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Wednesday, March 24th, 2010
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Tuesday, February 7th, 2012
Yes, this blog is about the Biggest Loser tv show but it is also about losing weight and being healthy. So right now I am going to talk a bit about something that may be keeping some of you from losing weight and it may be affecting your health without you even knowing it.
For a while now I have been having some health issues, actually quite a while now. But before I get into all of that I know that some of you may be tempted to leave this page without reading further so I am going to list some symptoms and if you do not have any of these symptoms then fine go ahead and leave this page. But if you have ANY of these symptoms then PLEASE continue to read.
- Weight Gain Or Difficulty Losing Weight
- Menstrual Problems, e.g. Heavy and/or Infrequent Flow
- Fatigue & Exhaustion
- Thrush
- Allergies, e.g. Itching Eyes, Rashes, Hives
- Heart Palpitations
- Sore Breasts
- Stomach Bloating/Digestion Problems
- Nausea
- Itching Skin
- Low Sex Drive
- Skin Problems, e.g. Wrinkles & Age Spots
- Aching Joints & Muscle Soreness, e.g. Aching Legs & Backaches
- Motion Sickness
- Dry, Tangly Hair Or Hair Loss
- Depression
- Constipation
- Brittle, Split Nails
- Swelling & Puffiness in the Eyes, Face, Arms and Legs
- Poor Concentration
What are these the symptoms of you might wonder?
Hypothyroidism- underactive thyroid gland.
Why am I writing about this? Well, years ago I had symptoms of an underactive thyroid gland. I researched it and found Kelp to be of use in treating it naturally so I bought some and used it
I felt better and that was the end of that.
Or so I thought.
You see, I never thought any more of it. I wish I had.
Back before I had my son Josh I miscarried twins. It was quite traumatic. My husband and I had only told everyone we knew, about the baby, just days before I miscarried.
I was so upset over losing my baby. The doctor had me come in the next day to be tested to see if I would need to have a D ‘N’ C done or not.
I went in and lo and behold I was amazed to find out that there was still a baby. I had been carrying twins and didn’t even know it.
I was so happy and exhausted. I went home and took a nap. When I awoke it was to lose this baby too.
I was so depressed. My husband was of no help. If I even mentioned the babies he would say that he didn’t want to talk about it.
In my misery I saw things in a while new light. Years before a friend had miscarried her baby and I realized that I had not been there for her as I should have. I sat down and I poured my heart out to her and apologized profusely for not having been a better friend when she needed me to be.
She never got back with me.
I even contacted one of those hotlines and didn’t get any help.
Talk about being depressed.
Anyway, the reason that I mention this time of my life is because in doing some research recently about some health issues that I have been having I found out that over 30 million women and men have an underactive thyroid and that it can be the cause of miscarriage and birth of a premature baby.
If I had only known and had taken care of my thyroid sooner then maybe my babies would have survived. It’s possible.
You know, all the doctor’s that I saw while I was pregnant with Josh and not a one of them mentioned anything about checking my thyroid level.
I was bedridden for months at home, I was in the hospital for over 6 weeks and Josh was STILL 2 months premature.
I believe that my miscarriages and Josh being premature could very well have been caused by an under-active thyroid.
More recently I have been suffering from many items on this list and have been feeling quite poorly. I have been under a lot of stress with my uncle’s illness and subsequent death.
In doing research to determine the cause of my feeling poorly I was amazed to discover that I was suffering from an under-active thyroid gland and that not only was it behind my health issues now but most probably had been the reason behind the loss of my babies and why Josh was born premature.
I also found out that it is so common that, in doing a simple test at a local fair, researchers found that 50% of the people had a low thyroid and didn’t even know it.
I got to thinking about how some of the Biggest Loser contestants have wanted children. Some, like Sarah Nitta have had miscarriages before losing weight.
Could a low thyroid have anything to do with these people gaining the weight? Having trouble losing the weight? Could it be affecting any of you adversely?
I felt that it was important tp bring this information to you in order that if this is a problem for you that you can find out and take care of it.
You see, there is a very simple, cheap and easy test that you can do right now.
IODINE TINCTURE TEST:
All you need to do is to dab Iodine Tincture ( which costs only about $2 @ drug stores but do not get the decolorized) on body in 1-2 inch dot & then watch it.
If it has disappeared within 24 hours, you will need to reapply it.
Whenever you notice it is gone, reapply it
Repeat daily until the brown spot remains for 24 hours at which time you have successfully re-iodized yourself or your child.
Repeat at first of every month (or whenever you remember).
Now, Williss Langford wrote a paper about Hypothyroidism. He believed that there was a connection between it and Autism which makes me wonder if it could be connected to things like dementia and alzheimers. Now I don’t know this for certain but I know that I have been having trouble remembering lately and my thinking has been cloudy. Yet since starting to re-iodize myself I and much more clear headed and I feel better.
When I got my bottle of iodine I didn’t realize that it was decolorized. I put it on anyway and within hours I could feel a difference.
I managed to get a bottle of the brown iodine after using the clear for 2 days- since my symptoms were so bad I applied it 4-5 times a day.
When I applied the brown iodine on the 3rd day it disappeared within 5 hours. This was after having already applied it for 2 days so this tells me that my thyroid must have been extremely low.
Now, I am not a doctor but I will say that since starting the iodine therapy (simply applying it to my skin several times a day) I am sleeping much better, my thinking is clearer, my memory is better again, my skin is not nearly as dry, the nerve rash is fading and when I got up this morning I didn’t have all the aches and pains that I have been having lately.
And I figure that something this cheap, easy and non threatening is worth a try for anyone dealing with these issues. You do NOT drink the iodine. You simply put a circle of it on your skin. If your body absorbs it quickly (in less than 24 hours) then your thyroid needed the iodine. It’s as simple as that.
I think that all of the stress I have gone through over the years has taken it’s toll and my Uncle’s illness and death were simply the straw that broke the camels back so to speak.
Now I am hoping that by bring you this information that it will help those of you that need it. It is easily checked, cheap and easily fixed. One bottle of brown iodine can tell you if a low thyroid is a problem for you and it can re-iodize your thyroid.
Now some of these symptoms can also be from toxic overload and I plan to write more about that and what you can do about it very soon here. So please keep checking back.
I’ll be blogging about tonight’s Biggest Loser show and am hoping that this is the week that Conda gets sent home. I am so tired of her drama and placing the blame on everyone else. She reminds me of a certain family member that I have been having to deal with-UGH! Bad enough to deal with this in real life but to then see Conda doing the same crap is just too much.
See you all soon with a post about tonight’s Biggest Loser J I Cannot Wait!!!
Losing It With Jillian Michaels
Thursday, March 18th, 2010WHOOOHOOOO! Just found out that Jillian Michael’s new tv show “Losing It” will be starting June 1st at 10-11pm ET
It will be on for the Summer 2010 and hopefully many years to come as the things that Jillian has said about it while they have been taping it have made me think that it should be a very good show- just like Biggest Loser.
“Losing It” will follow America’s Got Talent June 1st and then will move in to it’s regular time slot on Tuesdays at 8-9pm ET.
So, we will still get our weekly dose of Jillian’s tough love and I might actually be able to get through the Summer without having really bad Biggest Loser withdrawals ;0)lol
I have long been commenting about how we need something for us Biggest Loser addicts to help us to get through the long Summer when it is not on. I barely make it through the week or two between seasons and the Olympics just about killed me- okay, maybe it wasn’t QUITE that bad but I really love seeing Bob Harper and Jillian Michael’s kick butt on Biggest Loser and the emotions of the contestants. It is so inspiring to see people that can barely move when they come on be able to lose as much as 100 pounds in less than 2 months and not only be walking but running.
I like how Bob and Jillian are together. There is a chemistry. I don’t necessarily mean sexual but a close friendship. though imagine if Bob and Jillian ever DID get together? They could have babies that would go out and spread fitness all over the world- little Bob and Jillian ‘clones’ so to speak. They could take over the world…..
Ok, enough of that :0)LOL
Alright, so I don’t know about all of you but I have been excited to hear that Jillian’s new tv show will be coming on soon and that it will help all of us Biggest Loser fanatics to get through the long months without BL.
I also like the idea of Jillian helping an entire family each week. We will get to know the whole family and she will find out what got them all to where they are in true Jillian Michael’s fashion. She digs down and finds the ‘cancerous area’ and cuts it out- so to speak. She finds out what the emotional issues are and helps people to deal with them even though it is painful. It is the only way to really heal and be able to deal with painful, emotional issues without going right back to their old ways; using food to comfort them.
I know that Jillian had a difficult time taping her new show. Being in a strange bed each week when she missed her own.
But, Jillian used to be fat and she is determined to help others to lose weight , get fit and be healthy.
We want her to know that we appreciate all that her and Bob do to help so many. It may be entertainment for us but for so many it is life changing (life GIVING) and in their own way they are making the world a better place.
On the surface it is easy to see Jillian being mean or being a bully. But she is the way that she is, and does what she does, because she cares and it WORKS!
Some people can lose weight with people being kind to them but others have gotten obese. Jillian gives ‘tough love’ and she gets results and we cannot wait to see her new show,
Write it on your calender
Jillian Michael’s new tv show “Losing It” June 1st 10-11pm ET
Then 8-9pm ET each Tuesday after that
Don’t Miss It!
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bone building
Friday, July 24th, 2009Muscle building is very important for you to lose weight and be healthy but don’t forget to be sure that you have strong bones too. Strong bones are very important,
Most people think that to have strong bones that you must drink a lot of milk. Milk is good for you and it has a lot of calcium which is important but it is not the only important item needed for your body to have good, strong bones.
Below is as list of other foods that you should try to eat often to build your bone density.
Bone buiding foods:
Broccoli
Dark green leafy vegetables
seeds- pumpkin seeds are the best
Canned salmon-eat the bones
beans
eggs
pineapple
calcuim fortified juice & cereals
Weight Loss News
Tuesday, July 14th, 2009My research has come across an article describing a new weight loss pill, with a planned release date for next year.
Some people are describing this new weight loss drug as a ‘miracle’ stating that it helps people to lose anywhere from 10% and more of their body weight.
It is also supposed to help people to raise good cholesterol, help prevent heart disease, help people to stop smoking without weight gain and more.
But, my Mom always said “If it seems to be too good to be true then it usually is”.
So what, if any, is the downside to this new weight loss pill?
Well, it has been describe to increase nausea, it also could increase the risk of neuropsychiatric disorders, irritability, depression & anxiety.
This new weight loss drug works by blocking endocannabinoid receptors in the brain.
There are a lot of experts that think that it is not a good idea to block the pleasure center in the brain without producing any bad side effects.
Then there is another new weight loss drug that produced a 25% body weight loss in 1 week in trials on mice but there is no guarantee that humans will get those same weight loss results if (or when) it would go into human clinical trials.
And, if it does, what side effects might it have?
Sure there are weight loss products that have helped some people and that many claim could help you but what are the side effects? Will you be able to keep the weight off after you lose it? Will you gain it right back and maybe even gain more weight than what weight you had lost?
What other side effects might you experience? Will they discover, down the road, that there were more serious side effects than they even realized?
Quit hopping on the weight loss band wagon. Quit trying every new weight loss diet, pill or potion that comes out on the market.
The only sure way and safe way to lose weight and to be able to keep it off is to change the way that you feel about food.
Once you do that you can not only lose the control that food has over you but gain control over the food you eat.
If you have been reading My Biggest Loser Blog for a while then you probably already know about how I lost a lot of weight by using a subliminal software program that retrained my brain to think differently about food.
Since I quit getting on the scales years ago because I didn’t like what the scales said I have no idea what weight I finally did get up to.
A trip to the doctors office a few years ago showed me at something like 250 pounds. I believe I gained more after that.
I kept buying larger and larger clothes and I quit looking in the mirror. I only looked in the mirror enough to brush my hair. I also quit having pictures taken of me as I hated looking at them.
You see your mind can play tricks on you. You can look in the mirror and still see yourself as thinner like you remember or like you WANT to see yourself.
But, when someone takes a picture? Well, the camera doesn’t lie.
For many of you who are overweight you probably have had one of those “OMG!” moments yourself. You know what I mean. Someone shows you a picture of yourself and you are like….
Oh My GAWWWDDDDD- That CAN’T be ME!?
But deep down you know that it is.
If you have had your own OMG moment and you truly want to lose weight but haven’t been able to- please quit harming your body with weight loss pills and drugs that aren’t really help you and that could be actually causing unseen damage that might not show up for months or years to come.
I have showed you pictures of myself. Both Before and After. Right now you can go to the links to the right of the page and you can purchase this same subliminal weight loss software that I used to lose enough weight that I went from wearing a XXXL shirt to being able to wear my son’s size Medium shirts. My pants that I wore before I lost the weight swim on me. Some of them are so loose that even my hips barely keep them on.
You can get that same subliminal weight loss software for under $20 right now. That is not an ongoing subscription that is a one time fee and you can use the software any time you want to or need to for the rest of your life.
You will literally change the way that you feel about food so that you no longer have to worry about food holding you prisoner.
You know what I mean. You feel like you can’t even take a bite of your favorite foods or you won’t be able to stop eating them?
Maybe you are so bad you feel that if you just L@@K at them then you will gain weight. I did. But no more. I know that I can eat anything that I want because I can stop any time I want to. I can eat a brownie and stop at just one instead of eating a whole pan.
I can eat just 1 ice cream sandwich- unless of course the freezer breaks down and we must eat the whole box so that they won’t melt ;0)LOL
Hey, some excuse is better than none:0)
Seriously though, I did eat a lot of the ice cream sandwiches but I went right back to eating healthy and eating just until I was full and have not had any more set backs on keeping the weight off.
If anything I think that I have lost even more since then.
Yes, I also used a natural supplement to help boost my weight loss at first and you can too. You will also find a link to where you can get acai at a low price. You don’t have to use it but it is there if you want to kick start your weight loss for faster results.
But the most important thing is to change the way that you feel about food and you can do that for less than $20 right now and it will never cost you another penny EVER!
I keep telling you about his because it WORKS! It helped me to lose a lot of weight. Yeh, I can’t tell you exact numbers but I have showed you pictures.
I really want to help you. If I had known that I could change my life and lose weight for less than $20 I guarantee you I would have jumped at the opportunity in a heartbeat.
The first 25 people that buy the subliminal weight loss software and send me your receipt can get a 2nd subliminal software FREE for a limited time.
Yes, I want to help you to lose weight so much that I am willing to give you the opportunity to lose weight for what amounts to $10.
2 software for under $20 equals out to less than $10 each.
Biggest Loser Pigout?
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009I was just reading an article that talked about how so many people do not know when they are full.
When do you know that you are full?
Is it when your plate is empty?
When the food is gone?
When everyone else is done eating?
Did you know that there are a lot of people out there that consider the start of the Biggest Loser tv show to be their signal to start pigging out?
That people gather their friends and family as well as a table full of snacks in order to pig out during the Biggest Loser?
The Biggest Loser being used for a pig out fest?
I cannot imagine. I very seldom even eat while the Biggest Loser tv show is on. And I sure the heck try to avoid eating fattening food while watching it.
I don’t know about you but it just doesn’t seem RIGHT to pig out while watching a show about losing weight and getting healthy.
I may ‘pig out’ on occasion by having a treat or maybe eating a bit more than I probably should but I sure do not use the Biggest Loser as my excuse for loading up on junk food and stuffing my face
Do people think that they will be able to watch the Biggest Loser and just lose weight automatically?
Can you absorb the results of someone else’s exercise just by watching?
Can you lose weight by simply watching the Biggest Loser tv show?
Is this what people think?
Is that what YOU think?
I know that a lot of the people reading this blog are doing so because they want to lose weight and get healthy
I myself would be ashamed to pig out during the Biggest Loser tv show. It almost seems, I don’t know….sacrilegious?
It just doesn’t feel right.
Yes the Biggest Loser is entertaining and we love to watch it for it’s entertainment value.
BUT, if you are watching it in order to try to lose weight and get healthy how can you justify pigging out while doing so?
Heck, even if you are skinny as a rail how long do you think that will last if you continue to pig out for 2 hours every week?
So, if you really want to lose weight try taking a look at your behavior while watching the show.
If you find yourself guilty of indulging too much while watching the Biggest Loser then try making some changes.
Feel the need to snack while the show is on? Try having fruit and vegetable platters at hand or reschedule your HEALTHY, LOW FAT, meal to be eaten while watching the show.
They say that you shouldn’t eat while watching tv as you are not fully enjoying your food and you are much more likely to eat many more calories than you need to but at least eating a healthy, low fat meal would be better than pigging out on high calorie junk food snacks.
Remember Phil and his wife Amy Parham on season 6 of the Biggest Loser? I know that ’evil’ Vicky was who so many were talking about but you should remember Phil and Amy as Vicky couldn’t stand Phil and made Amy cry. Remember?
Now do you remember them talking about pigging out on ice cream while watching the show?
See, a lot of people are guilty of it but you CAN change those behaviors and lose weight.
If they can do it then so can you :0)
Here are a few tips to help you .
Try to avoid eating while watching tv
When you do so then try to have healthy snacks available- fruits, vegies, fruit sorbets, popcorn (pop it yourself and you control how much butter and salt it has on it)
Drink water whenever you feel hungry as sometimes it is really thirst being confused for hunger
Really want that high calorie snack?
Try cutting the portion in half or in quarters. Try having just a quarter of half portion instead. Really want more? Wait 30 minutes. If you still want it then go ahead and have another partial portion.
When you make fattening snacks like cake or brownies the cut them into serving size portions. Have 1 and put the rest in the freezer. By having to wait it gives you time to realize that you are already full so there is no more eating the whole cake and then being depressed when you realize what you have done
Not sure how to tell when you are full? Put only normal sized servings on your plate. It you are unsure of how much this is then look it up on the side of the package or in the recipe.
Eat slowly and chew your food thoroughly. They used to say to chew each bite something like 30 times before swallowing it.
Set your eating utensil down between bites.
Savor the flavor. Don’t have distractions.
Listen to your stomach. When it says you are full then stop eating
Need some help with this? Still can’t tell when you are full? Do you REALLY want to be able to watch something and be able to lose weight simply because you watched it?
Do you think that it is possible?
It IS.
If you are truly serious about losing weight and you know that nothing that you have done so far has worked then right now go over to the right and order the subliminal weight loss software.
All you need to do is have this software going in the background when you are on the computer. You retrain your brain to feel differently about food. This makes it so much easier to lose weight and get healthy. The pounds can melt off without you even realizing it. I know as this is what happened to me.
It is under $20 one time and you can use it to lose the weight and then use it as a refresher every once in a while.
If you could lose weight for under $20 one time and no starving diets or brutal exercising wouldn’t you do it?
Go over and order your software now. It installs easily and starts working immediately once you hit the start button. It even comes pre-loaded with messages and yet you can personalize it with some extra messages of your own.
Try it. You’ll be glad you did. I know I am.
Recipe for Disaster-Unhealthy Kids Foods
Wednesday, June 24th, 2009If you have kids you know that they can be very adamant about what they like and what they want to eat.
As adults we don’t always eat the healthiest foods- as is witnessed by obesity and rampant disease throughout not only the USA but all over the world. We need to be more aware of what foods are healthy and which foods are unhealthy. And it is never more important than when it comes to our children
The food choices that we make are never more important than when it comes to kids.
Bad food choices are bad enough for adults but kids being so much smaller these bad choices can add up even more quickly.
IMHO toxins in our kids foods can build up to unhealthy levels more quickly than in children.
Do you realize that there are kids foods that your child should not be eating?
For instance, take tv dinners. They are a popular fast food that many parents choose because they are quick and easy. You may keep your freezer stocked up with them for times when you don’t have time to cook a meal or when your child is home alone while you work as they can pop them into the microwave and have a ‘home cooked’ meal in minutes.
But do you realize the amounts of sodium and other items that are excessive and could be very unhealthy? (This applies not just for your kids but you too)
I am not saying that you should throw out all of the tv dinners that you have in your freezer as that would be wasteful. But, be aware and try to make healthier choices from now on.
Even within brands you will find that certain meals have a lot more sodium than others. Try to lean towards the lower sodium/lower fat meals
Even a popular tv dinner that is geared towards children is guilty of the same thing so do not just think that it is for children and should be healthy. Take a few minutes and look at the nutrition chart and the ingredients.
How about crackers? They are a quick and easy snack that is popular not only with kids but adults too.
There is a popular name brand cracker that is geared towards children and yet the sodium levels in these crackers is very high.
A better choice? Graham crackers. They were popular when I was a child and I gave them to my son as a treat too. I am talking about plain old fashioned graham crackers. The popular new ones with all of that sugar and cinnamon on them has a LOT of sugar so feed them to your child accordingly. One of them once in a while would be fine but not large amounts of them.
Many parents think that fruit rollups are a good healthy snack for kids to get their vitamins.
Many of the fruit rollups that are geared towards kids are actually high in sugar. Check brands and compare. Better yet? Give your child the real thing. An apple, grapes or other fruit is fast food too and is high in vitamins, minerals and fiber.
Keeping fruits and vegetables washed, cored and ready to eat in containers in your refrigerator makes it easy for kids (and YOU) to snack on them instead of junk food. A container (or baggie) of apple slices with a small container of peanut butter makes for a healthier snack ,or meal, choice.
Fruit drinks
taste great and kids love them. The bad thing? They can be full of sugars, artificial colors and preservatives.
Better? Get your kids to drink real fruit juice. Want to send some for your child to drink with their lunch? Afraid of it spoiling? Freeze some in a bottle and put in with their meal in the morning. This helps keep other items cold and will be thawed for lunch time ready to drink.
Prepackaged lunch trays
are a common item for kids. They are already packaged and so are an easy to take meal for your child. But, these items can be high in sodium and other items such as preservatives.
If you feel you need to buy these for your children then at least compare labels and compare ‘meals’ within each label for the best choice.
The best choice would be for you to get your child an insulated lunch bag with a water bottle or thermos. You can freeze bottles of real fruit juice or milk ( even chocolate) and send sandwiches, fruit and prepared vegetables all ready to eat. These are fast and easy too but are full of good nutrition that will help your child to stay healthy, build strong bones and feed their brains so that they do better in school.
Soup
is healthy-USUALLY. Yet again, you need to be checking labels for ingredients and nutrition. Soups that are geared for children do not necessarily mean that they are healthy for kids.
Better yet? Homemade soup. It is not difficult. Anyone can make it and it will be full of good nutrition without all of the sodium and preservatives.
Don’t have time? Make large batches and freeze them in individual servings. Use a slow cooker so that your home made meal can be thrown together the night before and sat in the refrigerator overnight. In the morning just get your soup, or meal, going on your slow cooker. When you and your family come home you will have a good for you home cooked meal that was fast and easy.
Many people have switched from candy bars to granola bars as a healthier snack. BUT, some granola bars are full of bad ingredients too. As with everything else- check your labels.
Another healthier option might be to make your own granola bars so that you control what goes in them. Too hard? No they’re not.
Macaroni and cheese
is a huge favorite among kids and adults alike. Some popular brands are geared more towards kids with fun shapes and yet they are high in sodium.
I am starting to feel like a broken record…..uhhhhh…scratched cd :0)LOL
Check your labels people.
A better choice? Home made macaroni and cheese. Use whole grain pasta with low fat cheese and milk. This is easy to make. You can freeze small portions for individual servings to be heated later so making a large batch once every 2-4 weeks takes no more time than making enough for 1 meal and you will be all set for weeks.
Waffles
make for a fast easy breakfast and yet some of the prepackaged waffles you buy may not be the best choice due to high sodium and high sugar content.
Do you ever make home made waffles? When you do just make a double or triple batch and put the extra in the freezer for warming in the toaster in minutes for a ‘home made’ breakfast.
Cereal
? Kids cereals are full of sugar and sodium. Start your kids on the path to good nutrition by starting them early on whole grains. Too late? Try getting them to eat a mixture of whole grain cereal an kids cereal. Slowly increase the whole grain cereal and decrease the kid cereal.
I did this with my son and he likes to eat bran cereal, raisin bran and other healthy cereals
Lunchmeat
? Clearly all lunchmeats are not created equal. Check your labels and be aware that it is much better when you are able to to cook extra meat when you make your meals. Make sandwiches out of the extra. Or, make your own lunchmeat. It is not as hard as you might think and you can control how much salt goes into it, avoid preservatives and unhealthy amounts of fat.
I have told you about many choices that you can make to feed you and your family healthier food. Some of them you would be better off preparing at home. Think that it is too hard to make these items at home? Keep your eyes open as I am going to be bringing you an ebook that will give you the tools you need to make healthier foods for your family fast and easy.
Biggest Loser season 4 Twins…
Monday, June 22nd, 2009Firm Up & Get Healthy
Monday, June 22nd, 2009While Having FUN!!!
Hi All,
Happy Father’s Day.
As a single Mom I am both Mother and Father to my son. As such I get cards for Mother’s and Father’s Day :0) So, I usually look forward to both holidays. But, today turned out to not be a great day around here.
If any of you have been checking out some of our other blogs you probably already know that we have chickens. I won’t get into the whole story here as this blog is about the Biggest Loser tv show and about helping people to lose weight and get healthy. But, something attacked some of our ‘baby’ chickens last night and killed 5 of 7 of them. The scene this morning was horrific. We raised these from little fuzz balls an to see how they suffered has made me sick to my stomach. Not really feeling like celebrating today.
Anyway, I promised you another way to firm up and get healthy so here you go
The other day I told you about something called isometric exercises which are not only super easy to do but they work great too. The great thing is that it doesn’t cost you anything to do isometric exercises and you can do them pretty much anywhere without most people even knowing that you are exercising.
Another great exercise that you can do that will not only help you to lose weight, firm up but to also get healthy in other ways too.
This one costs a little bit but it is not too expensive and compared with all of the benefits it is well worth it.
What is it?
Rebounding.
Some of you may not know what this is. A re-bounder is simply a mini-trampoline. It doesn’t cost much, we got ours at a rummage sale in like new condition for only $10.
You can set a re-bounder up in front of your tv and use it while you watch your favorite tv show- that could be Biggest Loser once it comes back on this Fall :0)
You simply get on your rebounder and walk, run, or jump your way to health.
If your health is bad you can still get the benefits of using a rebounder by resting your feet on it while sitting in a chair and then let someone else jump on it.
This will work well for those who may be elderly, obese or just have a lot of health problems.
Before you start you should get the ok from your doctor but if your doctor doesn’t think you should do this then ask them if you just rest your feet on the mini-trampoline while someone else uses it or you just gently bounce your feet if it might be ok to try it and see if you can start helping to improve your health this way until you are able to actually get on the rebounder and use it
Using a mini-trampoline, even like this, can help get your blood circulating and help to cleanse your lymph system. Rebounding affects every organ, helps the efficiency of the lymphatic system and even the immune system.
Your lymphatic system is your defense against , viruses, infection, bacteria and even diseases.
It cleans wastes and infection from all tissues of the body and even removes the toxins we absorb from our environment.
If you suffer from a stagnant lymphatic system you could suffer from any one (or more) of these common diseases:
Obesity
Loss of energy
Low back pain
Viral infections
Arthritis
Bacterial infections
Cancer
Prostate problems
Chronic sinus problems
Eczema and other skin conditions
Loss of Energy
Fibrocystic disease
Chronic fatigue
Repetitive trouble with parasites
Multiple Sclerosis
Heart disease
Edema
Lupus
Inflammation
High Blood Pressure
Headaches
Excessive sweating
These are just some of the diseases that affect anyone that has a sluggish lymphatic system. But you don’t have to have an impaired lymphatic system as using a mini-trampoline is one of the, if not THE, best way to improve your lymph system and gain other benefits too.
You can simply start using your mini trampoline for 5-10 minutes to start and build your time up from there. It may not seem like much and it is so much fun you may not want to get off of it :0)lol but even starting for small amounts of time you can gain great health benefits.
Here is a list of how rebounding can help your body:
1. Rebounding helps your lymphatic circulation
2. Rebounding protects your joints from chronic fatigue and trauma caused by the impact caused by exercising on hard surfaces.
3. Rebounding slows down the aging process.
4. Rebounding strengthens the skeletal systems.
5. Rebounding helps to circulate more oxygen to your tissues.
6. Rebounding creates better equilibrium between the oxygen required by your tissues and the oxygen that is available.
7. Rebounding improves your digestion and elimination processes.
8. Rebounding helps your blood pressure
9. Rebounding increases your capacity for respiration.
10. Rebounding helps in the rehabilitation of a heart problem.
11. Rebounding increases the functional activity of the red bone marrow in the production of red blood cells.
12. Rebounding improves your resting metabolic rate so that you burn more calories even hours after you finish exercising.
13. Rebounding causes your muscles to work in moving fluids through your body to lighten your heart’s load.
14. Rebounding decreases the volume of blood that you may have pooling in your veins of your cardiovascular system thus preventing chronic edema.
15. Rebounding increases your circulation.
16. Rebounding strengthens your heart & muscles so that they work more efficiently.
17. Rebounding allows your resting heart to beat less often.
18. Rebounding lowers circulating cholesterol and your tri-glyceride levels.
19. Rebounding lowers the low-density bad cholesterol in the blood and increases your good cholesterol to help you to avoid coronary artery disease.
20. Rebounding helps your body in tissue repair.
21. Rebounding for more than 20 minutes at a time with a moderate intensity will increase the mitochondria count within the muscle cells, essential for endurance.
22. Rebounding adds to the alkaline reserve of the body, which may be of significance in an emergency requiring prolonged effort.
23. Rebounding allows for better relaxation and sleep which helps you to deal with stress easier.
24. Rebounding helps to improve your balance.
25. Rebounding offers real relief from neck and back pains, headaches, and other pain caused by lack of exercise.
26. Rebounding helps for fatigue & menstrual discomfort for women.
27. Rebounding improves muscle-to-fat ratio.
28. Rebounding results in better mental performance, which could help you and your family with the learning processes.
29. Rebounding helps your immune system so it minimizes the number of colds you may have as well as allergies, digestive disturbances, and abdominal problems
30. Last, but not least, Rebounding is FUN!
With all of the benefits of rebounding there is really no reason not to get started using a mini-trampoline as soon as possible.
Now, for some of you, you may be able to get a rebounder at a rummage sale like we did but for those of you that are heavier you might not be able to find one strong enough to hold you.
Keep watching here as I am in talks with a company that makes the best rebounder around. With a 300 pound weight limit which is 50-100 pounds more than any other mini-trampoline around. It also has a safety bar and is low cost. If you haven’t already done so you may want to bookmark us and keep checking back. I will let you know as soon as I am able to offer you this great item to help you to lose weight and get healthy
Hope you all have been trying the isometric exercises I already told you about. Keep at it and you will start to see results :0)
Happy Father’s Day and First Day of Summer :0)
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