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The Best Way To Beat Cellulite

By Cassandra Forsythe-Pribanic, PhD, RD

Cottage cheese                           Orange Peel                             Rice Pudding

Even though this sounds like it, I’m not talking about food here.  These are just some of the names given to an undesirable skin condition known as cellulite that plagues the backsides and tummies of women all over the world.

Sure, some men are affected by it, but for the most part, women’s biggest fear about wearing a bikini in the summer is the dimply appearance of her butt and thighs or mid-section. And, women don’t even have to be considered “chubby” or “fat” to have cellulite in the most awkward of places. Even our beloved, so-called perfectly thin actresses have cellulite that they work incredibly hard to hide.

But why is it that women are mostly stricken with mattress-like backsides and how do we prevent it or minimize its appearance?

What is cellulite?

Cellulite consists of several alterations in your skins normal structure, coupled with circulation issues (fatty areas of cellulite tend to have low blood flow and are cold to the touch), and changes with the fat cells themselves.

Click here to read more about the Best Way to Beat Cellulite.

It’s a scary thought, but well over half of the people in the US are walking around with pre-diabetes, chronic inflammation, hypertension, fatty livers and plaque in their arteries. And, most of them don’t even know it.  All they know is that their belly’s have gotten bigger than they should be, and their cholesterol is probably high.

These poor health markers are a cluster of symptoms classically known as Syndrome X, or Metabolic Syndrome.

Read more about Metabolic Syndrome here.

Question: I've heard a sluggish metabolism can be caused by a slow thyroid. What does that mean and how likely is it?

Answer: In 2007, when Oprah Winfrey announced that her constant struggles with weight gain were due to a thyroid condition, women all across North America have been blaming their thyroid for their inability to lose weight. But is this truly the problem?

To read the entire article, check out Sluggish thyroid? Maybe, Maybe not

Building muscle is cool, but if you can't see them, then maybe they're not really there! Sure, your strength is a sure sign of muscle growth, but still, don't we all want that six-pack? In order to get a six-pack, you need to lean down enough so that the muscles in your abdomen show through.

For that, you need to lose body fat. But how? Here are my Top Ten tips for losing body fat. Note that I didn't say, "for losing weight." Anybody can lose weight. Die, for example. Hang out in the sauna. Fast. Practice binging and purging. All these things will help you lose weight. But they're not necessarily good for losing fat.

Here goes:

1. Don't go on a drastic diet. Doing so will only cause you to abandon the fat-loss ship and binge on crap that shouldn't be in your house.
2. Don't buy junk food. Anything that you shouldn't eat should not be in your house. Not even for "desperate times." You have to have to work for your guilty pleasures – if it's only a 10 foot walk away, it's too easy. But if it's across town, then you have to think about it. And that's good.
3. Vary your diet – don't eat the same thing every day. This serves two purposes – first, when food bores you, you eat more of it, and two, varying the things you eat every day will help you to vary your caloric intake each day. Your body acclimates to a given caloric intake and if you drop your intake by 500 calories each day, you should lose a pound of body fat per week (if you did no exercise at all). However, interestingly, your body will soon adjust to that drop and you'll stop losing weight!
4. Exercise. Incorporate both aerobic and anaerobic activities. Aerobic means "with oxygen" which indicates that you should be doing exercise that uses a lot of oxygen, like running, cycling, and intense hiking. Anaerobic means "without oxygen" (which is not technically correct, since we have to breathe when we work out with weights – weight training is the best form of anaerobic activity. Do both.
5. Cut out the crap first. Doing so, you could easily drop 500 calories from your daily diet. Cut out the Starbucks, the doughnuts, the candy. Empty calories make you fat and will kill you.
6. Jump rope. Ever see a fat boxer who jumped rope? Nope. You haven't. Fat boxers don't jump rope. They eat small puppies.
7. Never sit when you can stand or walk when you can run. The idea is to ramp up your metabolism and one very good way is to keep moving.
8. Ironically, you need to eat fat to lose fat. Otherwise, your body begins to hoard fat and use protein and carbs for fuel rather than body fat. Not what you want. Salmon, beef, and eggs are good sources of fat. And don't separate the egg white from the yolk. Nature knows that protein and fat go together. One without the other is pointless.
9. Diet pills can help in the short-run, but they become less effective over time. I'd suggest that you refrain from using them. Remember that it took you months if not years to gain that unwanted body fat. It won't vanish in a few weeks.
10. Weigh yourself once a week. Don't bother doing it every day. Your weight will fluctuate day-by-day, even if you're on a downward trend; it is this downward trend that we want to follow, not the daily ups and downs. 2 pounds a week is still a great goal.

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Happy New Year!

It’s that time of year again, isn’t it?

So let me ask you…

Did you make 2009′s New Year’s Resolution while standing in front of the mirror, once again vowing to ditch those extra 10 – 20 – 50+ pounds?

Looking for a leaner, SEXIER body that looks GREAT in a bathing suit this summer?

Who ISN’T, right?

Well, let me get you started off on the right foot with some “Top Military Secrets” for burning fat up to 288% FASTER…

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Military Fat Loss Secrets?

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I know…sounds WEIRD, right?

But the fact is, while you and I are “allowed” to fail at losing weight, the men and women of the MILITARY don’t have that option.

They’re “ORDERED” to stay lean, strong, and in top physical condition!

But they struggle with the same problems YOU may be struggling with…

Relentless food cravings…

“Slow” metabolism…

Women have babies…

Age creeps in and makes it harder to lose weight…

Many even have jobs that don’t require a lot of physical effort (believe it or not, there ARE “desk jobs” in the armed forces)!

So what’s their secret to staying in such great shape?

Well here are 5 FAT BURNING TIPS direct from the U.S. Military that PROMISE to turn YOU into a “lean, mean, fat-burning machine”…

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* 5 Military Weight Loss Tips To Burn Fat 288% Faster *

What’s Covered:

=> Why you should STOP focusing on ______ when trying to lose weight!

=> Why the fastest way to FAIL is to give up your _________ _______!

=> The ONE THING you must “master” in your exercise program to WIN!

=> Why you should NEVER (I repeat – NEVER!) go on a “diet”!

=> The Military’s #1 SECRET to make sure bodyfat STAYS OFF FOR GOOD!

All this and more at…

Combat the Fat

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Enjoy your new “military training”…and the BODY that goes with it!