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Beating The Gain
Jul 28
We all know about those pounds that tend to creep on as we age. Even if it seems that nothing else changes, our weight tends to creep up a pound or two each year, particularly once we hit 40.
But, there are ways to beat this gain that seems to associate itself with aging. Here are some tips to help keep you from getting middle age spread.
First, it’s important to know what causes this weight gain. Beginning in our 30s, we begin to lose muscle mass, at the rate of about ½ pound each year. Because muscle burns more calories even while it’s resting than fat does, loss of muscle mass means a slower metabolism – which means weight gain.
This loss of muscle mass and slower metabolism coupled with a tendency to engage in less physical activity as we age produces those pounds that we gain. On average, people gain about 1 pound of weight each year beginning at age 40.
Combating this middle age spread is possible, however. The most significant effect comes from exercise. It’s important that you get in some regular cardiovascular exercise- 30 minutes each day should do the trick. This cardiovascular exercise will burn calories and help speed up your metabolism. It will also keep your heart strong and healthy.
Most doctors recommend walking as the perfect cardiovascular exercise because everyone can do it and you can do it anywhere. There’s basically no excuse for not being able to take a walk every day.
If you can’t manage 30 minutes when you first begin, work up to it over a period of time. Not only will walking help you burn calories more efficiently, but you’ll build some muscle in your lower body, too.
And, building muscle is the second key. You can prevent the muscle loss that comes with age by doing strength training. We’re not talking about turning into a body builder – but rather strengthening the muscle we have and building a little bit more so that we can burn more calories even when resting.
In addition to increasing your metabolism, strength training will help you stay stronger as you age.
For maximum benefit, you’ll need to do strength training 2-3 times each week, for about 20 minutes each time. There are many books and websites that can help you put together a simple routine that will work all your major muscle groups to help you gain strength.
You’ll also need to recognize that you need fewer calories as you age, particularly until you get some significant muscle mass accumulated. One of the reasons that we gain weight as we age is that we keep eating the same amount of food after our metabolism slows down.
This doesn’t mean you should starve; but you should watch your calorie intake and adjust it slightly. As exercise becomes more a part of your routine, you may be able to add some calories back to your diet.
Little Known Tricks
Now, in addition to the basics of diet and exercise, there are some little tricks that can help you combat middle age spread. They are simple, but can have an effect, particularly when used in combination with sensible eating and physical activity.
Eat More Meals
Yes, I said eat more meals. Notice, however, that I didn’t say eat more calories. Spreading your daily caloric intake into five or six meals a day, rather than the usual three can help you to burn more calories, because your metabolism doesn’t have the opportunity to slow down. It may also help you feel more satisfied, particularly if you’re trying to cut calories.
Eat Breakfast
If you’re a breakfast skipper, now’s the time to stop. There are two ways to get your metabolism moving; one is exercise, the other is eating.
By eating first thing in the morning, we get our metabolism going earlier in the day, so that over the length of the day we burn more calories. Be sure your breakfast contains some protein. This will help you feel satisfied longer.
Eat Fiber
Fiber means bulk, which makes us feel full longer. But, fiber also helps keep our food moving efficiently through our digestive system, which can help prevent fat storage.
Eat lots of fresh fruits and vegetables and make sure that any bread or pasta you consume is whole grain. You may find that simply eliminating white flour and replacing it with only whole grains helps you drop a few pounds.
Increase the Caffeine
It appears that increasing your caffeine intake as you age can also help you prevent middle age spread by keeping your metabolism high.
A study reported by the UK Tea Council followed participants over a 12 year period, in order to see how their weight changed as they aged. The study concluded that those participants who increased their caffeine intake as they aged gained less weight than those who decreased or maintained the caffeine intake they had when they were younger.
Be careful when choosing the caffeinated beverages you’ll choose for increasing your intake. Remember that regular sodas are loaded with sugar; you may offset any benefit the caffeine provides.
In addition, many people find themselves sensitive to coffee. The caffeine in coffee sometimes causes jitters, and may cause upset stomach in some people, too.
Probably the best source for increasing your caffeine intake is tea. Tea is healthy, and is available in many varieties. And, if you really want to gain the most health benefits, in addition to increasing your caffeine, make your tea green.
Green tea is different from traditional black tea simply in the way that it’s processed. Black tea is fermented, while green tea is left in its more natural state. This lack of fermentation protects the healthful anti-oxidants in the tea. Anti-oxidants are critical for preventing disease and premature aging.
As our body converts the food we eat into energy, free radicals are created. If these free radicals are left unchecked, they damage our cells and DNA, which eventually leads to disease. Anti-oxidants combat the free radicals to prevent the damage they can cause.
Green tea contains EGCG, one of the most potent anti-oxidants you can find. In fact, in recent years, much research has concluded that green tea has a powerful preventative effect against cancer, heart disease, high cholesterol, stroke, Alzheimer’s disease and rheumatoid arthritis.
Green tea also seems to have the ability to boost your metabolism more than other caffeinated beverages – even though its caffeine content is lower than coffee, soda or even black tea. For reasons we don’t fully understand, green tea seems to promote thermogenesis in the body, which helps burn fat.
So, if your caffeine choice is green tea, you may speed up your metabolism even more than if you drink other beverages with caffeine.
And, the best news is that green tea is well tolerated by most people who have trouble with caffeine. Its overall caffeine content is lower than that of coffee, soda or black tea, and its caffeine does not seem to cause the jitters that many people experience from caffeine in other forms. Green tea appears to have no side effects, regardless of the quantity you consume.
Combating aging isn’t easy. But, with a sensible approach that includes a healthy diet, plenty of exercise, and some green tea each day, you might just find yourself feeling fit and healthy at a ripe old age.
Marcus Stout
http://www.articlesbase.com/medicine-articles/beating-the-gain-103227.html
Hopping in and out of planes is exercise enough, you say. But that’s not the kind of exercise that will condition your heart, make your reflexes and joints more fluid, keep the sugar levels or keep you from swinging from one mood to another!
Nor is it the kind of exercise that will make you euphoric after a good cardiovascular session. You need to counteract the effects of jet lag, artificial air in pressurized aircraft cabins and sky fatigue. Suzanne Schlosberg says,
“Sometimes your travels help you recognize how humdrum your workout routine has become. At home, it’s easy to fall into a rut – to use the same weight machines in the same order, week after week, month after month, simply out of habit. But a trip may take the routine out of your routine. You may have no choice but to try new strength exercises or jog in the pool instead of swim laps. And you might find these new pursuits so enjoyable that you add them to your fitness repertoire at home.”
Common Obstacles
What are some of the reasons why travelers do not incorporate exercise while they’re on the road?
They’re stressed or too tired
They don’t feel comfortable about working out in unfamiliar surroundings
They don’t have access to a hotel gym
But if they made just a tiny effort to change this thinking, they’d be on the road to fitness sooner.
Engaging in exercise allows you to get out of that bubble of meetings, seminars and tours.
Walk when on the Road
When traveling, have a pair of good walking shoes (trainers preferably) so that you won’t feel so daunted about getting from one side of the airport to another.
Having the right pair of walking shoes will encourage you to walk up the stairs instead of take the escalator, to walk instead of taking the conveyor belt, and to transfer from one concourse to another on foot instead of taking the shuttle service.
You may not know it, but walking these long distances with your luggage in tow serves as a combination/weight lifting exercise!
Fitness while Flying
Once settled comfortably on the plane, make sure you time your stretching and walking periods. If it’s just an hour’s flight, walk around the plane once and do your stretching at the back of the plane; if it’s a three hour to five hour flight (east to west in the North American continent), try to get up from your seat and walk around at least once every hour, doing leg extensions and trunk/neck movements.
If you’re crossing the Pacific or Atlantic oceans, those killer flights need not kill you. Increase the frequency of your stretches and walking.
Airlines such as Japan Air Lines show videos of how travelers can incorporate flexibility movements while seated or standing. Take full advantage of these videos. The exercises may help you ward off fatigue and jet lag.
A note about DVT
In the last five years, there have been reports about flight passengers, especially in economy class, suffering from DVT – deep vein thrombosis.
The link between confining airplane seats and deaths from DVT (formation of deadly blood clots) has been established by the United Nations World Health Organization. It has nothing to do with gender, risk factors or genetics. Everyone is at risk in economy class! This should constitute compelling reason to integrate exercise while high in the sky.
To make exercise possible while traveling, schedule your flights so that when you get to your destination, you don’t rush through dinner and then go to sleep.
Try to arrive during the late afternoon/early evening, to give you time to shake off the fatigue from the trip, and have at least an hour to do exercises either in your hotel room or in the hotel gym.
Important “to do” things when traveling
Be fully rested before a trip – have the usual “to pack” items ready well in advance so you’re not scampering for them at the last minute, depleting your energy levels.
Time your sleep correctly – as soon as you board, get the local time of your destination and set your watch accordingly. If it’s already night time in your destination, wear blindfolds and ask for a pillow and try to catch a few winks.
Drink plenty of water – wine and cocktails will only dehydrate you further; note that humidity levels inside aircraft is below 10%, so water is your best bet.
If your job requires you to travel at least four times a month, ask your company’s travel department to book you in hotels with gyms or a swimming pool.
Make time out of your travel schedule to insert a workout into your grinding schedule.
Here’s a friendly suggestion: get up earlier in the morning and before or after breakfast, head over to the gym and do a brisk walk on the treadmill for 10 minutes, or do the rowing machine (great for the core muscles, back problem reliever) for 10 minutes.
This session is just to wake you up from your travel stupor. See if you can walk to your business appointment instead of taking a cab (that’s another 10 minutes).
At night before going to bed, go to the hotel gym again and lift weights for 10 minutes, to complete your workout for the day. This way you did your cardio and resistance training, two essential components of a fitness program.
Now, tell us, doesn’t a 10-20 minute session sound less intimidating than clocking 1.5 hours in the gym?
Working out with Friends
Another friendly suggestion: if you’re traveling in a group, ask a colleague if he or she would do a game of squash or tennis with you. The concierge can give you local addresses of sports or recreational centers in the vicinity.
When there’s no Gym!
If the hotel gym is crowded or “temporarily closed for maintenance,” you can still exercise – in the comfort of your room.
Here are some exercises that you can perform:
Turn on the TV or sound system and jog in place; or look up the TV guide and see if some old Jane Fonda or Denise Austin shows are on. Get on with the beat
Jog in place or jump rope (great cardiovascular workout)
Conduct floor exercises (described below)
Floor exercise 1: the Cobra (or back extension). Lying on your stomach as though getting ready for push-ups, keep your hands on your side with palms facing down and fingers pointed forward. With your hands, push to lift your torso off the floor (ensure you’re lifting head, shoulders and chest only).
Keep pelvis on the floor and your head looking ahead. Hold and then release. Repeat 3 times. You should feel your spine lengthen. Joe Decker recommends not just pressing back with your hands, but also pushing your upper body up and forward.
Do not tilt your head back to look at the ceiling (many people make this mistake). This puts a strain on your neck.
Floor exercise 2: Crunch (for lower abdominals). The lower abdominals are the weakest muscles in your torso because they are rarely worked, and they’re the first to sag after childbirth and after menopause.
This exercise will help:
Lying flat on your back with your knees bent, cross your arms over your chest. Squeeze your buttocks, tighten your abdomen and push your lower back into the floor. Hold for 10-20 seconds, breathing normally. Relax, and then release. Repeat as often as you can, without overworking yourself
Floor exercise 3: Hurdler’s Stretch. Bend the knee towards the front, and then tuck your lower leg in toward the opposite thigh. Stretch gently toward the straight leg. Do not bounce. This movement is like the ballet movement when an arm goes above the head gracefully, which stretches the sides of the trunk to increase flexibility.
If you pick up any exercise book, there will be a rich inventory of exercises you can perform while on the go. Pack this in your bag so you can refer to it for correct form and posture.
Yoga
Yoga on the train? Yes! A news report was published in the Montreal Gazette recently saying how many overstressed Germans still hide behind their papers rather than exercise. We’re sure Americans and Canadians are no less guilty.
So these commuters are being taught yoga and relaxation techniques on their way to and from work. Instructors are now in what the German government calls “wellness trains” in southern Germany. This was an initiative taken by Deutsche Bahn – Germany’s state-owned railway. The organization decided to offer relaxation and yoga techniques to calm an anxious work force.
This article along with several others that I will be posting over the next several days is YOUR key to fitting exercise into your life.
To keep things organized and simple, the articles will be broken down into five easy sections:
Section 1: Assessing Physical Damage And Accepting the Importance of Exercise
Section 2: No Matter How Busy you Are, there are Ways you can Exercise
Section 3: Busy Traveler? You can Fit Exercise into your Trips (Which you are reading at this moment)
Section 4: Exercise Aids To Go
Section 5: Information / Resources for the Hurried and Harried
Read them in order, or if you wish, focus on the section that is most relevant to you right now. Regardless of how you choose to read these articles, you can be confident of one thing: once you apply the advice within these pages, your busy life will include something new and important: exercise!
Dwayne Garrett
http://www.articlesbase.com/non-fiction-articles/busy-traveler-you-can-fit-exercise-into-your-trips-part-3-28781.html
The story completeness fiction, it’s completeness coincidence if same.
Universe People
Twilight Spirit’s Sinfonia
First Chapter Birthday Party
Great universe, light and dark both life. On the sky, flying comet seems sword through out of darkness space, then bring flash. History looks like a huge wheel drive step of future. Glitter starts talk heroes stories again and again. From long standing Milky Way galaxy, to gestate a seven colors bright jewel, it’s earth. Long ages onrush, cold face to calamities and catastrophes, even callosity comet baptism. But still strong to life day and day, rise head and stick heart in progress continuly. Numbers of brave scientists and explorers research universe mysteries with almost time in life. One hundred centuries were passed, seek out thirty door of worlds finally. To page new worlds for human, for universe.
Galaxy Interstellar Map Empire was born in the earth. Histories recorder strongly stand and never laxation in second. G.I.M.E. having expansion lands, also rule ten thousands of stars. Giant spaceships, fleets come and go in firmament shuttlely. Under sunshine, mapping great grandness. Long upon ages historical G.I.M.E. ten thousands of refulgencing in the Universe, initiator of empire although became historical dust, but he has kept back mightness kingdom still influence to development of future world forever. The empire had begun to invade spaces Ancient age, self-domain expand very very far stars. Other countries step by step fell down by empire iron-hoof. Until encounter S.S.U.K. (Specialties element Solar system Union Kingdom). A mystery and unknown and higher prosperity and full-ambition country.
Herefrom, ceaseless war couldn’t stop, overspreaded on the sky. Universe become happy battlefield themselves.
G.I.M.E. Empire premier is Liyidan. He unprecedented expending total tax 25% of empire each year, to build 36 invincibility stars that over empire places concern tens of solar systems, because strongthen to status standing gigantic. In spited of against power from inside and outside of empire. For future of G.I.M.E., for overcome S.country, agreed to build 36 stars plan. Invincibility stars so huge, projects of construction have passed three centuries, only 20% finished in whole plan. 30,000,000,000 workers with responsibility for per one, the premier self-choose to consturct objects of planet. One side that he was discussing about plan with ministers and senators, One side thought about where are suitable places. That time, two flashing stars showed in the eyes. Liyidan held gravitation pen with left hand, then reached out light hand decisionly, sovereign pointed Double Stars(D.S.) on the space map in construct direction…
Horizon without end, a planet gestate billions of life that still along special orbit peaceful. There’s Life Star of Double Stars. Undifficult discover with overlook, none but one half of earth, she also much beautiful and affecting. Double Stars is beautiful twin planets. Seems dazzle precious stones emitting different colors and rays and light. Sky-bule sea cover 50% of surface of D.S., no-end land have lived all kind of organism. Flourish forest have happyness animal song. Swind softly blowing to green-field and plain. People bright ride on animals without sad. Double Stars both beautiful and joyful lands, age-old legends. Cry one’s hearts out of DinDa Sea, drawing poem of TreeSigh Sea, booming energy of Sunshine Continent, gold way of singer of Dream Land, to proof humanstic in the Darkness Land, Sky Col stories move everyone to praise and tear, Survival Ocean dead-hard hero legends, full of cunning and strange Order-Pin Ocean, Starship Land warrior fames, unbelieveable AncientInsect Land, colors mountain, ground in Colours Land, life and death contest at Flame Islands, explorers travel of Ice Islands, inferno exercise in the Great Gravitation Islands, nature pavilion of Shield Land, pirates cave both Survival Island and Wallop Island. God animal legend flying on OusideSky Lake, waterfull are high up in the air of SkyIland, whole and all are creating by nature.
Moon light flash to First SunShine content, apparent quiet at all. A couple of lover closed one another on the soft green sidehill, both quietly gaze the eyes of night, environment does a little thing. One love and archness white dog was playing beside, jumped and ran. Suddently, a group of busy persons broke silent. They’re smile and happy and song, It’s looks like celebrate feast. Young girl’s face further closed to boy, Slowly asked boyfriend what’s happened.
Boy finger touched up girl’s chin, deep kissed little mouth, smile spoke to her,“Today is Onhogo’s birthday.”
She’s shy and shrinked into oneself, body seems model ‘S’, a few anger hit boyfriend’s breast, and asked him,“Is he big mustache ironsmith?”
Man kaka smile answered,“Impossibility, I mean said he is top commander of life star, M.G.I.E. Shield of Universe.”
An embraced a grip, girl touched boy’s shoulder with hair,“I see.” She said.
Moon-color unclear, busy sound more and more great. Whether village and small town, or big street and alleyway, happyness at the same.
One of corner of pub, a young man drinked beer. He has dressed a silver gown, and unhappy. Expression in him eyes with different. A Long hair soldier came in the pub , he want to seek out someone and look around. In the end, he found silver man, soldier laugh mouth in second.
Approaching and spoke,“Brother Shuda, you have a good time with drink here. Decorate with lanterns and streamers in everyplace of palace, so beautiful! Come on! Follow me to enjoy everthing.”
Shuda is standard-businessman of Double stars from far Universe Empire Star, and there’s hometown himself. When he’s boy, tall Shuda like to play society life and go to everywhere. But this time dumbness than before. Shuda glanced soldier,
Coldly answered,“I’m so sorry, Zuode. I don’t want to go.” Zuode is belong to a regular army of Double Stars, to server border station of trade all the year around. To meet trader Sunda by a chance.
Zuode said again,“Brother, you are a G.businessman. Could drinking alone here? OK, nothing. I’ll have a drink with accompany.”
Great music into Sunda’s ears, who big drink with rush,“Fine brother, let us drink.” He talked.
Pub were increasing noize, and busy. Hurry steps more and more sounder. A team of soldiers walked into this place. Captain of soldiers blowly obeisance and said to other table man near Shuda,
“Nice to meet you, honor Mr. Luohu. Our commander Kue invite you talk about something at palace, for celebration.”
2 meter tall Louhu waved to waiter of pub, To make a demand of firewater, then answered “Yes, no problem.”
Had a great drink, wish because not enough satisfaction and was licking leavings mouth besides.
Slowly rose up, giant body suddenly more light at the pub, armor piece of coat flashing in body light. Fiery, quadrel face always show sly smile. He joined normal army of D.S., but finally quit, because his aforetime commander ordered him to do hate thing, everything. He became Reward Hunter late, he had used hands to capture 72 affray guys without weapon in the hotel. also Louhu besieged by number of terrorists, whole fell down by he just fast-shoot in five minutes of short time. Also more hardly combated with Dake of Flame Astro-Robber three days and nights on the wide star-space, no winner at last. People happened to coincide this super muscles man with looking, all knew famous Reward Hunter of D.S. Nobody escaped his FivefingerMountain as long as he promised arrest.
Luohu patted dust from coat, and did a stretch. Then Say,“I have accomplished a mission, now another deal coming. Good, very good, hum~.”
He had a turn about, One black, luxury car stopped, waiting him nearly. He’s surveyed it, the car is 4.5 meter long, jet black and bright, Nobleness and feeling line sense. There’s V. Family symbol of havey crystal metal in front and center on the car body?four small force systems under carriager besides. Perfect drive and information system, driver can easy master everything on way.
Luohu light smile, then talked,“Hum-hum, better than rubbish car. OPEN!” he got on, it’s back car slow flight to palace.
Shuda still quiet sitting and drinking, thought about something. Zuode continued to talking about interesting feast at celebration from palace.“Do you remember fool-bird ZhangSan? When he’s drunk, allways hold a pillar of building and Wu,Wu, also thinking that is a bigger beer-cup himself. As a result, new little holes will express on pillar. Are you remember LiSi? Unnormal man, dizzy got into women bathroom. Angry person threw him out, to use the nails or claws to dig, scrap, or wound, then his coat become tatter. My aunt Zhang of neighbourhood, everyone know she’s bad tamper. Husband did a lose in the gambling, and lost many money, discourage back home and tell wife something. He said she’s sold by him, because no more money pay. Guess what’s action from aunt Zhang? She gorgeously dressed, went to gambling place. Make a lot of troubles to gambling place, there’s no guest during a week. The gambling place boss is forced to set free them. Oh, They’re reunited again. So happy , ha…ha…”
Female drawer near his table, she’s Tongliang, always hat a branch tine cap, usually say to people that cap is beloved man gift. She’s drawing tights of sport, needle nose, stream eyes. Little mouth likes half moon when smile. Tongliang like to drawing. Whenever drawing speed very fast, because having good insight. Beautiful pictures are created by her hands, every one likes writing, they’re popular and vivid. Tongliang is silently drawed image of Shuda. Young and handsome on picture, big gaunt eyes. He’s forehead, chain had transistor jewelry of tattoo, crystal cuff and gold, glitter leather shoes. He glanced sideways, then continued to drink.
The paintress closed mouth and smile, then asked to him,“Would you tell me where are you from? Handsome brother. I making a trouble from your chin, this place have jet-black goatee. Especially earring on your ears, but looks like rare.”
Zuode got a load of her with spin eyes, little dander spoke,“Hi, great painter. Why don’t you go to palace? There are very jollification.”
Zhuda a looked on the palette, asked her,“Why are you usually like to paint Nature and Human?” Then said that, “Nothing, earring here you are.” Picked off earring and gave to her.
She hold it by hands at once, then smile replied,“Shuda brother, thanks a lot.” then had a little frug, and standed away.
“Hey, What’s wrong with you? Got thing and fast run?” She runing and answered,“I’m going to palace, I have a beautiful earring, They will admire me. Bye-bye.”swiftly, rode on small car and going to palace on way.
Shuda had a wave and said,“Does nothing, nothing, let her go.” Zuode’s flat nose made a hum,“Humm…” then talked,“She very easy got a good thing.”
There’re still jollification at street, hubbub, singing, cheers, etc. whole interweaved, all seem pleasant-listen and jolliness march those increasing happy atmosphere for feast.
An elder had on feast costume, dancing with a group of junior. They’re were surrounding stone statuary, the calvous statuary is Onhogo. Powerful hands and feet, order backbone needle as growing along to coccyx, It’s alive as a huge dinosaur. The elder’s wife had a rhythm patted below a window curtain, and looking them.
Onhogo has astro-king of engage-soldier name in G.I.M.E. He was born in the Double Stars. Three hundred years ago, he’s one of military major In G.I.M.E. UniverseFleet, no more than. It’s said that because of he’s showed up excellent combated action to S.Country army. It’s Nominated by V.Family, to join ‘War Proof Competition’ in the G.I.M.E. per 50 years. Onhogo has depended on oustanding action at the combat test, also got a well appreciation from Empire Premier. On the long and far astro-battle career, he gradually become a very importance character in the army. Countless history people were crushed under his iron-fist without retrieval, To bring G.I.M.E. in the highnest fashion for a period, it’s so called the Shield Centuries. Nowaday, he’s Territory Defense Minister, Military four-star general, It’s command 60 percent military strength of G.I.M.E, great power on hand. Bace on excatly great effort from him, Double stars are bcoming prosperity and rich and popular. Some areas of people have living in the carefree life. Moreover V.Family has climbed up and counted as one of the best family because his full power hands in the Great Ten Family of Empire.
Today, Double Stars high spirts, exciting everywhere. Because the day is Onhogo’s birth day. V.Family are celebrateing great banquet for birthday.
Field of countryside, fencing flame are swing or waving, Villagers arm in arm a circle at a heap of the flame, and have some chats. One child ravenously devoured savory. Child’s mother stealth smiled beside because of his action. Old elders lifted cups with cheerful, full of young spirits boys and girls were having joy games, sometimes secretly making an ogle for adoration.
At corner of town square, many citizen looking on the great performer evening. audiences degustating festal snack and seeing wounderful action from stages at the same time. Children slyly climbed on father’s shoulder, curiously looked around exciting act at the play.
Tradespeople together and celebrate for big harvest.
Even artists were instant made a drawing or writing for follow this day, conceive vision to flourish tomorrow.
Soldiers and officers got allow of commander who enjoying to a long vacation. Workers have stoped routine, to busy celebrate feast. People smile and laugh, people singing and cry. Because gread leader bring fine living, bring sumless hopes too. In the religion meeting of cities, thousands upon thousands followers together pray for D.S. future, also for great Onhogo. Countless smoke-flowers set free on the sky, feastal gifts dancing and flying on the wind.
But these looking can’t behave everything of Double Stars. Straight Oppressived nations still catching breath, heavy gasp. They’re still waiting for a chance coming, and then hate bite to Onhogo. Serveal Hundred of years has passed, some of Human, Never succumbed Natureism, irreconcilable Dark nation, capricious Die-hard nation, all silently waiting, it’s for the day will be come.
One child of Natureism had shrinking into oneself at the shadow and wet corner, closing smelly garbage bin. There’s some bats smells and dirtiness. The child hadn’t eaten food or water since three days ago, suffering hunger and cold. His parents were forced to bond service during bondage labor, even don’t give them a breath or a fresh air, Still they’re hurtly die under feet. The Child only living alone in the world. Little boy often pray parents of heaven for guardianship. Tire and looseness eyesight gazed to wonder action from other people, ignorance full him mind, He such baby. One spareness and pitiful cat lamely came to child. He tightly carried and held it on breast. Carefully wrapped its little bad foot with rag. Lightly said,“Don’t cry, loving cat.” “Meow, meow”poor cat understood. One builder of Greats had passing the alleyway, then discovered him. Builder had seen and slow said,“It’s so pity baby.” Giant builder soft asked,“A little friend, where’s your mother?” Child opened big eyes as horror, shaked head again and again, and answered,“uncle, uncle, father said he going to heaven with mother, late will be back.” Gaint builder had a shaked head,let out a sigh, it couldn’t bared in heart, a few cheat said,“You dad is my good friend, he may be late to go back home. He told me to care you, we can go to eat some test good beef. Is it good?” Childishly answered from child’s mouth,“Yes, yes, gaint uncle. Thank you, thank you.”
Gaint builder carried him in the center of palm with great care, then put child on shoulder oneself, child held the little cat as well, they’re disappeared in crowds at the street. There’s a pub near garbage bin, It’s Although 200 square meter small, but very popular. The pub have a beautiful landlady, and she’s Zhunhua. She’s a survivalist human from war, has rescued by military officer in a calamity, then the officer became her husband also help to build a pub. She has good speech, not only beauty, but also well cooking. Therefore the pub so popular, many soldiers or officers like to dinner and play at pub. Today is the highest commander’s birthday of Double Stars. It’s good reason saying that will have a lot of armymen come to. Zhunhua and waiters so busy, because many customers, because everybody have a good time.
A guest amusedly called,“Beautiful landlady! I want to like 5 k.g.(kilogram) fire beef, a good barrel of sweet beer. I demand these to great drink for my brothers!” Zhunhua fast answered,“Soldier brother, don’t hurry up, will be come.” Two waiters immediately exerted strength to hold food and beer from kitchen for guests. Another officer called her at one side,“Hey, I like to a cole. There’s almost nothing, come on!” Zhunhua acted up and replied,“Don’t impatience, give you soon.” Hubbub, drinking, cheers sounds from guests in the inside and outside.
An astro shuttleship going to Double Stars. It’s became a little spark in second.
A luxury black car flying to the great palace in the evening. The palace above 500 kilometre wide, there is the widest and biggest building in the Double Stars.
There’s regionalized Outer City, Middle City, Inner City, and Inner Castle.
Outer City belong to Royalty-guarder section. Many D.S.battalion establishment can find in this area. There’s a huge army garrison in the Outer City of Palace, military strength totall above 3.5 million. Every morning, 50 kilometre, citizen all can hear practice sound in the outside. Strict military discipline Royalty-guarder are guarding the palace every day and night. Whole making better than regular army. All guarders adorn regalia of V.Family: an ancient silvery-white dragon made a freely flying pose for great area, daedal V is good supported by its back. On the background, a symbol of starschart of D.S., it’s show to scan universe, and pround flying on the sky with vigour. That regalia reflecting great nobleness, and intense enterprising spirit family style.
Middle City of Palace living V.wisdomers and ministers, they’re needn’t uniform coat, because this manner can standing out special personality, and V.Family’s flexible and variety idea. There’s at the same honour, noble dignity for living people’s identity, status. Their every action or moving influence to development and future of Double Stars.
Inner City of Palace are belong to royal family and noble family, there is one of living places too. They’re also many way to assist and guide D.S. to prosperisty, rich and powerful. Inner Castle belong to V.Family King. magnificence palaces were builded by environment metal, those the best firm material, it’s can following a king desire to change building form, obvious feature of Double Stars. Insider place have royalguard units, they’re duty for defense, everyone is outstanding and faithfulness in the ten thousand of armymen. V.wisdomer elder GongGu is commander of royalguard, very important minister of V. Family. He’s living in the Double Stars since 1000 years ago. Three eras were passed, but still loyal, devoted control royalguard army and participate afraid for 3 kings day after night. GongGu have four very excellent warriors, SpringBroadsword, SummerAx, AutumnSword, WinterGun, they’re together commanding to 70,000 the best royalguards. SpringBroadsword was a hobo, worked at killer job in the gangsterdom. lof of victims are very difficulty counted in dead, they’re died by his broadsword therefore people call him ‘B.S.overlord’. Afterward he’s discovered by GongGu in an assassination course. He quickly became a captain of 4 royalguard captains in a night.
SummerAx is a blood and iron warrior, have excellent physical strength, because GongGu bring up him. Although he’s 1.6 meter short, but hold up 3 ton weight ax each hand. When he every time use huge axes to practice, line upon line heat wave blowing on people’s body, and form to immense air-vortex, therefore people call him ‘SummerAx’.
AutumnSword’s real name is EaSuit, because he like Autumn, therefore call AutumnSword himself. he’s a warrior from Biochemistry people, fame name’s ‘SwordMonster’.
WinterGun is Diamond Contract-soldier of Double Stars. He is good at shoot skill. In his career, nobody defeated him on face. He had a decisive battle to 5000 dark mercenaries upon jokul. Even the flying snow all over the sky and a lot of killers , but he still safetly walked out battle during a day fight action. therefore people call ‘WinterGun’. of course four warriors have guard responsibility for the legality king, and king name is Charle. Guan ?., he’s 200 ages, strong and young. He’s father was the best general of G.I.M.E. and father name is Charle. Guan ?. But Charle. Guan ? looks like an everyman. This is second main reason why Charle. Guan ? died with a grievance regret. However, Chare.Guan ? yet have many brothers and sisters. They have a same father, but different mother. They’re living other Planets, master to local power and force in some definite degree, these form to Firmness offspring strength of V.Family. Chare.Guan ?’s wife is R. Czesua, from literary R.Family, She’s award to Quiet Queen name by G.I.M.E. She’s son is Dak. Guan?, just two years.
Skyey EmperySwordTower is power symbol in the Double Stars. It’s seems greatness skysword straight insert to First Sunshine Continent. The structure of building is very complexity. SwordTower have four very very hard towers of defense around, have ability to withstand enemy army from sea, continent, and sky. Many spaceflight military bases on the outer wall of E.S.T., ten thousands of empery battleplanes can easy flying-off and landing or make a total war. Inner of E.S.T. is floating office block, 100 hundreds of officers deal with numerous affairs everyday. Chare.Gua? and ministers often together for important meetings in this place. Top of E.S.T. is a floating structure overlooking an extensive view, whole Little Sea in the eyes.
Maze palace corridor like a China dragon, threatening appearance of something, as through fog or darkness, it’s wreathing all palaces. Check station seted per 150 meter in the palace corridor, 5 or 10 royalguards defending. If uninvited guest come to, they won’t easy escaped even equipped wings. Many hight speed running defence-barbette on the Top of corridor, they’re capable of ground to air or ground to ground long distance attack. Both sides of corridor have intelligentized shield. If enemy army pounce palace, the shield will encase corridor everywhere, avoid to enemy shellfire. Also effectively use attack tactics and defence tactics to combat with D.Barbette .
Crystal art building give daze feeling to some people, these’re V.Family had robbed rich prize from Colours Land. 1500 years ago, V.Family had a decisive battle to Apparition nation, and the war started in the Colours Land, near Wisedomer Ocean. Whether V.Family or Apparition, both cruel and losing. Apparition king thought that the war have no end. Therefore, A.king have give ‘heart’ to V.Family for peace forever. Under different ray effection, crystal building can mapping different texture of colours. Different kind crystal building have different effection, people can full body feeling to sense and human nature or physical existence, including weaknesses. For example, It’s can clear up some diseases, can improve people’s blood pressure, can speed to manbody’s metabolism. Can enhance some special nation skills in the crowd or so.
Full of emperor vigour in the luxury hall, usually give guests agape and exclamation. Luxury hall seems vehicle that can operate both on land and in water. Not only ability to move or rise up, but also dive Little Sea for enjoying outlook of seabed, even view and admire to sunup, ground sea on the surfy offing, countless rare treasures are exhibited: Fire Sword of farmer warrior, mystery words chisel, the one and only power and beautiful sword in the galaxy, the first military uniform from ‘twelve constellation commander’ of G.I.M.E. invaluable dimand crown, bad fist system from Onhogo. Carved crystal hammock, little silver dragon’s bone, beautiful empire space chart of double stars, 350 G.I.M.E. honour medals of Onhogo, etc, hogs will very thirstied.
At the moment, there is center of luxury hall, ten thousands of guests enjoying and dancing in the beautiful music from worlds. Guests have empire royal, have famer heroes, great positional wisdom elder, have well know warriors, have very rich businessman, have good name noble of world. Some Number guests happy having a chat, some piquant children have fun with robots, one of child suddenly run to crowd of guests from someone croner of hall. ‘baby sitter robot’say to him back again and again,“Dear,dear, come back, come back, do.” The child get into and out dancing crowd againg, Such as though a love bee play in fresh flowers. The child continue to straight along,
no wariness sliped up on the floor, big cry at once. Guests aren’t attention him, because they know why. The child ask,“Why no people care me? Waul! Waul! I need mom! I need father! Wol!” At moment, huge shadow cover him. A meter 7 tall giant gently hold the boy on the hand back, and ask him,“Hi, little elfin, did you want to find father?” The child turn big eyes, and tear long and strong eyebrow from giant. Answered that,“Ha, his in my apple.” Giant ha ha smile spoke,“How bigger apple in your home?” Little boy akimbo and sip,“Wu… my father and my mother said me like that apple in the eyes, of course they’re my apples.” Guests smiling surrounding. A ‘baby sitter robot’ and a couple close gaint, and honour have a salute, man spoke,“Honour Mr. Onhogo, I’m so sorry, my boy don’t listen to me, and gave you worry.” Onhogo have a little act to big eyebrow himself, smile explain say,“Nothing, nothing.” The child fast run to parents, Onhogo show the whiteness teeth, laugh said,“Today is my birthday, we only need happyness. Ho~ha~.” A wisdom of elder quiet tell him,“It’s time to make a speech, please master say some words on the dais.” His understood answered,“Yes, right.” Turn to dais. rich sound immediately over the hall, “I’m so happy, because my friends came to here, celebration for my birthday. I great thanks for everyone’s support. In the G.I.M.E. history onrush, we’ve branded good legend forever. Today, we’re together here, It’s god’s arrange of mind. Also solidarity power lead me and you. I remember Empire premier Liyidan said that,“Power is not express on the unbreakable armor, It’s good faith, solidarity, and cooperation spirit.” When I think about this words, I will affected. I hope , I believe too, even we’ve difficulty a great gulf fixed, as long as make solidarity power for G.I.M.E. for our society, for future ourself! Whether V.Family in the anyplace, your support and help, certainty increasing strong to stronger. If have V.Family, we will become the most power family in the universe!” When the speech is end, applause and cheering sound immediately in the hall. All guests gladly blessed for speecher.
A small group of Formalization orderly came to hall with good-listening music.
G.I.M.E.F. are differend to regular army. Formalization are behavior of empire oustanding. They’re best and best. Both wisedom and brave or others, Formalization better than regular soldier. They’re responsibility for foreign mission, they’ve commander power in some degree too. A beautiful girl close to Onhogo, and the Formalization company with her. All guests attented to this young girl. She’s dressing one-piece of empire symbol ensign, glitter starlight matel coat cann’t cover her flowery. Girl suddenly become focus. She’s honour spoke,“Honor Onhogo, allow me to introduce myself. My name is GianJing, from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of G.I.M.E. We proundly bring birthday gift for you. Whole empire people blessing, happy birthday.” GianJing continuing,“Honorific, dignity Onhogo. The gift will full of devoir and glory, please.” Birthday slow open upon everyone eyes. A gout of warmmer airflow overflow from gift box. Whole hall full of harmoniousness, people suddenly feeling good. Guests came into gaze the gift. Greenery fresh flower emiting aroma underfire, leaves colours soon flowing in pistil inside or outside. Sightly down flash grain, audiences seem seeing countless bright eyes along with greenery’s dancing, blink and blink. GianJing keep up say,“The fresh flower has grown in empire national treasure, Sunshine fire stone, 5000 years per blossom out, only 10,000 years per one of flowers seared, they’re G.I.M.E. invaluable dignity symbol. Whole empire only existing 9, a fireflowers belong to Empire premier Liyidan, nowaday, one of fireflowers will present for honor Onhogo.” Guests open big eyes, they have never seen this since was born, everybody admire and admire. Soldiers shout in order,“Honor Onhogo, happy birthday! Honor Onhogo, happy birthday!” Congratulation again and again whole palace. Onhogo had a wave, and spoke,“Everbody continue to dancing , merrymaking.” Renew in hall. Flower smoke and salutes slow open on sky, astro-fleet low level flying. An officer closing and make a salute, then reported,“Honor captain Onhogo, the army will congratulation for you, please to Top of E.S.T.” Onhogo answered,“Good!” with the direct, guests go to Top of E.S.T. outlooking building installed on the top of E.S.T. It’s float limited feature. Dazzling man-made skylight guide the people to top of E.S.T. m.m. skylight likes KongMing light of ancientry in China. Ablity to specifically blaze land on hight without others. A variety of delicacy pictures complect up and down and show in the hight air. To look down, inspect armies as sumless ant, a lot of armies like changing grids with rule in the land. To look into the distance, many gold glitter spacecrafts arrange in order. To look up, countless guide missile of feast company great singing over air, then they’re such fresh flower happy blossom out. Soldiers shout in order again, “Honor Onhogo, happy birthday! Honor Onhogo, happy birthday!” Congratulation still again and again whole palace. Onhogo shout to land,“Thanks, thanks!”
D.S. people are raptureing, may be whole empire.
He Qi Lin (Chinese man)
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The Fourfold Yoga Iii
Jul 28
The Fourfold Yoga – Part III
Union via Psychic Control ( Raja Yoga )
Union via Psychic Control is known as Raja Yoga. Raja means King and this Yoga is defined as the Regal Yoga or the king of all the yogas.
Raja Yoga has eight limbs called Ashtanga Yoga.
The Eightfold Raja Yoga
Yama – Observance of Right Conduct ( Non-violence, Truth, Non- covetousness, continence, not receiving donations )
Niyama – Meditation, Self-Study, contentment, purity internal & external, & reverence for the Lord
Asanas – Physical exercises that relax and tone up our muscles
Pranayama – Breath control exercises that slows our breathing and regulates the flow of Prana
Pratyahara – Withdrawal from the outer world or disconnecting the mind from the sensory world.
Dharana Concentration
Dhyana – Meditation
Samadhi – Achievement of Cosmic Consiousness.
Without control of the mind, nothing spiritual can be achieved. Mind binds, mind liberates.Mind is the cause of all bondage.
Controlling mind is the most difficult thing in the world. You may be able to control everything but never the mind.
Mind is subtle matter,according to Indian Philosophy. ( Indian Philsophy is a humiliating term given to the twelve positive sciences in the Vedas ).
There are many definitions of mind. One definition is that Mind is finer matter in vibration. Another definition is that Mind is a steady stream of thoughts. We can say that, like a river flowing, continous thought flow is Mind.
Mind has been compared to a monkey. It jumps from one thing to another. Controlling this monkey is very difficult due to its jumping nature.
Once upon a time, there was a monkey ( Mind ). Someone gave it alcohol and it became intoxicated. Later a scorpion called Avarice bit him. Later,it was bitten by the sting of Jealousy.Then all of a sudden an evil spirit by the name of Pride possessed him. Just imagine how difficut it is to control such a mind!
The Unified Vital Energy , the Cosmic Prana
“The Unified Field is the only Reality ” said Einstein. “This Unified Field is the Brahman of the Vedists and the Tao of the Chinese ” averrs Dr Fritjof Capra in his book ” The Tao of Physics “.
All the four basic forces in the Universe – weak nuclear force, strong nuclear force, electricity & magnetism – are but different manifestations of that Unified Power which the Vedists call Prana.
As per Raja Yoga, there are only two powerful forces in the Universe- Akasha ( Ether-principle ) and the Cosmic Energy, Prana.
All that we see around us, taste, touch and feel is simply one of the many manifestation of this Akasha. This all pervasive energy manifests as the sun, the moon, the stars, the earth etc. The other elements – Vayu ( air ), Agni ( Fire ), Apa ( water ) & Prithvi ( earth ) are only its grosser manifestations.
Our bodies belong to the Ocean of gross matter & our minds belong to the Ocean of subtle matter ( mind ). So long as Prana is active, there is life; when Prana goes to sleep, as it were, life ceases to be.
Self- purification, the process of Raja Yoga.
If we can find a method of returning gross matter to its origin, we will be amazed to observe that it vanishes leaving only subtle matter behind. and if we can still return this subtle matter to its Cause, we shall observe that it disappears, leaving only the Self behind.
This method of Self-purification is what is called the “returning process”. My body will vanish when it becomes pure. Vanish ? Not literally but figuratively which means I will live as if my body were not there. My body wont assert its demands and I wont feel its weight.
This “returning process”, if applied to the mind ( The word Religion is derived from the Latin Relegaire – ” to go back” ) can make it invisible: it wont boss me, drag me hither and thither and I wont feel trapped in it. This process of self- purification will reveal to us ” finer and finer dimensions of our being “, until we reach the finest ” The Self or the
Divine “, or the Ocean of Consciousness.
I am the Silence which is more than sound!
If therewithin Thou lose thee, Thou art found!
The Nameless shoreless Ocean which is “I”
Thou cannot breathe, but in its bosom drowned! ( Tennyson )
More information about Transcendental Philosophy & Yoga can be had from http://www.astrologiavedica.com/html/yogamain.htm
Look at the Oceans of Matter, Mind & Consciousness
As waves what we should do is to look at the Ocean of the Triune Being- Matter, Mind and Consciousness. We, as waves, belong to the Ocean.
The Absolute is like an infinite Ocean. In order to merge in the Absolute we can meditate like this
Above, it is full of me; below, it is full of me; in the middle it is full of me. I am in all beings, and all beings are in me. Om Tat Sat, I am It. I am existence above mind. I am the One Spirit of the Universe. I am neither pleasure nor pain.
The body eats,drinks and so on. I am not the body. I am not the mind…. I am Consciousness, Knowledge. Bliss.
I am the essence and the nectar of Knowledge. Through Eternity, I change not. I am calm, resplendent and unchanging.
I am That, whereof Being is the likeness
Mine, the Amrit is;
And immortality is Mine
And Mine perfect felicity ! ( The Song Celestial )
The Invisible Channels ( Nadis )
Raja Yoga postulates that the human body has invisible channels called Nadis. The major left Nadi is called the Ida and the major right Nadi, the Pingala. The Sepentine coiled Energy called Kundalini, lies coiled in the base Root Chakra ( Muladhara ). Through another invisible channel called the Sushumna, the Kundalini, the Serpent Power, rises in its ascent towards the Crown Chakra ( Sahasrara ). By Pranayama, this mighty corresponding microcosmic power of the Cosmic Shakthi, which is latent in all beings, can be evoked.
A Power to call Eternity into Time
And make the body’s joy as vivid as the soul’s ( Aurobindo )
It is this Power-aspect of the Consciousness which India has represented as the Divine Mother – Prakriti in Sankhya, Maya in Vedanta & Shakti in Tantra.
Pranayama
Many think Pranayama is the control of breath. This is far from true. Pranayama means to know & control the Vital energy or Prana. Control of this mighty energy gives us infinite power. If a man can know & control Prana, where power is there not in him ?
He can control everything from microcosm to macrocosm, the whole universe comes under his control.
The ancient Seers sought Truth within themselves and asked the perennial question ” What is it, when known, everything is known ? “
Since it is impossible to study all sciences in a lifetime ( each science being an infinite ocean) , the ancient Seers were after the mighty Secret, some special knowledge of Substance, which when known, everything is known!
All principles have a Unitary principle as the base. If that is comprehended, then everything is comprehended. All powers are but manifestations of that Cosmic Energy, Prana. He who has controlled Prana has controlled all the minds in the universe; all the bodies of the Universe: for Prana is the base of all Manifestation !
How to control Prana is the aim of Pranayama.
The sum total energy in the Universe is an absolute constant: Universal Energy can neither be created nor destroyed; hence it is indestructible. It has two aspects, unmanifest and manifest. This power is Prana & its
control is Pranayama.
The main aim or Pranayama is to arouse the Kundalini. In ordinary mortals the base of the Sushumna will not be open. To open it is the function of Pranayama.
In Sanskrit, Kundalini means the coiled Energy. The base of all mental impulses is the Root Chakra and the Consciousness – Force power is this coiled energy. When we concentrate deeply or meditate intensely, we find that this place of the Root Chakra is heated up. When we do Raja Yoga, we experience a subtle warmth. This coiled Serpentine energy rises via the Sushumna and when it hits the different Chakras, it creates tremendous reactions.
Practice of Pranayama – The Three techniques
First technique
We have to breathe in deeply ( as deeply as possible ) through both the nostrils and then breathe out slowly. We have to do this initially to prepare ourselves for the practice of Pranayama. Here the time taken for exhalation and inhalation should be equal. Normally instead of counting one, two, three, in the Orient, mantras are chanted. Om is the usual mantra chanted.
Second Technique
Inhalation is known as Pooraka
Retention is known as Kumbhaka
Exhalation is known as Rechaka
First inhale, then retain breath & then exhale.
If inhalation is 4 seconds, retention of breath should be 16 seconds and exhalation 8 seconds. During this process, one should meditate upon the triangular Root Chakra ( Muladhara ). Mind should concentrate on this Chakra.
Third Technique
In this technique, first do Pooraka ( inhalation ). Then immediately do Rechaka ( exhalation ). Then do Retention ( Kumbhaka )
If you do the first technique, your voice will become beautiful. Your face will appear peaceful. The more you practise this technique, the more peace you will get.
Once the Golden Serpent rises, your thinking will change.Your perceptions will change. Then you need not rely on books. Then your mind will become your book. This wonderful phenomenon called the mind is a repository of endless knowledge. Once the Kundalini via the Sushumna rises, we reach a transcendental plane. The main aim of the Yogi is to open the Sushumna. On the path of the Sushmna are the Chakras, dynamoes of cosmic energy in man.
She sports as Universal Power in the Macrocosm; and in the microcosm as the coiled Serpent Power!
Infinite Power of the Absolute art Thou!
The Cause of the Universe as Maya
The entire Creation is Thy Play
Thy blessing is Bliss Absolute !
The essence of all sciences art Thou
All women Thy manifestations !
The visible Universe Thou art
And the dormant Serpentine Power !
The Scientific basis for observing continence
Semen and the mind are interrelated. That is why Continence has been prescribed for controlling the mind. Dhanwantri, the Father of Ayurveda told his disciples that the panacea for all ills is Brahmacharya ( Continence).
The basic principle of Raja Yoga is that seminal energy has properties of Vidyut ( electricity ) Ojas ( light ) & Tapas ( heat ). This energy when preserved is converted to spiritual energy and stored in the brain. This process is called sublimation. Havelock Ellis, in his Psychology of Sex, opines that the sublimation of the seminal energy can give skills, artistic and scientific. He only proved what Raja Yoga proclaimed thousand of years ago.
This seminal energy ( Urdhwa Retas ) is stored by the Raja Yogi in the body by observing Brahmacharya. Raja Yoga advocates the preservation of the seminal energy for 12 years for the yogic faculties to blossom. Once sublimated, this energy goes by the name of Ojas ( Effulgence ) and is stored in the brain !
Article by G Kumar, astrologer, writer and programmer of http://www.eastrovedica.com. . Highly experienced with many correct predictions to his credit, he does professional natal charts http://www.astrologiavedica.com/html/vedichoroscope.htm To subscribe to his Free highly informative ezine, Z Files,click here.mailto:info@eastrovedica.com?subject=subscribeZF An integrator of East & West, his Astro blog is up at http://zodiacastrology.blogspot.com & his Philosophy blog at http://transcendentalphilosophy.blogspot.com
G Kumar
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Fat burners have become very popular in today’s society, especially in America. It seems that everyone is looking for a “quick fix” to their problem…and that is why they, therefore, turn to those “awesome” fat burners where you can just pop a pill and “lose 30 pounds in 10 days!”
However, do these fat burners actually work? Do they actually provide any benefits? Do the $40-$100 price tags justify their benefits? Here we will investigate some of the claims that they make such as:
-increased thermogenesis
-decreased appetite
-weight loss without exercising
-increased energy
However, before I go into any more detail about fat burners, you must understand two important concepts:
Total Daily Energy Expenditure and The Law of Thermodynamics (don’t worry -they’re quite simple).
Everyone has a set number known as “Total Daily Energy Expenditure” or TDEE for short. Your TDEE is how many calories your body uses per day to keep itself going. Pretty much everyone’s TDEE is different, and it changes everyday depending upon how much work your body does that day or if you gained more muscle mass, etc… This number can be affected by such things as genetics, how much muscle mass you have, what you do during the day, etc.
You can get a rough estimate of you TDEE at Weight Loss TDEE Calculator
Once you understand TDEE, there is another simple concept to understand. This concept is known as The First Law of Thermodynamics (don’t worry – our application of it is simple). This law states:
1. If you eat more calories than your TDEE, you gain weight (this weight can be muscle or fat or a number of other things, but that’s for another article)
2. If you eat less calories than your TDEE, you lose weight (once again, this can really be anything)
3. If you eat the same amount of calories as your TDEE, your weight stays the same
So, in order to lose fat, you must create some sort of calorie deficit between your TDEE and the number of calories you eat. However, the deficit cannot be too large – otherwise your body will go into starvation mode. For more information on this topic you can check out www.burn-the-fat-feed-the-muscle.com.
Back to fat burners.
–Increased Thermogenesis
Thermogenesis is essentially a fancy word for TDEE. Saying that a product will increase thermogenesis is like saying it will increase your TDEE – which would mean that you burn more calories per day. Many of the products in these fat burner’s will increase your rate of calorie expenditure, but not by very much – the results are minimal.
Here’s an example: A while back I saw an ad touting that their “green tea extract” increased thermogenesis by 4%. Sounds spiffy, eh? Now, let’s take a somewhat normal number for TDEE – 2000 calories/day. 4% of 2000 would be 80 calories per day. If a pound of fat is 3500 calories, this means that you could get rid of an extra pound of fat about every 44 days by taking this supplement!
This small deficit could be easily accomplished many other ways though. For instance, you could eat 10 less wheat thins for a day, or not add mayonnaise to your sandwich at lunch, or just replace soft drinks with water.
Decreased Appetite
When trying to diet (actually, just achieve a calorie deficit), many times people complain that their appetite is holding them back – therefore companies that produce fat burners like to claim that their product “reduces appetite”.
It’s true, many ingredients in products may reduce your appetite. But do you really need these special herbs or ingredients to do that?
In my opinion, nature provides everything. Here are some strategies:
1. Drink water. It’s simple, if you get some sort of craving for something, just drink some water. This will help to decrease your appetite by filling up your stomach, it’s natural, and you need water to function properly anyway.
2. Eat fiber. You can either eat foods with fiber in them, like vegetables, or you can just buy some of that powdered fiber at the store (it actually doesn’t taste that bad), and take some with your meals. Fiber cannot be digested, so it will decrease the actual capacity for your stomach to hold food. Plus fiber pushes food through your digestive tract faster than normal. This can cause roughly 15%-20% of the food you eat to not be digested – resulting in a smaller amount of calories that your body actually digests. Fiber also provides too many other benefits to list here.
3. Eat foods that are low in calories, but high in satiety. These are foods that have a low amount of calories per amount of food that you eat. For instance, a stomach full of jello contains less calories than a stomach full of peanut butter.
Weight Loss Without Exercise
It’s possible to lose some fat without exercising. However, when you do this, you’re setting yourself up for failure in the long run. Muscle is an integral part of permanent fat loss. When you cut calories without lifting weights or exercising, part of the weight you lose will be muscle as well as fat. When you add weight lifting/exercise to your routine, you essentially signal your body to keep your muscle. For more information on this topic of “weight loss and weight lifting”, check out our free 7-day fat loss e-course. The second lesson involves the effects of weight lifting on fat. So, in essence, you can lose weight without exercising – but it’s kind of a waste of time.
Increased Energy & Focus
Many fat burner’s contain ingredients like caffeine or vinpocetine, which they claim to help increase your energy and focus. In many cases, some (a rare few might I add) of these compounds can and have been proven to do this – but (this is from personal experience) mostly by a minimal amount. Probably the best way to gain focus and energy is the way nature intended – through exercise. Ever gotten that endorphin high after a great workout? You’ll be surprised at how “high” you get and at how clearly you can think.
Weight Loss & Water Loss
Due to some of the ingredients in fat burners, they can make you lose weight – but not necessarily the correct type of weight. Some ingredients such as caffeine can be classified as mild diuretics. This can be deceiving, as the weight that you may have lost from the “fat” burning supplement may not be fat at all, it may just be water.
So, all in all, fat burning supplements do provide some benefits – that is, if the ingredients actually DO support their claims. However, many times, even though they do provide benefits, the benefits are many times small compared to what can be accomplished through intelligent dieting and exercising. It is up to the buyer whether the price tags justify the benefits that these supplements may provide.
Nathan Latvaitis
http://www.articlesbase.com/health-articles/diet-pill-scams-an-in-depth-analysis-89978.html
