Posted in Uncategorized at 11:30 pm by Christian Goodman
There is no such thing as a perfect and easy weight loss system; despite some methods that are debatable however, a number of proven systems that help shed pounds healthily do exist. Being overweight or obese harms lives immensely as it lowers self-esteem, increases health risks and reduces most of a person’s physical abilities.
You only have to look online to see the number of easy weight loss systems available but what most people forget to mention is how important the individual losing the weight is! Before you decide on how you intend to lose weight you need to decide if it is for your benefit; i.e. to remain healthy, or is it because someone else wants you to lose weight.
Many factors affect how well your weight loss program will go including how much physical activity you have during a normal day, the type of food you eat, how many meals you have and when those meals are eaten. Don’t be too ambitious and set yourself impossible tasks like losing 30 pounds in less than a month; this is not sensible because it can have a vast impact on the entire body bringing about other health problems like anemia or heartburn.
To lose a realistic pound in weight each and every week all you need to do is reduce your food intake or exercise enough to lose 500 calories each day. Although most people eat far too much junk food, there is nothing wrong with a little now and then, and no-one should have to give up every type of food they enjoy although some thought should be given to how much and how often it’s consumed.
Another more subtle factor is the emotional reaction to stress and problems as many people simply start eating when they feel insecure or depressed. Problems occur when medical conditions arise from overeating, like diabetes, which is on the increase, but we must not forget other diseases like cancer, heart conditions, stroke, and elevated blood pressure. Many weight loss treatments neglect the psychological factor, hence, very few are truly effective, but you have to go beyond planning and find the real cause of a metabolic imbalance.
Studies have shown that people who have started weight loss programs with a light-hearted determination are more likely to accomplish the looked-for results. The one thing that has shown to be true no matter what you do in life is that being positive about something is more likely to make it happen. The great thing about weight loss is the extra energy you feel and how much more positive your outlook is to life in general, which obviously has an impact on your self-esteem as well.
Losing excess pounds using is as much about changing your mental attitude as it is your life style habits by reducing the amount you eat. There are other aspects of weight loss that most self-proclaimed easy weight loss programs almost never address.
I have a program designed around one of the most important components of weight loss that is seldom even mentioned in most diet plans and yet without it, your weight loss efforts are like pushing a boulder up a hill. My Weight Loss Breeze program really can put the ‘easy’ back into easy weight loss.
Warm regards,
Christian Goodman
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Posted in Uncategorized at 11:30 pm by Christian Goodman
There are a million ways to get a headache these days. You could get one when you hit your head on something, or when you miss your caffeine fix, or when you eat ice cream too fast. You could also get a headache when you’re overly stressed, when you’re fatigued, or when you’re sick – the list goes on and on.
About one in every six Americans today suffer from chronic headaches and migraines – that is, headaches and migraines that occur infrequently, but regularly. Naturally, it’s difficult for the rest of the body to do any kind of work when the head is in great pain. Experts estimate that chronic headaches cause workers to lose man-hours and costs the U.S. economy about $50 billion each year.
Where does all that money go? Into the medical industry, I imagine.
Doctors and pharmaceutical companies these days make fortunes off sales of headache and migraine medications, treatments, and therapies. The problem is that while these treatments may be effective in providing temporary relief from the symptoms, they do nothing to address the underlying cause of headaches and migraines.
Which is none other than oxygen deprivation. But don’t count on the pros to tell you that.
You see, every single cell in our bodies need oxygen to function properly. When not enough oxygen reaches the cells in the head, the veins tend to get inflamed against the nerves of the brain – and this causes chronic headaches and migraines to flare up when they do.
It doesn’t help things that so many of us breathe too shallowly and practice bad body postures day after day. All these little things contribute to the lack of oxygen that causes chronic headaches and migraines.
If only the medical world acknowledged and addressed this underlying cause, the American economy wouldn’t be missing out on so much money and manpower.
And as usual, it’s Christian Goodman to the rescue…
My Migraine and Headache Relief Program bypasses the symptoms of migraines and headaches and addresses the problem at the very source. The program will show you, through some very simple exercises and practices, how to increase oxygen intake and restore the body’s natural balance.
Not only would you enjoy lasting freedom from your headaches and migraines, but you’ll find yourself in much better shape than ever before. You’ll be surprised at how much you were missing out of life.
Wouldn’t you like to see just how much?
Warm Regards,
Christian Goodman
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Posted in Uncategorized at 11:30 pm by Christian Goodman
All living things breathe – us humans most of all. Breathing is so important and so intertwined with our bodily functions that nature hardwired our brains to control our breathing automatically.
Air, like food and water, is one of the substances that fuel life. Of course, it won’t keep you alive by itself, but think about this – only 10% of our energy comes from food and water. The remaining 90% comes from – you guessed it – oxygen.
Eastern philosophies have long known the benefits of getting enough oxygen, and today even medical professionals are acknowledging it in therapies and practices. Many alternative healing proponents, myself included, point to it as the single most important health tip we could give you.
There’s good reason for that. An average person can survive three weeks without food and three days without water, but can’t live through three minutes without oxygen.
Consequently, it’s the lack of oxygen that leaves the body susceptible to many serious diseases. Breathing oxygenates every cell in the body (yes, every single one), and if certain cells don’t get the oxygen they need, they’re more prone to develop afflictions.
The fact that so many of us don’t know how to breathe properly has contributed greatly to the rise of medical conditions such as migraines, vertigo, obesity, and hypertension. Several other factors also contribute to the lack of oxygen getting into our systems, such as pollution and stress, but none of these factors are as serious as not breathing properly.
Here’s a simple exercise. Place your hands on your lower abdomen and exhale all the air out of your lungs. Then take a deep, slow, natural breath through your nose. If you feel your midsection expand as your lungs take in air, then you’re probably breathing normally.
Here’s the thing – deep, proper breathing should fill the lungs to the very bottom, which causes our abdomens to expand. So many of us breathe shallowly, expanding our ribcages instead (which can only expand so much). We get less oxygen as a result and, done unconsciously over several years, can manifest in a potentially life-changing disease.
Now sit back and think of your health. Do you suffer from something that won’t go away anytime soon, such as hypertension or chronic migraines? Your doctors may imply certain causes and suggest certain remedies, but nothing will really make these disorders go away until you start learning to breathe properly.
Do yourself a favor and look through my list of programs on the upper-right side of this web page. If you find your disease listed there, then I personally guarantee that I can help you get out of your miserable lot in life – just as how I’ve done with hundreds of my customers.
I remain committed to help you breathe a little easier,
Christian Goodman
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Posted in Uncategorized at 11:30 pm by Christian Goodman
Ever wonder what those two numbers in your blood pressure reading stand for? It’s interesting how doctors make such a big deal out of how high or low those numbers are, while we ourselves can’t make heads nor tails out of it.
Actually, these numbers tell you how hard your blood is pushing against the walls of your arteries. Just as how water building up in a hose can damage it, your own blood can also damage your arteries and leave you more susceptible to strokes and cardiac arrest.
A blood pressure reading can look like this: 120/80 mmHg. The first number represents the systolic blood pressure, which is the pressure your blood exerts on your arteries when your heart beats. The second number represents the diastolic blood pressure, which is your blood pressure when your heart rests between beats.
A blood pressure reading of 120/80 is considered normal. Most individuals have this blood pressure or slightly lower. Individuals with blood pressures slightly higher than 120/80 are considered prehypertensive, and doctors often start treating them to keep their blood pressures from escalating.
Of the two numbers, it’s long been thought that a higher diastolic blood pressure (the second number) contributed to hypertension and its subsequent medical concerns. However, it’s been recently suggested that higher systolic blood pressures (the first number) also pose a measure of risk, particularly for individuals past the age of 50.
When an individual registers a blood pressure reading of 140/90 or higher in two different sessions, then he/she has hypertension. Left untreated, hypertension can lead to several other medical conditions.
When it comes to bringing those numbers down to 120/80, doctors often suggest drastic, life-changing practices to their patients. They may ask individuals to stop smoking or drinking, to get into vigorous exercise regimens, or to change their diets entirely.
When these individuals can’t keep up with the doctor’s order (and they usually can’t), they lose any blood pressure drop and they get back into hypertension. In other words, hypertension can bring some very unsavory changes to a person’s life.
But it doesn’t have to.
My Hypertension Program doesn’t entail any life-changing practices. In fact, most of its exercises are something you can do while you go on about your day. Wouldn’t you like to be one of the hundreds of my customers to normalize their blood pressures for good?
And now that you know what those numbers stand for, it’s much more satisfying to watch them go down to the 120/80 levels and stay there.
Warm regards,
Christian Goodman
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Posted in Uncategorized at 11:30 pm by Christian Goodman
The reason ‘old sayings’ become ‘old sayings’ is because they’ve been proven to be universally true and because they’re true, they’ve been handed down and passed around for generations. One such old saying is “You learn something new every day”.
It’s fortunate for us that scientists are among the foremost people who actively pursue learning something new every day. Case in point: for years, most people have understood and accepted the fact that our brain cells die as we age and cannot be regenerated.
But scientists, in their quest for learning, have produced recent studies that show new brain cell growth in adults, particularly in the hippocampus area of the brain, where learning and memories are stored. Another study shows that even senior citizens can have the same number of brain cells as they did as teenagers.
The brain does shrink in size over time. After reaching full size at around age 20, it begins to shrink by about 1% every year. The decrease in size is not due to neuron (nerve cell) death, but rather to changes of the dendrites that branch out from the neurons and the synapses (the spaces between adjacent neurons) between them.
The changes in the dendrites and the decrease in their numbers is the primary reason for a reduction in brain function as we age. Dendrites serve to connect the neurons to each other, in much the same way as entrance ramps connect surface roads to the interstate. If interstate entrance ramps are destroyed or in extremely poor condition, can you see how much harder it would be to continue on the path to your destination?
The same thing happens when dendrites are destroyed or in poor condition. Nerve impulses have a similar difficulty continuing on their path and often meet a literal ‘dead end’. The good news is our brain cells don’t have to deteriorate just because we get older.
Brain function in general and the dendrites in particular, deteriorate because of disuse. Which may bring to mind another ‘old saying’; use it or lose it. This is especially true when it comes to our body. If neural pathways are not kept active, they will gradually decrease in strength and function until they are no longer able to perform properly.
For example, do you know the biggest reason so many elderly people can’t sit in the floor? Because at some point in their lives, they stopped sitting in the floor. In order to make a particular movement, the brain combines the electrical signals of many neurons and makes a muscle movement. If the movements required to lower oneself to the floor are never used, those pathways between neurons become too weak to carry the signal and the brain’s memory of how to perform that movement is not able to be recovered.
In order to promote neurogenesis (the making of new brain cells), it’s important to stay active, both mentally and physically. An interesting note is that stress inhibits the formation of new brain cells. Can you guess what enhances it? If you guessed physical exercise, you’re right.
Staying mentally active, through learning new things, doing crossword puzzles or brain teasers, and staying physically active, can keep your brain regenerating new cells and diminish your chances of suffering decreased brain function for the rest of your life.
Warm regards,
Christian Goodman
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Posted in Uncategorized at 11:30 pm by Christian Goodman
Do you ever experience a slump in energy during the day? Maybe you wake up tired or become fatigued during the course of your day, even after a full night’s sleep. Do people close to you complain about your snoring? You could be suffering from sleep apnea without even knowing it.
In simple terms, sleep apnea refers to a condition in which you literally stop breathing for a few seconds, typically about 10 seconds at a time. This can occur throughout the night without you even being aware of it. In fact, most diagnoses of sleep apnea occur after someone else notices the apneic episodes. Clinical diagnosis is usually made with a polysomnogram, or overnight sleep test, where your breathing is closely monitored while you sleep.
There are three types of sleep apnea, categorized primarily by the cause of the disorder. The first is obstructive sleep apnea and is the most common. As the name implies, it’s caused by something obstructing the flow of air. You may experience a mild form of sleep apnea if you have an upper respiratory infection. The tissues in the throat swell and block your airflow. But chronic obstructive sleep apnea usually requires medical intervention as it can lead to serious health complications, including a severe form of congestive heart failure.
The second, less common but more serious form is central apnea. In this type of sleep apnea the area of the brain that controls respirations is out of balance. The body’s level of carbon dioxide in the blood rises, and the feedback mechanism that usually keeps it in check doesn’t react fast enough for you to keep breathing regularly. Following the apneic episode, you may breathe rapidly for several seconds or minutes; this is the body’s defense to blow off the excess carbon dioxide and quickly take in more oxygen. This can continue even into your waking hours.
The third type of sleep apnea is complex apnea, a combination of the first two. If obstructive sleep apnea is severe, and allowed to continue for an extended length of time, central sleep apnea can develop as a result.
One of the most common symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea is snoring, however, just because you snore doesn’t necessarily mean you have it. It’s when your snoring suddenly stops, along with your breathing, that’s usually a good indication you may have sleep apnea. The apneic episode is typically followed by a deep gasp after which your snoring continues.
The simple exercise program I created to eliminate snoring is helpful in both main types of sleep apnea. By learning how to strengthen the muscles and tissues of the mouth and throat, episodes of obstructive sleep apnea can be lessened.
Central sleep apnea can also be helped by my Stop Snoring Program, though perhaps to a somewhat lesser extent. Exercising and moving the muscles actually helps to stimulate the areas of the brain that house the respiratory control centers.
Keep in mind that the Stop Snoring Program is in no way intended to diagnosis, treat, or cure severe forms of chronic sleep apnea. You should absolutely seek advice from your primary care physician for a clinical diagnosis and proper medical treatment.
Remember, not all people who snore have sleep apnea. And my Stop Snoring Program will definitely help you stop snoring and give you (and your spouse) a peaceful night’s sleep.
Warm regards,
Christian Goodman
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Nature seems to have a cure for everything if you can find it. With the health benefits of green tea only just being understood, the antioxidant properties (and a host of others) of green tea are becoming well known around the world, especially in the health and fitness industry. Using green tea weight loss products to burn off extra calories is claimed to be the most natural method and you won’t find a better source; one which can be purchased in liquid form, taken as tablets and even drunk as normal tea.
The effect it has on the human metabolism is quite amazing; if taken over an extended period of time, it actually slows down the process of aging by aiding cell regeneration. When used in weight loss products, it shows some amazing qualities like helping the metabolism by ridding the system of toxins and using the natural laxative quality it possesses. The product increases the metabolic rate and the number of calories burned so less fatty tissue forms.
No matter how good green tea weight loss products are, some steps must be taken by the user to be careful with their diet, so if you are a junk food addict, this probably will not work for you. Many people think just using green tea will solve their weight problems but the fact you’re taking the product implies you’re trying to improve your health by improving your nutritional intake.
If you use green tea as a drink, the best time to take it is just before you retire for the night. Weight loss products containing this product can take some getting used too and often there may be some bowel irritation for a couple of days but don’t worry, it will pass. Although it may seem troublesome at first, this physical reaction is quite normal and means the green tea’s weight loss products are improving the metabolism. Results are normally obvious within the first week, particularly if you complete the diet with physical exercise, lots of liquids and healthy food.
The attributes of green tea can be further enhanced when it is used in combination with extracts from the root of ginseng. Ginseng has also been used in China and Tibet for many thousands of years and helps by adding vitamins and minerals to supplement those already being used in the detoxification process.
When ginseng is used in association with green tea it stimulates the immune system and fortifies the user, providing a valuable energy source during the stressful period when you are returning to normal weight. So far no adverse side effects have been discovered with tests of up to half a year showing good safety levels for products containing green tea and ginseng.
Another element often discounted, taken for granted, or seen as insignificant with regard to weight loss is oxygen. Effective fat burning can’t take place in the presence of insufficient oxygen. Increasing oxygen intake is one of the primary reasons aerobic exercise is encouraged.
I’ve created a program called Weight Loss Breeze that addresses the problem most people have of shallow breathing. By learning a few simple exercises you’ll have more life-giving, fat-burning oxygen flowing steadily into your body at a much higher level than you’re probably taking in now. Combining the effects of green tea, a healthy diet and my Weight Loss Breeze plan gives you a full arsenal of tools for taking off the excess weight for good.
Warm regards,
Christian Goodman
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Posted in Uncategorized at 8:30 pm by Christian Goodman
When people hear the words “sedentary lifestyle,” it’s easy to conjure up images about a fat individual sitting on the sofa, watching TV and munching on potato chips all day.
Watching TV does get a bad rap these days, doesn’t it? Health experts everywhere claim that the hours spent watching TV could instead be used for practices that could prolong life instead of shorten it, such as exercising. Even business gurus see TV as one of the biggest income reducers in society today!
Yes, TV does contribute to the rise of obesity in populations all over the world today. The more TV an individual watches, the more time he/she spends sitting down, and the less steps he/she takes. All the unspent calories from all that sitting adds up until the individual becomes overweight – and a slew of other medical conditions come to the fore.
But does watching TV really have to be such a bad thing?
Some individuals have turned their love of watching TV into something more productive. For instance, overweight individuals watch TV while walking on the treadmill or pedaling on their exercise bike. Others tune in to health and wellness channels to get ideas on how to live a healthier lifestyle at home.
I’ll have to agree with these individuals on that assertion – watching TV can be healthy, but only if you come out of it healthier and happier.
And what better way to come out of a TV session healthier and happier by practicing one of my programs?
Most of my programs (which you can find on the upper-right hand side of this web page) involve simple exercises that can be done at the breakfast table, at the workdesk, in the car, or – believe it – in front of the TV. In fact, it might be even better if you watch TV while doing some of the exercises – before you know it, these exercises will be second-nature to you.
Best of all, the results of my programs are permanent. You can lose weight, be free from TMJ and headaches, and even improve your sex life.
All done in front of the TV. Isn’t that lovely?
Browse my list of available programs and take your pick. You won’t believe the great things that my customers have experienced while working on my programs – it’s probably the single most helpful purchase they’ve made in their entire lives.
So stop looking at the boob tube as a guilty pleasure and turn it into something that could change your life for the better for good!
Warm regards,
Christian Goodman
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Posted in Uncategorized at 11:00 pm by Christian Goodman
I get emails all the time and alarmingly in increasing numbers from active, healthy people who tell me they suffer with regular bouts of high blood pressure. How can this be? These folks are in great shape; they exercise their bodies and their minds and follow a healthy diet. Yet they say they must constantly battle elevated blood pressure. It was a puzzle that bothered me.
The problem hit very close to home when a close friend of mine had a heart attack. This was a healthy guy, living an active, healthy lifestyle who went through periods of time with no signs of high blood pressure. He worked out regularly and ate a sensible, well balanced diet. How could he wind up having a heart attack?
He wound up suffering a heart attack because he allowed tension and anxiety to creep into an otherwise healthy lifestyle. When he got stressed or worked too long and too hard without relaxing from time to time, his blood pressure skyrocketed to obviously dangerous levels. Hard evidence that merely eating right and exercising is not necessarily enough to protect you from a heart attack and its consequences.
Despite all the labor saving devices in today’s ultra modern world, as individuals we’re working harder than ever before. Longer hours at work, bumper to bumper commutes, overwhelming responsibilities at home and work, social obligations to fit in; it’s little wonder so many feel the tension and anxiety our fast-paced life brings. Most of us wear an invisible overcoat of stress every day.
You may think stress is only a mental thing, but it manifests itself physically as well. Your heart will beat faster causing your blood pressure to rise, adrenaline and several other hormones are released and your muscles tense up. Digestion slows and your brain is firing orders to the rest of the body at turbospeed. If you spend a great deal of time worrying or feeling anxious, your body stays in this state of readiness for what it perceives is a threat to your life.
It should come as no surprise then, that after an extended period of time in this defensive mode, with your heart racing and your blood pumping wildly through your veins, muscles tensed, you’re increasing your odds of developing all kinds of health problems, including hypertension, the medical term for high blood pressure.
One of the biggest problems with hypertension is the way traditional medicine has dealt with it. You’re given pills to take everyday to help bring your blood pressure down to within normal limits and keep it there when a better alternative would be to remove the source.
Only about 30% of the people suffering with high blood pressure have it because of genetic predisposition. For the vast majority, their hypertension comes from factors they can change, usually diet, lifestyle or stress levels.
Because of what happened to my friend, and because so many are headed down that same path, I developed a blood pressure program that addresses not only your hypertension, but also what needs to be done to repair the damage that too much stress and tension have done to your body.
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Posted in Uncategorized at 11:00 pm by Christian Goodman
Fibromyalgia is a painful condition that currently affects between 3 and 6 million Americans or about 1 in 50 people. 80-90% of fibromyalgia sufferers are women, but it also occurs in men and children. A diagnosis is usually made in middle age people, although symptoms can show up as early as childhood years. Unfortunately, many times the pain in children is dismissed as growing pains and nothing is done until the disorder worsens with age.
Medical experts have been unable to pinpoint the specific cause of fibromyalgia, but studies have suggested a link between fibromyalgia and traumatic events, such as a car accident, repeated injuries and certain diseases. The symptoms can be slow in their onset and can be aggravated by the weather, an unrelated illness, or seemingly nothing at all.
It’s thought that people with rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, or other autoimmune diseases are more likely to develop symptoms associated with fibromyalgia. More recent research has suggested the cause is due to a central nervous system malfunction. The bottom line is most so-called experts have no idea what causes fibromyalgia or how to cure it. Some patients have even been told their symptoms are brought about by laziness or inactivity.
Fibromyalgia is characterized by widespread chronic pain, debilitating fatigue, and extreme skin sensitivity, even to light touch. Victims also complain of an impaired ability to focus or concentrate, sleep disturbances, ‘needles and pins’ feeling in the skin, muscle spasms or stiffness, and weakness in the arms and legs to the point they’re sometimes unable to drive a car or walk up a flight of stairs.
In earlier times, symptoms were often blamed on female ‘hysteria’, a catchall diagnosis many doctors used when they really had no idea what was wrong. It wasn’t until the late 1980s that the American Medical Association officially acknowledged the term fibromyalgia as a real physical problem. This may, in part, account for the majority of recorded cases being women. It’s likely there are many more men suffering from fibromyalgia who simply aren’t seeking medical help, given what their female counterparts have encountered in their quest for relief.
Most fibromyalgia sufferers are forced to go to several doctors before finding one able to give them an accurate diagnosis because the symptoms often overlap with numerous other conditions. Even after they’ve been given a diagnosis, too often they’re given little hope for anything more than management of their pain, typically with pain medications whose side effects are often as difficult to live with as the fibromyalgia itself.
My compassion for the suffering of people plagued with fibromyalgia is one reason I developed a way to offer relief from the constant pain and draining fatigue, without the harmful side effects of most prescribed medications.
A few minutes each day, performing simple-to-do exercises can give you your life back. Find freedom from doctors and their mind-numbing pain medications. More importantly, you’ll find relief from the daily pain and constant exhaustion that keeps you from living a full, happy life.
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