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A new weight-loss supplement hasbecome a sellout after Dr. Mehmet Oz recently called it, mentioning no specific brand, “the number one miracle in a bottle to burn fat” on his daytime television show.(1) Click here to watch the episode.

Raspberry ketone, a fruit extract that research shows may break up fat cells, has become almost impossible to find in stores since the episode first aired in February.

Indeed, health food stores across the U.S. have been barraged from customers seeking the slimming supplement. Even stores in the U.K. are sold out of raspberry ketone, reports Britain’s Daily Mail online .

The Skinny About Raspberry Ketones

As Dr. Oz explains, Raspberry ketones are the compounds within raspberries that give the fruit its characteristic aroma. More important to dieters, however, is new research showing these compounds can also melt away the pounds.

Dr Khan, the guest on the Dr Oz television show, also talks about the bigger results will be accomplished the longer you take the Raspberry Ketone. Although you do lose weight quickly, if you want to get to that desired weight and keep it off, you’ll want to use Raspberry Ketone for the long haul.

According to Lisa Lynn, a weight-loss expert and personal trainer to numerous celebrities, including Martha Stewart, several her clients have been supplementing with raspberry ketones and experiencing results in as few as five days. Click here to listen to Lynn describe how raspberry ketones burn fat.

Lynn described the compounds as “very healthy” with “no side effects” and says the pills enable the body to “burn fat easier” by stimulating the production of adiponectin, a hormone found in fatty tissue that improves our ability to metabolize fat.

Studies show that thin people have higher levels of adiponectin than overweight individuals. What’s more, researchers agree that the hormone improves insulin sensitivity and helps regulate weight.

Really Does Work, Say Thrilled Consumers

Social media is abuzz with happy consumers, eager to share their raspberry ketone success stories.

In a Facebook posting on one popular health information website , Nancy Darce writes, “I have been on raspberry ketone for a month and I have lost 12 lbs, and I am not hungry at all. So I can say it is working well for me. My goal is to take off another 10 lbs.”

In another posting, Jean Frizzell writes, “I’ve been on raspberry ketone for two weeks now and have lost 9.5 lbs. I can definately see results in my belly fat! It seems to working for me.”

Another consumer, Lori Holmes of Massachusetts, writes, “I have been taking raspberry ketone for a month now and have lost 13 lbs and 2 inches off of my waist.”

Stores Can’t Keep the Popular Fat Buster in Stock

Ever since the episode featuring raspberry ketone first aired in February, the phone has been ringing off the hook at Planet Nutrition in Charlotte, N.C., as soccer moms, fitness buffs, and people who just want to slim down search for raspberry ketones, according to Fox News’ Charlotte affiliate.

Manager Gage Bryant says, “It’s just crazy with the amount of calls, customers coming in, and having it on back order for another week or two from the distributors. I mean, it’s a big deal.”

Even stores that don’t typically stock the product are taking note.

Healthy Home Market Natural Remedies Consultant Joy Fanning says, “So many people have come swarming in we’ve had to take special orders.” The Healthy Home Markets have fielded lines and placed more than 200 orders for the fat burner.

How to Find a Quality Raspberry Ketone Product…….go HERE

The re-election of President Obama marks the first time since its inception that Obamacare is no longer a what-if; it is the future of health care in America.  

It also means a near immediate impact on the economy.  With 20 or so new or higher taxes set to be implemented, ranging from a $123 billion surtax on investment income, through the $20 billion medical device tax, all the way down to the $600 million executive compensation limit, Obamacare will be a nearly unbearable tax burden on the economy.

Who will pay?  The middle-class workforce, of course.

So with another four years for President Obama to look forward to, and the obvious inevitability of Obamacare that this entails, let’s examine the very real jobs that will be lost, and the very real lives that will be affected.

Welch Allyn

Welch Allyn, a company that manufactures medical diagnostic equipment in central New York, announced in September that they would be laying off 275 employees, or roughly 10% of their workforce over the next three years. One of the major reasons discussed for the layoffs was a proactive response to the Medical Device Tax mandated by the new healthcare law.

Dana Holding Corp.

As recently as a week ago, a global auto parts manufacturing company in Ohio known as Dana Holding Corp., warned their employees of potential layoffs, citing “$24 million over the next six years in additional U.S. health care expenses”. After laying off several white collar staffers, company insiders have hinted at more to come. The company will have to cover the additional $24 million cost somehow, which will likely equate to numerous cuts in their current workforce of 25,500 worldwide.

Stryker

One of the biggest medical device manufacturers in the world, Stryker will close their facility in Orchard Park, New York, eliminating 96 jobs in December. Worse, they plan on countering the medical device tax in Obamacare by slashing 5% of their global workforce – an estimated 1,170 positions.

Boston Scientific

In October of 2009, Boston Scientific CEO Ray Elliott, warned that proposed taxes in the health care reform bill could “lead to significant job losses” for his company. Nearly two years later, Elliott announced that the company would be cutting anywhere between 1,200 and 1,400 jobs, while simultaneously shifting investments and workers overseas – to China.

Medtronic

In March of 2010, medical device maker Medtronic warned that Obamacare taxes could result in a reduction of precisely 1,000 jobs. That plan became reality when the company cut 500 positions over the summer, with another 500 set for the end of 2013.

Others

A short list of other companies facing future layoffs at the hands of Obamacare:

Smith & Nephew – 770 layoffs
Abbott Labs – 700 layoffs
Covidien – 595 layoffs
Kinetic Concepts – 427 layoffs
St. Jude Medical – 300 layoffs
Hill Rom – 200 layoffs
Beyond the complete elimination of a significant number of American jobs is another looming problem created by the health care law – a shift from full-time to part-time workers.

…..read more HERE

 

Rep. Ron Paul, whose maverick presidential bids shook the GOP, said in the wake of this week’s elections that the country has already veered over the fiscal cliff and he sees no chance of righting ship in a country where too many people are dependent on government.

“We’re so far gone. We’re over the cliff,” the Texas Republican told Bloomberg Television’s “In the Loop” program. “We cannot get enough people in Congress in the next 5-10 years who will do wise things.” The video can be seen at http://www.bloomberg.com/video/ron-paul-on-fiscal-cliff-and-vows-to-compromise-MYkAiqYBTaiHwXZL9Tvxkw.html.

Mr. Paul, who is retiring after 12 terms in the House, said voters on Tuesday rejected Mitt Romney because he had opposed the government bailout of General Motors and Chrysler.

“The people in the Midwest voted against him: ‘Oh, we have to be taken care of!’ So that vote was sort of like what we are laughing at in Greece,” Mr. Paul said.

“People do not want anything cut,” he said. “They want all the bailouts to come. They want the Fed to keep printing the money. And they don’t believe that we’ve gone off the cliff or are close to going off the cliff. They think we can patch it over, that we can somehow come up with some magic solution. But you can’t have a budgetary solution if you don’t change what the role of government should be. As long as you think we have to police the world and run this welfare state, all we are going to argue about is who will get the loot.”

Read more: Ron Paul: Election shows U.S. ‘far gone’ – Washington Times http://www.washingtontimes.com/blog/inside-politics/2012/nov/8/ron-paul-election-shows-us-far-gone/#ixzz2Bgo7qOwU 

Forever Fit Whether You’re 30,40,50,60 even 80 or 90!

Posted by Alexandra Christopoulos

on Wednesday, 7 November 2012 2:57

It’s never too late to make healthy changes and change the way your body looks. If you are in your thirties, fourties, fifties, sixties… even your eighties or nineties, you can improve your life.

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No one can accuse Tosca Reno of going Hollywood. Although the busy mom of five is known globally as a bestselling author, fitness model and columnist for Oxygen magazine, she remains grounded through family and by remembering her start on the pathway to success.

“My day-to-day life was a struggle,” Reno tells Lifestyler about being her heaviest weight more than 10 years ago. “I was 203 pounds and not even pregnant at the time. Even walking up the stairs was a hassle. I felt much older than my actual age.”

Clean Eating
Before adapting her more healthful lifestyle, Reno says her weight constantly fluctuated.

“I yo-yo dieted in my twenties and thirties, always losing and gaining the same weight,” says Reno. So, when she authored her first nutritional guide, in what would become the start of her Eating Clean series, she comments on how important it is to know that eating clean isn’t another fad diet.

“Eating clean has changed my life; I feel (and look) better now than when I was in my twenties,” says Reno. “I feel like I’m in control of the way I look and feel, and trust me, if I can do it, so can anyone.”

“I would tell anyone to Eat Clean for a few months and see if they notice a difference — in their energy levels, the way their skin looks, how bright their eyes are, and, of course, how loose their pants have become.”

A typical day on Reno’s eating plan, for example, might begin with a warm bowl of oatmeal, or toast and egg whites with fruit on the side; a chicken wrap and chopped vegetables for lunch; and a lean cut of steak with salad for dinner. Two snacks a day are also allowed.

Exercise and Strength Training 
Many of Reno’s fans are surprised to learn the fitnessista doesn’t spend hours upon hours in a gym, she says.
“The truth is, I’m a busy woman — like many other adults out there. I have a demanding job, a husband, children, pets, an aging parent… the list goes on,” says Reno. “I make sure to make every second of my gym time count. I’m in and out in under 45 minutes so I can get on with the rest of my day.”

Her current workout schedule consists of weight-lifting three to six days a week, depending on how she chooses to split her routine. At the moment, Reno says, she’s training for a half marathon, so the need to fit in longer cardio workouts is essential.

Whenever she makes an appearance at her home gym, some of her favourite strength training moves include exercises that work the butt and thighs, like squats, lunges and cable kickbacks. “Exercises that target these large muscles are very effective for fat burning,” she says.

On days where she isn’t her best or may find it challenging to continue (just like everyone else), Reno reminds herself she’s never regretted a workout.

“There are times when I’m busy or just don’t feel like getting in the gym, but I tell myself it will be worth it when I’m finished,” says Reno. “I usually work out first thing in the morning — that way I don’t have a chance to talk myself out of anything later on in the day.”

Age and Fitness 
To Reno, you are as young as you feel. Over her career, she says she’s found that most age barriers people face are psychological.

“I know now that it’s never too late to make healthy changes and change the way your body looks,” says Reno. “If you are in your thirties, fourties, fifties, sixties… even your eighties or nineties, you can improve your life.”

….read the whole article HERE – via LifeStyler Magazine

 

 

Over Michael’s shoulder

Posted by Michael Campbell

on Tuesday, 6 November 2012 23:45

MC tight headshotNote from  Mike: The following column written by five Nobel Prize winners in economics appeared in the Wall Street Journal. It reminds us that the US financial situation will dominate the headlines in the near future. Technical analysts like Martin Armstrong and David Bensimon see the coming problem for government finances playing a dominant role in the investment markets from 2014 through 2017.

Where are we now?

By George P. Shultz, Michael J. Boskin, John F. Cogan, Allan H. Meltzer and John B. Taylor

Sometimes a few facts tell important stories. The American economy now is full of facts that tell stories that you really don’t want, but need, to hear.

Did you know that annual spending by the federal government now exceeds the 2007 level by about $1 trillion? With a slow economy, revenues are little changed. The result is an unprecedented string of federal budget deficits, $1.4 trillion in 2009, $1.3 trillion in 2010, $1.3 trillion in 2011, and another $1.2 trillion on the way this year. The four-year increase in borrowing amounts to $55,000 per U.S. household.

The amount of debt is one thing. The burden of interest payments is another. The Treasury now has a preponderance of its debt issued in very short-term durations, to take advantage of low short-term interest rates. It must frequently refinance this debt which, when added to the current deficit, means Treasury must raise $4 trillion this year alone. So the debt burden will explode when interest rates go up.

The government has to get the money to finance its spending by taxing or borrowing. While it might be tempting to conclude that we can just tax upper-income people, did you know that the U.S. income tax system is already very progressive? The top 1% pay 37% of all income taxes and 50% pay none.

Did you know that, during the last fiscal year, around three-quarters of the deficit was financed by the Federal Reserve? Foreign governments accounted for most of the rest, as American citizens’ and institutions’ purchases and sales netted to about zero. The Fed now owns one in six dollars of the national debt, the largest percentage of GDP in history, larger than even at the end of World War II.

The Fed has effectively replaced the entire interbank money market and large segments of other markets with itself. It determines the interest rate by declaring what it will pay on reserve balances at the Fed without regard for the supply and demand of money. By replacing large decentralized markets with centralized control by a few government officials, the Fed is distorting incentives and interfering with price discovery with unintended economic consequences.

“Did you know that the Federal Reserve is now giving money to banks, effectively circumventing the appropriations process? To pay for quantitative easing – the purchase of government debt, mortgage-backed securities, etc. – the Fed credits banks with electronic deposits that are reserve balances at the Federal Reserve. These reserve balances have exploded to $1.5 trillion from $8 billion in September 2008.

The Fed now pays 0.25% interest on reserves it holds. So the Fed is paying the banks almost $4 billion a year. If interest rates rise to 2%, and the Federal Reserve raises the rate it pays on reserves correspondingly, the payment rises to $30 billion a year. Would Congress appropriate that kind of money to give – not lend – to banks?

… the Fed’s Operation Twist, buying long-term and selling short-term debt, is substituting for the Treasury’s traditional debt management.

This large expansion of reserves creates two-sided risks. If it is not unwound, the reserves could pour into the economy, causing inflation. In that event, the Fed will have effectively turned the government debt and mortgage-backed securities it purchased into money that will have an explosive impact. If reserves are unwound too quickly, banks may find it hard to adjust and pull back on loans. Unwinding would be hard to manage now, but will become ever harder the more the balance sheet rises.

“When businesses and households confront large-scale uncertainty, they tend to wait for more clarity to emerge before making major commitments to spend, invest and hire. Right now, they confront a mountain of regulatory uncertainty and a fiscal cliff that, if unattended, means a sharp increase in taxes and a sharp decline in spending bound to have adverse effect on the economy.

Are you surprised that so much cash is waiting on the sidelines?…

In short, we risk passing an economic, fiscal and financial point of no return. The problems are close to being unmanageable now. If we stay on the current path, they will wind up being completely unmanageable, culminating in an unwelcome explosion and crisis.

The fixes are blindingly obvious. Economic theory, empirical studies and historical experience teach that the solutions are the lowest possible tax rates on the broadest base, sufficient to fund the necessary functions of government on balance over the business cycle; sound monetary policy; trade liberalization; spending control and entitlement reform; and regulatory, litigation and education reform. The need is clear. Why wait for disaster? The future is now.

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