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In today’s myriad market of weight loss strategies, it’s important to note that just because a diet works for someone else does not mean it will work for you. Much of it depends on whether you are insulin sensitive or insulin resistant. According to Stanford’s vegetarian researcher Christopher Gardner, insulin resistant dieters will lose weight faster on low carb, high fat diet. He explains that a low carb diet actually increases the HDL while lowering the triglycerides and LDL in insulin resistant dieters. Contrarily to popular belief, a high carb diet increases the triglycerides and lowers the HDL for insulin resistant dieters, but when these dieters added avocados and seeds to their diets, their triglycerides are back down and their HDL are back up.

Of all the popular diets on the market (Atkins, Zone, Ornish, South Beach, etc.), he notes the Atkin’s diet is the most effective for insulin resistant dieters in losing weight. However, most low carb dieters tend to revert into a into a high protein diet and this where most Atkin dieters get into BIG TROUBLE. Gardner WARNS,”Breaking down and/or elimating excess protein involves eliminating nitrogen, which will increase demands on the kidney, and may leech calcium from bones.”

Unlike fat and carbs, protein cannot be stored in the body. If one does not use up the excess protein, then the excess protein turns into nitrogen and into ammnoia and then out as urine. In the kidney, there is something called the glomerular, a “strainer or mesh” that filters out the protein from leaking into the urine. The more excess protein one consumes and does not use up, the more strain is placed on that “strainer and mesh”; thus, increasing the chances of leaking protein out into the urine. Protein are antibodies, cholesterols, “muscle food”, estrogen, testerone, insulin, etc. Once there is a hole, these protein leak out into the urine and will cause an array of ailments. Just think what can happen if someone’s antibodies or sex hormones start leaking out. And here is something to note: Surgeons cannot repair organs. There is no drug on the market that will repair any organ. At best, surgeons can only perform organ transplants.

For other diet strategies, watch Gardner’s video:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=eREuZEdMAVo

Note: Gardner’s video does not the concept of ketosis, which is commonly associated with the Atkins. Ketosis is not only unhealthy but will lead one into becoming diabetic. Diabetes affect all systems in the human body. More on this topic later….

A few years ago, when little Jessica weighted 400 lbs., she could barely walk. With the help of Richard Simmons,  he got Jessica down to about 150 lbs.   The video below  broadcasted about a year ago shows the remarkable change in  little Jessica.

http://www.flicklife.com/9ff0e5d1176244fdfb65/UPDATE_400_pound_7_year_old_Jessica.html

If there is one exercise everyone should do, it is Kegel. Kegel is a type of exercise that strengthens the pelvic muscle. As one ages, the pelvic muscle sags and weakens; thus increasing the chances of a bladder leak, aka. Dependables.

Kegel exercise was first introduced in 1948 by Dr. Arnold Kegel, a California gynecologist to aid post pregnant women in controlling incontinence. Since his original discovery, doctors have found Kegel exercise not only to benefit pregnant women in reducing their labor time but to aid others in preventing bladder leaks. Early symptoms include frequent urination and nocturia.

http://www.sgsonline.org/sgsinc/patiented/educate_articles/edpi002.htm

http://www.apta.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Search&template=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&ContentID=20405

http://www.americanpregnancy.org/labornbirth/kegelexercises.htm

NY Times writer Mark Bittman shares with his audience on the changes of food since the 1900’s.

In the 1900’s, the mother cooked, and the food was real. The ingredients used were simple without the usage of artificial flavorings. Frozen food, corn flakes, Cheese Wiz, Pringles, Pop Tarts, Minute Rice, chicken nuggets, goldfish crackers, restaurant chains, and vitamins did not exist.  Very interesting video.

http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/263

• One cup of blueberries yields just 80 calories.

• A half of cup of blueberries provide 4 servings of fruit per day. That’s only 40 calories!

• Blueberries offer females “urinary tract protection”. Like cranberries, they contain proanthocyanidins, which inhibit bacteria from adhering to the urinary tract. Females are much more prone to urinary tract infections and need to go to the bathroom more frequently than males because females have a much shorter urinary tracts than males.

• Blueberries are high in antioxidant.

• In laboratory studies, blueberries help improve the memories of mice. Alzheimer, dementia, and other prion diseases are on the rise. Doctors know VERY LITTLE about these brain diseases, and there is NO CURE.  CJD is a scary prion disease you will be hearing more about in the near future. Google it if you are curious.

SOURCE:
http://www.blueberrycouncil.com/nutrition-research-highlights.php