Weight Loss Center, Health Coach, or Club?
Posted by Bob and Joy Povenz on Jun 21, 2011 in Knowledge Bites | Comments Off on Weight Loss Center, Health Coach, or Club?
Atlanta: Weight Loss Health Centers countrywide are giving way to the flexibility and convenience of weight loss health clubs, and especially to the individual one-to-one path guidance of Professional Health Coaches, specializing in weight-loss. The latter, more personal attention reflects our active lifestyles and the phenomenal ability of cell phones and IT devices to keep us all in touch...
Read MoreBig Boned?
Posted by Bob and Joy Povenz on Jun 20, 2011 in Knowledge Bites | Comments Off on Big Boned?
Many people are mistakenly not concerned about the weight they’re carrying because they’re “big boned.” Or they set an insufficient weight loss goal because, “I’m big boned.” Here is some information you should know about being “big boned.” The additional bone size in an adult (bone alone) adds 3 lbs., at most, to someone’s weight, but it adds tons to their risk of...
Read MoreBody Mass Index (BMI)
Posted by Bob and Joy Povenz on Jun 20, 2011 in Knowledge Bites | 2 comments
The Body Mass Index chart (see below) is widely used because it’s easy to use. It does not measure body fat. It simply places someone on a chart based on height and weight. It is used by the CDC, the World Health Organization, the NIH, and many others, including the medical underwriters at insurance companies. We recognize that there are other ratios gaining popularity, such as the the Hip to...
Read MoreDirection determines Destination
Posted by Bob and Joy Povenz on Jun 16, 2011 in Knowledge Bites | Comments Off on Direction determines Destination
No one gets to the place where he or she no longer needs wise counsel. Nobody. You will never get to the place where you don’t need wise counsel. You always only know what you know. The older we get, the higher the stakes are for many of our decisions – particularly those regarding our health. If you know you need to make a change or you have been told to change by your doctor, then choose...
Read MoreCalcium
Posted by Bob and Joy Povenz on Jun 16, 2011 in Knowledge Bites | Comments Off on Calcium
A huge study in the British Medical Journal, and another study by the Women’s Health Institute suggest the common practice of doctors regularly imploring women over age 50 to take more calcium to reduce their risk of osteoporosis and hip fractures may not do much good and can actually cause other health problems. So before you start supplementing with calcium do more research and remember:...
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