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Hi,

Do you want to live longer?  What if you knew a way to live longer that is simple to do?  Would you do it?

Some research out of the University of Florida’s Institute on Aging measured the effects of oxidation (bad) on DNA.

They found a way that reduced these effects over the year’s period of time for the study.

All you had to do was eat 20% less food.   Now that is pretty simple.  But it is not so easy.  20% is a pretty big drop.

Out of 2000 calories that is a 400 calorie drop per day. 

Yes, I know there are diets out there that proclaim you can drop 500-1000 calories a day and lose weight just by watching TV. 

Problem is most people can’t even stay on a 2-300 drop in calories a day, let alone a 1000 calorie a day drop.

And, if you have been reading these posts for any length of time, you already know the problems of drastic food reduction to lose weight.

But, in this controlled study, it was found that the oxidative damage to DNA was significantly decreased with a reduction in calories.

The same thing was found with a 20% increase in energy expenditure via exercise. 

So exercise 20% more or eat 20% less. 

Here is an even better idea.  Put the two together to get your 20%.  In other words, just decrease your eating by 10% and increase your exercise by 10%.

Again, this is simple, but for many not so easy to do.  However, a 10% reduction in eating sounds way better than a 20% reduction.

And doing some more exercise every day sounds better than a lot more exercise every day.

Now this study didn’t go into details on what was eaten or what kind of exercise was done.

However, if you are getting nutrient rich whole foods, your body will be satisfied and not even miss the extra food.

If you exercise the right way you can increase your energy expenditure by 20% in a matter of just minutes a day.

So if you want to live longer put those two points into practice.  It is simple and almost easy.

Stay tuned as we explore this in further posts.

Thanks,

Mike Val

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Hi,

This is fasting for weight loss part 2.  To see part 1 just

check the index for the last post.

It used to be that a fast meant not eating anything for a

period of time.  This could be 24 hours or several days.

For fasts lasting more than 24 hours, people would drink

water, fruit juices, or some combination of fruit juices

and a sweetner such as honey.

Some fasts even allowed raw food, like fruits and

vegetables.

Now there are intermittent fasts and fasts that only last a

few hours.  So the term has changed somewhat from its

orginal meaning. 

There are a lot of claims about fasting.  Some claim it is

a life saver.  Some say it is easy and that they fast 2-3

days in a row or every other day. 

But, if you study the science you will find that – as with

any type of diet – yes, you will lose weight.

Read that again.  With any type of diet you will lose

weight.

The problem is that diets are only designed for short term

weight loss. 

They will not help you keep the weight off permanently.

And the same is true of fasting.  Fasting will help you

lose weight in the short term. 

But, like any other diet, it does not work to keep the

weight off permanently.

There are a couple of popular programs on fasting on the

Internet. 

They use research that shows that you do not eat more on

the days after fasting.  So if you do not make up the extra

calories that you didn’t take on the fasting day you have

to lose weight. 

They even quote the doctor that ran the study. (Cornell U.

study)

And this doctor, Dr. Levitsky did indeed find that people

that fasted did not make up the extra calories on the day

after fasting. 

However, these popular programs did not read the whole

study or they just ignored the results of the study.

In Levitsky’s own words he said, “Since you weigh less

after fasting or dieting, your metabolism is slower, and so

you regain the weight with normal eating”.

In other words fasting, just like dieting lowers your

metabolism.  As you continue fasting or dieting your

metabolism gets so low that any food you eat will go to

preserving your body. 

You won’t be able to lose weight any more and you will

start gaining it back. 

We will analyze this study a little more in the next post

on fasting for weight loss – and the results may surprise

you.

Thanks,

Mike Val

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Hi,

In the last post, it was mentioned that the junk food industry sponsors its own studies showing how their junk food products are “healthier” than anybody else’s.

Legitimate studies have never shown this correlation, but they don’t have the money to do the studies and if they do get some money they never have enough left over to publicize their results. 

Now you might have read where some legitimate organizations do some studies and publicize their results. 

What you might not realize is who is behind the supposed legitimate organization.

Some junk food companies actually start legitimate sounding organizations and fund it entirely to publish “legitimate” studies showing the benefits of junk food. 

Other quasi-legitimate companies claim they are entirely independent of any influence yet they accept money from the junk food companies.

So again we come back to where can you go to find correct information?

It seems like you can’t trust anyone.  And this might just be the attitude that saves your life and your family’s life.

And that goes for even my information.  Everything you read, hear about or see on television or the internet should be sorted through your own filters. 

If it makes logical sense then you can follow through.  This does mean you do have to do some work.  You have to find out what is really true.  

You have to do your own research. 

Now I realize this can be hard to do and that a lot of you don’t have time to do this. 

That is why I and a few other legitimate health and fitness professional educators do what we do. 

I love to research and separate the bull from the legitimate.  And I love to be fit and in great health. 

I get a kick out of running up stairs at work while the younger kids have to take the elevator. 

But, that is just me.  You have to live your life the way you feel is right for you.

I do know if you pay attention to what you eat, don’t eat too much and get some physical movement every day, that you will feel like Tony Tiger – “GREEAAAAATTT!
If interested in more information on this subject check out
Food Politics by Marion Nestle  

Thanks,

Mike Val

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Hi,

Last post we talked about the junk food industry and how much they spend on advertising their products – especially to children.

Some of them get creative and say they have research and studies proving that their products, juices, burgers, fries, milk shakes and so on are healthier. 

Now this junk food research is a lot of studies that were paid for by the very companies that are selling you these “healthier” alternatives. 

What they don’t bring up is the fact that any independent studies on the same products never seem to find these same supposed healthier benefits.

Gee, I wonder why that is.

These junk food companies that can spend $10 billion a year on advertising are obviously raking in much more than that. So they can afford to throw some money on hiring these favorable studies.  And on publicizing the results. 

Independent agencies, when they have the money to do a study almost never have enough money left over to publicize the results. 

So they publish their research in some obscure journal that a very large per centage of the population has never heard of or could find even if they were looking for it.

Bottom line is very few people understand the immensity of the problem

So it shouldn’t be any wonder that, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 32 per cent of children in the US are overweight.  Another 16 per cent are obese and another 11% are extremely obese. 

That is over 59% of the children that have weight issues. 

Don’t let yourself or your children be a statistic.  Don’t let yourself or your children live a life of extra health problems throughout your lives. 

Fight.

Mike Val

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Hi,

You probably already know that exercise is good for you and for your brain power.  But there are a couple of nutrients that are good for your brain also. 

(Image shows disintegration of micro tubules in a patient with Alzheimer’s.

Now maybe you haven’t gone to the gym and forgotten why you are there, or what exercises to do… yet.  But, forgetting little things more and more is something that many people do as they age. 

Of course exercise helps and that includes specific brain exercises you can do.  In fact one of the emerging sciences is how to exercise your brain to keep it in tip top shape. 

There are many games and programs being developed every day. 

You also probably know that eating a healthy diet will also positively affect your brain.  But, there are 2 specific nutrients you can take that will help increase your brain power. 

The first is Vitamin B-12.  A study done in England measured the size of the brains in people between the ages of 61 and 87.  They did brain scans, blood tests and memory tests. 

They then did the same tests and measurements 5 years later (2008) and found less shrinkage in brain size in those with higher levels of B-12.

This wasn’t just a little less shrinkage – it was 6 times less shrinkage.  Brain shrinkage (cerebral atrophy) has been linked to muscle weakness, vision problems, speech impairment and dementia. 

So any way you can reduce brain shrinkage would be a good thing.  You can get B-12 in meat, fish, cheese and eggs.  Some fortified foods like grain products (cereals and breads) and milk also have B-12.

The second nutrient is PS or phosphatidylserine.  Now you know why everyone calls it PS. 

PS has been called the ultimate brain food.  More than 2800 scientific papers have been written on PS and its effects on the brain.  They show that PS does indeed help slow down memory loss and boosts brain power. 

It has been show to help with brain cells, memory, focus, learning, mood, and stress.  Many think it can slow done the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. 

So where do you get PS.  Well the good news is that your body manufactures it.  The bad news is that as you age the manufacturing slows down. 

You can buy it from most supplement companies, however most of them use vegetable sources of PS and the studies don’t really show much benefit as they do with animal sources.

Problem with animal sources is that the PS from animal brains can be infected with diseases.  Ever hear of mad cow disease?  So it isn’t used so much today.

As a side note, PS has also been shown to somewhat lower the effects of cortisol after heavy exercise.  The theory is that you will get more of the anabolic effects of the exercise and less of the catabolic effects. 

For now, I can’t recommend any PS sources and I don’t know of any ways to help increase your own manufacturing.  But, things change every day. 

So stay tuned to this blog and I will keep you up to date on this and other nutrients for your brain. 

Thanks,

Mike Val

PS:  PS is also a natural blood thinner.  Some people take PS with Ginko which is also a natural blood thinner.  Too much blood thinner becomes a problem, so don’t take these 2 together or with any other blood thinners you might be on.  See your doctor is you have any concerns. 

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Hi,

Hope you have seen all three previous posts on the have you regained weight series.  If not please check the archives. 

Last time we left off with the power of 36 and how it can help you maintain the weight you want.

So the premise is that you have found the lifestyle you want, you have made the choices on what to eat and how much to exercise to maintain those lifestyles.

You have gradually gotten to exactly where you want to be from a health and body weight point of view. 

Now what?  As mentioned last post, just getting to this point the proper way will go a long way to help maintain your healthy body.

But, there is a way to lock it in for good. 

As you are aware most diets never address what to do once you reach your weight, and most people gain all the weight right back. 

Part of this is because it is only natural to celebrate achieving your goal.  And to most, celebrating means food and drink. 

But, reaching the goal is only half the battle.  Maintaining it is the other half.

And this is actually pretty simple.  It only takes 36 days. 

The goal is to make your new lifestyle habits permanent.  Now most psychologists say it takes 21 days to make a new habit permanent. 

I don’t know where they got this from.  I could find no research that shows this to be true.  And I know it never worked for me. 

But, in my trying to find out where this came from I ran across a really interesting study about astronaut training. 

Because astronauts in a weightless environment are sometimes upside down, some of them get disorientated.  This makes doing simple things, while upside down, more difficult.

The researchers in this study were trying to determine what to do about this problem.

They developed some glasses that inverted the images that the astronauts saw.  So even though the astronauts were in a regular upright position in the training lab, everything they saw was upside down.

They had to wear these glasses 24/7. 

Well, a very interesting phenomenon happened on the 34-to 36th day for every one of the astronauts. 

They reinverted the images.  So even though the images they were seeing with the glasses on were still inverted, the astronauts started seeing them as normal right side up. 

The body and mind were actually reprogrammed to deal with the changes. 

So I put 2 and 2 together and came up with my own theory.  And I do not have any proof that this works for everything, but it just seems to me that it will take 36 days for your body and mind to get used to the new you.

So after you reach the new you, then continue doing what you are doing – with no other changes – for the next 36 days to lock in the new you.

Now you will have homeostasis working for you.  It will actually take a concerted effort on your part to regain the weight you have lost. 

And wouldn’t that be a nice feeling, never having to worry about regaining weight. 

For more information on how to change your eating patterns then you might want to check out my stop dieting book.

Thanks,

Mike Val

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