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January 26, 2012

More Than 50 Ways to Cut Fat Calories

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Written by Joe Garma

Topics: Diet/Nutrition

Kate Grip Denon posted on Yahoo! Health lots of examples of trading high calorie foods for those of the lower calorie variety.  And the reason you should care is that it’s much easier not to eat the calories than to exercise, or metabolize, them away.  So read on and learn about this…

I’M GOING to grab something from Yahoo! Health and share it with you, along with – per usual – a bit of commentary from moi.

A few days ago, Kate Grip Denon posted on Yahoo! Health, 78 Ways to Cut Fat Calories from Your Diet. In the article, she underscores how tough it is exercise away calories and how easy it is to pile them into your body.

For instance, Ms. Denon writes:

“Sweat through a 30-minute workout and you can torch 200. Take three gulps of a foamy frappuccino and you’re right back where you started.”

To which I say, “Amen!” Read more

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January 24, 2012

Solar Storms Storming to Earth. How to Prepare.

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Written by Joe Garma

Topics: Enviornment

Solar storms are in the news again, and for good reason!  We’re at the top of a 100-year cycle for solar bursts, and our modern life would be in jeopardy if the solar storms became strong enough.  Here are the views of some scientists about solar storms that are coming, and what you can do to prepare. Watch.

Solar flares expected to peak in 2012 and 2013

HAVE YOU felt anything yet?

“A powerful solar eruption is expected to blast a stream of charged particles toward Earth” today, says NASA: “the strongest radiation storm since 2005 rages on the sun.” (More here.)

Scientists call these electromagnetic bursts “coronal mass ejections” (CMEs), or in common-person parlance, “solar storms”.  These charged particles that storm down upon Earth’s magnetic field lines are vigorously studied because of the systemic, life-threatening harm they could cause.

Basically, if the solar storm is strong enough, we’re talking the end of modern life, at least temporarily.  Everything that works via electronics/electricity – from power stations, refrigerators, cell phones, computers, the chips in your cars, the gas pumps that provide fuel for them, and the lights to see by, etc. – would be kaput.
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Tagged as: coronal hole, coronal mass ejections, electromagnetic, faraday cage, Michio Kaku, solar radiation, solar storm 2012, solar storm survival guide, solar storm warning

January 21, 2012

The Reboot Cleanse Diet – Two Common Struggles

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Written by Joe Garma

Topics: Cleansing/Detox,Diet/Nutrition,Exercise

The Reboot Juice Cleanse, or Reboot Diet, is a popular and effective diet and/or cleanse; however, if you don’t approach it right, you will abandon it quickly as you struggle with hunger and detox headaches.  Here, I answer two common questions from Reboot beginners who struggle to get the Reboot right.

YOU MIGHT have heard by now of the “Reboot Diet”, or the “Reboot Juice Cleanse” made very popular by Australian Joe Cross’ documentary, Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead.

A fast recap of the film: Joe Cross is fat, sick and although not “nearly dead”, he’s on that path.  (Yes, I know we all are, but his was shorter than many.)  The good entrepreneur that he is, Joe decided to make a documentary of his approach to losing weight and getting fit.  For 60 days, he ambled across the USA while consuming nothing but vegetable-fruit juices made by his trusty Breville juicer (the same one I use).  We witness Joe getting thinner and more vital, as does a couple of inspiring people who join him on his juicing quest.

So, now web sites have sprouted on the Interwebs to promote and support the Reboot Juice Cleanse.  I myself have written about it, seeking to add my two cents about how to best go about successfully implementing this Reboot Diet. Read more

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Tagged as: 15 day reboot plan, 60 day reboot plan, breville juicer, detox effect, Fat Sick and Nearly Dead, Joe Cross, juice diet, juicing, Reboot Cleanse, reboot diet, Reboot Plan

January 17, 2012

Sit A Lot? Six (Powerful) Reasons NOT To

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Written by Joe Garma

Topics: Exercise,Men's Health,Women's Health

The data doesn’t lie. Sitting for hours each day does the body harm.  Sitting can reduce your lifespan, nullify the benefits of exercise, increase cancer risk, and other unhappy things.  Read why you have to get up and move.  Often!

Six Powerful Reasons to Sit LESS

WHAT BETTER moment to write about the dangers of sitting on your duff than when I am doing just that, along with a dozen others languorously sitting in this sunny Sausalito café?

I’m not a full-time blogger, nor am I a full-time (so-called) knowledge-worker, who typically massages his knowledge for employers while sitting.  And yet, my derrière can be often found spread out on a chair.

Former Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld, famously used a standing desk.  Some people use a large stability ball. (Which I do too, here and there.)

Standing actually burns substantially more calories than sitting.  The stability ball is better than a chair because muscles that support your core must subtly work to keep you balanced and properly seated (aligned) on the ball, which also burns more calories than simply sitting in a chair. Read more

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Tagged as: Alberta Health Services, Amanda Chan, American Journal of Epidemiology, British Journal of Sports Medicine, Christine Friedenreich, Donald Rumsfeld standing desk, Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, men’s health, University of Missouri

January 13, 2012

The “Miracle” Supplement for Depression, Arthritis and Liver Health

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Written by Joe Garma

Topics: Antioxidants,Arthritis,Brain Function,Cleansing/Detox,Drugs,Emotion/Psych.,Kidney/Urinary,Liver

ProHealth’s Rich Carson calls it, “almost a miracle drug”. I call SAM-e the “triple threat”, for it threatens to vanquish depression, arthritis and liver dysfunction.  SAM-e is a powerful, natural supplement that can be superior to antidepressants and as effective as NSAIDs for osteoarthritis, without the negative side effects. Watch the video.  Learn how to use it and where to get it below.

IN THIS post, Rich Carson and Karen Lee Richards team up to laud the multiple powers of the natural supplement, SAM-e.  If you’d like to improve the health of your joints or liver, or could use a healthy mood enhancer, read Ms. Richards’ summary of the SAM-e research, and watch Rich Carson’s interview.

Rich Carson is my long-time friend, an expert on supplements and the founder of ProHealth, Inc. Karen Lee Richards is Lead Expert specializing in Fibromyalgia and ME/CFS, for HealthCentral’s ChronicPainConnection.

You couldn’t find two better people to tell you about how SAM-e helps promote a natural improvement in the symptoms of osteoarthritis, depression and liver disease.

I call SAM-e the triple threat supplement – relief from joint pain, blue moods and liver ills.  I take 400 milligrams every morning. Read more

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January 9, 2012

Physically Imbalanced? Start with Your Core.

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Written by Joe Garma

Topics: Exercise

Who isn’t physically imbalanced?  Such as the left arm, or leg, is weaker than the right; or one side is stronger than the other.  Such imbalances can get worse with age.   No better time to get balanced than now.  Buddha would approve.

Get Physically Balanced; Start with your Core

I JUST answered a question posed by someone using Quora, a site that links answers to questions.  I get emailed health oriented questions from Quora, and if I have the time and can add some value, I do.

I answered one today that I’d like to share here on GoH because I think it’s a commonly experienced situation.  The questioned was:

“What is the best way to fix muscular imbalances/disproportionate muscles?”

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Tagged as: core exericse, mobilitywod, muscular imbalance, physical imbalance, Quora

Get Relief from Depression with Rumi

January 6, 2012

Using antidepressants are not the only way give relief to mild to moderate depression. Dr. Weil has four suggestions, I’ve written about 10. Here’s how a little walk with Rumi can help relieve the blues.

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Top 10 Health Posts of 2011

December 31, 2011

Garma On Health’s Top 10 for 2011: 1. Stop Aging, 2. Eat Fiber to Live Longer, 3. Be Here Now, 4. Run Pain Free, 5. Be Self Reliant, 6. The Evidence on Exercise and Diet, 7. Build a Better Brain, 8. Five Diet and Exercise Myths, 9. Steve Jobs’ Legacy, 10. Belly Fat and Cancer, 11. (Dr. Weil Bonus) Four Alternatives to Antidepressant Drugs.

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Six Tools To Make Your New Year Resolutions Come True

December 31, 2011

Here comes the New Year, 2012. Will you attain your New Year Resolutions? How will you make those goals a reality? Begin with a conception, move to a process and then use these six practical tools to attain your goals.

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Is The Paleo Diet The Best?

December 30, 2011

Want to have the strength and leanness of a caveman? Maybe you should have some Paleo in your diet. Proponents of “Paleolithic nutrition“ say modern humans are genetically adapted to the diet of their Paleolithic ancestors. Watch us cook a Paleo meal.

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