Building New Website

Since I have been online I have been using blogs, and free websites for my health and exercise ideas tips and advice. Well I am now using a professional host and builder to build a new Health website. Blogging is cool and I am enjoying it, but I wanted something easier for my readers to navigate and find the information they need. I have 12 pages made so far, and still working the seo. I am taking some of the information from this blog. After all most of my better info is on this blog.

The hosting company that I am using is the .ws. It is not the cheapest out there but the best I have looked at so far. Plus they have a great affiliate program. I figured if I am going to build a great website about health and fitness, why not get into the affiliate side as well and make a few extra bucks.

With my new professional website I can add a calorie calculator, bmi calculators, calorie burn calculators. You name it I can add it. The problem with this I have so many ideas for my new website my mind is just going crazy. Yea blogging is simpler but I can create more. When my new health and fitness website is done I will put the link on this blog for every one to see and book mark (wink wink).

My new website as mentioned above will have the calculators, advice and tips with easier navigation, healthy recipes, some videos, pictures for illustrations, and qoutes for motivation, and reviews for products and books I feel are rates 5 stars.

I am excited about this I do hope I dont let you guys down.

7 Steps to Healthy Living

Step One: go to your doctor and get a physical. If your doctor does not do it, ask for a complete blood work. This will check your cholestrol, thyroid levels, nutrion levels, blood count, basically the works.

Step Two: change the way you eat. The 3 hour diet (not a fad diet) will explain in detail. With this diet make sure you are eating a well balanced diet. Eat a variety of foods. A balanced diet is one that includes all the food groups. Explained in the new USDA food guide pyramid.

Step Three: exercise, there are many activities you can do to get plenty of exercise. You do not have to do the same thing every day, exercise can get boring, especially if you do the same thing over and over again. If you are short of time visit this post about "To Busy To Exercise?" If you have 30 minutes to an hour a day then start an exercise routine.

Adults should accumulate 30 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity on most days of the week, and to improve cardiovascular endurance, 20 to 60 minutes on three to five days per week.

Step Four: Most people find this hard to start. You should also add working out (strength training)to your weekly routines. You can do this by machine weight, also called free weight stations, or weighted dumbells and bars with plates. Just because you "lift weigths" does not mean you will get buffed or huge. You can lift weights to tone and add definition, or get ripped.

Step Five: get plenty of rest and sleep. Atleast 8 hours a night. Some Dr's say between 6 to 8, but if you get 8 then you will notice the difference. This lets you rest your body as well as you mind.

Step Six: This is the most important of all... Believe in yourself. If you think you cant then you will not. Self esteem, self motivation, self assurance, Be the Change you Want to See in the World not sure of author.

Step Seven: This is almost important as Step Six, when in doubt ask, get help, get advice. If you are not sure of something then get help. The only stupid question is the one not asked.

The seven steps to living healthy is not an unrealistic goal. Nor is it the easiest thing you will ever do. I promise you that if you start the steps the climb will only get easier as you go.

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Gluten Free Diets?

If you have celiac disease.

What is celiac disease?

Celiac disease is a digestive disease that damages the small intestine and interferes with absorption of nutrients from food. People who have celiac disease cannot tolerate gluten, a protein in wheat, rye, and barley. Gluten is found mainly in foods but may also be found in everyday products such as medicines, vitamins, and lip balms.

If you do not have celiac disease should you go on a gluten free diet. The down side to a gluten free diet :

• Some people diagnosing themselves with gluten intolerance really have it — but, by going on an unsupervised gluten-free diet, are masking the signs that would allow a doctor to get an exact diagnosis and look for related problems, such as fragile bones, says Peter Green, director of the Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University in New York.

• Gluten avoiders may end up short on vitamins.

• Gluten-free specialty foods are expensive.

• A poorly planned gluten-free diet also can be fattening. Manufacturers aiming for a yummy wheat-free bagel or bread often rely on fat to replace gluten


What are the benefits to a gluten free diet?

You do not eat processed foods, and eat more healthier foods. As with any diet consult your doctor.

The question on the table is, is a gluten free diet another fad diet. If you feel that the low carb diet was a fad, then yes Gluten Free diets are a fad if you do not have celiac disease. If not planned correctly gluten free diets like any other diet can do more harm than good. If you have celiac disease then you have to avoid gluten. Then you need a gluten free diet.

If you do not have celiac disease, stop jumping from diet to diet. Eat right, eat healthy, there is no magic formula that is going to make you drop 100 pounds over night.

If you want to eat correctly then read the article on the 3 hour Diet No special secret formula, no surgery, no magic diet pill, just eating the way your metabolism will agree.

The Banana Diet...?

Yes so true, there is a big deal going around about the banana diet. SO what is the banana diet, Eat 1 banana before breakfast, eat 1 banana before lunch, and eat 1 banana before dinner. It does not take much to figure this out. There is no special ingredient in a banana that helps you to lose weight. There is no secret formula in the banana diet. So why would the banana diet help you lose weight? The same way a glass of milk before each meal, or a glass of water before each meal would help you lose weight.

What happens when you normally eat a banana? You feel full. The key to the banana diet is simply feeling full before you eat breakfast, lunch, or dinner. This feeling then allows you to eat less of each meal.

This can be acheived with a glass of milk before each meal. Milk when consumed allows you to feel full, this helps you eat less.

The banana diet does not have to be a banana. You can eat an apple, or some other large fruit. How about eating a bowl of grapes before each meal, or a bowl of mixed fruit. There is some evidence that suggest stawberries when digested burns more calories during the digestion process. So eat a bowl of strawberries before each meal. One feeling full and not eating as much, and two burning more calories during the digestive process.

So there is no magic formula of the banana diet. There is no magic ingredient in a banana that helps you lose weight. The key is just feeling full before eating each meal.

What Exercises Should You Do for Strength Training?

If you don't know much about weight training, consider hiring a personal trainer to help you set up your program. You should work all of your muscle groups each week so that you avoid muscle imbalances, which could lead to injury.

Below is a list of muscle groups along with sample exercises. If you're a beginner, you only need to choose 1-2 exercises for each muscle group in the upper body and 3-4 moves for the lower body.

-Chest: bench press, chest press machine, pushups, pec deck machine
-Back: seated row machine, back extensions, lat pulldowns
-Shoulders: overhead press, lateral raise, front raise
-Biceps: bicep curls, hammer curls, concentration curls
-Triceps: tricep extensions, dips, kickbacks
-Lower Body: Squats, lunges, leg press machines, deadlifts, calf raises
-Abdominals: crunches, reverse crunches, oblique twists, pelvic tilts

Strength Training Principles:

For Your Information:

Overload: To see gains in strength you must always stimulate the muscle more than it is accustomed to.

Progression: The active muscle must continue to work against a gradually increasing resistance in order to meet overload.

Specificity: Gains you receive are dependent on the muscle group used, and movement pattern performed.

-Strength (maximal force): If you are interested in strength gains you want to train with higher weights and closer to your 1 RM.

-Endurance (submaximal force that is repeated): If you are interested in gains in endurance, you should concentrate on lifting lower weights and higher repetitions.

Arrangement:
-Warm-up - the warm-up should be "sport specific". In other words, if you are performing the bench press, begin your warm-up with a light intensity and perform 8-10 reps.
-Stretch - it is important to stretch to promote increased blood flow to the muscles, and to increase flexibility, range of motion and decrease the risk of injury.
-Workout - work larger muscle groups first, then smaller muscle groups.
-Cool-down - keeps the body active and prevents pooling of blood in the extremities. The cool-down is done at a lower intensity.

Breathing: When lifting weight or working muscles against resistance, exhale through the mouth as you are performing the work. Caution: Failure to breathe correctly during heavy weight lifting may cause drastic increases in blood pressure that may be harmful.

Most people who work out with weights typically use two different kinds: free weights (including barbells, dumbbells, and hand weights) and weight machines. Free weights usually work a group of muscles at the same time; weight machines typically are designed to help you isolate and work on a specific muscle.

Whenever starting a new exercise program please see your physician or family doctor....

10 Quick Tips To Help You Get Started Working Out

1. Remember to warm up. Warming up gives the body a chance to deliver plenty of nutrient rich blood to areas about to be exercised, to actually warm the muscles and lubricate the joints.

2. Stretch - Increases or maintains muscle flexibility.

3. During the first week of starting an exercise program keep it light. Work on technique-good body mechanics and slowly work up to heavier weights.

4. Quick tips to maintain good body mechanics: go through the complete range of motion, move slowly and with control, breathe, and maintain a neutral spine. Never sacrifice form just to add more weight or repetitions.

5. The intensity of your workout depends on a number of factors, including the number of sets and repetitions, the overall weight lifted, and the rest between sets. You can vary the intensity of your workout to fit your activity level and goals.

6. Listen to your body. Heart rate is not a good way to determine your intensity when lifting weights, it is important to listen to your body based on an overall sense of feeling of exertion.

7. The MINIMUM amount of strength training recommended by the American College of Sports Medicine is eight to twelve repetitions of eight to ten exercises, at a moderate intensity, two days a week. You will get more overall gains with more days per week, sets and resistance, but the progression is one in which you must listen to your body.

8. Strength training session are recommended to last one hour or less.

9. As a general rule, each muscle that you train should be rested one to two days before being exercised further in order for the fatigued muscles to rebuild.

10."No pain, no gain." This statement is not only false, but can be dangerous. Your body will adapt to strength training, and will reduce in body soreness each time you workout.

High Intensity Cardio workouts

For those High Intensity Cardio workouts

1. Jumping Rope - This is one of the simplest, yet most effective exercises one can do. In just 15 to 20 minutes, jumping rope will give you an unparalleled total body workout. Jumping rope is ideal for cardiovascular endurance and enhances performance in virtually any sport - tennis, basketball, football, skiing, volleyball and more. This simple exercise is also great for eye-hand coordination, lateral movement, foot and hand speed and agility.

2. Sprinting - Sprinting not only burns HUGE amounts of calories while sprinting, it also keeps your metabolism flying for days after. Sprinting combined with running / jogging can bring amazing results

3. Spinning - These high-intensity workouts to music simulate a challenging bike ride, complete with hills, valleys and varying speeds, all dictated by the group instructor.


Fun Facts

-It's easy to get hooked on cardiovascular exercise after the initial training effect takes place because of the increases in endorphins and mood enhancing hormones.

-While there are complicated treadmill tests to objectively measure maximum heart rate, most people will use a simple calculation to estimate maximum heart rate. The easiest formula is simply to subtract your age from 220.

-A new method, published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, estimates maximum heart rate with the following formula: 0.7 times age subtract from 208.

-Here are some estimated calories burned per hour for a 150-pound person:

-- Accordion playing — 122

-- Assembly work, sitting — 102

-- Bobsledding — 476

-- Bookbinding — 156

-- Chambermaid work — 170

-- Cleaning rain gutters — 340

-- Computer work — 102

-- Digging worms — 272

-- Firefighting — 816

-- Jack hammering — 408

-- Light kissing — 68

-- Lugeing — 476

-- Napping — 61

-- Office work at the desk — 122

-- Sexual activity, active — 102

-- Sexual activity, moderate — 88

-- Shoveling coal — 476

-- Taking a shower — 136

-- Tap dancing — 327

-- Walking with crutches — 340

-- Washing the dog — 238

-- Watching TV — 68



Now you see no matter what you are doing you are burning calories, whether it is cardio exercise or daily task. I am sure that we all agree that exercise is always the best way to burn calories. So get off the computer and go cardio….

Top 10 Cardio Exercises With The Most Calorie Burns.

1. Step Aerobics - one of the most favorite cardio exercises preferred by women. Step Aerobics mainly target your legs, hips and glutes, and can burn approx. 400 calories in 30 minutes.

2. Bicycling - stationary or outdoors is a great cardio exercises, depending on resistance and speed can but 250 to 500 calories in 30 minutes.

3. Swimming - like cross-country skiing is an excellent cardio exercises as it is a full body exercises. Swimming is a great cross-training for other cardio activities. Doing the breast stroke can burn approx. 400 calories in 30 minutes.

4. Racquetball - side to side sprinting makes racquetball and excellent cardio exercises. A 145-lb person burns over 400 calories in 30 minutes.

5. Rock Climbing - is not only a cardio exercises, but also uses arm and leg strength and power. Rock Climbing can burn up to 380 calories in 30 minutes.

6. Cross-Country Skiing - whether on a machine or outdoors on snow, is an incredible cardio exercises as it involves both upper and lower body. A 145 lb person can burn approx 330 calories in 30 minutes.

7. Running - Running is an excellent cardio exercises because all you need is a pair of quality running shoes. Running burns serious calories. A 145 LB person can easily burn 300 calories in 30 minutes.

8. Elliptical Trainer - is an excellent cardio exercises and a great way to build endurance. A 145 LB person can burn about 300 calories in 30 minutes.

9. Rowing - is both a cardio exercises as well as giving your arms an incredible workout. 145 LB person can burn about 300 calories in 30 minutes.

10. Walking - Brisk walking is a less strenuous form of cardio exercises. Walking can burn up to 180 calories in 30 minutes. Sprinting, adding hills or an incline can increase amount of calories burned.

If you are exercising and want to burn more calories try some of the top ten cardio for burning more calories.

Strength Training and Fat Burning

Want to look good — and feel even better? Try strength training. You'll build strength, improve your muscle tone and boost your self-esteem.

Strength Training is when you perform exercises with resistance to build muscle mass and strength. Strength training is not running on a treadmill, riding a stationary bike, or using an elliptical machine. Although those types of aerobic machines use "resistance" to increase your workout intensity, it's not the same as strength training. The most common form of strength training is lifting weights. Weight lifting can include free weights, machines, elastic bands, body weight or any other form of resistance.

Why is strength training the real key to burning off body fat? The reason is because muscle tissue is the most metabolically active tissue in the body and burns up to 50 calories per pound! That means if you can add 5 extra pounds of solid muscle to your body, you will burn an extra 250 calories every day just sitting around! In a recent study, researchers found that regular weight training boosts basal metabolic rate by about 15%. Use strength training to turn your body into a fat burning, muscle building machine!

Click link for more: 10 Quick Tips To Help You Get Started, What Exercises Should You Do?, and Strength Training Principles.

Have you Hit a Weightloss Plateau?

Have you hit a weight loss plateau? Has your body stoped losing weight? Now are you worried you will not lose any more weight? Dont worry we all hit weight loss plateaus. You are not doing anything wrong. First congratulate yourself for coming this far, 10 pounds, 25 pounds, 60 pounds, or more, either way congratulate yourself.

What is a plateau? It is when your body becomes accustomed to what you are doing. You stop losing weight and no matter how hard you push you just cant seem to lose more. Simply put your body has become bored. Now even though it is aggravating and bothersome there is hope. What do you do to break that plateau? Good question.

As mentioned above your body has grown accustomed to your routine. First thing to do to break a plateau is change what you are doing.

-If you are just dieting, then add exercise to your day. That is the easiest way to break a plateau if you are just dieting.

-If you are dieting but cant exercise, alternate your caloric intake. If you are only eating 1400 calories a day then eat 1600 the next day. Then the day after 1600 and the following day eat 1200 calories. Then continue that through out your diet.

{example}
Monday eat 1600 calories
Tuesday eat 1200 calories
Wednesday eat 1800 calories
Thursday eat 1400 calories
Friday eat 1600 calories
Saturday eat 1200 calories
Sunday eat 1800 calories

The example above keeps your body guessing. It may be a little more work at keeping track of your calories, but it is worth it when your plateau is broken.

-If you are only counting carbs and protiens then alternate these two. Try eating more carbs on Monday and more protien on Tuesday. Then you should keep alternating this through out the week.

-If you are dieting and exercising then use the example for calories. You should eat more if you are exercising. This fuels your body so it can rest, and give you energy for your fitness routines. Then for your exercise you should change that as well. If you are only doing cardio then add some workouts, mostly for toning.

-If you are doing cardio and working out give your plateau a punch. On days you do cardio, go for a swim. The next cardio day go for a walk, go for a hike, play tennis, racquetball or something you do not normally do. Add spice to your cardio days, if you are getting bored so is your body.

{example}

Monday- Cardio Treadmill, Workout
Tuesday- Cardio Swim a about a mile or more (the size of pool depends on how many laps make a mile)
Wednesday- Cardio treadmill or tennis, workout
Thursday- Workout
Friday- Cardio go for a swim
Saturday- Cardio stair climber, Workout
Sunday- Rest

Then the next week altenate your workout days with just cardio days. Then on cardio days swim when you should do treadmill, and the next cardio day do raquetball when you should swim. If you just change your cardio like mentioned above this should break your palteau. This keeps your body from getting bored, and you as well.

When getting past a plateau, it is just a matter of doing something different that you dont normally do. When you do a change in your exercise routine and diet you will break your plateau, but this will also keep you from hitting another plateau in the future. So dont worry plateaus can be broken, it is just takes work and planning. Be patient and keep up the hard work..

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Macaroni and Four Cheeses

Macaroni and Four Cheeses
Ingredients

-cooking spray
-16 ounce(s) pasta, elbow macaroni, (1 box)
-20 ounce(s) squash, winter, frozen pureed (2 packages)
-2 cup(s) milk, lowfat (1%)
-1 1/3 cup(s) cheese, cheddar, grated, extra-sharp (4 oz.)
-2/3 cup(s) cheese, Monterey Jack, grated (2 oz.)
-1/2 cup(s) cheese, ricotta, low-fat
-1 teaspoon salt
-1 teaspoon mustard, dry
-1/8 teaspoon pepper, cayenne
-2 tablespoon bread crumbs, fine, dry
-2 tablespoon cheese, Parmesan, freshly grated
-1 teaspoon oil, olive

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Coat a 9 x 13 inch baking dish with cooking spray.

Cook the macaroni according the package directions. Drain and transfer to the prepared baking dish.

Meanwhile, place the frozen squash and milk in a large saucepan and cook over low heat, stirring occasionally and breaking up the squash with a spoon until it is defrosted. Turn the heat up to medium and cook until the mixture is almost simmering, stirring occasionally. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the cheddar, jack cheese, ricotta, salt, mustard, and cayenne. Pour this mixture over the macaroni and stir to combine.

Combine the breadcrumbs, Parmesan, and oil in a small bowl. Sprinkle over the top of the macaroni and cheese. Bake until the cheeses are bubbling around the edges, about 20 minutes, then broil for 3 minutes so the top is crisp and nicely browned.

Serving size: 2 cups

Nutrient Notes: Excellent source of: Vitamin A, Selenium, Thiamin, Folate, Calcium, Manganese, and Niacin; Good source of: Iron, Riboflavin, Fiber, and Phosphorus.

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Diabetic Sugar xylitol

Nancy Appleton, PhD, clinical nutritionist: On sugar..

* Sugar can decrease growth hormone (the key to staying youthful and lean)

* Sugar feeds cancer

* Sugar increases cholesterol

* Sugar can weaken eyesight

* Sugar can cause drowsiness and decreased activity in children

* Sugar can interfere with the absorption of protein

* Sugar causes food allergies

* Sugar contributes to diabetes

* Sugar can contribute to eczema in children

* Sugar can cause cardiovascular disease

* Sugar can impair the structure of DNA

* Sugar can cause hyperactivity, anxiety, difficulty concentrating, and crankiness in children

* Sugar contributes to the reduction in defense against bacterial infection (infectious diseases)

* Sugar greatly assists the uncontrolled growth of Candida Albicans (yeast infections)

* Sugar contributes to osteoporosis

That is just 15 of her 146 reasons why sugar is bad for us.

Sugar is a major culprit in the case against obesity. For obese individuals, consuming even a teaspoon of sugar a day would cause metabolic imbalances that contribute to obesity. Sugar is to be avoided, not only by the obese but by healthy individuals.

There is much debate on sugar. The sugar "manufacturers" say that sugar is not the cause of obesity. Reword that: "Sugar is not the only cause of obesity," now that sounds better. Over eating, and under eating, not eating healthy, avoiding healthy foods, eating junk foods, foods high in fats and calories, to many sodas, not enough water, not exercising, living a sedentary life, are the main causes of obesity.

How ever when starting a healthy diet, cutting back on sugar will help dramatically. The southern states love sweet tea, why not cut back on the sugar? If you have to have sweet tea use a sugar substitute. There are many recipes that call for sugar, why not use sugar substitute? If you need your coffee in the morning, use a sugar substitute to sweeten.

Diabetics learn the hard way that sugar is bad for the body. So they have to monitor there sugar intake. When they cook they have to substitue there sugar in recipes, in there "sweet tea", and in there coffee in the mornings. So just by you substituting or cutting back your sugar intake can and will make your life one step healthier.

If you are worried about all the health risk claimed to be brought about with sugar substitutes why not go the diabetic route, Xylitol.

Xylitol is a natural substance found in fibrous vegetables and fruit, as well as in corn cobs and various hardwood trees, like birch. It is a natural, intermediate product that regularly occurs in the glucose metabolism of humans and animals, as well as in the metabolism of several plants. Xylitol is so natural that our bodies produce up to 15 grams of it daily during normal metabolism.

There are many benefits of using xylitol as a sugar substitute:

* Glycemic index of 7 (sucrose is 60)

* Minimal effect on blood sugar and insulin levels

* Inhibits yeast, including Candida Albicans (It actually helps fight candida)

* Inhibits plaque and dental cavities by 80% (Dentists use it and recommend xylitol toothpaste)

* Retards demineralization, and promotes re-mineralization, of tooth enamel

Based on scientific and public health evaluations, xylitol has been approved in virtually all industrialized countries to be used in oral hygiene products and in other products to promote oral health.

With any sugar substitute use it in moderation. If you need that sweetened tea, or your cup of coffee in the morning, or need to add sugar to a recipe use a substitute. If you are going to substitute why not use what Diabetic Patients use?

3 Hour Diet: Long Gone are the 3 Square Meals a Day

Since the dawn of time man has been eating, it is obvious with out food and nutrition man would die. We were raised with 3 square meals a day. We ate breakfast, lunch, dinner (supper) and that is what we remember growing up. As we were growing up we went out and played, we were involved in sports, we were active little boogers, and breakfast lunch and dinner was our fuel. Our metabolism was fast and no matter what we ate we burned off.

The problem now is how we eat. Our metabolism has slowed down and we are not burning the calories and fat we are taking in we are no longer little boogers. We are eating our 3 square meals a day, and maybe a snack. Well if you want to lose weight, gone are the days of 3 square meals a day. The less often we eat the more calories and fat our body stores. Our body goes into survival mode. If you eat 2 times a day or 1 time a day our body thinks we are starving and stores the excess calories and fat. This is to feed our body when we don’t have food this is our body’s survival mode. That is what our body is supposed to do.

So we have to re-train our body and trick it out of that survival mode. We have to get our body’s metabolism back up to par, boost it and get it burning calories and fat.

How do we do that? The 3 Hour Diet.

The concept of the 3 hour diet is to eat more times a day but smaller meals. When you wake in the morning you eat at 7. Then around about 10 you eat again. Then at 1 you eat again. Then at 4 you eat again, and at 7 you eat again. The idea is to eat every three hours. It does not have to be at the times I gave but it should be every three hours.

What happens is when you eat it takes your body 3 hours to digest what you have eaten. Then by the time your stomach is empty you eat again. Then your body goes back to digesting and the process starts over every 3 hours. You eat 3 hours later your stomach is empty and you eat again. This allows your body to digest everything and burn everything, getting it out of that survival mode. So now your body is out of that survival mode. Your metabolism has become faster, and you are not storing fat. This in return helps you burn fat and calories. If you stick with this you will start losing weight and will keep it off. It is not a magic formula or something that some genius thought of and is now making money off of. It is understanding the body and how it works. Every 3 hours eat a small meal and do this religiously and you will start losing weight and keep it off.