Juicing for weight loss has emerged victorious from the weight loss fad category as a time tested and proven weight loss strategy with countless dedicated devotees praising juicing as the answer when all else has failed.

San Diego, CA (PRWEB) November 08, 2012

Juicing, when done right, helps your body saturate with nutrients and antioxidants that help your body work better and keep your cheating in check by reducing cravings; stated David Lawrence of JuicingForWeightLoss.com, a website dedicated to juicing which just recently surpassed 1 million unique visitors.

Countless dedicated juicing devotees have embraced juicing as the weight loss answer when all else has failed. Mr. Lawrence went on to say, We have countless emails flooding in about how much weight people have lost by just incorporating juicing into their daily routine.

Juicing can help support the body for weight loss and fat burning in a number of ways including reducing cravings, delivering bio-available nutrition, supporting the fat burning processes, flushing toxins, and reducing overall acidity in the body.

Often times the cause of cravings for sweets is because the body is starving for the nutrients that are unfortunately missing from the modern diet. Additionally, as the body ages, it also becomes more difficult to digest and properly absorb the same level of nutrition from solid food.

Fresh juiced fruits and vegetables are full of vitamins, minerals, anti-oxidants, and live enzymes that are readily bio-available to the body. When the body has the essential nutrition or building blocks it needs, it will also begin to function better. For example, carrots are high in nutrients such as vitamin B, C, D, E, K, beta-carotene and can help stimulate the adrenal glands, which helps support fat burning.

Often overlooked is the importance of enzymes in the diet. Cooked and processed foods often contain little or no enzymes. Enzymes, such as those found in fresh fruits and vegetables, are the catalyst for the hundreds of thousands of chemical reactions that occur throughout the body some of which support metabolism of fats and carbohydrates.

Juicing recipes containing particular fruits and vegetables such as ginger, papaya, pineapple, mint, carrot and fennel can also have a positive effect on digestion, which can have an impact on weight loss. Improper digestion is commonly sited as a common cause of weight problems.

Incorporating juicing into any diet plan can be as simple as purchasing an inexpensive citrus juicer and squeezing fresh grapefruit juice with a small orange to help sweeten it up with breakfast. For those interested in juicing vegetables and greens, there are countless juicing machines on the market that are reasonably priced.

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A woman tests her blood sugar level as part of her management of diabetes. Modest weight loss won't lower the risk for a heart attack or stroke in people with diabetes, according to a new study.(Photo: David Proeber, AP)

People with type 2 diabetes often are encouraged to lose weight to improve their health, but a puzzling new study may have some questioning that advice.

A recent study showed that obese people with diabetes who lost a modest amount of weight didn't lower their risk of having a heart attack or stroke, but the weight loss did help improve many other health factors.

"While we did not show a benefit of modest weight loss for cardiovascular events, we did show the benefits of weight loss for improving depression, quality of life, sleep apnea, incontinence, fitness, physical function and blood sugar control," says Rena Wing, a professor of psychiatry and human behavior at Brown University and chairman of the Look AHEAD (Action for Health in Diabetes) study. The research was financed by the National Institutes of Health.

In diabetes - a disease spotlighted in November during American Diabetes Month - the body does not make enough of the hormone insulin, or it doesn't use it properly. Insulin helps glucose (sugar) get into cells, where it is used for energy. If there's an insulin problem, sugar builds up in the blood, damaging nerves and blood vessels. There are two major forms: type 1 and type 2, which accounts for 90% to 95% of diabetes.

Diabetes can lead to heart disease, stroke, kidney failure, foot and leg amputations and blindness. Almost 26 million children and adults (8.3% of the population) in the United States have diabetes.

For the study, researchers at 16 centers around the country worked with 5,145 obese people with type 2 diabetes. Their average starting weight was about 200 pounds. The study was designed to see whether weight loss reduced the risk of heart attacks and strokes.

Half of the participants were assigned to an intensive diet and exercise program. They attended individual and group meetings where they were taught strategies for weight loss by cutting calories and increasing physical activity. They used some meal replacements during the weight-loss and maintenance phases of the program.

The other half received a general program of diabetes education several times a year. All participants continued to follow the medical advice of their physician.

Findings: Those in the diet group lost about 8% of their starting weight (about 16 pounds) in the first year and maintained nearly 5% (about 10 pounds) of that loss. Participants in the diabetes education group lost about 1% (2 pounds) of their starting weight and kept it off. Everyone was tracked for up to 11 years.

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LOS ANGELES, Nov. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Adolescents and their parents are increasingly interested in such procedures as sleeve gastrectomy and a study conducted by Sweden's Sahlgrenska Academy, at the University of Gothenburg is backing them up. Michael Feiz, M.D., FACS and his medical colleagues are getting more queries about the benefits of FDA compliant lap band procedures and other serious questions related to bariatric procedures from teenagers and their parents than ever before. The questions that Dr. Feiz and his colleagues are getting can be quite intense, including whether lap band removal followed up by a gastric sleeve conversion might be a possibility for their teens further on down the road. Questions regarding the advisability of gastric sleeve vs. lap band procedures are also quite common.

The curiosity is far from idle. The Sahlgrenska Academy study found that severely obese youngsters between the ages of 13 and 18 who had weight loss surgery enjoyed average weight losses of roughly 200-300 pounds. The teens in the study appeared to have a corresponding decrease in risk factors for cardiovascular ailments. Moreover, the teens in question reported an unsurprisingly improvement in the general quality of their lives. While weight issues can be devastating for people of all ages, teenagers may suffer social and psychological consequences. Bullying may sometimes be a serious issue.

Dr. Feiz and Associates have already helped a number of very obese teens whose weight issues have proven resistant to such traditional solutions as exercise and a reduced caloric intake. While bariatric surgeons were once slow to pursue surgical options for patients under 18 years of age, more and more it appears that patients who have already pursued numerous weight loss options while remaining extremely overweight may well be good candidates for bariatric solutions. As a pioneer in such less invasive options as the lap band and the gastric sleeve, Dr. Michael Feiz is widely regarded as very possibly the nation's leading bariatric surgeon for all age groups.

Boasting a zero mortality rate, Dr. Feiz has produced outstanding outcomes in innumerable patients. The doctor is noted for his sensitive and compassionate approach to patients and he understands that teenagers may suffer from stronger and more intense psychological consequences from obesity than many older patients. Patients of all ages have praised his ability to explain the likely outcomes of surgical procedures in a manner that is both informative and reassuring.

For more information on weight loss procedures and to find out which ones might be appropriate for you or your teenage child, please contact Dr. Feiz and Associates. You can reach his office at 310-817-6911 or visit his web site at http://www.drfeiz.com.

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DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Denver-based SlimGenics Weight Control Centers, the leader in providing consumers with nutritionally based weight loss programs, today announced the launch of its new interactive kiosk, the WeighTMTM, which can be located on-site at companies nationwide and act as a virtual coach to employees trying to lose weight.

According to theCentersfor Disease Controland Prevention(CDC), two thirds of all adults in thiscountryare overweight or obese. Additionally, over the past three years studies show that overweight Americans are impacting corporate bottom lines even more dramatically than previously thought, due to increased health care costs, decreased productivity and absenteeism.

Based on research conducted at Duke University, obesity among full-time employees costs U.S. employers $73.1 billion per year or up to $7,500 per employee, said Katherine Ott, CEO of SlimGenics. In response to this, SlimGenics has developed the WeighTM kiosk as well as our overall SlimGenics@Work corporate program to help companies reduce absenteeism, lower insurance premiums and increase productivity by helping their employees lose weight, while making healthy and lasting lifestyle changes.

For qualifying companies choosing the WeighTM option, the kiosk can simply be installed on-site at any corporate location. Participating employees will be able to create confidential personal profiles on the kiosks, allowing them to set their goal weight and track their progress all without leaving the office.

Upon their initial visit to a kiosk, participants will be asked to answer a brief profile in order to personalize their weight loss program. They will also set their goal weight and take a full-body photo. Each subsequent time that they check in via the kiosk, employees will have the opportunity to take additional photos and see a graph representing their weight loss progress. They will also receive interactive support, such as virtual badges to celebrate reaching weight loss milestones, which they can then share with friends and family via Facebook and Twitter.

In addition, participants in the WeighTM kiosk program can utilize one-on-one phone support from SlimGenics professional weight loss counselors if desired, and they can join SlimGenics exclusive online community.

The new kioskis just one component of SlimGenics' overall SlimGenics@Work corporate weight loss program, which offers employers three ways tohelp their employees lose weight:

Through SlimGenics@Work, employers can now offer flexible and easy to follow weight loss programs to their employees, continued Ott. With the WeighTM and our other offerings, we can help employees go beyond counting points or eating pre-packaged meals to really learn how to safely lose weight while eating a healthy diet of real food.

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ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill., Nov. 8, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Body contouring after weight-loss (bariatric) surgery produces long-term gains in several aspects of quality of life, reports the November issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery(R), the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS).

"The study indicates a sustained quality of life improvement in post-bariatric patients after body contouring surgery," concludes the study led by Dr. Eva S.J. van der Beek of University Medical Center Utrecht, the Netherlands. "This suggests the importance of including reconstructive surgery as a component in the multidisciplinary approach in the surgical treatment of morbid obesity," Dr. van der Beek said.

Improved Quality of Life after Body Contouring Surgery The researchers evaluated quality-of-life assessments in 33 patients who underwent body contouring after bariatric surgery. Body contouring refers to various plastic surgery procedures done to remove excess fat and skin after massive weight loss.

The most common procedures were abdominoplasty ("tummy tuck") and operations on the breasts. Through an average of seven years after body contouring, the patients repeatedly completed a standard questionnaire evaluating obesity's impact on quality of life.

The results showed "mostly moderate to large, sustained improvement" in quality of life in the years after body contouring. Scores improved in six out of seven quality-of-life domains, including physical functioning and appearance, mental well-being, social acceptance, intimacy and social network.

Some domains showed a small decrease between four and seven years' follow-up. In general, quality-of-life scores were lower for patients who regained weight after their body contouring surgery.

Overall, 55 percent of patients were very satisfied with their results. All but one patient said they would undergo body contouring again, and considered it "an inevitable step to improve daily quality of life." About one-fourth of patients had further body contouring surgery--another 30 percent said they would do so if their insurance covered it.

Bariatric surgery produces sustained weight loss in patients with severe obesity. However, more than two-thirds of patients with massive weight loss are left with loose or overhanging skin. This may lead to decreased satisfaction with the results of bariatric surgery, as well as psychological, social and physical problems.

Previous studies have shown that body contouring improves quality of life after bariatric surgery, but the long-term benefits are unclear. "There is an ongoing debate if body contouring surgery is an optional or essential step after massive weight loss in the treatment of morbid obesity," Dr. van der Beek and coauthors write.

The new study shows significant and lasting improvements in quality of life for patients who have body contouring after bariatric surgery. "This suggests the importance of including reconstructive surgery as a component in the multidisciplinary approach in the surgical treatment of morbid obesity," the researchers write. They call for further study of the long-term benefits of body contouring--including possible reasons for the decrease in quality-of-life scores a few years after surgery.

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