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Follow up on The Glycemic Index: (GI)

In summary, although it does have some merit, it’s of much less concern if you’re combining protein and/or healthy fats with your carbs and eating regularly throughout the day.

So what’s the best criteria for choosing your carbs? It’s whether or not they are natural vs. processed (man-made). To avoid natural foods like potatoes simply because they are high on the GI is unwarranted. Potatoes, for example, are an outstanding source of starchy complex carbs and contain protein as well.

Cooked exactly as it is found in nature, an 8-oz. potato has only 170 calories and almost no fat; it is loaded with essential nutrients and it is satisfying to eat. Compare that to 8-oz. of processed carbs, such as white pasta, which has 840 calories…

Which do you think is the better choice when you’re counting calories and you want to lose body fat? If you said the potato, you’re right!

If a food is all natural, if it is starchy rather than sugary, and if you are eating it as a part of a mixed meal (with a complete protein and a little unsaturated fat) every 2 - 3 hours, then you shouldn’t worry if the food is high on the glycemic index.

The foundation of your Diet Plan should be based upon choosing foods that are all natural and unrefined. And the "acid-test" for whether a carb is natural and unrefined is to ask, "Did this food come out of the ground this way?" If the answer is yes, then it’s a natural, unrefined food.

Here are some good natural carbs…

• Fruits
• Vegetables
• Oatmeal (dry rolled oats and/or steel cut oats)
• Yam
• Potato
• Sweet Potato
• Brown rice (basaltic and long-grain rice are also fine)
• Beans (black, kidney, lima, etc.)
• Lentils
• Couscous
• Squash
• Peas

Broadly speaking, processed carbohydrates include all white sugar and white flour products, such as bread and pasta.

In the processing of a whole grain into white flour, the carbohydrates are converted from a complex carb to of a more simple carb. The milling of the grains in essence causes them to lose their complexity while at the same time increasing their caloric density.

In fact, one cup of regular flour contains 400 calories. One cup of high-gluten flour, which is used to make bagels, contains more than 500 calories! White flour is a simple carbohydrate that is processed in the body much like sugar. Most white-flour products are also lower in nutritional value.

If you want the best results, you would be wise to limit processed carbs including white sugar and nearly all products made from white flour including baked goods, bread, crackers, pretzels, pasta, bagels, and so on. Switch mostly to natural, unprocessed carbs like vegetables, oatmeal, yams, brown rice, potatoes, beans, lentils, etc.

You could probably consume small amounts of sugar and refined carbs and still lose weight as long as you continued to burn more calories than you took in each day. But the high calorie density isn’t the only reason to avoid processed carbs…

Refined carbohydrates provide little or no nutritional value. You shouldn’t just be concerned with the number of calories you eat each day; you should also be concerned with the quality and nutritional value of those calories.

Your goal is to get the most nutritional value out of every calorie you consume.

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TriVita’s all new Super Sublingual BE-12 contains more BE-12 than the average BE-12 shot. Plus, it’s got two major forms of BE-12; it’s the most powerful, fast-acting supplement you can get!

Two forms of vitamin BE-12:

• Cyanocobalamin resides in your nerves where it heals the scars created by stress, trauma, vitamin deficiency, toxins and just plain time. This gives you energy and stamina. Cyanocobalamin may also promote nitric oxide production, which helps increase oxygen and nutrients to the brain.
• Methylcobalamin is a bio-available (body ready) form of Vitamin BE-12. This nutrient is immediately used by the body, whereas other forms of BE-12, such as those from food sources, may take up to three weeks to be absorbed. Methylcobalamin is the primary nutrient that helps the body detoxify certain environmental toxins, such as mercury and lead.

Vitamin BE-6 - helps your body break down protein and form red blood cells. BE-6 is also critical to the formation of neurotransmitters - the chemicals that allow the brain to perform its high-level functions, such as thinking. Neurotransmitters help a person feel better (especially under stress).

Folic Acid - plays a role in the production of red blood cells and helps lower homocysteine. Folic acid has been shown to help improve mood and also plays a key role in fetal health.

Ginseng - helps to improve mental function - especially under stress. Ginseng is an “adaptogen.” Adaptogens help you resist the effects of stress. Ginseng helps a person concentrate longer, and do more complex and complicated tasks while resisting stress and performing better mentally. It also improves memory and your general sense of well-being. It works with Vitamin BE-12 to help elevate energy levels and promote energy you can feel.

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• Cocosin: Cocosin supports the role of the BE vitamins - enhancing mental energy by providing the foundational minerals upon which brain enzymes are built. L-Ornithine Alphaketogluterate: An essential amino acid and key component for stimulating growth hormone production which helps to slow down the aging of the brain.
• Biotin: This BE vitamin is required to properly metabolise the BE-12 you take. Without biotin, the BE-12 would simply pass through your body. The BE vitamins work together to complete metabolism, produce energy, and help with many other processes needed for the health of your heart, liver, lungs, nerves, brain and more.

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Carbohydrates in your diet

Have you heard of The Glycemic Index: (GI)?

I get questions about this all the time … is the GI really the best guideline or criteria for choosing carbs? The (correct) answer might surprise you…

The glycemic index (GI) ranks foods on a scale from 1 to 100 based on how much the blood sugar increases after each food is consumed. In particular, the index is concerned with carbohydrates because fats and proteins have little effect on blood sugar levels. The higher the number, the greater the increase in blood sugar.

The GI has recently attracted a lot of attention in the bodybuilding, fitness, and weight-loss world. Many popular weight-loss diets base their entire program on the index as their primary criteria for choosing carbohydrates.

According to advocates of the GI system, foods that are high on the scale such as rice cakes, carrots, potatoes, or grape juice are "unfavourable" and should be avoided because they are absorbed so rapidly and are therefore more likely to convert to fat. Instead, you are urged to consume carbohydrates that are low on the GI such as black-eyed peas, oatmeal, peanuts, apples, and beans (all good foods, by the way).

Foods with a high GI increase insulin output more than those with a lower GI. Because high levels of insulin are associated with increased fat storage and suppressed fat burning, it is hypothesized that eating high GI foods can make you fatter than eating low GI foods.

Low GI foods are thought to reduce fat storage because they cause slower release of sugar into the bloodstream and therefore less insulin production.

While the GI should be given consideration in your carbohydrate choices, it’s not a good idea to make it your only criteria for choosing carbs. The mistake in strictly adhering to the GI to dictate all your carb choices is that the index is based on carbohydrates being eaten by themselves in a fasting state … and as I’m sure you know by now, that’s a problem in of itself.

An effective fat-burning and/or muscle-preserving/building diet is always based on combining carbs and protein together - this is very important. When carbs are eaten in mixed meals that contain protein and small amounts of fat, the glycemic index loses its significance, because the protein and fat slow the absorption of the carbohydrates.

For example, mashed potatoes have a GI that is near that of pure glucose, but if you combine the potatoes with a chicken breast and vegetables, the GI of the entire meal is much lower than the potato by itself. Rice cakes also have a high GI. But if you spread a little peanut butter on them, the fat slows the absorption of the carbs, thereby lowering the GI of the combination.

A fat-burning and/or muscle-preserving/building diet is also based on eating small frequent meals that are spaced out 2.5 - 3 hours apart. This also lowers the significance of the GI because on such an eating schedule, you are never eating at a truly fasted state, except for breakfast (i.e after 8 hours of sleep).

So, as you can see, if you’re including a good protein source at each meal, and you’re eating small meals frequently throughout the day (4 to 5 meals, every 2.5 - 3 hours),the carb’s GI is much less of a concern.

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Nowadays, it seems that everyone wants a quick and easy way to lose weight. At present, we are a fatter nation than ever before and the average size of everything seems to have increased: the size of our takeout burgers, the size of our cars, and the size of our waistlines. The best course of action in our fight against weight gain is to scale down the size and portions of our meals and snacks, and move our bodies more often. Good old fashioned diet and exercise is still the best defence for our ever-increasing weight problem.

While there really is no quick fix for weight loss, there are certain measures people can take that do come in tablet or capsule form. Some weight loss supplements have been shown to effectively supplement a reasonable diet and solid exercise program, and have stood the test of time so that they are not considered a fad.

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Sonoran Bloom Tour

Sonoran Bloom Tour Update

63 people attend a Buffet luncheon which launched Sonoran Bloom Nopalea in Orlando hosted by Michael Ellison, local affiliates shared the Sonoran Bloom experience with others. A Number of new Affiliates were signed up after the luncheon

Mitch Lover a top distributor attended the luncheon with 7 guests and they were so impressed with the product and the testimonial of one affiliate who recounted a story of paying forward and giving someone who had type 2 diabetes, and was in great pain before trying Nopalea, and after 5 days the pain and tenderness has decreased and she is now able to exercise with out pain. All seven people signed up.

This was the the first of 25 cities in a tour and this evening there was a number of other guest where members of the public were be able to learn about and sample the new Nopalea drink extracted from the Nopal Cactus which grows in the Sonora Desert in the SW USA.

If you wish to reserve a place for a free Lunch and Free product at the following cities please contact me urgently:

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Charlotte NC 12th May
Kansas City 13th May
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Bangor 19th May
Baltimore 21st May
Toronto 2nd June
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Calgary 4th June
Vancouver 16th June
Portland 17th June
Seattle 18th June

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Walking for Health

How much should we walk to lose weight or to maintain fitness? A good rule of thumb is you must take 12,000 - 15,000 steps a day to lose weight. It takes about 10,000 steps a day to maintain fitness. Obviously fewer steps mean you are neither losing or maintaining. Any amount of walking is good. For the best health results set a brisk walking pace for 30 minutes at least 5 times a week.

How can we get started? Like all exercise programs there are some great ideas to get us going. The first suggestion is to buy a pedometer so you can measure how many steps you take each day. They are readily available and affordable. There are two great options available at I Spy I Buy - take a look. Some even help count calories. It is easy to calibrate your pedometer. Count the number of steps taken over a known distance and do a little math. A quarter mile track at a local school are easy places to calibrate your step length.

Next we have to plan our schedules to incorporate walking. Start slowly and build up to your target level. Easy ways to add walking to your schedule is to walk with friends, a loved one or your family dog. Its a wonderful way to spend quality time and get healthy.

If you look at the benefits of walking they read like the wild claims of a snake oil salesman. Its easy to do. Costs very little. And it works.

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Weight Loss - Start Walking

The health benefits from simply walking are startling. Did you know that walking 10,000 steps a day is roughly equivalent to the Surgeon General’s recommendation that we all get 30 minutes of vigorous exercise five times a week? Study after study shows regular walkers have less incidence of cancer, heart disease, stroke, diabetes and other killer diseases. In addition walkers live longer and enjoy mental health and spiritual benefits. With little or no equipment investment everyone can walk.

According to AARP these are some of the benefits:

Managing your weight. Combined with healthy eating, physical activity is key to any plan for long-lasting weight control. Keeping your weight within healthy limits can lower your risks of type 2 diabetes, heart disease, stroke, cancer, sleep apnea, and osteoarthritis.

Controlling your blood pressure. Physical activity strengthens the heart so it can pump more blood with less effort and with less pressure on the arteries. Staying fit is just as effective as some medications in keeping down blood pressure levels.

Decreasing your risk of heart attack. Exercise such as brisk walking for three hours a week - or just half an hour a day - is associated with a 30% to 40% lower risk of heart disease in women. (Based on the 20-year Nurses’ Health Study of 72,000 female nurses.)

Boosting “good” cholesterol - the level of high-density lipoproteins (HDL). Physical activity helps reduce low-density lipoproteins (LDL or “bad” cholesterol) in the blood, which can cause plaque build-up along the artery walls - a major cause of heart attacks.

Lowering your risk of stroke. Regular, moderate exercise equivalent to brisk walking for an hour a day, five days a week, can cut the risk of stroke in half, according to a Harvard study of more than 11,000 men.

Reducing your risk of breast cancer and type 2 diabetes. The Nurses’ Health Study also links regular activity to risk reductions for both these diseases. In another study, people at high risk of diabetes cut their risk in half by combining consistent exercise like walking with lower fat intake and a 5% to 7% weight loss.

Avoiding your need for gallstone surgery. Regular walking or other physical activity lowers the risk of needing gallstone surgery by 20% to 31%, found a Harvard study of more than 60,000 women ages 40 to 65.

Protecting against hip fracture. Consistent activity diminishes the risk of hip fracture, concludes a study of more than 30,000 men and women ages 20 to 93.

The list goes on and on. Many other studies indicate a daily brisk walk also can help:

• Prevent depression, colon cancer, constipation, osteoporosis, and impotence
• Lengthen lifespan
• Lower stress levels
• Relieve arthritis and back pain
• Strengthen muscles, bones, and joints
• Improve sleep
• Elevate overall mood and sense of well-being.

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There are many ways to lose weight effectively and safely. Weight gain and loss are directly related to the balance between the calories you take in, such as your daily food and the calories you burn through daily activity and specific exercise, such as sports. The need to lose weight may have become a part of everyday life, but that hasn’t made it an easy goal to achieve. We work at it and we struggle with it, that being said, it is very important to know that you can succeed. And the best way to ensure successful weight loss is to take advantage of the wide array of natural substances that are available over-the-counter.

Weight loss should be regarded as a long term project rather than a quick fix, you need to work to change what you eat and what exercise you do and you will both look and feel better for it.

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Weight Loss - why do you fail

Millions of people in America are trying to lose weight without much success. There are many reasons for this failure, although most would rather give up than fix their mistakes. Weight loss is hard! Without a lot of patience and knowledge about nutrition and exercise, your best weight loss plan may crumble. Learning the top reasons why weight loss plans fails is important so that you do not make these mistakes in your own life.

First, many weight loss plans fail because the people trying to lose weight follow too strict of a diet. When you cut back your calories, you will burn more than you eat, so you’ll lose weight, right? If you do this gradually, then yes, it works like a charm. However, if you suddenly cut too many, you won’t lose any weight at all because you metabolism will slow down as you body goes into starvation mode. You also put yourself at danger for not getting enough for the vitamins, minerals, proteins, and other nutrients you need every single day in order to stay healthy.

Another common mistake is trying to go at weight loss alone. Everything you do regarding weight loss, from dieting to exercising, will be a hundred times easier if you have a partner because you will push each other not to quit. Working with a support system on a large scale is also important. Your friends and family should know that you are attempting to lose weight so that they can help you on the process and not tempt you by doing things like baking you cookies or taking up your gym time. Also, remember that professionals, like doctors and trainers, should come into the weight loss plan to help you shed the pounds. If you are looking for a buddy click here

Setting unrealistic goals is another good way to fail at a weight loss plan. When you set goals that you can’t easily reach, you push yourself to move forward and will feel successful even if you fall short. However, when you set impossible goals, you will find that you are easily frustrated. Don’t weigh in every day, don’t completely cut out all of the foods you eat on a regular basis, and don’t exercise to much right away. Gradually build up to reaching the goals you really want for your life, but smart out with smaller ideas.

Lastly, simply know yourself. Weight loss plans fail when you attempt to be something you are not. Maybe you have wide hips - a weight lose plan won’t completely change that, for example. You have to be happy with yourself on the inside before you change things on the outside in order to succeed at losing weight.

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Follow the example of Korean Women

Very few Korean woman are fat, although there are exceptions as popular western fast food habits spread around the world.

Traditional Korean cuisine has always been based on the natural environment. Being a peninsula, the country is surrounded on three sides by oceans, almost 70 percent of the land is mountainous, and various rivers flow down from the mountains’ slopes. So, as you can figure, there is no shortage of seafood available; and several fish, molluscs, and sea creatures make their way to the dinner table. From the mountains, various wild and cultivated vegetables and fruits are available.

According to Korean nutritionists, the Korean diet is well-balanced in nutrition, weight control, and cholesterol intake. But traditional cuisine was not developed with just nutrition in mind; Koreans have always considered the idea of balance, a sense of well-being, and a spiritual peace as accompaniments to their meals.

According to The Cambridge World History of Food, the traditional Korean diet is composed of 70 percent carbohydrates (mostly in the form of rice and vegetables, which are present at most meals), about 14 to 17 percent protein, and 13 percent fat. When compared to the traditional European diet, you can see a stark difference-the European diet is typically composed of 40 percent carbohydrates, 15 to 20 percent protein, 30 to 40 percent fat, and 10 to 15 percent sugar.

So you can seen the natural effect of reduced fat and absence of sugar in the diet.

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