It does turn out that you DO need to get your heart rate up. Aerobic exercise is the key to banishing both the deep belly fat and the superficial dough stuff that gives you a pooch.
I'm sure you're wondering how much aerobic exercise it takes to trim a tummy? In a recent study, overweight people who jogged, cycled or hit the elliptical for about 3 hours a week had the best belly-busting outcome. This only happened when they exercised at an up-tempo pace. If you're not ready for that yet, try walking briskly for just a couple of hours per week. That's enough to keep belly pooching in check.
It's said it's almost a guarantee that people who do nothing as they age will be watching their waists grow along with their risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease. So whether you do it a little or a lot, sweat is still a sweet way to manage your middle. Exercise will always contribute to your health and wellness.
It is also a natural remedy for lowering your cholesterol and blood pressure.
I'd love to hear your testimonials as to how aerobic exercise has helped you to trim your middle. Crunches are still good for strengthening the muscles, but only burning up those calories will really whittle your middle.
For speedier afternoon thinking, which snack should you choose---a ripe banana or a chunk of cheddar cheese?
Gor for the banana. Why? High-carb/low-fat foods test better than low-carb/high-fat diets when it comes to giving you a mental edge.
COMBO EFFECT
Both low-carb/high-fat and high-car/low fat diets appear to perk up people's moods, but when it comes to things like brain processing speeds, high-car/low-fat foods beat others to the punch. Makes sense. Carbs are a critical source of the type of energy that brains need to perform. Fat on the other hand (espcially saturated fat), seems to bog down the mind.
GO BANANAS
Need more reasons to eat bananas? Besides making your wits quicker, theyll also:
- Provide you with a healthy dose of vitamin B6, a nutrient credited with helping fend off Parkinson's disease.
- Reduce your risk of kidney cancer.
- Help keep your blood pressure steady, because they're full of potassium.
Do you know of any snacks that help think fast? Any natural remedies for helping with memory and quick recall? Foods and the benefits of fruits seem to be the best way. There are many nutritional antioxidants available and supplements as well. Post comments and add to this blog to help expand our awareness of ways we can all help to keep our minds sharp and quick and with that mental edge.
YOUR WALKING PACE CAN MAKE YOU YOUNGER
Blood pressure under control? ...check...Choloesterol level?....check....Gait speed good?....ummm, why does that matter, you ask?
Because gait speed may very well be another important "vital sign"---like heart rate, blood pressure, and cholesterol level---that helps predict how long you'll live.
READY, SET, GO
Your gait speed is the speed at which you walk when you're really trying. Faster walkers may be more resilient and able to bounce bck better from a health crisis. Which may explain why the zippy over-65 walkers in a recent study enjoyed lower mortality rates. The magic speed to staying young? At least 2.25 miles per hour for eople 65 and older. So time yourself on a treadmill or around the track.
CONTINGENCY PLAN FOR SLOW WALKERS
If you don't hit the 2-mile per hour mark, don't despair. Improving your gait speed boosts your longevity, too. Start by doing some interal training, where you intermittently pick up the pace for a short distance. Some strenghty training can help you walk better and stronger, too.
And start walking--every day. Before you know it, you'll be covering more ground in a little less time.
Excercising regulary can make your real age as much as nine years younger.
I love to walk each day. There are times when I really feel like just plopping down and relaxing, but my little dog looks and me with those pleading eyes. I just can't resist, and off we go. I feel so much better after our trot around the neighborhood, whether it's a long huff or a short blast. It's good for the pup and good for the master! Do you have a dog that you like to walk with or a group of friends? I try to add variations in our walk such as inclines up steep hills, on trails, through parks and any other ways to keep things interesting. Let me know if you have any ideas to keep our future walks at a brisk pace. Thanks for your comments, I love them.
A GOOD REASON TO GET 4 WHOLE GRAINS
Want to keep your blood pressure below the 140/90 danger point? Get at least four servings of whole grain foods a day.
Hypertension risk starts to drop with just one to two servings of whole grains daily, but getting four makes the greatest impact.
WHOLE GRAIN HEROES
For maximum benefits, younger arteries, better bowel function, lower cancer risk, etc., you'll need six servings of whole grains daily. Not consistently reaching that goal yet? Use for as a stepping stone and research shows you'll enjoy better blood pressure on your way to six.
4 IN A FLASH
It's easy to get four---or more---whole grains into your day. Start early with a whole-grain cereal like shredded wheat. Then, use two slices of a whole-grain bread in your sandwich at lunch, air pop some popcorn for an afternoon snack, and have a scoop of brown rice with dinner.
ANTI AGING BENEFIT
Choosing whole grains rather than processed grains can make your "real age" 1.2 years younger if you are a man and 2.3 years younger if you're a woman.
PHYTONUTRIENTS IN THE DIET
Phytonutrients are a natural substance found in foods of plant origin, which play a potentially beneficial role in the diet and in the prevention and treatment of disease.
While there are many phytonutrients that have been identified, there are probably thousands more that remain to be discovered. The best known phytonutrients are carotenoids, flavonois and isoflavones. Carotenoids include yellow, orange and red pigment in fruits and vegetables. Dark, green, leafy vegetables are rich in the carotenoid, beta carotene, but the usual yellow color is masked by the chloraphyll, the green pigment in the vegetables. Flavonoids are reddish pigments, found in red grape skins and citrus fruits, and isoflavones can be found in peanuts, lentils, soy and other legumes. You're familiar, no doubt, with vitamins, now we have "phytomins", which are less familiar, but equally important, health-promoting substances in food.
Phytonutrients are also known as phytochemicals. Nutritional antioxidans are abundant in these compounds.
Researchers are busily uncovering a host of beneficial compounds in plant foods. While these phytonutrients aren't essential by traditional definitions, they apparently reduce risks of diseases of aging.
For example, the isoflavones in soy products may reduce the risk of heart disease, osteoporosis, and several types of cancer. Certain flavonoids in blueberries may actually reverse nerve cell aging. And a wide arroy of compounds in fruits and vegetables may protect cell components against oxidative damage as well as vitamin C or E.
Phytonutrients have provided the impetus for plant and nutrition scientists to work together because foods will continue to be the primary source of these compounds.
While nearly all plant foods contain health-promoting phytochemicals, the following are the most phyto-dense food sources:
Soy
Tomato
Broccoli
Garlic
Flax Seeds
Citrus Foods
Melons: Cantaloupe, Watermelon
Pink Grapefruit
Blueberries
Sweet Potatoes
Chili Peppers
Legumes: Beans and Lentils
Make sure you include these healty foods to your daily diet. Some are natural remedies for lowering cholesterol and for lowering blood pressure as well. Do you know of any other beneficial foods that have improved your overall well being? It will be fascinating to see what other phytonutrients science will discover in the future to help us. Research Xanthones to see what's been discovered recently and how they can help with inflammation problems.
Thai Go Mangosteen Juice contains 11 anti aging ingredients. Not only do you benefit from the benefits of the xanthones in the mangosteen fruit, you get all the holistic benefits of grape which include:
reduces blood pressure and cholesterol levels
prevents cardiovascular disease
fights arteriosclerosis
has anti-viral properties
fights urinary tract infections
promotes brain cell function
reduces histamine-induced inflammation
protects and rejuvenates liver cells
prevents tumor growth
If you want to add Thai Go Mangosteen Juice to your daily holistic diet click here.
Discover the Power of Xanthones
If there is one drink (besides your favorite cup of hot coffee!) you should reach for in the morning, it should be Thai-Go.
Bioflavonoids are responsible for giving fruits and vegetables their bright colors.
In the body, bioflavonoids enhance vitamin C absorption and help maintain collagen and capillary walls. They also aid in the body's defense system. In fact, in bioflavonoids, Thai-Go is 3.1 times stronger thanits closest competitor in stimulating the immune system.
Antioxidants scavenge the free radicals that the body accumulates. Free radical damage has been linked to many common concerns from wrinkles to cancer and heart disease. Thai-Go delivers a PUNCH of antioxidant protection. The USDA stated "Eating plenty of high ORAC fruits and vegetables, such as spinach and blueberries may help slow down the processes associated with aging in both body and brain."
By comparison, spinach has an ORAC value of 1,260 while blueberries rate 2,400. Thai-Go has an ORAC value of OVER 100,000.
In formulating Thai-Go, NSP scientists drew from Mother Nature's arsenal of protectors. The ingredients highest in antioxidant activity were selected for this elite formula.
In case you were wondering what ORAC stands for, it is: "Oxygen Radical Absorbancy Capacity". This is the power an individual ingredient has to neutralize free radicals. Using this instrument, NSP scientists measured many combinations of ingredients before the final selection of a proprietary blend of eleven fruits and herbs that test high on the ORAC scale.
The most powerful fruits and herbs were selected for Thai-Go. Some mangosteen juice products are just that: soley mangosteen. While it's not disputed that magosteen is beneficial and the most plentiful ingredient, ten others were selected for maximum benefits.
All of my friends and relatives that I've introduced to this juice continue to be amazed by their results. I always love to hear from others who have benefited from mangosteen. Has it helped you with your arthritis, has it lowered your blood pressure, or have your noticed an increase in energy? Any comments, stories or inquiries would be appreciated. Of course, should you wish to try Thai-Go, come to my NSP website. You can purchase a one month supply for only $51.95 by becoming a memeber (at no cost). This is a small price to pay for an your health. What is more important to you than your health?
REASONS WHY YOU NEED THAI-GO!
Well, besides the reasonable cost, delicIous taste, money-back guarantee, experience of Nathure's Sunshine products, and much more, I would like to suggest some of the health benefits that have been attributed to Mangosteen:
1. Powerful antioxidant protection. Whether you are healthy (like me) or ill (like so many others), you need to protect yourself from the free radical damage caused by pollutants from food additives, pesticides, air pollution, cigarette smoke, and huNdreds of other toxin sources. (Independent study ranks Thai-go better than twice the ORAC antioxidants capacity of the closets competitive mangosteen juice!).
2. Prevents aging effects (I like this!).
3. Promotes higher engergy levels---feel less tired (one of the first benefits I realized after trying Thai-Go mangosteen juice.....with 10 other great ingredients).
4. Circulatory system health: it strengthens/protects heart, lowers inflammation in the arteries that harden them (artherosclerosis), in fact it may help lower cholesterol/LDL blood fat. As a result, lower blood pressure!
5. Anti-depressant effects due to its positive influence on serotonin levels.
6. Better mental alertness and brain health....no doubt something we could all use! This is due to better blood circulation.
7. Helps some allergies, it's a natural histamine blocker.
8. Powerful immune system stimulant. In fact Thai-Go provides up to 3 times the nearest competitor! Not bad!
9. May help lower blood sugar,...this is great for diabetics.
10. Helps the body cope with fungal, bacterial, viral, parasitic and other foreign invaders.
11. Anti-asthma effects.
12....and finally: may help fight cellular abnormalities (tumors/cancer).
If these reasons don't convince you, I don't know what will! A quick search of testimonials, conversations wtih Thai-go drinkers, and most importantly your own experience will convince you. Healthy or dealing with illness and disease, this product full of nutritional antioxidants is what you need on a daily basis.
Please share your experiences with Thai-go or any other mangosteen juice product. I drink 2 "shots" per day for optimum benefits, this seems to be the optimum amount. Please let me know if you have a testimonial to share after your experience. Interested in trying this juice (and who wouldn't be???), please visit my website to learn more and give it a 30-90 day trial. I'm pretty sure you will be amazed at the way you feel.
Authors note: Click here if you want to know where to get Thai Go Mangosteen or call me at 877-316-9067.
Last night on the news I saw a very interesting broadcast on their medical moment. They reported that if a woman took 400Mcg of folic acid for a year prior to becoming pregnant that it would reduce her chances of an premature birth by 70%. That is an astonishing statistic. I don't know of any mom who would not eagerly take folic acid to prevent an early delivery. Here are the two keys of this discovery. First of all, you have to take it for a year PRIOR to conception. Now that isn't difficult for people who are planning for the event. The problem is UNPLANNED pregnancies. The only solution is that any woman who is of child bearing age should take a multi vitamin with 400 Mcg of folic acid. This will assist in the nutritional well being of the mother and the fetus. You can get Folic acid as a supplement here or you can get it in a multi vitamin here.
To really round out your daily health and nutritional regiment, add Thai Go Mangoteen Juice. Hypertension is a common problem in the third trimester of pregnancies and mangosteen juice is known to be a natural remedy to lower blood pressure and cholesterol. Mangosteen juice is also known to prevent osteoporosis. The xanthones in mangosteen juice are super charged anti oxidants and fight off the free radicals. If you leave a piece of steel in the weather it will rust. The cause of the rust is the oxidizing process. The process of free radicals is very similar. Thai Go Mangosteen Juice will help in the aging process in your body by eliminating the free radicals.
I look forward to you comments. Please respond to this and other post in this blog.
Many wonder as they age if they will gain weigh and if their metabolisms will slow down....
Unfortunately, yes, the human metabolism does slow down. Fortunately, weight gain is not inevitable.
As we age, we need fewer calories to maintain the same weight, about 400-500 less by the time we reach the age of eighty. This, and the tendency to decrease phycial activity in mid-life, contributes to weight gain. The average women will gain one to two pounds per year.
In mid-life, how and when you eat may be as important as how much. One study shows that people who consumed six small meals had faster metabolisms and lower weights, than those that ate the traditional three large meals. And, as always, if less of your calories are from fat, you will tend to be slimmer.
Regular exercise is a way to boost your metabolic rate and conteract the slowing due to aging. The risk of heart disease, breast cancer, osteoporosis are decreased as is the incidence of high blood pressure.
One need not be a marathon runner, even a brisk walk around the neighborhood can have amazing health benefits. Don't forget to take your four-legged friend with you....you will both feel so much better after some fresh air!
It's never too late to begin an exercise regime....to improve your diet.....to shed those extra pounds you've been carrying around......to take a new lease on life! Share ways that you've fended off the "inevitable" midlife weight gain. I'd love to hear inspirational stories, tips and comments on this topic.
Feel free to go to my web page and look at some products that may help you in your quest to shed those extra pounds once and for all.
This herbal goes by many names: Black Cohosh, Squaw Root and Rattle Snake Root to name a few. It is also known by its brand name of Remifemin. It has been used by Native Americans, Europeans and Chinese for centuries.
Black Cohosh has been used to restore normal nenstrual function and for menopausal problems. It has been described as "hormone-like" and a mild euphoric by some. It is also known to improve blood pressure. It is also believed to improve heart rate and has been used as an antidote to rattelesnake poison.
Studies compared Black Cohosh to Estrogen Replacement and found that Black Cohosh improved a myriad of physical and mood symptoms in the menopausal women who took it. None of the side effects were found that are commonly associated with hormone replacement. Over 93% of women in one study reported no side effects at all.
At your local health food market, you will find many brands of Black Cohosh. NSP (Nature's Sunshine Product), the most pure, highest grade of naturally grown Black Cohosh available. I would highly recommend such a natural herb before beginning any hormone replacement therapy.
As we know, proper hormone levels promote healthy reproductive function in every stage of a woman's life. Adding this nutritional support may aid in an overall anti aging diet and lifestyle. And who wouldn't benefit from balanced hormone levels and help with the common symptons of menopause?
Please contact me for more information on this and other products to help during this time in a women's life. website
Here are some of the reasons to drink Thai Go Mangosteen Juice and how it can effect the systems of the human body:
Sea Buckthorn: Aids in liver protection, anti-ulcer properties, helps with general digestive disorders, used in several skin disorders including eczema, increases wound healing, reduces damage from radiation from the sun, assist in repair and prevention of DNA cellular damage, provides cardiovascular benefits, lowers cholesterol levels and lowers triglyceride levels, helps prevent atherosclerosis and heart disease, prevents infection, boosts the immune system, increase energy, improve vision and eyesight, promotes longevity and exhibits anti-aging properties.
Blueberries: Enhances memory, aids in the repair and prevention of damage to DNA cells, keeps urinary tract healthy, improves cardiovascular function, improves vision, helps control inflammation.
Red Raspberries: enhances memory, helps repair and prevent damage to DNA cells, provides cardiovascular benefits, reduces platelet clumping, improves elasticity of arteries and improves circulation, anti-cancer benefits including prevention and anti-tumor, improve eyesight and vision.
Mangosteen: anti-ulcer properties, helps with general digestive disorders, anti-diarrhetic, inhibits histamine releases and reduces inflammation, treatment of skin disorders, prevents damage and assist in repair of DNA cells, decreases inflammation and decreases arthritis and joint pain, provides cardiovascular benefits, lowers cholesterol and triglyceride levels, helps to lower blood pressure, prevents infections, boosts the immune system, has anti-cancer and anti-tumor properties, is an anti-fungal, anti-viral, anti-bacterial and anti-parasitic.
Grape Skin: prevents neuropathy, reduces inflammation, increases wound healing, prevents damage and aids in repair of DNA cells, promotes urinary tract health, improves eyesight and vision, promotes longevity and exhibits anti-aging properties, has anti-cancer properties, reducs platelet clumping, improves elasticity of arteries and improved circulation, lowers cholesterol and triglyceride levels, decreases high blood pressure.
Wolfberry: aids in liver protection, skin disorders, increase wound healing, aids in repair and prevention of damage to DNA cells, prevents gum disease, strengthens muscles and bones, aids in kidney function, lowers cholesterol and triglyceride levels, decreases high blood pressure, prevents infections, boosts the activity of the immune system, have anti-cancer qualities, increases energy, improves vision and promotes longevity and exhibit anti-aging qualities.
Green Tea Extract: Helps with general digestive disorders, helps control inflammation, repairs and promotes DNA cell health, aids in kidney function, provides cardiovascular benefits, increases energy.
Apple Extract: promotes growth of probiotics, controls inflammation, provides cardiovascular benefits, boosts the activities of the immune system.
If you're ready to enjoy the wonderful benefits of drinking Thai-Go Mangosteen Juice, drop me an email and I will show you how. mangosteenmd@mynsp.com or you may visit my web site or call me at (877) 316-9067.
This is how I explain what a Xanthone is: A Xanthone is a supercharged, nuclear powered, energized antioxidant. .
They are biologically active plant phenols found in a very few select tropical plants. Research on Xanthones indicate that they are beneficial in helping with many medical conditions such as inflammation, arthritis, allergies, infections including microbial, fungal and viral, cholesterol levels, fatigue, and gastrointestinal disorders and many more. Many people who are seeking ways of lowering blood pressure or lowering cholesterol are finding amazing results with Mangosteen Juice.
People have also had great results with inflammation, whether its from an injury or if its from Arthritis. Joint pain and arthritis pain are not only horribly uncomfortable, it limits mobility and has a direct effect on a persons quality of life.
Xanthones have been found to support the bodies immune system and posses strong antioxidant qualities which are beneficial for neutralizing free radicals in the body. The most plentiful source of Xanthones is the Mangosteen fruit (garcinia mangostana) which contains over 40 known Xanthones. There are over 200 known Xanthones however, most are contained in plants which are not eatable. The Mangosteen fruit is absolutely the best source for Xanthones.
Many of us have been aware to fruits and vegetables that contain holistic healing qualities or antioxidants, however the true qualities were not really know or measurable. Until now.
Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity (ORAC) is a method of measuring antioxidant capacities of different foods. It was developed by the scientists at the National Institute of Aging in the National Institute of Health in Baltimore, Maryland. It does not mean that this method is approved by NIH. Recently, US Department of Agriculture USDA listed a database of the ORAC value in its home page (www.usda.gov) without evaluation. A wide variety of foods have been tested using this methodology, with certain berries and legumes rated very highly. Correlation between the high antioxidant capacity of fruits and vegetables, and the positive impact of diets high in fruits and vegetables, is believed to play an important role in the Free-radical theory of aging.
The idea of a home bases business is appealing to most all of us. Many of us have been involved in one or more companies in the past with little or no success. Some of us have been involved in many home based businesses. Something attracts us to the idea of having a business where we can work from home. It may be a product or a group of products, it may be a compensation plan, it may be the business building tools or a combination of two or more things. I cant tell you how many Multi-Level Marketing programs that I have been involved in. I went to my usual circle of family and friends and hit a stone wall, got discouraged and never did a thing. Many of us have had more air filters than we could ever use in a life time, or paid ten times too much for a bar of soap or laundry detergent. If you honestly look at all of these attempts, you will see that there is probably one common denominator. That common denominator is what to do next. After we wear out family and friends, we might approach a few strangers, but that strong drive fizzles out quickly, we go back to our 9 to 5 job and we never get even a single pay check. If only we could keep that initial passion going. I don't really think any of us expect instant wealth. All we expect is something for our effort.
Another common denominator I have discovered is that many of us are 40 or older and have become very aware of the aging process. While many of us suffer from high blood pressure, high cholersterol, diabetics, arthritis and a host of other aging related ailments, most of us agree that sometimes the medical cure is as bad as the ailment itself. I have, like many of you, decided to look at more natural and holistic approaches to controlling my health and well being. Frankly, I refuse to grow old gracefully!!! I am going to fight it tooth and nail. Much of my battle will be with diet and suplimenting my diet with nautral and holistic things that I know are good for me. Mangosteen Fruit Juice is my favorite. It is packed full of Xanthones which are up and coming free-radical eliminator. What the heck, I decided that if I can help control my arthritis pain and my high blood pressure and earn money in a home based business, that is the best of two worlds.
I have found a company that is rock solid, so solid that they have been in business for 35 years, they have a great line of products, their products are reasonably priced, and they have a great compensation plan. They actually have two versions of their compensation plan, however, one I find to be much more advantageous. As good as all that may seem, I soon run out of "friends and family". Then what? I have the answer to that. I have finally, after all those failed attempts, found a company and a home based business building system that works. If you want more information, drop me an email at mangosteenmd@mynsp.com or you can visit my web site at www.mynsp.com/gschlitz.
