You probably know someone who tried to lose weight, but no matter what they do, they can’t get the weight off, or can’t keep it off.
Of all the people I’ve personally helped lose weight, Sarah is one of the most memorable… not because she lost 64 pounds she couldn’t lose before, but because of all the people I’ve worked with, Sarah was by far the most desperate to lose weight. [click to continue…]
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Hunger is your body’s cry for nutrition. What we call ‘being hungry’ is your brains way of telling you, you need NUTRIENTS to run your body.
If the brain’s cry for nutrition is answered with calorie rich, nutritionally bankrupt fast food, junk food, candy, sweets, and so on; calories are added, but nutrients are not supplied, which means you feel hungry again very soon, regardless of how full your stomach may be. [click to continue…]
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As science marches on, especially in the world of pharmaceuticals, everything new is hailed as tremendous stride forward.
But is it?
As reported in a March 30, 2009 Associated Press news story, the new “poly-pill” combines aspirin with four blood pressure and cholesterol lowering medications, resulting in a single, multi-purpose, one-size-fits-most pill that promises all sorts of benefits based on initial clinical trials. [click to continue…]
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Losing weight, keeping it off, and adopting a healthy lifestyle you enjoy is about to get much easier.
In Dr. Russell Martino’s latest book, 5 Steps To Optimal Health you discover that with the right attitude, the right information, and the right approach to diet and nutrition, reaching a healthy body weight you are proud of, and feeling GREAT is easy, and you can do it.
Topics covered include . . .
Understanding Metabolism;
How food effects your hormones & how hormones effect health;
All About Protein, Carbohydrates & Fat;
Understanding cholesterol – You’ll be surprised;
Human Growth Hormone & Aging;
Stimulate Human Growth Hormone Naturally & Stay Young ;
Essential Nutrition – Which supplements are important and why;
How to beat stress and overcome fatigue;
What your body SHAPE tells you about your health;
Secrets of safe-permanent weight loss;
How to Eat For Optimal Health;
Valuable Health Tips;
Detoxification and Health;
The REAL Fountain of Youth
Delicious Meals That Build Health & Vitality;
Attitude Belief & Weight Loss;
Much, Much, Much more.
In addition to the book, you receive an audio CD explaining the 5 Step Program, plus special discounts on the expanded version of the program, which includes over six hours of audio and a workbook.
Regular exercise helps you look and feel younger and makes you healthier and more energetic.
All in all, exercise is one of the least expensive, highest payoff health-building activities there is, and of all the forms of resistance exercise, bodyweight exercise is one of, if not the most effective.
The following links lead to a treasure chest of information on bodyweight exercise. Enjoy… and lets get together sometime and do some pushups, or pull-ups, or …
A major part of any bodyweight workout program should be keeping track of the number of reps and the type of exercises you’re doing. This way, you can measure your progress and feel good about where you’re going. Get advice. …
This all changed with the release of Ryan Murdock and Adam Steer’s Body-Weight Exercise Revolution ebook. The ebook package produced by these two RMAX coaches is really an excellent investment in your general fitness and long term …
Pull ups are an excellent strength exercise that give you a lot of bang for the buck. There aren’t too many other body weight training routines that can hit so many muscles in your upper body. Just hanging from the bar can help increase …
In my opinion, the use of bodyweight calisthenics and dumbbells is the best way to exercise for just about any goal. So, regardless of what workout program you decide is right for you, they should include bodyweight and dumbbell …
What is the most important factor that determines your body weight, fitness level and your overall quality of health?
1) Good diet and nutrition;
2) Regular exercise;
3) Avoiding sweets and junk food;
4) Your attitudes, and beliefs about health and fitness.
If you picked attitudes, and beliefs, as the number one factor, you are right.
More than any other factor, your attitude determines not just your health and fitness level, your attitudes and beliefs determine where you go in life and what you accomplish when you get there. [click to continue…]
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My maternal grandmother, we called her Nana, was a woman of modest means and regal countenance. Her home was small, but well appointed, complete with a crystal chandelier over the mahogany dining table, real silverware that actually required polishing, fine china, elaborate mirrors, decorative vases and paintings of picturesque European villas displayed in gold leaf frames adorning the den.
Christmas Eve at Nana’s was the years most anticipated event in our family.
Sparkling lights outside set the tone for the magic waiting for you inside. Wonderful decorations, magnificently wrapped gifts, tempting aromas, happy voices and a bountiful assortment of homemade pastries and horderves fired the spirit with anticipation of the dinner feast and the exchanging of gifts that was to follow. [click to continue…]
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If you’ve ever looked in the mirror and decided to lose weight, only to find yourself heavier and more disgusted with your weight a year later… you’re not alone.
Every year millions, decide to lose weight and firm up, only to discover it’s much easier to talk about losing weight than it is to lose it and keep it off.
For years, I struggled with my weight and during that time, I tried every guru, quick-fix, starve-it-off, melt-it-off miracle weight loss product I could find… and I lost weight, only to gain it all back plus more… several times.
Eventually I gained so much weight our family doctor read me the riot act about blood pressure, heart health, and obesity.
Dr. Lowe did not mince words. He said my being overweight with a history of heart disease in the family, (both maternal grandparents), was like playing Russian roulette every day and betting, as all fools do, you’ll win every time.
Because of that lecture, I tossed out everything I thought I knew about weight loss and started studying The Textbook Of Medical Physiology edited by Guyton and Hall. On the Doctor’s advice, I paid special attention to the chapters on fat synthesis and metabolism.
After studying this book extensively and spending hours discussing it with two MD friends of mine, I put together a personal blueprint for losing weight and got started.
Results were spectacular. The pounds came off. I had more energy than ever, and never missed a meal. In fact, I ate more than before, just a different mix of foods based on what I learned.
When weight loss works, it’s obvious and people notice.
I changed from being overweight and tired, to being lean, muscular, and energetic.
Before long, practically everyone was asking what I did, how, and could I help them or someone they know get the same results.
From this was born the 5 Steps To Optimal Health Permanent Weight Loss Program, which is based entirely on the known science of how the body works, and not on hope, hype, opinion, or some pseudo-scientific attempt to sell weight loss pills or diet milk shakes.
Follow the Program and you will lose weight and keep it off. It’s that simple.
In the Program you learn how food affects your metabolism, how your metabolism determines your body weight and your energy level, how to end food cravings forever in about 3 days, and much more.
In this little video I explain 3 powerful, lifetime weight loss secrets from the program, including the EXACT eating program that will melt pounds off and keep your appetite completely satisfied.
Put what you learn in this video to work and the pounds will come off and stay off without you spending a dime on guru weight loss products, exercise equipment or anything else.
The last few minutes of the video give you more information about the 5 Steps Program.
This short little video contains 3 secrets of lasting weightloss.
Don’t underestimate the power of these secrets. For nearly 5 years I had a very busy weight loss consulting practice and received most of my clients as direct referrals from medical doctors around the country… and every single persion I worked with learned these secrets.
Try them out for yourself and let me know what you think.
Part of reaching a lean-healthy bodyweight and getting yourself into excellent health involves strengthening your core and developing fit, firm abs. Here’s some information to get you get started.
My Usual Core Exercises – Exercise Ball Crunch Note: you need an exercise ball 1. Lie face-up with the ball resting under your mid/lower back. 2. Cross your arms over the chest or place them behind your head. 3. Contract your abs to lift your torso off the ball, …
How To Build Abdominal Muscle – Abs Workout Routine – Abdominal … – But how many people perform these exercises to satisfy point 2? If you do 15 ab crunches everyday for a year, why would your abs muscles grow? For development, you need to increase the intensity. The best suggested abs exercises that …
What Is The Best Ab Workout For Abdominal Fat Loss? — Cool Health News – If you are focusing most of your time and effort on abdominal exercises and finding the best abs workouts to try to flatten your stomach and bring out 6-pack abs you are simply wasting your time by not doing the correct workout programs …
How To Do Effective Abs Exercises – Ab Exercises – Abdominal … – The solution for your worry could be solved just by picking up the right kind of exercise which promises you good and immediate result. The most effective abs exercises could be your bicycle rotating and it targets the rectus abdomen …
Best Exercises for Abs – Video | Cosmetic Makeovers – Show and Tell – A new year is here and it’s time to lose that belly fat and get those abs in shape. Here’s a great video tutorial by Before and After TV showing a couple of the best exercises for getting your abs in great shape. …
Get Lifted: Dumbbell Crunch | ab exercise, Crunch, Dumbbell Crunch … – If you have tired of regular abdominal crunches, you might want to up the ante by adding some weight to the move. The Dumbbell Crunch variation makes a basic crunch more challenging and saves you time — you need to do less in order to …
Lower Ab Exercises For A Healthy And Fit Mid Section – hey Tom…abs are my favorite part of the body, very sexy, but i can’t see mine right now. i’d be happy with a 4 pack. i do like the bicycle exercise. i read that was the best one out there for the abs in addition to diet. anywho, …
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A famous nutritonist once said we dig our graves with our teeth. I say, you determine you level of health and vitality with your food choices, which means you can improve your health by making healthier food choices.
According to the National Institutes of Health, most of the worst diseases known to man are “diseases of environment”, which simply means, we do it to ourselves with our diet, nutrition and lifestyle choices.
In other words, the world’s best experts say that for most diseases, most of the time, including heart disease, diabetes and about half of all cancer; different diet, nutrition and lifestyle choices may have prevented the disease from every developing. [click to continue…]
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So You Want To Lose Weigth And Keep It Off For Life. . .
You want to lose weight, but you’re not sure which weight loss plan gives you the best, longest lasting weight loss results. After all, there are so many diet programs to choose from, not to mention programs promising fat loss, quick weight loss, easy weight loss, slim hips, six-pack abs and so on.
So What’s The BEST Way To Lose Weight?
Should you go with the Adkins Diet, low carbohydrate approach?
What about the South Beach Diet or The Omega Plan?
What about Jenny Craig or Weight Watchers, or the new FDA approved diet pills?
And what about fat blocking pills, carbohydrate blocking pills, or simpler yet, what about following Dr. Laura’s advice on weight loss, which is simply, eat less and move more?
While you can lose weight with any of these approaches, and others not mentioned, the real goal is not to just weight loss. The real goal is to reduce body fat, increase lean muscle, lose weight, keep it off, and to do it in a HEALTHY way, and never be overweight again. Few programs make these kinds of promises.
Speaking As An Expert On Weight Loss
As a Ph.D. nutritionist and a highly qualified weight loss expert who has coached thousands of people to lose weight and keep it off, I’ve identified 3 key elements that MUST be present before you will ever be able to lose weight and keep it off permanently.
Regardless of which weight loss approach you go with, (some are good and some are terrible), and regardless of how much you exercise, starve or take diet pills, if any even one of these key elements is missing, your results will be marginal and rebound weight gain is practically certain.
3 Keys To Lose Weight And Becoming Fit And Healthy For Life
1. Put The Power Of Metabolism To Work For You: To lose weight and keep it off, you must reset your metabolism to burn stored body fat for energy. This is a specific process and is accomplished primarily through diet and nutrition.
Key Point: Body fat is made primarily because of hormones out of balance due to eating foods that cause a sharp rise in blood sugar and insulin production. To lose weight and keep it off, this has to change; otherwise lasting weight loss is impossible.
2. Harness The Power Of Nutrition: Nutrient deficiencies drive hunger and food cravings. With the proper nutrients, hunger and food cravings vanish in just a few days.
Key Point: Hunger is a cry for nutrition. If that cry is answered with a soft drink, candy or junk food, you don’t get the nutrients you need and you’ll be hungry again in no time. Proper nutrition makes hunger vanish and can wipe out strong food cravings in just a few days.
3. Adopt A Lifestyle That Keeps You Fit And Health: Diets fail because you can’t live life on a diet. To lose weight and NEVER BE OVERWEIGHT AGAIN, you need a lifestyle strategy that promotes excellent health and that you truly enjoy.
Key Point: With a little guidance, making simple changes that promote a healthy body weight for life is easy.
The Key To Perrmanent Weight Loss Is To Give Up Dieting Forever!
The key to losing weight and keeping it off for life is to GIVE UP DIETING FOREVER and learn about the kind of daily eating program, daily supplementation program and healthy lifestyle program that wil naturally re-establish healthy hormonal balance, correct nutrient deficieencies that keep you hungry or craving certain foods, and get you moving physically as you become fit, fabulous and radiantly healthy.
Nothing else matters, because nothing else works!
Regardless of how you go about losing weight, one way or another, you have to reset your metabolism, re-establish natural, healthy hormonal balance, overcome hunger and food cravings and develop a diet, nutrition and lifestyle strategy that you enjoy.
Accomplishing this is exactly what my 5 Steps To Optimal Health Program is all about. You learn everything you need to re-establish natural, healthy hormonal balance, reset your metabolism to burn stored body fat, quickly eliminate hunger and food cravings.
If you’re like 78% of the respondents in a recent study published in the Journal Of The American Medical Association, you believe you’re in pretty good health, even if you have high blood pressure, are overweight, diabetic, and taking prescription medication.
In the study, thousands of participants were contacted by phone and asked a series of health questions. Researchers had full access to each participant’s medical history, which was evaluated by a medical doctor prior to telephone canvassing. [click to continue…]
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Hydrogenation is a high-heat, chemical process that changes the molecular structure of a vegetable oil in such a way that it will practically never spoil, which is great for increasing product shelf-life, but terrible for anyone who actually consumes a product containing the plasticized oil.
Chicago Joe and the Showgirl movie To hydrogenate oil you take a natural, healthy vegetable oil and heat it to over 400 degrees and then bubble hydrogen through it for several hours in the presence of a metallic catalyst, typically nickel or aluminum.
The hydrogenation process kills all biological activity and changes the oil molecularly by causing carbon atoms in the oil to bond differently. [click to continue…]
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Carbohydrates. To eat or not to eat, that is the question!
What Is A Carbohydrate
In the simplest terms, a carbohydrate is a molecule made entirely of sugars that are linked together like a pieces of chain. The longer the chain the more complex the carbohydrate, the shorter the chain, the simpler the carbohydrate.
The difference between "simple" and "complex" carbohydrates is the number of different sugars that form the carbohydrate chain.
Simple carbohydrates, those with just a few different sugars linked together, are quickly broken down into glucose and sent directly into your blood causing a sharp and immediate rise in blood sugar.
Complex carbohydrates take longer to break down because their sugar chain is longer and needs more digesting – but your body eventually breaks the sugars down and as they are broken down they are converted into glucose and dumped into your blood causing a steady and prolonged rise in blood sugar. [click to continue…]
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Talking points from Great Day Houston television appearance with host Debra Duncan, Dr. Ian Smith, and Russell J. Martino, PhD
As science marches on, especially in the world of pharmaceuticals, everything new is hailed as tremendous stride forward. 
Losing weight, keeping it off, and adopting a healthy lifestyle you enjoy is about to get much easier. 
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If you’ve ever looked in the mirror and decided to lose weight, only to find yourself heavier and more disgusted with your weight a year later… you’re not alone.
If you’re like 78% of the respondents in a recent study published in the Journal Of The American Medical Association, you believe you’re in pretty good health, even if you have high blood pressure, are overweight, diabetic, and taking prescription medication. 
WHAT IS HYDROGENATION?