Energy drinks are on the rage in recent years. It seems that everyone, particularly young people in ages of 20 to 30 years, has one on their hand.
They're highly touted to boost your energy, increase your metabolism, keep you alert and focused. Some even markets to help you lose weight.
There's always new brand, new marketing spin popping up every week.
Here’s how it’s done.
1. Give your can of sugar water a hip-sounding name, like Monster, Rockstar, or Amp.
2. Promise that the product will do something exciting to your body, like boosting your energy and alertness, so you, too, can be a rock star—or at least stay up as late as one.
3. Make your product sound slightly dangerous. Anything will sound cooler when grown-ups hate it: Dr. Oz calls energy drinks “addictive” and “unhealthy.” Other experts point to thousands of caffeine overdoses among young people 19 and under.
But all the hoopla surrounding energy drinks is just hysteria, right? Sure, drinking them by the six-pack isn’t a good idea, but in moderation, a single can of cold, tangy, eyeball-popping energy fuel can’t be bad for you . .
Or can it?
Well, the truth is that while you can call a product RockStar, a more accurate name for some of their drinks might be Fat Roadie. Because while massive doses of energy drinks are obviously dangerous, adding even a single can a day of some of them to your liquid intake could cause more than 29 pounds of weight gain in a year! Below, I’ve outlined some of the worst energy drinks, and some much saner alternatives. Making these simple swaps could be the difference between Lady Gaga, and Lady Gargantua.
WORST MORNING JOLT
5-Hour Energy (1.93-oz bottle)
4 calories
0 g sugars
Caffeine: 135 mg
Drink This Instead!
Black Coffee (12-oz cup)
0 calories
0 g sugars
Caffeine: 95-200 mg
What’s really in 5-Hour Energy? Wouldn’t you like to know! The company claims the product is packed with a variety of vitamins and other compounds that promote energy, but when Consumer Reports recently requested a copy of the supporting research, the company balked. Here’s a golden rule of food and drink: If the company selling the product won’t put its money where its mouth is, don’t put their product where your mouth is.
Bottom line: The only proven ingredient in this bottle is caffeine, and one bottle contains about as much as a cup of coffee. You know what costs much less, contains loads of natural antioxidants, and also has as much caffeine as a cup of coffee? You guessed it, a cup of coffee. No energy drink on the planet is more reliable.
Friday, April 29, 2011
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
What Is HCG Diet? Does It Really Work to Lose Weight?
HCG Diet is another recent hot diet, highly touted by many celebrity physicians on TV shows and in books. So what is it?
HCG, abbreviation of Human Chorionic Gonadotropin, is a hormone produced during pregnancy. "HCG Diet involves daily self-administered shots of HCG and a 500-calorie-a-day diet," said Dr. Louis Aronne, an obesity expert at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center.
So does HCG diet work to help lose weight? "The short answer is no," said Dr. Aronne. "HCG works by releasing stored fat - which your body typically uses only when you're pregnant or in starvation mode - into the bloodstream for use as energy."
However, it's a very expense placebo. A 23-day supply costs about $500. FDA has deemed HCG diet fraudulent and illegal.
Every study done on HCG has shown no it's effect on weight. It may help you lose a few pounds due to strictly low calorie intake. It's not sustainable for the long term. You're gain the weight back plus more.
HCG, abbreviation of Human Chorionic Gonadotropin, is a hormone produced during pregnancy. "HCG Diet involves daily self-administered shots of HCG and a 500-calorie-a-day diet," said Dr. Louis Aronne, an obesity expert at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center.
So does HCG diet work to help lose weight? "The short answer is no," said Dr. Aronne. "HCG works by releasing stored fat - which your body typically uses only when you're pregnant or in starvation mode - into the bloodstream for use as energy."
However, it's a very expense placebo. A 23-day supply costs about $500. FDA has deemed HCG diet fraudulent and illegal.
Every study done on HCG has shown no it's effect on weight. It may help you lose a few pounds due to strictly low calorie intake. It's not sustainable for the long term. You're gain the weight back plus more.
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Natural Remedy for Improving Male Prostate Health
Do you know that ove half of adult males will develop a prostate disorder in their lifetime?
There are natural remedy and supplements that addess prostate concerns and help maintain prostate health.
Young Living's newest essential oil supplement Prostate Health(TM) is designed just for that.
Primary benefits:
- Helps support the body through powerful saw palmetto, key anti-inflammatory essential oils such as pure geranium, fennel, myrtle, lavender, peppermint, and natural pumpkin seed oil.
- Supports healthy prostate function and helps normal male glanular function.
- Helps maintain healthy urinary tract function and male life activities.
- Supports healthy inflammation response.
It's never too late to begin a natural regimen addressing prostate concerns before turning into prostate cancer.
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Dr. Oz Debunked the Myth of Gluten-Free Diet for Weight Loss
Dr Oz Gluten Diet
Dr Oz’s show today was called “The Gluten Myth: Is It Really Making Us Fat?” Turns out, the answer might just be yes! Is gluten the real enemy these days? Millions of people currently think that gluten is the #1 thing that is preventing them from losing weight. Is this a Gluten Myth? Or is a Gluten-Free Diet a new way to lose weight?
Dr Oz Gluten-Free Products
Doctor Oz said that Gluten is what makes bagels chewy and dough elastic. Gluten is found in wheat, barley and rye. The scary thing is that 99% of people who have a Gluten Sensitivity do not even know it. Gluten is actually a protein, not a carb, that is found in the center of a grain and is found in bread, cereals, pizza, pasta and countless other items. Only ten years ago, nobody was talking about Gluten-Free Diets, but now there are tons of Gluten-Free Products on the market because people have become more aware of Celiac Disease or Gluten Sensitivity (click here to read more about Celiac Disease & Gluten Intolerance). But is it a good idea to go on a Gluten-Free Diet to help you lose weight if you do not have Celiac Disease or a Gluten Sensitivity?
Dr Oz: Gluten Sensitivity & Celiac Disease
Doctor Oz was joined by Dr Mark Hyman, a medical director at the Ultrawellness Center, to discuss Gluten-Free Diets. Dr Oz said that first it was transfats, then corn syrup and now gluten is getting the blame for being overweight – but is Gluten really a bad guy? Dr Hyman said that if you have a Gluten Sensitivity, then eating gluten can really hurt your body because it causes inflammation which is linked to 50 disease including Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Depression, Anemia, Arthritis, and even an increase in your risk of Heart Disease and Cancer.
Dr Oz: Celiac Disease
Dr Oz asked how many people think that a Gluten-Free Diet is the same thing as a Low Carb Diet? If you think this, then you are wrong, because Gluten is actually a protein and not a carb. A study was done on patients with Celiac Disease and found that 81% of them gained weight when they went on a Gluten-Free Diet, and most of this is due to the Gluten-Free Junk Food on the market. However, even worse than gaining weight from these Gluten-Free Products is the fact that 20 million Americans have a Gluten Sensitivity and 99% do not even realize it, so they are causing inflammation in their bodies that can cause insulin resistance and a whole slew of other problems (click here to read about Celiac Disease Symptoms: Dr Oz Celiac Disease). However, if you do not have Gluten Sensitivity or Celiac Disease, then Dr Hyman and Dr Oz both seemed to agree that you should not go on a Gluten-Free Diet, and you should especially avoid Gluten-Free Junk Food because you are paying extra money for products that are just as bad for you if not worse.
Dr Oz: Gluten-Free Diet
Dr Oz brought onto his show Samantha Cassetty RD, a Nutrition Director of Good Housekeeping Research Institute, who said that there are three main problems with Gluten-Free Products:
1. Gluten-Free Products have more calories. Cassetty said that Good Housekeeping looked at dozens of regular foods vs Gluten-Free Foods and found that the Gluten-Free options had more calories. For example, a Gluten-Free Waffle has 270 calories and a regular waffle has 140 calories. Gluten-Free Crackers have 130 calories, whereas regular crackers have 70 calories.
2. Gluten-Free Products are lower in fiber, and fiber helps to keep you full so that you do not eat more later on. A Gluten-Free English Muffin has 1 gram of fiber, whereas a regular English Muffin has 3 grams of fiber. There are 2 grams of fiber in Gluten-Free Whole Grain Bread, compared to 4 grams of fiber in regular whole grain bread. So by eating these Gluten-Free Products, you are actually eliminating something from your diet that could help you to lose weight!
3. Gluten-Free Products generally have more Bad Carbs, which spike your blood sugar and make it harder to control cravings, and they may have less Good Carbs as well.
So what is the bottom line? Dr Oz firmly believes that there is no reason that anyone should be on a Gluten-Free Diet unless there is a medical reason to be on it (such as Gluten Sensitivity or Celiac Disease).
Dr Oz’s show today was called “The Gluten Myth: Is It Really Making Us Fat?” Turns out, the answer might just be yes! Is gluten the real enemy these days? Millions of people currently think that gluten is the #1 thing that is preventing them from losing weight. Is this a Gluten Myth? Or is a Gluten-Free Diet a new way to lose weight?
Dr Oz Gluten-Free Products
Doctor Oz said that Gluten is what makes bagels chewy and dough elastic. Gluten is found in wheat, barley and rye. The scary thing is that 99% of people who have a Gluten Sensitivity do not even know it. Gluten is actually a protein, not a carb, that is found in the center of a grain and is found in bread, cereals, pizza, pasta and countless other items. Only ten years ago, nobody was talking about Gluten-Free Diets, but now there are tons of Gluten-Free Products on the market because people have become more aware of Celiac Disease or Gluten Sensitivity (click here to read more about Celiac Disease & Gluten Intolerance). But is it a good idea to go on a Gluten-Free Diet to help you lose weight if you do not have Celiac Disease or a Gluten Sensitivity?
Dr Oz: Gluten Sensitivity & Celiac Disease
Doctor Oz was joined by Dr Mark Hyman, a medical director at the Ultrawellness Center, to discuss Gluten-Free Diets. Dr Oz said that first it was transfats, then corn syrup and now gluten is getting the blame for being overweight – but is Gluten really a bad guy? Dr Hyman said that if you have a Gluten Sensitivity, then eating gluten can really hurt your body because it causes inflammation which is linked to 50 disease including Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Depression, Anemia, Arthritis, and even an increase in your risk of Heart Disease and Cancer.
Dr Oz: Celiac Disease
Dr Oz asked how many people think that a Gluten-Free Diet is the same thing as a Low Carb Diet? If you think this, then you are wrong, because Gluten is actually a protein and not a carb. A study was done on patients with Celiac Disease and found that 81% of them gained weight when they went on a Gluten-Free Diet, and most of this is due to the Gluten-Free Junk Food on the market. However, even worse than gaining weight from these Gluten-Free Products is the fact that 20 million Americans have a Gluten Sensitivity and 99% do not even realize it, so they are causing inflammation in their bodies that can cause insulin resistance and a whole slew of other problems (click here to read about Celiac Disease Symptoms: Dr Oz Celiac Disease). However, if you do not have Gluten Sensitivity or Celiac Disease, then Dr Hyman and Dr Oz both seemed to agree that you should not go on a Gluten-Free Diet, and you should especially avoid Gluten-Free Junk Food because you are paying extra money for products that are just as bad for you if not worse.
Dr Oz: Gluten-Free Diet
Dr Oz brought onto his show Samantha Cassetty RD, a Nutrition Director of Good Housekeeping Research Institute, who said that there are three main problems with Gluten-Free Products:
1. Gluten-Free Products have more calories. Cassetty said that Good Housekeeping looked at dozens of regular foods vs Gluten-Free Foods and found that the Gluten-Free options had more calories. For example, a Gluten-Free Waffle has 270 calories and a regular waffle has 140 calories. Gluten-Free Crackers have 130 calories, whereas regular crackers have 70 calories.
2. Gluten-Free Products are lower in fiber, and fiber helps to keep you full so that you do not eat more later on. A Gluten-Free English Muffin has 1 gram of fiber, whereas a regular English Muffin has 3 grams of fiber. There are 2 grams of fiber in Gluten-Free Whole Grain Bread, compared to 4 grams of fiber in regular whole grain bread. So by eating these Gluten-Free Products, you are actually eliminating something from your diet that could help you to lose weight!
3. Gluten-Free Products generally have more Bad Carbs, which spike your blood sugar and make it harder to control cravings, and they may have less Good Carbs as well.
So what is the bottom line? Dr Oz firmly believes that there is no reason that anyone should be on a Gluten-Free Diet unless there is a medical reason to be on it (such as Gluten Sensitivity or Celiac Disease).
Mindful Wellness Expert Hueina Su Inspired and Guided Breast Cancer Survivors in Keynote at Breast Cancer Conference
Mindful wellness expert and life coach Hueina Su was the keynote speaker inspiring and guiding nearly one hundred breast cancer patients and survivors at a breast cancer conference.
DENVILLE, NJ – April 11, 2011 – Breast cancer patients and survivors found inspiration, support, hope and coping strategies for their breast cancer journey at a recent breast cancer conference in Newton, New Jersey. The conference was co-hosted by Summit Breast Care and Beyond Horizon Coaching.
Keynote speaker at the breast cancer conference was Hueina Su, MS, BSN, CEC, a best-selling author, mindful wellness expert, certified life coach, and the president of Beyond Horizon Coaching based in Denville, New Jersey.
The conference received overwhelmingly positive response from breast cancer patients, survivors and local community. The advance registration more than doubled from originally planned. As a result, the conference has to move from Sparta Health & Wellness Center to Project Self-Sufficiency conference room in order to accommodate more than a hundred participants, staff and vendors.
“I’m honored to be in a position to inspire, help and coach breast cancer patients, survivors and caregivers through their breast cancer journey,” Su said. “Having been a registered nurse, a caregiver to family members with cancer, and having experienced a breast cancer scare myself, I know first-hand it’s a tough journey, and I’m here to help.”
Coping with the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer is a very stressful journey for cancer patients and survivors, complicated by fears, anxiety, grief, and many emotional issues. Su offered real life tools and tips to help breast cancer patients navigate the journey from diagnosis through treatment and to survivorship.
Since June 2010, Su has been leading a Mindful Wellness Coaching and Stress Management Program at Sparta Cancer Center in Sparta, New Jersey. Over 80 cancer patients and caregivers have participated and benefited from Su’s stress relief coaching program.
“Physical and emotional stress can wreck havoc in cancer patients’ immune function and healing process. Learning how to cope with stress effectively is critical for their recovery and emotional well-being. Cancer patients and survivors regain a sense of control and become more confident and resilient in dealing with cancer and other life changes through learning stress relief techniques, self-care practices and life skills,” Su said.
“The well-being of cancer caregivers and patient care staff is just as important as that of cancer patients. Having worked with cancer and other terminally ill patients as a registered nurse, I experienced first-hand the high level of stress and its negative impact on physical health and emotional well-being. This is why I wrote my best-selling book Intensive Care for the Nurturer’s Soul: 7 Keys to Nurture Yourself While Caring for Others,” Su said.
The breast cancer conference was organized by Summit Breast Care and Beyond Horizon Coaching, and sponsored by the Sparta Cancer Center, Newton Memorial Hospital, the Sussex County Cancer Coalition and Project Self-Sufficiency. Health and wellness vendors also showcased their products and services for breast cancer care.
About Hueina Su and Beyond Horizon Coaching
Hueina Su, MS, BSN, CEC, is a renowned expert in helping people restore the missing peace and balance in their stressful lives. Su is a Mindful Wellness Expert, certified life coach, keynote speaker, and the best-selling author of Intensive Care for the Nurturer’s Soul: 7 Keys to Nurture Yourself While Caring for Others. She is on a mission to empower one million women nurturers to nurture themselves and create a life of their choice.
Su is the founder and president of Beyond Horizon Coaching, a global coaching and training company, specializing in providing solutions for work-life balance, stress management, and Intensive Self-Care through personal coaching, executive coaching, teleseminars, keynote presentations, team-building training, and other wellness services. She is the creator of Rx for BalanceTM, The Coaching OasisTM, and Nurture and Grow RichTM programs.
To sign up for free stress management video e-course and learn more about Su’s coaching, keynote speaking, training services and products visit http://www.HueinaSu.com.
Hueina Su’s full bio and additional photos http://www.HueinaSu.com/media-room.
She is available for interviews and can provide a list of tips and other articles. Call 973-664-0446 (O) or 201-572-3641 (Cell) or email info@HueinaSu.com.
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Hueina Su
Beyond Horizon International, LLC
Phone: 973-664-0446 (O), 201-572-3641 (Cell)
Email: Contact@HueinaSu.com
Web: http://www.HueinaSu.com
Thursday, April 7, 2011
The Biggest Loser Star Trainer Jillian Michaels Offers Inspiration, Roadmap, Life Lessons in New Book Unlimited
With eight million viewers in each NBC hit show The Biggest Loser, the star trainer Jillian Michaels has catapulted from a California personal trainer to a household name.
Love her or hate her? Maybe both.
More than just losing weight and getting fit, Jillian just released her new book "Unlimited: How to Build an Exceptional Life" that is aimed to help many people to transform their life.
Losing weight involves inner work and outer workout. Two-thirds of Americans are either overweight or obese. It's a $100-Billion-a-Year weight-loss industry. So many people make their New Year's resolutions to start exercising and eating healthy. Half of them give up by summer. Then they go on diet. The vicious dieting cycle goes around again until holidays.
People must make decisions and really commit to themselves to making the changes. They have to address to root causes of overweight, not just to patch up the symptoms.
"Unlimited" offers inspiration and strategies to help the readers build an exceptional life. It's a must-read for anyone who needs a dose of inspiration, motivation, roadmap and how-to plan for an exceptoinal life.
Get your copy at Amazon.com.
Love her or hate her? Maybe both.
More than just losing weight and getting fit, Jillian just released her new book "Unlimited: How to Build an Exceptional Life" that is aimed to help many people to transform their life.
Losing weight involves inner work and outer workout. Two-thirds of Americans are either overweight or obese. It's a $100-Billion-a-Year weight-loss industry. So many people make their New Year's resolutions to start exercising and eating healthy. Half of them give up by summer. Then they go on diet. The vicious dieting cycle goes around again until holidays.
People must make decisions and really commit to themselves to making the changes. They have to address to root causes of overweight, not just to patch up the symptoms.
"Unlimited" offers inspiration and strategies to help the readers build an exceptional life. It's a must-read for anyone who needs a dose of inspiration, motivation, roadmap and how-to plan for an exceptoinal life.
Get your copy at Amazon.com.
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Denville Personal Trainer Carey Yang Follows Jillian Michaels and Bob Harper to Become Certified Biggest Loser® Pro Fitness Trainer
Following the footsteps of the Biggest Loser® star trainers Jillian Michaels and Bob Harper, Denville personal trainer and fitness expert Carey Yang is one step closer to becoming an AFAA-certified Biggest Loser® Pro.
Yang is the owner and master trainer at Beyond Fitness Solultions, LLC - a leading in-home fitness training and weight-loss management company based in Denville, New Jersey.
Yang has now successfully passed the Biggest Loser® Pro Online Course, one of the requirements for becoming a Biggest Loser® Pro and participating in AFAA's new consumer outreach program, Biggest Loser® Live Training. Only active Biggest Loser® Pros are eligible to identify themselves as a Biggest Loser® Pro and use BiggestLoserLiveTraining.com to work with clients in online and offline sessions, as well as collaborate with a thriving online health and fitness community.
"This is an excellent brand-name credential that can help me reach out to the community and help more people to get fit and healthy. By utilizing web-based technology, I can conduct live exercise classes both online and offline," Yang says.
Here are the highlights of online and onsite activities:
•Lead Biggest Loser® Live Training sessions online.
•Teach online workouts
•Facilitate archived streaming video workouts
•Access instructional videos that you may use during Biggest Loser® Live Training sessions to assist in delivering a pre-recorded workout for your Biggest Loser® clients
•Conduct team motivational meetings
•Participate in meetings with experts (i.e., MDs, registered dietitians, and other allied health professionals)
•Connect with individuals who want to lose weight using state-of-the-art technologies with NO required software to download or install
•Simultaneously train up to 15 viewable participants, as well as additional off-screen participants, online at BiggestLoserLiveTraining.com
•Attend lectures by experts on a selection of topics covering behavior modification, nutrition, exercise, and more
•Present programs using desktop and application sharing (including Microsoft Excel spreadsheets and PowerPoint presentations)
•Register clients for Biggest Loser® challenges
•Hold team meetings for Biggest Loser® challenge participants
•Network with other Biggest Loser® Pros
•Conduct official Biggest Loser® challenges at your local facility.Any other challenge activities will not be recognized. Look for complete details on BiggestLoserLiveTraining.com.
•Teach Biggest Loser® circuit workouts
"There are other requirements and paperwork that I will fill out and complete the application. The Biggest Loser® Live Training program is set to debut in June 2011. I can't wait," Yang says.
"It would be really cool to have Jillian and Bob coming over to help me kick off a community-wide weight-loss boot camp or Biggest Loser® contest for fundraising at the Gardner’s Field," Yang adds.
For anyone interested in Biggest Loser® training, please email Carey at BeyondFitnessSolutions.com to get on the priority-notification list once the program is available to the public.
Yang is the owner and master trainer at Beyond Fitness Solultions, LLC - a leading in-home fitness training and weight-loss management company based in Denville, New Jersey.
Yang has now successfully passed the Biggest Loser® Pro Online Course, one of the requirements for becoming a Biggest Loser® Pro and participating in AFAA's new consumer outreach program, Biggest Loser® Live Training. Only active Biggest Loser® Pros are eligible to identify themselves as a Biggest Loser® Pro and use BiggestLoserLiveTraining.com to work with clients in online and offline sessions, as well as collaborate with a thriving online health and fitness community.
"This is an excellent brand-name credential that can help me reach out to the community and help more people to get fit and healthy. By utilizing web-based technology, I can conduct live exercise classes both online and offline," Yang says.
Here are the highlights of online and onsite activities:
•Lead Biggest Loser® Live Training sessions online.
•Teach online workouts
•Facilitate archived streaming video workouts
•Access instructional videos that you may use during Biggest Loser® Live Training sessions to assist in delivering a pre-recorded workout for your Biggest Loser® clients
•Conduct team motivational meetings
•Participate in meetings with experts (i.e., MDs, registered dietitians, and other allied health professionals)
•Connect with individuals who want to lose weight using state-of-the-art technologies with NO required software to download or install
•Simultaneously train up to 15 viewable participants, as well as additional off-screen participants, online at BiggestLoserLiveTraining.com
•Attend lectures by experts on a selection of topics covering behavior modification, nutrition, exercise, and more
•Present programs using desktop and application sharing (including Microsoft Excel spreadsheets and PowerPoint presentations)
•Register clients for Biggest Loser® challenges
•Hold team meetings for Biggest Loser® challenge participants
•Network with other Biggest Loser® Pros
•Conduct official Biggest Loser® challenges at your local facility.Any other challenge activities will not be recognized. Look for complete details on BiggestLoserLiveTraining.com.
•Teach Biggest Loser® circuit workouts
"There are other requirements and paperwork that I will fill out and complete the application. The Biggest Loser® Live Training program is set to debut in June 2011. I can't wait," Yang says.
"It would be really cool to have Jillian and Bob coming over to help me kick off a community-wide weight-loss boot camp or Biggest Loser® contest for fundraising at the Gardner’s Field," Yang adds.
For anyone interested in Biggest Loser® training, please email Carey at BeyondFitnessSolutions.com to get on the priority-notification list once the program is available to the public.
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