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New Women's Weight Loss Centre Exposes:Why Diets Don't
Work!
95 percent of people who go on weight loss diets regain
all the weight they have lost plus more within two years
and on any given day of the year 30 percent of young
women are on a diet, according to The Eating Disorders
Association Inc Qld.
The owner of a new women's weight loss and exercise
centre opening this week at Sunnybank Hills, Tracey
Johnson, says the weight loss industry is misleading
people to believe dieting works, when in fact most diets
are not a long-term solution and may be unhealthy.
"It's common for people to blame themselves if they
fail on a diet, but there are usually reasons why they
haven't succeeded that they are not aware of," Mrs Johnson
said.
"For instance, dieting can reduce your metabolism so
you burn energy slower and that can stop you from losing
weight. Most diets are not sustainable which leads to
yo-yo dieting, instead of a long-term solution."
Most diets focus on quick fixes, rather than education
through knowledge and understanding, Mrs Johnson said.
"The weight loss industry creates dieting myths that
need to be replaced with facts, like these:
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Myth: If you exercise for half an hour three times
a week you will lose weight. Fact: You can't lose
weight if you are consuming more calories in a day
than you burn during 30 minutes of daily exercise.
- "
Myth: If you strip your diet of protein, especially
red meat, you will lose weight. Fact: Protein
is necessary to build muscle mass and muscle tissue
burns calories. Eating protein like red meat will
mean you lose weight because muscle is heavier than
fat. It will also mean you lose the ability to keep
the weight off.
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Myth: If you want to know exactly what to eat,
rely on pre-packaged foods. Fact: Pre-packaged
'diet' foods are expensive and encourage people to
become dependent on the supplier to keep weight off.
A better solution is learning how to prepare regular
supermarket foods in the right portion sizes for lasting
weight loss.
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Myth: If you replace your food with special diet milkshakes
your weight problems will be over. Fact: Rapid
weight loss solutions like this mean you end up with
lots of flab because resistance-based exercise is
necessary to tone the body. This encourages yo-yo
dieting instead of healthy eating habits that are
sustainable for life.
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Myth: Surgical removal of excess body fat gives you
a more attractive body. Fact: If you take away
the fat cells around your middle and thighs, then
keep eating the same way, you are likely to end up
with a huge bottom and massive breasts. Remaining
fat cells have to absorb the extra fat, so you could
end up with a very misshapen body.
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Myth: Taking a pill is an easy way to lose weight.
Fact: Make sure you stay near a toilet and remember
your body needs some fats to survive. Weight loss
pills deny your body access to fat, so just wait for
the wrinkles!
Healthy Inspirations combines a resistance-based exercise
circuit with healthy eating plans based on supermarket
foods, relaxation and one-on-one support three times
a week for lasting weight loss.
The proven weight loss program that has helped more
than 4,000 Australian women lose weight and keep it
off, said Mrs Johnson.
"We help women make lasting health changes through
new lifestyle habits. The 25 Healthy Inspirations
centres throughout Australia have proven the weight
loss program can help women prevent and manage chronic
diseases like Type 2 diabetes.
"Healthy lifestyle changes don't have to cost a cent,
but if you want one-on-one support, someone to hold
you accountable, and advice about what normal foods
to eat so you can lose weight while exercising to
protect your metabolism - Healthy Inspirations can
help.
"The Healthy Inspirations weight loss program was
developed by Australia's leading dietitians and exercise
scientists and is subject to ongoing testing and development.
"We help women learn new healthy lifestyle habits
that last for life," Mrs Johnson said.
One of the centre's Lifestyle Consultants, Stacey
Stapylton, lost 16kg after she had her first child
through common sense healthy eating and exercising
at home.
"Now I am doing the Healthy Inspirations program I
realise there is so much to learn about how to eat
and exercise effectively to lose weight. I used to
read nutrition labels and teach myself, but it helps
so much if a dietitian tells you what to look for.
"If you are trying to lose weight by yourself, having
someone to teach you tips for effective eating and
exercise, and hold you accountable, can really help
to boost your momentum so you reach your goals faster,"
Ms Stapylton said.
Lifestyle Consultant, Rebecca Dent, experienced eating
disorders first hand when she suffered and overcame
bulimia.
"At first I didn't let myself eat certain foods, then
my eating habits spiraled out of control and I began
to see and feel that food was evil," Ms Dent said.
"But food is a positive thing, you just need to know
what and how much to eat and when. It's not necessarily
about the right or wrong types of food, it's how you
bring them together."
"I gained 18kg when I was traveling and felt like
I wasn't who I used to be socially. I wanted to be
my younger self again, thinking that was a better
me. Then I discovered I wasn't defined by my weight
and I could choose to improve all aspects of my life.
Controlling my weight in a healthy way became more
of a rewarding experience than escaping through my
weakness." The Sunnybank Hills centre will also house
a beautician, massage therapist, life coach, naturopath,
aromatherapist and image consultant, and offer women-only
workshops on parenting, women's health and self development.
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Insomnia - Sleeplessness: with Craig Hitchins ND!
Insomnia is one of those things that all of us will
come to experience at some point in our lives. Whilst
there is nothing uncommon about having a restless night
or waking up through out the night once in a while,
having constant re-occurring bouts of this or worse
still, being unable to sleep at all, is not. We need
to sleep, it is a necessity for proper health and wellbeing.
You need only recall how good you feel after you have
had a really good night's sleep. The reason for this
is that you regenerate , rest, recharge and file away
at all levels when you sleep. All our days thoughts
and experiences are filed away, our body rebuilds and
recharges at the physical level and energetically we
are clearing and surging energies to ensure vital energies
are flowing to all the right places. When this natural
rythm is thrown out, we experience poor health, anxiety,
depression, bouts of irritability and more. Sleep deprivation
is more dangerous than driving drunk! It has a similar
effect on the body and functions needed for such judgements
and tasks. Getting less than the recommended eight hours
for an adult will lead to breakdowns in your health
eventually. So you see sleep is very important for good
health and particularly recovery from illness.Without
going into the very boring and somewhat confusing scientific
explanation of sleep, I will endeavour to give you some
simple and tried remedies for insomnia and sleep disorders
that you can use at home.
INSOMNIA
CAUSES
If it only happens once in a while, it is sleeplessness;
if it happens for weeks or months, it is insomnia. It
is said that 100 million Americans have insomnia, to
one degree or another, and take 600 tons of sleeping
pills each year to avoid it. About seven times as many
women as men experience the problem. Sleeping pills
are second only to aspirin sales in the U.S.
Side effects from sleeping pills includes anxiety, depression,
skin rashes, irritability, loss of appetite, poor coordination,
digestive disturbances, difficulty with vision, confusion,
dizziness, high blood pressure, circulatory and respiration
disorders, breakdown of parts of the blood (such as
the white blood cells which fight infection), damage
to the central nervous system, memory problems, and
liver and kidney damage.
The experts tell us that, if you go to bed on time,
have a current of fresh air in the room, and lay there
quietly you will get enough rest even though you do
not seem to fall asleep as quickly as you might wish.
Many people who report not getting to sleep at night
actually slept quite a bit without realizing it.
Many people have a hard time getting to sleep at night
because of restless leg syndrome . These people are
awakened by legs which twitch or kick.
There are others who experience sleep apnea. This occurs
when the person, while asleep, stops breathing for as
long as two minutes at a time. He then gasps for breath
and may awaken. This can happen as many as 200 times
at night. Those with sleep apnea tend to have higher
than normal blood pressure, are more likely to have
strokes, and are at greater risk of heart disease. These
people also have a higher incidence of emotional and
psychotic problems.
Overeating, eating too close to bedtime, and eating
bad food can produce sleeplessness or insomnia. Systemic
disorders in the heart, liver, kidneys, pancreas, lungs,
digestive organs, endocrines, and brain can all affect
sleep.
NATURAL TREATMENTS INCLUDE
A lack of calcium and magnesium can cause you to wake
up after a few hours and be unable to return to sleep
and can be responsible for the twitches etc in the legs.
Eat nutritious food. Ensure good amount of Vitamin B
complex is in the diet, if not then supplement.
Foods with the amino acid, tryptophan, promotes sleep.
These include figs, dates, milk and whole grain crackers.
Avoid cheese, bacon, chocolate, ham, sausage, and wine
before bedtime. Better yet, keep those junk foods entirely
out of your diet. Do not eat eggplant, sauerkraut, potatoes,
sugar, spinach, or tomatoes before retiring. All the
foods in this paragraph contain tyramine, which increases
the release of norepinephrine, a brain stimulant. Other
foods which keep people awake include fatty foods, sugar,
white flour, salt, monosodium glutamate (MSG), chemical
preservatives, additives, and allergenic foods. Obtain
enough exercise during the day, with some of it being
out-of-doors. Exercise regularly in the late afternoon
or early evening, but not right before bedtime. Before
bedtime go outside and walk around quietly in the fresh
air for 30 to 45 minutes. Take a hot bath (not a shower)
an hour or two before bedtime.
Some people need to have the bedroom quiet. Others need
some sound to mask background noise. In such cases,
have a fan turned on.
Regularity in your habits is important. This is vital
to good sleep. Always go to bed at the same time, and
get up at a definite time. The body has normal rhythmic
cycles. People with regular habits have faster reaction
time and are happier than those with irregular sleeping
times. Getting up each morning at the right time will
help you go to sleep at the right time each night.
For some people, daytime naps make it more difficult
to sleep at night. But, for some older people, a little
rest before mealtime during the day helps them, so that
any sleeplessness at night never fatigues them.
If you cannot sleep, you can just lay there, relax,
and rest. This is nearly as good as sleep. Or you can
get up and do something quietly and calmly for a short
time and then go back to bed and to sleep. One excellent
method is to go outside and breath the fresh air, look
up at the stars, breath some more fresh air and then
go back to bed and to sleep. If you are wakeful one
night, do not nap the next day, and you will be more
likely to go right to sleep that night.
Go to bed early when you are sleepy
.
Some take melatonin or calcium to help them go to sleep.
These are both natural and safe aids in promoting sleep.
The room temperature should be 60o-65o F. If the room
is too warm, you are more likely to move about more
and awaken more frequently. The problem is a lack of
air. If you want a restful night's sleep, make sure
a little current of air is passing through your room,
even in the winter. You cannot sleep well when it is
stuffy. Do not take sleeping pills. They have pain relievers,
bromides, antihistamines, and/or scopolamine. These
are ineffective and produce unpleasant side effects.
Alcohol, barbiturates, and hypnotics do not solve the
sleep problem, but worsen it. Alcohol disrupts sleep
later in the night. Nicotine appears to be calming,
but it is actually a neuro-stimulant.
Do not take caffeine substances after lunch. Do not
take nasal decongestants and other cold medications.
They stimulate many people and keep them from getting
to sleep. Restless leg syndrome can be a problem.
Calcium, potassium, magnesium, and zinc supplements
help eliminate that problem. In addition, make sure
you are not iron deficient.
Studies reveal that, in countries where people regularly
nap during the day, there are less accidents, and productivity
is higher. The important factor here is consistency.
Be regular in your hours for sleep at night. If you
nap during the day, be regular in that. If you nap,
generally keep your naps short less than an hour at
a time.
Herbal teas which help increase sleepiness include hop
tea, catnip, valerian, passionflower and chamomile.
Hypericum (St John's Wort) useful also if insomnia is
accompanied by depression. But do not rely on herb tea,
to help get you to sleep every night.
Make sure you have a good mattress to sleep on. I hope
this has given you a few methods to use first before
resorting to the nasty drugs and pills again next time
you have a sleepless night. Until next time. Best of
health to you. Craig Hitchens (B.Sc.Nat.)
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Assiram Natural Therapies: treating the Root Cause Rather
than the Symptoms!
We are the same company with a New look and name. Great
Aussie Backrub clinics have had a name change and a
long awaited image overhaul. The new name Assiram Natural
Therapies (pronounced As-sy-ram) means "place of rest"
and represents the progression away from a massage centre
to a professional natural therapies clinic. In addition
to remedial massage Assiram offers Acupuncture and Osteopathy.
All our therapists are covered by most of the recognised
health funds.
The change in name was completed to reflect the level
of professionalism that the clinics offer. The Proprietor
Marissa Buckley says the reason for the clinic's success
over the past 18 months has been the quality of service
offered and level of professionalism of clinic staff.
"Our clients return because we offer them solutions
to manage their conditions and show them ways in which
they can prevent any further injuries or strain," Marissa
said. "We like to treat the root cause of the problem,
rather than just the symptoms."
Marissa purchased the business after being a client
herself for a number of years. After many years working
in a busy city office, she understands the stresses
that affects her clients on a day to day basis. She
was impressed by the improvement in her health and well
being and wanted to offer this to the stressed out Brisbane
city workers. "Lifestyles are becoming increasingly
busy and stressful. Alleviating that stress has become
a full time business for us!" Marissa said, "People
are becoming more aware about the need to look after
themselves physcially & mentally. We aim to help them
do this."
Companies are also seeking to reward staff and reduce
sick-days by offering workplace massage. Our corporate
backrub program still operates under the name The Great
Aussie Backrub Co. you can find more details about corporate
massage programs under www.backrub.com.au.
Check out our new image at our website www.assiram.com.au
or contact us to book an appointment at our new look
clinics today.
Prolific Singer Songwriter Steven Jaymes: Performs a
FREE Concert at the Courier Mail Spiegeltent 25/7!
Steven
James is back with his 4th album Black 17. The
new album showcases Stevens trademark Bluesy Jazz and
roots complete with his world class songwriting.
As
part of the Brisbane Festival Steven will be performing
with his 7 piece band at the Courier Mail Spiegeltent
KING GEORGE SQUARE TUESDAY THE 25th of July!
THIS
IS A FREE CONCERT AND STEVENS ONLY PERFORMANCE IN BRISBANE
THIS YEAR!
SHOW KICKS OFF AT 9.30pm.
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Media Release
BLACK AND BLUES
"The
music demands attention of every atom present in the
room" Mindy Christiernin Boras Times, Sweden
Steven
Jaymes wants to go home, but after so many years in
so many places he is not sure where that is any more!
In the past two years he's performed his trademark bluesy
jazz and roots sound in London, Denmark, Sweden, Norway,
Japan, New York City, Spain, Cuba and his home country,
Australia. In his twenty five years of song writing
and performing, he's played with Gavin DeGraw and Keith
Urban and in such legendary venues as The Bitter End
in NYC, Ronnie Scotts in London through to brothels
in Switzerland.
Steven Jaymes' 4th album, Black 17 comes off the back
of the independent success of his last album Hemingway's
Cats, which is still receiving ongoing support in Australia
and Sweden where two tracks have hit the Swedish airwaves.
The 11 song Black 17 begins with "Don't you know," a
Gritty melodic track that sets the stage for an album
draped in blues, jazz and roots. Apart from the whiskey
edged voice that flows through his songs; he also makes
his own, versions of Paul Simons 50 ways to leave your
lover and a version of Dragon's iconic hit, April Sun
in Cuba.
"The recording of Black 17 was the antithesis of Hemingway's
Cats where I spent five years travelling & recording
all around the world, this time it was mostly done in
five hours, what a relief and joy just to play" says
Steven.
With sell out shows at the famous Ronnie Scotts in London
and a barrage of showcases across Europe Black 17 has
been picked up for release in Scandinavia and Germany.
He's received hand written letters from Geoffrey Rush,
been courted by Hollywood producers and secured management
in LA (LA - PD) and Sweden (Hemifran) but still lives
to perform.
"It's like joining Sting on a picnic with Van Morrison
where Don Henley is showing up with the dessert, Steven
Jaymes has enough heart and soul to spread love through
his music over the pacific ocean. Who can stop him?,
who wants to?,not me! 11 real nice tunes." Kaj
Roth - Melodic - Sweden
Black
17 is available at HMV Brisbane City,JB Hi Fi or HMV
online & Itunes
or
visit www.stevenjaymes.com
for more information!
or
visit www.brisbanefestival.com.au
for the entire Brisbane Festival program.
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Ingredients
3
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? cup fine semolina 3 eggs 1/3 cup caster sugar 1 teaspoon
grated lemon rind ? teaspoon vanilla essence 10 sheets
filo pastry melted Australian butter, for brushing Sugar
syrup: 1 cup caster sugar 1 cup water juice of ? lemon
Method
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Laughter
is the best medicine!
Top
Ten Things You'll Never Hear a Dad Say
10.
Well, how 'bout that?... I'm lost! Looks like we'll
have to stop and ask for directions.
9. You know Pumpkin, now that you're thirteen, you'll
be ready for unchaperoned car dates. Won't that be fun?
8. I noticed that all your friends have a certain "up
yours" attitude ... I like that.
7. Here's a credit card and the keys to my new car --
GO CRAZY.
6. What do you mean you wanna play football? Figure
skating not good enough for you, son?
5.
Your Mother and I are going away for the weekend ...
you might want to consider throwing a party.
4.
Well, I don't know what's wrong with your car. Probably
one of those doo-hickey thingies -- you know -- that
makes it run or something. Just have it towed to a mechanic
and pay whatever he asks.
3. No son of mine is going to live under this roof without
an earring -- now quit your belly-aching, and let's
go to the mall.
2.
Whaddya wanna go and get a job for? I make plenty of
money for you to spend.
1.
Father's Day? aahh -- don't worry about that -- it's
no big deal.
Quote
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Kites
rise highest against the wind, not with it.� � Winston
Churchill, British prime minister
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for individuals to develop skills, access the community
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for people with disability. Promote awareness of the
value and needs of people with disabilities
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