Decision Fatigue
Plaid or stripes, flats or heels, tall or grande, latte or drip, soy milk, almond milk, rice milk?
WE each make 35,000 decisions per day
EXHAUSTING - no wonder we have little time for sleep, recreation, friends, exercise or mindful eating
STOP being the decider of everything (busyaholic). Others can decide, some things do not need a decision.
Decision Fatigue is draining of the will from the art of decision making - do not want to do anymore
Paradox of Choice is too many choices paralyzes people from making decisions at all.
Why do we have these two problems? We overvalue data and choice. When everything is measurable then everything seems knowable . Small decisions become big ones.
Data does not = power. Choices does not = freedom. Having data and choices results in neither.
What can I do? Have an electronic free day each week - no phone, no text, no computer, no data review, no TV, no radio. Can you do it? The feeling is weird and then exhilarating.
Weight gain can be directly linked to decision fatigue. Increased stress is the mechanism that transfers decision fatigue into weight gain.
Let our coaching relieve you of this factor in the weight gain arena.
Dr B
Monday, July 11, 2016
Tuesday, July 5, 2016
Exercise the cheapest medicine
THE CHEAPEST MEDICINE IS EXERCISE, THE WISEST CHOICE IS A
HEALTHY DIET
32 studies – exercise reduced pain and increased function of
osteoarthritic knee
10 studies – exercise increased endurance and breathing
capacity
10 studies – exercise increased strength in rheumatoid
arthritis
27 studies – exercise decreased mortality from heart
disease, lowered blood pressure and lowered lipids in the blood
23 studies – exercise lessened depression, lessened chronic
fatigue syndrome symptom, and improved the quality of life for Parkinson and
Multiple Sclerosis patients
12 studies – exercise reduced the stay in the hospital and
achieved earlier discharges and decreased re-admits to the hospital
9 studies – exercise increased mental function in nursing
home patients
What is exercise?
1.
150 minutes per week of physical aerobic activity
that raises pulse to about 120 and makes you minimally short of breath – 40-50
minutes three times a week
2.
Lifting weights three times a week to increase
muscle.
3.
These two alternate and there is one day of rest
Why do we want pills to replace exercise? Why do we want
food to replace exercise?
Why do we not exercise? Do we not see the cheap benefit of
exercise?
Coaching as part of our program helps clarify and define the
reasons so you can really achieve weight loss for life!!!
Supplements and you
Supplements and You
(Frontline, New York Times, and Canadian Broadcasting Company - sources)
Americans spend $1.3 Billion dollars on fish oil products.
1 in 10 people take fish oil supplements
No clinical benefit in peer reviewed, evidence based articles
75% do no have the Omega-3 amount in them that is listed
The entities above examined vitamins, fish oil and "fat burning supplements"
Note that supplements are unregulated by the FDA and the Federal Government
Adulteration and contamination are common place
There are multiple outbreaks of disease associated with these supplements and "fat burning supplements"
There are 117 companies with filed criminal and civil enforcement actions against them in 2015 by the Department of Justice
We all know that prescription medicines have side effects and we are warned about these in detail by their required inserts.
Supplements undergo no vigorous investigation
Why would you be willing to use these untested pills (supplements) in your body and worry about dyes and coloring in other foods and instead take supplements that we do not know what is in them.
Remember their labels do not have to reflect the contents.
Eating healthy is the best way to protect yourself from these unscrupulous manufacturers.
Eating healthy is the only way.
Remember location (types of restaurants or stores), choices ( learn what is in your choices - protein, carbohydrates and fat ) portions (size and how much you eat ) and speed of eating are the way to become and remain healthy.
We focus on this at Your Weight Loss For Life
Dr. B
(Frontline, New York Times, and Canadian Broadcasting Company - sources)
Americans spend $1.3 Billion dollars on fish oil products.
1 in 10 people take fish oil supplements
No clinical benefit in peer reviewed, evidence based articles
75% do no have the Omega-3 amount in them that is listed
The entities above examined vitamins, fish oil and "fat burning supplements"
Note that supplements are unregulated by the FDA and the Federal Government
Adulteration and contamination are common place
There are multiple outbreaks of disease associated with these supplements and "fat burning supplements"
There are 117 companies with filed criminal and civil enforcement actions against them in 2015 by the Department of Justice
We all know that prescription medicines have side effects and we are warned about these in detail by their required inserts.
Supplements undergo no vigorous investigation
Why would you be willing to use these untested pills (supplements) in your body and worry about dyes and coloring in other foods and instead take supplements that we do not know what is in them.
Remember their labels do not have to reflect the contents.
Eating healthy is the best way to protect yourself from these unscrupulous manufacturers.
Eating healthy is the only way.
Remember location (types of restaurants or stores), choices ( learn what is in your choices - protein, carbohydrates and fat ) portions (size and how much you eat ) and speed of eating are the way to become and remain healthy.
We focus on this at Your Weight Loss For Life
Dr. B
Monday, July 4, 2016
Aging Families
cAs we age, there is increasing pressure to consider
alternate living arrangements from our families and friends and from our
children. It seems simple to arrange but it is not.
Legislation such as “The Older American Act” has not kept
pace with a growing elderly community. The facts are:
1 in 3
Americans are older than 50
in 15 years
1 in 5 will be older than 65
average
life expectancy is now 79 years
more than
50% of people older than 65 have two or more chronic illnesses
this group
of people averages 8 prescription medicines to manage
there
circle of supportive friends is shrinking.
Aging Families
Families grapple with decisions regarding parents, grandparents
all living longer but not with quality lives. Moving from a home of many years
to a independent living facility is traumatic and confusing. This is especially
so with chronic illnesses draining the energy every day. Refitting an older
home to accommodate people with disabilities is costly. What are the costs:
1/3 of
monthly payment is for rent
2/3 goes to
“service charges”
meals
cleaning
garage
some
transportation
medication
management
daily
security checks
Grand total
is conservatively $6,000 per month ($72,000 per year)
What can we all do to help parents and grandparents and
ourselves avoid these ever increasing costs. FIRST, older means wiser, it does
not have to mean old age.
By investing in our Health Portfolio now we can stay active,
slow the slope of the aging process, and increase our shelf life.
To slow the process and and decrease the slope we need to do
the following:
be active
and exercising mindfully every day
work
smarter now
eat better
weigh
appropriately
learn nutrition
use our
minds every day
increase
our mental strength as well as our physical strength.
Starting now may make the alternate living arrangement
obsolete or only a short time. It is never too late to change and be healthy.
Dr. B
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