The Connection Between Weight Loss and a Snoring Cure
The Connection Between Weight Loss and a Snoring Cure
Every one snores at one time or another, whether the cause is from the congestion of the common cold or an awkward sleeping position. However, studies show that overweight people have a bigger tendency to snore than someone of average weight. Along with a snoring problem, an overweight person can develop more serious health conditions, such as high blood pressure, heart disease, and chronic fatigue that have been linked to snoring. Although there are many different treatments for snoring, your doctor will most likely suggest weight loss as the first one.
One Step at a Time
First, you should know why overweight people have a bigger tendency to snore, disrupting not only their own sleep, but the slumber of everyone in a household. Extra fatty tissue around the neck and chest area puts pressure on the airways that can cause them to narrow, or obstruct, decreasing the amount of air you breath in. In order to compensate for the airway narrowing, you try to take deeper breaths that cause the vibration of the tissues that makes that irritating loud noise we call snoring. This happens when you sleep, since the muscles in the neck and upper chest are more relaxed, allowing the obstruction.
Losing the excessive fatty tissue will allow the airways to stay open during sleep, preventing or curing the snoring problem. Not only will the quality of sleep improve in your household, but your overall health will also improve, reducing the risks of heart disease or hypertension (high blood pressure) and reducing the strain on your joints, bones and muscles. A visit to your doctor is in order when you start your weight loss plan in order to be sure there are no underlying health conditions that can prevent or make weight loss difficult, as well as finding conditions that may have contributed to the snoring problem in the first place (such as asthma, allergies or obstructive sleep apnea, among others). In addition, your doctor can treat or eliminate current health conditions and suggest healthy diet plans and exercise to assist you in meeting your weight loss goal.
Along with realistic weight loss goals, a healthy diet and overall body exercise, building the muscles of the throat and face to prevent airway collapse due to weak muscles is another step in your cure for snoring. There are some very basic exercises that you can do to gradually reduce and then eliminate the snoring problem as you continue your weight loss routines, adding the strength in the throat to keep airways open as you sleep. The exercises can be done at any time of the day, such as during a commute to work or school or while taking a daily walk during your exercise routine. In addition to setting your goals and beginning with these simple exercises to reap the reward of better quality sleep, there are other things you can do in curing a snoring problem.
Make Changes to Meet Your Goals
Since excessive weight contributes to snoring problems, it is important to reduce weight while still maintaining and improving overall health. Eating a proper diet with portions in moderation will help in meeting your weight loss goal, but you should make some changes in your habits and then stick with them until they become second nature. Making healthier choices in the foods you eat as well limited starchy and carbohydrate loaded foods will give you a healthy and level weight loss with the feeling of hunger that drives you to eating unhealthy snacks with high fat content. In addition to being better for you and helping in your weight loss, a healthy diet gives you more energy to power through your day as well as contributing a feeling of overall well-being.
Along with the gradual changes toward a healthier diet, gradual changes should be made for the proper exercise needed for muscle, bone and joint health. Keeping your current physical health in mind, most people will start with stretches and then walking that increases the heart rate while protecting the muscles from strains by warming up the body and telling the muscles it is time to exercise. A brisk walk a few times a week will help to burn off calories, improve heart health, and help you to expend pent up energy that may keep you awake at night, contributing to snoring when you do sleep. In addition to the health benefits of exercise for anyone, it helps tremendously in weight loss and overall health.
Losing weight to cure your snoring problem will not happen overnight nor over a week or two, but is an ongoing process of becoming thinner, healthier, and quieter in your better quality sleep with no snoring. Once you reach your weight loss goal and stop the snoring, it is necessary to keep the good habits you have developed in order have a long-lasting or permanent cure for snoring.
Author’s Bio:
Andreas Henderson, MR, published author and medical researcher with more than six years experience, has dedicated himself to providing people with the knowledge they need to effectively find a snoring cure.
On his blog www.StopSnoringAdvice.com, he shares his discoveries with the rest of the world and aims to abolish snoring from the face of the earth.
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Iphone Weight Loss
iPhones are known for their numerous uses, but can they really help you lose weight?
According to countless testimonials and reviews, they can. So, I decided to give it a try. And guess what? It worked! The apps helped me keep track of what I was eating and how to exercise. It was like having my own personal trainer. I lost 5 pounds in 3 weeks. And, as an added bonus, all of the apps I used were free.
This probably sounds like an infomercial, but, here is a summary of the free iPhone applications I would recommend using to lose weight.
First, I needed a basic iphone weight loss application that would help me keep track of calories in vs. calorie burned.
Lose It! (Rated: 4 stars)
Lose It! is similar to other diet tracking apps. It has a vast database of nutritional information and a large food bank that allows you to find your food item for purposes of determining caloric intake. But, what I liked about Lose It! was its “Friends” feature. This feature allowed me to connect with my friends and view their goals and accomplishments. We were able to encourage each other to stick to our diets and reach our goals. I really liked this personal touch.
Next, to help me insure that I lost weight in a healthy way, and not through starvation, I needed an application to help me workout.
Six Pack App (Rated: 3.5 stars)
The Six Pack App has exercises to work out my abs, chest, back, arms, shoulders, and legs. I liked the fact that the app had pictures of all exercises so that I could have a visual of what the exercise should entail. This iphone weight loss app gives general information, steps, tips, specific rules and muscle location for each exercise. My favorite part of this app is that I could incorporate a customized workout, including stretches and yoga.
Finally, I needed medical advice from time to time regarding the aches and pains I was feeling as I began working out.
WebMD Mobile (Rated: 3.5 stars)
WebMD is a unique app that allows those, like me, who are often worried about their health to save a trip to the doctor’s office. You can check your symptoms, access drug & treatment information, get first aid tips, and even check local health listings. For the symptom checker, you don’t even need to know what your symptom is called- there is a visual of a human body that you can use to locate your symptoms. The app provides warnings, uses, side effects, precautions, overdose information, and images for drugs and treatments so you can learn more about your prescriptions. In case you have a medical emergency, you can use this app to find local health listings.
If you want to lose weight, try these apps. And if they aren’t a good fit, there are many other weight loss apps available for your iPhone.
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Author Bio: Drake MacDonald is an educator. He is currently on staff at Online Schools, where he researches areas of higher learning, how to pick schools online, and education. In his spare time, he enjoys staying fit, watching football, and spending time in the outdoors.
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Losing Weight After College (5 Tips for Post-College Weight Loss)
On the studying side, college life consists of pulling all-nighters studying for tests, endless cups of coffee while finishing projects the day before they are due, and inhaling greasy slices of pizza.
On the party end of it, college involves a lot of binge drinking and late nights eating more greasy foods. “Weight loss” and “getting a job” are 2 very common stresses for recent college grads.
How to lose weight after 4 – 6 years of destroying our bodies?
While those who partied too hard may need a liver detox, most looking to get in shape will only need some time management skills and a little discipline. The 5 weight loss tips below are strictly targeted at college grads looking to lose weight.
5 Tips for Post-College Weight Loss
1. Make weight loss a priority – While many people want to lose weight, many do not put weight loss goals on a very high priority because they view weight loss as strictly cosmetic, and forget the health benefits of losing weight.
2. Schedule workout time and make a routine – Life is busy for young adults balancing a career and an active social life. There is less down time after college, so it’s important to plan out a time when you can get in a healthy workout and stick to it.
3. Get a fitness buddy – Getting in shape is often made easier if you have a friend to workout with. If you don’t have anyone near you who works out, consider joining a fitness community online. Fitness social networks can be a great way to connect with others and stay motivated to accomplish your weight loss goals.
4. Lose Unhealthy College Habits – If you didn’t live the healthiest lifestyle in college, it’s best that you try to leave those unhealthy habits behind. Excessive drinking and sleep deprivation can have serious health risks if those unhealthy habits continue throughout life.
5. Reward Yourself with those old habits – A great way to stay motivated is to reward yourself at the end of every healthy week. Did you meet all of your diet and workout goals? Meet a friend at a sports bar and have a beer and some wings at the end of the week. Moderation is important, but there’s no reason you can’t reward yourself with a beer every once and a while.
This was a Guest Post By Ryan Mayberry
Co-Founder of Fitconnect.com
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7 Ways to Increase Your Metabolism
The never ending task of losing weight is daunting to so many people. You can feel as though, in spite of your best efforts, you can’t seem to shed the unwanted pounds.
One key to losing weight is to boost your metabolism.
People search for ways to boost their metabolism and some of them are rather unnatural or undesired, so it’s important to focus on the healthiest ways to do so. In order to boost your metabolism, you need to focus on a few important factors.
1. Weight Training: We all know that exercise is an important way to lose weight. However if you are looking to boost your metabolism for a longer term method to lose weight, you need to focus on weight training. Lifting weights helps to boost your muscle mass and this in turn burns more calories. The more muscle that you product, the higher your metabolism will get and the more weight you can drop. It’s that simple!
2. Eat More Protein: Yet again we see how focusing on building up your lean muscle helps to increase your metabolism. This time it has everything to do with eating the right foods, this time in the form of lean proteins. Eating protein will help your body to burn calories faster, keep you full longer, and ultimately increase your metabolism overall.
3. Drinking Lots of Ice Cold Water: As your body temperature tries to accommodate the ice cold water, it is burning calories in the process. This helps to burn calories and ultimately will increase your metabolism. Not only is water good for your health and your weight loss efforts, but it can play an important role in boosting your metabolism.
4. Fluctuate Your Calorie Intake: Rather than sticking with a set or limited number of calories each and every day, fluctuate the levels a bit. If you eat more calories one day and less the next, your body has to work to adjust. You don’t want to go for dramatic differences, but this minor modification can help to boost your metabolism.
5. Eat More Often: Rather than sitting down to three square meals a day, space out your eating. Eating smaller meals more frequently helps to boost your metabolism in the most natural way possible. This also keeps your blood sugar level up and helps your body to operate more efficiently.
6. Eating After a Workout: Your body is still working and burning calories even after you finish a grueling workout. This means that your metabolism is rather high and therefore makes an excellent time to eat. This means that your body will still be burning calories and help to boost your metabolism, even as you eat.
7. Eat a Well Balanced Diet: Try not to ignore any one food group as a well balanced diet will help to boost your metabolism. It’s important to include food choices from each food group such as lean protein, low fat dairy, whole grains, and fruits and vegetables to properly boost your metabolism.
Boosting your metabolism is one of the most effective ways to lose weight. By doing that in a healthy way—ways that are relatively painless, as the above all are—you also set the stage for not only increased metabolism and higher rates of calorie burn, but also for a lasting, well-managed diet and nutrition routine that will continue to do you good.
Mary Ward writes about various health care career topics, including how to choose among surgical technician courses.
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Battle of the Workout Routines: ChaLEAN Extreme vs. Tony Horton’s 10 Minute Trainer
As I consider all the workout routines available, it is difficult to decide which is best for me. I am sure you have the same problem. So, I decided to compare two different programs – ChaLEAN Extreme vs. Tony Horton’s 10 Minute Trainer. Both programs are created by Beachbody.
ChaLEAN Extreme uses circuit training techniques and shifts the workout’s focus from cardio to weight training – lifting heavy weights in 3 phases. Tony Horton’s program is a super stacking technique using resistance bands. Stacking is combining fat-burning cardio, total-body toning/sculpting, and ab workouts into the same movements.
The main difference is obvious from the name: Tony Horton 10 Minute Trainer. It consists of 4 workouts – total body, lower body, cardio, and yoga flex. Each lasts 10 minutes. Plus you get a bonus abs routine as a free gift. Chalene extreme comes with 15 workouts on 6 DVD’s, including 2 starter workouts to teach you form, 3 burn circuit workouts, 3 push circuit workouts, 3 lean circuit workouts, and 2 ab routines. Each workout is 30-45 minutes in length.
Both programs come with tools and Beachbody offers 24hr/7day a week support. ChaLEAN Extreme includes a guide book, body fat tester, and thigh toner band. Weights and additional resistance bands need to be purchase separately. Tony Horton’s program includes a resistance band kit, customized workout calendar, guidebook and Tony Horton’s 10 Minute Meals.
Each program offer a 30 day money back guarantee, plus free gifts you keep even if you return the program. The gifts with Tony Horton’s program are a bonus abs routine, On-the-Go Workout cards, and the 10-day lean jean plan. With ChaLEAN Extreme, the gifts are Fat-Burning Food Guide, Extreme Motivation Audio CD, “Healthy Eats”, and a Kitchen Makeover DVD.
Customer reviews and success stories revealed more differences. Customers liked Chalene’s personality and appreciated reminders to keep proper form and to work at your own pace. They loved her encouragement and felt she made working out fun. One customer completed the workouts despite his arthritis because of the tips provided to protect your knees and back. No particular comments were given on Tony Horton’s personality.
Fit people and out of shape people found both programs challenging and experience success when they consistently worked out. In ChaLEAN Extreme, people generally noticed a difference in 2-3 weeks as they lost weight and increased their strength. On Tony Horton’s program, customers reported significant weight loss and a decrease pant size in just over a month.
One customer owns over 300 workout programs and declared ChaLEAN the best program. Never boring was another reoccurring comment regarding ChaLEAN Extreme. People felt they could stick with the program.
Customers of the 10 Minute Trainer were pleasantly surprised to be sweating by the end of the workout. One customer commented they were done with the workout before they could talk themselves out of it. Even fit users felt the burn and were sore in the beginning. Several customers felt they pushed themselves too hard or hurt themselves trying to stretch the resistance bands as far as the girl in the video. They cautioned others to build up to that level.
ChaLEAN Extreme’s price is 3 payments of $39.95 plus $19.95 in shipping for a total of $139.80. Tony Horton’s program is 2 payments of $39.95 plus $9.95 shipping for a total of $89.85.
AND THE WINNER IS … well, that depends on your goals and personality. The success pictures for ChaLEAN Extreme show more muscles and definition, but the workouts are longer and you provide your own weights. In my opinion, this program is better for people serious about weight loss and fitness. For people ready to put in time and money to achieve more muscular results. Tony Horton’s program is ideal for people with limited time, those unwilling to invest money into a program, or those wishing to lose weight without caring about muscle definition.
No matter which workout routine you choose, the most important step is taking action. Both programs will get you results if you follow them. So, choose one and get started!
Written by Healthy New Age, the natural health blog and website.
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The Top 4 Rapid Weight Loss Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
This is a guest post by Barbara Cronin of www.HealthyNewAge.com
You want to lose weight fast? You’re not alone. More than 50 million Americans go on diets every year and according to the American Obesity Association 127 million adults in America are overweight.
Many times motivated by an upcoming event, people look for rapid weight loss. Turning to products and diets that not only don’t work but are actually harmful to your health has become commonplace. In fact, according to Lisa Coles’ book, Fat: Exploding the Myths, Americans alone spend between $30 to $50 billion a year on weight loss products, with $6 billion wasted on fraudulent or ineffective products.
Many of these products claim you’ll lose weight fast and keep it off. These claims are made by marketers only looking to increase profits. Oversight by the FDA, FTC, and other government regulatory bodies is often lax, so diet products commonly make astounding claims with no research or proof to back them up.
If you’re sincere about losing weight, you can do it. You first must realize is that weight loss is a lifetime commitment. Rapid weight loss usually only lasts for as long as you’re on a given diet and then eventually leads to rapid weight gain, which can endanger your health.
When you decide to lose weight, it’s vital to avoid the common fast weight loss mistakes that plague our society. The following is discussion of the Top 4 Rapid Weight Loss Mistakes.
1.) Dangerous Diets
Diets have been around for ages. Horace Fletcher of San Francisco published the first diet book on record in 1898. Horace’s dieting advice? Chew each mouthful of food 32 to 100 times and you’ll lose weight! (The New York Times, 1919)
Fad Diets:
Everywhere you look and every time you turn on the television or radio there’s a new diet out there, a diet that promises to get you slim in no time at all. There are the fad diets like the Lemonade Diet, the Hollywood 48 Hour Diet, The Grapefruit Diet, and hundreds more. These diets just don’t work, at least not for the long term. Not only will you put the weight back on after stopping the diet, you’re depriving your body of essential vitamins and nutrients during the diet. Don’t fall for fad diet claims.
Starvation Diets:
Then there are the starvation diets. The basis of these diets is to deprive your body of calories in hopes of dropping as many pounds as you can as quickly as possible. Sure, you may drop impressive pounds initially, but then watch out. If you’re consuming less than 1,200 calories a day you begin to lose muscle mass. Loss of muscle mass actually hinders weight loss. You need muscle to keep your basal metabolic rate, or resting metabolism, high. With more muscle mass you’ll burn more calories while your body is at rest.
Another problem with starvation diets is that consuming too few calories actually sends your body into “famine mode.” In this starvation mode, your body conserves all its energy and significantly slows fat burning. In addition, resting metabolism drops. This state not only prevents weight loss, but it also compromises the body’s natural metabolic functions.
Eating a Healthy Diet:
“Diets” are not the way to lose weight; however, eating a healthy diet is. Cutting out fast foods, fatty and fried foods, and sodas is a must. Eating at least 5 servings of fresh fruits and veggies will fill you up and you’ll be using your calories wisely. Don’t skimp on protein, either. Protein rich foods like lean meats, beans, yogurts, cheese, and nuts will make you feel full, and that full feeling will last. Even more important, proteins preserve muscle mass and encourage fat burning.
Be sure to keep hydrated by drinking plenty of water everyday. Sixty-four ounces is a good baseline goal. And also consider colon cleanse weight loss since careful detoxing can be an effective and safe holistic approach to slimming down.
2.) Using Weight Loss Pills and Unnecessary Supplements
Sure the claims are attractive. Lose 14 pounds in just one week! But are they for real and just what will your body suffer in the process? This is a billion dollar industry today. If you want to use a weight loss pill or supplement, you would be wise to first research the product. Some may help a little, but for the most part their claims are only hype and can even be dangerous.
Weight loss pills are often loaded with stimulants that suppress the appetite. You feel less hungry and eat less. That sounds great but the problem is this approach slows your metabolism. As your metabolism slows, so does your weight loss.
Many of the ingredients in these pills are very strong and can be habit forming. This isn’t a healthy way to lose weight. Not only are most pills ineffective, you’re seriously putting your health at risk when you go this route. Side effects from diet pills include nervousness, tremor, diarrhea, bulging eyes, racing heartbeat, elevated blood pressure, heart failure, chest pain, fever, hair loss, depression, heart damage, impotence, and more.
Not the exactly the picture of health.
Stronger ingredients are being used in these pills and with little or no research to test the products. The unknown side effects can be dangerous, even potentially deadly.
Even diet pills that claim to be all natural or herbal can be useless and risky. Remember: diet pills are loosely regulated at best since they’re classified as food supplements, not drugs. Is it really worth the risk?
3. Setting Unrealistic Goals
Many times people set weight loss goals that aren’t realistic. While goals are good to have, it’s essential to make them sensible. Striving to lose ten pounds for a wedding or reunion in a month may be too much. If you look at weight loss as lifetime commitment and a way of life, then you won’t be disappointed or discouraged.
Don’t try to lose more than 1-2 pounds of fat a week. When you do, your body starts to burn off muscle mass for energy supplies. Remember, you want muscle mass not only does it keep you toned, fit, and active, the more muscle mass you have, the more calories you’ll burn around the clock.
If you set unrealistic goals, it’s easier to get discouraged and even give up when you don’t meet these goals. Keep it real!
4.) Ignoring the Need for Behavioral Changes
It seems everyone is looking for a quick fix. Go on diet or take a pill for a few weeks and lose all the weight you want. It doesn’t really work that way. In order to achieve and maintain a healthy weight, it’s vital to adopt an overall healthy lifestyle.
If you set out to lose weight but don’t look at your eating and lifestyle habits, you’re setting yourself up to gain back any weight you may lose. Living a healthful life, at an optimal weight, involves a balance between nutrition, exercise, and other self-care habits, like getting enough sleep and time for relaxation.
You can’t stop for fast food 5 times a week and then take a diet pill to lose that weight. You must make a disciplined and consistent effort to live a healthy life.
Honestly evaluate your current habits; replace poor, unhealthy habits with new, healthy ones.
First, look at your eating habits. Do you overeat? Eat late at night? Eat many of the “wrong” or “bad” foods while avoiding healthy foods you know are good for you? Answer honestly and get real with yourself about your eating habits. Be positive and make the needed changes.
A vital part of living a healthy, active life is exercise. If you don’t exercise now, you must start. That doesn’t mean that you have to begin jogging, if this is an exercise you absolutely hate. But it does mean that leading a sedentary lifestyle won’t help you achieve your weight loss or overall health goals. Make exercise a part of your everyday life, and the rewards will astound you. Walk, swim, run, hike, join a gym, get some exercise DVD’s the choices are endless just get started!
When you change your behavioral habits that aren’t working, you can replace them with new healthy ones that will help you lose weight, get healthy, and stay that way for life.
Know the Dangers of Rapid Weight Loss
There are many mistakes people make when trying to lose weight quickly. These are a few of the most common. When you lose weight too quickly, you put excessive physical demands on your body. The risks are serious and shouldn’t be ignored. Some common rapid weight loss side effects are:
* Gallstones
* Dehydration
* Malnutrition
* Headaches
* Irritability
* Fatigue
* Dizziness
* Constipation
* Poor complexion
* Muscle cramping
Rapid weight loss is a dangerous undertaking. Looking good, being a healthy weight, and feeling good are lifetime journeys. Take the time to do it the right way and you will find yourself fulfilled and happy in your life and with how you look.
By Barbara Cronin, writer for HealthyNewAge.com, the alternative health web site and blog.
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