Weight Management: Understanding Your Shape

It’s Not Just Your Weight. It’s Your Body Composition.

Understanding your shape is the first step to getting control of your weight management efforts because your body shape is relative to your body fat. It’s of utmost importance to know that where this fat is located determines how you will lose that fat and what your personal shape can be. Basicly we have two shapes that is the shape we are right now at present and the shape we desire to be.

Healthy target weight is based on your lean body mass, which includes your muscles, bone, minerals and other nonfat tissue in your body. The more muscle mass you have, the more calories your body burns. Remember, you need a certain amount of body fat for good health. It stores the energy your muscles need and serves as your body’s shock absorber. Too little body fat can be as unhealthy as too much.

Upper Body Fat: Upper body fat is the fat carried around your face, neck, chest and waist. This includes women and almost all men.

• Upper-body fat is usually caused by diet and lack of exercise.
• Fat around the waist usually means that there is also internal fat, which may cause serious health problems.
• Reducing internal fat can dramatically improve your health.
• Cutting calories alone will not eliminate upper body fat.
• To lose upper body fat, you have to remodel your percentage of lean body mass with calorie management, protein intake and exercise.
  

Proportional Body Fat: When you put on weight, it is spread proportionately throughout your body. You may not notice weight gain because it’s spread throughout your body. This also suggest overall body conditioning.

When it comes to fat distribution, every body falls into one of three body shapes:

• The Upper: Face, neck, chest and waist.
• The Lower: Hips and thighs.
• The Proportionate: Throughout the upper and lower body.

Find your body shape below and take action to obtain your desired shape that will improve your overall wellness.

Upper:

Usually caused by lack of exercise and the wrong diet. The bad news: Excess weight around your waist can put your health at risk. The good news: with appropriate diet program can help remodel your lean-to-fat ratio to improve both your shape and your health.

Usually caused by lack of exercise and the wrong diet. The bad news: Excess weight around your waist can put your health at risk. The good news: With appropriate diet program and lifestyle change can help remodel your lean-to-fat ratio to improve both your shape and your health.

Lower:

Often partially inherited. The bad news: It can be the toughest fat to lose. The good news: This shape is not associated with specific health risks. Increasing your protein intake with the appropriate diet program and incorporating lower-body workout routines in your exercise program are keys.

Proportionate:

Usually caused by the wrong diet. The bad news: Too much weight, even if it’s evenly distributed, can put your health at risk. The good news: With the appropriate diet program can help improve your lean-to-fat ratio for a leaner, healthier you.

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Lean Body Mass

What is Lean Body Mass?

Your lean body mass includes everything in your body tissue except storage fat such as muscles, bones, organs and skin. Lean body mass is made up of structural and functional elements in cells, body water, muscle, bones, and other body organs such as the heart, liver and kidneys. Lean body mass is important because it will determine your rest metabolic rate (RMR) or the number of calories you burn per day at rest. At rest the lean body mass allows you to burn more calories. As your lean body mass increases, so does the number of calories you burn at rest.

It is of utmost importance to increase your lean body mass and decrease body fat percentage. Now understand that there is no such thing as zero fat in the body. It is detrimental to your health if you have zero fats in your body, therefore caution must be taken so as not to drain the body of fats. As a matter of fact it is weight training, personalized protein intake, elimination of hidden fats, sugars and starches that effectively builds and enhances your lean body mass.

Upper body fat is the fat located in the upper body and it is the cells in this region that acts differently from the once located in the lower body such as thighs and hips. The main purpose of the upper body fat cell is to help withstand periods of starvation. It is important to know that muscles weigh more than fats per unit volume hence it is very well possible to lose fat and not weight if you are on a weight management program. It is important to understand that there are two kinds of people, those that need to lose body fats and those that need to gain lean body mass.

For your weight management program to be effective, it is important to find out what constitute body weight or their proportion. It is either lean body mass or body fats. When this is taking into consideration it will go a long way to deal with the problems of individuals losing body mass when in reality it is body fats they ought to get raid of.

Protein and Lean Body Mass

• Lean body mass is all non-fat tissue in the body including bones, muscles, body fluid and connective tissue.

• The more lean body mass you have, the higher your metabolism and the more calories you burn.

• Daily intake of the right amount of protein for your body helps to support the maintenance of your lean body mass.

• Soy protein is one the highest quality plant protein. It is an excellent source of amino acids, in addition to containing antioxidant to help maintain healthy cells.

Some Tips on Increasing your Lean Body Mass

• Measure lean body mass Vs. body Fat

• Understand your rest metabolic rate

• Manage your calorie intake

• Understand the role of protein

• Improve your burn rate

• Learn to balance your energy levels to lose weight

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Detox Toxic Substance from Your Body, Clinical Nutrition

Diabetes - A Threat You Can Control!

You can control diabetes by reducing fat oriented food

What is Diabetes or Diabetes Mellitus?

Diabetes mellitus is a disorder of glucose (sugar) metabolism caused by inadequate production or use of insulin. Insulin is a hormone produced in the pancreas that allows sugar (glucose) to enter body cells, where it is used for energy. It also helps the body store extra sugar in muscle, fat, and liver cells where it can be released and used for energy when needed. Diabetes develops if the body does not produce enough insulin or does not use insulin properly. Most of the food we eat are converted into glucose or sugar for our bodies to use for energy.

What is type 1 diabetes?

Type 1 diabetes is a lifelong disease that occurs when the pancreas stops producing insulin. Insulin lets blood sugar also known as glucose enter the body's cells, where it is used for energy. Lack of insulin results in the inability to metabolize glucose, this cause the amount of sugar in the blood rises above a safe level, resulting to a condition known as Hypoglycemia. Over time, high blood sugar can damage blood vessels and nerves throughout your body and increase your risk of eye, heart, blood vessel, nerve, and kidney diseases. If your blood sugar level becomes very high, a life-threatening chemical imbalance (diabetic ketoacidosis) can develop.

Hypoglycemia or High Blood Sugar is a condition of excessive amount of sugar that circulates in the blood plasma. The symptoms of hypoglycemia include weakness, shakiness, nervousness, anxiety, fainting, dehydration, unexplained weight loss and dizziness. Hypoglycemia is the result of excess of insulin, due either to an overdose of insulin hormone in the case of a person with diabetes mellitus or to the body's overproduction of insulin. The lack of Insulin results in the inability to metabolize glucose and the capacity to store up glycogen, a form of glucose.

Type 1 Diabetes is also referred to as juvenile diabetes and/or insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM). It is referred to as juvenile diabetes because it often develops in children and young adults and also insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) because insulin injections must be taken daily respectively.

About 5% to 10% of all people with diabetes have type 1.Type 2 diabetes is the most common type of diabetes; other forms of the disease include gestational and secondary diabetes.

What are the symptoms?

The following are the symptoms and occasionally, some people notice symptoms after an illness, such as the flu. They may think the diabetes symptoms are related to the flu and not seek medical care early.

The symptoms of diabetes are

° Being very thirsty
° Urinating often
° Feeling very hungry or tired
° Losing weight without trying
° Having sores that heal slowly
° Having dry, itchy skin
° Hosing the feeling in your feet or having tingling in your feet
° Having blurry eyesight
° Loss of appetite, abdominal pain, and vomiting.
° A strong, fruity breath odor (similar to nail polish remover or acetone).
° Fast and shallow breathing.

How is it treated?

Treatment for Type 1 Diabetes focuses on keeping blood sugar levels within a target range. Treatment requires:

° Taking daily insulin injections.
° Proper Weight management
° Eating a healthy diet that spreads carbohydrate throughout the day.
° Monitoring blood sugar levels at home.
° Getting regular exercise.

There are a range of health and weight management programs that provides Cellular Nutrition through a complete nutritional program that includes all of the essential micro-nutrients, eating a balanced diet and avoiding the excesses known to be harmful in the marketplace. Consult with your physician or dietician to recommend the appropriate program that meets your needs.

Part 2 of the 7 Ways to Find Time for Fitness By Bill Phillips

Here is the second part of the 7 Ways to Find Time for Fitness” written by Bill Phillips. Please enjoy.

Okay…here are my 7 ways to find time for fitness!

Tip #1: WATCH LESS TV

Although watching television can be a great way to unwind after a hectic day, laugh out loud, or even learn something new, it is, generally, the biggest time vampire in modern society. The average American spends 30 hours a week watching TV (and people say they can't even find 4 hours a week to exercise!). For the most part, most people are completely "indifferent" about what they watch on the boob tube. Most sitcoms don't present interesting situations nor good comedy, and the vast majority of news broadcasts are comprised of reports that are absolutely irrelevant to the majority of us.

What TV actually does is hypnotize you -- think about what you look like when you're sitting there on the couch watching TV: you're literally staring off into space, thinking about nothing, accomplishing nothing, and being nothing. Now, you don't have to give up television altogether to find extra time you can use to accomplish much more productive things, like building a fantastic physique. Just use discretion! Every time you turn on the TV, ask yourself, "Could this time be better spent doing something else?" Most of the time, the answer will be, "Yes!"

Tip #2: PLAN AHEAD!

One of the best (and simplest) time-saving techniques I've discovered is to plan your day ahead of time. For example, make a "Major Outcome Activity" list each night. Write down the things you know you need to accomplish the next day which matter -- things that produce a "major outcome." Include working out, taking your supplements, and eating when you're supposed to on this list. Then, keep your list with you throughout the day and "check off" items as you complete them. If you have no idea what you're going to do tomorrow until tomorrow comes, you waste a lot of time reacting, adjusting, and trying to figure out what to do, when to do it, or how to do it. But, when you plan ahead, you can eliminate a lot of unnecessary problems, and you'll be amazed at how smoothly things go. Of course, you can't plan everything, but by scheduling your day, which takes only a few minutes, you can easily pick up an hour a day (if not more!).

Tip #3: EXERCISE REGULARLY!

This is a great example of the "perceived problem" being the "ultimate solution." You see, those who believe they don't have time to exercise because they are so darn busy actually don't have time to not exercise! Let me explain…

It's a scientifically proven fact that the right amount of exercise gives you more energy! (Now remember, if you exercise too much, you can actually end up run down and burned out! A good, brief, intense weight-training workout should stimulate your muscles, not annihilate them!) When you have more energy, you get more things done, faster!

If you're anything like me, you've experienced days when you just can't seem to get anything done. Projects that should be taking you an hour to complete end up taking all day! Low energy is an epidemic in our society, but the good news is, exercise is part of the cure! Not only does exercise help give you more energy, it has also been scientifically proven to improve the quality of sleep, which means when you hit the sack, you'll have less difficulty arriving at destination dreamland, and you'll wake up with a renewed sense of power.

Believe me on this one, folks -- I've learned the hard way if you're trying to save time by skipping workouts, hoping you'll get more work done, you're making a colossal mistake! Do not, under any circumstances, skip workouts in an effort to save time. This "quasi solution" will backfire; I guarantee it! When you work out regularly, you'll not only have more energy but also greater self-confidence, a higher level of "certainty," and you'll just, quite simply, be more effective at everything you do! Investing three or four hours a week in rigorous exercise will yield "double dividends" -- you'll get "paid back" with an extra six to eight hours a week!

Tip #4: CONSUME A NUTRITIOUS DIET!

Another excuse I hear frequently from people who can't get in shape is they don't have time to "eat right." The fact is, today, "eating right" is a lot easier than it used to be. Thanks to modern advances in nutritional science, a healthy, high-protein, nutrient-rich, low-fat meal can be consumed in the form of a meal-replacement shake (the better ones taste like milk shakes) or convenient nutrition bars (that taste almost as good as candy bars).

When you provide your body with a constant supply of the nutrients it needs to stay healthy and strong, you have consistent energy throughout the day. (You can avoid those midafternoon slumps and "premature fatigue.") Once again, as is the case with regular exercise, adhering to a proper nutrition program saves time -- it doesn't rob you of time!

It really doesn't take a lot of time to follow a proper bodybuilding nutrition program; in fact, I probably spend less time each day preparing and consuming my five or six healthy, nutrient-rich meals than millions of people do sitting around in restaurants waiting to be served just one high-calorie, low-nutrient meal. (By the way, if you eat out at restaurants more than a couple times a week, there's a great place to eliminate some "mega empty time" and convert it to "power time," which you can put to good use!)

Tip #5: ELIMINATE MINDLESS PHONE CHITCHAT!

Pressed for time? Well, get off the phone! In any given day, most people blow at least an hour on irrelevant phone chitchat. This is especially true in the business world. I will do almost anything to avoid phone conversations -- I do the vast majority of my business communication with faxes and memos. Through this strategy, I'm able to get right to the point. You just put it down on paper and ink, and it's done.

Personal phone conversations (like most business calls) are almost as bad as TV -- they're just something most people do to stay comfortable -- to stay occupied or feel busy.

If you insist on spending time on the phone, do so only while you walk on a treadmill or ride a stationary bike -- at least you'll be accomplishing something productive. Alternatively, keep a timer by your phone and set it for five minutes. When the timer goes off, your call time is over. It's simple but remarkably effective. Try it.

Oh… and for those of you who think your relatives and friends "need" you to call them every day to "stay in touch," remember this -- nothing has more impact than sincere, appreciative, written words. One card or letter a week and one phone call will be significantly more appreciated and have more impact than "daily calls." (Caution: Mothers excluded -- you talk to your mom whenever she wants, got that?!)

Tip #6: HAVE A SENSE OF URGENCY!

Some people do things so damn slowly it drives me crazy! If they just picked up the pace a bit (or a lot) and pushed themselves -- if they approached each task with a sense of urgency, they would be remarkably more efficient at everything and could free up at least an hour a day.

An analogy you might be able to relate to is the way football teams perform the last two minutes of the first half (after the two-minute warning) or at the end of a game. All of a sudden, everything becomes "ultra urgent," and the next thing you know, they're moving up and down the field -- piling up yardage and points at a rate significantly greater than what they did the rest of the game. (That's the "pace" you should keep all day!)

Try approaching your tasks in the business world (or in school or at home) with a sense of urgency -- with an "I must get it done as fast and efficiently as possible" attitude -- and you'll storm through projects with greater expediency than you thought possible! Heck… if you apply this principle, you might just get a promotion at work, or if you own your own business, it's a surefire formula for increasing profits!

Tip #7: DON'T GET SICK!

Okay, now I'm just being completely unrealistic, right? Not hardly! The fact is, if you won't make the time to be well, you'll be forced to make the time to be sick!

By incorporating exercise, proper nutrition, and the regular use of supplements into your lifestyle, you can significantly improve your health. Applying this "tip" has allowed me to not miss a day of work for an illness-related reason (knock on wood) in eight years, which is good because I don't have time to get sick!

If you try to "cut corners" in any of these areas, in hopes of freeing up time, your efforts will backfire, and you'll find yourself down for the count. Nothing is more counterproductive than spending two days in bed, sick with the flu or some avoidable, sub-clinical virus that's making its way around the office or gym!

CONCLUSION

As you can clearly see, the all-too-common excuse, "I don't have time to get in shape right now…" is simply a misperception, not a reality. What thousands of people have discovered is that by being very conscious about how they spend their time, they're able to get more done, faster; look and feel better; and even enjoy life more! And, as an added bonus, they don't have to waste time feeling guilty or making excuses for why they don't work out and eat right -- that, in and of itself, could free up a few hours a week for some folks!

All right, now you know what to do to find time -- apply these tips, and you'll be amazed how much they can change your life for the better!