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Childhood Obesity – How to Prevent it With your Child

Author: Cole Carson

Childhood obesity is a serious topic that needs to be discussed with parents. It is an epidemic that is reaching massive proportions – children are larger than ever before, and even young children are becoming clinically obese. When you really stop and consider this, it becomes increasingly clear how absurd and damaging this is. In their youth children grow faster and have faster metabolisms than at any other point in their lives – at this stage, they are able to burn fat and maintain a healthy weight the easiest. Because of this, it takes an extreme amount of unhealthy food consumed in massive quantities to create a child who is obese, yet this is becoming more and more common as time goes on.

It is important to understand that the responsibility for childhood obesity lies with parents. Children learn from their parents, and their parents are there to provide healthy examples and teach them constructive habits. The good news is that this makes preventing childhood obesity and fixing it relatively simple. Your children will look up to you, and if you know what to do, you can instill in them habits that will help them lead better, healthier lives. Here are a few good ideas that any parent can take in order to help their child overcome childhood obesity and lead a normal, healthy life.

Like adults, one of the largest factors influencing a child’s overall health is their diet. A proper diet can reap wondrous benefits, and will go a long way to preventing all forms of illness and disease. It all really makes sense – your body absorbs the ingredients of whatever you put into it, and in this sense, you truly are what you eat. If you feed it good things, then it can function normally. Feed it bad things, and it will not function as it is supposed to, but instead will eventually develop some form of disease. Fortunately, it really is very simple to form nutritious eating habits in your children. Children base a lot of their eating habits around their snacks, so make sure they are healthy. Flavorful and delicious fruits are a great idea, so try to figure out what they like best and make those their main snacks. Do a little homework on children’s nutritional needs, and try to stay relatively close to those guidelines. These are simple, effortless ways to protect your child and their future.

Activity also plays an integral role in growing up healthy. While children playing video games is normal, it is not healthy for them to become so deeply involved with them that they never get outside. Playing and going outside are natural ways that children burn energy, get exercise, and develop healthily. To help them get up off of the couch, offer to play games like tag with them. Go outside with them. Teach them how to do things like ride a bike, and take rides with them. Another great idea is to teach them sports. Hacky sack, tennis, basketball, baseball, or any other activity sport is a perfect way to associate “fun” with “exercise” for your child. These simple activities may not seem like much, but they are instilling good habits in your child that they will learn from and will be more likely in the future to lead active, healthy lifestyles.

Remember that, as a parent, you are responsible for your child’s health and well being. The biggest mistake a parent can make is by being a poor role model for them. Because of this, taking a more active stance on physical fitness in your own life is often the most powerful way you can influence your child. It’s also important that you do not ignore your child’s diet and exercise – this is the mistake most commonly made by parents. You may think that whatever you feed them will work, but that is not the case. With just a little effort, you can pick out healthy foods they will love, and change their lives for the better. The bottom line is that your child’s health rests in your hands, and you have the power to help mold them into healthy, active adults and you can reduce their risk of debilitating health-related illnesses.

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Cole Carson is a successful entrepreneur and internet marketer. Goji Berry Juice is created from the amazing goji berry. Learn all about this incredible product and buy Goji Juice today!

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I’m pretty used to people coming to my home and saying “Wow, this place is so super healthy. I can’t believe it.” As you may or may not know, it does take quite a few people to keep the Diet Solution Program running. I had a bit of a “retreat” at my house where I invited 3 of our employees to come and work from my house and spend some time together. Whenever entertaining guests, I always try and be the “hostess with the mostess” and in my best Martha Stewart impression I asked “Can I get anyone anything? Some food or a drink?”

One of my employees replied, “Yes, I would love some juice please.”

As I did everything in my power to hold back the look of death, I said “We don’t have any juice. How about water or a tea?”

Without going through the entire conversation, this particular employee couldn’t believe there was no juice in the house. Moreover, she absolutely could not believe that my son does not drink juice and only drinks water (and yes, I did let her keep her job).

She has, of course, read and knows the DSP inside and out, but she admitted that she really didn’t believe that I completely lived my life that way until she saw it with her very own eyes.

But back to the juice…

Juice is one of those drinks that many people perceive as healthy, especially when it’s labeled natural or organic and it says it is made from all natural ingredients. Let me clear this up right now…Juice is NOT part of a healthy eating plan unless you are freshly squeezing it right in your kitchen with your own hands or through a juicer.

“But Isabel. My juice says its organic, natural, 100% juice with no sugar added. Is that ok?”

Well, I spent a significant amount of time reading the label of almost every single juice container, juice box, and juice product and they all came up the same…with tons of SUGAR. Read the label clearly and you will see that every gram of carbohydrate contained in the juice directly comes from sugar.

“But Isabel. All the carbs from fruit are from sugar too right?”

Yes, fruits are almost entirely sugar (coming from fructose), but a whole fruit also contains plenty of fiber and vitamins that are lost when you make a juice, bottle it and store it for any amount of time.

“But Isabel. My juice is fortified with calcium, Vit D and iron (or whatever they are fortifying juice with these days).”

When you “fortify” any food or drink with a vitamin and/or a mineral, your body is smart enough to know that this is not the real version of this particular nutrient. So much so, that it will choose not to use it. Yes, all of these fortified products are not giving you the vitamins and minerals you need. You must obtain these from natural sources like real fruits and vegetables (i.e. real food).

So if you’re a juice lover like many people are or have fallen for the “juice is healthy” trap, here are a few strategies to help you get your juice fix while simultaneously following a healthy eating plan.

1. Buy a quality juicer and make your own juice. There are so many different delicious and nutritious juices you can make in a juicer that will give you a super boost of vitamins/minerals and super nutrition. One of my favorite is carrot, apple and ginger. Be careful though! If you’re anything like me and sensitive to too much sugar at once, I would suggest having a serving of 4 oz or less or mixing your 4 oz with some water. I would also suggest juicing primarily vegetables and not as many fruits. This is a great way to get in some serious nutrition without having to eat vegetables all day long (a great option for children). I would also combine your fresh juice with a protein and healthy fat to keep your blood sugar balanced.

It is best to drink freshly made juice right away, as the longer it is stored, the more it will decline in nutrition. You can put your juice in a glass jar with an airtight lid and fill it to the very top. There should be a minimal amount of air in the jar as the oxygen in air (air is about 20 percent oxygen) will “oxidize” and damage the juice. Wrap the jar with aluminum foil to block out all light. Light damages the juice.

2. Make my favorite “tea juice“. If you haven’t seen this recipe in the Diet Solution Recipe Guide, here it is again:

5-6 bags caffeine-free herbal tea (e.g., peach, mint, chamomile, or fruit tea)

3 quarts boiling water

Stevia powder (or liquid) to taste

Pour water over tea bags in a large pot. Add stevia while tea is hot. (Adjust amount
according to the desired sweetness.)
Let the tea cool, remove tea bags, transfer tea to a serving pitcher or individual water bottles, and refrigerate.

3. Make your own DSP approved lemonade. My business partner loves this and drinks it almost daily (be careful if you’re sensitive to citrus or too much lemon.) Mix the juice from half a lemon, 5 drops of liquid stevia and 12oz of water in a large cup. Add more stevia or lemon based on your taste. This drink is a great alternative to people who need a bit more flavor than plain water all day.

So what did I end up serving my thirsty employee? Water! (And she bought juice when we went out to lunch). Oh well, I tried.

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I am going to let you in on something shocking. Cholesterol is not the major culprit in heart disease. I know this may be hard to believe after all we have heard about the dangers of high cholesterol from our doctors, and the media. But the truth is, it is not the cholesterol levels themselves or the cholesterol containing foods that are the culprits in heart disease, it is those foods and any other thing that causes inflammation in your body that is the major cause of heart disease (as well as diabetes and high blood pressure).

What is cholesterol and why do we need it?

Cholesterol is a soft, waxy substance found among the lipids (fats) in the bloodstream and in all your body’s cells. It’s an important part of a healthy body because it’s used to form cell membranes. Cholesterol also aids in the manufacture of bile (which helps digest fats), and is also important for the metabolism of fat soluble vitamins, including vitamins A, D, E and K. It is the major precursor for the synthesis of vitamin D and of the various steroid hormones (which include cortisol and aldosterone in the adrenal glands, and the sex hormones progesterone, the various estrogens, testosterone, and derivatives ).

How could something so good be so bad?

Cholesterol has been wrongly accused because upon inspection of the arteries of someone at risk for a heart attack, levels of cholesterol and plaque build up are very high. Cholesterol is actually being transported to tissues as part of an inflammatory response that is there to repair damage. It will only lodge itself onto the artery and cause plaque if the artery has become damaged. Inflammation in the artery is what causes this damage. In fact, it is now known that the coronary disease that causes heart attacks is now considered to be caused mostly from chronic inflammation.

To blame cholesterol for heart attacks would be the equivalent of blaming increased police security in a high crime area. It was not the police that caused the crime, they were just placed there in response to the crimes.

A more important question to ask ourselves, is how do we decrease the amount of inflammation in our bodies so that cholesterol will not bind to our arteries?

We must decrease all of those things that we do that cause inflammation and increase things that decrease inflammation. First and foremost we must stay away from foods that cause inflammation in our bodies. Any food that causes a fast rise in blood insulin levels will quickly cause inflammation in the body. These foods are sugar, white breads, most dairy products and almost all packaged and processed foods. What does this leave you with? Fresh, wholesome foods such as fruits, vegetables, lean animal proteins, nuts, and lots and lots of water. Also, taking in lots of omega-3 rich foods will dramatically decrease inflammation in the body (salmon, organic eggs, walnuts and sardines).

What about your cholesterol medication?

Some may be thinking, it is just easier to take a pill and not have to change what I am eating. But you may want to think twice considering the side effects of statins (cholesterol lowering drugs). The most common side effects reported are fatigued, headaches, nausea and the most common of them all, severe muscular pains and muscular degeneration. If you remember that cholesterol is essential for the formation of cell membranes, taking a drug that is drastically lowering cholesterol may be causing membrane damage in neural and muscle tissue. Most people on statins complain of neck, back or leg pain.

Millions of Americans are now on cholesterol lowering drugs, but the number of people suffering from heart attacks and heart disease is only increasing. Let’s take a personal responsibility for our health and truly get to the root of the problem. Managing your diet and staying away from those foods that are causing an inflammatory response in your body is your first step to decreasing your chance of heart disease and heart attacks.

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How to Choose the Right Diet Or Weight Loss Plan – Great Diets
By Bryan Burbank

Choosing the right diet for you is not always easy. That is why it is so important for you to shop around until you find what is the right diet for you. Americans spend in excess of $30 million dollars annually on diets. Losing weight is Big Business. In this article I will give you some tips for losing weight sensibly.

First, you want to choose a diet plan that you can have realistic goals and lose weight gradually and healthy.

Secondly, ask how much weight you can lose on a specific plan and how long it will take you to lose the weight. Just keep in mind everyone loses weight differently.

Third, before signing on for any professional weight loss plan, be sure to check the credentials of the experts involved. Including any doctors, nurses, dietitians and counselors.

Fourth, make sure the diet that is offered is a healthy one and includes healthy foods that offer all the vitamins and nutrients recommended by the department of health. Rule out any fad diet.

Fifth, make sure any plan you chose also combines a good exercise program as well as healthy eating. The right amount of exercise is as important as what you eat.

Sixth, you want to chose a plan that doesn’t just let you take off the pounds, you want a plan that teaches you how to keep them off for life.

Seventh, keep in mind before you sign up for any plan the amount of time that will be involved. You do not want to sign up for a plan that will take more time than you are willing give.

Lastly, don’t sign up for any plan that is too expensive for you. You must be able to afford the plan you choose comfortably.

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