In the Times of India Newspaper.....

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Health & Fitness Tips- From the Health Guru

If you have been postponing your membership to a Gym or Fitness Center, think again.
There are lots of diets and medicines that claim you will lose weight, or it will bring back your cholesterol to normal. For some, these diets work and for others it does not. For those who fall asleep counting calories in each meal or snack, then the Gym or some daily physical activity like Yoga/Zumba Fitness (the dance aerobic exercise) or your favorite sports or a combination of these would be ideal.

No diet will work unless you hit the Gym or Fitness center. You have heard your Doc say " You need to Diet and Exercise to lower total cholesterol, high LDL (bad cholesterol) and increase HDL (Good Cholesterol) ".

If you want to lose weight and reach your ideal weight and BMI then you need to at least reduce 500 calories daily or burn them at the Fitness Center (Yes, that is the secret recipe which no one will tell you :). You can reach your goal by going to the Gym 3-5 days a week (moderate activity). Prepare to spend at least 2 hours at the Fitness Center. I found some calorie calculator's on the internet which are helpful to calculate your BMI, and how much weight you need to lose to acheive your ideal weight. The links to these sites are given below:

http://www.calculator.net/ideal-weight-calculator.html?ctype=standard&cage=41&csex=f&cheightfeet=5&cheightinch=1&cheightmeter=180&x=71&y=11

http://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/assessing/bmi/adult_bmi/english_bmi_calculator/bmi_calculator.html

http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpao/hwi/toolkits/fitnessclub/

You can then chose to  decide if you want to lose 1 pound per week or 2 ("Slow and Steady wins the race"). At this rate, you can achieve your ideal weight and BMI based on your height and age within 12 months. Then you need to maintain this ideal weight....

As always, consult your healthcare provider/Doctor before starting any intense physical activity or weight losing program.

Support a cause....

Interested in supporting a great cause? Then check out the link below

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Healthcare-Everyone's Business

According to the UN Declaration of Human Rights, access to healthcare is one of the human rights of all.
Therefore, Healthcare must be everyone's business, whatever political view you hold.

Historic Signing of Healthcare Reform

I just co-signed President Obama's historic health reform legislation. Be part of history -- add your name here:
http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/hccosign?source=20100322_Email

Challenges for a Universal Healthcare System in U.S

Now that the Healthcare Reform bill passed, what are the challenges for a Universal Healthcare System in the U.S?

Healthcare Bill Passes in the House

Now that the landmark healthcare bill has passed in the House, one of the first steps in healthcare reform, what is next?
Read on by clicking on the link below.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33748707/ns/politics-health_care_reform/