Burn Your Excess Fat

June 14th, 2009 -- Posted in Fitness | 4 Comments »

Obesity is termed as the excess accumulation of fats on the body. This can be a danger to both your physical as well as your mental health. Diet and exercise are 2 definite ways to reduce ones weight.

.Eating foods that are high in calories and eating way more than your body demands are factors that lead to obesity. Lack of exercise also helps to gain unnecessary fats. Obesity leads to heart related disorders, high blood pressure and high cholesterol. In addition it also leads to humiliation and self consciousness.

Carrying excess fat is unhealthy. The only effective way to lose body fat is to increase energy expenditure by exercising more and/or decrease energy intake by eating less. A combination of the two in moderation is probably most effective, since dieting alone is often accompanied by an adaptive reduction in metabolic rate (resting energy expenditure).

Men store fat mainly around their bellies, while women collect it at their hips. Burning fat is the hard part. It’s a complex chemical process and happens all over the body, not just at the muscles you’re exercising. The trick is getting your body to dip into this stored energy supply, spurring the liver into converting the lard into a usable source of energy.

It is important for you to know, however, that no matter which routine of exercise you choose to follow, it will not really be effective for you unless you accompany it with a proper regimen of diet as well. In order to lose weight effectively, you will have to embark upon the two fold course of cutting down your diet and hiking up the exercise quotient of your program. This will not only show long term and permanent results, it will also be more effective in keeping weight off. Essentially, keeping the weight off should be your goal. Remember to cut back on carbohydrates, but not eliminate them, as they are the main providers of energy to function.

Ways to remove fat from diet

A raw food diet creates major improvements in health. A large part of cooked food can go into fat production, because heat and acid alter it making it unmetabolizable in other complex processes. By contrast, raw food should break down into components which can be directly metabolized in a variety of cells. The easiest way to reduce saturated fat is to choose reduced fat dairy foods, limit foods such as pastries, pies, pizza, biscuits and hot chips to once a week and trim all meat and poultry of visible fat before cooking.

Raw food digests marvelously well, so a person does not notice the acid, bile and residual effects of digestion that go with a cooked food diet. Adding a little bit of cooked food to a raw food diet doesn’t work well, because acid is then produced in the stomach, and it is bad for raw food. Acid and raw foods tend to create indigestion. Fruits and vegetables digest through different processes when raw. Eat fruit in the morning and vegetables later.

A problem however with raw foods is that they are the highest in pesticides. Organic raw foods may be necessary, unless a person is very clever in working around the worst pesticides. The effects are quite noticeable, which allows adjustments to be made.

The usual assumption is that the only supplement which is needed in theory is vitamin B12, because it is primarily found in meat. It originates with microbes, and very little is needed. Outside link on B12

If you are suffering from obesity, then on a daily basis you must start your day with a healthy breakfast. A glass of orange juice, a bowl of cereal with a fruit or dry fruits and a glass of milk will keep you satiated till lunch time. Avoid a mid day snack and then keep lunch simple. Do not eat any carbohydrates for at least 15 days in the month. A fruit at tea time will be a good option and at night you can have salad. Whole grains are good options when you are on a diet.

What exercise burns fat?

When you exercise to burn fat you need to have a certain amount of intensity. In other words, you’re not playing around and this is serious business. You know what the goal is and you are committed to reaching it. Whether it’s to lose weight, gain muscle or both you will do it.

Any exercise that gets your heart rate into your targeted heart range. If you want to lose weight, you need to exercise hard enough to increase your pulse rate enough to burn fat more efficiently. The exercises that get your heart rate into your targeted heart range will increase your metabolism and that’s what burns fat. So if you find the best exercise to burn fat you’ll lose weight. Keep your exercise routine exciting and vary it so you will keep interest in your workout routine.

If you exercise to burn fat then there’s no more hit and miss workout stuff. You need to be there every time no lame excuses for not getting to the gym. Contrary to popular belief you can’t just do what you want there is discipline involved, so you do it whether you feel like it or not. If I missed my workouts due to how I feel I might never get there.

Most people know that to burn fat the heart rate needs to be accelerated to the high end heart rate zone. You need to find your targeted heart rate zone; everyone is different depending on age and fitness level.

Many of you may be hesitant to start a weight training program, but the benefits far outweigh any reservation you may have. Weight training enhances your fat loss by increasing your muscle mass and more muscle means more calories burned (faster metabolism). It also it gives your skin a more tone, tight appearance, lowers your blood pressure, strengthens your bones, improves your agility, increases your flexibility strengthens your immune system and gives you more energy and a brighter outlook on life.

In theory, losing weight is as simple as eating less and/ or exercising more. The reality is about hitting the right balance of diet and exercise.

HYPERTENSION: High Blood Pressure

February 24th, 2009 -- Posted in Medical Health | 5 Comments »

High Blood Pressure: A threat to life! The medical term for high blood pressure is hypertension. High blood pressure means high pressure in the arteries. Arteries are vessels that carry blood from the pumping heart to all the tissues and organs of the body. Normal blood pressure is below 120/80; blood pressure between 120/80 and 139/89 is called “pre-hypertension”, and a blood pressure of 140/90 or above is considered high.
It quite normal for blood to go up and down but high blood pressure is dangerous because it makes the heart work too hard and contributes to hardening of the arteries. It increases the risk of heart disease and stroke. It can also result in other conditions, such as congestive heart failure, kidney disease, and blindness.  High blood pressure is called a “silent killer”, because it doesn’t usually cause symptoms while it is causing this damage. These complications of hypertension are often referred to as end-organ damage because damage to these organs is the end result of chronic high blood pressure. It does not have a symptom that is why it’s quite important to have your blood pressure checked regularly. Most people don’t know they have it until they go to the doctor for some other reason. It is usually measured by putting a blood pressure cuff around your arm, inflating the cuff and listening for the flow of blood. It will be measured more than one visit to see if you really have high blood pressure. hypertension naturopathy HYPERTENSION: High Blood Pressure

When you do not treat it, it can damage the heart, brain, kidneys, or eyes. This damage causes problems like coronary artery disease, stroke, and  kidney failure. Very high blood pressure can cause headaches, vision problems, nausea, and vomiting. Malignant high blood pressure, that is hypertensive crises which is blood pressure that rises very fast, can also cause these symptoms.

Combination of factors that causes High Blood Pressure includes:
Age as the risk of high blood pressure increases as you grow older.

  • Stress can raise blood pressure.
  • Inherited, High blood pressure often runs in families therefore transfer from histroy.
  • Excessive sodium in the diet can result in fluid retention and high blood pressure, especially in people sensitive to sodium.
  • Lack of physical activity tends to increase heart rate, which forces your heart to work harder with each contraction. Regular exercise is a good way to lose weight, its lower high blood pressure by itself.
  • The nicotine in cigarettes and other tobacco products causes your blood vessels to constrict and your heart to beat faster, which temporarily raises your blood pressure.
  • Excessive alcohol intake can increase the risk of heart disease.
  • Excessive intake of tea or any stimulant should be limited.

Secondary causes includes:

  • Kidney infection or kidney disease
  • Hormonal conditions ( condition where the body produces an excess of steroid hormones)
  • Conditions affecting the tissue of the body ( condition where the immune system attacks healthy tissue),
  • Medicines, such as the oral contraceptive pill, or the type of painkillers known as nonsteriodal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as ibuprofen,
  • Illegal stimulants, such as cocaine, amphetamine and crystal meth

Lowering Blood Pressure

  • You can consume meat and other dairy products but salt intake should be reduced. Foods like vegetables, fruits, whole wheat grain products and fishes combined with natural supplements like lemon, garlic, gooseberry etc can.
  • Folic acid helps to lower high blood pressure in some people, possibly by reducing elevated homocysteine levels.
  • Get 3,500 mg of potassium in your diet everyday. Fresh unprocessed whole foods have the most potassium.

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