Healthy Talk By Dnyanada Chitle

Q: Today Diabetes is seen in many young people. Is it because of bad lifestyle? Stress and tension? or also family history?

There can be many causes of diabetes, but most of the cases in relatively young people are direct or indirect effect of their lifestyles and could be avoided by healthy practices. The most probable reasons could be the following,

Poor Diet (Malnutrition Related Diabetes) : Improper nutrition, low protein and fiber intake, high intake of refined products are the expected reasons for developing diabetes.

Obesity and Fat Distribution : Being overweight means increased insulin resistance, that is if body fat is more than 30%, BMI 25+, waist grith 35 inches in women or 40 inches in males.

Sedentary Lifestyle : People with sedentary lifestyle are more prone to diabetes, when compared to those who exercise thrice a week, are at low risk of falling prey to diabetes.

Stress : Either physical injury or emotional disturbance is frequently blamed as the initial cause of the disease. Any disturbance in Cortiosteroid or ACTH therapy may lead to clinical signs of the disease.

Hypertension : It had been reported in many studies that there is direct relation between high systolic pressure and diabetes.

Serum lipids and lipoproteins : High triglyceride and cholesterol level in the blood is related to high blood sugars, in some cases it has been studied that risk is involved even with low HDL levels in circulating blood.

This is the third part of Healthy Talk By Dnyanada Chitle.  Next week, we will be back with more questions on your health concerns for her expert opinions.   

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Spinal Cord and Exercises

Best Bridge Exercise by: Health and Lifestyle Magazine

The spinal cord is the most important part of one's body. It gives shape to our body and defines our posture. It is extremely important to keep it in good shape and it can only be achieved through regular exercise. Exercise keeps the muscle flexible and the bones strong. Small injuries and fractures can be taken care of without problems if exercise is a regular habit.

One of the most important exercises for the back bone is the bridge exercise.

This exercise movement is for our core (midsection). This will strengthen our abdominal muscles which in return will support our low back and prevent injury in this area. Every one of us has undergone low back pain or knows of someone that has suffered damage in the lower back.

The human body was not intended to sit down, but in today's world, more and more people work on computers and sit for 18 out of 24 hours in the day. It is not astonishing that most people who do not lead an energetic lifestyle develop a weak lower back as well as weak abdominals, tight hamstrings and bad pose.

Most severe injuries we see today are due to bad posture. Since all areas of the body are linked in some way, what affects the lower body will ultimately affect the upper body, and the other way round. These two parts meet and connect at the low back and this relationship is what takes all the tension and keeps the package together.

The correct technique or method to do this exercise is we have to lie down on our stomach with our legs straight and together. Lift the upper body and place the elbows on the floor where the shoulders are while lying down. Flex the feet so that our toes are pushing into the floor. Tighten the entire body and lift our self up onto the elbows and the tips of the toes.

We have to confirm to keep our body and legs straight. We need to hold this position for as long as we can without feeling the strain in our low back. Initially we should start with a few seconds and try and add more time as we improvement week by week.

The points that we need to keep in mind when we try this exercise is that we should not let our hips sag too low. This will put pointless strain on the low back. We should not push our hips up too far. This will transfer too much of our weight onto our shoulders. We need to be sure that we don't hold our breath. Breathe out of the stomach while contracting the abdominal muscles as hard as we can.

If this movement causes pain in our back while performing it we should stop it. We might not be strong enough for this yet. We should strengthen up our abdominal muscles by doing alternative abdominal exercises. We should try this periodically until we feel comfortable doing it pain free. People suffering from shoulder and low back problems should be cautious while performing this exercise. We should keep in mind to set an achievable goal and have fun seeing our self improve and getting stronger.

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Are whole eggs or egg whites better?

I received this article titled " Are whole eggs or whites better?' from Mike Geary
Certified Nutrition Specialist, Certified Personal Trainer
Founder - http://TruthAboutAbs.com & http://BusyManFitness.com

I immediately opened the mail and started reading it as I wanted to know  like all of you too want to know what is this story about eggs and egg yolk? Where is the cholesterol coming from?  What is the truth? Why confusion?

I would rather Mike talk about it here... read all about it.

Mike Geary: I was on a weekend trip with some friends recently and one of my friends was cooking breakfast for the whole group. I went over to see what he was cooking and saw he was getting ready to make a big batch of eggs.

Well, to my shock and horror, I noticed that he was cracking the eggs open and screening the egg whites into a bowl and throwing out the egg yolks. I asked him why the heck he was throwing out the egg yolks, and he replied...

"because I thought the egg yolks were terrible for you...that's where all the nasty fat and cholesterol is".

And I replied, "you mean that's where all the nutrition is!"

This is a perfect example of how confused most people are about nutrition. In a world full of misinformation, somehow most people now mistakenly think that the egg yolk is the worst part of the egg, when in fact, the YOLK IS THE HEALTHIEST PART OF THE EGG!

By throwing out the yolk and only eating egg whites, you're essentially throwing out the most nutrient dense, antioxidant-rich, vitamin and mineral loaded portion of the egg. The yolks contain so many B-vitamins, trace minerals, vitamin A, folate, choline, lutein, and other powerful nutrients... it's not even worth trying to list them all.

In fact, the egg whites are almost devoid of nutrition compared to the yolk.

Even the protein in egg whites isn't as powerful without the yolks to balance out the amino acid profile and make the protein more bio-available. Not to even mention that the egg yolks from free range chickens are loaded with omega-3 fatty acids.

Yolks contain more than 90% of the calcium, iron, phosphorus, zinc, thiamin, B6, folate, and B12, and panthothenic acid of the egg. In addition, the yolks contain all of the fat soluble vitamins A, D, E, and K in the egg, as well as all of the essential fatty acids.

And now the common objection I get all the time when I say that the yolks are the most nutritious part of the egg...

"But I heard that whole eggs will skyrocket my cholesterol through the roof"

No, this is FALSE!

First of all, when you eat a food that contains a high amount of dietary cholesterol such as eggs, your body down-regulates it's internal production of cholesterol to balance things out.

On the other hand, if you don't eat enough cholesterol, your body simply produces more since cholesterol has tons of important functions in the body.

And here's where it gets even more interesting...

There are indications that eating whole eggs actually raises your good HDL cholesterol to a higher degree than LDL cholesterol, thereby improving your overall cholesterol ratio and blood chemistry.

And 3rd... high cholesterol is NOT a disease!  Heart disease is a disease...but high cholesterol is NOT. You can read the following article about why trying to attack cholesterol is a mistake, and what the REAL deadly risk factors actually are...

http://www.truthaboutabs.com/cholesterol-myths.html

So I hope we've established that whole eggs are not some evil food that will wreck your body... instead whole eggs are FAR superior to egg whites.

Also, your normal supermarket eggs coming from mass factory farming just don't compare nutritionally with organic free range eggs from healthy chickens that are allowed to roam freely and eat a more natural diet.

I recently compared eggs I bought at the grocery store with a batch of eggs I got at a farm stand where the chickens were free roaming and healthy.

Most people don't realize that there's a major difference because they've never bought real eggs from healthy chickens... The eggs from the grocery store had pale yellow yolks. On the other hand, the healthier free range eggs had deep orange colored yolks indicating much higher nutrition levels and carotenoids.

So next time a health or fitness professional tells you that egg whites are superior, you can quietly ignore their advice knowing that you understand the REAL deal about egg yolks.

One more thing about eggs...

I read a study recently that compared groups of people that ate egg breakfasts vs groups of people that ate cereal or bagel based breakfasts.  The results of the study showed that the egg eaters lost or maintained a healthier bodyweight, while the cereal/bagel eaters gained weight.

It was hypothesized that the egg eaters actually ate less calories during the remainder of the day because their appetite was more satisfied compared to the cereal/bagel eaters who would have been more prone to wild blood sugar swings and food cravings. ... Mike


Ajay Angre
Editor-in-Chief

Isn't it interesting? And it is coming from a Certified Nutrition Specialist, Certified Personal Trainer. Many times we live in a world of confusion, myths, wrong notions and we are misinformed. Yes,  this is a specialized area and health related issues must be carefully and cautiously dealt with. And the opinions must come from the health experts to follow. I hope that our attempt to give you the experts advise from the health field is informative, enlightening and helpful. 

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