Weight to Height Charts for Men and WomenWritten by Renee Kennedy
Frame sizeIn order to determine if you are overweight, underweight or just right, you will first need to know your frame size. Frame sizes come in three different categories: small, medium, and large. To determine your frame size: Measure your elbow breadth: - Put your arm straight out in front of you, bend your arm at
 elbow with your fingers pointing straight up. (Your arm should be at a 90 degree angle to your body.) - Turn your wrist so that palm of your hand is facing your body. (You should be able to see your palm.)
- Put your thumb and fore finger on two bones on outside of your elbow. Measure this distance in inches.
- Input this information here - Frame Calculator.
Weight to Height Charts The following information in these weight to height charts is from The Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (1983 statistics). These charts are widely used by experts in medical field. However, other experts criticize these statistics based on fact that participants in study were primarily white, middle class people. Also, validity of statistics is questionable due to inconsistent research methods.
| | Understanding Makes All The DifferenceWritten by Melinda Kempenich
Have you ever heard it said that when it rains, it rains down on everyone and when flowers bloom, they bloom for everyone, big or small, rich or poor. Optimal health can be and should be for everyone as well. Sometimes understanding how health works makes all difference. We have three biological requirements for optimal health. Those requirements are friendly bacteria, enzymes, and minerals. All plants, animals, and humans need these three requirements, as we are all a part of nature. We all have life cycles, and we all age, big or small, rich or poor. Probiotics are what we use to describe organisms that help life by living in intestinal tract. There are millions upon millions of bacteria residing in gastro-intestinal tract. While some are “friendly” bacteria, others are harmful and have potential to cause disease. Friendly bacteria play such an important role in health. Among few benefits are helping to enhance immune system, and helping body absorb nutrients. They also help to break down minerals to be used effectively by body. So who needs “friendly” bacteria? All life on earth needs Friendly Bacteria, big or small, rich or poor. The specialized protein substances that control and promote all of life’s processes are known as enzymes. They are what make life possible. There are three kinds of enzymes. Metabolic enzymes keep organs and tissues supplied with proteins, fats, and carbohydrates to promote healthy bodies and repair damage to our bodies. Digestive enzymes break down proteins, carbohydrates and fats. There are three digestive enzymes: protease digest proteins; amylase which digest carbohydrates; and lipase which digest fats. Food enzymes are found only in raw foods. All life requires enzymes to sustain it. Enzymes are destroyed at temperatures above 118 degrees so only plant and animal food in a raw state will contain enzymes. So who needs enzymes? All life on earth needs enzymes, big or small, rich or poor. Minerals are needed for proper composition of body fluids, formation of blood and bone, and also for maintaining nervous system. Minerals function as co-enzymes. Each one is essential to body’s enzyme functions. They play a specific role in a variety of different chemical reactions in our bodies. Eight of these minerals are required in high concentrations. They are calcium, phosphorus, sodium, chloride, sulfur, magnesium, and silicon. There are also nine minerals that our bodies need in small amounts. These are iron, zinc, copper, cobalt, iodine, manganese, chromium, molybdenum, and selenium. Minerals are best absorbed through food. In order for a mineral to be utilized by body it must first be absorbable. It must be plant derived and organic, such as blue-green algae, which is a natural whole food that contains a wide variety of minerals balanced by nature. Plants absorb minerals and as a result, those eating plants will absorb minerals, and those eating animals, who eat plants will absorb minerals. So who needs minerals? All life on earth needs minerals, big or small, rich or poor.
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