Princess Health and Health and Weight Loss - Back to Basics. Princessiccia

Princess Health and Health and Weight Loss - Back to Basics. Princessiccia

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As outlined previously, in order to follow the right path toward a healthy life, self-education is very important. 

Our body is an unbelievably miraculous "tool". It is able to build itself, to maintain itself, to restore, heal and renew itself, to protect itself and in the meantime to continuously produce energy for its functioning. 

Our body never sleeps, not even when we are sleeping. It actually does the maintaining and repairing part of its job while we are sleeping.

To be able to carry out all of the above, it needs fuel, it needs nutrition.

But if we only eat food-like products, our body won't be able to do its job, to do all those things listed above.

One thing is sure: if you give your body the nutrition it needs, it will reward you by getting sick rarely or not at all, by having lots of energy , by slowing down the signs of aging. Overall, you will feel and look better.

Did you know that gaining weight and not being able to get rid of it might possibly be the result of eating too much artificial stuff (toxins) and eating too little nutrients? 

Why is that?

1. Toxins are stored mainly in the body fat. So if your body is full of toxins, it just won't be willing to let go of the excess fat, because there won't be place to store the toxins then.

2. When our body lacks certain nutrients, it will be constantly hungry. But because it is already messed up with things which don't belong there (artificial, over-processed stuff), it won't be able to show what it exactly needs. You will just feel hungry all the time and never getting enough.

Now don't start an unhealthy fasting to get rid of toxins. That will never bring results. There are, however, supervised detox programs, based on correct nutrition, exercise and sauna, which could help in getting rid of the toxins stored by the body.

The solution for these problems is to give the body all nutrients it needs. And then the body will take care of the job.

What does the body need?

a./ Protein
b./ Carbohydrate
c./ Fat
d./ Vitamins and minerals

The most important data here: The body needs ALL of the above, regardless of the fact that you want to lose weight or not.

I know there are dozens of popular weight loss diets out there based on cutting out either fat or carbohydrates from the diet. As said in the previous article, all these diets might get the weight loss result wanted in the short term. Following such a diet  though two things will follow after the first illusory �success�: you will either get the same or more weight back as you had before, or even worse, multiple diseases start to develop due to the nutritional imbalances created and due to the missing nutrients in the body.

I'm sure you don't want any of those.

What to do then?

Never ever cut out any of the above listed nutrients. Learn a bit about each of them, and then make informed decisions about what food you eat.

All dietary fats are not equal, and all carbohydrates are not equal. Our body needs fat, needs carbohydrate, but it needs the right ones.

It might sound �logic� when the popular weight loss diet says that e.g. If you don't eat fat, then the body will use the excess fat stored... Well,  let's just say your body won't get what it needs during such a diet, and it will take revenge on you.

Let me help you to see clearly in this world overloaded with healthy tips and weight loss diets.

We will go through each of the nutrients listed above in details, so you will understand why your body needs them, how to choose what to eat, and you will learn how to help your body get back to its original healthy functioning.

We will talk about cravings, and much more.

Protein  - in the next article

Can we get too little protein? Can we get too much protein? Do vegetarians and vegans get enough protein? What happens in the body when it gets too little or too much protein? Read about all these in the next article.

And as always, I want to highlight the importance of exercising beside the right nutrition. Whatever exercise you choose, it is good. The most important is to find something you enjoy, so you can easily implement exercising in your daily routine.  Come along to one of our ZUMBA fitness classes. CLICK HERE!

Princess Health andH+P at the 2013 Boston Marathon.Princessiccia

Princess Health andH+P at the 2013 Boston Marathon.Princessiccia

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The team had a great showing in the 2013 Boston Marathon.  

Lucas Finished in 3:13 despite hitting the wall at 10 miles!
Dave redeemed himself with an epic 3:01:55
Sean just barely held on at the end, posting a 2:54:53

Here are some pictures form the race:

Princess Health andH+P athlete, Mike Bitton, is doing good things!.Princessiccia

Princess Health andH+P athlete, Mike Bitton, is doing good things!.Princessiccia

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Congratulations to H+P Athlete, Mike Bitton! He was awarded the 1st ever Baton Rouge Bicycling Ambassador award for his volunteering efforts in bicycle safety, volunteering at triathlons and bike races, helping kids with disabilities learn to ride bikes, starting the LSU Triathlon club, helping re-start the LSU Cycling team, and hosting several blood drives. Every year after, the award will be known as the Mike Bitton award!! (He even got a letter from the Consulate General of Canada in Dallas congratulating him and thanking him for being an exemplary Canadian!)
CLICK HERE to learn more about Mike's story.

Princess Health and Food Reward Friday. Princessiccia

Princess Health and Food Reward Friday. Princessiccia

Food reward Fridays

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This week's lucky "winner"... energy bars!

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Princess Health and Business leaders discuss possibility of expanding Medicaid through private insurance.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Business leaders discuss possibility of expanding Medicaid through private insurance.Princessiccia

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By Molly Burchett
Kentucky Health News

Some Kentucky business leaders are discussing a possible endorsement of expanding Medicaid through private insurance, in a plan similar to one the federal government approved for Arkansas.

The Health Policy Council of the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce discussed the idea last Friday. A talking paper for the meeting highlighted presumed benefits of the approach, in which people newly eligible for Medicaid could use federal funds to buy private insurance through the insurance exchange that the state is constructing.

The health council has yet to decide the chamber's position on Medicaid expansion, but the council's talking paper said expanding Medicaid privately might be a better option than expansion of traditional Medicaid, considering the state's tight budget and already problematic managed care system.

The paper says a private plan would be beneficial to Kentucky because it would allow market forces to control costs and ultimately result in better health care. Private expansion would also prevent a flood of newly eligible people from entering the managed care system. "If Kentucky accepts the traditional Medicaid expansion, everyone that qualifies would be put into the already struggling managed care system, which until changes are made, cannot support the influx," the paper asserted.

The Obama administration has encouraged states to consider the Arkansas approach, the paper says.  To do so, states need to apply for a waiver, and the administration has provided information on how a state would apply. "Florida, Ohio, Louisiana, Maine and Pennsylvania are all looking into this option," the paper said.

An estimated 181,000 uninsured adults would become eligible for Medicaid in 2014, if Kentucky decides to accept the funds offered by the health law to provide coverage to those earning up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level.

Gov. Steve Beshear has said he will make his decision about Medicaid expansion no later than July 1. His office has declined to say whether the privatized option is under consideration, saying, "The governor is considering multiple issues as he determines whether Kentucky will expand Medicaid eligibility.  Along with affordability for the state, he is also looking at potential economic impact through jobs and investment created by possible expansion, as well anticipated changes in health outcomes for newly-eligible Kentuckians."

Princess Health and Baucus sees a health-reform 'train wreck,' fearing insurance exchanges won't be ready.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Baucus sees a health-reform 'train wreck,' fearing insurance exchanges won't be ready.Princessiccia

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Max Baucus (J. Scott Applewhite, AP)

Senator Max Baucus, who as Senate Finance Committee chair helped write the health-care reform law, has become the highest-ranking Democrat to publicly voice concerns about its implementation, saying he thinks it�s headed for a collision with itself.

�I just see a huge train wreck coming down,� the Montanan told Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius during a budget hearing.

Matt Gouras of The Associated Press notes that polls show that Americans are confused by the complex law, which is designed to cover about 30 million uninsured people through a mix of government programs and tax credits. Baucus told Sibelius he�s �very concerned� that new health insurance exchanges will not open on time in every state and residents will not have enough information to make choices even if they do open on time, as Kentucky's seems likely to do.

"The administration�s public-information campaign on the benefits of the Affordable Care Act deserves a failing grade,� Baucus lectured. �You need to fix this.� Baucus� office later told Gouras that the senator still thinks the Affordable Care Act is a good law, but questions its roll-out.

Sebelius said that the administration is on track to fully implement exchanges in January, and to be open for open enrollment on Oct. 1, 2013, reports Gouras. Kentucky is among the states that have chosen to build a fully state-based exchange. Others have chosen a state-federal partnership exchange, or defaulted into a federally facilitated exchange. The map below shows the lay of the land about that decision. Yellow states have defaulted to a federal exchange, light blue states are planning for a partnership and blue states have chosen a state-based exchange.

Map provided by the Kaiser Family Foundation

Princess Health and FDA requires OxyContin pills to be non-crushable to deter abuse.Princessiccia

Princess Health and FDA requires OxyContin pills to be non-crushable to deter abuse.Princessiccia

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The Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday that it would block generic, crushable versions of OxyContin from coming to the market and approve the reformulated, non-crushable OxyContin, which deters abuse of the powerful painkiller.

U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell applauded the move. �Given the public health epidemic of prescription drug abuse and the ravaging effects it has on families all across Kentucky, this announcement is great news and will prevent an influx of crushable, generic OxyContin from coming to market,� McConnell said in a release.
 
OxyContin is a potent drug designed to treat severe pain. Without abuse-deterrent formulas, addicts can crush the pills to get an immediate heroin-like high. The reformulated product has properties that make the tablet harder to crush, break, or dissolve and that prevent it from being injected in order to achieve a quick high, an FDA press release said.

Drug overdoses are now the leading cause of death in Kentucky, and law enforcement, lawmakers and health providers have expressed their concerns that crushable, generic versions would worsen the problem.

The FDA decision came on the same day manufacturer Purdue Pharma�s patent on the original drug was set to expire, and McConnell has been actively meeting with federal officials on behalf of those concerned. Rep. Hal Rogers, R-5th, also lobbied for it. (Read more)

In an editorial, the Lexington Herald-Leader points out that the move means a continued OxyContin monopoly and more profits for Purdue Pharma, which "paid $600 million in fines in 2007, and three of the company's executives paid a total of $34.5 million, after they pleaded guilty to misleading doctors and the public about OxyContin's addictiveness. . . . We wonder why Rogers and McConnell aren't calling for Purdue to voluntarily share its new formulation."