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Causes of Diabetes – What are the Risks Involved

January 20th, 2010

The Causes of diabetes are still not fully understood. Neither are medical scientists able to explain why some people develop diabetes and others don’t. Certain factors have, however, been clearly identified which contribute to the development of diabetes. Is Diabetes Inherited?

Heredity is a major factor. That diabetes can be inherited has been known for centuries. However, the pattern of inheritance is not fully understood. Statistic indicates that those with a family history of the disease have a higher risk of developing diabetes than those without such a background. The risk factor is 25 to 33 percent more.

Children are most likely to develop diabetes if either or both parents are diabetes, or if the expectant mother became diabetic, or if the mother was a confirmed diabetic prior to conception. This may not always be true. It is possible for parents who were, or are diabetic and the other remains free from the disease.

It is, however, essential that the blood sugar level of an expectant mother who is diabetic be maintained within the normal range, so that diabetes is not passed on to her child. It the blood sugar level is kept under control, the infant may not have nay symptoms of inherited diabetes, but a risk factor cannot be ruled out.

One reason why diabetes, especially type-2 diabetes runs in the family is because of the diabetes gene. But even it is caused by genetic factors beyond your control; there is no reason to suffer from it. Diabetes mellitus cannot be cured in full sense of the term, but it can be effectively controlled so that you would not know the difference.

Intensive genetic research is currently underway to identify genes associated with both type-1 and type-2 diabetes. In a study sponsored by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases of USA the relatives at risk of type-1 diabetes are being treated with low doses of either insulin or an oral medication to determine if drugs may prevent the disease.

Surveys show that in India diabetes is more prevalent among males than females. In this population, family history of diabetes mellitus was present in 5.5 to 11.6 per cent. Amongst diabetics, 18.3 per cent urban and 6.4 percent of rural population had a direct relative with diabetes. Therefore, genetic predisposition in India is comparable to that observed in other parts of the world.Diet: A Self inflicted Causes

Diabetes has been described by most medical scientists as a prosperity’ disease, primarily caused by systematic overeating. Not only is eating too much sugar and refined carbohydrates harmful, but proteins and fats, which are transformed into sugar, may also result in diabetes if taken in excess.

Too much food taxes the pancreas and ultimately its normal activity of producing insulin gets paralyzed. It is interesting to note that diabetes is almost unknown in countries where people are poor and cannot afford to overeat.

The incidence of diabetes is directly linked with the consumption of processed foods rich in refined carbohydrates, like biscuits, bread, cakes chocolates, pudding and ice creams. In Britain, during the war when only whole wheat bread was available the incidence of diabetes dropped by 55 percent.

Parents should take great care to develop correct dietary habits in their children. Children should be prevented from becoming addicts to harmful foods like ice cream, cakes, jam, jelly, peppermint, chocolates and other sweets. The amount of food given to children should be such as would allow growth but not obesity. Children should be convinced about the importance of exercise and games and sports should be encouraged. Ideal body weight and a proportionate body is an almost certain guarantee against diabetes.The Obesity Trigger

Obesity is one of the main causes of diabetes. Studies show that 60 to 85 % of diabetics tend to be overweight. In the United States of America, about 80 percent of type –2 non-insulin dependent diabetics are reported to be overweight. During the Second World War, when there was a decrease in the average weight of the people, the incidence of diabetes came down dramatically. The greater the obesity, the greater is the mortality rate due to complications of diabetes.

Excess fat prevents insulin from working properly. The more fatty tissue in the body, the more resistant the muscle and tissue cells become to body insulin. Insulin allows the sugar in the blood to enter the cells by acting on the receptor sites on the surface of the cells. In obesity, where a person is overweight by 20 percent of the ideal weight or has high uric acid, or some syndromes, receptors are sparse and functionally idle. This is observed in patients developing diabetes around the age of 40 years, and having type-2 non-insulin dependent diabetes. It is estimated that the incidence of diabetes is four times higher in persons of moderate’s obesity and 3 times higher in persons of severe obesity. It has been rightly said; Heredity is like a cannon and obesity pulls and trigger.

Older people often tend to gain weight, and the same time, many of them develop and mild form of diabetes because who are over weight can often improve their blood sugar simply by losing weight. In some cases, it is all that is required to bring blood sugar back into the normal range. Even small weight loss can have beneficial effects, reducing blood sugar levels, or allowing medicines to work better. However, sudden gain in weight may cause diabetes to return. It is therefore important for older people to keep their weight down to normal. Among those detected to be diabetic, almost one third are overweight.Virus Infections

Pancreatic infections with Coxsackie’s B virus can result in beta cell damage, development of autoantibodies and, consequently, type-1 insulin dependent diabetes mellitus. Some of these can be diagnosed by a viral antibody test and islet cell antibody test. Screening for antibodies can indicate potentially juvenile diabetes in a family on the basis of auto-immunity.The Lifestyle Risk

A sedentary lifestyle, resulting from lack of physical work and exercise, plays an improvement role in the development of diabetes. The less active a person, the greater the risk of developing diabetes. Modern conveniences have made work easier. Physical activity and exercise helps control weight, uses up a lot of glucose (sugar) present in the blood as energy and makes cells more sensitive to insulin. Consequently, the workload on the pancreas is reduced.

Exercise also adds to the muscles mass. Normally, between 70 percent to 90 percent of the blood sugar is absorbed into the muscles. A reduction in muscle mass-either due to age of physical inactivity—reduces the storage space for blood sugar, and it remains in the blood stream.Smoking: An Important Risk Factor

Smoking is another important risk factor. Among men who smoke, the risk of developing diabetes is doubled. In women who smoke 25 or more cigarettes a day, the risk of developing diabetes is increased by 40 percent. Smoking also reduces retinal blood flow and increases the risk of developing retinopathy. It also decreases insulin absorption and limits joints mobility. Smoking, in combination with diabetes, greatly enhances the likelihood of premature mortality. It also depends upon the number of cigarettes a day a person smokes and the number of years he has been smoking.Age

A risk of type-2 diabetes increases, as one grows older, especially above the age of 45 years. Part of the reason is that is people grow older, they tend to become less physically active, lose muscle mass and gain weight. With life styles becoming more sedentary, there has been an increase of diabetes among people in there 30s and 40s.Stress and Tension

Stress can be emotional or physical, such as a surgery or a serious infection, an accident or an emotional shock. Another very urban trait, the high stress lifestyle, not just amongst the young unwardly mobile, but increasingly in all walks of life, is a relatively new phenomenon in India. Since there is a known connection between stress and diabetes mellitus, those who are under stress and/or lead an irregular lifestyle, need to take adequate precautions and make necessary lifestyle adjustments.

Pancreatic insufficiency caused by stress, can lead to diabetes. Grief, worry and anxiety resulting from examinations, death of a close relative, loss of a joy, business failure and strained marital relationship, all a deep influence on the metabolism and may cause sugar to appear in the urine.Organic Disorders

Diabetes may be associated with some grave organic disorders like cancer, tuberculosis and cerebral diseases. Diabetes may also be caused by a variety of other factors. These include certain metabolic and genetic disorders, inadequate secretion of insulin by the pancreas, malfunctioning of other endocrine glands like thyroid, pituitary and adrenal, excessive consumption of alcohol and the use of the certain drugs. Race

Although the reasons are unclear, people of certain races are more likely to develop diabetes than others.

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Why are Americans so Obese? What Should they Do To Become a Slimmer nation?

January 20th, 2010

”Yummy, yummy, yummy, see my obese tummy!” should perhaps be America’s new national anthem.

How Overweight Is America?

How serious is obesity in America? According to Kathleen Donnelly for MSN Health & Fitness, statistics show that “…60 percent of adult Americans weigh too much, and 17 percent of American children and teens are overweight.”

And the problem continues to escalate. In the past thirty years, children in the USA are increasingly tipping the scales. The rise of obesity among children between the ages of 6 and 11 has gone from 4% to 13 % in three decades. Obesity in US children ages 12 to 19 has gone from 5% to 14%.   And if a child is obese at the age of 6, it has a 50/50 chance of being obese for life. Obese thirteen year olds have a 75% likelihood of being obese for the rest of their lives.  This problem is even more severe among blacks and Hispanics.

To remedy their plight, 103,000 morbidly obese Americans living in the United States had gastric bypass surgery in 2003. The complication rate was 7%.

What causes obesity?

Several causes for obesity have been suggested, including heredity, social-economic conditions, diet, and exercise. Since we can’t control who our parents are, let’s focus on social-economic conditions, diet, and exercise.

Obesity & Social-economic conditions

Numerous studies have concluded that there is a direct cause and effect relationship between a person’s level of education and their odds of being overweight. The greater their level of learning is, the slimmer their odds of obesity are.

Dysfunctional Diets, Inadequate Exercise, and Bulging Belt-lines

Of course, two obvious causes of obesity are dysfunctional diets and a lack of proper exercise. Americans are exercising less and less while simultaneously consuming too much junk food. The average US woman is now consuming 335 more calories per day than the average woman in 1971. Calorie intake among men has increased to an additional 168 calories per day.  Is it any wonder that America is increasingly becoming an obese nation?

Health Risks Associated with Obesity

Discomfort about one’s appearance, however, is not the only downside to obesity. There are numerous health risks associated with being overweight. Obese individuals have a higher-than-normal rate of hypertension, type 2 diabetes, high lipids, gallbladder disease, osteoarthritis, strokes, respiratory disease, some types of cancers, heart disease, and other chronic and deadly conditions.  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention predicts obesity will soon be America’s number one killer. In 2000, tobacco was linked to 435,000 deaths while obesity was close behind at 400,000 deaths.

What to Do About Obesity

There are primarily three things that most experts recommend to help maintain a healthy weight level: 1) Getting the proper amount of exercise, 2) eating a healthy, well-balanced diet, and 3) supplementing one’s diet with nutritional products.

The Value of Exercise

If you’re considering going on a diet to lose weight, remember that the important thing is not just to lose weight, but to keep it off. In order to lose weight and keep it off, there is no substitute for exercise. One study reported by The National Weight Control Registry shows that out of 3,000 individuals who lost a minimum of 30 pounds and kept it off for more than a year, only 9 percent lost weight without exercising.

How much exercise should an individual get?

The proper amount of exercise that an individual should get of course varies from individual to individual. To make certain you are getting the proper amount of exercise, consult your family physician.

Melissa Tennen, HealthAtoZ writer, says: “Get at least 30 minutes of activity on most days. To prevent weight gain, 60 minutes a day may be necessary.”

What is a Healthy Diet?

The short answer to the question, “What is a healthy diet?” is to eat a well-balanced diet that is as close as possible to the way nature intended. Fast foods and highly-processed foodless foods have been proven to have ill-effects on one’s health. Many are high in calories and low in nutritional value.

Yet not everyone has the time, the money, or the ability to eat “The Perfect Diet.” So what’s the solution?

The Importance of Supplementing Your Diet

No doubt, in a perfect world, we would not need vitamin pills, diet pills, and other nutritional supplements. We’d simply get everything our body needs from our food. But let’s get a reality check: This is not Eden. And getting everything your body needs from your diet alone is almost impossible. Plus, if you are overweight, you need extra help.

What to look for in a Weight-Loss Pill

If you’re looking for “The Perfect Weight Loss Pill,” there are a number of things to consider. Here are just a few:

Does the product’s formula utilize nutrients in the most absorbable and potent form available?

Most companies compromise on their nutrients. They use poorly absorbed forms or synthetically derived fractions of nutrients.

Does the product use ephedra stimulants or dangerous fat blockers?

For accelerated fat-loss support and increased performance, you need help with reducing hunger, utilizing fat, enhancing metabolism, and increasing true energy levels. Insist on a weight loss product that delivers all natural support for healthy weight loss, without using ephedra stimulants.

Also, avoid dangerous fat blockers. The perfect solution is to find a weight loss pill that works by helping support healthy digestion of stored fat and a healthy metabolism. Lipase is the enzyme responsible for breaking down fat, making it available for utilization as energy. Without lipase, fat is stored as excess body fat.

Does the product contain Citrin K™ and CLA?

Research shows Citrin K™ and CLA as two powerful ingredients in helping maintain healthy fat burning. Also important are Guggul lipids and chelated minerals. They help maintain a healthy thyroid and will reduce cravings. Weight loss pills containing these ingredients make for a healthier, safer and more effective body fat reduction formula.

Don’t forget the importance of fiber

Special types of fiber will expand in your stomach and will reduce your hunger without stimulation and drug-like effects. This, in turn, will help to nutritionally support healthy body fat levels.

Your body needs energy to burn fat

Finally, the most needed factor in losing body fat is keeping your energy levels up so you have the energy burn more fat.

Are there really any nutrients available today that help promote healthy and safe fat reduction? YES! Although there are many supplements today containing herbs like Guarana, MaHuang and Ephedra that can have potentially harmful side effects, there are still many that safely help the body reduce its fat stores.

Here are just a few of the most powerful nutrients which have been well-documented:

CLA (Conjugated Linoleic Acid)

A study published in The Journal of Nutrition (December 2000, V12) established that the natural dietary supplement conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA) reduces body fat. Jan Wadstein, MD, PhD, associate professor at Lund University in Sweden states, “CLA may be a valuable weight management supplement to any diet regimen. Keeping lean body mass and speeding up fat loss are the keys to a successful weight program.”

Garcinia Cambogia

Another supplement essential for weight loss is natural organic acid extract from the rind of the Malabar tamarind called Garcinia Cambogia. This compound has been associated with gradual decrease in body fat, nutritionally supporting healthy cholesterol levels, and suppressing hunger cravings frequently. A study performed by Katts, et al, concluded the administration of Garcinia Cambogia reduced deposition of body fat and promoted increased weight loss in human subjects.  Citrin K is a proprietary formula proven to suppress appetite. The best and most researched form of Garcinia Cambogia can be found in our proprietary blend called Citrin K. Citrin K also supplies potassium, which plays a major role in maintaining the body’s fluid balance. There are other forms of Garcinia Cambogia on the market, but they don’t have the potency guarantee that Citrin K does.

Other micronutrients needed to support body fat metabolism include vitamin A, vitamin B, vitamin C and Zinc and Chromium. Look for a weight-loss supplement that will supply you with the highest quality of whole food vitamins and amino acid chelated minerals. This will help to nutritionally support a healthy metabolism, further enhancing your results.

Theobromine

Theobromine is an extraordinary nutrient found in chocolate. It helps maintain healthy levels of stress, giving you a confident and powerful feeling of health. This is a vital component to look for in a weight control product because it nutritiously supports the body in appetite suppression and provides an energetic, euphoric effect. This is very important, as many people scrap weight loss programs because of irritability and their inability to curb cravings.

So if you want to lose weight and keep it off, get the proper amount of exercise, eat a healthy, well-balanced diet, and supplement your diet with a weigh loss pill that meets the aforementioned criteria. The final word on diet pills is this: “The Perfect Weight Loss Pill” should contain the most powerful and safest nutrients available to help you nutritionally support healthy fat burning metabolism without harmful stimulants.

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Poor Health, Obesity, and Diet Pills

January 19th, 2010

For many people around the world, the struggle with being overweight is more than just an issue of aesthetics or physical appearance.  It is a very real health concern for almost 300 million people around the world.  What is even more alarming is that 22 million of the world’s children below five years old are classified as obese or overweight.  Based on a 2000 study released by Media Awareness Network, eight out of 10 Americans above 25 years of age are overweight.  The actual figures show that 58 million Americans are overweight and 40 million are obese.   To the average person, being overweight is visually judged and not measured accurately based on medical or scientific parameters.  Having the so-called love handles, beer belly, and other bulges around the body are often the obvious signs of being overweight.  Being overweight generally indicates that a person has more body fat than what is considered useful for the body’s functions. Obesity, on the other hand, is defined as a condition in which the stored fatty tissues in a person’s body are increased to a point where it is already a health risk. There are actual standards set by nutritionist-dietitians using the Body Mass Index (BMI), which is a statistical measure of the weight and body fat of a person scaled according to height.  BMI is used by health professionals to discuss a patient’s “thinness” or “fatness.” However, there are limits to the use of BMI as a health assessment tool since it may overestimate body fat in athletes and other individuals who are well-built; and it may underestimate body fat in the elderly or those who have lost muscle mass. Another method used to as a health assessment tool is called Waist Circumference Factor, which is simply the measurement of the distance around a person’s abdomen.  Based on an advisory released by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, those who are at risk of developing heart problems and other chronic diseases are women with a waist circumference of over 35 inches; and men with a waist circumference of more than 40 inches.  For Asian populations, the World Health Organization has recommended that women maintain a waist circumference of not over 31 inches; and not more that 35 inches for men. But what does waist line circumference or body mass index all add up to?  Why do we need to know our weight or the measurement of our waistline?  Researches and studies all point out that overweight or obese individuals are more prone to heart disease, diabetes, kidney problems, and a host of other serious illnesses. The good news is that many people are now more conscious about their weight and health in general.  The remarkable growth of the sports and fitness industries point out that more and more people are taking their physical health more seriously.  Enrollment in gyms and other health clubs have risen over the years.  The popularity of the fitness franchises like Gold’s Gym and Fitness First  not only in America but in other parts of the world have made weight lifting and aerobics household words.  Even in places where gym memberships are considered as luxuries, minds are being changed as awareness about the need for regular physical exercise is made more widespread and in-depth.  In fact, a number of fitness programs have sprung up and have become the latest fads followed by fitness buffs and regular people alike.  Pilates, boxing, tae-bo, yoga, and even belly dancing are among the most popular routines utilized by professional fitness experts to teach people who want to lose weight or those who want to improve their physical appearance.   Still, doing physical exercise may no longer be an option for certain people.  Those who are extremely overweight or obese need more help in losing unwanted pounds.  The use of a  weight loss pill is one of the options that can be taken to shed the extra weight.   If properly used under the supervision of a health care professional, a weight loss pill can work like a miracle drug.   It is important to know that not every weight loss pill works the same.  There are as much number of unfounded claims as there are brands of herbal or dietary pills in the market.   These claims can range from the decreasing a person’s appetite to ensuring the increase of calorie and fat metabolism.  Quite curiously, almost all of these products claim to be the “best weight loss pill.”  Some of these products contain herbs, botanicals, laxatives and even caffeine.   The safety or efficacy of these ingredients when taken together has not yet been properly established.  Therefore, it is important to be fully informed about the weight loss products they purchase.    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a weight loss diet pill called Orlistat (commonly marketed under the brand name Xenical) that is used in conjunction with a reduced-calorie or low-fat diet and regular exercise.  This product works by blocking fat absorption in the intestine.  In capsule form, this rapid weight loss pill is taken three times a day with meals.   Indeed, one need not become part of the statistics.  Weight loss is not an impossible goal especially if one gets adequate advice from a health professional.  The combination of regular exercise, low-fat diet and, if necessary, the use of weight reduction medications can put an overweight or obese individual on the road back to health.

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The Food Industry

January 19th, 2010

Is and has led you a right merry dance over the years – their propaganda is extremely inviting, even alluring, but certainly damaging. They make it all sound so amazing, so feasible, soooo healthy? Who can resist such professional play on words and incredible packaging, and mind blowing advertising?
In general the information the public gets comes from the food industry, with budgets that are huge and the campaigns are relentless, to say nothing of the powerful lobbyists. For instance – margarine is good, butter is bad, that was so damaging to every ones health. Margarine was/is highly processed, which is damaging enough and was packed with the killer ‘trans fatty acids’ for many decades, quite the opposite to what the industry was saying. The food industry had known this for decades, believe. For decades they ignored champagnes that kept appealing to them to remove “trans fats” from products.
The industry had everyone believe ‘fat’ is bad – so people become ‘essential fatty acid’ deficient, the word ‘essential’ describes the fact we cannot do without them. They are essential to health, margarine was as far away from essential as one could get.
People where con-vinced to eat so called ‘low-fat’ products, which more often than not had more sugar than the regular fat variety. The industry would substitute fat with sugar for texture and flavor.
Each time a “new” artificial sweeter is released onto the market, we are told this time this one is different, this time this one is safe compared to the previous ones, this one is not like the previous ones that caused cancer or damaged the nervous system (which they flatly denied at the time even though they knew the potential dangers), plus a whole host of other damage.
The latest – is that fruit is now the enemy, because now all ‘carbs’ are bad. Generations of people, and animals for thousands of years, have eaten fresh fruit they did not suffer like we do today. I am beside myself as people tell me fruit makes you put on weight, fruit causes diabetes, fruit contains sugar, alas the power of the food industry.
We all know diabetes is on the rise and now extremely worrying is that children/teenagers are suffering adult onset diabetes, almost unheard before. That was why it was originally called adult onset! NOT due to eating fresh fruits and vegetables! This statistic of increased diabetes and/or weight gain, is because of low consumption! NOT because people are eating so much fruit and vegetables.
When was the last time you saw a modern over weight child eating loads of fruit and vegetables on a regular basis?? Statistics show most children and adults are taking no notice what so ever of the five to nine fresh or frozen fruit and vegetables, everyday.
ONLY 23 percent of men and women eat the minimum five servings of fruits and vegetables every day. Research shows it is not this 23 percent that are getting chronically overweight and sick with heart disease, diabetes etc.
Obesity rates have doubled in children and tripled in adolescents over the last two decades, with one in seven young people now obese and one in three now overweight, to me this is shocking. This is not caused by the average kid saying please ’super size me’ with fruit and vegetables! Believe me. I am sorry if I am repeating myself I am so out raged by the mistruths and misleading advice the media puts out there.
Only when you already have diabetes, things are a little different, you will have to be more careful how and when you eat fruit and some vegetables, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t eat them. If you have diabetes don’t eat them on an empty stomach, don’t eat large portions of fruit at any one time, fruit juices are out of the question etc.
The World Health Report 2002 attributes at least 2.7 million deaths globally each year to low fruit and vegetable intake. In addition, globally there are more than one billion adults overweight – at least 300 million of them obese! A high intake of fruit and vegetables as part of a healthy diet, can make an important contribution to preventing chronic disease and obesity. Today 95% of our food today is processed and this is what people are eating.
A resent study of researchers led by Nita Forouhi, from the Medical Research Council Epidemiology Unit at the Institute of Metabolic Science of Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge, collected data on 21,831 healthy middle-aged men and women who did not have diabetes. Over the 12 years of the study, 735 people did developed diabetes.
To determine how much fruit and vegetables these people ate, the researchers measured blood levels of vitamin C, which serves as a marker for the amount of fruits and vegetables eaten.
“We have found that eating greater amounts of fruits and vegetables is associated with lower risk of future type 2 diabetes,” Forouhi said.
Scientific studies have shown that people who eat a lot of fruit and vegetables have a lower risk of getting illnesses, such as heart disease, diabetes, some cancers and of being overweight. For this reason, health authorities recommend that you eat at least five portions of fruit and vegetables every day – and it doesn’t matter whether they’re fresh, or frozen. But every piece of research shows people are not eating enough fruit and vegetables.
Fruit and vegetables contain fructose and in their fresh whole natural form do not cause a problem. So where did some of the confusion arise? Something that is in the food chain, it’s almost in all manufactured foods now – HFCS high-fructose-corn-syrup. It is not natural, far from it. Made from corn, and is highly refined, highly concentrated and causing numerous health problems. There is no comparison in any shape or form to fructose in whole natural fresh fruit and the highly processed concentrated HFCS.
The same thing happened with fats – all fats became the enemy, causing more health problems and weight-gain as nations avoided ‘essential fats’, getting fatter and unhealthier!!
Now products are made to be low in sugar and carbs, but are higher in processed fats!
Before products where low in fat and higher in sugar and carbs!
Use logic and do not believe the hype of advertising the big food manufactures feed you. Believe me your health is the last thing on their agenda.
GI and GL you may have seen these terms before? I would just like to briefly clear up what they both mean, in a nut shell. GI stands for Glycemic Index – this refers to how fast a particular food is digested. In foods with a high Glycemic Index this process happens quickly causing a surge in blood sugar levels, causing the body to release insulin, which has a knock-on effect of encouraging the storage of fat in our cells. This in turn results is a drop in blood sugar levels, resulting in hunger and cravings. GL stands for Glycemic Loading it not only looks at how quickly it affects the blood sugar levels but more importantly the proportion of ‘carbs’ contained in the food.
What does this mean? Okay, a food might have a High Glycemic Index but a Low Glycemic Loading as is the case of fruits, this is the important thing, only a small proportion of this food has an affect on blood sugar levels. So in reality its affects are much lower than its actual G I rating.
Glycemic load for a single serving of a food can be calculated as the quantity (in grams) of its carbohydrate content, multiplied by its GI, and divided by 100.
For example, a 100g slice serving of watermelon with a GI of 72 and a carbohydrate content of 5g (it contains a lot of water, as do most fruits) makes the calculation 5*0.72=3.6, so the GL is 3.6.
The glycemic load assesses the impact of carbohydrate consumption that takes the glycemic index into account, giving a fuller picture than does glycemic index alone. A GI value tells you only how rapidly a particular carbohydrate turns into sugar. It doesn’t tell you how much of that carbohydrate is in a serving of a particular food. You need to know both things to understand a food’s effect on blood sugar. That is where glycemic load comes in. The carbohydrate in watermelon, for example, has a high GI. But there isn’t a lot of it, so watermelon’s glycemic load is relatively low. A GL of 20 or more is high, a GL of 11 to 19 inclusive is medium, and a GL of 10 or less is low.
Watermelon is 3.6

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Adults Need To Lead By Example With Proper Exercise

January 18th, 2010

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Personal Ads – an Online Guide

January 18th, 2010

Writing Personal Ads

The headline – Your online personal is like an advertisement. And in this advertisement, you are the product. If your personal ad doesn’t sell a reader, he or she will breeze by it looking for a better model.

The key to creating a successful personal ad is your headline. It has to get a person’s attention, it has to do it in few words, and it has to do amidst a lot of other headlines. This is a lot to ask of a description that’s usually less than ten words. How do you do it? The key is to appeal to the other person’s interest.

Fact is, the person reading your headline doesn’t know you and can care less about you. They want to know what’s in it for them. So your personal ad’s headline — in very few words — has to show this person what’s in it for them. This is what gets the reader to decide to open your personal ad or to pass it by.

The trick is to play to the wants that are important to your target reader. In general, women seek honesty, security, sense of humor, confidence, someone who will make them feel sexy and special, physical attraction, and someone who will listen (when dealing with women, men can be pretty bad at this, so pick it up guys). So if you’re looking to appeal to a woman, headlines might be:

Get the love and attention you deserve

A man who will actually listen to you!

Secure man (or woman) with a sense of humor

Appealing to men works the same way: your personal ad’s headline should appeal to what a male prospect wants to find. Surveys on attraction typically show that “physical appearance” is more important to men than women. But men seek other things as well. About one in two men polled are looking for a serious relationship. This means you have a 50-50 chance whether you mention serious relationship or casual relationship.

In essence, when you design your personal ad’s headline, think of what the target prospect will want and promote it. And try to avoid some of the highly-common horrible personal ad headlines, which go like:

A friend made me do this

Tired of being miserable

Life sucks, look forward to hearing from ya

Don’t promote negativity, it’s not too appealing. That statement is common sense, of course, but there are negative headlines like these all over the personals. And the “friend made me do it” approach is lousy also. If we’re serious about meeting someone, would we want to waste our time and energy on a person who doesn’t seem serious about it?

If you have to use negativity, try to at least throw in some humor. I saw a personal ad headline which did this fabulously. It read: If the world didn’t suck, we’d all fall off. This has to make you laugh. And it has to make you think that this person has a creative sense of humor. Nonetheless, I still succeed far more frequently when my personal ad uses a headline that focuses on what the reader stands to gain.

When the headline is a bit less important – There will be some dating services that display search results with your headline and a small version of your picture. In this case, the headline’s value is a bit less important because your picture will also play a role in whether or not someone finds you appealing.

Your actual personal ad – Your headline got them in the door, your personal ad now has to generate a response. How do you do this? Once again, it comes back to telling the reader what’s in it for them. What are your favorable qualities? What does the reader stand to gain by getting to know you … by meeting you … by dating you?

If the reader doesn’t see the benefit of knowing you, why would they waste time writing you or contacting you?

Let them know what they stand to gain. Don’t be shy. Don’t under-value yourself. We all have majestic and wonderful qualities. Let people know about yours. Tell them what they stand to gain by having an awesome person like you in their life.

I usually make a list of my best qualities. Then, I prioritize them in order of what I think the reader will likely find most valuable. Then, I put them in the ad: “I am a great listener and I look forward to conversing with you and hearing your thoughts … I am adventurous and open-minded, and seeking someone whose thoughts and actions will broaden my views … and so on.”

I just told the reader that I will listen, that communication is important to me, and that I welcome and look forward to their feedback. I also did so while stating what I’m looking for.

In too many ads, the person is totally caught up in what they want: “I want someone who is between 5′11″ and 6′ tall, 187.2 pounds, and makes AT LEAST $900,000 a year.” Most people read ads like that and think, Who cares? Of course, that example is overboard, but a good percentage of ads are like that. Avoid that route. Tell people what you’re looking for. But also let them know what they stand to gain. I write my ads this way and I have had immense success.

More Basics on writing Your Personal Ads

Show don’t tell. For example, it is much more effective to use humor in your ad rather than just saying “I have a sense of humor”. Show that you are an educated and intelligent person through interesting word choice, clear ad structure, and colorful and creative descriptions.

Creativity counts. A personal ad can take many forms. A poem, perhaps. One amazing ad consisted entirely of titles — one right after another — of popular motion pictures, carefully chosen and arranged to describe the ad placer.

Show them what YOU would want to know. Make a list of the most important things that you would like to know about a person before responding to an ad. Chances are, others would like to know the same about you. If you work, in what field? Have you ever been married before? Do you have children? Are you looking to make some new friends, or do you want find one special person to settle down with for a lifetime? Keep in mind that common goals are often more important in a relationship than individual interests.

Age isn’t everything, but… It is where a lot of people start. Be sure to include your age in the ad; if you do not want to give your exact age, narrow the range: “early twenties” or “mid forties” for example. If you are fifty but feel thirty, say so? If you are looking for someone outside your age range, give a range for the person you seek as well. Keep in mind that some people will be suspicious of a range that seems too wide — such as “twenty to sixty”, and this may limit responses. Likewise, a range too narrow (one to two years) also seems odd. Even those who fall in the narrow range might be hesitant to respond. Stating your age, and avoiding ranges altogether, is generally the best approach.

Describe yourself first. Be careful to avoid creating an ad that is simply a mile-long list of characteristics you seek in another, without saying much about yourself. It is better to let the person reading the ad decide if they might be a match. This does not mean that you should say nothing about what you seek, just don’t overdo it. You do not want to be too picky.

Details, details. How many times have you read a personal ad that states: “I enjoy movies, music, and going out.”? This sentence describes millions of people! The idea is to make yourself stand out from the rest! Instead, name a recent movie that you enjoyed. List some of your favorite music styles, song titles, or artists. If you enjoy going out to Italian restaurants, or line-dancing at a country bar on Saturday nights, say so! Ironically, it is the very details that are often overlooked as being insignificant or boring which in fact add the color and depth necessary for a personal ad to be truly effective.

Honesty is the best policy. Above all, be honest when describing yourself. No matter who you are, or what kind of person you are seeking, you have a better chance of finding that person — and with less disappointment along the way — if you are honest from the beginning.

Your Personal Ad is your Selling Point

Here are four classified ads. Which one would you call?

1. Car. Selling. 555-5555

2. The automobile of your dreams is in my driveway! Come and drive this hot machine. It’s got really neat features and the colour’s pretty cool too. Why am I selling such an amazing car? Because I like you! So come and get this hot rod and drive yourself crazy! Vroom! Vroom! 555-5555

3. Hve cer for sale. Runs good. Nise guy owns. Gotta go cuz I got skool to pay. 555-5555

4. 1999 VW Beetle, silver. New transmission and battery. Very reliable, clean, and attractive. All papers with present owner. Great miles to the gallon, fully loaded, stereo upgrade capabilities. Still under factory warranty. Call 555-5555. Best offer.

These are all ads for the same car.

Assuming you’d like a silver VW Beetle (and if you don’t, substitute a car you would like), chances are that you’d prefer ad # 4. It’s honest, descriptive, confident, not pushy, not flashy, and not unga-bunga caveman stupid. This is how you successfully sell any item, including yourself. See where I’m going with this?

If you’re trying to sell yourself, say more than your name, country of origin, and age. Tell prospective mates about your personality, what you like, and what you won’t accept. The thing is to create interest in you! Make yourself sound attractive and intriguing.

Here’s another way to put it: The personal ad is a resume. When applying for a job you hand in your resume. The person sifting through all the applications will pick out the ones that sound best and are best presented. The successful resume lists the person’s greatest attributes first: we’re all in a hurry; the interviewer wants to see what you’ve got as quickly as possible. The ones that meet requirements are called in for an interview. From there the best person is picked for the job. If it is discovered at any time during or after the hiring process that the person lied on their resume, the applicant is immediately disqualified.

With a personal ad you are applying for the job of Mate. You have to put together a personal resume that shows off your qualities in the best possible manner. This should be needless to say, but unfortunately it isn’t: first of all, say something! Don’t just spit out a couple of meaningless words. Write quite a bit about yourself and what you’re looking for. List your best attributes first. Do not lie about your situation, looks, or personality; you will be found out immediately, waste your time and theirs, create bad feelings and a bad reference. Remember: there are no wrong qualifications; you’re just trying to find a good fit. As far as interests go, list mature activities that can be done with others (i.e., no video games!). You’re trying to find a mate; don’t act like a loner.

And for heaven’s sake: learn spelling and grammar! People, the amount of personal ads out there that have shoddy, pathetic, and senseless writing is unbelievable. Who would want to be with someone too stupid to even write a decent sentence and too careless to realize that this is the hook with which they’re trying to catch their big fish? No one’s expecting you to be Shakespeare, but writing that wouldn’t even make it in a children’s book is unacceptable. There are plenty of smart people out there that can read and write. Chances are that you know some. When your happiness is at stake, there’s no room for ego: get them to help you with your ad. If you don’t know what to write, never mind how, ask your friends. Ask those who care about you to tell you about you. This will open your eyes to qualities you may have forgotten, and perhaps a few you should get rid of.

Differences between how Men & Women view Personal Ads

When writing your ad, you should keep in mind that men and women respond differently to personal ads. Men respond to personal ads more than women. Therefore, an ad from a woman receives more responses than an ad from a man

According to our own statistical analysis as well as a study done at Northwestern University, we have found a few trends that bear paying attention to when writing your ad.

Men

First, men are much less selective when responding to ads than women. If a male browses 10 ads he wants to respond to, and probably sends a message for all 10, hoping for a good percentage of email backs. Men play the odds. They feel that the more ads they respond to increases their chances of getting a response back.

Also, men tend to be more inclusive. If an ad says that a woman is looking for a gentleman in his thirties, a man who is 42 but considers himself to look and feel like a thirty year old will respond.

Therefore, women can and should be more specific when writing their ads. It pays to be as descriptive as possible. The more specific you are about who you are and the person you’d like to meet, the better quality the responses you’ll get.

Women

Women, on the other hand, are much more selective and exclusive. If a female browses 10 ads, she is more likely to send a message for 5 or 6 of them.

If a woman reads an ad that says the man is looking for a “cute, petite, shapely, young looking, thin, etc., type lady,” he is likely to not get many responses — if any.

A woman might reject a guy just because he says he prefers blondes, thinking what he is really saying is that if you’re not blonde, forget it. Men should be a little less specific when describing their preferences. One wrong word and you may be out of the running. Remember though, to always be honest!

Understanding how women perceive themselves and knowing what “red flag” words not to say will go a long way in getting a better response from women. Don’t focus on physical attributes. Avoid these bad words: slim, shapely, etc.

Mr. “Wrong”

GOOD LOOKING-FIT SWM, 6′1″, 175 lbs., 30, sexy, fun, great sense of humor, enjoys reading, running, dining out, movies, not into bars, drugs or big egos, seeks attractive/cute, curvy, slender SWF who is independent, loving, emotionally available and with a positive attitude. NS. Take a risk and write me.

Mr. “Right”

TRUSTWORTHY SWM 35 6′, 190, blonde/blue eyes, clean cut, NS, good shape, love kids, outdoors, camping, sports; good sense of humor, movies, quiet times at home, old fashioned values; loving, caring, affectionate, seeks honest, long term relationship. No games please.

Be creative…

SWF SEEKS MALE LEAD for real-life drama/comedy; must play opposite 5′9″ slim, 29 year old West Coast type. Scenes include beach-going, dancing, antique-hunting and drives to the coast. Practice your lines and write me.

Show your personality!

LIFE IN HELL. Wanda seeks Binky. SWF, 30, intelligent, funny, earthy, cynical as hell. Into anything outdoors (hiking, biking…) film, music, reading, conversation, seeks SWF 20s-30s who’s intelligent, attractive & active for adventures before dentures.

The Basics of Ad Writing

Capture Attention.

Use a Catchy headline—a catchy headline will make your ad stand out. Be bold, creative, whimsical, passionate or humorous to catch their eye. “Ravishing Redhead” or a “Radiant Blonde” has more impact than “Attractive Female.”

Describe Yourself.

Who are you? First, start with some of the basic descriptions such as what you look like, marital status (single, divorced or widowed), sex, age and — if important — ethnic or religious background. Include aspects you feel are important. Keep it short. Don’t waste your time telling your life story. No one reads an endless ad. You’ll have time to elaborate in your email exchanges. Stick to the basics and leave a little something to the imagination… but not too much.

Describe who you want to meet.

Make sure to list the ideal age range, education, etc… of your potential mate. Also, describe what you like to do. What are your hobbies and interests? What are your political, religious, social or moral values? If any of these are important to you, mention them in your ad.

Describe what you like to do.

Be specific. Don’t be generic or vague. Avoid cliches like “fun-loving” or “long walks on the beach.” Who doesn’t like long walks on the beach? What kind of museums or music do you like? What type of sports, radio stations, restaurants, food, plays, movies, directors, TV shows, nightclubs or other activities do you like? And, if you really do like long walks, what beach do you like to walk? Also, if you’re adamant about certain issues like smoking, pets, or children you should mention it.

Describe some of the things you’d like to do together.

What are some of the activities you would like to share with a potential mate.? Are you athletic? Do you run? Play tennis? Racquetball? Do you like to listen to live music or go to the opera? Remember, it’s easier to envision be with someone if you can envision the things you’ll do with them.

Show your personality and sense of humor.

Be creative. Develop a selling point. If you have a good sense of humor, don’t just say so, prove it! Most of all, make sure the ad reflects your personality.

Be honest!

There’s a common misconception that all those ads in the personals aren’t true, or worse, that they’re all made up. Not true! The people who have the most success through the personals are people who are sincere about who they are and what their intentions are from the start. If you are sincere about meeting someone, it won’t do you any good to mislead people by falsely representing yourself. Create an ad that will encourage the right people to respond – people who you want to meet.

Capture attention.

Last, but not least, capture the attention of your reader. Try to make the first phrase of your ad the most interesting and memorable. In doing so, you’ll make your ad easier to find when the reader is deciding to which ad he/she will respond.

Photo

A picture speaks a thousand words. Let’s face it, appearances are important. If people can find out that they are or aren’t attracted to you sooner rather than later, it is a plus. We’ve made it easy for you to attach the photo in your ad, simply follow the upload photo link in the members site.

Ok, let’s recap:

Capture attention.

Describe yourself.

Describe who you want to meet.

What do you like to do?

What would you like to do together?

Show your personality and sense of humor.

Be honest!

Sample Letter that Don Diebel uses to respond to Personal Ads

Here’s a letter I used to respond to personal ads to successfully meet and attract women like crazy:

Hi!

This letter is in response to your recent “personal” ad. Your ad really captured my attention and you sound like someone I would like to really like to get to know better. In order for you to get to know me better, here’s a little bit about myself:

I am a single financially secure businessman, 1947 model, low mileage, high performance. Bumped a few times, but never wrecked. Proven ability to hug the road and not wander off course. Exterior in mint condition, warm, affectionate, sensitive interior, never soiled. Factory equipped package includes stereo, humor, depth, imagination and intelligence. Radio picks up all kinds of rock and classical. Spacious seats with plenty of room for passenger…runs on high-octane fun and romance, lifetime supply included.

Available for inspection by female drivers only, prefer affectionate woman, no dependents, eye-catching exterior, self-confident, intelligent, warm, sincere with sense of humor and full set of tools.

I come from a close solid family, would like to have little Toyotas some day. Equipped with nice endowment. Only driven once a week by little old lady to/from church. To arrange test drive, please write or call me at 802-484-2425 (anytime). HAPPY MOTORING!

P.S. Feel free to modify this letter to use for yourself. Try it…it works like crazy!

Writing your Personal Ad today?

Many things that we do in life require some effort, creativity, and imagination. Composing a personal ad is no exception. Your ad should reflect who you are, honestly, and the type of person you are seeking as a partner.

You may find it difficult to compose the right ad, one that really reflects both you and the type of person you seek. Don’t be afraid to enlist the help of a close friend.

There are right and wrong ways to compose a personal ad. Let’s look at a few of the wrong ways. Concentrating solely on your appearance or the looks of your ideal partner is one of the personal ad mistakes.

For example: 5′7″, 110 lb. cute, blue-eyed blonde, seeks Tom Cruise look-alike for love and romance. Reply Box 1666

6′4″, 180 lb. body builder seeks Pamela Anderson look-alike to bench press on the beach. Reply Box 2245

Talking about your hobbies or interests, without exposing the person that you are, is another personal ad error. For example: Good-looking male engineer, 5′9″, enjoys music, biking, country drives, seeks single white female, 20’s for friendship and possible long-term relationship. Box 3065

Attractive, petite, youthful, professional female, enjoys the outdoors, nature, walks, water, classical and country music, sports, dining out, dancing, and theater, balanced with quiet times. Seeks single male. Box 2243

Focusing totally on financial or material issues does not give the reader an honest reflection of who you are. For example: Exquisite blonde princess. University educated, intellectual, 34, 5′6″, slim, fun loving. Former model with Mercedes tastes and Jaguar sensuality, looking for that special, generous, sophisticated, and refined gentleman with whom to explore life’s pleasures. Box 7787

Harvard MBA grad, tall, dark, and handsome, late 30’s, divorced, 2 children, owner of global Computer firm with homes in San Diego, Boca Raton and Switzerland, seeks wealthy, jet setting Princess, early 30’s, preferably European, from an affluent family with no children. Box 2596

The major mistake that these three types of ads have in common is that they all focus on the outside rather than on the inside of themselves and of the partner they seek. It’s like that first date where we show our socially correct persona, and are afraid to expose the layers of the individual we are. Many ads seem to take this same direction.

When writing your own personal ad, take the time to write one that expresses who you are, as an individual, your unique qualities and gifts, and what you want from a potential partner. It does not have to be a novel: keep it simple, short, honest, and sincere. Also, don’t rush: No one says you have to write an ad in 5 minutes. It may take you a week with a hundred revisions before you are happy with the end product. However, this effort is worthwhile. Once you have placed an ad based on your inside qualities rather than your outside appearance, you will receive many more serious and sincere responses from potentially compatible people.

Personal ads are not for everyone, but you will never know whether or not they are for you unless you try.

Why should Men run a Personal Ad instead of answering One

by Don Diebel

Have you ever thought about using the personals to meet and attract single women? I, Don Diebel used the personals for many years successfully to meet hot & sexy beautiful women from all over the United States.

For those of you that are confused as to whether you should just run a personal ad or just answer the ads of the women you are attracted to, let me give you some valuable advice:

It’s best to run your own ad instead of replying to women’s ads and here’s why:

1. It really builds up your confidence and makes you feel special when single women are seeking you out. It’s a great feeling checking your email or postal mail and discover all these women wanting to get to know you.

2. There are a lot of single women out there that read the personals of men. And these same women would never think of running their own ad due to feeling embarrassed, but they think nothing of reading your ad and responding to your ad if they are interested.

3. Women tend to get tons of responses to their ad by men. All these men are vying for her attention. There’s just too much competition. It’s better to run your own ad.

4. It’s such an easy way to meet single women. They are seeking you out. It’s nice to have women make the first move for a change. Us guys get tired of having to do all the work to meet women.

5. When you place a photo in your ad and a woman responds, this indicates that she finds you attractive physically. This is a good ego-booster to know someone finds you to be desirable physically.

Why single women don’t list their weight in their personal ads

by Don Diebel

I need to make you aware of something when you are playing the personals to meet single women for love, romance, and a potential relationship. 9 times out of 10 if a single woman doesn’t list her weight in her personal ad, she is very likely to be overweight or even grossly obese. Plus, you need to be aware that when they do list their weight it may be a lie to try and hide the fact that they are overweight.

Of course, if you don’t mind dating overweight single women then it’s not a problem if they don’t list their weight or lie about their weight. And I commend you for the ability to accept a woman as a person and not judge her according to her looks and weight.

But, if you’re picky and desire a slender woman, I would advise you to ignore any personal ads where they don’t list their weight.

Let me make a few comments about men who won’t date single women that are overweight. I really don’t think it’s fair being prejudice towards overweight women. Unless they have a medical problem they can lose that weight and become the woman you desire. Also, overweight single women are hungry for attention and love because they sometimes get passed over in favor of more slender women.

Also, there’s another issue which I don’t think is fair. There are guys that are overweight with big potbellies that only want to date slender and pretty women and are turned off by overweight women like themselves. Well, I think they should take a good look in the mirror and picture how their gross-looking body can turn off single women.

It works both ways. There are a lot of single women who are turned off by overweight potbellied men. If you are overweight, I highly recommend that you get on a healthy diet and exercise regimen to trim down. It will help you to attract and seduce more single women. Besides, it will give you a lot more energy and it’s good for your mental and physical health.

In closing, I highly recommend that you don’t overlook single women that are only 10-30 pounds overweight. This is not that much to lose to get to their ideal weight and when they do lose the weight they will really look hot & sexy and they will be very proud of their body. Plus, women are overly sensitive about their weight and may feel grossly overweight even though they only need to lose 10-30 pounds. This can work in your favor when you show a lot of interest in them. This makes them feel needed and wanted and they will admire the fact that you can accept them as they are even if they are a little bit overweight.

The Art of Profile Writing

by Kathryn B. Lord, L.C.S.W.

In CyberSpace, you are what you write. A well-written profile is the Internet equivalent of Drop-Dead Gorgeous. This is an opportunity not to be missed!

During face to face or phone communication, other clues and cues are present. You can hear the other’s voice tone and cadence, see their body language, smell a person’s individual scent, notice how they dress and present themselves to the world. All those factors and many more flood our senses and help flesh out our mental picture of the other.

Only old fashioned *snail mail* letters come close to the restricted palette of email. And even with *snail mail,* you would have more clues. The author’s handwriting, with their choice of stationery and the writing implement (pencil or perhaps old fashioned fountain pen, black or maybe peacock blue ink), would add to the richness of your image.

With Cyberspace, it’s just letters on a screen. In the most literal way possible, you are only as good as your word.

How you present yourself is who you are.

If you are getting yourself ready to go to meet your future life’s partner, you will likely be taking meticulous care with your presentation. You may be thinking and planning for weeks. Perhaps you are treating yourself to a makeover, spending money and paying attention to how you look, in a way you have not done in years. Maybe you buy several outfits and try them on over and over, trying to get a sense of what presents you the most favorably. Maybe you buy a gift or flowers to show your pleasure to your new love.

You are fastidious, down to the last detail.

This is exactly the attitude that you need to take in writing your profile.

You want the best of you to show. You want to be sure that your buttons are buttoned and your hair is just so. You want to look *fine.* After all, finally seeing that special someone and those first few minutes of direct contact may be the most important few minutes of the rest of your life.

With your Internet matchmaking profile, you have just a few minutes, maybe only a few seconds, to make your impression.

And every second has to count.

The Best Preparation

Educate yourself – get online and start looking at what others are writing. Some sites allow you to look around, even to do searches for potential matches using gender, age and geographical location.

A place to start might be Match.com, reviewed in the April issue of *eMAIL to eMATE.* Try some other sites, too, like Matchmaker.com reviewed below in this issue, and note the differences. Do sites seem to attract a certain kind or class people or a certain age group? Do you feel more comfortable on some sites than on others? Try to identify what makes a difference for you.

Search the profiles, both in the age and gender range in which you are interested, and also, your own age range and gender. Read lots of profiles, and copy and print off the ones that strike your fancy, intrigue you, or the ones that you find offensive or don’t like. Make files of the writings you admire and the profiles you think are poorly written. Collect lots of both. And continue to do so. These word snapshots will be your textbook.

As you read over the profiles that you have printed out, try to form a mental image of the writer, based on his or her words. Ask yourself questions that seem important:

* Is this an honest person?

* Does he/she seem kind

* Does the writer appear angry or depressed?

* Is he/she someone I would want to spend an evening with?

* And then, Why or why not?

Jot down notes about your impressions on your printouts. And ask yourself:

What about the writing led me to think what I did?

You Are In Training

You are in a process of training yourself to read and observe closely. Perhaps never in your life has your ability to sense a person through their writing been more important.

People tell you who they are. On the Internet, they are REALLY telling you, because their words are the only way they have to do it. If you read carefully, what they say, how they say it, and also what they don’t say, you can learn a tremendous amount.

The other side of that coin, that people are telling you all about themselves all the time, is that you have to be open to the information, willing to hear what they are saying.

Computer communication (only words across your screen and no other sensory clues) enhances certain reactions in the reader. Fantasy – your own mind’s tendency to fill in the gaps – happens all too easily, with so little other evidence to prohibit it. If you have a tendency to believe the printed word (if it is written down, it must be so), you are at risk with an email romance.

Learn to read on two levels. Enjoy and believe what your correspondent writes on one level. But on another, more stepped back place, be aware that what he/she presents may not be so. Train yourself to doubt. Remember, no matter how well the two of you seem to click, this person is still a stranger.

Do Your Homework

1. Many of the dating sites offer good tips on profile writing. Dateable.com has a good one. Check out the free advice.

2. As you are doing your research, start thinking about your own profile. You might start a draft. Use your own word processor to write, so that you can think about what you are presenting and polish the final product. You can cut and paste the final version into the space provided in the dating site you chose.

3. Do NOT write your profile off the top of your head, right into the profile space allotted. It’s too easy to make spelling and grammar mistakes that show forever. Too easy to post a sloppy and poorly written presentation.

4. Above all, take this process seriously. You are looking for your life mate.

5. And don’t forget to have fun!

Personal Ad Writing for Gay Men

1 Take some time and think about what you really want, because knowing that sure narrows the field.

2 Describe yourself first. A quick mention of your physical characteristics if you have facial hair, are very tall, very short, very thin or very heavy, otherwise it doesn’t matter. It is not important to give the length, girth or potency of your penis (or other body part) in a personal ad. If you find someone you like, all those things are left to share between you.

3 Tell about your interests – golf, hockey, movies, books (you can’t stay in bed all the time!)

4 Write about why you’re placing an ad and what you hope to get from it.

5 Tell what sort of physical characteristics make you feel sexy.

6 Show us, don’t tell us that you have a sense of humor, show it in your ad.

7 If you’re uncomfortable describing yourself, upload a photo that shows you at your best. If you’re a happy person, upload a happy photo!

8 Be creative! Write a poem, talk about your dog or anything that would make someone want to know more about you.

9 Think about why someone would benefit from knowing you and loving you, then tell about that. You know what you want to know about other people, so tell those things about yourself.

10 Don’t be negative. NEVER say “I’m getting over a relationship where I was dumped and I need a friend to feel better.”

11 Age is only a number and is no reflection on a person’s sexiness or personality. However, if age is important to you, write that you’re looking for a person in a certain age range. Please don’t ask for any man between 18-99. You won’t get replies, as you’re screaming that you’ll take anything.

12 A laundry list of what you’re looking for in another person to satisfy your needs is going to get no response. Remember, relationships are partnerships, even if you’re looking for casual sex. If it’s not good for both, you’re going to be wanking alone.

13 It IS important to let others know if there is a particular type of person you’re looking for. If you want someone who shares a fetish of yours, by all means list it and anything else that you have determined you won’t live without.

14 I can’t say it enough times, if you can’t spell, then use a spell checker. Write your ad in a word processing program and check it and then cut and paste it into your ad. If you don’t know how to cut and paste, write to us and we’ll tell you how. You have one chance at a first impression and if every 3rd word is misspelled, you won’t come across as bright or intelligent, even if you are.

15 Be honest, it’s easier and you don’t have to remember anything.Click Here SEXY PERSONAL

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Free Soul Food Recipes: Getting More User Friendly For The Holidays

January 17th, 2010

Free soul food recipes continues to adapt to a demanding health conscious consumer. With the holidays on us, this is the time experts predict the average person will pack on  3 to 5 pounds.  Not only will they gain 3 to 5 pounds, but they will keep and even add to it for the rest of the year. This is an alarming statistic in a country where the following statistics from the Center For Disease Control (C.D.C) hits home.Free soul food recipes continues to adapt to a demanding health conscious consumer. With the holidays on us, this is the time experts predict the average person will pack on  3 to 5 pounds.  Not only will they gain 3 to 5 pounds, but they will keep and even add to it for the rest of the year. This is an alarming statistic in a country where the following statistics from the Center For Disease Control (C.D.C) hits home.- 67% of adults are overweight.- Over 22% of adults age are obese.- 18% of adolescents age 12-19 is overweight.- 15% of children age 6-11 is overweight- 11% of children age 2-5 year old is overweight.In response to the growing  problem (pardon the pun), more recipe sites are adapting  to healthier dishes this holiday season.  The challenge is to offer traditional tasting southern dishes without the health threats often  associated with traditional southern dishes. Traditional southern cooking  often contained high amounts of fat, calories and sodium These ingredients have proven to contribute to obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes and other health ailments.Today’s southern cooking continues to grow healthier to meet the health challenges of many African Americans. For example, lighter oils such as canola, olive and peanut oils is showing up in more southern cooking recipes. Heavier cooking oils made from animal fat has all but disappeared  from most soul food recipe sites. Deep fat frying is slowly disappearing and being replaced with sautéing,  baking, roasting and grilling meats and fish.Many soul food recipe sties are including more vegetables, salads in addition to fall and winter fruit dishes in their recipes, to encourage healthier holiday eating.  For example, stir-fried cabbage, yams, and collard greens continue  as a popular soul food dish for the “new school” southern food lover. These are examples of how this popular southern food is growing healthier before our eyes. This is not your great grandmothers soul food recipes, it’s tasty, flavorful,  good tasting and good for you. This all helps to give us a better and healthier holiday season to enjoy for many years to come.

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Starting Down the Path to Health & Wellness

January 17th, 2010

What is the largest health epidemic affecting, not only the U.S.A., but the world today? Most would probably say Cancer or Heart Disease. The biggest epidemic is actually obesity and being overweight.

What is the difference between being overweight and being obese? Overweight: Individuals with a BMI (Body Mass Index) of 25 to 29.9 are considered overweight. Obesity: Obesity refers specifically to having an abnormally high proportion of body fat. Individuals with a BMI (Body Mass Index) of 30 or more are considered obese. Please check with a health care professional to determine your BMI.

Here are some disturbing statistics:

• Approximately 300,000 adult deaths in the United States each year are attributable to unhealthy dietary habits and physical inactivity.

• Nearly 70% of U.S. adults are overweight.

• Nearly 30% of U.S. adults are obese.

• An estimated 70 percent of diabetes risk in the U.S. can be attributed to being overweight.

• The percentage of children and adolescents who are defined as overweight has more than doubled since the 70s.

• In 1999-2000, over 10 percent of younger preschool children between ages 2 and 5 are overweight.

• Most bankruptcies, in the U.S.A., are due to unexpected medical emergencies.

What are some of the Health complications that come with being Overweight or Obese?

• Heart Disease

• Elevated Cholesterol

• Hypertension

• Diabetes

• Gallstones

• Sleep Apnea

• Reproductive Disorders

• Osteoarthritis

• Certain Cancers

• Muscular-Skeletal Pains

• Depression

What I am asking you to do is: Act as if you are going to suffer from one of the above mentioned health issues; which is not hard to do, since we already know that 1 out of 2 Americans will die from Heart Disease, 1 out every 3 Americans will die of Cancer!

These statistics are 5 to 20 times higher than the rest of the world, or even in this country 30 years ago.

There are many lifestyle choices that make these diseases so prevalent. High cholesterol, stress, lack of exercise, eating a diet high in saturated fat, and many other factors place you in pole position in the race to an early death.

If you could look into a crystal ball and see that your current life style choices were ultimately going to make you very ill or possibly kill you prematurely, would you continue on with your current habits? For some of you it depends on the habits. If you love sky diving, the joy may be worth the risk. But we all have some bad habits that we could give up without giving up much joy.

In other words, you may love eating, but do you really enjoy being overweight? The overall health risks associated from being grossly overweight, in my opinion, far out way the joy of over eating. You don’t have to give up eating; you just have to learn to eat the proper amounts. Most foods in the proper quantities are not that bad for you. In reality it is simply the consumption of too many and too much bad food that is bad. An occasional donut won’t kill you, but three a day every day just might.

The point is, it is important to live with the intention of having both quality and quantity. Regardless of you what you ultimately eat, the key to any type of wellness program is to find and achieve your ideal body weight. For some people getting back to a proper body weight may take a long time and some real pain. However, ultimately achieving and maintaining your proper body weight is an essential element to long term wellness.

Regardless of your weight issues, as a practical matter there are many things we can do to at least start down a path to greater wellness. For example, eating organically raised food, proper exercise, reducing or eliminating tobacco use, cutting down on the amount of saturated and trans fats in your diet, reducing or eliminating artificial sweeteners and utilizing less chemicals in your living environment.

The Ultra International Wellness Program is designed to start you down the path to greater health & wellness. The Mind super drink, the Body meal replacement and the Soul super food when taken together will provide your body the essential elements necessary to start finding improved levels of wellness. Working toward the proper weight and consuming the proper level of anti-oxidants, fruits, vegetables, vitamins, minerals and other essential nutrients can’t guarantee you good health, but it certainly could help!

From a medical point of view, I can say, that the patients who have the most difficulty are the ones who are overweight or obese. There are always more health complications, like diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, gall bladder problems etc… that have to be taken into consideration, when there is excess weight. This all adds up to higher medical costs and an extended treatment plan. The primary focus of any Wellness plan has to be proper weight management and it has to be done in such a manner that all nutritional requirements are being satisfied. Ultra International has done just that, a Wellness system that not only focuses around Weight Loss, but incorporates a nutritional foundation second to none.

Find any millionaire or anyone that has lost their health and ask them what they would pay to have it back. Without good health what will you have? God gave you a great machine known as your body. Please take care of it and make your decisions wisely. You only live once, and at some point, you won’t be able to get your health back.

As the old saying goes, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure!

Please take the time to learn about these products at http://www.myui.com/lscg and how the first step to true Wellness begins with proper Weight Control, Nutrition and Exercise. Mind, Body & Soul,

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Lose weight in 2 weeks…is it really possible?

January 16th, 2010

If you’re frustrated with your weight and fed up with all the fad diets and empty promises, then you’ll be interested to learn about weight-loss miracle that’s helping thousands of men and women lose weight fast… as much as 25 pounds within weeks of use. Over 60% of people in the Western world need to lose weight. This alarming fact is backed up by statistics gathered by health authorities in almost every western country. Even more alarming is that children in the 6 – 11 year age group are becoming overweight at a greater rate than every other group. With this in mind it is hugely important that we as individuals who are overweight should find a healthy way to lose weight. It is quite feasible with the programs available to drop 10 pounds in a week. Here’s the thing: According to the latest research on successful weight loss, we don’t need to try harder to be faithful to our diets — we should be learning to cheat better.

If you’re frustrated with your weight and fed up with all the fad diets and empty promises,

then you’ll be interested to learn about weight-loss miracle that’s helping thousands

of men and women lose weight fast… as much as 25 pounds within weeks of use.

Over 60% of people in the Western world need to lose weight.

This alarming fact is backed up by statistics gathered by health authorities in almost every western country.

Even more alarming is that children in the 6 – 11 year age group are becoming overweight at a greater rate than

every other group. With this in mind it is hugely important that we as individuals who are overweight should find a

healthy way to lose weight. It is quite feasible with the programs available to drop 10 pounds in a week.

Here’s the thing: According to the latest research on successful weight loss,

we don’t need to try harder to be faithful to our diets — we should be learning to cheat better.

If you’re frustrated with your weight and fed up with all the fad diets and empty promises, then you’ll be interested to learn about weight-loss miracle that’s helping thousands of men and women lose weight fast… as much as 25 pounds within weeks of use. Over 60% of people in the Western world need to lose weight. This alarming fact is backed up by statistics gathered by health authorities in almost every western country. Even more alarming is that children in the 6 – 11 year age group are becoming overweight at a greater rate than every other group. With this in mind it is hugely important that we as individuals who are overweight should find a healthy way to lose weight. It is quite feasible with the programs available to drop 10 pounds in a week. Here’s the thing: According to the latest research on successful weight loss, we don’t need to try harder to be faithful to our diets — we should be learning to cheat better.

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Fight excess weight for healthier life

January 16th, 2010

Extra weight – the problem of the century. The assertion that «the good person must be a lot», has long lost its actuality – in the late XX century, the development of new diagnostic techniques revealed a direct correlation of obesity and the development of many serious diseases. Then, at the end of XX century, humanity is closer faced with a problem of increasing the number of people suffering from overweight and obesity. Necessary to say that the terms «obesity» and «overweight» – are not synonymous, as many mistakenly believe. Obesity shows excess accumulation of fat in the body that are hazardous to health, while «overweight» means that a weight of a specific person exceeds the weight which is considered normal for their height. According to the World Health Organization, in our time, obesity has become one of the most common chronic diseases – today, this pathology is indeed taking the scale of global epidemic, covering almost all countries. The sad record of «Century’s disease » United States demonstrates, where obesity has become a major national disaster. About two-thirds of adult population suffer today from obesity, almost 400 thousand Americans die annually from diseases caused by overweight. And these numbers are steadily increasing, despite the fact that most of the 28 thousand known diets were developed in U.S. At this time the battle with obesity on the list of tasks to ensure national security. In Europe, the number of people suffering from the obesity is no less impressive – at least seven European countries now challenged «leadership» United States of America. This is the conclusion of experts from EU countries surveyed in detail. As it turned out, the frequency of disease in the adult European population ranges from 22 to 28 percent. Ironically, the problem is most prevalent in hot countries in the south of the continent – in Italy, Spain and Portugal, while in the north, in Scandinavia, the percentage a few below. In Cyprus, Malta, Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Greece and Slovakia, about two-thirds of the male population are obese – is closer to the statistics of the United StatesMost fatty in the UK, Hungary, Romania, Greece and Albania. For example, in the UK over the past 10 years, the number of people suffering from obesity has tripled, and as a result: British nation is “fattest” nation in Europe. In economic terms, this problem is costing them at 13 billion pounds sterling each year. Taking in consideration the frightening statistics, the United European countries are planning to begin an ambitious program to improve the food and reduce the mass fraction of products high in calories. However, European social programs, which are orientating people to a balanced diet and active lifestyle, did not bring the expected success. In Japan, representatives of the Society for the Study of Obesity said the problem was in the Land of the Rising Sun is also starting to become a “tsunami-sized”, threatening the health of the nation. The authors of the document draws attention to the fact that, despite the very widespread throughout the country, clinics and salons for those who wish to lose weight over the past three decades, the number of Japanese people with excess weight increased almost in four times and approaching to about 20%. A striking proof, that obesity is indeed taking the magnitude of the disaster, is the fact that it is beginning to emerge as a serious problem even in developing countries – those, which traditionally suffered from the lack of the food. Each year an increasing number of States, which recently struggled with hunger, is now struggling with the problem of excess weight. While Asia is still lagging behind the United States and Europe on obesity, Thailand, Malaysia and the Philippines are have a very disturbing statistics. In China, where policy is «one family – one child» sparked a phenomenon known as «little emperor syndrome» and created millions of spoiled and “overfed” children, the growth of children’s obesity is a medical particularly great concern. Up to 10% of the 290 million children in China are overweight or obese, and, according to projections, this figure will double in 10 years. And a bit more statistics: in Brazil over the past 15 years the prevalence of obesity almost doubled, both men and women. In Egypt, Chile, Peru and Mexico are suffering from obesity for more than 25% of children. In Zambia and Morocco, these figures range from 15 Up to 20%. In Russia overweight has a 25-30%, and obesity – 20% of the population. However, in some age «risk», these figures significantly higher. For example, among women aged 35-55 years, excess weight is recorded at 75% and the obesity rate approaching 50%.

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