Jay On The Go

Since I am fairly slim and towards the low end of the BMI in the healthy range , I read with a lot of interest the study by Katherine M. Flegal of the CDC that overweight and obese people lived longer than healthy people.  Ouch!  All the diet and exercise I did, I thought, for nothing.  Why bother if I am going to die sooner and not be able to enjoy a long life?  Not so fast, ladies and gentlemen, to start pigging out and sleeping on a couch your whole life.  The reality is that no one knows, yet, why is it that healthy weight people die somewhat earlier and fat people live longer.  There are hundreds of other reasons that determine how long we live, for example, our stress levels, or how hard we work, or how spiritual we are, or how strong our relationships are.  It is definitely documented that overweight people, while living longer, have lower quality of life because they are more likely to suffer from all kinds of illnesses.  So I would rath...

Believe it or not but Kourtney Kardashian has lost a massive 44 lbs of pregnant weight.  That is one third of her body weight during pregnancy with Penelope.  She is now down to just 106 pounds.  So how did she lose all the baby weight?  The old fashioned way with diet and exercise with personal trainer Tracy Anderson (who made her do 90 minutes dance focused workouts).  Needless to say, she also reduced the portion sizes.

When we first read of the "Hispanic Paradox" in The New York Times, we were indeed intrigued. Our assumption was that all those delicious Latin dishes were deadly if not consumed less frequently and in small volumes. Looks as if we were right. Maybe there is no Hispanic paradox ; the way some smokers outlive healthy people, similarly, a few Latinas may also do better than most others. According to research conducted by Dr. John C. Teeters (University of Rochester), compared with white women, Hispanic women develop risk factors for heart disease (and cardiac arrest) about a decade earlier. Dr. Teeters emphasizes that these disparities are most likely caused by both genetics and lifestyle. What can you do? Read how to be fit . Limit your consumption of those exotic Mexican dishes . If you are a Latina, head over to Lindisima.com and check out tips on diet , exercise , and weight loss . If you happen to know a Latina, do her a favor by telling her about this research. Fo...