In the "Hood" at Salamadhi Ranch

The deck of Salamadhi Ranch on an amazing Colorado morning! What a cool Hoodie!


More Photos from the Salamadhi Ranch retreat click HERE

Obesity not a problem? - Think Again...

So you think taxing garbage foods is a bad idea huh? Obesity in this country is not affecting your health care costs huh?
Radical action may be required action to stop this epidemic according to global health experts!

Obesity is a problem in low, middle and high income countries


Obesity is a problem in low, middle and high income countries

From the article: "Governments had been too slow to act on the 'obesity crisis'."
"There is more willingness to invest in drugs and surgery than dealing with the underlying causes."

Author Nick Triggle also compared the tactics of the food industry - in terms of getting peopl...e addicted to their products and in blocking attempts to discourage consumption - to those of tobacco firms in previous decades.' - the FAT tax is coming.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-14669203

ANNOUNCEMENT...Spots Still Open for Teacher Training at Yoga-nanda in New York!

ANNOUNCEMENT...


Fred just booked his flight to New York! Saturday starts the Teacher Training at Yoga-nanda in New York! There are still some spots!
Details...

When: October 13 at 9:00 am until November 11 at 5:30pm. Fred Busch Power Yoga Teacher Training at Yoga Nanda in Garden City! Yoga Alliance 200/300/500. Hot Yoga / Power Yoga / Vinyasa.



For all information and to register please visit: http://www.yoga-nanda.com/
or email fredb@miamiyoga.com

Did you know? - The Greatest trick of the Devil...

Did you know that 'the greatest trick the devil ever played is convincing the world he does not exist?' This means that if we are not aware of the source of the problem it is not possible to address the issue. If you are convinced that the source of the issue does not even exist...then you are unlikely to cast responsibility in the right direction.

And equally as important ...is the realization that until something does indeed have a name... it can not be targeted. This is the reason why all things are now called medical conditions with specific medical names. Once a specific medical name is given to a specific medical condition... even in the cases of things that are totally innocuous... then the pharmaceutical industry can market a chemical that 'targets' that condition. It is a big industry of naming conditions so they can be used to create multi billion dollar drugs to counteract conditions that are more easily and effectively remedied using other means.

These two metaphors in juxtaposition are a tremendous wisdom helpful for navigating the world.

Always keep in mind: The biggest lie that the devil is selling the world is that he doesn’t exist. After that the devil's working on helping you to lose faith in love, in the power of work and the belief in that you can be healthy, happy and whole. 

Don't be deceived



Did you know? - Eating meat does NOT make you a man! (VIDEO)

Did you know? Did you know there is nothing inherently manly or masculine about hunting and killing or eating animals? The idea of the cavemen being some sort of masculine role model for modern men should be challenged. Perhaps it comes from some idea of being a 'provider' and some romantic image of the hunting male bringing home the prey to feed the family... Providing for family is the paramount responsibility of the man in many cases... let’s just provide the foundation for a healthy family and stop fooling ourselves into thinking we are more manly because of eating a certain way. And the oft used expression that ‘real men eat meat’ is some dark ages stuff. Real men get really healthy and really vital by eating with intelligence and compassion. Only being a man can make us manly... you can't eat yourself to manhood! :)

The opinion of a cross section of people's opinion (source - Sodahead). Survey says...

Only conservatives seem to think so...

Obesity in Kids considered to be Child Abuse by State

I was reading the Miami Herald three days ago and it discussed the possibility of the State of Florida taking away custody of children who's parents let them get obese.

While i do not agree the state has such a right, i do agree with the premise that allowing a child to become obese and get diabetes essentially ruins his chances of living a wonderful and peaceful life. Obesity in Children is essentially a form of child abuse.

So what is needed is some intelligence in action. No more sugary drinks, no more fried foods, no more meat, and more fruits, more exercise, more reading. We need to all realize that a 5 year old child has no right to tell an adult what they should be eating. A 5 year old kid just does not know enough to make the correct decisions, and may simply always ask for Coca cola instead of fresh juice because the option is there. But the juice would be both better tasting and much healthier.

If anyone wants to create a scientific study on weight loss in kids with different diets i can assist in the design of such a study and it is needed. The solution to childhood obesity is literally obvious. Now let us raise awareness and start some actions.

Half of Europeans are overweight, a report shows

Congratulations to Europe! They are finally catching up to epidemic status we have already reached with regards to obesity in the USA. Obesity is so devastating because it is fundamental in it's effects. Exercise more! Stop treating your body like it is a garbage disposal. Obesity is simple to tackle!

Over half of adults living in the European Union countries are now overweight or obese according to a report.

The rate of obesity has more than doubled over the past 20 years in most EU member states, international experts say.

The UK comes out worst, shortly followed by Ireland and Malta, where a quarter of the population is obese.

World experts meet this week to discuss how to reverse the "worrying trend".

The European Commission and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) who compiled the Health at a Glance Europe 2010 report believe the key to success is encouraging children to adopt healthy habits.

Currently, one in seven children in the EU is overweight or obese - and the figures are set to rise even further.

Over 30% of Americans are OBESE! We must evolve quckly!

1 in 3 Americans are Obese
33% of Americans are Obese according to the NY Times Today. The New York Times said that now the big class actions are going to be directed towards Obesity as a risk factor rather than Tobacco. It is about time! Michelle Obama is really on the right track here! She is totally integrating the right messages of gardening, healthy food in inner cities, responsibility over what we eat.

What i don't understand so well is why we are not eradicating obesity in this decade by simply implementing the formula we know works. We simply must exercise every day, eat according to our biological design, and employ awareness in our lives so that we can feel our natural well being.

My South Beach Detox Program could eradicate obesity in 5 years or less. If it were implemented on a national scale as i implement it here in South Beach, the results would be stunning. We must make sure we continue to eat intelligently and exercise vigorously every day and then we can eliminate the epidemic, plague of obesity in our country, and the world will follow.

"As public health priorities shift, anti-tobacco programs are losing out to the campaign against obesity."

• • Digg
  • Mixx
  • MySpace
  • Yahoo! Buzz
  • Permalink
  • 
    

When the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation decided in 1991 to take on Joe Camel, it became the nation’s largest private funding source for fighting smoking. The foundation spent $700 million to help knock the cartoon character out of advertisements, finance research and advocacy for higher cigarette taxes and smoke-free air laws and, ultimately, to aid in reducing the nation’s smoking rate almost by half.

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation took on Joe Camel in the 1990s. It is now spending $500 million to battle childhood obesity.

But a few years ago, the Johnson foundation, based in Princeton, N.J., added another target to its mission, pledging to spend $500 million in five years to battle childhood obesity. As the antiobesity financing rose to $58 million last year, a new compilation from the foundation shows, the organization’s antismoking grants fell to $4 million.

The steep drop-off in private funds illustrates the competition under way for money as public health priorities shift. In the race for preventive health care dollars, from charities and from federal and state government sources, the tobacco warriors have become a big loser. And the nation’s battle to shed pounds has in its corner the White House, with Michelle Obama leading a new campaign against childhood obesity. Shortly after the first lady kicked off the “Let’s Move” program, the administration awarded more funds to fight obesity than tobacco through two big new money sources for preventive health. The funds, totaling $1.15 billion, came from economic stimulus and health care reform legislation. They still provided more than $200 million for tobacco-use prevention, but much more to grapple with obesity.

The changes in financing are also evident across the country. State governments have used tobacco’s billions to balance their budgets while cutting $150 million from antitobacco programs over the last two years. On the airways, obesity public service announcements are lining up while a “Truth” campaign about tobacco languishes for lack of money.

“Don’t forget tobacco,” pleaded a commentary this month in The New England Journal of Medicine.

One in five Americans still smokes.

But one in three is obese.

Virtual negativity

New York Times reported yesterday, January 19th, that as amazed as researchers were who conducted this particular study, and when they conducted the same study last year, they thought that it was impossible that their numbers could ever increase in there have now discovered that … discussing its subject called How many hours a day children stand in some sort of portable electrical device or smart phone or computer or cell phone or TV or some kind of device and when these guys’ research found about a year and a half ago is that each child between ages of 6 and 14 spent 6 and a half hours a day on one of those devices, and they have suggested that time that impossible for them to do more than that because that was basically mostly the entire day. Well, this year’s results is that they actually now discovered that children spending, get this, virtually every waking moment of their life in front of some kind of video game, TV, DVD, computers, cell phone, PDA, whatever else is left that catches their attention on some kind of electromagnetic media. So, there’s no wonder why our children are obese, there’s no wonder why our children are depressed, no wonder our children can’t concentrate and their brains can’t function properly and they don’t know how to do anything, really, except to watch TV and play video games. They have never been taught how to meditate, how to concentrate of how to use their mind or how to use their mind in more creative ways and there’s a lot of reasons for that but we have to be careful with this trend and try to reverse it and try to make sure kids go outside and play outdoors and have a chance to do that and a chance to do other exercises like yoga, other things that get a kid outdoors away from the computer, away from the video games, into something that is actually helpful for them and their life and a help in a long term.

For questions regarding Teacher Trainings and 5-day Detox programs, you may email fred busch at fred@miamiyoga.com. He also teaches about Vegetarian Food, Vegan Food, Raw Food, Meditation, or Power Yoga. You may visit his websites by clicking the following links:

Miami Yoga Teacher Training

Yoga Teacher Training London

Detox Weight Loss Program

Miami Beach Power Yoga

Fred Busch

Namaste