To Loose Weight, Get with the Program

To Do List

In this study, commercial weight-loss programs were cheaper and more effective (Weight Watchers was particularly effective) than noncommercial weight-loss programs. Editorialists speculate that commercial programs are effective because they provide intensive support (e.g., “the power of the group” in weekly sessions) and incentives, which sustain motivation and behavioral change. These results are similar to those of another trial in which Weight Watchers was superior to weight-loss advice provided by primary care practices.
Ref.: Jolly K et al. Comparison of range of commercial or primary care led weight reduction programms with minimal intervention control for weight loss in obesity: Lighten Up randomized controlled trial. BMJ 2011 Nov 3; 343:d6500.

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Whether XL or S, Inceasing Physical Activity Improves Health

Work Out!

A recent study in Circulation concludes: “The long-term effect of fitness change, primarily resulting from increasing physical activity, is likely to be at least as important as weight loss for reducing premature mortality.”
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Fresh Fruit and Veggies

Aspire to Eating 5 Servigs Each per Day

Vegetables can lose a lot of their nutritional value when they are cooked. Steaming is the best way to prepare them. Of the recommended five portions of vegetables and fruits a person should eat, at least one should be raw or in a salad.

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How Do Your Weigh In?

Get Fit

Your Body Mass Index (BMI) is a measure of body fat. It is based on height and weight. Here is a Body Mass Index calculator: BMI Calculator
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Advance to Slowing the Effects of Age

Researchers have found a novel approach to slow the signs of aging. With the discovery of “senescent” cells that promote inflammation and thus aging , they have found methods to eliminate these cells. At this time the research is still in the animal model.

http://tinyurl.com/takegoodcare.

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Spirituality Shown to Lessen Depression

Freedom and Spirituality

This and other studies have associated placing high importance on religion or spirituality (but not frequent service attendance) with substantially decreased risk for new incident depression and, particularly, recurrence. Supporting religious or spiritual engagement by individuals with such inclinations may offer some protective value.
Citation:
Miller L et al. Religiosity and major depression in adults at high risk: A ten-year prospective study. Am J Psychiatry 2011 Aug 24;

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Chocolate Associated with Cardiovascular Health

Chocolate In Moderation

Risk for Adverse CV Outcomes
People who ate chocolate more than five times a week had lower risks for any cardiovascular disease and stroke.Eat chocolate in moderation. Avoid excess sugar intake.
Citation:
Buitrago-Lopez A et al. Chocolate consumption and cardiometabolic disorders: Systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ 2011 Aug 29; 343:d4488
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15 Minutes of Daily Exercise Can Increase Longevity.

A Good Start

This study cannot establish causation, but an average of 15 minutes of daily exercise — half the recommended amount — was associated with significantly lower 8-year mortality and cancer incidence.—
Reference: Wen CP et al. Minimum amount of physical activity for reduced mortality and extended life expectancy: A prospective cohort study. Lancet 2011 Aug 16; [e-pub ahead of print].
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Emotional Eating

A study, which appears in the August issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation, included 12 healthy, normal-weight volunteers.

Van Oudenhove and his colleagues infused one of two “meals” into the stomachs of the volunteers: a solution of saturated fatty acids, or a saline control solution. (The researchers used a fat-based solution because comfort foods are often fatty, and because they were familiar with the brain’s response to the solution from earlier research.)

Binge Food

After the feeding, the researchers induced feelings of sadness in the volunteers by playing sad classical music and showing them images of faces with sad expressions — techniques that have proven to be downers in previous experiments.

Brief mood surveys administered throughout the experiment revealed that the participants found the sad music considerably more depressing after receiving the saline solution than after the fat solution. MRI scans also showed evidence of sadness when the patient heard gloomy musicl
The fleeting feelings of sadness experienced by the study volunteers pale in comparison to some of the emotions that people try to address with food in real life,
Therapy or other treatments that “teach people how to deal with strong emotions would likely…help people improve their eating habits,” she says. Teaching of alternative ways to handle stress and depression would be helpful
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High Energy Drinks, Stress and Hallucinations

High Energy Drinks

In healthy individuals, hallucinations are associated with high daily caffeine intake and high life-stress levels, especially when combined.

Crowe SF et al. The effect of caffeine and stress on auditory hallucinations in a non-clinical sample. Pers Individ Dif 2011 Apr; 50:62
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