Body Fitness and Health Tips

(c) 2008 Phyllis Ekleberry

Weight loss supplements and weight loss programs are designed and retailed on a daily basis to help those who need to lose that weight. Researchers world wide have developed weight loss patches, supplements and pills to help the over weight individual. Add to this, all the people who have designed their own weight loss programs

Wow, with this many diet programs on the market, what are you as a concerned dieter suppose to do? You need to know up front that even though you may purchase these diet programs or plans or take weight loss supplements, you will also have to change your lifestyle.

You are going to have to change the way you eat and exercise more. There is no way around it; if you are wanting to loss the weight, burn the fat, develop those ever so appealing six packs, then you must change the calorie intake as well as the calorie usage. Long story short- if you don’t burn more calories than you eat – you are NOT going to lose weight!

Have you ever bought the newest ebook, program or article touting weight loss or fat burning? I bet you have bought an exercise video to get you jump-started or bought countless supplements that are suppose to promote weight-loss or fat burning? Have you sat glued to the television as some “fitness” expert touts his/ her way as the ONLY way? How about your computer, have you surfed for the latest and greatest diet, diet supplement or weight loss plan?

If you have done any of these things, you have probably been lied to. I know, they have countless testimonials and great pictures so why can’t you be just like those individuals and lose all your fat. You could lose the weight like they did- couldn’t you?

Weight loss ebooks, books, tapes, videos, programs, supplements and advice are a dime a dozen. Some of these weight loss supplements have conducted clinical trial while some have had no testing – other than to test you to see how fast you could let go of the money. With all of this uncollaborated information flying at you from all corners of the world, how can you protect yourself from just throwing your money away? I realize that you want to lose weight, but come on- let’s do it the right way!

How can you protect yourself from getting wrapped up into a diet that is not safe, ineffective or unrealistic?

You protect yourself by looking at the research behind it, the clinical studies – was it double-blind tested, read all the claims (good and bad), if there is an email address next to a testimonial, write them, and of course the ingredients (if it a supplement, patch, or prescription meds).

Protect yourself by making sure that everything in the supplement is natural and safe. There should be no additional chemicals or ingredients added in for good measure, because you only want natural, organic ingredients in your diet supplement or diet patch. Even in small portions, hazardous or dangerous chemicals are still not good for you.

Please make sure that you have addressed the BIG question Why you are over-weight?

Do you eat because you are hungry,because you think you will get a surge of energy or because you are depressed or stressed? Are you bored so you just eat or do you enjoy eating (the chewing factor)?

Some people think they are eating just a tad because they have made it a habit to grab just a little bite as you pass by the food! You know that if you just take a small bit, then take another small bite, you are never sure how much you have actually eaten. But you look down and low and behold – it’s gone – all of it!

By all means please protect your health and your life !Before starting any diet, go to your family doctor and have him/ her examine you to make sure that there are no under lying issues to your weight gain. Ask your family doctor if you are healthy enough to lose weight. Then choose an appropriate weight loss program.

After all, your weight loss is the primary mission. It is one of the hardest things to do next to lowering your debt. Why? Because a good diet program takes will power, consistency and determination. You have to approach it the same way you approach work. On a daily basis. You must change the way you view food and respond to food.

Approach the weight loss program knowing you have to increase your output and decrease your input. Get some support while you are losing weight. It does not have to be a support group of over weight individuals, although sometimes those are great. Consider asking someone from your church or gym to help you. Be accountable to someone other than yourself. A diet buddy can help motivate you and keep you focused on your weight loss goal.



By: Phyllis Ekleberry

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Apparel purchasing can be a very embarrassing situation, especially if your range of choices is limited. This is because not many products coordinate with your waist size. You may have a good height but not as good waistline. Not to worry as there are numerous ways to increase your waistline size. They are well balanced diets, regular exercise, punctual body building habits and last but not the least body building supplements.

The new trend to achieve a perfect body is using body building supplements. The supplements provide the necessary nutrients and minerals which are needed by your muscle to recover after a tough workout. Therefore, strength and agility are maintained. Moreover, good supplements for body building are made up of ingredients like protein, phosphorous, calcium, chloride, manganese, zinc and vitamins.

Before using any body building supplement, it’s advisable to first meet a gym instructor or a physician. Sometimes a few supplements are given by doctors to go along with a specific medication for treating some disease. It’s also quite useful to read a few reviews on the product to know its disadvantages and advantages. Like for example, Ephedra body building supplement.

One of the most controversial supplements in body building ever released is Ephedra. Over 5000 years ago, the Chinese discovered the supplement from a plant called Ma Huang. This proved to be the base of Chinese traditional medicine. Colds, fever, flu and other similar symptoms can be cured by Ephedra. Recent study has shown that Ephedra can promote weight loss and fat burning, relieve retention by promoting urination, increase metabolism, curb appetite, relaxing the lung airways which helps in treating asthma and cough.

But, its side effects like irregular rhythm of the heart and increase in blood pressure made the Food and Drug Authority place a ban on its use in the month of April in 2004. There were mixed reactions from the customers. However, banning Ephedra doesn’t affect traditional herbal remedies made by Chinese and the herbal tea products which contain such elements. Similarly, the usage of ephedrine and pseudo ephedrine supplements.

Ephedra users trying to create ways to avoid the rule alarmed the FDA. After that many copy products came into the market of New York and yet again these copy products were banned by the government officials. But this calling didn’t long as they were shut by a Judge Tena Campbell who was in favor of a supplement company located in Utah. The Nutraceutical Corporation challenged the ban called by FDA telling Ephedra is safe for usage and has been proven by the continuous usage of this in traditional medicine history. FDA had always classified Ephedra as a drug and a food. And because of the failure of FDA being able to show the harms of Ephedra, Judge Campbell removed the ban and allowed its sale in portions of ten mg or less. Hence, Ephedra use was legalized.

Dr. Cathy Wong, a naturopathic physician welcomes the lift of the ban. Deaths on Ephedra are harsh and unnecessary in comparison to fatality rates in pharmaceutical drugs.

Ephedra can help you lose considering that it is used in proper amounts. Even though, FDA took Ephedra as killer drug which has killed many people, many more people are continuing to take it for weight loss. And it has also proved that Ephedra is the most effective.

Ephedra is a great solution for many people. Now, they can wear any apparel of their choice. Thanks to Ephedra, they got he body they dreamt of.



By: Abhishek Agarwal

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