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Obesity Must Be Addressed on Multiple LevelsFebruary 24th, 2013 at 2:36 pm by timigustafson
Obesity has grown into an alarming public health crisis, and there is no telling when or even whether we will be able to get this epidemic under control. Over two thirds of Americans now struggle with weight problems, and there is no consensus among the experts over the precise causes. Recommendations for countermeasures range from calls for more government involvement to greater responses from food manufacturers and restaurant operators to better health education of the public.
Recent legislation for the improvement of nutrition standards of school lunches and initiatives like "Let's Move" to reduce childhood obesity have gotten some traction, but progress remains slow and uncertain, according to the latest report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Overall, there is no significant change in the current trends, and so the battle for America's health continues unabated. There is general agreement that more, much more needs to be done.
Demands for tougher regulation of industry and policies to influence the behavior of consumers have become louder in recent years, but we have not seen the results we had hoped for. In a recent op-ed article, New York Times columnist Mark Bittman has faulted the current Surgeon General, Dr. Regina Benjamin, for being "missing in action" in the fight against obesity, especially childhood obesity. On this issue, he writes, "Benjamin, like most of her predecessors, is virtually invisible." Even with regards to seemingly straight forward measures like curbing children's exposure to junk food via advertisements on TV or banning soda sales from school campuses, the government remains inexplicably passive. Instead, it still lays most of the blame at the feet of the victims by overemphasizing personal accountability.
Voluntary commitments by food manufacturers and restaurant operators have not produced much success either, despite of ample promises to show more cooperation by making food labels less confusing, offering healthier alternatives on fast food menus, or limiting exposure of kids to food advertisements.
But there is another aspect to this discussion that is often neglected. It is people's real life experience that is not taken enough into account. By this I don't mean to lend credence to oversimplifying statements that people are responsible for their own actions and should not blame others for their demise. Those who read my columns and blog posts know very well that I am a strong supporter of many of the measures Mr. Bittman and others are proposing.
Asking folks to make better nutritional choices makes no sense if they live miles and miles away from food outlets that carry fresh produce or in neighborhoods where getting physical exercise is difficult because of safety concerns and lack of public facilities like bike paths and parks. It is also futile to make dietary recommendations that completely ignore financial limits or access to health education.
But still, no matter what we will try from here on in terms of legislation and policy making, changing individual behavior will always play a predominant role. Eating habits are rarely just about food. They are also about stress, anxiety, loneliness, boredom, addiction, past traumatic experiences, and more. By exclusively focusing on the quality and quantity of our food supply, we will not be able to really understand these concerns and make them part of the equation, as they need to be. As they say, all politics are local. And all health issues are personal.
Timi Gustafson R.D. is a registered dietitian, newspaper columnist, blogger and author of the book "The Healthy Diner – How to Eat Right and Still Have Fun"®, which is available on her blog and at amazon.com. For more articles on nutrition, health and lifestyle, visit her blog, "Food and Health with Timi Gustafson R.D." (www.timigustafson.com). You can follow Timi on Twitter and on Facebook.
Most Weight Gain Comes from Stress, Scientists SayFebruary 20th, 2013 at 12:08 pm by timigustafson
People get fat from eating too much and exercising too little. At least that's the most widely held explanation for the growing obesity crisis around the world. But it's not that simple, says Dr. Achim Peters, a professor of neurology at the University of Lübeck in Germany and author of "The Selfish Brain – Why Our Brain Sabotages Dieting and Resists the Body" (Ullstein, 2011).
The worldwide obesity epidemic is in truth a stress epidemic, and unhealthy weight gain is just one of the ills that plague an increasingly stressed population trying to cope with the ever-growing demands of modern life, he says in an interview with the German news magazine "Der Spiegel" (2/9/2013).
In reality, weight issues are often rooted in socio-economic difficulties like job loss, poverty, rising food prices and other existential uncertainties, he says. It puts tremendous pressure on people. Stress-producing situations can be immensely damaging to our health, especially when they persist over long periods of time with no reprieve in sight.
Dr. Peters is best known for the "Selfish Brain Theory," which he developed together with an interdisciplinary team of scientists over a decade ago when researching the origins of obesity. In essence, the theory describes how the brain takes care of its own needs first when regulating energy distribution throughout the body. It is "selfish" in the sense that it always wins out in any competition for energy resources, at the expense of all other organs if necessary.
In times of stress, the brain spends particularly high amounts of energy, which requires an increase in food intake. During acute stress situations, a rapid spike in energy demand is natural and not harmful. It is different when stress is prolonged. Then it can become a chronic state and as such quite dangerous.
To shed some light on these dynamics, it is important to understand our body's hormonal responses to stress. Energy in the body is regulated and mobilized by a hormone called cortisol. Cortisol selects the right type and amount of energy to meet the body's demands when responding to a particular situation. Cortisol is also responsible for mobilizing energy by tapping into the body's fat stores and moving it to where it's most needed, primarily in the brain.
Studies in animals and humans have shown that heightened secretion of cortisol is associated with increased appetite, especially for sugar. In cases of enduring stress, this can stimulate food consumption to the point of overeating with all the detrimental consequences we are so familiar with. Moreover, too much cortisol can slow the metabolism, causing more weight gain than would normally occur. It can also affect fat distribution. Fat in the stomach area is considered a greater health risk than when it's stored around the hips and thighs.
Ultimately, we will not be able to address the obesity crisis effectively if we continue to ignore the effects of chronic stress on our hormonal system, says Dr. Peters. Asking people to diet and force themselves to lose weight through deprivation can only make things worse. The solution is to de-stress our lives. This doesn't mean more yoga and meditating, although that can help too, but mostly better socio-economic security and, as a result, peace of mind for more people.
As a point in case he cites a study conducted by the University of Chicago that compared two groups of single mothers from low-income neighborhoods. One group of women was moved to a more upscale area with safer streets, greater job opportunities and better schools, the other was left in place. Within a few years, most of the women who had moved away showed considerable improvement in their health, especially in reduction of diabetes and obesity. As their stress lessened, their well-being increased on every level.
If you liked this article, you may also enjoy reading Can't Lose Weight? t Could Be Stress
Timi Gustafson R.D. is a registered dietitian, newspaper columnist, blogger and author of the book "The Healthy Diner – How to Eat Right and Still Have Fun"®, which is available on her blog and at amazon.com. For more articles on nutrition, health and lifestyle, visit her blog, "Food and Health with Timi Gustafson R.D." (www.timigustafson.com). You can follow Timi on Twitter and on Facebook.
Reducing Salt Intake Even by Small Amounts Could Save Thousands of Lives Every Year, Experts SayFebruary 17th, 2013 at 7:40 am by timigustafson
Less salt in our food supply could save at least half a million Americans from dying prematurely over the next ten years, according to separate studies conducted at three universities, two American and one Canadian. If the average daily salt intake were to drop to 1,500 milligrams, as recommended by the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, the number of lives saved could more than double. All study results were published in the medical journal Hypertension, a publication of the American Heart Association (AHA).
Americans currently consume on average 3,600 milligrams of salt daily, mostly in form of sodium, widely used as an ingredient in processed foods. Sodium is considered a significant contributor to high blood pressure, which can lead to heart disease, heart attack and stroke, all leading causes of death in the U.S. today.
About a third of American adults, or 68 million, suffer from high blood pressure, a.k.a. hypertension, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The condition was identified as a primary or contributing cause of nearly 350,000 deaths in the U.S. in 2008, the last time the CDC has updated its research on the subject.
Despite of these alarming statistics, there are currently no signs of improvement. Even better treatment has only shown mixed results. Less than half (46 percent) of high blood pressure patients have their condition under control, according to the CDC.
Because the salt content in processed food is already added before it reaches the consumer, there is little opportunity to make changes on an individual basis other than limiting one's choices to fresh items like produce. This would also exclude many options in restaurants.
"Individuals can't make this choice easily," said Dr. Kirstin Bibbins-Domingo, professor of medicine and epidemiology at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), to ABC News. "So maybe we should find ways to work with the food industry," she suggested.
The National Salt Reduction Initiative, a partnership started by the New York City Health Department that has expanded to nearly 100 city and state health organizations across the country, has been trying to get food manufacturers and restaurant operators to cut salt by 25 percent or more since 2008, the year of the organization's inception. The current goal is to achieve a reduction of 20 percent by 2014.
Critics say that such measures are impractical and would make little difference. Public health advocates have been focusing on hypertension as if no other health threats existed, said Morton Satin, Vice President of science and research at the Salt Institute, a trade association for the salt industry, in response to the recent studies to ABC News. The association warns that low salt intake could produce its own set of health problems, especially for the elderly.
While most experts would agree that multiple factors can be responsible for the development of high blood pressure, including genetic predisposition, gender, age and other non-modifiable components, poor diet and lifestyle choices, which are modifiable and therefore preventable risk factors, usually play a much greater role. In a milestone conference on the connections between sodium intake and blood pressure, sponsored by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI), the participating scientists concluded that "an abundance of scientific evidence indicates that higher sodium consumption is associated with higher levels of blood pressure, [as demonstrated in] animal studies, observational epidemiologic studies, and clinical studies and trials." They were also hopeful that more effective strategies could be developed to improve diet and lifestyles patterns that benefit the larger population.
If you liked this article, you may also enjoy reading: "Too Much Salt in Our Food Creates Serious Health Hazards."
Timi Gustafson R.D. is a registered dietitian, newspaper columnist, blogger and author of the book "The Healthy Diner – How to Eat Right and Still Have Fun"®, which is available on her blog and at amazon.com. For more articles on nutrition, health and lifestyle, visit her blog, "Food and Health with Timi Gustafson R.D." (www.timigustafson.com). You can follow Timi on Twitter and on Facebook.
Your Eating Habits May Keep You from Getting a Good Night's RestFebruary 13th, 2013 at 1:03 pm by timigustafson
Do you feel permanently tired? Do you get less sleep than you would like? Do you have a hard time falling asleep at night? Is your sleep frequently interrupted? Do you wake up from a deep slumber when your alarm clock goes off? Are you still sleepy or groggy in the morning? Are you regularly exhausted in the afternoon or evening? If so, it may not only be your lifestyle but also your diet that wreaks havoc on your sleep.
Millions of Americans are chronically sleep deprived. For many there seems never enough time for rest, and it takes a toll on people's health. One often-seen response to sleep deprivation is increased food consumption, which can lead to unhealthy weight gain. While clinical research has long shown connections between sleeplessness and weight problems, a new study has found that eating habits also influence sleep in ways that were previously not considered.
Researchers from Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania studied how various diet and sleep patterns correlate by evaluating self-reported data from a survey by the National Health and Nutrition Examination (NHANES), involving thousands of participants.
According to the study's findings, people who slept fewer hours also had different eating habits and food preferences than those who allowed themselves more rest. For instance, short sleepers (usually five to six hours per night) consumed more calories on average but had less variety in their food choices than normal (seven to eight hours) and long sleepers (nine or more hours). Long sleepers consumed the least amount of calories but had a less varied diet than normal sleepers.
The reasons for these differences are not altogether clear. Short sleepers may generally have less time to take care of their dietary needs, such as food shopping, cooking and taking breaks for meals. Normal and long sleepers may have a more leisurely lifestyle.
Prior studies on diet and sleep have primarily focused on how sleep, or lack thereof, influences eating habits. There is growing evidence that overeating and binge eating are frequently linked to sleep problems. One particular study showed that participants whose sleep was restricted for a specific period of time increased their food intake by up to 500 calories per day. Poor sleep made them vulnerable to overeating and weight gain over time, says Dr. Virend Somers, a professor of medicine at the Mayo Clinic and lead author of the study. Surprisingly, the additional waking hours did not allow them to burn more calories than their better-sleeping counterparts.
How exactly insufficient sleep leads to greater appetite is not yet fully understood. One possible explanation is that many important functions in the body are affected by sleep deprivation, including hormonal functions that regulate appetite and satiety. A reduction in the hormone leptin, an appetite-suppressing hormone that is released by fat cells during the night, may be a cause. The hunger-stimulating hormone ghrelin, which responds to sleep restriction with increased secretion, may also play a role. Furthermore, lack of sleep can reduce sensitivity to insulin, thereby weakening blood sugar regulation and the ability to metabolize blood sugar.
Obviously, it is not always easy to make changes to one's sleeping habits because of pressures from work, long commutes and other chores. Still, there can be room for improvement by setting priorities.
Here are some suggestions: Neither food nor drink, especially alcohol, should be consumed later than two hours before bedtime. A full stomach is not conducive to restful sleep. Caffeine may keep you awake. Late intake of liquids may have you go to the bathroom during the night.
There are also issues that are not diet-related. The final hours of the day should be spent with as little exposure to stimulating events as possible. That includes late night exercising, watching TV, dealing with e-mails or discussing controversial subjects.
Observing good sleep hygiene is equally as important. Setting the right temperature, dimming the lights and keeping the bedroom uncluttered are just a few examples.
Some changes will require experimentation. What matters most is that your actions as well as your environment help you getting the rest you need.
Timi Gustafson R.D. is a registered dietitian, newspaper columnist, blogger and author of the book "The Healthy Diner – How to Eat Right and Still Have Fun"®, which is available on her blog and at amazon.com. For more articles on nutrition, health and lifestyle, visit her blog, "Food and Health with Timi Gustafson R.D." (www.timigustafson.com). You can follow Timi on Twitter and on Facebook.
Millions of Americans Take Vitamin Supplements Despite of Doubts Over BenefitsFebruary 10th, 2013 at 3:03 pm by timigustafson
Men who take vitamin C supplements could develop kidney stones. Calcium supplements may increase the risk of heart disease and even death. There is no scientifically proven evidence that multivitamins improve people's health. These are just a few headlines that lately appeared in the press. Behind those stories are a series of clinical studies that question a widespread habit among Americans, namely to add one or more daily supplements to their diet to ensure their nutritional needs are covered.
Nearly half of American adults use supplements regularly, generating over $30 billion a year in sales, according to the National Institute of Health (NIH). A new study tried to find out why so many people put their trust in supplements despite of much uncertainty that they have any significant health effects.
"People have very strong beliefs about these products and I don't know where they are getting their information," said Dr. Regan Bailey, a nutritional epidemiologist at NIH and lead author of the study report, in an interview with HealthDay. "The majority of scientific data available does not support the role of dietary supplements for improving health or preventing of disease."
What's even more puzzling is that many supplement users don't think of supplements as related to nutrition but rather to overall health. It's almost like a lifestyle issue, according to the study. Typical users are older, eat well, are physically active, manage their weight, don't smoke, and usually have a higher educational and social status than non-users. They consider themselves to be in very good or excellent health, and they also have health insurance.
Multi-vitamin-mineral products are among the most popular choices, followed by calcium and fish oil supplements. Many older women use calcium supplements for bone health. Some believe that vitamins are good for heart health or to lower cholesterol levels. Others think certain vitamins help preserve their eyesight.
The popularity of supplements has not been generated by the medical community. "Less than a quarter of supplements used by adults were recommended by a physician or health care provider," said Dr. Bailey.
There may also be safety concerns. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulates dietary supplements under a different set of regulations than conventional foods and prescription drugs. Under current laws, the responsibility for the safety of supplements lies with the manufacturers. The FDA can only take action against unsafe products after they have been put on the market. Generally, manufacturers of supplements do not need to have their products approved by the agency.
Because of dietary deficiencies many Americans suffer from due to poor eating habits, I still would recommend taking a daily multi-vitamin-mineral supplement from reputable sources. However, it is crucial that users are aware of potential risks, i.e. overdosing. While it is unlikely for a healthy person to overdose on water-soluble vitamins like vitamin C and B-complex, since excessive amounts get eliminated in the urine, the fat-soluble varieties like vitamins A, D, E and K are stored in fat cells and can build up to toxic levels. So can a number of minerals. Some supplements can also interfere with certain medications and cause metabolic problems.
Most importantly, taking supplements should never be considered as a substitute for a healthy diet. Essential nutrients from real foods like fresh fruits, vegetables, lean meats, dairy products and whole-grains cannot easily be provided by a few pills. Those are just – well, supplements.
Timi Gustafson R.D. is a registered dietitian, newspaper columnist, blogger and author of the book "The Healthy Diner – How to Eat Right and Still Have Fun"®, which is available on her blog and at amazon.com. For more articles on nutrition, health and lifestyle, visit her blog, "Food and Health with Timi Gustafson R.D." (www.timigustafson.com). You can follow Timi on Twitter and on Facebook.
Heart Health Awareness Has a Long Way to GoFebruary 6th, 2013 at 7:34 am by timigustafson
Every February, the American Heart Association (AHA), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other health organizations remind the public to pay more attention to the issue of heart health – and for good reason. Heart disease remains the number one cause of death in the United States, ahead of cancer and respiratory diseases.
Well over half a million Americans die every year from heart problems, according to data collected by the CDC. Poor diet, sedentary lifestyle, stress and sleep disorders are among the contributing factors. Smoking and alcohol/drug abuse also play a role.
The "Standard American Diet" (SAD), also known as the "Western Diet," is notorious for its preferences for meat products and processed foods, which often contain high amounts of sugar, salt and refined grains. There is mounting evidence that the changing dietary trends of the past few decades, not only in America but also increasingly around the world, are responsible for the growing prevalence of heart disease.
Diet changes are among the first steps experts recommend for better heart health. A recent study from Great Britain showed that participants who adhered to a strictly vegetarian diet were less at risk of developing heart disease than their non-vegetarian counterparts. Lower levels of dietary cholesterol, which is only present in animal food products, was one likely reason, as was a smaller intake of saturated fat and sodium. Especially sodium, often added in high doses to processed foods, is believed to contribute to high blood pressure and heart disease.
While the researchers did not investigate other factors than diet that could have benefitted the vegetarians, they are confident that the abstinence from meat, in particular red meat, has made the difference.
"The effect is probably at least partly due to the lack of red meat – especially meat high in saturated fat – in vegetarian diets," said Dr. Francesca Crowe, professor of nutritional epidemiology at Oxford University, England, who led the study. "The extra fruits and vegetables and higher fiber in a non-meat diet could also play a role," she added.
Besides diet, insufficient physical activity is most often named as a cause of heart disease. In fact, studies have found that sedentary behavior can be as harmful as smoking. If nothing else, there is at least a "statistically significant association between a lack of exercise and coronary heart disease," said Dr. Carl Caspersen, a researcher at the CDC.
None of these findings are surprising. We have long known that heart disease is a mainly lifestyle-related illness, as is diabetes. The good news is that we are not helpless in the fight against health problems that are, at least in part, of our own making.
Raising awareness is an important first step, but it can't stop there. Showing sympathy and expressing support for heart patients by wearing red clothing is laudable, and I applaud all those who take up the cause. But we also have to turn our insights into action through education, policy changes and regulations.
Many Americans still know too little about the potentially catastrophic consequences their diet and lifestyle choices can have for their health and what they can do differently to avoid further damage. As with most bad things in life, we tend to believe that they only happen to others – until they happen to us. When it comes to the heart, it may then be too late.
Timi Gustafson R.D. is a registered dietitian, newspaper columnist, blogger and author of the book "The Healthy Diner – How to Eat Right and Still Have Fun"®, which is available on her blog and at amazon.com. For more articles on nutrition, health and lifestyle, visit her blog, "Food and Health with Timi Gustafson R.D." (www.timigustafson.com). You can follow Timi on Twitter and on Facebook.
Saving Healthcare Costs Through Prevention May Prove ElusiveFebruary 3rd, 2013 at 1:25 pm by timigustafson
75 percent of healthcare costs in the United States come from treating chronic diseases such as heart disease and diabetes. More than half of Americans suffer from one or more of these health problems largely caused by poor eating and lifestyle choices. Overall life expectancy in America is in decline. It is estimated that for the first time in our nation's history future generations will be less healthy and die younger than their parents.
These are the findings of a recently published report by Trust for America's Health (TFAH), a health advocacy group, titled "A Healthier America 2013: Strategies to Move from Sick Care to Health Care in Four Years." In their report, the authors recommend to prioritize prevention measures to improve the health of millions of Americans.
"America's health faces two possible futures," says Dr. Gail Christopher, president of TFAH's board and vice president for health at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. "We can continue on the current path, resigning millions of Americans to health problems that could have been avoided, or we invest in giving all Americans the opportunity to be healthier while saving billions in healthcare costs. We owe our children to take the smarter way," she added.
Taking the smarter way would require implementing additional public health programs and restructuring existing ones with focus on disease prevention as well as ensuring that insurance providers cover costs for such programs both inside and outside the doctor's office. Employer-based wellness programs in the private sector were also included in the recommendations.
"Prevention delivers real value as a cost-effective way to keep Americans healthy and improve their quality of life," says Dr. Jeffrey Levi, TFAH's executive director. He believes that efforts to improve public health must start at the local level. When neighborhoods become healthier, everyone wins. "People live longer, healthier, happier lives," he says, and "healthcare costs go down."
The latter may be wishful thinking, however, some health economists say. In fact, there is little evidence that preventive medicine would cost us less than our existing system.
"It's not plausible to think that you can cut healthcare spending through preventive care. This is widely misunderstood," says Dr. Austin Frakt, an economist at the Health Care Financing & Economics Department (HCFE) at VA Boston Healthcare System, in an interview with Reuters. One of the reasons for this is that medical procedures for the prevention of illnesses are more or less the same as those applied for treatment, such as physical checkups or cancer tests. There may be benefits for individual patients in terms of early detection but not when it comes to saving costs. That may strike us as a paradox, but it's the reality of healthcare as we know it.
"Prevention itself costs money, and some preventive measures can be very expensive, especially if you give them to a lot of people who won't benefit," says Dr. Peter Neumann, professor of medicine at Tufts University.
In other words, when people get tested for diseases they don't have, just to rule out the possibility of them getting sick later, a lot of money is spent for nothing.
A better solution would be to look for preventive steps outside the hospital or doctor's office. This goes back to some of the recommendations issued by the TFAH report. Investments in wellness programs, health education and counseling could yield better results. Much could be achieved by grassroots movements and community-based initiatives if done the right way. That would still require financing, but the dollars spent could go a whole lot further.
If you enjoyed this article, you may also like reading "The New Great Divide: Longevity" and "The High Costs of Living Longer," both by Timi Gustafson RD.
Timi Gustafson R.D. is a registered dietitian, newspaper columnist, blogger and author of the book "The Healthy Diner – How to Eat Right and Still Have Fun"®, which is available on her blog and at amazon.com. For more articles on nutrition, health and lifestyle, visit her blog, "Food and Health with Timi Gustafson R.D." (www.timigustafson.com). You can follow Timi on Twitter and on Facebook.
About Thinking StylesJanuary 30th, 2013 at 3:30 pm by timigustafson
Norman Cousins had just recovered from a life-threatening illness when he wrote his famous autobiographical book, "Anatomy of an Illness – As Perceived by the Patient" (1979 W.W. Norton & Co., Inc.). By the time of his writing, his doctors had long given up on finding effective treatments for him, let alone a cure for his demise. Mr. Cousins had to save his own life without outside help – and that he did. His medicine was laughter.
Left to his own devices, he decided to spend whatever time he had left watching funny movies and reading uplifting literature. Nothing negative or dysfunctional was allowed near him. In the end, he laughed himself not sick but healthy. By all accounts, Norman Cousin set a new record for the power of positive thinking.
I myself do strongly believe in the power of positive thinking. As a clinical healthcare professional, I have seen it working its magic again and again. "Positive thinkers" know how to motivate and inspire themselves and others, even in the face of overwhelming adversity.
It is not likely that we are born with a particular disposition, positive or negative, although opinions about the subject may differ. In any case, it is clear that positive thinking can be learned. Destructive thoughts can be changed and turned into constructive ones. For some people this may be harder than for others, but it is possible for everyone and at any stage in life.
Normally, we like to think that our thoughts accurately reflect the real world, that our judgment is more or less sound and that we have a realistic view of things. This includes the beliefs we have about ourselves. But we all experience now and then a change of heart, a sudden insight known as an "Aha!-moment," a disclosure experience, a revelation. When this happens, we may be forced to alter our old perspectives and adopt new ones.
Many of my clients who undergo significant lifestyle changes, voluntarily or forced by circumstance, face considerable challenges. Most are quite willing to modify their eating habits, quit smoking or drinking, increase their physical activity level and so on. But their thinking often remains untouched. What changes is their outside behavior but not their inner convictions. They don't take real ownership of their treatment and, therefore, they don't have a solid foundation on which they can build their future progress.
Positive thinking can be a tremendous asset in many ways, but especially as an instrument for healing. Positive thinking is not what some call a "Pollyanna" attitude, an overoptimistic, naive account of the world. Positive thinking, correctly understood and practiced, is a change of mind that taps into our inner, most powerful resources, which can help us to generate real change.
So I would like to invite you to answer for yourself the following questions:
• Do your thoughts provide you with a generally positive, hopeful outlook?
• Do your thoughts support your goals and aspirations?
• Do they motivate and inspire you to take action?
• Do they provide you with clear directions for your life's path?
• Do they enhance your self-worth?
• Do they make you feel satisfied with your life and your accomplishments?
If you can respond "yes" to most or all of these questions, you may already be moving in the right direction. If not, here is your chance to get started.
Timi Gustafson R.D. is a registered dietitian, newspaper columnist, blogger and author of the book "The Healthy Diner – How to Eat Right and Still Have Fun"®, which is available on her blog and at amazon.com. For more articles on nutrition, health and lifestyle, visit her blog, "Food and Health with Timi Gustafson R.D." (www.timigustafson.com). You can follow Timi on Twitter and on Facebook.
New Nutrition Facts Labels Aim to Be Less Confusing to ConsumersJanuary 26th, 2013 at 12:15 pm by timigustafson
How many servings do you get out of one muffin? The obvious answer – one – is incorrect. The right amount is two. Why? Because that is how food manufacturers calculate calories, fat, cholesterol, sodium, carbohydrates, fiber, sugars, protein and other ingredients. It's not the individual item or container that counts but how it is divided up, often in the most arbitrary ways.
The so-called nutrition facts labels you find on the back of all packaged food and beverage products are not only hard to decipher, they mislead consumers who are already confused about their dietary needs.
It has been 20 years since the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has last addressed the issue of food labeling. To overhaul the current regulations, the agency commissioned a new study to determine how labels could be simplified to help consumers make healthier food choices and limit portions. Confusion over serving sizes is considered a contributing cause to obesity.
For the study, researchers developed alternative displays of nutritional details based on whole food and beverage containers instead of serving sizes.
"The nutrition facts label is only one tool that can help consumers make informed food choices […], but it is a valuable tool, so it is important to continue exploring ways to support effective use of the label for these purposes," said Dr. Serena C. Lo, one of the study leaders, in an interview with BusinessNewsDaily.
The researchers also found that the percentage of consumers who actually read food labels before purchasing products they are unfamiliar with has risen from 44 percent in 2002 to 54 percent in 2008.
One of the reasons why dividing entire package contents into smaller serving sizes is so important to the food industry is that the apportionment is a useful tool for making products sound healthier than they are. For example, if one serving has only a miniscule amount of a certain ingredient, e.g. trans fat, it can be labeled as 0 percent, while the whole package may contain significantly more.
It is not clear whether giving people information per content or per serving would make much of a difference in their eating behavior. Would they stop gorging themselves on potato chips half way through the bag if they knew the amounts of calories and fat up front instead of having to do math themselves? Doubtful.
But that's not really the point. What the issue of food labeling comes down to is the right of us consumers to know what we eat. Just like we should have full disclosure about genetically modified foods, pink slime or meat glue, we should have access to information on our entire food supply. Anything short of that is deception.
The U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention, a nonprofit organization that sets standards for identity and quality of medicines and food ingredients worldwide, defines the "deliberate substitution, addition, tampering or misrepresentation of food, food ingredients or food packaging, or false or misleading statements made about a product for economic gain" as "food fraud." Where are we willing to draw the line?
Timi Gustafson R.D. is a registered dietitian, newspaper columnist, blogger and author of the book "The Healthy Diner – How to Eat Right and Still Have Fun"®, which is available on her blog and at amazon.com. For more articles on nutrition, health and lifestyle, visit her blog, "Food and Health with Timi Gustafson R.D." (www.timigustafson.com). You can follow Timi on Twitter and on Facebook.
Wrong Diet and Too Much Exercise Can Sabotage Weight LossJanuary 23rd, 2013 at 1:24 pm by timigustafson
You think you do everything right. You stick to a lean diet and you go for runs and workouts in the gym. Still, the numbers on the scale won't budge. It's a frustrating experience many Americans go through during 'resolution season' when the damage from the holidays is supposed to get undone.
There can be multiple reasons for unsuccessful attempts at weight loss. Surprisingly, some of the most logical measures such as calorie restriction and fitness training can be among them. How is that possible?
"A healthy diet and consistent exercise are a safe bet at dropping pounds, yet research and evidence suggests that other factors may contribute to how easy it is for you to gain and lose weight," says Jenna Morris, a personal trainer and writer for Livestrong.com.
Of course, making changes to eating habits that resulted in weight gain may be necessary. But you should proceed with caution, warns Morris. "If you dip too far below your recommended daily intake, then you risk actually slowing your metabolism and making weight loss even more challenging."
If your weight loss efforts are too aggressive, you may deprive your body in unhealthy ways. A simultaneous reduction in calorie intake and increase in expenditure can cause you to burn valuable, metabolic-boosting muscle, which can make it harder to lose weight, warns Dr. Melina Jampolis, a physician nutrition specialist and contributor to CNNhealth.com.
Studies on the effects of different levels of exercising on weight loss have found that high-intensity training may not always produce the desired (or imagined) results. People who watch weight loss shows like "The Biggest Loser" on NBC often come to believe that exhausting workouts are the answer, when in fact moderate but consistent exercise routines have shown greater long-term success.
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For healthy, lasting weight loss, she recommends introducing smaller changes over time. If you still can't lose weight, it might be better to just accept your current weight for the time being and focus on the prevention of more weight gain, which is for many a hard task in itself. But don't give up on your regular exercise routine, she advises. "It is much healthier to be fit and overweight than to be thin and inactive."
Timi Gustafson R.D. is a registered dietitian, newspaper columnist, blogger and author of the book "The Healthy Diner – How to Eat Right and Still Have Fun"®, which is available on her blog, "Food and Health with Timi Gustafson R.D.", and at amazon.com. You can follow Timi on Twitter and on Facebook.


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Blake Shelton has said before, "I probably have the crappiest tattoo, not only in country music, but maybe in the world." The tattoo he's referring to is a trail of deer tracks around his left forearm representing his love of hunting. Unfortunately, the deer tracks are constantly mistaken for ladybugs. Annoyed, Blake added a coil of barbed wire to the design, hoping to make it look "more manly."
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There hasn't been a Jaguar XJR since the major facelift in 2009 that brought the car into the 21st century and cemented itself as one of the best looking luxury sedans in the world. For 5 years we've been without a nimble but powerful sedan which garnered nods from teenagers to geriatrics. Sure, we've had the Supersport version with the wonderful supercharged V8, but the engine was the only thing separating it from the rest of the line-up. You were slapping a rocket on a cruiseship. Nothing terribly wrong with that, it just wasn't very sporty, let alone SUPERsporty. Jaguar emphasised this comfort-centric attitude when the XJ received a mild refresh in 2012 that gave it the brand new 8 speed ZF transmission which is all the rage these days, along with some fuel economy and comfort tweaks.
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PHENIX CITY, Ala. (AP) - An east Alabama man faces 10 years in prison for a string of church arsons and vandalism in Lee and Russell counties.
Russell County Chief Deputy District Attorney Buster Landreau says Geoffrey Tyler Parquette has pleaded guilty to arson, burglary and criminal mischief and will be sentenced July 29.
A co-defendant, James Scott Clark, awaits trial for arson.
Both men from Smiths Station were 21 at the time of their arrests in January.
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SECTION 1. The purpose of this Act is to repeal, terminate, or close certain statutorily or administratively established revolving or trust funds that were clearly identified by the auditor for repeal, termination, or closure in the auditor's report no. 10-09, November 2010, to the legislature, entitled "Review of Revolving Funds, Trust Funds, and Trust Accounts of the Judiciary and the Departments of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Hawaiian Home Lands, Health, and Human Services". Specifically, these funds are as follows:
(1) Pulama I Na 'Opio O Hawaii trust fund;
(2) Travel agency recovery fund trust fund;
(3) Collections revolving funds;
(4) Federal maximization revolving fund;
(5) Hawaii public housing authority administration revolving fund;
(6) Health care revolving fund; and
(7) Kahikolu 'Ohana O Wai'anae project trust fund.
Furthermore, this Act establishes provisions for the automatic repeal of certain special and revolving funds beginning June 30, 2012.
SECTION 2. Chapter 37, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to part III to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§37- Special and revolving funds; automatic repeal. (a) Unless otherwise provided by the legislature in any law authorizing the establishment of any special or revolving fund as the means of financing:
(1) All special and revolving funds in existence as of June 30, 2010, shall be repealed on June 30, 2012; and
(2) All special and revolving funds created on or after July 1, 2011, shall have an effective duration of not more than five consecutive fiscal years;
provided that prior to the repeal of any special or revolving fund, the administrator of the fund shall deposit to the credit of the state general fund, all unencumbered and unexpended balances remaining in the fund.
(b) Prior to the regular session of the legislature immediately preceding the date of the scheduled repeal of any special or revolving fund, the administrator of the fund shall submit, to the legislature, the budgetary request necessary to carry out the functions, duties, and operations of the program, activity, or undertaking previously financed under the proceeds of the special or revolving fund scheduled for repeal."
SECTION 3. Section 23-11, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
[]§23-11[ ]] New
special or revolving funds. (a) Within five days after the
deadline for the introduction of bills in each legislative session, the clerks
of each house of the legislature shall transmit[ ,] to the [ legislative]
auditor for analysis, copies of all legislative bills that were introduced in
their respective houses during that session that propose to establish new
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the adjournment sine die of each legislative session, the [
legislative] auditor
shall submit the analysis of each transmitted legislative bill to each house of
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SECTION 4. Act 285, Session Laws of Hawaii 1991, is amended by amending section 4 to read as follows:
"SECTION 4. Effective October 1, 1991, all funds remaining in the travel agency recovery fund shall be held for disbursement to claimants pursuant to section 468K-5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, until the fund is exhausted; provided, however, that all such claims are limited to claims arising from travel services purchased prior to October 1, 1991; provided further that no lawsuit commenced on or after October 1, 1993 shall be effective to result in a recovery from the travel agency recovery fund.
Upon being notified of a civil proceeding that may result in a claim against the travel agency recovery fund, pursuant to section 468K-5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, the director shall reserve $8,000 for each licensee involved in each civil proceeding. The funds reserved shall be released only upon the entry of judgment and an order of payment, and shall be released and paid in accordance with the court's orders. Any reserved funds that remain after payment pursuant to court order shall revert to being unreserved funds within the travel agency recovery fund, subject to reservation in any future case.
All funds remaining in the travel agency
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October 1, 1993, if any, shall become part of the compliance resolution fund
for use in travel agency-related cases[
.]; provided that the travel
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SECTION 5. The judiciary shall terminate the administratively established Pulama Na 'Opio O Hawaii trust fund at the close of business on June 30, 2011.
SECTION 6. The Maui region system board, east Hawaii regional board, and the west Hawaii regional board of the Hawaii health systems corporation shall terminate their administratively established collections revolving funds at the close of business on June 30, 2011.
SECTION 7. The department of human services shall terminate the following administratively established revolving funds or trust funds:
(1) Federal maximization revolving fund;
(2) HPHA administration revolving fund; and
(3) Kahikolu 'Ohana O Wai'anae project trust fund;
at the close of business on June 30, 2011.
SECTION 8. The director of finance is authorized to transfer to the general fund any balances remaining as of June 30, 2011, in the following funds:
(1) Collections revolving funds;
(2) Federal maximization revolving fund;
(3) Health care revolving fund;
(4) Hawaii public housing authority administration revolving fund;
(5) Kahikolu 'Ohana O Wai'anae project trust fund;
(6) Pulama Na 'Opio O Hawaii trust fund; and
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SECTION 9. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 10. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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Barack Obama the Marxist
Read the title carefully, it has Marxist in it, not Progressive, although the Americanized word for Marxist and Democrats is PROGRESSIVE. Notice how common the usage is today, it sounds so forward thinking, so positive, so modern. Yet, the term really came to the American forefront during a failed run for President by Theodore Roosevelt. Imagine that!
Woodrow Wilson is the first true Marxist, er, uh, Progressive POTUS but I'm here to focus, once again, on Barack Obama, current occupant of the White House and his policies. However, I'm going copy some source material provided by Peter Ferrara of the Heartland Institute writing at Forbes below. It's lengthy but the argument is excellent and true. Please note, the article was written in December of 2012 but it could have been written yesterday.
President Obama says that income taxes must be raised on the rich because they don't pay their fair share. The indisputable facts from official government sources say otherwise.
The CBO reports based on official IRS data that in 2009 the top 1% of income earners paid 39% of all federal income taxes, three times their share of income at 13%. Yet, the middle 20% of income earners, the true middle class, paid just 2.7% of total federal income taxes on net that year, while earning 15% of income. That means the top 1% paid almost 15 times as much in federal income taxes as the entire middle 20%, even though the middle 20% earned more income.
Moreover, the official data, as reported by CBO and the IRS, show that the bottom 40% of income earners, instead of paying some income taxes to support the federal government, were paid cash by the IRS equal to 10% of federal income taxes as a group on net.
Any normal person would say that such an income tax system is more than fair, or maybe that "the rich" pay more than their fair share. So why does President Obama keep saying that the rich do not pay their fair share? Is he ignorant? Wouldn't somebody in his Administration whisper to him that he is peddling nonsense?
The answer is that to President Obama this is still not fair because he is a Marxist. To a Marxist, the fact that the top 1% earn more income than the bottom 99% is not fair, no matter how they earn it, fairly or not. So it is not fair unless more is taken from the top 1% until they are left only with what they "need," as in any true communist system. Paying anything less is not their "fair" share. That is the only logical explanation of President Obama's rhetoric, and it is 100% consistent with his own published background.
Notice that Obama keeps saying that "the rich," a crass term implying low class social envy, don't "need" the Bush tax cuts. That is reminiscent of the fundamental Marxist principle, "From each according to his ability, to each according to his need."
Good tax policy is not guided by "need." It is guided by what is needed to establish the incentives to maximize economic growth. The middle class, working people and the poor are benefited far more by economic growth than by redistribution. That is shown by the entire 20th century, where the standard of living of American workers increased by more than 7 times, through sustained, rapid economic growth.
But President Obama's tax policy of increasing all tax rates on savings and investment will work exactly contrary to such economic growth. It is savings and investment which creates jobs and increases productivity and wages. Under capitalism, capital and labor are complementary, not adversarial, exactly contrary to the misunderstanding of Marxists. More capital investment increases the demand for labor, bidding up wages to the level of worker productivity, which is enhanced by the capital investment.
Increasing marginal tax rates on savings and investment, however, will mean less of it, not more. That will mean fewer jobs, and lower wages, just as we have experienced so far under President Obama, with median household incomes (hello middle class) declining by 7.3% (a month's worth of wages) during his first term, even faster after the recession supposedly ended in 2009. That will only get worse in Obama's unearned second term, which can only be explained as "democracy failure" analogous to "market failure."
If the tax increases are limited to those who earn $1 million or more, I don't know if that alone will be enough to create a recession, as I am certain would be the result with Obama's original policy of targeting couples making over $250,000 a year, and singles making over $200,000.
But there is so much in the Obama economic program that is contractionary. His second term promises enormous new regulatory burdens and barriers. The EPA is shutting down the coal industry, and Interior will join with it to sharply constrain oil production further, despite Obama's duplicitous campaign rhetoric taking credit for the production produced by the policies and efforts of others. I expect Obama's EPA to burden natural gas fracking until it goes the way of the coal industry as well, stealing new found prosperity for many Americans. All of this will sharply raise energy prices, which will be another effective tax on the economy.
Moreover, President Obama has said that a priority in his second term will be global warming, even though global temperatures have not been increasing for 16 years now, and the developing world led by Brazil, Russia, India and China (the BRIC countries), which are contributing to "greenhouse gases" at a much greater accelerating rate than the U.S., have rejected sacrificing any slice of their economies to that ideological phantom. While even the Democrat Congress of Obama's first term failed to adopt "cap and trade," EPA is advancing with global warming regulations that will cost the economy trillions in still another effective tax.
Then there are the onrushing regulatory burdens of Obamacare, including the employer mandate, which will require all businesses with 50 employees or more to buy the most expensive health insurance available. That will be an effective tax on employment. As Obamacare forces up the cost of health insurance, that will be still another effective tax increase on all employers already providing health coverage. Hundreds of regulations still in the pipeline under the "Dodd-Frank" legislation are already forcing the financial sector to contract, and threaten the business and consumer credit essential to full recovery.
In addition, few are adequately considering the longer term contractionary effects of the Fed's current policy mischief. For years now, businesses and investments have been launched all over the country based on the near zero interest rates, and even below zero real rates, that Fed policies have perpetuated, along with the easy free money . When those rates inevitably rise back to normal, most likely after these Fed policies have resparked inflation, the basis for those businesses and investments will be gone, and many if not most will go into liquidation, which will be highly contractionary as well.
However, I am certain in any event that the Obama tax increases will result in less revenue rather than more. Obama has been proposing to increase the capital gains tax rate by 58% on the nation's job creators, investors and successful small businesses, counting his Obamacare tax increases that take effect on January 1 as well the expiration of the Bush tax cuts. While his misleading talking points say there will be no tax increases for 97% of small businesses, that counts every Schedule C filed for every part time or hobby sole proprietorship, however marginal the earnings. The small businesses that would bear President Obama's originally proposed tax increases earn 91% of all small business income, and employ 54% of the total private sector U.S. work force, as reported in Investors Business Daily on November 9.
Over the last 45 years, every time capital gains tax rates have been raised, revenues have fallen, and every time they have been cut, revenues have increased. The capital gains rate was raised 4 times from 1968 to 1975, climbing from 25% to 35%. The 25% rate produced real capital gains revenues in 1968 of $40.6 billion in 2000 dollars. By 1975, at the higher rate, capital gains revenues had plummeted to $19.6 billion in constant 2000 dollars, less than half as much.
After the capital gains rate was cut from 35% to 20% from 1978 to 1981, capital gains revenues had tripled by 1986 compared to 1978. Then the capital gains rate was raised by 40% in 1987 to 28%. By 1991, capital gains revenues had collapsed to $34.4 billion, down from $92.9 billion in 1986, in constant 2000 dollars adjusted for inflation.
Obama's capital gains tax increase next year will reduce capital gains revenues again as well.
Similarly, when President Bush slashed the income tax on corporate dividends, dividends paid soared, and revenues from taxation of those dividends soared along with them. With Obama's tax on dividends reversing that Bush tax cut, those revenue gains will also be reversed.
Finally, those earning over $1 million are the most financially agile of all taxpayers. They can move, shelter, and transform income more easily than anyone else. Most likely, the number of American millionaires, or at least American taxpayers reporting a million in income, will plummet after the Obama tax increases, and so will income taxes paid by millionaires.
Of course, if the tax increases and other policies of Obamanomics push the economy back into recession, total federal revenues will decline rather than rise. Federal deficits and debt will soar further, along with unemployment and poverty, while jobs, wages and incomes decline further. That is what happened the last time federal economic policy followed the preferred prescription of the Washington Establishment, and also adopted a package of tax increases, in return for chimerical spending reductions, when George H.W. Bush was President.
Can such public policy malpractice make any sense? President Obama says it is "fair" in his redistributionist sense of fairness. But what is fair about fewer jobs, lower wages, and higher unemployment, poverty, federal deficits, and national debt, at the price of higher taxes, for anybody?
What is fair is a flat tax, where everyone pays the same tax rate, which is true equality. Under such a tax system, if you dear reader make 10 times what I do, then you pay 10 times what I do, not 20, 30 or 40 times, as advocated by so-called "progressives," (a polite, Americanized term for Marxist). If President Obama wants Warren Buffett to pay the same tax rate as his Secretary, he can adopt that flat tax, and the economy will boom. But President Obama seems to think that the increased dependence of further recession best suits his political interests, and those of the Democrat Party, rather than the independence fostered by a booming economy. See what I mean by "democracy failure?"
I'm a little late to this dance but the article was spot-on, much of what I said, wrote about and thought when Obama first came onto the national scene I find here. When I first saw Obama linked to "just another guy in the neighborhood" of Chicago's Hyde Park, one Bill Ayers, I began my research in earnest.
I'm amazed that in 2015 it's rare to find the use of "Progressive" as equal to "Marxist" definition and call out Obama for what his ideology is and represents. Not many, only a small handful in the media, will do so.
Mr. Ferrara has done anyone reading this article a huge service by not just calling Obama a Marxist but providing detailed reasons and evidence why this is so.
Unfortunately, 2+ years later Obama is now on a bullet train, utilizing executive orders, promising more to include the tax code, and his regulatory agencies to further his quest, as promised, to fundamentally transform America. All while the GOP establishment and Congressional majority remain feckless and without the intestinal fortitude to stand by the principles they promised to voters who gave them that majority. We are doomed as a country with Obama moving forward on his promise with zero opposition.
And the future only holds more "progressives" like Hillary Clinton or now, Martin O'Malley, who calls himself a "proud progressive." I'm amazed how low information and ignorant our society has become. Is it any wonder were are not a growth country but a welfare state? The government lies about unemployment, job growth, welfare rolls, food stamp rolls, enrollee's to Obamacare and a host of other statistics to make themselves look successful while we continue to drown as a country. And that so-called 11 million illegal immigrants is more like 23.5+ million, and that number was quoted over 2 years ago and is reliable.
America is currently playing out the sequel to "Silence of the Lambs", when does full blown anarchy begin or will the societal carnage continue?
Categories: Business, Economics, Global Warming, Govt. Regulation, Health Care, Investing, Politics, Rules for Radicals, Society, Taxes, U.S. Constitution Tags: barack obama, Marxism, Progressive
Fannie and Freddie Redux
Remember the housing market meltdown and the financial crash of that a carried a huge recession into 2009? Blame Bush? Well, I blame all the political class who allowed this housing shell game exist and grow over the years.
Barack Obama is busy as ever with his Marxist minions working hard to bring more "affordable" housing to the people who can't afford it, all the the backs of taxpayers which will eventually melt the markets once again.
With all the current attention on immigration and Obamacare few in the public are paying attention to any news on the behind the scenes market manipulation and law changes via agencies that will have an enormous negative effect on the economy.
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are the culprits, besides the political forces running this enterprise. There participation in "sub-prime" loans which defaulted are the primary reason markets folded like house of cards. Any new attempts at making loans coming out of FMFM may very well stall in the Senate or face the veto pen of Barack Obama. Taxpayers handed over $188 billion in 2008 to save Fannie and Freddie.
Some experts say another default may not be imminent until 2017 but this can be postponed or halted. Fannie, Freddie and other government agencies currently buy up 90% of mortgage loans. And now we may be facing another crisis as the companies' regulator, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), sparked a backlash last month when it announced that it would soon lower lending standards for mortgages by permitting smaller down payments.
It's not just the politicians who wish to play with a poor system to make it worse but a coalition of affordable housing advocates, lenders, realtors, homebuilders, and sympathetic lawmakers. The group supported some of the government's affordable housing goals that critics say lowered lending standards, and led to numerous mortgage defaults, before the 2008 downturn.
As long as Fannie and Freddie are not held to lending standards of banks and other mortgage companies the economy and financial markets will repeat the history of 2008-9. Pressure from outside groups and weak politicians don't care about your future, only their own.
Categories: Business, Economics, Investing, Politics Tags: Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, housing
Obama's Tax Increases
Maybe you haven't noticed how prices keep going up on things you buy at the grocery store or on other goods purchased elsewhere.
Oh that pesky Barack Obama and his regime have been very busy avoiding the purse strings and Constitution bypassing the House of Representatives and still managing to put the hurt on your pocketbook.
In fact, the Obama administration has managed 13 tax increases to the tune of $3 Trillion.
If you take time to watch the short video below you'll see how subtle your taxes go up until you begin to notice it's not just your paycheck, it's about how you live and breathe.
Just in your day-to-day living things are costing you more, many times when you're not prepared for a break to your personal budget.
Here's the skinny from Heritage.org:
13 Tax Increases That Started January 1, 2013
Tax increases the fiscal cliff deal allowed:
1. Payroll Tax: increase in the Social Security portion of the payroll tax from 4.2 percent to 6.2 percent for workers. This hits all Americans earning a paycheck—not just the "wealthy." For example, The Wall Street Journal calculated that the "typical U.S. family earning $50,000 a year" will lose "an annual income boost of $1,000."
2. Top marginal tax rate: increase from 35 percent to 39.6 percent for taxable incomes over $450,000 ($400,000 for single filers).
3. Phase out of personal exemptions for adjusted gross income (AGI) over $300,000 ($250,000 for single filers).
4. Phase down of itemized deductions for AGI over $300,000 ($250,000 for single filers).
5. Tax rates on investment: increase in the rate on dividends and capital gains from 15 percent to 20 percent for taxable incomes over $450,000 ($400,000 for single filers).
6. Death tax: increase in the rate (on estates larger than $5 million) from 35 percent to 40 percent.
7. Taxes on business investment: expiration of full expensing—the immediate deduction of capital purchases by businesses.
Obamacare tax increases that took effect:
8. Another investment tax increase: 3.8 percent surtax on investment income for taxpayers with taxable income exceeding $250,000 ($200,000 for singles).
9. Another payroll tax hike: 0.9 percent increase in the Hospital Insurance portion of the payroll tax for incomes over $250,000 ($200,000 for single filers).
10. Medical device tax: 2.3 percent excise tax paid by medical device manufacturers and importers on all their sales.
11. Reducing the income tax deduction for individuals' medical expenses.
12. Elimination of the corporate income tax deduction for expenses related to the Medicare Part D subsidy.
13. Limitation of the corporate income tax deduction for compensation that health insurance companies pay to their executives.
While Barack Obama looks the American public straight in the eye, via his teleprompter, he lied to all of us over and over and over again. But we know that Barack Obama demanded these changes, these regulations set by his agencies that would raise taxes on everyone paying taxes or spending money in some way.
The United States has a $17 Trillion budget crisis and Barack Obama has caused every American to have their own personal budget crisis, one nearly impossible to manage.
Categories: Govt. Regulation, Health Care, Investing, Politics, Taxes, U.S. Constitution Tags: Affordable Care Act, obamacare


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The Health-NutritionBlog.com article discusses specifically how to make cakes that are healthy. One issue that parents have is that birthday food is often non-nutritious and generally bad for their children's health. Not only would they rather not their children eat this, they don't really want to eat it themselves as they may be concerned about their own weight and health as well. Some people would say that this is an unnecessary concern because cake isn't eaten all that often, but when considering many children have as much as one birthday party a week, it does indeed become a problem.
The cakes mentioned on the blog include a banana cake with cream cheese frosting, a chocolate zucchini cake and a chocolate banana mousse torte. These are all incredibly delicious cakes that will leave anybody watering at the mouth. However, they are also the type of cake of which people can easily ask for seconds without having to think twice about it. Presenting these cakes on beautiful holders and allowing kids and adults alike to enjoy them from theme plates and cutler would be even better, which is where Birthday Express comes in.
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The classic pancake
Cooking timePrep: 10 mins Cook: 20 mins Plus resting
Skill levelEasy
ServingsMakes 12
This basic batter recipe for crêpes and pancakes is a versatile foundation for either sweet or savoury fillings
Nutrition and extra info
- Freezable
Nutrition per serving
- kcalories
- 84
- protein
- 3g
- carbs
- 10g
- fat
- 4g
- saturates
- 2g
- fibre
- 0g
- sugar
- 1g
- salt
- 0.06g
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Try adding orange or lemon zest, a pinch of cinnamon or even finely chopped herbs to the batter, depending on what you fill the pancakes with.
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- Sift the flour with a pinch of salt into a medium-size bowl and make a well in the middle. Mix the milk and 100ml of water together. Break the eggs into the well and start whisking slowly. Add the milk and water in a steady stream, whisking constantly and gradually incorporating the flour as you do so.
- Whisk until the batter is smooth and all the flour has been incorporated. Set the batter aside to rest for 30 mins, then whisk the melted butter into the batter.
- Heat the pan over a medium heat. Very lightly grease the pan with melted butter. Using a ladle, pour roughly 2 tbsp of batter into the pan and swirl it around so the bottom of the pan is evenly coated. You want to use just enough batter to make a delicate, lacy pancake. Cook the pancake for about 45 secs on one side until golden and then using a palette knife or fish slice, flip the pancake over and cook the other side for about 30 secs until it freckles.
- Slide the pancake out of the pan and either serve immediately or stack on a plate with baking parchment in between. Continue until all the batter is used up.
Recipe from Good Food magazine, March 2011
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Comments, questions and tips
In prep for the big day on Tuesday I've been trying out all sorts of pancake recipes since January (my family deserve only the best!!!) and this, sadly, does not rank as my highest. Maybe it was my over-eager tossing that landed in most of them being stuck to the ceiling...and so, alas, my stack of 12 rapidly turned into three. The three I was able to eat were surprisingly tasty, particularly with sugar and lemon on top. Thus, my suggestion is to gently toss them and to make them less sticky!


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Garcelle Beauvais Brings Date to Event After Divorce, Cheating Scandal
It's been two years since Garcelle Beauvais caught her then-husband Mike Nilon cheating. Now the White House Down actress is ready to give love another go.
The star opened up to Us Weekly at the Los Angeles premiere of Flight Tuesday, Oct. 23 about her adorable twin boys -- and the handsome man accompanying her for the evening.
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"My boys just turned five!" Beauvais, 45, told Us of twins Jax and Jaid. "They are fantastic and crazy and energetic and busy."
As for the man standing by her side on the carpet? The divorcee revealed he was her date for the evening, shoe designer Ron Donovan.
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"It's been a while for me and I feel like now is a good time to play a little bit," Beauvais, who split from husband Mike Nilon in 2010, explained. "He's a shoe designer. He designed my shoes!"
In 2010, Beauvais filed for divorce from her husband of almost a decade, former CAA agent Nilon -- after humiliating him by sending a mass email to his coworkers at the agency, explaining how he had wronged her.
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Her message, entitled "Tiger Woods/Jesse James/Mike Nilon," read: "What do they have in common . . . I found out today that MY husband of almost 9 years has been having an affair for 5 yrs with some slut in Chicago. I am devastated!!!! And I have been duped!! Our boys don't deserve this!"
This article originally appeared on Usmagazine.com: Garcelle Beauvais Brings Date to Event After Divorce, Cheating Scandal
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