Atkins Grapefruit Diet

The Atkins Grapefruit diet is a diet plan, not endorsed by the estate of Dr. Atkins, that plays on the popularity of the grapefruit diet and the Atkins diet name.

A closer look into this diet shows that it may not be all it claims to be.

First of all it’s pretty difficult to find information on the Atkins grapefruit diet plan. Smart people know that when someone is perpetrating a deception, or a con, they will often gloss over facts. This is what the Atkins grapefruit diet seems to do in an attempt to get people to associate it with two supposedly effective diets.

Is the Atkins Grapefruit Diet part of the Atkins Diet or endorsed by the estate of the late Dr. Atkins? The answer is no, not only is there no mention of the Atkins Grapefruit Diet on the Atkins web site, but there is no fruit of any kind mentioned in the list of allowed foods in the Atkins diet Induction phase.

The induction phase includes the following foods:

Fish of all kinds
All fowl such as turkey and chicken
Any shellfish
Any meat such as beef or pork
Eggs cooked in any style including fried
Cheese
Vegetables
Herbs and Spices
Fats and Oils
Low carbohydrate beverages including diet soft drinks

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Breast Cancer: This disease is not confined to females!

Directly you hear the word ‘breast cancer’,the picture of a female patient is conjured up. This disease is not confined to females. Though rare, males can also contract this type of cancer.

Cancer that starts in tissues of the breast in males and females is commonly known as breast cancer which is the second most common cancer type in the world.

The first sign of breast cancer is a lump or a mass in the underarm or breast area that feels different to the touch. Other symptoms may be a change in size and shape of the breast, nipple inversion, skin irritation or dimpling, swelling of the full breast or part of it, and a discharge from the nipple. It pays to be cognizant of these signs for early detection of cancer.

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Living The Good Life Article Series, Tell Me What You Think?

Hi everyone,

Thats me Gaylene

Nice to be here and great to get some lovely e-mails, thankyou thankyou, thankyou.

Now to business, I really need some feedback here on this latest series of articles that I have been posting on yoga exercises and health issues.

I have studied this area quite a lot and have put plenty of the basic formulas into practice and have had some really outstanding personal results. That is why I decided to post them here for you to have a look at.

Now I do realise not all these theories and ideas will work for everyone or that some of you may feel a bit hmmmm at a few of the ideas, BUT that’s normal.

What is great about some of these articles is that they are simple easy and make sense in common language, even though the actual terminology may seem very foreign.

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We all get Constipation and indigestion at some stage, don’t we? – Part one of five

We all get Constipation and indigestion at some stage,

abdominal lift

THOSE who are masters of the science of Yoga refer to constipation as ‘the mother of all diseases’, and so many of the most important Yoga asanas aim at improving elimination and the digestive processes and, consequently, the health of the entire organism.

Among these exercises the ABDOMINAL LIFT is considered one of the most essential; not only for its physical values, but also for the way it influences our spiritual development by ridding the body, and therefore the mind, of impurities. Not only does the constant practice of it bring relief from chronic constipation and indigestion but it also strengthens flabby abdominal muscles and so improves the figure.

Before attempting the ABDOMINAL LIFT it is advisable for beginners to spend the first two or three days limbering up the muscles with the following contracting and relaxing movements known as UDDIYANJ,

1.    Stand with the feet about twelve inches apart, in hale slowly and deeply and exhale with a good deal of force.
2.    Without inhaling again, pull in the abdominal muscles with a strong upward movement until a hollow forms under the ribs.
Hold for two seconds.
3.    Relax the muscles, pull in again and relax again. Repeat these two or three times in quick successive movements, still without inhaling, and then relax.

Do not overdo these movements at first, and remember that the accent is on the pulling in movement rather than on the letting go.
Yoga exercises must be done while the stomach, bladder, and if possible the bowels are empty. First thing in the morning or last thing at night is convenient for most people but the time of day does not matter too much so long as the stomach is empty.
Allow at least four hours after a heavy meal, two hours after a light meal, and half an hour after a cup of tea or glass of fruit juice. Do not eat directly after exercising but wait at least half an hour. Be sure that nothing you wear fits tightly, or restricts your movement in any way.

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The last in this series of Constipation and indigestion, you should be cured.– Part five of five

The last in this series of Constipation and indigestion, you should be cured.

Variation of Head to Knee Posture 1.

1.           Sit down on the floor with your legs stretched out. Place the right foot on the left thigh, as near to the body as possible.
2.    Stretch forward your left hand and grasp the toes of your left foot.
3.    Place your head on your left knee.
4.    Keeping your head on your knee, reach your right arm round the back of your body and try to grasp the toes of your right foot which is on the left thigh. Remain thus for as long as you find comfortable, and without straining, and then straighten up, lie flat on the floor and relax, taking a few deep recovery breaths.

If you find you can do this variation you might like to omit the simpler Head to Knee posture in favour of this one, as the benefits of the asana are greatly enhanced by the added stretch to die muscles of the back and shoulders.
Yet another variation of the HEAD TO KNEE POSTURE re-quires a little more flexibility, and should not be attempted until you can perform the above variation with ease.

Variation of Head to Knee Posture
1.    Sit down on the floor as before and place your right foot against your left thigh, as near to the body as possible.
2.    Lift your left leg straight up and catch the foot firmly in both hands. Your leg should be perpendicular to the floor.

Incline your head slightly until your face touches the knee of your raised leg. Hold this position for as long as you can and then repeat with the other leg. You may perform this variation up to six times, three for each leg. It will take time and patient practice to perfect, but it is well worth the extra effort as it will give an invigorating pull to the sciatic nerve as well as imparting the other benefits of the posture.
And now for something more spectacular. This is a colourful Yoga asana requiring flexibility and concentration. Called the Akarna Dhanurasana or in English the BOW AND ARROW POSTURE it will strengthen flabby abdominal muscles, thereby promoting better elimination, and will also limber up the joints of the hips, legs and shoulders.

Method
1.    Sit down on the floor with your legs stretched out. Bend your right knee until your right foot is over your left thigh.
2.    Grasp the right foot with the left hand to hold it in position while you
3.    Raise your left elbow while drawing your right foot up to touch your left ear.

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