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Portland, Oregon (PRWEB) April 17, 2012
Fitness equipment shoppers often state that the reason they are looking for exercise equipment it to lose weight or to improve physical appearance. American Fitness wants to remind individuals of an important and sometimes overlooked reason to start and maintain an exercise program: heart health. According to the American Heart Association (AHA), 1 in 2 men and 1 in 3 women are at risk for heart disease. This is a shocking statistic, yet many do not even think of heart health as a motivator for working out. Exercising on elliptical trainers can mean much more that just improving looks. It can make a real difference in improving overall health. American Fitness encourages people to learn more about heart disease and how a regular exercise program can change lives.
Risk factors for heart disease include obesity, physical inactivity, poor nutrition, smoking, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and diabetes. One of the first steps to improving heart health is getting active. Regular cardiovascular exercise that works the heart and lungs is important. This can include everything from walking around the neighborhood to working out on treadmills, exercise bikes, or rowing machines. The AHA recommends 30 minutes of moderate exercise a day, at least 5 days a week. This may seem like a big commitment, but the activity can be broken into smaller 10-15 minute chunks to work it into a busy schedule. Individuals who live in extreme climates or find gym memberships inconvenient can benefit from having a piece of cardio fitness equipment in the home. American Fitness has experience recommending elliptical trainers, treadmills, rowing machines, and exercise bikes to fit different budgets and physical requirements.
?Cardiovascular disease can have devastating effects on individuals and their families and friends,? said Ron Thompson, President of AmericanFitness.net. ?It is never too early to start taking steps for living a longer and stronger life. Regular exercise and maintaining at least a moderate level of fitness are vital for developing a healthy heart. Our fitness equipment experts can help customers choose cardio equipment to defend against heart disease and live a healthier lifestyle.?
Pursuing an active lifestyle is important for all ages. With obesity on the rise, children need to learn heart-healthy habits now to protect them from heart attack and stroke later in life. The key is to make exercise fun and accessible. One option is to join a fitness class or other organized program. Popular programs, such as interval training or CrossFit, utilize equipment like rowing machines to ensure a good cardio workout. Swimming, cycling, and dancing are other great options that can be pursued as part of a group or individually. But, the most important step is just getting started. To help promote heart-healthy lifestyles and get customers on the road to better fitness, all treadmills and elliptical trainers are available with free shipping from AmericanFitness.net.
About American Fitness
American Fitness is a leading retailer of home and commercial fitness equipment. Headquartered in Portland, Oregon, AmericanFitness.net is the chosen provider of fitness equipment for schools, hotels, public service agencies, and US military organizations across the United States and abroad. American Fitness specializes in custom gym and fitness center design using top brand equipment including home gyms, treadmills, weights, and other popular exercise equipment. With a focus on service and customer satisfaction, American Fitness seeks to support individuals and organizations in achieving fit and healthy lifestyles. For more information, please visit the company?s website at http://www.americanfitness.net.
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (PRWEB) March 13, 2012
Numerous studies in the past decade have shown clinical support for the use of omega 3 fatty acids supplements to assist in reducing the risk of heart disease and stroke. A study published in Nutrition and Metabolism is the first to show how omega 3 fatty acids play a role in metabolic processes with respects to blood sugar and fat processing; reducing the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Professor Brier leads an international research team and indicates omega 3 fatty acids improve carbohydrate and fat metabolism. A diet rich in omega 3 fatty acids helps to burn metabolic fuels (glucose and fat) better, and can regulate energy storage across different tissues.
?These findings are important because the aging process is closely linked with a higher risk of developing metabolic syndrome ? a clustering of risk factors for heart disease, diabetes and obesity,? says Professor Breier, Chair of Human nutrition at the Institute of Food, Nutrition and Human Health at Albany.
Type 2 Diabetes is reaching epidemic proportions with nearly 26 million confirmed diabetics and 79 million pre-diabetics in the Unites States. Spending on diabetes will exceed $ 180 billion in 2012 according to US government statistics. A new proactive approach combining lifestyle modification and natural supplements with clinically proven ingredients is needed.
ProactiveLife (http://www.proactivelife.com) was founded in 2011 to help people living with chronic disease take control of their health. The approach incorporates community, lifestyle changes, and natural supplements which have been clinically proven to assist people with type 2 diabetes.
Diabetes Support contains 2 grams of pure omega-3 fatty acids which can lower blood sugar naturally. Along with lifestyle changes including diet and exercise Diabetes Support is a new proactive approach to Type 2 Diabetes health. A Community of Experts has been created to share tips on healthy eating, proper exercise and provide the latest news on diabetes.
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Islandia, NY (PRWEB) March 09, 2012
According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), one in every three deaths is from heart disease and stroke, equal to 2,200 deaths per day. This number is even higher in women over 25 years old, for which cardiovascular disease is the number one killer in the United States. However, alarmingly, less than 25% of women view this type of disease as a health threat; that?s why the American Heart Association (AHA) instituted Go Red for Women, their national movement to raise awareness about cardiovascular diseases.
On February 16th, the AHA hosted their annual Go Red for Women Luncheon. This year, the AHA honored Whitsons Culinary Group for their continuous nutrition education efforts and promotion of healthy eating. As a dining services provider, Whitsons is truly committed to offering wholesome meals, low in sodium and free of artificial flavors, with a strong focus on sourcing whole grains, low fat dairy, lean proteins, zero trans fats and emphasizing locally sourced products whenever available and in season.
As part of the event, Whitsons also offered the ?Stealth Nutrition? workshop, in which Katherine Barfuss, Whitsons Culinary Group Dietitian explained how making small changes in meal preparation can have a very significant effect in our diet. Ms. Barfuss provided practical knowledge on how to eat healthy for our heart as well as recipes and healthy snack ideas.
Since education is a key component of cardiovascular disease prevention, AHA is bringing its My Heart, My Life Teaching Garden program to Long Island. This program will fund teaching gardens at schools on Long Island, where students, teachers and community members will be able to join efforts and learn the importance of heart healthy nutrition. Whitsons will collaborate with this program and sponsor AHA?s inaugural teaching garden. According to Beth Bunster, Whitsons? CFO, ?through all of our nutrition education efforts, and our work with the AHA, we are striving to create a better, healthier future for our families.?
About Whitsons:
Whitsons Culinary Group provides a wide range of highly customized dining services to public schools, corporations and institutions, with a strong focus on nutritious, high quality menus made from fresh, wholesome ingredients. Whitsons has a long and proud history of excellence and growth since 1979 and currently ranks the 16th largest dining company in the United States (Food Management magazine, September 2011). Whitsons? scope of expertise and services extends to: culinary development, residential and healthcare dining, prepared meals, emergency dining and vending services.
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Whitehall, PA (PRWEB) January 29, 2012
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(PRWEB) December 22, 2011
Many people come to Diet Doc Weight Loss who failed with past diets. This is because weight loss is a medical condition requiring a weight loss doctor to manage the weight loss. This type of training is not something a regular doctor or even a bariatric surgeon understands. Diet Doc offers a unique, healthy heart diet for people who have heart problems and are looking for a heart healthy diet.
Diet Doctors have specialized training in treating people with a diet for the heart, using that individuals medical history to create a diet that in most cases can reverse heart disease when an individual loses weight and enters their normal body mass index range along with mild to moderate exercising.
Cardiologists often refer people to the Diet Doc Weight Loss Program after they suffer from a heart attack as the Diet Doc Diet is known as the preferred heart attack diet that reverses heart disease and is the only heart diet that falls within the guidelines according to the Heart Association.
Diet Doc HCG Diet and weight loss is passionate about helping people reduce their weight to avoid certain diseases and health conditions associated with being overweight. Diet Doc wants to keep their comprehensive, medically, supervised weight loss program affordable to many people, not just a select few. We often hear people comment that our pricing model is half of what other doctors are charging reports Wright. This is because our mission is to help people lose weight, train them on what specific foods will cause a weight loss reaction in their body. This is how they keep the weight off long term reports Wright. If we can do our best with each person, then we have gained the trust of many. This is how we make up for charging much lower than others states Wright.
Diet Doc provides medically, supervised patient care to people across the USA.We provide a collaborative approach to dieting, which is labor intensive, but effective reports Wright. We work with a team of physicians who are passionate about reducing obesity which is often the cause for many diseases and illnesses reports Wright.
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Grants Pass, OR (PRWEB) November 15, 2011
Philip Paden. MD is an Ophthalmologist who has become an outspoken advocate for the “China Diet” to improve hearth health and eye health and to lower cholesterol. He is Chief of Surgery at the Paden Eye Care Center in Medford, Oregon. .
On November 7, 2011, Dr. Paden was interviewed on the Sharon Kleyne Hour Power of Water (sponsored by Bio-Logic Aqua Research and Nature’s Tears EyeMist). The interview may be heard in podcast on World Talk Radio, Voice America, Green Talk Network, Apple iTunes.
Sharon Kleyne and Dr. Paden agree that there is virtually no eye care education in the United States today and that eye health is seriously threatened from many directions.
Dr. Paden noted that while the incidence of blindness in the US is lower than in Africa and Asia, it’s not much lower. In Africa, blindness is usually related to sanitation and infection. In the United States, it is usually related to diseases of aging, and to systemic disorders such as glaucoma and macular degeneration.
Dr. Paden became concerned about the link between diet and eye health. He specializes in cataract surgery and eye damage from diabetes (macular degeneration), and he knew that diet definitely causes adult onset diabetes. At the time, all that was know about diet and vision was that dark green leafy vegetables, omega-3 fatty acids and carrots were good for vision.
A patient recommended these two books to Dr. Paden and they changed his life (see references below).
The China Study describes a comprehensive rural health study in China, of the incidence and distribution of cancer. Researchers found huge differences between provinces, that correlated to the foods they ate. Areas with the lowest cancer rates ate the least meat.
In the United States, where diet tends to be much more uniform from region to region, the cancer rate varies much less and is high everywhere.
Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease describes a study and the Cleveland Clinic in which 18 patients with advanced, untreatable atherosclerosis (blocked arteries), were put on a vegan diet and 26 years later, 16 were still alive and the other two died from accidents. All have recorded a significant reduction in arterial blockage and arteriosclerosis.
The actual diet recommendation is “whole food from plants,” commonly referred to as “vegan.” In this diet, only plant products are eaten. Meat, fish and dairy are avoided. Also avoided are foods extracted from plant products, such as juice, Cheetos, manufactured cereal. Refined sugar is avoided and cooking oil is minimized.
Sharon noted that refined sugar, fats and salt can set up unhealthy food cravings. These same foods tend to be dehydrating.
According to Dr. Paden, the American diet is “awful.” That’s why we have high rates of heart disease, arteriosclerosis, cancer and diabetes, disease considered insignificant 100 years ago.
Sharon asked about buying local, in-season produce and Dr. Paden though this was a good idea. He did note that modern technology, with improved transportation and storage, enables us to eat nutritious foods such as lettuce, even when out of season locally. He considers this a benefit.
Listen to the Sharon Kleyne Hour Power of Water Mondays, 10 a.m., PST/PDT. The syndicated talk radio show is heard on Voice America/World Talk Radio, Green Talk Network and Apple iTunes. Go to http://www.SharonKleyneHour.com for written summaries and replays of past shows. Also visit http://www.naturestears.com, whatistheeye.wordpress.com, “Nature’s Tears EyeMist” on Facebook and “Bio-Logic Aqua” on Twitter.
Sharon Kleyne Hour Power of Water is sponsored by Bio-Logic Aqua Research and Nature’s Tears EyeMist, available at http://www.BioLogicAqua.com, Amazon.com and drugstore.com..
Books.
Campbell, CT, MD, The China Study, Ben Bella, 2004
Esselstyn, C, MD, Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease, Avery, 2008
2011 Bio-Logic Aqua Research
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Boise, ID (PRWEB) November 04, 2011
When Ted Miller lost his job a few years ago, he was broke and dreading Christmas. ?I only had a few bucks, and I wanted to stretch that money out. So I thought, why not take all of my mom?s recipes and make cookbooks for her and the rest of the family?? Some typing and $ 30 later, and he had five family cookbooks to place under the Christmas tree. ?I was surprised how personal it was, and how much it meant to my mom to see all her recipes handed down. She literally had tears in her eyes. Mom still says it?s one of her favorite presents ever.?
With tightening budgets and the rising cost of travel, many families are planning for a toned-down holiday season. However, families are finding that just because they may have to forego the giant family dinners, they do not have to give up on the traditional family cuisine. Many gift-givers see this as an excellent opportunity to share their cooking heritage without breaking the bank.
There are typically three different ways to turn family recipes into great gifts: recipe binders, recipe boxes, and printed cookbooks. Each has its advantages and disadvantages, according to Erin Miller, wife of Ted and owner of CookbookPeople.com. ?I love keeping family recipes,? says Erin. ?When I saw what Ted made, I just knew I had to make a business out of this. After a lot of hard work, we?re now the largest online store of recipe binders, recipe boxes and our own cookbook-printing software, because really, each has its own benefits.?
RECIPE BINDERS: These are by far the most popular way to organize recipes. Many such binders are flimsy white binders bought for under $ 4 at any office supply store. ?They don?t have to be ugly, cheap-looking and overcrowded, though,? says Erin. ?You can buy a beautiful binder that will show your pride in your recipes for under $ 20.? They can have ornate designs, be made out of leather, and be filled with page protectors and dividers to better organize and store fragile recipes.
Recipe binders come in two categories: half-page and full-page. Half page binders fit half of an 8.5?x11? normal sheet of paper (5.25?x8.5?). Their compact size, lower cost and lighter weight make them the more popular format. Full page binders fit a full size sheet of paper, hold twice as many recipes, and are perhaps more impressive as a gift. Either may be customized with tab divider labels to better personalize the layout. Page protectors ensure recipes are not damaged by spills, and make them easier to reorganize as the recipe binder grows. Most can hold both recipe cards and printed out cookbooks.
Prices for half page binders vary from $ 15 to $ 30, while full page binders vary from $ 15 to $ 90. Either type of binder, when loaded with personal and family favorites, will have much more value than what was paid. Recipe Binder Selection at CookbookPeople.com.
RECIPE BOXES: Dating back to at least the 1930?s, the recipe box is the most traditional recipe storage medium. Its small footprint makes it great for tiny kitchens, and it can be especially ideal for those who maintain a small selection of recipes. A box packed with 30 or 40 hand-written recipes can make a truly touching gift.
Recipe boxes have their practical limitations, though. Newspaper clippings and printouts don?t easily fit. The cards are not well protected from wear. They can become easily disorganized. Hand-written cards are by nature more difficult to duplicate. But for those who love the age-old tradition of swapping hand-written recipe cards with a good friend, a fine recipe box can make a delightful gift.
The Cookbook People offer boxes for as little as $ 15, and American-made oak and walnut wood recipe boxes for $ 30-$ 40. A sustainably harvested bamboo recipe box may be a good fit for those passionate about the environment. Most recipe boxes sold today fit the more old-fashioned 3×5? cards as well as the more modern 4×6? cards. A few boxes may handle very large 5×7? cards, but this is not common. Many boxes come with matching cards, but The Cookbook People also sell cards separately to allow mixing and matching. Recipe Box Selection from Cookbookpeople.com.
PRINTING A COOKBOOK: In an era where anyone can become a publisher, writing and printing one?s own family cookbook is certainly a great option. Recipe sharing sites like Tastebook offer full-color printing of up to 100 recipes for $ 35 per book. The printing quality can be fantastic. However, there are drawbacks. Printing more than a few books can quickly become expensive. Once the book is printed, it stops being an evolving recipe collection that is added to and revised as tastes expand. Also, check end user license agreements?many state that the recipe site retains ownership of all recipes entered into it. Grandmother?s secret chocolate silk cake could wind up in a place that the customer never intended.
Another alternative for printing a cookbook is Matilda?s Fantastic Cookbook Software, published by The Cookbook People. Because it installs on the user?s own computer, there are no privacy issues. Printing can be done on the home printer for free, or it can be handed off to the local copy shop. Another option is to print at home and have the copy shop spiral bind the book for a dollar or two. The Cookbook People also offer printing services at competitive prices. Many customers find the most flexible, elegant solution is to print out their cookbook at home and then simply insert it into a recipe binder.
The software is famously easy to navigate, with only three screens. Its one-click template system gives the author the ability to choose from 27 different layouts, featuring religious, cultural and stylistic themes. It includes the ability to print a front and back cover, table of contents, recipes with photos, birthday calendar, address book and biography. This makes the family cookbook something of a reference tool for the entire family. The software costs $ 29.99, but printing and storing recipes is free. Cookbook Software details at CookbookPeople.com.
Perhaps the biggest advantage to this system is that it is little more cost and effort to print ten books than it is one. An author may create very personalized gifts for dozens of friends and family for the holidays, and then print updates in the coming years.
No matter which method is chosen for documenting family recipes, Erin says the important part is to just make it happen. ?I can find online millions of fantastic recipes for key lime pie. But there?s only one recipe for my mom?s key lime pie,? says Erin. ?Sadly, I may not see Mom this year. But I?m going to call her and tell her my son and I made her pie for Christmas just like we always do. And some day when she and I are both gone, maybe my son will be sharing that recipe tradition with his own children and grandchildren.? In this way, organizing and giving a family recipe collection can be both extremely affordable in the short term, and priceless in the long-term.
The Cookbook People will be able to quickly furnish a variety of additional print-ready photographs of recipe binders, recipe boxes and printed cookbooks upon request. For additional interviewees, they can also provide contact names (or simply examine the published customer reviews on their site). They are also willing to ship sample copies of binders and boxes to members of the media.
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