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Over the last few days we have been hearing numerous stories about Gregory “Hurricane” Helms. As most have heard by now, both he and Chris Jericho were arrested a few days ago.

But why was Jericho allowed to compete at the Royal Rumble and Helms was pulled?

The reason is completely simple, Jericho wasn't the man who caused any issues. In fact, the police were called for Helms and his reckless behavior, and because Jericho stuck around (unlike Matt Hardy who was with both Helms and Jericho but ran when police arrived) he was arrested for being intoxicated in public.

Kinda reminds me of what a comedian said. “I was thrown out in public while being in a bar, I was caught by police and they wanted to arrest me for being drunk in public, I wasn't drunk in public, I was drunk in a bar. They threw me out in public.”

They both were apparently play wrestling and Jericho got hit, which is where the black eye you saw him sporting at The Royal Rumble came from. Helms was said to have done that, and allegedly struck a woman.

Helms and Jericho were arrested and then bailed out soon after, but the story doesn't stop there.

At the time of the arrest, Helms had what police said was ”one white round pill.” Now, some could think this was claritan or something along those lines at first glance unless they were a pharmacist or another type of drug professional.

So the police asked Helms about it, and Helms told them it was Soma. The pill is a generic version of the muscle relaxer Carisoprodol and a schedule four narcotic. Many who have used it said it is a very good, I've never tried it so I'm going by online reports here.

Now Helms claimed that he had a prescription for it, but he was unable to prove it at the time of the arrest.

The police did not charge Helms for the single pill, but should he be unable to provide a prescription he will be in violation of the WWE Wellness Policy and Kentucky state law. I am not sure on what their policy is for possession of one Soma pill though.

A lot of wrestlers use pain killers or muscle relaxers, and many in places such as the WWE or TNA have prescriptions for them. There are times in which they do not, where they have some that have a prescription yet have others without one.

But it's mostly Indy wrestlers that don't have prescriptions for drugs nowadays.

In any case, Helms may be out the door quite soon.

And this was before the arrest by the way. According to my sources, Helms met with the WWE legal department early last month about a release from World Wrestling Entertainment.

It was believed that if he was going to be leaving the WWE, it would be after the Royal Rumble at some point.

Helms has a veteran's policy in his contract, which means his no compete clause when released is about 45 days, instead of the normal 90 most wrestlers see upon their release from the WWE.

If he is released from the WWE, it could be at some point this month. It's unlikely the WWE would use him at WrestleMania, and there is no storyline for him going into the Elimination Chamber PPV either.

So with that being said, Helms could be gone very soon. Especially with all the legal trouble he has been in.

While many would think that he is being released for the legal trouble, we should keep in mind that he allegedly asked for the release.

I say stay glued to WWE.com to see if he is gone. But for now this is all the news on Helms I can find and what I've heard from a few sources.

partial source for arrest news: TMZ

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The costs associated with tainted foods are much higher than previously thought, according a new survey by Make Our Food Safe, a coalition of public health and consumer affairs groups.

“We need to go to war against these deaths,” said Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn), who has sponsored a bill to increase food inspection, which she argues is necessary to reduce the number of preventable deaths. “The illnesses represent real sickness, real pain, and real death,” she said. “We're not talking about roads, bridges, or parks. We're talking about people's lives.”

According to the study, the full economic cost to the United States is $152 billion annually; 82 million cases are reported each year, including 5,000 deaths.

The new calculations, which update a 15-year-old study by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, include indirect effects of food contamination. The earlier study estimated the costs at $6.9 billion annually. The new study is based on analyzing data from the Centers for Disease Control, other medical costs, and quality of life costs, including death, pain, suffering, and loss of productivity.

“If people can't engage on the humanitarian or the public impact,” DeLauro said, “maybe they'll listen to the economic impact.”

DeLauro introduced the Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009 last year to address the issue.She said that she wants food-inspection functions of other agencies folded into the Food and Drug Administration, then wants the FDA broken into a Food Agency and Drug Agency

Just this week, a brand of spinach dip was recalled because of the possibility of salmonella poisoning, and yesterday, a California beef company recalled ground beef due to E. Coli. In 2006, an E Coli outbreak in spinach was reported in the United States, resulting in three deaths. In 2006, threats of salmonella caused a large almond recall.

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Everyone gets sick once in a while. It's expected. That's why they have sick time at job. Therefore there are physician and insurance companies. But here are a lot of basic stuff to make sure you stay in general good health. You must wash your hands. In general, not enough people do this. When taking the lavatory. Investigations have been done and a shockingly low percentage of men and women wash their hands after using the lavatory or before meals.

I always say: Consume liquid. Liquid cures all sickness. Dehydration is the guilty of many common ailments such as acne problems and plus bloating. Eight cups of liquid is the minimum so be sure you're consuming at least that much. Think that fruits and vegetable juices count towards your daily scoop of hydrating beverages. Physical activity. Sport does not have to mean hours on the treadmill sweating away to emaciation. Exercise can be as easy as walking across the parking lot to the grocery store or doing housework. That's right! Vacuuming get off calories! The more active in general you are the more exercise you're getting. Consider getting a passometer. Passometer's have shown that people who wear pedometer's are more effective than those who don't.

Many of us want to shed a few pounds and be healthier this year. However, there is no magic formula to do that; but there are some things that can be done so that the weight comes off and a healthier lifestyle begins. Here are 10 ways to lose weight this year and relax it will be relatively painless. Hard work and dedication are all that is required to achieve this goal.

1. Start the day by eating breakfast: It is important to remember that it takes calories to burn calories. Therefore, a nice healthy breakfast ignites your metabolism. Apples are good things to have for breakfast along with two pieces of whole wheat toast with peanut butter on them. Relax if you aren't a breakfast lover then, eat a turkey sandwich, but light on the mayonnaise.

2. Run with the snack pack: Contrary to popular belief snacks are good to have between meals. Now, it important to plan your snacks in advance in order to avoid candy bar runs at four in the afternoon. Good snacks to have two or three times a day include: an ounce of pretzels or six cups of low-fat microwave popcorn.

3. Practice eating fiber rich foods: Did I just hear everybody in the room gag? Relax not all fiber rich foods taste like straw. Fruits and vegetables have much fiber; so eat three servings of vegetables and two servings of fruit daily. I am a big fan of strawberries, apples, carrots, and green peppers. Fiber can also get into your diet by adding beans to soups and salads.

4. Fight fat with fat: People need fat in their diet because fat makes people feel more satisfied after a meal However, wait a minute before eating double hamburgers and onion rings. Add some nuts and olive oil to a salad and put avocado on a turkey-breast sandwich. Plus, when going out to eat, try a nicely prepared piece of salmon or tuna because these are two of the fattiest fishes.

5. Avoid juice as much as possible: Yes, drinking juice is better than drinking soda pop. However, juices have up to 225 calories per serving. Drink water because it has zero, yep I said zero calories. I drink water with just a splash of lemon which makes it tangy, refreshing, and delicious.

6. Just say no to alcohol: Do you want to look better naked? Then, put down the beer and wine please. Did you know that light beer has over 100 calories?

7. Have a green day: Drinking green tea speeds up your metabolism. Green tea is delicious and refreshing. If you need to make it a bit sweeter then, go ahead and add a teaspoon of sugar.

8. Say hi to meat: It is important to remember that meat is your friend. A hamburger has about 430 calories if it is a regular quarter pound hamburger. The hamburger will be more filling than a salad and it is rich in zinc.

9. Go for the freezer burn: Eat the frozen dinner just make sure you cook it. This is because if you eat the frozen dinner then, the frozen dinner gives you portion control. Remember, you can eat anything and lose weight as long as you don't eat too much of anything.

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By the end of Peyton Manning’s career, he should hold every meaningful record in the books. He certainly will be, and already is in the discussion, as being one of the all-time greats to play the position. But, if the Colts lose on Sunday, how much will it affect his legacy?

Rightfully, or wrongfully, when the discussion arises about who was the greatest quarterback to play the game, the biggest emphasis is put on how many championships did they win. Regardless of all the other records, all the other stats, this is the criterion that is used the most.

That is why Sunday’s game means so much when it comes to evaluating Manning’s career. Especially a career that has been marked by so many post-season losses, that for a long time there was speculation that Manning would end up like Dan Marino: a great quarterback that never won the big one.

In many ways, Manning has revolutionized the quarterback position. What he does at the line of scrimmage, his ability to read defenses, the fact that he is literally a quarterback and a coach out on the field, plus his god given ability to throw the football make him like no other.

This isn’t just coming from some writer sitting at his computer. This is something that has been talked about ad nauseam all week by his peers and coaches in the game. When, you hear it come from the likes of Hall of Fame Coach John Madden or Hall of Fame Quarterback Jim Kelley, it carries a lot of weight.

Still, to make the argument for greatest of all time, which a lot of Colts fans prematurely make on his behalf, the Colts must win on Sunday. That, and another Super Bowl win, plus all the above combined, would go a long way for making the case that Manning is the best to have ever played the position.

Ironically, even if Manning were to play horribly on Sunday, ala Ben Roethlisberger in Super Bowl XL, and the Colts won, it would still enhance his legacy, because most people won’t remember how he played after a few years anyway. That might be an indictment of how we evaluate greatness at the position, but that’s for another article.

If the Colts lose on Sunday, then yes, Manning’s legacy will take a blow. He definitely will still be talked about as one of the greats, he will still go to the Hall of Fame, and people may argue that he was the best to play the position from 1998 to whenever he hangs up his cleats; but with only one Super Bowl win, the argument for greatest of all time falls short.

Sunday’s game is more than another Super Bowl; it’s about Manning’s place in the history of the game.

Lift Weights 10 Minutes a Day, 3 Days a Week to Lose Belly Fat

Even if you don't care about having six-pack abs, studies show excess belly fat is unhealthy. Turns out just 30 minutes of weight lifting a week can make a big difference.

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Men's Fitness offers 101 ways to get rid of a flabby gut and trim down your middle. Many of the tips are things we've all heard before—like cut back on fatty foods and eat more fiber, but there's lots of cool ideas that aren't so obvious. For instance, did you know that a cardio workout you do after lifting weights will have a greater impact than if you do it before lifting?

Speaking of weightlifting, you don't have to power through 500 reps for an hour every day day to get results:

If you're lazy, it's not as bad as you think—just 10 minutes a day of lifting, three days a week, will help. Harvard research shows that 30 minutes of weight training per week has a greater reduction on waist size than almost any other variable.

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Have you trimmed inches or pounds off your waistline? What exercise and diet tips worked for you? Let us know in the comments. Thanks Brian!

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Losing weight and getting fit preoccupied Americans in 2009:

• Nearly one out of two American women, including high school girls, were on a diet.

• Over 40 billion was spent on branded diet plans.

• Children as young as 9 to 11 years old were sometimes or very often dieting.

Yet an epidemic of obesity continues to affect more people than ever before:

• Less than a third of adults enjoyed normal weight.

• Children were two to three times more likely to be overweight today than they were 30 years ago.

Can we begin to reverse these worrisome trends in 2010?
We can if we update our old views with new ways to look at fitness in the coming year.

Old View: It's hopeless! Efforts to lose weight are inevitably doomed to fail. Even if a person manages to lose weight, he or she will eventually regain the weight and add back even more.

New View: You can do it! Strategies for making healthier choices involving diet, physical conditioning and improved self-care are available to you and can be learned. Championing this view is Kelly Brownell, Ph. D., who heads the LEARN Program for Weight Management at Yale University. And thanks to widespread access to the Internet, peer counseling in online communities is expanding. Internet support may include food and exercise diaries, weekly counseling, online weight-loss lessons and motivational phone calls.

Old View: Thin is in! Most individuals, especially women, seek to lose weight because they have internalized the media's ultrathin ideal.

New View: Healthy is in! Health is replacing vanity as the primary reason for pursuing fitness and weight loss. In 2009, researchers reported that four healthy habits could reduce or eliminate 80 percent of major medical problems: eating a healthy diet, not smoking, exercising regularly and maintaining a normal body weight. This insight, combined with rising medical costs, is triggering a focus on fitness.

Old View: If you are fat, you are a bad person. Obesity is a personal problem caused by a lack of willpower.

New View: Obesity is a disease that is treatable. The cost of providing medical care per person has skyrocketed from $356 in 1970 to $8,160 in 2009. Moreover, in 2009, the cost of treating obesity-related medical problems reached $147 billion. Given these costs, obesity has become a public health concern requiring a multifaceted community-based approach. In response, community leaders in Albert Lea, Minnesota, implemented a comprehensive lifestyle program to improve the health and longevity of the city's residents. To increase employee productivity and reduce health insurance costs and absenteeism, corporate wellness programs are proliferating.

Old View: Low-fat diets are required to lose weight. Eating fat makes a person fat. To lose weight, a dieter needs to stick with low- or no-fat foods.

New View: Total calories actually determine weight. The total calories consumed by a person, whether from carbs, fats or proteins, determines weight. Since the goal is a balanced diet, the Mediterranean diet, which includes healthy fats, is recommended by the Mayo Clinic and the American Heart Association as a nutritionally sound and healthy eating plan. Nuts, which until recently were on dieters' “do not eat” lists, are making a comeback because of their health benefits, especially almonds, walnuts, cashews, pecans and macadamia nuts. Momentum is growing for mandating information on the caloric content of fast foods and food products.

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Old View: Medical intervention is needed. Weight-loss drugs or bariatric surgery can solve the problem of surplus pounds for many people, and advances in medicine can address obesity-related problems such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, stroke and cancer.

New View: A healthy lifestyle is the best way. Prevention, rather than treatment of obesity-related medical problems, will move to the forefront because of the rising cost of medical insurance and healthcare. While the number of bariatric surgeries will continue to skyrocket, family physicians will increasingly write exercise prescriptions in lieu of drug prescriptions.

Old View: Ignore overweight children. Children who are overweight will outgrow their chubbiness, so kids' surplus pounds can be ignored.

New View: Help overweight children now! Dr. Robert Murray, chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics Council on School Health, is alarmed that nearly half of kids and teens are overweight or obese and, as a consequence, children's life expectancies are lower than their parents'. Treating childhood obesity is a serious medical problem that if ignored will place the child at risk for heart disease, diabetes and other serious medical conditions.

Old View: Don't ask, don't tell. Asking employees to modify their unhealthful behavior is an invasion of privacy and violates employees' right to choose their own lifestyle.

New View: Offer help, incentives and access to experts. In 2008, medical insurance premiums reached a record $15,609 for a family of four. Employers are proactively seeking to reduce costs (medical insurance, workers' compensation claims and absenteeism) by restructuring benefit programs. In increasing numbers, employees are being offered incentives to quit smoking or lose weight. They face penalties if they refuse to change habits that drive up the cost of healthcare.

Old View: Hard-core exercise one hour daily. Going to a gym daily for a 60-minute workout on a treadmill and resistance equipment is the best way to exercise.

New View: Diversity, fun and enjoyment. Thanks to popular television programs, dancing for fitness is back, particularly Zumba, a one-hour workout that fuses Latin rhythms with calorie-burning dance movements. Exergaming, such as Wii and Dance Dance Revolution, continues to grow in popularity with young and old alike. Michelle Obama has made the Hula-Hoop popular once again. The use of technologically sophisticated feedback gadgets, from pedometers to heart monitors, will expand. To attract members to the gym during tough economic times, more fitness centers will offer cardio cinema so members can watch a movie while exercising.

Will we continue to get fatter until 2018 when, according to research by Kenneth Thorpe, PhD, of Emory University, 40 percent of us will be obese (and another 33 percent overweight)?

If we are to succeed in reversing the obesity trends and mounting medical care costs, we'll have to find new approaches. And the more readily we learn from the past and update our understanding of the complex nature and causes of obesity, the more quickly we can successfully move into a healthy future.

Some dieters want to drop a few pounds to look better in a bathing suit. Others are trying to undo years of bad eating and exercise habits and are in need of education. Still others seek weight loss on a doctor’s orders to avoid serious illness, such as heart disease or diabetes.
 
All of these people may find things to like about “The Mayo Clinic Diet,” a new book from the respected medical institution. But those in the last two groups could find its program –- the first diet developed by Mayo Clinic — especially helpful.
 
There are no claims to magic fat-burning ingredients in this book, no nutritional supplements to buy. “The Mayo Clinic Diet” offers sound, health-focused information on how to eat better, move more and change ingrained habits that contribute to overweight and obesity.

The book leads off with "Lose It," a quick-start plan to help dieters drop 6 to 10 pounds in two weeks. In this phase they add five habits (such as eating a healthy breakfast), break five habits (eating in front of the TV) and adopt five bonus habits (keeping food and activity records). The second phase, "Live It," is a lifetime plan designed for weight loss of a pound or 2 a week until the desired weight is reached and can be maintained.
   
The book offers the usual good dieting and exercise advice, but it goes further. 

Mayo Clinic proposes its own healthy weight pyramid, making fruits and vegetables the foundation and putting exercise at the center. (Studies show that people who lose more than 30 pounds and keep it off for five years exercise an hour each day, mostly by walking, according to the book.) 

One chapter gives strategies for getting through weight-loss plateaus and relapses. Another is devoted to sticking to the diet when eating out and includes suggestions on how to eat at ethnic restaurants (avoid the fatty spareribs at Chinese restaurants; go for the hot and sour soup). A photo spread on portion control shows common foods eaten at breakfast, with pictures illustrating typical serving sizes compared with Mayo Clinic-suggested servings (8 ounces of orange juice versus 4).

There's an illustrated guide to reading nutrition labels and a checklist of warning signs for when to stop exercising (pain in an arm or the jaw, an irregular heartbeat). An endocrinology specialist, one of several Mayo Clinic professionals who contribute essays to the book, explains in easy-to-understand language some of the science behind nutrition and weight control. 

"The Mayo Clinic Diet" is written in a conversational, no-nonsense tone. It's colorful and graphically pleasing with lots of photos, sidebars and tips in bite-size chunks. Also available is "The Mayo Clinic Diet Journal," to use for tracking goals and progress.

– Anne Colby

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I'm a certified personal trainer and know for a fact that how a person approaches his or her weight loss attack, can create stumbling blocks that will prevent him or her from ever achieving their goals. Here are four wrong ways to start a weight loss plan.

Thinking that wearing what looks like a space suit will help you lose weight faster. The only thing a George Jetson suit will do is make you lose water faster, by causing you to sweat. You'll end up thirsty and gain back the sweat weight by drinking water. These suits look very uncomfortable, and probably are; uncomfortable attire will inhibit your work output, and you'll end up burning fewer calories.

Plus, these “weight loss suits” make you hot and may restrict movement, impairing your ability to work your hardest or run or step your fastest. Wear light, loose workout clothes (a simple tee shirt and lightweight sweat pants), and focus on a rigorous workout, and drink plenty of water.

Thinking that just because your 100-pound weight gain took three years in the making, that it should take three years to lose. A person can gain weight for a variety of reasons, and major weight gains usually do take time. A change in eating and exercise habits, due to unimaginable stress, can still take a few years to result in a 100-pound weight gain.

But with a complete turnaround in eating habits and a renewed commitment to rigorous strength training and vigorous cardio, a person can lose excess body fat in far less time than it took to put it on. But if a person dilly-dallies about exercising, and only half-way makes the effort to improve eating habits, then progress will come very slowly.

Thinking it's not safe to lose more than 2 pounds per week. One pound of fat = 3,500 calories. Suppose an obese sedentary person normally eats 5,000 calories a day. He or she then decides to eat only 3,000 nutritious calories a day (”only” is a relative term here), plus work out for one hour every day. A caloric deficit of 2,000 calories will be created every day. 2,000 X seven days per week = 14,000 calories burned per week, excluding the ones burned from the added exercise. 14,000 divided by 3,500 = 4 pounds per week lost. If this person's exercise burns an extra 500 calories a day, that makes the weekly weight loss total 5 pounds.

To say this is unsafe is to say that it is unsafe to consume 3,000 calories a day and exercise one hour a day! However, if a person goes from 3,000 calories a day to 1,000, then yes, this is very unhealthy and will ultimately screw up metabolism and cause other problems.

Thinking that you should avoid nuts if you're trying to lose weight. Nuts have always gotten a bad rap from the dieting camp. But nuts are super-healthy and improve cholesterol profile. And here's another reason dieters should eat nuts-just two tablespoons' worth can kill appetite for hours! So if you're fighting the urge to dig into the ultra-high-calorie ice cream or finish off the last three slices of pizza, which can be hard to fill up on, instead go for the cashews, pecans, peanuts or walnuts. After two tablespoons, you won't even want to think of eating anything else.

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You've been planning a vacation for months and suddenly find out that you're pregnant. Or you are five months into your pregnancy and it's that time of year you usually go on a vacation. Should you go? Most doctors would say yes, but there are a few things you should consider before you decide to go.

High or low risk pregnancy

Have you had a hard time with this pregnancy or have you been breezing through it? If you've experienced problems with your pregnancy from diabetes, bleeding, hypertension, excessive swelling or have had a history of miscarriage you should consult your physician before traveling.

Timing is everything

Consider what trimester you are in before leaping on a plane, ship or long car ride. The first trimester is generally filled with nausea and fatigue while the third trimester can be uncomfortable. Traveling usually means a lot of sitting and carrying heavy items like oversized purses and suitcases. This can cause swelling of the ankles and legs and pressure on your already tired back.

The second trimester is probably the best time for travel for most women. Usually the nausea is over and you haven't grown too large to maneuver around comfortably. If you have a choice of dates for your vacation, this would be a good time to plan it.

Most doctors will agree that the time to not travel is after 36 weeks of pregnancy. At this point it is best to stay home and near your health care professional.

Type of travel

If you are planning a car trip be sure to plan ahead to make it as comfortable as possible. Bring snacks and plenty of water to stay hydrated. Stop for bathroom breaks as often as necessary and try to walk a few minutes each time to ensure healthy circulation in your legs. Most important of all, wear your seatbelt. Placing the bottom belt below your abdomen and across your hips will be more comfortable.

If you are traveling by airplane, check with the airlines first for their rules about pregnancies. While most doctors agree that air travel is safe until 36 weeks, airlines may have stricter rules. Wear comfortable clothing and shoes and try to stretch or walk around at least every hour to decrease the risk of blood clots in your legs.

Taking a cruise can be relaxing and much easier than sitting in a car or on a plane. Like air travel, the cruise line may have restrictions on late-term pregnancies so be sure to check ahead. If you are prone to getting sea-sick this may not be the time to take a cruise. Being sick for several day can wear you down and not be good for the pregnancy. Also, confirm that there is a doctor on board during the trip in case of an emergency. Otherwise, a cruise is a good way to get away and still be able to enjoy light exercise and rest.

Healthcare Facilities

If you are going to another country or a remote area it is best to check ahead on the healthcare facilities available in the areas you are going to. Find out if your health insurance will cover you in these places as well. If you are not going to be in an area with trustworthy medical care you may want to reschedule your trip after your pregnancy.

Activities

Appropriate activities while on vacation will depend upon how late into the pregnancy you are. Walking, hiking, and swimming, all at moderate paces are acceptable. Sun-bathing for long periods of time may be dangerous if you become over-heated. This applies to hot tubs and saunas too. Over-heating your central core can cause damage to the fetus, so do these activities in moderation also.

Scuba diving should be avoided because of the water pressure changes. Water-skiing is also potentially harmful because water can be forced up into the cervix. Just use common sense when it comes to activities and you can still enjoy your vacation.

Immunizations

Some overseas travel requires special immunizations that can be harmful to the fetus. Live viral vaccines such as measles, mumps or rubella (MMR) should be avoided because of their risk to the baby. Live bacterial vaccines such as tetanus-diphtheria boosters or Immune Serum Globulin (ISG) for hepatitis A prevention can be safely administered during pregnancy. Some antibiotics such as Bactrim or Cipro that are used to treat diarrhea can be dangerous. Check with your doctor on all immunizations and medications before proceeding with them.

Traveling while pregnant can be an enjoyable experience if you plan ahead and take a few precautions. Do your homework, check with your doctor and enjoy your vacation.

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It seems like I've been battling my weight forever. I've tried everything from the Cabbage Soup Diet to Atkins and even dabbled in meal delivery systems like Nutrisystem. In all of these endeavors I have indeed lost weight, never as much as I wanted to because sticking with all of these plans seemed nothing short of impossible. And while Weight Watchers seemed to give me the best results, I grew lazy and didn't always feel like counting up my points every day. Like everything else, I lost and gained it right back.

Something I hadn't tried was Slim Fast. Yes, it's been around for ages but the idea of only being allowed a milkshake for breakfast and lunch wasn't very appealing. I looked into it a bit more and found out that I wouldn't be as limited as I had originally thought. Fruits and vegetables were not only allowed, but encouraged. The more I looked at it the more I thought that this could work. And so when I went grocery shopping that first week I bought enough Slim Fast shakes to get me through the week and also stocked up on lots of fruits and veggies.

In the first week I lost 3 lbs., which I was told was mainly water weight and not to get too excited. It was true that I was drinking a lot more water but even so I was elated at my progress. But as I headed into the second week I felt the unmistakable twinges of an encroaching yeast infection. Having been yeast infection-free for many years, I thought it was a bit odd but headed off to the drug store to see if there was anything new in the world of over-the-counter yeast treatments. After doing a bit of research I found out that many of the one time only treatments often failed and that perhaps it would be better to get a 3 or 7 day treatment. I chose a 3 day over a 7 day, thinking that would take care of it. I also grabbed a bottle of something called AZO Yeast tablets and some Acidophilus tablets. I hate yogurt and this seemed the best way to get the good intestinal juices flowing.

I was wrong. I suffered through the mess and pain that seemed to intensify for three days and adhering to the instructions on the box to call your doctor if there was no sign of improvement after 3 days, I called my OB/Gyn. It was obvious to my doctor that if I had tried all of this and I was still suffering that I needed something stronger. I was prescribed three rounds of Diflucan - normally you only get one but if I was this far gone then it was likely that one wasn't going to do it. I continued to drink my Slim Fast shakes for breakfast and lunch every single day.

After finishing three whole rounds of Diflucan I found a bit of relief but it was obvious that it still wasn't completely gone. Another call to my doctor got me on the fast track straight to her office. A few hours later I had assumed the position and was told that there were indeed some yeast spores remaining, wreaking havoc on me. It seems like at this point I had used up almost everything in the anti-fungal arsenal except one Napalm-like ointment. I was given another three rounds of Diflucan and some pain reliever and sent on my way.

I spent week three of my Slim Fast diet imposing Guerilla warfare tactics on my nether regions. By the end of that week I felt better but STILL not 100%. A call from my doctor confirmed that there was nothing else going on but the Al Qaeda of yeast infections. I was cleared of underlying conditions, such as diabetes. I was given yet another round of Diflucan and instructions to continue with my other yeast supplements. Never in my life have I fought a battle of these proportions. In my entire career as a woman I've only needed Diflucan once and a single pill took care of the whole thing.

As I was popping another morning dose of Diflucan in week 4 I grabbed my Slim Fast shake. Before I had a chance to crack it open, my eyes fell on the nutritional contents. EIGHTEEN GRAMS of SUGAR! The RDA recommends no more then 40g per 2000 calorie diet and I was on something more like 1500. In these two shakes alone I had exceeded the amount of sugar I was supposed to consume in one day. The snack bars aren't much better and I was eating two of those a day, in accordance with the Slim Fast diet plan. I put the shake down immediately and haven't looked back.

5 weeks after this whole ordeal began, it ended with the death of my Slim Fast diet. Coincidence? Perhaps. But after numerous calls to my doctor, an inordinate supply of anti-fungal drugs, weeks of pain and at least one trip to the stirrups, it all came to an end when the diet did. Maybe I'll give it another shot in a few months but for now - Slim Fast is my new enemy. Anyone who is getting recurrent or simply unresolvable yeast infections should definitely take a look at their diet. You never know what's lurking in there!

Sacramento has a rapidly rising metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes rate among the young and middle-aged. So does India. And the rest of the world as well. Why? And why do these strike vegetarians eating a diet high in white rice, bread, and starchy plant-based foods? In other countries, add even a small amount meat or fish to the diet, and in largely rice or bread-based societies, the risks of these health issues rise. It's similar to the risk of a higher cancer rate among mostly red-meat eaters globally. See the article, Red Meat Eaters More Likely to Die from Cancer or Heart Disease. Also see the article, Vegetarians Have Lower Cancer Risk Than Meat Eaters.

Could the risk of metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes epidemic in part be increased by eating white rice instead of the more expensive brown rice? See the article, Waist circumference measurement identifies metabolic syndrome. In the case of white rice, there is nothing slowing it down causing a sudden spike in blood glucose. Is the overconsumption of white rice, bread, and soda in part causing the problems? See how high white is on the Glycemic Index.

White rice or any other carboyhydrate does not cause type 2 diabetes or metabolic syndrome. It's how your individual genes, your body's response to any combination of food reacts to your diet as a whole. It's an issue regarding risk. See the article, Will feeding mothers prevent the Asian metabolic syndrome epidemic?

It's also customary to eat white rice instead of brown rice in China. See the article, Study warns of growing Metabolic syndrome epidemic in China. How much carbohydrate does one need? Experts advise consuming about 50 to 60 percent of one's total daily calories from carbohydrates, mostly complex carbohydrates, and no more than 30 percent of calories from fat. What happens to the rice polish with all the vitamin B contents or the rice bran? It's packaged and sold globally.

You can buy rice bran or rice polish in local health food stores. After the bran and polish are removed, you get the white rice, and that's what a lot of people are eating globally. Think how difficult it is to get served brown rice in any large, chain eatery in the world, including the USA. You'd have the same luck trying to find whole grain sprouted flourless no-yeast bread outside of the natural foods section of a market or in a health food store. It's about cost. But when rice first grows, it grows as brown rice. Somebody has to scrape off the vitamins from the rice.

Restricting total carbs to less than 130 grams per day is not recommended, according to the American Diabetes Association. Also, the National Academy of Sciences - Food and Nutrition Board recommended that diets provide 45 to 65 percent of calories from carbohydrates, with a minimum intake of 130 grams per day for adults.

Go to any restaurant or fast-food eatery in any country, and chances are you'll be served white rice, unless you're in a specialized health-food type restaurant. It's what most people serve in their home until they are told why brown rice is more nutritious. Seethe article, Diabetes afflicting more in US Asian population - The Boston Globe. Also see the article, Brown rice and white rice? - Diabetes Daily.

Can white rice contribute to type 2 diabetes? See the article, Why Brown Rice is Healthier.

Why are type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome rising so fast all over the world? Is anyone looking to see whether metabolic syndrome is rising rapidly in young or middle-aged urban police personnel, perhaps due to stress and diet? Metabolic syndrome is hitting policemen hard in India. And it's not only in India. The cheapest source of calories in these centers is white rice. Many healthcare workers believe that white rice is responsible for the diabetes epidemic globally.

In the Marshall Islands, 2,300 miles southwest of Hawaii, children indulging in popsicles and soda or eating ramen noodles with Kool-Aid powder sprinkled on top for breakfast. Picture families dining on white rice, meat, and sweet beverages for lunch and dinner every day. What kind of meat? How about Spam, canned corned beef, chicken, fish, crab, octopus, and variety meats such as turkey tails or pig intestines? The diabetic and metabolic syndrome risks are spreading, according to the article, Defeating Diabetes: Lessons From the Marshall Islands.

What's the relationship between vegetarian diets and metabolic syndrome, if any? The prevalence of metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes is increasing globally at an alarming rate, according to the study, “Addressing the diabetes pandemic: a comprehensive approach.”

Metabolic syndrome is rising in the USA as well and in Europe. So is type 2 diabetes? What's causing this global epidemic? Are people genetically changing or is the food?

Metabolic syndrome usually hits people with the genetic tendency to gain weight in the abdomen, who have high blood pressure, and issues with insulin. Are people eating too many foods that turn to sugar too fast in the bloodstream? Or are people changing genetically? Are there too many foods that turn to sugar too quickly in the diets of people around the world? What's the role of global fast foods, and are they similar to local fast foods, if the transfats and sugar in the foods play a role?

Why does India, largely a vegetarian society, have the highest rate of type 2 diabetes in the world? But India has been vegetarian for centuries. Is it a combination of genetics and vegetarian? If so, then why is metabolic syndrome rising along with type 2 diabetes all over the world? Is it stress that points to metabolic syndrome?

Is vegetarianism creating high insulin in the blood streams of people eating a largely vegetarian diet? It's stress combined with the tendency to gain weight around the abdomen instead of of on the hips and thighs. It's about the waist-to-hip ratio. So it boils down to stress plus genetics. And also its about the type of vegetarian diets and the stress with the genetics.

Why is metabolic syndrome global in countries that eat more meat than vegetables? India is focused on because it has the highest diabetes rate in the world and is largely vegetarian. Is it balance, stress, genetics, or all of these pointing to the rising metabolic syndrome rate?

Why all of a sudden is metabolic syndrome in India is rising rapidly? Stress or changes in foods? Basically, in India, a largely vegetarian country, is it the stress getting to the policemen in urban settings rather people other than the police living in rural settings? And why in modern times? The area has been vegetarian for centuries. But metabolic syndrome is rapidly rising all over the world and especially locally. See the article, “Global Prevalence of Diabetes — Diabetes Care.”

India leads the world with largest number of diabetic subjects thus earning it the dubious distinction of being termed the “Diabetes capital of the world.” See the article, “India is the diabetes capital of the world with 41 million.”

According to the Diabetes Atlas 2006 (see Diabetes Atlas) published by the International Diabetes Federation, the number of people with diabetes in India is currently around 40 million and this number is expected to rise to 70 million by 2025, unless urgent preventive steps are taken. See the article “High Prevalence of Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome Among Policemen.” APICON, 2008. See the articles, “Daily Diabetic: India is Diabetes Capital of the World.” See International Diabetes Federation (IDF)

The so called “Asian Indian Phenotype” refers to certain unique clinical and biochemical abnormalities in Indians which include increased insulin resistance, greater abdominal adiposity i.e., higher waist circumference despite lower body mass index, lower adiponectin and higher high sensitive C-reactive protein levels. See the article, “Abdominal obesity, visceral fat and type 2 diabetes- “Asian Indian Phenotype.” This phenotype makes Asian Indians more prone to diabetes and premature coronary artery disease. The only issue is why are those phenotypes also prevalent in Sacramento, among a diverse population eating perhaps similar foods?

Why is type 2 Diabetes A Major Cause of Mortality of Youth and Middle Aged People Globally?

During the past 30 years, the status of type 2 diabetes has changed from being considered a disorder of the elderly, to one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality affecting the youth and middle aged. It is important to note that the rise in prevalence is seen in all six inhabited continents of the globe. The major driver of the epidemic is the more common form of diabetes namely type 2 diabetes, which accounts more than 90% of all diabetic cases. See the article, “Metabolic syndrome–emerging clusters of the Indian phenotype.”

1. Metabolic Syndrome is one of the commonest risk factors for Cardiovascular mortality.

2. The major characteristics of metabolic syndrome include insulin resistance, abdominal obesity, elevated blood pressure and lipid abnormalities.

3. Currently, no randomized controlled studies are aimed specifically at treating metabolic syndrome.

4. The primary goals of dietary management for persons with metabolic syndrome are to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease and diabetes mellitus.

5. The long term effects of low-carbohydrate diets have not been studied adequately in patients with metabolic syndrome, although short-term effects show benefit.

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