Health Benefits of Rebounding!!

This is new to me. And the more I read the more I am amazed at the benefits from something so very simple and easy to use. I have unregularly been using mine 2-3 or 5 minutes at a time during my work day. Not doing anything special but lightly bouncing, trying to work my way to more advanced moves. But 3-5 minutes doesnt sound like much but you really can feel it working.

Im going to post some links below so you can read some of the benefits of rebounding. You'll be Amazed and I except you to run out and buy one today !!! :)

http://www.healingdaily.com/exercise/effects-of-rebounding-on-the-lymphatic-system.htm

http://www.busywomensfitness.com/rebounding.html

Here is some more benefits if you need more convincing:

There are 30 health advantages of regular rebounding, including the following:
It increases the capacity for respiration.
It circulates more oxygen to the tissues.
It establishes a better equilibrium between the oxygen required by the tissues and the oxygen made available.
It causes muscles to perform work in moving fluids through the body to lighten the heart's load.
It tends to reduce the height to which the arterial pressures rise during exertion.
It lessens the time during which blood pressure remains abnormal after severe activity.
It holds off the incidence of cardiovascular disease.
It increases the functional activity of the red bone marrow in the production of red blood cells.
It aids lymphatic circulation, as well as the flow in the veins of the circulatory system.
It encourages collateral circulation.
It strengthens the heart and other muscles in the body so that they work more efficiently.
It allows the resting heart to beat less often.
It lowers elevated cholesterol and triglyceride levels.
It stimulates the metabolism.
It promotes body growth and repair.
It tones up the glandular system, especially the thyroid to increase its output.
It adds to the alkaline reserve of the body which may be of significance in an emergency requiring prolonged effort.
It chemically attains absolute potential of the cells.
It reserves bodily strength and physical efficiency.
It expands the body's capacity for fuel storage and endurance.
It improves coordination through the transmission of nerve impulses and responsiveness of the muscle fibers.
It affords muscular vigor from increased muscle fiber tone.
It offers relief from neck and back pains, headaches, and other pain caused by lack of exercise.
It enhances digestion and elimination processes.
It allows for better and easier relaxation and sleep.
It results in a better mental performance, with keener learning processes.
It curtails fatigue and menstrual discomfort for women.
It minimizes the number of colds, allergies, digestive disturbances, and abdominal problems.
It tends to slow down aging.
It reduces the likelihood of obesity.

The Bottom Line

Make sure you click at the end to read the full article... Its great , informative reading.


Choose good carbs, not no carbs. Whole grains are your best bet.
Don't be misled by fad diets that make blanket pronouncements on the dangers of carbohydrates. They provide the body with fuel it needs for physical activity and for proper organ function, and they are an important part of a healthy diet. But some kinds of carbohydrates are far better than others.
The best sources of carbohydrates—whole grains, vegetables, fruits and beans—promote good health by delivering vitamins, minerals, fiber, and a host of important phytonutrients. Easily digested carbohydrates from white bread, white rice, pastries, sugared sodas, and other highly processed foods may contribute to weight gain, interfere with weight loss, and promote diabetes and heart disease.
Read the full article on carbohydrates.
Harvard School of Public Health Nutrition Source
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5 Quick Tips
Adding Good Carbs
to Your Diet..


1. Start the day with whole grains. Try a hot cereal, like old-fashioned oats, or a cold cereal that lists a whole grain first on the ingredient list.

2. Use whole grain breads for lunch or snacks. Confused about how to find a whole-grain bread? Read "Separating the Whole Grain from the Chaff" to learn how to spot whole grains in the supermarket.

3. Bag the potatoes. Instead, try brown rice, bulgur, wheat berries, whole wheat pasta, or another whole grain with your dinner. Read "Health Gains from Whole Grains" for a list of whole grains and their health benefits.

4. Choose whole fruit instead of juice. An orange has two times as much fiber and half as much sugar as a 12-ounce glass of orange juice. 5. Bring on the beans. Beans are an excellent source of slowly digested carbohydrates as well as a great source of protein.

Begin to Understand how the liver makes glucose

Ok.. lets start with some information :

Diet wars: why low carb's best
January 22, 2009 - 12:35PM
It's official, a low-carb diet is better at burning fat than just cutting calories.
Scientists who were working to find out how diet affects the operation of the liver put 14 overweight people on either a low carbohydrate or low calorie diet.
They found those eating fewer carbs lost almost double the weight over two weeks, and several changes in liver function were identified as part of the reason why.
"Energy production is expensive for the liver," says Dr Jeffrey Browning, assistant professor at the UT Southwestern Medical Centre, in Dallas, Texas.
"It appears that for the people on a low-carbohydrate diet, in order to meet that expense, their livers have to burn excess fat."

The average weight loss for the low-calorie dieters was about 2.2kg, while the low-carb dieters lost about 4.3kg on average.
Dr Browning said the study highlighted how diet could cause a "dramatic change" in where and how the liver was producing glucose - a form of sugar.
Glucose and fat are both sources of energy that are metabolised in the liver and used as energy in the body.
Test subjects on the low-calorie diets got about 40 per cent of their glucose from a substance called "glycogen" - which is made from ingested carbohydrates stored in the liver until needed.
Those on low-carb diets, however, sourced only 20 per cent of their glucose from glycogen as they burned more fat instead of dipping into their reserves.
Dr Browning said the findings offered new hope for targeted non drug-related treatments for obesity and also liver-related disorders such as diabetes, insulin resistance and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).
"Instead of looking at drugs to combat obesity and the diseases that stem from it, maybe optimising diet can not only manage and treat these diseases, but also prevent them," says Dr Browning.
"Understanding how the liver makes glucose under different dietary conditions may help us better regulate metabolic disorders with diet."
The findings are published in the journal Hepatology.

This story was found at: http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2009/01/22/1232471463939.html

Healthy Low carb

Lets get this started with focusing on a healthy eating habit. Most people think low carb is sitting around eating chunks of fat. And that is the furthest from the truth. Im sure there are ones that have tried that route but how long did would that last just on the being doable side... probably not a lifetime , thats for sure.

To keep myself on track and to inspire or help anyone else , lets take this journey together.

Lets start to see what healthy low carb living is all about. With diabetes on the rise daily in the U.S. we really need to start facing what were eating and start to make changes!!

Look for more to come...............