The Chain of Confidence - Single Men’s Workshop

Healthy Living=Sexy Living

Maintaining a healthy diet and working out obviously has beneficial effects for our body and well-being. But need another reason to trade in the fries for some fruits and vegetables? Need extra motivation to lead a healthy lifestyle, Confidence.
It's an asset that can help you attract women, and it can just as easily sabotage your attempts. It can be easily acquired and easily lost, and it's one of the hardest character traits to fake. I'm referring to confidence; every man's No. 1 necessity in the game of seduction.

Nevertheless, it is one of the most misunderstood human characteristics. Part of the mystery behind confidence is that most men don't understand its nature. Some think that in order to emit confidence, one must express it through actions alone, others believe confidence is acquired through words, and still others think one must be born with it.

There's a common belief that confidence is something we can always control, but it is instead dependent on several factors,some of which we have no control over.

The Chain of Confidence is made up of seven key links.
1- State of mind
2- Physical appearance
3- Style
4- Listening skills
5- Volatility
6- Practice
7- Financial stability

….sound interesting? I would like to offer this workshop starting in May 2010. Would you be interested in attenting? Is so please leave your comments, suggestion on this blog page or on facebook page, My Health Journey-Coaching for a healthy lifestyle.

A bit about me...
I have successfully transformed my mental and physical health, my career and in turn my life through positive, healthy lifestyle changes. I have the passion and experience to guide you to live a healthier, successful, empowering life.

Maripili Rodriguez, NSCA-CPT, HHC, AADP is Healthy Lifestyle Coach, certified personal trainer, certified holistic health counselor and natural foods chef. Ms. Rodriguez specializes in coaching individuals and groups in their journey to better health and more successful, meaningful living.

Polyunsaturated fats and why are they important for your health.

Polyunsaturated fats (PUFAs) are relatively long fat molecules and have "flex" points built into their structure called double bonds. Their longer length and multiple flex points enable them to play roles in our health that other fats cannot. For example, no other fats can play the same role in our cell membranes, allowing them to function properly. Nor can any other fats enable our body to produce regulators for controlling inflammation. Even genetic events are indirectly influenced by these unique polyunsaturated fats.

Much of the research interest in PUFAs has centered around two types: the omega-6s and the omega-3s. The balance between these two PUFA families turns out to be especially important for our health, including risk of cardiovascular diseases, inflammatory diseases, and prostate cancer.

The essential PUFA fats

All of the PUFAs in our body come from one of two places: we can eat them if they already exist inside our food, or we can make them inside of our body if we have the right building blocks. There are only two building blocks for making all PUFAs. One building block, called linoleic acid (LA), is used to make all of the omega-6 PUFAs. A second building block, called linolenic acid (ALA), is used to make all of the omega-3 PUFAs. Our bodies cannot make either one of these building blocks, and for this reason, both LA and ALA are considered to be essential fats that must be obtained from our diet. However, once we've eaten foods that contain appropriate amounts of LA and ALA, our bodies can make all of the other PUFAs that it needs.

Unfortunately, the average U.S. diet does not currently come close to providing appropriate amounts of LA and ALA. Most of the time, it also fails to provide enough overall PUFA intake. Many individuals in the U.S. get twice as many saturated fats as polyunsaturated ones, and within the polyunsaturated fats, they get precious few omega-3s. While there has been some debate over specific amounts, on average, U.S. adults fail to get even 1.5 grams of omega-3s on any given day, and by contrast, appear to be getting at least 12-13 grams of omega-6s, and perhaps as much as 14 grams or more. Part of the problem here has involved consumption of processed foods containing partially hydrogenated corn oil, cottonseed oil, or safflower oil, all of which are extremely high in omega-6s. (It's not the hydrogenation that is responsible for these high omega-6 levels, but rather, the oils themselves. Hydrogenation is a separate issue, and also a food processing step that is undesirable from a health standpoint.)

Spring into a Healthy Lifestyle

With the approach of spring come thoughts of new beginnings and possibilities. Among those possibilites is a spring and summer season where we are not only happy with our health and bodies for four months, but where we take tangible, subtle and realistic steps towards a healthy lifestyle.

Knowledged and education are essential on our journey to better health. The intention of this blog is to provide a forum for the "basics" on exercise, healthy cooking/diet, holistic nutrition, and wellness, as well as providing ideas, support and motivation.

Congratulations on taking a positive step towards better health and thank you for joining us on this journey.