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Fitness apparel and Instagram is a match made in heaven

The great thing about fitness apparel on Instagram is that you can admire it and then own it at the click of a button. It goes without saying that the following fitness apparel companies are the best on Instagram and perhaps the industry.

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#betterthanyesterday shows the power behind this company

Their apparel is designed for the male athlete looking to surpass barriers with strength and confidence in his life.

Bonus perk: Free shipping on all orders.

Follow them on Instagram @tenthousandgear

This company has unique styles designed for the daring woman. Describing them as creative would be an understatement.

Their Velvet Vibes line has a bold and attractive taste. It definitely catches peoples attention in and out of the gym.

Follow them on Instagram @sukishufu

These bold and fashion forward styles will take your breath away. We personally love their camo looks.

Check out their cool blog on their website for awesome tips.

Follow them on Instagram @wearittoheart

Designed to exercise the state of mind.

This company has paired style and functionality allowing it to become a versatile apparel company.

Keep an eye out for them, they are growing quick!

Follow them on Instagram @eysommenswear

A brand exclusively for men that creates eco-friendly apparel

The ideology behind the brand is to push ourselves and those around us a little further towards greatness everyday.

Our personal favorite item is the Element-Tee Camo

Follow them on Instagram @rhoneapparel

This apparel company is designed for women who dare to feel bare.

Their motto is empowering to women all over the world and rightfully so!

Brazil Wears leggings range from elegant and simplistic to daring and creative.

Follow them on Instagram @brazilwear

Heroine Sport is an authentic hybrid activewear company that makes their apparel locally in the United States.

While Heroine Sport apparel are designed for females, they also have a very fashionable and luxury mens line through @herosportofficial

Our personal favourite item in their store definitely has to be the Tread Leggings.

Follow them on Instagram @heroinesport

Straight out of BC Canada (Lululemon once began in Canada).

This company has created fashion forward activewear for those who engage in yoga, runs, and everyday fitness.

They have an absolutely dazzling website.

Follow them on Instagram @karma_athletics

Designed for high performance and bringing forth the mind muscle connection. This fitness apparel brand is unique and we love it.

Vimmia has allowed the mind to connect with body through their unique fitness apparel.

Follow them on Instagram @vimmia_active

This company caters to men and women by providing apparel, accessories and sponsorship to athletes.

Muscle Club is renown for their exceptional customer service, so you dont have to worry about anything when getting your apparel from them!

Follow them on Instagram @muscleclub

The name says it all.

Theyve built a massive following simply by advertising their customers on their Instagram page.

This growing company is said to have the most comfortable apparel according to some fans.

Follow them on Instagram @squats_fitness_apparel

Beginning as just a sportswear company, Michi has grown in almost all facets of apparel!

This NYC company that began in just 2010 has grown enormously since.

We are a big fan of their Spring 2017 look book! Go check it out on their website.

Follow them on Instagram @michi_ny

This company has made the perfect active wear for the urban lifestyle.

Their unique clothing line has started to expand into shoes and gym bags.

Two thumbs up for P.E. Nation!

Follow them on Instagram @p.e.nation

With headquarters in London & Los Angeles, this company is on a mission to be the innovative leader in fitness apparel.

They have patented technology in proprietary fabrics that are exclusively offered to enhance every movement.

Follow them on Instagram @varley

This beautiful womens active wear company has started to take the internet by storm.

The new Spring 2017 line is so trendy.

To all the females looking to mix fashion and fitness, this is the place to go!

Follow them on Instagram @koralactivewear

This cool innovative brand has so many different styles to choose from!

The lay out on their Instagram feed is truly beautiful.

Follow them on Instagram @gymtopz_vzla

Just the name sounds motivating!

Not only do they sell high-end apparel that is designed with premium quality materials, but they have trainer programs too!

Best part is they ship worldwide!

Squat Wolf is a premium athletic wear brand that began in the UAE.

Two professionals set out on a journey to revolutionize the fitness industry with high-quality products and transparent service.

Today their dream has come true as this business is thriving and providing value worldwide.

With an inspiring motto pushing individuals to dream more, do more, and be more, this company has risen to the top of social media fitness apparel companies.

Their Instagram page is full of high quality images that may just motivate you to pick up some weights and get to work.

Follow them on Instagram @alphalete

Ah, the famous Gym Shark. What an incredible story they have! From starting from the bottom (literally) to over 1.2 million followers.

They have it all, from tank tops, leggings, sweaters, you name it!Gym Shark is has become a great representation of what a good idea and hard work merged together can result in!

Follow them on Instagram @gymshark

The rankings are based on followers of modern fitness apparel companies.

We hope you enjoyed our list of The Top Fitness Apparel Brands on Instagram!

Nowadays it seems as though everyone is trying to be an Instagram influencer, and as a result, it may seem overwhelming even to dream about that lifestyle. The truth is, anyone can do it with enough persistence and the right guidance. If you are looking to become an influencer and make a living doing what you love we have designed a 2-hour course that outlines a step-by-step process to gain a following online and how to convert this following into business for yourself.

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MWR has five fitness centers on Fort Benning. Four of them are free to our patrons, and the fifth the Breezeway Fitness Center is open 24/7 for members.

Patrons must present a military or dependent ID. Patrons may bring up to two guests only if the guests live outside of a 50-mile radius of Fort Benning. Proof in the form of a federal or state-issued ID card showing the guest's address is required.

Children 12 and younger are not permitted in the cardiovascular and strength training areas, sauna, steam rooms or jacuzzi. Family members 15 years and younger must be actively participating in the same activity and under direct supervision of a parent or guardian.

The 23,142 square foot Audie Murphy Athletic Performance Center is equipped for athletes and Soldiers focused on improving performance on or in the field. The center was dedicated in 1972 to the nations most highly decorated Veteran, 2nd LT Audie Murphy, who earned the Medal of Honor during World War II.

Weve stocked the center with equipment geared toward functional training, including kettle bells, medicine balls, sleds, power racks, dumbbells, TRX, rowers, ladders, climbers, stability balls, battling ropes, slide boards and more.

Between 5:30 and 11 a.m., Soldiers in PT gear are our primary clients and our first priority. Please schedule your visit accordingly and always yield equipment, classroom or floor space to these Soldiers.

Aside from peak PT hours, you will find Audie Murphy to be a quiet facility, perfect for those serious about their workout.

The Breezeway Complex Fitness Center is a membership only facility and open 24/7. Office hours are 7am-4pm weekdays. This facility includes smaller machines, and new equipment for functional fitness. The price of membership is:

membership includes the outdoor fitness park. Equipment includes a multi-station rig, bumper plates, Olympic bars, pull-ups, medicine balls TRX trainers and more.

To reserve any part of the facility, call +1(706) 844-5766.

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Our newest fitness center is located on Harmony Church and features 24,000 square feet of full range Hammer Strength plate loaded equipment, Nautilus Selectorized Strength Equipment, cable crossovers, squat racks, ultimate Sorinex Battle Rig, and a large functional fitness area. There are also fitness rooms for cardio, spin, wrestling, dumbbells and more.

Santiago Fitness Center opened in 1977, nearly a decade after the death of its namesake, Spec. 4 Hector Santiago-Colon, who earned the Medal of Honor in Vietnam.

The 23,728 square foot facility is a favorite among the Sand Hill cadre and military retirees, who find it more quiet and convenient than facilities on Main Post. Santiago Fitness Center has basketball and racquetball courts; plate loaded, free and selectorized weight equipment; cardio equipment; locker rooms and a co-ed sauna.

Smith Fitness Center is a 100,000 square foot facility with state-of-the-art equipment and amenities. The gymnasium can be configured into basketball courts or two volleyball courts. The center has 12,500 square feet of cardiovascular and weight training space, 7,500 square feet of exercise and training rooms, a rock climbing wall, and two racquetball courts. At Smith Fitness Center, we offerpersonal trainingand fitness classes.

At Smith Fitness Center and Audie Murphy Athletic Performance Center, we offer a variety of classes to help you get in shape and stay in shape! The cost is $25 per month for unlimited classes or $3 per class. For more information, email michelle.l.giles2.naf@mail.mil.

Class Descriptions:

Body Pump: This 60 minute workout challenges all major muscle groups by using the best weight-room exercises, such as squats, presses, lifts and curls. The key to Bodypump is the rep effect," which focuses on high repetition with low weight loads.

TRX Combo: Suspension training bodyweight exercise develops strength, balance, flexibility, and core stability. Add cardio bursts for the complete workout!

Muscle Challenge: Strengthen your entire body as you challenge each muscle group.

Ab Attack: Hardcore abdominal work, focuses on toning and defining the abs and strengthening the back to improve posture and core strength.

GRIT: These HIIT workouts build cardiovascular fitness while improving strength, building lean muscle and maximizing calorie burn. A 30-minute high-intensity interval cycle workout helps you smash goals faster! Series: Cardio, Strength, and Plyo

Extreme Cycle: 30 Minute Cardio Peak, High Intensity Interval Training that will improve your fitness and take your cycling experience to the next level!

INSANITY: Total body workout that requires no equipment, using body weight for resistance. Burn up to 1,000 calories an hour!

STRONG by Zumba: Combines bodyweight, muscle conditioning, cardio and plyometric training moves synced to music designed to match every move.

Boxing: Learn the fundamentals of boxing; including stance, footwork, and punches, while doing high intensity workouts that will get you in great shape.

Zumba: A fusion of Latin and international music/dance themes that create dynamic, exciting, and based on the principle that a workout should be fun and easy to do.

RPM/Spin: Ride to the rhythm of powerful music! Take on the terrain with your inspiring team coach who leads the pack through hills, flats, mountain peaks, time trials, and interval training, all indoors. Sweat and burn to reach your endorphin high.

PiYo: This class combines the music-sculpting, core-firming benefits of Pilates with the strength and flexibility advantages of yoga.

Yoga: Beginner, intermediate, and advanced Yoga moves designed to work on strength, flexibility, and breathing. Improve performance, reduce injury, and provide faster recovery for athletes of all levels.

We have personal trainers to help you reach your fitness goals. We offer consultations and individual or group sessions. For more information, contact the fitness director or call +1(706) 527-2275.

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Definition

noun

(1) (biology) A biological condition in which a competing variant is increasing in frequency relative to other competing variants in a population

(2) The capability to perform a function based on its suitability

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In general, fitness pertains to the state or quality of being fit, e.g. physically or mentally, as in physical fitness. In biology though, "fitness" is more encompassing. It is concerned more on the reproductive capability of an organism and its genetic contribution to the gene pool. Fitness, in biological context, is also called Darwinian fitness as it relates to Charles Darwin's evolutionary theory on natural selection. Darwinian fitness describes how successful an organism has been at passing on its genes. The more likely that an individual is able to survive and live longer to reproduce, the higher is the fitness of that individual. Thus, it may indicate the relative measure of reproductive success of an organism in passing its genes to the next generation. It denotes the relative ability of an individual (or population) to survive, reproduce and propagate genes in an environment. There are two ways through which fitness can be measured: (1) absolute fitness and (2) relative fitness.

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The Air Force Fitness Program goal is to motivate Airmen to participate in a year-round physical conditioning program that emphasizes total fitness, to include proper aerobic conditioning, strength and flexibility training, and healthy eating. Health benefits from an active lifestyle will increase productivity, optimize health, and decrease absenteeism while maintaining a higher level of readiness.

FITNESS CATEGORIES

Airmen who take a fitness assessment will receive a score in one of three categories:

Excellent: Composite score equal to or greater than 90, with all minimum components met.

Satisfactory: Composite score of 75 - 89.99, with all minimum components met.Unsatisfactory: Composite score less than 75 and/or one or more minimum components not met.

SCORING

Airmen will receive age and gender-specific composite scores based on the following maximum component scores: 60 points for aerobic, 20 points for body composition, 10 points for push-up and 10 points for sit-ups.

Those with duty limiting conditions prohibiting them from performing one or more components of the fitness assessment will have a composite score calculated on the assessed components. Airmen must achieve a minimum of 75 adjusted points, based on points available, and meet minimum component standards. These Airmen will receive a Pass or Fail in AFFMSII.

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Aston Kupang Hotel & Convention Center is conveniently located in the heart of Kupang, the capital city of East Nusa Tenggara. Only 15 minutes away from El Tari International Airport, and within 10-minute drive to business district and 5-minute away from the central of government offices.

A convenient base to stay in Kupang. Aston Kupang Hotel & Convention Center offers a fine blend of exceptional service and attention to details, this waterfront hotel is the perfect choice to stay when you decide to explore Kupang. Nearby to many cultural and natural attractions, such as Lasiana Beach, Kera Island, Semau Island, Crystal Cave, Tablolong Beach and Oenesu Waterfall. The hotel is also within convenient distance to shopping district.

A perfect venue for business meetings and group functions. Aston Kupang Hotel & Convention Center offers a true experience of modernity. Combining exceptional service and attention to details, Aston Kupang Hotel & Convention Center features 5 meeting rooms and 1 grand ballroom with avant-garde facilities which accommodate up to 1,600 guests, this establishment is ideal to host meetings, workshops, exhibitions, and social events.

Use the promotion code BOOKDIRECT on our website and get an additional 10% off or download the Archipelago Membership App and get even more savings at this hotel and 120+ more across South East Asia!

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Texas Health Fitness Center HEB is here to help you achieve your goals. Open to the public, members enjoy all the amenities of a large health club in a comfortable, easy-going environment. More health. Less club.

The facility offers all the fitness essentials in 13,000 square feet of space:

Our nationally certified personal trainers, exercise physiologists and fitness specialists can help you develop a personal exercise routine to help you achieve your health and fitness goals. They also provide plenty of enthusiasm and support along the way!

Staff members are CPR certified and hold degrees in exercise physiology, kinesiology, physical education, exercise and sports, exercise science or a related field.

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Texas Health Fitness Center HEB memberships are available for individuals or the entire family. We invite you to stop by for a tour or to get a guest pass.

Monday through Thursday: 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday: 5 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday: 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

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One oft-overlooked factor in survival is fitness. How many preppers do you know who rest on laurels of athletic prowess back in their 20s? Whose idea of exercise is getting up to go to the refrigerator, lobbing a crumpled can to the garbage can? Who talk the talk, but never walk the walk, especially if it consists of walking that walk in inclement weather?

In many different survival situations, your personal fitness level can mean the difference between life and death. Weve already talked aboutmaintaining and achieving a healthy body weight now lets talk about being fit.

A preppers forte is playing what if so lets play that game right now and look at some examples where being able to move quickly for a long time, possibly in adverse conditions, would be vital.

The Prepperu2019s Wate...Daisy LutherBest Price: $10.66Buy New $6.00(as of 03:10 EST - Details)These examples, of course, are what happens immediately, when you must escape something. What about those long days after the initial disaster, ones of plowing fields, chopping wood, and lugging water?

As a prepper, your personal health and fitness level can be your most valuable asset. Just as important as tools, weapons and plans, your ability to simply move your body for a long time without stopping can be the difference between life and death.

And it all starts with walking.

Just Walk

Of course, there are many components to fitness and eventually we will talk about all of those. But the best place to start is to lace up your sneakers and walk.

(This is where I tell you, as I am legally bound to do, that you should seek the advice of your physician before starting this or any other exercise program.)

When people start a walking program, they tend to make one of two mistakes.

1.) They push themselves way too hard and end up getting so sore on the very first day that they are virtually crippled from Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness.

2.) They dont push themselves hard enough and stop the second they begin to feel out of breath.

Your starting point depends on your current fitness level, of course, but that can be hard to judge if you have been moving from sitting on your rear at your desk at the office over to sit on your rear on the sofa at your house. So I generally recommend that you start with 30 minutes.

If you are truly sedentary, dont kill yourself by trying to set a rapid pace for your 30 minute walk. You should walk at a very comfortable pace for at least 5 minutes to warm up your body. Then, speed up to the point that speaking is possible but not super-easy. Your heart rate should be elevated enough that your speech is limited to short bursts of words, not Shakespearean monologues. If you get to the point that you can only gasp out a word at a time, you are pushing yourself too hard, and you need to slow down.

If you need to slow down, that doesnt mean stop! Keep going, just at a slow, easy pace. This is you, building your endurance. Unless you are having the symptoms of an actual heart attack (extreme shortness of breath, faintness, dizziness, pain down one arm, etc) keep moving at a slow pace as you catch your breath.

About 5 minutes before your walk is over, drop back your pace a little to cool down.

As you become more fit, you can make things more difficult and more akin to survival situations. You can add hills, obstacles, increase your speed, carry a loaded pack, or walk for longer to add to the challenge.The Prepperu2019s Blue...Tess PenningtonBest Price: $19.18Buy New $27.00(as of 11:50 EST - Details)

Motivation

Some things that help:

Safety note: I recommend only using one headphone. Whether you are in the city or out in the woods, like me, wearing two headphones and making yourself deaf is the equivalent of wearing a Prey t-shirt. Its important to always be aware of your surroundings.

Remember that you can have all of the preps in the world, but if you cant walk far enough to get to them, they will do you no good whatsoever. In fact, theyll feed the next guy, you know, the one whos out there pounding the pavement every day! He is in shape enough to get to them.

Your physical stamina can mean the difference between life and death, not only for you, but for those who depend on you. Just get out there and walk and within a month, you will see that your 30 minute walk takes you a lot further than it did when you began.

Excuses

And a word about excuses. Okay, a few words, because there are oh-so-many excuses.

Unless I am going to be struck by lightening or die of hypothermia because Ive gotten soaked in sub-zero temperatures, I walk. There are many days that I look out the window at the gray skies and think, oh, man, I dont want to walk today! But I do it any way. Why?

Because, if you are a prepper, you are training for life. You are training for events that happen at the most inopportune times. Rarely does a disaster conveniently time itself on a sunny day of moderate temperatures. Nope, if you have to hike away from a car accident, it likely happened because of ice or rain on the roads. You will be hiking away from it through the pouring rain. If a crime has been perpetrated on you, and you must flee, are you going to take your chance when it presents itself, or will you say, Yeah, its raining, dude. Im just gonna hang out with this serial killer until it clears up.

You arent made of sugar. You arent going to melt. Just walk.

And yes, you do have time. Unless you are moving from the moment you get up in the morning until the moment you go to bed, you can find 30 minutes to go for a walk. Trust me, after you get used to it, your body will crave it and youll feel so much better! If you really truly are that busy, break your walk up into two 15 minute walks, or even 3 ten minute walks. There really are very few days that you cant take 30 minutes from your day to do something wonderful and potentially life-saving.The Pantry Primer: How...Daisy LutherBest Price: $52.70(as of 11:50 EST - Details)

Youre sick? Are you really, truly sick? If you are, youre right. You should stay home, tucked under the covers. But if you have a bit of a headache, low energy, some female problems, or just general lethargy, you may be surprised at how much better you feel after a bit of exercise and fresh air. Exercise is natures anti-depressant and sometimes those minor aches and pains are related to mood more than they are actual physical maladies.

You dont have to start with a Marine Corp Mud Run. You see all those big buff dudes running down the road in fatigues, carrying an 80 lb. pack? Let em run! You, my friend, are just going to walk today. You are going to get started and you are going to find your own path to fitness. This isnt about comparing yourself to those who are more fit or more strong than you. Everyone is not capable of doing what an Ironman Triathlete does but just about everyone is capable of more than they are doing right now. If you challenge yourself, you might just be amazed at what you can do once youve built a base of fitness.

Get Started

Today. Right now. If its the middle of the night when youre reading this, then you can wait until tomorrow. But remember that the sooner you start, the sooner you are ready to face survival challenges head on. You, keeling over from a heart attack while you bug out, will be one less thing that you (and those with you) have to worry about.

Getting into better shape is something you will never regret. Even if you never need to be more fit because of a survival situation, you still get all the health and well-being benefits from doing it. Your body and those who love you will thank you!

I got fit and I never even had to escape from a deranged stalker!

What a waste of time!

said no one, ever.

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The litigation brought by Stormy Daniels against Donald Trump has had its day of reckoning. The adult-film star who sued the president for defamation not only lost a portion of her lawsuit but was ordered to pay the presidents legal bills. All this was a resounding victory for the freedom of speech.

After the right to life, protected by the Fifth and 14th amendments, and the right to be left alone, protected by the Fourth, the freedom of speech, protected by the First, is our most cherished. James Madison, who drafted the Bill of Rights, was careful to refer to speech as the freedom of speech so as to underscore the Framers unambiguous belief that free speech is pre-political. Stated differently, it existed before the government did and thus did not come from the government. As it does not originate in the government, Madison and company believed it originates in our humanity.

Earlier this week, a federal judge in Los Angeles ruled that Daniels efforts to use the courts to punish the president for his exercising the freedom of speech were frivolous.

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Daniels claims that she and Trump had a consensual sexual encounter in a Lake Tahoe hotel room in 2006, shortly after Trumps youngest son, Barron, was born. On CBS 60 Minutes program, she told Anderson Cooper of the sexual experience in vivid and graphic detail. Trump has denied many times that he had a sexual encounter with Daniels.

Daniels also told Cooper that she had been with Trump in public after their encounter, and she produced a photo of them together in a public place. She then told him that after she and Trump had ended their friendship, a stranger approached her in the parking lot of a Las Vegas fitness center and threatened to harm her if she failed to keep the existence of her relationship with Trump quiet.

She even produced a sketch of a man she said depicted the person who threatened her. In the same interview, she revealed that Michael Cohen, then Trumps personal lawyer and today a government witness against him, paid her $130,000 to remain quiet about her alleged affair with Trump, and she accepted the money and agreed to stay quiet.

Trump wasnt having any of this. He tweeted that the depiction of the man Daniels claimed threatened her bears a striking resemblance to her former husband and that she had made up the story of their sexual encounter, as well as the story of the parking lot threat. He called the version of events she gave to Cooper a con job.

While Daniels back-and-forth with Trump was going on, her lawyers filed litigation in federal court seeking to invalidate the nondisclosure agreement she signed with Cohen and accusing Trump of defamation when he said she had pulled off a con job. On Monday of this week, at Trumps request, a judge dismissed the defamation claim.The Freedom Answer Boo...Andrew P. NapolitanoBest Price: $3.03Buy New $5.99(as of 01:20 EST - Details)

Bad cases often make good law, and this is one of them. Whether one believes Daniels or Trump about what may have happened in a Lake Tahoe hotel room 12 years ago, one can appreciate the free speech values at play here. The Bill of Rights in general and the First Amendment in particular articulates negative rights. Stated differently, the First Amendment doesnt grant the freedom of speech (we know that from Madisons use of the word the preceding the word freedom); rather, it negates the ability of the government, which includes the courts, to infringe upon speech.

The free in free speech means free from government infringement. So, if Daniels calls Trump directly or by implication an adulterer on national television, he can take to Twitter to proclaim that she has perpetrated a con job and he can do so with impunity.

The failure of the courts to protect Trumps right to challenge his accusers veracity in public or the use of the courts to attempt to intimidate Trump from proffering that challenge by making him pay for it would have constituted an infringement by the government of Trumps free speech rights.

Sending a signal that there was no legal basis to claim that con job in reply to adulterer was defamatory and unwilling to be the instrument through which speech even the rough-and-tumble variety Trump often employs could be punished, deterred or infringed upon by the government, the court found Daniels defamation claim to be frivolous. She and her lawyers ought to have known the defamation claim would not prevail, and thus she or they (at this writing, it is unclear who) were ordered to pay the legal bills Trump incurred for defending the defamation claim.It Is Dangerous to Be ...Andrew P. NapolitanoBest Price: $1.40Buy New $5.35(as of 02:25 EST - Details)

The United States has a long and storied history with the freedom of speech. The same generation that ratified the First Amendment in some cases, the same human beings also enacted the Alien and Sedition Acts, which prohibited speech defamatory of the government. Thomas Jefferson pardoned all who were convicted under this dreadful and unconstitutional law, including a member of Congress. Yet Abraham Lincoln, Woodrow Wilson and Franklin Roosevelt all punished dissenters for the anti-war speech they uttered in wartime, and they got away with punishing them.

But since a unanimous opinion in 1969 involving hateful words uttered by a Ku Klux Klansman, the Supreme Court has held that all innocuous speech is absolutely protected from government interference and that all speech is innocuous when there is time for more speech to challenge or rebut it. This has led toour robust modern jurisprudence, which declares that individuals decide for themselves what to say and hear. The government does not decide for us.

In America, it may take a tawdry tale of sex in a hotel room to bring these values to light.

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More than half a million Americans received an angioplasty in 2007 (the most recent year for which data is available).i

This invasive procedure involves inflating a thin balloon in a narrowed artery to crush deposits; a stent (a wire mesh tube) is often then left behind to keep the vessel open.

When used during a heart attack, an angioplasty can quickly open a blocked artery to lessen the damage to your heart, and when used in this way can be lifesaving.

However, oftentimes heart disease patients receive angioplasties even though they have not had a heart attack a decision that goes against the latest medical guidelines and the suggestion of a new study, which found people Doctoru2019s Best High...Buy New $26.26(as of 10:55 EST - Details)treated using other less-invasive methods fared just as well as those who also underwent angioplasty with stents.

Angioplasty Offers No Evidence of Benefit Compared to Less Invasive Treatment

If you have stable heart disease, research shows that your initial treatment should usually be lifestyle changes. But less than half of heart disease patients are treated using lifestyle changes prior to undergoing angioplasty. According to an analysis of eight clinical trials involving over 7,000 people, angioplasty offersno benefit compared to the less invasive treatment of heart disease.

The researchers concluded:

Initial stent implantation for stable CAD [coronary artery disease] shows no evidence of benefit compared with initial medical therapy for prevention of death, nonfatal MI, unplanned revascularization, or angina.

As an invasive surgery, angioplasty does come with its fair share of risks, however. Among them:

Because angioplasty does absolutely nothing to address the underlying causes of heart disease, you should know that restenosis, or a re-narrowing of your arteries, is common. This occurs in up to 40 percent of angioplasties without stents, but even with a stent, the risk is still around 20 percent (or 10 percent for a drug-eluting stent).ii And, of course, if your artery becomes re-narrowed the surgery was all for nothing.Doctoru2019s Best Serr...Buy New $11.45(as of 06:15 EST - Details)

Along with saving yourself from the potentially life-threatening risks noted above, avoiding angioplasty will save you a hefty chunk of change. AsConsumer Reports noted:

Angioplasty is also more expensive, the authors report. They said that by following current guidelines, 76 percent of patients with stable heart disease would save approximately $9,450 each in lifetime health-care costs. Other researchers have estimated such a shift would save $6 to $8 billion a year.

Even Drugs Can Often be Avoided for Heart Disease

The alternative treatment to angioplasty noted in the study was a combination of lifestyle changes and drugs.

medical guidelines have for several years said that most people who have symptoms of heart problems, such as angina (chest pain on exertion), but have not had a heart attack, should be treated with lifestyle changes and drugs first. Yet less than half of patients in that situation are treated according to these guidelines before undergoing angioplasty, research suggests, Consumer Reports states.

This may come as a surprise, but many medications commonly prescribed to heart disease patients can also be avoided. This includes statin drugs, which are taken by millions of Americans. The majority of people who use statin cholesterol-lowering drugs are doing so because they believe lowering their cholesterol will prevent heart attacks and strokes. How many of these people do you think would continue to take them if they knew these very same drugs have been linked to decreased heart muscle function and increased a risk of stroke, along with hundreds of other serious side effects?

Not very many, right?

Well, you may want to reconsider your use of statins, as a study in Clinical Cardiology found that heart muscle function was significantly better in the control group than in those taking statin drugs!iii Further, keeping your cholesterol levels higher may actually help you to prevent disease, and is not actually linked to heart disease.Serra Enzyme 80,000IU ...Buy New $29.00(as of 10:50 EST - Details)

For the vast majority of people, statin drugs are an unnecessary health risk youre better off avoiding and you definitely want to avoid the trap of taking them to lower your cholesterol. Other common heart disease medications, like high blood pressure drugs and even aspirin, do absolutely nothing to address the underlying causes of the condition.

It is rare when a drug is appropriate for treatment of a chronic condition like heart disease, but that doesnt stop pharmaceutical companies from creating more of them. Currently, researchers are working on nearly 300 new medications for heart disease and stroke but you likely have all the tools you need for prevention and treatment at your disposal right now.

If You Have Stable Heart Disease, Lifestyle Changes Should be Your Go-To Treatment

Most chronic diseases, including cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and obesity, are largely preventable with simple lifestyle changes. Imagine the lowered death toll, not to mention costs to the economy, if more people decided to take control of their health heart disease and cancer alone accounted for 47 percent of deaths in the United States in 2010, and there are many strategies you can implement to lower your risk of these diseases and most of the leading causes of death in the United States.

In the case of heart disease, the healthy lifestyle strategies that follow are not only effective as prevention; theyre also useful for treatment. So what does a healthy lifestyle entail?

Omega-3 fat like that found in krill oil improves endothelial function, a major factor in promoting the growth of new blood vessels, and has beneficial effects on your hearts electrical system, preventing potentially life-threatening heart rhythm disorders.NOW Supplements, Vitam...Buy New $9.40(as of 10:30 EST - Details)

Omega-3 deficiency may actually be a significant underlying factor in up to 96,000 premature deaths each year, including some of those from coronary heart disease and stroke. Even the FDA allows claims for omega-3 for heart disease; it is one of the few food health claims that the FDA allows and, yes, I view omega-3 fats not as just another supplement, but as an essential food you need to include in your diet.

How to Determine Your Heart Disease Risk

Before deciding on an angioplasty, its important to be able to accurately gauge your heart disease risk and you should know that your total cholesterol level is just about worthless in determining this risk unless it is close to 340 or higher.

Instead, one of the most important risk factors will be your HDL to cholesterol ratio.

I have seen a number of people with levels over 250 who actually were at low heart disease risk due to their HDL levels. Conversely, I have seen even more who had cholesterol levels under 200 that were at a very high risk of heart disease based on the following additional tests:

HDL percentage is a very potent heart disease risk factor. Just divide your HDL level by your cholesterol. That percentage should ideally be above 24 percent. Below 10 percent, its a significant indicator of risk for heart disease. You can also do the same thing with your triglycerides and HDL ratio. That ratio should be below 2.

If you have type 2 diabetes, youre automatically at an increased risk so you can move ahead to my recommendations above. In fact, anyone can use the above recommendations because their only side effects are improved health! Thats the beauty of it. Together, these steps can drastically lower your heart disease risk and improve heart health sometimes quite rapidly. If youre otherwise healthy and your heart disease is stable, only after exhausting these strategies should more invasive options, like drugs and angioplasty, be considered.

Sources and References

The Best of Joseph Mercola

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The Heart Scam That Could Cost Your Life - LewRockwell

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