The Bi-Meal Way Of Life

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Bi-meal plan for healthy life


Q: How do we gain weight?

A: The classic equation for weight gain is:

Calories consumed – Calories burnt = Weight gained

However, this is an approximate model.

Q: Why do you say it is approximate?

There are a few unanswered questions with this model. For example- Why do some diabetics lose weight when they are consuming more calories than burning?

Another question is that why is it that even though most of us are consuming more than what we burn yet we do not keep gaining weight to infinity?

A related question: Why is it that some of us settle on higher stable weight while others on a much leaner stable weight?

Q: I now see that the weight gain model needs refinement. Can you elaborate?

A: The first refinement is to understand that we are not concerned with calories consumed but by the calories absorbed.

There is a crucial difference. We do not necessarily absorb every calorie we consume. We also expel unabsorbed calories as waste.

In addition, we do not burn any calories directly. Biology is involved. The calories have to be absorbed by the cell first before they can use it. The calories burnt by a cell may come from the calorie absorbed from the food we just ate or it may come from the calorie stored in it.

The key for weight loss is to ensure that the calorie we use comes from stored calorie. This happens when the calories burnt is greater than the calories absorbed from the food we ate. The weight loss equation now becomes:

Calories Absorbed- Calories Burnt = Weight Loss

Q: Let us break it down. The first question then becomes what is the mechanism for absorbing calorie?

A: The key hormone for calorie intake by cells is Insulin.

Every cell in our body has insulin receptors on its surface. When Insulin molecule sits on the receptor, it is a signal for the cell to begin accepting calories. Under normal conditions when calories in the form of glucose is circulating in the blood, Insulin accompanies it. The Insulin signals the cells to absorb the available calories.

However if glucose is available in the bloodstream and Insulin is absent, the cells will be unable to absorb it and may even starve to death even though it is freely available so close by in the blood stream.

Think of Insulin as a key to the door of cells. Until the key is not present, the door cannot open and cells cannot absorb calories.
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Oscar Wilde At His Witty Best

Oscar Wilde

Oscar Wilde

Here is the best of Oscar Wilde’s witticism:

  1. I think that God, in creating man, somewhat overestimated his ability.
  2. Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.
  3. It is absurd to divide people into good and bad. People are either charming or tedious.
  4. The only thing to do with good advice is pass it on. It is never any use to oneself.
  5. Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go.
  6. What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.
  7. Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months.
  8. There is only one thing in life worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.
  9. Morality is simply the attitude we adopt towards people whom we personally dislike.
  10. A gentleman is one who never hurts anyone’s feelings unintentionally.
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Dreams From Endangered Cultures

With stunning photos and stories, National Geographic Explorer Wade Davis celebrates the extraordinary diversity of the world’s indigenous cultures, which are disappearing from the planet at an alarming rate.

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How Did He Marry You?

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A 65 yr old Billionaire came to the bar with her hot and handsome young stud husband.

Her friend took her aside, “How did he marry you?” She asked.

Billionairess: “I lied about my age!”

Friend: “You said 45?”

Billionairess: “No! I said 85!!”

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Yoga Is The Perfect Way To A Healthy Lifestyle!

Savitri Basole

Savitri Basole

Ten years ago Savitri’s happy life was shattered when she discovered that she had a cyst in her uterus. After the operation things got worse, the pain was so intense that she lost her will to live. It was then that her husband advised her to try yoga. Savitri was skeptical. How could yoga and breathing exercises relieve her pain? “If yoga and breathing exercise could cure illness then nobody would be sick in this world!” She thought.

But her husband persisted and she thought, “I will do this for a month, and the pestering from my husband will stop!” But to her utter surprise she could feel the difference within a month. Impressed she decided to spread awareness of yoga.

Her life completely transformed. From being in pain and helpless she went to feeling energetic and empowered. “I could feel such positive energy. I didn’t know yoga had this power,” she says.

She developed a passion for yoga and began learning new postures by watching yoga DVDs. Then she began going door-to-door in her village explaining the benefits of yoga. She had credibility because people could see her remarkable recovery, and so they began following her. Soon she was teaching yoga to the entire village. This has now grown to a movement that includes surrounding 15-20 villages!

Savitri is now completely transformed. From a shy housewife she has become an extremely busy person with no time to spare. As the word has spread thousands come to her to learn yoga and she embraces them with all her heart, not charging any money for her yoga lessons.

It has been 10 years since Savitri began her work to spread Yoga. She has been travelling to nearby villages and teaching the poor and the needy Yoga for free. All those who have followed her and practiced regularly have found their lives transformed. “It does not have any side effects and it helps you stay focused too. Also yoga has cured some serious illnesses in some cases. You just have to be regular,” she says.

There is no stopping Savitri. She now has set her sights higher. She wants to spread yoga to every village and street of India. She believes yoga is the perfect way to a healthy lifestyle.

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Credits: This has been written by Raj Shah and edited by Ketna Shah. We found the original story here.

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