Health Tips - A Healthier You!

One problem that many people run into when it comes to eating properly is that they follow to many different programs.  Although it is a good idea to have a program in mind whenever you start eating for health, being too drastic or jumping from program to program is not going to help you at all.  

Unfortunately many people tend to cut something out of their diet which the body needs.  It is difficult to estimate how many people have damaged their metabolisms as a result of yo-yo dieting through low carbohydrate or low-fat eating.

If you really want to control your weight, it is difficult to beat the benefits that you receive from eating a low glycemic diet.  The way that you would do this is actually fairly simple to understand.  The glycemic index is a list of foods that are arranged according to how quickly the sugar that is in them is released into our system.  The higher on the list the food resides, the faster the sugar is going to be dumped.  This can cause our pancreas to overload us with insulin, something that is going to end up storing fat on your body.

By eating a healthy diet that includes five to six small meals on a daily basis, you can really get your metabolism running at top speed.  Make sure that you include a protein, legume and plenty of low glycemic vegetables at every meal, preferably raw.  If you eat like this for two weeks you will be able to see the difference in your clothing and whenever you stand on the scale.  It is an easy way to get fit without doing exercise.

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Sometimes the hardest part of exercising is getting started. You know you need to exercise but you can come up with a zillion excuses why today is not a good time to start.

Well, start with small steps. It’s important to at least get some physical activity in your life.

Walk the dog – or just walk around your neighborhood.

Take the steps & not the elevator

Do sit-ups and push-ups while you are watching TV tonight.

Make an exercise plan for next week – and write it on your calendar.

Just taking these small steps might get you going. At the very least it will give you some exercise.

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Colorectal cancer screening does save lives. The sad news is too many people who are at risk for colorectal cancer are not being screened according to national guidelines.

It is estimated that as many as 60% of colorectal cancer deaths could be prevented if all men and women aged 50 years or older were screened routinely. 60%! And all it takes is regular screening.

Colorectal cancer almost always develops from precancerous polyps (abnormal growths) in the colon or rectum. Screening tests can find precancerous polyps, so that they can be removed before they turn into cancer. Screening tests can also find colorectal cancer early enough so that treatment will work best.

Some studies have shown that increased physical activity and maintaining a healthy weight may decrease the risk for colorectal cancer. Evidence is less clear about other ways to prevent colorectal cancer.

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An outbreak of Salmonella has the Kelloggs company recalling many products. You can now add peanut butter to the list. It has been announced on the Kelloggs site, that these items are all subject to the recall:
Austin Quality Foods products: all sizes of Austin Cheese & Peanut Butter Sandwich crackers, Mega Stuffed Cheese Crackers with Peanut Butter, PB&J Cracker Sandwiches, Super Snack Pack Sandwich Crackers, Chocolate Peanut Butter Sandwich Crackers, Toasty Crackers with Peanut Butter, Reduced Fat Cheese & Peanut Butter Sandwich Crackers, cookie/cracker packs and variety packs.

Keebler products: all sizes of Cheese & Peanut Butter Sandwich crackers, PB’n J Flavored Sandwich crackers, Toast & Peanut Butter Sandwich Crackers, as well as Keebler’s Soft Batch Homestyle Peanut Butter cookies in 2.5 ounce packages.

Famous Amos: Peanut Butter Cookies in 2 and 3 ounce packages.

Kellogg’s expanded peanut butter recall notice now includes cookies, whereas the earlier recall included a much more select variety of peanut butter crackers sold under the Austin and Keebler brand names. Affected recall items were manufactured on or after July 1, 2008.

It was not real easy to find information on their site about the recall, but I tracked it down. Kelloggs Recall. It would be worth it for you to visit this site and learn more.

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I have to admit I am as surprised as anybody to hear a big butt may actually be a healthy thing. There is evidence that this may help prevent type 2 diabetes.

To quote “New research, published in the journal Cell Metabolism, suggests the fat responsible for producing the pear shape flaunted by celebrities such as Jennifer Lopez and Beyonce may be active in protecting women from diseases by releasing certain hormones.”

researchers from the Harvard Medical School found Buttock and hip fat may protect women against type 2 diabetes, from which more than 1.7 million Australians now suffer. This is obviously going to be good news for many women however —

Researcher Dr Ronald Kahn insists that not all fat is bad for health.

“The surprising thing was that it wasn’t where the fat was located, it was the kind of fat that was the most important variable” he said.

“Even more surprising, it wasn’t that abdominal fat was exerting negative effects but that subcutaneous fat was producing a good effect.”

“I think it’s an important result because not only does it say that not all fat is bad, but I think it points to a special aspect of fat where we need to do more research.” 

Don’t get carried away when reading this, however, and feel you can be overweight and not suffer any health effects. Being overweight can lead to diabetes, high blood pressure, and much more. So stay on the healthy side and try to maintain a healthy weight.

But it looks like you can possibly put aside worrying about having a huge butt.

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