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Health & Fitness Frequently Asked Questions
How do I start losing weight?
Begin a weight loss plan and then follow it. Start by giving up fast foods and eating more fresh vegetables, fish, poultry, lean meats, fruits, food that are low in fat, low in sodium, low in sugar. Do a walk in the park or get a gym membership. Make it a habit of reading nutritional labels when grocery shopping. Set realistic goals to motivate yourself. Don't bet on losing 5 pounds in a week time. If that's not going to happen you'll be very disappointed. Start slowly and gradually towards your goals. Buy an outfit that you can fit into, your ideal body. Hang that where you can see it. That will be your motivator. There are other motivators out there, be creative. Lose weight because your doing it for yourself and not for someone elese who wants you to lose weight. Do it for your health sake. Don't fall into the reward habit, people tend to cheat or eat the foods they love that are normally high in fats and carbs/calories after a long walk in the park or after an intense workout. That will only hinder your growth or results. You'll just end up quitting or giving up. Since you're losing weight, drink lots of fluids to help you get rid of the toxins in your body. Never starve yourself to lose weight. Your body will react and instead your cravings will be much stronger and your tendency to overeat is high. Get enough sleep and start with a healthy breakfast. Read this: http://www.guambodybuilding.com/breakfast_is_important by balancing your food intake, eating healthy foods and excercising you will start losing weight. Remember to excercise at least three times a week. You can also use our calculator page to help get you started.
How do I gain weight?
You probably stuff yourself like a pig mostly everyday and came to conclusion that your body just won't gain weight no matter what you do. Guess what? You're not alone. Your body is a fat burning machine that burns fats/calories faster than you can replace them. The trick is to start weight lifting. Read this: http://www.guambodybuilding.com/obtaining_a_great_body1
Your diet probably contains food high in fat, carbohydrates & sugar. You probably don't know the bad effects of those foods on your body in the long run. You can be as skinny as a pencil and still have high cholesterol or you can develop heart disease or get a stroke. I remember someone at the gym giving me some advise, telling me to eat McDonald's every day to gain weight, that's a BAD IDEA. It may make you gain weight but the unhealthy way. Never starve yourself, you will only lose more weight. When you starve, your body will feast on your nutritional supply. Not to mention starvation is the leading cause of ulcer. You should start eating lean healthy foods but lots of them. Divide your meals into six and by doing this your body absorbs the food more efficiently. You should start seeing results in three months if you follow all your requirements. Get ready, you're friends and families may look at you twice before recognizing you. If you want more help read our articles on our main menu, you can also use our calculators to figure out your ideal weight.
I have high bad cholesterol, what should I do to lower them down?
You may workout three times a week but your bad cholestorol level is still high. We recommend cardio workout weekly for at least 45 minutes. Give up fast foods and lower your intake of meat and start eating more vegetables, fruits, poultry, white meat (remove skin from chicken), eggs (remove yolk), fish, use mayonnaise sparingly. Eat foods low in fat. Such as choosing food that are baked, roasted or grilled instead of fried. Start an exercise program, even walking/running at the park nearest you will help a great deal. Supplement on fish oil, you can buy this supplement at your health store, they come in pill form, they are also know as Omega-3 or eat oatmeal for breakfast. By maintaining a healthy weight, excercising regularly and changing your bad eating habits, your cholesterol level will drop significantly in no time.
What foods are good for you?
Staying healthy can be very expensive but it beats the medical bills that are thousands more expensive than choosing the right foods that are good for you. And it also proves that you live longer are happier and more productive in everything you do.
- Choose wheat bread instead of white bread
- Choose light mayo instead of the regular
- Choose subway instead of chinese food
- Choose grill instead of fried foods
- Choose salad with low fat dressing
- Choose Apple over cookies
- Choose water over soda
- Choose diet soda (no sugar) over soda
- Choose popcorn with no butter
- Give up the finadene
- Choose brown rice over, red rice/white rice
- Use Palm olive to cook or no oil at all.
- Minimize eating processed foods such as spam, cornbeef and microwavable foods.
- Choose sugarless gum over real sugar (bad for your teeth)
- Minimize Ichiban, noodles requiring hot water, it is loaded in sodium, it can cause gout or high blood pressure.
- Replace french fries with another side such as salad or bread.
- Make your own shake instead of buying from fast foods. Fast food shakes contains high sodium higher than french fries. Buy a shake formula at your participating health store.
- Minimize the consumption of pork & meat. High consumption leads to high cholesterol and worst = heart attack.
- Minimize alcohol drinking. High intake leads to liver damage and other related illnesses.
- Choose sweet potatoes over regular potatoes.
- Choose chips that are low in fat/sodium, nuti-grain chips
- Choose fish over meat
- Greasy food means, high in bad fats. Stay away from those foods.
- Choose white meat on chicken instead of dark meat
- Remove fats in food when you eat them such as chicken skin or meat fats.
- Use artificial sugar on coffee instead of real sugar.
- Eat nutritional bars instead of regular chocolate bars
- Choose organic foods that are free from chemicals
You're probably telling yourself, I might as well stop going to fiestas or local parties. Not really. You can eat whatever you want as long as by the end of the day your numbers add up correctly. But don't over eat with the wrong foods! You are given a choice when you are at a party. Now you know to make better choices, you will feel better and you don't need to worry so much about your health in the long run.
I have man tits what should I do?
As you grow older or the lesser you go to the gym your chest will start to resemble a woman's chest. You start to have man boobs.
Look out for foods which contains estrogen and causes males to grow tits. Female hormones are injected in animals raised to be slaughtered. If you eat a lot of meat products, it's time to cut down.
Dropping body fat by getting a regular workout and building muscles will eliminate the look of man tits. Sometimes it could be a hormone issue called gynecomastia check out your doctor. Contributing factors can also be medications, environmental contaminants, or food sources; Xenostogen: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenoestrogen Phytoestogens: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phytoestrogen
Cut off all unfermented soy products, tofus and avoid drink or food in plastic, wrap, styrofoam cups containers. Stop using lotions that contains tea tree oil or lavender. Read here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/6318043.stm
My suggestion is to lose weight or body fat which also helps in normalizing your hormone balance.
How do I lower my high blood pressure?
High blood pressure (hypertension) also knows as "the silent killer". High blood causes your heart to work harder than it should and can damage your blood vessels if left untreated. This puts you in high risk of stroke, kidney failure or heart attack. Normally there are no symptoms thats the reason blood pressure should be checked regularly. When you are overweight your heart has to work harder to pump blood especially after you turn forty, your body starts to slow down a bit including your heart. By maintainng a healthy weight and regular excercise, you can acheive a healthy blood pressure.
To lower your risk start by:
- Getting rid of tobacco use. Read This: http://www.guambodybuilding.com/quit_smoking
- lose weight if you are overweight
- Exercise regularly
- Make it a habit to eat healthy
- Limit your sodium but don't cut it completely, your body needs salt to function normal.
- Quit alcohol drinking
- Limit your caffeine intake.
- Try relaxation and minimize getting angry all the time.
Blood pressure of less than 120 over 80 is considered a normal reading for people 18 and over. A borderline high systolic pressure of 120 to 139 or a diastolic pressure of 80 to 89 needs to be closely monitored. A blood pressure reading equal to or greater than 140 over 90 is considered high in people over the age of 18.
Now that you know the guide to lower your high blood pressure you don't have an excuse now. Follow them relgiously and your on your way to a more happier and healthier you.
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