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secrets of Weight Loss, Open Sesame! (The Fat Burning Abilities of Sesamin)

Have you ever noticed that when you first start a new diet, the pounds seem to literally just start melting away? But soon, you start to notice that as time passes, the results start petering out.

Youre not alone this is a built in mechanism of the bodys energy processing system. And unless you can find a way to interrupt or alter this process, youll constantly find yourself facing this same dismal plateau in your pound shedding process.

Heres why it happens:

Your body likes to get comfortable its not a big fan of change. Despite your best intentions, your body is stubbornly stuck on functioning at a specific amount of body fat, which is known as your set point.

Once you start melting the fat away, your body starts cutting down the concentration of your fat-burning enzymes, and starts cranking up the enzymes that encourage fat storage. Enzyme shifts like this can be as big of a problem as hormonal and other chemical changes. In this case, its your fat-burning capabilities that get caught in the cross-fire.

If you want to accelerate weight loss, youve got to interrupt this natural inclination to start warehousing your fat stores.

There are two primary ways to confront this issue. First, you could opt for a weight loss supplement that boosts the release of fatty acids in the hopes that your body will burn them as a fuel source. However, theres no sense in cranking out more fatty acids if theres no way for your body to oxidize (burn) them.

The other option is to control the actual enzyme activity in such a way that it prompts fat oxidation, instead of ushering in a mad grab to store the flab.

If you can unlock this potential, the pounds will start shedding but more will happen as well.

Believe it or not, the secret is as simple as a seed.

Sesame Seed secrets

Sesame seeds contain whats known as a lignan thats called sesamin. It has a special ability thats worth your attention especially if youre trying to lose weight.

Not only does sesamin promote fat oxidation, it also increases your bodys capacity to do it while at the same time whittling away at your fat stores.

The secret of sesamin is its relationship with a special receptor known as Peroxisome Proliferation Activator Receptor Alpha (PPARalpha). It binds to, and then activates, the PPARalpha, and it can be found naturally in your:

Muscles

Your liver

Your kidneys and

Your heart.

Its assignment is to regulate your lipid (fat) metabolism with a focus on the genes involved in fatty acid beta-oxidation and something known as lypogenesis.

The Mystery at the Molecular Level Sesamin works at the molecular level by increasing fat oxidation in your mitochondria (your cellular powerhouses) and the peroxisomes the majority of this going on in your skeletal muscles and your liver. It does this by upping the instance of the specific enzymes needed for the fat burning mode to kick in:

CPT a rate-limiting enzyme in the burning (beta-oxidation) of fatty acids, and is found in the outer membrane of the mitochondria, where it binds to and escorts the fatty acids inside. More CPT means more fat-burning can occur.

UCP these are uncoupling proteins and they decrease the energy efficiency of your mitochondria. Think of it like a car the less efficient the engine is, the more fuel is needed to make it from Point A to Point B. In your powerhouse, it means more calories are needed to perform every day tasks. This phenomenon known as calorie wasting, and its a key component to high-impact weight loss.

By increasing these key enzymes, sesamin increases both the speed and the total capacity with which cells are able to burn fat.

In the meantime, sesamin is also going to work at burning fat on the hormonal level as well. It does this by influencing leptin levels and has been shown in documented studies to actually restore insulin sensitivity in overweight lab rodents.

This could prove beneficial not only for those who are overweight, but diabetics as well. Behind the scenes, sesamin works to regulate your leptin and insulin levels, keeping them at an ideal balance.

Emptying the Reserves The influence of sesamin isnt just felt in fat oxidation, but fat storage as well. Its known as lipogenesis, and sesamin decreases fat storage by limiting the number of lipogenic enzymes present in your liver.

It works by decreasing:

Sterol regulatory element binding protein-1 (SREBP-1)

Acetyl-CoA carboxylase and

The fatty acid synthase

Sesamin also plays an important role in ketogenesis. after fatty acid oxidation reaches a critical mass where the liver cant use the fatty acids for fuel, ketogenesis kicks in. All of the extra acetyl-CoA gets transformed into ketones, which increase in your liver and in your bloodstream.

Guess what organ relies heavily on ketones? Your brain!

And guess when theyre critically needed? During low-card/high-protein diets. Usually, youd get what you need from glucose. But when glucose is limited, ketones are the next fuel source it turns to.

More importantly, getting a ketone boost helps spare you from your protein getting devoured and keeps you from melting muscle instead of fat.

How Many Seeds Do You Need? Unfortunately, sesame seeds and sesame oil just dont have enough sesamin to get the job done. Youll have to invest in a high-quality supplement to get the levels you need. However, when you take a look at just a few of the other benefits you can take advantage of; youll likely agree that sesamin supplements are a worthwhile investment. Here are just a few to ponder as you head off

Its a powerful antioxidant and helps the recycling of vitamin E

It helps increase good (HDL) and lower bad (LDL) cholesterol levels

Sesamin helps you to lower your blood pressure

It can offer protection against alcohol for your liver

It can help improve overall liver and kidney health and function

Sesamin has no stimulant properties, and

It can serve as an anti-inflammatory much like Ibuprofen.

Im hardly going out on a limb when I say its worth a little attention!

Rhadi Ferguson is a 2004 Olympian in Judo and a World Renown strength and Conditioning Coach. If you're looking to get the weight off and keep it off, check out http://www.thebodyweightworkout.com

Santosha, the second observance, is contentment or happiness. What is the largest obstacle to contentment? Why is happiness so illusive for so many people? Lets look closely at this very important Niyama.

To some people, happiness is a fantasy. This type of thinking is what makes contentment so hard for some of us to find. You must first see the illusion of life: everything that brings true contentment is right in front of us. Our family, friends, spouse, health, skills, and knowledge, are all close at hand.

Yet, we want glitz, material, shallow relationships, power, riches, and fame. In life, true contentment or gratification, must have a purpose. When we find our true, and noble, purpose (Dharma) in life, we are filled with gratification.

Our true purpose, in life, can be felt from within our heart. natural or God given skills will often open doors to our true destiny. Skills and practical application are a powerful combination.

All the riches, in the world, have no purpose, if we do not put them to good use by helping others. If we constantly spend money on toys, we will still be unhappy, until the next new toy is invented. The temporary feeling of contentment evaporates again, because this is just superficial happiness.

This is the continuing cycle of unhappiness we can easily observe in some of the rich and famous. The more material a person acquires, the more frustrated he or she becomes with life. complete contentment is free for anyone to choose, but you cannot buy it.

Money and power are not evil. Both can be used to fuel worthy causes, feed the hungry, cure disease, stop violence, and save the planet. Worthy causes breed true contentment.

Copyright 2007 paul Jerard / aura Publications

paul Jerard, E-RYT 500, has written many books on the subject of Yoga. He is a co-owner and the Director of Yoga teacher training at: aura wellness Center, in Attleboro, MA.
http://www.riyoga.com

He has been a certified Master Yoga Teacher since 1995. To receive a Free Yoga e-Book:
"Yoga in practice," and a Free Yoga Newsletter, please visit:
http://www.yoga-teacher-training.org/index.html

Patients with lower back pain often have hip flexor tightness. The hip flexor that is very easy to locate is the sartorius due to its strap-like form stretching from the outer aspect of the hip to the medial aspect of the knee joint. This muscle allows us to sit in the taylor sit position or the lotus position.

The sartorius muscle flexes the hip as well as rolls the hip outward (external rotation). It is also a knee flexor.

To test this muscle, the patient places the heel of the tested side on the opposite knee. Patients with pain and tightness of the sartorius tend to have difficulty placing the heel on the opposite knee.

However, difficulty in performing this function also depends on presence of pain and spasm in the lower back muscles, hip extensor muscles, hip abductor and internal rotator muscles. Tightness and shortening of these muscles will produce difficulty performing this motion which is also called the FABERE testing (this is a combination of ability of the hip to flex, abduct and externally rotate).

Nerve supply: Femoral nerve
Spinal segments: L2, L3 and L4 nerve roots
2007 copyright all rights reserved www.stopmusclepain.com low back pain - hip pain- Sartorius

jennifer Chu, M.D., founder of eToims Soft Tissue Comfort Center is also President and CEO of eToims medical Technology LLC, a medical device company with training programs in eToims Twitch relief Method. She is an Emeritus Associate Professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the university of pennsylvania, where has been on faculty for more than 30 years. www.stopmusclepain.com

jennifer Chu, M.D. emeritus professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, school of Medicine, university of pennsylvania, pioneered eToims Twitch relief Method that utilizes surface electrical stimulation to locate motor points (trigger points). The motor points are then stimulated to induce strong local muscle contractions, termed twitches. This results in reduced muscle pain and discomfort in the areas that were stimulated. The involved pain/discomfort-relieving mechanism is thought to include local muscle exercise and stretch effects.

eToims Soft Tissue Comfort Center specializes in diagnosis and treatment which ends muscle discomfort and pain.

The greatest thing about doing yoga is the way that you can use props for the routine. They will give you the ability to meditate and calm yourself. The props are necessary for the inner body and the mind. The props are a variety of things including essential oils, incense, jewelry, chimes, and others. Below is listed some of the props that are used for yoga and ones that you should think about using for your routine.

1. Incense - you will find a plethora of scents for yoga. Two such scents are well known and they are jasmine and lavender. They are thought to be the better scents to help to calm your mind and get rid of stress. Even though these are more common, the scent you choose should be one that you like. Your mind and personality will tell you what the better fragrance is for you. They will need to have a calming effect on you and your emotions.

2. Essential Oils - these fragrances do more than smell good. They will also address any other problems you are having. They will give you a good attitude and will help your lungs. The essential oils come from the roots, stems, flowers, and leaves of organic plants and are made into blends and mixed with carrier oils. They are mainly used for your physical and your mental health. Aromatherapy oils will give you the balance you need to calm your mind and body and to bring about the right kind of spirit.

3. Jewelry - something that will not make an impact on the yoga but will give you the inspiration you need to devote yourself to the yoga. It will provide you with a way to become involved with the yoga and the symbols of it.

4. yoga Chimes - these will give you a relaxing sound and will provide you with a balanced and peaceful place to do the yoga. They will boost your spirit helping you to get rid of the bad vibes by giving you a positive energy. They are used in the doorway and will give those who visit a safe and peaceful feeling as they go under them. The old musical notes that are common in the orient and will give the body, mind, and spirit, a healing balance, synchronize the large part of the chimes used in yoga.

Using other items in yoga will help to provide you with a physical and mental calm and a spiritual awareness. There is no consecutive proof that these items will heal you, they will however, give you the yoga environment you will be able to have fun with and enjoy.

You can also find more info on Yoga Apparel and Yoga Certification Videos. Ezyogaguide.com is a comprehensive resource to know about yoga and its importance.