Vital ROLE OF L-CARNITINE

I had recently found out that an amino acid produced by our body called the 'L-carnitine' will help in the metabolism of the fat.. It is the one who is responsible in transporting body fats into the mitochondria. The Mitochondria in our cells, acts like a furnace to burn fat which will then be converted into energy. Also, other studies shows that the supplementation of L-carnitine helps lower total cholesterol levels.

To make the story short, L-carnitine helps us to burn fatty acids to be used as a fuel for our body. L-carnitine not only help us burn fat, it will also help supply energy for our body...

Low Carb-ers: Self Imposed Weight Loss Guinea Pigs, Ground Breakers and the Health Conscious Today

Most low carb-ers know - it's a well known fact that the weight loss industry is a profitable one. There are thousands of books, gyms and health spas, nutrition and exercise services available to the overweight consumer and the net is riddled with them.

If the consumer is not receiving advise from a dietition or doctor, it is up to them to verify for themselves what is fact and what is fiction. For many years, the low carb establishment has maintained that you can lose weight by changing the amount and in some cases the types of carbs, protein and fats consumed.

And for many years the mainstream medical establishment has scoffed at the Atkins weight loss theory of losing weight through ketosis not through maintaining a negative calorie balance and labelled it irresponsible and unhealthy.

There are cries of cardiovascular and cholesterol risks not just because of the red meat, but because of the lower carbohydrate and therefore lower fiber intake recommended. Many authorities will not recommend it as a viable weight loss solution, and indeed is censored by relevant government authorities in many countries. Despite the bad press, there have been thousands of reported cases of individuals losing weight by eating more protein and fewer carbohydrates.

During the last couple of years, findings of research have been filtering through that there may be some merit to the low carb diets, that have been promoted in weight loss books and websites. Atkins press releases seize the opportunity to validate what they've been saying for years.

Some would say (particularly dietitions and nutritionists) that the people who became low carb-ers were naive, unkowledgeable and ready to try anything. There are those who have taken aspects of the low carb diets out of context and have done silly things like eating nothing but pork rinds and Atkins bars and wandered why they weren't losing weight. This is the danger of popular diet books where no individual professional support can be given.

However, to be fair, many low carb-ers today are forward thinking, health conscious (not just weight conscious) and intelligent and logical thinkers and do receive some support as I believe there is an Atkins telephone helpline available to U.S. residents, which if you're interested is 1-800-2-ATKINS. As to whether this is purely a promotional tool or truely a helpline, I am not sure.

For many low carb-ers eating a low carb diet is similar to eating the way we did years ago before we had access to soda and bagels in mass proportions. Now, I am not an advocate of low carb diets, in fact I don't recommend "cookie cutter" diets, but I do see that for many, it is providing welcome relief to stubborn weight and health problems that previously have been difficult to treat, and that independent research is starting to support the results that have been seen in thousands of low carb success testimonials.

As a side note, I feel I must add, if you're new to the diet scene and assessing whether or not joining the ranks of low carb-ers, I do have one word of warning, please be aware that research findings can be manipulated and that findings of research that have been funded by commercial interests such as those within the low carb community may not be as impartial as it appears. I am not saying that their research isn't impartial or accurate, but to be really sure, a truly independent study should not have links to interested commercial parties.

References:

Due A, Toubro S, Skov AR, Astrup A. Effect of normal-fat diets, either medium or high in protein, on body weight in overweight subjects: a randomised 1-year trial. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord. 2004 Oct;28(10):1283-90.

Atkins Press Release July 2004: Controlled-carbohydrate research from around the world.

USA Today: E.J. Mundell, HealthDay 10/29/2004 Low-carb diets may hurt heart health

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BURN THAT FAT EFFECTIVELY

Fat Burning maybe is the hardest thing to accomplish.. Not!! In fact fat burning is a piece of cake compare to dieting. Many people consider themselves the "Biggest Looser" in terms of fat burning because they don't seen the result. Face It!!, maybe fat burning is an easy thing but it will take time for you to get the best result, that is why I suggest you to start now.


1. Cardio Vascular / Aerobic Exercise - This is the main focus of this article, which will provide you guidelines on how to execute every exercise effectively

2. Sports - This is the best way to help you slim down, get fit and burn most of the fat from the food you eat and successfully get that body you've always wanted.

3. Healthy Diet - Of course, diet will surely help if you want to see the best result in a shortest period of time. As of now, I am still gathering enough information to give you tips about a healthy diet.

• CARDIO Vascular Exercises

- Do every Cardio Vascular exercise everyday for atleast 10 - 20 mins depending on your fitness. Cardio vascular exercise are divided in 3 sessions, from conditioning your body to intense training of the muscles

1st Session: Warm - Ups

a. Stretching - Stretch your arms, legs and torso: Do each for 16 counts

b. Wall Sit - Lean head, slide down the wall until you are in a chairlike position: hold it for atleast 20 sec or until you can


2nd Session: Low Intensity Training

a. Jumping Jocks - Hop and position your feet in approx. 2 ft. apart, while clapping your hands up high: atleast 10 - 20 repititions

b. Knee stabs - Jog in place lifting your knees leveling the stomach: atleast 30-60 sec

c. Push ups - Well, this is the most common exercise: atleast 20 rep's or as many as you can

d. Abdominal Crunchs - Another common but more painfull for the beginners: 20 rep's then pause for 20 sec then do another 20 (increase the set as you feel fit enough to do)


3rd Session: High Intensity Training

Note : I recommend for the beginners to choose only 1 of the high intensity training. But when you feel that you are progressing, you can choose or do all the these exercises.

a. Jumping Rope - You can use the official type or just any ropes available: as many as you can

b. Running - If you prefer to go outside, i highly recommend you to run outside!: atleast 2 laps or 2000 meters (1000 m back to back)

c. Sprinting - Sprinting not only burns HUGE amounts of calories while sprinting, it also keeps your metabolism flying for days after: Depends on you

d. Bicycling - stationary or outdoors is a great cardio exercise. The more speed and air resistance the more the fat burned: Depends on you

• Get Into SPORTS

- As i said this will be the best and will be the most essential part of your fitness and fat burning program. Getting into a sport will not only burn huge amount of fat and calories, It definitely help you to stay fit and will give your body a total workout. Here are the top 4 sports that i will recommend.

1. Soccer - Soccer is a high intensity level of sport that will develop lower body strength. Soccer will also help you tone your legs and thighs, develop your abdominal area and will definitely strengthens you respiratory system by running all around from goal to goal.

2. Swimming - Swimming is a great cross-training for cardio vascular activity. Swimming is a whole body training and will help strengthens the triceps, biceps and quadriceps. Doing the breast stroke can burn approx. 400 calories in 30 minutes

3. Cycling - Cycling around the neighborhood for at least 30 minutes is a great high intensity cardio vascular activity. it will help develop muscles in the lower body area and burn approximately 250 to 500 calories depending on the resistance and the speed you get.

4. Basketball - Basketball will definitely give you a total body workout. It will improve the strength of the lower body and the upper body. For the ones that has a thicker body mass, basketball will definitely help you slim down, tone muscles and improve speed and agility of your body. I highly recommended basketball for everyone specially with the more fat one. Why? have you seen a very fat basketball player... no offense :D



Well good luck thanks to the ones who are reading this article... i hope that my tips will help a lot. I suggest that you make the cardio vascular exercise a daily routine and get into a sport that you will more enjoy. People say that "if there is no pain, no gain" when it comes to slimming down your body. It's true, the more you develop muscle the more you will be able to burn fat. But muscles also need to rest. Just remember that don't push yourself to your limit, face the truth that slimming down will definitely take some time........