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How does your financial stress affect your physical health?
Thursday, 15 January 2009
By Dr. Jennifer Baxt, DMFT, NCC, DCC

  Financial stress affects most people in one way or another. Some people become stressed to the point where they will self-medicate with either alcohol or some other drug, others will work to find some help and others will eat. Depression is also a common result from this kind of stress, especially in people who are at a complete loss as to what they can possibly do to deal with their financial troubles. How they choose to self-medicate or deal with their situation will often depend on the individual.


With the economy going the way it is these days, financial strife is affecting more people, and those who were suffering enough before will most likely be in worse trouble now. This means that there will be more people looking for ways to alleviate the immense stress they are feeling when finding themselves unable to pay bills, pay for enough proper food to feed their family and finding it increasingly difficult to make rent each month. As if making ends meet werent bad enough already, it seems like just about everything from
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Why Did I Stop Losing Weight?
Wednesday, 14 January 2009
By Jeff Russell

  I have heard many people say that they stick to the same type of meals / diet and a regular exercise program. But at some point they stop losing weight. According to research, most people hit a plateau eventually. Expect the plateau! It will come. Approach it positively instead of getting frustrated or thinking that you are doing something wrong. Your mindset is 90% of the battle when embarking on a weight loss program.


There are some adaptive mechanisms in your body which kick in to protect it against starvation. You still need to continue eating less and burning more to maintain your new weight. Create a solid base: diet plan, exercise and motivation. Once you hit the plateau, keep going. Results will follow.

Understand that after losing some weight, the hormones in your body start to work in different directions. The hormone ghrelin, responsible for stimulating appetite, increases. On the other hand, the fullness hormone amylin, decreases thus curbing appetite and aiding you maintain the new weight. Your body is a bit confused but it is imperative that
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