Fighting obesity is a topic that is everywhere. Revive Our Community has found it necessary to provide our followers with up to date information on how the fight can be won. Below is a video and an article by one our health correspondents Gary Kaposta.

The Obesification of America

A large segment of the American public is suffering from a blue mood or mild depression that causes them to experience overpowering cravings for a type of food and drink that literally forces their bodies to store fat.

This pervasive blue mood stems from depleted levels of a key, chemical messenger in the brain called Serotonin. Serotonin, a neurotransmitter, effects mood, sleep patterns, food craving, libido, pain threshold, thyroid function and a number of other important bodily functions. Serotonin is also called” The happy hormone” because it provides us with an overall sense of well-being.

It’s not a coincidence that the number one selling drugs in America are the Selective Serotonin Re-uptake Inhibitors like Paxil, Zoloft, Prozac, etc. They are classified as anti-depressants and according to reliable data from health reporting experts IMS Health, 200 million scripts were issued in the year 2008 by U.S. physicians.

When your serotonin levels are low, the body instinctively knows that consuming overly processed food / drink like candy, chips, bagels, white bread, pizza , sodas, etc.,……will cause the brain to produce a sudden burst of this feel good hormone and that is why it is referred to as mood food or comfort food.

Corrupted junk-food/drink carbohydrates are responsible for the epidemic rise of excess weight gain/obesity that is now going global. This catastrophic epidemic has made America the world’s fattest nation and it represents a serious threat to our future security.

For years, the public has been told by doctors, fitness trainers and nutritionists that eating fat was responsible for our excess weight gain
dilemma. Eating fat does not provoke an insulin response from the body and therefore it is impossible to store fat without the presence of insulin.

When the low-fat movement gained full traction in the U.S., the average American started to consume 500 more calories per day. That’s 183,000 calories per year or 52 pounds of pure fat! Eating fat provides us with the feeling of fullness or satiety and thus fat should be consumed with every meal as it slows the time it takes for our food to be converted into blood sugar or glucose. This prevents the overproduction of the fat storing hormone insulin. Again, the primary function of insulin is to store fat.  Americans are eating less fat than ever before and a trip to any mall will reveal that the low fat movement has been a miserable failure!

So, in essence, many Americans have been self medicating this blue mood/mild depression with junk food and drink carbohydrate because it provides them with short term sense of well-being/relief. Unfortunately, the price the public has paid for this “quick fix solution” is fat storage!

Copyright 2010 Gary Kaposta

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Revive Our Community Announces Correspondent Series Addressing Top Concerns

Revive Our Community launched late October 2010 in an effort to bring awareness to several issues that are having a negative effect on our communities. These issues include, but are not limited to, domestic violence, at risk youth, discrimination against the LGBT community, the negative implications of obesity, and many more.

In the short time since our launch we have come to realize just how much people CARE about what is going on in the community and how many are dedicated to changing negative implications into positives. This caring spirit is evidenced by the support we receive on YouTube, facebook and via email. Much of the correspondence we get is from people asking how they can help or shows what they are doing to Revive THEIR Community. The support and feedback we received led to our “What Are YOU Doing?” series that in just one week became a huge success with well over 1,000 views.

The immediate benefits from the “What are YOU Doing?” series has been overwhelming as well. Simply having our followers send a video short of what they are accomplishing in their communities is bringing awareness to their individual causes and helping their sites and profiles gain valuable traffic. We are constantly reviewing videos that have been submitted and identifying the videos and comments that we feel represent your sentiments.

All of the things mentioned so far have brought us to realize that having correspondents who regularly share or report on what is going on in their communities will bring even more awareness to the concept of reviving the community. We are therefore moving forward with some of our initial correspondents to keep our followers and supporters informed of developments. Expect regular updates in issues that affect us all.

Here are two of our initial correspondents that will be checking in regularly:

William “Basketball Bill” Chaffin – Living a Successful Life Filled With Integrity

Gary Kaposta – The Obesification of America

Are you doing something positive in your community that we should know about? Do you know of someone who is? Are you interested in sharing on a regular basis? LET US KNOW!

Is there a specific topic or cause that you think we should cover? LET US KNOW!

The revive our community culture is vast, crossing borders at what seems to be light speed!  Our community is built based on people who choose to make a positive difference in society. We want to be a champion and provide awareness as well as resources for our entire family.

LGBT Resources: Awareness

Consider your most stressful moment.  Consider whom you might consult for an opinion on your issue or whom you may speak with for support.  Now imagine not having that support system to consult OR being an adolescent whose support system is peers who may make fun and not be supportive at all!  Awareness is key! By sharing resources
, you may provide that support system and possibly help save a life.  Please share the following video with those that it may help!

Revive Our Community : What are YOU Doing?

On October 26^th Revive Our Community began a campaign to bring awareness to issues that affect our communities in a negative way.  We realize that success is based on opportunity. It is our mission to provide such opportunity by increasing awareness AND revive our community!  Is there a cause you need help bringing awareness to?  Help us raise awareness to a cause you see fit! Drop by the Revive Our Community fanpage on facebook and let us know!

The following video highlights some of the early partnerships we have formed with people who are making a difference. We start in the USA and Canada :

This is the first in a series of videos that will highlight partners who are just as committed as we are.  What are YOU doing?

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