Archive for December 2009

Dec122009

Effects of Exercise on Good Health & Obesity

Lack of exercise & inactivity are two major reasons that carved way for several diseases like unhealthy cholesterol level, coronary artery disease, high blood pressure and obesity in most of the cases. Thus one can not negate the importance & benefits of doing exercise regularly; which apart from keeping you free from such diseases also helps in maintaining overall fitness of the body. Some benefits of doing exercise are-

1. Exercise not only keeps your heart healthy but also has the power to reverse the bad effects that might have aroused due to smoking.

2. A regular exercise program will help you to keep your arteries elastic, thus ensuring normal blood pressure & subsequently reducing chances of hypertension too.

3. Appropriate exercises help you to improve the strength of your muscles, endurance power of body, and impart flexibility in the body so your performance levels are always at max.

4. Studies shows that regular exercise & dietary program can prove astonishing in treatment of obesity-related arterial diseases too.

5. It keeps control over your BMI which is the first indicator of obesity, for adults BMI> 30 is regarded as obese state.

6. Evidences have shown that a well-structured exercise program can also help in the treatment or prevention of chronic diseases such as type II diabetes.

7. It imparts activeness in you by increasing your metabolism, thus also imparting in you a positive well being feeling or feel good factor.

Dec42009

Is Your Hoodia Pure??

Hoodia is a very popular herb which is often found in most of the Herbal Diet pills well-known as weight loss supplements. Now there are numerous companies in the market offering several products almost everyday claimed to have the essence & goodness of Hoodia. It becomes very difficult as such to judge whether they are offering genuine Hoodia based products or not. There are extensive reports & surveys which suggest that most of the Hoodia based products are either fake or have been contaminated with artificial chemicals.

This is based on the following facts-

1. The supply of the plant is scant in reference to heavy demand worldwide which is still growing.
2. It is difficult to grow a Hoodia Plant as it takes approximately four to five years and a very hot environment to reach its maturity.
3. A ban has also been imposed on the trade of Hoodia Plant to preserve the species; by CITES (The Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species).

The only thing that can be relied on to differentiate between; whether products contain pure Hoodia or the alleged active ingredient or if the product is fake; is to check the laboratory testing certificates. But sometimes even their authenticity is in doubt too. So the best way is that go for popular brand names & buy the product from only trusted & reliable sources & outlets.