Best Cold Herb
Some people still get colds in the
summer. Here's something you should know about fighting
colds..
A set of new studies confirm that
Echinacea really does boost your body's ability to ward off cold
symptoms - naturally. The medical community has dismissed this
idea for years. I still hear doctors claim that there is no
evidence - but they shouldn't anymore.
The journal Lancet
recently published a review of 14 studies proving
Echinacea's effectiveness, both as a preventive measure and as a
treatment. Taking Echinaces lowers your chances of catching a cold by
58% and shortens the length of a cold by an average of 1.4 days.
ref. al sears md
Sunday, 22 July 2007
Wednesday, 18 July 2007
intense exercise and backpain
I have to report that after practising the 5 minute fast exercise schedule (as mentioned in the last posting) for a few days I could hardly move with back pain. So perhaps this is something to bear in mind if you have a back problem. ( i did feel fitter though!) Anyone else out there have experience with this program?
Thursday, 12 July 2007
intense 5 min exercise programme
Take the guesswork out of high-intensity exercise by adopting the universally acclaimed Tabata Protocol, an Olympian-style training regime that provides immediate results far exceeding those derived from endurance training. A workout that is extraordinarily brief in duration, the Tabata Protocol consists of six to eight high-intensity reps with a brief rest period between each.
Please note: do not attempt this if you have any serious health problem without consulting your doctor.
Here’s the drill: Run, jump, skip or cycle at maximum intensity for 20 seconds, then rest for 10 seconds. Repeat six to eight times. It’s done and over in less than five minutes, but its effects will be felt long afterwards.
“The Tabata Protocol provides a strong stimulus to improve your cardiovascular fitness with a very short duration workout,” says Dr. Alexander Koch, associate professor of Health and Exercise Sciences at Truman State University in Kirksville, Missouri.
“More studies are now revealing that exercise intensity, rather than frequency and duration, is the key variable behind improvement in maximum oxygen consumption (Vo2max).”
Credit for this deceptively simple training method belongs to Dr. Izumi Tabata and a team of researchers from the National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Tokyo, Japan.
Their groundbreaking 1997 study, published in Medicine & Science in Sports Exercise, provided documented evidence concerning the dramatic physiological benefits of high-intensity intermittent training.
Please note: do not attempt this if you have any serious health problem without consulting your doctor.
Here’s the drill: Run, jump, skip or cycle at maximum intensity for 20 seconds, then rest for 10 seconds. Repeat six to eight times. It’s done and over in less than five minutes, but its effects will be felt long afterwards.
“The Tabata Protocol provides a strong stimulus to improve your cardiovascular fitness with a very short duration workout,” says Dr. Alexander Koch, associate professor of Health and Exercise Sciences at Truman State University in Kirksville, Missouri.
“More studies are now revealing that exercise intensity, rather than frequency and duration, is the key variable behind improvement in maximum oxygen consumption (Vo2max).”
Credit for this deceptively simple training method belongs to Dr. Izumi Tabata and a team of researchers from the National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Tokyo, Japan.
Their groundbreaking 1997 study, published in Medicine & Science in Sports Exercise, provided documented evidence concerning the dramatic physiological benefits of high-intensity intermittent training.
Saturday, 7 July 2007
hiatal hernia
from Dr Kita, chiropractor and KST practitioner:
I had a 71 yo man come in my office with a hiatel hernia. He asked me if I could help with it and I said sure. I never adjusted anybody with a hiatel hernia, but I remembered in the workbook an article by Dr. Wayne Rebarber about hiatel hernia. I just followed what he said. Push up below the xiphoid and check. I got a yes, then asked him to take a deep breath and then exhale. On exhalation 1 tap superior to inferior with the arthrostim. Then, I used the same line of drive but 2 inches on each side. I rechecked for anything else for the hiatel hernia and got a no.
He came in a week later and reported to me that he went home and the hernia really hurt for a short time then the pain disappeared. The hernia hasn't bothered him since.
note:
An estimated 50 percent of people over forty years of age have hiatal hernias. However, many people are unaware of the condition. Small hernias rarely cause any trouble. It is the larger hernias that are most often linked to reflux problems. Ulcers often accompany a hiatal hernia. The acid reflux may lead to ulceration of the esophagus. Ulcers can also occur in the duodenum (the top of the small intestine) or the stomach.
SIGNS & SYMPTOMS
Most people with a sliding hiatal hernia have no symptoms, and it is often diagnosed when a person is being evaluated for other health concerns. However, if the LES moves above the diaphragm, it may not close well, and stomach acid and juices may back into the esophagus (acid reflux). This results in an uncomfortable feeling of burning, warmth, heat, or pain behind the breastbone (sternum). This may occur after eating, soon after lying down, or when bending forward, and may come and go. You may also have a sour or bitter taste in your mouth and belching. This group of symptoms is commonly known as heartburn or reflux. Coughing up of bloody mucus may occur when the esophagus become irritated.
Other symptoms may include:
Fullness in the upper abdomen after a meal.
Difficulty swallowing (dysphagia) or a sensation of a lump in the throat (globus sensation).
Regurgitation (not reflux) of stomach juices and nausea.
A hoarse voice.
Friday, 6 July 2007
Parsons Acupressure Technique (PAT) and weight loss
The Parsons Acupressure Technique (PAT) is a new technique invented by a chiropractor based on the ancient knowledge of the acupuncture meridiens (or meridians).
One important application is to weight loss:
Firtly some background:
More than 12m adults and one million children will be obese by 2010 according to a report by the Department of Health. The Health Survey for England also warns 19% of boys and 22% of girls (aged 2 to 15) and 33% of men and 28% of women will be obese by 2010.
Obesity and diabetes:
A million Britons are unaware that they have type 2 diabetes, and in 80 per cent of cases the condition is linked to obesity
Huw Alban Davies, a hospital consultant, has warned that we are raising a generation in Britain today who will die before their parents.
“They will have developed diabetes at a young age and they will die of strokes or coronary heart disease in their fifties,” he said.
Research has shown that excess amounts of fat around the midriff are particularly linked to heart disease and diabetes.
Also researchers in Boston have that found that people with high insulin levels tend to gain weight.
So the secret to losing weight may be to adopt healthy habits that stabilize insulin levels such taking plenty of exercise and avoiding processed junk food especially high sugar foods.
(Britney Spears had a notorious junk food craving and her daily diet consisted of primarily empty calories. The pop star had been seen consuming Red Bull energy drinks, and Starbucks Frappuccinos. Recent pictures reportedly featured the singer looking bloated and chunky, until they were digitally slimmed down to resemble her trademark svelte body. A source reports that Britney was devastated by her appearance in the photos, and complained to her promoters, "I look like a blimp, so do something about it. I need to look perfect - better than perfect").
Is dieting the answer?
No - because most people pile the pounds straight back on after dieting. The world's largest study of weight loss has shown that diets do not work for the vast majority of slimmers and may even put lives at risk.
More than two-thirds pile the pounds straight back on, raising the danger of heart attack, stroke and diabetes.
Indeed most dieters end up heavier than they did to start with, the researchers found.
They warn this type of yo-yo behaviour is linked to a host of health problems. And they say the strain that repeated weight loss and gain places on the body means most people would have been better off not dieting at all.
The findings follow other research that shows the UK is in the grip of a dieting frenzy, with one in four Britons at any one time trying to lose weight.
The average woman is estimated to lose and gain 251/2 stone during her lifetime - putting on 151/2 stone for the ten stone she loses through dieting. Last night, the U.S. scientists behind the latest research - the most thorough and comprehensive analysis of its kind - said that dieting simply does not work.
The University of California researchers analysed the results of more than 30 studies involving thousands of slimmers.
Although the overview did not name specific weight loss plans, popular diets in recent years include the low carbohydrate, high protein Atkins diet and the GI diet, which is rich in slow-burning wholegrain carbohydrates.
Pooling the results of the various studies clearly showed that while people do lose weight initially, most quickly put all the pounds back on.
In fact, most people end up weighing more than they did to begin with. Researcher Dr Traci Mann said: "You can initially lost 5 to 10 per cent of your weight on any number of diets.
"But after this honeymoon period, the weight comes back. We found that the majority of people regained all the weight, plus more. Sustained weight loss was found only in a small minority of participants, while complete weight regain was found in the majority."
Dr Mann's research showed that up to two-thirds of dieters put on all the weight they lose - and more - over a four to five-year period. Half of those taking part in one study were more than 11lb heavier five years later, while dieters taking part in another study actually ended up heavier than other volunteers who hadn't tried to lose weight.
A four-year study into the health of 19,000 men revealed that most of those who put on weight had dieted in the years before the start of the study.
The analysis, published in the journal American Psychologist, concluded dieters may actually be damaging their health.
Research has shown the repeated rapid weight gain and loss associated with dieting can double the risk of death from heart disease, including heart attacks, and the risk of premature death in general.
Such yo-yo weight loss has also been linked to stroke and diabetes and shown to suppress the immune system, making the body more vulnerable to infection.
Dr Mann said: "We decided to dig up and analyse every study that followed people on diets for two to five years. We concluded most of them would have been better off not going on the diet at all.
"Their weight would have been pretty much the same, and their bodies would not suffer the wear and tear from losing weight and gaining it all back.
"The benefits of dieting are simply too small and the potential harms of dieting are too large for it to be recommended as a safe and effective treatment for obesity."
The psychologist, who advises would-be slimmers to swap calorie-controlled diets for a balanced diet coupled with regular exercise, added: "Exercise may well be the key factor leading to sustained weight loss.
Studies consistently find that people who report the most exercise also have the most weight loss. Dr Beckie Lang, of the Association for the Study of Obesity, said: "Maintaining a healthy weight isn't about going on a diet and coming off a diet when you reach your target weight. It is about adopting skills that change your eating habits for life."
So is exercise the answer?
It may help, but you have to be careful not to overdo exercise - see previous postings on this blog based on Al Sears's work.
What is the PAT approach?
The Parsons Acupressure Technique (PAT) approach to weight loss first looks at
why a person holds on to weight in different places as compared to others.
For example, some people hold weight in the stomach ('Pot Belly'), others carry weight in the hips and thighs, while others carry excess weight more evenly throughout the body.
This indicates different imbalences in the body. For example excess weight gain all over the body can indicate a thyroid problem. In PAT we address these specific imbalences by tapping or pressing on specific points along the acupuncture meridians. This procedure also addresses the emotional reasons that people overeat (and choose the wrong foods), again by tapping on acupuncture points, using a similar method to EFT (see previous post).
www.patlife.homestead.com
One important application is to weight loss:
Firtly some background:
More than 12m adults and one million children will be obese by 2010 according to a report by the Department of Health. The Health Survey for England also warns 19% of boys and 22% of girls (aged 2 to 15) and 33% of men and 28% of women will be obese by 2010.
Obesity and diabetes:
A million Britons are unaware that they have type 2 diabetes, and in 80 per cent of cases the condition is linked to obesity
Huw Alban Davies, a hospital consultant, has warned that we are raising a generation in Britain today who will die before their parents.
“They will have developed diabetes at a young age and they will die of strokes or coronary heart disease in their fifties,” he said.
Research has shown that excess amounts of fat around the midriff are particularly linked to heart disease and diabetes.
Also researchers in Boston have that found that people with high insulin levels tend to gain weight.
So the secret to losing weight may be to adopt healthy habits that stabilize insulin levels such taking plenty of exercise and avoiding processed junk food especially high sugar foods.
(Britney Spears had a notorious junk food craving and her daily diet consisted of primarily empty calories. The pop star had been seen consuming Red Bull energy drinks, and Starbucks Frappuccinos. Recent pictures reportedly featured the singer looking bloated and chunky, until they were digitally slimmed down to resemble her trademark svelte body. A source reports that Britney was devastated by her appearance in the photos, and complained to her promoters, "I look like a blimp, so do something about it. I need to look perfect - better than perfect").
Is dieting the answer?
No - because most people pile the pounds straight back on after dieting. The world's largest study of weight loss has shown that diets do not work for the vast majority of slimmers and may even put lives at risk.
More than two-thirds pile the pounds straight back on, raising the danger of heart attack, stroke and diabetes.
Indeed most dieters end up heavier than they did to start with, the researchers found.
They warn this type of yo-yo behaviour is linked to a host of health problems. And they say the strain that repeated weight loss and gain places on the body means most people would have been better off not dieting at all.
The findings follow other research that shows the UK is in the grip of a dieting frenzy, with one in four Britons at any one time trying to lose weight.
The average woman is estimated to lose and gain 251/2 stone during her lifetime - putting on 151/2 stone for the ten stone she loses through dieting. Last night, the U.S. scientists behind the latest research - the most thorough and comprehensive analysis of its kind - said that dieting simply does not work.
The University of California researchers analysed the results of more than 30 studies involving thousands of slimmers.
Although the overview did not name specific weight loss plans, popular diets in recent years include the low carbohydrate, high protein Atkins diet and the GI diet, which is rich in slow-burning wholegrain carbohydrates.
Pooling the results of the various studies clearly showed that while people do lose weight initially, most quickly put all the pounds back on.
In fact, most people end up weighing more than they did to begin with. Researcher Dr Traci Mann said: "You can initially lost 5 to 10 per cent of your weight on any number of diets.
"But after this honeymoon period, the weight comes back. We found that the majority of people regained all the weight, plus more. Sustained weight loss was found only in a small minority of participants, while complete weight regain was found in the majority."
Dr Mann's research showed that up to two-thirds of dieters put on all the weight they lose - and more - over a four to five-year period. Half of those taking part in one study were more than 11lb heavier five years later, while dieters taking part in another study actually ended up heavier than other volunteers who hadn't tried to lose weight.
A four-year study into the health of 19,000 men revealed that most of those who put on weight had dieted in the years before the start of the study.
The analysis, published in the journal American Psychologist, concluded dieters may actually be damaging their health.
Research has shown the repeated rapid weight gain and loss associated with dieting can double the risk of death from heart disease, including heart attacks, and the risk of premature death in general.
Such yo-yo weight loss has also been linked to stroke and diabetes and shown to suppress the immune system, making the body more vulnerable to infection.
Dr Mann said: "We decided to dig up and analyse every study that followed people on diets for two to five years. We concluded most of them would have been better off not going on the diet at all.
"Their weight would have been pretty much the same, and their bodies would not suffer the wear and tear from losing weight and gaining it all back.
"The benefits of dieting are simply too small and the potential harms of dieting are too large for it to be recommended as a safe and effective treatment for obesity."
The psychologist, who advises would-be slimmers to swap calorie-controlled diets for a balanced diet coupled with regular exercise, added: "Exercise may well be the key factor leading to sustained weight loss.
Studies consistently find that people who report the most exercise also have the most weight loss. Dr Beckie Lang, of the Association for the Study of Obesity, said: "Maintaining a healthy weight isn't about going on a diet and coming off a diet when you reach your target weight. It is about adopting skills that change your eating habits for life."
So is exercise the answer?
It may help, but you have to be careful not to overdo exercise - see previous postings on this blog based on Al Sears's work.
What is the PAT approach?
The Parsons Acupressure Technique (PAT) approach to weight loss first looks at
why a person holds on to weight in different places as compared to others.
For example, some people hold weight in the stomach ('Pot Belly'), others carry weight in the hips and thighs, while others carry excess weight more evenly throughout the body.
This indicates different imbalences in the body. For example excess weight gain all over the body can indicate a thyroid problem. In PAT we address these specific imbalences by tapping or pressing on specific points along the acupuncture meridians. This procedure also addresses the emotional reasons that people overeat (and choose the wrong foods), again by tapping on acupuncture points, using a similar method to EFT (see previous post).
www.patlife.homestead.com
Wednesday, 4 July 2007
Diets damage health?
Diets damage health, shows biggest ever study
Most people pile the pounds straight back on after dieting
The world's largest study of weight loss has shown that diets do not work for the vast majority of slimmers and may even put lives at risk.
More than two-thirds pile the pounds straight back on, raising the danger of heart attack, stroke and diabetes.
Indeed most dieters end up heavier than they did to start with, the researchers found.
They warn this type of yo-yo behaviour is linked to a host of health problems. And they say the strain that repeated weight loss and gain places on the body means most people would have been better off not dieting at all.
The findings follow other research that shows the UK is in the grip of a dieting frenzy, with one in four Britons at any one time trying to lose weight.
The average woman is estimated to lose and gain 251/2 stone during her lifetime - putting on 151/2 stone for the ten stone she loses through dieting. Last night, the U.S. scientists behind the latest research - the most thorough and comprehensive analysis of its kind - said that dieting simply does not work.
The University of California researchers analysed the results of more than 30 studies involving thousands of slimmers.
Although the overview did not name specific weight loss plans, popular diets in recent years include the low carbohydrate, high protein Atkins diet and the GI diet, which is rich in slow-burning wholegrain carbohydrates.
Pooling the results of the various studies clearly showed that while people do lose weight initially, most quickly put all the pounds back on.
In fact, most people end up weighing more than they did to begin with. Researcher Dr Traci Mann said: "You can initially lost 5 to 10 per cent of your weight on any number of diets.
"But after this honeymoon period, the weight comes back. We found that the majority of people regained all the weight, plus more. Sustained weight loss was found only in a small minority of participants, while complete weight regain was found in the majority."
Dr Mann's research showed that up to two-thirds of dieters put on all the weight they lose - and more - over a four to five-year period. Half of those taking part in one study were more than 11lb heavier five years later, while dieters taking part in another study actually ended up heavier than other volunteers who hadn't tried to lose weight.
A four-year study into the health of 19,000 men revealed that most of those who put on weight had dieted in the years before the start of the study.
Bleak as these figures seem, the true picture could be even worse, as it is thought that most people lie about their weight - and don't like to tell researchers that their weight has started to creep up again.
The analysis, published in the journal American Psychologist, concluded dieters may actually be damaging their health.
Research has shown the repeated rapid weight gain and loss associated with dieting can double the risk of death from heart disease, including heart attacks, and the risk of premature death in general.
Such yo-yo weight loss has also been linked to stroke and diabetes and shown to suppress the immune system, making the body more vulnerable to infection.
Dr Mann said: "We decided to dig up and analyse every study that followed people on diets for two to five years. We concluded most of them would have been better off not going on the diet at all.
"Their weight would have been pretty much the same, and their bodies would not suffer the wear and tear from losing weight and gaining it all back.
"The benefits of dieting are simply too small and the potential harms of dieting are too large for it to be recommended as a safe and effective treatment for obesity."
The psychologist, who advises would-be slimmers to swap calorie-controlled diets for a balanced diet coupled with regular exercise, added: "Exercise may well be the key factor leading to sustained weight loss.
Studies consistently find that people who report the most exercise also have the most weight loss."
The finding comes as Britain fights a rising tide of obesity.
A growing reliance on fast food and time-saving technology has led to the UK developing the worst weight problem in Europe, with almost a quarter of adults classed as obese.
Last night, British experts said that fad diets do not work and that the key to maintaining a healthy weight is making gradual, long-term changes.
Dr Beckie Lang, of the Association for the Study of Obesity, said: "Maintaining a healthy weight isn't about going on a diet and coming off a diet when you reach your target weight. It is about adopting skills that change your eating habits for life."
Most people pile the pounds straight back on after dieting
The world's largest study of weight loss has shown that diets do not work for the vast majority of slimmers and may even put lives at risk.
More than two-thirds pile the pounds straight back on, raising the danger of heart attack, stroke and diabetes.
Indeed most dieters end up heavier than they did to start with, the researchers found.
They warn this type of yo-yo behaviour is linked to a host of health problems. And they say the strain that repeated weight loss and gain places on the body means most people would have been better off not dieting at all.
The findings follow other research that shows the UK is in the grip of a dieting frenzy, with one in four Britons at any one time trying to lose weight.
The average woman is estimated to lose and gain 251/2 stone during her lifetime - putting on 151/2 stone for the ten stone she loses through dieting. Last night, the U.S. scientists behind the latest research - the most thorough and comprehensive analysis of its kind - said that dieting simply does not work.
The University of California researchers analysed the results of more than 30 studies involving thousands of slimmers.
Although the overview did not name specific weight loss plans, popular diets in recent years include the low carbohydrate, high protein Atkins diet and the GI diet, which is rich in slow-burning wholegrain carbohydrates.
Pooling the results of the various studies clearly showed that while people do lose weight initially, most quickly put all the pounds back on.
In fact, most people end up weighing more than they did to begin with. Researcher Dr Traci Mann said: "You can initially lost 5 to 10 per cent of your weight on any number of diets.
"But after this honeymoon period, the weight comes back. We found that the majority of people regained all the weight, plus more. Sustained weight loss was found only in a small minority of participants, while complete weight regain was found in the majority."
Dr Mann's research showed that up to two-thirds of dieters put on all the weight they lose - and more - over a four to five-year period. Half of those taking part in one study were more than 11lb heavier five years later, while dieters taking part in another study actually ended up heavier than other volunteers who hadn't tried to lose weight.
A four-year study into the health of 19,000 men revealed that most of those who put on weight had dieted in the years before the start of the study.
Bleak as these figures seem, the true picture could be even worse, as it is thought that most people lie about their weight - and don't like to tell researchers that their weight has started to creep up again.
The analysis, published in the journal American Psychologist, concluded dieters may actually be damaging their health.
Research has shown the repeated rapid weight gain and loss associated with dieting can double the risk of death from heart disease, including heart attacks, and the risk of premature death in general.
Such yo-yo weight loss has also been linked to stroke and diabetes and shown to suppress the immune system, making the body more vulnerable to infection.
Dr Mann said: "We decided to dig up and analyse every study that followed people on diets for two to five years. We concluded most of them would have been better off not going on the diet at all.
"Their weight would have been pretty much the same, and their bodies would not suffer the wear and tear from losing weight and gaining it all back.
"The benefits of dieting are simply too small and the potential harms of dieting are too large for it to be recommended as a safe and effective treatment for obesity."
The psychologist, who advises would-be slimmers to swap calorie-controlled diets for a balanced diet coupled with regular exercise, added: "Exercise may well be the key factor leading to sustained weight loss.
Studies consistently find that people who report the most exercise also have the most weight loss."
The finding comes as Britain fights a rising tide of obesity.
A growing reliance on fast food and time-saving technology has led to the UK developing the worst weight problem in Europe, with almost a quarter of adults classed as obese.
Last night, British experts said that fad diets do not work and that the key to maintaining a healthy weight is making gradual, long-term changes.
Dr Beckie Lang, of the Association for the Study of Obesity, said: "Maintaining a healthy weight isn't about going on a diet and coming off a diet when you reach your target weight. It is about adopting skills that change your eating habits for life."
Tuesday, 3 July 2007
breast exam
in this video famous tv doctor explains the importance of self breast exam and demonstrates how to do it
high blood pressure - are drugs neccesary?
It's estimated that high blood pressure affects 90 percent of the population at one time or another. Some of the main causes of this condition include lifestyle factors such as eating a high-grain, high-sugar diet, not exercising, and increasing stress.
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The good news is that following a healthy nutrition plan, along with exercising and emotional rebalancing, will normalize blood pressure in most people. see other topics on this blog such as EFT (emotional freedom technique), chiropractic adjusting, PACE exercise programme, etc.
science confirms the secret to weight loss
Researchers in Boston have that found that people with high insulin levels tend to gain weight.
So the secret to losing weight may be to adopt healthy habits that stabilize insulin levels such taking plenty of exercise and avoiding processed junk food especially high sugar foods .
http://v.mercola.com/blogs/public_blog/Finally-Science-Confirms-the-Secret-Key-to-Weight-Loss-19046.aspx
So the secret to losing weight may be to adopt healthy habits that stabilize insulin levels such taking plenty of exercise and avoiding processed junk food especially high sugar foods .
http://v.mercola.com/blogs/public_blog/Finally-Science-Confirms-the-Secret-Key-to-Weight-Loss-19046.aspx
Monday, 2 July 2007
St. John's Wort Helpful in Beating Depression
A recent study looked at 324 people with mild to moderate depression. Some were given twice daily doses of 75 mg imipramine (an established antidepressant). Others took 250 mg hypericum (St. John's Wort) twice daily for six weeks. Both groups reported that their depression was reduced. However, St. John's Wort was slightly more effective at reducing anxiety. Participants also found it easier to take. Only 3 percent withdrew from the study because of side effects compared with 16 percent taking imipramine. British Medical Journal September 2nd 2000;321:536-539
whiplash
The chart below lists the most common whiplash symptoms after an auto accident. Don't just rely on accident insurance. If you experience any of these symptoms, play it safe and get a chiropractic check up.
Basic Whiplash Symptoms
- Neck pain and/or stiffness
- Blurred vision
- Difficulty swallowing
- Irritability
- Fatigue
- Dizziness
- Pain between the shoulder blades
- Pain in the arms or legs, feet and hands
- Headache
- Low back pain and/or stiffness
- Shoulder pain
- Nausea
- Ringing in the ears
- Vertigo
- Numbness and tingling
- Pain in the jaw or face
Whiplash is most commonly received from riding in a car that is struck form behind, or collides with another vehicle. When the head is suddenly jerked back and forth beyond its normal limits, the muscles and ligaments supporting the spine can be over-stretched or torn. In a rear end collision for example, the victim's car is first pushed or accelerated forward and then, because their foot is on the brake, or their car hits the vehicle in front, their car is rapidly slowed down, or decelerated. As the vehicle accelerates forward, it pushes the body forward too, but the head remains behind momentarily, rocking up and back, until some of the muscles and ligaments are stretched or torn. Too often the injury occurs before the head rebounds off the headrest.
weight loss
here is some interesting info from dr berg on different body shapes and why people put on weight where they do:
About BRT And Body Shapes
In BRT, we attempt to understand WHY a person holds on to weight in different places as compared to others. The question be asked, what imbalance is creating these distortions? Obesity is no doubt the number one problem Americans face today. The average person going to the book store or searching web sites trying to find correct answers usually is left with more confusion and further away from discovering the truth about losing weight. The first thing and most important thing to know about metabolism is that your weight problem is NOT the problem. It is a symptom or an effect of something else. The next thing you know someone will be starting "win the war against obesity". That would be the wrong target. You would get nowhere fast.
Have you noticed that some people hold weight in the stomach and yet other carry weight in the hips and thighs and other people carry weight more evenly through the body? Why is this? In the BRT program, we use three powerful tools to help people - the BRT technique, diet and exercise.
Let's first discuss diet. There is no way you can put EVERYONE on one diet and expect to get the maximum success. WHY? Because each type of weight case is different. And since weight is a symptom, would it not make more sense to design a diet program based on that person's imbalance internally? In our program, we use more of a tailor-made food plan to give the person maximum chance for improvement. For example; right now the high protein diet is very popular. However if you put someone with a liver weakness on this diet, they could feel worse because the liver can't not handle pure proteins, especially cooked. On the other hand if you recommend more carbohydrates to someone who has a glandular imbalance (diagnosed by a medical doctor), they could also be very unsuccessful.
Each person needs to be evaluated individually for what he/she needs. A shot gun approach to losing weight will only lead to failure and lots of effort. The truth is it should not take lots of hard work and effort to lose weight IF you are getting to the right cause. In the BRT program, we take a different approach. We try to understand how your body is responding to food and why it's in slow mode. We want to know why you are carrying weight in one place versus another. We don't attack the fat or the weight directly but want to understand what your body is doing. What foods will support the underlying mechanism of your weight gain?
Now what about exercise? There is a single common error people make when attempting to lose weight. In fact, this mistake has caused people to spend a tremendous amount of wasted time and effort all in vain. In our BRT program, we educate you on the two ways the body makes energy as it relates to weight loss. We want you to fully understand what FAT really is and the exact mechanics of how you burn fat versus sugar. Many people mistakenly burn sugar instead of fat. So instead of giving you another program, we give you a greater understanding of the principles of how the body works with regard to metabolism. Unless you understand this, you will be dependant on the next new diet fad. It actually very simple. You will learn how to use exercise to your advantage to maximize weight loss. If you don't know these key principles, you could unfortunately spend lots of wasted effort with minimal results.
http://www.bodyrt.com/index.cfm/6848
britney
A British tabloid reportedly says it's a bottle of a popular diet pill. Now, some sites are even selling the "fat burner" by claiming that "pop princess Britney Spears maintains her sexy shape with this product." Yet another claims Britney was "outed" as user of the appetite suppressant.
Britney is reportedly furious over the diet pill story. Her lawyer said she does not endorse the diet product and "any company using a photo of her inappropriately" will be contacted and told to "remove the photo."
The latest news is that Britney has made peace with the makers of a diet aid pill, following a long-running dispute. While the terms of the settlement remain confidential, a representative for the diet aid confirms that the matter has been resolved.
Britney had a notorious junk food craving and her daily diet consisted of primarily empty calories. The pop star has been seen consuming Red Bull energy drinks, Starbucks Frappuccinos and Marlboro Lights. On a few occasions, she’s been seen eating one of her favorite snacks, Cheetos. Pictures reportedly featured the singer looking bloated and chunky, until they were digitally slimmed down to resemble her trademark svelte body.
Britney's personal trainer Bobby Strom has exposed several sources behind her fluctuating weight, including her mom Lynne's home cooking. He says, "Her mind has not been in the right place for working out. She's had lots of stuff to get sorted in her head and her personal life lately. But I think that she's over it and back on course, mentally and physically. I'm sure I'll be seeing her again soon."
"She's fond of her mom's food but it tends to be carb heavy and calorific. I've told her to cut out barbeque sauces and gravies, and eat more protein - especially on tour. She also needs complex carbs such as brown rice, veggies and wholegrain breads."
A source reports that Brtiney was devastated by her appearance in the photos, and complained to her promoters, "I look like a blimp, so do something about it. I need to look perfect - better than perfect."
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