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If
adjusting your diet and exercising more hasn't helped
you reach a healthy body weight, you may have
hypothyroidism, or an under-active thyroid gland.
Fortunately, you can help normalize an under-active
thyroid gland by increasing your intake of the mineral
iodine. This week Women Fitness Weightloss month,
focuses on, Iodine: A Critical Mineral for Weight
Loss.
In Fitness,
Namita Nayyar |
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Rib stress
fractures, like any stress fracture are an overuse
injury, secondary to excessive stress on the ribs. They
generally occur in the 5th to 9th ribs and are
associated with periods of intensive training, either on
the water or on the ergo meter. The primary hallmark of
prevention is avoiding excessive loading of the ribs.
Also, incorporate rib strengthening exercises into their
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Re-connect with your vision
Try to create a compelling vision of what you want to achieve that pulls you
towards it. Remind yourself why you are doing, what you are doing. What is the
end result going to be? Blow this vision up big and see it in full Technicolor.
You can make a collage of what your life will be like when you reach your goal,
or more importantly, who you will be when you reach it.
Another way of keeping it alive is to imagine seeing yourself in a film, living
the vision. You can alter the image until you are fully satisfied with it and
then step into the film so that you can experience it through you own eyes and
feel the feelings you will experience when you have achieved it.
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Wheatgerm, honey and raisin muffins
Ingredients:
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1125g (40z) wheatgerm
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2 teaspoons baking powder
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Pinch of salt
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75g (3oz) raisins
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4 tablespoons clear honey
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50 g (2oz) butter or margarine, melted
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2 small eggs
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about 6 tablespoons milk
Direction:
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Put the wheatgerm, baking powder, salt and raisins in a bowl, then add the
honey, butter or margarine and eggs.
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Mix until blended, then stir in enough milk to make a fairly soft mixture
which drops heavily from the spoon when you shake it.
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Put heaped tablespoons of the mixture into a greased 12 - bun tin, dividing
the mixture between the 12 sections. Bake in a preheated oven at 1800C
(3500F), Gas Mark 4, for 15-20 minutes, until the muffins have puffed up and
feel firm to a light touch. Serve warm.
Nutritional Information: (per serving)
Carbohydrates 16g / protein 4 g / fat 5g / kcal 125 |
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Iodine: A Critical Mineral for Weight Loss.
If adjusting your diet and exercising more hasn't helped
you reach a healthy body weight, you may have
hypothyroidism, or an underactive thyroid gland.
Fortunately, you can help normalize an underactive
thyroid gland by increasing your intake of the mineral
iodine.
Iodine may just be the most overlooked mineral, yet its
importance to overall health and well being cannot be
overstated. Iodine is critical for the formation of
thyroid hormone in the thyroid gland. People who have
difficulty losing weight even though they eat small
portions of health promoting foods may be short on
iodine.
Symptoms of iodine deficiency
Iodine deficiency can lead to dull and brittle hair,
balding, lack of skin tone, low energy levels,
difficulty dealing with environmental temperature
change, poor concentration, constipation, depression,
and extreme fatigue. In addition to low thyroid
functioning, symptoms of iodine deficiency include
depression, weight gain, weak heartbeat, extreme dry
hair and skin, swelling of the legs, decreased ability
to concentrate, muscle cramps, puffiness or swelling of
the eyes, and chronic aches and pains. Fatigue is a
common symptom, characterized by the urge to fall asleep
when not active. Hypersensitivity to cold, or cold hands
and feet is another frequently reported symptom. When
the metabolism is not up to par, there is less energy
and heat produced.
Why many people are iodine deficient
Health conscious people expect conventional produce to
be grown in soils deficient in essential minerals. They
may be surprised to find out that organic produce is
also often lacking sufficient amounts of iodine.
Adequate intake of iodine was once a recognized problem
that was solved by adding small amounts of it in the
processing of table salt. Once this was done, the
obvious symptoms of severe iodine deficiency disappeared
from view, and little further thought was given to
matter, though sub-clinical symptoms remained. Today's
health conscious consumers have lowered their salt
intake and now fail to get even that small amount of
iodine in their diets. Many people have replaced
processed iodized salt with sea salt, an obvious healthy
alternative, except that sea salt does not naturally
contain a significant amount of iodine.
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