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How to stay out of a nursing home and age independently – PBS NewsHour
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Specific lifestyle behaviors such as sticking to a Mediterranean-like diet and not smoking may dictate a persons ability to live without a caregiver into their late 80s. Photo by Sondem/via Adobe
Want to stay out of a nursing home in your twilight years? Put down that hot dog.
A new study outlines which aspects of a healthy lifestyle predict independent living late in life. While physical activity and living with someone else can factor into reachingold age, specific behaviors such as sticking to a Mediterranean-like diet and not smoking may dictate a persons ability to live without a caregiver into their late 80s, according to research published Friday in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. Experts told NewsHour such guidelines for keeping the elderly mobile are invaluable as the geriatric population continues to grow.
Preserved independence is highly valued by very old individuals, Kristin Franzon, a geriatrician and the studys lead author, told NewsHour via email. In the beginning, her team wanted to know if there was anything people could do to maintain independence as they age, or if dependence is an unavoidable part of getting old.
Her 16-year study at Uppsala University followed a cohort of Swedish men as they became octogenarians. Franzon started her investigation in 2011, but relied on data from the the Uppsala Longitudinal Study of Adult Men (ULSAM) an ongoing project begun in 1970, when its participants were 50 years old.
Approximately 1100 participants from ULSAM fit the bill for Franzons study, though some chose not to participate or didnt meet the benchmark for independent living at the start. Over the next 16 years, a portion of the men also passed away or dropped out due to severe illness. To qualify as independent, the men had to meet rigorous standards. The men had to be able to bathe, toilet and dress themselves, and walk alone outdoors until the age of 87. They also had to pass a mental state examination, could not be institutionalized or have dementia.
In the end, 369 men completed the final study 276 counted as independent agers, while 93 lived co-dependent lifestyles.
This cohort underwent a series of tests during medical checkups. The men were queried on their physical activity, education level, smoking habits and whether or not they lived alone. When they could make it to the clinic, nurses gave them a full physical, looking at health indicators like height, weight, waist circumference, blood pressure, blood glucose, insulin and cholesterol.
Participants also kept food diaries. Those records were scored based on how well their diets conformed to a modified Mediterranean diet meaning it was adapted for a typical Swede. Typically, a Mediterranean diet emphasizes fish, cereals, polyunsaturated fatty acids, fruits and vegetables. For the Swedes in the study, their diets did not contain a lot of olive oil or nuts, while potatoes counted as a grain.
Out of all this information came three traits associated with independent aging: never having smoked, a waistline under 40 inches and a high adherence to the Mediterranean-like diet.
As far as we know, this is the first study to show an association between high adherence to a Mediterranean-like diet and preserved independence at a very old age, Franzon said. Other traits, including physical activity and cohabitation, are only associated with longevity.
But these lifestyle recommendations may not translate for everyone. Given that the men are of similar age and ethnicity provides consistency, but at the same time, limits how applicable the findings are to a broader population.
The study is also only in men. Women have more difficulty than men with everyday tasks as they get older, said Anne Newman, an epidemiologist at the University of Pittsburgh and former geriatrician who was not involved in the study.
Newman also noted that some participants didnt complete every part of the survey some became too infirm to visit the clinics, for instance so its likely the results are slightly reflective of healthier individuals. Franzon acknowledges this limitation, too. Her teams report notes that its possible the trends they see would be stronger if there had been less bias toward a healthier population.
Even though the study is small, its unique in that it looks at how well seniors are living and not just how long, Newman said. Its also rare and remarkable, she added, for a study to start at a young age and then follow participants over such a long period of time.
As the geriatric population continues to grow,Newman stressed that more work is needed to understandwhat will keep peopleactive.
People are living longer, but not everyone has a family capable of the emotional and economic burdens of caregiving. For some of the elderly, nursing homes mean boredom and neglect, while other seniors view successful aging as maintaining independence.
Frazons research pinpoints the behaviors that might help. So, are you swapping that hot dog for veggies yet?
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Easter Island not victim of ‘ecocide’, analysis of remains shows – Phys.Org
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July 11, 2017 Lipo and a team of researchers analyzed human, faunal and botanical remains from the archaeological sites Anakena and Ahu Tepeu on Rapa Nui, dating from c. 1400 AD to the historic period, and modern reference material. Credit: Jonathan Cohen, Binghamton University Photographer
Analysis of remains found on Rapa Nui, Chile (Easter Island) provides evidence contrary to the widely-held belief that the ancient civilization recklessly destroyed its environment, according to new research co-conducted by faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York.
"The traditional story is that over time the people of Rapa Nui used up their resources and started to run out of food," said Binghamton University Professor of Anthropology Carl Lipo. "One of the resources that they supposedly used up was trees that were growing on the island. Those trees provided canoes and, as a result of the lack of canoes, they could no longer fish. So they started to rely more and more on land food. As they relied on land food, productivity went down because of soil erosion, which led to crop failures...Painting the picture of this sort of catastrophe. That's the traditional narrative."
Lipo and a team of researchers analyzed human, faunal and botanical remains from the archaeological sites Anakena and Ahu Tepeu on Rapa Nui, dating from c. 1400 AD to the historic period, and modern reference material. The team used bulk carbon and nitrogen isotope analyses and amino acid compound specific isotope analyses of collagen isolated from prehistoric human and faunal bone, to assess the use of marine versus terrestrial resources and to investigate the underlying baseline values. Similar isotope analyses of archaeological and modern botanical and marine samples were used to characterize the local environment. Results of carbon and nitrogen analyses independently show that around half the protein in diets from the humans measured came from marine sources; markedly higher than previous estimates. These findings point to concerted efforts to manipulate agricultural soils, and suggest the prehistoric Rapa Nui population had extensive knowledge of how to overcome poor soil fertility, improve environmental conditions, and create a sustainable food supply. These activities demonstrate considerable adaptation and resilience to environmental challengesa finding that is inconsistent with an 'ecocide' narrative.
"We found that there's a fairly significant marine diet, over time, throughout history and that people were eating marine resources, and it wasn't as though they only had food from terrestrial resources," said Lipo. "We also learned that what they did get from terrestrial resources came from very modified soils, that they were enriching the soils in order to grow the crops. That supports the argument we've made in our previous work, that these people came up with am ingenious strategy in enriching the soils by adding bedrock to the surface and inside the soil to crate, essentially, fertilizer to support their populations, and that forest loss really isn't a catastrophe as previously described."
Lipo said that these new findings continue to support the idea that the story of Easter Island is more interesting and complex than assumed.
"The Rapa Nui people were, not surprisingly, smart about how they used their resources," he said. "And all the misunderstanding comes from our preconceptions about what subsistence should look like, basically European farmers thinking, 'Well, what should a farm look like?' And it didn't look like what they thought, so they assumed something bad had happened, when in fact it was a perfectly smart thing to do. It continues to support the new narrative that we've been finding for the past ten years."
The paper, "Diet of the prehistoric population of Rapa Nui (Easter Island, Chile) shows environmental adaptation and resilience," was published in "American Journal of Physical Anthropology."
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It's kinda funny how theories in science, especially the soft 'sciences', often mirror the political and social concerns of the times.
It's not really funny how people who want to make badly disguised insults to science don't even read the articles they're citing that don't mirror their own projections:
"the misunderstanding comes from our preconceptions about what subsistence should look like, basically European farmers thinking, 'Well, what should a farm look like?' And it didn't look like what they thought, so they assumed something bad had happened, when in fact it was a perfectly smart thing to do. It continues to support the new narrative that we've been finding for the past ten years."
European farmers were not scientists. Traditional narratives are not science.
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OHIO CITY The Ohio City Park Association and the Lambert Days Committee has finalized plans for the 2017 festival.
Lambert Days is always the third full weekend in July. This years dates are July 21-23. This is also the 50th anniversary of Ohio Citys celebration of the life of John W. Lambert and his invention of Americas first automobile.
This years edition of Lambert Days will feature a communitywide garage sale. For more information, contact Laura Morgan at 419.965.2515. There will also be food all weekend in the newly renovated Community Building on Ohio 118.
Friday, July 21
Festivities start off with a steak dinner (carryout is available), starting at 4 p.m. Friday. Ohio Citys American LegionHarvey Lewis Post 346 will have aflag-raising ceremony at 5 Friday evening, while kids games and inflatables will also open at 5. At 6 p.m., the Lambert Days Wiffleball Homerun Derby will take place. For more information, contactLorenzo Frye 419.771.7037.
There will also be entertainment at 6 p.m. featuring Cass Blue. At 7, there will be a adult Wiffleball tournament. For more information, contact Brian Bassett419.203.8203. A Texas Hold em Tournament will begin at 7 p.m. Friday, along with Monte Carlo Night, which begins at 8 p.m. For more information, contact Jeff Agler at 419.513.0580.
Entertainment for Friday night starts at 8 and will be the band Colt & Crew. There will also be a fireworks display at 10:15 p.m. Friday (Saturday night is the rain date).
Saturday, July 22
Saturday morning begins with a softball tournament at 8. For more information, contact Brian Bassettat 419.203.8203. There will also be a coed volleyball tournament that starts at 9 a.m. Saturday. For more information, contact Tim Matthews at 419.203.2976. The Lambert Days Kids Wiffleball Tournament starts at 10 a.m. Saturday. For more information, contact Lorenzo Frye at 419.771.7037.
Kids games and Inflatables continue at 11 Saturday morning. Cornhole tournament registration and 3-on-3 basketball tournament registration start at noon, while both tournaments begin at 1 p.m. For more information on cornhole, contact Josh Agler at 567.259.9941 and for 3-on-3 basketball, contact Scott Bigham at 419.953.9511.
The Hog Roast Dinner starts at 4 p.m. Saturday and carryout is available. There will also be music under the tent by Jeff Unterbrink at 4. Bingo will start at 5 p.m., and the night ends with entertainment by Megan White and Cadillac Ranch.
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Dieting is dead: A better way to achieve your weight loss goals
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Since 2014, the UK diet industry has been estimated to be worth approximately 2 billion.
Since 2014, the UK diet industry has been estimated to be worth approximately 2 billion.
From workout DVD's to weight-loss supplements and dieting programmes, there is a huge expenditure on these products and services, all in the name of getting slim.
The list of popular dieting methods is substanstial. The Atkins diet, Cambridge diet, Dukan diet, South Beach diet, Weightwatchers, Slimming World ... the list goes on and on.
The problem with the majority of these 'diets' is that, in most cases, they do not produce lasting results, and worse, they actually set us up for long-term failure. Why? It's a question of sustainability.
We will undoubtedly lose weight following the Cambridge diet because of a drastically low calorie intake - calories are king when it comes to weight loss, so when we're following a diet that sets us at between 600-1500 calories, of course we will see a drop in bodyweight.
It's extreme, it's unpleasant, but it will absolutely produce results.
However, that doesn't make it a successful 'diet.' At least, not in the long run.
Subsisting on a sub-1000 calorie diet just isn't realistic.
Despite more recent research suggesting that those who see a higher initial rate of fat loss have a greater likelihood of keeping that weight off, it is largely dependent on how sustainable we choose to make that process.
Pushing for an initially high rate of loss which will eventually taper down into a lower rate of loss is very different to trying to push for losing weight at a consistently high level.
One process is sustainable, the other isn't. One is more associated with 'dieting', the other is not.
Studies have concluded that not only are those who undergo phasic, shorter term dieting are more likely to regain that weight, but are actually more prone to gaining back more weight than those who have never even dieted.
An endless cycle of yo-yo dieting, caused by unsustainable methods, which only serve to damage our metabolisms and leave us worse of than we started.
Dieting is not the where the answer to successful weight loss lies. The answer is in our lifestyle.
In adjusting our lifestyle, the need for phasic dieting to achieve our desired weight loss will no longer exist. It's in our habits, our routines, our positive day-to-day actions which we put in place to achieve the results we want over time, almost automatically.
If changing our lifestyle can allow us to achieve the results we want in six months and keep those results, isn't it a better solution than dieting hard to get there in half the time, but ending up caught in that yo-yo cycle of weight regain once our eating habits are no longer in line with that specific diet?
Practicing moderation rather than ditching whole foods or food groups, hitting the gym three or four days a week rather than six or seven, eating until our hunger is satisfied instead of purposefully starving ourselves - these are all aspects of lifestyle which set us up for long-term success.
Dieting demands perfection to be successful, whereas lifestyle is very much a case of good, not perfect. Success in lifestyle boils down to sustainability.
The idea of 'dieting' now holds less and less merit for helping us maintain long term weight loss, despite whatever short term results it may produce.
By adjusting our lifestyles, and by creating good, sustainable habits, we can absolutely achieve the results we want without the need to diet to get us there.
No more dieting. No more yo-yoing. It's time we let the idea of the diet die for good.
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The 3 steps that helped this mom lose more than half her body weight in 1 year – Today.com
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One evening, Amber Anderson was scrolling through Facebook when she saw a video of herself at a church service. She started watching and suddenly felt shocked.
I looked massive, the stay-at-home mom from Baxley, Georgia, told TODAY. "I didnt realize how big I looked until I saw that video."
While Anderson, 29, has been overweight since she was in third grade, her weight wasnt overwhelming until she became pregnant. When she had her oldest son eight years ago, she gained about 70 pounds and never lost the weight. She gained more weight with her other two following pregnancies.
I did not care about myself as much as I should have. I was putting everybody before me, she said.
Though it wasn't just the video that spurred Anderson into action: She was in a dressing room at a clothing store when she discovered that at 5 foot 1 inches tall and 265 pounds, she was too big to squeeze into a size 24, the largest size pants available.
Seeing a video of herself at church and realizing she was overweight, motivated Amber Anderson to change her diet and start exercising.
The pants were too small, she said. I knew I had to do something for my kids sake.
So in January 2015, she signed up for a spin class and started researching how to eat healthy. She downloaded the app Lose It!, which helped her track her exercise, calories and water consumption. That's how Anderson learned how many calories she ate and helped her to swap highly caloric foods, such as a 900-calorie cheeseburger, for fruits, veggies, whole grains and lean protein.
At her heaviest weight, Amber Anderson couldn't squeeze into a size 24.
I just added (healthy foods) and took away more and more bad food, she said.
In the first month she lost 19 inches and about 20 pounds. Seeing the change in her body kept her motivated.
In a year she lost 140 pounds, more than the half of her weight. Today, she weighs 125 pounds. Even though she made an incredible transformation in such a short time, she sometimes faced challenges. But when things got tough, she got creative.
If I hit a plateau I would switch (it) up, she said. I would shock my body with eating and exercise; I did something different with both things.
Shes maintained her weight loss for more than a year and finds that keeping the weight off remains tough.
I have struggled more maintaining it. It is 10 times harder, she said.
In a year, Amber Anderson lost more than half her body weight. She needed to make a change so she could be healthy for her children.
Losing weight and maintaining the loss has allowed her to gain confidence and love who she is.
My personality was able to shine through, she said. I learned the value of self-worth. Here is her advice for anyone hoping to lose weight.
Before using the app, Anderson didnt know how much she was eating and how food and drinks affected her weight.
You need to learn about your body. You need to learn about yourself, she said.
The app allowed her to track what she ate and adjust it for when she started exercising more. And, this helps her maintain her loss.
Most people gain the weight over years, which means losing it takes time, too. Making sustainable changes involves a long-term commitment.
Take it slow, she said. It is a lifestyle change. It is not a diet. It is not a quick fix; it is the rest of your life.
After losing more than half her body weight, Amber Anderson feels more confident.
Getting on the spin bike for the first time felt really scary to Anderson. But she did it.
It was the hardest thing I had ever done in my life, she said.
Even after she became comfortable with exercise and healthy eating, she still struggled. Losing weight is physically and emotionally challenging.
I cried a lot. There were some nights I cried myself to sleep, Anderson said.
But crying, asking for support and praying gave her the strength to get back on the spin bike or skip junk food, which helped her reach her goals.
For more inspirational stories, check out our My Weight-Loss Journey page.
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Keeping the Weight Off: Your Diet After Bariatric Surgery – Medical News Bulletin
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A study recently published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition set out to determine whether changes in diet after bariatric surgery could predict weight change 10 years post-procedure. Greater weight loss was achieved by patients who adapted soon after the surgery to a diet that consisted of both a lower caloric intake and reduced fat consumption.
Bariatric surgery refers to a variety of procedures, most commonly a sleeve gastrectomy or gastric bypass, performed to help those struggling with obesity to lose weight. Since bariatric surgery results in sustained weight loss and reduced risk of related diseases, it is widely viewed as the most effective treatment for morbid obesity. However, some patients rely solely on the surgery itself instead of making the necessary behavioural changes to lose their excess weight. In fact, approximately 20-30% of bariatric surgery patients do not achieve adequate weight loss, with some even experiencing a net weight gain. Not only that, researchers estimate that about 20-25% of weight lost after bariatric surgery can be regained within a 10-year period. Prior short-term studies have accordingly hinted at the important role of dietary adherence within the first post-surgical year in achieving and maintaining the required weight loss. However, a recent study published by the American Society for Nutrition aimed to conduct research over a much longer timespan10 years, to be exact.
The results presented in the paper were generated from participants recruited from the Swedish Obese Subjects (SOS) studya prospective, non-randomized, surgical intervention trial. Of the 6095 eligible patients for the SOS study, 2010 were in the surgical group and thus, included in the current study. Physical examinations and questionnaires were completed prior to surgery, as well as 6 months, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, and 10 years after surgery. The questionnaire included 49 questions to gauge patients habitual dietary intake over the previous 3 months.
From the recorded frequencies of food and drink consumption, daily caloric and nutrient intakes were calculated and compared to each patients unique basal metabolic ratean estimation of their bodys daily energy requirements at rest.
Following statistical analysis, the researchers observed a correlation between the self-reported reduction in energy intake six months post-bariatric surgery and greater weight loss over the 10-year period. In addition, the earlier adaptation to a macronutrient composition with a reduced relative proportion of energy from fat in favor of either carbohydrates or protein was associated with greater weight loss; between the two, however, favoring protein over carbohydrates proved to be more beneficial. The reasoning behind this may be that protein helps people feel full both longer and faster, thus leading to weight loss. One limitation of the study may stem from the self-reporting of the dietary intake data; it has been speculated that obese individuals and, in general, women are more prone to misreporting food consumption. However, the dietary questionnaire used in the SOS study was validated against laboratory measurements for energy and macronutrient consumption.
Bariatric surgery forces patients suffering from obesity to decrease the quantityand hopefully, increase the quality of the foods eaten. Thus, much of the change in dietary habits and weight post-procedure are due to the surgery itself. This study highlights the importance of complementing the surgery with conscious dietary habit changesmost prominently, daily caloric restrictionin order to ensure not only an adequate amount of weight loss, but its maintenance as well. As macronutrient ratios were also observed to have an effect on weight loss, the researchers generally recommend a low-fat diet for bariatric surgery patients. However, randomized interventional studies still need to be conducted in order to confirm the casual effect of dietary changes on long-term weight loss. In the meantime, patients should not rely on the procedure alone for weight loss, but instead adopt healthy behavioursnamely, a calorie-conscious, low-fat diet combined with physical exercisein order to maximize the effects of bariatric surgery.
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How This Northern Idaho Man Dumped 100 Pounds and Turned Into an Endurance Beast – Runner’s World
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Skipping breakfast is a hotly debated topic in the diet world. Our metabolism and blood sugar are normally at optimal levels in the morning, so eating earlier in the day tends to make more sense. People who skip breakfast do tend to burn more calories, but some researchers have seen a link between skipping breakfast and elevated levels of inflammation after lunch. Skipping breakfast and replacing it with exercise can also lead to snacking or binge eating later on. Diet Doc medical weight loss, a nationally recognized telemedicine program recommends that any fasting program should take place under the care of a physician. Diet Doc incorporates intermittent fasting for obese and overweight patients as a part of their customized, doctor-supervised diet and medication plans. Their team of certified doctors, nutritionists and coaches create plans that result in quick weight loss without the potential drawbacks of unsupervised fasting. Diet Doc is able to review an individuals health history and current health status to formulate the best weight loss solutions for each persons unique body type.
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‘Did I Really Lose WeightOr Is It Just Water Weight?’ – Information Nigeria
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Decode the scale by asking yourself these four questions You step on the scale and youre magically five pounds lighter than you were at your last weigh-in. Yaaaas!
But before you do a little happy dance or treat yo self to the chocolate hiding in your freezer behind the broccoli, its worth knowing if you legit lost weight or youre just dehydrated.
So, we asked an R.D. for the questions you can ask yourself to find out if youre dropping fat or just a whole bunch of H2O. Heres your pop quiz
1. When Was the Last Time You Weighed Yourself? Weight-loss transformations dont happen over night, and its extremely rare to lose more than one-quarter of a pound of fat in 24 hours. Thats especially true if youre approaching weight-loss in a healthy, no-crash diet way, says Washington, D.C.-based registered dietitian Jessica Swift. However, over the course of the day or night, its possible that you could lose up to five pounds of water weight, she says. So if you weighed yourself last night and woke up five pounds lighter, most (if not all) of that was water. If you weighed yourself last week and lost five pounds, its more likely to be fat-loss. Thats especially true if you lost the same amount of weight this week as you did last week.
2. Is The Weight Loss Steady?
Real weight loss is consistent, while water weight can greatly fluctuate, Swift says. After all, if you can lose as much as 10 pounds in water weight in a day, you can gain it back that quickly, too. Each time you step on the scale, consider how your weight has been dropping over time. If you notice a significant loss that seems outside of the norm, its possible that part of that is due to dehydration.
This is where tracking your weigh-ins comes in handy. To help keep things as consistent as possible, weigh yourself in the morning, ideally after youve gone to the bathroom and before you dig into breakfast. 3. What Did You Eat In The Last 24 Hours? Over the long-term (think: weeks and months), the foods you eat make a huge impact in your fat-loss progress. But the foods youve eaten in the last 24 hours make the biggest impact on your ever-changing water weight.
While both sodium and carbohydrates are vital nutrients that you need for good health, overdoing them can cause your body to hold onto more water weight than usual, Swift says. On the flip side, cutting sodium or carbs can trigger a quick drop in water weightwhich explains why most women lose weight quickly at the beginning of any low-carb diet. So if your last few meals have been significantly less carby and salty, the scale could be detecting a drop in water weight.
4. Where Are You In Your Monthly Cycle? While water retention is a notorious symptom of PMS, that extra poundage tends to let up once your period starts and stays stable until ovulation or later, Swift says. So during and shortly after your period, you might very well be carrying around less water weight than you were before. Call it a consolation prize for all that cramping.
source: Womenshealth
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Mother claims she lost 112 pounds by drinking green tea – Blasting News
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After a 23-year-old woman gave birth three years ago, she said she could never get her weight back down. Before giving birth to her daughter, she was a size 12. After giving birth, she went up to a size 22 and she had to squeeze into that size. Siobhan Thornton said her unhealthy relationship with food caused her to be heavier than she had ever been. She became depressed with how she looked and barely left home.
Thornton stumbled across an article online that assured consumers that #Green Tea would boost metabolism and slow down weight gain. At first, she was a little skeptical, but she decided to try the beverage to see what would happen.
She joked that she had nothing to lose but a little weight. By then, she was weighing 245 pounds. After Thornton began to drink two cups of green tea, she noticed some immediate results. It wasn't long before she had lost 42 pounds by doing nothing but drinking the tea on a daily basis.
The mother was pleased that she could afford to drink green tea because it is not that expensive. She attributed her 112-pound total #weight loss in two years to drinking just that and doing nothing else. She had gone down from 245 pounds to 126 pounds and her waist had gotten smaller and smaller even without exercising. In two years, she is now wearing a size 8 instead of a size in the double digits.
She was so inspired by her weight loss that she was willing to change her diet and begin exercising so she could look and feel even better.
Thornton said she is determined to continue drinking green tea as her only beverage of choice even though she has lost all the weight she wants to.
Thornton found out there are numerous benefits of drinking green tea. She soon discovered that an ingredient in the tea quickly raised her #metabolism that led to her rapid weight loss. She also noticed that since she was drinking the tea, it was taking the place of sugary sodas, energy drinks, sweetened coffee and regular tea. The unsweetened tea she was drinking was the only thing she needed. The green tea had been a better replacement for all those other unhealthy options.
Thornton concludes that drinking green tea might not work for everyone like it did for her. The woman insists that she is not sharing her story for any recognition or any special attention. She wants to share the good news so others can experience the same pleasure that she has now that she knows what green tea will do for a person's metabolism. Do you drink green tea?
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