3 Butt-Shaping Cardio Workouts

<b>If you want better "butt shaping cardio exercise," think more "out of the machines." Go hard on land my friend and you will have a <a href="http://myfitnesshut.blogspot.com/2013/06/3-lateral-exercises-to-burn-butt-and-hip-fat.html#.UiB3b9K-2uI">better shaped butt, hips and thighs</a> (and overall body).</b> <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI-2k2uuoBnDyk-rsIC8HdB0DIealPiqLVLFrIy4pPbtVTwaqcKUwTuIZLKaQ40lPaiA-4N6dBf24PcEa5ww1GqDk169RNIWKXarHaiH8Jsp3kKdzVW-grjW6A2br3Nm3Q3IiYYbzOGQ1x/s1600/James.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI-2k2uuoBnDyk-rsIC8HdB0DIealPiqLVLFrIy4pPbtVTwaqcKUwTuIZLKaQ40lPaiA-4N6dBf24PcEa5ww1GqDk169RNIWKXarHaiH8Jsp3kKdzVW-grjW6A2br3Nm3Q3IiYYbzOGQ1x/s400/James.JPG" /></a></div><br />Cardio machine queens and kings love treadmills and other machines to do cardio exercise. Although it is much better than doing nothing, you will get better and faster results doing your cardio on land. You get no help from the momentum supplied by machines. <br /><br /><strong>If you want to further challenge yourself, burn more fat and really "lean out," then take your cardio act outside.</strong> There you will have to fight against gravity, inclines and wind. <br /><br /><b>So, here are 3 Butt Shaping Cardio Exercises on Land:</b><br /><br /><b>Note:</b> Thankfully, all it takes is 20 minutes of interval cardio, 2-3 days a week to keep your heart healthy and burn fat...If you don't change up your cardio routine, your body will adapt and you'll be wasting your time. I know people who have done the same cardio routine for so long that repetitive stress injuries have set in!<br /><br /><b>1. Sprinting up stadium steps will get the job done.</b> Doing interval cardio on stadium steps is simple: run up the steps and walk back down slowly. You might need a little more rest when you first start but that's okay.<br /><br /><b>2. Change up your cardio routine with lower body cardio blasts using <a href="http://myfitnesshut.blogspot.com/2012/11/blast-fat-build-muscle-with-bodyweight-workouts.html#.UiBl4dK-2uI">bodyweight exercises</a> like squats, mountain climbers, thrusters, squat jumps, step ups and lunges.</b> Bodyweight exercises give you the dual benefit of strength and cardio. Busy people love this type of time-saving workout.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy0yTwfuYytkKDnVgumyqWYB73CtJz-89iGaCsPGqDJE_dMY5KHPa9eAysf2v344f4RH94H4RP599FPiWV2gQjHr93M3CgvlAWawNhqg6I9hW2B7ducFpcbl6MJIWQhyphenhyphenjywI_RuUltL044/s1600/Conquer+Fitness18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy0yTwfuYytkKDnVgumyqWYB73CtJz-89iGaCsPGqDJE_dMY5KHPa9eAysf2v344f4RH94H4RP599FPiWV2gQjHr93M3CgvlAWawNhqg6I9hW2B7ducFpcbl6MJIWQhyphenhyphenjywI_RuUltL044/s320/Conquer+Fitness18.jpg" /></a></div><br /><b>3. Sprint intervals on grass will torch the fat.</b> Sprinting activates and shapes the bulkier, shapely fast-twitch muscle fibers. Just check out the sprinters at the next track meet you attend and see how toned their butt, hips and thighs are. Just run as fast as you can. The intervals should go something like this:<br /><br />a. Run 50 yards<br />b. Walk back to starting line<br />c. Sprint 50 yards<br />d. Do this rotation for 20 minutes.<br /><br />When this sprint workout gets easier to do, run on inclines to ramp up the intensity!<br /><br />As easy as 1-2-3.....work your butt off!<br /><br /><b>If you need bodyweight workouts that you can start at your own level, check out the Free download below (it has beginner, intermediate and advanced levels):</b><br /><br /><b><a href="http://myfitnesshut.blogspot.com/p/bodyweight-500-metabolic-fat-burner.html#.UeTaltLqmuI">Free Bodyweight 500 Metabolic Fat Burner Workouts.</a></b> Start shaping your body faster!<br /><br /><div style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><b>Mark Dilworth, BA, PES</b></div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><b><a data-mce-href="http://myfitnesshut.blogspot.com/" href="http://myfitnesshut.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">My Fitness Hut</a></b></div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><br /></div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><br /></div>

3 Butt-Shaping Cardio Workouts

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10 Signs You're Over-Training and Starving to Lose Weight

<b>Are you starving yourself and working out like crazy just to lose weight? Is it worth it?</b> <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxR-Uaaq-T57FZUhyphenhyphenO_sWxTxN-ffBSMPB3yXQr7Ll2cngDXEixGnqe1PvxEFb51uvTqQzXrvJVW1Xsqk5thO1wn1xJcl1_umPdNLSGGndLblzzkhuaeSpt6jWWbGc8YKAJmLYMvWn7uejn/s1600/starvation+diet2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxR-Uaaq-T57FZUhyphenhyphenO_sWxTxN-ffBSMPB3yXQr7Ll2cngDXEixGnqe1PvxEFb51uvTqQzXrvJVW1Xsqk5thO1wn1xJcl1_umPdNLSGGndLblzzkhuaeSpt6jWWbGc8YKAJmLYMvWn7uejn/s400/starvation+diet2.jpg" /></a></div><br /><b>How do you know if you may be over-training? Here are some signs:</b><br /><br />1. You are sluggish and listless during the day. Drinking 10 cups of coffee will only make you feel more tired.<br /><br />2. You have trouble keeping your body under control during exercises. If you have trouble doing balance exercises or one-legged exercises, this may be a bad sign.<br /><br />3. Do you need longer rest periods between sets? Thirty to sixty seconds should be enough rest between sets. And, for circuit training, there is little or no rest between sets. If you need 2-3 minutes rest between sets, that's not a good sign. And, your workouts would take forever to finish!<br /><br />4. If you are exhausted before your workouts on most days, that's a sign you may be over-training (especially if you're sleeping enough).<br /><br />5. Are you are stressed out after your workout? Exercise should be one of the best stress-busters you have available to you. <br /><br /><b>How do you know if you're starving yourself just to lose weight as fast as you can?</b><br /><br />1. Quick weight loss programs often leave you hungry between meals because you're not eating near enough food. After about a week, your body will begin to think you are starving and start storing fat as a survival mechanism. <br /><br /><strong>2. Are you trying to lose 30 pounds in 20 days? Bingo! You're starving yourself.</strong> Weight lost that quickly (without regular strength training) will be mainly water weight and lost muscle mass instead of fat mass (this will slow down your metabolism). <br /><br />If you're focused on losing pounds as fast as possible instead of burning body fat burned and losing inches, you're on the path to yo-yo weight loss and regain. <br /><br />3. And then there's severe calorie restriction dieting which leads to consistent low energy and slowed metabolism. Eating 1,000 calories a day is severe calorie restriction.<br /><br />4. If you are a chronic starvation dieter, you can look forward to a damaged metabolism, a weak immune system, hormonal imbalances, sleep deprivation, loss of lean mass and increased body fat.<br /><br />5. If you're at a point where you hate to eat, see a doctor. Something seriously wrong is happening with you. This is where illnesses such as bulimia and anorexia can set in.<br /><br /><strong>I was talking to a friend last week who is trying to lose weight too fast.</strong> He is basically working out 2-3 hours a day. He had early success which is normal.<br /><br /><strong>But now, he is always exhausted, over-training, under-eating and in a weight loss rut.</strong> This combination, if continued, is a recipe for fatigue, injuries, illness and little or no results. So his question was: "What's going wrong here?"<br /><br />Instead of telling you my answers to him, I will let you see for yourself in the <b><a href="http://www.yourfitnessuniversity.com/7-day-body-makeover-jumpstart">FREE PROGRAM</a></b> below:<br /><br /><strong>If you need Motivation and Accurate Information to make your best body.......</strong><br /><br />Be sure and download your <strong><a href="http://www.yourfitnessuniversity.com/7-day-body-makeover-jumpstart/" target="_blank">FREE 7-Day Body Makeover Jumpstart e-Course</a></strong>, which shows you how to totally remake your body a healthy and lean fat-burning machine!<br /><br /><div style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><b>Mark Dilworth, BA, PES</b></div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><b><a data-mce-href="http://myfitnesshut.blogspot.com/" href="http://myfitnesshut.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">My Fitness Hut</a></b></div><br /><br />

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Top Exercise Increases Testosterone Levels

<b>If you think you may have <a href="http://sportsfitnesshut.blogspot.com/p/how-to-knock-20-years-off-body.html#.Uht7DNK-2uI">"Low T" (testosterone) levels</a>, always look for natural remedies first. Don't rush out to spend big bucks on injections and hormone replacement therapies. Go natural first.....</b><br /><br />One of the best natural ways to boost testosterone levels is with regular strength training. Build more muscle mass and "lean out" your body, whether you're male and female. Yes, females need adequate testosterone levels too, just not as much as males.<br /><br />Do strength exercises that work major muscle groups such as squats and deadlift to elevate testosterone levels. Heavier squats will elevate your testosterone levels more. But, you don't have to "max out" on this exercise.<br /><br /><b>The squat is a must-do exercise to help you burn more fat and shape your body. Learn to love the squat exercise if you hate it! The squat gets a bad rap because people injure themselves by doing the exercise incorrectly.</b> <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZjzLf5byu15fVdB_qVF5jsb8W-8rNHXF1gDeVcd_wZbcXsJSNZcrExRdj9d03FC-MLgGvoGNWghwuW_vSZlAA8x4zYaC4QNw9Tz9tlHZEPUC_9LAqJ6KouSTL0UaX6uWGvWv6E5nK4Jx6/s1600/Conquer+Fitness12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZjzLf5byu15fVdB_qVF5jsb8W-8rNHXF1gDeVcd_wZbcXsJSNZcrExRdj9d03FC-MLgGvoGNWghwuW_vSZlAA8x4zYaC4QNw9Tz9tlHZEPUC_9LAqJ6KouSTL0UaX6uWGvWv6E5nK4Jx6/s320/Conquer+Fitness12.jpg" width="221" /></a></div><br /><b>There is probably no other exercise that has a greater impact on your body's muscle, metabolism and energy expenditure.</b> Why? Because the squat is a complete-body movement exercise. This means your legs (especially quads, hamstrings and glutes), abdominals, lower back, arms and shoulders are targeted. <br /><br /><b>I would recommend doing squats without machines or weight belts. This will help you to learn how to stabilize your body without artificial support.</b> If you are not able to perform squats with barbell or dumbbell weights because of injury, then start with bodyweight squats. <br /><br /><b>There are many variations of the squat exercise.</b> Some are: barbell squats, dumbbell squats, bodyweight squats, one-legged squats, Bulgarian split squats, side squats, <b>prisoner squats (pictured above),</b> sumo squats, sissy squats, hack squats and front squats. They are all good to work into your routine at some point. <b>Keep in mind that one-legged exercises are more intense than two-legged exercises.</b><br /><br /><b>Here are my Top 3 Reasons to do Squats and Burn More Fat:</b><br /><br /><b>1. The squat works the major muscle groups.</b> To recruit more muscle fibers during workouts and improve your fat loss success, focus more on multi-joint or compound exercises like the squat. Compound exercises will help you burn more fat because of the intensity of working large muscle groups in your body. You will also burn more calories after your workout.<br /><br /><b>2. You will tone your bulky and shapely fast twitch muscle fibers better with the squat exercise. I am talking mainly about your butt, hips and thighs. Need I say more?</b> <br /><br /><b>3. Work your core with squats.</b> Research shows that the abdominal muscles are engaged more when doing squats than they are doing many of the more popular ab exercises. Your lower back will also get quite a workout. If you do the exercise correctly, you won't injure your low back (as many fear).<br /><br /><b>The are many other reasons to do the squat exercise. Include some type of squat in every strength training workout.</b><br /><br />Be sure and download your FREE Report, <b>"<a href="http://sportsfitnesshut.blogspot.com/p/how-to-knock-20-years-off-body.html#.Uht7DNK-2uI">How to Knock 20 Years Off Your Body</a>."</b> You will learn the top ways to naturally increase your testosterone levels.<br /><br /><div style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><b>Mark Dilworth, BA, PES</b></div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><b><a data-mce-href="http://myfitnesshut.blogspot.com/" href="http://myfitnesshut.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">My Fitness Hut</a></b></div><br /><br />

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Beautiful complexion and radiant face: food for beautiful skin

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div id="post2" style="margin: 0px 0px 15px 25px; padding: 0px; width: 645px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-T6dRNGe-2KM/UhexAII94oI/AAAAAAAAA-0/YPkYfnuL5Pk/s1600/pores-face1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-T6dRNGe-2KM/UhexAII94oI/AAAAAAAAA-0/YPkYfnuL5Pk/s400/pores-face1.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beautiful complexion and radiant face: food for beautiful skin</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="intro" style="clear: both; padding: 0px; width: 620px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div></div><div id="post2" style="margin: 0px 0px 15px 25px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 645px;"><div class="intro" style="clear: both; padding: 0px; width: 620px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;"><i>Keep a dazzling complexion and a radiant face, in short have beautiful skin, through a proper diet. Here are our tips.</i></span></span></div><div class="intro" style="clear: both; padding: 0px; width: 620px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="intro" style="clear: both; padding: 0px; width: 620px;"><br /></div></div><div id="post2" style="margin: 0px 0px 15px 25px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 645px;"><div class="intro" style="clear: both; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 620px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;">You want to have a beautiful complexion and a radiant face to proudly wear your bikini or swimsuit this summer? You would like your skin is not so blurred, and the appearance of the upper arms is not so irregular? Everyone wants to have a gorgeous skin, and it is easier to get than you might think, especially by adopting a healthy diet.</span></span></div><div class="intro" style="clear: both; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 620px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="intro" style="clear: both; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 620px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;">Eating too much junk food, foods high in sugar (cakes, biscuits) and ready-to-eat (junk foods already prepared, ready to warm to eat) not only causes weight gain but also an earthy complexion, oily skin and lackluster hair. These are the types of problems that even creams most expensive skin, vitamin supplements, and the best hair products can not solve.</span></span></div><div class="intro" style="clear: both; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 620px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="intro" style="clear: both; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 620px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;">However, glowing skin is quite possible with a suitable diet without Whether you have to spend a fortune on potions and pills. All you have done is to eat the foods your body needs to look its best.</span></span></div><div class="intro" style="clear: both; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 620px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="intro" style="clear: both; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 620px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;">If you make changes to your diet as recommended below, you will be on the way to improve your skin in just a few days. There are some foods that are really worth to be included in your diet when you want to find a beautiful complexion and a radiant face.</span></span></div><div class="intro" style="clear: both; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 620px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="intro" style="clear: both; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 620px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="intro" style="clear: both; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 620px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;">These foods that help you to have a good-looking:</span></span></div><div class="intro" style="clear: both; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 620px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="intro" style="clear: both; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 620px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;"><b>1) Essential Fatty Acids</b></span></span></div><div class="intro" style="clear: both; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 620px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;">They are omega-3, omega-6 and omega-9. These are the nutrients that produce the greatest positive effect on the skin (and the condition of the hair). The body can not manufacture essential fatty acids, then you must look in your foods. Ideally, they should compose 15% of your daily caloric intake.</span></span></div><div class="intro" style="clear: both; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 620px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="intro" style="clear: both; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 620px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;">Fatty fish such as sardines, tuna and salmon are good sources of essential fatty acids, as well as nuts and oils, organic eggs, shrimp and soybeans. Fast to eat more to get a glowing skin is to use the sesame oil, rapeseed oil, nuts, soy or flax when you are cooking.</span></span></div><div class="intro" style="clear: both; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 620px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="intro" style="clear: both; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 620px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;">At the same time, you should reduce your intake of saturated fats and trans fats (found in large quantities in the ready-to-eat sold in supermarkets) because these bad fats may cancel the beneficial effects of essential fatty acids, negating any effort to obtain a dazzling skin.</span></span></div><div class="intro" style="clear: both; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 620px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="intro" style="clear: both; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 620px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="intro" style="clear: both; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 620px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;"><b>2) Antioxidants</b></span></span></div><div class="intro" style="clear: both; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 620px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;">Not only can they protect you from minor infections, but antioxidant nutrients (which include vitamins A, C, E and some B vitamins, minerals selenium, manganese and zinc, some enzymes) can also help prevent diseases more serious, such as cancer and degenerative heart disease.</span></span></div><div class="intro" style="clear: both; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 620px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="intro" style="clear: both; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 620px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;">Antioxidants play a major role in the destruction of free radicals, electrochemically unbalanced molecules that are continuously generated inside our bodies by chemicals, overexposure to the sun and stress.</span></span></div><div class="intro" style="clear: both; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 620px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="intro" style="clear: both; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 620px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;">The main victim of the damage caused by free radicals in the skin is collagen, which gives skin its plump and elastic appearance. Eating raw fruits and vegetables (uncooked) and all colors remains a very significant way to consume a large amount of antioxidants.</span></span></div><div class="intro" style="clear: both; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 620px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="intro" style="clear: both; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 620px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;">Eat foods rich in antioxidants following to get a beautiful complexion and a sparkling boils: berries (strawberries, raspberries, blackcurrants), black grapes, brazil nuts, broccoli, carrots, cherries, chestnuts, hazelnuts, kale, raisins, papaya , peas, peppers, plums, spinach, sweet potatoes and tomatoes.</span></span></div><div class="intro" style="clear: both; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 620px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="intro" style="clear: both; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 620px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="intro" style="clear: both; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 620px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;"><b>3) Vitamin A</b></span></span></div><div class="intro" style="clear: both; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 620px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;">Involved in the formation of new skin cells, this vitamin helps keep skin supple and is vital for healthy eyes (and hair). A dry, flaky skin can indicate a deficiency of vitamin A.</span></span></div><div class="intro" style="clear: both; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 620px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="intro" style="clear: both; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 620px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;">Consume foods rich in vitamin A for a radiant complexion and a sparkling little face (examples: whole milk, low-fat, liver, fatty fish, eggs butter). This vitamin can also be manufactured by the body from beta-carotene.</span></span></div><div class="intro" style="clear: both; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 620px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="intro" style="clear: both; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 620px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="intro" style="clear: both; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 620px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;"><b>4) Vitamin E</b></span></span></div><div class="intro" style="clear: both; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 620px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;">It is an antioxidant. This vitamin works with selenium and mightily against damage caused by free radicals. Vitamin E also helps the skin retain moisture. Premature wrinkles, pale skin, acne, easy bruising, slow healing, etc.. may indicate a lack of this vitamin.</span></span></div><div class="intro" style="clear: both; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 620px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="intro" style="clear: both; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 620px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;">Eat foods rich in vitamin E for following a healthy glow and a radiant face: vegetable oils, nuts and seeds, peanut butter, wheat germ, whole grains, avocados, sweet potatoes, etc..</span></span></div><div class="intro" style="clear: both; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 620px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="intro" style="clear: both; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 620px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="intro" style="clear: both; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 620px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;"><b>5) Beta Carotene</b></span></span></div><div class="intro" style="clear: both; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 620px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;">It is the plant form of vitamin A, which the body converts in need. It helps to protect us against the effects of aging (especially the skin) due to sunlight. Without consuming enough beta-carotene, it is inconceivable to expect a beautiful skin. If you have dry skin, so eat more of this nutrient.</span></span></div><div class="intro" style="clear: both; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 620px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="intro" style="clear: both; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 620px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;">Include foods rich in beta-carotene to your diet for a beautiful complexion and a radiant face: dark green vegetables (spinach, broccoli, watercress), fruits and vegetables orange or red (apricots, mangoes, sweet potatoes, red peppers , pumpkins, tomatoes), etc..</span></span></div><div class="intro" style="clear: both; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 620px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="intro" style="clear: both; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 620px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="intro" style="clear: both; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 620px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;"><b>6) Selenium</b></span></span></div><div class="intro" style="clear: both; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 620px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;">This mineral protects the body's cells against damage caused by free radicals and helps to neutralize the skin dry. He works hand in hand with vitamin E in order to support our immune system, and can therefore help to fight infection.</span></span></div><div class="intro" style="clear: both; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 620px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="intro" style="clear: both; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 620px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;">Eat foods rich in selenium following mine to have a nice and beautiful face: cereals, meat, offal, seafood, cheeses, eggs, mushrooms, Brazil nuts, molasses, beans, sunflower seeds, whole grains, seeds wheat, etc..</span></span></div><div class="intro" style="clear: both; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 620px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="intro" style="clear: both; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 620px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="intro" style="clear: both; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 620px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;"><b>7) B-complex vitamins</b></span></span></div><div class="intro" style="clear: both; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 620px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;">The vitamins that are part of this family of vitamin (B1, B2, B3, B6, B9, etc..) Help release energy from food for skin metabolism, and play a role in maintaining skin moist and smooth. These vitamins also relieve itchy skin (irritation of the skin may be due to poor blood circulation problem relieved by the B vitamins).</span></span></div><div class="intro" style="clear: both; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 620px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="intro" style="clear: both; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 620px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;">Eat a diet rich in B-complex vitamins for a beautiful complexion and bright little face milks, oils, fish, poultry, red meat, offal, eggs, bananas, soybeans, whole grains, wheat germ, of butter peanut, cereal breakfast fortified with vitamins B, etc..</span></span></div><div class="intro" style="clear: both; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 620px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="intro" style="clear: both; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 620px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="intro" style="clear: both; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 620px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;"><b>8) Zinc</b></span></span></div><div class="intro" style="clear: both; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 620px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;">Essential to the immune system and the production of collagen, zinc also helps accelerate healing (especially the skin). A diet deficient in zinc can lead to stretch marks and stubborn stains. Mine a dull, white spots on the nails, and dandruff are signs of deficiency in this mineral.</span></span></div><div class="intro" style="clear: both; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 620px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="intro" style="clear: both; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 620px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;">Eat foods rich in zinc to have a beautiful complexion and a flamboyant facies seafood, red meat, organ meats, turkey, cheese, brewer's yeast, eggs, nuts, whole grains, mushrooms, etc..</span></span></div><div class="intro" style="clear: both; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 620px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="intro" style="clear: both; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 620px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="intro" style="clear: both; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 620px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;"><b>9) Vitamin C</b></span></span></div><div class="intro" style="clear: both; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 620px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;">As a powerful antioxidant, this vitamin is essential for the production of collagen, elastic tissue in the skin which diminishes with age. Smoking, stress and sun exposure can drain vitamin C from the skin, leaving it vulnerable to various damage (which will make more difficult the possibility of having a beautiful skin).</span></span></div><div class="intro" style="clear: both; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 620px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="intro" style="clear: both; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 620px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;">Incorporate in your diet foods rich in vitamin C for a healthy glow and a radiant face: peppers, potatoes, peas, kiwi, strawberries, tomatoes, etc..</span></span></div><div class="intro" style="clear: both; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 620px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="intro" style="clear: both; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 620px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="intro" style="clear: both; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 620px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;"><b>10) Iron</b></span></span></div><div class="intro" style="clear: both; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 620px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;">Important for the formation of hemoglobin (red blood pigment), a diet deficient in iron causes a pale complexion and dark circles under the eyes.</span></span></div><div class="intro" style="clear: both; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 620px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="intro" style="clear: both; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 620px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;">Eat iron-rich foods to have a flaming mine and a dazzling face: red meat, liver, seafood, eggs. At least absorbable iron is also found in green leafy vegetables, dried apricots and iron-fortified cereals.</span></span></div><div class="intro" style="clear: both; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 620px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="intro" style="clear: both; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 620px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;">Of course, do not forget to drink plenty of water every day to moisturize your skin and maintain a beautiful complexion. Do not expect that to change your diet to a radiant portrait work miracles overnight. It usually takes six weeks for a new skin to emerge to the surface, then the visible benefits associated with dietary changes recommended above should take so long to show up.</span></span></div></div></div>

Beautiful complexion and radiant face: food for beautiful skin

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by <a href="http://yourfitnessuniversity.biotrust.com/Shop.asp?s=&View=Item&Product=1756" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BioTrust Nutrition</a><br /><br /><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 15px; text-align: justify;"><b>Hey it’s Joel, and today I want to talk to you about the one solitary hormone that can either make or break your weight loss journey…</b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 15px; text-align: justify;">In fact, if you don’t learn to control this hormone, you might as well forget about losing fat at all…it really is that big of a deal.<span id="more-2167"></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 15px; text-align: justify;">You see, back in my college days after struggling to lose weight over and over again no matter what I did, I finally stumbled upon the hormone that I now refer to as the “Fat Burning Hormone,” and that hormone’s name is leptin.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 15px; text-align: justify;"><b>Leptin (derived from the Greek word leptos, meaning thin), is essentially the “master” hormone that more or less <a href="http://yourfitnessuniversity.biotrust.com/Shop.asp?s=&View=Item&Product=1756" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">controls EVERY other weight loss hormone</a> in your body… and your ability to burn fat as a whole.</b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 15px; text-align: justify;">You see, when you have leptin on your side, fat loss becomes easy.  When you don’t, losing even a single pound can become virtually impossible.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 15px; text-align: justify;">And here’s the unfortunate news:  just about everyone is unknowingly fighting a losing battle with leptin each and every time they attempt to lose weight.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 15px; text-align: justify;">You see, the REAL underlying reason you may have failed to lose weight in the past isn’t because you didn’t try hard enough, you have bad genetics, or there’s something physically wrong with you… the truth is that you failed simply because you didn’t know the simple ways to control your #1 weight loss hormone… leptin.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 15px; text-align: justify;">With that said, it’s pretty easy to see why so many folks, and perhaps you’re one of them, downright struggle to shed their unwanted body fat like I did, month after month, year after year.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 15px; text-align: justify;">Let me explain…</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 15px; text-align: justify;">First, in order to burn fat, your body depends on these two things:</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 15px; text-align: justify;">1) high levels of leptin</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 15px; text-align: justify;">2) highly sensitive leptin “receptors” (which acts as the “lock” to leptin’s “key”)</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 15px; text-align: justify;">Now for the bad news…</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 15px; text-align: justify;">Anytime you go on a diet and reduce your calorie intake, leptin levels plummet and fat burning is dramatically reduced to a snail’s pace.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 15px; text-align: justify;">Why?</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 15px; text-align: justify;">Because leptin’s main function is to protect your body against starvation, and in the midst of decreased food intake (i.e. dieting), your body unfortunately views your stored body fat as a huge asset to survival.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 15px; text-align: justify;">After all, body fat provides a vast supply of stored energy and warmth, both highly-valued resources when food is in short supply.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 15px; text-align: justify;">You see, when you go on a diet, your body isn’t aware of your hopes for a slim, tight waistline or your desire to drop 20 lbs in time for your high school reunion or summer beach season.  In fact, the only thing it does know is that your calorie intake is now below “normal”… and to your brain, that’s a big red flag.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 15px; text-align: justify;">The result: reduced leptin levels and dramatically decreased fat burning.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 15px; text-align: justify;">In fact, research has shown that leptin levels drop by as much as 50% after just 7 days of dieting.  That puts you at only 50% of your fat-burning potential just one WEEK in to your fat loss plan, and it only gets worse with each passing day.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 15px; text-align: justify;">And if that wasn’t bad enough, with every pound you DO struggle to lose, leptin levels fall even further, making it even more difficult for you to continue to lose fat.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 15px; text-align: justify;">Why?</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 15px; text-align: justify;">Because, as mentioned, in the face of calorie restriction, your body views stored body fat as an asset to survival. The more fat you lose, the more “danger” your body senses, and the harder it is to strip away that next pound.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 15px; text-align: justify;">Hello, fat loss plateaus!</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 15px; text-align: justify;">Now, I hate to continue to be the bearer of bad news, but the scenario I just explained is actually only HALF the problem.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 15px; text-align: justify;">The other unfortunate reality is that the vast majority of people are ALSO suffering from a condition known as “leptin resistance” due to years of high body fat levels and a diet full of processed foods.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 15px; text-align: justify;">Leptin resistance simply means that even at high levels, leptin is no longer able to properly signal fat burning to your body, dramatically decreasing its fat loss effects.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 15px; text-align: justify;">That’s a pretty disheartening truth for the fat loss enthusiast, but the good news is that there are 4 somewhat odd, but extremely effective strategies you can begin using today that will ultimately end your struggle with leptin once and for all and finally allow you to experience the excitement of seeing a thinner waist, flatter stomach, and a more defined body when looking back at yourself in the bathroom mirror each morning.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 15px; text-align: justify;"><b><a href="http://yourfitnessuniversity.biotrust.com/Shop.asp?s=&View=Item&Product=1756" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Learn more about this awesome fat-burning hormone.....</a></b><br /><br /><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; text-align: start;"><div style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><b>Mark Dilworth, BA, PES</b></div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><b><a data-mce-href="http://myfitnesshut.blogspot.com/" href="http://myfitnesshut.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">My Fitness Hut</a></b></div></div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; text-align: start;"></div></div>

4 Tricks to Control Your #1 Fat-Burning Hormone

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Post-Workout Nutrition Your Body Craves

<b>Eat quality nutrition to fuel your workouts and daily lifestyle activity. <a href="http://healthhut.mikegeary1.hop.clickbank.net/?pid=240" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">What you eat matters</a> big-time.</b> <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1NTnhe2bKU3tjG6Jz8qNmh5QWCxUNDBMq4xui1NUP4zo0bmVj2ulO1P-w0NNw_nCM_N443UdA17br1l0maiZeJ7OSxIsDGM6BL5EPPZUAunofsp84zoHKbUcB68zu_q2jD_BG5wfXp3aX/s1600/smoothie+post+workout.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1NTnhe2bKU3tjG6Jz8qNmh5QWCxUNDBMq4xui1NUP4zo0bmVj2ulO1P-w0NNw_nCM_N443UdA17br1l0maiZeJ7OSxIsDGM6BL5EPPZUAunofsp84zoHKbUcB68zu_q2jD_BG5wfXp3aX/s400/smoothie+post+workout.jpg" /></a></div><br /><b>You have to eat enough of the right foods, all the time, for your body to work properly---whether exercising, working, walking or just plain living. Keeping your body in an anabolic state all the time aids your metabolism, muscle-building, body repair and overall long-term health.</b><br /><br />Junk food like chips, pastries, candy, donuts and sodas aren't nutritious and have loads of calories. They also have you wanting to eat more in just a short time. Control your eating with a sound nutrition plan.<br /><br /><strong>Hopefully, your nutrition plan includes <a href="http://sportsfitnesshut.blogspot.com/2012/04/how-much-protein-do-you-need-after.html#.UhKSttLVCuI">protein</a> with every meal.</strong> Eating complete proteins from sources like eggs, low-fat diary and fish gives your body a steady stream of protein throughout the day. Research has proven that protein keeps blood sugar levels more steady and helps you feel fuller for a longer period (slower digestion). Protein also keeps the hunger hormone, ghrelin, in check so your hunger doesn't spike so high. <br /><br />What about eating for your workouts? Do you know what you should eat before and after your workout? <br /><br /><strong>Post-workout nutrition is important to help your body recover from intense exercise (especially weight training).</strong> You don't need to eat immediately after your workout but there is a 30-45 minute window where replenishing your body's fuel will optimize your tissue's repair and growth. And, it will help you recover and get ready for your next workout.<br /><br /><b>How much do you eat? You cannot eat haphazardly and expect to reach your fat loss and weight loss goals. Research shows that people will underestimate the amount of calories they eat.</b> <br /><br />According to the True Results Health Honesty Survey, 46 percent of those surveyed are not honest with family members and 32 percent admit to lying to doctors. True Results is a team of leading weight loss experts based in Texas.<br /><br /><b>"Lying about your health and fitness, if even only a few times per year, can signify a fundamental issue in your ability to achieve your health goals," said Jessica Diaz, nutritionist and exercise physiologist for True Results.</b> "Numerous studies have shown, the key to achieving any health or fitness goal is support from those around you and that cannot happen if you're not honest with yourself or others." <br /><br /><b>If you need help remaking your food pantry.....</b><br /><br /><b><a href="http://healthhut.mikegeary1.hop.clickbank.net/?pid=240" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Fat-Burning Kitchen</a>, will show you how to totally makeover your kitchen pantry to make your body a fat-burning machine!</b><br /><br /><div style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><b>Mark Dilworth, BA, PES</b></div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><b><a data-mce-href="http://myfitnesshut.blogspot.com/" href="http://myfitnesshut.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">My Fitness Hut</a></b></div><br /><br /><br /><br />

Post-Workout Nutrition Your Body Craves

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Is it Sick to Diagnose Ourselves?

<b>by <a href="https://plus.google.com/104247992289622948728/posts?=author" target="_blank">Sandy Getzkey</a></b><br /><br /><div class="normal"><b><u><span style="color: #3a3a3c; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Is it Sick to Diagnose Ourselves?</span></u></b><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDa4N8nnIE8YigU9WWuSaWRUonLd4bggjgCsXQgFPHXdDdcFpntvCSBOJnxN8aIrNf00901k3_wci0FtqVEfzjoqNlgdv3pLUeU1ySnfadda1mv-3xjvEKRuwKyNfPTeL_6H_iYfWyrcQd/s1600/Google+Stethoscope.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDa4N8nnIE8YigU9WWuSaWRUonLd4bggjgCsXQgFPHXdDdcFpntvCSBOJnxN8aIrNf00901k3_wci0FtqVEfzjoqNlgdv3pLUeU1ySnfadda1mv-3xjvEKRuwKyNfPTeL_6H_iYfWyrcQd/s1600/Google+Stethoscope.jpg" /></a><span style="text-align: center;"> or  </span></div><div class="normal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNSY3XaS3OL0LwQy_7wymAzoc4sE1vVmdY8FIu71jbDbpNZEBbgflXnmVpL5K-OMMDQJ1mGGSmn1gPjnwBGOLOsfyE6vezhfYsbib_f5tUdqY8Co_-CcH5R92t5NGbssLVyM61QWkYcggY/s1600/doctor+stethoscope.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNSY3XaS3OL0LwQy_7wymAzoc4sE1vVmdY8FIu71jbDbpNZEBbgflXnmVpL5K-OMMDQJ1mGGSmn1gPjnwBGOLOsfyE6vezhfYsbib_f5tUdqY8Co_-CcH5R92t5NGbssLVyM61QWkYcggY/s1600/doctor+stethoscope.jpg" /></a></div><b><span style="color: #3a3a3c; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">There is new medicine man in everyone’s home. The internet. Dr. Internet has provided us with everything we need to know about our personal ailments, from </span><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="http://stretchmarksauthority.com/treatment-guide" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">stretch marks</a></span></b><span style="color: #3a3a3c; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><b> to more serious problems.</b> Many of us spend hours online looking for ways to confirm our worst fears. Self-diagnosis is more than just gratifying. It’s a phenomenon. Most people will ask a free search engine to diagnose their problems before consulting a doctor, and many stop looking when they think they have an answer.</span></div><div class="normal"><br /></div><div class="normal"><span style="color: #3a3a3c; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">A study conducted at BYU has recently called the validity of online self-diagnosis into question with an interesting find. The Internet is written by humans, and any information contained therein is subject to flaws in research demographics, health information included. Oddly enough, while most people have admitted to consulting the Internet before consulting a doctor, less than 15% of Internet users post their experiences with health issues online. </span></div><div class="normal"><br /></div><div class="normal"><span style="color: #3a3a3c; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Think about that. Your primary care physician has a doctoral degree. Eight years of intensive research encompassing a huge range of health issues has found him in a position of trust and leadership among his peers. Dr. Internet is composed of the professional experiences of 15% of Internet users, who would you rather consult?</span></div><div class="normal"><br /></div><div class="normal"><span style="color: #3a3a3c; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">This imbalance poses a threat to the credibility of online self-diagnosis for more than one reason. </span></div><div class="normal"><span style="color: #3a3a3c; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">First and foremost, high accuracy can only be achieved in high numbers. Most long term studies involve thousands of patients, followed for years of data collection. </span><br /><span style="color: #3a3a3c; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><br /></span> <span style="color: #3a3a3c; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">If three people review a product and two find it to be insufficient, the next user will find either a low star-rating, or a 67% failure rate. True accuracy cannot be achieved without sufficient opportunity to present itself. If a thousand people were asked to review the same product, and over 900 approved of it, the two that didn’t wouldn’t tip the scales so dramatically. </span></div><div class="normal"><br /></div><div class="normal"><span style="color: #3a3a3c; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Secondly, what we don’t post can hurt us. Users with first-hand knowledge of health issues are holding back, due to a desire for privacy. Patient confidentiality is taken seriously by physicians, but few things on the Internet are protected by law. </span><br /><span style="color: #3a3a3c; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><br /></span> <span style="color: #3a3a3c; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">However, failure to post important information leaves inconclusive studies and claims unchallenged. For this reason, the 85% of us who choose to post pictures of our pets over health-related topics would benefit from the occasional anonymous post. Instead, we wait for someone else to do it. </span></div><div class="normal"><br /></div><div class="normal"><span style="color: #3a3a3c; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Fortunately, comment boxes aren’t the only things consumers focus on. Many consumers search for healthcare providers online, and they usually find what they’re looking for. Ultimately, knowledge is power, whether it’s sound or factually inaccurate. Self-diagnosis using the Internet is dangerous. Talk to your doctor. Then come back and tell us about it. </span></div><div class="normal"><br /></div><b><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">The author </span><a href="https://plus.google.com/104247992289622948728?=author"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Sandy Getzky</span></a><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> is an associate editor at </span><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><a href="http://provemymeds.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ProveMyMeds</a></span><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">, a medication review site for common ailments that plague people everyday. She also provides medical research for condition-oriented publications like the </span><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="http://nationalnailfungus.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">National Nail Fungus Organization</a></span><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">.</span></b>

Is it Sick to Diagnose Ourselves?

by Sandy Getzkey Is it Sick to Diagnose Ourselves?  or   There is new medicine man in everyone’s home. The internet. Dr. Internet has provid...

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Dead-Hang Pullups to Build Sculpted Muscle Mass

<strong>The dead-hang pullup is a great bodyweight exercise to build upper body muscle mass and burn fat.  You will also develop better definition and sculpt your upper body as you add sets and repetitions over time.  The best muscle building equipment is your body.   </strong><br /><strong><br /></strong><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4dmMuLhINUrPJr7bj4i5nPhSSSEtn5uAqH0QJNYI8OytLi5_qKuxqpSdU9xssHEJjz4x2vzfjZAxg5bmc95YF0tMTjzQstpyvJA4SODyZp174S6nl2eXsrzKx-NOE7cc01qYVbq8X5-58/s1600/pullup+start.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4dmMuLhINUrPJr7bj4i5nPhSSSEtn5uAqH0QJNYI8OytLi5_qKuxqpSdU9xssHEJjz4x2vzfjZAxg5bmc95YF0tMTjzQstpyvJA4SODyZp174S6nl2eXsrzKx-NOE7cc01qYVbq8X5-58/s1600/pullup+start.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-2Jn_HwFdHJCO6u48kosLv6nEyYsbl7LtoQk8_LhC7RfI2m0liNhfzDSuNen6rXLUYSANk-Hf8KVpbFu-1OSJgleuwup2CxfdlGfYbcMYuIc-b-JNLrAtc_lfaBAkYMzh-g-mlSVtFtrJ/s1600/pullup+finish.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-2Jn_HwFdHJCO6u48kosLv6nEyYsbl7LtoQk8_LhC7RfI2m0liNhfzDSuNen6rXLUYSANk-Hf8KVpbFu-1OSJgleuwup2CxfdlGfYbcMYuIc-b-JNLrAtc_lfaBAkYMzh-g-mlSVtFtrJ/s1600/pullup+finish.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Bodyweight exercises use natural body motions that don't limit your natural range of motion like machine lifting.  Bodyweight exercises allow you to develop strength that allows your body to stabilize itself. Also, no two people have the same exact motions. So, adjustments are made for your unique challenges.<br /><br />Work to do exercises with technically correct movements before progressing to heavy weight exercises.  This will limit your risk of injuries.<br /><br />The pullup is one of the best exercises you should be doing.  Don't be afraid of the exercise.  If you can't do any, start by doing 1 pullup and progress.  You could also strengthen your back muscles with the lat pulldown and dumbbell row.<br /><br />The pullup is not just a back muscle exercise. Pullups work your lats (and other back muscles), core, shoulders, arms, chest, biceps and improve grip strength.<br /><br /><strong>Do the basic overhand grip, dead-hang pullup this way:</strong><br /><strong><br /></strong>1. Hang from a pullup bar with your palms facing away from your body, your arms straight and your feet crossed together with legs bent about 90 degrees. Pull yourself up until your chin passes the bar.<br /><br />2. A wider grip (greater than shoulder width) will work your lats more. A closer grip (shoulder width or less) will work your middle back muscles more.<br /><br />3. If you lack grip strength, you can use straps to help.<br /><br />4. Don't jut your chin out (it strains your cervical spine).<br /><br />5. Don't swing. It makes the pullup easier by using momentum. You need to pullup, not swing up.<br /><br />6. Don't let your chest collapse because that puts too much stress on your shoulders.<br /><br />7. Don't arch your lower back too much. You want your abdominal muscles to be engaged when you do the pullup. Keep your torso braced (as if taking a punch to the gut) during the pullup.<br /><br />8. When you start the pullup, drive your shoulder blades down and squeeze them together. 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Are Whole Eggs or Egg Whites Better for You?

<div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 1.35em;">by Mike Geary, Certified Personal Trainer, Certified Nutrition Specialist<br />Author, <strong><a href="http://healthhut.mikegeary1.hop.clickbank.net/?pid=33" rel="nofollow" style="color: #000099; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">The Truth about 6-Pack Abs</a></strong></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 1.35em;">I was on a weekend trip with some friends recently and one of my friends was cooking breakfast for the whole group. I went over to see what he was cooking and saw he was getting ready to make a big batch of eggs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii9vz9QNsRH3jKD2rVM5mZu082Y7fNHBGH3CS8FpEvL-vMz_X-OAiLSEvnvC63TwGgNDA5QeYwXZEbPWXYmWhEDCKQPC8mvEZxM72YorDrj-vgXz0_n26lDHXMwNL-W7i7CB6bjR790zA9/s1600/eggs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii9vz9QNsRH3jKD2rVM5mZu082Y7fNHBGH3CS8FpEvL-vMz_X-OAiLSEvnvC63TwGgNDA5QeYwXZEbPWXYmWhEDCKQPC8mvEZxM72YorDrj-vgXz0_n26lDHXMwNL-W7i7CB6bjR790zA9/s320/eggs.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 1.35em;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 1.35em;">Well, to my shock and horror, I noticed that he was cracking the eggs open and screening the egg whites into a bowl and throwing out the egg yolks. I asked him why the heck he was throwing out the egg yolks, and he replied something like this…</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 1.35em;">“because I thought the egg yolks were terrible for you…that’s where all the nasty fat and cholesterol is”.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 1.35em;">And I replied, “you mean that’s where all of the nutrition is!”</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 1.35em;">This is a perfect example of how confused most people are about nutrition. In a world full of misinformation about nutrition, somehow most people now mistakenly think that the egg yolk is the worst part of the egg, when in fact, the YOLK IS THE HEALTHIEST PART OF THE EGG!</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 1.35em;">By throwing out the yolk and only eating egg whites, you’re essentially throwing out the most nutrient dense, antioxidant-rich, vitamin and mineral loaded portion of the egg. The yolks contain so many B-vitamins, trace minerals, vitamin A, folate, choline, lutein, and other powerful nutrients… it’s not even worth trying to list them all.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 1.35em;">In fact, the egg whites are almost devoid of nutrition compared to the yolks.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 1.35em;">Even the protein in egg whites isn’t as powerful without the yolks to balance out the amino acid profile and make the protein more bio-available. Not to even mention that the egg yolks from free range chickens are loaded with healthy omega-3 fatty acids.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 1.35em;">Yolks contain more than 90% of the calcium, iron, phosphorus, zinc, thiamin, B6, folate, and B12, and panthothenic acid of the egg. In addition, the yolks contain ALL of the fat soluble vitamins A, D, E, and K in the egg, as well as ALL of the essential fatty acids (EFAs).</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 1.35em;">And now the common objection I get all the time when I say that the yolks are the most nutritious part of the egg…</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 1.35em;">“But I heard that whole eggs will skyrocket my cholesterol through the roof”</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 1.35em;">No, this is FALSE!</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 1.35em;">First of all, when you eat a food that contains a high amount of dietary cholesterol such as eggs, your body down-regulates it’s internal production of cholesterol to balance things out.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 1.35em;">On the other hand, if you don’t eat enough cholesterol, your body simply produces more since cholesterol has dozens of important vital functions in the body.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 1.35em;">healthy whole eggsAnd here’s where it gets even more interesting…</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 1.35em;">There have been plenty of studies lately that indicate that eating whole eggs actually raises your good HDL cholesterol to a higher degree than LDL cholesterol, thereby improving your overall cholesterol ratio and blood chemistry.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 1.35em;">And 3rd… high cholesterol is NOT a disease! Heart disease is a disease…but high cholesterol is NOT. Cholesterol is actually a VERY important substance in your body and has vitally important functions… it is DEAD WRONG to try to “lower your cholesterol” just because of pharmaceutical companies propaganda that everyone on the planet should be on statin drugs.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 1.35em;">If you’re interested in this topic of cholesterol specifically, I have another article listed at the bottom of this page about why trying to attack cholesterol is a mistake, and what the REAL deadly risk factors actually are.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 1.35em;">In addition, the yolks contain the antioxidant lutein as well as other antioxidants which can help protect you from inflammation within your body (the REAL culprit in heart disease, not dietary cholesterol!), giving yet another reason why the yolks are actually GOOD for you, and not detrimental.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 1.35em;">To help bring even more proof that whole eggs are better for you than egg whites, I recently read a University of Connecticut study that showed that a group of men in the study that ate 3 eggs per day for 12 weeks while on a reduced carb, higher fat diet increased their HDL good cholesterol by 20%, while their LDL bad cholesterol stayed the same during the study. However, the group that ate egg substitutes (egg whites) saw no change in either and did not see the improvement in good cholesterol (remember that higher HDL levels are associated with lower risk of heart disease) that the whole egg eaters did.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 1.35em;">So I hope we’ve established that whole eggs are not some evil food that will wreck your body… instead whole eggs are FAR superior to egg whites.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 1.35em;">But what about the extra calories in the yolks?</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 1.35em;">This is actually a non-issue and here’s why… even though egg yolks contain more calories than just eating the egg whites, the yolks have such a high micro-nutrient density in those calories, that it increases your overall nutrient density per calorie you consume. Essentially, what this does is help to regulate your appetite for the remainder of the day, so you end up eating less calories overall. In addition, the healthy fats in the egg yolks help to maintain a good level of fat-burning hormones in your body.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 1.35em;">Overall, this means that the extra fats (healthy fats) and calories from the yolk are so nutrient-dense that they actually HELP you to burn off body fat!</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 1.35em;">Also, your normal supermarket eggs coming from mass factory farming just don’t compare nutritionally with organic free range eggs from healthy chickens that are allowed to roam freely and eat a more natural diet. Your typical cheap grocery store eggs will have lower nutrient levels and a higher omega-6 level and lower omega-3 level. On the other hand, the cage-free organic eggs from healthier chickens allowed to eat more natural feed and roam freely will have much higher vitamin and mineral levels and a more balanced healthier omega-3 to omega-6 fatty acid ratio.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 1.35em;">I recently compared eggs I bought at the grocery store with a batch of eggs I got at a farm stand where the chickens were free roaming and healthy.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 1.35em;">Most people don’t realize that there’s a major difference because they’ve never bought real eggs from healthy chickens… The eggs from the grocery store had pale yellow yolks and thin weak shells. On the other hand, the healthier free range eggs from the local farm had strong thick shells and deep orange colored yolks indicating much higher nutrition levels and carotenoids… and just a healthier egg in general.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 1.35em;">This is due to the fact that a free-roaming hen allowed to roam on plenty of land will eat a variety of greens, insects, worms, etc transferring MUCH higher levels of nutrients to the eggs compared to an unhealthy hen that is trapped inside a dark factory farm hen house in horrible conditions and fed nothing but piles of corn and soy. It’s a DRASTIC difference in the nutrition that you get from the egg.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 1.35em;">So next time a health or fitness professional tells you that egg whites are superior (because of their “fat-phobic” mentality towards dietary fats), you can quietly ignore their advice knowing that you now understand the REAL deal about egg yolks.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 1.35em;">And can we all please STOP with this sillyness about eating an omelete with 4-5 egg whites and only 1 egg yolk… If you want real taste and real health benefits, we’d all be better off eating ALL of our eggs with the yolks.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 1.35em;">After all, do you REALLY think that our ancestors thousands of years ago threw out the yolks and only ate the egg whites? NOT A CHANCE! They intuitively knew that all of the nutrition was found in the yolks. But our modern society has been brainwashed with misinformation about fats and cholesterol.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 1.35em;">Another interesting study about eggs…</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 1.35em;">I read a study recently that compared groups of people that ate egg breakfasts vs groups of people that ate cereal or bagel-based breakfasts. The results of the study showed that the egg eaters lost or maintained a healthier bodyweight, while the cereal/bagel eaters gained weight.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 1.35em;">It was hypothesized that the egg eaters actually ate less calories during the remainder of the day because their appetite was more satisfied compared to the cereal/bagel eaters who would have been more prone to wild blood sugar swings and food cravings.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 1.35em;">Oh, one last thing I almost forgot… I personally eat 4 whole eggs almost every day with breakfast, and I maintain single-digit bodyfat most of the year.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 1.35em;">Enjoy your eggs and get a leaner body!</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 1.35em;"><strong>Mike Geary</strong><br />Certified Nutrition Specialist<br />Certified Personal Trainer<br /><strong>Author, <a href="http://healthhut.mikegeary1.hop.clickbank.net/?pid=33" rel="nofollow" style="color: #000099; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">The Truth about 6-Pack Abs</a></strong><br /><br /><br /><div style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; line-height: 19px;"><b>Mark Dilworth, BA, PES</b></div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; line-height: 19px;"><b><a data-mce-href="http://myfitnesshut.blogspot.com/" href="http://myfitnesshut.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">My Fitness Hut</a></b></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 1.35em;"><br /></div>

Are Whole Eggs or Egg Whites Better for You?

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3 Belly Fat Fixes

by Kevin DiDonato, MS, CSCS, CES<br /><br /><strong style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;">QUESTION: What is the BEST way to shred BELLY FAT?</strong><br /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;" /><strong style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;">ANSWER:</strong><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;"> There are many, many different approaches you should consider when you’re looking to </span><strong style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;"><a href="http://myfitnesshut.getprograde.com/the-best-veggies-for-weight-loss.html#.UgnbNtLVCuI" target="_blank">shred belly fat</a></strong><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;">.</span><br /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;">Although this is a great question, it’s a very complicated question to answer.</span><br /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;">You see, there are people who feel that X-Y-Z will work for EVERYONE.</span><br /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;">And then there are some other people that only feel ONE way is the right approach.</span><br /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;">But what they may not understand is this: weight loss can be very simple, or it can be very complicated.</span><br /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;">So let’s start from scratch.  Have a seat and get ready for a crash-course on fat cell anatomy, fat loss, and how to get the “six-pack” that everyone is after.</span><br /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;" /><strong style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;">Fat Cell Anatomy</strong><br /><strong style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;"><br /></strong><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;">Now, before we begin, you should understand a little bit about fat cells.</span><br /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;">First, they are NOT just pockets that hold fatty acids for later use.  This theory was smashed years ago!</span><br /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;">Although that is one of their jobs (storing and releasing fatty acids for energy) it is NOT their primary job.</span><br /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;">You see, recently studies have shown that fat cells are actually an endocrine organ – yes an organ that releases hormones.</span><br /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;">And the hormones that fat cells release may make or break your fat loss results.</span><br /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;">You see, fat cells release two powerful fat burning hormones – adiponectin and leptin – which help regulate glucose metabolism, appetite, and when and how much fat you need to release and burn.</span><br /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;">However, sometimes your body either doesn’t respond appropriately to those hormones, or there is not enough of the hormones produced and released from your fat cells.</span><br /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;">And this may lead to poor appetite control, altered energy metabolism, and a host of other complications.</span><br /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;">Now, you also should know that you have fat cells EVERYWHERE!</span><br /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;">They are not just stationed over your abs, but they are spread all over your body, which may be another misconception.</span><br /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;">And this makes the age-old spot reduction techniques obsolete.</span><br /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;">I know it’s hard to believe!</span><br /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;">You can’t spot reduce!  When you start a diet or an exercise program, you start to burn fat from ALL OVER YOUR BODY and not in certain areas, like your abs.</span><br /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;">In fact, sometimes your abs may be the last place you – and others – will notice have totally shrunk and melted away!</span><br /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;">So what should you do to turn on your fat burning genes?</span><br /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;" /><strong style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;">The Plan</strong><br /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;">There are plenty of things you can do to lose fat – that you may have tried and stopped – because you didn’t see immediate results.</span><br /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;">Remember, it took you how long to put the weight on?  Usually months or years – so it will take that long or longer to strip that fat away.</span><br /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;">Here are some of the basics you need to know in order to burn your fat:</span><br /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;" /><strong style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;">1. Eat the Right Diet</strong><br /><strong style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;"><br /></strong><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;">Of course, in order to burn fat, you have to eat right.</span><br /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;">And eating right doesn’t mean eating out more…</span><br /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;">Or eating fast food more…</span><br /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;">It means eating the right foods – at the right times - and in the right combinations.</span><br /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;">You want to focus on whole foods, like fruits, vegetables, healthy fats, lean proteins, and complex carbs.</span><br /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;">Now, eating these foods is not enough.  You need to eat them in the right combinations in order to burn the fat and lose the weight.</span><br /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;">Eating too many carbs and not enough protein, for example, may lead to fat storage instead of burning the fat.</span><br /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;">You want to make sure your portions are where they need to be.  A good rule of thumb: YOUR open hand = good portion of protein, and YOUR closed fist = good portion of complex carbs.</span><br /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;">Eating the right way will go a long way in your ability to burn fat and keep it off!</span><br /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;" /><strong style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;">2. Exercise the RIGHT Way</strong><br /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;">If you want to burn the fat, you need to move your body.</span><br /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;">Exercise is great for, not only making you look good naked, but for expending calories – which is the basis to weight and fat loss.</span><br /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;">It not only expends calories, but it also builds lean and toned muscles, which is what gives you the lean, mean, and trim look.</span><br /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;">So what should you do?</span><br /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;">A combination of strength training, high-intensity training, and cardio!</span><br /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;">Yes, although cardio is NOT the best exercise to burn extra fat, it is necessary for added calorie burn and weight loss.</span><br /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;">You should do cardio at least one or two days per week, alternating days of high-intensity interval training in between.</span><br /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;">And, you need to do strength training.  This helps to build the lean muscle mass stores on your body, which is also a potent metabolism-boosting tissue!</span><br /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;">This should help you expend calories, build lean muscle mass, and utilize more fat for energy to fuel your workouts!</span><br /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;" /><strong style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;">The BEST Way to a Flatter Stomach</strong><br /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;">If you’re looking for a flatter stomach, leaner body, and greater fat loss, then look no further than the steps above.</span><br /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;">Not only will they help you to tone and trim up your whole body, but they will help you shed years of unwanted fat stores.</span><br /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;">So what are you waiting for?</span><br /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;">The body of your dreams is only a few short months away!  Start implementing these tips today, and soon you will have a leaner and fitter body that lacks </span><strong style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;"><a href="http://myfitnesshut.getprograde.com/prograde-metabo223x.html" target="_blank">excess belly fat</a></strong><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;"> – and overall fat!</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span><br /><div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><b>Mark Dilworth, BA, PES</b></div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><b><a data-mce-href="http://myfitnesshut.blogspot.com/" href="http://myfitnesshut.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">My Fitness Hut</a></b></div></div><div><br /><br /><br /></div>

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