January 23, 2009
Inauguration
© Jacquelyn Johnston, M.Ed.
Wasn’t it awe-inspiring, to see two million people there, all sharing the common hope of a better future? Wasn’t it heart-warming to know that so many from all over the world were sharing in the same sentiment at the same time? The Inauguration closed one chapter of history and opened the next. A great feeling, a shedding of one way of doing things in favour of another, a new resolve to do it right, to keep the dream alive.
You could say the same for yourself if you have chosen to stand in front of the mirror with a vision of yourself at the right weight, making new lifestyle choices, shedding the choice of empty calories in favour of a healthier way of life that will affect yourself, your community, your world. What does it take? One decision. One vision you want to pursue, and a readiness to do things differently from this moment on.
And why would anyone want to make this kind of change--Shed some pounds? Some do it for looks, to fit into the six-pack male ideal, some do it to fit into a wedding outfit, a ball-gown, and others because they know that, in the long run, they will fill the boomer years with much more fun because they’re more flexible, more agile, less tired, and able to resist infection much better. Much evidence is coming out now in Altzheimer’s research that shedding unnecessary weight will enhance brain health and stave off Altzheimer’s. If you’re a Baby Boomer you’ll probably be quite interested in having a disease-free retirement.
I attended a fascinating presentation on Altzheimer’s recently, and the eminent speaker said “eat less!”. At a recent seminar on colon cancer the researchers said “Lose weight!” At another on mental health, “Exercise!” At a course on chronic diseases, “Exercise!” How much more encouragement do we need? How much more evidence?
Faced with the worldwide epidemic of diabesity, the excessive consumption of sugars like high fructose corn syrup that converts into sugar faster than you can say “sweet”, taxing the pancreas, the liver, the kidneys, the heart, what is still holding you back?
A health inauguration might just do the trick. Out with the way it’s always been and in with the new, fresh and healthy. If you’re ready, for that change, and want to know how to do it safely without subsisting on bunny food, I invite you to visit my website at http://www.lifestyleforlongevity.com/ and post a comment telling me what your No. 1 health concern is.
Look forward to hearing from you.
Jacquelyn
Jacquelyn Johnston M.Ed.
Professional Health Coach and Educator,
Solutions and Support for Optimal Health
Whether you need to lose those pesky 20 pounds,
work on prevention or regain health, I can help.
Call me. 604.276.8673
www.LifestyleForLongevity.com
www.LoseTwentyPoundsNow.com
Richmond, B.C. Canada
mail to:jj@lifestyleforlongevity.com
Tel. 604.276.8673 Fax. 604.276.8675
January 14, 2009
Diabesity in the Office?
Are you in a chair a lot? If you are, diabesity could creep up on you.
Are you eating a lot of store-made lunches? Diabesity could be stalking you.
Are you stressed out by the time you get to work? Dying to say TGIF? Diabesity could be your evil twin.
I’m not trying to scare you, but there are some statistics out there. Diabesity is one of the biggest epidemics out there, and if you live on the American continent, someone you know probably has it. Someone you know could also be in the early stages of it and not know it.
So what on earth is the “Diabesity” thing? It’s simply the combo of excess weight and diabetes, and these twin monsters have a way of joining forces to do you in.
With the rush and stress of the workday it’s easy to make choices that fix an immediate problem, but end up helping you pile on those pounds and build up that sugar level in your system. You might be fighting that three-o’clock slump by reaching for the cookies in the drawer. Or a little trip to the office kitchenette, where you get a cup of coffee and throw in two teaspoons of white sugar. And so it goes. Before you know it, you find you’ve gone up a couple of sizes, sitting down more, feeling drowsy when you need to be alert, and wishing you were somewhere else. If this is accompanied by fatigue, it may be time to have your blood sugar checked.
Type 2 Diabetes, the kind most people develop gradually, and it’s often missed in its early stages, when it’s so easy to reverse. A good way of knowing whether to suspect it is to see if your height is less than double your waist measurement. Or, if you like, to measure your waist and see if it’s more than half your height. If it is, you might be heading for diabetes’ best friend, obesity. That morphs all too quickly into diabesity, which slows you down, gets you clothes that don’t fit, saps your energy and takes you on a downward spiral.
Want to know what else happens? There’s a whole chain reaction here that could end in something more serious than you’d care to bear.
I invite you to add your most pressing question to this blog. You can also download the free report from my website. Just fill in the slots on the right of this blog, then check your e-mail. Or call me for a free thirty-minute consultation. I look forward to hearing from you.
Here’s to a diabesity-free 2009.
Jacquelyn
Jacquelyn Johnston, M.Ed.
Professional Health Coach and Educator
http://www.lifestyleforlongevity.com/
Solutions and Support for Optimal Health
Whather you need to lose those 20 pesky pounds,
work on prevention or regain health, I can help.
Call me. 604.276.8673
Are you eating a lot of store-made lunches? Diabesity could be stalking you.
Are you stressed out by the time you get to work? Dying to say TGIF? Diabesity could be your evil twin.
I’m not trying to scare you, but there are some statistics out there. Diabesity is one of the biggest epidemics out there, and if you live on the American continent, someone you know probably has it. Someone you know could also be in the early stages of it and not know it.
So what on earth is the “Diabesity” thing? It’s simply the combo of excess weight and diabetes, and these twin monsters have a way of joining forces to do you in.
With the rush and stress of the workday it’s easy to make choices that fix an immediate problem, but end up helping you pile on those pounds and build up that sugar level in your system. You might be fighting that three-o’clock slump by reaching for the cookies in the drawer. Or a little trip to the office kitchenette, where you get a cup of coffee and throw in two teaspoons of white sugar. And so it goes. Before you know it, you find you’ve gone up a couple of sizes, sitting down more, feeling drowsy when you need to be alert, and wishing you were somewhere else. If this is accompanied by fatigue, it may be time to have your blood sugar checked.
Type 2 Diabetes, the kind most people develop gradually, and it’s often missed in its early stages, when it’s so easy to reverse. A good way of knowing whether to suspect it is to see if your height is less than double your waist measurement. Or, if you like, to measure your waist and see if it’s more than half your height. If it is, you might be heading for diabetes’ best friend, obesity. That morphs all too quickly into diabesity, which slows you down, gets you clothes that don’t fit, saps your energy and takes you on a downward spiral.
Want to know what else happens? There’s a whole chain reaction here that could end in something more serious than you’d care to bear.
I invite you to add your most pressing question to this blog. You can also download the free report from my website. Just fill in the slots on the right of this blog, then check your e-mail. Or call me for a free thirty-minute consultation. I look forward to hearing from you.
Here’s to a diabesity-free 2009.
Jacquelyn
Jacquelyn Johnston, M.Ed.
Professional Health Coach and Educator
http://www.lifestyleforlongevity.com/
Solutions and Support for Optimal Health
Whather you need to lose those 20 pesky pounds,
work on prevention or regain health, I can help.
Call me. 604.276.8673
January 9, 2009
Forerunners
© Jacquelyn Johnston, M.Ed.
This year many people on the North American continent have been attending Snow University. Places with normal amounts of snow got more, places that usually get away with one mild snowfall a year got so much they were housebound. We learnt how to recognise the signs of impending snow: a ceiling of dark, low clouds, biting temperatures, and a compulsion to go home and wrap our hands around a mug of hot chocolate.
As with snow, there are signs that diabesity is looming. There are signs in the body that tell you that some lifestyle habits are leading to diabesity. For instance, if you check your BMI (Body Mass Index) and you are above 25 something could already be looming. If you smoke, if you have a habit of eating at night, especially past 7 pm, and especially carbohydrates, you might want to take a look at your nutritional choices. If you eat less than 5 servings of veggies a day…hmmm. And if your waistline measures more than half you height, time to see a coach. See what I mean?
How about sleep: are you getting eight hours? No? Don’t be surprised. Most inhabitants of the North American continent don’t either.. And when are you getting your sleep? (Oh, dear!) The average in our under-rested nation is six hours. Six out of twenty four! Do you know the implications? You never give your liver a chance to rest, so you have problems with sugar storage. Now you know the chronic disease that screams “Save me from sugar!” Do you pant just walking down the street? Aha! Heart working too hard, maybe? There are implications for all the other organs here. Do you snack on processed foods? Fried ones? Do you heat up a lot of ready-made dinners, with all their hidden sugars and excess salt? Does the bread you eat have enough fibre…or none at all? Do you load on a sugary dessert or any dessert commercially made after a perfectly adequate meal? Do you drink commercial juices out of bottles or boxes? All of them contain too much sugar, and do you really need them?
What about those clothes: been shifting that belt a hole or two or three recently? Or have the sizes gone north, taking you by surprise. Do you do resistance training? No? Then guess where those carbs go—not to your muscles, I suspect.
So you see what I mean: if your lifestyle habits could use a bit more thought, perhaps the time has come for a one-on-one look at the direction you’re going in. Many people play host to pre-diabetes for fifteen years before being told by their doctor they have diabetes. Do not think that the 800-pound gorilla will go away because you tell yourself it isn’t there. You could be in for years of finger-pricking several times a day, at a time when you HAVE to adjust your diet and deal with weight that takes ages to shed. You could wake up one day with full-blown diabesity. Why wait till then to discuss it with a professional? There will be more than ten related issues to deal with then.
Do you really want to wait till that happens, till diabesity comes thundering at your door?
I invite you to take a look at your current state of health by downloading my free report on the right of this screen. Then do visit my blog and post a comment. I’d love to hear from you, so call me for a free half-hour’s consultation of you feel some of the changes hinted at above have seeped into your life.
Talk soon:it might be an idea to keep diabesity at bay!
Jacquelyn
Jacquelyn Johnston M.Ed.
Professional Health Coach and Educator,
Solutions and Support for Optimal Health
Whether you need to lose those pesky 20 pounds,
work on prevention or regain health, I can help.
Call me. 604.276.8673
www.LifestyleForLongevity.com
www.LoseTwentyPoundsNow.com
Richmond, B.C. Canada
mail to:jj@lifestyleforlongevity.com
Tel. 604.276.8673 Fax. 604.276.8675
This year many people on the North American continent have been attending Snow University. Places with normal amounts of snow got more, places that usually get away with one mild snowfall a year got so much they were housebound. We learnt how to recognise the signs of impending snow: a ceiling of dark, low clouds, biting temperatures, and a compulsion to go home and wrap our hands around a mug of hot chocolate.
As with snow, there are signs that diabesity is looming. There are signs in the body that tell you that some lifestyle habits are leading to diabesity. For instance, if you check your BMI (Body Mass Index) and you are above 25 something could already be looming. If you smoke, if you have a habit of eating at night, especially past 7 pm, and especially carbohydrates, you might want to take a look at your nutritional choices. If you eat less than 5 servings of veggies a day…hmmm. And if your waistline measures more than half you height, time to see a coach. See what I mean?
How about sleep: are you getting eight hours? No? Don’t be surprised. Most inhabitants of the North American continent don’t either.. And when are you getting your sleep? (Oh, dear!) The average in our under-rested nation is six hours. Six out of twenty four! Do you know the implications? You never give your liver a chance to rest, so you have problems with sugar storage. Now you know the chronic disease that screams “Save me from sugar!” Do you pant just walking down the street? Aha! Heart working too hard, maybe? There are implications for all the other organs here. Do you snack on processed foods? Fried ones? Do you heat up a lot of ready-made dinners, with all their hidden sugars and excess salt? Does the bread you eat have enough fibre…or none at all? Do you load on a sugary dessert or any dessert commercially made after a perfectly adequate meal? Do you drink commercial juices out of bottles or boxes? All of them contain too much sugar, and do you really need them?
What about those clothes: been shifting that belt a hole or two or three recently? Or have the sizes gone north, taking you by surprise. Do you do resistance training? No? Then guess where those carbs go—not to your muscles, I suspect.
So you see what I mean: if your lifestyle habits could use a bit more thought, perhaps the time has come for a one-on-one look at the direction you’re going in. Many people play host to pre-diabetes for fifteen years before being told by their doctor they have diabetes. Do not think that the 800-pound gorilla will go away because you tell yourself it isn’t there. You could be in for years of finger-pricking several times a day, at a time when you HAVE to adjust your diet and deal with weight that takes ages to shed. You could wake up one day with full-blown diabesity. Why wait till then to discuss it with a professional? There will be more than ten related issues to deal with then.
Do you really want to wait till that happens, till diabesity comes thundering at your door?
I invite you to take a look at your current state of health by downloading my free report on the right of this screen. Then do visit my blog and post a comment. I’d love to hear from you, so call me for a free half-hour’s consultation of you feel some of the changes hinted at above have seeped into your life.
Talk soon:it might be an idea to keep diabesity at bay!
Jacquelyn
Jacquelyn Johnston M.Ed.
Professional Health Coach and Educator,
Solutions and Support for Optimal Health
Whether you need to lose those pesky 20 pounds,
work on prevention or regain health, I can help.
Call me. 604.276.8673
www.LifestyleForLongevity.com
www.LoseTwentyPoundsNow.com
Richmond, B.C. Canada
mail to:jj@lifestyleforlongevity.com
Tel. 604.276.8673 Fax. 604.276.8675
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January 6, 2009
To Diet or Not To Diet, That is the Question
Did you watch the Larry King Show this evening? It featured Oprah and her well-publicised struggle with weight. Dr. Oz, Michael Beckwith and Bob Greene, Oprah’s wise trainer, jigsawed their areas of expertise on obesity: in a nutshell, it’s not about weight loss—it’s actually about a change in your way of life.
At this time of year it’s clear from what we see, hear and read that many people are thinking about their weight. Right now, there is an interesting experiment being carried out in a Northern community in Canada, where Diabesity has reared its monstrous head. Some of the women were so obese they could barely get out of their chairs. Layer upon layer of double chins impeded their very speech. One member of the community was shocked to see that he had joined the ranks of the majority in being told by his doctor that he had Type 2 diabetes. Totally horrified, he immediately changed his diet, reversing his condition in short order. He then offered his services to anyone in the rest of the community who wanted to improve their lives.
Result? There is now a Government-sponsored university study being conducted there, with a nurse in attendance who checks the participants’ blood sugar regularly and gives nutritional advice. They have also changed their diet to reflect what their hunting-fishing ancestors once ate: seafood and fish oil, hunted meats.
Participants in the experiment have made one especially significant change: they have eliminated bread, potatoes, pasta and rice, even brown rice, and substituted cauliflower in its place. Many thought, at the outset, that the food would be bland and blah, but were pleasantly surprised to find it delicious, something they looked forward to eating. Gone were the fries and processed carbohydrates. They were eating the proteins their forebears used to enjoy, whole foods that had not seen the shadow of a processing machine. And they’re improving.
This is the power of one. One little strategic change is already making a difference. Might that be a good idea? Better still, an idea to try today? Imagine what would happen if , for a whole week—well no, let’s make it three days—we stopped consuming bread, potatoes, rice and pasta, and had cauliflower instead. Suppose we kept all the proteins of our choice and had generous helpings of cauliflower. And suppose this experiment spread all over the continent, and suppose we all kept it up for a month. What do you think the result would be? Hint: you’ll find some of the answers in my free report, which you can download from the link on the right. You can let me know what you think by writing a comment in my blog. Feel free to contact me as well, at the address listed below. One little change a day…call me to see what other changes you can make, how you can make them, when and why.
Wishing you lots of yummy florets,
Jacquelyn
Jacquelyn Johnston M.Ed.
Professional Health Coach and Educator,
Solutions and Support for Optimal Health
Whether you need to lose those pesky 20 pounds,
work on prevention or regain health, I can help.
Call me. 604.276.8673
www.LifestyleForLongevity.com
www.LoseTwentyPoundsNow.com
Richmond, B.C. Canada
mail to:jj@lifestyleforlongevity.com
Tel. 604.276.8673 Fax. 604.276.8675
At this time of year it’s clear from what we see, hear and read that many people are thinking about their weight. Right now, there is an interesting experiment being carried out in a Northern community in Canada, where Diabesity has reared its monstrous head. Some of the women were so obese they could barely get out of their chairs. Layer upon layer of double chins impeded their very speech. One member of the community was shocked to see that he had joined the ranks of the majority in being told by his doctor that he had Type 2 diabetes. Totally horrified, he immediately changed his diet, reversing his condition in short order. He then offered his services to anyone in the rest of the community who wanted to improve their lives.
Result? There is now a Government-sponsored university study being conducted there, with a nurse in attendance who checks the participants’ blood sugar regularly and gives nutritional advice. They have also changed their diet to reflect what their hunting-fishing ancestors once ate: seafood and fish oil, hunted meats.
Participants in the experiment have made one especially significant change: they have eliminated bread, potatoes, pasta and rice, even brown rice, and substituted cauliflower in its place. Many thought, at the outset, that the food would be bland and blah, but were pleasantly surprised to find it delicious, something they looked forward to eating. Gone were the fries and processed carbohydrates. They were eating the proteins their forebears used to enjoy, whole foods that had not seen the shadow of a processing machine. And they’re improving.
This is the power of one. One little strategic change is already making a difference. Might that be a good idea? Better still, an idea to try today? Imagine what would happen if , for a whole week—well no, let’s make it three days—we stopped consuming bread, potatoes, rice and pasta, and had cauliflower instead. Suppose we kept all the proteins of our choice and had generous helpings of cauliflower. And suppose this experiment spread all over the continent, and suppose we all kept it up for a month. What do you think the result would be? Hint: you’ll find some of the answers in my free report, which you can download from the link on the right. You can let me know what you think by writing a comment in my blog. Feel free to contact me as well, at the address listed below. One little change a day…call me to see what other changes you can make, how you can make them, when and why.
Wishing you lots of yummy florets,
Jacquelyn
Jacquelyn Johnston M.Ed.
Professional Health Coach and Educator,
Solutions and Support for Optimal Health
Whether you need to lose those pesky 20 pounds,
work on prevention or regain health, I can help.
Call me. 604.276.8673
www.LifestyleForLongevity.com
www.LoseTwentyPoundsNow.com
Richmond, B.C. Canada
mail to:jj@lifestyleforlongevity.com
Tel. 604.276.8673 Fax. 604.276.8675
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January 4, 2009
Resolutions working?
© Jacquelyn Johnston, M.Ed.
So, what did you pick at the buffet table?
All signed up and at the gym? All set to lose twenty pounds?
In many parts of the media we are already seeing questions like “Have you broken your New Year’s Resolutions yet?” As the festivities wind down we are faced with the reality that we may perhaps be a tad over our desired weight. Are you like my friend Tasha, who made a firm resolution to lose those twenty pounds, to trim that waistline, to slice off that tummy fat? This is the third day Tasha has been having vegetable juice for breakfast, a salad for lunch, and an orange for dinner. How long do you think she can keep Bugs Bunny company?
I hate to tell you this, but this ain’t gonna work. First, I’m just waiting for Tash to call and say she just had a whole, entire pizza. Secondly, after a New Year’s eve party where she ate and drank like she was going to be abducted by aliens on January 1st , can you imagine the shock to the system? Such contrasting diets make tremendous demands on the digestive system, leading its owner to crash and burn in short order.
Small wonder, though, that 21st century people make such decisions. We have been bombarded with every fad diet in town. “Eat these crackers and you’ll move down five sizes, have weight-loss surgery and feel like new, take slimmo-slammo pills three times a day and your weight problems will be gone, join the weight-loss contest, Dr. Jabbem’s weight loss diet: two shots a day keeps the fat cells away!” And so on.
You know as well as I do that none of those too-good-to-be-true fads is going to work. You body cannot handle those roller-coasters. Your heart will not tolerate them. The Tashas of the world need to know one thing: you don’t need a New Year’s Resolution: you need to decide what it is you really want.
You might like to know that 25 million Americans have diabetes, and at least as many have pre-diabetes, which means it’s not yet been diagnosed. You might be harbouring it right now. Weight and diabetes go together, more often than not. So much so that a term had to be coined about 2 decades ago: DIABESITY. This is such a huge medical concern that we now have worldwide stats on the spread of this condition. Diabetes is today’s top medical concern worldwide. This is what excess weight can lead to. Do you want to be part of that statistic? If not, what is it you want, and what are you prepared to do to make sure that’s so?
Do you know what else can happen if you’re overweight? You’ll find some of the answers in free report you see offered on the right of this screen. Do write a comment on this blog and let me know what it is you want for yourself health-wise in the coming year. Or call me at the number below for a free 30-minute consultation on your weighty concerns.
Meanwhile, a healthy, flexible New Year to you and yours. I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Cheers for now,
Jacquelyn
Jacquelyn Johnston, M.Ed.
Professional Health Coach and Educator
www.lifestyleforlongevity.com
Solutions and support for optimal health:
Whether you need to lose those pesky 20 pounds,
work on prevention or regain health, I can help.
Call me. 604.276.8673 , coach
So, what did you pick at the buffet table?
All signed up and at the gym? All set to lose twenty pounds?
In many parts of the media we are already seeing questions like “Have you broken your New Year’s Resolutions yet?” As the festivities wind down we are faced with the reality that we may perhaps be a tad over our desired weight. Are you like my friend Tasha, who made a firm resolution to lose those twenty pounds, to trim that waistline, to slice off that tummy fat? This is the third day Tasha has been having vegetable juice for breakfast, a salad for lunch, and an orange for dinner. How long do you think she can keep Bugs Bunny company?
I hate to tell you this, but this ain’t gonna work. First, I’m just waiting for Tash to call and say she just had a whole, entire pizza. Secondly, after a New Year’s eve party where she ate and drank like she was going to be abducted by aliens on January 1st , can you imagine the shock to the system? Such contrasting diets make tremendous demands on the digestive system, leading its owner to crash and burn in short order.
Small wonder, though, that 21st century people make such decisions. We have been bombarded with every fad diet in town. “Eat these crackers and you’ll move down five sizes, have weight-loss surgery and feel like new, take slimmo-slammo pills three times a day and your weight problems will be gone, join the weight-loss contest, Dr. Jabbem’s weight loss diet: two shots a day keeps the fat cells away!” And so on.
You know as well as I do that none of those too-good-to-be-true fads is going to work. You body cannot handle those roller-coasters. Your heart will not tolerate them. The Tashas of the world need to know one thing: you don’t need a New Year’s Resolution: you need to decide what it is you really want.
You might like to know that 25 million Americans have diabetes, and at least as many have pre-diabetes, which means it’s not yet been diagnosed. You might be harbouring it right now. Weight and diabetes go together, more often than not. So much so that a term had to be coined about 2 decades ago: DIABESITY. This is such a huge medical concern that we now have worldwide stats on the spread of this condition. Diabetes is today’s top medical concern worldwide. This is what excess weight can lead to. Do you want to be part of that statistic? If not, what is it you want, and what are you prepared to do to make sure that’s so?
Do you know what else can happen if you’re overweight? You’ll find some of the answers in free report you see offered on the right of this screen. Do write a comment on this blog and let me know what it is you want for yourself health-wise in the coming year. Or call me at the number below for a free 30-minute consultation on your weighty concerns.
Meanwhile, a healthy, flexible New Year to you and yours. I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Cheers for now,
Jacquelyn
Jacquelyn Johnston, M.Ed.
Professional Health Coach and Educator
www.lifestyleforlongevity.com
Solutions and support for optimal health:
Whether you need to lose those pesky 20 pounds,
work on prevention or regain health, I can help.
Call me. 604.276.8673 , coach
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