How To Lose Weight - And Keep it OFF

Being overweight is not only uncomfortable, both physically and emotionally, it truly plays havoc with the body's ability to function 100%. 

Maintaining one's own beauty standards does not stop at what makeup and skin care products and or DYI formulas offer, but how we take care of ourselves internally. 

What do we put in our bodies to fuel and keep us going that actually is creating dis-ease and making the metabolic system work harder to utilize those foods and in turn, creating medical problems including our outer appearance, i.e., our skin to reflect the dis-ease? We must learn how to take care and fuel our systems for the task at hand properly so that the energies are good, as well as our skin reflecting how we feel. Read a previous post regarding Boosting Skin Health From Within
giving you details on what nutrients and foods can help your skin and body from within.

Below is a  video from TLS because to  help you identify what changes you need to make in order create a balanced system both inside and out. Below the video is an outline of what is address.

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 This video explains why you may struggle with their weight and what has and does negatively affect your metabolism and hormones.

1. Yo-Yo Dieting -- Losing and gaining significant amounts of weight over and over again. A few pounds on, a few pounds off, a few pounds on, a few pounds off and so on and so forth.

2. Crash Dieting -- Severe calorie restriction and cutting out entire food groups.

3. Sedentary Lifestyle -- Getting too little exercise.

4. Garbage In -- Over fed and under nourished. Overeating the wrong foods and receiving too little nourishment for your body to operate optimally.

5. Stress & Adrenal Fatigue -- Being on constant alert due to physical and emotional pressures. This negatively affects both your hormones and metabolism.



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Health Benefits of Pineapple-Why you should eat fresh pineapple

A simple Pineapple is one of those fruits that is packed with nutrients, antioxidants and vitamins. Being a member of the bromeliad family, it's extremely rare that bromeliads produce edible fruit. The pineapple is the only available edible bromeliad today and provides natural remedies to many ailments.  

Did you know that it's considered a multiple fruit? One pineapple is actually made up of dozens of

individual flowerlets  that grow together to form the entire fruit. Each scale on a pineapple is evidence of a separate flower.  

How to pick the best pineapple:

1.  You need to know pineapples stop ripening the minute they are picked. There is no special way of storing them will help ripen them further while the color is relatively unimportant in determining ripeness, it's the smell that determines how ripe it is.

2.  When it smells fresh, tropical and sweet, it will be a good fruit. 
3.  When there more scales on the pineapple, the sweeter and juicer the taste.

Health Benefits: This is one of fruits that offer a sweet and exotic flavor, but it may also be one of the most healthful foods available today. Research shows that pineapple is valuable for easing indigestion, arthritis and or sinusitis.  

• The juice has an anthelmintic effect; it helps get rid of intestinal worms.  
• Pineapple is high in manganese, a mineral that is critical to development of strong bones and connective tissue. A cup of fresh pineapple will give you nearly 75% of the recommended daily amount.  It is particularly helpful to older adults, whose bones tend to be brittle with age.    
• Bromelain, a proteolytic enzyme, is the key to pineapple's value. Proteolytic means "breaks down protein", which is why pineapple is known to be a digestive aid. It helps the body digest proteins more efficiently. 
• Bromelain is also considered an effective anti-inflammatory.  Regular ingestion of at least one half cup of fresh pineapple daily is purported to relieve painful joints common to osteoarthritis. It also produces mild pain relief.   
• In Germany, bromelain is approved as a post-injury medication because it is thought to reduce inflammation and swelling.   
• Orange juice is a popular liquid for those suffering from a cold because it is high in Vitamin C. 
• Fresh pineapple is not only high in this vitamin, but because of the Bromelain, it has the ability to reduce mucous in the throat. 
• If you have a cold with a productive cough, add pineapple to your diet. 
• It is commonly used in Europe as a post-operative measure to cut mucous after certain sinus and throat operations.   
• Those individuals who eat fresh pineapple daily report fewer sinus problems related to allergies. In and of itself, pineapple has a very low risk for allergies.   
• Pineapple is also known to discourage blood clot development. This makes it a valuable dietary addition for frequent fliers and others who may be at risk for blood clots.   
• An old folk remedy for morning sickness is fresh pineapple juice. it really works! Fresh juice and some nuts first thing in the morning often make a difference.   
• It's also good for a healthier mouth. The fresh juice discourages plaque growth.   

So now you have to good tid-bits to help with keeping yourself and loved ones in good health! 

Oh and be on the look out for a special DIY Pinpineapple Mask that works!

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Calcium and Vitamin D Boost Body Fat Loss

 This article gives you the research on how Calcium (building block for bones) and Vitamin D (helps the skin, metabolism and help lower heart disease risk) will assist with body fat loss. Remember ladies, to get in to shape or keep your body in great condition, it takes a life time commitment, positive energy and putting all of that together in a exercise program, eating whole foods and not processed plus getting enough rest.

 Author: Olivia Mungal From Market America Blog
If you, like millions of other people, recently just started a new diet for your New Year’s Resolution, you may be in luck. A recent study shows adding calcium and vitamin D supplements to a calorie-restricted diet may boost the loss of body fat more than the diet alone.

 

Calcium & Vitamin D

The Study

Chinese researchers from the Shanghai Institute of Health Sciences in China tested 52 obese or overweight adults. All participants were asked to follow an calorie-restricted diet (-500 kcal/daily), but half were randomly selected to take a Calcium and Vitamin D supplement, and the other half were given placebos.

The calcium and vitamin D group achieved 55.6% augmentation of fat mass loss compared with the control, despite the face that there was no significant difference in body weight change between groups,” researchers noted in the Nutrition Journal.

About a quarter of the US adult population is obese, and even more are considered overweight. Over 300,000,000 adults are considered obese worldwide, according to statistics from the WHO and the International Obesity Task Force."

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