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DietDoc – HCG Diet Doctors

Diet Doc Weight Loss created a doctor-supervised weight loss program without harsh rules!

Chicago, IL (PRWEB) February 22, 2012

Diet Doc Weight Loss announces a medically, supervised weight loss program that they claim is easy to follow, no harsh rules associated with typical diets.

Weight loss programs typically recommend that dieters only eat certain foods, or remove major food groups in order to lose weight. Diet Doc Weight Loss has removed harsh dieting requirements from their weight loss program, making dieting easy and without abnormal hunger or fatigue and most of all, no more harsh rules, claims Julie Wright, president of Diet Doc.

US News recently published it’s “Best Diets” report ranking some of the more well known diets, but left out a controversial diet “HCG Diet” as advertising a prescription drug is not permissible. If US News was able to include the (prescription) HCG Diet that doesn’t starve people by recommending 500 calories per day, the results would have been very different claims Ms. Wright.

Losing weight is not a simple solution, nor is it a one-size-fits all claims Wright. For people to lose rapid weight safely, not only should their medical history be taken, but also their lifestyle, age and gender. Many people, or non-weight loss trained physicians simply don’t understand that metabolism fights the body when dieting and that after 30 days, thyroid function is often reduced to 50% of normal due to dieting alone. Working with a true weight loss doctor is a completely different experience than going to a primary care doctor who has only 1 or 2 classes in medical school on dieting verses a highly trained weight loss doctor who has years of weight loss training reports Wright.

Diet Doc offers the modern day version of a 50 year old HCG diet and developed 4 other diet programs rolled into one that then personalizes the diet for every person to achieve an average of 1 pound of weight loss per day. Unsure which diet works best, with various fad diets, such as the raspberry ketone diet, Adele weight loss, metformin, the simple diet, diet mountain. The list goes on and on. None of these types of diets are doctor supervised and none listed have medical research to support their weight loss claims.

Diet Doc Weight Loss is a doctor-supervised weight loss program involving doctors, nurses, nutritionists and weight loss coaches who all work with patients unlimited while they are losing weight without charging additional. Diet Doc offers one month of prescription medication, one month of weight loss shakes, one month of weight loss cooking/salad dressing oil that is clinically proven to help dieters start burning fat within 30 minutes of consuming, along with the Diet Doc workbook outlining the modern-day version of the Diet Doc HCG diet and a cookbook, plus unlimited nurse, doctor and weight loss consultant support 6 days per week priced at under $275 reports Wright (one-time doctor and nurse fee of $159 to $199 not included in $275 fee).

Diet Doc HCG Diet and Weight Loss is passionate about helping people reduce their weight to avoid certain diseases and health conditions associated with being overweight. Diet Doc wants to keep their comprehensive, medically, supervised weight loss program affordable to many people, not just a select few. We often hear people comment that our pricing model is half of what other doctors are charging reports Wright. This is because our mission is to help people lose weight, train them on what specific foods will cause a weight loss reaction in their body. This is how they keep the weight off long term reports Wright. If we can do our best with each person, then we have gained the trust of many. This is how we make up for charging much lower than others states Wright.

*These weight reduction treatments include oral hCG or an injection of hCG–a drug, which has not been approved by the food and drug administration as safe and effective in the treatment of obesity or weight control. There is no substantial evidence that hCG increases weight loss beyond that resulting from caloric restriction, that it causes a more attractive or “normal” distribution of fat, or that it decreases the hunger and discomfort associated with calorie-restrictive diets. Results may vary and cannot be guaranteed. Medical supervision and compliance with our program is required.

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February 22, 2012, 5:02 AM EST

By Leslie Patton

Feb. 22 (Bloomberg) — Barbara “B.J.” Buckingham only joined Weight Watchers because her employer, the Cleveland Clinic, offered it for free. The reimbursement analyst has since shed 30 pounds and is halfway to her 168-pound goal.

“If my employer is going to go these lengths, I’m committed,” said Buckingham, 61.

After years of targeting individuals, diet companies are focusing on employers looking to cut health-care costs by slimming down workers. Weight Watchers International Inc. persuaded American Express Co. and NYSE Euronext to offer subsidized weight-loss programs for employees. Nestle SA’s Jenny Craig and Nutrisystem Inc. have programs that lured companies such as ATT Inc. and Wells Fargo Co.

“CEOs get it,” Weight Watchers Chief Executive Officer David Kirchhoff said during an investor conference last month. “They are tired of watching their health-care premiums go up 8 percent a year.”

The U.S. weight-loss industry may increase 4.5 percent to $65 billion this year, according to Tampa, Florida-based researcher Marketdata Enterprises Inc. Nearly half of the U.S. adult population is on some sort of diet, Marketdata estimates. More than one-third of Americans are considered obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta.

Weight Watchers, which boosted revenue 25 percent to $1.82 billion last year, saw its share price jump 47 percent in 2011. Nutrisystem fell 39 percent.

Potential Sales

While corporate clients present potential sales in the long term, any increase in revenue will be small until more businesses get on board, said Kurt Frederick, a San Francisco- based analyst at Wedbush Securities Inc.

Weight Watchers, founded half a century ago by overweight housewife Jean Nidetch, centers around meetings led by trained staff. Dieters use a point system for eating, with foods rich in protein and fiber counting less toward their daily limit, while fats and carbohydrates take up more.

Weight Watchers struggled through the recession, with revenue declining 8.9 percent in 2009. In 2011, the New York- based company boosted sales and profit using celebrities, such as Jennifer Hudson, to tout its programs.

Revenue from diet sessions has stagnated for three years as customers shifted to the cheaper online version, which more than doubled its sales during the same time. An online membership costs $18.95 a month, less than half the $42.95 for a monthly unlimited meetings pass.

At Work

While Weight Watchers first began holding meetings at worksites in the 1980s, last year it began “in earnest” to sell corporate programs, Kirchhoff said during a conference call this month. In 2011, the company’s so-called At Work business accounted for about 12 percent of its North American meeting attendance. The company holds 45,000 weekly weight-loss meetings worldwide.

Weight Watchers touts health-care cost statistics from other clients and tries to get companies to start programs at their headquarters and enlist their satellite offices later, Tom Futch, vice president of health care solutions at Weight Watchers, said in a telephone interview. It also advertises in HR Magazine and sets up at trade shows to sell its programs, he said.

Jenny Craig, which started its corporate wellness program in 2004, said it gives discounts to employees of some of these clients, which include ATT, Wells Fargo, CVS Caremark Corp. and Verizon Communications Inc. It sells its program as being personal — providing weekly one-on-one consultations. About 8 percent to 10 percent of its client base are corporate accounts.

Nutrisystem Meals

Nutrisystem gives people “perfectly portioned” meals without having to count points, calories or attend meetings, Meredith Bandy, a company spokeswoman, said in an e-mail. She declined to name specific corporate clients or say how much revenue that part of the business accounts for.

Starting this year, American Express began paying for its employees to join Weight Watchers for one year. In the past, it only offered a discounted program. So far, more than 5,200 workers have signed up in 2012, compared with fewer than 2,000 last year, said David Kasiarz, senior vice president of global compensation and benefits.

“We wanted to have something with broad appeal,” Kasiarz said. Charles Barkley has advertised Weight Watchers men’s program with the tagline “Lose Like a Man.”

Getting employees to sign up takes gentle persuasion. Hudson’s Weight Watchers counselor, Liz Josefsberg, gave a pep talk at American Express’s employee Weight Watchers fete on Feb. 2. Nutrisystem recently signed Janet Jackson to promote its diets, while Jenny Craig is using Mariah Carey.

Gaining Weight Back

Most dieters gain the weight back, which may not bode well for companies looking to reduce health-care costs over time.

“The question is, ‘Are the people who sign up for the program actually going to use it and lose weight?’” said Frederick, the Wedbush analyst.

It may be better if companies don’t cover 100 percent of the costs for workers to join diet programs, he said. NYSE Euronext is paying half of the cost for its employees to join. When people have to pay for at least some of it themselves, they’re more likely to stick with it because they “have some skin in the game,” Frederick said.

Weight Watchers declined to say how many corporate clients it has signed up, though it is fielding daily phone calls from interested companies, Futch said.

“It makes a lot of sense that they look at this channel,” said Mitchell Pinheiro, an analyst at Janney Montgomery Scott LLC in Philadelphia. Having corporate clients may even lend some credence to the weight-loss programs, he said.

“It creates better credibility,” he said. “You know this isn’t the celebrity bathing-suit diet.”

–Editors: Kevin Orland, John Brecher

To contact the reporter on this story: Leslie Patton in Chicago at lpatton5@bloomberg.net

To contact the editor responsible for this story: Robin Ajello at rajello@bloomberg.net

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Updated: February 21, 2012

COLLEGE STATION – Helping a beef producer become more profitable and identifying methods to make an operation more efficient are just two goals associated with a program offered by the Texas AgriLife Extension Service, according to organizers.

The Beef Partnership in Extension Program, also known as Beef PEP, began in 1996 to conduct applied research in cow-calf production management and teaches producers the benefits of implementing improved management practices.

 “Our goal with the Beef PEP program is to improve profitability and lower the cost of production,” said Dr. Tom Hairgrove, AgriLife Extension animal health specialist and program coordinator. “A producer in this program gets a complete examination of their operation and comes away with several methods to help improve their bottom line.”

AgriLife Extension specialists assist program participants with a variety of expertise. Specialists in the areas of forage, economics and animal health work with different producers in Texas. Representatives from Texas AM University’s College of Veterinary Medicine also assist in the program, while Pfizer Animal Health continues to sponsor activities with products and consultation.

AgriLife Extension specialists have one-on-one meetings with the producers, evaluating all aspects of an operation from finances, forage systems, and herd selection and breeding programs. From those meetings, a broad-view plan is developed for the rancher and specialists work in consultation for several months during the year.

“The bottom line of the Beef PEP project is to benefit Texas beef cow-calf producers,” said Dr. Steve Wikse, who started the program and is now a retired professor of veterinary medicine at Texas AM. “It helps them have sustainable operations. Even greater, the program helps build on the economic impact of Texas beef cattle operations.”

The first Beef PEP program had six study herds, Wikse said, successfully adding more than 100 pounds of weight gain on marketed calves.

“We gave each of those ranches scores on a scale of one to five,” Wikse said. “During this initial start of the program, drought conditions prevailed, but 80 percent of added gain came as a result of new methods implemented upon the advice of our consultation.”

In 2011, of the four herds involved in the Beef PEP program, the average herd size is 200 head. One of the first evaluations was finances of the herds, said Dr. Stan Bevers, AgriLife Extension economist in Vernon.

“The main thing producers need to realize is how important records are,” Bevers said. “It can be as simple as pen and paper, or putting financial information into an Excel spreadsheet.”

Bevers runs the data collected from the herds through the Standardized Performance Analysis software system. It generates specific production data showing a producer how much each cow is generating in sales and profit.

“Once you go through the records and start looking through each category, you come away seeing that costs are always higher than what you thought they were,” he said.

Bevers said an easy way to see how much costs are impacting a rancher’s bottom line is to take the Schedule F filed with a federal income tax return, taking expenses and divide that by the number of cows you have.

“Beef PEP allows us to come in and take a real-life situation in a county and bring in a professional with expertise related to specific areas, such as forage production,” said Mark Currie, AgriLife Extension agent in Polk County. “The program is also advantageous to us because we can take what we learn from it and apply it to other programs within Extension.”

Dr. Glenn Rogers, Pfizer senior manager for beef veterinary operations, said the program benefits everyone involved.

“We consider Beef PEP a program that can have a big impact on livestock health and the state of Texas,” he said. “Instead of focusing on just one disease, it allows us to showcase our whole portfolio of (livestock) health products.”

Pfizer has been a Beef PEP sponsor for more than 10 years and has been an active participant in the study herds, Hairgrove said.

 

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As Megan Muncy smoothes her sweatshirt over her abdomen, she can feel where rolls of fat once bulged underneath her clothing. 

Now 16, she knows the world through the eyes of an obese child. Megan knows what it’s like to be judged by her weight, to sit in silence and embarrassment and to stay home because there she’s safe from criticism.

“I didn’t have a lot of energy. I really didn’t want to go out and do anything with my friends,” said Megan.

At 14, Megan says she hit her high weight of 350 pounds. 

“I felt horrible about myself — that I even let myself get to that weight,” said Megan who tried endless diets and programs to lose weight over the years.                                       
She had the medical record of someone decades older than her, facing high cholesterol and high blood pressure, and was prediabetic.

Megan made a choice that would forever change her life, the way she eats and the way she sees herself. 

She chose to have gastric bypass surgery, a weight-loss surgery that can lead to extreme weight loss by altering the size of the stomach.

“We limit the size of the stomach to about the size of my fist. We actually bypass about 30 percent of the small intestine, and that is really where you absorb all your calories and nutrients,” said Dr. Marc Michalsky, a pediatric surgeon at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus.

Bariatric surgery causes a restriction in the amount of food a patient can eat, so they feel full faster and eat less, losing up to one pound a day. It is a drastic approach to weight loss, once reserved for adults who found no other way to lose weight.

More teenagers are choosing bariatric surgery, hoping to avoid a lifetime of obesity. In the United States, obesity is clearly an epidemic. A third of all American children are either overweight or obese. Many have been on and off diets and are now turning to their doctors for weight-loss surgery. 

“These operations turn out to be very safe. Adolescent bariatric surgery is actually as safe, if not safer, in this age group,” said Michalsky. 

In order to even be considered for the surgery, Nationwide Children’s Hospital requires patients be a minimium of 100 pounds overweight and be on a medically supervised diet for six months prior to the surgery. 

Michalsky said NCH performs about 30 bariatric surgeries on teenagers a year.  That’s a sharp increase since 2005 when she says only about five surgeries were performed each year.

Megan is now 16 and weighs 203 pounds. She says she is happy, healthy and no longer facing a life of obesity and diabetes.

“I can’t really have sugar, and if I do, it has to be a very small amount of it. I can’t have high-fat foods, so no fried foods or fast food,” said Megan.

Megan says she would like to lose another 25 pounds and works hard to eat right and exercise.

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New York based company takes on a new name and a new focus to offer women nationwide practical solutions to manage their cravings and maintain a sustainable weight.

Chappaqua, NY (PRWEB) February 21, 2012

Health and Wellness Coaching Company “Friends for Health” has re-branded the company as “Well Beyond Cravings,” offering women throughout the United States wellness and weight loss programs online.

Well Beyond Cravings customized programs to help women over 40 find practical weight loss solutions to eliminate stress eating, emotional eating and mindless eating. Their premise is that overeating is the result of cravings. Understanding those cravings is the key to success.The programs are based upon brain plasticity, mindset training, support, accountability and nutritional information to reduce stress, stop cravings, lose weight and promote good health.

The Well Beyond Cravings approach to health and wellness incorporates the latest techniques in emotional brain training in conjunction with nutrition, education and lifestyle management. “We started Well Beyond Cravings because we felt the secret behind our joint successes is the support that we give to one another. We wanted to create a safe, encouraging and educational environment where others could thrive. People manage stress better when they have an outlet to share their challenges and grievances. When people are informed and supported, they are healthier, happier and enjoy life more,” said Co-President Eve Fogler.

The goal of the new program is to help women over 40 identify practical weight loss solutions, and move beyond cravings to achieve sustainable weight loss goals and prevent future disease. For more information on Well Beyond Cravings, please visit www.wellbeyondcravings.com or like Well Beyond Cravings on Facebook at www.facebook.com/WellBeyondCravings

About Well Beyond Cravings: Well Beyond Cravings is an online Health Wellness Company offering innovative health solutions to women over 40 nationwide. New York State certified Health Coaches Gayle Morris and Eve Fogler started the company in 2008. Both Eve and Gayle graduated from The Institute for Integrative Nutrition, are EBT Practitioners (Emotional Brain Training), and are AADP accredited. Gayle holds a B.A. in Communication from University of Michigan and an M.S in Speech Language Pathology from Columbia University. She has been a Medical Speech Pathologist for 19 years. Eve is a Medical Exercise Specialist and holds a BFA in Theater from Boston University as well as 17 certifications in exercise and mind-body nutrition including Yoga.

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After being closed for almost three months, Weight Watchers is reopening with a newly designed store.

“Our center, which had been closed while undergoing a complete renovation, will be re-opening to the public on Wednesday, Feb. 22 at 8 a.m,” said Angelica McQuade, a Weight Watchers International Leader Ambassador, adding that there will be a ribbon cutting at 8:30 a.m. “We will be having a grand-opening event in early March with give-aways and exciting success stories as well.”

Located in the Pathmark Shopping Center, Weight Watchers closed the first week of December 2011 and the newly-designed place will be a modern, yet welcoming and comfortable environment—117 Rockland Center E. Rt 59 Nanuet.

“We are thrilled to deliver the POINTSPLUS®2012 program in such a contemporary and convenient setting to support area residents in their efforts in making smart, healthy and satisfying choices to lose weight,” said local Weight Watchers Territory Manager, Leslie DelCastillo.

Another change is that the business used to only be open during its meeting times, but now will have regular store hours, M-F 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. and its weekend hours will match that of surrounding businesses.

Weight Watchers encourages everyone to stop in anytime to learn more about Weight Watchers, ask questions, purchase memberships or simply shop for Weight Watchers products designed to support a healthier lifestyle. Members can also weigh in at their convenience in a way that is more discrete than ever before.

“Meetings continue to be an important part of how Weight Watchers helps members reach their goals,” said DelCastillo. “In fact, people who attend meetings lose three times more weight than those who try to lose weight on their own. We welcome people to stop in anytime for a tour of our new location or to visit a meeting for free”.

This new store design in Nanuet is one of over 600 being opened across the country this year.

About PointsPlus

Weight Watchers, ranked the #1 commercial weight management service provider by US News and World Report, recently introduced PointsPlus 2012, an enhanced version of the revolutionary program that broke ground last year.

In 2010, the launch of the PointsPlus program changed how millions of Americans eat and make healthy food choices. And, to make the plan even better in 2012, Weight Watchers incorporated suggestions from the people who know the program best -its vast community of millions of members and more than 19,000 staff members nationwide The new store features some of the area’s most inspiring success stories-the local staff- who are now helping their community members develop healthier habits.

The PointsPlus 2012 program has enhancements designed to help members and subscribers who are new to Weight Watchers begin the program with the strongest start possible, as well as new tools to help all members stay on track. Importantly, the program adds new technology tools such as iPhone, iPad and Android apps. This includes one app that allows users to scan a bar code and instantly get the PointsPlus value and have the option to load it into their trackers with the touch of a button. It brings an entirely new dimension to navigating the grocery store.

About Weight Watchers International, Inc.

Weight Watchers International, Inc. is the world’s leading provider of weight management services, operating globally through a network of Company-owned and franchise operations. Weight Watchers holds over 45,000 meetings each week where members receive group support and learn about healthy eating patterns, behavior modification and physical activity.

WeightWatchers.com provides innovative, subscription weight management products over the Internet and is the leading Internet-based weight management provider in the world. In addition, Weight Watchers offers a wide range of products, publications and programs for those interested in weight loss and weight control.

To learn more about Weight Watchers services, products and publications, visit www.weightwatchers.com To find the nearest Weight Watchers meeting location, call 1-800-651-6000 or click on the “Find a Meeting” link at the top of our homepage.

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Millions of people around the world belong to Weight Watchers International. Even nonmembers look to it for guidance and recommendations.

The 51-year-old program is best known for its points system, which assigns specific values to different foods and permits each member a daily allotment. At its weekly group meetings, healthy eating and exercise are emphasized over rapid-fire results.

The latest iteration of the weight-loss plan, called Points Plus, is intended to steer people toward more healthy food choices, encouraging people to eat more fresh fruits by giving them zero points, as most vegetables already were.

But the change annoyed some members who said they haven’t been able to lose as much weight.

In December, in a move that seemed to acknowledge the difficulty some dieters were having, Weight Watchers recommended that all members consider reducing their daily food intake, or points allotment, by 10 percent, not counting fruits and vegetables.

Weight Watchers officials say the change in points allotments was optional – that members could adjust their daily points up or down – and insist that it was not a response to members’ failure to lose weight.

In the Charlotte area, however, many members embrace the change. While weight loss is important, many say they like the new program because it continues to push them in the direction of lifelong healthy eating.

“It reframes how I use food and view food,” says Swooz Brazzell of Charlotte. “As you can tell by my slow progress” – she’s lost 25 pounds in nearly two years and expects to lose 20 more eventually – “this system is retraining me over time to have a healthier relationship with food.”

When Linda Helms first tried Weight Watchers four years ago, she lost weight using the program’s points system, but she didn’t feel like she was eating healthy.

“Sugar-free cookies, Fig Newtons, Snackwells, those used to be my snacks,” said Helms, who lives in Rowan County, northeast of Charlotte. “It’s not really a bad thing,” she says of the low-calorie but processed foods, “but they’re not as healthy. Done before, you didn’t touch a banana. It was a lot of points.”

But when Weight Watchers revisited its approach last year, then tweaked it in December, Helms and her husband, Rex, were ready to recommit.

“The best part for both of us is having fruit,” says Helms. Weight Watchers now tells the devout they can have as much fruit as they like. “Fruit is a far more sensible snack, and under the old points system, it was almost out of the question.”

Zero points for fruit, veggies
Company officials insist that the only reason Weight Watchers modified the plan was because they had become convinced members were getting more than adequate nourishment under the new plan and would not be harmed by eating less.

“We chose to be conservative when we introduced the plan, because we wanted to make sure that the things we stand for, nutritional health and well-being, weren’t going to be compromised,” said Karen Miller-Kovach, a registered dietitian who is chief scientific officer of Weight Watchers.

Still, she said the company had been following the progress of members who use online tracking tools and had found that dieters have been gaming the new system.

“People were having to circumvent the system in order to lose weight at a healthy rate,” she said.

One aspect of the new approach that has raised a professional eyebrow or two regards fruit: Under the new plan, participants can eat as much as they like.

“No single dietitian I know would count fruit as a ‘free’ food if someone is on a diet and trying to lose weight. You have to account for it,” said Marjorie Nolan, a New York City dietitian who speaks on behalf of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

She expressed surprise that even bananas (which used to cost two points under the previous Weight Watchers plan) are zero points.

“That just doesn’t make sense,” she said. “They’re a denser fruit.”

But Dr. Jeffrey Mechanick, vice president of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, said there was no evidence that indulging in fruit impedes weight loss.

The reason fruit and most vegetables are zero points is that the formula actually “prepays” those points, Miller-Kovach said; the daily points allocation includes an allowance for what the plan has determined is a typical daily consumption of fruits and vegetables.

Miller-Kovach said she could not divulge the number of fruits and vegetables used in the calculation because the information is proprietary and not revealed even to participants.

But since average consumption of fruit is low in this country, the prepayment may underestimate the effect of more liberal fruit consumption on waistlines.

Results of randomized clinical trials of the new Points Plus program have not been published in peer-reviewed journals. But two brief reports have been presented at scientific meetings on obesity, and the authors found no difference in weight loss between the old and new points plans.

In one of those studies, participants lost an average of 8.2 pounds over 12 weeks and saw significant improvements in their total cholesterol and triglyceride measures. But only 111 overweight adults completed the 12-week trial, and only 55 people were following the new Points Plus program.

Weight Watchers officials said the number of participants was sufficient to provide statistical proof that the new diet system works.

The new Points Plus plan also was evaluated in an earlier unpublished trial, Miller-Kovach said. And Weight Watchers has been following more than 12,000 members in Germany since the introduction of the new Points Plus program there. So far, no differences in weight loss have been found between users of the new and old programs, she said.

Mixed results

Weight Watchers’ first adjustment in 13 years in its weight-loss point system has drawn mixed reaction from members and the scientific community. The decision to allow participants to consume as much fruit as they want is heralded by some as a smart move to promote healthy eating.

While some members have claimed they’ve had more trouble losing weight, others have said it helped them.

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Healthhound.org releases a new report on the best weight loss programs on the market. The news has been welcomed by commentators on other sites.

Houston, TX. (PRWEB) February 20, 2012

Healthhound.org has just released a report on what they consider to be the best weight loss programs on the market today. The report itself contains 10 of the most powerful weight loss programs that the team on the site have found in the last year.

Richard Hornby, one of the Directors at the site said that “This report has been a year in the making and we have examined many different weight loss programs over that period of time. After analyzing all the programs we decided to narrow down our choice to 10 different ones that we felt were the best. We have put these programs inside the new report that we have come up with and we are looking forward to seeing how our readers get on if they try these programs out. We regularly get questions in on the site about what the best weight loss programs are and we hope that this report will finally put many of those questions to rest”.

There are a number of different sites that are linked into all the updates that come from the health hound team by way of a news feed and there are a number of people on these sites that are leaving comments about the new report on the best weight loss programs. Many of these commentators are thanking the team at health hound for coming up with this report and many of them have downloaded it already and gone with one of the weight loss programs recommended.

There is even more good news in store though this week for people who want to improve their waistlines.

For a limited time only the team on the site are giving away a free report on quick and easy ways to lose weight.

The report can be downloaded right now at http://www.healthhound.org/3244/weight-loss-programs/.

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For a limited time only the team on the site are giving away a free report on quick and easy ways to lose weight.

Houston, TX. (PRWEB) February 20, 2012

Healthhound.org has just released a report on what they consider to be the best weight loss programs on the market today. The report itself contains 10 of the most powerful weight loss programs that the team on the site have found in the last year.

Richard Hornby, one of the Directors at the site said that “This report has been a year in the making and we have examined many different weight loss programs over that period of time. After analyzing all the programs we decided to narrow down our choice to 10 different ones that we felt were the best. We have put these programs inside the new report that we have come up with and we are looking forward to seeing how our readers get on if they try these programs out. We regularly get questions in on the site about what the best weight loss programs are and we hope that this report will finally put many of those questions to rest”.

There are a number of different sites that are linked into all the updates that come from the health hound team by way of a news feed and there are a number of people on these sites that are leaving comments about the new report on the best weight loss programs. Many of these commentators are thanking the team at health hound for coming up with this report and many of them have downloaded it already and gone with one of the weight loss programs recommended.

There is even more good news in store though this week for people who want to improve their waistlines.

For a limited time only the team on the site are giving away a free report on quick and easy ways to lose weight.

The report can be downloaded right now at http://www.healthhound.org/3244/weight-loss-programs/.

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On any given day at ProMedica Bixby Hospital’s Cardiac Rehabilitation program, patients can be found working out on the exercise equipment and learning how to eat better, lose weight and stop smoking.

Some are there because they’ve actually had a heart attack or other cardiovascular condition. Others are in the program because they have risk factors for heart disease and want to be healthier.

 The center, which opened in 1997 and has been accredited by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation since 1999, served more than 100 patients in 2011. Patients, who must be referred by their primary care physicians or cardiologists, take part in supervised exercise programs and counseling to stop smoking, and learn heart-healthy habits.

 “The goal is to decrease your risk factors,” said registered nurse Julia Tiede-Iveson, the cardiac rehab charge nurse at ProMedica Bixby Hospital. For patients who have been referred to the center because they have already had a cardiac event, she added, “Research shows that cardiac rehabilitation helps decrease the risk of another heart attack.”

 But with February designated as American Heart Month, it’s a good time of year to learn how to lower your risk factors and lessen your chances of needing to undergo cardiac rehabilitation in the first place.

 Those risk factors include:
— Smoking
— High blood pressure
— High cholesterol
— Family history of heart disease
— Diabetes
— Lack of exercise
— Stress and tension
— Being overweight

 While you can’t do anything about your genetics if heart disease runs in your family, there are plenty of things you can do to have a healthier heart:

— First and foremost, said Tiede-Iveson, “if you smoke, quit.” In fact, she added, if a person were to pick one thing only to do to lower his or her risk of a heart attack, quitting smoking would be the best. Within just 24 hours, the chance of having a heart attack begins to decrease, and after a year of not smoking, the risk of coronary heart disease is half that of a smoker’s risk.

— Next, “if you have high blood pressure, put away the salt shaker. There’s more than enough sodium in food without adding more. And stay away from processed foods, because they’re very high in sodium,” Tiede-Iveson said.

— Exercise. You should get at least 30 minutes of exercise a day and between 30 and 60 minutes a day if you’re trying to lose weight. For people who can’t put in that much of a workout at one time, the good news is that “all the exercise is cumulative,” said Tiede-Iverson. So, for example, you could work out for 15 minutes in the morning and 15 minutes at night. A proper exercise program includes cardio training to get the heart rate up, strength training to build muscle and flexibility exercises.

— Eat more heart-healthy foods like fish that is high in omega-3s. Avoid unhealthy fats and increase your intake of fruits, vegetables and soluble fiber. And watch your weight.

— If you’re diabetic, manage your blood sugar. Diabetics have two to four times the risk of heart disease than people with normal blood sugar.

Know your numbers

It’s important for people to “know their numbers” when it comes to factors like cholesterol, blood pressure and blood-glucose levels, registered nurse Julia Tiede-Iveson, the cardiac rehab charge nurse at ProMedica Bixby Hospital, said. And lack of insurance doesn’t have to be a factor in getting important numbers checked. Many organizations and hospitals including Bixby host free screening events regularly.

What should your levels be?
— Total cholesterol should be 200 or less.
— LDL (“bad”) cholesterol should be 100 or less; for people with coronary artery disease or diabetes, it should be 70 or less.
— HDL (“good”) cholesterol should be between at least 50 and 70.
— Triglycerides should be 150 or less.
— While 120/80 used to be considered an optimal blood pressure, now that number is considered “pre-hypertensive.” Optimal blood pressure is now 115/75 or less. It should be no greater than 140/90; people with diabetes should have a blood pressure no greater than 130/80.
— Blood glucose should be between 75 and 110.

What can help the numbers be better?

If you have high total cholesterol and/or high LDL cholesterol:
— Decrease total fat intake
— Decrease saturated fat intake
— Increase water-soluble fiber intake
— Decrease weight

If you have low HDL cholesterol:
— Increase exercise
— Decrease weight
— Normalize triglycerides
— Quit smoking

If you have high triglycerides:
— Decrease total fat intake
— Decrease simple sugar intake
— Normalize blood sugar
— Decrease weight
— Increase exercise
— Decrease alcohol intake

If you have high blood pressure:
— Decrease weight
— Decrease sodium
— Increase exercise
— Decrease alcohol intake

If you have high blood glucose:
— Decrease simple sugar intake
— Decrease weight
— Increase water soluble fiber
— Decrease alcohol intake
           
More information about heart health is available online at the American Heart Association website, www.heart.org. Diabetes information can be found at www.diabetes.org. For health information and details on classes offered at ProMedica Bixby Hospital, go to www.promedica.org/bixby. The I Can Quit free quit-smoking coaching hotline is at 800-480-7848. Free quit-smoking kits are available by calling the Michigan Department of Community Health at 800-537-5666.

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