What I love about the Flat Belly Fix is that it is not just a flat belly diet or a new fad. It comes complete with video coaching on how to do exercise to help you achieve that weight loss goal. Lots of programs out there on how to get a flat belly. Some are just diets while others concentrate on fitness. But the flat belly fix does both! The author of the program is Todd Lamb. He tried this program on his wife after she gained lots of weight after a car accident. It just takes 21 days but it does not end after that. If you go through the program, you will discover a few secrets about certain spices that help you in your weight loss plan. You will also get smoothie recipes and of course the videos will set you on a daily fitness program to help you maintain your ideal weight Here are some of thetestimonials from people who actually tried it!
If you haven’t tried this yet, you’re going to want to
add this to your morning routine
Drinking 1 cup of this delicious hot beverage in the
morning sets you up to burn more fat than 45 exhausting minutes on the
treadmill.
In fact, some folks are losing up to 23lbs of fat in
just 21 days by drinking it every morning.
Within days of starting this simple morning
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weight that his momentum was unstoppable…
In 3 weeks she lost 27 lbs…
In 3 months she lost 84 lbs…
However
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This odd little fat burning trick is already
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Most people already using this daily routine are
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We all like to make excuses – Especially when it comes to the things that are challenging. For instance, these two of the excuses commonly made about making time for assuring that our kids are physically active which impacts their health directly a priority: Exercise for kids is not at the top of our list!
1) "I can't afford it"
2) "I don't have enough time"
Today I want to respond to each one and discuss why they're completely untrue...
Excuse 1: "I can't afford the cost to have my child play on any teams or pay to have the family engaged in active play."
Trust me. This excuse hits really close to home. I know what it's like having to watch every purchase, only to see credit card debt pile up. It's not very fun.
With that said, I'd like to mention a term I heard awhile back called "The Latte Factor." While applied more towards saving money, this concept is simple. All you do is eliminate one small expenditure on a daily basis, use this money to fund active play for your kids.
THE IMPORTANCE OF PLAY
Society and especially kids have been caught up in the electronics revolution. Too many kids are moving their fingers, but not their bodies. The advent and rapid adoption of technology from cell phones to video game consoles leads to sedentary lifestyles, we move our fingers but not our bodies for entertainment. Where are all the fun activiries for kids that we used to do?
The end result is childhood obesity is a growing health risk, we are seeing kids as young as 8 years old with cardiac diseases that normally one does not develop until later in life. Today kids as young as 9 are developing Type II diabetes as a result of inactivity and obesity.
Think about it: As parents often our kids arrive home from school, start playing video games on their phones or game consoles and never move. We arrive home, thinking they are finishing up homework, start dinner, watch a TV show together and head to bed. The result is kids are now spending over 7.5 hours a day on ‘screen time’, the average teenager moves 39.4 minutes per day, with just 4.8% of their time at school actually physically active.
Fun activities for kids
Play is a critical development period in all kids lives; this is where they learn fundamental skills to succeed as adults along with a lifelong live of fitness.
An expert in the childhood development, Peter Gray, gives us further insight. "Play is nature's means for young human beings to acquire the skills to develop successfully into adulthood". Peter Gray, a professor at Boston College, recently spoke for 16 minutes on the evolution of childhood and play. You will be amazed of what you learn.
For instance, here are few items people typically buy on a daily basis:
** A latte at Starbuck's Coffee (Hence "The Latte Factor" expression)
** A pack of cigarettes
** A meal at a fast food restaurant
** An alcoholic drink with your friends after work
Seriously, let's say you spend an average of $5 a day on one of these expenditures. If you add that up, it's $150 a month. Ten dollars is more than enough to afford to have your kids be physically active and engaged in active play for a month. To tell you the truth that's a little less than what I spend for all of my kids to be physically active, having fun, developing new skills and having both their body and brains engaged in a positive way. Far more than just their fingers!
Unless you're the most frugal person in the world, you can find ways to afford a subscription cost that engages kids and gets them active and healthy. I like my cup of tea from Starbuck's as much as the next person.
But if I knew giving it up for a few months would make a better future, you better believe I'd eliminate this habit in a New York Minute.
Excuse 2: "I don't have enough time to play with the kids or to cart them from practice and games."
Again, I can sympathize with this excuse. I've gone through those periods of life where it seems like there's never enough time. More true if you have a spouse and kids.
I know it's trite, but we're all given the same amount of time each day. The billionaires of the world like Warren Buffet, Bill Gates, and Richard Branson, all who have raised healthy active children and have a 24-hour day just like you and I. The difference, I feel, is they make the most of what they're given.
Now, I really don't know what your lifestyle is like, but I imagine there are ways you could make more time. For instance, here's what I would do to squeeze more time out of a day:
** Stop watching television…Period.
** Eliminate bad time management habits
** Throw out your video game console. It's a completely meaningless activity.
** Get up an hour early each day or go to sleep one hour later
** Use part of your weekend to engage your kids in physically active games that teach them a love of fitness at young ages. This investment of exercise for kids will stay with them for a lifetime.
Yes, this isn't very fun...it might even cause some stress on the home front, initially. Perhaps you'll have to talk with your "significant other" about what you're trying to achieve.
My point is in order to get the best things in life, you often to make sacrifices along the way. But don't worry, its was well worth it!
Like I said, we all make excuses. Even to this day, I find myself giving reasons for why I don't push past my comfort zone, get off my butt, away from the TV, cell phone and go and do some fun activities for kids. As you're reading this, ask yourself what excuses are YOU making.
I have just been reading a report in Pediatrics where a study shows that if
you are a minority child from Asian, African or Hispanic background, then you
are much less likely to be taken for an ADHD diagnosis.
The result is that
among these minorities, the detection, diagnosis and treatment of ADHD is just
way below that of white Caucasian origin.The study was done after the researchers had followed about 17,000 children
from kindergarten to the eighth grade.
The conclusion was that among these minorities as many
as a half to two thirds were less likely to be diagnosed with ADHD than their
white counterparts. This is not because ADHD is not present in these minorities.
It is just that there are many factors at play here.
One may be the lack of awareness of what ADHD is and
what the warning signs are. Other factors could be economic ones where access
to healthcare is expensive or non existent so many of these children just go
through their childhood and into adulthood without ever realizing that they have
a problem.
Another issue is that minorities are just outside the
diagnostic net while it could also be said that white children are being
overdiagnosed. There is no definite agreement or consensus on this one.
All too often behavior issues which are plain and
simple and need parental intervention. These cases have nothing to do with
ADHD. Similarly, behavioral problems or learning disabilities at school may be
the result of some other problem. But all too often, teachers want problem
children quiet and calm and will often put pressure on parents to get the ADHD
label, meds and all the other problems that go with that.
Misdiagnosing a case of ADHD is very serious as
medication in the long term can lead to health problems.
Even more worrying is that fact that original disturbance or disorder may never be properly diagnosed, with all the implications this has as the child moves into adulthood.
Let us look at what are the
best ways of testing ADHD. Then we shall examine various approaches which are
quite different in France and the USA. We shall also survey the
numbers and the risk of making an error when administering tests to diagnose
ADHD.
What is ADHD?-biological,
neurological or what?
Most experts are now agreed that ADHD is a
neurological biological disorder which reveals itself in problems to do with
the following areas of behavior at school and at home. These include:-
restlessness,
fidgeting,
hyperactivity,
lack of focus,
inattention,
distractability
impulsivity
ADHD symptoms explained
Here we look at the ADHD
symptoms but also in the second part how ADHD meds
may be actually detrimental and are only a partial solution.
Is it hereditary?
Most experts now agree that
the condition has a strong genetic link. That means that bad parenting will not
actually cause it but that the genetic makeup will be the determining factor.
It is estimated that ADHD may well run in families and that there is a strong
chance that one of the parents may also have this condition. A recent report in
The Lancet recently confirmed that there is a gene
which is responsible for ADHD behavior.
Why we have to get ADHD testing right.
Diagnosis of ADHD is not that easy and there are many
different approaches. We know that in the USA, the condition is usually confirmed by the use of
questionnaires and this mainly consists of ticking off boxes and getting an
idea of where problematic behavior may lie in at least two settings. Numbers
vary but in the US, it is now estimated that between 5% and 10% of the children will have
this condition. Estimates for the UK are even higher and are pushing the 10% mark.
The fact that mistakes are made and the diagnosis
procedure itself is full of holes has raised some alarm among the
experts. They are worried that:-
one in five children in the USA
may actually have been misdiagnosed
there are over 50 childhood conditions which mimic many of the
symptoms of ADHD
there are many co- morbid conditions such as OCD, ODD, anxiety and
depression which will also be present when properly diagnosed.
between 50% to 60% of children will carry this into adulthood
there is no pharmacological treatment which can actually cure the
condition.
only about 5% of children with ADHD actually graduate whereas among
normal teenagers the rate is at around 28%.
Differences between France and the USA
When the French approach
the problem of ADHD, they are much less prescriptive in their diagnosis and
that is reflected in the actual numbers of children with this condition. They
do not use the DSM IV (DSM V due in 2013). They have developed their own
criteria which are contained in the CFTMEA (Classification Française des
Troubles Mentaux de L'Enfant et de L'Adolescent).
They particularly look at
the social context of the child and take a much more holistic view in trying to
get to the bottom of the causes. They are also much less likely to treat the
condition with ADHD meds as in the USA and will make great efforts to do
ADHD testing according to the social context of the child. There will be much
more counselling and behavior therapy. The Americans will home in on the
biological imbalance and attempt to treat that with mind altering drugs.
The figures of ADHD in France reflect this much safer and
altogether more sensible approach.. The numbers are much lower but that has to
be balanced with their definition of what ADHD actually is, which narrows the
field considerably.
The consequences of not doing ADHD testing properly
So, the attention deficit disorder test must be properly carried out and all the
questionnaires are gone through if we are to avoid the alarming statistic
that one in five children are misdiagnosed and have to go through life and college with the wrong label with all the
consequences that brings. Now that is scary!
Many people
think that ADHD treatments that work are just a few pills which happen to be
based on amphetamines. That means they are strictly controlled and that there
are some question marks about their safety and side effects and so on.Why do you think that the FDA ADHD drug
warning is the maximum that exists? The reason is that there are risks
and that is why they get the black box treatment.
But let us
move away from these meds because there are lots of other ways that can and do
work and they are all based on how we organize a child’s life and the support
he receives at home and at school.
We need to
think outside the box because we know in our hearts that pills will not teach skills and we are thinking here about academic performance and also social
skills and the organisation of an ADHD friendly home especially if we have ADHD ourselves.
When we
mention the latter we are wondering how our child is going to learn to :-
share
fit into his peer group
learn to listen
understand about turn taking.
The fact
that these skills need to be taught means a lot of hard work and monitoring by carers
and parents. The fact is that the major task lies in raising awareness in the
child that this is the way to make friends.All too oftenkids with ADHD are
excluded form their peer groups, simply because they have no idea of what these
social skills are. This is perfectly understandable in that the child’s mind
is:
operating at high speed
distracted by sensory images
highly impulsive
hyperactive
Talking to
children, you soon realize that they cannot seem to stop their mind from going
all over the place. This is also a major reason for lack of motivation as the
dopamine and histamine brain transmitters are all skewed and are also not
connecting properly.
The next
problem is media time because of we allow the free rein, then they are hyped up
and they go into their hyperfocus mode.ADHD children can concentrate so well on certain things that they simply
cannot be torn away from them. The mind is getting instant gratification from video
games and that means that it is extremely hard to focus on an activity like
reading and homework afterwards. Studies show that kids just cannot focus after
a video game and I am not surprised. But video games can be used by therapists to help train the neural pathways
We have to
limit media time strictly and also make sure that the TV or computers do not
take overa child’s free time and that we ourselves are
setting the example by limiting our own time on these devices.
Have you tried talking to your baby, cooing at it or laughing together, recently? The reason I ask is that in a recent ADHD study, researchers at the University of Glasgow have found evidence that there may be a link with ADHD and/or other behavioral problems in childhood.
Their conclusions were that there seems to be some truth in the statement the more talk/interaction/vocalizations/sounds that the baby hears from the mother in the very early years will act as a sort of protection against ADHD developing.
Befoe they reached their conclusions, they watched videos involving 180 mothers talking to their one year old babies. They found that there was a correlation with the amount of talk and interaction and the risk of developing ADHD. The more talk there was, the less the risk. They even calculated that with about 5 vocalizations less for every minute, the chances of a baby having ADHD was raised by 44%.
This is just one study so we should not draw too many conclusions from it and larger and more extensive studies will have to be done before we start chattering to our babies all the time! Poor babies.
But maybe this would be a good thing anyway! Just look at the moms you see in the shopping mall and on public transport. They are very often taking to their friends or texting their nearest and dearest and the baby in the buggy rarely gets any attention at all.
What about the number of times we have seen the TV and some screen device being used as a sort of babysitter? That is a very frequent occurrence now as well.
Reactions to the study have been varied and many parents say that babies should be getting a lot more attention. However, I know of at least one mother with ADHD herself who has six children all with ADHD!
She has rejected that the amount of talk or lack of it is going to have any effect at all on whether the child goes on to develop ADHD. She is convinced that the genetic factor is the one that determines whether a child has ADHD and she seems to be the living proof. She has stoutly maintained that she gave her children more than enough interaction to keep them going and that she even homeschooled them. There are many parents who think like that.
In any case, this ADHD study is going to raise a lot of question marks. But before you send that text to your friend, why not put that off and give your baby some attention instead?
Just take a look at the video below - kids are brainwashed about junk food and they watch on average about 20,000 of these ads every year.
If you are an adult and trying to get fit, there is no better way than to get rid of unwanted fat by adding smoothies to your daily diet. You get some pretty amazing advantages as well such as increased energy, a boost to your immune system, your 5 daily with no fuss and bother and above all you will be in a good mood as well!
There are some suggestions about smoothie recipes. Here are some more tips about making food fun for kids :-
1.Unfortunately the snack foods in most homes are loaded with trans fats and sugar, not good. Recent studies show that the food additives and colourings in these foods is a possible cause of hyperactivity in children.
2. Kids are curious and adventurous - more than you think!
3.Get them involved in the kitchen and that means COOKING .... AND lots of mess afterwards!
4. Avoid kids' menus at restaurants- they choose that junk food . Why ? Is that what they get at home ??
5. Eat together as a whole family. Teenagers from these families are much more likely to stay on the healthy food ladder as they grow up.
6. Rave about certain foods YOU are eating. Kids are copy cats ! They will want to try it too.
7. Get them on to smoothies- it is probably the easiest and cheapest way to get them eating fruit and veggies.
