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A Long Island man is facing a host of charges for allegedly posing as a medical professional and running an illegal health clinic, where he treated patients.

Brian Michael Kaufman, 45, of Smithtown, allegedly ran Mens Health Solution of Smithtown on Middle Country Road, despite not having a medical license, Suffolk County DA Tim Sini announced.

He allegedly treated patients, including testosterone and steroid injections.

The investigation into Kaufmans practice determined that he allegedly has been operating the medical practice since at least August last year.

When he was arrested, Kaufman admitted to investigators that he was not licensed to practice any medical profession and had no training to provide medical services or provide testosterone replacement therapy, the DA said.

Mens Health Solution of Smithtown has since shuttered its doors.

"This individual put lives in danger and posed a clear threat to public health by masquerading as a medical practitioner," Sini said in a statement. "He did not have patients; he had victims. We are asking those victims to please contact the District Attorney's Office with any information they may have about Kaufman's alleged scam."

Kaufman has been charged with:

"This case is significant because it unearthed a convicted felon playing doctor who jeopardized his 'patients' lives," DEA agent Ray Donovan said. "In order to safeguard our communities, law enforcement has to act fast when they see someone threatening public health and safety.

"In this case, Brian Kaufman's alleged testosterone trafficking ring put people in harm's way while committing several crimes."

If convicted, Kaufman faces up to seven years in prison on the top count. He was arraigned this week and released with a GPS monitoring device. He will also be subjected to drug testing and is under travel restrictions.

Anyone who has received medical services from Kaufman or at Mens Health of Smithtown has been asked to contact the Suffolk County District Attorneys Office by calling (631) 853-8087.

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Testosterone is responsible for the development of male sexual characteristics and this hormone formed by the testicles. Insufficient production of testosterone causes erectile dysfunction. Testosterone Replacement Therapy (TRT) is generally termed as hormone therapy for men, designed to counteract the effects of reduced activity in the gonads or hypogonadism. Hypogonadism in men is clinical syndrome, which results in the failure of the testes to produce physiological levels of testosterone. Erectile dysfunction arises due to reduce testosterone production to overcome this testosterone replacement therapy is used to improve the problem.

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On Thursday nights, ABC gives us A Million Little Things, a drama that is sappy and sassy at the same time. The show revolves around a group of friends and loved ones with interconnected lives. The characters often face hairy situations, dish out tough love, support each other unconditionally, and of course, cheer for the Boston Bruins.

A Million Little Things has been called the Alphabet Networks answer to NBCs This is Us, but the show has proven to be one of a kind. As for the shows popularity, the hefty Greys Anatomy lead-in doesnt hurt. But the reason that fans of A Million Little Things return week after week is because of the beautifully flawed characters they can relate to.

Season 2 Episode 14 drew viewers further into the seasons story arc. This week, the shows youngsters were front and center with meaty plots and high emotional stakes. The episode appropriately titled The Sleepover, prompted several conundrums surrounding the junior members of the tribe.

Inthe episode, Delilah greenlights a sleepover with Danny and his adolescent crush,Elliot. The boys had hit a rough patch for a while, but their relationship rebounded.Just as things had started to go smoothly, Elliot blindsided Danny with sadnews. He and his family were preparing to move away.

Gary,who was playing chaperone while Delilah met up with Maggie, offered support inthe form of snacks, witty banter, and testosterone-driven action flicks. Alas,no amount of hot sauce-doused popcorn could soften the blow of Elliots imminentdeparture. Only time could heal this wound.

The next morning as Elliot was saying his last goodbye, he left Danny with a parting gift. He gave him a video game token from their first formal hangout. Twitter users reacted to the sweet gesture between the smitten young boys.

Yall We just want Danny to behappy!! tweetedone fan.

The goodbye seemed to be pretty final, but if Twitter fans have anything to say about it, Elliot will return or Danny will get a new love interest.

While Gary was supposed to be babysitting Danny and Elliot, he literally fell asleep on the job. So Delilah and Danny did the only logical thing they tucked the sleeping man-child into Sophies pink sleeping bag.

The following morning, Colin the dog with a human name sniffed out something skunky in the bottom of the fluffy pink sleeping bag. Gary investigated further and found a stash of doobies tucked away.

Wasit the best hiding place for a bag of pot? All signs point to no.

Garyhanded over Sophies contraband to Delilah, who pondered what comes next.Considering the relationship repair she has had to do with Sophie since the bigreveal about Charlies paternity, Delilah will likely tread likely. Still,Sophie has some explaining to do.

The renewed trust between Delilah and Sophie is in danger of going up in smoke, along with the reefer.

Perhapsthe most satisfying part of the latest episode was observing Theo in full tweenangst mode. Theo demanded answers from Eddie when the elder Saville broughthome his protg turned gal pal, Dakota.

Areyou gonna have a baby with her too? Theo fired.

Upuntil now, the kid has been holding back on expressing himself but has finallyfound his voice. On the heels of learning that infant Charlie is hishalf-sister on account of his dads affair with Delilah, he has the right to lobtough questions. And he does, to the surprise and delight of Twitter.

Oh, and if there was an award for shade and side-eye Theo would win, hands down! one viewer quipped.

This episode tied up a few threads but left plenty of dangling questions. Fans can only hope to discover some more answers in next weeks episode.

A Million Little Things airs Thursday at 8 p.m. on ABC.

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Contrary to popular opinion, going to the gym and sweating out during gruelling workout sessions is not the only way to burn fat and lose weight. Weight loss begins at home, specifically in the kitchen, by eating right.

This sentiment is also echoed by Satyen Jagtap. He recently lost 32 kg and trimmed from 100 kg to 68 kg. He shares that he rapidly started gaining weight post 2014 due to stress-related problems and resultant binge-eating. However, a year ago, he decided to return to his fit self by following the below weight loss plan.

My weight loss plan can be broken down in four parts, he says. It started with eating right, followed by exercising daily, cutting out all forms of junk food and ensuring that Im consuming healthy, metabolism boosting drinks such as green tea.

Breakfast: 1 chapati and curry / 3-4 boiled eggs / 1 sweet potato / 1 apple

Lunch: 2 chapatis and curry / 1 sweet potato

Dinner: 1 chapati and curry + 1 bowl of rice

2. Exercise

I didnt enter the gym at all to burn any calories. Instead Id indulge in any one of these three activities daily.

Walking: 5 km

Cycling: 10 km

Running: 2 -3 km

I completely stopped my intake of:

Junk Food

Sugar

Ice cream

Sweet

Chocolates

Tea/Coffee/Biscuits

2 glasses of lemon honey water

2 cups of green tea

I have been able to maintain my current weight by being very regular with my exercise regime. I also play cricket on the weekends, follow the same diet and indulge in cheat meals only once a week.

1. Take one day at a timejust focus on todayand youll be able to succeed everyday.

2. Count your calories and try to walk at least 5000 steps a day.

Disclaimer: The fitness journey, diet and workout routines shared by the respondents are purely for inspirational purposes and in no way intend to propagate a specific body type. Please consult an authorised medical professional before following any specific diet or workout routine mentioned above.

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Diet trends may come and go, but one fact remains: The most scientifically proven method of weight loss is to reduce calories. What you may not realize, though, is that cutting your calories too low can actually be bad for your health and even derail your weight-loss goals.

Dipping below the recommended minimum calories could put your health at risk.

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We investigate what the minimum calories really are and how to get the nutrients you need on a low-calorie diet.

According to the 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, the average adult woman needs between 1,800 and 2,400 calories a day (depending on age and activity level), while the average adult male should get between 2,400 and 3,200 to maintain a healthy weight.

The USDA has an easy-to-use table that can help you work out your own basic daily calorie needs. For a more detailed calculation and to tally your calories for weight loss, check out LIVESTRONG.com's MyPlate app.

A healthy rate of weight loss is 1 to 2 pounds per week, according to Harvard Health Publishing. Since a pound of fat equals about 3,500 calories, that means you'll need to cut 500 to 1,000 calories from your daily intake and increase your activity level, per the USDA.

Keep in mind that the speed of weight loss will slow after a few months, though.

"By the end of a year, one would typically expect as much as 50 pounds of weight loss if someone actually reduces their calories by 500 a day," says Michael Dansinger, MD, director of lifestyle coaching for diabetes weight loss at Tufts Medical Center, as well as nutrition doctor for NBC's The Biggest Loser.

Women shouldn't cut their calories below 1,200 calories a day, while men should stay above 1,500, according to both the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and Harvard Health Publishing. These numbers are based on formulas that calculate the Estimated Energy Requirement (EER) or the amount of energy that the average body needs to function.

Dr. Dansinger explains that by using these numbers as lower limits, most people will avoid harming their bodies. "It's the number of calories that would produce weight loss without causing medical complications for the general public," he says.

Stay above the recommended minimum calories for healthy weight loss.

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The most common problems caused by extremely low-calorie diets are fatigue, muscle loss, slowing of the metabolism and nutrient deficiency, Dr. Dansinger says.

"You could lose weight on a 1,200-calorie plan for sure, but that weight could be coming from precious muscle (in addition to fat), which could further lower your metabolism," says Kristin Kirkpatrick, RDN, dietitian, president of KAK Consulting and nutrition consultant at the Cleveland Clinic Wellness Institute.

Extremely low calorie intake also leads to adaptive thermogenesis, when your metabolism slows down disproportionally to the amount of weight you have lost. A November 2014 study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that people still had slower resting metabolic rates a year after eating a very-low-calorie diet for eight weeks.

"The body is amazing at protecting you from death, but that mechanism can sometimes also come back to bite you when the goal is weight loss," Kirkpatrick says.

It's tempting to cut out whole food groups such as grains, fats or fruit as a shortcut to cutting calories. But all contain nutrients that are essential for your body to function, and cutting them can lead to nutrient deficiency. "Twelve hundred calories of candy is very different from 1,200 calories of fruits, vegetables and whole grains," Kirkpatrick says.

Long term, a very-low-calorie diet can also cause more serious problems like bone loss, gallstones, thyroid problems and amenorrhea (loss of periods) in women, Dr. Dansinger notes.

1. Choose Quality Over Quantity

On a low-calorie diet, you need to work harder to provide your body with the nutrients it needs. "What I tell my patients is that if they choose to engage in a 1,200-calorie restricted diet, then they can substitute quality for quantity," Kirkpatrick says. "Getting plenty of fruits, vegetables and healthy fats and protein is important."

2. Create a Balanced Plate

When planning meals and snacks, make sure each has a good balance of protein, carbohydrates, fats and fiber.

"I would suggest protein at breakfast, healthy fats in limited quantities (due to their high calories), such as a handful of nuts or some seeds on a salad, high-quality whole grains, good quality protein and plenty of vegetables, especially leafy greens and cruciferous veggies," Kirkpatrick says.

Intermittent fasting may help you stick with a minimum-calorie diet.

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3. Protein, Protein, Protein

Don't make the mistake of cutting back on protein in order to save calories. This macronutrient helps you feel satisfied, can help keep your blood sugar stable and can also help boost your metabolism.

A December 2012 review in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that across 24 trials, a high-protein, calorie-restricted diet resulted in greater reductions in weight and fat loss than a standard-protein diet.

4. Opt for Healthy Diet Products

Don't fall into the trap of assuming that all products labeled as "healthy" or "diet-friendly" are actually good for you. Look for products that are high in protein and fiber as well as low in sugar and artificial ingredients, Kirkpatrick says.

5. Try Intermittent Fasting

Kirkpatrick recommends time-restricted eating, when you eat only in an eight- or 10-hour window each day. You stick to the same nutrient-dense diet, but the limited timeframe has been found in studies to lead to what's called "unintentional calorie restriction."

"This will not only help with weight loss and reduce the risk of chronic disease, but it may make a 1,200 calorie diet easier to follow," she says.

A November 2018 pilot study, published in the Journal of Nutritional Science, found that a small group of people who only ate for eight to 10 hours a day ate less calories than those who were eating whenever they wanted.

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Robert C. Atkins developed the Atkins diet in the 1960s. In short, its a low-carbohydrate diet with the idea that if you limit the number of carbohydrates you eat, youll lose weight. Basically, its an early version of the keto diet but with some key differences.

The height of the diets popularity was in the early 2000s when one out of 11 Americans said they were on some type of low-carb diet, of which Atkins was a popular choice.

Since then, the Atkins diet has fallen out of favour for other popular restrictive diets like intermittent fasting and the keto diet.

Heres what you need to know about the Atkins diet, if it works, and how to tell if its the right option for you.

Depending on your weight loss goals, the Atkins website recommends following one of their three eating plans:

Once youve chosen an eating plan, youll go through four phases of the Atkins diet that will gradually reintroduce carbohydrates into your diet over time. The last phase is designed to help you develop the Atkins diet as a lifetime way of eating.

The four phases are as follows:

Introduction: This is the most restrictive phase of the diet and is meant to kickstart weight loss. In this phase, you are limited to 20 grams of carbohydrates a day. This phase forces your body into ketogenic metabolism meaning that the extreme lack of carbs forces your body to burn fat for energy. In this phase, you will eat mainly proteins, fats, and low-carb vegetables like leafy greens.

On-going weight loss: In this phase, you can begin to gradually introduce more carbs back into your diet. Your daily carbohydrate intake can go up by 5 grams a week (maxing out at an additional 40 grams per week) and you can begin to diversify your food options. In phase two, you can eat nuts, seeds, and berries. If your goal is to lose 14 pounds or less, you can start here and skip the restrictive first phase.

Pre-maintenance: During this phase, you can increase your carb intake by 10 grams a week (maxing out at an additional 100 grams per week) so that you can find your carb balance. This is the fine-tuning stage of the diet and it is important to make sure you are keeping an eye on your goal weight. If weight loss stalls, you should dial back your carb intake again. This phase has more relaxed dietary restrictions and you can start to eat beans, starchy vegetables, and grains.

Lifetime maintenance: Phase four should ideally last a lifetime and is all about having relatively few restrictions, but maintaining the tools to make healthy choices. If you begin to gain any weight, the company recommends reducing your carbohydrate intake by 10 grams at a time.

Though some people are drawn to the discipline and guidance that the Atkins diet offers, there is little evidence that Atkins is the best way to lose weight.

Research shows that weight loss is typically achieved with calorie restriction, not specifically carbohydrate restriction, says Tony Castillo, RDN, and dietitian with Nutrition for Performance.

Based on a review, published in 2019 in the journal Nutrients, of studies exploring low-carb and low-fat diets related to weight loss, researchers report that theres not enough evidence to conclude that low-carb or low-fat diets are any better at helping people lose weight and keep it off than restricting calories.

And while low-carb diets like Atkins have been shown to help people lose weight faster, thats not the case long-term.

Some research shows an increase in weight loss when a low carbohydrate diet is followed, after six months, says Castillo. However, after one year on a low-carbohydrate diet, there is no difference in weight loss when compared to other calorie-restricted diets.

Castillo recommends proceeding with caution before trying to adopt a new diet like Atkins.

Prior to starting any diet it is important to always consult with both a registered dietitian and your physician, as there may be certain instances where a low-carbohydrate diet may not be the right fit for you, he says.

For example, the diet would not work for, highly active individuals since carbs are the main source of energy for the body, he says.

He adds that there are often unwelcome side effects. Typically, low carbohydrate diets can cause you to feel weak, fatigued, constipated, dizzy or even cause headaches, which is why it is important to consult an expert prior.

According to Castillo, the most important factor to consider is that going on the Atkins diet may lead to a deficit in fibre and essential vitamins and minerals, so a comprehensive plan would ensure these nutritional needs are met.

Castillos final opinion on Atkins is, I believe in the long term Atkins is too restrictive.

Instead, he recommends, a diet that wont cause nutritional deficiencies would include all types of foods, he says. Meaning, fresh, whole foods that can give you your daily value of essential nutrients including vitamins, minerals, healthy fats, and protein that are important for good health.

Some diets that experts recommend for good health long-term include the Mediterranean diet and the DASH diet.

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"When I was little, probably seven or eight, the doctor told my mom, 'She's fat, take her to Weight Watchers.' I ate Melba toast and cottage cheese," said Harriet, now age 50.

School lunches, she remembers, turned her into an object of ridicule among her elementary classmates.

"Kids would laugh at me because I would have this nasty brown bread with unsweetened peanut butter, carrot sticks, celery sticks and black olives, while everyone else got baloney on Wonder Bread and potato chips," Harriet said.

"Then when I visited my grandmother I'd gorge on chips and candy," she added. "So I grew up with a very unhealthy relationship to food."

And all the makings of a childhood eating disorder that would follow her for life.

"No one wakes up one day and says, 'Hey, I'm going to have an eating disorder.' It's a slow descent into hell," says registered dietitian Evelyn Tribole, the co-author of "Intuitive Eating," an anti-diet plan that stresses re-learning the body's cues for healthy eating.

It would take Harriet years to shed her childhood trauma and turn to intuitive eating to heal her broken relationship with food. It's a struggle shared by hundreds of millions of adults around the world who also suffer from an eating disorder.

A global problem

Considering the planet holds approximately 8 billion people, that would be about 624 million of us with unhealthy relationships with food, a growing number of those in Asia and Middle Eastern countries.

You don't have to starve yourself into anorexia or binge and purge to have an eating disorder. Anyone who spends a good deal of their day "thinking about food, weight and body image" could be on the eating disorders spectrum, ANAD says.

Shame of being different

Born into a Southern family with a Greek mother that mixed "good Southern food with good Greek Mediterranean food," family dinners at Harriet's home always included salad, broccoli or Brussels sprouts, healthy greens like turnip greens, chard, kale or spinach, brown rice and chicken or fish.

Despite both healthy choices and dietary restrictions, Harriet's body continued to defy society's standards.

In high school Harriet was diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome, or PCOS, a hormonal disorder that triggers the female body to produce too many male androgens.

Women with PCOS gain weight like a man, centered around the abdomen. Losing weight with the condition is extremely challenging; today, doctors often turn to various medications to block the excess hormones.

It should have been a turning point in understanding her body. But doctors knew little about PCOS back then, Harriet says, and they were extremely unsympathetic to her weight loss struggles.

Her self-esteem continued to plummet.

"I was trying to hide myself in PE [physical education class] because I was fat and I was dumpy," she said. "I grew up with self-loathing, you know, and all the stuff that comes along with that baggage that you carry when you don't look like what society thinks you should look like."

Shame is a painful reality for many people who are born into a body that isn't meant to be thin, says registered dietitian Elyse Resch, who co-authored "Intuitive Eating" with Tribole.

"So many people with a higher weight are embarrassed to go out on the street and walk because stigma is really more toxic than the weight on them," said Resch, a nutritional therapist who specializes in eating disorders.

"Many of my clients haven't gone to a doctor in a really long time because they're humiliated when the medical profession gets them on the scale and tells them to lose weight -- as if they haven't already tried."

In adulthood Harriet became even more obsessed with her size. She began to jump from diet to diet while frantically exercising. At one point she went from a size 24 to a size 16, but her hair fell out in tufts and the weight always came back.

The tipping point came when Harriet visited a doctor for a routine work physical last year.

"She was this beautiful, very thin woman," Harriet recalled. "And she starts yelling at me, literally screaming at me, 'Don't you care about yourself? You're going to die you're so fat.'

"And I remember calling my husband and bursting into tears and just feeling like the biggest piece of crap."

A change in thinking

"Harriet came to me with a totally negative relationship with food," said Atlanta registered dietitian Rahaf Al Bochi. "If she would eat something she would automatically feel very guilty about it. Food was a complete stressor in her life."

"People feel like they have no idea what to eat anymore," Al Bochi said. "They've been listening to all these different food rules -- don't eat carbs, don't eat after seven, eat this to increase your metabolism -- and intuitive eating helps you unlearn that unhealthy relationship with food and bring enjoyment back to the act of eating."

"Intuitive eating is not a diet or food plan. Period," Tribole stressed, adding that the plan is backed by over 120 studies that show success with overcoming disordered eating.

"If there's a focus on weight loss, it sabotages the intuitive eating process," Resch explained. "If they're constantly thinking, 'I need to lose weight. I shouldn't eat this piece of pizza,' then they're gonna get into that same cycle of feeling bad if they do eat it: 'I'm broken so I'll just keep eating it.' "

"Fight diet culture. Let go of this culturally thin ideal, this belief that you are only your body and you're being judged," Resch said. "We're far more than our bodies. Let it all go and just tune into yourself. Enjoy food."

Giving the body permission

In intuitive eating, no food is off limits. You can eat brownies or french fries or have a soda. In fact, you may be encouraged to consume as much as you want of that guilty pleasure until you no longer crave it. The idea is to "make peace with forbidden treats" by eating so much it becomes just another food.

"When your body feels it has full permission to eat it whenever it wants, you'll start to crave other types of foods, including more healthy foods. For many people this is like a light bulb moment," Al Bochi said.

For Harriet, the approach has been life-changing.

"I don't feel like I'm tied to food with a ball and chain anymore," she said. "Because I wasn't listening to when I was hungry, I was overeating because I couldn't tell when I was full."

Working with a trained dietitian helped Harriet relearn her body's cues, like not waiting too long to eat and then being ravenous.

"One of the things that I teach my clients is to view hunger and fullness on a scale of one to ten," Al Bochi said. "Ideally you want to be eating when you're at a four to a six, that's when you're hungry."

Now, Harriet says, she carries snacks to eat when hunger strikes. That way, when she goes to lunch, "I can eat a normal lunch because I'm not stupidly hungry."

"If I want a piece of cake, I have a piece of cake," she says. "I don't have a big piece. I have a small slice. Most of the time I only need half of it because I know I can have it."

Harriet also learned to listen to feelings of fullness, something she had never been able to do.

"I don't feel a compulsion to clean my plate any longer but I also set myself up for success," Harriet said. "I don't fill my plate. I put a little bit, I eat it, I wait a little bit and if I'm happy and satisfied, I leave. If I'm not, I have a little bit more."

It's been over a year and Harriet has yet to get on a scale. Her clothes are fitting a bit looser now, she notices, but that's no longer the point. Instead, she is pleased with the variety of foods her body craves, and feels satisfied -- both physically and emotionally.

"I know I'm heavy. I'm never going to look like Chrissy Teigen. I'm never gonna look like Nicole Kidman. I'm never going to be that thin woman, but it's okay because I'm going to be healthy," she said.

But Harriet is incensed about a culture that can make a child hate herself.

"I think about all the time I've wasted worrying about how I look because of my weight when I should've been worrying about other things that were more important," Harriet said. "And I'm angry. I'm angry that our society promotes this unrealistic ideal.

"I know now that food is not my enemy. Food is a tool. Dieting is not helpful. You have to embrace who you are and understand your body is your body, and there's never going to be an ideal than any of us can ever reach," she continued. "We are who we are, we are the way we were made, and that's life."

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Anna Dutko Semrick, a first-generation American, was my maternal grandmother. She was a child of Czechoslovakian immigrants living near Youngstown, Ohio.

Grandma had short curly gray hair and was only 5 feet tall, rather plump and always smiling. The family often teased her by saying that she looked like Mrs. Palooka, the mother of comic strip pugilist Joe Palooka. This only made her smile more.

Dr. Magee, her physician, was constantly encouraging her to go on a diet and to exercise more to improve her health.

In the late 1930s and 1940s, there were no advertised weight control aids, clubs or systems to help the dieter. The word light was not attached to foods or drinks. Diet foods were on lists that came from your physician, and dieting to lose weight was strictly up to the individual.

In the past, exercises were different for men and women. Meant only for men, gyms had equipment for weightlifting, boxing and rope climbing and often a track for running. Today both men and women enjoy using the many machines and other equipment in exercise gyms. Pilates, zumba and yoga were still far in the future. The 1950s brought one of the first exercise machines meant especially for women, described as passive exercise using a motorized couch. Needless to say these machines did not have much success and disappeared within a few years.

Walking was and still is an excellent exercise for everyone, male or female, young or old.

Grandma and I would go on long walks in our tree-shaded neighborhood of Edgewood, a section of Gentilly in New Orleans.

One day we decided to take a very long trek out of our area and into an older, more crowded part of the city since Grandma wanted to visit a pretty old church in the St. Roch area. The walk took us a long time, but puffing and red faced we finally reached our destination.

In the same area as the church was an inviting ice cream parlor, painted white with a black-and-white tile floor. Customers were seated at sturdy tables with white marble tops. We were happy to sit at one of them to rest and enjoy the cool breeze from the ceiling fans.

As a reward for such an extended trek, we each enjoyed a delicious ice cream soda strawberry flavor for me, chocolate for Grandma each topped with whipped cream.

Perhaps the ice cream parlor was the true destination selected by Grandma. Oh well, we followed half of the doctors orders by walking. And, I'm sure, Grandma thought about dieting another day.

Bergeron lives in Baton Rouge

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"What do you think, which one is better: chin up vs pull up?" You will hear this question very often if you ever mention to anyone that you did either and especially if you included both in your gym workout routine. The truth is, they are both excellent compound exercises, albeit not easy to perform correctly.

Although similar to some degree, chin ups and pull ups work different muscles, or at least work similar muscles differently. Choosing one over another very much comes down to what muscle groups you would like to focus on more in your workout routine.

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Make sure the pull up bar is drilled in properly at home

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Especially is you are trying to perform chin ups or pull ups at home, make sure that the pull up bar you're using is safe to use before you apply your weight onto it. These exercises might not seem too dangerous at first but your bodyweight provides plenty of resistance and if you fall off the bars for any reason, you can hurt yourself, pretty badly.

Before you even attempt to do either chin ups or pull ups, improve your grip strength by just hanging from the bar, resting your legs on the floor or on an elevated surface like a chair or aerobic step. When hanging, try not to drop your shoulders and engage your core as well.

Doing multiple sets of chin ups/pull ups require a lot of strength so don't try to rush progress and hurt yourself in the process.

Important: if you are new to exercising or haven't done much exercising in the past, try easing your body and mind into working out rather than going too strong at the beginning. If you have some excess body fat, we have a few handy tips on how to lose weight fast (relatively) as well as many articles on different diet methods (link to these are in the article above). Just be sensible.

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Chin should go over the bar at the top

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Best for: sculpting big arms, especially the biceps and strengthening the lats

Muscle worked: biceps, lats, forearm, shoulders, core

Chin ups are probably a tad bit easier to perform than pull ups, mainly because in the case of chin ups, your arm muscles especially your biceps can be utilised more during the movement. For the same reason, chin ups are better to build arm definition and to really make the biceps pop.

To perform a chin up, grab the bar with an underhand grip (palms facing you), hands being shoulder apart. Even in the lowermost position, you should drop your shoulders completely and engage your core too. This will help you stabilise your body, especially on your descent.

At halfway point, your chin should be over the bar. otherwise it's only a half-rep and you don't want to half-rep. It is not only less effective but also promotes bad form as well.

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Hands wide apart for a nice V-shape

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Best for: achieving the coveted V-shape, building a strong upper back

Muscles worked: lats, teres major, rhomboids, biceps, core

Being able to perform pull ups correctly is the ultimate power move in a gym. Many people who can powerlift twice their bodyweight would struggle to do eight clean reps of pull ups.

Pull ups are challenging because you need to be agile as well as strong to be able to do the pull ups, not to mention shoulder mobility, something a lot of people ignore and just assume they have because "they use to rule the monkey bars in primary school".

To perform a pull up, hold the bar with an overhand grip (palms facing away from you) and hands being wide apart. A nice wide grip will help activate the lats even more and will help you shape that back-V sooner.

The same rules apply to pull ups as for chin ups: core engaged, not dropping shoulders, being mindful of the descent. As with any exercise, the slower you can perform it within reason the longer you activate the muscles and the quicker you are going to see results.

Munch on the right snacks

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To avoid any injuries and to help recovery, keep an eye out on your protein intake and always stretch after your exercising sessions. And make sure you drink plenty of water as well. A decent gym water bottle doesn't cost all that much.

Supplement-wise, you only really need two: protein powder and creatine. The former will help in the muscle repair process and latter will boost performance. Both are safe to use and there is a wide variety of offerings so you can choose a flavour you prefer.

With creatine, we recommend you get the unflavoured variety because it mixes well with any liquid and you only need a small amount to keep your creatine levels saturated. This means you can mix your 3-5 grams of creatine with anything in the morning (water, juice, even coffee) without having to worry about an aftertaste.

If you feel like you need a nibble throughout the day, opt in for low-sugar protein bars and snacks as opposed to Mars bars.

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FROM that cheeky Saturday night takeaway to your huge Sunday roast - the weekends are often synonymous with weight gain.

We're all prone to treating ourselves when we're not slaving away in the office, which is why the figure on the scales may have gone up by Monday morning.

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However, top dietitian Susie Burrell says that there are some simple ways you can avoid falling into this weekend trap and seeing your waistline expand.

And she says if you follow the right steps you could even lose nearly half a stone by Monday - and keep it off.

Here, Susie reveals her quick and easy lifestyle changes you can make as soon as you leave work on Friday to trim down...

There's nothing more we all love than celebrating the end of the working week by gorging on some high calorie food in front of the TV on a Friday night.

However, Susie says many people don't take into account all the extra calories they'll also be consuming and overeating on Saturday.

All you need to do is skip an early breakfast

She recommends fasting until Saturday lunchtime to help you buffer your Friday nights.

Susie told Body+Soul: "You can give yourself at least 14-16 hours overnight without any calories to help buffer the effects of the high calorie intake the night before.

"All you need to do is skip an early breakfast in favour of some herbal tea or black coffee until its brunch or even lunchtime."

You only need to give up half an hour of your weekend to doing some cardio to burn some serious calories.

Exercises that really get your heart-rate up like running or a spin class will really help you blitz your body fat.

And it will make you feel less guilty about that extra slice of pizza you had on Friday night or those beers you're planning on having with your friends on Saturday evening.

Susie added: "Think a cycle class, a run with a friend, interval training or a CrossFit session to really get your heart rate up, so you can work through all the extras from the night before and get really hungry before your first meal."

Whether it's cakes, smoothies or a cheeky biscuit - we're all guilty of reaching for high calorie treats to give us a pick-me-up on the weekend.

Despite this, Susie claims by doing this you can add an extra 500-600 calories to your day.

She recommends: "One of the easiest ways to keep your calorie intake controlled over the weekend is to focus on well balanced meals so that you are not tempted with extras in between."

Good news to those who love their shut-eye - getting a good night's sleep is a great way to speed up weight loss.

It's all down to two 'hunger hormones'- ghrelin and leptin.

Ghrelin is released after the brain signals the stomach is empty, while leptin is released from fat cells to suppress hunger - and tell the brain it's full.

Tips to get a full night's sleep

1. Ditch your phone - phones or tablets that emit blue light have been shown to disrupt melatonin levels the hormone that regulates our sleep/wake cycle.

2. Stay cool - Dr Neil Stanley, ex-chairman of the British Sleep Society, says the optimum temperature for a good night is 18C or lower.

3. Regulate your coffee - Dr Sarah Brewer, a registered doctor and nutritional therapist, recommends that you have your final cup of coffee no later than 5pm.

4. Don't eat before bed - experts say you should avoid eating within three hours of bedtime to "avoid indigestion, acid reflux and even nightmares".

5. Avoid booze - alcohol blocks tryptophan - an amino acid that helps you sleep - from getting to the brain.

6. Shut pets away - pets can rob us of those vital zzzzs - not just because they fidget about, but also because of fur shedding.

7. Shower 90mins before bed- a new study has found that taking a warm shower 90 minutes before bed can help people nod off 50 per cent faster - and increase their total sleep time by 15 minutes.

8. Get some comfy pillows - a recent study found that participants who used supportive pillows had better sleep.

But, when you don't get enoughzzzs, the body makes more ghrelin and less leptin - leaving you hungry and increasing your appetite.

Susie says: "A long sleep will help you to get back in touch with your hunger cues and reduce your overall calorie intake as tired people have been shown to eat more overall, as well as more calories from sugars throughout the day."

Us Brits love a good old Sunday roast to finish the weekend - full with Yorkshire puds, plenty of spuds and all the scratchings.

However, the average Sunday roast can total up to a staggering 850 calories.

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Susie urges slimmers instead to get their diet on track on a Sunday and go for a lighter, vegetable rich meal such as vegetable soup, white fish or prawns with salad.

She says this will mean you start your Monday morning lighter and ready for a protein rich breakfast.

Susie says: "Going light on Sunday night is a great habit to adopt, allowing you to enjoy your heavier weekend food with a built in buffer so you start a new week with your diet on track and even a few kilos down on the scales."

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