Forth Magazine featuring Serkan Akgun

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Credits Cover Design: Denverson Inc. Cover Photographer: Bill Bailey Photography Cover Model: Serkan Akgun Story by: Dhashi Bartholomeusz What are Fad Diets? Are they safe?

By Dhashi Bartholomeusz Magazine design layout: David Sunday Editor in Chief Mardea (Jan) Tolbert Founder/Staff Coach Wasantha Subashinge.

Divisions: Muscat Oman, USA & Sri Lanka Business Finance Otha Winston

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Contents

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Serkan Akgun

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Organic Skin Care and Wellness

What are Fad Diets, are they safe?

Resting Metabolic Rate: It is metabolism that matters

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Serkan Akgun Bio

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i my name is Serkan Akgün.

I am 35 years old, born and raised in Germany. For many years I played professional tennis, unfortunately due to a very serious injury my game of tennis came to a halt.

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Later I found myself in the fitness industry and grew to love the sport. I trained myself every day in strength training and building muscle in order to grow the physique I currently have. I grew up watching the Golden Era of Arnold Schwarzenegger

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aesthetically. Frank Zane has inspired me in many ways as he is an American bodybuilder, author, and three time Mr. Olympia. He was known to have the best physique in American body building due to his meticulous focus, symmetry and proportion.

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Photographer Andiko Budiutomo

and Frank Zane training and competing which have inspired me tremendously. Everyone knows or have heard of the legendary Arnold Schwarzenegger who took over the body building industry for decades but not too many have heard of Frank Zane. Frank Zane was inducted to the IFBB hall of fame in 1999, and in my opinion he looks the best

As a fitness model I have several goals that I love to achieve. One, to be portrayed in many magazines as possible and to be on the cover.

Although I have already been showcased in several different magazine covers, too many is never too much. Two, to be showcased on music videos of professional artists such as Jennifer Lopez, Ariana Grande, Ece Seckin, Ziynet Sali, Aya Nakamura, Feride Hilal, Loredana, Shirin David, Shakira and Madison Beer to name a few of my favourites.

Three, to be on perfume commercials, advertisements and billboards. But the biggest honour thus far has been able to land on the cover page of the Fourth Magazine USA and I thank you whole heartedly for this great opportunity.

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In 2020 I was working on an acting role in a war movie which I was super excited about however, due to the pandemic the project was called off.

Currently I am working on collaborating with the famous American Tommy Hilfiger who is one of the world’s leading designers and looking forward to signing a contract in the near future.

My advice for the younger generation is to never surrender. “Always dream big, aim high and shoot for the stars. Nothing is impossible if you believe in yourself and work hard for what you want. You are your own motivation and nobody can take away your dreams”.

Best regards, Serkan

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Story by: Dhashi Bartholomeusz

WHATAREFADDIETS?

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Are They Safe?

t seems like every day there’s some sort of diet solution claiming to help people lose weight better than ever before. Trends come and go, negative consequences and side effects are always on the rise and almost ignored when reporting the success of these diets. Let’s look at some of the most popular weight loss trends today.

The Low or No Carb Diets: This diet has taken many names and versions over the years but no matter what new name is used, it always boils down to reduction of carbohydrates below recommended daily intake values. Our bodies are designed to

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naturally use carbs as the main fuel source and restricting them starves the body of readily usable energy and hinders overall performance. Carbs are needed to replenish glycogen stores, provide nutrition that protein and fats cannot and are needed for the process of breaking down body fat plus many more benefits. Yes, you heard that right.

Carbohydrates are essential to break down body fat. When there aren’t enough carbs the body uses protein as energy and breaks down protein using a catabolic state. In some extreme cases, people remove carbs from their diet entirely commonly known as “Keto”.

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avoided are cleansers. These crash diets promise rapid fat loss by beginning with fasting followed by only eating a few specific ultra-low calorie foods or supplements that claim to remove toxins and cleanse out the body to boost the fat burning process. Actually our livers and kidneys do a fantastic job of ridding the body of toxins therefore, we don’t need the help of a supplement to do this. Cleansing diets are basically self-induced starvation.

Blocker Supplements: Similar to cleansing are sold these days as well. These pills and supplements promise easy weight loss while still eating whatever you want. These supplements actually hinder essential processes of digestion and metabolism. Well there are some that are proved for strict medical use with a physician. Supplement versions can do more harm than good.

Keto Diets: This type of diet relies on mostly eating fats with the liver breaking down the fats to compounds that can be used as energy instead of glucose. But that is supposed to be a protection mechanism normally reserved for survival situations. This type of diet may lead to reduction in body fat but it dangerously lowers blood PH when the concentration builds up. This is a very dangerous state as it can be fatal and should not be used as a weight loss plan. In reality the math of calories consumed vs the calories burnt is what governs whether weight is gained or lost. If you eat more calories than you use, that extra energy will be stored for later as body fat regardless if you ate carbs, proteins or fats.

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Juicing Diets: Conversely juicing has also gained popularity as a means of dieting. When consumed as a part of a balanced diet, fresh pressed juices are a great source of vitamins and even dietary fibre at times. But by consuming only juices blood sugar spikes from the excessive fructose intake and essential proteins and fats are cut from the diet entirely, both potentially causing with numerous bodily functions.

Gluten Free Diets: Gluten free diets are also on the rise. The truth, It’s only a problem for a tiny percentage of the population. For actually those who are diagnosed by a physician for having Celiac disease is or acute non celiac intolerance gluten is bad. But for the rest of us has no negative consequences and even helps make vitamins and minerals in wheat grain bioavailable when cooked.

At the end of the day a balanced diet and regular exercising rules all. This is the best, safest, healthiest and the most efficient way to reach your goals.

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Organic Skincare & Wellness

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Resting Metabolic Rate: It is metabolism that matters!

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aving a tough time jumping up just to let those jeans fit your thighs? Before a housemate complains about the mild earthquakes you create, think of doing your part of making an effort to commence a better and healthier life for your very self. What about a diet?

It does not mean that you will starve to death but you just have to take efforts to lose weight.

know that you have the entire control of your weight? Did you know that it is all about how to know your metabolism and calculate your RMR or Resting Metabolic Rate?

Weight loss is as confusing as buying goods in a busy marketplace. Too crowded with methods that come with too many promises, it boggles up your mind.

These promises come with the best advertisements and testimonials. But, did you

There are factors that affect our RMR. One of these is age. As we become older, our muscles deteriorate and it leads to lower RMR. As a result, aging is accompanied with gaining of weight.

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What is RMR? It is the total rate used up by the body in using fuel or burning calories but at times that we are just not doing anything or while resting.

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doing exercise is not at all an assurance that one could effectively lose weight. We have short-term effects only but what about the longterm ones? We know for a fact that the latter is more important than the former.

Weight loss may mean losing your muscles instead of losing your fats. Muscles are essential for metabolism, so you may just get the otherway-around results. Choosing a more effective exercise really matters. Weight lifting is commendable.

As you take steps in increasing your RMR, you are pushing your self on your way to a lighter weight and healthier life as a whole.

Jenny Photographer Claudio Panatta

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