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.

January 27, 2013

What is immune system being pushed to the limit as discussed by Dallas Health expert Tim Wallace.

What is immune system being pushed to the limit as discussed by Dallas Health expert Tim Wallace.

It is winter, 2013 and the influenza virus has hit with a vengeance. People are reporting severe symptoms that last for up to two weeks. Many I have talked with have had their symptoms degenerate into bronchitis.

So what is it that has some people get sick with the flu and others skate right through the season without a single symptom? Why to some people get over the flu or colds very quickly and others suffer quite a long time?

I am feeling that it is the immune system that determines an individual’s resistance level to these pathogens. Doing whatever we can to strengthen and support our body’s natural resistance mechanisms is key to maintaining a healthy life. There are choices we make in life and lifestyle that help to dictate whether or not we get the flu.

Here are some examples:

Working late repetitively can cause your body’s energy and nutritional resources to be channeled away from internal activities that keep your immune system up and running, ready to fight off germs.
Sleeping fewer than your normal actually needed hours. During sleep the body repairs itself in many ways. One of those “rebooting” activities during sleep is your immune system.
Drinking excessive alcoholic beverages. Some of the things that alcohol does is dehydrate the body, slow the body functions down and consume many of the nutrients needed to maintain good health.
Forgetting or neglecting to drink enough water. Water is a natural detoxification agent. When there is not enough water in the system, toxins build up, move around and begin to effect normal processes. This causes an unnecessary alert to the immune system, drawing its resources away from fighting unavoidable pathogens. Water also helps to keep functions working properly, even in non-flu seasons.
Eating a poor diet, rich in simple carbohydrates causes a shortage of the nutrients to build immune system cells. Breads, sweets, white rice and regular pasta are examples of simple carbohydrates. Better choices are whole fruits and vegetables. Eat a variety of them and eat the skins if possible.

These are a few of the bad habits that negatively impact the immune system and can determine if you are able to go to work everyday this winter or if you are going to using all that sick leave and some of your vacation.

Be well. Perform well. Stay well. Dallas Health Helpers Tim Wallace

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.

September 5, 2012

Shaklee Distributor in Dallas, Dallas Health Helpers, talks about joint pain relief.

Shaklee Distributor in Dallas, Dallas Health Helpers, talks about joint pain relief.

Many people experience joint pain. This pain may come from arthritis, a simple structural abnormality, over use or repetitive use. There are many reasons for joint pain. One source that is prevalent is being over weight or obese.

Obviously, the first step is to get to a recommended body weight. That will take much pressure off the hip, knee and ankle joints. Take advantage of this pain-reliever that will offer many other benefits.

With joint pain, it is also important to keep moving. Often, those with joint pain will tend to remain as immobile as possible to avoid aggravating their condition or for fear of causing more pain. In general, keeping a joint functioning will help to keep it mobility and range of motion. The old adage that if you don’t move it you lose it has some merit.

Find an exercise that you like and can easily do regularly. With joint pain, one should avoid high impact activities. Generally, easy movements done regularly will help to get good circulation to the tissue surrounding the joints, bringing nutrition and oxygen to them and helping to remove toxins and metabolic waste products.

One with joint pain should also avoid inflammatory foods. Things such as desserts, red meats and processed foods can add to inflammation, causing more pain.

Avoiding stress can also help to lower inflammation.

Many people have begun to use joint pain preparations that include glucosamine and chondroitin. However, recent studies have proved that chondroitin is actually counterproductive to building health of the joint. It actually inhibits the absorption of glucosamine. When looking for a joint product, make certain is does not contain chondroitin.

Shaklee Corporation produces a product called Advanced Joint Health Complex. This product works in a matter of days and it works to heal the tissues around the joint, not just alleviate pain. They also offer 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.

August 26, 2012

Shaklee Distributor in Dallas, Dallas Health Helpers, talks about the best time to lose weight.

Shaklee Distributor in Dallas, Dallas Health Helpers, talks about the best time to lose weight.

-Right after New Year’s Day
-Spring time
-The dead of Summer

When do you think is the best time to lose weight? Many people have preconceived ideas about when as well as how to reduce their waist line. These ideas are often rooted in external elements that we have come to believe and adhere to.

The best time to lose weight is when someone gets disgusted with the extra 5, 10 or 15 or more pounds they are carrying around. Until we get in touch with the physical discomfort and emotional pain of being overweight, we generally will not do anything about it. It is futile to jump on the New Year’s weight loss band wagon if you are not adequately motivated to move away from the pain or to move toward the health and vitality that comes with being at your proper weight. Even now in the heat of summer can be a good time to lose weight if you are sufficiently motivated.

Get in touch with your why when you consider losing weight. When your why is strong enough, you will take the proper steps to do it right.

Contact us when your “why” gets strong enough to take action. Click here to learn more about our weight loss program.

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.