Healthy lifestyle Journey

San Jose, CA (PRWEB) January 13, 2012

Dr. Quli Zhou, L.A.C., M.S. invites the community to join them at Eternal Health Acupuncture Wellness Center, a San Jose alternative medicine center, in celebrating the Chinese New Year, The year of the dragon on Saturday, February 11 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

A variety of services and treatments will be offered, including free chair massages, mini facial demonstrations, and wellness checkups.

Delicious Chinese food will be available at the celebration. A gift drawing valued at $ 300 will be held, and wellness treatment coupons will be given away at the celebration.There will also be yoga/taichi demonstrations, guided meditation, tea tasting, and nutrition/antioxidant testing.

This is a perfect opportunity for the public to learn about the extended services offered at Eternal Health Acupuncture Wellness Center including facial rejuvenation, vibration light beauty therapy, massage therapy, and fengshu; and, to register for upcoming free workshops on weight loss, stress reduction, and allergy solutions.

Upcoming workshops include a seminar offering information about stress reduction and pain relief will take place on Monday, Jan. 23 from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. The cost is $ 15, but anyone who brings a guest will get in free with their guest! Refreshments will be provided.

Another free upcoming workshop offers information on Five secrets to permanent weight loss. This workshop takes place on Wednesday, Feb. 15 from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. Dr. Zhou will talk about why diets dont work and how the bodys metabolism does work.

Workshops take place at Eternal Health Acupuncture Wellness Center on Saratoga Avenue in San Jose. Space is limited, and interested parties are encouraged to call 408-241-6638 to register.

Eternal Health Acupuncture Wellness Center offers free consultation and testing, a $ 125 value, plus the first 10 callers receive a full beam ray light treatment. They also offer free pulse diagnosis from 5 to 6pm.

To sign up for the seminar, or for more information on Eternal Health Acupuncture Wellness Centers services, call (408) 241-6638 or visit them online at http://www.myeternalhealth-sanjose.com. Eternal Health Acupuncture Wellness Center is located at 1066 Saratoga Ave. #100, San Jose, CA 95129.

About Eternal Health Acupuncture Wellness Center

Eternal Health Acupuncture Wellness Center in San Jose offers a variety of healing modalities such as alternative medicine, health nutrition, acupuncture fertility and more. Their services include wellness care, weight loss, acupuncture, herbal medicine, massage therapy, body wraps, nutrition, light therapy, pain management and Chinese medicine. They are constantly updating their service offerings to accommodate the latest state-of-the-art treatments.

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Sun Valley, CA (PRWEB) January 12, 2012

Voskos Greek YogurtAmerica’s first nationally-distributed Greek Yogurt brandis introducing a new cup design to make the product easier to enjoy.

The new design features a wider mouth and lower profile. Voskos marketing manager Emily Neukircher explains, “So many of our customers buy our plain and flavor varieties of Greek yogurt and add their own goodies. Customers add healthful sweeteners like stevia, and delicious additions like berries, fruits, nuts, granola and other stir-ins. This new cup design makes it much easier to incorporate your own yummy additions.”

The lower-profile packaging also makes the Greek yogurt containers easier to stack in the refrigerator. In addition to its larger mouth, the new Voskos Greek Yogurt cup also features a new printing technology for a clearer and sharper look.

Although the packaging has changed, says Neukircher, “the product hasn’t. It’s still the same high quality product, with a wonderfully thick and creamy texture and delicious taste. The container still remains environmentally friendly by being recyclable.”

Voskos Greek Yogurt has been recognized in awards contests presented by Fitness magazine, Womens Health, Vegetarian Times, Natural Solutions, Self Magazine and Cooking Light magazine. Visit Voskos’ Web site for dozens of Greek yogurt recipes for low-carbohydrate breakfasts, appetizers, entrees and snacks.

About Voskos Greek Yogurt

Award-winning for its thick, rich taste and nutritional value, Voskos Greek Yogurt is all-natural, hormone-free, gluten-free, and Kosher certified. Through Voskos proprietary ProStrain method, Voskos yields two times more protein, more probiotics, less lactose, and a thicker, creamier consistency. Voskos is the only brand to offer an organic Greek yogurt line in addition to its all-natural plain and blended flavors and never has fruit on the bottom. Available nationwide, retailing between $ 1.49 – $ 2.99 in such stores as Kroger, Safeway, Publix, Bi-Lo, Whole Foods, Sprouts, and more. For store locations, and to download a coupon, visit Voskos.com or Facebook.com/Voskos.Greek.Yogurt today.

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Since ages, yoga has been the blueprint for a healthy life, a blissful mind and an enlightened soul. The practice of yoga – different asanas, breathing techniques and meditation help an individual to master his body, mind and spirit. Practicing yoga helps a practitioner to experience a harmony between the body and mind. The benefits of yoga are widely recognised. From ailment of various diseases to the holistic approach towards a healthy life, yoga, as a spiritual a exercise nourishes an individual and pave the way of attaining a common spiritual goal and physical healthiness.

There are few pre-requisites for practicing yoga. Right kind of clothing and accessories mark the primary necessity. Music is an integral part in the yoga sessions. Right kind of yoga and meditation music have a particular effect on the human energy system and is suited for supporting yoga training. Through the particular tone and sound waves, right kind of music can have a strong effect on mind and can soothe it. Yoga Music helps one to relax and his senses are rejuvenated. By calming the ambiance, the mantras, the chants and the verses, even heal and elevate the mind to a higher state of consciousness.

Spirit Voyage is one of the popular online music company that offers a variety of yoga and meditation music CDs and DVDs. Popular artistes like Snatam Kaur, WAH! Deva Premal, Donna De Lory, Satkirin Kaur Khalsa, Shakta Kaur Khalsa and others, who have lend their voice in these yoga CDs and DVDs have a deep spiritual connection with their music. Through the melodious musical pieces, chants and mantras, their voice can evoke a feeling of eternal peace. Spirit Voyage also offers different kind of yoga accessories, yoga clothing and yoga books.

One of the most essential yoga accessory is the yoga clothing. Spirit Voyage offers a variety of yoga wear that allows a yoga practitioner to carry out the yoga asanas with ease. The yoga clothes are comfortable and are knit is natural fibers like cotton and linen. Natural fibers are good for the psyche and nervous system. These clothes do not cling to the practitioner’s body, thus allowing him to flex and stretch his body parts freely.  As the color white absorbs all other colors, it is a source of radiant energy, all the yoga apparels offered by Spirit Voyage are white and off-white in color. A range of Spirit Voyage yoga clothing are devoted specifically for practicing the various yoga forms. There are Kundalini clothes for men and women. Women’s Kundalini clothes include capri, kurtis, tunics, blouses, pants, wrap pants and more. These apparels are made of cent percent cotton with high elasticity that offers full comfort to the practitioner. Men’s Kudnalini Clothes include cotton shirts, wrap pants, linen shirts, sleeveless T-shirts. Women can choose from full length pants, capris and shorts, or, legging styles, sweatpants, harem pants, thai wrap pants and more. Loose-fitting comfort with a range of pants and shorts are available for men. These yoga wear comes in a variety of fabrics – natural fibers to moisture control fabrics and offer comfort and ease to the yoga practitioner. There are yoga tops for women and men as well. Moisture control fabrics and stylish cuts mark the key feature of yoga clothing offered by Spirit Voyage.

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In Kundalini Yoga, the head is covered to protect the crown chakra. Spirit Voyage brings a range of white cotton head covers. The White-Banded Cotton Head Covers are made of cent percent cotton. White Cotton Triangle Bandana and White Cotton Over-sized Bandana are also among the useful yoga accessories offered by Spirit Voyage.

Spirit Voyage offers Karas and jewelleries. The Karas are made of stainless steel which signifies purity and strength. These Karas are engraved with mantras which signify eternal connection to the Supreme. From wide edged to round, Spirit Voyage Kadas are made of the best qualiy stainless steel and the ‘zero chrome plating’ keeps the luster of the Kadas intact.

With the help of the yoga accessories a practitioner can feel more relaxed and secure. Spirit Voyage offers cozy cushions that can aptly complement any yoga and meditation. These cushions are filled with buckwheat hulls that mold to the practitioner’s body and provide cushioning and insulation. Spirit Voyage’s offers cosmic cushions that are uniquely designed. These cushions tilt the hips slightly forward, helping the practitioner to maintain the proper upright posture for the lower back. The tapering wings of the cushions support the entire length of the thighs during long meditations. The central cutout allows the heels to rest naturally close to the body.

Yoga Mats are useful accessories used in yoga and meditation. A Yoga mat not only will cushion the practitioner against the hard flooring, but will keep the body of the practitioner warm. Spirit Voyage collection includes extra thick mats, extra thin mats and regular mats, which are available in a variety of colors like green, red, blue, orange, pink, purple, chocolate, black and orchid. Sticky blend of microfiber and natural rubber shall offer a better grip for practicing the asanas.

Spirit Voyage offers yoga and meditation rugs that are tightly-woven with thick weave cotton fibers. These rugs are perfect for absorbing perspiration and avoid slipping on the hardwood floors. Yoga and meditation rugs offered by Spirit Voyage are available in multi-color stripes that are perfect for Bikram Yoga, Ashtanga Yoga or Kundalini Yoga styles.

Yoga bags are among the huge array of accessory collection offered by Spirit Voyage. The Damask yoga bag offered by Spirit Voyage is an important yoga accessory that features a shoulder strap, zippered pocket and drawstring closure. Made of pure cotton, these bags come in a natural off-white color. Furthermore, Spirit Voyage offers meditation malas in its collection of yoga accessories. Orange Agate Mala, Tiger’s Eye Mala, Green Jade Mala, Carnelian Mala or Rose Quartz Mala are some of the outstanding mediation malas offered by the company. These malas can be used in either hand and is of great use for calming the mind and senses and healing the inner self. When the beads are rotated with the specific mantra chants, it brings clarity and harmony to the mind, especially in turbulent situations.

There are Yoga Audio instructions CDs and DVDs offered by Spirit Voyage. The yoga music CDs and the Yoga instruction CDs offered by Spirit Voyage greatly helps a yoga practitioner to explore the different insights about yoga and meditation and create an apt ambiance for a yoga and meditation session. Spirit Voyage offers Yoga DVDs which are great help for a practitioner to carry out his daily yoga sessions. The Kundalini Yoga DVD or Bhangra DVD or Ashtanga Yoga DVD will be a practitioner’s best guide in his/her morning and evening sessions. With Spirit Voyage music, prepare yourself for an inward journey and unite with the Supreme Self.

Article by Protica Research

Whether you’re looking to lose weight or simply change to healthier eating habits, there are dozens of different schools of thought as to which â??dietâ?? is best. There are simple low calorie diets, low fat diets, â??counting pointsâ?? plans, liquid diets, and pill supplement-based diets. So many to diets to choose from! And there’s (at least) one more – low-carb. Many people have found success in both losing weight and gaining other health benefits by following a high protein, low carb diet.

The Reasoning Behind the Diet

Carbohydrates are generally used by the body as a source of energy. When they aren’t needed for energy, they are stored as fat, and at the same time keep fat from being burned as energy. The body basically thinks that it should use all those carbohydrates in the body as energy, not burn the fat. Therefore, the fat gets stored in all those fun places such as around our stomachs, in our thighs, or under our chins. Another tricky thing about carbohydrates is that the more you eat starches and sugars, the more your body craves them. So you end up in a big, crazy circle of storing excess fat.

A high protein, low carb diet drastically reduces the amount of carbohydrates in the diet. By reducing the carbohydrates and eating more protein, the body is forced to burn the excess fat stored in the body. Unlike when you eat carbohydrates, your body does not tend to crave more protein when you eat it. You are more satisfied and feel full while burning that excess fat. Another benefit of eating higher amounts of protein is increasing your metabolism.

So Why the Bad Rap?

If youâ??ve ever told someone that you are going on a high protein, low carb diet, you may see their eyes roll – Not YOU too? Simply put, most people donâ??t understand the reasoning behind a high protein, low carb diet. They have visions of NO carbs and eating bacon and sausage to your heartâ??s content. Low carb doesnâ??t mean no carb, and high protein doesnâ??t mean just any protein.

So What Does Low Carb Really Mean?

Generally speaking, a high protein, low carb diet means limiting your carbs to approximately 30 to 60 grams a day. Itâ??s also important to watch the kinds of carbs you are eating. Carbs are in a lot more than just bread. They are in fruits, vegetables, and other whole grains. You want to eliminate or at least drastically reduce the carbs you consume in the way of highly processed breads or grains, candy, cakes, and other processed sugary foods. Think whole grains, including multi-grain bread, grains such as quinoa, and fruits and vegetables that don’t have a high sugar content.

The Protein Side of the Diet

So what about protein? A â??normal dietâ?? consists of about 15% protein. A high protein diet usually has around 30% to 50%. As stated earlier, a high protein, low carb diet shouldnâ??t be an excuse to indulge in bacon for every meal (although you donâ??t have to forgo bacon altogether either). You want to aim for eating a variety of proteins and stick with lean sources as much as possible. You can enjoy steak, hamburger patties, and pork ribs (Just watch out for the sugar in barbeque sauce. Opt for a good spice instead), but balance your protein diet with healthier sources such as fish, chicken, turkey, cheese, nuts, and soy-based proteins.

Donâ??t Forget your Fruits and Veggies

Just because you are on a high protein, low carb diet, doesnâ??t mean that ALL you eat is protein or that you get rid of ALL carbs! Round out your diet with a healthy selection of fruits and vegetables, as long as their carb level is low. Avoid potatoes, carrots, and high sugar fruits such as bananas.

You can enjoy fruits and vegetables at breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Add some fresh berries to your breakfast. If you are grilling for dinner, throw some zucchini or eggplant on the barbecue. Cut up veggies are also an easy snack to reach for in the fridge.

Other Benefits of a High Protein, Low Carb Diet

While weight loss is the most obviously sought-after benefit of a high protein, low carb diet, there are other benefits as well. Many people on a high protein, low carb diet report higher energy levels, better moods, increased concentration, clearer skin, less heartburn, and less compulsive eating.

Diabetics are also known to benefit from a high protein, low carb diet as it helps to moderate the insulin levels that cause them so many problems.

Bodybuilders also benefit from this kind of diet. The high protein aspect helps to build and repair muscles. It also keeps the energy level up.

Another benefit is that the diet does not require you to buy unusual or special foods. You are simply decreasing the number of carbs while enjoying other delicious and satisfying choices.

Ways to increase your protein

If you are on a high protein, low carb diet, you may think the major obstacle is finding ways to limit your carbohydrates. But it can be just as difficult to increase your protein when grabbing a quick snack. Here are a few ways you can increase your protein without eating a steak at every meal:

- Switch to whole milk for your whole grain cereal

- Try smoked salmon on your scrambled eggs or in an omelet

- Keep hard-boiled eggs and string cheese in the fridge to grab as a quick snack

- Have yogurt with some fresh berries as an evening snack

Another great way to add protein is to make sure you have protein supplements around. Profect, from Protica, is available in a 2.9-fluid-ounce liquid shot that comes in several exciting fruit-based flavors. Protein supplements such as these can be a quick boost of energy and are convenient as well. Visit protica.com for more details.

Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (PRWEB) January 12, 2012

For the past year studies have shown an increased risk of developing diabetes for people taking statin therapy. Data published in June of 2011 from studies including PROVE-IT, A to Z, TNT, IDEAL and SEARCH all showed significant increased risk of diabetes associated with statin use. The data was published by Dr Kausik Ray (St George’s University of London, UK).

The current review of the WHI data lead by senior investigator Dr Yunsheng Ma (University of Massachusetts Medical School, Boston) indicated the risk of developing diabetes for women aged 50-79 was 48%. “The association between diabetes risk and statin therapy was not observed with any one type of statin, and it seems to be a class effect,” said Ma.

Annie Culver (Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN) reported in the Archives of Internal Medicine, said that “close monitoring and an individualized risk- vs-benefit assessment is really a good thing, as well as an emphasis on continued lifestyle changes.”

Dr Kirsten Johansen (University of California, San Francisco), editor of the Archives, noted that the increased risk of diabetes in women without CVD has “important implications for the balance of risk and benefit of statins in the setting of primary prevention, in which previous meta-analyses show no benefit on all-cause mortality.”

The JUPITER trial looked at patients with normal LDL levels but elevated C-reactive protein (>2.0 mg/lL) and found significant increases in risk of developing diabetes among women with and without CVD. The increased risks were 46% and 48% respectively. C-reactive protein is biomarker that measures chronic inflammation and has been tied to increased CVD risks along with a host of other ailments.

Omega-3 fatty acids, vitamin D, turmeric and cocoa are all clinically proven to reduce chronic inflammation and CVD risk. People who are pre-diabetic might consider natural supplementation and lifestyle modification prior to starting statin therapy.

ProactiveLife (http://www.proactivelife.com) was founded in 2011 to help people living with chronic disease take control of their health. The approach incorporates community, lifestyle changes, and natural supplements which have been clinically proven to assist people with type 2 and pre-diabetes.

Diabetes Support contains 10 clinically proven ingredients to lower blood sugar naturally including cocoa, cinnamon, omega-3, vitamin D and others. Along with lifestyle changes including diet and exercise Diabetes Support is a new proactive approach to Type 2 and pre-diabetes management.

By James Lowenstein

ProactiveLife

http://www.proactivelife.com

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Fargo, ND (PRWEB) January 12, 2012

In 2010, Swanson Health Products introduced Michio Kushis Fermented Superfood Complex with preB? supplement. It was developed based on Kushis Macrobiotic principles, and is now a bestselling complete nutritional complex featuring 55 fermented whole foods. Following its success, Swanson Health Products introduces a great tasting liquid form of Michio Kushis Fermented Superfood Complex with preB.

Produced with 55 all-natural ingredients, the complex features ingredients grown and fermented at the southern entrance of protected lands of the Brazilian Pantanal (excluding the seaweed). The 17,000 acre farm is protected and use is restricted which ensures the produce grown here is free from agricultural chemicals.

The new form of the Fermented Superfood Complex with preB features the same health benefits as the original vegetarian capsules, but now in a great tasting liquid option. The unique flavor has been described as having a consistency and flavor similar to steak sauce or barbeque sauce. While it makes a great complement to meats and vegetables, it can also be enjoyed alone. It is an easy way to benefit from the Kushi Macrobiotic principles without learning complex theories.

Swanson Health Products is an industry leader in bringing vitamins directly to consumers at the lowest prices possible. Swanson Health Products, headquartered in Fargo, ND, offers the highest quality vitamins, supplements and natural health care products and is Good Manufacturing Practices certified. Swanson Health Products goes a step beyond its competitors by offering powerful guarantees. All products are backed by a 100% Satisfaction, Money-Back Guarantee. For more information, please visit http://www.swansonvitamins.com.

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