| Weight-loss not a secret - just good, old-fashioned diet and exercise
LEXINGTON, Ky. - Tiffany Groves' epiphany about needing to lose weight came when she realized that she became breathless walking from her couch to the kitchen. She was 15. She weighed 294 pounds, which hung heavily even on her 6-foot, 3-inch frame. Tiffany is now a University of Kentucky junior. And she weighs less than half what she did before: 139 pounds. Toyota worker Tom Eul had his revelatory moment when he stepped on the scale and saw that he weighed 320 pounds. Eul, 57, realized that he didn't know whether he'd be around to see his granddaughter grow up. "I was hobbling into work and hobbling back home," he said. Eul is now 130 pounds lighter. His friends at work tease that he's half the man that he used to be.
Just say Spa
In the world of spas, where hot tubs and mud baths were all the rage thousands of years ago, everything ancient is avant-garde again. Modern spas are balancing innovative technology with a stunning, colourful array of treatments drawing on the rituals of extinct empires, ancient cultures or indigenous people. At Elemental Embrace, a country retreat about 140 kilometres east of Toronto, spa-goers seek peace and tranquility through Ayurvedic folk medicine spawned in India 5,000 years ago. Fitness fans can challenge themselves with exotic exercise regimens at The Island Experience, a tropical paradise near Rio de Janeiro. Here, weary city dwellers soak up the sun and build strength and endurance through capoeira, a strenuous combination of aerobic dance and martial arts created by Brazilian slaves centuries ago.
Americans have adopted heart-healthier diets
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Over the past 20 years, the diets of American adults have become more consistent with most dietary recommendations for heart disease prevention -- but the trend may not be continuing, research suggests. Between 1980 and 2002, Americans ate more fruit and vegetables, total grain and whole grain, and less total fat, saturated fat and trans fats, and cholesterol. They also drank less alcohol, researchers report in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association. The improvements in diet paralleled declining rates of heart disease and death, "suggesting that public health efforts to improve the population diet for coronary heart disease prevention may be yielding health benefits," they say. .
YoNaturals Combines Healthy Natural Foods, Nutrition Education...
Healthy natural foods are coming to a vending machine near you. YoNaturals in San Diego, CA is creating a nationwide network of healthy vending machines, featuring the same healthy snacks and beverages you'll find in your local health food store such as Whole Foods Market or Wild Oats. YoNaturals (www.yonaturals.com) is positioned to transform the vending machine industry from 'one of the least healthy industries in the US' to 'a leader in consumer health and wellness' It seems they have some pretty powerful help. Dr. Roy Vartabedian, the New York Times best-selling author of Nutripoints, is its nutritional advisor and product consultant. He is a leading expert in providing health/wellness programs to schools, corporations, hospitals and physicians nationwide 'Having Dr. Roy join us in the fight against junk food in vending machines is significant because his expertise in developing nutritional programs is second to none.' Says YoNaturals CEO Mark Trotter, himself a veteran in the vending machine industry.
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