Learn about body mass index and a healthy lifestyle through the gateway to health

Learn about body mass index and a healthy lifestyle through the gateway to health.

What is being overweight?

Being overweight or obese are both defined by Body Mass Index or BMI (which is a ratio of weight to height). A BMI between 25 and 30 places someone in an overweight category and 30 or higher is considered obese.

Why control your weight? Being overweight and obese cause a dramatic increase in the likelihood of disease as people increase their BMI, such as:

-Coronary artery disease (CAD)
-Certain cancersHigh blood pressure
-High cholesterol and triglycerides
-Osteoarthritis
-Sleep apnea
-Stroke
-Type 2 diabetes

The cost of being overweight Two of the personal costs of being overweight are:

-Obese people are expected to live 2-4 years less than someone with a healthy weight; the extremely obese (BMI over 40) have 8-10 years taken off their life expectancy. ⁱ
-Obese people cost an average of $1,429 more in medical services per year than someone who is normal weight.

What can I do to control my weight? There is much you can do to control your weight, but there are no easy answers.

Lifestyle: Get support, exercise, track your progress, and eat a low-fat and low-calorie diet.
Boost Your Metabolism: Maintaining or increasing your lean body mass (muscles) is your best bet for keeping your metabolism going strong. There are a variety of supplements that can help with your metabolism as well.
Leucine: The amino acid leucine is great at helping maintain muscle mass, especially in people who are cutting calories and exercising.
Protein: Not only does protein help you feel full longer, it also helps you keep your lean body mass. Starting the morning with a good protein or protein shake helps you feel full longer.
Fiber: The benefits of fiber on weight loss are many. Studies have shown that fiber can help you feel full, support blood sugar, and it helps remove cholesterol from the body as part of a healthy diet

In order to have a healthy life control your weight. After all, weight is the gateway to health. You choose good or bad health by your weight.

October 28, 2012

Shaklee Distributor in Dallas, Dallas Health Helpers, talks about Laura’s journey into weight loss.

Shaklee Distributor in Dallas, Dallas Health Helpers, talks about Laura’s journey into weight loss and how to get healthy.

Laura Evans is Senior Vice President of Sales and Field Development at Shaklee Corporation. She balances her life around everyone else in my life – children, husband, family, friends, job, staff, boss and customers. However as her career grew, so did she!! She knew that being overweight was not how she wanted to age gracefully and not what she wanted her kids to experience.

She realized she was not at a healthy weight, according to the medical data after taking look at the Body Mass Index chart. Deciding that she needed to make a change, she chose Shaklee 180 from Shaklee. She was tired of “yo-yo dieting;” she has lost and gained hundreds of pounds many times over. The preliminary clinical study with real people conducted with Shaklee 180 resulted primarily in fat loss and muscle retention. Muscle helps metabolism. The goal includes how to get healthy.

She set her goal to mirror what the clinical study participants had achieved: lose 15 lbs in 90 days. To her surprise, she lost weight AND her body shape changed from a “mom look” to athletic. She had never been in her life! Cinch changed her life for the better, for good! See Laura’s story here.

In a preliminary study of the Cinch Inch Loss Plan, participants on average lost 15.4 pounds in 12 weeks.

You, too, can change your life for the better. Shaklee Corporation produces a weight management system that works to build excellent health while losing weight. Click here to learn about The Shaklee 180 Inch Loss Plan and Click here to watch a video. Shaklee also offers a money back guarantee. Try it here.

Dallas Health Helpers, Shaklee Distributor in Dallas is about being healthy without drugs or synthetics. Call 214.252.9596 or email us to learn more about vitality and health.

October 22, 2012

Shaklee Distributor in Dallas, Dallas Health Helpers, talks about immune system health and weight loss.

Shaklee Distributor in Dallas, Dallas Health Helpers, talks about immune system health and weight loss.

Last week I mentioned the immune system and things that can be changed in our life styles that can help it to work better. Those are the following:

Stress

Fatigue

Nutrition levels

Healthy activity levels

I failed to mention a healthy weight. It seems that a healthy weight helps people to sleep better. This is a two step process so bear with me. Often we hear of overweight or obese individuals having trouble sleeping. Sleep apnea can wreak havoc on a good night of deep sleep. The immune system does some important work during the sleep state know as REM (Rapid Eye Movement). Besides benefiting the stress and fatigue mentioned above, a good night’s sleep gives the body time to recover. The immune system is included in this recovery and rebuilding process. There are certain hormones that kick into action during this state of deep sleep.

Without this function that is performed in the wee hours of the morning, your ability to defeat germs, bacteria, fungus and viruses is weakened and they may be able to take a foot hold and illness results.

So get your “40 winks”. When you find yourself not getting adequate rest and being sick often, your weight may be a factor.

Shaklee Corporation produces a weight management system that works to build excellent health while losing weight, thus building your immune system to a higher functioning level. Click here to learn about The Cinch Inch Loss Plan and Click here to watch a video. Shaklee also offers a money back guarantee. Try it here.

Dallas Health Helpers, Shaklee Distributor in Dallas is about being healthy without drugs or synthetics. Call 214.252.9596 or email us to learn more about vitality and health.

June 10, 2012

Shaklee Distributor in Dallas, Dallas Health Helpers, talks about how the people of Missouri love Shaklee!

Shaklee Distributor in Dallas, Dallas Health Helpers, talks about how the people of Missouri love Shaklee!

I kid about that but after all, Missouri is the “Show Me State.” Intelligent, discerning people need proof of things, especially things that concern their health. Why would one NOT question what he or she is spending money on to better their health for today and in the future?

Shaklee Corporation has plenty of proof that its products work. It has plenty of proof that its products are safe. It also has proof that it is a green company.

Shaklee has over 110 studies that have been published in peer-reviewed journals. This in and of itself is proof that Shaklee is serious about its products. Once a study is submitted to a peer-reviewed journal, it is forwarded to experts in the field (peers) who will go over the study with a “fine-toothed comb” to expose any flaws in procedure, errors in results and out and out lies. If the study passes those tests, the journal then publishes the study. This is not an easy gauntlet to get through, but Shaklee has done it over 110 times. Also, over 125 bronze, silver and gold medals from the Olympics attest to the fact that Shaklee products work.

Shaklee products are safe. They do over 100,000 tests each year on our products to ensure safety. This includes tests on raw materials to the manufacturing process to the finished product. These include purity tests as well as ingredient percentage levels. The Olympic successes mentioned above also attest for the purity and safety of the products.

Being the first ever Climate Neutral Certified company, Shaklee has always been and always will be a green company. They are very dedicated to preserving the Earth and our natural resources.

So if someone asks me about the proof of the benefits and safety of Shaklee products, I am ready for those people from the Show Me State. And anyone else for that matter!

April 8, 2012

Dallas Health Helpers, Shaklee distributor in Dallas, looks at Vitamin D deficiency.

Dallas Health Helpers, Shaklee distributor in Dallas, looks at Vitamin D deficiency.

A five year study of young girls aged nine to fifteen years old showed a relationship between low levels of vitamin d and stress fractures. The study included 6712 adolescent girls across the United States.

The mothers of the girls were questioned every 12 to 24 months between 1996 and 2001 regarding the subjects’ food intake.

During 7 years of follow-up, 3.9% of the girls developed a stress fracture. Dairy and calcium intakes were unrelated to risk of developing a stress fracture. However, vitamin D intake was inversely related to stress fracture risk. A stratified analysis was conducted to estimate the association between vitamin D intake and stress fracture risk among girls participating in at least 1 hour per day of high-impact activity. Ninety percent of those in whom the stress fractures occurred, a higher vitamin D intake predicted significantly lower risk of stress fracture.

The conclusion is that Vitamin D intake is associated with lower stress fracture risk among adolescent girls who engage in high levels of high-impact activity. Neither calcium intake nor dairy intake was prospectively associated with stress fracture risk.

So my question now is, are you getting enough vitamin d? Common sourses include cod liver oil, salmon, swordfish, tuna, sardines and egg yolks. Many foods are fortified with vitamin D, so it is evident that it is hard to get the amount we need in the normal foods we eat.

In 2010, the recommended daily allowance was set at 400 international units. However many studies have shown that much more vitamin D3 is useful in protecting and building health. Factors that determine the amount any one individual needs include age, latitude, season, outdoor activities and food intake. You can take the Vitamin D quiz by clicking here.

Unless you are a cod liver oil fan, supplementation is necessary to get the amount recommended and suggested. Try this source for guaranteed potency and purity- http://HealthHeleprs.MyShaklee.com .

Dallas Health Helpers, Shaklee Distributor in Dallas is about being healthy without drugs or synthetics. Call 214.252.9596 or email us to learn more about vitality and health.