Professional Diet

Posted on Tuesday, 22nd March 2011 by Hanna

While the majority of morbidly obese patients who undergo gastric banding say they are generally satisfied years later, almost 40% are saddled with major complications, while about half have to have their bands removed, a small, new Belgian study reveals.

The finding comes on the heels of a recent study out of the University of California, San Francisco that suggested gastric bypass surgery is superior to alternative surgical methods (such as gastric banding) for promoting weight loss and/or eliminating type 2 diabetes.

The current observations stem from a research effort led by Dr.

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Posted on Monday, 21st March 2011 by Hanna

Several reports claim that Kate Middleton and her mother, Carole Middleton, are both following the Dukan diet. The Daily Mail reported in November that Carole lost four pounds in just four days during the first phase of the diet created by Pierre Dukan. The diet involves four stages, the first of which predominately consists of lean protein.

However, there has been much concern over Kate Middletons apparent weight loss.

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Posted on Friday, 18th March 2011 by Irvy

Ive helped (or tried to at least!) a lot of fitness professionals and others with their careers. Ive been lucky enough to have been sent thank-you letters and/or emails from several guys Eric Cressey, Mike Robertson, Zach Even-Esh, Kevin Larrabee and Nate Green to name a few.

Theyve always said something along the lines of thank you and Ill pay you back one day. And Ive always told them thats not what I want. I want them to pay it forward.

I think the concept originally came from Benjamin Franklin (from wikipedia):

I do not pretend to give such a Sum; I only lend it to you.

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Posted on Tuesday, 15th March 2011 by Hanna

Here we are again in the elimination room. Come on Ali, wheres the news? Wheres the mysterious twist? Come on in red team and join up with black. There will only be one team this week, the blue team! Heres the kicker, if they lose combined more than they did the previous week, 64 pounds, then they are ALL safe.

Dr. H gives a little status update to some of the remaining contestants on their health. This is always a better conversation than the first one they had. Courtney and Marci are doing beyond well. Courtneys body fat has dropped to that of the average woman and Marci is pretty much already at her goal! Moses had death looming upon him and that date was squashed. Rulon is also starting to regain some of his former athleticism.

Interesting little pop challenge hereone I always enjoy, cooking! Bring in Curtis Stone and Lorena Garcia. They will be judging a cooking competition between everyone who is split into groups of two. They have 30 minutes to whip up a great healthy dish. The prize is the biggest loser meal plan for free through the finale. While there were some great dishes and some, interesting, dishes the two favorites were made by the Jen/Kaylee and Moses/Olivia teams with the latter getting the victory from the chefs!

I kind of like the way the workouts, umm, worked out. Bob and Jillian got to train the guys, while Cara and Brett got to train the gals. These brutal workouts are the ones I used to enjoy the most. They beat you down, but somehow you end up surviving! And you know what? By the end of the workout, you have the biggest smile on your face because you know you have endured, that you are finally there. There to stay!

This weeks challenge requires teamwork. It is a true testament of bringing everyone together for a phenomenal prize: a five pound advantage at the weigh in. However, there is also something on the back end if they do not complete it in time: a five pound DISadvantage at the weigh in. All they have to do is pull up a rope from under the dirt and answer trivia questions attached at points to set them on the right path where more of their team members will join them. If the entire team crosses the line in an hour and a half, they win! Sounds easy, right? Not so. The rope gets deeper and deeper as they go along and it looks like they wont make it. With one final push, they actually end up winning with only 6 seconds to spare!

Now all the players need to do is lose more than 59 lbs. between 12 people and they are all safe. Not too shabby. The numbers look pretty good through Austins weigh in, as he dropped an 8. Then some smaller numbers come up, with Courtney at a 4 and Irene at a 2. Moses helps right the ship with a 6, but is it enough? Two of the smallest people there, Marci and Kaylee, have to lose a combined 9 in order to save the team. Marci pulls a zero and Kaylee actually gains 2. This means there is a yellow line and they are both under it.  Marci knows she has reached her goal and conveys to everyone that Kaylee needs to stay and she needs to go. They grant her wish and send her home.

In this episode one of the true leaders of the season goes home, Marci. Everyone expresses how she has taught them so much and has truly had an impact that will go beyond her tenure on the ranch. Even though she reached her goal already, now is the challenge of maintaining that for the rest of her life, which I am sure she will have no problem doing. Tune in next week to see what shall unfold on Tuesday night at 8/7c on NBC.

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Posted on Saturday, 12th March 2011 by Hanna

The history of the cocoa cultivation began in Central America. The Aztecs knew the plant from the 14th century when it was sacred to them.

Then they looked at the Cocoa as a gift from Gods, that’s why the cocoa was much appreciated.

The grains derived from its fruit were used not only for ritual donations, but also for treats.

Cocoa is one of the most favorite substances nowadays, for it is tasty and is now a symbol of good food.

Recently there was a research that will please any fitness lover.

The researchers found out that one of the favorite drinks of children – Cocoa milk is one of the best and the fastest recovery drink after workouts.

The experts reached to that conclusion after having made a series of four studies. Dur

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Posted on Tuesday, 8th March 2011 by Hanna

WEDNESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) — A preliminary study reports that people with diabetes were able to get injections of a new insulin drug just three times a week without major ill effects.

The findings still need to be confirmed in another phase of research, and it’s not clear how much the drug would cost if it were approved for this use.

But those caveats aside, the study raises the possibility that people with type 2 diabetes might be able to escape the difficult regimens that require them to inject themselves with insulin as often as four times a day.

“The presumption here is if you use a medication less frequently, then people are more likely to take it and remember it, especially as we multitask and try to do so many things every day,” said Dr.

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