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Monday, September 10, 2007

Obesity And Pregnancy

If you are overweight when you become pregnant, your physician will likely recommend that you gain less weight than a woman who is average or normal weight. You should not diet during pregnancy because it is vital that you supply your body and unborn baby with an adequate number of nutrients. What you can do however to minimize your weight gain is to ensure that you eat a healthy selection of foods during your pregnancy.

One of the best things you can do to avoid too much weight gain is ensure that you have a healthy selection of snacks handy when at times when hunger strikes. Think about things like yogurt, raisins, nuts, fruit and other healthy selections that are not only convenient but also taste good.

There are health conditions that being overweight or obese increases the risk for during pregnancy. Among these include:

- Preeclampsia

- Premature Birth

- Gestational Diabetes

- Cesarean Sections

Giving Birth to Children with Obesity Problems

Unfortunately women who are already overweight prior to pregnancy are more likely to gain excessive amounts of weight during pregnancy. Several studies have suggested that more than 80 percent of overweight and obese women will gain too much weight, defined as weight exceeding 40 pounds or more, during their pregnancy.

Women who are obese and give birth are also more at risk for maternal mortality during labor and delivery. The cesarean rates are often higher because labor fails to progress in a timely fashion.

Did you know that gaining more than the recommended amount of weight during pregnancy also puts you at risk for being overweight several years after pregnancy?

Babies born to mothers that are overweight might also experience a number of health problems. Those most often cited by studies include an increased risk of congenital heart defects and a greater risk of neural tube defects.

The best thing you can do for yourself and the health of your unborn child is maintain a healthy weight prior to becoming pregnant. If you are overweight, work with your healthcare provider or a nutritionist to come up with a sound dietary regimen that will ensure that you gain an appropriate amount of weight for maintaining a healthy pregnancy. Adopting healthy habits during your pregnancy often results in a carry over effect, meaning you are more likely to eat healthily after giving birth as well as before.

Article by Beverley Brooke, author of "Ensure a healthy safe pregnancy for you and your baby and lose weight after pregnancy", visit http://www.pregnancy-weight-loss.com for more on obesity and pregnancy

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Should I Hire a DUI lawyer?

The main reason anyone would ask that question is because they have been charged with some form of DUI (driving under the influence) or DWI (driving while intoxicated). If this sounds like you or someone you know you need to hire a lawyer as quickly as possible.

There are several reason why you need a qualified DUI lawyer working hard for you. Primarily they will know your legal rights in regard to the specific charge against you. Thus, they will be able to help prevent you from self-incriminating yourself or any other mistakes you are likely to make.

Moreover, if the charge is a serious one, which hopefully it is not, they will know how to defend you in court. You need the experience of a good DUI lawyer because they understand how to talk to judges, juries and the prosecution. And once again they will know the law far more throughly than you will, given their years of legal experience.

Probably the most common argument against hiring a DUI lawyer is that they are expensive. Well this is a valid point any good DUI attorney is going to be expensive, but that is because of the value they provide. For example, how much would you pay to avoid going to jail even for a few months. For many people the cost of the DUI lawyer when compared to the potential fines and/or jail time of not; find that hiring one is a good investment on their part.

There are however some common misconceptions about what a skilled DUI lawyer can and cannot do. Most importantly they are not miracle workers. If you have driven drunk and killed someone there is no way that you are going to get away with only a fine. People often see shows such as Law and Order and think that lawyers can get people out any situation.

The truth is that if you are guilty of killing or seriously injuring some one while DUI you will face jail time. However, even in these cases it makes sense to hire a good DUI lawyer because they may be able to get your sentence reduced somewhat, especially if you plead guilty.

The situation where DUI lawyers work best though is for first time offenders. They can ensure that the fines and/or jail time will be as minimal as possible. Think of them as your get out of jail free card, that you can only use once. The more serious the DUI offense or the more DUI convictions you have the less leeway a DUI lawyer will have with your case.

Thus, if you have been charged with a DUI or DWI you need a lawyer on your case. Just remember that they are not miracle workers. They have to work with the particularities of your case and history. In the end though you will be glad you did. Better yet, don't drink and drive in the first place and you will never have to ask this question again.

Ian Wright is not a lawyer but writes about many legal issues on his websites. He strongly disagrees with people who drink and drive but respects their legal rights. For more information about this issue please visit his sites about: DUI Attorney and Lawyer and Illinois DUI Attorney.

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Find Out If You Will Be Successful As A Franchisee?

Will I be successful as a franchisee?

One of the soundest pieces of advice to take when considering becoming a franchisee is to Assess Yourself. Assess whether you can accept direction. Some people cannot. Assess whether you can work within definite systems and structures without feeling trapped. Assess if you are committed to the franchise concept and if you believe in it. If you feel that you can work within these parameters then go for a franchise. If not, then a franchise may not be for you.

Also realise that owning your own non-franchised business is nearly 3 times more likely to go broke than a franchised business. In todays cut throat world you should take every edge you can get. And dont forget, you are going to be your own boss, if you would sack yourself it may be wise not to have your own business at all.

Are franchises fool-proof?

Absolutely not. Franchises rely on you to succeed. Even if you succeed certain things may occur beyond your control that may make your franchise crash. These aspects are potential failures of the franchisor. Regardless, of how well you run your franchise you may be forced to close because of the performance of you franchiser.

The main ways your franchiser can crash are:

Structure of the franchise

If the franchisor decided to start the franchise with no testing, a short track-record, bad advice, the structure of the franchise may be flawed. If this is the case the franchisor may run into financial difficulty. If that happens then the parent company that owns all the franchises may be forced to cease operation.

Bad franchisees

Most franchises have a means-tested selection process. This is because franchisor want to ensure that the best people, or at the very least, technically competent people, run the franchises. If there is no selection criteria then the franchisor cannot ensure success. If there is set selection criteria then the franchisor has tried to mitigate risk in this way. Entry qualification to starting a franchise should be something to look out for. If it is too easy to be a franchisee then it may be wise to avoid that particular franchise.

Dominic Dirupo survived the Tech Boom and Crash with Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank after graduating with Honours at London's City University. Now, he is Managing Director of IMI Trust, a specialist company supplying support services to financial groups.

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Dieting Makes You Fat

"Whatever it is that you most want truly lies only a thought away" - Mike Dooley

The reason dieting makes you fat is because your brain is specifically designed to keep you from losing weight. The ability to store fat was a survival mechanism that helped our ancestors survive when food was scarce. When you deprive yourself of food, your body thinks youre starving and your survival instinct kicks in. To save your life, your brain slows down your metabolism and releases hormones that store fat.

Every now and then, when you got sick and tired of the extra weight or had some external motivation such as a new relationship, you were able to deprive yourself of the foods you love and force yourself to do exercise you hate for a week or a month or more to lose some weight, right? But then what happened? If youre like 90% of dieters, you gained the weight back and then some. America's number one health crisis is said to be the growing number of people who are seriously overweight. Check out these gloomy statistics:

  • Over 60% of Americans are overweight or obese.
  • 75-80% of American women diet and hate their bodies.
  • As the $40 billion diet industry grows, so does the overweight population.
  • 90% of dieters gain back the weight they lost.
  • 37% of fourth graders have dieted to lose weight.
  • Liposuction is the most popular cosmetic surgery performed in America today -- for both men and women.

Are you ready to lose the weight you've gained from dieting? The answer to the universal weight loss struggle is contained in a universal law called the Law of Attraction. Like the Law of Gravity, the Law of Attraction works perfectly and impartially at all times in all situations for all people. According to the Law of Attraction, you magnetize and attract to yourself whatever you think about. Your thoughts created the body you now have. Your thoughts can create the body you would like to have. Therefore, to be thin -- THINK THIN.

With the Law of Attraction, you can attain and maintain your ideal weight without dieting. Theres no deprivation and no forbidden foods. When you apply the Law of Attraction to weight loss, you can THINK your way to your ideal body. You can eat whatever you desire. You can enjoy food again. You can free yourself from the weight loss struggle.

The only diet that will ever work in the long term is to eliminate negative thoughts thoughts of what you dont want, thoughts that make you feel bad. The only exercise that will ever work in the long term is mental exercise continually bringing your mind back to positive thoughts, thoughts of what you do want, thoughts that FEEL GOOD. The Law of Attraction works. The question is: Is it working for you or against you?

Kate Corbin is a Law of Attraction Life Coach and the creator of Gold Star Coaching. Both her coaching practice and her books Dining at the Cosmic Caf: How to Be and Do and Have Whatever You Desire and Think and Grow Thin with the Law of Attraction http://www.goldstarcoaching.com/ebook.html are designed to empower you to truly live the life of your dreams. To contact Coach Kate, check out her books, and subscribe to Magical Musings, visit http://www.goldstarcoaching.com

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