Insufficient Sleep, Diet, and Obesity
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It is fair to say that obesity is a substantial risk factor for serious illnesses, such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Patients are usually advised to reduce their weight by restricting caloric intake (dieting) and increasing the amount of daily exercise. Some experts also believe that lack of sufficient sleep may contribute to obesity. The questions asked by the researchers were: Can sleep and weight reduction be linked? Their results have been published in the Annals of Medicine.[1]
Fat to Thin Quenches Inflammation!
There are numerous benefits related to maintaining a healthy body mass and apart from personal comfort and self esteem the reduction of excess fatty tissues has been proven to show a great deal of change in circulating markers of inflammation. Pro inflammatory cytokines are understood to be involved with a wide range of adverse health conditions and it is generally accepted that managing to keep these low molecular weight molecules in a state of balance will provide benefits to all tissues in the body – including the brain.
Two types of cytokine in particular are related to obesity – IL-6 and TNF-α and raised levels will undoubtedly have adverse effects and reduce capacity for a healthy life. This study out in GUT demonstrates that excessive weight loss is an effective anti-inflammatory strategy.[1]
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Multi Vitamin/Mineral Supplement Promotes Weight Loss in Women
Multi Vitamins are considered by many to be little more than colourful contributors to urine flow that reflect a gullible individuals need to add capital to the water course. I have addressed the major complications with this facile comment in a previous commentary.
A paper out in the March 2010 International Journal of Obesity[1] throws added weight to the triage theory of Prof Bruce Ames,[2] when additional nutrients were added to the dietary intake of obese Chinese females. It is already understood that obesity contributes to reduced bioavailability of minerals and vitamins and certainly contributes to reduced blood concentrations.
The team of researchers based at Harbin Medical University in China recruited 96 Chinese women with an average body mass index of 28kg/m2 and aged between 18-55 for the 6 month study.
Three groups were randomly set up, with one getting a multivimin, the next calcium only (162mg) and the last placebo. The results were compelling; the multivimin group had reduced body weight, body mass index, fat mass, total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol. On the positive side, they had an increased level of resting energy expenditure and HDL levels also increased. They also found reduced waist size and better breathing.
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Effective Weight Loss – National Seminar
Date: February the 9th 2010
Times: Registration: 6.00pm Presentation begins: 6.30pm Concludes: 9.00pm
Location: The Franklin Theatre The Institute of Physics, 76 Portland Place London W1B 1NT (map)
Presenter: Antony Haynes BA(Hons) DipION mBANT
Price: £31.65 ( also provides online access to presentation and handouts)
What Is This About?
In 2010, Nutri-Link’s Weight Loss Seminar will focus on a doctor-created programme proven to not only help your patients lose weight but also to achieve and maintain optimal health. The programme has already achieved success in 700 participants, many of whom lost 10 lbs within the first 30 days with very little effort. The programme is a specific combination of high quality nutritional supplements combined with very specific dietary recommendations.
What is Different about this Seminar?
Unlike the Nutri-Link Weight Loss Seminars in 2009, which focused on assessing the individual imbalances associated with excess body fat with a comprehensive questionnaire and case history, this Seminar will focus on exactly what your patients can do in terms of their diet and supplements.
Whilst this is ideal for one to one consultations it has also proved to be very popular in group settings where a strategic approach that covers multiple biochemical requirements simultaneously without the need for individual laboratory assessments makes an economic and weight reducing success.
What will you learn?
Our dynamic presentation will teach you as to why this programme has such a great proven success rate and equip you to put it in practice with individual clients or selected groups the very next day.
The CONTROL-IT programme identifies and addresses the 3 most common roadblocks to weight loss.
The CONTROL-IT programme also comes with positive side effects, in addition to weight loss:
- Increased Energy
- Improved Digestion
- Improved Sleep
- Reduced PMS symptoms
- Improved Mood
- Reduced hot flashes
- Improved Skin / Complexion
- Improved Joint Comfort
- Improved Allergenic Responses
- Improved Blood Pressure
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