What You Need to Know to Lose Weight Without Dieting Written by Michelle May M.D.
If your commitment to eat right, exercise, and lose weight always seems to lose its steam, you are not alone! Weight problems are not just about what you are eating, but why you are eating in first place. To see what I mean, ask yourself these questions. Do you think about food and eating more than you think you should? Do you feel guilty when you eat certain foods? Do you have trouble passing up tempting food even if you aren’t hungry? Do you often eat when you are bored, stressed, lonely, or angry? Do you eat differently in private than you do in public? Do you fluctuate between dieting and eating too much? If you answered yes to most of these questions, you have probably discovered that dieting hasn’t really solved problem. To help you understand why, lets take a look at three different eating styles: Over Eating, Restrictive Eating, and Instinctive Eating. In “Over Eating” people eat because it is mealtime or because something looks good - whether they are hungry or not. They may also eat to distract themselves or cope with stress and emotions. They may reward, comfort, or entertain themselves with food. Their weight tends to go up and down depending on whether they are off or on their diet. In “Restrictive Eating,” a person controls his or her weight by dieting. They decide when, what, and how much to eat based on rules of latest diet they are following. Since diet rules are always changing, they sometimes feel confused about what they should eat. They think of food as either “good” or “bad”—and they think of themselves as good or bad, depending on what they ate. Now think about someone who doesn’t struggle with his or her weight. If you are having trouble thinking of someone like that, think of a baby or a young child. I call this “Instinctive Eating.” These people just seem to know when, what, and how much food they need. When their body needs fuel, they get hungry, triggering an urge to eat. They simply stop eating when their hunger is satisfied. Most of them really like to eat and seem to be able to eat whatever they want. However they will turn down even delicious food if they aren’t hungry.
| | Human Growth Hormone: The new Fountain of Youth?Written by J. Bowler
Human Growth Hormone: The New Fountain of Youth? By: J. Bowler http://www.ageless-beauty.com Human Growth Hormone (HGH) has become a very popular, although expensive, antiaging treatment. Even skeptics admit that HGH treatments produce very noticeable results. The question of safety of long term use is still up in air. Although use of hormones in treatment of various conditions is not new, it seems to always be shrouded in controversy. For example, hormones have been prescribed to women undergoing menopause for almost 40 years, but debate over its safety and efficacy continues to present day. HGH is a protein naturally produced by pituitary gland. It stimulates anabolic activity in all areas of human body. Basically this means that it helps synthesize simple substances into complex material of living tissue. Studies performed by National Institute of Aging have shown that people receiving human growth hormone benefit from a change in body composition. They develop several pounds of extra muscle while losing fat. Patients receiving HGH report a decrease in pain, an increase in flexibility and a sense of well being they did not have before. Other antiaging benefits of HGH therapy is that skin becomes thicker and more flexible, immune system is enhanced, stamina increases, cholesterol balance is shifted in a positive way, more calcium is deposited on bones and glands are restored. Since this sounds like legendary fountain of youth, what is downside? First is cost. This is meant to be a lifetime treatment and cost runs about $6000 a year, generally not covered by health insurance. The drug is usually injected and a lot of follow up testing is required.
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