Fit and Youthful Life

Guest Author: Harry J. Andersohn


It’s amazing to me how one simple TV show — granted, one of the most respected and watched TV shows in the history of the planet — can quickly catapult a previously unknown product, person, or service into the stratosphere of popularity.

That’s exactly what happened when 60 Minutes did their story on the two researchers who finally were able to isolate the amazing component in red wine that is apparently responsible for so many of the health benefits that regular wine drinkers experience. This compound, known as Resveratrol, is now one of the hottest supplements on the market today.

While this is great, because if the studies on Resveratrol turn out to be even halfway accurate, a lot of people are going to experience some life-changing benefits pretty darn soon, all is not rosy in the world of Resveratrol proponents.

For one thing, its sheer sudden popularity has created a couple of big problems for people who want to start taking Resveratrol supplements right away.

For one thing, when a product completely takes off like this one has, a whole bunch of supplements manufacturers who really have no business getting involved in it, will basically put together an inferior product and slap a label on it and make some quick money before anyone figures out that what they’re selling is junk.

So when you’re looking for a place to buy Resveratrol supplements, you have to do your homework and be careful to make sure that what you’re getting is the real deal.

Second, when something is this popular and supplies are a bit limited, you’re going to start to find some companies that try and extract an exorbitant price from people who are desperate to have it.

Luckily, not all companies are this way. When I was researching this for a story over on my blog, I was able to find a couple resources for people who want to buy Resveratrol supplements, but who don’t want to pay an arm and a leg and who want to get a high-quality product.

In fact, I’m going to tell you about a couple resources where you can actually get Resveratrol supplements for free. But let’s not get ahead of ourselves.

First let’s talk about whether or not Resveratrol is right for you.

Let’s go over some of the health benefits that have been reported in the news media — including on that 60 Minutes story — and then you can decide whether or not it sounds like something that you could benefit from.

Resveratrol is basically being called a true fountain of youth. In tests in the lab, it seemed to actually halt or reverse the effects of aging. Pretty exciting, right? But that’s only part of the story.

Some other benefits that have been reported with Resveratrol include things like weight loss, improved stamina, increased metabolism, protection against cancer, and an improvement in the way your body copes with cholesterol.

So with all that evidence is Resveratrol right for you?

Well, here’s what I’d suggest — why not try it and see for yourself if the benefits that people are talking about actually happen?

Remember, I said above that you can get the stuff for free. So it will cost you hardly anything to try it, and you can put it to the test for yourself.



Turn Back The Clock

Guest Author: Rando Meresmaa


The goal for anyone who wants to lose fat is to achieve maximum fat burning in the shortest time possible. It is very important to choose or create the right training program that is the most effective. There are a lot of discussions and arguments about what is more effective: long duration and low intensity workouts or high intensity workouts. This can be very confusing for people. A personal trainer in one gym suggests low intensity workouts and if you go to a different gym then a personal trainer there may suggest high intensity workouts.

So how much cardio is needed to burn fat?

As it is with so many other things, both sides have some truth in them. The low intensity aerobic exercise proponents say that this method is more effective in burning body fat because if your heart rate gets out of the target heart rate, you stop burning fat for fuel and start using carbohydrates for fuel. That is why so many experts promote this method.

But the problem with this method is that if your exercise is low in intensity, then you just do not burn enough calories. If you don´t burn enough calories then you will not lose fat. It is better to use more intense exercises in your workouts because they burn more calories. High intensity aerobic exercise can use as much as 65% of the body’s energy needs in the form of carbohydrate. Burning calories is more important than what you use for fuel. The harder you work out the more calories you burn.

But high intensity exercises are only effective if you can maintain it long enough to burn more calories then with low intensity. To burn calories effectively your workout has to last from 25-60 minutes. If you do a very high intensity workout but you it only lasts for 15 minutes then it is not effective. The trick is to find the right tempo. The most effective method to burn calories is a relatively high intensity for 30 minutes or so. The only way to find out what is the most effective zone for you, is to find it out yourself. There is no magic number. Trial and error!