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What Is Laser Assisted Liposuction?

July 9th, 2009    Subscribe To Our Feed

Most of us would prefer not to go under the scalpel if we can avoid it. In fact, even if we choose to have fat removed from from the body through use of liposuction it is better to find a solution that does not mean being cut. Laser assisted liposuction is a procedure that can help ensure that your body is not cut in order to remove unwanted fat. This technique has been found to be safe and reliable and has been widely used in Europe and South America for almost a decade by people wanting to get rid of their unwanted fat.

Approval From The FDA

In the US too, laser assisted liposuction has been given approval by the Food and Drug Administration and it has since become very popular and is gaining some celebrity following as well. Still, there are some surgeons that doubt the efficacy of the technique though these doubters are rather few in number.

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Normal liposuction works through invasive measures in which a tube is inserted into the body from which fat is vacuumed out through hollow tubes. This leads to tissue trauma and there is much bruising and pain that makes the procedure uncomfortable for the patient.

Laser assisted liposuction on the other hand is a step forward in the extraction of fat from the body and it works in a different manner from normal liposuction methods. In laser assisted liposuction fat is first melted and then removed. In fact, for over a decade trained doctors and other personnel have been using lasers to remove hair and have used laser techniques to eliminate broken capillaries and birth marks from the skin. So, the use of lasers is not in any way new.

During the laser assisted liposuction process heat as well as light from the laser beams help to melt or dissolve fat cells and at the same time cauterize blood vessels and tissues which then helps to minimize bleeding, swelling and bruising. Some laser assisted liposuction methods such as the one known as Smart Lipo has been found to be very effective and is worth learning more about.

Read our laser liposuction review to gain an understanding of of Smart Lipo. This will give you a better idea about the positives and negatives of this form of laser assisted liposuction and you can then decide whether it is suitable for your needs and your budget.

Exploring Liposuction Alternatives

July 3rd, 2009    Subscribe To Our Feed

Liposuction is considered a safe form of cosmetic surgery to remove unwanted fat. However, because it is surgery, it still has inherent risks and contraindications. For some time now researchers have been investigating liposuction alternatives that may produce the same or better results without the associated risks and potential complications of a standard liposuction procedure.

Fortunately, today’s technology and knowledge is producing several choices that can be used instead of liposuction. These alternatives are usually prescribed for people who wish to avoid the invasive procedure of liposuction; for those who are unable to undergo the anesthesia; or for those who wish to repair the damage from a poor liposuction outcome such as lumpiness.

Liposuction Alternatives:

1. Creams – there are a number of cosmetic creams now available that when applied melt the fat beneath the skin and smooth the texture of the skin. While these creams are aimed at reducing cellulite, they can be effective in reducing the fat below the skin as well.
2. Laser Lyposculpture – while liposuction involves expanding the fat with fluids and then extracting it, lyposcupture is a minimally invasive procedure that can be performed under local anesthetic. It involves a sophisticated low-pain technique whereby the fat is removed via much smaller instruments than traditional liposuction thereby causing less pain and swelling. Though this procedure is excellent and has a very short recovery period, it is more expensive.
3. Lipoliquidation – this is one of the newest techniques for removing fat deposit. This method involves injecting a medicinal solution into the problem areas, causing the destruction of the lining of the fat cells. This releases the fat which is then expelled by the body as a natural process. This is a slower method of fat removal, but it is considered safe and it avoids surgery.
4. Homotoxicological injections – this method involves injecting homeopathic solutions into the problem areas with the aim of stimulating the body’s own self-repair mechanism. The aim is to assist the body in breaking down and expelling the fat through the lymphatic system in conjunction with acupuncture and pressure massage.
5. Burn The Fat … Naturally – this is a complete fat loss system developed by natural bodybuilder Tom Venuto. It is the same system used by models and bodybuilders to achieve single digit fat content levels while achieving strongly defined muscles. This type of program may not be what you are looking for if you want a quick fat removal system, however, Tom’s method will build a strong fit body that you can be proud of … without any surgery. Check out this liposuction alternative here.

All of the above liposuction alternatives can be considered if you wish to avoid conventional liposuction techniques. Sometimes methods can be combined but this should be discussed with your doctor.

Avoiding Liposuction Through A Calorie Restriction Plan

April 25th, 2009    Subscribe To Our Feed

Did you see the 51-year-old man on Oprah recently who had the heart of a person thirty years younger? He’s certainly avoiding liposuction and his calorie restriction plan means he’s found a great alternative to liposuction.
Calorie Restriction For Life Extension: What They Didn’t Tell You On Oprah

On a recent episode of the Oprah show, one of the guests was a 51 year old man with the heart of a 20 year old. He’s been following a calorie restriction plan and they said he might be one of the first people to reach 120 years old by following this plan. There have been stories both in the lay press and scientific press about calorie restriction for years and it has been a frequent talk show topic on other many other TV shows. However, before you cut your calories in half in hopes of adding another decade onto your life, you’d better get the other half of the story they didn’t talk about on Oprah.

I’ve seen a lot of strange things in the health field, and although calorie restriction (CR) is the subject of serious and legitimate scientific study, I consider CR to be one of those strange things. Of course, that’s because I choose a different lifestyle - the muscle-friendly Burn The fat, Feed The Muscle lifestyle - but there’s more than one reason why I’m not a CR advocate:

Hunger while dieting is almost always a challenge. There’s some hunger even with conservative calorie deficits of 15-20% under maintenance. Prolonged hunger is one of the biggest reasons people fall off the weight loss diet wagon because it’s unpleasant and difficult to resist. This is why pharmaceutical and supplement companies spend millions of dollars on researching, developing and marketing appetite suppressants. Yet CR advocates put themselves through 30-50% calorie restriction on a daily basis as a way of life in the hopes of extending life span or health.

Practitioners of CR follow a low-calorie lifestyle, but technically, they are not in a chronic 30% calorie deficit. That would be impossible. What happens is their metabolisms get very slow (that’s part of the idea behind CR; if you slow down your metabolism, you allegedly slow down aging). So a 6 foot tall man who would normally require nearly 3,000 calories to maintain his weight, might eventually reach an energy balance at only 1800 or 1900 calories. This is not just due to a ‘starvation mode’ phenomenon, that’s only part of it. It’s primarily because he loses weight until he is very thin and his smaller body doesn’t need many calories any more.

Does caloric restriction really extend lifespan?

The biological mechanisms of lifespan extension through calorie restriction are not fully understood, but researchers say it may involve alterations in energy metabolism (as mentioned above), reduced oxidative damage, improvements in insulin sensitivity, reduction of glycation, modulation of protein metabolism, downregulation of pro-inflammatory genes and functional changes in both neuroendocrine and autonomic nervous systems.

Mouse studies on CR go back as far as 1935 and monkey studies began in the late 1980’s. So far the results are clear on one thing: caloric restriction does increase lifespan in rodents and other lower species (yeast, worms and flies). Studies suggest the life of the laboratory rat is 25% longer with CR (even longer with aggressive CR). Primate studies are still underway and humans have been experimenting with CR for some time. In primates and humans, biomarkers of aging show signs of slower aging with CR. This makes many proponents talk about this CR as if it were a sure-thing, already proven through double-blind randomized clinical human trials.

The truth is, there is NO direct experimental evidence that you will live longer from practicing CR. Due to the length of human lifespans, we will not have the necessary data for at least another generation and perhaps multiple generations. Even then, it will still be highly speculative whether CR will extend human life at all and if so how much. We can only estimate. I’ve seen guesses in the scientific literature ranging from 3 to 13 years, if CR is practiced for an entire adult lifetime.

Jay Phelan, a biologist at UCLA is skeptical. He says the potential life extension is on the lower end of that range and the increase is so small that it’s not worth the semi-starvation:

“There is no current evidence that lifelong caloric restriction leads to increased lifespan in primates. It’s certainly tantalizing that things like blood pressure or heart rate look as though they are a lot healthier and I believe they are. Whether or not this translates to a significantly increased lifespan, I don’t know. I predict that it doesn’t.”

I don’t quibble qualitatively with their results. Yes, it will increase lifespan, but it will not increase it by 50% or 60%, it won’t increase it by 20% or 10%, it might increase it by 2%. So if you tell me that I have to do something horrible for every day of my life for a 2% benefit - for an extra year of life - I say no thanks.”

Is prolonged caloric restriction unhealthy?

When caloric restriction is practiced with optimal nutrition (CRON), it is not inherently unhealthy. Actually, it appears the reverse is true. First, the weight loss that comes with the low calories produces improvements in the health markers, as you would expect. Second, the meticulous choice of food from CRON practitioners, where they pick high nutrient foods and avoid empty calories means that they are making healthy food choices. Third, advocates say that the CR itself improves health. I wonder, however, how much does CR improve health independent of the weight loss and the optimal nutrition?

By losing fat and maintaining an ideal body composition (the fat to muscle ratio) and eating high nutrient density foods, I propose that even at a more normal caloric intake, you will get very significant health and longevity benefits. I also propose that gaining muscle in a natural way (no steroids) will increase your quality of life today and as you get older.

Aside from the fact that we are not lab rats, the truth is, none of us knows when our day will come. We could get plucked off this physical plane at any moment and have no control over how it happens. My belief is that we should make our lifestyle decisions based on quality of life, not just quantity of life. That includes our quality of life today as well as our anticipated quality of life when we are older. Maybe we ought to be focusing more on “health span” than life span.

Downsides of calorie restriction for life extension

One fact about calorie restriction that they often don’t mention on these talk shows is that the benefits of CR decline if you start CR at a later age. This was discussed in a research paper from the Journal of Nutrition called, “Starving for life: what animal studies can and cannot tell us about the use of caloric restriction to prolong human lifespan.” The author of the paper, John Speakman from the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland, said that the later in life you begin to practice CR, the less of an increase in lifespan you will achieve. Even if the CR proponents are right, if you started in your late 40’s or mid 50’s for example, the benefit would be minimal. If you started in your 60’s the effect would be almost nonexistent. Essentially, you have to “starve for life” to get the benefits.

While some CR proponents claim that they aren’t hungry and they cite studies suggesting that hunger decreases during starvation, Speakman and other researchers say that hunger remains a big problem during CR - especially in today’s modern society where we are surrounded with convenience food and numerous eating cues - and that alone makes CR impractical:

“Neuroendocrine profiles support the idea that animals under CR are continuously hungry. The feasibility of restricting intake in humans for many decades is questionable.”

Let’s suppose for a moment that CR is totally legit and the claims are true. Many of the proposed benefits of CR come at the expense of what many of us are trying to do here: gain and maintain lean body mass. One spokesman for CR is 6 feet tall and 130 pounds. Another poster boy for CR is 6 foot tall and 115 lbs. Measurements of rodents under CR not only show large reductions in skeletal muscle but also bone mass.

I am not suggesting that these CR practitioners are anorexic, a concern that has been raised about CR when practiced aggressively. However, they are losing large amounts of fat-free tissue and that is plainly obvious for all to see when you look at their bony physiques. I am not imposing my body standards on others, but 115 to 130 lbs at 6 foot tall is underweight for a man by any standard. Furthermore, researchers say that at the body mass indices sustained by most voluntary CR practitioners, we would expect females to become amenorrheic. “One thing that is completely incompatible with a CR lifestyle is reproduction” says Speakman.

With that kind of atrophy, I have to wonder what their quality of life will be like in old age. While many people struggle with body fat for most of their adult lives, I’m sure almost everyone knows an elderly person who wrestles with the opposite problem: they are seriously underweight and they struggle to eat enough and maintain lean body mass.

My grandmother, before she passed away, was under 80 lbs. We could not get her to eat. She was weak and very frail. I have reported many times about the research showing how most overweight people under estimate calorie intake and eat more than they think or admit. In elder care homes, the research has often showed the opposite - the patients over estimate how much they eat. They swear they are eating enough, but they arent and they keep losing dangerous amounts of weight. With underweight, atrophied seniors, weakness means less functionality and lower quality of life and a fall can mean more than broken bones, it can be life-threatening.

Life extension with more muscle

While there is a commonality between CRON and the way I recommend eating (high nutrient density, low calorie density foods), in most regards, CR is the opposite of my approach. In my Burn The Fat, Feed The Muscle program, we go for a higher energy flux nutrition program, which means that because we are weight training and doing cardio and leading a very active lifestyle, we get to eat more. Because we are so active and well-trained, the eating more does not have a negative effect as it would on a sedentary person, who might get sick and fat from the additional calories. We active folks take those calories, burn them for energy, partition them into lean muscle tissue and we enjoy a faster metabolism and extremely high quality of life.

As a bodybuilder, CR is not compatible with my priorities, but hypothetically speaking, if I were to practice a lower calorie lifestyle, I wouldn’t follow an aggressive CR approach. I’d probably do as the Okinawans do. They have a very simple philosophy: hari hachi bu: eat until you are only 80% full. While this does not mean there is a carefully measured 20% calorie deficit, it’s consistent with what we practice in the Burn The Fat, Feed The Muscle lifestyle for a fat loss phase, and avoiding overeating is certainly a smart way to avoid obesity and health problems. Incidentally, the Okinawans eat about 40% less than Americans, and 11% less than they should, according to standard caloric intake guidelines, and they live 4 years longer than Americans.

If someone is being “sold” on CR by an enthusiastic CR spokesperson, or simply curious after watching the latest TV talk show (where they are looking for controversial stories), it’s important to know that there is more than one side to the story. If you carefully read the entire body of research on CR, you will see that the experts are split right down the middle in their opinions about whether CR will really work. CR for humans remains highly controversial and there are no guarantees that this will extend your life.

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health in Baltimore, MD put it this way:

“Because it is unlikely that an experimental study will ever be designed to address this question in humans, we respond that “we think we will never know for sure.” We suggest that debate of this question is clearly an academic exercise.”

In closing, let me go back to one of the original questions I was asked: “Can the BFFM food plan also be thought as a longevity lifestyle, but with more muscle mass?” Absolutely beautifully said! That’s precisely what Burn The Fat, Feed The Muscle is.

I believe that by making healthy food choices but doing so at a higher level of calorie intake and expenditure, that we can fend off sarcopenia - the age related decline in muscle mass that debilitates many seniors - while enjoying a more muscular physique, greater strength, and a less restrictive lifestyle. Most gerontologists agree - by making simple lifestyle changes that include strength training and good nutrition, you can easily turn back the biological clock 10 years without going hungry.

For more information about Burn The Fat, Feed The Muscle, the “longevity lifestyle with more muscle”, visit: www.BurnTheFat.com

Train hard and expect success,

Tom Venuto
Fat Loss Coach

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Hunger does not diminish over time in mice under protracted caloric restriction. Hambly C, Mercer JG, Speakman JR.Rejuvenation Res. 2007 Dec;10(4):533-42.Aberdeen Centre for Energy Regulation and Obesity (ACERO), Rowett Research Institute, Bucksburn, Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Starving for life: what animal studies can and cannot tell us about the use of caloric restriction to prolong human lifespan.Speakman JR, Hambly C. J Nutr. 2007 Apr;137(4):1078-86. School of Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB24 2TZ, Scotland, UK.

Can dietary restriction increase longevity in all species, particularly in human beings? Introduction to a debate among experts. Le Bourg E, Rattan SI. Biogerontology. 2006 Jun;7(3):123-5.

The potential for dietary restriction to increase longevity in humans: extrapolation from monkey studies. Ingram DK, Roth GS, Lane MA, Ottinger MA, Zou S, de Cabo R, Mattison JA.Biogerontology. 2006 Jun;7(3):143-8. Laboratory of Experimental Gerontology, Intramural Research Program, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, 5600 Nathan Shock Drive, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA.

Caloric restriction in humans: potential pitfalls and health concerns. Dirks AJ, Leeuwenburgh C.Mech Ageing Dev. 2006 Jan;127(1):1-7. Epub 2005 Oct 13, Wingate University, School of Pharmacy, 316 N. Main Street, Wingate, NC 28174, USA.

Caloric restriction and human longevity: what can we learn from the Okinawans? D. Craig Willcox, Bradley J. Willcox Hidemi Todoriki. Biogerontology (2006) 7: 173—177

Endocrine alterations in response to calorie restriction in humans. Mol Cell Endocrinol. 2009 Feb 5;299(1):129-36. Epub 2008 Oct 21. Redman LM, Ravussin E. Pennington Biomedical Research Center, 6400 Perkins Road, Baton Rouge, LA 70808, United States.

Caloric restriction in the presence of attractive food cues: external cues, eating, and weight. Polivy J, Herman CP, Coelho JS.Physiol Behav. 2008 Aug 6;94(5):729-33. Epub 2008 Apr 13. University of Toronto, Canada.

Life Extension by Calorie Restriction in Humans. Everitt AV, Le Couteur DG.Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2007 Aug 23, Centre for Education and Research on Ageing, University of Sydney, Concord, New South Wales, Australia.

What is Abdomen Liposuction Surgery?

April 14th, 2009    Subscribe To Our Feed

Many people consider that the most common liposuction surgery is performed on the face and neck. However, if you look at the statistics, you’ll discover that the highest number of liposuction procedures actually point to abdomen liposuction surgery. This makes sense when you think about it. Both men and women have trouble keeping the fat from the middle once they reach middle age. And then the exercises that are involved to keep the tummy firm are both too time consuming, and energy consuming. This is why many people go for the short-cut: abdominal liposuction surgery.

The Benefits of Abdomen Liposuction Surgery

Liposuction is considered a very safe method of removing fat from many areas of the body. It is fast, simple, and the least invasive method amongst all types of cosmetic surgery. One of the major benefits of abdomen liposuction surgery is the self esteem that it produces. To view oneself in the mirror and like the image reflected is a crucial factor in building self-confidence in a person; and even more so when so much depends upon your presentability.

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There are other benefits as well. It has been proved through many research studies that excess fat around the middle can lead to a host of problems such as heart disease, liver problems and diabetes. The removal of fat from the middle is thus quite essential. The safest way to do so is actually through abdomen liposuction.

Risks Associated With Abdomen Liposuction Surgery

There is a lot that can go wrong during surgery, and liposuction is no exception. This particular type of liposuction does not need too much time for surgery or recovery. Most of the time, you will need to stay for only a few hours in the hospital before being released. Only if you have very large amounts of fat removed, is there a possibility that you will be advised to stay overnight for observation.

The risk comes when large amounts of fat are removed. This is because the liposuction is done with the help of very small stainless steel cannula through which the fat is sucked out with vacuum power. When large amounts of fat are involved, the doctor tends to get tired and use larger cannula to finish the process faster. During this time, there is a higher risk of puncture to the surrounding organs, which at times can be fatal.

Hence, the best advice for removal of large areas of fat from the abdominal region is to do so through a series of small liposuction procedures, rather than one long one. If managed in this manner, the results are maximized and the risks are considerably reduced.

Looking For An Alternative To Liposuction?

March 9th, 2009    Subscribe To Our Feed

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Fat Burners: The Unadulterated Truth
By Tom Venuto, NSCA-CPT, CSCS
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Fat burner supplements are advertised everywhere these days - on the internet, in magazines and even on TV. The ads almost always feature a very lean fitness model or bodybuilder and claim that these products, usually pills, were the secret to their six pack abs and very low body fat levels. Some of these ads suggest that the only way to get as lean as the “hot bodies” you see in the ads is by taking their “miracle pills” and that proper nutrition and exercise alone is not enough.

While I won’t dismiss the fact that there are ingredients in some fat “burner” products that might help a little bit, I take great displeasure in seeing misleading advertising claims as well as the misleading use of models who are often paid to endorse the product even though they may never have even used it (they’re just models!)

Many “fat burner” companies have been sued by the Federal Trade Commission for false advertising, false claims and falsifying before and after photos.

In one of my previous newsletters, I said that in my opinion, 97% of your results come from nutrition and training and maybe you get an extra 3% advantage from supplements. Just so you know those numbers arent something I just pulled out of thin air, lets take an example:

• walk your dog for 15 minutes
• walk for 5 minutes at normal casual pace three times a day
• 30 minutes of ironing
• bagging leaves and grass clippings for 14 minutes
• re arrange your furniture for 10 minutes
• wash your car, 15 minutes
• vacuuming for 15 minutes
• 7.2 minutes of walking up stairs (could be spread throughout the day)

Ah yes, but why move your body when you can take the pill and metabolism increases while you sit and watch TV? How about for your health? A body that is not moved, rots away. Unlike a car which only has so many miles on it and wears out from over-use, people are the only “machines” on earth that fall apart from under-use.

Here’s what any good personal trainer will always tell you: No amount of calorie restriction or pill-popping will ever give you FITNESS. It willl never give you STRENGTH. it will never get you MUSCULARITY. It will never give you FUNCTIONALITY. At best it will help you reduce body mass slightly.

On one hand, I’m tempted to say that everything counts and that yes, 75 calories here and 75 calories there, it ALL adds up, because it does. After you’re exercising regularly and all your fundamentals are in place, details and little things do matter.

I’m simply asking you to put the benefits of any fat burners in proper perspective and realize that (1) there is no “need” for taking them and (2) the claims made in the ads are often erroneous or exagerrated.

1. NEVER buy a fat burner unless you get independent verification of the claims made for the product.

2. Put it in perspective

3. See if there are any side effects or health warnings.

4. Read the label and see if the product contains enough active ingredient to even work.

5. Proprietary blend scam.

Some companies don’t let you see how much ingredient is in the product formula, because it contains multiple ingredients and they say their formula is a “trade secret” aka “proprietary”, so they list what is in the product but not how much. Well, if you don’t know how much is in there then how are you supposed to know whether it contains the proper dosage? (answer: you don’t!)

6. Make sure there is human research, not just rodent research.

7. Look for more than one human study.

Actually, I think it’s a good thing that nutrition and supplement companies fund and sponsor some of the research. They should. They should not only back up their claims with published clinical trials, they should share some of the cost of this expensive research.

Do you really need “more” than nutrition and exercise?

Train hard and expect success,

Tom Venuto
www.burnthefat.com
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Tom Venuto is a natural bodybuilder, certified strength and conditioning specialist (CSCS) and a certified personal trainer (CPT). Tom is the author of “Burn the Fat, Feed The Muscle,” which teaches you how to get lean without drugs or supplements using methods of the world’s best bodybuilders and fitness models. Learn how to get rid of stubborn fat and increase your metabolism by visiting: www.burnthefat.com

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