Really Fat Cats

william williford asked:


Did you know the life span of your best friend dog or best friend cat is 25 to 30 years. So why are our dogs and cats only living to 13 to 14 years? The answer is simple, the same problem many American people struggle with today, “unhealthy eating habits”. “But what can I do about it ? Provide the best holistic, premium, all natural dog food or cat food on the market today.

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Premium holistic natural human grade food is nutritionally dense food, which means that you will not have to feed your dog or cat as much food as other brands. That can translate into savings you can count on, meal after meal, year after year for your dog and cat. Smaller meals and concentrated nutrition means less mess to clean up outside or inside. Holistic cat food or dog food does not just treat hunger in your dog or cat it also address different ailments that might come to be in the health and well being of your “dog best friend” or “cat best friend” such as skin ailments, fleas, ticks, joint problems and intestinal diseases.

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Daniel Ashendorf asked:


As summer approaches most of us think about losing weight. We fantasize about a washboard stomach, firm thighs, toned backside. We imagine the looks we receive on the beach. We seek the energy that come from having a fit and toned body. Losing weight makes us feel great.

And sure, whilst we are at our ideal weight we are motivated enough not to gorge on comfort foods. Who needs food comfort when you look like Brad Pit?

We are more refreshed when we wake up. We fit into the tight jeans from many years ago. Our heart skips a beat when we look in the mirror. Damn, we haven’t felt this alive in YEARS.

But to get there, is it worth it ?

Hunger, calorie counting, sweat at the gym.

Research shows that most of us lose water instead of fat and end up reverting back to our old self after a few months.

Is there any easier way ?

The answer is YES.

Although exercise and calories are important to weight loss, nature has provided us with foods that literally melt the fat away from us.

*No need for hours at the gym

*No need to starve

*Save the money you spend on pills, shakes and magnets.

*And please don’t go to the surgeon.

A trip to the supermarket, a recipe book and keeping an open mind will put you on a path to your dream body.

Welcome to nature’s Fat Busters.

* Natural Fat buster 1 Cinnamon

This popular spice, once considered more precious than gold, has an ability to reduce blood sugar, and increase insulin levels. Cinnamon also reduces bad cholesterol (LDL), leaving the Good cholesterol (HDL) intact (1). It can be used in its powdered or stick form, added to food and drink or as a supplement. Why does increased insulin level help to lose weight ? because When we eat, our body converts carbohydrates into blood sugar (glucose), affecting how hungry and how energetic we feel. It also determines whether we burn fat or store it. Steady insulin flow means we crave less suger, store less fat and use more energy.

* Natural Fat buster 2 Garlic

From fending off vampires to treating tuberculosis, this venerable relative of the onion is one of an exclusive club to have been mentioned in the Old Testament. A study at the Weitzman Institute concluded that rats actually lost weight whilst eating garlic. Today it is being heralded as a “miracle drug” which can help in the treatment of various ailments such as high cholesterol, blood clots and bacteria. A note of caution – garlic may be toxic to cats and dogs.

* Natural Fat buster 3 Ginger

Ginger has been used for over 5000 years as medicine by Chinese and Indians Today it is reputed to help with a wide range of ailments ranging from heart attacks to arthritis and cancer. In 1992 Preliminary research reported in the International Journal of Obesity measured reactions in rats and found that the tissues used more energy, thereby increasing weight loss. (2)

* Natural Fat buster 4 Cayenne pepper and chili

Taiwanese researchers found that capsaicin, the active ingredient in Cayenne pepper and chili, destroyed new fat cells and prevented fat cell growth – at least in test tubes. It also inhibited genes involved in fat cell growth.In another study, Danish researchers reported that in a concentrated form, capsaicin promoted thermogenesis (the process by which the body generates heat, or energy, by increasing the metabolic rate above normal), reduced hunger, and triggered fat breakdown.

* Natural Fat buster 5 Green Tea

Green tea is one of four types of tea (white, green, black and oolong) that come from the plant Camellia sinensis. The beneficial effects of green tea are attributed to the polyphenols, particularly the catechins, which make up 30% of the dry weight of green tea leaves.There are numerous studies that prove the effect of green tea on metabolism and weight loss. In one of these the consumption of Green Tea increased metabolism by 4%, where’s caffeine consumed to the same amount did not. In rats there was also a notable decrease in body fat and cholesterol (3).

* Natural Fat buster 6 Coconut milk

Coconut mil contains a substance called MCT which is proven to have beneficial effect on metabolism due to its direct digestive quality. MCT stands for Medium chain triglycerides, a sort of fatty acid whose length is ….well…medium. Long chain fatty acids belong to the milk of humans, dogs and guinea pigs. The short variety is of cow, sheep and goat. Studies show that it has a positive impact on metabolism (4). You can also receive MCT by adding Palm kernel oil into your cooking.

* Natural Fat buster 7 Water

Last but definitely not least, water naturally depresses the appetite and enables the body to metabolise stored fat. Not only does water increase metabolism, it also gives the illusion of fullness, thereby stopping us from reaching to the fridge. A research shows that drinking 500 ml. of water increased metabolism by a whopping 30% (5).

Bibliography

(1) Singapore Medical Journal 2006 Oct

(2) British Journal of Nutrition, 2006 Oct

(3) Physiol Behav. 2008 Feb 27

(4) Journal of medical Investigation, 2007 Aug

(5) The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and metabolism, 2003 December

Glenn Page asked:


Every day, you’re bombarded by so much conflicting advice about fat loss that it probably feels like your brain is going to explode! Believe me, I understand!

Some “gurus” tell you to eat low carbs, others tell you to eat high carbs. Some say calories don’t count, others say count your calories. Some say eat high protein, others tell you too much protein is bad for you. Some say eat fat to lose fat, others say eat fat and you get fat.

All these so-called “experts” make arguments that sound completely logical. Sometimes they even give you long lists of scientific references to back up their claims. But who the heck are you supposed to believe?

The More You Study And Read,

The More Confused You Get!

 

The $40 Billion Dollar Lie

Last Year, Americans spent more than $40 BILLION on diets and weight loss products! According to the Nutrition Business Journal, the supplement industry reached an all time high of $16.1 billion in sales. 1,000 different manufacturers produce about 20,000 different products, which are consumed by 100 million people!

With billions at stake, these greedy fat-cat supplement and weight loss companies will tell you anything to get you to buy their crappy products. They’ll even lie right to your face! And the fact that the industry is so loosely regulated allows them to get away with murder!

I’ve searched everywhere for the secret to fat loss just like you’re doing now, so I understand what it feels like to blow hard earned money on some stupid pill, powder or diet program and end up with nothing to show for it. I wasted thousands of dollars and was frustrated and discouraged for years before I finally discovered what really worked – and believe me… 

The Diet Methods Most People Are Using DON’T WORK!

95% of All People Who Lose Weight Gain it All Back

So here are 5 important things to keep in mind along your journey to the NEW YOU.

1. Set realistic goals

As much as you may want to be Angelina Jolly and I want to be Brad Pitt, you can’t expect to see a new you over night. Choose small, achievable goals that lead you to your ultimate destination. Don’t make it your goal to match the results of the celebreties you see in the magazines! Diet results are different from one person to another.

2. Stop counting calories

“Is this meal 500 calories or 900?”

“How long will I need to run for to burn of this snack?”

“What the hell is a calorie?”

These are all questions that go through the minds of people on strict calorie diets. WOW what a pain in the ….

Sure we need to ensure that we don’t constantly overload our bodies with calories, but you have to be sensible about it. Cut down on too many calories and your body will start storing anything it possibly can – AS FAT! This is not a good way to lose weight and keep it off. Plus the effort in counting calories alone is sure to make most normal people give up. It’s all about good foods in the right proportions, not the numbers.

3. Hide those scales

Go on put them in the back of the cupboard. Yes that’s right way back there where you can’t get to them. I know you want the affirmation of seeing those lost pounds, but you should not let this drive you to checking your weight everyday. The daily fluctuations of your weight will soon have you depressed and ready to quit dieting. And this is something you want to avoid.

4. Eat more – Eat Right

You Bet! Get that food into you. Some people think that skipping one or two meals could help them lose weight faster. They don’t understand that dieting is all about eating the right food and not starving yourself.

This is powerful strategy and those who master it are enjoying great results. Food (calorie) restriction slows down your metabolism rate. Simply increase your meal frequency without increasing total calorie intake. Just add one or two small meals to your daily meal plan. It’s much better to eat 5-6 small meals than our customary 3 big meals a day.

 

Increase your vegetable intake. Why vegetables are so good for our fat loss? Vegetables are high bulk but low calorie content. These foods are the secret to effective fat loss; they are naturally high in fibre yet low in calorie content.

5. Exercise correctly

You’ve heard it before “Don’t eat before you exercise first thing in the morning” This misinformation is very old, outdated long time ago and is based on the false belief that you are tapping into fat stores and forcing your body to burn fat for fuel. The problem is – you cannot dictate the type of fuel you want your body to utilize during exercise.

Exercising in morning, on an empty stomach induces huge amount of muscle breakdown, (along with a small amount of fat loss). This is sure way for getting even slower metabolism and a body that quickly learns to hoard fat, not burn it. After sleep your metabolism has slowed down. Breakfast kick-starts your metabolic rate and creates an instant anabolic environment within the body

This is one of the best meals you can take before your morning exercise. Try eating portion of cooked oats with a handful of raisins mixed with milk and a scoop or two of whey isolate about 30minutes before hitting the gym. This breakfast is nutritionally perfect for building muscle and takes less than 5 minutes to prepare.

Another common mistake people make is to hit the gym every day. This won’t help you at all. Your body needs time to heal and expand the muscle mass after each training session and going to the gym every day interferes with this natural process. Besides, a week of non-stop training could never offset ten or twenty years of couch potato lifestyle.

The Dreaded Diet Cycle

With most diets you lose fat and muscle

Muscle loss = lower metabolism (fewer calories burned)

After dieting, you cannot burn calories like you did before. So you gain weight back. Start next diet. The yo-yo effect.

Many people have struggled with weight issues one time or another. Every diet fad has been tried and dollars lost.

At first, you lose weight, but gain it back and find yourself heavier than you were before. This is the dreaded cycle of yo-yo dieting.

True, in the short term, you lose weight but this type of yo-yo dieting is detrimental to your health and overall losing weight.

These types of diets convince your body that it is experiencing a type of “famine” and in response, your body goes into survival mode, thus slowing down your metabolism and conserving energy. Your body tries its best to hold onto the fat as long as it can.

In short, with many diets, the weight you initially lose is from fat and muscle, and that loss of muscle slows down your metabolism even further because muscle burns calories.

Most Diets Are:

Nutritionally inadequate – you feel bad, sooner or later

To hard to follow – interferes with life

Results are too slow – frustration

Unsafe ingredients – negative side effects (Ephedra, Ephedra Alternatives, other stimulants)

Slow your metabolism – the yo-yo effect

Losing weight can be very confusing. There are 1000’s of diets and miracle products out there. Finding the right way to lose that belly fat can be quite difficult, and is different for everyone. I have put together this website to provide you with information on the top three weight loss products that are actually showing real results!

Shane “The People’s Chemist” Ellison asked:


You have weapons of fat destruction. And you are hiding them – probably unknowingly. This explains why your waist is being overcome by enemy number one: unsightly belly fat. Are you ready to obliterate it?

As a biochemical evil-doer, belly fat slowly destroys quality of life.

Among men, it yields boobs. It keeps your soldier from standing at attention. Among women, it stores the “junk-in-the-trunk”. It smothers sex drive. It zaps life-giving energy. It disrupts mental focus.

This evil-doer is very demanding. Belly fat screams for ice-cream and soda without warning. If you don’t yield to its desires, it holds you prisoner by making you feel edgy, light-headed, and generally pissed off until you give in.

This evil doer is a liar. Almost hourly, it tries to convince you that, “One more soda isn’t gonna hurt you”. At night, it whispers, “Everyone in America is eating chocolate right now, you should be too”. When you wonder if you should be exercising it tries to convince you that, “Exercise is not important”.

Perhaps the most insidious characteristic of belly fat is its ability to keep you in your comfort zone -your fat comfort zone. Today, 60% of Americans are fat. Our children are following in our fat footsteps. And few people are doing anything about it. Instead, they hold tight to the myth that “carrying belly fat is genetic or a normal part of aging”. Wrong.

At 30% body fat, I reveled in my own comfort zone for an entire year before I decided to take military like action. Once I uncovered my hidden weapons of fat destruction, I descended to 11% body fat and gained about 10 lbs of muscle in 90 days and have kept it off ever since. I’ve seen worse case scenarios do the exact same. In addition to ridding themselves and man-boobs and belly fat, some cured type II diabetes!

Forget about fad diets. Forget about fad supplements. Forget about fad drugs like Synthroid, Xenical, Meridia and the newer Accomplia that have side-effects worse than obesity. Forget about eating some exotic algae or fancy fruit drink to lose fat. If these mass produced and mass selling products were effective we wouldn?t be the fattest country in the world.

As a pharmaceutical chemist, I’ve uncovered a trove of fat destroying weapons that would make a fat military general envious. Under the proper lifestyle and dietary circumstances the arsenal can be employed by your own body. Is Michael Moore reading?

Human Growth Hormone (hGH), Leptin, IGF-1 and Testosterone

I’m going to spare you the biochemistry lesson. All you need to know is that in addition to being weapons of fat destruction, the above hormones are great for living young, building muscle, obtaining vibrant looking skin and ensuring that your bedroom energy is rockin’.

Unfortunately, if you are sporting belly fat, you probably have very little of them courtesy of surging insulin levels. Insulin prevents your body from unleashing these vital fat destroyers.

The only way to get your weapons of fat destruction back on the front lines is to “increase insulin sensitivity”. Don’t fret over the science jargon, just keep reading.

Insulin sensitivity is the opposite of insulin resistance (type II diabetes). Sensitivity to insulin means that you won’t have much of the fat storing hormone in your fat belly. You will live thin and slim.

Insensitivity to insulin means that your body is resistant to it and therefore does not use it up fast enough. As a result, your belly bathes in it. You get fat.. Simple right? Don’t worry, medical doctors usually choke on their words when trying to explain it to patients (future drug eaters of America).

To increase insulin sensitivity, do the following:

1. If it tastes sweet spit it out. Don’t complicate this one. I don’t care about the mom-in-a-thong promoting the newest health/sports bar. I don’t care about the dumb-jock on the verge of “roid-rage” promoting a sweetened protein shake. And I don’t care about how scrumptious that organic apple looks. If it tastes sweet spit it out. Maybe save it for birthdays. You’ll be having many more by sticking to this rule.

2. Eat three meals per day and space them out by 4-5 hours. No snacking. Meals should be 50% healthy fat, 20% low glycemic carbs and 30% protein.

3. Key nutritional supplements can also be used. Among them are cinnamon (2-6 grams daily) and banaba leaf containing 1% corosolic acid (50-250 mg daily). The best time to use is 30-60 minutes prior to meals. These supplements are safer and more effective than any prescription drug. In fact, using “combinatorial chemistry”, drug labs are trying to make a synthetic copy-cat of both as we speak – they’ve been failing for years.

4. Expose that white belly to God’s healing rays! Showering 85% of your body to sunlight for 20 – 45 minutes three to five times per week will increase insulin sensitivity while controlling sugar cravings. Skin damaging sunscreen is not allowed.

5. Use my free, insulin controlling workout (sign up for my free Secret Cures eLetter above) to ensure that you pack on that dormant, sexy muscle.

Some readers will have a momentary lapse in judgment. They will continue to hide their weapons of fat destruction and instead choose to be a “drug eater of America”. This is futile and dangerous. Not a single prescription drug address – insulin sensitivity. This is the primary reason none of them reverse obesity, insulin resistance or type II diabetes. They just mask symptoms. This is a stark reminder that Mother Nature provides the best medicine.

Cute, Dimply Fat Eradicated

The above tactics will bring hGH, leptin, IGF-1 and testosterone front and center. Insulin will decrease (along with blood sugar) and your weapons of fat destruction will emerge. No matter how cute, squishy and dimply your fat might be, it will be eradicated. The shock and awe that follows will leave your peers secretly wondering, “Wow! What did they do to get rid of all that unsightly belly fat?”

But, But, But?

“But, my doctor told me to stay on my med’s and that they would control my weight, am I supposed to get off my drugs?”

“But, I heard that Xango would cure my obesity and my toe fungus. Are you saying to stop drinking it?”

“But, I’ve been overweight my whole life, it runs in my family.”

Stop! Don’t say another word. Your fat cells are eating your brain. Use your hidden weapons of fat destruction before your quality of life is destroyed.

Thomas Johnsen asked:


If your cat is significantly overweight, it is a good idea to help him slim down. There are many causes of excess weight in cats. Factors like his breed, genes, age, and whether or not he is spayed or neutered may all play a role. Though less common, a fat cat may sometimes have low thyroid function. Though it may seem obvious, the most common reason for feline obesity is because of overindulgence in too many high calorie treats from doting cat owners.

Health Risks for Fat Cats

The health risks of cat obesity can cut short your cat’s life, and can result in costly vet bills. Some of these risks include diabetes and liver disease, which may require expensive prescription medications. Obesity in cats can also cause skin problems, mobility problems, and decreased longevity and enjoyment of life.

What You Can Do

There are some simple steps that you can take to help your fat cat lose weight, and increase his overall health and longevity.

1. Talk to your vet.

Your vet can design a diet plan that is right for your cat, and can provide you with a healthy target weight for your cat. A typical range is 8 to 12 pounds, depending on your cat’s build. Though you may have to spend some money on this vet visit, it is well worth it in the long run in order to avoid more costly bills resulting from chronic illness. If you have pet insurance, the visit may be partially or fully covered.

2. Put your fat cat on a diet.

Your cat should be eating at least half of his calories in the form of lean protein. Protein should be a staple of your cat’s diet, since cats are naturally carnivores. Make sure he does not exceed his recommended daily caloric intake. Reduce fat and increase fiber in his diet. You will want to do this under the supervision of your vet, since too much fiber can decrease the absorption of certain nutrients. Too little fat can also result in dry skin and other problems. Supplementing your cat’s diet with fish oil can help combat these skin problems.

3. Feed him frequent, small meals.

Instead of one or two large meals every day, try spacing his food intake over 4 to 6 small meals. This will help him feel more satisfied, since he won’t have to wait as long between meals. Just like in humans, this “grazing” type of diet helps keep his blood sugar steady.

4. Help him get some exercise.

While it can be tough to walk a cat, you can play with him for 5 to 10 minutes, 3 to 4 times a day. Use toys that encourage his natural hunting instincts, like those with dangling feathers, or toys that you can slither down stairs in snake-like fashion.

It is in your cat’s best interest to keep him healthy and disease free. By helping your overweight cat trim down to an appropriate weight, you significantly decrease the risk of certain chronic illnesses and early death. While your concern for your cat is your primary motivation, you will also save yourself hundreds of dollars in vet bills by addressing your cat’s obesity problem now.