Jillian Michaels, the hardcore personal trainer from NBC’s Biggest Loser teaches TIME what to eat at the office while on a diet
Yoga and pilates are both great forms of exercise for stress, flexibility and killer abs!
Check out these moves that take the best of both yoga and pilate moves to create yogilates from Women’s Health. The fusion was created when Jonathan Urla, instructor at The Sports Club/LA in New York City realized his yoga class was so much easier after having completed a pilates class right before.
Three Great Yogilates Moves for Your Abs
1. Hammock
Targets abdominals as well as glutes, arms, chest, and shoulders
a) Sit tall with your legs bent and feet flat on the floor; place your hands on the floor behind you at about a 45-degree angle; lean back.
b) Keeping your arms straight, inhale as you lift your hips until the front of your body—knees to shoulders—is in one straight line.
c) Lower your hips to the floor, straightening your legs out in front of you as you come down to a seated position.
d) Place your hands next to your thighs and lean forward, pulling your abs in toward your spine.
e) Then push down through your hands to lift your hips off the floor. Hold here.
Repeat 5 to 10 times.
2. Double leg stretch
Strengthens and tones the abs
a) Lie on the floor, bend and hold onto your knees, and curl your shoulders up off the floor.
b) Keeping your hips down and your lower back pressed into your mat, extend your legs up and out at a 45 degree angle to the floor as you reach your arms straight up (biceps near ears) forming a wide “U” shape with your body.
c) Hold this position, pressing your ribs down toward the floor.
d) Use your abs to bring your legs and arms back to starting position with your knees bent.
Repeat 5 to 10 times.
3. Side twists
Works all ab muscles, in particular the obliques
a) Lie on your back with arms extended out at your sides, knees bent, and feet flat on the floor. Lift your bent legs to form a right angle with your torso.
b) Keeping both legs together and both your shoulders pressing into the floor, twist and drop your legs to the left until they’re halfway or nearly touching the floor.
c) Bring your knees back to center and twist and drop them to the right side without bringing them to the floor. Return to center.
Repeat 3 to 5 times per side.
Men and women have different nutritional needs - therefore there are foods that are more important for each to eat. Here are a few, and why they’re important:
- Tomato Sauce - protects against prostate cancer.
- Oysters - boosts zinc intake, which helps with the male reproductive system.
- Broccoli - protects against bladder cancer, which is especially popular in men.
- Peanut Butter - protects against heart disease.
- Watermelon - has tons of potassium, therefore protects against high blood pressure.
- Papaya - contains tons of vitamin C, which protects against gallbladder disease.
- Flaxseed - potential weapon against breast cancer.
- Tofu - High in soy protein, which can lower cholesterol and may minimize menopausal hot flashes and strengthen bone.
- Buffalo Meat - contains a lot of iron, which helps with anemia (this condition occurs more in women.)
- Collard Greens - may help with osteoporosis.
According to a recent study, Bristish scientists have concluded that taller men are move vulnerable to to develop “rapidly progressive and aggresive prostate cancer.”
This conclusion was made because the same factors that influence height also contribute to increased risk of developing high-grade prostate cancer.
The study showed that every 3.9 inches increase in height is associated with 23 percent higher risk of high-grade prostate tumor.
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Interesting study, though I had another conclusion, which I will mention after the excerpt:
Women typically get heart disease much later than men, but not if they smoke, researchers said Tuesday.
In fact, women who smoke have heart attacks nearly 14 years earlier than women who don’t smoke, Norwegian doctors reported in a study presented to the European Society of Cardiology. For men, the gap is not so dramatic; male smokers have heart attacks about six years earlier than men who don’t smoke.
“This is not a minor difference,” said Dr. Silvia Priori, a cardiologist at the Scientific Institute in Pavia, Italy. “Women need to realize they are losing much more than men when they smoke,” she said. Priori was not connected to the research.
Dr. Morten Grundtvig and colleagues from the Innlandet Hospital Trust in Lillehammer, Norway, based their study on data from 1,784 patients admitted for a first heart attack at a hospital in Lillehammer.
Their study found that the men on average had their first heart attack at age 72 if they didn’t smoke, and at 64 if they did.
Women in the study had their first heart attack at age 81 if they didn’t smoke, and at age 66 if they did.
Read more. As crazy as it sounds, I think this is because women tend to drink white wine, while men favor red wine. And apparently, white wine and smoking is a more lethal mix than red wine and smoking.
Being over 35 meant lower pregnancy rates, higher chances of miscarriage for couple, study finds.
MONDAY, July 7 (HealthDay News) — Among couples with fertility problems, those in which the man is over age 35 have lower pregnancy rates and increased chances of miscarriage, a new study shows.
To come to this conclusion, French researchers looked at more than 12,000 couples who went to a fertility clinic in France.
In most of the cases, the couples were being treated due to the man’s infertility. The couples underwent a total of 21,239 intrauterine inseminations (IUIs).
The researchers found that women over age 35 had a pregnancy rate of 8.9 percent, compared to 14.5 percent in younger women.
“But we also found that the age of the father was important in pregnancy rates — men over 35 had a negative effect. And, perhaps more surprisingly, miscarriage rates increased where the father was over 35,” study author Dr. Stephanie Belloc, of the Eylau Center for Assisted Reproduction in Paris, said in a prepared statement. Read more…
According to Robert Preidt
Some men — think Yul Brynner, Sean Connery, or Michael Jordan — make balding look good. For most of us, though, it’s a pain. A double pain, if balding is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, as some studies have suggested. Take heart, all ye with receding (or receded) hairlines. At least half of the studies on this topic, including the latest one, show no link between balding and heart trouble. Read more…
When it comes to good health, women paint a prettier picture than we men do. They smoke fewer cigarettes, drink less beer, visit the doctor more often, and maintain better diets.
Statistics may prove that women average longer life spans, but occasionally nature cuts men a break and fortifies us against diseases that afflict females in greater numbers.
For a change of pace—and perhaps a change in perception—here’s a snapshot of five such conditions. As it turns out, men sometimes do fare better than the fairer sex. Read more…
According to Rich Maloof
(CNN) — Ask doctors if their male patients ignore big and obvious health symptoms, and they’ll respond with laughter — huge peals and guffaws.
Once they regain the ability to speak, these doctors will say things such as “I don’t even know where to start,” and “You don’t have enough room in your story for all the symptoms men blow off.”
Conventional wisdom, they say, is true. Women listen to their bodies and go to the doctor when something isn’t right. Men tend to seek medical attention when they’re at death’s door — or when their wives prod them into going.
“I think it’s a macho thing,” says Dr. Barron Lerner, professor of medicine and public health at Columbia University. “Or maybe it’s denial. Maybe they think if they deny a problem, it doesn’t exist.” Read more…
According to Elizabeth Cohen
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., May 19 /PRNewswire/ — Let’s be honest, with the exception of Michael Jordan and a few others, the bald look is a tough one to pull off.You see so many hair loss treatments advertised on late night television that all promise to work with great success. If this was in fact the case, then no one would be bald. Yet it seems as though the more you look around at your fellow colleagues, the more you see that hair loss is on the rise.
Many factors determine whether you will lose your hair such as genetics, stress, hormones, lifestyle, and poor diet. There are three FDA approved hair loss treatments available, but each of them have their limitations. After combing the internet, you will be completely lost on selecting a product that is right for you.
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This leads to the question....
Can you really grow your hair back?
William Gaunitz (AKA The Angry Hair Guy), founder of Gaunitz HairGrowth Centers says “Yes! We have been naturally regrowing hair on our clients since 2002 and have close to a 100% success rate. Essentially people are amazed that this is even possible, but we have overcome male and female pattern hair loss with a multi therapy approach.”
How It Works:
The Gaunitz treatment works by combining five proven steps that together create a bio-synergy for new hair growth.
-- Step 1: Detoxification of the scalp -- Specifically designed scalp
massages rid the scalp of toxins, dryness, inflammation, and the
hormone (DHT) that causes hair loss.
-- Step 2: Stop the Hair Loss -- Gaunitz topical formulas suppress DHT,
reduce inflammation, and provide essential nutrients to the scalp.
-- Step 3: Supplementation -- Advanced hair nutritional vitamins are able
to maximize hair health while providing amino acids necessary for cell
recovery.
-- Step 4: Scalp Revitalizers -- Chemical free hair care products hydrate
and replenish the scalp while creating PH balance that stimulates hair
growth.
-- Step 5: The Catalyst -- Low level laser therapy is the means for
ultimate scalp stimulation and healing. This FDA approved cold laser
penetrates the skin without heat or damage. When used in conjunction
with the other 4 steps of the program, the results are astonishing.
Clients have this to say about the Gaunitz program and the treatment results:
“I was just looking at my before photos and I cannot believe that was me less than a year ago. I feel like a different person. Within 3 months of starting this program the results were dramatic.”
– Glen Rosen, Scottsdale Resident
“People think I had a hair transplant and I have to let them feel the back of my head to see that I have no scars.”
– Jared Aragona of Peoria
“There is no question that Gaunitz HairGrowth Centers is on the cutting edge of hair regeneration. This program is simple, well researched and most importantly… it really works. This is one of the best decisions I’ve ever made.”
– Cameron Klar, Phoenix Resident
Gaunitz HairGrowth Centers currently treat over 100 clients every day in the company’s headquarters located on the corner of Scottsdale Rd and McDonald Drive. “Not everyone is a candidate for this program” says Gaunitz. “We turn away 10% of the people that come in for consultations because they simply are not a good candidate for hair regrowth.”
“Our average treatment cost is $2,295 for a 6 month program” says Marketing Director Robert Beale, who also went through the program four years ago with stunning before and after pictures.
The company is currently planning a nation wide expansion. Their newest location will be opening in North Scottsdale on Pinnacle Peak Rd., just east of Scottsdale Rd. in June 2008.
To find out more about this treatment contact Gaunitz HairGrowth Centers at (480)222.HAIR(4247) or visit the company online at http://www.hairgrowthcenters.com.
