Koko FitClub Offers National Nutrition Month Tips For A Healthier Fridge

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BOSTON, March 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Koko FitClub, the state-of-the-art workout centers with the patented Smartraining automated personal training system, celebrates National Nutrition Month by offering some simple changes for better nutrition starting with a healthier fridge.

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Nationally recognized registered dietitian Debra Wein, MS, RD, LDN, CSSD, CWPD, who led the team that created Koko Fuel, Koko FitClub's fully integrated nutritional component of the Smartraining fitness system, says now is a great time to spring clean your fridge with these five simple tips:

"These are the kinds of tips we built in the Koko Fuel School, simple, one-of-a-kind ways to put nutrition theory and best practices into action with your workout plans," Wein said. "Koko Fuel helps members build healthy habits for life instead of turning their lives upside down with labor-intensive, unsustainable fad diets."

Koko Fuel School has weekly lessons about carbs, proteins, breakfast, vitamins, water intake, sodium, portions, sleep, sugar, fat and fiber, designed to help members replace old, bad habits with new, healthier ones. Grounded in decades of nutritional science, customized Koko Fuel plans are designed to burn fat and build lean muscle levels, and are tailored to each Koko member's personal Smartraining goals, fitness profile and Koko Metabolic Rate.

For more information about Koko FitClub and Koko Fuel, go to http://www.kokofitclub.com.

About Koko FitClub

Koko FitClub first opened in Boston in 2008 as an efficient, lean-muscle-building alternative to traditional gyms and today has more than 120 company-owned and franchise FitClubs in 30 states. Its name, Koko, inspired by the Japanese word for individual, refers to Koko FitClub's fully customized fitness and nutrition programs that make up the patented Koko Smartraining System. The Smartraining System is automated personal strength and cardio training, offering the benefits of a 90-minute workout in just 30 minutes, combined with Koko Fuel, the program's integrated nutritional component. In 2012, the company received a Franchise Business Review Franchisee Satisfaction Award and this year was named to the 2013 Entrepreneur Magazine Franchise 500.For more information, go to http://www.kokofitclub.com, http://www.youtube.com/user/KokoFitClubChannel or http://www.facebook.com/KokoFitClub.

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Leading Weight Loss And Nutrition Expert Launches First Book Yes You Can: The Achievable Diet

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NEW YORK, March 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --Leading weight loss and nutrition expert, Diana Le Dean, has been on the front lines of food and weight loss wars for over two decades and has helped hundreds of private clients lose weight and regain control over their relationships with food through common sense, discipline and humor. Due to her experience and years of success, she is proud to announce the launch of her first book titled, Yes You Can: The Achievable Diet, in collaboration with Dr. Naras Lapsys PhD. Yes You Can will serve as a roadmap for people who are blatantly fed up with the constant hype and ineffectiveness of fad diets and are looking for real results. It is an essential guide for readers to achieve a new, positive mindset and clear vision for losing weight permanently, and will serve as a blueprint not just for weight loss, but also sustainable eating habits throughout their weight loss journey and beyond.

Yes You Can is the product of extensive research and Le Dean's collaboration with experts in nutrition, fitness and psychology. It synthesizes the wisdom, hard lessons and insights of hundreds of Le Dean's successful weight loss clients, as well as the secrets of those who stay slim simply by doing what they love.

"My method is for people who love food and their toned bodies equally," Le Dean explains. 'It provides practical methods for ending sugar addiction, emotional eating, cravings and nutritional ignorance. It's a plan for real life."

In Yes You Can, Le Dean starts at the beginning, encouraging readers to clean house of foods they know to be unhealthy. It's a single, symbolic first step on the way to a new state of mind about the foods they eat. The book provides a compelling description of sugar addiction and its primary responsibility for weight gain and illness, as well as a guide to sugar detoxification. Le Dean identifies 'diet personalities' and walks her readers through the science of metabolism and weight gain and provides useful measures for dietary progress. All while encouraging self-sufficiency, Le Dean also offers a carefully constructed list of foods designed to promote health long after weight loss goals have been achieved.

Recognizing the emotional component of many weight problems, Yes You Can explores the roots of emotional eating and diet sabotage. Le Dean insists that the joy of eating should not be denied, but embraced; her method requires savoring those favorite foods once a week without guilt or feelings of failure.

About Diana Le Dean:Diana Le Dean is a leading health & wellness expert and Author, and specializes in weight loss and nutrition. She has been on the front lines of food and weight loss wars for over two decades and has helped hundreds of private clients lose weight and regain control over their relationships with food through common sense, discipline and humor. As a Weight Loss Counselor, Diana consults with clients around the world who want to lose those unwanted pounds. Over the years Diana has been contracted by Warner Brothers Studios to actively coach celebrities in Nutrition and Personal Training, and has designed nutritional programs specifically for international models and dancers. Australian by birth, Diana was raised in Italy, where she learned to love food from all the country's regions. An exercise devotee since her teenage years, she also overcame personal struggles with weight and developed empathy and understanding of the weight loss challenges that several people face in today's society.Diana is currently working on her next book "Italy Lite" in collaboration with Dr. Lapsys PhD of Medicine and Nutrition and top Food Critic Marco Lombardi. The book details how to cook tasty Italian food in a lite version and will include authentic recipes from 20 top Italian chefs living in Italy. http://www.amazon.com/Yes-You-Can-Achievable-Diet/dp/1478207477

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Global Medical Nutrition Market to Reach $29 Billion in 2013 According to Latest Report

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DUBLIN, March 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/6p5gfv/medical_nutrition) has announced the addition of the "Medical Nutrition - A Global Market Overview" report to their offering.

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An increase in aging populations coupled with growing incidences of illnesses and a condition requiring medical nutrition products has resulted in market growth for medical nutrition products. Another key factor that is driving the market is premature births because of insufficient nutrition supply to mothers, especially in Asia, in most populous countries such as China and India. However, medical nutrition products that contain probiotics and prebiotics, primarily targeted at the aging population, are witnessing unprecedented demand as against traditional medical nutrition products, opening the gates for a new market dominated by very few players.

Medical Nutrition product segments analyzed in this study include Infant, Enteral and Parenteral. The report also analyses the sub-segments of Enteral Medical Nutrition comprising Standardized, Elemental/Semi-Elemental and Specialized Entetal Nutrition. The global market for Medical Nutrition, estimated at US$27.2 billion in 2012 and forecast to be US$28.8 billion in 2013, is further projected to reach US$40.1 billion by 2018, thereby exhibiting a 2008-2018 CAGR of 5.8%.

"Medical Nutrition - A Global Market Overview" reviews and analyses the worldwide market for medical nutrition products for the global and the regional markets including North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, South America and Rest of World. The regional markets further analyzed for 15 independent countries across North America - the United States, Canada and Mexico; Europe - Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Spain and Rest of Europe; Asia-Pacific - Japan, China, India, South Korea and Rest of Asia-Pacific; South America - Brazil, Argentina and Rest of South America.

This 387 page global market report includes 180 rich data tables, supported with meaningful and easy to understand graphical presentation, of market numbers. The statistical tables represent the data for the global market value by geographic regions, product segments/sub-segments. This market report covers the brief business profiles of 25 key global players and 46 major players across North America - 28; Europe - 12; and Asia-Pacific - 6.

The report also provides the listing of the companies that are engaged in manufacturing, research and development, processing, supplies and distribution of Medical Nutrition products. This global list includes the addresses, contact numbers and the website addresses of 220 companies.

Examples of Companies Mentioned

- Abbott Nutrition - Ajinomoto - Alaris Medical Systems - Arla Foods a.m.b.a. - B. Braun Medical - B. Braun Melsungen AG - Bard Access Systems - Baxter International - Boston Scientific Corporation - Corpak Medsystems - Covidien PLC - Fresenius Kabi AG - Hormel Health Labs - Hospira - ICU Medical - Kimberly-Clark Health Care - Koninklijke Frieslandcampina NV - Mead Johnson Nutrition Company - Medical Nutrition USA - Neomed - Nestl S.A. - Nutricia Advanced Medical Nutrition - Pfizer Nutrition - Victus LLC - Vitaflo International Ltd

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Chartwells School Dining Services Provides Nutrition Education and Awareness Through Kids Eat Right Campaign Grants

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RYE BROOK, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

With March being National Nutrition Month, Chartwells School Dining Services is pleased to report the successful results of 25 mini-grants that were awarded to Chartwells schools in September 2012 as part of the Kids Eat Right campaign. Founded by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation, the Kids Eat Right campaign is dedicated to supporting the efforts of the White House to end the childhood obesity epidemic by providing resources that will help educate families, students and communities about the importance of quality nutrition.

The $200.00 mini-grants gave Chartwells grant recipients access to five toolkit presentations on the topics of healthy breakfast, healthy snacking, family meals, cooking activities and nutrition myth-busters. Each toolkit included information such as ready-to-use PowerPoint presentations, nutrition handouts, cooking demo recommendations, activity sheets, recipes and talking points and scripts.

Grant recipients were each required to deliver two presentations in their school for students, parents and members of the community. A total of 61 presentations were completed and approximately 3,300 people nationwide attended. After the presentations were delivered, 92 percent of recipients said they would be very likely to use these materials again in the future to help educate their student population about good nutrition habits. A second round of twenty-five additional grants will be implemented in late Spring 2013.

The Kids Eat Right toolkits really enabled us to change attitudes and behaviors around healthy eating, said Margie Saidel, RD, VP of Nutrition and Sustainability for Chartwells School Dining Services. After attending the presentations, students said they would make time to eat breakfast in the morning now that they knew how important it is. Older students were taught what is in the food they are eating and how to incorporate protein and other beneficial nutrients into their diets. Parents were especially enthusiastic about the cooking demonstrations and learning how to mix and match various vegetables into their dinner menus.

For more information about Chartwells School Dining Services, visit http://www.eatlearnlive.com and follow us on Facebook and Twitter.

About Chartwells School Dining Services

Chartwells, a division of Charlotte, NC-based Compass Group, provides dining services for over 550 public school districts and private schools, comprising over 6000 separate elementary, middle and high schools nationwide. For more information about Chartwells School Dining Services, visit http://www.eatlearnlive.com.

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Microbiology Automatic Plater_easySpiral_Interscience_TMS – Video

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The World of Microbiology: Growing Microorganisms – Video

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Biological wires carry electricity thanks to special amino acids

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Public release date: 12-Mar-2013 [ | E-mail | Share ]

Contact: Jim Sliwa jsliwa@asmusa.org 202-942-9297 American Society for Microbiology

Slender bacterial nanowires require certain key amino acids in order to conduct electricity, according to a study to be published in mBio, the online open-access journal of the American Society for Microbiology, on Tuesday, March 12.

In nature, the bacterium Geobacter sulfurreducens uses these nanowires, called pili, to transport electrons to remote iron particles or other microbes, but the benefits of these wires can also be harnessed by humans for use in fuel cells or bioelectronics. The study in mBio reveals that a core of aromatic amino acids are required to turn these hair-like appendages into functioning electron-carrying biological wires.

"It's the aromatic amino acids that make it a wire," says lead author Derek Lovley of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Lovley and his colleagues removed the pivotal amino acids from the pili and replaced them with smaller, non-aromatic amino acids. Without these key components, Lovley says, the pili are nothing more than protein strings. "We showed it's not good enough to just make the string - you've got to make a wire," says Lovley.

G. sulfurreducens "breathes" by removing electrons from organic materials and funneling them to iron oxides or to other microorganisms, much the way humans pull electrons out of organic molecules in food and dump them on oxygen. The bacteria use their pili to reach out to iron oxides or other microbes, transferring the "waste" electrons along the structure to the destination. Geobacter's pili are only 3-5 nanometers wide, but they can be 20 micrometers long, many times longer than the cell itself.

Trafficking in electrons is how all living things breathe, but it is normally carried out by discrete proteins or other molecules that act like containers for shuttling electrons from one place to another. Lovley says earlier results showed the pili in G. sulfurreducens possess metallic-like conductivity, the ability to carry electrons along a continuous structure, a controversial finding in biology.

To investigate how pili accomplish this singular feat, Lovley says they looked to non-biological organic materials that can conduct electricity. "In those synthetic materials, it's aromatic compounds that are responsible for the conductivity. We hypothesized that maybe it's similar in the Geobacter pili. In this case, it would be aromatic amino acids." Aromatic compounds have a highly stable ring-shaped structure made of carbon atoms.

Turning to the pili, Lovley says his group looked for aromatic amino acids in the parts of the pili proteins that would most likely contribute to the conductivity. Using genetic techniques, they developed a strain of Geobacter that makes pili that lack aromatic amino acids in these key regions, then they tested whether these pili could still conduct electricity. They could not. Removing the aromatic amino acids was a bit like taking the copper out of a plastic-covered electrical wire: no copper means no current, and all you're left with is a string.

Removing aromatic amino acids from the pili prevents the bacteria from reducing iron, too, says Lovley, an important point because it adds further proof that Geobacter uses its pili as nanowires for carrying electrons to support respiration.

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87 scientists elected to the American Academy of Microbiology

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Contact: Garth Hogan ghogan@asmusa.org 202-942-9389 American Society for Microbiology

Washington, DCMarch 11, 2013Eighty-seven microbiologists have been elected to Fellowship in the American Academy of Microbiology. Fellows of the Academy are elected annually through a highly selective, peer-review process, based on their records of scientific achievement and original contributions that have advanced microbiology. There are over 2,000 Fellows representing all subspecialties of microbiology, including basic and applied research, teaching, public health, industry, and government service. The new Fellows are as follows:

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For information about election to the Fellowship in the American Academy of Microbiology, please visit: http://academy.asm.org/index.php/fellows-info.

The American Academy of Microbiology is the honorific leadership group of the American Society for Microbiology. The mission of the Academy is to recognize scientific excellence, as well as foster knowledge and understanding in the microbiological sciences. More information on the Academy can be found online at http://academy.asm.org.

The American Society for Microbiology is the largest single life science society, composed of over 39,000 scientists and health professionals. ASM's mission is to advance the microbiological sciences as a vehicle for understanding life processes and to apply and communicate this knowledge for the improvement of health and environmental and economic well-being worldwide. For more information, visit http://www.asm.org.

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HOBART EZ TIG 165I vs LONGEVITY TIGWELD 200SX HEAD TO HEAD MACHINE CONTROLS COMPARISON REVIEW PART 1 – Video

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Reviewing longevity

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The recently released CSO data indicated that the population above the age of 55 now stands at almost 19 per cent. This represents a more than doubling of that in 1980. In actual numbers, it is a little over one quarter of a million people.

This follows the trend in the developed world where the Stanford Center on Longevity indicates that there has been a 30-year increase in life expectancy. This is due, in part, to advances in medical sciences and allied fields including nutrition and sports science. Genetics, however, may be the dominant factor in that there are those whose lifestyle does not conform to generally accepted tenets of healthy living but who nevertheless live to an advanced age.

The late fitness guru Jack Lalanne, who died at the age of 96, promoted proper eating, exercise, positive thinking and relaxation. Continuing clinical and research studies have confirmed this approach. In fact, the diet recommended for longevity and disease prevention includes one high in vegetables, fruits and whole grains and very low in animal products and refined carbohydrates, in addition to exercising.

The importance of the mind-body connection has emerged as a significant factor. Meditation and mindfulness can play a critical role in stress reduction and weight control and are thus being promoted as part of the programme on holistic and preventive medicine now being emphasised.

Despite the advances made in the science of longevity, the average life span is 80-plus years. People 90 and beyond are still the exception, for the ageing process may be delayed by lifestyle changes but cannot be stopped. So the focus now is on research to delay and reverse the aging process and to developing a range of assistive technologies.

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Longevity Global Inc Offers a Full Range of Welding Equipment & Accessories

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Longevity Global Inc offers a full range of welding equipment and accessories for both Do-It-Yourself (DIY) and professional welding purposes for small to large organizations.

Hayward, Ca (PRWEB) March 12, 2013

Apart from MiG welders and welding equipment, they also stock a large number of welding accessories and consumables e.g. safety clothing, welding wire for MiG and other welders, gas, rods, regulators.

A spokesperson at Longevity Global Inc stated, Through innovation, experience, and engineering, we provide customers with affordable and reliable welding machines in all ranges of production from the garage users, to pipe welders, and ship builders. We are one of the biggest sellers of the equipment we offer, and we import and sell more units than any other company in America.

All of their welding equipment for sale comes with unmatched warranty of five years on both parts and labor. They are also known for their tailor made warranty providers to different users and believe in top customers satisfaction through better services and commitment to work.

Longevity Global Inc is one-stop shop for all parts and accessories whether for small scale welding or industrial requirement. Nonetheless, the organization works to provide clients with all welding needs so one can start cutting and welding as soon as the unit arrives to at their service.

About the Company

Longevity Global Inc is recognized worldwide for providing reliable welding, cutting, and power generating equipment. Since their inception 2001, it has earned slogan, "The Power to Last" through innovation, customer satisfaction, and industry leading production. The organization constantly strives to provide global dealers, distributors, and users with the most innovative welding and cutting machines in the market. Their engineering team works together with their dealers and customers to develop the best equipment in the market.

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