Monday, February 28, 2011

A negative mind never attracts happiness or material success, but it will attract their opposites. Just as your mind will work tirelessly to translate your positive thoughts into their physical equivalent, it will work equally hard to create negative results when all of your thoughts are negative. What are you creating?

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Crusted Salmon

Crusted Salmon

1 T Parmesan cheese
2 tsp ground flax seed
dash of cayene pepper
...dash of granulated garlic
dill

Cook salmon from frozen on one side. (No oil needed) Turn over and pile above mixture on salmon. Cover and do not overcook. Enjoy. Asparagus was steamed and mustard drizzled over the top!

Thursday, December 9, 2010

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Sleep Apnea is often caused by obesity

A blockage or narrowing of the airways in your nose, mouth, or throat generally causes obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). This usually occurs when the throat muscles and tongue relax during sleep and partially or completely block the airway. When you stop breathing or have reduced flow of air into your lungs during sleep, the amount of oxygen in your blood decreases briefly.
Obstructive sleep apnea can also occur if you have bone deformities or enlarged tissues in your nose, mouth, or throat. For example, you may have enlarged tonsils. During the day when you are awake and standing up, this may not cause problems. But when you lie down at night, the tonsils can press down on your airway, narrowing it and causing sleep apnea.
See pictures of normal and blocked airways during sleep.
Other factors that may contribute to sleep apnea include:
  • Drinking alcohol, which affects the part of the brain that controls breathing. This may relax the breathing muscles and cause a narrowing of the airway and sleep apnea.
  • Obesity. Fat in the neck area can press down on the tissues around the airways. This narrows the airways and can cause sleep apnea. About 70% of people who have sleep apnea are obese.
  • Some medicines that are taken for conditions such as allergies, depression, insomnia, or anxiety. These medicines, especially sedatives, can also relax the muscles and tissues in the throat, causing it to narrow.

Monday, November 29, 2010

Diabetes and Depression

Diabetes and depression often occur together, but it's always been a chicken-or-egg scenario. Does diabetes make people depressed or are depressed people more likely to develop diabetes? Now a large new study suggests it's both.
People with diabetes have a higher risk for developing depression than those without the chronic condition and those who are depressed are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes, according to a report in the November 22 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine.

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Drink more water

Forget diet pills, cleanses, or Surgery.
A new study suggests that an effective weight-loss aid is available straight from your kitchen sink.
Drinking two 8-ounce glasses of water before breakfast, lunch, and dinner (for those on our weight loss program- 6 meals a day) while also cutting back on portions may help you lose weight and keep it off for at least a year, according to research presented today at the annual meeting of the American Chemical Society, in Boston.
"As part of a prudent, low-calorie weight-loss program, adding water may help with weight-loss success," says Brenda Davy, Ph.D., the lead author of the study and an associate professor of nutrition at Virginia Tech, in Blacksburg.

Sunday, November 21, 2010

No Gastric bypass for me!

Significant overweight and obese individuals are flocking to their doctors to determine if they are eligible for the ever popular gastric bypass surgery. Gastric bypass surgery is a popular procedure that can change the way an individual eats and digests their food.
There are two common procedures of gastric bypass surgery that are currently being performed today. A restricted operation takes a portion of a patient’s stomach to reduce the overall size of the it. A malabsorptive surgery is when the small intestine of a patient is basically rerouted to bypass a portion of the stomach. This procedure makes it difficult for fat and calories to be stored in the stomach. Although the malabsorptive procedure is common it can be very dangerous and it poses additional healthy risks for many patients who undergo a gastric bypass surgery.
With the absorptive procedure it is not just fat and calories that fail to be absorbed by the body, but many important nutrients as well. It is not uncommon for many gastric bypass surgery patients to experience a calcium, vitamin B, or a iron deficiency. This is potentially dangerous for many individuals because calcium is extremely important in the development and strength of bones. A deficiency in iron or the vitamin B can cause anemia which can lead to other serious health problems for many individuals.
Death is not a common outcome in many gastric bypass cases; however, it is a tragic event that does sometimes occur. Individuals are most likely to die within a year of receiving gastric bypass surgery if they will pass away at all. Death is most commonly caused by a surgical complication that often resulted in a serious stomach infection.

All of these reasons made a surgical procedure NOT AN OPTION for me!  I found a better way!  And I don't even have the crazy baggy skin either!  I feel energetic and full of life and it didn't take a doctor to do it! I love that I can help others do it too!