can also assume that there will be some level of oxidation, simply because the oils are not processed immediately after the catch is pulled in. We can only hope that the level of contaminants and the level of oxidation will be as low as conceivably possible.
If the level of contaminants is very low, in the parts per billion or trillion, there is no risk associated with consuming the oils. If the level of oxidation is very low, there is no risk of fishy tasting burps or increasing our intake of free radical molecules.
Supplement manufacturers are able to test each batch of oils for contaminants and freshness, but many of them do not, because they are not required to. As a general rule, you can be more confident about fish oil purity than you can about eating salmon, cod or another species, because it is not possible to test each one for contamination, without rendering it inedible, as long as the supplement manufacturer tests each batch.
In order to let their consumers know that each batch is tested, some manufacturers publish a copy of the laboratory report on their website. Referred to as a COA or certificate of analysis, it is your guide to choosing a safe supplement. If the brand that you are thinking about buying does not post a COA, then choose another brand.
The COA will give you more information that that having to do with fish oil purity. It will also list the total omega-3s that will be found in each capsule, as well as the amount of individual omega-3s; Docosahexaenoic acid and Eicosapentaenoic acid or DHA and EPA.
The average capsule contains 1000mg of oils, but only a portion of that is omega-3 fat. In the better brands, a minimum of 50% of the fat is omega-3 fat.
Most brands contain more EPA than DHA. That’s because most species of fish have a higher level of EPA than DHA. We need both of those fatty acids in our diet, but research indicates that DHA is the most important.
Fish oil purity is a particularly important consideration in some cases. If contaminants are detected, the manufacturer can use a process called molecular distillation to remove the impurities. But, molecular distillation also seems to have some effect on the anti-inflammatory activity of the natural triglycerides.
DHA is of great importance to our brains. Both, EPA and DHA, as well as another called DPA are important to our hearts. The natural anti-inflammatory activity is important to every cell of our bodies, because inflammation is a cause of cellular aging.
The company website should provide that information.
Laurel Cohen is a strong advocate of natural health in all its forms: skin care, supplementation, and farm fresh foods. She enjoys introducing people to the best natural products she can find and uses herself daily. Visit her site to learn about the omega 3 fish oils Laurel uses daily for optimal health.
Just as in the general population, there has been a growing epidemic of cancer among celebrities and public figures, such as in the recent cases of Patrick Swayze, Cristina Applegate, Sheryl Crow, Melissa Etheridge, Farrah Fawcett, Ted Kennedy, Kylie Minogue, Rudy Giuliani, Lance Armstrong, just to name a few.
Even more celebrities have lost loved ones to cancer, such as:
Angelina Jolie, Madonna and Rosie O’Donnell (who all lost their mothers to cancer); Paul McCartney (who lost his first wife, Linda, to breast cancer); CBS news anchor Katie Couric (who lost her husband to colon cancer); American Idol David Cook (who lost his maternal grandfather to lung cancer); Brian Williams of NBC Nightly News (who lost his mother to lymphoma and his sister to breast cancer); S. Epatha Merkerson of “Law and Order” (who lost 2 of her very best friends to lung cancer) … and the list goes on.
Cancer has become a much bigger threat to human lives – and has caused more deaths — than all the wars of the world combined. In the U.S. alone, every 60 seconds, someone dies from cancer — and that’s like losing as many people as we did on 9/11 every 2 days.
Here’s another grim statistic: Every 3 minutes, someone new is diagnosed with cancer. Is it any wonder, then, that celebrities like Jennifer Aniston, America Ferrera, Meryl Streep, Lance Armstrong, Scarlett Johansson, Forest Whitaker, Hilary Swank, Charlize Theron and dozens of other big-name celebrities banded together to put an end to cancer during a one-hour television special titled “Stand Up 2 Cancer?” The telethon aired on all 3 networks (ABC, CBS and NBC) to raise funds for cancer research.
The problem with raising funds for cancer research is this:
The funds eventually go towards cancer research that does NOT cure cancer. In the 95 years that health organizations like the American Cancer Society have been dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem, there has been VERY LITTLE PROGRESS made in the curing of the deadly disease. Instead, the incidence of cancer has grown exponentially over the last hundred years.
A single cancer fundraising campaign, such as the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer, for instance, raises approximately $150 million in funds for cancer research. Tens of billions of dollars have been raised by all the fundraising campaigns combined – and yet, according to the American Cancer Society, there’s still a 41% probability that an individual, male or female, will develop cancer in his or her lifetime (or die from it)!
Why have all the billions of dollars raised for cancer research been FUTILE in curing cancer?
Many people, including the Chairman of the Cancer Prevention Coalition, Dr. Samuel Epstein, state that the priorities of health organizations that claim to be dedicated to finding a cancer cure are “economically motivated, and reflect conflicts of interests with the pharmaceutical industry, the pesticide industry, and the mammography industry.”
Another reason why attempts at curing cancer have been futile thus far is because the funds raised have been allocated to raising public awareness of the merits of the 3 conventional cancer therapies – that is, chemotherapy, radiation and surgery.
And yet, Oncologist Dr. Tullio Simoncini states that according to his polls and questionnaires, “75 percent of doctors say they’d refuse chemotherapy if they were struck with cancer due to its ineffectiveness and its devastating side effects.” In fact, the medical journal, “Clinical Oncology,” published the results of a study in December 2004, wherein it was shown that chemotherapy has a success rate of just over 2 percent for all cancers! [That's a FAILURE rate of 98%!]
Therefore, funneling research funds towards the advancement of ineffective therapies that don’t eliminate the root CAUSE of cancer will always be a losing proposition.
The fact is, the business of “curing” cancer – or any disease, for that matter — has become an overcomplicated system that is usually invasive and expensive. More often than not, it also does more harm than good – and the “good” that it does is limited to relieving only the SYMPTOMS of the disease, and not its CAUSE.
But now, there is a simple and natural therapy that is scientifically proven to eradicate cancer – without the need for surgery, drugs or radiation. In fact, this therapy has been prescribed and administered by more than 15,000 European doctors, naturopaths and health practitioners to heal not just cancer but most other diseases, including AIDS, heart disease, Parkinson’s Disease, Alzheimer’s Disease and diabetes, to name a few.
Before I found this therapy, my father died of colon cancer in 1999.
It was painful for him, but maybe even more painful for us, his family, to watch as he writhed in agony during the last 6 months of his life. If you ever witness someone you love die like this, it will change your life forever, just as it has changed mine.
If you thought that experience must’ve been awful, my nightmare continued when, not long after my father died, my sister was stricken with cervical cancer; and then my mother was diagnosed with breast cancer. Both of them are in remission now because their respective cancers were surgically removed. But I couldn’t help but fear that their cancers would recur just like my father’s cancer did after a few years of remission — and I was afraid that they, too, might die just as my father did.
This is why I’ve been tireless in my pursuit to find a cure for cancer — to save the lives of my beloved mother and sister. My search led me to find this scientifically proven therapy that proved to be much more than I was looking for.
Alternative health practitioners, as well as researchers and doctors, have yet to find a disease that does NOT respond well to this therapy. And best of all, when this self-administered one-minute therapy is used properly, there are no known risks.
When I stumbled upon this remarkable therapy, I used it on myself to successfully eradicate a chronic throat inflammation (that I feared would become cancerous) in just 2 weeks – and my husband experienced a SPECTACULAR reversal of a serious lymphatic condition that he had suffered from all his life, and which was considered “incurable.” I knew then that this therapy was the closest thing to a panacea that I had been looking for.
I began to think that it would be a DISSERVICE to humanity to keep information about this therapy available only to the limited number of people who stumbled upon it by accident (like I did). That’s why I sat down and wrote “The One-Minute Cure: The Secret to Healing Virtually All Diseases” – see http://scrnch.me/82ya4
Even as I was writing the book, I knew I’d meet with tremendous opposition because the simple therapy which is detailed in the book, represents the biggest threat to the trillion-dollar revenues of the pharmaceutical and medical industries.
Today, I remain convinced that if all the funds raised for cancer research were dedicated to putting this book in the hands of every man and woman on the planet, we could not only stamp out cancer altogether but also have a world that is free of disease.
I urge you to get this book today and learn the one-minute cure for yourself – and give a copy of the book to all the people you care about, as well as people who are battling disease, or people who don’t have health insurance – before the “powers that be” in the pharmaceutical industry force this book out of circulation.
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Wishing you the best of health and freedom from disease,
There have been endless debates on whether or not it’s necessary to undergo a natural colon cleanse. After all, the argument goes; don’t we brush out teeth every day? Is cleansing the colon really the same as brushing your teeth? I began to study this issue in depth.
Colon cleansing was popular in ancient civilizations all over the world. The ancient sages recognized the need for cleansing the colon and used natural herbs to stimulate the process. They believed that having a clean and healthy functioning colon could lead to better overall health and higher immunity. They also believed a natural colon cleanse was the solution to many other ailments. In America, natural colon cleanse programs were popular in the 1920s and 1930s but certain sections of the medical profession began to refute the claims of those who propagated natural colon cleanse programs. It was soon dismissed as a poor theory which had no scientific basis. Today the debate has resurged—to cleanse or not to cleanse?
Some argue that the colon is quite capable of cleaning itself and there is no need to go through any kind of colon cleansing process—herbal colon cleanse or otherwise. The theory that waste matter is left accumulating in the colon for over a decade is simply not true. The reason? The cells along the colon lining rebuild themselves every three days. The old cells shed giving rise to new cells. This prohibits any kind of fecal buildup along the colonic walls. You’ll find products that advertise gross fecal matter that comes out after using their herbal colon cleanse products as proof of years of accumulated waste. Such graphic depictions can be easily explained. They’re simply a combination of the ingredients in the colon cleanse combined with waste that make them look like that.
Benefits of a Natural Colon Cleanse
So why cleanse the colon? For the same reasons the ancient sages did. A natural colon cleanse helps to restore the body’s natural abilities to optimize digestive health. When the colon does not function as it should, it may lead to a general deterioration of overall health. In some sense, today, a natural colon cleanse has far more significance because our diets and lifestyles compromise colonic health.
Sedentary lifestyles can lead to constipation and a sluggish colon that does not function optimally in removing toxins from the system or waste matter. The longer waste remains inside the colon, the more toxic it can become.. The body also works overtime in trying to detoxify the system. This may show itself as constant fatigue. A program can help to promote regularity.
A “western” diet, like ours, contains less fiber. It therefore takes more time for food to move down the digestive tract. Fiber has an ability to bind toxins and transport them safely out of the body before they are absorbed into the system. The lack of fiber, therefore, can lead to constipation. The fiber in natural colon cleanse products also help to produce nutrients that are used by the liver to regulate normal cholesterol and glucose levels. It is therefore important to make sure you have the daily recommended amount of fiber intake.
Because of our poor diets—saturated fats, high calories—overeating, our digestive systems are overwhelmed and cannot keep up. The intestinal microflora is disturbed, pathogenic bacteria flourish. The optimal pH balance required for efficient digestion and absorption of nutrients is disturbed. We, therefore eat a lot, but never feel satiated. Our bodies are constantly hungry for nutrients! An herbal colon cleanse can help to restore microflora and an optimal pH environment.
Natural Colon Cleanse Supported by Science
A natural colon cleanse aids the body’s natural systems and supports their optimal functions. New breakthroughs in science and research reveal that ingredients used in products can do much more than just cleanse the colon. Scientific herbal colon cleanse formulas now take into consideration the whole digestive process and the importance of detoxifying the system—a comprehensive colonic healthcare that not only eases constipation but promotes natural regularity, digestive health and detoxification. Scientifically-based herbal colon cleanse formulas like BeneCleanse have been formulated by a qualified medical doctor. The three-stage program which involves cleansing, detoxification, restoration of microflora and optimal pH also contains ongoing nutritional support for colonic and digestive health.
NaturalDetox is a manufacturer of supplements that are carefully formulated by a physician. This herbal colon cleanser provides a 3-step approach for , promoting and nutritionally maintaining a healthy colon.
You might disagree, but hear me out. There is a very important reason that women are now being urged to take fish oil in pregnancy. It has been discovered that deficiency in essential fatty acids can cause a myriad of problems for not only you, but form your unborn child. Omega fatty acids play a critical role in the physical, visual, and mental development of your child, so the warning to supplement you diet with fish oil should be heeded.
Being deficient in essential fatty acids can be the cause behind decreased growth in infants and children, and they can suffer an increased susceptibility to infection, and impaired wound healing. They can also develop visual problems, and sensory neuropathy. Studies have revealed that lowered levels of omega-3 fatty acids cause a significant impairment in learning ability, and memory.
There have been numerous studies conducted on the benefits of the increased intake of fish oil in pregnancy, and all of these studies noted that higher levels of omega-3 fatty acids produced positive visual and cognitive development in infants. These studies have proven that improvement in your child’s development is recognizable even in the all important third trimester of pregnancy.
Children whose mothers has supplemented their diets with omega-3 fatty acids have been shown proven to scored markedly higher than there peers that did not receive the benefit of maternal fish oil supplementation in several areas. They regularly perform better when it comes to mental processing, display better hand and eye coordination, and possess better problem solving skills.
While much research has been done on infant requirements for DHA for development, there has been precious little research into the requirements of mothers when it comes to fish oil in pregnancy. This is odd, because the mother is the sole source of omega fatty acids for the fetus, and the exclusively breast fed infant. There have been a few studies done however.
These studies have suggested that maternal omega-3 fatty acid supplementation does not decrease the incidence of gestational diabetes, pregnancy induced hypertension, or preeclampsia. It has also been shown that supplementing your diet with fish oil leads to moderate increases in gestational time, and considerably reduces the risk of premature delivery.
It is often recommended that the way you should supplement fish oil in pregnancy is too increase the amount of oily fish that you eat. Depending on which region of the world your source fish was taken from this could lead to a very serious problem for you and your baby. The meat of oily fish found in certain areas contains dioxins, mercury, PCBs, and lead, which could affect the health of you both.
This is why a better recommendation would be to obtain your fish oil in pregnancy through the use of a high quality nutritional supplement. The level of contaminants is carefully controlled by the manufacturers, who must meet rigorous standards of purity. This is the only way that you can guarantee your child all of the benefits of fish oil, with none of the dangers involved with eating fish.
Laurel Cohen is a strong advocate of natural health in all its forms: skin care, supplementation, and farm fresh foods. She enjoys introducing people to the best natural products she can find and uses herself daily. Visit her site to learn about the omega 3 fish oils Laurel uses daily for optimal health.
What if I told you omega3 benefits you more than you think. We all know that omega 3 supplements helps reduce high blood pressure, control cholesterol levels and aid in lowering the risk factors for heart disease. But, did you know there are even more health benefits of fish oil you should know about.
It is no wonder the omega3 supplement companies are a booming industry. Those essential fatty acids do more than keep your heart healthy, they also help your memory, increase energy and aid in weight loss to name a few.
It has been proven through research and science that by taking high-quality fish oil supplements, your health and wellness improves. Take a look at the other omega3 benefits important to you and your family:
Three Omega 3 Health Benefits
1. Inflammatory and Auto-Immune Conditions — research has shown that consuming adequate amounts of omega-3 EPA and DHA helps reduce the risk of inflammatory conditions, including: exercise-induced asthma, prostate cancer and children’s type 1 diabetes.
Additional research has also found that the consumption of an omega3 supplement may improve other inflammation-related conditions, like: chronic fatigue syndrome, inflammatory skin disorders such as psoriasis, multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis.
2. Pregnancy and Breastfeeding — omega3 benefits pregnant and breastfeeding women. It is very important that women eat plenty of foods rich EPA and DHA since they are required for the development of a healthy nervous system and vision.
Also, omega3 benefits women who have taken plenty of EPA and DHA because then they’re not as likely to experience a premature birth or postpartum depression.
3. Overall Physical Well-Being — your body does need EPA and DHA essential fatty acids, so it’s vital that these fats be consumed through your diet. Unfortunately, typical Western diets are deficient in EPA and DHA fatty acids that are found in cold-water oily fish.
And since they’re as important to your health as vitamins and minerals, it’s not surprising that omega3 EPA and DHA have been shown to support overall physical well-being.
So there you have it, health benefits important to you and your family. I suggest you do a bit of research and discover many more benefits of fish oil that can help you.
I encourage you to look into high-quality omega3 supplement products, because many companies today produce low-quality, impure and ineffective fish oils.
If you are interested in learning more omega3 benefits and finding a high-quality , visit my website today.
Marcia Kruger is a researcher, editor and believer in a natural healthy lifestyle that includes quality nutritional supplements and skin care. Marcy enjoys introducing people to quality she uses daily.
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Why do we (women) punish ourselves! I used to be a woman who didn’t care what people thought of me, I am fat and plain. I didn’t want people’s perception of me to be PWT (poor white trash), but other than that my theory was, if you don’t like me don’t look ayt me or be around me. I would brush my hair, put on clean clothes, and brush my teeth. I would not put hours in doing my makeup and my hair or worry about wearing name brand clothes.
I would go to kareokee once a week and one night I noticed something; no-man would hit on me or flirt with me, or even glance my way. Now I am a married woman, and I love my husband very much and would never, never cheat on him, but it does make a woman feel good about herself when a man shows interest in her whether she is available or not. I was not getting any attention from the opposite sex at all, so if men at a bar was not interested in me am I still keeping my husbands attention as well. I started to watch women in general to see what they were doing to attract men and what I was not doing. I seen women on a daily basis loosing weight, and primping themselves and men were hitting on them or flirting with them. Here I am gray haired, fat and ugly. I was not primping or loosing weight. I then became obssessed about my appearance and how people would look at me. My best friend asked me what was wrong with me and I told her about my feelings, of course she did not understand, I never cared what people thought of me before so why change the person I was. She is skinny and beautiful she had no clue what I was feeling and why, she had never been fat or ugly. She had good advise but, it did not make sense to me because she was what I wanted to be, so it is easy for her to say these things.
I took a look at my friends and women all around me to see what they were doing to themselves and I came up with the conclusion women punish themselves on a daily basis for the world’s perseptions of beautiful. Women, exercise, diet, tweeze nip, tuck, stretch, roll, flatten, hours of applying perfect makeup, hours of fixing hair, wax, creams, lotions, dyes, perms, matching outfits with shoes, perfumes, pedicures, manicures, facial, scrubs, hot oils, polishs, and haircuts, all for the sake of beauty. Punishments to be beautiful, A thousand years ago women were all plain janes and yet they still attracted men. Why have we changed so much about what our perception of beauty is? We need to be happy withourselves whether we are fat, ugly, thin, or plain. It is our inner beauty that makes us beautiful in and out. It is not all this stuff that we punish ourselves with that deciedes if were are beautiful or young. We all grow old and even if you are 80 yrs old and had all the plastic surgerys in the world you are still going to look old but with alot of plastic all over you. Think about what image we are impressing on our children. Why don’t we change the way we think about beauty and realize that true beauty is within, not all this punishment of primping. Heres a challenge for all women, take a good look aroung and analyze why we punish ourselves for beauty. Lets change the world’s perception of beauty. Be beautiful on the inside and it will shine on the outside.
Losing weight is not easy. We did not gain weight overnight and we are not going to lose it overnight either.
For some people their weight is causing them significant health problems and they may need to take weight off faster. These people need to be monitored by a physician. For most of us we would like to take a few pounds off fast.
Fad diets are real tempting when you would like to take some weight off quickly. The fact is however, that fad diets why are they bad for you is because they do not supply your body with the essential nutrients it needs to function properly. If a fad diet sounds to good to be true in generally is.
Our society insists that we be thin. The media bombards us with the notion that by being thin you will be happy, attractive and successful. They portray rail thin models on television and in magazines. Most of us are not six feet tall with 40 inch legs. Our bodies come in different shapes and sizes. Forget about trying to obtain something unobtainable.
The diet industry has been around for years making money off of vulnerable consumers. The industry takes advantage of our self esteem and our vanity. So we end up feeling bad about ourselves because we do not measure up. We are the fattest nation in the world. The diet industry sells 43 billion dollars worth of weight loss products each year. Please do not waste your money or jeopardize your health to reach an unrealistic weight.
There are health reasons to keep your weight with in normal limits, but it becomes unhealthy when you become to thin. It can lead to the development of an eating disorder. As adults we are supposed to fill out and mature. It is not natural to try to reach a weight you were at when you were twelve
One losing weight fast tactic is taking diet pills to curb your appetite. Fad diets why they are bad is because they can harm you. Diet pills that have been on the market for years contain ephedrine, caffeine and phenylpropanolanomine. Ephedrine and caffeine speed up your heart rate, could increase your blood pressure, and may leave you feeling jittery, anxious and irritable. Phenylpropanolanomine has been proven to increase the risk of strokes in women. Many diet pills are not regulated by the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) as to their safety.
There are more fad diets, pills and potions out there than you can count. Fad diets why they are bad is because they promote losing weight fast. When you lose weight too fast it can lead to health problems. If you stay on a fad diet or keep going back on it , this will lead to dietary deficiencies and illness. There is no actual fat lost in these diets. The weight you lose is water weight, which you will put back on quicker than you took it off.
The only real way to lose weight and keep it off is to go on a sensible diet and lose it gradually. To lose wight we all know we need to burn more calories than we ingest. A healthy weight loss program and lifestyle should include some kind of exercise at least three times a week. Exercise stimulates your metabolism so your wight will come off faster.
A balanced healthy weight loss program is safe and your weight loss is more permanent. A weight loss program with exercise should teach you good habits to maintain for your lifetime.
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