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Hashimoto calls Diet ranks to form party
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Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012
OSAKA Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto will personally appeal to Diet members to join a new political party he is forming in mid-September and run in the next Lower House election, sources in his local political group said Tuesday.
The formal announcement of the new party is expected to be made at a fundraiser for Hashimoto's Osaka Ishin no Kai (One Osaka) on Sept. 12. A public discussion between Hashimoto and Diet members interested in Osaka Ishin no Kai's platform for the national election, which is expected to be finalized by the end of this week, will take place in Osaka on Sept. 9, immediately following the end of the current Diet session, the sources said.
"We're not going to call on political parties to participate in the public discussion. We want to speak to Diet members individually," Osaka Gov. and Osaka Ishin no Kai Secretary General Ichiro Matsui said Monday.
In addition to halving the number of Lower House seats to 240, the new party platform is expected to call for ending the prefectural system of government and creating a system of between nine and 13 regions with greater autonomy.
Fundamental reform of the tax system, including turning the national consumption tax into a local tax, will be part of the platform. Hashimoto is also expected to support Japan's participation in the Trans-Pacific Partnership free-trade agreement.
To become a national party, Hashimoto needs the formal participation of five current Diet members. Democratic Party of Japan Lower House member Yorihisa Matsuno and Liberal Democratic Party Lower House member Kenta Matsunami have been in talks with Hashimoto for the past few weeks about forming a new party and are expected to join, and Osaka Ishin no Kai officials are confident they already have five members lined up.
Formal solicitation of potential candidates for the new party is expected to begin following the Sept. 9 meeting. While the majority are expected to come from the Kansai region, Hashimoto aims to attract candidates in other parts of Japan where he and Osaka Ishin no Kai are particularly popular, especially Ehime Prefecture, northern Kyushu, Niigata Prefecture and parts of the Kanto region.
A number of candidates will also come from the political school that Hashimoto established in March. There are 888 students there currently studying the art of political campaigning.
Hashimoto intends to endorse the most promising students in the Lower House election. But many in Osaka Ishin no Kai have long been concerned that selecting only students from the school as its candidates could result in a group of Diet members with no governing experience. In recent weeks, they have been sounding out experienced Diet members about joining the party.
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Midlife fitness delays chronic disease
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Tuesday, August 28, 2012 - 5:18pm
CNN We all know that exercise and fitness are key components to healthy living. Now new research is adding further proof that it will increase your quality of life.
The study, published in this week's Archive of Internal Medicine, finds that being fit in the middle of your life not only delays the onset of chronic diseases later in life, but also shortens the duration of disease.
"We've known for years that exercise is good for you, but what's not been clear is to what extent the health benefits persist across a lifespan," said study author Dr. Jarrett Berry, associate professor of medicine at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.
Berry and his co-authors surveyed 18,670 patients, from the Cooper Center Longitudinal Study, one of the largest patient databases in the world looking at fitness indicators. The Cooper Center began collecting patient information in 1970, and now has more than 100,000 patients enrolled in its database.
The study selected patients who were 65 years or older as of January 1, 1999, and measured their fitness level by having them walk on a treadmill. The patients were then organized by sex, age, and divided into five different fitness levels ranging from very low to very high.
For the next 25 years, study authors followed up on their fitness levels and recorded any chronic disease.
"It's not just heart disease and just cancer -- it's all kinds of chronic diseases, " said Berry.
Patients' Medicare records were assessed for the following conditions: Congestive heart failure, coronary artery disease, stroke, diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, chronic kidney disease, Alzheimer's, and colon or lung cancer.
When looking at men, the incidences of chronic disease was reduced by 45% between the group with the highest fitness levels, and those with the lowest. For women, the difference between the two groups was 43%.
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Flat Belly Diet – Book Review
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For those who like to know why they're taking a certain path in life, the book goes into great details about what MUFAs are, why they are good for you, what visceral fat is, how it is measured, and much more. You learn about how these fats protect your heart and ward off diabetes. You learn the history of why fats were once vilified and are now praised. For people who like investigating the details, this is great! For those who get bored with "why" and just want to skip to the "how", that's easy too. Just turn a few chapters :).
The message of the book has been confirmed in many scientific studies. Eat more olive oil. Eat more avocados. Get those healthy fats into you.
Of course the book doesn't stop there. It assumes, if you need the book, that your overall eating system is probably less than healthy. It talks about going for walks after meals, to help your system digest properly. It recommends eating slowly so you can hear your body's "I'm full" message. Eat with pretty plates and glassware, fresh flowers, and small sized bowls to help your mealtime be both enjoyable and satisfying. Eat small, regular meals, and include those MUFAs at every meal.
Did you know oils can start to go bad after only 2 months, and nuts after 3 or 4? Buy smaller jars, make sure they are dark jars, and use them frequently.
The book goes beyond just eating. Forgive who you are angry with. The stress is only hurting you. Journal your feelings and eating habits. There are real life stories interspersed to help you see how this all works, and how real people can find success.
And then there are recipes. Tons and tons of recipes. Almond-encrusted chicken breast. Spaghetti squash casserole. Each lays out the nutritional information. There are meal plans and exercise tips. So pretty much everything you need for success.
One down side is that there are no photos with the recipes. If we could have photos of all the success stories, surely we could have photos of the things we're eating?
It's also fair to say that the book is fairly large. There are some who will feel intimidated / worn down by the background information presented and just want to "get to the story". But I guess I don't see the downside of a book presenting too much information. If you don't need the exercise information, you don't have to read it. By having everything in the book, it ensures that those who DO need it have it there.
Well recommended.
I was sent a review copy of this book by the publishers.
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Fitness Zone Celebrates 9th Anniversary
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Bandar Seri Begawan - Fitness Zone yesterday celebrated its ninth anniversary with members at the Kiulap branch.
The event saw 38 members who joined the club within the first month of Fitness Zone's launch in March 2003 being commended for their loyalty and commitment in sharing the club's vision to support the pursuit of good health.
The milestone marked the club's continuing commitment and desire to promote a healthy lifestyle and play a key role towards raising awareness on the constituents of good health through the varying modes of exercise regimes, while at the same time pushing gym enthusiasts with newer benchmarks.
Wu Chun, the owner of Fitness Zone said that the club will introduce the Diamond Club Loyalty Programme to reward more than 1,500 loyal members who have been with them for three or more years, whereby they will be able to invite two guests free of charge during specified days of the week.
"We always hope to inspire people in all areas of their life," he added.
Meanwhile Dr Raja, a club enthusiast, expressed his heartfelt appreciation to the club's establishment.
"Being a member for so long, I admit I gave a lot of comments along the way and although they didn't give me 100 per cent of what I requested, but most importantly, they listened, and I feel their sincerity and their desire for improvement never failed me from day one," he said.
The anniversary celebration also coincided with the opening of a new Mr Baker's Bakeshop branch conveniently located nearby.
Sharing the same level of ambition as its neighbouring business, Mr Baker's Bakeshop owner Eric said that he looked forward to working together with Fitness Zone in maintaining a healthy lifestyle.
In conjunction with the anniversary, members of the public are invited to a 'Welcome Back Hari Raya Open House', which will last for five days.
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Fitness at Middle Age Leads to Lower Risk of Chronic Disease in Senior Years
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Fitness at Middle Age Leads to Lower Risk of Chronic Disease in Senior Years
Even study participants who died had fewer chronic ailments to the end
Aug. 27, 2012 - A new study declares that fitness in middle age points to less chronic health problems in later life. And, even those who died in old age, seemed to have less of these chronic ailments right up to the end. The study involved both senior men and women, older than 65, who were Medicare patients.
The study was published Online First by Archives of Internal Medicine, a JAMA Network publication. But, the findings came with a caution flag waved in a commentary by Diane E. Bild, M.D., M.P.H., of the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.
The research was by Benjamin L. Willis, M.D., M.P.H., of the Cooper Institute, Dallas, and colleagues. They examined the association between midlife fitness and chronic disease outcomes later in life by linking Medicare claims with participant data from the Cooper Center Longitudinal Study, a large group of individuals who were examined at the Cooper Clinic from 1970 to 2009.
The study of 14,726 healthy men and 3,944 healthy women, with an average age of 49, when they entered the study, used eight chronic conditions (CCs) for the analysis: congestive heart failure, ischemic heart disease, stroke, diabetes mellitus, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, chronic kidney disease, Alzheimer disease, and colon or lung cancer.
In the present study, higher fitness measured in midlife was strongly associated with a lower incidence of CCs decades later, the authors note.
With a median follow-up of 26 years, the highest level of midlife fitness was associated with a lower incidence of CCs compared with the lowest midlife fitness in men 15.6 vs. 28.2 per 100 person-years and in women 11.4 vs. 20.1 per 100 person years, according to the study results. Age- and sex-specific quintiles of fitness were based on treadmill times.
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Norfolk Rec offers adult exercise programs
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Norfolk Recreation is offering fall adult exercise programs. Residents and non-residents arewelcome.
The classes are led by instructor Nanci Cahalane, a certified trainer/fitness counselor.
Programs include:
Strength training, 9 a.m. and Pilates-based exercises, 9:45 a.m. on: Mondays, Sept. 15, 24, Oct. 1, 13, 22, 29, Nov. 5, 19 and 26, and Dec. 3, 10 and 17; and Fridays, Sept. 21, 28, Oct. 5, 12, 19, 26, Nov. 2, 9, 16, , 30, and Dec. 7, 14. No classes on Mondays, Oct.. 8 and Nov. 12 or Friday, Nov. 23.
Combo Class: half an hour of strength training, half an hour of Pilates-based exercises), 6:30-7:30 p.m. on: Mondays: Sept. 17, 24, Oct. 1, 15, 22, 29, Nov 5, 19, 26, Dec 3, 10, 17, and Wednesdays: Sept. 12, 19, 26, Oct. 3, 10, 17, 24, Nov. 7, 14, 28, and Dec. 5, 12. No classes on Monday, Oct. 8 and Nov. 12 or Wednesday, Oct 31 and Nov. 21.
Ladies Light Hiking, 9:45-11 a.m.. Session 1: Thursdays: Sept. 13, 20, 27, Oct. 4, 11, 18 or Saturdays: Sept. 15, 22, 29, and Oct. 13, 20, 27. Session 2: Thursdays: Nov 1, 8, 15, 29, Dec 6, 13. (no hike on Nov 22 - Thanksgiving Day) or Saturdays: Nov 3, 17, and Dec 1, 8, 15, 22 (no hike on Nov 10 - Veterans Day weekend or Nov 24 - Thanksgiving Weekend).
Online registration starts on Wednesday, Sept. 5 at 10 a.m. To register go to http://www.virtualnorfolk.org/rec or call 508-520-1315 for more information.
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India on Coke Diet!
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By Sumith Kizhakedan - August 27, 2012 | Tickers: PEP, KO | 0 Comments
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Consider a market that is 1.2 billion strong yet still in its nascent stage when it comes to adopting aerated drinks. It is with the aim of tapping this huge market potential that Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) has decided to announce the investment of $5 billion in its Indian operations by 2020. Thirty-five years after it had to exit the country due to the prevalent government policies at that time, Coca Cola is marching on in India full steam.
India like many countries in the emerging markets is also undergoing slow growth due to the current prevalent economic crisis. Its growth rate has slowed down to between 5 and 6 percent. But that is still better than many developed economies which have flat or negative growth. With its ever growing and burgeoning middle class, whose aspirations has attracted many big ticker investments from consumer companies, it was just a matter of time for Coca Cola to set things in motion in India. The Indian pie perfectly fits into Coca Cola's plan to double its revenue and volume by 2020.
Giving Coca-Cola atough fight in the Indian Market is none other than the fellow American rival Pepsico (NYSE: PEP). Both of them dominate the Indian carbonated Soft drinks market, with Coca-Colaaccounting for 60% of the retail value sales compared to 37% for Pepsi.
Both the cola companies have huge investments in India already to the tune of $4 billion making them one of the largest source of foreign investment in the country.Taking their combined furture invetments into perspective, the final figure looks a towering $8-9 billion in the next few years. This huge interest also has to do with the Cola market in India. Last year, the market consumed one billion cases. There are 93 cola factories which do the honors of manufacturing the cola drinks. Close to 10,000 trucks ferry fresh bottles to retailers and empty bottles to factories every day. So in spite of all the controversies over the ground water level and pesticides from these factories, both the cola giants march on relentlessly. Thats perhaps because India is the final frontier for the two cola giants considering that in the US, opposition to the colas is at an all-time high.
Ideally speaking once you take your eyes from the US, shouldnt the next fixation be China? China ought to have been the next logical stop. But strong local brands (of Tingyi ad Wahaha Group) have made it a tough market to crack for Coke and PepsiCo. As a result, their share is below 25 percent in China.
However when it comes to India, the picture changes completely. The Indian beverages market has grown at 16-20 percent per annum in the last 3 years.It's now valued at approximately 4 billion dollars in size. The per capita consumption is still far less than global average of 90 bottles, sitting far lower at 12 bottles per annum. The beverages market services less than 25 percent of the billion plus Indian populance. Furthermore the Cola's have less than 5 percent share of the food and beverage requirements for a average Indian. Considering these low numbers both the Cola companies hope for a huge upswing in demand, almost a billion more potential customers.
On the one hand while Coca Colaaspires India to be among the top five countries in their entire global business by volumes, for Pespicoits already there.Yet India's share is only 4 percent of the global market. Therefore it's safe to conclude that the near and far term growth opportunity is huge for both companies.
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Study: Lose the love handles for sake of the sperms
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LOS ANGELES, Aug 27 For years, the onus has been on overweight women to lose weight for a healthy pregnancy.
But men, likewise, shoulder a responsibility in the healthy development of their unborn child, says a new Aussie study, which urges gents to lose their love handles for the sake of their swimmers.
Using in vitro fertilisation on mice to determine the effects of paternal obesity on embryos, researchers from the University of Melbourne found that the sperm of obese males resulted in delayed foetal development and a decreased rate of successful embryo implantation.
The news comes as Australia suffers from a major weight problem researchers pointed out.
A fathers obesity also reduced placental development in the woman. Picture courtesy of zwola fasola/shutterstock.com
A lot of men dont understand what contribution theyre having, but they need to be healthy before conceiving, said lead researcher David Gardner.
Sperm needs to be match fit for the games of life and creating life is the biggest thing that we can do.
In addition to smaller foetuses and poor pregnancy success, a fathers obesity also reduced placental development in the woman, with potential for long-term developmental consequences in the child.
In the study, obese male mice were fed the equivalent of a fast food diet for 10 weeks. Embryos were created from both normal weight and obese male mice.
The findings will be presented at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Endocrine Society of Australia and the Society for Reproductive Biology 2012 this week.
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30 Minutes Of Daily Exercise Enough To Shed Pounds
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Aug. 24, 2012 Thirty minutes of exercise a day may be the magic number to lose weight.
A new study shows 30 minutes of exercise a day works just as well as an hour in helping overweight adults lose weight.
Researchers found moderately overweight men who exercised hard enough to sweat for 30 minutes a day lost an average of 8 pounds over three months compared to an average weight loss of 6 pounds among men who worked out for 60 minutes a day.
The overall loss in body mass was the same for both groups, almost 9 pounds.
Researchers say the results are surprising.
Part of the explanation may be that people found 30 minutes of exercise so doable that they had the desire and energy for additional physical activity, says researcher Mads Rosenkilde, a PhD student at the University of Copenhagen, in a news release.
In the study, researchers followed 60 moderately overweight men who wanted to lose weight. The men were randomly put into either a moderate or high aerobic exercise group.
The high-exercise group was instructed to exercise hard enough to produce a sweat, like from running or cycling, for 60 minutes a day. The moderate group only had to sweat for 30 minutes a day.
After 13 weeks, the study showed 30 minutes of exercise a day produced similar or even better results than 60 minutes a day.
The men who exercised 30 minutes a day lost an average of 2 pounds more of body weight than those who worked out for an hour.
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Lose weight with lemons
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START YOUR DAY HEALTHY by drinking lemon water. All photos courtesy of Rachel Alejandro
MANILA, Philippines - Can lemon juice help you lose weight?
Superstar Beyonce reportedly lost 20 pounds quickly on the Master Cleanse Lemonade Fast, an all-liquid diet consisting of a mixture of fresh lemon juice, grade B maple syrup, cayenne pepper and water. It is taken 6-12 times a day without any kind of solid food.
I have to admit that Beyonce did look fabulous and waif-like in her role as Deena in the movie, Dreamgirls. In my opinion, though, its not the magic lemon concoction that made her lose the drastic amount of weight but the lack of calories she consumed in a day.
Anyone who doesnt eat and only drinks juice for two whole weeks will definitely lose weight.
It is also known that Beyonce gained the 20 pounds back as soon as she returned to her old eating habits. With any crash diet, weight loss is temporary and even causes the metabolism to slow down.
When the body experiences starvation, it protects itself by storing fat in order to survive. The body starts to break down muscle tissue instead of burning fat.
So what is it with lemons and weight loss?
Lemons are high in fiber, a fat-fighting nutrient that controls hunger pangs, reduces cravings and aids in digestion.
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