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Weight-loss
drugs may sound like a dieter's dream. But they aren't a
good choice for everyone who's overweight. In fact, many
doctors reserve them for people with weight-related
health problems. It's best to lose weight through a
healthy diet and regular exercise. But if you're among
those who struggle to lose weight and the excess weight
has produced medical problems, weight-loss drugs may be
able to help you. This week learn more about Drugs
for weightloss - How effective?. Namita Nayyar, AFI |
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Doing a Double-split workout is a great way to make your workouts less
demanding. This type of workout takes a ton of dedication and will power, but if
you want a championship body you need to sacrifice. A Double-split is when you
split your workout up into two separate times in the day. This is the way most
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Small change
Somewhere in your life right now there is a small, positive change you can make
in the way you live each day. When you make that small change, and stick with
it, the results can profoundly influence your entire world.
The change could be as simple as choosing to start each day with a smile instead
of with a complaint. Or you could identify something that has always made you
angry and just decide that you're not going to let it get to you anymore.
Your life is filled with opportunities for making small, positive changes.
When you look for them, you'll see those opportunities in every direction.
Even one small change can have a large positive impact on your life
because the benefits of that small change are repeated day after day. Keep
adding more small, positive changes from time to time, and the results can be
truly incredible.
Give yourself the gift today of a small positive change in your life. And
continue to enjoy the rewards you receive far into the future..
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"Nothing
can stop the man with the right mental attitude from
achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man
with the wrong mental attitude."
- Thomas Jefferson |
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Dijon Turkey Burger
Makes: 6 servings.
Ingredients:
1 lb. ground turkey breast
1/2 cup bread crumbs, preferably whole-wheat
2 cloves garlic, finely minced
1/2 package (10 oz.) frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained 1/3 cup chopped
onion
6 Tbsp. Dijon mustard, divided
Salt and pepper, to taste
1/4 cup sliced roasted red peppers
6 oz. part-skim mozzarella cheese, cut into 6 slices (optional)
Direction:
In a large bowl, thoroughly combine the turkey, bread crumbs, garlic, spinach,
onion, 4 tablespoons of mustard and salt and pepper, if desired. Shape the
turkey mixture into 6 patties. Cover them with plastic wrap and chill for about
30 minutes.
Grill the burgers or sauté them in a non stick skillet over medium heat for 8 to
10 minutes on each side, or just until the turkey is firm and no longer pink in
the middle. (Do not overcook or the burgers will be dry.) When the burgers are
almost completely cooked, spread the top of each with 1 1/2 teaspoons of mustard
and 1-2 slices of red pepper, and then top each with a slice of cheese, if
desired. Continue cooking, just until the cheese begins to melt.
Serve immediately, on whole-grain buns, if desired.
Nutritive Information:
Per serving: 184 calories, 7 g. total fat (2 g. saturated fat), 10 g.
carbohydrate, 20 g. protein, 1 g. dietary fiber, 562 mg. sodium.
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Drugs for weightloss - How effective?
Weight-loss drugs may sound like a dieter's dream. But
they aren't a good choice for everyone who's overweight.
In fact, many doctors reserve them for people with
weight-related health problems.
It's best to lose weight through a healthy diet and
regular exercise. But if you're among those who struggle
to lose weight and the excess weight has produced
medical problems, weight-loss drugs may be able to help
you.
Here's an update on their credentials:
Drugs which flush water out of the body. Diuretics (or
"water pills", as they're called) increase the rate at
which water is excreted from the body. They have the
same 'weight –loss' effect as saunas and steam baths:
you lose water, not fat, and as soon as you replenish
your body with fluids, you'll get all that weight back.
Because diuretics deprive the body of essential minerals
like potassium and sodium, they are avoidable unless you
have a specific disorder such as fluid retention (and
then, only under medical supervision). Diuretics have no
legitimate place in a normal weight-loss programme.
Drugs which raise levels of thyroid. The only valid use
for these drugs is in those persons who have low thyroid
levels. They produce less thyroxin, a hormone which
helps fat-burning, and as a result are likely to be
obese. Such persons improve with thyroid therapy. But
thyroid drugs are not advisable as a routine
prescription for raising metabolic rate in the
overweight. That is because they can achieve this effect
in healthy people only when taken in dangerous amounts.
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