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According to the experts, even losing just 5% of body can be a great boosting factor for your overall health. Suppose you are having 200 pounds of weigh, even losing just 10 pounds can be really healthy. With the number of overweight people increasing in US, there is also bigger increase in diseases like blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease and block. All these just increase the problems in

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I can’t exactly explain what it is about peanut butter that I love so much… the taste, the texture, the little reminders of childhood when I bite into a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. But, I do realize that I am one of very few. Most adults can’t stand peanut butter and even more adults are allergic to peanuts… thus leaving a small percentage of adults that do like peanut butter, and an even smaller percentage that are complete fanatics. I go beyond just being a fan… I’m completely addicted.

If we run out of peanut butter in my household, which actually happened recently, I am not a fun mother to be around. I go into complete peanut butter withdrawal. I crave peanut butter like smokers crave nicotine. It’s quite possibly the best, most versatile food. I can eat it in sandwiches, on crackers, celery… with a spoon, you name it.

What is even better is that peanut butter is available in so many varieties. You can get chunky or creamy, whole fat or low fat, standard or all-natural… so many choices! Unfortunately, there was a recent peanut butter scare that involved some tainted jars of peanut butter and I worry that it’s giving the old peanut butter a bad name.

So, being the kind woman that I am, I’m doing a sort of community service here. Peanut butter is still King! It is one of the best yummy, yet healthy, treats for adults and children. In fact, according to the Journal of American College of Nutrition, eating 2 tablespoons of peanut butter directly from the jar (which is something I happen to do quite often) may be a healthy habit! Peanut butter has many essential vitamins and nutrients, such as vitamins A and E, folic acid, calcium, magnesium, zinc, iron and fiber.

In addition, scientific evidence suggests that eating peanuts (even in peanut butter) may reduce the risk of heart disease when limited to 1.5 ounces per day and combined with a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol. In 2002, a Harvard Study showed that women who ate peanut butter and nuts had a reduced risk of type 2 diabetes.

Unfortunately, especially for me, peanut butter is high in fat content and can therefore lead to weight gain if eaten in excess. So I am forced to limit myself on peanut butter overindulgence. But, it doesn’t mean that I enjoy my favorite all-time snack any less. In fact, the benefits of eating peanut butter, the healthy ones and the tasty ones, far outweigh the fat issue and the fact that I have to limit myself. Everything in moderation…

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We’ve all experienced some lack of motivation when it comes to exercise. But, it is well known that once you find an exercise program that you enjoy, that fits your lifestyle… you are more prone to stick with it. I know I’ve been there.

ModernSage.com recently received a question pertaining to just this… the inability to stick with an exercise program. Kevin Gianni of LiveAwesome.com was ready to tackle this question with fervor.

Question:

Hi, I wanted to find out whats the best way to stick to a routine that doesn’t fit your lifestyle. I like the idea of pilates, I have seen a ton of expert videos on the market, but pilates just doesn’t want to work with my body. I find it a little boring but I know the benefits are huge. Yoga.. that too comes across as boring and the benefits many. It’s hard to think something is changing in your body when you have a hard time sticking to the routine of it. I’m a big girl and lots of exercises are hard for me. At my wits end.. Rochelle

Answer:

Hi Rochelle,

This is Kevin Gianni from LiveAwesome.com and author of “The Busy Person’s Fitness Solution.”  I was forwarded this question to give my expert opinion.

To answer this question in complete honesty, there isn’t a way you can stick to a routine that doesn’t fit into your lifestyle.

Now of course, there are plenty of possibilities for exercise and activity that do fit, this just means there’s no way you’re going to fit a square peg into a round hole!

One of the biggest reasons for fitness failure is that people try to do things that they can’t feasibly stick with or, worse, things that they don’t like.

I don’t do anything that I don’t like.  I don’t like weight lifting, so I don’t do it.  I have dozens of other activities for building muscle.

The most important thing is to ask yourself, “What do I like to do?”

That answer will determine what type of program you should stick to.  Pilates is great.  So is Yoga.  So is weight lifting.  So is hiking.

All these things will get you where you need to go, but the one that will get you the best results is not the one that has the most “benefits” but the one that you are most likely to create a habit of doing.

So take some time to think about what you do like.  Forget about the benefits and what the experts say, find out what really gets you excited and do that activity.

Once you can figure out this, the rest it a piece of cake!

Live Awesome!
Kevin
http://www.liveawesome.com/

“Most people work hard and spend their health trying to achieve wealth.  Then they retire and spend their wealth trying to get back their health.” 

What are you going to do about it…

Check out Kevin’s latest article on ModernSage.com: 7 Reasons Why You Can and Will Lose Weight

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Many of parents even do not know whether their kids are actually overweight or not. Kids are overweight or not has some relation with kids physical activity and eating patterns. The lack of balance between diet and exercise could make your child look fatty and absurd and may keep them overweight and unhealthy until their adulthood. The balanced diet with physical exercise helps the kids to get