50 Tips For Healty Weight Loss

Slim and beautiful dream of all women. Although it is not easy to do but many women are willing to starve and exercise for hours. A good diet is not by way of fast food but also setting based on age and activity. Here are some tips that are guaranteed to make your diet better and healthier.

1. Avoid thinking all or nothing. Fasting is not the best way to lose weight. Eat enough and set the intake of calories wisely.

2. Cut the fruits that you like in small pieces to replace unhealthy snacks.

3. Avoid eating snacks from the jar, you will not realize how much has been entered into your mouth. Put in a plate or simply take a handful.

4. If you include people who like bread, choose a wholegrain.

5. Avoid foods that contain more than 10 percent fat. Read the nutrition information labels on the boxes of food.

6. Write down the foods that you eat for 2 weeks. Believe you'll be surprised!

7. Butter has saturated fat content. Avoid or replace it with low fat.

8. Bring a water bottle with you wherever you go. That way you will not be dehydrated and also less likely to choose a fizzy drink or too much sugar.

9. Try detoxification, to remove toxins in your body

10. Snack good for you for lunch or evening to prevent overload.

11. Find a friend or partner for a diet together. This will make both of you can motivate each other.

12. Find out habits that destroy your diet program. If you liked snacking on the bread to the gym, change your route!

13. Drink plenty of mineral water

14. Vegetables low in calories but do not cook too long because the nutrient content can be changed.

15. If you are accustomed to eating large SPADA weekend. Keep snacks low in fat and calories are stored either in the closet!

16. Always choose the smallest portion of an existing restaurant menu

17. Buy a juicer and start to make your creative juices
own. Do not forget to try the vegetable juice. Rich in vitamins and less fructose.

18. Do not think that the salad is always safe to eat. They usually also combined with mayonnaise and cheese.

19. Brush your teeth when cravings arise. Food taste bad after you brush your teeth.

20. Want to eat chocolate? Choose low fat chocolate!

21. Meal increases while PMS? Fight with Almond nut consumption. They give a lot of protein and also reduces cravings for sweet foods.

22. Choose foods that are boiled, berkuah, in teams, or burned before you choose a deep-fried.

23. Choose a diet of celery as a loyal friend from now on.

24. Notice how slim she ordered food. Find out and make their secret, your secret.

25. Use chopsticks to slow your eating.

26. Avoid snacking when you're bored, replace them with the things you want to do but no time!

27. Do not think that you will start a diet after a period of stress. Believe me this time will always be there! Instead prepare yourself to face these times and stay focused on your diet.

28. Clock 3 is a favorite snack time. The best option to increase energy include bananas, beans, and low fat yogurt.

29. Try to opt for quality over quantity.

30. Add chili or spices to enhance your body's metabolism.

31. Add ice into your drink. Because your body needs energy to match the drink to body temperature. Which eventually will burn your fat!

32. Prepare all your own food rather than fast food. It will be easier for you to control your intake of sugar and calories used.

33. To defeat hunger when cooking, start by eating a big plate of salad!

34. When reading articles about diet that fits you. Scissors and tempelkanlah dikulkas you!

35. Get enough sleep! Prolonged fatigue will cause you to reach food high in calories.

36. Soy milk is a better alternative to consume low-fat milk!

37. Reduce your salt!

38. Put the photo on the refrigerator to motivate you!

39. Go Green! Choose a green vegetable or green tea that will contribute to your health!

40. Choose a diet if you are forced to drink soda.

41. For maximum fat burning then you are required to consume nuts!

42. Very easy to make appointments at a restaurant or cafe, but choose a place that will not make you have to eat! Such as sports or crafts!

43. Choose the stairs instead of elevators or escalators.

44. Calculate your budget for meals or snacks. You can allocate these funds for other purposes.

45. Bananas are the best foods before you start exercising. Banana filled with potassium which helps with muscle and water levels in your body.

46. Do not do anything else when you're eating. If you eat while reading or while watching, you will immediately associate the two activities. You will soon be eating so the TV is turned on.

47. Make sure you get enough sun. Vitamin D will help you get more calcium that will further accelerate the process of metabolism.

48. Try Herbal Tea in turn and choose your favorite. Trust is the best investment for your health.

49. Chew your food slowly!

50. Drink a glass of water with lemon juice to help increase your metabolism

Would You Stay in Libya as a Nurse for More Pay?

The Philippines is widely recognized as one of the world's top labour exporters. Although its Department of Foreign Affairs began evacuations from Libya shortly after the troubles began like many other countries, it appears that one of its main exports have chosen to stay. Among others, Filipino medical professionals--doctors, dentists, and nurses--have been in great demand abroad as evidenced by their sheer numerical strength.

The situation is no different in the Middle East. With their ability to adapt to local cultures, Filipino nurses--particularly those of Muslim faith--have been practising in these countries. Loath to let them go, it turns out the Libyan government has promised increased pay in exchange for Filipino nurses not leaving the country immediately. While the risk-reward ratio of such an action is debatable, these nurses are hedging on medical facilities not being targets for the pro-Gadhafi forces, the rebels, or the Western no-fly zone enforcers. Risky? Yes, but I hope their safety is indeed what they believe it is. From the Philippines' Daily Tribune:

At least 2,300 Filipino nurses have refused to be evacuated even after the United Nations approved military strikes against Libya. Acting Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario said the nurses, 2,000 of whom are based in capital Tripoli and 383 in the rebel stronghold of Benghazi, opted to stay following request from the Libyan government, which promised to increase their pay significantly if they remain.

“We have not received any request to come and provide transport so they can leave Tripoli,” Del Rosario said. “They feel safe being in a hospital and there’s nothing safer than being in a hospital.” But if the situation worsens, he said the government can arrange another ship to pick them up. The government has ended its evacuation in Libya and has moved to safety some 13,000 Filipinos.

Foreign Affairs spokesman Eduardo Malaya said the Filipino nurses chose to stay “in order to fulfill their professional obligation and attend to the needs of the sick and wounded...The safest places for them are the hospitals were they work. Hospitals are considered protected areas under international humanitarian law,” he added.

Matters are complicated by Manila throwing its backing to UN Resolution 1973:

Manila has expressed support to the UN resolution in Libya. Malaya said the Philippines “abides by the decision of the UN security council in imposing a no-fly zone over Libyan airspace as a member of the UN and a signatory of the UN charter. “This UN action is a humanitarian measure which is meant to safeguard the civilian population in Benghazi and other contested areas of said country,” he said.

Recent developments, he added, “will not likely adversely affect Filipinos, as the bulk of our nationals already exited Libya.” The Philippine Embassy in Tripoli will remain open to serve the needs and oversee the safety of the remaining Filipinos there, he said. “Ambassador Alejandrino Vicente and the embassy staff in Tripoli will remain to take care of the country’s interests and ensure the safety of Filipinos who chose to remain for personal reasons,” Malaya said.

And speaking of which, the Philippine government is on the hook for its citizens in several other Middle East destinations where ongoing protests may yet put them in harm's way. Take Syria and Bahrain:

In Syria, Philippine officials there are ready to activate the country’s contingency measures once the political strife worsens. A stock estimate from the Commission on Filipinos Overseas showed 19,423 Filipino workers in Syria. Syrians also took the same path as their neighbors by staging similar loud protests against their authoritarian government, hoping it would result in having their political freedom restored.

“The Philippine Embassy in Syria is closely monitoring developments in certain parts of the country,” Malaya said, adding that the 1,050-strong Filipino peacekeepers stationed in Golan Heights who were deployed to the country as part of a UN peacekeeping contingent can be mobilized to evacuate the thousands of Filipinos if needed.

Meanwhile, Bahrain Prime Minister Shaikh Khalifa Bin Salman Al Khalifa has assured the Philippine government that all Filipinos will be provided protection amid the growing unrest in the Middle East state. Khalifa on Saturday personally relayed this message to Del Rosario, who is currently on five-day Middle East swing to check on the condition of Filipino workers trapped in the spreading conflict across the region.

I suppose this is one of the unspoken responsibilities of mass migration in the 21st century. For, we have an international system where (economic) migrants are ultimately no one's responsibility except for the home country.Given that the Philippines does promote such migration, it's only fair. Then again, there will always be those who are more adventurous--alike the Filipino nurses in Libya.

How Obesity is Reshaping Ambulances to Airliners

A few weeks ago, I admittedly pigged out on the globalization of American-style obesity. While it may be a laughing matter to some, you can chalk it up as another dubious American export alike the subprime mess that's being inflicted on the rest of the world in the name of "progress." Besides, it will be increasingly difficult to call others fat in America given how astoundingly portly your average American has become, with current trends pointing towards a further accumulation of cellulite. (Speaking of which, why doesn't the Miss America pageant ask contestants hard-hitting questions about how unrepresentative they are when the average American woman has a 37-inch waistline according to CDC figures?) To paraphrase Benjamin Franklin, there's nothing certain in American life other than cellulite and debt. Taxes? I think they've forgotten about the importance of revenues to achieving fiscal balance.

The health costs of dealing with such dietary indiscipline characteristic of a too-soft culture are evident. However, did you ever observe the wide-ranging changes that have to be made in serving a world full of supersized individuals? Let's just say service providers in both public and private sectors have to adjust to these weighty issues instead of the other way around. Auntie has a morbidly fascinating article on this very topic as this US disease makes its way across the Atlantic:

It emerged this week that ambulance services across the country [UK] are having to revamp their fleets to cope with heavier patients. "A few years ago, probably only 10 years ago, your average patient was 12 to 13 stone - now that's probably 17 to 18 stone [238 to 252 pounds]. And we quite regularly see patients around 30 stone in weight and even bigger than that," says Nigel Wells of West Midlands Ambulance Service.

The specialist equipment being stocked includes heavy-duty wheelchairs and stretchers, inflatable cushions for lifting patients, while ambulance tail-lifts are being reinforced. Many services are also buying specialist "bariatric" ambulances, at a cost of up to £90,000 each, equipped with double-width trolley stretchers and capable of carrying patients weighing up to 50 stone.

Many hospitals have had to take similar steps, investing in stronger beds and chairs, wider body scanners, and longer surgical instruments for use on obese patients. One NHS board in Scotland has spent more than £20,000 on three beds that can support people weighing up to 78 stone.

To be honest, British sports fans are like American ones in general: they like watching sports, but not necessarily doing them. Hence, hours spent on the couch watching sports on TV or sitting in the bleachers have inflicted their toll. Thankfully, discrimination isn't yet so blatant on carriers here just yet:

Facing similar pressures of cramming high numbers of people on closely-packed seating for prolonged periods are sports stadia. The new Wembley stadium, which opened in 2007, offers seats that are 50cm wide and 80cm deep - 9cm wider and 16cm deeper than at the old Wembley. "There is more leg room in every seat in the new Wembley stadium than there was in the royal box of the old stadium," the website declares.

Meanwhile, the aerospace industry is having to respond to the wider passengers of airlines nowadays. They don't call it "cattle class" for nothing, and it seems obesity is posing insuperable ergonomic challenges:

Gary Davis, Fellow of the Institute of Ergonomics & Human Factors, has been working on cabin design with airlines for about 15 years. "He says that research into seating materials had allowed seat backs to be made thinner, increasing the space a passenger has up to the back of the seat in front...So you effectively increase cabin space without losing any seats, so you get the same number of seats in the aircraft but give the customer a better experience - it's a win-win situation if you can achieve that."

The more pressing problem - literally - of overweight passengers encroaching on neighbours' seats, was far harder to tackle, he says. "In terms of the width of economy-class seats on commercial airliners, there's not much you can do without going to the extreme of taking out whole lines of seats - and I can't see airlines doing that very willingly."

Perhaps the--how should I put it--generously dimensioned American film director Kevin Smith should right-size matters since pretty soon the wide load of globalization will be the norm rather than the exception.

Fat World: The Globalization of American Obesity?

Your butt is wide, well mine is too
Just watch your mouth or I'll sit on you
The word is out, better treat me right
Cause I'm the king of cellulite

Although they're arguably becoming a country of fatheads as well, Americans are better known worldwide for their astonishing girth. A new OECD study finds that over a third of these stupendously gluttonous people are clinically obese. Indeed, there's no stopping Yankee pavement pounding tonnage in the obesity league tables as the percentage of overweight folks is set to increase even more in the coming years:

It seems exceedingly odd to me that other IPE people don't make more of these ominous statistics. Whether it's common American unwillingness to face up to the fats I really don't know. I'm not hitting below the belt here (besides, I can't see where America's belt lies since it's well-hidden under rolls of flab). So the weighty truth stares us in the quintuple chin: it is well-known and accepted that health care bills will gobble the bulk of developed country budgets in the coming years. However, there is a deadly combination of fiscal and health indiscipline driving this dietary-industrial complex. It ain't cheap to be chubby, honey:

Rates are highest in the United States and Mexico and lowest in Japan and Korea, but have been growing virtually everywhere. Children have not been spared, with up to 1 in 3 currently overweight. Severely obese people die 8-10 years sooner than those of normal-weight, similar to smokers, and they are more likely to develop diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease and cancer. Obesity is a burden on health systems, with health care expenditure for an obese person at least 25% higher than for someone of normal weight.

So America's public finances are set to suffer more under the weight its citizens will place on health services than those of other developed nations. What else is new? Aside from Americans topping the obesity sweepstakes, there's an incredibly curious finding here depicted in the above chart [click to enlarge image]: 6 out of the 7 of the OECD's portliest nations, in ascending order--Ireland, Canada, the UK, Australia, New Zealand and the US--are English-speaking. Why is this so? Medical News Today throws up some researchable hypotheses:

Several people, including nutritionists, health care professionals and economists are beginning to wonder what it is that bunches all the Anglo-Saxon nations up at the top of the obesity/overweight league.

One theory is that they are all driven by an American lifestyle. Being countries that speak the same language, they are more likely to absorb and embrace features of a major nation more readily and rapidly. So, why Mexico? Historically, Mexico was never an overweight country until recently. However, during the 1990s Mexico joined NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) and acquired US business practices, and perhaps also other behaviors, such as driving everywhere, living on TV dinners, and embracing fast food outlets. Osmosis is probably a likely factor too; Mexico is next door to the USA.

The United Kingdom is the fattest country in Europe, and obesity/overweight rates are growing apace. While the UK has had the fastest growing rates in Europe over the last ten years, Australia's obesity/overweight rate has been growing faster than any other OECD country's over the past 20 years. The OECD believes that over the next ten years obesity rates in Australia will grow another 15%.

In the USA, UK and Australia the difference in average bodyweight among men is fairly similar across all socioeconomic and academic groups. An American woman with poor education is 1.3 times more likely to be overweight than an educated woman, in the UK and Australia the difference is 1.4 times. The three countries have three similarities among male and female adult bodyweight variations.

In England, almost 1 in 3 children is overweight - in Scotland it is more than 1 in 3. Recently there have been signs of stabilization in childhood obesity rates in England. 40% of American children are overweight, but as in England, there are signs that rates are leveling out. If you look at rates and recent trends among people in English-speaking nations and compare them to other countries', you sometimes get the impression that Anglo-Saxon countries experience the same good and bad things almost in unison.

Historically, England (the main source of recent Anglo-Saxon culture) has had a diet based on butter for cooking, versus the Mediterranean countries which predominantly have used olive oil. But this behavior goes back a long time, while the obesity epidemic is comparatively much more recent.

Maybe its in the genes. Why don't those Freakonomics geeks research stuff like this that's actually important? It certainly casts ominous portents if Mexico's rise in the cellulite league tables is due in part to joining NAFTA. It's also interesting to figure out why countries in the Anglosphere are so darned portly. Is Americanization indeed synonymous with this kind of mega-obesity? It's too scary to ponder.

And the whole world knows I'm fat and I'm proud
Just come tell me once again - who’s fat?

WTO, WHO & WIPO On Affordable Medicines

In case you missed it, there was an interesting event just held by the WTO on the thorny subject of third world access to important medicines. Many of which, of course, are developed by Western big pharma firms keen on generating revenues from strong patent protections. There, the respective principals of three organizations closely keyed to this debate--Pascal Lamy of the WTO, Margaret Chan of the WHO, and Francis Gurry of the WIPO--had some interesting things to say. Below are their key comments, although the rest is well worth reading for those following third world health issues in particular -

WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy requires no introduction:

No connection is planned or intended between this process and the ongoing policy and legal debates within the WTO about the scope and effect of TRIPS flexibilities, especially the work of the TRIPS Council. Since the Doha Declaration in 2001, WTO Members have rightly stressed the need for the effective use of the IP regime and of the flexibilities in the TRIPS Agreement. As discussed in Doha, TRIPS needs to be part of the wider national and international action to address public health problems. It was agreed that TRIPS does not and should not prevent members from taking measures to protect public health. So there is no doubt about the centrality of this element of the access equation. It has led to the first, and so far the only, amendment agreed to the entire package of WTO law since the ink dried in Marrakech over 16 years ago — the so-called paragraph 6 mechanism...

Global public health is a complex puzzle, Getting it right is a teasing challenge, involving effective use of the full set of applicable policy tools. But it is also a practical craft, rather than a theoretical excursion — meaning that we can and should learn from the actual experiences of others in their efforts to create and disseminate needed treatments. The full perspective needs to cover the international trade dimension, but also consider domestic policies and practices, and above all, the evolving state of the actual global disease burden, priority setting for front line treatments, and patterns of production and dissemination of medicines. I hope today’s program will help illuminate this far bigger picture, so that we can get on with our specific areas of work with the benefit of greater understanding about how all the elements interact, and what priority targets we should be aiming at — a task that can only be undertaken by our public health colleagues.

Meanwhile, here is Margaret Chan of the World Health Organization:

We face two bottom-line realities. First, the essence of the ethical argument is straightforward. People should not be denied access to life-saving or health-promoting medicines for unfair reasons, including those with economic causes. Yet the pharmaceutical industry operates in response to economic factors and market forces. This is a profit-driven industry, and not a philanthropist, not a humanitarian enterprise. What incentives does this industry have to fix prices according to their affordability among the poor?

Second, price has a decisive impact on access to medicines. Access is influenced by many other factors, like remoteness, lack of staff, poor procurement practices and delivery systems, and the absence of health insurance schemes. But price can be an absolute barrier to access for the poor. For the poor, access and affordability are usually one and the same.

WHO learned a great deal during the negotiations that eventually led to adoption of the Global Strategy and Plan of Action on Public Health, Innovation and Intellectual Property. Some of the tensions between the motives of a profit-driven industry and ethically-driven public health can be circumvented, if not entirely overcome.

Finally, here is Francis Gurry of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO):

Encouraging intellectual property plays a very important role in this regard. But we also know that there is no point in having new medicines unless they can benefit those who need them. And so there is the question of balance, which I think lies at the heart of all of intellectual property, whether we are talking about cultural creations or new medicines, a balance between, on the one hand, the incentive to create and, on other hand, the diffusion of the social benefit of the innovation or the new creation. Or a balance, otherwise said, between producers and consumers, whether they be individual producers and consumers, or country producers and country consumers.

This balance is an extremely complex matter and many things enter into the picture, including pricing and procurement policies. There is no simple legislative fix, which is not to say that legislation does not have a role. But there is a vast area of practical cooperation, which is very important in the achievement of this balance between creation, on the one hand, and diffusion of the social benefit of creation, on the other hand.