March 30, 2008 by Orville Campbell, MD.

Want to live longer?

Consider these facts: Male Seventh-day Adventists have an 8.9-year longer average life expectancy than does the general population, while female members have a 7.5-year longer average life expectancy. Vegetarian Seventh-day Adventists have a reduced risk of osteoporosis when compared to meat-eaters in the general population. This probably has something to do with the fact that the excess protein in a high-meat diet causes the excretion of calcium in the urine. The SDA diet is both richer in calcium and lower in protein than the average American diet. Seventh-day Adventists have a lower incidence of breast, prostate, pancreatic, bladder and ovarian cancers than does the general population. Vegetarian Seventh-day Adventist are one-half as likely as people in the general population to get colon or rectal cancer. Non-vegetarian male Adventists have 56 percent of the expected coronary heart disease mortality. (This means the rate of heart disease in these Adventists is 56 percent of the rate in the general American population). The heart disease mortality rate for lacto-ovo vegetarian men is 39 percent, while vegetarian male Adventists who use no meat, milk or eggs (total vegetarians) have an expected coronary heart disease mortality rate that is only 12 percent of that of the general population! Source of article: http://www.potomacabc.com/food/live_longer.asp

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March 30, 2008 by Orville Campbell, MD.

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March 30, 2008 by Orville Campbell, MD.

 By Orville Campbell, MD

Dr. Orville Campbell is a Medical Doctor who was trained in Internal Medicine, nephrology and Hypertension at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. He has been in private practice for almost 13 years. Areas of expertise include Hypertension, Diabetes, Chronic Kidney Diseases, Dialysis, Vitamin D Metabolism, Anemia, and Health and Wellness.

Let’s face it; there is no quick fix for weight loss (outside of surgery). No matter what method you use to lose weight, you must decrease your intake of calories to lose weight and to maintain your new weight. Effectively managing your weight is an issue of a lifestyle of prudent or healthy choices, including an increase in physical activity. Even if you go the surgical route, lifestyle management is still the long-term solution. In practice I have seen individuals who have sudden and effective weight loss with bypass or stomach stapling surgeries. However, the patients who go back to their poor dietary choices eventually gain wait in excess of their ideal body weight or re-gain a great percentage of their previous weight that they had lost.

To effectively lose weight, one may choose natural products or supplements which may help to support the body and its metabolism to help make losing weight more favorable. Weight loss enhancers or supplements are not magic potions. You have to do your part. Supplements usually work by increasing the body’s metabolism, therefore increasing the rate at which your body burns fat. However, when you use supplements, do not use supplements with ephedra. Ephedra can be a potent stimulant to the heart and nervous system and can speed up the heart rate. If you have heart disease (especially coronary artery disease), stimulating the heart can be deadly.

One promising natural supplement that I have seen is SlenderWize. This product is made by a company by the name of Cyberwize. This supplement is ephedra free. It is rich in B6, B12, Vitamin C, Niacin, and Folic acid (folate). SlenderWize also contains Grape seed extract, Green tea extract, Ginko Biloba extract, Ginger root extract, L-Tyrosine and many other nutrients. Slenderwize has more than 20 nutrients. It also contains some caffeine and theophylline. As with any supplement, consult with your health care provider to see if any supplement is right for you. Getting medical consultation is especially prudent if you are taking prescribed medicines or have high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, etc.

Weight loss is difficult for most people. Although losing weight is difficult, it’s not complex. You can lose weight by either decreasing input (Calories) and or increasing output. Increasing output involves either exercise or speeding up the body’s metabolism (supplements, exercise as well). Please check with your healthcare provider before starting an exercise program or using any weight loss enhancers such as supplements.

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