14th May 2012

Unusual weight loss tips

When it comes to losing weight there are literally hundreds of tips and advice out there designed to helping you lose weight more quickly and effectively.

If you are one of thousands of people who have followed numerous weight loss strategies and tips to no avail you may welcome reading some more ‘unconventional’ tips that may prove more effective in securing a slimmer and healthier you.

Check out our three top sensible yet unusual weight loss tips.

Be proud of your diet

Many dieters have a tendency to be ashamed of being on a diet and try to keep it concealed from friends, family and colleagues. By pretending you are not on a diet when you really are can be negative on the effectiveness of your diet as, in your quest to keep your diet hidden, you may be inclined to gorge on fattening food in public and you will nobody to motivate you.

Most friends, family and colleagues will be supportive of your diet and may actually encourage you, so instead of pretending it doesn’t exist, be proud of your diet and tell everybody!

Give yourself a break!

Monotonous dieting can make you feel bored, depressed and crying out for something greasy or sinfully sweet to eat! To counteract these common diet feelings, which in doing so may actually make your diet last longer, be sure to give yourself a break and dedicated one or two days a week to more ‘sinful’ eating habits!

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10th May 2012

Magnets and acupuncture – How magnets can influence acupuncture points in the body

As alternative medicine methodology, acupuncture originated in ancient China as a means of treating patients by manipulating thin needles into acupuncture points in the skin.

The World Health Organisation recognises that there are approximately 400 acupuncture points located around the body which will affect a specific organ or another part of the body.

According to traditional Chinese medicine, by stimulating these acupuncture points with needles, imbalances within the body can be corrected.

There is a general consensus in the world of health and medicine that acupuncture is safe and relatively risk-free when administrated by a trained practitioner using sterile needles.

Similar to acupuncture, magnetic therapy dates back thousands of years and is another alternative medicine practice which involves the use of static magnetic fields.

But can these two ancient alternative medicine practices of magnets and acupuncture be combined to create greater effectiveness and efficiency to patients?

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8th May 2012

Magnetic therapy – Bipolar disorder treatment?

Previously known as manic depression, bipolar is a disorder that affects both men and women equally. A bipolar sufferer has severe mood swings, going from periods of very good moods, to suddenly swinging into bad moods and depression.

The exact causes of bipolar are unknown but symptoms usually start to occur when a person is typically between the ages of 15 – 25.

According to PubMed Health, the symptoms of bipolar disorder include: excessive sleep, poor judgement, inability to control temper, a lack of self-control, becoming easily distracted, excessive spending, promiscuity, binging of food, drink or drugs, hyperactivity, racing thoughts and talking a lot.

Other symptoms of bipolar disorder include elevated self-esteem, excessive energy, loss of appetite and weight loss or overeating and weight gain, lack of self-esteem, sleep problems, feelings of worthlessness and guilt, lack of interest in activities once enjoyed, thoughts of suicide and death.

Bipolar disorder treatment is often through prescribed drugs, including ‘mood stabilizers’, antipsychotic and anti-anxiety drugs, as well as antidepressant medication. If a sufferer does not respond to such prescribed medication, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) can also be used as a form of Bipolar disorder treatment.

Although with one in 45 adults in the United States suffering from bipolar disorder, many are turning to less invasive and non-drug related treatments, such as magnetic therapy.

The latest form of magnetic therapy for Bipolar disorder treatment is Transcrannial Magnetic Stimulation.

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7th May 2012

Get higher energy levels with magnetic bracelets

We all suffer from bouts of lethargy and tiredness, feeling that all our energy has been cruelly zapped from us and wondering how we are going to make it through the day.

From drinking more water to eating more fruit, there is a seemingly endless amount of advice and literature about how to get higher energy levels and how to avoid the almost incapacitating post-lunchtime slump!

Amidst the literature on what zaps us from energy and how we can replace it, there is an increasing amount of reports surfacing about the negative effects computers can have on our energy levels. In giving out positive ions, computers are increasingly becoming blamed for our feelings of lethargy, a problem which could perhaps be resolved by wearing a magnetic bracelet.

Simply put, in wearing magnetic bracelets, which contain negative ions, the bracelet could give higher energy levels by counteracting the effects positive ions, found in the likes of computer screens, mobile phones and fluorescent lights, can have on us, including causing slumps in energy.

It is no secret that for the past couple of decades magnetic forms of therapy have become a multi-billion dollar industry in the United States alone. From alleviating insomnia, arthritis, joint pain and fibromyalgia to helping to treat back pain, sports injuries and improving an athlete’s performance, magnetic bracelets are now used by millions daily for a whole host of health conditions and ailments and are becoming an increasingly popular way to get higher energy levels.

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4th May 2012

Five ways to lose weight this weekend!

If you’re tired of having a penchant for really ‘letting go’ in the diet, exercise and general health stakes at the weekend, pathetically mumbling to yourself that you’ll ‘start the diet again on Monday morning’, why not designate the weekend to losing weight and keeping fit?

If that sounds like an appealing plan then to help you in your quest to have knocked a few pounds off the scales on Sunday night rather than have gained a few, below are five ways to lose weight this weekend.

Go to a nightclub

Dancing the night away in a nightclub will go a long way in your quest to be slimmer. Just make sure that your healthy dancing antics aren’t humbled by knocking back buckets full of high calorie alcoholic beverages.

Have a lie-in

According to a study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, people who don’t get enough sleep consume an average of 300 more calories than those who do get enough sleep. Make sure that your extra calorie consumption doesn’t come through lack of sleep by having a lie-in!

Eat Brunch

Instead of eating greasy fry-up for breakfast as an attempt to thwart the repercussions of last night’s eight pints, followed by a stodgy lunch of fish and chip several hours later, opt for having a mid-morning brunch instead.

Brunches tend to be lighter than lunches and are there to be enjoyed as you will have more time at the weekend. Try to make your brunch as nutritious and as filling as possible so that you don’t have a tendency to snack during the afternoon. Poached egg on wholemeal toast makes a tasty and nutritious brunch.

Go shopping

As it we need any excuse! Walking around the shops carrying bags laden with new clothes, toiletries and shoes will do your quest for weekend weight loss and world of good, although it’s a shame the same can’t be said about your bank balance!

Clean the house

Why not ‘kill two birds with one stone’ by cleaning your house this weekend? Cleaning is one of those underestimated keep fit activities, with people being widely oblivious to the fact that spending just half an hour mopping the floor can burn up to 300 calories and scrubbing the bathroom can burn almost 150 calories.

Of course, not only will putting in some extra elbow grease result in an ultra-sparkling kitchen, but the more effort you put in the more calories you will burn!