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The HCG Diet: Does it really work? - KRCG
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Read more: Local, Health, News, Hcg Diet, Does the Hcg Diet Work, HCG, Pregnancy Hormone, 500 Calorie Diet, HCG and Diet, Dangerous Diet, HCG Pregnancy, Pregnancy Hormone Used to Help some Lose Weight A new diet is being touted by some as amazing, and by others as a myth and dangerous -- only the diet isn't so new.The HCG diet is used at weight loss centers around the country and was developed in the 50s, but fell out of grace in the 70s. Now, it's back. Many say the diet, along with a change in eating habits and exercise can give great results to motivated weight-loss seekers.
Opponents of the diet, though, say the 500 calorie food restrictions, and putting a pregnancy hormone into your body when not pregnant is dangerous.
Tonight at 10, KRCG investigates the HCG diet and finds out what Mid-Missourians think of the program.
Have you been on the HCG Diet? Did it work for you? Do you think the diet is dangerous? Sound off below!
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How nutrition affects body hygiene - Myjoyonline.com
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OverviewThe food you eat and the vitamins and minerals you consume through supplements play significant roles in your hygiene. Strong odors can linger on your breath and ooze from the pores in your skin. Greasy food touches your face when you eat it and can lead to acne outbreaks. Beans and other fibrous foods can cause embarrassing flatulence.
Environment
There is a strong relationship between personal hygiene practices and healthy nutrition, according to a study in the "Indian Journal of Community Medicine." Poverty and a lack of education often are at the root of the problems. Poor sanitation is a major contributor to nutritional deficiencies in populations that display a lack of hygiene. Garbage and contaminated eating surfaces left unattended can lead to worms. Intestinal parasites eek out any nutrition consumed and negate the benefits of food when allowed to fester. In children, the poor hygiene practices at home lead to malnutrition, impaired development and reduced cognitive performance.
Acne
A common myth about acne is that it is caused by what you consume. Acne is more likely caused by your hygiene practices. Keeping your face and skin clean and free from pollution and greasy foods that clog your pores is the best antidote for acne, according to the American Academy of Dermatology. Eating greasy food or sweets does not promote acne outbreaks. Eating a diet high in antioxidants that can work to reduce the effects of free radicals that don't get washed off your skin can aid in the fight against pimples, however.
Body Odors
Bacteria in your intestines lead to foul-smelling flatulence that affects your overall presentation and may reflect negatively on your hygiene practices. Certain carbohydrates don't get broken down sufficiently in your digestive system and create the odor as they pass through your colon. Undigested food produces carbon dioxide and hydrogen, and, for about one-third of the population, it also creates methane, the strong smell that brings your hygiene into question. Foul flatulence is a personal issue and the causes vary from person to person. The most effective means of preventing smelly gas is to experiment and avoid those foods that cause the problem. The most common culprits include the natural sugar found in fruit called sorbitol and raffinose, a complex sugar contained in beans, broccoli, cabbage and Brussels sprouts.
Considerations
While you may use garlic and other alternative treatments for various conditions, the substances can lead to hygiene issues. Before making any changes, however, you should talk to your doctor. Garlic is one of the most common substances used to treat a variety of ailments -- from infection to high cholesterol. Unfortunately, the oil in garlic contains sulfur-like properties that create bad breath and body odor. Excessive use of garlic, more than two cloves a day, can lead to smelly flatulence as well, according to the American Family Physician, a publication produced by the American Academy of Family Physicians.
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The HCG Diet: Does it really work? - KRCG
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Read more: Local, Health, News, Hcg Diet, Does the Hcg Diet Work, HCG, Pregnancy Hormone, 500 Calorie Diet, HCG and Diet, Dangerous Diet, HCG Pregnancy, Pregnancy Hormone Used to Help some Lose Weight A new diet is being touted by some as amazing, and by others as a myth and dangerous -- only the diet isn't so new.The HCG diet is used at weight loss centers around the country and was developed in the 50s, but fell out of grace in the 70s. Now, it's back. Many say the diet, along with a change in eating habits and exercise can give great results to motivated weight-loss seekers.
Opponents of the diet, though, say the 500 calorie food restrictions, and putting a pregnancy hormone into your body when not pregnant is dangerous.
Tonight at 10, KRCG investigates the HCG diet and finds out what Mid-Missourians think of the program.
Have you been on the HCG Diet? Did it work for you? Do you think the diet is dangerous? Sound off below!
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Free Weight Loss Hypnosis For Everyone From The Famous Harley Street in London - WebWire (press release)
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WEBWIRE – Tuesday, October 18, 2011
London, England - Weight Loss Mind Power For Life is a groundbreaking new eight day weight loss hypnosis and NLP system that focuses on dealing with the 8 key problem areas of people who struggle to lose weight...
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By approaching each of these areas and then concentrating on the ones which resonate with the user most, those with weight problems can significantly change their habits by tapping into the subconscious mind.
Simon says: "Hypnosis for weight loss is quite misunderstood due to 'on stage' entertainment, and that's why it's important to educate about the huge benefits that hypnosis can have on somebody that wants to lose weight. A lot of the time people yo-yo diet again and again and they repeat the cycle because their habits have been hard wired. That can be changed".
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Is Demi Moore on the divorce diet? - Gather Celebs News Channel
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Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher have yet to announce if they are getting a divorce, but judging by the actress' gaunt figure, it looks like she is on what's called the "divorce diet." This weight loss is not on purpose, but it's the body's way of dealing with a lot of stress.
Women on the "divorce diet" eat and eat and eat but they still lose weight. It's unknown if Demi is eating normally, but she is definitely looking very skinny. While she is naturally a small woman, you could see that her face, neck, and arms, were looking a bit on the unhealthy side. Very boney.
"The once curvy star seems to have shed a dramatic number of pounds since her six-year union with toyboy husband Ashton Kutcher came under threat," reports The Sun. Could Demi Moore be losing weight because of depression? Absolutely. It happens to many women (well, perhaps the "lucky" ones. Others eat and eat and then can't take the weight off).
By staying in her marriage and trying to forgive Ashton Kutcher, she may end up hurting herself more. She needs to make a decision and get her body back on track.
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FastPencil PREMIERE Announces "The Social Network Diet" by Miriam Nelson and ... - MarketWatch (press release)
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CAMPBELL, Calif., Oct. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- FastPencil announced today its publication of "The Social Network Diet: Change Yourself, Change the World," by New York Times best-selling author Dr. Miriam Nelson and Jennifer Ackerman. The book, published with its selective imprint, FastPencil PREMIERE, is now available in print and digital formats in major bookstores and online.
"The Social Network Diet" helps readers make healthy changes in their lives by improving their environment - and in so doing, transforming the world. The book is not a classic diet book or an exercise manual, and is unlike any other nutrition and physical activity plan out there. Instead, it is a practical guide, rooted in new research, on how to make lasting, positive change in life by creating a supportive social network and a favorable food and physical activity environment.
"If social networks can change governments in the Middle East, why can't we use them to improve health at home? The reality is that America is at a crossroads," said Miriam Nelson. "More than 67 percent of U.S. residents are either overweight or obese, and with that our nation is facing a problem of epidemic proportions, diminishing the quality of life for all. This is an urgent issue that requires a creative, collective approach. The goal of 'The Social Network Diet' is to help readers make healthy changes in their lives and in the lives of the people around them. It aims to produce a ripple effect where the idea starts with an individual and is passed along from person to person until we create an environment that promotes health for all."
In conjunction with the book release, Nelson has embarked on the StrongWomen Across America tour, where she is addressing the issue of obesity head-on as she travels from September through November 2011 to eight cities across the country with the goal of improving food and physical activity across the nation. For more information on the tour please visit ( http://www.socialnetworkdiet.com ).
Nelson is the director of the John Hancock Research Center on Physical Activity, Nutrition and Obesity Prevention and a professor of nutrition at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University. She is also the founder and director of the StrongWomen Initiative, a community nutrition and physical activity program available in 40 states that is designed for women. Her StrongWomen international best-selling book series includes nine titles that have sold more than a million copies worldwide.
Ackerman has written many books on health, including "Ah-Choo! The Uncommon Life of Your Uncommon Cold," "Sex Sleep Eat Drink Dream: A Day in the Life of Your Body," and "Chance in the House of Fate: A Natural History of Heredity." She is also the co-author with Nelson of a book on women's health, "The Strong Women's Guide to Total Health."
Ackerman is a contributor to many top-tier publications, including The New York Times, National Geographic and Scientific American. She is the recipient of numerous awards and fellowships, including a 2004 NEA Literature Fellowship in Nonfiction and a grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Her articles and essays have been included in several anthologies, among them "The Penguin Book of the Ocean," "Best American Science Writing," "The Nature Reader" and "Best Nature Writing."
"FastPencil instantly jumped on the opportunity to publish 'The Social Network Diet' when we learned of the book idea," said Steve Wilson, FastPencil co-founder and CEO. "Our nation is facing a health epidemic, and Miriam and Jennifer can really inspire people to change their current mindset."
Nelson and Ackerman are part of a growing number of best-selling authors signing with FastPencil PREMIERE for its proprietary partnerships in technology and distribution, speed to press, wider market reach, higher author royalties and greater transparency throughout the publishing process.
Pricing & Availability
"The Social Network Diet" is now available for $12.95 - as well as in e-book format for $7.99 - at FastPencil ( http://www.fpbks.com/social-network-diet ) and at Barnes and Noble and other major bookstores as well as online retailers such as Amazon.
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Diet Plan Now Offered Free For Weight Loss - Thinking Clearly
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diet plan
True Healthy Products, a popular natural nutrition company with a wide range of products, has launched a simple diet plan that has been designed based on the basics of weight loss and long term nutrition. The free diet plan can be found at http://www.simplechocolatediet.com
May, a member of the well-trained customer support staff at True Healthy Products, says, "We are a company that cares about our clients and their well being. This free download is just another educational tool for our clients and people that are coming across our company for the first time."
This diet plan, which can be downloaded for free at the aforementioned site, is called "The Simple Chocolate Diet" has been created as a follow up to their popular HCG Diet, also known as "The Fat Release System". This diet has shown quick results when it comes to weight loss, where people have reported almost losing a pound a day.
Since phase three of the HCG Diet is the maintenance phase [and the last phase] that dieters go through, a post HCG Diet plan was the need of the hour as it would ensure that dieters continued their eating healthy foods long after the HCG Diet was completed.
This diet plan follows a very simple numbering system (1, 2 & 3) that describes which foods support fat loss, energy and support a healthy long term lifestyle. Along with this download, dieters can find helpful information about this diet and other related products that True Healthy Products offer in the form of downloads and videos.
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Is a Gluten-Free Diet For You? - Patch.com
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Gluten-free diets are all the rage. From Gwyneth Paltrow to Elisabeth Hasselbeck to Posh Spice; celebrities are eating up this healthy trend so fast, it can be difficult for the public to keep up. NPR recently reported that gluten-free is no longer just for celebs, with General Mills cereal campaigns leading the way, and restaurants incorporating gluten free meals into the menu, information about this specialty diet is becoming more and more accessible. As Halloween approaches, arm yourself with the knoweldge to protect all the sensitive stomachs in your home.
What You Need to Know About Gluten Sensitivity and Celiac Disease
Celiac disease is a serious digestion condition triggered by ingesting gluten. There is no cure but eating gluten-free can provide some relief. The Mayo Clinic serves as an excellent resource for those with Celiac disease and gluten sensitivity.
Experts are finding that more and more people are discovering that the gas, bloating and digestive stress they have been experiencing for years is due to non – celiac gluten sensivity. In fact, NPR reports that the millions of patients who have been diagnosed with Irritable Bowel Syndrome may benefit from a gluten-free diet.
Gluten is a very difficult protein to break down and for some that can mean a lot of pain and discomfort. People who are gluten sensitive should stay away from anything that is made with wheat, barley or rye. Here is a detailed list from the Mayo Clinic of what to avoid.
Why Gluten- Free May Not Be the Ideal Slim Down Diet.
While many may look to a gluten free lifestyle for a way to shed the dreaded winter weight, some experts warn that unless you have Celiac disease or gluten sensitivity, this might not be the diet for you. The expert quoted in the NPR piece explains that often people gain weight on gluten free diets because of coping mechanisms.
"Sometimes if people are giving up pizza, they'll compensate by eating something extra — say, ice cream. It's a common coping strategy," says Harvard gastroenterologist, Dan Leffler. "I think there's a perception that gluten-free equals health," Leffler told me. "It's just not the case." Just because there's no gluten in a food doesn't mean it's not loaded with calories, fat and sugar."
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Diet Plan Now Offered Free For Weight Loss - Thinking Clearly
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diet plan
True Healthy Products, a popular natural nutrition company with a wide range of products, has launched a simple diet plan that has been designed based on the basics of weight loss and long term nutrition. The free diet plan can be found at http://www.simplechocolatediet.com
May, a member of the well-trained customer support staff at True Healthy Products, says, "We are a company that cares about our clients and their well being. This free download is just another educational tool for our clients and people that are coming across our company for the first time."
This diet plan, which can be downloaded for free at the aforementioned site, is called "The Simple Chocolate Diet" has been created as a follow up to their popular HCG Diet, also known as "The Fat Release System". This diet has shown quick results when it comes to weight loss, where people have reported almost losing a pound a day.
Since phase three of the HCG Diet is the maintenance phase [and the last phase] that dieters go through, a post HCG Diet plan was the need of the hour as it would ensure that dieters continued their eating healthy foods long after the HCG Diet was completed.
This diet plan follows a very simple numbering system (1, 2 & 3) that describes which foods support fat loss, energy and support a healthy long term lifestyle. Along with this download, dieters can find helpful information about this diet and other related products that True Healthy Products offer in the form of downloads and videos.
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Lutz reveals 'Immortals' diet - Toronto Sun
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Kellan Lutz has revealed the secrets to his buff body in upcoming movie Immortals - he ate 16 eggs every morning as part of a strict diet and fitness regime.
The Twilight star bulked up to 220 pounds (100 kilograms) for the mythological Greek epic by following a specially-devised eating plan.
As a result, Lutz had energy to spare and he regularly worked out on set with his co-stars Henry Cavill and Luke Evans to stave off boredom.
He tells Men's Fitness magazine, "I ate 16 eggs every morning. I got up to 220 pounds of solid muscle. We'd work out every day.
"Shooting one scene could take all day - and when that's just driving a Humvee at five miles an hour, we had energy to burn. We were doing push-ups on top of the Humvees. We were throwing wheels and rocks. We were timing each other, betting who can do the most push-ups, just to keep our sanity.
"Within 30 minutes, you're dripping. And it's Africa. So it's hot as balls out there. We pushed each other to be the best we could be."
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Portfolio Diet – could it be as effective as popping pills to reduce cholesterol? - HealthWatchMD
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Dr. Randy Martin: There is a growing body of evidence that suggests food may be one of the best protective measures for your heart. I met with Shayna Komar, a registered dietician at Piedmont Hospital's Cancer Wellness Center to learn more.
"There are four categories in the Portfolio Diet," says Shayna Komar, R.D., a dietician at Piedmont Hospital's Cancer Wellness Center. The categories include soy; soluble fiber, which fights bad cholesterol and can be found in vegetables, barley and oats; plant sterols, which can be found in some margarines, orange juice, granola bars and vegetables; and nuts, particularly almonds and walnuts.
In a recent study in the Journal of the American Medical Association, researchers looked at three different groups of patients. They put the first group on an intense nutrition plan, says Komar.
"This group was supposed to follow a [strict] food plan, as well as participate in many nutrition sessions," she says.The second group didn't have as many counseling sessions, but followed the exact same meal plan. The third group did not have to follow the Portfolio Plan. This group was just instructed to eat foods low in saturated fats.
Results from the Portfolio Diet study
"Everybody in the study lost weight," says Komar. "But the first group decreased their cholesterol by 13.8 percent, which is huge."
The Portfolio Diet is easy to follow at home, she says, because the recommended foods are easy to find at your local grocery store.
"There is power in food," says Komar. "You can go to the grocery store, get food and use it as 'medicine.'"
Dr. Randy Martin: Shayna has given us a lot of good information about the Portfolio Diet and it looks very promising. One word of caution: if you are on a statin, you may need to stay on it. Check with your doctor. However, if your cholesterol is just slightly elevated, the Portfolio Diet might be just the trick to lower bad LDL cholesterol.
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Obese Family Members of Bariatric-Surgery Patients Lose Weight, Too - Wall Street Journal (blog)
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By Katherine Hobson
If you're obese and live with someone who goes through weight-loss surgery, you, too, may lose a few pounds.
That apparent halo effect was seen in a small study by Stanford University researchers, who found that obese adult family members of gastric-bypass patients lost about 3.4% of their body weight on average — results comparable to what you'd see in structured diet programs, researchers said.
"Even modest weight loss can engender a lot of health benefits," says John Morton, a study author and associate professor and director of bariatric surgery and surgical quality at the Stanford University School of Medicine.
The study looked at 35 patients, 35 adult family members and 15 children both before and a year after the patient had gastric-bypass surgery. Before the surgery, 60% of the adult family members and 73% of the kids of surgery patients were also obese.
Adult family members who weren't obese didn't lose a significant amount of weight. As for obese kids, researchers said their body mass indexes were lower than would have been predicted by their previous weight gain. Those kids were also more likely to be on a diet a year after a parent had the surgery.
Regardless of whether they were overweight, family members of bypass-surgery patients reported being more active after the surgery.
The study found that the patient who had the surgery primarily bought and prepared food for the family. That, says Morton, was likely a key factor in weight loss among family members.
Family members participating in the study also received the same counseling about diet and lifestyle that the patient received. That's not standard practice, says Morton, but the results seen in this study "make me think there's a way to extend the benefits" of the surgery. "Obesity is really a family disease," he says. Providing everyone with the same information about healthful eating and lifestyle can help create "a mutual support system," he says.
The study appears in the Archives of Surgery.
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New Yellow Line Stop May Lead to Congestion - Patch.com
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The road diet project was unanimously shot down last night during a village board meeting at the Skokie Public Library last night. The meeting ended around 11:15 p.m. Monday. Come back tomorrow morning for that story.
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Skokie officials are confident enough that traffic will be siphoned off Oakton Street through downtown to prevent backups if they narrow the road to two lanes if the road diet initiative is pushed through.
But they may have a difficult situation at the east end of downtown that is part of the solution to reviving the area. The CTA Yellow Line grade crossing at Oakton Street and Skokie Boulevard is placed at a high traffic intersection. With long red lights and left-turn signals, traffic could back up even more on a narrow Oakton Street.
Skokie is counting on the new Oakton Yellow Line station to further spur employment and business development in downtown Skokie. Yet an unscientific test by Skokie Patch of how long the intersection is blocked at peaked times by lowered crossing gates showed that the re-development could be hampered by traffic congestion.
Read more: Can Downtown Skokie be a Bustling Shopping Destination?
A CTA spokesperson could not provide times that gates are typically lowered when its trains go through street-level crossings on the Yellow Line, along with the Brown Line in Chicago's Albany Park neighborhood and Pink Line in Berwyn.
In this article, Patch sent out a reporter during the busiest time of the week, between 4:45 and 5:15 p.m. on a recent Friday – to detail how long the gates are lowered for passing trains and how long red lights restrict traffic flow when the gates are up.
The times the gates are lowered as trains slowly move through the construction zone for the new station, on the north side of Oakton Street, can approximate the times when trains, particularly southbound, stop at the completed station. Lowering of the gates would be triggered before the train reaches the station for safety reasons.
Rush-hour trains run every 10 minutes
The intersection will already be blocked frequently during the weekday morning and evening rush hours. According to a published CTA schedule, Yellow Line trains run every 10 minutes southbound from 6:30 to 9:30 a.m., and from 2:50 to 7:30 p.m. Northbound trains leave the Howard station every 10 minutes from 6:16 to 9:16 a.m. and from 2:36 to 7:16 p.m.
On the date surveyed, the Oakton gates were lowered 45 seconds before a northbound train rumbled through the intersection. When a southbound train came through seconds later, the gates were lowered for a total of two minutes, resulting in a two-block eastbound backup on Oakton Street, a block past the traffic light at LaCrosse Avenue. If traffic flow was somewhat similar after a road diet, the backup would be longer.
Skokie officials say the completion of the Oakton station will cut down times the gates are down.
"When it's actually built, when the train crosses going northbound and is sitting in the station, the gates go up, so you don't have any delay there," said Peter Peyer, director of Community Development. "Gates are activated when it's almost at Kostner. It doesn't go up again until it clears Searle Parkway. But when the station is built, it clears Oakton and sits at the station; the gates are up already. You might already save time. In the current scenario, you have to wait until the train is several thousand feet north of (the intersection)."
Peyer said CTA officials have told the village the gate-down times should be "back to normal" once the station is completed. However, combined with the long red lights featured at the Skokie Boulevard - Oakton Street intersection, some adjustments may have to be made long-term between the construction of the station and the completion of the road diet program.
"Definitely, IDOT has to look at that," Peyer predicted of adjusting the signals. Since a train crossing is factored into the equation, "the ICC (Illinois Commerce Commission) has to be involved."
One-minute, 45-second red light on Oakton
The new Yellow Line intersection is an ongoing traffic choke point even without the effect of the Yellow Line. After the trains moved on, the red light holding up Oakton traffic was on for a full one minute, 20 seconds – with the gates up – before the left-turn arrow onto Skokie Boulevard flashed on. The eastbound, non-turning traffic was held up for one minute, 45 seconds before getting the green light to proceed. That time was typical for a red light without lowered gates in several surveyed sequences.
In the next sequence of signals, the eastbound green light for Oakton was on for just 35 seconds.
Another instance of trains passing in each direction near Oakton Street produced a one-minute, 15-second wait of lowered gates before the northbound train passed the intersection, and a full one-minute, 55-seconds before the gates were raised and an eastbound green light flashed.
Moving to another vantage point 1 ½ blocks east of Skokie Boulevard, facing west on Oakton Street, the green light for Oakton Street was on for one minute, compared to the red for one minute, 45 seconds. Westbound traffic backed up another block to the previous light at Knox Avenue.
3-block backup westbound on Oakton
The largest blockage and backup of the survey took place at 5:10 p.m. The gates again lowered for an oncoming northbound train. The Yellow Line cars passed and the gates then raised, but no green light flashed. Suddenly, the gates quickly lowered again to accommodate a southbound train. Traffic was blocked for a total of four minutes as the westbound backup stretched all the way back to Kenton Avenue, east of Knox Avenue.
Traditionally, some cars flee this huge backup, turning right on Kenton, Knox or Kilpatrick Avenues to snake through the residential neighborhood to get to northbound Skokie Boulevard. But if the majority of waiting vehicles continued through the intersection and tracks into a constricted section of Oakton Street, the road diet advocates, hoping for a less speedy, more controlled traffic flow, may see high levels of congestion outside of downtown Skokie.
Peyer said the long-term goal is to synchronize red lights all the way west through the road-diet area to Lincoln Avenue and Oakton Street. But it's unclear how the varying, long times of the Yellow Line gates and long red lights at Skokie Boulevard and Oakton Street can all be brought into harmony.
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Diet.com Announces Video Host Will Compete in Men's Health Urbanathalon Series ... - San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
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Diet.com announces that the host of its popular YouTube videos, Sarah Dussault, will compete in three Men's Health Urbanathalon (TM) races this fall.
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Diet.com, one of the web's leading resources for diet, fitness, and nutrition content and tools, has announced that the long-time host of its YouTube channel (diethealth), Sarah Dussault, will compete in the Chicago, New York City and San Francisco Men's Health Urbanathalon races this fall.
The Men's Health Urbanathalon races, fueled by G Series FIT, are described by Men's Health as "a one-of-a-kind competition that combines traditional road race elements with rigorous obstacles and sets them against a backdrop of iconic city landmarks." This year, the races will be held in Chicago (October 15), New York City (October 29) and San Francisco (November13).
According to Diet.com, Dussault, a full-time health/fitness vlogger and blogger, has been featured in Glamour Magazine, Shape Magazine and the Washington Post and has been known for tackling challenges in the past. In her videos, she's taken on controversial topics like the Photoshopping of pictures (in the Diet.com viral video sensation The Photoshop Effect), as well as battled her own weight fluctuations before a YouTube audience of millions.
In addition to the physically taxing training regimen she's following to prepare for the races, Dussault has also been blogging about her experience in preparing for the Men's Health Urbanathalon series on crushingthecourse.com, the official Urbanathalon Training Blog, hosted by G Series FIT.
She explains her interest in competing in the Urbanathalon races: "Afraid of what my knees might do if I ask them to train for a half marathon, I began looking into relays and adventure races. I've always been athletic and wanted to find a way to better utilize my strength in tandem with racing. And that's why I was literally jumping up and down when I was asked to be involved with the Urbanathalon this year."
Dussault, who has been viewed more than 80 million times on the diethealth YouTube channel alone, is one of the most-viewed fitness females on YouTube. She has helped propel Diet.com's YouTube channel to a go-to place with a library of over 500 recipe, healthy living, and fitness videos. Her own fitness channel, SarahsFabChannel, features a sneak peak into her Urbanathalon training with the Urban Jungle Workout - Urbanathalon Video.
To view more fitness videos featuring Sarah, visit the Diet.com Videos pages or the diethealth YouTube channel.
About Diet.com:
Diet.com is a multifaceted health and wellness organization that provides quality information and cutting edge tools and services to consumers and businesses alike. Since its founding, Diet.com has been a valuable online resource for dieters and those seeking information on living a healthy lifestyle. As one of the web's leading resources for diet, nutrition, and fitness content and tools, Diet.com has created a platform where consumers are able to set and track diet and fitness goals, browse over 1,000 healthy recipes, learn new exercises, and interact with others in the thriving Diet.com online community. The diethealth YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/diethealth) has a library of over 500 videos, over 111,000 subscribers, and has received upwards of 90 million views. For any inquiries please contact Lauren Alford, Director of Business Development, at LaurenA(at)diet(dot)com or 919-616-7532.
About Sarah Dussault:
Sarah Dussault is a fitness and health personality best known for her videos on YouTube. She is the host and producer for the famed DietHealth channel, having been viewed over 80 million times on YouTube alone. As one of the most viewed fitness females on YouTube, she now operates her own channel, SarahsFabChannel, in addition to writing for both her SarahFit.com and City Sports blogs. She is also a Community Leader for The Laughing Cow and a Certified Personal Trainer through the ACSM, teaching large group exercise classes around Boston's bar scene for Social Boston Sports. Active in the Boston community, Sarah is a reporter for the weekly nightlife television show, Dirty Water TV, and a member of the Junior League. Before becoming a fitness personality, Sarah graduated from the University of Delaware with a BA in Communication.
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Healthier diet, stronger sperm? - USA Today
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For years, nutritionists have rallied around the notion that "you are what you eat."
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"Specifically, a healthy diet composed of a higher intake of fish, fresh fruit, whole grains, legumes and vegetables seems to improve sperm motility," Gaskins explained, "which means a higher number of sperm actually move around, rather than sit still."
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"Specifically, a healthy diet composed of a higher intake of fish, fresh fruit, whole grains, legumes and vegetables seems to improve sperm motility," Gaskins explained, "which means a higher number of sperm actually move around, rather than sit still."
Now, new research suggests this adage might even extend to the strength and quantity of sperm.
The observation stems from a pair of studies slated for presentation Monday at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine annual meeting in Orlando, Fla., both of which highlight an apparent linkage between nutrition and semen quality.
The upshot: Diets rich in red meat and processed grains seem to impair the ability of sperm to move about, while diets high in trans fats appear to lower the amount of sperm found in semen.
"The main overall finding of our work is that a healthy diet seems to be beneficial for semen quality," said Audrey J. Gaskins, lead author of the first study. Currently a doctoral candidate in Harvard School of Public Health's department of nutrition in Boston, Gaskins' colleagues included researchers from both the University of Rochester and the University of Murcia in Spain.
"Specifically, a healthy diet composed of a higher intake of fish, fresh fruit, whole grains, legumes and vegetables seems to improve sperm motility," Gaskins explained, "which means a higher number of sperm actually move around, rather than sit still."
Gaskin's conclusions are based on work with 188 men between the ages of 18 and 22, who were recruited in Rochester. Food questionnaires were completed, and participant diets were categorized as being either "Western" in content (including red meat, refined carbs, sweets and energy drinks) or so-called "Prudent" (composed of fish, fruit, vegetables, legumes and whole grains).
Semen tests were then conducted to assess sperm movement, concentration and shape.
Although diet seemed to have no impact on either sperm shape or number, motility was impacted, with "Western" diets linked to reduced movement, even after accounting for factors such as race, smoking history and body-mass index (BMI).
Gaskins stressed, however, that more work is needed to better understand exactly how nutrition can affect sperm.
"This was a small study, and we don't know if there's something else about the men that causes them to have worse motility," she noted. "We don't know if nutrition actually causes the change. So, for now all we can say is that there's an association between nutrition and sperm quality."
On a similar front, a second study led by Dr. Jorge Chavarro, an assistant professor of nutrition and epidemiology at the Harvard School of Public Health, revealed that men who eat diets that contain a relatively high amount of trans fat had lower sperm concentration levels. What's more, the amount of trans fat found in their sperm and semen went up.
The conclusion was drawn from work with nearly 100 men, all of whom underwent a nutritional and semen quality analysis.
Even after adjusting for a wide array of factors such as age, drinking and smoking histories, BMI, caffeine intake and total calories consumed, the authors found that although trans-fat intake appeared to have no impact on sperm movement of shape, the more trans fatty acids consumed the lower an individual's sperm concentration.
Dr. Edward Kim, from the University of Tennessee's graduate school of medicine in Knoxville, reacted to both studies with enthusiasm and caution.
"I think that this research is certainly very suggestive that dietary factors may have an impact on male infertility," said Kim, who also serves as president of the Society for Male Reproduction and Urology.
"And the studies point us in a direction that suggest that a healthy lifestyle may correlate with better quality sperm," he added. "But clearly further research in this area is needed to come up with definitive conclusions."
Because both studies were presented at a medical meeting, the data and conclusions should be viewed as preliminary until published in a peer-reviewed journal.
On the Web:
www.nichd.nih.gov/health/topics/infertility(UNDERSCORE)fertility.cfm/, the U.S. National Institute of Child Health & Human Development has more on male infertility.
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Greensboro Chiropractor Announces Weight Loss Workshop - MarketWatch (press release)
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GREENSBORO, NC, Oct 18, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Alternative Health Clinic announced that Dr. Jeff Lissenden offers a free weight loss workshop. The workshop, held at least once every month, features Dr. Jeff's secrets to successful weight loss, including how to lose up to a pound of fat every day. Workshop topics also include how hormones affect weight loss and how new, natural weight loss techniques can help patients lose weight faster than traditional diets. Individuals who wish to attend the workshop should reserve their place by contacting Alternative Health Clinic.
Dr. Jeff Lissenden, a Greensboro chiropractor, announced that he holds monthly weight loss workshops at his chiropractic practice, Alternative Health Clinic. Dr. Jeff, as patients know him at his practice, has helped many Greensboro patients successfully lose weight through nutritional and lifestyle counseling.
"Losing weight is not difficult if you know what to do," said Dr. Jeff. "Our proven weight loss program has helped many Greensboro patients lose the weight and keep off the pounds by changing their thinking about dieting and nutrition. This is not a 'quick-fix' diet, but a long-term health solution that will re-boot your metabolism and reshape your relationship with food."
Dr. Jeff is also a certified personal trainer who follows a holistic approach to nutrition, fitness, health and whole body wellness. Dr. Jeff's weight loss program is based on his personal research that is designed to bring each patient towards better health.
"Popular science teaches us that to lose weight, we need to eat less and exercise more," said Dr. Jeff. "But for many people, this simply is not the case. Drastically reducing food intake can starve the body and shut down metabolism, sending the body into starvation mode. As soon as an individual stops dieting, the weight comes right back."
"My approach to weight loss is different, and focuses on the body as a whole. For many patients, hormones are affecting their ability to lose weight and keep it off. My program teaches patients to understand how their bodies work, which helps them get back in control and take the weight off permanently."
In addition to weight loss counseling, Dr. Jeff also helps his patients naturally manage back pain, neck pain, headaches and other chronic pain through chiropractic care, adjustments, massage therapy and physiotherapy.
The practice focuses on long-term pain management solutions through natural treatments, rather than prescription painkillers or invasive surgery.
"Just like with weight loss, managing pain is all about understanding the body and helping it heal itself," said Dr. Jeff. "From nutrition counseling to pain relief, our whole body wellness services are designed to bring each of my patients towards better health. As a chiropractor, my job is to give my patients the tools to live their healthiest life possible."
Individuals who wish to learn more about the chiropractic and nutrition services at Alternative Health Clinic may visit the practice's website, http://www.drjeffdc.com .
Due to limited space, advanced registration is required for the free weight loss workshop. Workshop attendees are invited to bring a guest. To register, individuals may contact the clinic for dates.
Alternative Health Clinic Greensboro, NC 1-888-667-5235
SOURCE: Alternative Health Clinic
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Local businesses offer weight-loss programs - Lexington Herald Leader
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Some Lexington-based employers are offering weight-loss programs.
At Kentucky Utilities, spokesman Cliff Feltham said the utility has the "WellFit" program, which emphasizes awareness and education for health and disease prevention.
"Our philosophy is that we feel like we would better have our employees being proactive in taking care of their health," he said.
In addition to screenings and education programs, the utility offers an incentive program for employees who join an approved fitness center or accredited weight-loss program. Employees and their spouses are reimbursed as much as 50 percent of the monthly fee. He said there currently are no companywide health-related contests, but individual departments often run programs.
It gets employees thinking about their health, Feltham said. It's a pretty dry subject if incentives aren't attached to the program, he said.
The University of Kentucky has a contest called "Get Moving." To enter, employees team up by department and track their nutrition and exercise. Prizes are awarded to those who total at least 1,500 minutes of activity by Dec. 13, according to the UK Web site. In addition to competing against other departments, the teams are competing against the University of Louisville. A similar contest was held in the summer, and UK won.
"These programs are intended to benefit the organization in some way, but they are also intended to benefit the employee," said UK's Work-Life Program director, Robynn Pease. "Employees are not only healthier and using health care less but they're also more productive and more engaged."
UK also offers reimbursement for health program costs, gym access and behavioral therapy.
Tempur-Pedic, based in Lexington, has similar programs. In addition to an annual health and wellness fair that includes access to experts and screenings, the company offers a $50 quarterly bonus to employees who exercise regularly. About half of Tempur-Pedic employees participate in these programs. Additionally, Tempur-Pedic had a step contest that led 478 American and Canadian employees (and their families) to burn 8,850,000 calories over an eight-week period. T-shirts were awarded to the employees at certain milestones, and the winner of the step contest got two round-trip plane tickets to anywhere in the continental United States.
Blood-Horse Publications just finished a three-month walking step contest in which participants were given pedometers to track their steps. Mary Baxter, who works for human resources, said the company had contemplated a smoke-cessation incentive program, but "we've just never gone ahead and done it," she said.
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Baba Suwe and His New Drug Diet - Nigerian Bulletin
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It is not news that popular actor/comedian of the old times Baba Suwe, real name Babatunde Omidina, is presently caught in the net of the NDLEA for drug possesion. The comedian was caught last week Thursday 13th October 2011 and has since been in the custody of the drug enforcement agency till he 'produces' the drugs he 'habours' within. He was about to board a flight to paris when he was caught for drug possession. Iit is amazing however to note that he is in this kind of mess as he used to be the star in his hey days. According to sources this is not the first time he would be in a drug mess as earlier, he was caught in London for the same offence. Rumors have it that it was due to his dwindling fortunes that the actor was forced into the present line of drugs that has now brought him to his waterloo.
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