** You Can't Change The Laws Of Thermodynamics. by Dr. Robert Osgoodby

** Winter Weight Workout by Dr. Earl Mindell

** Smiles - The Diet

** Candida Overgrowth Syndrome by Dr. David Enders

** Trivia

** Stress Tips by Dr. Rae Baum

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You Can't Change The Laws Of Thermodynamics. If You Want To Lose Weight, Don't Worry About Fats And Carbs, Cut Down On Calories.

Some experts argue that carbohydrate and fat content matter far more than calories – I disagree. Weight loss isn't brain surgery. It boils down to a very simple science. To lose one pound, you must eliminate 3,500 calories either through diet or exercise. If your body needs 2,000 calories a day to maintain your present weight, you would need to create a 500 calorie deficit each day to lose one pound a week. From purely a weight loss standpoint, it doesn't matter if calories come from protein, fat, sugar, or carbohydrates. A calorie is a calorie in terms of weight loss.

The truth is, if you're counting carbs, you are still counting calories. Foods high in carbs such as french fries, cake and cookies are loaded with calories, so eliminating these foods will help you lose weight. If you go on a diet where you eat 1,500 calories a day, it doesn't matter if 10% of your diet consists of carbohydrates, or if 40% of your diet consists of carbohydrates – your weight loss will be the same. Even the low-carb Atkins diet in reality is a low-calorie diet.

If your only goal is weight loss, it doesn't matter if you consume fat calories, protein calories, or carbohydrate calories as long as you are in caloric deficit. Although I don't recommend it, you can lose weight eating 1,500 calories of butter a day. However if you're overeating, you will gain more weight on a diet high in fats than on a diet high in carbohydrates because it takes more energy for your body to convert carbohydrates to body fat than it takes to convert fat to body fat.

Are some fats better than other fats? Yes. Not all fat is created equal. Your body needs healthy fats such as monosaturated fats and polyunsaturated fats which contain essential omega fatty acids. Saturated fat found in butter and beef is considered unhealthy in excess, but your body still needs some of it for normal cellular function. The fat to avoid is trans fat, also called hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated fat, shortening or oil. Trans fats have been linked to cancer and heart disease.

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Winter Weight Workout
by Dr. Earl Mindell

If you haven't started a strength training program yet, you may be thinking that winter isn't a good time to start. The truth is that even if you're stuck at home on a snowy day, it's a good time to make some sort of resistance training an everyday part of your life—especially if you're over 65.

Resistance training will preserve muscle mass, and that's important for protection against falls, hip fractures, and general weakness that can rob aging people of their independence. According to Miriam Nelson, director of the John Hancock Center for Physical Activity and Nutrition at Tufts University's Friedman School of Nutrition Policy and Science in Boston, Massachusetts (boy, that's some title!), "Muscle is the absolute centerpiece for being healthy, vital, and independent as we grow older. It keeps us strong and mobile. It tugs on bone to help bone stay strong." She points out that muscle burns calories and provides a place for storing extra sugars, effectively helping to keep blood sugars lower; and that research shows that a strength training program can help to improve blood sugar control and reduce blood pressure in diabetics.

So, without further ado, I'll share with you a quickie home weight training program that I created with exercise physiologist Melissa Block. It hits all the major bases. Print this page out, go toss on your sweats, and dig those ancient dumbbells out of the basement. (If you don't have any, it's time to put them on your Christmas list!) Let's get started.

This program is a circuit, which means that you go straight from one exercise to the next without resting in between, working different muscle groups in each exercise. Do all the exercises once through, 12 to 20 repetitions each, then do them all again in the same order. When that's easy, add a third round. Don't rush; each repetition of each exercise should be slow and smooth.

1. SQUATS: Stand up straight, feet shoulder-width apart or slightly wider, toes pointing forward, holding a five- or eight-pound weight in each hand. Rest the weights on your shoulders or tops of your thighs. Then, slowly squat down, keeping your heels on the floor and pointing your rear end behind you as though you are trying to sit on a chair that's about four feet behind you. Keep your back straight like a tabletop, pointing your tail-bone back behind you, bending forward at the hips and looking out in front of you. Squat as far as you can in this way, then return to the starting position.

2. HEEL RAISES: Stand holding the back of a chair. Rise up on your tiptoes, then lower the heels back down.  3. PLIES: Pronounced "plee-yays," this exercise is taken from ballet. If your balance isn't great, you may want to hold onto the back of a chair while you do this one. If not, hold five- to eight-pound weights on your shoulders or hips. Stand with your feet considerably wider apart than your shoulders—at least 24 inches from heel to heel. Turn your heels in and toes out so that if you were to put your heels together, your feet would make a right angle. Drop your tailbone down and lift your abdominals up. Then, bend your knees, pressing them out so that they go in the same direction in which your toes are pointing. Bend them slowly, sinking your tailbone down towards the floor between your heels. Go as far as you comfortably can, then rise back to the starting position.

4. PUSH-UPS: Do them on all fours if you're just starting out; stretch your knees back (“girl push-ups”) when stronger; and try the real military-style thing when you’re good and buff.

5. BACK STRENGTHENER: Sit at the edge of a chair with a five- to eight-pound weight in each hand. Sit up as tall as you can, feet flat on the floor, hands dropping straight down; then, lean forward from the hips, keeping your back flat and looking forward. The farther down you can lean your upper body, the better—some may even be able to lay the belly and chest right on top of the thighs. Then, lift the weights by raising your elbows straight up behind you towards the ceiling, brushing them right against your waist as you pull back. Think of trying to touch your elbows together behind you (you won't be able to). Let your forearms dangle straight down towards the floor, so you feel the work not in your arms, but in your back. A variation on this exercise that works the upper back more: instead of lifting the elbows right along your sides, raise them in the same configuration in which you'd do a pushup—elbows out, so that you could draw a straight line from elbow to elbow across your upper back when you arrive at the top of each repetition.

6. BICEP CURL/ARM RAISES: A two-part exercise that works both biceps and shoulders (deltoids). Sit or stand with three- or five-pound weights in each hand, hanging towards the floor. First, curl the weights up to shoulder level by bending your elbows, then go back to the starting position. Then, raise your arms straight out to the sides with your palms down, elbows very slightly bent, and once again go back to the starting position.

7. ABDOMINAL CURLS: Lie on your back on the floor with knees bent, feet flat on the floor. Fold your hands behind your head or across your chest. Take a big breath in and as you exhale, contract your abdominals, lifting your head and shoulders in a curl towards your legs. Keep your chin pointed up towards the ceiling, neck long. Inhale as you go back to the starting position. You can vary this one by lifting the head and shoulders, then pressing the right elbow across your body towards the left knee—you'll feel this in the sides of your trunk— then reversing to press left elbow towards right knee on the next repetition.

8. BACK EXTENSIONS: On all fours, looking down at the floor with the back of your neck long and straight, lift and extend your right arm and left leg out and away from the center of your body. Return to all fours, then repeat with the left arm and right leg.

That's it! You can easily do this routine while watching television, listening to music, or waiting for your morning coffee to brew. Three or four times a week should be enough for you to build strength and notice improved energy. Add it to daily brisk walks totaling 30 to 60 minutes per day, and you're on the road to better fitness and health.

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The Diet
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A blonde is terribly overweight, so her doctor puts her on a diet. "I want you to eat regularly for two days, then skip a day, and repeat this procedure for two weeks. The next time I see you, you'll have lost at least five pounds."

When the blonde returns, she's lost nearly 20 pounds. "Why, that's amazing!" the doctor says. "Did you follow my instructions?"

The blonde nods. "I'll tell you, though, I thought I was going to drop dead that third day."

"From hunger, you mean?" asked the doctor.

"No, from skipping."

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Three doctors are waiting in line to get into the pearly gates. St. Peter walks out and asks the first one, "What have you done to enter Heaven?"

"I am a pediatrician and have brought thousands of the Lord's babies into the world."

"Good enough to enter the gates," replied St. Peter and in he goes. The same question is asked of the second doctor.

"I am a general practitioner and go to Third World countries three times a year to cure the poor."

St. Peter is impressed and allows him through the gates.

The third doctor steps up in line and knowing the question, blurts out, "I am a director of a HMO."

St. Peter meditates on this for a while and then says, "Fine, you can enter Heaven...but only for 2 days."

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"Well," he said, "I was thinking about getting a vasectomy."

"That's a pretty big decision. Have you talked it over with your family?"

"Yeah, and they're in favor 15 to 2."
 
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Candida albicans (and other strains of Candida) normally inhabit our digestive system and genitourinary tract. A healthy person will have millions of Candida, which actually helps protect our gastrointestinal tract against many pathogenic bacteria. Our immune system normally keeps the Candida growth under control and in balance with the “friendly” flora.

Antibiotics, birth control pills, diet high in sugar; environmental toxins may cause a decrease in the friendly flora, resulting in a Candida overgrowth. Cnadida albicans will then mutate from the yeast to the mycelial fungal form and start to invade the body. The fungal state can produce rhizoids (tentacle-like structures). Rhizoids can penetrate intestinal walls causing microscopic holes, allowing bacteria, toxins, and micro-food particles to enter directly into the blood stream.

Because of its many and varied symptoms, this disorder is often misdiagnosed. Both men and women can be affected, but it is rarely transmitted sexually. Candida albicans is the most frequently isolated fungal pathogen of humans. Many chronic health problems are related to Candida overgrowth. These include, but are not limited to:

• Genitourinary problems
• Fibromyalgia
• Digestive disorders
• PMS
• Muscle pain
• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
* Psoriasis
• Leaky gut
• Food intolerance
• Asthma
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Allergies • Sexual dysfunction

The Spit Test

Want to know if you may have a Candia overgrowth problem? The “spit test” is an easy and economical way to see if you may have a yeast overgrowth problem.

First thing in the morning, before you do anything, or put anything into your mouth. Work up some saliva and spit it into a glass of water. Check every fifteen minutes for up to one hour.

What to look for: Look into the glass. If you see “tentacles” hanging down from your saliva, suspended cloudy specks, or your saliva sinks to the bottom of the glass – you may have a Candida problem. If you have not seen any of the above after one hour, you probably do not have a yeast problem.

The saliva test is a guideline. Always consult with your doctor if you suspect any health concern.

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Despite its reputation for being finicky, the average cat consumes about 127,750 calories a year, nearly 28 times its own weight in food and the same amount again in liquids. In case you were wondering, cats cannot survive on a vegetarian diet.

You will find this "Stress Tip Message" helpful to stay focused and on purpose. You can put this message to work by reading it often throughout the day.

"Motivation and potential are interrelated. Your potential, your passion is uncovered when you are motivated.  And, when you are motivated, you discover your potential."

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If you need to lose weight, you must be in caloric deficit. This can be accomplished by cutting down your caloric intake, or increasing the amount of calories you burn by exercising. I recommend both. Even though a calorie is a calorie when it comes to weight loss, a calorie is not a calorie when it comes to your health. Make sure your daily diet includes several servings of fruit and vegetables and whenever possible, avoid foods that contain trans fat.

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