Monthly Archives: October 2011

Are You Prepared for Flu Season?

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Greg Asseff

Few things are more detrimental to your short-term health than catching the flu. You could miss work, interrupt your fitness routine, and end up with less time to spend with your family and friends if you fall ill this autumn.

With the weather getting colder and the days getting shorter, flu season is now fully upon us, and if you haven’t already gotten a flu vaccine shot, if that is something that you believe in, now is the time to do start thinking about flu prevention.

First and foremost, the most important thing to remember, in terms of being “battle ready” for the flu season, is to ensure that your immune system is functioning at an optimal level. This being said, our immune system is designed combat, and destroy, infections and illnesses.

More specifically, our immune system recognizes the normal cells that comprise and make up our entire body (i.e. the cells that are supposed to be present) and will create antibodies to eliminate the bacteria, viruses, and parasites that are not.

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Do Cell phones Increase Cancer Risk? No, Says New Study

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Greg Asseff

As the human race continues to evolve, so to do the devices, processes, and virtually everything that we utilize in our daily lives to support our overall lifestyle.

For example, it wasn’t all that many years ago that virtually all foods that were consumed were derived from all natural whole foods sources that were free of any pesticides, antibiotics, steroids, and so on.

However, today, many of the foods that we regularly consume as part of our overall dietary intake are processed, or altered, in some way or fashion. This being said, while we already know that the human body can have difficulty digesting some types of processed foods, the real consequences of doing so are just now beginning to surface.

The cell phone is a more recent phenomenon and is no different. Ever since the cell phone began to gain popularity in the 1990s, countless consumers and scientific researchers alike have speculated as to whether the devices may increase your risk of developing certain types of cancer.

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FDA Issues Warning for 20 Natural Weight Loss Pills

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Greg Asseff

With the overweight and obesity statistics continuing to increase in the United States it’s no wonder there are so many weight loss products on the market today. There are a couple of general categories that the weight loss products can be divided into: weight loss products that decrease the individuals appetite and weight loss products that stimulate the individuals metabolism.

Weight loss products that decrease an individuals appetite are intended to lower the number of total calories consumed per day to a value that is lower than the total number of calories that their body burns per day. In contrast, metabolism stimulants are designed to increase the body’s metabolism and hence, create an environment where the increase in the total number of calories burned per day by the body exceeds the total number of calories consumed by the individual per day.

From this point, a further classification across both types of weight loss pills can be made between all natural, or organic, and non-organic. So, as is evident, it is important to take the time to research the various weight loss pills to determine which type of weight loss pill they are and if there are any known health risks or side effects associated with them.

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3 Fad Diets and Why They Don’t Work

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Greg Asseff

Fad diets appear in the fitness and health industry with stunning regularity, promising unprecedented weight loss results with a few “tricks” instead of actual effort. Of course, there’s a reason why fad diets don’t work and are ultimately referred to as “fads” – they provide temporary weight loss results at best, and they quickly fade from our collective memory as new fad diets arise, once again promising fast results based on “scientific” or “medical evidence.”

At FitnessHealth101, we believe that the keys to sustained good health and fitness are simple, and have remained constant for literally thousands of years: consuming a balanced, nutritious whole foods diet coupled with consistently engaging in a variety of physical activities, and getting plenty of sleep, rest and relaxation.

In other words, the best approach to obtaining, and maintaining, your optimum body weight is through healthy lifestyle choices. This being said, below are three fad weight loss diets that attempt to ignore or subvert several of these core nutritional principles, much to the eventual disappointment of individuals that are trying to safely and effectively loss weight:

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8 Foods for Beautiful Skin

Posted on October 16, 2011 by Greg Asseff

From a more global perspective, beautiful skin and hair is a result of living and healthy lifestyle. More specifically, consistently living a lifestyle that is fill with plenty of physical activity, regularly consuming a nutritionally rich whole foods diet, and receiving plenty of rest, relaxation, and sleep.

The overall intent of this article is to specifically discuss a variety of different food types that are well designed to promote and support healthy and vibrant skin and hair.

When many health-conscious consumers put together their overall dietary intake regimen, they usually select foods based on surface level criteria such as total calories per serving, fat content, carbohydrate percentage, cholesterol, sugar, sodium, and vitamin and mineral content.

Although this is unquestionably a diligent and sound approach, many individuals do not realize that the various foods that they consume have a direct impact on not only their internal health and well being, but their external health and appearance as well.

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