Posts Tagged ‘obesity’
Wake Up Call ~ Disruption, Inspiration, and Transformation
Episode 159: Wake Up Call ~ Disruption, Inspiration, and Transformation Click HERE to LISTEN to Episode 159 Click HERE to WATCH Episode 159 This weeks episode is all about your much needed wake-up call. Wake Up Call ~ Disruption, Inspiration, and Transformation When the majority of people are chronically ill, depressed,…
Read MoreHelping Others By Helping Yourself
Episode 141: Helping Others By Helping Yourself Click HERE to LISTEN to Episode 141 Click HERE to WATCH Episode 141 In this week’s episode, my guest Cara Jahnke and I discuss her journey from feeling stuck and frustrated to thriving and living in abundance. And how the Thrive Forever Fit Lifestyle Transformation…
Read MoreCelebrating 115 Pounds of Weight Loss… Congratulations Mel🎉
“Change begins at the end of your comfort zone.” How uncomfortable do you think one has to feel in order to change their life that resulted in a 115lb weight loss?! Well, if you’re anything like Thrive Forever Fit Member, Mel, she was pretty damn uncomfortable, which only led her to become the very best…
Read MoreA food that is more addictive than cocaine. WHAT!
This short 4-minute video might be the answer to ALL your weight loss dreams. Even if you don’t need to lose any weight, it might just save your life. “Studies show sugar is as addictive as alcohol and cocaine.” Got you attention? I hope so – PLEASE take the time to watch. The Sugary Truth…
Read More“1 in 5 US Young People will be Obese by 2020”
In order for the nation to achieve goals set by the federal government for reducing obesity rates by 2020, children in the United States would need to eliminate an average of 64 excess calories per day, researchers calculated in a new study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. This reduction could be achieved…
Read MoreBuild Your Muscles to Boost Insulin Response!
Increasing lean muscle mass—already known to be important to fight frailty with aging (a condition called sarcopenia)—may also help protect against diabetes. A new study reports that every additional 10% of skeletal muscle mass was associated with an 11% reduction in insulin resistance and a 12% lower risk of transitional, prediabetes or diabetes. “While we…
Read MoreSustained Fitness Promotes Long Healthy Life!
Fitness is considered to be a reliable objective marker of habitual physical activity, and body mass index (BMI) is widely accepted as a measure of overall obesity. Duck-chul Lee, from the University of South Carolina at Columbia (South Carolina, USA), and colleagues explored the independent and combined associations of changes in fitness as estimated from…
Read MoreObesity and Diabetes Pose 1-2 Threat to Young Americans!
“They could be first generation to not live as long as their parents” Doctors have long been concerned that increasing rates of childhood obesity could fuel a diabetes epidemic. Study results have now underscored that fear. Researchers have found that the length of time a person carries excess weight directly contributes to an increased risk…
Read MoreMaryland woman has her type 2 diabetes under control at 38, and her future is brighter!
A Life-Saving Lesson That Took Decades to Learn. Maryland woman has her type 2 diabetes under control at 38, and her future is brighter Doctors diagnosed Ronda Keys with type 2 diabetes when she was 19 years old and a student at the University of Maryland. Now 38 and living in Montgomery Village, Md., Keys…
Read MoreSarah’s Weight Loss Journey – Blog #5 – Sleeve Surgery Experience
Monday, 11/21/11 Day before surgery: Starving…. A little bit nervous. I drove up alone to Decatur…hubby had to work. I had appointments with everyone it seemed like, but I met a lot of the people in the hospital that were going to be involved in the surgery. They did an EKG, blood work, and chest…
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