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ALOE VERA: THE SUPERB HERB

The Arsenal of Aloe Vera

If the healing properties of aloe vera are well known, then it should be no surprise to find out the phytochemical sources behind its miracles. Aloe vera provides:Polymannans – These are the polysaccharides found in aloe vera. Current research is focusing on how these complex sugars aid macrophages and other components of the immune system to “recognize” invasive agents. Of particular note is acemannan, shown to activate several types of white blood cells within the immune system. Acemannan also plays a role in optimizing production of tumor necrosis factor, gamma interferon, and interleukin-1, all of which increase the body’s ability to destroy viruses, bacteria, and tumor cells.Antioxidants – Aloe supplies vitamins C and E, two critically important free-radical fighting nutrients, along with other top antioxidants, including beta-carotene. Aloe vera can even boost absorption of these two vitamins, according to a report from the University of Scranton, PA, which states how the inner gel fraction of the whole leaf led to substantial increases in bioavailability of vitamins A and C in the subjects tested, by 400 percent and 304 percent, respectively.Zinc and other minerals – Minerals play a key part in hormone action in body and mind, proper heart function, and maintenance of body organs. Among the nine minerals in aloe, zinc is one of the most beneficial as it is widely recognized for promoting healing. Because of its high zinc content, aloe is also used for helping to prevent enlargement of the prostate gland and for reducing its enlargement.B- complex vitamins – Aloe contains a brimming supply of the B-complex vitamins, including choline, the precursor of the brain neurotransmitter, acetylcholine, which is of paramount importance to effective thinking and remembering in addition, it contains folic acid, which guards mothers-to-be against giving birth to a child with a neural tube defects. Additionally, folic acid combined with vitamin B6, prevents buildup of homocysteine, one of the most recently discovered contributors to cardiovascular disease and cancer.

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Purium Health Products 40X Aloe Vera Concentrate 5 Big Advantages Over Other Brands:

Clearly identifies source of aloe vera as three to four years of age, the source of the highest antioxidant activity.

More convenient than bulky 32-ounce or larger containers; many liquid aloe products are comprised mainly of water and fiber. Purium removes these and retains biologically active mucopolysaccharides. One teaspoon in water is equal to one cup of many other products.

Because of their concern to bring consumers the very best product, each Purium Health Products 40X batch is assayed with proton and MR analysis to deliver consistent polysaccharides.

Guaranteed to be grown with certified organic methods and avoidance of pesticides to ensure long-term care of the earth.

The greatest concern in the aloe industry is on the issue of adulteration. Although all aloe products today contain preservatives to protect against bacterial contamination, some companies also add cheap fillers and make a false label claim about the product concentration or the amount of aloe solids. This is bad. We must explain the crucial difference between solids and aloe solids contained in liquid or a powder product. For example, you may be led to believe that you are getting 100 % total aloe solids. Tests done show that 20 % is the aloe solid content and the remaining 80 % is starch, which can be purchased for $.50/lb. So, in essence, you are paying five times the money for your aloe solids.

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HEALING WINTER SKIN, AU NATUREL

One thing everyone has in common is that our skin, the largest organ of our bodies, is one of the first things people notice about us. No matter if you are a man or a woman, dry hands, lips, toes, knees, and scalps can be irritating and embarrassing. To make matters worse, many beauty products on the market promise moisturizing solutions but can end up causing more harm.

What’s important to remember is that everything in the human body is connected. While it is important to be aware of what topical treatments you are putting into your body, it’s just as, or maybe even more beneficial, to be aware of what you’re putting into your body as well.Other than the daily use of our bio skin care (on special until the end of this month), below are a few natural ways to support healthy skin:Diet – Instead of fueling your system with food that can damage your skin (and your waistline) , opt for healing foods like salmon and fatty fish, mangoes, oranges, carrots, room-temp olive oil, coconut oil and even dark chocolate. Regular and moderate consumption of magnesium, essential fatty acids, vitamin C, and beta-carotene can make skin less prone to dryness.Topical Oils: Applying the proper oil to your skin daily promotes good circulation while maintaining moisture levels. Easy basics like coconut oil and olive oil are great options considering that they can be used internally as well. Other nourishing oils that can be blended with one another or used individually include:

Hemp seed has amazing restorative qualities

Apricot seed is packed fatty acids and Vitamin E

Lavender oil has anti-fungal, antiseptic, AND anti-inflammatory properties

Castor oil has all kinds of restorative benefits!

Sweet orange essential also has antiseptic and antibacterial properties

DYI lotion – 3/4 cup of cocoa butter, 1/4 of coconut oil and 2 teaspoons of nutmeg.Food-based masks:

½ cup of Greek yogurt with a generous scoop of mashed papaya

A can of pumpkin with a pinch of cinnamon

Skin scrub – If you mix sugar with coconut oil, you can create your very own nourishing body scrub for dry skin. Combine 1/2 cup of brown sugar and 1/2 cup of coconut oil. Extra nutrient boost: Add a spoonful of honey and a twist of lemon.

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How to avoid dry winter skin

As the cold weather sets in, banish dry, itchy skin with these simple tips.

It's nearly that time of year when the temperature drops and cold winds, central heating, and low humidity can dry skin out, leaving it vulnerable to itchiness and flaking. It can also exacerbate conditions such as eczema and dermatitis. Dry skin typically experiences a breakdown of the skin barrier functions due to inflammation, as well as a build-up of dead skin cells. The number one solution is to keep skin well hydrated.

Internal hydration

Eat plenty of essential fatty acids (EFAs), particularly omega-3 (found in avocado and oily fish) and omega-6 (found in nuts, whole grains, and flaxseed oil), which keep skin hydrated and clarified. A deficiency in both of these may result in dry, inflamed skin, whiteheads and blackheads. "EFAs are important building blocks for the wall of every cell in our body,'" says nutritionist and naturopath Tabitha McIntosh, of Awaken Your Health. "There is growing evidence that they assist in keeping skin moisturized, smooth and healthy. They also have anti-inflammatory effects and can relieve eczema symptoms. Good sources include oily fish, raw seeds and nuts, and avocados, plus supplements of pure fish oil, flaxseed oil, and evening primrose oil. "Your skin is also reliant on good hydration. Avoid dehydration by drinking eight to 10 glasses of water daily and minimising your intake of caffeinated drinks and alcohol."

Topical relief

Check your skincare regimen. Avoid anything that contains highly active ingredients, especially if your skin is itchy or stinging. "Use a gentle cleanser that won't strip the skin, followed by a quality moisturizer that will dose skin with lipids and reinforce its protective barrier," says Liza Curwen-Begg from Eden Day Spa. Choose fragrance-free formulas to help counteract potential irritation. Exfoliate weekly to counteract the build-up of dead skin cells. "When skin is cold it doesn't function as well," Curwen-Begg says, "so the natural shedding slows down. Products become less effective, as the barrier of dead cells prevents absorption." Follow with a hydrating mask that will infuse the epidermis with moisture and help to soothe any stinging or itchiness.

Extend your skincare

You will be wearing heavy clothing and fabrics at this time of year, so it's natural that you might forget to nurture the skin below your décolletage, but remember that it can suffer just as much. Choose your body cleanser carefully, exfoliate weekly and moisturize your whole body after every shower. Swap your daily body lotion for oil, which seems to have the better affinity with the skin, as it is close in structure to our naturally occurring sebum. 

Sensitive conditions

If your skin doesn't improve, visit a dermatologist to check that you don't have eczema or dermatitis. "Eczema and dermatitis are interchangeable terms for itchy, scaly and inflamed skin," says Dr Greg Goodman, an associate professor at the Dermatology Institute of Victoria. "There are many forms, most of which worsen in winter due to an upset barrier function. Anything that changes the lipid layer aggravates the problem." Then there is rosacea, which is usually a genetic condition. It can be triggered by both internal (emotional) and external (environmental) stress. It causes the cheeks, the skin across the nose and sometimes the neck and décolletage to redden and can even lead to permanent broken capillaries and acne rosacea, where pustule-like blemishes occur. Establish your rosacea triggers and try to avoid them. They could be sleep deprivation, alcohol (in particular red wine), spicy foods or hot liquids. Don't steam your skin and never smoke. Keep out of the sun and use a good sunblock every day. Anti-redness creams will help too. Look for skincare that is calming, strengthening and healing, and that targets weakened blood vessels. "Avoid any product that contains active ingredients such as acids or vitamin A," Goodman says. "Azelaic acid, green tea, and other antioxidants are ideal. Always use non-irritating cleansers and moisturizers and a water-based or light liquid sunscreen applied daily is essential." Goodman says you should make sure that any product you apply to your skin can be easily removed. "You don't want to apply anything that is too thick, that requires a lot of rubbing when cleansing," he says. 

Top tip

Use a humidifier to replace the moisture lost from the air. If you're in a warmer area, try placing a bowl of water in the corner of each room.

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DIY HOLIDAY GIFT IDEAS

No matter what holiday you celebrate this weekend, there is usually some sort of gift giving with family, friends, co-workers and your kid's teachers. If you were ahead of the game and made or bought your gifts months ago, congratulations. But, if you haven’t had the chance to go shopping yet or don’t know what to get your loved ones, it’s not too late to give something meaningful. Exchanging gifts brings joy to both people and when they’re homemade it adds even more delight. Below are a few easy, DIY gift ideas for those people who are hard to shop for… and we know they will love!

Homemade bird food balls- Crush a handful of organic seeds and nuts, mix in organic honey, and place the mix (with yarn or thick twine sticking halfway out, as the “hanger”) into ice cube trays. Freeze.

Holiday sugar scrub- Spa goodies are always a great gift! Mix organic sugar, peppermint extract, and Purium Tropic Oil (coconut oil). Place in the small mason jar with a bow and a wooden tongue decompressor (for easy dipping).

Reusable kitchen towels with leaf prints- Using a plain tea towel fabric/size, dip various leaves and flowers in fabric paint and decorate the towels. Get creative!

Purium in a jar- You know those cookies and cakes in a mason jar that people hand out? Those sure are cute but filled with so much sugar! Why not give the gift of health in the same cute and creative way?! Layer your favorite Purium powders in a mason jar and hand those out. How about some Power Shake with Bio Fruit to get the Christmas feel?

Coconut and lavender bath bombs- Another great bath goodie! Fill a mason jar with Purium Tropic Oil (coconut oil) and dried lavender flowers. Heat in a crock pot until infused and melted. Pour into ice cube tray and freeze.

Arm knit blanket- Keep your friends and family warm with this handmade blanket!

Roasted cinnamon almonds- Sweet (and healthy) is the way to go! Warm up some organic honey and lightly coat whole organic almonds, sprinkle cinnamon and salt on top and bake 1 hour on a lightly greased (coconut oil) cookie sheet at 250 degrees. Stirring every 15 minutes.

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How to eat and be healthy at Christmas

Let's are honest, the typical person throws their 'diet' out the window during the Christmas period. They tell themselves that it will be ok to start again in a few weeks.This is when the majority of weight gain is seen throughout the year, in the form of extra body fat.The result, come January you look, feel and perform at your all-time worst, cursing your willpower and stating that you will never do that again.You decide that enough is enough, and get back on the road to recovery, but the damage has already been done, and a couple of weeks poor eating has set you back months of progress.This cycle repeats every year, and in the long run, you never truly achieve the body and health you want.So this year, you are going to do it differently, and come January, you will not only have enjoyed Christmas but still be achieving High-Performance Living; looking, feeling and performing awesome.Granted, this can be easier said than done, so this blog is going to provide you with a step by step guide on how to eat and be healthy this Christmas;

1. Real food

This is the most important tool in the box this Christmas. It is a time of year were processed junk foods are at the forefront of shop counters and marketing companies advertisements.Base all your meals on solid food choices to provide you with higher quality nutrients and to keep you fuller for longer. Avoid the manufactured foods high in sugar, artificial sweeteners, and trans fats. It is the season to enjoy great tasting food, but real food comes first and lots of it.Chances are, it is not the overeating of turkey, roasted potatoes and brussels sprouts that cause the problems, it's the chocolate bars and cakes.

2. Never go hungry

We all know what happens when we get too hungry, we reach for the nearest convenient food. During this time of year, when the kitchen cupboards are well stocked in preparation for the big day, that is the food you will eat first.Continue to prepare your meals on a daily basis and eat according to hunger levels. This will keep satiety levels in check and provide your body with the right nutrients to perform optimally. It will kill cravings and help ensure you do not reach for the poor food choices we are surrounded by this time of year.

3. Conduct daily exercise

Your goal should be to create the highest energy turnover (the body's demand for calories) you can on a day-to-day basis, meaning daily exercise is essential to do so.This all works by improved nutrient partitioning – our body’s ability to use the food we give it. In other words, more calories go to our muscles for growth and repair, while less are put into fat cells for storage.By exercising daily, you will increase your body's demand for calories, meaning you can actually eat more while still maintaining or burning body fat in the process.Ideally, you exercise daily in some shape or form. I always recommend at least 2-3 full body weight training sessions per week with 1-2 high-intensity interval sessions, such as sprinting, and then 1-2 low-intensity sessions such as walking.

4. Delay the Christmas shop

How often do you eat something simply because it is in the house and right under your nose? Exactly.Delay the main Christmas shop until 1-2 days before the big day. Buying all the extra food and drink weeks in advance will only lead to one thing, temptation.If the common Christmas foods are not available to you in an arm's length, chances are you will not want them nor miss them.

5. Buy online

Going to the typical supermarkets at this time of year means you are going to be surrounded by junk food. If you are guilty of impulse buying, online shopping is the best way for you to ensure you do not fill the trolley with poor food choices.Buying food online is relatively easy these days, and all the large supermarkets now offer this service. All you need to know is what you require, and it is even delivered in bags to your front door the very next day. Aside from the reduced impulse buys, you can save a lot of time as a result too.Alternatively, you could ensure you have a good shopping list to work from when in the store. This means you do not need to spend time browsing and can head straight to the correct aisles to pick up the foods you need.

6. Avoid intolerancesIf you suffer from certain food intolerances, it's important to still refrain from eating these the entire Christmas period. Consuming your food intolerances, along with increased food and alcohol amounts, you are setting yourself up for even more long-term damage.Keep the digestive system healthy this coming Christmas season and your body will be in a better position to handle the demands you may be placed on it from time to time.Depending on your severity, you may find food intolerances catching up with you much quicker than the overeating or late nights.

7. Enjoy yourselfNobody is suggesting you starve or lock yourself away from this Christmas, but simply respect balance, as too much of the bad stuff will have a negative effect on your body composition and health markers.Further, any diet or nutrition system that can't withstand 1-2 days of overeating on real food is probably not worth following.

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WHAT’S A FLEX FOOD OR MEAL?

If you are an athlete, gearing up for a 10-Day Transformation or just seeking daily health, you may keep hearing the word “flex” a lot. It doesn’t matter if you work out 3 hours a day or use our products for daily nutritional convenience, Flex Foods, Flex Beverages and Flex Meals will support any healthy lifestyle – one of the reasons why they’re called “flex.” These foods are a base to stay committed to clean eating and a helpful guide that will steer you and your whole family further away from processed foods.FLEX FOODS/FLEX BEVERAGES: When doing a cleanse, Flex Foods and Flex Beverages are a saving grace. Although only 3 per day are allowed (not including cucumbers and celery that are unlimited), these real plant foods will bring an extra dose of joy during the routine 10 days. An avocado will fill you up, cucumbers will satisfy the need for a snack and kombucha can feel like a treat. You don’t have to be on a cleanse to incorporate these Flex Foods/Beverages into your everyday life. These foods and beverages are low in calories and have a low glycemic index, so anyone can benefit from turning to a Flex Food/Beverage for a snack or combine a few for a meal!FLEX MEALS: Maintaining daily health requires real food. And, for athletes, the more you burn, the more your appetite demands. Instead of refueling your body with something processed, why not reward yourself with beneficial food? Flex Meals are sure to satisfy, without compromising your health. Healthy foods can be convenient, but prep is key and a little creativity can go a long way!Here’s a few Flex Meal ideas to get you started:Baked Egg in AvocadoThis is a great breakfast idea to get your day started with protein, good fats, and omega-3s!Ingredients:

Ripe organic avocado

2 cage-free eggs

1/8 teaspoon pepper and sea salt

1 tablespoon chopped organic chives

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.

Slice the avocados in half, and take out the pit. Scoop out enough of the center to fit eggs nicely.

Place the avocados in a small baking dish. You can wrap the bottom in foil to avoid falling over.

Carefully crack an egg into each avocado half.

Place in the oven and bake for 15 to 20 minutes.

Remove from oven and season with pepper, salt, and chives. Enjoy!

Chimichurri Chicken with QuinoaFilling and guaranteed to satisfy! This recipe can be easily found on

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.Vegan Mexican Meal in an AvocadoIngredients:

2/3 cup cooked organic black beans (drained)

1/2 cup shredded organic carrots

1/4 cup chopped organic cilantro leaves

1/2 cup organic salsa

2 thinly diced organic green onions

1 ripe organic avocado, cut in half with pit removed

Instructions

In a bowl, combine beans, carrots, cilantro, salsa, and green onion.

Option to warm up bean mixture on stove top.

Fill each avocado half with mixture.

Enjoy!

One Skillet Salmon with Asparagus and QuinoaOne skillet meals make for easy cleaning and lots of flavor. Check out this recipe on our blog.

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HEAVY METALS: HOW TO AVOID AND CLEANSE

Heavy metals are everywhere: our water, our cleaning supplies, and our food. Even in the air we breathe! Though it’s nearly impossible to avoid them, heavy metals are toxic and their build-up can be harmful to our health. Which is why regularly cleansing is an integral part of living clean. Not only does a cleanse reset the body after a little junk food and sugar binge, but it also eliminates other toxins as well – like heavy metals. The good news is that there are ways to protect yourself, cleanse and even avoid extra heavy metals from entering your system.

Avoid canned food – If you’re trying to cleanse from heavy metals it’s probably not a good idea to be eating something that comes out of a metal container.

Avoid High Fructose Corn Syrup – Hopefully you are already doing this since it is one of the unhealthiest sweeteners but little known fact is that it usually contains mercury also.

Drink filtered water – If you are used to drinking unfiltered tap water, try to get out of that habit. Unfiltered water often contains heavy metals and other toxic materials that can be harmful to your body.

Add chlorella into your diet – Chlorella helps cleanse the body from those heavy metals, which is crucial because it’s not always possible to avoid consuming them. “Compounds found in the cell walls of chlorella adhere to heavy metals in the body, including cadmium, lead, and mercury. Several research studies have shown that chlorella, when taken in proper form, reduces the body’s burden of these toxic heavy metals.” (Dave Sandoval’s book The Green Foods Bible)

“One of the greatest food substances for cleansing the bowel and other elimination systems, the liver and blood is chlorophyll, as found in all green vegetables, especially the green leafy vegetables. The problem we find here is that food greens contain less than half of one percent chlorophyll… Chlorella has over five times more chlorophyll than wheat grass, over ten times more than barley grass… Chlorella supplements can speed up the rate of cleansing of the bowel, bloodstream, and liver by supplying plenty of chlorophyll.” (Excerpt from Chlorella, Jewel of the Far East by Bernard Jensen, Ph.D.)

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5 Tips for Staying Healthy While Traveling

Starting a weight loss program is half the battle, but keeping it going regardless of what life throws your way is the other half. Not only that, it's a challenge to feel motivated to eat healthy while you're on the road. So we created 5 steadfast rules to follow when you are on a program and you are traveling: 1) Don't wait until you're starving Ever notice that the hungrier you get, the less you care about what you're eating? The struggle is real! Don't let it get to this point when you're traveling -- try to plan out your meals in advance as best as you can. 2) Pack the snack Piggy backing on the last tip, healthy snacks can save you from getting to that place of desperate hunger and getting a pizza. 3) Make plans When you have plans with others, whether it be the people you are traveling with or the ones you are traveling to see, it's soo much easier to stick to your diet program. Having others around often helps keep you accountable, too! 4) Reward yourself Psych yourself up with a fun non-food gift for the end of your trip! Having something exciting to focus on at the end is a great way to stay motivated. Keep those eyes on the prize! 5) Forgive yourself And last but not least, if all else fails just forgive yourself from any mess-ups and bounce right on back to the program. You got this!

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STAYING HEALTHY WHILE TRAVELING

Whether you are headed to LEAP Convention or just taking an end-of-Summer trip…you need a ‘plan’ for sticking to your health regimen while on the road.Fortunately for you, Purium makes it easy to travel!  Take your shake and supplements in a Pro-Stak Blender Bottle so you can power up on the fly!  And here are a few more tips to sticking to your healthy lifestyle:

Stay hydrated

Bring a reusable water bottle to fill up and take with you everywhere. Staying hydrated is extremely important in this summer heat and will keep your immune system working well!

Keep snacks handy

Keep a few organic apples, bananas, and trail mix in your bag or pocket for an easy snack to keep you from buying something extra that you don’t need.

Commit to at least one green drink each day

Don’t forget your Purium green drink when you’re packing! This will be the easiest way for you to get your greens in every day even if you fall off the health bandwagon otherwise.

Explore places by foot

Walk as much as possible. Take the stairs instead of the elevators, go on a nice morning hike, or take advantage of the fitness centers in hotels.

Go grocery shopping

Instead of going out to eat for every meal, go grocery shopping when you get to your destination. This way you can have homemade meals/snacks made exactly the way you want it.Going on vacation shouldn’t be a hassle. You want to have the most fun as possible and be able to relax so making it easy to stay on track is very important.

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SEASON OF GIVING

There is a certain joy in giving. It warms your heart serving at a homeless shelter, knowing that your money donation went to a great cause, or even just seeing the smile on your friends’ face when they open your gift. The Tuesday following Thanksgiving, Black Friday, and Cyber Monday is called #GivingTuesday. It only makes sense that after you have celebrated with your family for all that you are thankful for and then went out and caught some amazing deals, that we try to give back as well. This giving that you do doesn’t have to be a monetary gift and it certainly doesn’t only have to happen on Giving Tuesday! There are many other ways you can give back on nearly any day of the year. Here are 10 ways to give back this holiday season:

Send holiday cards to active-duty military and veterans

Donate clothes and coats

Leave a nice note on someone’s windshield

Donate blood

Adopt a new pet

Donate to your favorite charity

Volunteer at a homeless shelter

Leave a generous tip after a meal

Attend a benefit event

Volunteer at a senior center

This year, Purium proudly supports these three charities:

Interval House- http://www.intervalhouse.org/

Operation Smile- http://www.operationsmile.org/

Breast Cancer Action- http://bcaction.org/

Earning a second stream of income or increasing your income doesn’t have to be about buying fancy things.

We have many members whose “whys” are to earn additional funds to support a charity or start a charity for something they are passionate about.Purium is passionate about improving people’s lives through whole food nutrition as well as a second stream of income opportunity.

We are equally passionate about helping others in need, especially women and children.

We are proud to support the above charities on Giving Tuesday and throughout the year.Now go out and spread some holiday cheer!

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Why Your Diet Isn't Working

Like most people, Kevin Hall used to think the reason people get fat is simple."Why don't they just eat less and exercise more?" he remembers thinking. Trained as a physicist, the calories-in-vs.-calories-burned equation for weight loss always made sense to him. But then his own research--and the contestants on a smash reality-TV show--proved him wrong.

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a scientist at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), started watching The Biggest Loser a few years ago on the recommendation of a friend. "I saw these folks stepping on scales, and they lost 20 lb. in a week," he says. On the one hand, it tracked with widespread beliefs about weight loss: the workouts were punishing and the diets restrictive, so it stood to reason the men and women on the show would slim down. Still, 20 lb. in a week was a lot. To understand how they were doing it, he decided to study 14 of the contestants for a scientific paper.Hall quickly learned that in reality-TV-land, a week doesn't always translate into a precise seven days, but no matter: the weight being lost was real, speedy and huge. Over the course of the season, the contestants lost an average of 127 lb. each and about 64% of their body fat. If his study could uncover what was happening in their bodies on a physiological level, he thought, maybe he'd be able to help the staggering 71% of American adults who are overweight.What he didn't expect to learn was that even when the conditions for weight loss are TV-perfect--with a tough but motivating trainer, telegenic doctors, strict meal plans and killer workouts--the body will, in the long run, fight like hell to get that fat back. Over time, 13 of the 14 contestants Hall studied gained, on average, 66% of the weight they'd lost on the show, and four were heavier than they were before the competition.That may be depressing enough to make even the most motivated dieter give up. "There's this notion of why bother trying," says Hall. But finding answers to the weight-loss puzzle has never been more critical. The vast majority of American adults are overweight; nearly 40% are clinically obese. And doctors now know that excess body fat dramatically increases the risk of serious health problems, including Type 2 diabetes, heart disease, depression, respiratory problems, major cancers and even fertility problems. A 2017 study found that obesity now drives more early preventable deaths in the U.S. than smoking. This has fueled a weight-loss industry worth $66.3 billion, selling everything from diet pills to meal plans to fancy gym memberships.It's also fueled a rise in research. Last year the NIH provided an estimated $931 million in funding for obesity research, including Hall's, and that research is giving scientists a new understanding of why dieting is so hard, why keeping the weight off over time is even harder and why the prevailing wisdom about weight loss seems to work only sometimes--for some people.What scientists are uncovering should bring fresh hope to the 155 million Americans who are overweight, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Leading researchers finally agree, for instance, that exercise, while critical to good health, is not an especially reliable way to keep off body fat over the long term. And the overly simplistic arithmetic of calories in vs. calories out has given way to the more nuanced understanding that it's the composition of a person's diet--rather than how much of it they can burn off working out--that sustains weight loss.They also know that the best diet for you is very likely not the best diet for your next-door neighbor. Individual responses to different diets--from low fat and vegan to low carb and paleo--vary enormously. "Some people on a diet program lose 60 lb. and keep it off for two years, and other people follow the same program religiously, and they gain 5 lb.," says Frank Sacks, a leading weight-loss researcher and professor of cardiovascular disease prevention at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. "If we can figure out why, the potential to help people will be huge."Hall, Sacks and other scientists are showing that the key to weight loss appears to be highly personalized rather than trendy diets. And while weight loss will never be easy for anyone, the evidence is mounting that it's possible for anyone to reach a healthy weight--people just need to find their best way there.Dieting has been an American preoccupation since long before the obesity epidemic took off in the 1980s. In the 1830s, Presbyterian minister Sylvester Graham touted a vegetarian diet that excluded spices, condiments and alcohol. At the turn of the 20th century, it was fashionable to chew food until liquefied, sometimes up to 722 times before swallowing, thanks to the advice of a popular nutrition expert named Horace Fletcher. Lore has it that at about the same time, President William Howard Taft adopted a fairly contemporary plan--low fat, low calorie, with a daily food log--after he got stuck in a White House bathtub.The concept of the calorie as a unit of energy had been studied and shared in scientific circles throughout Europe for some time, but it wasn't until World War I that calorie counting became de rigueur in the U.S. Amid global food shortages, the American government needed a way to encourage people to cut back on their food intake, so it issued its first ever "scientific diet" for Americans, which had calorie counting at its core.In the following decades, when being rail-thin became ever more desirable, nearly all dieting advice stressed meals that were low calorie. There was the grapefruit diet of the 1930s (in which people ate half a grapefruit with every meal out of a belief that the fruit contained fat-burning enzymes) and the cabbage-soup diet of the 1950s (a flatulence-inducing plan in which people ate cabbage soup every day for a week alongside low-calorie meals).The 1960s saw the beginning of the massive commercialization of dieting in the U.S. That's when a New York housewife named Jean Nidetch began hosting friends at her home to talk about their issues with weight and dieting. Nidetch was a self-proclaimed cookie lover who had struggled for years to slim down. Her weekly meetings helped her so much--she lost 72 lb. in about a year--that she ultimately turned those living-room gatherings into a company called Weight Watchers. When it went public in 1968, she and her co-founders became millionaires overnight. Nearly half a century later, Weight Watchers remains one of the most commercially successful diet companies in the world, with 3.6 million active users and $1.2 billion in revenue in 2016.What most of these diets had in common was an idea that is still popular today: eat fewer calories and you will lose weight. Even the low-fat craze that kicked off in the late 1970s--which was based on the intuitively appealing but incorrect notion that eating fat will make you fat--depended on the calorie-counting model of weight loss. (Since fatty foods are more calorie-dense than, say, plants, logic suggests that if you eat less of them, you will consume fewer calories overall, and then you'll lose weight.)That's not what happened when people went low fat, though. The diet trend coincided with weight gain. In 1990, adults with obesity made up less than 15% of the U.S. population. By 2010, most states were reporting obesity in 25% or more of their populations. Today that has swelled to 40% of the adult population. For kids and teens, it's 17%.Research like Hall's is beginning to explain why. As demoralizing as his initial findings were, they weren't altogether surprising: more than 80% of people with obesity who lose weight gain it back. That's because when you lose weight, your resting metabolism (how much energy your body uses when at rest) slows down--possibly an evolutionary holdover from the days when food scarcity was common.What Hall discovered, however--and what frankly startled him--was that even when the Biggest Loser contestants gained back some of their weight, their resting metabolism didn't speed up along with it. Instead, in a cruel twist, it remained low, burning about 700 fewer calories per day than it did before they started losing weight in the first place. "When people see the slowing metabolism numbers," says Hall, "their eyes bulge like, How is that even possible?"The contestants lose a massive amount of weight in a relatively short period of time--admittedly not how most doctors recommend you lose weight--but research shows that the same slowing metabolism Hall observed tends to happen to regular Joes too. Most people who lose weight gain back the pounds they lost at a rate of 2 to 4 lb. per year.For the 2.2 billion people around the world who are overweight, Hall's findings can seem like a formula for failure--and, at the same time, scientific vindication. They show that it's indeed biology, not simply a lack of willpower, that makes it so hard to lose weight. The findings also make it seem as if the body itself will sabotage any effort to keep weight off in the long term.But a slower metabolism is not the full story. Despite the biological odds, there are many people who succeed in losing weight and keeping it off. Hall has seen it happen more times than he can count. The catch is that some people appear to succeed with almost every diet approach--it just varies from person to person."You take a bunch of people and randomly assign them to follow a low-carb diet or a low-fat diet," Hall says. "You follow them for a couple of years, and what you tend to see is that average weight loss is almost no different between the two groups as a whole. But within each group, there are people who are very successful, people who don't lose any weight and people who gain weight."Understanding what it is about a given diet that works for a given person remains the holy grail of weight-loss science. But experts are getting closer.

For the past 23 years, Rena Wing, a professor of psychiatry and human behavior at Brown University, has run the National Weight Control Registry (NWCR) as a way to track people who successfully lose weight and keep it off. "When we started it, the perspective was that almost no one succeeded at losing weight and keeping it off," says James O. Hill, Wing's collaborator and an obesity researcher at the University of Colorado. "We didn't believe that was the case, but we didn't know for sure because we didn't have the data."To qualify for initial inclusion in the registry, a person must have lost at least 30 lb. and maintained that weight loss for a year or longer. Today the registry includes more than 10,000 people from across the 50 states with an average weight loss of 66 lb. per person. On average, people on the current list have kept off their weight for more than five years.The most revealing detail about the registry: everyone on the list has lost significant amounts of weight--but in different ways. About 45% of them say they lost weight following various diets on their own, for instance, and 55% say they used a structured weight-loss program. And most of them had to try more than one diet before the weight loss stuck.The researchers have identified some similarities among them: 98% of the people in the study say they modified their diet in some way, with most cutting back on how much they ate in a given day. Another through line: 94% increased their physical activity, and the most popular form of exercise was walking."There's nothing magical about what they do," says Wing. "Some people emphasize exercise more than others, some follow low-carb diets, and some follow low-fat diets. The one commonality is that they had to make changes in their everyday behaviors."When asked how they've been able to keep the weight off, the vast majority of people in the study say they eat breakfast every day, weigh themselves at least once a week, watch fewer than 10 hours of television per week and exercise about an hour a day, on average.The researchers have also looked at their attitudes and behavior. They found that most of them do not consider themselves Type A, dispelling the idea that only obsessive superplanners can stick to a diet. They learned that many successful dieters were self-described morning people. (Other research supports the anecdotal: for some reason, night owls tend to weigh more than larks.) The researchers also noticed that people with long-term weight loss tended to be motivated by something other than a slimmer waist--like a health scare or the desire to live a longer life, to be able to spend more time with loved ones.The researchers at the NWCR say it's unlikely that the people they study are somehow genetically endowed or blessed with a personality that makes weight loss easy for them. After all, most people in the study say they had failed several times before when they had tried to lose weight. Instead they were highly motivated, and they kept trying different things until they found something that worked for them."Losing weight and keeping it off is hard, and if anyone tells you it's easy, run the other way," says Hill. "But it is absolutely possible, and when people do it, their lives are changed for the better." (Hill came under fire in 2015 for his role as president of an obesity think tank funded by Coca-Cola. During his tenure there, the NWCR published one paper with partial funding from Coca-Cola, but the researchers say their study, which Hill was involved in, was not influenced by the soda giant's financial support.)Hill, Wing and their colleagues agree that perhaps the most encouraging lesson to be gleaned from their registry is the simplest: in a group of 10,000 real-life biggest losers, no two people lost the weight in quite the same way.The Bariatric Medical Institute in Ottawa is founded on that thinking. When people enroll in its weight-loss program, they all start on the same six-month diet and exercise plan--but they are encouraged to diverge from the program, with the help of a physician, whenever they want, in order to figure out what works best for them. The program takes a whole-person approach to weight loss, which means that behavior, psychology and budget--not just biology--inform each person's plan."We have a plan that involves getting enough calories and protein and so forth, but we are not married to it," says Dr. Yoni Freedhoff, an obesity expert and the medical director of the clinic. "We try to understand where people are struggling, and then we adjust. Everyone here is doing things slightly differently."In most cases, people try a few different plans before they get it right. Jody Jeans, 52, an IT project manager in Ottawa, had been overweight since she was a child. When she came to the clinic in 2007, she was 5 ft. 4 in. tall and weighed 240 lb. Though she had lost weight in her 20s doing Weight Watchers, she gained it back after she lost a job and the stress led her to overeat. Jeans would wake up on a Monday and decide she was starting a diet, or never eating dessert again, only to scrap the plan a couple of days, if not hours, later. "Unless you've had a lot of weight to lose, you don't understand what it's like," she says. "It's overwhelming, and people look at you like it's your fault."A March 2017 study found that people who internalize weight stigma have a harder time maintaining weight loss. That's why most experts argue that pushing people toward health goals rather than a number on the scale can yield better results. "When you solely focus on weight, you may give up on changes in your life that would have positive benefits," says the NIH's Hall.It took Jeans five years to lose 75 lb. while on a program at Freedhoff's institute, but by paying attention to portion sizes, writing down all her meals and eating more frequent, smaller meals throughout the day, she's kept the weight off for an additional five years. She credits the slow, steady pace for her success. Though she's never been especially motivated to exercise, she found it helpful to track her food each day, as well as make sure she ate enough filling protein and fiber--without having to rely on bland diet staples like grilled chicken over greens (hold the dressing). "I'm a foodie," Jeans says. "If you told me I had to eat the same things every day, it would be torture."Natalie Casagrande, 31, was on the same program that Jeans was on, but Freedhoff and his colleagues used a different approach with her. Casagrande's weight had fluctuated throughout her life, and she had attempted dangerous diets like starving herself and exercising constantly for quick weight loss. One time, she even dropped from a size 14 to a size 0 in just a few months. When she signed up for the program, Casagrande weighed 173 lb. At 4 ft. 11 in., that meant she was clinically obese, which means having a body mass index of 30 or more.Once she started working with the team at the Bariatric Medical Institute, Casagrande also tracked her food, but unlike Jeans, she never enjoyed the process. What she did love was exercise. She found her workouts easy to fit into her schedule, and she found them motivating. By meeting with the clinic's psychologist, she also learned that she had generalized anxiety, which helped explain her bouts of emotional eating.It took Casagrande three tries over three years before she finally lost substantial weight. During one of her relapse periods, she gained 10 lb. She tweaked her plan to focus more on cooking and managing her mental health and then tried again. Today she weighs 116 lb. and has maintained that weight for about a year. "It takes a lot of trial and error to figure out what works," she says. "Not every day is going to be perfect, but I'm here because I pushed through the bad days."Freedhoff says learning what variables are most important for each person--be they psychological, logistical, food-based--matters more to him than identifying one diet that works for everyone. "So long as we continue to pigeonhole people into certain diets without considering the individuals, the more likely we are to run into problems," he says. That's why a significant portion of his meetings with patients is spent talking about the person's daily responsibilities, their socioeconomic status, their mental health, their comfort in the kitchen."Unfortunately," he says, "that's not the norm. The amount of effort needed to understand your patients is more than many doctors put in."In an August op-ed published in the journal the Lancet, Freedhoff and Hall jointly called on the scientific community to spend more time figuring out how doctors can help people sustain healthy lifestyles and less on what diet is best for weight loss. "Crowning a diet king because it delivers a clinically meaningless difference in body weight fuels diet hype, not diet help," they write. "It's high time we start helping."Exactly why weight loss can vary so much for people on the same diet plan still eludes scientists. "It's the biggest open question in the field," says the NIH's Hall. "I wish I knew the answer."Some speculate it's people's genetics. Over the past several years, researchers have identified nearly 100 genetic markers that appear to be linked to being obese or being overweight, and there's no doubt genes play an important role in how some people break down calories and store fat. But experts estimate that obesity-related genes account for just 3% of the differences between people's sizes--and those same genes that predispose people to weight gain existed 30 years ago, and 100 years ago, suggesting that genes alone cannot explain the rapid rise in obesity.What's more, a recent study of 9,000 people found that whether a person carried a gene variation associated with weight gain had no influence on his or her ability to lose weight. "We think this is good news," says study author John Mathers, a professor of human nutrition at Newcastle University. "Carrying the high-risk form of the gene makes you more likely to be a bit heavier, but it shouldn't prevent you from losing weight."Another area that has some scientists excited is the question of how weight gain is linked to chemicals we are exposed to every day--things like the bisphenol A (BPA) found in linings of canned-food containers and cash-register receipts, the flame retardants in sofas and mattresses, the pesticide residues on our food and the phthalates found in plastics and cosmetics. What these chemicals have in common is their ability to mimic human hormones, and some scientists worry they may be wreaking havoc on the delicate endocrine system, driving fat storage."The old paradigm was that poor diet and lack of exercise are underpinning obesity, but now we understand that chemical exposures are an important third factor in the origin of the obesity epidemic," says Dr. Leonardo Trasande, an associate professor of pediatrics, environmental medicine and population health at New York University's School of Medicine. "Chemicals can disrupt hormones and metabolism, which can contribute to disease and disability."Another frontier scientists are exploring is how the microbiome--the trillions of bacteria that live inside and on the surface of the human body--may be influencing how the body metabolizes certain foods. Dr. Eran Elinav and Eran Segal, researchers for the Personalized Nutrition Project at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel, believe the variation in diet success may lie in the way people's microbiomes react to different foods.In a 2015 study, Segal and Elinav gave 800 men and women devices that measured their blood-sugar levels every five minutes for a one-week period. They filled out questionnaires about their health, provided blood and stool samples and had their microbiomes sequenced. They also used a mobile app to record their food intake, sleep and exercise.They found that blood-sugar levels varied widely among people after they ate, even when they ate the exact same meal. This suggests that umbrella recommendations for how to eat could be meaningless. "It was a major surprise to us," says Segal.The researchers developed an algorithm for each person in the trial using the data they gathered and found that they could accurately predict a person's blood-sugar response to a given food on the basis of their microbiome. That's why Elinav and Segal believe the next frontier in weight-loss science lies in the gut; they believe their algorithm could ultimately help doctors prescribe highly specific diets for people according to how they respond to different foods.Unsurprisingly, there are enterprising businesses trying to cash in on this idea. Online supplement companies already hawk personalized probiotic pills, with testimonials from customers claiming they lost weight taking them.So far, research to support the probiotic-pill approach to weight loss is scant. Ditto the genetic tests that claim to be able to tell you whether you're better off on a low-carb diet or a vegan one.But as science continues to point toward personalization, there's potential for new weight-loss products to flood the zone, some with more evidence than others.When people are asked to envision their perfect size, many cite a dream weight loss up to three times as great as what a doctor might recommend. Given how difficult that can be to pull off, it's no surprise so many people give up trying to lose weight altogether. It's telling, if a bit of a downer, that in 2017, when Americans have never been heavier, fewer people than ever say they're trying to lose weight.But most people do not need to lose quite so much weight to improve their health. Research shows that with just a 10% loss of weight, people will experience noticeable changes in their blood pressure and blood sugar control, lowering their risk for heart disease and Type 2 diabetes--two of the costliest diseases in terms of health care dollars and human life.For Ottawa's Jody Jeans, recalibrating her expectations is what helped her finally lose weight in a healthy--and sustainable--way. People may look at her and see someone who could still afford to lose a few pounds, she says, but she's proud of her current weight, and she is well within the range of what a good doctor would call healthy."You have to accept that you're never going to be a willowy model," she says. "But I am at a very good weight that I can manage."

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5 DIFFERENT TYPES OF YOGA

Yoga: Because everyone loves a good stretch! When we usually talk about yoga, it’s in a very general context but, there are several types of yoga that differ from each other while still holding true to the core purpose. Yoga is a series of stretches and poses that require your mental, physical, and spiritual presence. It originated in India and has since become very popular everywhere as a form of relaxation, clarity, healing, and exercise for all. Yoga’s main goals and purpose are to create a peaceful mind, be in the present, learning how to breathe, flexibility, and connecting to yourself and whatever power you believe in (Mother Nature, God, yourself, etc.).  

  1. Hatha Hatha yoga is slow-paced and focuses on breathing and meditation. This type of yoga is great for beginners and those who want to know the basics of the yoga practice.     2. Vinyasa Vinyasa is very similar to Hatha yoga as it focuses on breathing and basic poses but in addition, it emphasizes on the Sun Salutation, a series of 12 poses where movement is matched to the breath.    3.    Ashtanga

This type of yoga is more fast-paced and includes lunges and push-ups. It is used for stress-relief and flexibility, as well as strength and weight loss.    4.  IyengarI

yengar is similar to Ashtanga but also focuses a lot on body alignment. Props, such as straps and blocks, are used to strengthen and assist in certain poses. This is a great type of yoga for those who have injuries and balance issues.    

 5. Bikram 

This is also known as hot yoga. Bikram is practiced in a 95 to a 100-degree room. It’s a series of poses that loosens tight muscles and releasing toxins from the body through sweating. This type of yoga can be done by beginners or advanced yogis. It is more intense because of the heat though, so be ready for a challenge.

Each person’s body is different but we all need the same thing when it comes to proper exercise, healing, breathing, and nutrition. Try out these different types of yoga and see which best suits you.

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14 Styles Of Yoga Explained Simply

If you’re like me, you've been slightly confused by all the different styles of yoga out there! There are many styles so don’t feel bad. Or dumb. That’s not how yoga should make you feel!

I did my research and put this list together of what I think are the top 14 types of yoga styles out there. Hopefully, this makes it easier for you on your road to yoga bliss.

Anusara

Anusara is often described as Iyengar (a purist form of yoga) with a sense of humor. Created by the aptly named John Friend, Anusara is meant to be heartfelt and accepting. Instead of trying to fit everyone into standard cookie-cutter positions, students are guided to express themselves through the poses to their fullest ability.

Ashtanga

Six established and strenuous pose sequences — the primary series, second series, third series, and so on — practiced sequentially as progress is made. Ashtangis move rapidly, flowing from one pose to the next with each inhale and exhale. Each series of poses linked by the breath this way is called a vinyasa.

Bikram

This is probably my favorite. I’m a hot yoga kind of girl, and Bikram features yoga poses in a sauna-like room. The heat is cranked up to nearly 105 degrees and 40 percent humidity in official Bikram classes. If it’s called “Bikram” (for inventor Bikram Choudhury), it will be a series of 26 basic yoga postures, each performed twice.

Hatha

By definition, hatha is a physical yoga practice, which is pretty much all yoga you’ll find in this hemisphere. One of the six original branches of yoga, “hatha” encompasses nearly all types of modern yoga. In other words, hatha is the ice cream if styles like Ashtanga and Bikram are vanilla and chocolate chip. Today, classes described as “hatha” on studio schedules are typically a basic and classical approach to yogic breathing exercises and postures.

Iyengar

This is a purist yoga named after founder B.K.S. Iyengar. Props like blocks, straps, harnesses, and incline boards are used to get you more perfectly into positions and have earned the style its nickname, “furniture yoga.” Appropriate for all ages and abilities, Iyengar yoga is all about precise alignment and deliberate sequencing. Don’t take that to mean easy.

JivamuktiA

 physical, limit-pushing practice that reintegrates yoga’s traditional spiritual elements in an educational way for Western practitioners. Expect a theme for each class, Sanskrit chanting, and references to ancient scripture. Created by Sharon Gannon and David Life in 1984 in New York City, Jivamukti translates as “liberation while living.

”Kripalu

Kripalu is a three-part practice that teaches you to get to know, accept, and learn from your body. It starts with figuring out how your body works in different poses, then moves toward postures held for an extended time and meditation. It then taps deep into your being to find spontaneous flow in asanas, letting your body be the teacher.

Kundalini

The practice of kundalini yoga features constantly moving, invigorating poses. The fluidity of the practice is intended to release the kundalini (serpent) energy in your body. Weren’t aware you had any? Well, just think of it as an energy supply, coiled like a sleeping snake at the base of the spine, waiting to be tapped; the practice aims to do just that — awaken and pulse the stuff upward through the body.

Prenatal

Yoga postures carefully adapted for expectant mothers. Prenatal yoga is tailored to help women in all stages of pregnancy, even those getting back in shape post-birth. When you keep your muscles strong through your term, they will still have the strength and energy to return to normal.

Restorative

Less work, more relaxation. You’ll spend as many as 20 minutes each in just four or five simple poses (often they’re modifications of standard asanas) using strategically placed props like blankets, bolsters, and soothing lavender eye pillows to help you sink into deep relaxation. There’s also psychic cleansing: the mind goes to mush and you feel brand new. It’s something like group nap time for grownups. It's better not to fall asleep, though.

Sivananda

An unhurried yoga practice that typically focuses on the same 12 basic asanas or variations thereof every time, bookended by sun salutations and savasana (corpse pose). The system is based on a five-point philosophy that proper breathing, relaxation, diet, exercise, and positive thinking work together to form a healthy yogic lifestyle

Viniyoga

A highly individualized practice in which yogis learn to adapt poses and goals to their own needs and abilities. Vini actually means differentiation, adaptation, and appropriate application. Instead of focusing on stretching to get strong and flexible, viniyoga uses the principles of proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF). PNF simply means warming up and contracting a muscle before stretching it. This decreases your chance of injury.

Vinyasa / Power

An active and athletic style of yoga adapted from the traditional ashtanga system in the late 1980s to appeal to aerobic-crazed Westerners. After having studied with Pattabhi Jois, Beryl Bender Birch and Bryan Kest simultaneously pioneered this westernized ashtanga on the East and West coasts, respectively. Power yoga doesn’t stick to the same sequence of poses each time like ashtanga does, so the style varies depending on the teacher. Classes called “vinyasa” or “flow” in your gym or studio can be vastly different but in general stem from this movement and from ashtanga as well.

Yin

A quiet, meditative yoga practice, also called Taoist yoga. Yin focuses on lengthening connective tissues and is meant to complement yang yoga—your muscle-forming Anusara, Ashtanga, Iyengar, or what have you. Yin poses are passive, meaning you’re supposed to relax muscles and let gravity do the work. And they’re long — you’ll practice patience here too.

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One that didn't make the list but is another yoga style is Tantra Yoga. It's a practice that can be used to expand the connection and awareness between a couple, creating a deeper bond spiritually with each other. That's basically what it is but with yoga.

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THE SKINNY HORMONE

The “H” word, aka hormone, gets a bad wrap. It’s infamy as the number one cause for teenage antics and new moms feeling a flood of emotions has made a lot of people use the word in a negative way. However, these chemical messengers of our bodies can actually work more in our favor as opposed to against us. Especially, when it comes to losing weight.One fat-burning, gland-produced chemical in particular is called adiponectin. We like to call it the “Skinny Hormone” because new research

has been revealed to prove that it may be the missing link for anyone who struggles to lose weight. This collagen-like protein signals the body to use fat as energy to power the body, aka burning the fat. Yet the problem is that for anyone who isn’t already lean, adiponectin isn’t frequently produced. So, if you have a few extra pounds, this “Skinny Hormone” isn’t converting stored fat into glucose to fuel your cells.The good news though is that there is a way you can up production, no matter what your weight is! Since the hormone regulates metabolism and glucose levels, a study has shown that 20 grams of Rice Bran a day

increases adiponectin levels for larger body types.This is fantastic news for Purium, considering that the combination of our Power Shake Apple-Berry and Daily Fiber provides the 20 grams of Rice Bran to increase the production of adiponectin.Here are some more facts about this “Skinny Hormone”:

Discovered in 1995

May improve heart disease and metabolic disorders

May boost metabolism without affecting appetite

May reduces blood glucose levels and glucose production in the liver

May increase the uptake of nutrients into muscles, while limiting the uptake into fat tissue

May increase FFA release from fat cells, while increasing it’s burning in muscular tissue

May increase number of mitochondria and their efficiency to energize cells

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3 HORMONES THAT MAKE YOU SKINNY AND HOW TO MAKE THEM WORK FOR YOU!

So what are these super hormones? How do they make you skinny? Most importantly though, how can you make them work for you?The good news is that these hormones are already  being produced by your body, all you need to do is to give them a little boost!With a little help your hormones you will turn your body into an amazing, efficient, fat burning machine!These 3 fat-melting hormones are,Testosterone, HGH (Human Growth Hormone), and Progesterone. Testosterone Fat Burning Hormone #1:Testosterone is responsible for making it possible for men to lose fat and retain muscle more easily than women. The good news is that women’s bodies produce it too, and there are many ways in which we can increase its production. Never fear, that is only a problem if you take synthetic hormones like steroids.Testosterone Benefits:

Builds muscle

Burns fat

Boosts energy

Strengthens bones

Lifts depression

Increases optimism.

Testosterone Boosters:

Vegetables

Fruits

Nuts

Meat

Eggs

Fish

Must eat some fat (even saturated fat) Testosterone relies on the right balance of fat in the diet.

Watch consumption of caffeine and alcohol.

HGH (Human Growth Hormone) Fat Burning Hormone #2:Human Growth hormone is a fat burner. Your body usually uses glucose before burning fat, but HGH forces your body to use its fat reserves first! Yippee! This turns you into a fat burning machine even when you are sleeping! It also helps your body make new muscle cells. Usually your body stops growing new muscle cells after your teen years due to inadequate HGH in your body.HGH Benefits:

More energy

Silky Hair

Youthful glowing skin

Fat Loss

Muscle Gains

Better sleep

Body repairs itself more quickly

HGH Boosters:

Cut back on carbs at night. Your body pumps out more HGH when your blood sugar is low. This way you will boost your metabolism while you sleep!

Eat foods high in B vitamins (Avocados, Beef, Bananas, Tuna, Potatoes, Oats, Brazil Nuts, Legumes, Kefir. ect.)

Zinc (Chocolate, Peanuts, Oysters, Pumpkins seeds, Sesame seeds, Tahini ect.)

Proteins

Go organic

High intensity exercise triggers HGH release

Get a good nights sleep (deep sleep is when your body produces HGH)

Progesterone

Fat Burning Hormone #3:Progesterone is useful in shedding fat stores as it facilitates the utilization of stored body fat as energy. When your body produces enough Progesterone  it helps you burn an extra 100-300 calories a day! (That’s two of my favorite organic chocolate truffles,…but who’s counting…) When your body does not produce enough of it you overeat. Poor liver function suppresses Progesterone production. Progesterone also helps you to correct estrogen dominance as it does the following:

Helps use fat for energy

Natural diuretic

Normalizes blood sugar levels, thus reducing food cravings

Is a natural anti-depressant

Essential for proper thyroid function and thus fat burning

Delivers more oxygen to the cells

Helps prevent cancer

Stimulates bone building

Progesterone Boosters:

Reduce stress. Stress greatly reduces Progesterone production in the body. (slow down, do yoga, meditate, breath deeply ect. all are beneficial when it comes to stress reduction.)

Avoid products like soy, tofu and soy milk. According to The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, these foods contain natural plant estrogen. More estrogen in your bloodstream enhances estrogen dominance. Estrogen dominance causes fat storage and a slow metabolism.

Foods containing B vitamins, Zinc and Magnesium boost the body’s ability to produce Progesterone. Eat Yams, Walnuts, Whole Grains, Red Meat, Chicken, Shellfish, Turkey, Turmeric, Thyme and Oregano.

Drink warm water with the juice of one organic lemon upon rising to boost liver function. Do this before consuming anything else.

Watch processed foods, high refined carb intake, alcohol, medications (Tylenol, Aspirin ect.) and environmental pollutants (household cleaners, perfumes, air fresheners ect.) as they suppress the liver.

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3 Vitamins That Are Best for Boosting Your Immunity

The old saying, “An apple a day can keep the doctor away,” manage have truth ought to it afterwards all. eating nourishing foods abundant in obvious vitamins can boost your immune program fight over illness.We talked to inducted Julia Zumpano, RD, LD for a closer observe at these vitamins, what foods you can find them in and at which point they bounce boost preserve you healthy. Here’s what she be directed say:

Vitamin C is one of the biggest immune program boosters of all. In case, a miss of vitamin C can even figure you preferably prone to getting sick. Foods abundant in vitamin C boost oranges, grapefruits, tangerines, strawberries, bell peppers, spinach, kale and broccoli. by the day intake of vitamin C is determining for useful courage seeing your body doesn’t exemplify or shop it. The helpful news is that vitamin C is in so multiple foods that practically people don’t require to bring in a vitamin C like unless a doctor advises it.

Vitamin B6 is notable to ancillary biochemical reactions in the immune system. Vitamin B6-rich foods include chicken and apathetic raw material fish one as salmon and tuna. Vitamin B6 furthermore is stay in green vegetables and in poultry peas, which is the dominating ingredient in hummus.

Vitamin E is a muscular antioxidant that helps the body fight off infection. Foods abundant in vitamin E include nuts, seeds and spinach.

Vivid veggiesthe preferably delightful the fruits and vegetables are, the better.“Try to eat a wide innovation foods, and eagerness to eat fruit and vegetables from every emphasize of the rainbow,” Ms Zumpano says. “Your defense be greater enticing to watch at, and you will maintain that you’re getting as multiple health-boosting vitamins and nutrients as possible.”It’s besides important to understand that you design a fortunate immune position by maintaining healthy eating habits overall time. You can’t eat four oranges at breakfast and worry to be invulnerable that day against catching a cold.The role of supplementsWhile vitamins and supplements can help fill in the gaps in your congress, the outstanding way to overwhelm up on determining nutrients is to earn them precisely from food.Your body absorbs and uses vitamins and nutrients overtake when they determine a dietary source. When it’s a vitamin or supplement, it’s often problematic how about you’re approximately getting. seeing supplements are formal as foods, not as drugs, the cuisine and Drug management doesn’t manage the case of supplements or confirm their effects on the body.Some supplements commit have side effects, specifically if taken already surgery or with diverse medicines. Supplements can furthermore cause problems if you have obvious health conditions. And the effects of multiple supplements haven’t been tested in children, pregnant women and distant groups.It’s particularly important to steal taking vitamin E supplements. Not detached is there tiny clinical research pushing that vitamin E supplements wealth your health, they manage be harmful in some situations.For these reasons, experts claim it’s outstanding to earn vitamins over food preferably than supplements.“Talk with your health benefit provider if you’re thinking roughly taking dietary supplements,” Ms. Zumpano says.Staying hydrated can maintain your immune health likewise, Ms. Zumpano says. Water helps your body produce lymph, which carries white blood cells and other immune system cells. cope to steal overdoing beverages that can made you dehydrated, a well known as coffee. Or offer eating more hydrating foods, such as cucumbers, celery or watermelon.

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BOOST YOUR IMMUNITY

I think it’s pretty safe to say that no one enjoys a good head cold, chest congestion, sinus headaches, fevers, or stomach bugs. Equally unpleasant is nurturing a loved one suffering from any kind of illness, especially if they are elderly or a child when the concern can be even greater.For a long time in our culture, the focus was put on developing products for easing one’s ailments once they were sick, like suppressing coughs or lowering fevers. However, just in the last few decades we’ve shifted into the benefits of preventative health practices. While preventative health includes diet and consuming nutrients that help strengthen the immune system, it also requires a certain amount of lifestyle habits.

To help raise antibodies for this flu season, try incorporating some of these tips into your life and the lives of your loved ones:

Clean hands: At the risk of sounding like a broken record, washing your hands is #1 in keeping germs from jumping aboard your system. Save your body the fight and suds up whenever you’re near a sink. Keep a small bottle of lotion at your desk or in your car to prevent dry hands.

Om: That’s right, good ol’ meditation has the power to decrease the chance of catching a cold by 40 to 50%. In 2012, the University of Wisconsin conducted a study during the cold/flu season that showed fifty-one people who practiced mindfulness suffered 13 fewer illnesses and 51 fewer sick days than a control group. The thoughts are that meditation reduces thephysical effects of stress that weaken the immune system.

Sweet dreams: While many people feel well rested with only 6 or 7 hours of sleep every night, studies have shown that even a small loss of sleep (or even too much sleep) can affect the immune system in a negative way. Also, avoiding TV, video games and phone time an hour or so before you go to bed can help lower stress and increase sound sleeping.

Keep moving: Exercise benefits the body in all ways, like immunity. When you increase blood circulation, it promotes healthy cell mobility and also alleviates stress.

Eat your vitamins: Raw fruits and veggies provide vitamins and minerals that are vital for general health, including immune preventions. Other helpful micronutrients can be found in:

High quality, sufficient protein

Root vegetables

Garlic

Ginseng (See: White American Ginseng Extract)

Green and black tea

Oats and Barley (See: Activated Barley)

Extra Boost from Mother Nature: A high-quality daily supplement can also help keep your body’s natural defenses strong. Purium’s Immune Shield and/or Immuno-Max, daily immune supports for kids and adults, are both on special this month!

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