Smoking – How Does It Affect Your Life Span?

Cigarette is one of the herbs young and old people smoke everyday and unfortunately while many of the smokers clearly know that this habit is dangerous to health they continue to smoke not withstanding.

Why is this?
It’s because smoking is chronically addictive. Now here’s a fact. Do you know that “on the average, each cigarette you smoke, shortens
your life by 11 minutes” That is a cold hard fact.

I had a friend who smoked.Despite the fact that we talked to him severally about the consequences, he always argued that everyone will die someday. After several unsuccessful attempts at quitting smoking he finally stopped trying.

One day, he suffered a heart attack while working on one of the construction sites that he was overseeing. Why? Because smoking has caused him to have a diseased heart.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the major countries of the world today, and the leading cause of death among smokers. And, on a global level, researchers report that there were 1,690,000 premature deaths from cardiovascular disease among smokers in the year 2000. In contrast, there were approximately 850,000 lung cancer deaths during the same year, and 118,000 COPD deaths from smoking in 2001, worldwide.

Does the statistic above scare you?
Now let’s take a closer look at how smoking a cigarette damages health.
A stick of cigarette have over 400 chemical compounds that are toxic. When a cigarette is lighted, it burns at 700 degrees centegrade at the tip, and 60 degrees around the center. The heat produced is broken down to produce the toxins mentioned above.
When you smoke a puff of cigarette, you inhale the following components.
Tar: This is an element that causes cancer of the lungs.
Nicotine: This element make smokers addictive to cigarettes and also helps in the increase of bad cholesterol level in the body.
Carbon Monoxide: This is a gas that is very dangerous to health and is also the same gas released from the exhaust pipes of automobiles, but this time, smokers take in this dangerous gas into their body and thus limit the oxygen flow in their system.

Other Toxic gases produced during combustion of cigarette causes a condition called Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder (COPD).
For every cigarette taken, you shorten your life consequently by 11 minutes.
Now let’s do a little mathematics. If you smoke a packet of cigarette every day (20 sticks per pack),
that means you will lose 3 hours 40 minutes of your life every day.
In one week, you will loose = 1 day, 1 Hour and 40 minutes.
In one month, you will lose = Approximately 5 days.
In One Year, you will lose = Approximately 2 months of your life.
So if you have been smoking for 6 years, that means you will smoke away 1 full year of your life.

But once you get to 3 – 6 years of smoking, your heart would have suffered several diseases resulting from smoking that it becomes so weak to take you for a long time.  And from that point onwards, the above calculations doesn’t apply, meaning you can die any moment you suffer a heart failure.

Now let’s look at the other diseases that smoking induces in the body.

1. Cardiovascular disease
This has been mentioned already as this is disease caused to the heart as a result of excessive smoking. It is the number one cause of death for smokers.

How does this disease develop?
The deposits of fats and bad cholesterol on the arteries happen over many years and this causes the narrowing of the arteries and hence making the passage of oxygen and blood restricted, causing more work to be done by the heart. Depending on the nature of the narrowing, it can be blocked completely causing oxygen and blood to be cut off from the brain and other parts.
In the cases where it is not blocked, but so narrow, blood clots are formed.
Smoking helps to accelerate this process as it causes the production of bad cholesterol which causes this toxic deposits on the artery to build up fast.

2. Cancer
People who smoke have a higher incident of cancer than any other group of people or non smokers. This is especially true of lung cancer disease. Other cancers that can be caused due to smoking are:
Mouth Cancer
Bladder cancer
Oesophagus Cancer
Kidneys Cancer
Pancreas Cancer
cervical cancer

3. COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)
This is a term used to refer to ill-health conditions that makes breathing difficult usually because of the blockage of airflow caused by smoking everyday. This condition happens when the air sacs in the lung has been damaged because of toxic gases.
COPD results to to ill-health conditions like breathlessness, excessive coughing with too much mucus that lasts for over 3 months. This condition happen to smokers in the age brackets of 35- 45 years.

Below is a list of other diseases that are a By-Product of smoking.
High Blood Pressure
Asthma
Ulcer
Bad Breath
Erectile Dysfunction

So looking at it from every angle, there is no advantage to smoking. If are addicted to smoking, do all you can to stop the habit as you have a good chance of a long life when you stop. In a future article on this blog, I will write on steps needed to quit smoking.

Don’t ever think it’s too late for you to quit smoking, and please…don’t waste any more of your life on cigarettes. Smoking offers you absolutely nothing of value.

Take back your life. You deserve the freedom and long-lasting benefits that smoking cessation brings.

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5 Ways To Resist The Urge To Cheat On Your Partner

Last week, i was listening to my mentor, Mr Joe Okoro talking about how men are very adventurous when it comes to sex.
This got me thinking.
 Why Do Men Cheat?
What could drive a married man to commit adultery?
What comes to my mind when I was thinking about this was the picture of a highly placed man suddenly seeing his secretary in a “certain way”
Or when a man sees a very attractive woman who he can not take his eyes off because she has all the natural curves in the right places.
Well, there are a lot of reasons why men cheat and understanding these reasons will help men generally to control the urge to cheat on their wives.
Below are some of the reasons

• Temptation From Other Women

Some men are weak when it comes to members of the opposite sex. At times, a pretty woman may mount pressure on a man using her feminine virtues. Some women actually tempt a man to have relationships with them.
When the man takes the bait, it doesn’t mean that he loves the woman. Most men who fall for this are weak. However, a man who is deeply in love with his wife and fully satisfied would not bother, he would bluntly tell the woman off.

• Your Wife Changed Physically

In the beginning, a wife may be very attractive. But when she starts having children, suddenly she starts gaining weight, her once pointed breasts starts sagging, she stops taking care of herself the way she used to.
Behaviour and changes like this turns men off. Especially men who like fashionable women. For instance, personally, I don’t fancy women who tie wrapper and does the home chores.
Fortunately, I married a woman who has the same taste with me. She wears bumper shorts or a short knicker while at home at all times.

• Emotional Disconnection

Lack of frequent communications in the home can have a devastating effect on the longevity of any union. When communication in marriage is not frequent, overtime, there is bound to be a disconnection. And this disconnection can cause problems when a man starts getting the attention his wive denied him from the office.
So most women are in a better position to enhance the communication at home. They should find out how their husband is coping with work after the day’s work, Men long for it. Sometimes when a man cheats, it’s not because he is attracted to the woman sexually, but because the woman in question cares about his feelings or emotions.

• Denial of Sex From Wife

Most women are guilty of this. They take their husbands for granted and seldom allow sex only when they want it. Sometimes being who they are, they can go for weeks without sex assuming the same for the man. When the man makes advances, she says she is not in the mood or that she is tired.
If you are a woman reading this and you are guilty of this, you may be sowing the seed for adultery in your home. While this should not be an excuse for a man to go sleeping around with another woman, every man should ensure they find out exactly why their woman is not available for sex and fix the problem instead of getting it from outside.

• Loss of Appreciation From Wives

Some women have grown to be disrespectful in their marriages. When this happens, there is a gross lack of appreciation for their husbands. Especially if the man is not providing as he should maybe due to loss of job or health problems. On the other hand, some women have not learnt to appreciate their husbands even when they are not disrespectful.
A man can have all the money in the world but he can never get the type of consolation needed to make him secured than when he is appreciated by the woman he loves. So at every point in time, a man needs commendation from his wive for little victories in the marriage. The woman should let him know how important he is in the marriage and continously appreciate him in gestures, expressions, and sex.

• Some Men are “Adventurous”

Some men simply cheat because they want to explore. Others do it because they are tired of their marriage and want to get a divorce from their wives, and hence they openly fornicate. Whatever the reason for an “adventurous” man, he should look deeply within and find out why he is doing this.

Tips to help Men To Avoid Adultery
As a man, at one point in time, you have contemplated cheating on your wife due to so many reasons. If on the other hand you are fighting the urge not to cheat on your wife, the following tips will help you to keep your marriage clean of adultery.

1. Recall Why You Fell In Love With Your Wive
Before you got married, there is a quality you loved about your woman. What is that quality? Is she still manifesting that quality?
Recall your first date, the places you visited and occasions you attended that made it possible for your love to grow. Going back in time will help you to revive some of the feelings you had when you were wooing your wife.

2. Keep Your Relationship Exciting
How many times in a month do you take your wife out? If you have not been doing this, you are missing out on a very important area that could help you to re-connect with your wife on a personal level.
If you can make it a habit to take your wife out once or twice in a month, it will help a lot.

Where are the places you can go out with your wife?

• You can go to a beach to play.
• You can go for a meal or drink in a restaurant.
• You can take a walk together.

If you have children, you need to find a time when you can be alone with your wife and do these things apart from family outing times.
Time spent in these special times gives you enough time to rediscover your wife and fix problem areas in your marriage that may have been previously ignored.

3. Alway Be Honest With Your Wife
Honesty is the foundation of any solid relationship. When there is honesty and NO Secrets in the marriage, trust is established and the marriage foundation is fortified.
To be honest means communicating with/to your wife everyday about what happened at your place of work. Tell her of the little flirtatious comments you received from a woman in your office.
Tell her your reactions and what you did to ward off and discourage such comments.
Personally, this has helped me to avoid temptation from women most times. There used to be a woman who admires me whenever I go to the bank to do transactions. In fact she ensures that I’m attended to whenever I visit the bank.
Ordinarily, I felt she was doing her job till one day she actually showed me true signs that she was interested in me. The way she took a personal interest in me, and how she looks at me each time helped me to understand her intention before she voiced it.
I told my wife about it and we discussed it when I got home. My wife advised me to stop going to that branch. Initially, I wanted to ignore her advice, but when I thought about it deeply, I wasn’t ready for the problems this may cause so I stopped visiting that branch.
And because I was honest with my wife, I saved myself from a possible disaster of adultery.

4. Avoid Compromising Situations
If you know any situation will bring you into temptation to commit adultery, it’s better to avoid it.
What are compromising situations? 
These are situations that will make it difficult for you to say NO when a woman tempts you to sleep with her.
Men are generally weak when it comes to women, especially when the prospect of having sex is involved. A man can feel excited about having sex with an attractive woman he doesn’t love.
However, when situations that can lead to these are avoided, cheating on your wife will never come to mind.
What are some examples of compromising situations?

• Being left alone with a female employee in the office after office hours.
• Giving lifts to attractive young women who may get your phone numbers while driving home from work.
• Going to lunch with the same female employee most times.
• Getting the visit of your female inlaw when your wife has traveled for few days.
• Spending too much time with a particular female in a lonely place.
• And so on

5. Communicate and Spend Quality Time With Your Wife
Though this point is interwoven with making your marriage exciting as explained above.
If you make it a habit to regularly communicate and spend time with your wife, all the loop holes in your marriage will be sorted out.
If you don’t spend time with your wife, deeper communication will not be possible. Communication helps the marriage mates to express themselves freely and clear any reservations that anyone may have.
It is the time to talk about errors, and things that matters in the relationship. If the man or woman is not happy, this is the time to discuss and find a solution. And this can be done when the man and his wife have private moments for themselves.
When a man does these things regularly, it helps the man to become emotionally satisfied and gives him the power and confidence to resist any temptation to cheat on his wife in the future.

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The Bitter Truth Behind Premature Ejaculation

Premature Ejaculation is known as one of the major sexual problems men have. However, this problem does not come to knowledge till a man start having sex with a woman and suddenly discovers that he needs to last longer in order to satisfy his woman.
As a result of this huge problem, many marriages and unions have been dissolved and this is causing a long term problem to the society at large. Some of the resultant effects of marital separation is ills acquired by children who come from broken homes. Some of such ills are crimes, prostitution, drugs, rebels, and vandalism.

What is Premature Ejaculation(P.E)?
Simply stated, Premature Ejaculation is the inability of a man to last long enough to satisfy his sexual partner. The question is;
Why do men not ‘naturally’ learn how to prolong their ejaculation?
Well, there are a lot of reasons. One of them is no one teaches the male child to control his ejaculation. However, there are some reflexes that are taught to children when they are growing. One of them is the ability to control urination. That is why a grown child goes to the toilet to urinate instead of doing it in his panties.
Another reason is most early experiences of sex starts with masturbation or even with sex partners which are done secretly and quickly for fear of being caught. These experiences has been known to condition some men’s sexual response to a pattern of quick ejaculation.

Possible Causes of Premature Ejaculation
You must understand that Premature Ejaculation is not an illness or a disease. It is a problem that can be conquered. Listed below are some of the reasons why people suffer from P.E.

Inexperience In Sex
As men age, they start to master, understand and learn to control their sexual reflexes. And this has a large impact on their sexual life. For a younger person who have not yet learn how to control these reflexes due to limited amounts of sex, premature ejaculation comes easily to those ones.
Performance Anxiety
Many men get so excited about the prospect of sex so much that they become too anxious on how best to satisfy their woman. When the mind is not relaxed and the focus is on the act of love making, this can cause an immediate Ejaculation.
Some Types Of Illnesses
Research studies have discovered that some people with some particular health conditions are prone to Premature Ejaculation than others. For example, People that are diabetic are more likely to experience P.E because of the high blood sugar level in their body. There are other health conditions that could trigger P.E.
Excessive Masturbation And Pornography
Most times, when a man watches a porn movie alone, he is prone to masturbate so that he can satisfy his sexual cravings. It has been observed that indulging in repeated masturbation can condition the body to ejaculate faster thus making the real experience of sex less satisfying when P.E sets in.
Psychological Barriers
From a developmental angle, premature ejaculation could be caused by a lack of Education on mind condition tricks that elicits ability to last longer. Ejaculation is, just like every other voluntary reflexes in the human body, something that can be learned to control.
Young Children are taught to control urination at an early age, that is why we are able to hold off urinating till we get to a toilet. That patience to hold on, is a learned experience which is lacking when it comes to ejaculation. Ejaculation is also a reflex. If you can control urination, you can also control ejaculation.
The problem is no one teaches young men how this is done, and even in adult education centers, this is not taught because of the cultural view we have about sex. Every man is left to discover how this is done by himself. Unfortunately, most men simply don’t have a clue on strategies to control their P.E problems.


Techniques To Cure Premature Ejaculation
There are a lot of techniques that can help you to last from 10 seconds to 20+ minutes while making love to your woman. However, I’m going to reveal just two of the.

1. Focus On Pleasuring The Woman FIRST
When you are making love to a woman, you should forget about yourself and focus on pleasing her first. This can be done through foreplay. In the act of foreplay, you will be aroused because of seeing the naked woman’s body, but you have to keep all your attention away from your genitals.
Foreplay is advantageous in 2 ways. Namely, it helps to prepare the woman and gets her ready when you finally become ready for coitus or penetration. During foreplay, you arouse the mind of the woman and gets her wet in the process. For the man, it helps the man to move attention away from his anticipation of penetration and gives him more time to relax and become comfortable. The anxiety of sex goes away when there is prolonged foreplay. Above all the woman enjoys it a lot even though she has not yet reached orgasm.

2. The Breath Of Sex
Do you know that there is a particular way you can alter your breathing while having sex that will enable you to last longer? Truth is while you are having sex, there are a lot of things you can not control such as the rate of heart beat, your sweating and blood pressure. But breathing is the only thing you have control over.
So you need to learn and practice the proper breathing techniques that will help you last longer in bed. For instance, the way you breath, that is how fast and how deep you breath can have a dramatic effect on your endurance limit when having sex. Because you are paying attention to your breathing levels, deep and fast, it helps to divide your attention from sex and helps you to stay longer while thrusting.

Note: There are several sex techniques  you need to learn if you want to conquer all your sex problems, and the techniques are discussed in details in the Secret Sex Guide On How To Satisfy Your Partner Sexually Here.

Other body activity that will help any man to last longer in bed is exercise. While exercising generally helps one to keep fit, it also helps a man perform better in bed. However, it should be noted that exercise should not be done shortly before sex because this can cause premature ejaculation as some of the blood needed for erection will be in used in other parts of the body to regulate metabolism. This ultimately results in a weaker erection and thus can result to premature ejaculation.

If all else fails even after using the recommended Secret Sex Guide On How To Satisfy Your Partner Sexually Here, then you might want to talk to your doctor.

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How to Get Your WomanTo Initiate Sex

In this article, we are going to discuss how to make your lady initiate sex ( Making her make the first sex move). I know most guys would be very interested in this.

If i may ask, do you know why it is not common for a woman to initiate sex even after marriage? The reason is women are created to be lead by a man, biologically, and culturally, it’s always a man’s role to lead the woman and the women are aware of this.
Beside, a woman who takes the initiative to talk to a guy she is interested in is seen as “spoilt” and promiscious by the society at large. That is why women don’t take that step even if she is secretly dying to speak to a man. She can only give signs.
So when you expect a woman to take the first step on romance, you are advising her against her deeply held beliefs of what is against the norm.

Do you think it would be easy for her?
Beside that, women are generally sex shy. If she doesn’t initiate sex doesn’t mean she doesn’t want it. However, few women can do that if they are comfortable with their mates.
In this article, I’m going to show you proven ways that have worked for many men on how to get their women to take that first step and initiate sex with their husbands.

Things That Increase Your Wive’s Chances of Initiating Sex are:

Help Out In Domestic Chores
In most homes, women are responsible for house keeping, and that includes, washing the plates, cooking the meals, getting the children ready for school, taking them to school, washing the husbands cloths and hers, cleaning the house etc.

At the end of the day, sex may be the last thing on a woman’s mind. To lessen this workload, the man should help the woman whenever he is in the house. For instance, if the man is around on weekends, it’s time to help the wife to do some dishes or even offer to prepare the meal for that day.

This will make the woman happy and give her enough time to appreciate the husband. Some of the ways the woman demonstrates appreciation for the man is by rewarding him with sex and when that happens, she usually intiates it.

Be Romantic
Women are emotional creatures, as a result, they want to be romaced, caress instead of having sex. Create an environment that will warant romance. You could write her a love letter and ask her to open it and read before you.
Most marriages do not have romance any longer, all the man wants is sex. However sex comes easily to the woman when her mind has been romanced all day. You can do this by texting her while at your place of work. Tell her sweet things and that you can not do without her.

Buy Her Gifts
When was the last time you bought your wife a gift? Women appreciates a man who understands their needs. For starters, you can find out the size of your wive’s bra, the size of her shoes, the type of hand bags she likes and buy them at different times.
Other things you can do to make her happy is to get her foods she likes, like buying “suya”, roasted chicken, or even chocolates.

I guess you remember that you were doing these things when you started dating her. Why not start all over and do those same things you did when you started going out for the first time. You see what makes a woman initiate sex most time is when she is happy. When you make a woman very happy, without you asking, she will come to you as a reward.

Help Her To Enjoy Sex Every Time
Women are different from men. Statistics have shown that most women have not reached orgasm in their marriages. Others have reached few times in the many years they have been married. Truth is most women do not know how to teach a man to give them orgasm.

To make matters worse, most men don’t have the knowledge on how to fully satisfy their women. If you are a man, you need to learn all the ways to give a woman a mind blowing orgasm. If you don’t know how to satisfy your woman, you can get a copy of the Female Orgasm Secrets here to help you.

Using that same secrets, I have personally been able to make my girl addicted to me as she enjoys sex with me every time. In fact even when I’m tired, she initiates sex and being a man, I don’t say no.

In the same vein, when you surprise a woman with your ability to give her an unforgettable experience of sex, she will become an Oliver Twist, and will be coming back to you for more.

Be Adventurous
Most times a husband and his wife have sex in the bedroom. Why not be more adventurous. You can take her by surprise and do it in the kitchen, dinning table or even while you are having your bath.

Other ways to be adventurous is to take her out and spend the night in a decent hotel. Order foods, watch films together in a different environment and at the end of the day, you can make love. In these cases, when a woman is happy with the way you have treated her she is more likely to be the one to give you signs that she wants sex.

Well, there are still other things a man can do to get his woman to think about sex and initiate it, but that will be reserved for a future article. For now, go home and try these tips and I believe you will finally be able to get your woman to make love to you at some point in time.

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Fat-Shaming Can Make You Fatter

Recently, NPR published a review of a study conducted with over 6,000 American men and women aged 50 and older, surveying how often they experienced different types of discrimination. This study also measured participants' height and weight. After four years a follow-up study was conducted that showed that overweight people who had said they experienced discrimination based on weight were more than two times more likely to be obese four years later than people who did not face weight-based discrimination. Those that were obese at the outset of the study were more than three times more likely to remain so if they were discriminated based on weight, while other types of discrimination (non weight-based) showed no effect on weight.



The Big Question

The big question here is: why so much hate towards fat people? As both a former fat kid (I weighed nearly 220 pounds at only 5'5" when I was 15 years old) and as a current fitness-industry professional who works with clients with weight issues, I am not surprised by these statistics.

As a young kid, I was bullied and discriminated against because of my weight. But while I definitely learned to grow a thick skin after years of being teased, tormented, picked on and rejected by girls, this discrimination triggered a guru-like quest in me to get fit and live a healthy lifestyle. Deep down, it probably drove me to get my Masters degree in Exercise Science and start working with people like me and helping them get fit, while simultaneously educating the skinny population that sometimes you can't help being a little larger!

Weight is determined by a lot of things, including genetics, which you can't control. Unfortunately, the public at large (and society in general) tend to generalize all large or heavy people as lazy or other more discriminatory stereotypes.

The Effects of the Hatred

Unfortunately, not every person that is on the large side has the same thick skin that I grew. This kind of "fat hating" can lead to emotional eating, bouts of depression or deeper depression, can cause or worsen eating disorders, and generally discourages people from becoming healthy. I see it every day in my gym...the stares, the backhanded comments, the giggles. And it breaks my heart, because all too often I see gym members who are weight conscious get discriminated against. Our culture promulgates this problem...so much so that airlines now charge an extra ticket fee or deny service because of weight. If we intend to fix obesity in this country, we also need to fix the social and cultural stigma that goes with it.

Do Not Be Discouraged

If you are a little fluffy, and conscious of it, you DO NOT have to be discouraged by all the fat-shamers. There are plenty of people (and places) within the fitness and wellness industry that can help you reach your health and fitness goals in a safe, constructive and positive environment. I would suggest researching personal trainers in your area, as well as finding other fitness classes and locations that offer group and individualized training sessions. Like any other disease, if you are struggling with weight issues, get the help of a qualified professional.

Want to Reduce Your Appetite? This May Be the Key...

Keeping your appetite under control is a key component of weight loss and maintaining a healthy weight over your lifetime. We all have different strategies to help us manage our appetites in order to prevent overeating or making poor decisions about the foods we choose. Managing stress, getting adequate sleep and having a good exercise regimen are all methods we employ to help us keep our appetites regulated. However, recent research has revealed that the type of exercise can make more of a difference than you think.



A recent study out of the University of Western Australia found that high-intensity exercises may suppress appetite briefly afterward. The team conducting the research discovered that overweight, sedentary men (having a body mass index, or BMI, of 25-29.9) consumed almost two-hundred fewer calories after performing a vigorous exercise routine than after a period of rest.

Previous research that looked at high-intensity exercise and its effects on the body suggest that it correlates with appetite control and alterations in specific hormones that manage your feelings of hunger and your level of fullness. However, this new research that just came out discovered that those hormones are affected in different ways based on the type of workout regimen--continuous versus intermittent, and different intensity levels (moderate-, high- and very-high-intensity exercises).

The Study

The participants of the study went through four 30-minute workouts. One session was a period of rest, to serve as the control. In the other three exercise sessions, the participants worked out on a stationary bike at various levels of intensity. During one session, the men cycled continuously at a moderate level of intensity. The other two sessions involved intermittent exercise at either high-intensity or very-high-intensity where they would alternate between quick bursts of high-speed pedaling followed by longer bouts of cycling at a slower speed.

After exercising (or resting), the men consumed a 267-calorie liquid meal and were also asked to eat oatmeal until they became full. The results: the participants consumed fewer calories following the intermittent high-intensity and intermittent very-high-intensity exercise sessions versus the period of rest. Here is the calorie breakdown of what the men consumed after each session:

After a period of rest: 764 calories consumed
After continuous moderate-intensity exercise: 710 calories consumed
After intermittent high-intensity-exercise: 621 calories consumed
After intermittent very-high-intensity exercise: 594 calories consumed

And the most interesting finding? The men said they ate less the day after they performed the very-high-intensity exercise when compared to the days after their other workout sessions. This suggests that the appetite suppression experienced after the very-high-intensity workouts extends well beyond the hours immediately following the exercise and that it may even reduce your appetite the following day too.

Five big health threats for men

Obesity is a major problem among young men, but  Changing your diet can make all the difference.

MEN can be a touch blase about taking care of themselves but follow this guide on how to beat some of the biggest threats to men's health. 

HEART DISEASE
Give artery-clogging trans-fats the flick. Watch out for processed foods made with hydrogenated oils, some margarines and take-away food cooked in vegetable oil.
Enjoy foods rich in heart healthy fats like oily fish, cold pressed olive oil, avocado, chia seeds, and nuts and their oils.
Lower your sodium intake by eating less processed and packaged foods and more natural produce.

Include more fibre in your diet by eating more fresh fruits and vegetables, legumes, whole oats, quinoa, brown rice and grainy breads.

Don’t forget your green leafy veggies. They’re rich in B vitamins that help lower homocysteine levels, which is a marker for heart disease.
Treat yourself to some good quality antioxidant-rich dark chocolate and a couple of glasses of red wine during the week.

PROSTRATE CANCER
Eat plenty of zinc rich foods like legumes, fish, meat, eggs, wholegrains, sunflower and pumpkin seeds.
Eat omega-3 rich oily fish a few times a week.
Eat more tomato and watermelon as they are rich sources of the powerful antioxidant lycopene.
Include cruciferous veggies with meals eg. broccoli, cauliflower, kale, brussel sprouts and cabbage, as they contain cancer-fighting phytochemicals.
Enjoy curries made with antioxidant rich turmeric.
Add spirulina to your next smoothie or juice.

TYPE-2 DIABETES
Limit sugary breakfast cereals, soft drinks, and other sweet foods that will send your blood sugar levels soaring.
Swap processed ‘white’ carbohydrate foods for wholegrain alternatives like grainy breads, whole oats, wholemeal pasta and brown or wild rice.
Instead of fruit juice have a veggie juice and eat your fruit whole.

Don’t skip meals. A nice healthy breakfast is especially important.
Having protein with each meal will help keep your blood sugar levels balanced. Eg. legumes, fish, chicken, eggs, meat, nuts, quinoa and yoghurt.

DEPRESSION
Make sure you are getting enough omega-3 essential fatty acids in your diet. Your best sources are oily fish, chia and flaxseeds and walnuts.
Get a daily dose of sunshine to boost your vitamin D levels.

Eat more foods that contain tryptophan such as turkey, chicken, fish, eggs, milk, bananas and brown rice, which will help increase serotonin levels.
Supporting the growth of your ‘good’ intestinal bacteria through eating fermented foods like yoghurt, miso and kefir will help enhance serotonin production.

OBESITY
Clear your cupboards of sugary and unhealthy snack foods and stock up on healthy options like fruit, low-fat yoghurt, hummus, nutritious smoothies, and trail mixes.
Eat the way Mother Nature intended, more fresh and unprocessed foods and less packaged and refined.

Limit fatty foods that promote weight gain like full-fat dairy foods, greasy take-away foods, and creamy sauces.
Eat more fresh fruits and vegetables. Fill your plate with different coloured vegies and salad each day.

Use healthy cooking techniques like steaming, baking and light stir-frying with a little olive or coconut oil.
Drink at least 2 litres of water daily, and cut back on alcohol and soft drink.
Get moving. Exercise more each day and sit less. Leave the car at home more often and walk.

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Weight Loss Advice you've Never Heard

Are you done with all the usual weight loss advice such as having eating vegetables, managing portion size and working out more? Do you feel these are too generic to consider trying? May be some new fresh ideas can help to bring the enthusiasm back for getting the lean figure you always wanted. By modifying the way you eat, adding some new food items, and learning new strategies for monitoring your progress and staying on track. Swedish researchers have found that having barley for breakfast helps to manage your blood sugar.

This is because barley, and also rye kernels have a low glycemic index, which means they do not bring blood sugar up as fast as some other carbohydrate foods. You do not need to endure the drop and rise of blood sugar that exhausts you. You need to be particular about not having processed barley for best health benefits. So, get minimally processed hull barley, and avoid its processed forms such as pearl barley.

A common mistake dieters make is to not include any fulfilling ingredient in their lunch salad. It may bring down the caloric intake but leaves them feeling hungry at mid afternoon. So temper your salad with proteins and healthy fats. Add a handful of paneer and you would have served two purposes. One, it would give you adequate amount of protein along with calcium, and two, you would not feel like eating till evening. If you find slicing, dicing and preparing fruits and vegetables too much trouble, get the frozen variety and stock up your refrigerator with them. Although, it is far more nutritious and healthy to have fresh vegetables, having frozen foods would at least be better than reaching for those salty fried wafers.

You might want to cook them to keep ready at hand whenever the craving comes. Mix them in soups, add to salads or just chomp them plain! You might have heard the advice of managing your portions by having smaller plates for your food. So, what have you done with the larger ones? Do not dispose them, but use them for salads. You can have as much salad as you like, without worrying about portion size. Yes, its banaba, much different from banana. It is a great drink to lower your blood sugar. High blood sugar is linked to weight gain and even causes diabetes in some cases. If you have a pair of pants that fits tight, but still wearable, try it out every Friday morning.

 A weekend morning is the real test of your weight loss resolution. If they fit as tight as last time, you will want to stick to your plan so that they fit better the next weekend. If you find them a bit loose, you are doing well. 

Vegetables that Help in Weight Loss

There are some vegetables high in nutrients but low in calories. These must form a part of your weight loss diet. You do not always have to look for greens. Veggies of other colours can also help in reducing your weight. They may also have different essential nutrients to offer. Now, how to choose between the various vegetables available? [Read: Fat Burning Foods ] Although all vegetables are lower in calories than processed foods and most cooked foods, the same is not true about their carbohydrate content.

 There are vegetables that are high in carbohydrates which you need to avoid such as all varieties of potato, beets, corn, peas and winter squashes. Other than vegetables that are low in carbohydrates, you also need those that are high in fibre. Although all vegetables contain this but there are some vegetables that have more of it than others. [Read: Common Weight Loss Mistakes ] You can choose an ideal combination between these foods but never gnore to satisfy your cravings as only that can prevent you from dropping the motivation. Keep a calorie count and accordingly plan to include your favorite foods in it from time to time.

You can also perhaps learn about the foods that do not seriously damage your chances of a weight loss and appeal to your taste bud at the same time. Unless you do this, you are likely to do what most people do. Fall off the track. [Read: Cooking to Lose Weight ] Some vegetables that you can include for your palette are beans, white potatoes, sweet potatoes, yams and the like to go with healthy high-carb foods such as multi-grain cereals, brown rice, lentils, whole grain wheat and whole grain pasta. It would be a good idea to have these vegetables in tempting yet healthy combinations. You can prepare: 

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Sleeping and Eating Late leads to Weight

Sleeping and eating late can prevent you from getting rid of fat, according to a new study conducted at the Northwestern University. The study took into consideration the connection between sleep, eating patterns and weight loss. The researcher examined the effect of sleep timings and diet on body mass index (BMI). Results showed that late night snacking and sleeping led to weight gain. Participants of the study included 25 women and 27 men. For the study, they were divided into two groups - normal and late sleepers.

56 percent of the participants in the study were normal sleepers. Their sleep cycle started shortly after midnight until 8 am. People in the group of normal sleepers reached midnight sleep before 5:30 am. 44 percent of the participants were in the group of late sleepers. They slept after midnight and woke during mid to late morning. The researcher kept a food log for every participant and a wrist sensor was used to monitor the sleeping and waking activities. This information was later analysed. Results revealed that, "normal sleepers" and "late sleepers" had different eating schedules throughout the day. Normal sleepers finished eating for the day by 8:30 pm while the late sleepers had their last meal at 10 pm. Study revealed that late sleepers suffered in terms of both the quality and quantity of their daily sleep as well as diet. Read more articles on Weight Gain

Weight Loss Tips for Men and Ladies in their 20s

Men in their twenties are usually found desperately trying to squeeze in exercise workouts and avoiding their favorite high calorie treats. So, while eating healthier foods and slipping in exercise regime does take some work and effort, you really do not have to make so much of a heroic effort for weight loss. Simply making a few simple lifestyle changes can pack a big weight loss punch over a comparatively short span of time. Following are some top tips on how to lose weight without sweating it too much:

 Do not pay so much heed to diet denial. Try adding a wide variety of foods to your diet instead of subtracting them. One may add some healthy goodies that are really loved and craved for, such as deep red cherries, juicy grapes, or crunchy snow peas. Frequently slip those favorite fruits into your bag lunch and breakfast cereal. Similarly, add the veggies into soups, stews and sauces.

Riding bikes, grass skiing or making snow angels. Walking when the weather is nice is a super easy way to keep fit. When in their twenties, men can walk at ease whenever they get some free time. While this will keep weight gain at bay, it will also help exercise the leg muscles and keep joint pains away. Also, it is advisable to use the stairs instead of the elevator. Park your car some distance away from the place to visit and walk down from the parking lot to the venue.

Research has also proven that mall walking also helps. So, while the shopping spree is still on, try burning more calories by opting out of taking the escalator and walking store to store in the mall itself. All these options add up. If you walk twice a day for 10 minutes and try a few of these tips, you may find yourself with a low-impact, 30-minute workout easily tucked under your belt.

NATURAL ANTI-AGING SOURCE

Before you buy the latest anti-aging skin
cream or conditioning hair product, consider
this: Your diet plays a key role in how you
look.

In other words, if you're not taking care of
yourself on the inside -- drinking enough
water and eating healthy foods -- all the
expensive beauty products and makeup in the
world won't stop you from looking pale and
exhausted on the outside.

Michele Pavia, wellness expert and author of
Lose Your F in Attitude , explains how by
simply including the five following foods in a
well-balanced diet, we can look radiant and
gorgeous from the inside out:

"... Makeup gives an illusion not so much of
beauty but of health. A healthy complexion
with plump lips is healthy. A sallow
complexion with dehydrated and pale lips can
mean anemia or an underlying condition or
disease; or, simply a poor diet. So, you see
that what we eat can actually help us be
more healthy looking; and healthy looking is
the key to beauty."

In other words, you know the old saying,
"You are what you eat"? That most certainly
applies to these five beautifying wonder
foods ...

1. Raisins
Beauty benefits: Radiant, healthy skin;
reduced eye squinting; increased eye sparkle.
Why it makes you look good: Loaded with
potassium, magnesium, phosphorus, and
iron, raisins help with body balance and
boost blood health. They also are packed
with photonutrients, which help fight germs,
bacteria, and viruses -- thus causing your
body to look more vibrant and strong.
Raisins give the body energy and vitality and
help in relieving toxins.
Recommended amount per week: A handful
or more every other day. Keep a box in your
purse for a convenient, naturally sweet
snack.

2. Tomatoes
Beauty benefits: Rejuvenated, younger-
looking skin; shiny hair.
Why it makes you look good : Tomatoes are
packed with antioxidants that flush free
radicals away and help you keep a youthful
appearance. One serving has a huge helping
of vitamin C, which aids in detoxing and
immunity function.

Recommended amount per week: Every other
day. In a sauce, on a pizza, plain ... there is
no wrong way to get this food. It only takes
a few tablespoons to give you optimal
benefit, so have your sauce without guilt! You
can even slather it on your skin to relieve
sunburns, or comb through your hair to add
shine.

3. Peanuts
Beauty benefits: Muscle tone; healthy skin;
strong hair and nails; good posture.
Why it makes you look good: Peanuts are
packed with protein, which gives you strong
and healthy hair and nails; plus, it's a boost
for skin tone and muscle tone. Rich in
calcium, they help bone health, which shows
in how you carry yourself: Strong bones and
standing tall are a beautiful asset. Peanuts
also have fiber; so you'll notice that you
eliminate a bit more and that is great for
skin health.

Recommended amount per week: Every other
day or three times a week (provided you
don't have a peanut allergy).

4. Onions
Beauty benefits: Healthy-looking skin, hair,
eyes, and teeth.
Why it makes you look good: The sulfides and
chromium in onions help to boost the
immune system and heart health, as well as
act as an antibacterial and detox trigger.
Onions also help the person to lose unwanted
water weight gently, thus eliminating bloating
as well.
Recommended amount per week: A few
slivers every other day.

5. Potatoes
Beauty benefits: Reduced wrinkles; strong,
energetic body.
Why it makes you look good: Potatoes have
vitamin C, potassium, manganese, B6,
copper, tryptophan, and fiber -- all of which
are great to calm you down and relieve joint
health. Having healthy nerves and joint
health not only help you feel better, but
you'll walk and talk differently than if you're
in pain or stressed. In fact, eat a potato and
you'll be walking and acting like a carefree
youth.

Recommended amount per week: Potatoes
can be eaten almost daily.
If you happen to fall short of the weekly
recommendations once in a while, don't
sweat it. Just chug a couple extra glasses of
water and you'll be feeling young and
beautiful in no time.

FOODS AND THINGS THAT CAN HURT THE HUMAN LIFE

A frozen marg or two (or three), a gooey
grilled cheese, a gratuitous hookup with your
dumb-as-bricks neighbor who has a Gos-tastic
bod: While you know these things aren't
exactly good for you, they're massively
enjoyable as an occasional indulgence. But
what's really gets our panties in a twist? When
stuff you've been led your whole life to
believe were super healthy turn out to be
fucking with you in one way or another. Check
out the six biggest culprits here.

Vitamins
Just shoot us now, why don't you. Vitamins,
yes vitamins of all things, can destroy your
health: A and E in particular have been linked
in numerous studies to increased mortality
(from cancer, heart failure, etc.). The reason?
Their high levels of antioxidants—which, WTF,
have always been hailed as the holy grail of
health—weakens your immune system .

Yoga
Torn tendons and cartilage. Destroyed hips.
Arthritis. Retinal tears! Back and neck
trauma! Blood clots !! Permanent nerve
injury!!! Brain damage!!! STROKE!!! Turns out
all that downward-dogging might be more of
an extreme sport than a Zen-inducing soul
massage . Thanks to all that exaggerated
bending and contorting, the number of yoga-
related emergency room admissions more
than doubled from 2001 to 2002. We're not
saying stop namaste-ing, but tread carefully...

Neti Pot
Touted by the likes of Oprah, Dr. Oz, and
Molly Sims, this holistic nasal cleanser seems
like a quaint, harmless home remedy to clear
up allergies , colds, and congestion. Until,
that is, it turns around and gives you a
freaking deadly brain infection! Several people
in Louisiana died after flushing out their nose
using tap water containing a fatal amoeba.
(Curse you, Naegleria fowleri!) According to
the FDA, use bottled water or boil H2O and
let it cool before a nasal douche—or, what
the hell, just pass the Claritin.

Brown Rice
Carbs are bad, wheat makes you fat, potatoes
are empty calories, etc. But the one starch we
still have on our side is brown rice, right? …
Right? Not so much. A Consumer Reports
investigation tested hundreds of different
brands of rice and discovered measurable
amounts of arsenic in all of them. Rice eaters
had arsenic levels that were 44 percent
greater than people who don't get their rice
on—and what's more, the " good for you "
brown kind had significantly higher levels of
the toxin than the white variety. So, make
quinoa your new BFF, okay?

Grilled Food
It's BBQ season—which supposedly makes
healthy eating faster and easier than ever. You
can just throw sliced veggies, a chicken
breast, even fruit on the grill, and voila! Uh,
yeah, about that… Hate to break it to you, but
charred food can, surprise surprise, give
you cancer . You know those blackened bits?
They indicate the presence of the carcinogen
HCA, which can damage your DNA and
kickstart the big C. You don't have to ban
barbecue outright, but minimize HCA by
cooking at lower temps, removing the skin
from chicken or salmon, and using smaller
pieces of meat so it'll be done faster.

Spray-on Sunscreen
Don't get us wrong—we worship sunscreen
for its amazing ability to stave off skin
cancer …but not all types are created equal.
Sunscreen sprays are crazy popular (makes
sense: they're convenient and easy to apply,
they coat your skin evenly), but they might
not be the safest bet. The FDA is currently
investigating some potentially dangerous side-
effects of spritzing on your SPF. There's a
concern that not enough of it actually gets on
your skin, and that you'll inhale the chemical-
filled product as you mist it on—and now we
can't even use a neti pot to get that crap out.
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HOW TO BE PHYSICALLY FIT

Sort out your diet . It is one of the
most important components of a fit
lifestyle. Many people ignore it, but
if you exercise and eat lots of junk
food you will not get any fitter.
This is because the junk food turns
to fat almost immediately and
exercising only gets rid of that fat,
so you are effectively going
nowhere. First of all, get rid of any
junk food. This includes chocolate,
sweets, crisps and most
importantly fast food. Lots of
people have no idea how bad fast
food is for them. It leads to
significant weight gain and even
depression in just 30 days. So cut
out the junk. You should have a
balanced diet. Eat salads,
vegetables, fruit and lots of
chicken, which are high in protein.
You should try to eat
potatoes,pasta and bananas, since
they offer large amounts of energy
over a long period of time. Try and
make out a table for each week,
adding new healthy food which you
can easily find in most health food
shops. Most of this requires
willpower so have some guts!

Exercise. It is a
very important
part of a healthy
lifestyle.
Exercise keeps
your blood flowing which keeps
your heart beating.This helps stop
clogged arteries and less chance of
a heart attack in later life. It is
important that you exercise right.
Stretch before any exercise to avoid
pulled muscles or injuries. Exercise
you can do at home includes push
ups, bench, sit ups etc. Jogging is
also a major exercise. You should
jog at least a kilometer to keep that
fat off. Pace yourself and try and
design a route through a local area.
The gym is another good place. You
should always learn how to use
weights and exercises in the gym
from an instructor or professional.
Never use a weight that is to heavy.
Use smaller weights and you will
find that you will progress through
the weights very rapidly. Make sure
you keep a record of all the work
you do.

Drink a lot of
water. The
human body is
made of over
80% water, and
you need to
keep
replenishing it.
You should drink at least 1 litre of
water a day.Your body sweats a lot
of that water so you need to put it
back in.

Willpower and motivation . Have
belief in yourself. Do not care what
other people think if you are lifting
small weights compared to big
weights. Why should you care what
they think? So don't. Keep to your
plan and keep your willpower. You
know you can do it.

15 ways to loose fat easily

It is said that the rate at which people add weight is increasing by the day and most people are unable to burn this fat easily. Due to time constraints, obese people are unable to make it to the gym on time to burn those extra pounds. It is also believed that in America, three quarters of adults are dropping those extra pounds and this becoming a serious objective for many who are concerned with their long term health.

 Losing weight can be an easy task if you take it as a challenge, but losing weight the proper and healthy way is crucial for people to follow. There are en number of crash diets and weight loss tips that we put ourselves to task with. But, do these tricks and tips really help us? Therefore, we have given you 15 fat burning tips which you can now do in a healthy way. Eating the correct type of food and doing the right type of exercise is important. You should also know that abdominal fat can be dangerous to health in a number of ways as it can cause a lot of problems like heart attack, diabetes and certain types of cancers. So, it is high time you set a goal and try these fat burning tips which is enlisted below. Run everyday The best fat burning tip for you to practice on a day to day basis is to run.

 This routine of an early morning run will help to keep you active during the day and boost your immune system. It helps keep the body to continuously burn calories. Sleeping One of the most efficient fat burning tips which you might find hard to believe is that of sleeping! You should know that improper sleeping habits will ruin ones efforts to lose fats. The reason being that improper sleep produces more ghrelin and this triggers cravings for sugar foods.

Green tea Today, there are a number of people who have turned to green tea to lose weight. If you consume a two to three cups of green tea on a daily basis, you will lose your pounds faster. It will not only help burn fat but reduce the risk of cancer too. Stairs Even if you are late, take the stairs! This simple form of exercise will work wonders for you if you want to lose weight in a healthy way. It also helps to keep you active. Do not skip meals Consuming fewer than 1000 calories a day tells your body to start storing food. This will automatically slow down the metabolism rate to prepare for starvation.

 If you skip meals it might help you to lose initial weight. But, as soon as you start consuming a healthy portion of food these calories will fall back in place again. Dinner like a beggar Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a pauper and dinner like a beggar. This phrase says it all! So, it is important to not over eat during dinner. Small meals If you are eating to stuff your stomach it will ruin your weight loss plans. One of the best fat burning tips is to not eat more than 600 calories per meal. It is best to keep all meals small as far as possible.

Hydration Keeping your body hydrated is very important when you want to burn fats easily. While exercising, one of the best fat burning tips is to drink a good amount of water after a workout. It helps you to feel refreshed and energetic. No sugar Maintain distance from your sugar cravings. You can replace all sugar coated foods by filling yourself with protein, whole grains and lots of vegetables. The best way to curb your sugar cravings is to chew on a piece of cinnamon stick, which will help to stabilise the blood sugar levels and also aid in burning fat. Sports The most productive fat burning tip is by playing sports. If you want to burn or lose that extra flab, you need to start playing a sport. Playing sports involves cardio and lots of non-linear movement thus keeping you healthy. GI Foods If you add lots of low-GI foods in your diet, it is good as it burns fat. Small intervals The best and easy fat burning tip for you to follow is by eating in small quantities. You can also quit from being a couch potato.

Healthy fats You should aim to achieve a diet rich in good fats Good fast is essential for every individual to have stored in their body. The consumption of mono unsaturated fat rich foods is that of olives and avocados. These fruits help to lower your bad cholesterol and is also helpful in burning fats. Eating on time One of the best fat burning tips is to eat on time. If you want to get rid of that flab you need to follow a scheduled eating habit. Aim to eat at least 4 to 6 small meals daily. Solid v/s juices Most people think that a liquid diet will help to solve the problem of putting n weight. This is untrue. We need a good amount of solid food to burn fat in our body and for resistance.

How to look sexy and slim by swimming

In this article I am going to guide you on how to loose weight by swimming regularly. To lose at least 20 pounds, you have to be swimming regularly everyday. It doesn’t end in regular swimming, you have you must increase your speed and distance so that your body work out.

Swimming is a very fast way of loosing weight, do you know why? “it is because swimming works out every muscle in your body, and it also helps you keep fit”.

However you have to be aware that if you just enter a pool and paddle for 20mins or even more and come out without swimming you can never loose weight.  You have to swim far so that you can loose a good amount of calories.

               BASIC ESSENTIALS OF SWIMMING

Swimming in a pool has more advantage to when you swim in a lake or river. When you swim in a pool, you can time the lap or distance you have covered. But when you swim in a lake or river you can hardly do that. And sometimes there are dangerous objects in a river.

I discovered that some people find them selves extremely hungry after they finish swimming. That  is a good sign that your body system is working out. So my advice to such people is that they should eat less anytime they are hungry after swimming, they could eat smaller quantity of what they used to eat before. When they do that their body metabolism would increase rapidly.

How long it would take for you to loose weight depends on how hard you work in the swimming pool. If you are the kind of swimmer that swims steady for hours and covers a long distance, be sure to loose weight rapidly. Then if you are the type that does not swim for a long time and does not cover much distance you would be loosing weight gradually.

So my friends, working hard in the swimming pool is a fast way to loose weight by swimming. Swim always, even when you are tired continues swimming.

Video on How to Burn Fat from the body

This Video would guide you on how to burn fat from your body. If you can follow this exercise process you would slim down in a couple of days.


Watch video below:

Lose fat in 7days FAT LOSS FACTORS

In this short weight loss presentation I will teach you a somewhat unusual weight loss strategy that can help you get a flatter belly in under 7 days, while still enjoying the foods you love. This is the first tip that I always teach my patients here in Fishers, IN. And is the same tip that helped one of my patients whom I'm most proud of, (Lori) lose 2 inches from her belly, lose 8 lbs in only 9 days, lose 2 inches from each thigh, lose ¾ of an inch from each arm, and drop 3 dress sizes (At the age of 30, she now wears a smaller dress than she did in high school!).

Lori ultimately lost 90 pounds and I'll share with you 1 tip that helped her get there. I can't leave this video up for long, so be sure to watch it from beginning to end while it's still here. Please note: If you leave the page and come back, the video will automatically restart at the beginning.

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Loose weight in7 days
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