In the weight loss industry, it is often reported that some 70% of clients are 'repeat offenders' or Recidivists. What can we glean from this startling statistic?A) We are all terribly weak willed, B)We are all incredibly lazy, C) We are all very gullible to food advertisers OR D) Somewhere we got it all wrong!...We suggest the latter.We've spent well over $45,000 in an effort to totally objectify our work over some 7 years now and our research...more
1. Food Intake - How much do you need?First of all, you need to understand that in order to begin losing weight you must consume fewer calories than your body burns in a period of a day. The bottom line is, regardless of the confusion brought on by the media and industry, calories still count!Your body weight is largely a product of total daily caloric intake minus total daily energy expenditure (TDEE). So, to lose weight, your daily food...more
Everyone who has ever tried to lose weight knows that the really big issue is motivation - where do we find it, how do we keep it going, and what do we do when it slips! To be successful at losing weight you must find your own motivation. More importantly, you must keep motivated, even when times get tough! Read through the tips and tricks and other resources below to help you find and maintain your motivation. * Set your goals and work out a realistic timescale for achieving them. Commit to them 100%. * Put it in writing! Scribble down in as much detail as possible why you need to lose weight, how much you are going to lose, when and how. The more you commit to paper the better. Carry a notebook around with you and use it to record thoughts and ideas, recipes, quotes - whatever will inspire you and keep you going. * Tell a friend or member of the family and ask them to help you stick with your plan. * Remember that you are losing weight and improving your health "one day at a time". You can stick at anything for one day! * Don't dwell on the junk that you are taking out of your diet. Instead, celebrate the healthy foods that you are putting in. * Make bullet points of your main...more
As the evening progresses towards bed time you need to start preparing your body for sleep. At this point in the day your mind and body requires a soothing bedtime routine in order to relax. Bed time routines are a significant sleep aid if you follow them consistently. Your body and mind need to have consistency at this time so that you can learn...more
"Eat your brussel sprouts!" Mom really did have a great reason for forcing us to eat those horrible vegetables but I bet she didn't even know the full benefits. It turns out that cruciferous vegetables including broccoli, cauliflower, brussel sprouts and cabbage contain Indole 3 Carbinol (I3C). I3C is the reason our moms were so strongly...more
We all go nuts sometimes. Even someone as sublimely well balanced as myself goes off the deep end once in a while.When this happens, the bizarre behavior of the suddenly wacko can bring damage to themselves, their business relationships, and yes, even their furniture.Why do we go bananas? Sometimes we allow frustrations to accumulate without releases such as "talking it through", physical activity or masturbation until we boil over.Sometimes a situation pushes a button in our psyche which releases a gusher of emotion stored from long-ago pain. This eruption can come seemingly from nowhere and usually scares the piss out of everyone in range including the eruptor himself.At Evanston(IL) Hospital Outpatient Psychiatry, where I spent a six month internship bringing better mental health to scores of afflicted suburbanites, it was openly discussed that more people would flip out during the full moon. I believe the term they used was "we have more patients in crisis". Is this human response to the 28 day lunar cycle the etymology of "looney"?Perhaps not so coincidently, another 28 day cycle which can bring occasional bouts of wackiness is the so-called female cycle, which is not to be...more
Install solar panels for your home and have an endless supply of electricity for free. Have you not noticed how your energy bill keeps rising each and every month. It does not matter if it is the winter or the summer; you still are paying too much....more
Spas are a great way to relieve stress! Stressed out people are taking advantage of Spas in record numbers. More and more women, men and teens are prioritizing spa visits, making salons and spas among the trendiest hangouts to date. Why?One, Stress...more
After two painful sinus operations, I was still coming down with infections. I had to find some real remedy to my sinusitis problem, as I was tired of taking antibiotics and especially tired of the dull, deep headaches every time I had an attack. ...more
Arthritis is the #1 cause of disability in America today, impacting approximately seven million people. It is now one of the most prevalent chronic health problems. The estimated annual costs of arthritis to Americans are $15 billion in direct...more
It's 11:45 pm. It's time for a journey. Perhaps you've begun this journey several hours earlier. Perhaps you won't begin for several more hours. No matter. You've undertaken this journey an uncountable number of times in your life, and know the path...more
If you have ever read a fitness magazine...If you have ever watched TV ads about latest machines that will "magically" reveal your abs...If you have ever gone to a gym and seen tens of people lying on the floor doing crunches....Then beware - because...more