Wednesday, October 31st

Halloween is certainly getting bigger in this country, if you have kids then hope you enjoy yourselves!!

Another story in the paper today about the benefits of exercise…………………….this time for the over 70’s and brain power!

How many times have you heard about the benefits about crossword puzzles making your brain sharper in old age, and most doctor’s considered crosswords as highly beneficial in terms of mental alertness alone.

The new study suggests that exercise greatly surpasses the benefits of crosswords, and the power of the mind is greatly increased when daily exercise is part of an individual’s liefstyle.

The power of exercise has often been undervalued and for much of the 20th century, doctor’s were often ignorant on its benefits across the board.

For example, from around 1950 to 1980, it was often thought and advised even that weight training would give you high blood pressure!! The opposite is true now.

Exercising could bring on a heart attack they said! We now know that there is no better way to get a STRONGER AND HEALTHIER heart, i think we all accept this now!

Exercise they said would wreck your joints, your bone density would simply wear away and if you wanted to have strong bones, then just relax and do not wear your body out!! Bone density we now know is made much STRONGER THROUGH WEIGHT TRAINING, your joints will only get stronger if you exercise smart and use proper footwear, these are medical facts and not heresay!!

With all the facts coming out about exercise all the time, there has never been a more exciting time to exercise and you have the big chance to reap all of these amazing benefits!!

Sure, exercise for all the benefits we DO know, but i am sure there will be MANY MORE BENEFITS to come over the years so get out there and do something today!!!

19th January, 2011

Most people who are overweight lose or have lost control of their eating and sometimes a long time ago.

It could be the over-sized lunch full of mayonnaise and salad cream, it could be the over-sized take aways every single night, it could be the chip shop every night, it could be the big fried breakfast every single day, it could be the bakery and special of the day (every day!), whatever it is or indeed i have met some individuals who do ALL of the above, and thats when it gets really scary and you’re totally out of control. It’s like being in charge of a car with no brakes, you know you’re out of control and the ending is not going to be good.

If you live your life like this, then heart disease, diabetes and blood pressure problems are likely to be big parts of your life.

Its very likely you have a food addiction and you have to face the fact that your life more than likely revolves around food.

This theory is supported by science in study after study.

Recent research found that people with a family history of alcoholism had increased risks of being overweight, suggesting that both conditions might be driven by the same tendency towards addictive behaviour.

A lot of researchers also believe that food addiction is the number one cause of the civilised world’s obesity ticking time bomb.

Fat, sugar and salt are such a major part of our diets these days that its no wonder more and more people are developing addictions to food.

A lot of people if not all eat too much food because they are finding comfort from other pain in their lives. Its ironic then that the massive weight gain and ill health always associated with eating in such quantities becomes the NEW source of pain and unhappiness in people’s lives. It then becomes a vicious circle and explains why despite many attempts, most people go back to the old way of eating, and also explains why most people are on a diet now, but are likely to fall off by mid-february, when life unfortunately goes back to “normal”.

You have to try and make the big leap now, get away from the life of salt, sugar and saturated fat, its only got misery for you to come if you don’t!!! Get back to plainer and more natural foods, avoid sugary drinks (the quickest way to put on weight), drink more water, don’t buy in sugary snacks (they only lead to more and more and are addictive.

The sooner you give up the junk, the sooner your life is back on track and you get close to where you want to be!!!!