Stress has an enormous role to play in our day to day lives. As we continue to live, we’d expect to face unceasing battles and challenges then when we cannot take everything, we are going to give up the battle then stress will rule the scene. The condition can be good infrequently as it enables you to push harder toward reaching your dreams but when there’s too much stress, this isn’t good any more because it is going to be deleterious to your life.
Before we debate about the physical symptoms of stress, it is first crucial to understand those situations that will trigger it to occur. Essentially , everything will begin on the way we see things. If we look at life adversely then stress will show up while if we target the positive, expect to see constructive result.
When talking about the physical symptoms of stress, are must be aware that it can lead to bad posture as there is the bent for you to slump and sag which in exchange can end up in back ache while long-term physical symptoms is another more heavy issue to face.
If you are truly concern about the physical symptoms of stress, learn how to read the factors written below :
• Digestive problems
• Aches and pains
• Skin problems
• Sweating
• Joint pain
• Muscle pain
• Muscle tension
• Palpitations
• Sleep disturbances
• Asthma
In case you see you are going through these physical symptoms then be reminded this can have a massive effect on our life to the point that it may compound the external issues of what you are at present having.For you to reduce the symptoms you are feeling or for you to exterminate them utterly from your life, it’s very important to find pro help for you to use effective stress control strategies like respiring and exercise.
If ever you are troubled because that the physical symptoms of stress are manifesting in your life, do not be disturbed because after you find out how to face your fear and conquer the awful attack, you’ll come to live a new life again. With all these, you do not need to take stress or maybe uneasiness as something which can end your life but recall not to overlook the issue as it can cause graver results if you don’t begin to act the soonest.
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There are a lot of people who would give a lot to increase their metabolism. Having a high level of metabolism enables one to maintain burn fat and lose weight fast with the least amount of activity. Metabolism is the rate by which the body produces and consumes energy and calories to support life. There are several factors that affect the metabolism of a person, such as the amount of muscle tissue, the frequency of the meals one consumes, genetics, stress levels, personal diet and activity levels. Metabolism slows done due to the following: loss of muscle because of not enough physical activity, the tendency of the body to cannibalize its own tissue because there is not enough food energy to sustain it, and the decrease of physical activity that comes naturally with old age.
Here are several ways to fire up one's metabolism :
1. Build up on lean, mean body mass. It is only natural that metabolism decreases along with age, but it is possible to counter the effects. The amount of muscle a person has is a very strong determinant in the ability to burn calories and shed fat.
2. Eat breakfast. A lot of people are ignoring the fact that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Surprisingly , the ones who eat breakfast are thinner than the ones who do not. Metabolism can slow down considerably if breakfast is taken during mid-morning or if one waits until the afternoon to eat.
3. Avoid sugar. Sugar enables the body to store fat. It is recommended that a person consumes food that helps sustain an even level of blood-sugar. Additionally , progressive execerise 2-3 times a week should be in order to stabilize blood sugar.
4. Eat spicy foods. Hot cuisine with peppers can increase metabolism.
5. Sleep more. According to research, it is riskier for people who do not get enough sleep to gain weight. Also, muscles are regenerated during the last couple of hours of slumber.
6. Increase water intake. Water flushes out toxins that are produced whenever the body burns fat~Water flushes out toxins that are produced whenever the body burns fat}. Majority of bodily functions involves water, and lack of water causes the body system’s operations to decrease its speed, and produces unneeded stress as a result.
7. Eat smaller meals. It is advisable to consume 4 to 6 small meals that are timed 2 to 3 hours apart.
8. Never skip meals. People tend to skip meals in order to lose weight, which is a big mistake since it slows down metabolism.
9. Plan meals in detail. Always prepare the right amount of food to be consumed at the designated intervals. Do not commit the mistake of eating meals in sporadic patterns.
9. Ditch the stress! Stress, be it physical or emotional, triggers the release of a steroid called cortisol, which decreases metabolism. Also, people tend to eat excessively when stressed.
10. Guzzle up on green tea. It can be used as a substitute for coffee. Tea has the ability to stimulate metabolism, and unlike coffee, it has no undesirable side effects when too much is consumed.
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Expensive wellness programs, diet pills and gym membership are not necessary conditions associated with quick weight loss patterns. Other than a good diet modification that would involve the reduction of caloric foods, establishing a quick weight loss exercise pattern will work wonders.
Most middle aged people are sedentary which has a direct impact not only on the weight but also on cardiac and circulatory health too. Being tied to our jobs, usually does not permit much time for the needed exercise that will help us reduce our weight, however, there are many activities that can help burn calories and result in a reduction of body fat. Some quick weight loss exercise moves when included in a daily program will help one develop a good physical shape.
One of the most important places to begin when starting a quick weight loss exercise program is the night before. Ensure you are getting enough sleep each night. The physical activity will not function to your benefit if you are too tired to accomplish your quick weight loss exercise plan. Go to bed early enough, so that the first day you are well rested and physically prepared to begin your program.
Write down the details of the quick weight loss exercise routine indicate the amount of time for every exercise and the specific efficiency. Every week, review your journal and attempt to increase the amount of time you spend on each quick weight loss exercise. For example, in the first week, you may wish to take a brisk 15 minute walk every day, in the second week increase this to 20 minutes and so on until you reach a climax that you are comfortable with.
Good quick weight loss exercises include brisk walks (particularly if you swing the arms for an extra calorie consume), jumping jacks and running in place. If there is space enough, outdoor activities make even more valuable weight loss exercise solutions to get burn more fat at an increased heart rate. If you are embarrassed to work out in public, you can run up the stairs in your house several times, this is an excellent cardio-exercise that will quickly burn calories.
In addition to your quick weight loss exercise program, you must make sure you are modifying your diet. Hunger is usually more intense after working out, and you have to find a way to keep your distance from high-caloric foods. This is the time when you should not fill-up on high calorie carbohydrates; rather it is more effective to your diet if you crunch on some vegetables or fruits instead.
Unless you are able to reduce high cholestrol levels you will always be prone to suffering from heart disease. Cholesterol levels can rise on account of a number of factors with consumption of saturated fats being a major reason and in addition eating too much of fatty foods over prolonged periods of time, smoking, not exercising enough and drinking alcohol also all contribute to the problem of high cholesterol.
Low cholesterol diet menu for healthy lifestyle
It behooves anyone that suffers from high cholesterol to consider planning a low cholesterol diet menu that can be used in conjunction with a healthier lifestyle to help bring down cholesterol levels to more manageable levels. A low cholesterol diet menu will also help to lower the risk of developing heart diseases and so if you have a cholesterol problem this is one solution that you must seriously consider using.
A low cholesterol diet menu should be prepared after being sure of the foods that contribute to cholesterol problems and foods that help in decreasing the condition. At the very least a low cholesterol diet menu must ensure that you minimize intake of all saturated fats and in addition you should reduce calorie intake and of course you should also shed any excess fat from your body. Both fruits and vegetables should be part of low cholesterol diet menu.
Other than fruits as well as vegetables your low cholesterol diet menu should include foods that contain plenty of fiber which help in soaking up the cholesterol and which also help to eliminate the cholesterol from the body. Apples and oranges and pears are known to have plenty of fiber and the same is the case with eating oats and also carrots and these are ideal for your low cholesterol diet menu.
One should also include omega-3 fats and exclude omega-6 from his low cholesterol diet menu. In order to get sufficient omega-3 fats you need to eat plenty of salmon and tuna that is canned in water and what’s more, it also pays to eat flaxseed and cod and also soybeans and even walnuts.
A cholestrol test is essential if you wish to know your cholesterol levels. Such a test should be undertaken at least once in five years and it is very useful in helping to identify the levels of good cholesterol, bad cholesterol and triglyceride levels.
If you ever needed another good reason to exercise, I’ve got one for you:
Exercise makes your brain bigger.
Actually this isn’t entirely accurate. To be more specific, exercise was found to increase brain size slightly, but far more important to increase “spatial reasoning.”
This is the ability to recognize patterns, remember phrases, numbers, and so-on. This was discovered by researchers at the Universities of Chicago and Pittsburgh.
It is also one of the most important factors to the prevention of Alzheimer’s and dementia.
My mom suffered with dementia the last ten years of her life. But unlike most dementia patients she was fully functional thanks to exercise. She drove and had a mind that was unbelievably sharp right up until an accident injured her beyond the ability to exercise.
After that, she mentally went downhill rapidly. Thankfully, she passed in peace… and she had ten wonderfully active years thanks to her willingness to take up weight training at the age of 71.
She eventually walked up to 3 miles per day and trained in the gym 3 days per week.
That kept her mind sharp, along with fish oil and N-Acetyl L-Carnitine, a wonderful brain nutrient.
Once again, we see the power of exercise. It increases the QUALITY of your life.
Quantity is no where near as important to me as quality.
The links at the bottom of this newsletter are to my books on exercise. Pick the one that appeals to you most and take action.
Your brain will thank you, as will the rest of your body.
One of the best ways to start exercising when you are over 40 is by using the routines covered in “Fit Over 40″.
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I remember a friendly argument with my co-author of Fit Over 40 Tom Venuto. It all started when I told Tom how I was eating and training for my last peak. A peak is where you lower your bodyfat and try to maintain as much muscle mass as possible.
“There’s just no way I could ever get in shape eating and training like that,” says Tom. “Sure you could man…what are you, a mutant?” Tom fires back, then me, then Tom….and so it goes. (I really didn’t call Tom a mutant. That was creative liberty.)
So why are so many fitness pros like Tom freaked out about my training and nutrition plan? Simple: I claim it burns fat while building muscle at the same time. Every time I read an article by some doctor or expert claiming it’s “biologically impossible” to gain lean muscle mass on a hypocaloric diet (a diet low in calories) I just laugh.
I do more than make claims–I have proved this to be true many times. I’ve had my bodyfat hydrostatically measured during several peaks. In all but one I showed an increase of muscle mass and a decrease of bodyfat during a 12-16 week period. The one time I didn’t show an increase in muscle mass when was I was training the most in the gym. That may not make sense right now, but it will in a moment.
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One of the most surprising benefits I’ve discovered for being engaged to a gal from the Middle East, other than the vast cultural exchange, is the cooking.
Oh, yes ladies… my gal COOKS!
Which is good since I am a lousy cook. : )
Hanna enjoys it… and she brings a Middle Eastern flair to some really boring fitness/bodybuilding foods that I want to share with you today.
Here’s just two quick tips from Hanna on making the ultimate in “boring” foods — egg whites and tuna (yuck) — taste incredible.
TIP 1:
Lively Egg White Omelette
Let’s face facts: Egg whites suck. At least that’s what I USED to think until Hanna decided to experiment with my morning omelette.
Now I eat this stuff like it was candy.
Here’s what she does:
1. She cooks the veggies separate from the egg whites. You’d think this would be common sense, but I never did it and I’ve seen a lot of people just toss it all in together.
2. Add 1/2 teaspoon of olive oil with 1/2 teaspoon of coconut oil to the veggies. This alone improved the taste tremendously.
3. Add 1/2 egg yolk to the veggies after cooking for 1 minute. This, again, is primarily for taste.
4. Garlic! If you love garlic, here’s your chance. Garlic ROCKS in egg white omelets.
5. Use Pam or another non-stick spray for the egg whites and cook them like you would a normal omelette. Then pour the almost-cooked veggies in the middle. Do the omelette dance.
6. Here’s the SECRET SAUCE… literally. This will sound nuts until you try it:
Shrimp Cocktail Sauce
Okay… Hanna’s bright, but this was an accident. She thought it was salsa. But I’ve NEVER gone back to salsa after stumbling on this incredible treat! I have no idea why it tastes so good, but it makes the omelette.
Try these tips and see if your egg white omelette doesn’t become your favorite meal of the day.
TIP 2:
Canned Tuna Extraordinaire
Again, I have the lovely Hanna to thank for this.
Like egg whites, I used to HATE canned tuna. Now, again, I can eat this every night without complaint.
Here’s what she does:
She cooks the veggies the same way as in the omelette above and then pours the tuna from the can into a skillet. That’s IT.
I’ve never had “tuna ala skillet” before… and I have no clue why this tastes so smooth and delicious, but it does.
If you hate canned tuna for being dry or tasteless, try this. You’ll never go back.
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Remember:
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P.S. Most of the recipes that come with my EODD book can be prepared in 15 minutes or less… so do not let the clock become your enemy when it comes to getting lean!
And remember: You can eat your favorite foods several days per week on my plan and still get rid of excess bodyweight.
Why give up living when you don’t have to, right? : )
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Scott Colby, CPT just interviewed me recently for “Fit Pros Against Cancer.” My job: Help give away a TON of free fitness information to his listeners as they called into the show.
And I think I did a pretty good job.
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Here’s what we cover in just about 30 minutes…
- How much fat can you burn (and inches can you lose) in just 6 days?…
- How to make fatloss “easier” (not ‘easy’… but easier!)…
- What to do about perimenopause and menopause stress and the fat-gain that comes with it… AND…
- The “Stress-Free” dietplan for women who fight the “pooch” or who are going through perimenopause or menopause!
- Is exercise worthless if you sit down while you work?…
- What about fitness for “seniors”?… Can you gain muscle and shed fat past the age of 60?
- An inhome exercise that lasts 7 minutes but that can increase the lifespan of women by up to 60%! …
- The shocking truth about whole grains and disease…
- The “myth” of shaping/building muscle AND dropping bodyfat at the same time… hear the TRUTH about this once and for all! …
- How you can have your cake (literally!) and eat it too (i.e. get all the fatburning benefits while still enjoying desserts)…
- How to “reboot” your key fatburning hormone using nothing more than the food in your refrigerator!…
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- The “Food Purist” versus the “Food Rebel”… which one are you?…
- The one thing you can to TODAY without hardly any effort to improve your appearance and your health!…
- 2 simple exercises you can do at work to remove back strain and improve your abs (yes… ABS!)…
- Why the “baby boomer” generation is literally being left out of most fitness plans… and a plan that’s perfectly suited for all boomers!…
- The 1 trick I use to workout without nagging injuries! …
- Why exrercise decreases 1 critical sex-hormone… and what you can do to prevent it (even increase it!) …
- The importance of strength over the age of 30 (it’s not what you think… and it’s VITAL!) …
- And more!
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The 2 fattening foods that I’m going to talk about in this article may actually shock you… most people falsely believe these 2 foods are “healthy”. In all of my years working as a Certified Nutrition Specialist, this usually surprises people when I mention they should consider eliminating these foods from their diet.
Everybody these days knows how bad trans fats and high fructose corn syrup are for you, so I figured I’d spare you yet another lecture on those… Instead, read on to see a couple foods that may shock you that they may be packing on the blubber.
The first type of food that is often falsely believed to be healthy is wheat products… this includes most breads, cereals, bagels, muffins, pasta, crackers, and so on. And yes, I am including “whole wheat” in the category of this fattening food.
First of all, a large percentage of the population has some degree of intolerance to the gluten in wheat and some other grains. Full blown celiacs are the most sensitive to it, but what most people don’t realize is that the majority of the population was never meant to eat large quantities of wheat. The human digestive system has never adapted to large amounts of wheat in the diet.
The introduction of wheat into the human diet has only been in the last couple thousand years, and it has NEVER been in such large quantities in the human diet until the last 80-100 years. This is a small time frame compared to the traditional diet that the human digestive system developed over several hundred thousand years eating a hunter-gatherer diet of meats, fruits, vegetables, nuts, and seeds.
From my experience with many of my clients, when they heed my advice and eliminate wheat from their diet for 2-3 weeks to see if they start to lose weight and feel better, this almost always makes a HUGE difference. Many times, they not only start losing body fat much faster, but they also finally get rid of headaches and indigestion that has plagued them for years. Sometimes even skin problems go away when eliminating wheat from the diet.
The 2nd example of the worst fattening foods that shocks many people because it is thought to be “healthy” is — fruit juice.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m not an anti-carb advocate per se… I actually think most fruits are VERY healthy for us. However, we were NOT meant to separate the juice from the rest of the fruit and only drink the high calorie sugary mixture and leave behind the fiber and other beneficial components of the fruit.
When you only drink the juice of fruits (apple juice and orange juice being 2 of the worst culprits in the western diet), you are not getting the appetite satisfying effect of the fiber in the fruit, and you’re left craving more carbs. Also, the fiber in whole fruit helps to slow the blood sugar response when eating whole fruit compared to fruit juice.
Bottom line… overconsuming fruit juices makes you fat. On the other hand, eating whole fruits including all of the fiber helps you maintain a healthy balanced diet and high nutrient density (as long as the rest of your diet is whole unprocessed foods as well).
If you want the REAL truth on eating strategically for permanent fat loss, read these 5 tips for Losing Body Fat the smart and effective way.
Enjoy, and good luck with your nutrition endeavors!
Mike Geary -
Certified Nutrition Specialist,
Certified Personal Trainer,
Author of the world-wide best-seller: The Truth about Six Pack Abs
