Get The Smoke Outa Here

Unless you live in some place like France or Japan, you should know by now that secondhand smoke is about the worst thing you can do to your loved ones. I shouild know first hand. My mother way a life long smoker. And then I was a Bartender in a Ski ReSort. Mammoth Mt. Ca. I hated it when someone smoked at the bar. In those days a high rate of people smoked.

Not today, and for good reason. Your heart and blood vessels are extremely sensitive to toxic chemicals in secondhand smoke. According to some studies, secondhand smoke can increase the risk of heart disease by 30% or more. Play it safe; avoid secondhand smoke as much as you can. And, if you have small kids around. Don't let them play smoke with those

'Candy Cigs'. If you have a short memory. What the new HBO sieris. 'Mad Men', it's peorid

correct taking place in the 60's. I don't know if I'll be able to stand it long enough to get the story line.

Eric

Fats healthful or should they be restricted

Fats
While it is not healthful to restrict all fat, focusing on the type offat is beneficial. Experts recommend limiting saturated and trans fats (solid fats) to less than 20 grams a day. Enjoying healthful fatssuch as liquid vegetable oils and trans fat free margarines can help you meet this goal.

Use The Napkin Test
Most major government reports and health organizations recommend that we keep total fat intake somewhere between 20%-35% of total calories. A good way to determine if a food is high in fat is to apply the napkin test. Press the food against a napkin or paper towel. Foods that contain a large amount of fat usually leave a greasy mark. This method is especially useful to test baked goods, such as muffins and cookies.

Fish Oil Effects
Diets rich in the omega-3 fatty acid EPA have been seen to reduce major coronary events. Now, a 2007 Japanese study reports on those who already eat a lot of fish and who take statin medications. Consuming EPA rich fish oil further reduces their risks too. But play it safe, always talk with your doctor before adding nutritional supplements to your medications.

It's Never to late in Choosing a Weight Loss Program Wisely

When is the right time to join a weight loss program or pick of a book on deiting? Right now. So you've seen some ads and looked around. Now your ready to join a weight loss program.

But First Consider asking the following questions: Does the program carry any risks? What percentage of past clients finished the program? On average, how much weight did they lose? Do participants keep off the weight they lost? If you are interested in finding a weight loss program, it is wise to first contact your health care provider. I'm sure you can get these anwser and be off to a rewarding summer.
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Sense of Smell and Food Choices

Did you know that your sense of smell can affect the health of your diet?
Smell accounts for 90% of your ability to detect the flavor of food. Those with a decline in the ability to smell often eat foods containing higher amounts of fat and sugar -- and thus take in more calories. Consider using more spices like basil, cumin, or chili powder to increase flavor and offset a decreased sense of smell due to allergies, injury to your nose or aging.

Heat acclimatization has a number of benefits

Heat acclimatization involves the body adapting to heat stress by stimulating physiological changes that will improve heat tolerance.



Used as a method of improving sporting prowess. Training in High Temps Heat doesn't take very long-around five days to a week if it's extremely humid. Heat acclimatization via strenuous exercise induces responses attributed to both passive heat exposure and training in cool environments. Your sweat rate and sodium-loss rates change with the heat.


Heat acclimatization makes for a better correlation between the thirst and the water needs, raising the blood volume and total body water. This offten decreases the risk of experiencing heat cramps.


Did you know that it takes 10-14 days for your body to adjust to warm weather exercise? It could take a longer or shorter period for some athletes. Beginning with the second day of heat acclimatization, sweating installs sooner and is more abundant, increasing body's mechanism of cooling by sweat evaporation, this lowers skin temperature.


Although athletes may be tempted to believe that the need for fluid replacement will decrease as they become adjusted to the heat, heat acclimatization will actually increase the requirement for fluid replacement because of the enhanced sweating response.


Be especially cautious not to overdo it during this period. Drink fluids before, during and after exercise. Wear light colored, loose clothing. And most importantly, listen to your body!



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