During the past 20 years, there has been a dramatic increase in obesity in the United States. Thirty states have obesity rates of more than 20 percent. Currently, more than 44 million Americans are considered obese, the result of our fast-food life style and lack of exercise. As a result, more obese Americans are turning to bariatric surgery. In 1995, just 20,000 weight-loss operations were performed in the United States. Last year, physicians...more
Author: charles gueli Like everything in real estate, the first thing to consider is location. You want a room without windows, blank walls and a rectangular shape (for optimal sound quality). Finished basements are ideal. If you have to put your theater in a room that has windows, set your TV screen next to the window to cut down on glare. To do justice to your home theater, purchase a 40-inch or larger High Definition (HD)...more
So you have tried dieting to reduce weight. You have also popped all kinds of weight reducing pills you can get your hands on. To your delight your effort seemed to work as you begin to lose body fat steadily. Then one day, before you reach your desired weight, you begin to notice that your weight seemed to stay the same even though you are still on the diet and popping those weight reducing slimming pills. To your horror, you discover that the weight you had lost is beginning to pile up once again. Instead of reducing weight, you are now gaining weight. Sounds familiar?What happened? Simply put, slimming pills and fad diets are only short term strategy to reduce weight and keeping body fat at bay. To reduce weight and lose fat forever, your caloric expenditure must surpass your caloric consumption. Aren't you doing that in your diet? Yes you are. But when you are on a diet, you go hungry and your body will signal to your brain to conserve fat for energy because your body is built with a mechanism to conserve fat during famine and it will not know whether it is famine season or that you are on a diet. In this instance, your body will consume your muscle for energy instead of your...more
Metabolife356 is another one of the "old ephedra products" that people used to achieve their weight loss goals. The sale of Metabolife 356 through independant distributors and mall kiosks placed ephedra among other mainstream supplements. Key ingredients in Metabolife 356:Proprietary Blend 728 mg Guarana Concentrate (seed) - (40 mg...more
Have you ever berated yourself because you didn't exercise yet again today? Have you felt that creeping guilt in the back of your mind when you climb into bed knowing you didn't follow through on your workout plan?Well, it's possible that you are not at fault. You may just be acting like a normal human being. Take a moment to imagine how it feels...more
We're no longer shocked by the celebrity photos that show protruding hipbones, bony breastplates, countable ribs, and collarbones practically piercing through the flesh of their shoulders. It looks normal to us now. It's the look we're supposed to achieve.The media sounds a loud alarm over the celebrities who get too thin. And then they go right on showing us image after image of the very same women as beauty icons. It's insane.* The hottest boutique in Los Angeles, catering to the stars, carries only sizes 0-8. * The average American women wears a size 12 or 14. * The usual waist size for a celebrity's pair of jeans is 28. * The average woman wears a size 34 jean.In a recent celebrity magazine, the following heights and weights were listed for five well-known performers:* Terri Hatcher 5-6, 109 pounds* Kate Bosworth 5-7, 107 pounds* Lindsey Lohan 5-5, 102 pounds* Victoria Beckham 5-6, 105 pounds* Joan Allen 5-10, 110 poundsAll are severely underweight. This is starvation imagery. Anorexic-type bodies regularly presented as the beauty ideal. Today's female body is expected to be slim, trim, lean. Tight, toned muscles. Six-pack abs. Hard bodies. Sounds like a description of a man's...more
Buying ephedra online was next to impossible with the implementation of the ephedra ban back in 2004. People were left searching effortlessly for a source to buy online. Fortunately, a Utah District Court lifted the ban in early 2005 and buying...more
Have you wasted valuable time and money trying to lose weight? Then tried again and again? One thing Americans know how to do is market. The desire for quick and easy weight loss has created an ideal opportunity for modern-day snake oil salespeople...more
Obesity has reached a crisis level in this country, with obesity registering at 30 percent of the population. Gastric bypass surgery is generally considered to be the best surgical procedure for the treatment of morbid obesity. In fact, doctors are...more
Xenadrine RFA-1 has been one of the most popular ephedra products used in the battle of the bulge. With 10mg of ephedra per 1 capsule serving, many people have achieved their weight loss goals using this product. What ingredients are in Xenadrine...more
So you have tried dieting to reduce weight. You have also popped all kinds of weight reduction pills you can get your hands on. To your delight your effort seemed to work as you begin to lose body fat steadily. Then one day, before you reach your...more
If you ask any child about the adults around them, they'd probably say we're a little wacky and seem to be stressed out a lot of the time. Here are a few simple things they can teach us... 1. Nap when you're tired.2. Eat when you're hungry.3. Don't...more