Have you tried many many weight loss plans and gotten nowhere? Would you like a simpler approach that requires small steps that make a big difference? If you're looking for a concrete action plan that won't leave you feeling starved, then you've come to the right place. Let's get started. Week 1: Drink water. My biggest weaknesses are coffee and soda. I know, however, that when I drink water instead I have more energy and get sick less often. This week's assignment is to drink a glass of water just after waking in the morning and before every meal. By drinking water first thing in the morning, you are more likely to continue drinking water all day. If you drink a glass of water before every meal, you will eat less because you will be full …show more content…
An easy way to accomplish this is simply to buy a cheap pedometer and wear it all day for the first day. At the end of the day, simply write down your step total. Add about 200 steps to your total from day one, and this will be your goal for day two. Continue to add about 50 steps per day to your goal until the end of the week. Look for ways to increase the number of steps you're taking. The obvious way is to go for a walk, but there are other subtle and painless ways to accomplish your new goal. Take the stairs at work instead of using the elevator. Park in the farthest parking spot from your destination. Be creative and you'll find lots of easy ways to increase your number of steps. Each day, for the duration of the plan, increase your goal a little until you work your way up to 9,000-10,000 steps. You'll likely find that after a short amount of time doing this, your desire to exercise will increase and so will your overall well-being and confidence. Week 4: Eat a salad before every meal. In addition to drinking water before you eat, throwing in a small salad beforehand will keep you from eating too many calories. You may be surprised to find, like I did, that you actually enjoy …show more content…
I assume that will be their main battle cry in the upcoming election. By election time the majority of the people will be glad they can't have their insurance canceled when they get sick, that their children are covered until age 26, that benefit caps will be removed from new policies, that pre-existing conditions will not prevent children from obtaining insurance and that 'death panels' do not exist. The non-existence of death panels will no doubt come as a big surprise to Sarah Palin. Quoting Business Week, "Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, two hours after Obama signed the law, said Republicans would 'fight until this bill is repealed and replaced with common-sense ideas that solve our problems without dismantling the health-care system we have.'" When the Free-market Fails to Provide a Solution, Government Must Step In The Republicans had eight years under George Bush to come up with "common-sense ideas" to fix health-care for all and did nothing. With the exception of enacting the Medicare Drug Program for seniors in 2003, they were not interested in improving the plight of people without health insurance and completely ignored the steadily mounting numbers of people without health insurance, at least 48,000,000. They said they preferred
Universal health care coverage is a dream that the majority of Americans have had for many decades. It seemed that the dream could become a reality with a major effort under the Clinton administration in the mid 1990’s. This effort was spearheaded by the First Lady, Hillary Clinton, and would have established a universal health care system for the entire nation. Unfortunately, after years of work, the effort ended in failure due to trying to modernize and finance universal health care at the same time (Rodwin, 2003). When the current President, Barack Obama, campaigned in 2008, one of his cornerstone promises was to develop a healthcare system that would assure affordable healthcare for all Americans through the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obama Care. With only a slight majority of democrats in the Senate and a large majority of Republicans in the House, this would prove to be an uphill battle (Moore, 2014).
The latest health care reform has done what few policies manage to do – sicken both republicans and progressive democrats. While we can all agree that a reform of the health care system is sorely needed, we must also acknowledge that “Obamacare” is not the cure-all we so desperately require. Rather, President Obama, like a medieval barber, prescribed a health care reform that treated the symptoms of our flawed system rather than the actual disease. The subsidization of health insurance providers has proven ineffective at providing affordable coverage for all. Certainly one is likely to hear the various incendiary talking points of both the proponents and opponents. Whether it’s the republican candidates blaspheming Obamacare as socialism, or the administration praising the success of health care for all, it is difficult to actually find constructive dialogue. We are purview to many sound bites, but few actual solutions. We have witnessed heated debates, but rarely do we witness intelligent discourse. If beneficial reform is to be crafted and implemented, we must first acknowledge the issues and inconsistencies of the current system and begin to explore alternate methods of providing health care to the American people.
The debate over whether or not universal health care is an achievable reality in the United States has been a longstanding one. Most of us have heard people from both sides of the political spectrum duke out the logistics of the Affordable Care Act, but what’s really the deal? Despite us being the only major country on earth that doesn’t guarantee health care, there are still a lot of conservatives and insurance companies who argue that universal care is an unnecessary burden on taxpayers. Why exactly are Republicans in such vehement opposition? Let’s find out:
Long before the 1990s when Ms. Clinton fought for a Universal Healthcare system in America, the issue of America’s healthcare had been a political quandary. The enactment of the Republican administration’s Health Management Organization Act of 1973 was a weapon meant to address that crisis, yet, it did little to fix the problem. While the liberal Democrats are fighting for Universal Healthcare coverage for all Americans, the conservative Republicans are fighting to maintain the current private health insurance, however, with some revamping of the system, which preserves the capitalistic element of the status quo. The reason for the two opposing views stems from their differences in political ideologies, which theoretically is like pitting socialism against capitalism. While the liberal Democrats’ endorsement of Universal Healthcare system is socialistic in practice, the conservative Republicans’ fight to retain the private or market based plan is unarguably in support of their pro-capitalism stance. The truth, however, is that, though almost every American believes in capitalism, yet, almost none would vote to disband the Medicare and the Medicaid programs, both of which are socialistic. In that light, the argument of a pro-capitalist nation is negated, as we do already have a socialized healthcare program for the seniors and the poor. Extending that concept to include
Since June 6, 2009, President Barack Obama told the American public multiple times, “If you like your health care plan, you'll be able to keep your health care plan.” The public later found out that this was not the case. If your health care plan did not satisfy the minimum federal requirements then you will lose your plan and will have to find another one. House republicans have tried to repeal the bill almost 40 times because they claim it is a major threat to the economic health of the nation. Despite all of the political rhetoric about Obamacare over the past few years, most Americans do not know what it is and how it affects them. While Obamacare does attempt to fix some issues in our healthcare system, it still has not completely fixed the problems at hand. It is an unjust fix and it is far from complete.
Universal Healthcare in the United States has been a long time journey that dates back decades and we, as a country, are far behind other developed countries who have had universal healthcare for a long time. Today, Healthcare is obtained through employers or by people paying for it by themselves, which is incredibly expensive due to high premiums. Five years have passed since the controversial Obama care, or Affordable Care Act, was signed into law on March 23, 2010. The Affordable Care Act aimed at fixing the many problems that the United States has with healthcare by making it available to everyone, but also more efficient and this required drastic changes that made some people happy while others unhappy since some are benefiting while others are not. These people include politicians, but foremost presidential candidates. Candidate’s stance on the issue of healthcare is truly important due to the fact that if they’re the next president of the United States, it could hurt or improve the health care reform. Noteworthy candidates are: Jeb Bush, Hillary Clinton, Marco Rubio, and Bernie Sanders. Republicans and Democrats have long debated whether or not the Affordable Care Act should be repealed or replaced. Republicans believe that it is a problem while Democrats support it. The Affordable Care Act should not be replaced but instead improved because it provides quality and affordable health care to Americans. Everyone gets sick and people shouldn’t be afraid of receiving help
Unlike the republicans, the democratic party believes that everyone should have some basic security of health care and when obamacare was passed, they got just that. Republicans claim that Obamacare has resulted in an attack on the Constitution of the United States because it requires U.S. citizens to purchase health insurance, and its impact on the health of the nation overall has been detrimental. The party is in agreement with the four Supreme Court justices who dissented in the ACA ruling. The justices stated, “In our view, the entire Act before us is invalid in its entirety.” As of 2012, the party’s stance was that Obamacare was the result of outdated liberalism, and the latest in a series of attempts to impose upon the people of America a euro-style bureaucracy to micromanage all aspects of their lives. Because of the parties different viewpoints on obamacare, it has created a large division in between them and has caused them to grow even more apart because their beliefs are the complete opposite. This may cause nothing to get done since with obamacare, only one part of the government agrees with it, the other half will always be against it and they won't be able to agree on something that they both want. Yes, the affordable care act has helped the people in many ways but not until both parties have agreed on altering it to a way that they will both support it, it will keep having negative effects on one side of the
Since June 6, 2009, President Barack Obama has told the American public numerous times, “If you like your health care plan, you 'll be able to keep your health care plan.” The public later found out that this was not the case. If your health care plan did not satisfy the minimum federal requirements, then you will disinherit your plan and, you must find another one. House republicans have tried to repeal the bill almost 40 times because they claim it is a major threat to the economic health of the nation. Despite all of the political rhetoric about Obamacare over the past few years, a majority of Americans do not know what it is and how it affects them. While Obamacare does attempt to amend some of the
In a CNN debate with Ted Cruz, Sanders brought up questions regarding the current system and wondered why we continue to rely on premiums and why we continue to enrich insurers that are unreliable. Although, Sanders is a representative of liberal and progressive ideas this idea of universal health is becoming more mainstream with democratic and Republican voters. In a recent Pew poll, the survey showed that 60 percent of respondents believed that the government should be responsible of the coverage of all Americans. Other polls showed that low income Republicans have shown support for universal health care and this comes as an opportunity for politicians in both parties. From a Republican standpoint, this would complete the promise of repealing and replacing Obamacare and it would also solve the problem of the disastrous exchange system. This idea may be too liberal for most Republican politicians as it goes against party lines, but strong support from the democrats and their constituents could alter some of the positions of Republican politicians.
Over the years, the prices have inflated so much that Americans felt the Affordable Care Act was not providing the services it was supposed to; Lower health costs, helps with insurance companies paying out, provide a greater coverage etc. Hillary feels that this area can be targeted to help reduce costs greatly and bring back the meaning of the Affordable Care Act so that the people of America will actually gain from this.
U.S. health care reform is currently one of the most heavily discussed topics in health discourse and politics. After former President Clinton’s failed attempt at health care reform in the mid-1990s, the Bush administration showed no serious efforts at achieving universal health coverage for the millions of uninsured Americans. With Barack Obama as the current U.S. President, health care reform is once again a top priority. President Obama has made a promise to “provide affordable, comprehensive, and portable health coverage for all Americans…” by the end of his first term (Barackobama.com). The heated debate between the two major political parties over health care reform revolves around how to pay for it and more importantly, whether it
“We will pass reform that lowers cost, promotes choice, and provides coverage that every American can count on. And we will do it this year.” The preceding is a powerful statement from the newly elected President Barak Obama. One of the main aspects of both political campaigns was health care reform. The above quote shows passion and encouragement, but the quotes about health care do not end there. Georgian republican gubernatorial candidate and health care policy maker John Oxendine expressed: “Their proposal would virtually devastate the private healthcare sector in this country along with competition and patient choice, by replacing it with bureaucratic planning and government control. The result of this plan and its one trillion
Action plans: I started by writing my present weight down, which is 160, my end weight will be 148; this is a loss of 12 lbs over the course of 8 weeks. Week one I will start drinking plenty of water. My goal is to drink a gallon of water each day for the durations of my personal wellness plan. The first few days were a struggle, but as the week when on it became easier to drink more water.
Dieting is an American obsession with millions. Take a look at health magazines, beauty magazines, and family magazines. Every publication features a diet plan that is designed to help their readers shed the pounds like magic. Well, that is exactly what this book is about, losing weight in sensible, fast steps. Not magic. This book is specifically targeted at people that go on diets trying to lose weight fast.
I want to do cardio 2-3 days a week. I want to get into this habit before March 7th. I have a workout room and I will set an alarm to remind me to go out there. I want to also be able to continue this goal so I can have a healthier heart.