September 24, 2008
Greetings,
It has been said that failure and success lie on the same road. Success just lies a bit further up ahead. Whether you're looking to lose weight or just get in better shape, it can be a bumpy and frustrating road to travel. This e-zine as well as my website,aflatbelly.com, is dedicated to ensuring you a successful and smooth journey.I will offer you tips and advice on nutrition, exercise, motivation and lifestyle changes based on my over 12 years of experience as a professional fitness trainer, competitive bodybuilder, sports nutrition specialist, wellness and motivational speaker.
Improving your health and even losing body fat can actually be a positive experience with many valuable lessons learned along the way. If you are ready to hit the road towards better health, jump in let’s get going.
I’m looking forward to our trip together.
Zo Carroll
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Issue #4 September 2008
Table of Contents
1) STAY YOUNGER BY SLOWING DOWN YOUR BIOLOGICAL CLOCK
2) ACKNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATE YOURSELF
Do you sometimes feel a lot older than you really are? You’ve lost some of the zip in your step? Your body doesn’t work like it used to when you were say…a teenager or even a young adult? Is it harder to lose weight? Is it harder to recover from injuries or workouts? Is getting older not as much fun as you’d like it to be?
What if you could live 25 years longer while feeling 25 years younger at the same time?
This is such a big issue that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) spent over $2.4 billion in 2007 alone researching the science of aging. Aging in the U.S. is an expensive proposition. In the recent Landmark Nutritional Supplement Study it was found that the average American over 65 was on an average of 19 prescription drugs! Well, living longer and feeling years younger isn’t just some pipe dream.
It is possible to KICK UP YOUR HEELS and enjoy a long, healthy, youthful life-very possible.
What is aging really? This process actually starts during our teenage years, long before we see any evidence of it because it starts on the cellular level. You see….we age from the inside out. I know that we can’t stop the aging process BUT, we can slow it down. We can treat the surface of our skin with different lotions and what not to reduce the appearance of aging but to truly slow down the aging process we have to reduce damage at the cellular level. Our biological age (cellular age) can be very, very different from our chronological age.
4 Key Mechanisms of Cellular Aging
• DNA Damage – Our DNA is under millions of assaults daily resulting from our diets, environmental contaminants and smoking.
• Genetic Regulators – Our genetics play a role in cellular aging but our lifestyles play a much bigger role in cellular aging.
• Declining Cellular Energy Production – Mitochondria which are the power houses of our cells creating energy, become less efficient and produce less energy. Can you say…NO ENERGY!
• Accumulation of AGE Proteins- As the body produces energy it creates what are called Advanced Glycation End products or AGE. When there is too large an accumulation of AGE Proteins, cells become damaged which can compromise their integrity and longevity.
Healthy Anti-Aging Lifestyle Tips
As with all health related topics, science has proven time and time again that all of us can do a number of things to improve our health. Here are a few simple things you can do to create a healthy anti-aging lifestyle:
• Eat a balanced diet rich in fruits and veggies and low in saturated fats.
• Maintain a healthy weight to reduce a host of health problems associated with aging.
• Exercise on a regular basis. Pay special attention to resistance training, weight-bearing exercises and cardio-vascular exercise.
• Increase intakes of vitamin D to reduce the risk for all-cause mortality, calcium for healthy bones and teeth, b vitamins to support healthy DNA replication and antioxidant nutrients such as vitamins C and E to reduce oxidative stress and cellular aging.
• QUIT SMOKING. It is the most effective thing you can do to reduce your chance of dying early and developing diseases.
• Use resveratrol a heavily researched polyphenol (bioactive natural plant compound) that has been shown to protect and repair cellular DNA, positively impact genetic regulators, promote mitochondrial biogenesis and slow AGE protein formation.
• Reduce stress, get sufficient rest and sleep and regular oral, vision and hearing care to support a healthy anti-aging lifestyle.
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Since this ezine is dedicated to success in all areas of your life, I wanted to share a great article with you written by one of my favorite success coaches, Jack Canfield. It is reprinted with his permission.
Jack Canfield, America’s #1 Success Coach, is founder of the billion-dollar book brand Chicken Soup for the Soul and is a leading authority on Peak Performance and Life Success. For more free success tips from Jack Canfield, go to www.FreeSuccessStrategies.com.
I hope you enjoy it as much as I did and hopefully it will lead to more successes in your life.
Acknowledge and Appreciate Yourself
by Jack CanfieldPop Quiz: When was the last time you acknowledged and appreciated yourself?
That's right: YOU. Not your spouse, not your children, or not your boss, co-workers or friends. Just YOU! Seriously, think about it. And if it's been so long since you last pat yourself on the back, then I want you to take the time right now to acknowledge and appreciate yourself for everything you've accomplished today, throughout the year, and in life. Ask yourself: How many times have you succeeded in the past month? The past year? The past 10 years? Are you able to recall your successes as easily as your failures and missteps?
This is not a selfish and egotistical act in the least. By taking the time to stop and appreciate who you are and what you've achieved--and perhaps learned through a few mistakes, stumbles and losses--you actually can enhance everything about you. Self-acknowledgment and -appreciation are what give you the insights and awareness to move forward toward higher goals and accomplishments.
In working with top leaders and thought philosophers of our time, I will tell you that among their secrets of success is a regular practice of acknowledging and appreciating what they have. It can offer an oracle into the future because it not only tells you where you are but it also helps clarify where you want to go in life. Whatever that might be. The road then becomes easier to navigate--easier to see from the distance and walk confidently step by step.
Don't forget to think about big and little accomplishments. Many people under-appreciate the minor things they do successfully every day . And yet they can recall in detail all the times they have failed or made mistakes. That's because the brain remembers events more easily when they are accompanied by strong emotions.
For example, you might vividly recall a graduation, losing 10 pounds, having a child, winning an award, or landing a highly sought after position. But see if you can identify just as many minor, more subtle successes, such as your intimate conversation with your spouse last night, the re-connection you established with an estranged friend last month, the quality time you were able to spend with your children today, how you checked off all your list of To Dos for the weekend, how you learned a new task at work, or got your kid to school on time.
These may seem like minor acts in the grand scheme of life, but they are what make us feel whole, happy, and accomplished along the journey toward those larger, and much more deeply satisfying moments.
Acknowledging your mistakes also has it pluses, but we often don't have trouble recalling or mulling over those. The point is, if you don't acknowledge your successes the same way you acknowledge your mistakes, you're sure to have a memory full of blunders. And a mind stuffed with negative chatter about the gaffes of life won't fuel your energy, nor your confidence, creativity, and motivation to keep going.
Consider this, too: if you only remember the mistakes and failures, you won't be as ready to take risks that will lead to your successes. Build your self-esteem by recalling all the ways you have succeeded and your brain will be filled with images of you making your achievements happen again and again.
Give yourself permission to toot your own horn and don't wait for anyone to praise you. Here are two suggestions:
1.) Record Your Personal History. Take time to write your achievements down. Start when you were very young and think of all your achievements since then. Don't just pick the major milestones; write down all the things you take for granted. For example, if you list your college degree, write your appreciation for having the opportunity to go to college and forge friendships that will last a lifetime.
You can also create a log of success every day and review it when you are faced with a new challenge. By writing it all down daily, you're securing it in your long-term memory and it will become a part of what makes you tick. It can even become a source of positive reminders and affirmations for when you're feeling down, as well as a personal record of you that becomes your legacy.
2.) Celebrate Yourself with Mementos. Surround yourself with reminders of your successes. Put up pictures, articles, trophies, awards and other pieces that bring your attention to your success. Make your environment speak to you about your achievements. Be proud of them!
By the way, showing appreciation for yourself and accomplishments has many rewards that go far beyond boosting your own self-confidence. Appreciating yourself is creates a cascading affect--your heightened confidence will spill over into other aspects of your life. Watch what happens when you gain that special trust in yourself. You'll attract opportunities, experience more fulfilling relationships, and have no trouble reaching loftier goals.
Remember, people like to be around those who have a healthy self-esteem and who are achieving their goals. Commit to acknowledging your achievements and your brain will begin to tell you the truth: that you can do anything!
© 2008 Jack Canfield
Usually Useless Notions For The Noggin
Tobacco smoke contains over 4,000 chemicals, including at least 50 that cause, initiate or promote cancer such as tar, ammonia, carbon monoxide, oxides of nitrogen and benzopyrene.
A healthy individual releases 3.5 oz. of gas in a single flatulent emission, or about 17 oz. in a day!
Courtesy of www.corsinet.com/trivia
This ends another edition of A Flatbelly For Me. Thank you kindly for your time. I hope you found something of value in this issue.
Comments? Ideas? Feedback? I’d love to hear from you. Email me at zo@aflatbelly.com with any of your thoughts.
See ya next issue.
Zo Carroll