...include but no limited to type two diabetes, high blood pressure, stroke, and even some types of cancer. Taking control of your health and weight can be a difficult task, but it needs to be done to live a health life and to eliminate certain aliments. When starting to make a life changes such as losing weight, it is wise to consult a health professional to lead you to the right path for one’s self. Every diet or exercise plan is not right for everyone. Everyday people have to face the dilemma of losing weight the old fashion way, or taking the steps to using bariatric surgery to help them concur their weight lose goals. Nevertheless, whichever one a person choses, it still takes dedication and hard work to overcome their weight lose challenges. In essence, it is important to incorporate the six dimensions of health into your daily life and find a way to balance them so that you can achieve overall health. The six dimensions of health are physical, social, intellectual, emotional, environmental, and spiritual health. When the six dimensions of health are included in one’s daily life, they will find that one’s life will change for the better. Having the correct amount of fruits, vegetables, and water in a person’s daily diet is extremely important. There are several dietary tools that one can find helpful to guide them on the weight lose journey, which includes pedometers, calorie counters, the food pyramid, and multiple websites and cell phone apps. The food pyramid gives...
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...Eating Disorders 2 Eating Disorders: It’s Affect on adolescents For many years now, eating disorders have affected many people in our society. Young people being the main target because of the publics’ idea of a person’s size and weight. In our world, society has made people think that people have to look a certain way to fit in. Most women are judge by their appearance and some still dream of the perfect measurement 90-60-90. This disorder affects both females and males, but the female population being the most talked about. Besides the eating disorders knowing that they lose weight or stop weight gain, they don’t knowledge about what the effects are. Researchers have come together to let the truth about eating disorders and what are their health complications. Some of the questions that everyone should have the answers to are: 1.What are the main points of having an eating disorder? 2.What are the medical complications? 3.Who can be at risk? 4.What are the outcomes of an eating disorder treatment right after discharge and about three months later? Journal of adolescent health, nutrition research and eating behaviors have dedicated their time to explain all the factors so they can be accessible to the public. The information is out there to prevent people from suffering of these disorders in the future. As a young woman I find that this topic is to be known about, so that way people know what they are about to deal with to look like some magazine...
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...Weight Loss and Modern Technology For over forty years, the Weight Watchers organization has devoted itself to the helping people lose weight in a manner that was safe, practical, and manageable. Beginning in September of 1961 by a single woman in Queens, New York, the company has grown from a small, individual program to becoming the “global leader in weight management services, providing 50,000 Weight Watchers meetings each week in countries all over the world” (Weight Watchers International, Inc., 2013). Back in the sixties, the Weight Watchers program was provided face to face; individuals attended weekly meetings with peers. Today, the program has expanded to offer a wider variety of tools and options for members; members can attend meeting, access and use the Weight Watchers program online, and, most recently, the official Weight Watchers Smart Phone App. Accommodating Busy Lifestyles with Modern Technology For many years, those who wanted to participate in the Weight Watchers program only had the option of attending the weekly, in-person meetings. While those able to attend usually were able to find success with the program, it left a gap for those with busier lifestyles on the go. Those with full-time jobs could not stop their work day to go to physical meetings. With the development of electronic commerce, or E-commerce, companies had the option to offer their information, products and services through computer networks, including the internet (Rainer Jr. & Cegielski...
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...relevant image to the customers in order to maintain the growth of SlimFast and gain in market share. Why: An action trigger (i.e. realization of the short-term effect of the promotional campaigns, consumers’ perception of SlimFast’s product as irrelevant and dated, intense competition from the competitions particularly diet pills) has caused a need for Frank to develop a 2008 marketing plan/brand strategy for SlimFast. However, it is risky to pursue other consumer segments as all of its competitors are targeting the same segment and the weight management market is experiencing steady growth at the same time. While maintaining shelf space from retailers poses a challenge to SlimFast, switching to alternate retailers will not benefit to SlimFast as it is already in connection with the most well known retailers. With the long history of over 25 years in the market, SlimFast certainly has awareness of its products from consumers. While the weight management industry sales increases in year 2004 to 2007 from $146 to $150 (in million), SlimFast’s sales on the other hand drop $5 million in the three-year period. Also, market share is decreasing from 25% in 2004 to 21% in 2007. According to the AIDA model, what SlimFast lacks at the moment is interest, desire and the actual purchasing action from consumers. Although SlimFast tried to differentiate themselves from its competitors by using different published studies and reports, SlimFast’s products do not seem appealing to consumers and...
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...these magazines are telling the truth about what products work. One magazine called, "Cosmopolitan", as we all know even if it's about the product working or not, most women don't realize what can harm themselves. From extreme energy weight loss pills that contain much caffeine and other harmful ingredients that can really harm you body, and face treatments that you can apply for minutes that can help you looking good, which you're not 100% sure that it may work, also another magazine by "Ladies Home Journal", had advertisements on a lot of diet treats, but it's not a diet treatments when it still contains a lot of sugar or a lot of caffeine! All these ad's have their own harmful ingredients. "Seventeen", another magazine where I seen most about what's more in style. In, "Help or hindrance? Women's magazines offer readers little but fear, failure" by Mary Kay Blakely, who has done a study on depression with women and women's magazines. However, the media contributes to eating disorders through its unrealistic representation of women. I wonder why advertisements in these magazines has a lot of diet weight loss supplies, I seen an article in , "Ladies Home Journal" about a weight management supply called Hydroxycut, they say "Live Lose Weight Your Way", " Thanks to Hydroxycut, I Love my new body . I'm back in action and ready for anything !", Said Monica from the...
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...Iron and Vitamin D deficiency, weight loss, anemia, and osteoporosis. Celiac disease may be indulged to some as vogue; however, it is a major disorder, which alters the lives of...
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...People often think that money, power and status are the symbol of our lives. Fact, health is the most important asset in our lifetime. Health can let us have the strength and vitality to do the things we want to do. Without health, we can do nothing. The essay will focus on how age group, geographical location and levels of wealth effects people’s chance of surviving and recovering from serious illness. We will go though Obesity, Heart disease and Lung disease which the most common diseases in the city. Obesity is a warning that the body becomes unhealthy. ‘Differ Diets, online experts in the diet and weight loss industry; predict that an extra million or so adult will become obese in the year 2013. The bad news does not stop there with a sharp rise in the number of overweight children, currently estimated to be 20% of the population.’ (PRWeb, 2012) Lifestyle might be the main factor cause Obesity. With different age group, geographical location and levels of wealth, people can have various lifestyles. Youngsters, who aged under 18 is the easier group to become Obesity because they are being in puberty. It’s not easy for youngsters to change their eating habit because they need to absorb adequate nutrition to help their bodybuilding. The chance of people aged over 18 suffer from Obesity is equally large too. But people who are wealthy will easier to suffer from Obesity because they are rich and have money to try different foods. Lifestyle is a kind of habit of our life and...
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...7 Day Cabbage Soup Slow Fat Loss Fix 1 7 Day Cabbage Soup Slow Fat Loss Fix Table of Contents Secret #1: Separate fact from fiction! .................................................................... 3 Secret #2: Stick to the plan! .................................................................................. 6 The Original Cabbage Soup Recipe ....................................................................... 11 The Original Cabbage Soup Eating Plan ................................................................ 12 Secret #3: Pair yourself with a buddy!................................................................. 14 Secret #4: Do what works! .................................................................................. 18 Secret #5: Set attainable goals! ........................................................................... 25 Secret #6: Write, write, write!............................................................................. 31 Secret #7: Wear what flatters! ............................................................................ 35 Secret #8: Ramp it up with activity! .................................................................... 41 Secret #9: Keep going! ........................................................................................ 44 Appendix A: Shopping List for the Cabbage Soup Diet ......................................... 48 Appendix B: Your Support List...........................................................
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...* ------------------------------------------------- Six Vices Destroy the Human Life * Some people may think that people are the strongest in the nature. In fact, the human body is rather tender to be threatened by various vices, such as the inadequate intake of water and excessive intake of coffee. These vices can gradually destroy our life. The first vice is to drink water inadequately, which can cause the aging of brain, induce the cardiovascular diseases and affect the metabolism of kidney. When people are working in office, they usually forget to drink water. In order to prevent the danger, people should absorb enough water for their bodies. However, people with weak intestinal functions should not drink water until they feel thirsty, or the metabolism of water inside the body can be seriously disturbed. The second vice is to regard fruits as main food. Although fruits contain abundant vitamins and sugar, they can not provide protein and trace elements for the human body. The inadequate supplementation of protein will cause nutritional imbalance and induce various diseases. It is necessary for people to know well about their own physical constitutions so as to choose suitable food. The third vice is to drink wine excessively. It is known to all that excessive drinking can cause the liver diseases and affect the reproductive system. If people want to drink wine, they should first understand the variety of wine. It is beneficial for people to drink red grape wine moderately...
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...Good Cardio......................................................................................................6 2.2 Body Part Isolation vs. Complex Movements in Strength Training ...................................9 2.3 Tired of the Same Old 3 Sets of 10? So is Your Body! Discover How to Manipulate Training Variables ............................................................................................................................. 11 2.4 Your Workouts Need Both Consistency and Variability for Max Results...................... 13 2.5 The Ultimate Hard-Body Exercise ......................................................................................... 15 2.6 Barbell, Kettlebell, and Dumbbell Complexes - a Different Style of Weight Training for a Ripped Body ................................................................................................................................... 18 2.7 Top 15 Non-Traditional, Muscle-Building, Fat Blasting Workouts!................................. 22 3.0 NUTRITION STRATEGIES ............................................................................................................ 31 3.1 Post-Workout Nutrition: Secrets to a Hard, Lean Body .................................................... 32 3.2 Don’t be Afraid of Dietary Fat! Even Some Saturated Fats are Healthy for You......... 34 3.3 Healthy Trans Fats vs. Unhealthy Trans Fats...
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...Nidetch, who is at the start of Weight Watchers in 1963, when she decided to invite her friends to hers in order to give them the possibility to lose weight "together". From there, the first Weight Watchers meeting was born. Quickly, the reputation of this program was spreading across the United States. It made thousands of followers. By 1970 it spread on to Germany, the first European country to import the Weight Watchers diet. In 1973, it followed by France and Switzerland and Belgium in 1974. The company is now present in forty countries across the world and hasn’t said its last word. In 1978, the company was sold to the famous U.S. food group H. J. Heinz until 1999, best known for the manufacture of ketchup and canned food. Since 2001, it went public and was listed on the New York Stock Exchange. The Weight Watchers program, in addition to the weekly meetings that have been develop in all countries where it operates, brand extension of products created under the logo of the brand through partnerships (105 products from 12 different categories in 2011). In 1993, Weight Watchers has developed additional services, including concept correspondence "Weight Watchers at home." But the revolution came in the 2000s with the development of the Internet, which hasn’t escaped to Weight Watchers. Weight Watchers International is the global leader in weight management services, operating in all the market through a network of owned and franchised. Weight Watchers holds about 50,000...
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...Obesity has been a significant issue worldwide for many years, even more so in the last four decades as obesity is now occurring in earlier stages of life (Gahagen, 2004). The attitude of children towards healthy behaviours affects them both immediately and in the future. By emphasizing the importance of physical activity via a positive role model such as Cam Newton, the NFL is directing a message to young children that physical activity and exercise are necessary in order to live a high quality life and one day ultimately fulfill their dreams. This commercial appears to be directed at pre-school and elementary school children. By targeting children of the pre-school and elementary ages, the NFL attempts to establish healthy behaviours in their younger audience whose behaviours can be modified the easiest. If a child learns to value physical activity and recognize the benefits at a young age, they are more likely to continue to be active and ultimately benefit their overall wellness in the years to come. References: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aKYZFcmAmU Gahagen, S. (2004). Child and adolscent obesity. Current Problems in Pediatric and Adolsecent health care, 34(1), 6-43. Retrieved from http://www.sciencedirect.com.libproxy.uregina.ca:2048/science/article/pii/S1538544203001664 Hockey Canada released a commercial that targeted the attitudes of parents towards the influence they have on their children’s athletic career. This commercial involves a mother and her...
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...The weight loss industry is making millions every year on Americans. So why are so many Americans continuing to gain weight at increasing numbers? Could it be diets and weight loss supplements are detrimental to the overall health of so many Americans? The unhealthy reliance on appetite suppressants and the restrictions of certain food groups generally don’t work in the long term and can even be dangerous. The low cost of diets and the promise of fast results can certainly encourage many Americans to diet. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention more than 20 million Americans use dietary supplements, including multivitamins, minerals and herbs. The rise of diet supplements from 42% in 2006 to 62% in 2010 has only fueled the growth of dietary supplements and diet plans to a multimillion dollar industry (Center for Disease Control, 2011). The weight loss industry encourages individuals to improve their overall health by dieting. The industry approach suggest people can eat poorly and just take a diet supplement and have the same results of someone who eats well, exercise and takes care of their health by getting regular checkups. This is farthest from the truth according to a CNN report. Dr. Roberta Anding, a registered dietitian and director of sports nutrition at Texas Children Hospital, stated “while some supplements can be helpful in losing weight they are not match to maintaining a healthy lifestyle. “ Studies haven’t shown any significant difference...
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...has become a struggle? Perhaps there are a few steps that were not taken into account that can assist individuals during a weight loss journey. With obesity at a staggeringly high rate in the United States, people are choosing incorrect and often controversial, methods of losing weight. As a result people are gaining back those pounds they have worked so hard to lose. Eating the right kinds of foods is the most important way to properly lose weight. Paying close attention to the nutrition labels on the back of the packaging can help. One should not focus entirely on the picture of the food and its’ price, but focus on the Nutrition Facts label. The amount of calories in a serving is how much energy the body will be receiving. Consuming an excess amount of calories each day can be linked to obesity. It is imperative to, also minimize the amount of nutrients like fat, cholesterol, and sodium one consumes. Knowing how much nutrients to eat can lower the risk of certain diseases, like heart disease and high blood pressure. Not all foods labeled as healthy foods are in fact healthy for the body. Do not assume because the words “fat free” or “low fat” are present on labels it must be healthy to eat. The body may not be getting all of the nutrients because of added ingredients that make foods appear healthier. The second most important way to lose weight is choosing foods that will boost metabolism. There are a variety of fruits and vegetables like apples, grapefruit, and broccoli...
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...Aging Based on the online health quizzes, it seems that I am at an increased risk of stress. I know it is easy for me to become overwhelmed, and sometimes I can procrastinate which leads to a larger buildup of stress. I need to focus on managing my time in a more effective way to avoid feeling stressed out and helpless. The health calculator also indicated that I was lacking sufficient amounts of protein in my daily meals. This is due to the fact that my daily diet is high in vegetables, and on average only one of my meals contains protein. According to the questionnaires, I am at a very low risk for chronic diseases and they do not pose any threat as of now. However, I know it is crucial to maintain a healthy lifestyle in order for these results to stay the same as I age. My level of physical activity is below average, so making a slight adjustment such as going to the gym three to four times a week can increase my lifespan. Exercising will also help lower my levels of stress and take healthy dieting into greater consideration. When it comes to my home, I would consider making additions and changes to ensure the safety of aging individuals who visit. I feel that it is practical to have a guest bedroom on the first floor of the house so that it is accessible to anyone who comes to visit. The residence should also include the necessary ramps, as well as the installation of railings in the downstairs bathroom and stairwells. These physical adaption’s to my home seem realistic...
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