Archive for March, 2006

What is Diabetes?

Wednesday, March 29th, 2006

Diabetes is a disorder of metabolism the way our bodies use
digested food for growth and energy. Most of the food we eat is
broken down into glucose, the form of sugar in the blood.
Glucose is the main source of fuel for the body. Diabetes causes
glucose to back up in the bloodstream. As more and more glucose
remains in the bloodstream blood glucose or blood sugar levels
can rise too high.

There are two major types of diabetes. Consider the following
information as it relates to both type 1 diabetes and type 2
diabetes. In type 1 diabetes (also called juvenile-onset
diabetes or insulin-dependent diabetes), the body completely
stops producing any insulin. Insulin is a hormone that enables
the body to use glucose to produce energy. Sufferers of type 1
diabetes must take daily insulin injections in order to survive.
Type 1 diabetes usually develops in children or young adults;
however, it can occur at any age. Type 2 diabetes (also called
adult-onset diabetes or non insulin-dependent diabetes) results
when the body doesn’t produce enough insulin and/or is unable to
use insulin properly .Type 2 diabetes happens when your body
either cannot produce enough insulin or does not use the insulin
it makes properly. Insulin is a hormone produced by the
pancreas. Many of the foods we eat such as bread, potatoes,
rice, pasta and fruit are converted into sugar and give us the
energy we need to maintain life. Insulin gets the sugar into the
cells. Diabetes is a life-long condition. High blood glucose
levels over a long period of time can cause blindness, heart
disease, kidney problems, and amputations. Good diabetes care
and management can prevent or delay the onset of these
complications.

To manage your diabetes well, it is very important that you:
Don’t smoke Keep your blood glucose levels in your target range
Keep your cholesterol and other blood fats in your target range
Keep your weight in a healthy range Keep your blood pressure
close to target level Take your medication as prescribed

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Weight Loss: Why Do 98% of People Fail on a Diet and How to

Wednesday, March 29th, 2006

Avoid this Easily

Everybody knows that 98% of dieters fail. But do you know
exactly why does this happen?

To understand this, let’s probe a little deeper into the working
of your own body.

The fact is,Your own body holds the secret key to weight loss.

Human body is a complex, self-sufficient machine capable of
managing it’s affairs on it’s own.

It has an independent defence and immune system ready to attack
any desease or external parasite in the fraction of a second.

This clearly indicates that your own body can cure any disease
on its own if proper conditions are made available for it’s
functioning.

Now, the question is, what are the conditions required for the
body to function properly and get rid of the excess fat and lose
weight.

To understand this, let us take a small example: If your skin
gets burnt accidentally, you apply some ointment containing
antibacterial/antiseptic properties.

What you are doing in effect is, you are creating a bacteria
free environment on the spot of the burn so that the wound
doesn’t get aggravated.

The actual work of healing the wound is done by the skin (read
body) and not the ointment. By applying the ointment, you
created an ideal bacteria free condition for the body to heal
itself. Same holds true in the case of the body fighting obesity.

Your body stores fat as reserve (for times of starvation) and
dissolves it on demand by it’s metabolic system.

The same way as it can cure any desease, it also has an inborn
ability for burning up this excess fat lose weight
automatically.

The body has many regulatory (hormone producing) filtering (fat
burning) and excretory organs which are capable of keeping the
body at an optimum weight level.

But the continuous overload of junk processed food and toxins in
your diet and daily living has damaged the functioning of many
of these organs, resulting in their malfunction and consequent
weight gain.

Faulty diet, polluted environment and stressful living
unknowingly introduce a lot of toxins into your system.
Definitely, these toxins will create problems in one way or the
other in your body, isn’t it?

No doubt, a host of diseases like diabetes, cardio vascular
diseases, colon cancer, gallbladder disease etc. are associated
with obesity.

So, a good weight loss program must begin with detoxification.
Because, until and unless these toxins are removed from your
body, there won’t be any significant loss of weight which can be
sustained over a long period of time.

Many diet programes have advocated different eating methods and
combination of foods. Some diets want you to rely on low fat
high carbohydrate, some on high protein low carb, whereas some
diets have food according to the blood type and still others say
different foods have different reaction with enzymes.

“But merely shifting to a different or healthier diet plan
without getting rid of the toxins in the body is just like
putting a freshly prepared cake in a bin, full of garbage. The
cake also becomes garbage in a short while.”

This is the reason why 98% diets fail! Got it?

So, what is the permanent solution for this problem?

To get to the root..I have researched and reviewed most of the
diet programs out there…studied those fat loss weight loss
supplements and come to a conclusion that to really lose weight
in a healthy manner, you need a weight loss program having a
comprehensive approach and a proven track record.

And after running through all the research materials out
there…I stumbled across the 5000 year old Ayurveda medicinal
science.Only Ayurveda seemed to have an all round holistic view
so essential for weight loss.

In fact,I was pleasantly surprised to know that this is the only
science which has recognized obesity as a desease thousands of
years back and suggested a remedy for the same!

Ayurveda recommends the following 3 steps for effectively losing
weight and keeping it off forever.

1)Remove toxins

a)Through the breath

b)Through the excretory organs

c)Through the skin

2)Burn fat

Increase metabolism naturally with the help of natural herbs
recommended by Ayurveda.

3)Keep fat off forever

Optimize the functioning of various fat burning organs like
thyroid,lever etc with the help of specific breathing
techniques,postures and herbs.

You only need to follow these three simple steps for losing
weight easily and effectively.

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Rajesh Shetty

Expert in weight loss principles of Ayurveda Medical Science and
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The Healing Powers of Yoga

Wednesday, March 29th, 2006

There are several medical conditions that can be improved by
practicing yoga. It can be used to lessen the negative effects
of infertility, lung disease, Parkinson’s disease, multiple
sclerosis, insomnia, cancer, high blood pressure, and joint
pain. The beneficial effects of yoga practices are well
recognized not only by the yoga community but also by medical
doctors. One of the main elements that lead to an illness is
stress. Being responsible for a huge number of sicknesses, this
item, which we develop in our minds, can be reduced through a
good usage of yoga techniques. Here are just some of the
problems that are related to an over active stress response:
depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, some types
of diabetes mellitus, cardio-vascular disease, several
autoimmune diseases, irritable bowel syndrome, colitis,
reproductive problems, and an aggravated suppression of the
immune system. The response of the sympathetic nervous system
can trigger stress in our metabolism. The reaction to various
outside stimuli is also known as the “fight or flight” response
– the mind and body, faced with an endangering or disturbing
element, prepare for one of the two options. Physically, this is
manifested through an instantaneous heart rate increase,
together with a high ascent of blood pressure. Breathing gets
shallow and the muscles tense in anticipation to the following
action. Internally, this response reduces the blood flow to
internal organs and processes that are not essential in that
particular moment (such as digestion and elimination) are shut
down. This state of increased awareness and readiness is
beneficial on a short term, preparing our body to react to the
outside interventions and stimuli. Both in a “fight” and in a
“flight” situation, the body is physically and mentally prepared
to act. The problem arises when long-term exposure to similar
stress takes place. This “fight or flight” response is only
meant to help on short periods of time – the longer it is
activated the less resources will the body have to function
normally. There is a natural countermeasure for the “fight or
flight” response. It is called the parasympathetic nervous
system or the “relaxation response.” It is automatically
activated when the elements that caused the stress are gone but
it is also possible to increase its effects by breathing deeply
and relaxing your muscles. By increasing the length of this
process we allow our body to recover faster, enabling it to
eliminate the harmful effects of stress in a prompt and
efficient manner. Yoga highlights the idea that by using
breathing and relaxation techniques you can reduce the harmful
effects of stress factors on your body. A lessened “fight or
flight” response can also be achieved by looking at adverse
factors as challenges rather than threats. This approach allows
your mind to focus on finding a solution, rather than creating
an abrupt response. Another concept employed by this technique
is that of acting versus reacting, of taking initiative versus
responding to outside factors. The positive effects of yoga
during a healing process are undeniable. However, these
techniques should only be used as a form of support and the
healing shouldn’t rely solely on them. The best results are
achieved by combining yoga with traditional and modern medicine
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