Friday, June 20, 2008

high carb heavy breakfast is getting a high five

It seems the high carb breakfast might be promoted as a weight loss good choice.  Seems it has been in research touted as having helped with hunger and less cravings for high carb rest of the day.  I don’t know all the details yet, but calories are calories and there has to be environmental issues addressed.  Like, was exercise exactly same amongst all participants?  History of exercise, previously, must be known.  In a diabetic environment, high carb isn’t great.  Endocrinologists will have to be made aware of insulin changes if a person were to high carb a breakfast.  
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Friday, June 13, 2008

oy, allergies

Such issues we have.  Weight and food costs and salmonella poisoning are just the beginning.  Here’s one that we must figure out a bit more clearly: FOOD ALLERGIES.  The types of food allergies are similar to the types of options in a big box grocery store, endless. Some allergies to food can sadly be deadly, but others may just cause annoying reactions.  Itchy skin or gross stomach rumbles and reactions do occur.  What to do?  Here’s just a simple suggestion to get things started.  AVOID the food believed to be an issue for one to two weeks.  Skip it.  Don’t let it sneak into your body in any way, not by mouth or nose.  Know mixed foods the allergen might be used, because they too are off limits.  Try to find out other names the food industry uses for that product.  The industry can be tricky.  Keep notes.  Are the symptoms gone?  What makes food allergies so common these days? Will the industry take note and make amends or will they go about their business making more business for themselves?  Educate yourself.

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Thursday, June 12, 2008

Basal metabolic rate

This is a big word.  It’s sometimes called BMR.  I’d think Burn Me Rate makes it more clear what BMR means.  Its the burning rate of energy for just the vital parts.  In tune, “burn me burn me, work this body, work this bodeeee……..”   Medicine defines these parts very specifically and can be understood in great detail.  It’s really like sleeping and cooking on simmer. That’s good, the body’s supposed to be working this way.  A “burn me rate” or basal metabolic rate fluctuates.  Say that ten time, whew!.   It goes up and down in interesting waves.  Up with foxy muscles and down with stressors and previously eaten foods and liquids.   So when a basal metabolic rate number is given, it means all of this and then some.    Really, it makes sense that if you consume less than this number of calories in meals and drinks and grab and go’s daily, the body will require more energy just to hang out.  Thus…..”burn me burn me, work this body, work this bodeeee……..”, a good path to be on if weight loss is necessary. 
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