Healthy lifestyle Journey

(PRWEB UK) 23 December 2011

The Body Trainer, priced ?39.99 will be available at http://markanthonysuk.com/ from 1st January 2012, is a home-based piece of exercise equipment that works the entire body, producing great results in muscle tone and weight loss. It comes with an exercise schedule and a precise formula for achieving great results in a short period of time, as well as ongoing, continuous improvement in fitness and tone. Alexandra Wilson was personally picked by Mark to model for both the packaging of the product and its demonstration leaflet.

Mark says: Alex has just the right personality and the physique to represent my brand. Shes smart, great to work with, and like me, is focused on finding intelligent, effective methods for clients to achieve the best results within the demands of their busy lifestyles.

Mark Anthony, also known as the Body Genius, is personal trainer to many high profile figures, from Hollywood actors to top musicians such as Billie Piper, Katie Price, Caroline Flack, and Lara Dutta.

He has a hugely successful book and DVD, Once a Week Workout, a globally-renowned fitness programme, Body Systems and a flagship Notting Hill club to his name.

Alex, originally from Northern Ireland, has rapidly attracted attention from the media, sports brands, and followers alike in the last few years. She has been featured in modelling shots in, and written articles for, a variety of magazines in the UK and abroad (Womens Fitness, Ultra Fit, Fit and Firm, ExtraFit and Fitnorama). She is one of the UK sponsored athletes for sports nutrition company Gaspari a highly sought-after role in the fitness industry and also the face of Biondi Coutures fitness competition range. More recently she published a free e-book ‘I will make you lean’ available from http://www.alexandrawilson.com.

For more about Mark Anthony and to order your Body Trainer, visit: http://www.markanthonysuk.com.

For more about Alexandra Wilson, visit:

Alexs Official Website: http://www.alexandrawilson.com

Alexs Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Alexandra-Wilson-Fitness-Celebrity/194488277270458

Alexs YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/WilsonAlexandra

Alexs Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thealexwilson


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If you are not getting enough sleep (and many millions of us are not), you need to zero in on why this is happening and what you can do about it.

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Some nights you feel like you never close your eyes. Or you fall asleep just fine, but then you wake up and watch the clock. If this sounds familiar, a good night’s sleep regularly escapes you. This can mean more than just some next-day grogginess. Too little sleep that results in ‘tossing and turning’ can affect your health, relationships, and job, and can even put your safety (and those around you at risk).

Tossing and Turning
Not getting enough sleep doesn’t just make you tired. It also:

* decreases your ability to concentrate

* decreases your reaction time

* increases your memory lapses and forgetfulness

* increases your likelihood of accidents and injuries

* increases moodiness

* increases your susceptibility to illnesses

BENEFITS OF SLEEP
While you may think of sleep as merely a time of rest, researchers have found it is actually an action-packed period when many processes vital to your health and well-being occur. New evidence, for instance shows that sleep is critical for helping you strengthen your memory and ability to think clearly. Sleep also affects mood and plays a pivotal role in the normal functioning of your body’s endocrine and immune systems, which regulate the release of key hormones and help protect your body from disease.

IMPACT OF SLEEP LOSS
Too little sleep is found to be associated with a variety of serious health problems, including hypertension (high blood pressure), obesity, diabetes, heart disease, alcohol use, and depression. Being sleep-deprived can also result in difficulty concentrating and making decisions, as well as forming new memories.

Lack of sleep can damage your health in other ways as well. Drowsy driving is likely the cause of more than 100,000 police-reported car crashes and more than 1,500 deaths every year. Sleeping poorly costs employers in lost productivity and also increases the risk of workplace accidents.

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LATE AT NIGHT AND ‘EYES WIDE OPEN’?
Some Causes of Insomnia…

* Stress and Anxiety

* Depression

* Using Stimulants (including over-the-counter and prescription medications)

* Grieving over the loss of a loved one

* Chronic Pain (caused by a medical condition)

* A change in your environment

* Sleep/Wake schedule interruptions

* Medication side effects

* Menstruation, pregnancy or menopause (in women)

* A Change in your Schedule

* Environmental noise

* Extreme temperatures

SO, HOW MUCH SLEEP DO YOU NEED?
While sleep needs vary from person to person, to be fully alert the next day sleep experts recommend adults get 7 to 9 hours of sleep a night. However, the ‘quality’ of your sleep also counts. To be refreshing, your slumber needs to be continuous, not disrupted by repeated awakenings. You also need enough sleep to avoid sleep dept – this is the collective effect of not getting adequate sleep over time.

If sleepiness is interfering with your ability to carry out your daily activities, you probably need more shut-eye!

STATES AND STAGES OF SLEEP
While you are asleep, you usually pass through a repeating cycle of five phases of sleep: Stages 1,2,3,4 and REM (rapid eye movement-also know as ‘dream sleep’). It takes 70-90 minutes to move through one cycle of sleep. Typically, you will have four to six cycles a night. At the end of each cycle you are nearly awake before beginning the cycles again.

Stage 1:
Light sleep, drifting in and out

Stage 2:
Helps refresh your body

Stage 3:
entering deep sleep; stages 3 and 4 are the most restorative cycles

Stage 4:
deep sleep, your body produces more cells and breaks down proteins; if awakened, you may feel groggy or disoriented

Stage 5:
REM (Dream Sleep) stimulates the parts of your brain used for learning; breathing is more rapid, irregular, and shallow; heart rate and blood pressure rise, males may develop erections

A GOOD NIGHT’S SLEEP – Nine Tips to Help You Sleep Better

1. Relax Before Bedtime. Train yourself to associate restful activities with sleep and make them a part of your bedtime ritual. Try a warm bath, deep breathing, guided imagery or reading.

2. Get Regular Exercise. Exercise 30 (or more) minutes every day. Be sure to exercise at least five t six hours before going to bed

3. Steer Clear of Caffeine. Caffeine is a stimulant. Don’t consume caffeine in the evening, including: coffee, chocolate, soft drinks, teas, diet drugs and pain relievers which contain caffeine.

4. Make It Dark and Cozy. Have soft, comfortable bed linens and curtains to block out outside lights.

5. Limit Alcohol. Alcohol can rob you of deep sleep and keep you stuck in the lighter, less restful stages of sleep.

6. Keep the Room Temperature Pleasant. Feeling too hot or too cold can disrupt your sleep or prevent your from falling asleep.

7. Don’t Just Lie There. The anxiety of not being able to fall asleep can actually contribute to insomnia. If you cannot sleep, get out of bed and calmly do something else until you feel tired.

8. Get Up With the Sun. Sunlight helps your body’s internal clock reset itself each day.

9. Set A Sleep Schedule. Go to bed at the same time each night and get up at the same time each morning.

IDENTIFYING A SLEEP PROBLEM
While everyone has occasional sleepless nights, you need to tell your doctor about it if you are having difficulty falling or staying asleep at least three times a week. Your sleeplessness may be a type of insomnia, but it could also be a symptom of an underlying medical condition or other types of Sleep Disorders.

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Article by Fitinthemiddle

The food our brain needs

If you are a typical American you will eat about sixty percent of your calories in the form of carbohydrates. Carbohydrates are ubiquitous. You will find them in food ranging from fruit, vegetables and breads to soda, table sugar and cereal. Carbohydrates are foods rich in saccharides or sugars.

Carbohydrates are broken down in our digestive system into glucose (also called blood sugar). Glucose is our body’s key source of energy. It is used by our nervous system, and red blood cells. When we ingest glucose in the form of carbohydrates it can end up in one of several places: it can be used for immediate energy; it can be stored as glycogen in the liver (we can hold about 100 grams of glycogen in our liver) it can be stored in our muscles (muscles can store about 350 grams of glycogen), or it can be stored in triglycerides as fat.

Carbohydrate digestion starts in the mouth with an enzyme called amylase. The digestion continues in part in the stomach until the acids in the stomach stop the digestion. It then reaches the small intestine where, with help from the pancreas, carbohydrates are broken down further into glucose. Glucose then enters the blood stream. In response to the glucose entering the blood stream, the pancreas secretes insulin. Insulin opens up muscles and liver cells to accept the increased glucose as glycogen until the amount of glucose in the blood stream decreases. Excess glucose is converted into fat. Once your blood glucose drops, your insulin levels decrease.

Carbohydrates come in many forms in our food. Carbohydrates include sugars, starch and fiber.

* Sugars * Sugar_Alcohols * Starch * Resistant Starch * Fiber

Sugars

Simple Sugars include monosaccharides and disaccharides. Monosaccharides are glucose, fructose and galactose (the main sugar found in milk). Disaccharides include sucrose (a combination of fructose and glucose) lactose and maltose. You will find fructose in many fruits and honey. Lactose can be found in milk and milk products. Sugars ingested as fruit are healthy. Fruits contain fibers which act to slow the digestion of the sugar and the fiber along with the water content adds bulk and increases satiety. Sucrose, table sugar, is a combination of glucose and fructose.

Refined Sugars are sugars stripped of their nutritional value and added to food to sweeten it. Refined sugar includes table sugar and high fructose corn syrup.Sugar Alcohols

Also known as polyols, sugar alcohols are carbohydrates found in a variety of fruits and vegetables and also manufactured from sugar. The amount of calories in sugar alcohols varies but on average they contain about 2.4 calories per gram. They are converted to glucose more slowly than sugar reducing their affect on insulin. Because they have a lower caloric count than sugar and they have less effect on insulin, they are often used with as an additive with artificial sweeteners.

However, sugar alcohols are not as sweet as sugar. Therefore, it takes more sugar alcohol to equal the same taste as sugars. To reach the same taste, more sugar alcohol is added thus reducing the dietary impact. Additionally, sugar alcohol is not fully absorbed by the small intestine. This can cause some bloating and diarrhea if eaten to excess.Starch

Starch is a complex carbohydrate made up of glucose molecules. It is the most common carbohydrate found in foods. Starch foods include potatoes, rice, beans, lentils, corn and grains such as wheat, barley, oats and rice contain starch. Starches, primarily wheat starch, are often added to foods in order to thicken them. Because of its prevalence and cost, wheat is the major source of starch in the United States. Assuming you do not have celiac disease, are not sensitive to gluten or are allergic to wheat, wheat can be a nutritional source of calories. Unrefined wheat products contain dietary fiber in addition to the starch. The fiber increases the digestive process of the wheat and is beneficial to the digestive tract. However, most wheat is stripped of its fiber and any other nutrients. Sugar is often added to increase the palatability of the wheat. Ultimately, you are eating a calorie rich nutrient free food.Resistant Starch

Resistant starch is the starch not absorbed in the small intestine. Starch is broken down to sugar by enzymes in the mouth, stomach and small intestine. The primary enzyme associated with starch breakdown is amylases. Resistant starches are starches that are not broken down by amylases or other enzymes and therefore reach the large intestine where it interacts with bacteria to form short-chain fatty acids. Resistant starch decreases the absorption rate of glucose which in turn lowers the insulin response.

Modified starch is starch that has been chemically or physically modified and used in salad dressings, frozen products and batter as a thickening agent, stabilizer or to moistener.Fiber

Dietary fiber is a complex carbohydrate (it contains more than two sugars linked together) that is resistant to digestion. Fiber is found in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, oat, wheat bran and nuts. Dietary fiber is soluble: fiber that is fermented in the colon, or insoluble fiber: fiber with bulking action but is only slightly fermented in the colon. The main source of insoluble fiber is from corn, wheat and bran. The main source for soluble fiber is fruits and vegetables. Oat and barley contain both insoluble and soluble fiber.

Insoluble cereal dietary fiber may play a role in the prevention of diabetes. Other benefits of fiber are numerous. Fiber slows the absorption of food so that fat and carbohydrates remain in the digestive system longer. This aids in the digestion of carbohydrates and fat. The increased time for digestion and the bulk from fiber aids in satiation and the cessation of eating. Fiber also plays a role in satiety which increases the amount of time between meals and reduces the amount of food eaten in the next meal.

While fiber intake has many benefits, over eating fiber without enough water can reduce the absorption of proteins, vitamins, and minerals.Conclusion

Only half a day worth of glycogen can be stored in the body at any given time. Therefore, it is important consume carbohydrate rich foods and beverages to provide the energy you need for all of your daily activities. However, with the addition of sugars and high corn fructose syrup added to many processed foods, you will need to read labels and purposely limit your carbohydrate intake. If your body makes more glucose than it needs for immediate energy or for storage, it is stored in your fat cells and becomes body fat. Continuously overloading your body with processed sugars, without their fiber or water, overworks insulin’s ability to effectively process the incoming glucose. Finally, carbohydrates have been shown to increase the magnitude of atherogenic dyslipidemia (elevated triglycerides, low concentrations of HDL cholesterol and increased concentrations of small dense LDL particles.)

Historically, diets have focused on reducing fat intake. However, carbohydrates in processed form are as just as likely to induce weight gain and lead to health risks. As food makers proudly proclaim their low fat alternatives, these “healthy alternatives are laden with processed carbohydrates that have more calories and have lower nutritional value than their fat relative.

Foods high in carbohydrates to eat:

* Fruits * Vegetables * Brown Rice

Foods high in carbohydrates to avoid

* Sodas * Fruit Drinks * White Rice

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Tampa, FL (PRWEB) December 22, 2011

Tips to find affordable Health Insurance in Tampa, just released by Dawn Trail, President of Trail Insurance, is for families, the self-employed and small groups, to help them avoid the pitfalls of online insurance applications, and to explain ways to lower premiums while maintaining good coverage.

The health insurance industry can be a complex maze of information loaded with fine print making it difficult for individuals to navigate, and Obama care has added some unexpected twists. One example of this is that insurance companies are now required to insure children. Insurance companies responded to this by requiring one of the parents be insured as well. As a result of this, and many other economic and medical factors, finding affordable health insurance in Tampa can be difficult, explains Trail.

We are passionate about learning each clients needs and then finding the best policy for them. As a broker, I can shop all health insurance providers in Florida, and then present two or three of the best options to the client, educating them on each, and explaining all of the fine print up front, not after someone needs to file a claim, says Trail. And to help more people obtain affordable health insurance in the Tampa Bay area, I am releasing these two key tips.

Tip #1 for affordable Health Insurance in Tampa:

Think twice before filling out an online health insurance application. Unlike a group policy, individual policies for families and the self-employed go to the insurance underwriting division and can be declined. If the policy is declined, the information goes to the MIB Medical Information Bureau (http://www.mib.com/html/consumer_protection.html) where insurance companies share information. This decline is viewed by other insurance companies each time one applies for a new policy, and can make it very difficult to get health insurance. It is best to work with a live person when applying for a health insurance policy, to ensure the application is filled out in the best possible way to avoid a decline.

Tip #2 for affordable Health Insurance in Tampa:

Question the need to take a prescription drug. Ask the doctor if there is a holistic, or other alternative, that could be tried first. With the name and social security number of the person applying for coverage, the insurance company will pull their drug record. One can be declined depending on the medication they are taking, or have their premiums greatly increased.

In one case, a woman was taking a doctor prescribed drug for weight loss that is commonly prescribed for Diabetes. She did not have Diabetes, however her health insurance application was declined because she was taking this drug. There are other options one can use to lose weight, such as proper nutrition, supplements, changing ones diet, walking, and other exercise. Asking her doctor for other options and trying these first could have gotten her insurance, and saved her money on high premiums.

For more free tips on ways to find affordable health insurance in the Tampa Bay area contact Trail Insurance and learn how to successfully navigate the health insurance maze.

About Trail Insurance

Tips for affordable Health Insurance in Tampa are been provided by Trail & Associates Insurance. In 2005, Dawn Trail, President, founded the company in Tampa, FL with a clear mission to help people through education, finding them the best possible coverage and uniquely, when needed, helping clients with claims problems. Personalized service is her motto. Trail & Associates are licensed by the State of Florida to sell all Life and Health Insurance policies and are independent insurance agents who chose policies from over 100 different Insurance Companies. Their focus is Individual and Family Health Insurance, Small Business Group Insurance, Medicare Insurance, and Individual Life Insurance. For more information with health insurance visit http://trailinsurance.com or for questions call (813 649-8624.

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Delray Beach, Fla., (PRWEB) December 22, 2011

In partnering with Vitamin Angels, an organization with a proven record of combating child mortality and malnutrition, Vitalmax Vitamins hopes to make a significant contribution to the cause.

Many people are surprised to learn that one third of all childhood deaths are attributable to undernutrition, says Al Serin, President and Founder of Vitalmax Vitamins. Vitamins do save lives, and we hope that our contributions can help give each child the chance that he or she deserves.

Vitamin Angels mission is to reduce child mortality worldwide by connecting essential nutrients with infants and children younger than 5. Essential nutrients enable young immune systems to fight infectious diseases, helping children attain good health and the opportunity to lead meaningful and productive lives.

Worldwide, an estimated 190 million children, who are younger than 5, suffer from vitamin A deficiency (VAD), which is a major underlying cause of child mortality and blindness. But one simple vitamin A capsule every six months can prevent VAD blindness and reduce child mortality by about 24 percent in at-risk populations. Multivitamins provide many essential micro nutrients and help reduce the effects of undernutrition and malnutrition.

Vitalmax Vitamins will donate 25 cents for every bottle of Vita Vision, Accu-Hear, Advance Heart, Advance 7 and Vita Greens that it sells.

Vitalmax Vitamins is committed to increasing the longevity and quality of life of our customers. We believe in natural, safe alternatives and strive to provide the most advanced nutritional formulas at affordable prices. Vitalmax Vitamins believes that education is fundamental to prevention and wellness. Our online natural health education site, http://www.HealthyAnswers.com, offers a wealth of information, written by top physicians and medical experts.

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