DRINK AMPLE WATER !!
health, fitness, ideas, diet, stress
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To lose fat efficiently, emphasize drinking water. Never cut back on your water consumption. Restricting your water intake causes your body to retain fluid. The less water you drink the more your body feels deprived and the more water it stores. Restricting your water intake promotes fat retention. Since your body uses water as the major component of blood to transport nutrients and wastes, a lack of it can cause your body to perceive it as major stress. Under such major stress situations your body preserves fat.
Try drinking a full glass of water before every meal, you will feel full sooner, eat less, and benefit in many ways.
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on 6/18/2008
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BENEFITS of FISH OIL (OMEGA 3 COMPLEX)
health, stress, omega-3, fish
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Heralded for its heart-healthy actions, fish oils offer high concentrations of polyunsaturated fats called omega -3-fatty acids. Omega-3 fatty acids cannot be synthesixed by the body. Therefore it is very important to ensure that you consume adequate sources either from diet or supplementation. While all fish contains these fats, cold-water fish -- salmon, sea bass, tuna, trout, mackerel -- are particularly rich sources because of their diet:plankton packed with omega-3s. Interestingly, the colder the water, the more omega-3s in the plankton. Cold-water fish also boast the most potent forms of omega-3s: the essential fatty acids known as eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexanoic acid (DHA).
Consumed as part of a fish-filled diet or in supplement form, Omega-3s have myriad healing powers. They help to prevent and treat cardiovascular disease, including complications of high blood pressure. Combat depression and other psychiatric disorders. Prevent certain cancers. Anticancer actions have been identified in Omega-3s. Treat rheumstoid arthritis. Joint stiffness and swelling caused by this painful condition may lessen because of the inflammation-fighting actions of Omega-3. Control diabetes by improving the body's metabloic use of its own insulin while preventing coronary heart disease.
Some experts contend that the rising tide of depression in the United States can be traced to the increasingly fish-poor diet people tend to follow. Eat fish often, you won't regret it !!
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on 6/6/2008
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HEALTH BENEFITS OF LAUGHTER !!
laughter, stress, health
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We have all heard how laughter is contagious and connects us all, however; laughter also activates the chemistry of the will to live and increases our capacity to fight disease. Laughing relaxes the body and reduces problems associated with high blood pressure, strokes,arthritis, and ulcers. Some research suggests that laughter may reduce the risk of heart disease. Historically, research has shown that distressing emotions (depression, anger, and stress) are all related to heart disease.
Laughter helps:
reduces stress
lowers blood pressure
elevates your mood
boost immune system
improves brain functioning
protects the heart
connects you to others
fosters instant relaxation
makes you feel good
Laughter stimulates both sides of the brain to enhance learning. It also eases muscle tension and psychological stress, which keeps the brain alert and allows people to retain more info. And perhaps the most important of all laughter is the shortest distance between two people !!
OK, a liitle chuckle here would be nice !! HA,HA,HA !!!!!! THANKS !!
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on 6/6/2008
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Stress Causing Catabolism !! Stay Healthy !!
stress, health, ideas, muscles
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In our current high-stress culture, the bodies stress response is activated often. Stress episodes causes your body to pump immense amounts of CORTISOL into your bloodstream, which helps your system break down tissue, including muscle, for immediate energy. Any stress can cause it, from high-intensity workouts to not eating to relationship problems to deadlines at work to final exams.
Coritsol is an important hormone in the body, secreted by the adrenal glands and involved in the following functions: proper glucose metabolism, regulation of blood sugar, insulin release for blood sugar maintanence, immune function and inflammatory response. Cortisol prevents natural growth hormones from acting anabolically, so it's said to be catabolic. While cortisol is an important and helpful part of the bodies response to stress, it's important that the body's relaxation response be activated so the body's functions can return to normal following a stressful event. Higher and more prolonged levels of cortisol in the bloodstream have negative effects, such as: decreased muscle tissue, decreased bone density, impaired cognitive performance, suppressed thyroid function, blood sugar imbalances such as hyperglycemia, lower immunity and increased abdominal fat.
Learn to relax your body with various stress management techniques and make lifestyle changes in order to keep your body from reacting to stress in the first place. STAY HEALTHY - CONTOL YOUR STRESS !!
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on 5/16/2008
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