· Set aside some quiet time to write a letter that no one will read, but will help you to reveal your hearts messages and wisdom.
· Write at the top of the page the question you want an answer to, such as “How do really I feel about Sam?” or “How do I feel about my job”
· Write down all the things you wish you could say, what you wished you could've said, etc – basically getting it all out.
· Include all the memories – positive and negative – you can remember.
· Try not to analyze what you are writing – just let it flow from the heart. Write without judgment – just put down whatever comes to your mind – we will analyze it later.
· When you have finished, leave it for a few hours before reading it, or better still sleep on it.
· As you read over what you have written, highlight or underline anything that strikes you as interesting, unusual or significant.
· These are the messages and the wisdom your heart is bringing through to you. Think about what these messages are, and what wisdom your heart is revealing to you.
· When the time is right, ask yourself what you would like to do with the letter? Put it in a keep-safe box, place in a bottle and let it go in the ocean, burn it, bury it or even send it.
You may also need a Life Coach! Email for more information: life_coach@topcatper4mance.biz
Friday, December 18, 2009
Monday, July 27, 2009
Nearly 10% of Health Spending Due to Obesity
Just to keep you in the know. This is the real epidemic, swine flu aside, how can we move forward without addressing our health, as a nation! Read this:
Associated Press
WASHINGTON -- New research shows medical spending averages $1,400 more a year for an obese person than for someone who's normal weight.
Overall obesity-related health spending reaches $147 billion, double what it was nearly a decade ago, says the study published Monday by the journal Health Affairs.
The higher expense reflects the costs of treating diabetes, heart disease and other ailments far more common for the overweight, concluded the study by government scientists and the nonprofit research group RTI International.
RTI health economist Eric Finkelstein offers a blunt message for lawmakers trying to revamp the health-care system: "Unless you address obesity, you're never going to address rising health-care costs."
"Health care costs are dramatically higher for people who are obese and it doesn't have to be that way," said Jeff Levi of the nonprofit Trust for America's Health, who wasn't involved in the new research.
What are you doing to impact this epidemic?
Associated Press
WASHINGTON -- New research shows medical spending averages $1,400 more a year for an obese person than for someone who's normal weight.
Overall obesity-related health spending reaches $147 billion, double what it was nearly a decade ago, says the study published Monday by the journal Health Affairs.
The higher expense reflects the costs of treating diabetes, heart disease and other ailments far more common for the overweight, concluded the study by government scientists and the nonprofit research group RTI International.
RTI health economist Eric Finkelstein offers a blunt message for lawmakers trying to revamp the health-care system: "Unless you address obesity, you're never going to address rising health-care costs."
"Health care costs are dramatically higher for people who are obese and it doesn't have to be that way," said Jeff Levi of the nonprofit Trust for America's Health, who wasn't involved in the new research.
What are you doing to impact this epidemic?
Saturday, July 11, 2009
8 ways the food industry can hijack your brain!
Excess sugar, fat and salt are just some of the tricks that get us to overeat!
Too much sugar, fat and salt
Most of the foods served at restaurants combine tempting amounts of sugar, fat, and salt.
They are either loaded onto a core ingredient (such as meat, vegetable, potato, or bread), layered on top of it, or both.
For instance: Potato skins:
The potato is hollowed out and the skin is fried, which provides a substantial surface area for “fat pickup.” Then some combination of bacon bits, sour cream, and cheese is added. The result: fat on fat on fat on fat, loaded with salt.
Buffalo wings:
The fatty parts of a chicken get deep-fried. Then they are served with creamy or sweet dipping sauce that’s heavily salted. Usually they’re par-fried at a production plant, then fried again at the restaurant, which doubles the fat. The result: sugar on salt on fat on fat on fat.
Spinach dip:
The spinach provides little more than color—a high-fat, high-salt dairy product is the main ingredient. The result: a tasty dish of salt on fat.
Easy-to-chew foodIt's food that literally melts in your melt. By eliminating the need to chew, modern food processing techniques allow us to eat faster and consume more calories. Processing meat and produce — a techniques employed by many restaurant chains and food manufacturers — creates a kind of “adult baby food.” The harder-to-chew-elements, such as fiber and gristle, are removed in foods such as chicken nuggets, spinach dip, and bean burritos. The result is food that can be eaten quickly, and without much effort.
Consider Chili’s boneless Shanghai chicken wings.
Removing the bone reduces the need for chewing, making the food faster to consume. In addition, the wings contain a solution of up to 25 percent water, hydrolyzed soy protein, salt, and sodium phosphate. The water is there to bulk up the chicken – the industry calls this “reducing shrinkage.” Water is also cheaper than chicken breast, so it’s less costly to produce. And finally, water makes the food softer and chewing easier.
Brain conditioning
The food industry focuses on several factors to influence irresistability, including calories, flavor and ease of eating. Food scientists create “hyperpalatable” foods and the food industry markets “fun foods.”
One way marketers make food fun is by adding dips or sauces, such as Dippables products. Foods such as milkshakes and candy bars stimulate the appetite and prompt us to eat more even after we’re full. These foods layer sugar, fat, and salt in optimal amounts in a way that conditions our brains to eat more and more. Instead of satisfying our hunger, we are setting ourselves up to crave them again. By creating hyperpalatable foods that are entertaining, widely available and socially acceptable, the food industry contributes to this vicious cycle. Millions of Americans report loss of control in the face of food, lack of feeling satisfied, and a preoccupation with these foods.
When in doubt, throw cheese and bacon in it.
It's a standard joke in the world of chain restaurants. But it works. Along with enhancing melt and making food easy to eat, these layers are cheaper to produce than the central ingredient (such as meat or fish) they flavor. They’re also visually appealing, straightforward, and familiar.
Example: T.G.I. Friday’s Parmesan-Crusted Sicilian Quesadilla, is described on the menu as follows: “Packed with sautéed chicken, sausage, bruschettta marinara, [and] bacon and oozing with Monterey Jack cheese. We coat it with Parmesan and pan-fry it to a crispy, golden brown, then drizzle it with balsamic glaze.”
Restaurants assemble food, not actually cook itRestaurants make use of “individually quick frozen” foods. Shrimp, potatoes, and chicken nuggets are blasted with cold air, cold nitrogen, or cold carbon dioxide as they travel along a conveyor belt so they freeze in discrete pieces. They are often partially fried before they are quick-frozen. Then they are plunged, straight from the package and still frozen, back into fat for a second frying. The processing, preservatives, and extra frying required for these kinds of foods add to the caloric content.
The myth of healthy grilled chicken Think you're eating healthy when you order grilled, marinated chicken? Think again. A common way to get marinade into meat is through needle injection. Hundreds of needles are used to pierce the meat, tearing up the connective tissue, to add solutions of salt, sugar, and fat. These injections not only increase flavor, but they also make the meat fall apart in our mouths.
Sneaky sugar.
If a food contains more sugar than any other ingredient, federal regulations dictate that sugar be listed first on the label. So, to trick health-conscious mothers who scan food labels for the word "sugar," manufacturers hide the amount of sugar by listing its different sources separately, pushing each down the list. Breakfast cereal, for example, often includes some combination of sugar, brown sugar, fructose, high-fructose corn syrup, honey, and molasses — each listed separately.
Creative chemistry.
Chemical processing evolved to extend the shelf life of products and to lower food costs. More recently, the industry has directed its creative chemistry toward increasing sensations like “mouth feel” and finding new ways to artificially simulate real flavors using flavor enhancers. It’s all about creating novelty and impact to encourage people to consume more.
(For more: msnbc.com/diet_health)
Too much sugar, fat and salt
Most of the foods served at restaurants combine tempting amounts of sugar, fat, and salt.
They are either loaded onto a core ingredient (such as meat, vegetable, potato, or bread), layered on top of it, or both.
For instance: Potato skins:
The potato is hollowed out and the skin is fried, which provides a substantial surface area for “fat pickup.” Then some combination of bacon bits, sour cream, and cheese is added. The result: fat on fat on fat on fat, loaded with salt.
Buffalo wings:
The fatty parts of a chicken get deep-fried. Then they are served with creamy or sweet dipping sauce that’s heavily salted. Usually they’re par-fried at a production plant, then fried again at the restaurant, which doubles the fat. The result: sugar on salt on fat on fat on fat.
Spinach dip:
The spinach provides little more than color—a high-fat, high-salt dairy product is the main ingredient. The result: a tasty dish of salt on fat.
Easy-to-chew foodIt's food that literally melts in your melt. By eliminating the need to chew, modern food processing techniques allow us to eat faster and consume more calories. Processing meat and produce — a techniques employed by many restaurant chains and food manufacturers — creates a kind of “adult baby food.” The harder-to-chew-elements, such as fiber and gristle, are removed in foods such as chicken nuggets, spinach dip, and bean burritos. The result is food that can be eaten quickly, and without much effort.
Consider Chili’s boneless Shanghai chicken wings.
Removing the bone reduces the need for chewing, making the food faster to consume. In addition, the wings contain a solution of up to 25 percent water, hydrolyzed soy protein, salt, and sodium phosphate. The water is there to bulk up the chicken – the industry calls this “reducing shrinkage.” Water is also cheaper than chicken breast, so it’s less costly to produce. And finally, water makes the food softer and chewing easier.
Brain conditioning
The food industry focuses on several factors to influence irresistability, including calories, flavor and ease of eating. Food scientists create “hyperpalatable” foods and the food industry markets “fun foods.”
One way marketers make food fun is by adding dips or sauces, such as Dippables products. Foods such as milkshakes and candy bars stimulate the appetite and prompt us to eat more even after we’re full. These foods layer sugar, fat, and salt in optimal amounts in a way that conditions our brains to eat more and more. Instead of satisfying our hunger, we are setting ourselves up to crave them again. By creating hyperpalatable foods that are entertaining, widely available and socially acceptable, the food industry contributes to this vicious cycle. Millions of Americans report loss of control in the face of food, lack of feeling satisfied, and a preoccupation with these foods.
When in doubt, throw cheese and bacon in it.
It's a standard joke in the world of chain restaurants. But it works. Along with enhancing melt and making food easy to eat, these layers are cheaper to produce than the central ingredient (such as meat or fish) they flavor. They’re also visually appealing, straightforward, and familiar.
Example: T.G.I. Friday’s Parmesan-Crusted Sicilian Quesadilla, is described on the menu as follows: “Packed with sautéed chicken, sausage, bruschettta marinara, [and] bacon and oozing with Monterey Jack cheese. We coat it with Parmesan and pan-fry it to a crispy, golden brown, then drizzle it with balsamic glaze.”
Restaurants assemble food, not actually cook itRestaurants make use of “individually quick frozen” foods. Shrimp, potatoes, and chicken nuggets are blasted with cold air, cold nitrogen, or cold carbon dioxide as they travel along a conveyor belt so they freeze in discrete pieces. They are often partially fried before they are quick-frozen. Then they are plunged, straight from the package and still frozen, back into fat for a second frying. The processing, preservatives, and extra frying required for these kinds of foods add to the caloric content.
The myth of healthy grilled chicken Think you're eating healthy when you order grilled, marinated chicken? Think again. A common way to get marinade into meat is through needle injection. Hundreds of needles are used to pierce the meat, tearing up the connective tissue, to add solutions of salt, sugar, and fat. These injections not only increase flavor, but they also make the meat fall apart in our mouths.
Sneaky sugar.
If a food contains more sugar than any other ingredient, federal regulations dictate that sugar be listed first on the label. So, to trick health-conscious mothers who scan food labels for the word "sugar," manufacturers hide the amount of sugar by listing its different sources separately, pushing each down the list. Breakfast cereal, for example, often includes some combination of sugar, brown sugar, fructose, high-fructose corn syrup, honey, and molasses — each listed separately.
Creative chemistry.
Chemical processing evolved to extend the shelf life of products and to lower food costs. More recently, the industry has directed its creative chemistry toward increasing sensations like “mouth feel” and finding new ways to artificially simulate real flavors using flavor enhancers. It’s all about creating novelty and impact to encourage people to consume more.
(For more: msnbc.com/diet_health)
Monday, May 11, 2009
Remember, red meat, pork, dairy, sugar, salt and soda WILL shorten your LIFE!
HOW TO CUT CANCER RISKS
The American Institute for Cancer Research and the World Cancer Research Fund recommend:
• Maintaining a healthy body mass index of 18.5 to 24.9.
• Limiting consumption of red meat to no more than 18 ounces (cooked) a week. (ELIMINATE Red Meat/Pork - Coach Clement, why risk it?)
• Eliminating processed meats such as bacon, ham, sausage and lunchmeat.
• Eating five servings or more of fruit and vegetables a day.
• Limiting consumption of alcohol to no more than two drinks a day for men and one for women.
• Exercising at least 30 minutes a day.
• Limiting consumption of salt.
• Limiting processed foods high in added sugar and fat.
The American Institute for Cancer Research and the World Cancer Research Fund recommend:
• Maintaining a healthy body mass index of 18.5 to 24.9.
• Limiting consumption of red meat to no more than 18 ounces (cooked) a week. (ELIMINATE Red Meat/Pork - Coach Clement, why risk it?)
• Eliminating processed meats such as bacon, ham, sausage and lunchmeat.
• Eating five servings or more of fruit and vegetables a day.
• Limiting consumption of alcohol to no more than two drinks a day for men and one for women.
• Exercising at least 30 minutes a day.
• Limiting consumption of salt.
• Limiting processed foods high in added sugar and fat.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
My Review of adidas adistar Ride Cushion Running Shoe Mens
Packed with adidas®'s premium technologies, the adistar Ride men's running shoe is fit for an elite. adiPRENE®+ cushioning maintains forefoot propulsion, while an extended Torsion® System ensures a fluid transition from toe-off to heel strike. The adiWEAR® outsole provid...
Great shoe worth every dime!
TopCat the Coach Chesapeake, Virginia 3/31/2009
Pros: Lite and Secure
Best Uses: Running only
Describe Yourself: Competitive Athlete
Great
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Look out for these 2 "scams": bromalite and acai berry colon cleanse
Whoa! This is the same as seen on that lady with a show who's name is Oprah, right? Well it turns out it is a FRAUD! DO NOT ORDER (FREE) sample as they ask for your credit card info and the nightmare begins.
Go to the enclosed link to read more: http://www.ripoffreport.com/searchresults.asp?q5=bromalite&Search=Search&q1=ALL&q4=&q6=&q3=&q2=&q7=&searchtype=0&submit2=Search%21
Hope this helps. To lose weight, please hire a Certified Personal Trainer, Dietitian or Nutrition Specialist. There are no quick fixes, I can help you work hard and reveal your true self.
Ask Coach Clement!
Go to the enclosed link to read more: http://www.ripoffreport.com/searchresults.asp?q5=bromalite&Search=Search&q1=ALL&q4=&q6=&q3=&q2=&q7=&searchtype=0&submit2=Search%21
Hope this helps. To lose weight, please hire a Certified Personal Trainer, Dietitian or Nutrition Specialist. There are no quick fixes, I can help you work hard and reveal your true self.
Ask Coach Clement!
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
The benefits to overall health are clear. Exercise has even been shown to improve kids' academic performance.
Let's ne serious for a minute, everyone has obesity in their family, right? What are you doing to help them or yourself? We can help you like we've helped so many others...Peep the stats below.
In May, the CDC reported that 32 percent of U.S. children fit the definition of being overweight, 16 percent were obese and 11 percent were extremely obese.
Childhood and adult obesity has emerged as a growing problem not only in the United States but also in many countries around the world.
Though better nutrition coupled with exercise has long been the favored prescription for losing weight and avoiding obesity, a new study suggests diet actually plays the key role.
Researchers from Loyola University Health System and other centers compared African American women in metropolitan Chicago with women in rural Nigeria. On average, the Chicago women weighed 184 pounds and the Nigerian women weighed 127 pounds.
Researchers had expected to find that the slimmer Nigerian women would be more physically active. To their surprise, they found no significant difference between the two groups in the amount of calories burned during physical activity.
"Decreased physical activity may not be the primary driver of the obesity epidemic," said Loyola nutritionist Amy Luke, a member of the study team.
Holla', remember always ask: Coach Clement!
In May, the CDC reported that 32 percent of U.S. children fit the definition of being overweight, 16 percent were obese and 11 percent were extremely obese.
Childhood and adult obesity has emerged as a growing problem not only in the United States but also in many countries around the world.
Though better nutrition coupled with exercise has long been the favored prescription for losing weight and avoiding obesity, a new study suggests diet actually plays the key role.
Researchers from Loyola University Health System and other centers compared African American women in metropolitan Chicago with women in rural Nigeria. On average, the Chicago women weighed 184 pounds and the Nigerian women weighed 127 pounds.
Researchers had expected to find that the slimmer Nigerian women would be more physically active. To their surprise, they found no significant difference between the two groups in the amount of calories burned during physical activity.
"Decreased physical activity may not be the primary driver of the obesity epidemic," said Loyola nutritionist Amy Luke, a member of the study team.
Holla', remember always ask: Coach Clement!
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Youth Fitness and Nutrition for ages: 9-18 years old
Parents! Please do not allow your children to lose the "healthy eating" battle. Fast food is NO GOOD for them. In fact, if you do not eat it, why allow the kids to?
Boycott unhealthy food because OUR children are worth it, are they not? Join TopCat Per4mance in waging battle against those establishments that want to destroy our childrens future through foods they know their OWN children do not consume.
Lead your children out of the dark by SHOWING them how it is done. In fact, if you do not, be prepared for a lifetime of misery.
Share the Love like Bob Marley!
I'm the Coach and you can ask me...2009 is our Time!
Boycott unhealthy food because OUR children are worth it, are they not? Join TopCat Per4mance in waging battle against those establishments that want to destroy our childrens future through foods they know their OWN children do not consume.
Lead your children out of the dark by SHOWING them how it is done. In fact, if you do not, be prepared for a lifetime of misery.
Share the Love like Bob Marley!
I'm the Coach and you can ask me...2009 is our Time!
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