Vitamins, Antioxidants, Nutrients To Help Prevent Flu

There is no disputing that a healthy diet plan with plenty of fruits and vegetables, which are your best source of antioxidants, is the best step you can take in the prevention of sickness and disease. We also recommend adding Juice Plus+ because most people don't eat enough fruits and vegetables each day. Good health is not a once in awhile thing, but actions that must be taken on a consistent basis, daily. With Juice Plus+ you will get more nutrients from fruits and vegetables, but having a balanced diet with plenty of fruits, vegetables, and berries is going to provide the best source of healthy nutrition. Don't let your diet plan be without at least the minimum recommended. Here's more on ways to keep your body health during flu season --

With flu season in full swing - and H1N1 looming large - some medical experts are encouraging preventative medicine to keep the immune system functioning optimally to keep seasonal illnesses at bay.  According to ChicagoHealers.com, a popular website advocating natural and holistic approaches to health, priming the immune system starts with maintaining a healthy digestive tract. When the digestive system is healthy it can break down and access the nutrients in ingested foods. It also eliminates toxicity as well as harmful bacteria and viruses. Below are some naturally occurring immunity boosters (and that are also available in supplement form) the site lists that could help ward off colds and flu.

Garlic: The root's active ingredient, allicin, has antiviral and antibacterial properties. It cleans the liver, which in turn cleans the blood and stimulates the production of white blood cells.

Ginger: The root contains a number of volatile oils that warm the body and help it sweat, break a fever and eliminate toxins. It also stimulates the release of mucous and is effective for decongesting lungs and airways. It is also frequently used as a digestive aid because of its cleansing properties.

Honey: A natural antibiotic with antiseptic properties, honey also contains a number of immune-boosting and infection-fighting vitamins and minerals, including B-complexes, C,D, E vitamins and propolis. Honey also coats the throat better than cough syrup, some studies claim. Locally producted honey might be better for fighting off seasonal allergies, asthma and other respiratory troubles because it can fight off irritants typical of the area. We also like Organic Raw Honey that has been unheated and not pressed. It contains ALL of the nutrients that are otherwise lost in your commercially produced heated and pressed honeys.

Cayenne: High in vitamins C, A, B and calcium and potassium, the spicy pepper stimulates blood circulation and is well known for the treatment of numerous conditions of the gastrointestinal tract. It is also widely recognized as beneficial to the whole immune system.

Acidophilus and bifidus: Considered friendly bacteria, the live microbial organisms suppress the growth of potentially harmful bacteria, improve immune function, and help produce vitamin K. They are found in certain cultured dairy products like yogurt or kefir.

Go Green: Dark leafy green vegetables like kale, swiss chard, and spinach provide vitamins B12, folic acid, potassium, vitamins A, C and K, which all are said to bolster the immune system. (Juice Plus+ contains nutrients from kale, spinach, beet, parsley, cabbage, and more).

Acid and alkaline: A balance of internal acid/alkaline chemistry promotes digestion and also aids in healing. It can be achieved by squeezing lemon into a glass of hot water. (source)

Bottom Line: You can't go wrong with a diet plan that consists of a variety of fruits and vegetables each day. The more variation in colorful foods the better. Your immune system will be running smooth with a healthy diet. And, be sure to avoid all the unhealthy foods and beverages during the Holiday season.

um, that's my seat!

Fat Incites....(read it here)..

How many times has this happened to you? I have been on both sides of this debate, and neither is fun!

The Fat Gap, Obesity Trends And Diets

There is no doubt that without a change in our diet plan in order to reverse the obesity trend we will see many health problems grow exponentially over the next decade. That would naturally put a strain on the monies spent on health care.

Americans are falling into three gaps that threaten personal health and national solvency. Unless we reverse the trend, 43 percent of Americans will be overweight or obese by 2018, and the nation will spend $344 billion to address health-related problems.

The fat gap, a term coined by British researchers, refers to the discrepancy between how individuals see themselves and the number on the bathroom scale. Evidently, our notion of what constitutes being overweight or obese has been supersized because those around us—friends, family and colleagues—have similarly supersized their bodies.

In a British study reported Sept 2009, in the Telegraph, only 1 person in 10 identified themselves as being obese, when in fact 1 in 4 was obese (roughly 30 or more pounds overweight).  As a result, "Ten million Brits are unaware they are obese because being fat is now seen as the 'norm.'"  This lack of awareness unwittingly places the individual at risk for medical problems triggered by obesity.

In the United States, 2 out of 3 adults are overweight or obese. And since there is no reason to believe that our self-perception skills are more acute than those of our cousins in England, we can assume that millions of Americans are unaware that they are similarly at risk for medical problems associated with surplus weight.

The fat gap is triggering a generation gap that is reversing decades of improvements in the health of seniors. For the first time in decades, Americans currently in their 60s are going to suffer more disabilities and medical problems—leading to a loss of independence—than did the preceding generations.

Researchers report this disturbing trend in a study funded by the National Institute on Aging reported in the November 2009 issue of the American Journal of Public Health. Seniors who grew up in the 1920s and 1930s enjoyed healthier food (junk food had yet to be introduced) and regularly participated in physical exercise in schools. They may also have worked in jobs that required physical effort. These and other factors have tended to protect their health.

In contrast, the biggest factor contributing to the declining health of the next generation of seniors is the expanding rate of obesity. Those who are overweight or obese strain their joints and cardiovascular systems, and they are more susceptible to diabetes and stroke. Consequently, even if the members of this generation survive a heart attack or stroke, they may be left with disabilities.

The decline in health may increase as future generations with even higher rates of obesity reach their senior years. In 2018, researchers predict that 43 percent of Americans will be obese.

Diabetes has already reached epidemic proportions among children, and 70 percent of adults 65 and older are either diabetic or prediabetic, which means they are on their way to being diabetic unless lifestyle changes are undertaken.

The explanation for the rising incidence of obesity may be related to yet another phenomenon—the appetite gap. The appetite gap is the discrepancy between what the body needs to maintain a normal weight and a sense of satiety that triggers an end to eating. If food doesn’t trigger a sense of having eaten enough, individuals keep eating even though they may already have consumed more calories than required to maintain their weight.

The results of an experiment with rats, reported in the September 2009 issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation, attempt to explain the chemistry behind appetite gaps. Rats fed a diet high in saturated fat for only three days—comparable to a human eating cheeseburgers and French fries for three days—showed a reduction in the hormones that trigger a sense of satiety.

Eating a diet high in saturated fats increased the appetites of the rats and these findings raised an interesting question: why would consuming saturated fat trigger a craving for more fat? Logic tells us that the opposite should occur: if the rat ate copious amounts of fat, the rat should feel satisfied. That the biochemical mechanism would trigger a craving for more fat seems counterintuitive. (Interestingly enough, healthy fats, such as those found in olive oil, did not suppress the satiety hormones.)

If a diet high in saturated fats produces weight gain in rats and the body chemistry of rats is similar to that of humans, then the growing epidemic of human obesity would be understandable. Saturated fats are common in many American foods—from fatty cuts of meat, bacon and processed meats to cookies, cakes, ice cream and muffins. Consuming these foods may be triggering a craving for even more fatty food and contributing to the rising level of obesity.

The mystery of the appetite gap remains unsolved pending further investigation. (source)

Bottom line: Unless we start shifting to a diet that is more plant based instead of fast food based, we will be slowly putting our lifespan on the decline. A diet plan should include plenty of raw, ripened, whole food fruits and vegetables, without the fried fast foods so readily available. Without getting obesity under control, we face a tremendous strain - financially, physically and mentally. Here  are a few recommendations:

Eating a generous amount of fruits and vegetables (add Juice Plus + too)

Consuming healthy fats such as olive oil and canola oil

Using herbs and spices instead of salt to flavor foods

Eating small portions of nuts

Drinking red wine, in moderation, for some

Consuming very little red meat

Eating fish or shellfish at least twice a week

If you need a weight loss plan, go to The Vice Busting Diet Plan. For added nutrients, use Juice Plus +.

WHO knew? McDonalds and Coca-Cola tied to the most obese countries in the world..DUH!

With the WHO (World Health Organization) latest obesity report, America has landed in at #3 as the worlds Fattest people closely followed by Germany. There was a real outright winner in America Samoa with 93.5% of its people being overweight or Obese.

Samoa and Kiribati,(second at 81.5%)  both south pacific island countries, blame the impact of people traveling overseas and bringing back food recipes and food from other countries. Since 1964 the intake of foreign food into these countries has increased  by over 700% with most of this food a direct conflict to their normal Traditional diet of native foods high in complex carbohydrates and low in fat, such as bananas, taro root, coconut, yams, and fish and seafood.

America by sheer population size of over 300 million people means that there are over 198 million people in the US who are over weight or obese. The sheer strain on the health system in America and the amount of taxes Americans will have to pay just to pay hospital costs of weight related health issues must surly be a major concern to Americans as they skyrocket into the biggest eating, smoking, prescription drug nation in the universe. How can any nation be economically sound when in excess of 66% of its population are obese and will have self inflicted health issues just based on their diet intake. All things aside, you cannot just laugh this off as a fast food fad, as this has to be directly attributed to lifestyle choices by individuals and the health education of generations of children. In the mid 1960's, just 24% of Americans were over weight.

The small south pacific nations of Samoa and Kiribati are pin heads on a blanket compared to the health issues Americans and all the other countries in the top 10 have to face. All 8 other countries in the top 10, are above 61% and come in at just under 750 million people.

Top 10 list below(of population that's overweight):

1) American Samoa, 93.5 percent

Food imports to blame

(from Julia: OK, let's look a bit more closely at WHY and what "imported foods" are to blame: http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=8692 This article clearly states that American Samoa's McDonald's francises are #1 in the WORLD, beating 30,000 other franchises! #1 in sales = #1 in Obesity. Please try to rationalize this one Ronald McDonald! Sure, there is NO tie between fast food and Obesity...NOT!  http://www.jaunted.com/maps/Most-Shocking-McDonalds-Locations

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_with_McDonald%27s_franchises There is almost a McDonalds everywhere on Earth! almost! give them time...they will dominate every country.

and American Samoa IS a US Territory! IT is basically US and all food is imported, DUH, and we are bringing a LOT of Coca-Cola and other soft drinks there! Coca-cola goes hand in hand with McDonalds and they are WHY the people there are getting FAT just like US! http://www.reeis.usda.gov/web/areera/plans/2005/As/Combined.AS.pdf

Clearly, the US and our American Samoa dependant are #1 and #3 in Obesity because of McDonalds and Coca-Cola. Bannish them, end Obesity!)

2) Kiribati, 81.5 percent

Food imports to blame

3) U.S., 66.7 percent

Health experts attribute the rise to an over-production of oil, fat and sugar by subsidizing farming and food production. Food manufacturers were paid by governments to include these products in larger quantities to support the farmers. Obesity was considered an acceptable result of this.

4) Germany, 66.5 percent

Governments are blaming the usual suspects: beer, fatty processed foods and lack of physical and sporting activities.

5) Egypt, 66 percent

Egypt blames processed food imports, which created poorer eating habits and the nations lack of sporting programs due to cultural and religious taboos

6) Bosnia-Herzegovina, 62.9 percent

WHO blames smoking, drinking and eating cheap processed foods high in calories unhealthy and low in nutritional value.

7) New Zealand, 62.7 percent

Watching television is said to be the cause rather than what they ate. Those who were overweight at the age of 26 were those who watched TV the most. Some how I think it is what they ate in front of the TV, and not the TV.

8) Israel, 61.9 percent

Obesity is highest in Arab women, and their lower level of education is to blame, so say the Israeli Government.

9) Croatia, 61.4 percent

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in Croatia. They blame the globalization of the food market and the import of excessive amounts of processed foods. Croatian men are more obese than Croatian women, according to statistics.

10) United Kingdom, 61 percent

British living in low-incoming housing eating takeaways and playing computer games is said to be the blame. The UK is in the bottom 3 countries in Europe as far as physical exercise go.  To combat this, the UK has just embarked on a healthy food program for schools and is spending several hundred billion dollars on sporting facilities to encourage a healthy lifestyle.

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The worlds is in a heap of trouble! If we could ever eliminate fast food and soft drinks from human consumption I think that we would end the global obesity pandemic. Sadly, I doubt that will ever happen. we are talking about two of the most powerful most successful companies on the planet that are behind these products; Coca-Cola and McDonalds--and they aren't the only ones--Pepsi, Burger King, Jack in the Box and others. Cheap food and drinks with zero nutritional value, dense in calories and able to provide inexpensive food/drinks to the poorest of areas. There really is no stopping them.

So, what CAN we do? Eat LESS of them less often and still feel full and minimize the effect they have on blood sugar so we can atleast try to keep diabetes etc at bay. But HOW to do that? The best discovery to ever come along that could serve to balance out the crazy food world we now live in is PGX. PolyGlycoPlex, a novel complex the helps you feel full faster, feel full longer and eat less--and more importantly helps normalize blood sugar levels. For an obese world, this is like the Nobel prize, hit it out of the ball park, triple crown winning end all be all "cure" for what ails us! It's that good! My challenge? How to get the word out to the World. www.PGX.com to learn more.

And we know that 95% of Americans, and likely the rest of mankind don't eat enough fruits and vegetables. While eating MORE of them must be the goal and solution to our health crisis, bridging the gap between what actually are eating and what we should be consuming is possible. "If you can't, won't or don't eat 9-13 servings of raw fresh fruits and vegetables a day; take JUICE PLUS!" Dr. Isadore Rosenfeld; HouseCalls w/ Dr. Rosenfeld on FoxNews. www.JPSupplement.com to learn more.

Thanksgiving Diet For Weight Loss

Ah, if only life could be so easy - have a Thanksgiving feast and lose weight. Well, it's not. But you may have another diet plan option for the Holidays.

New research has recently emerged that suggests that alternate-day fasting may be an incredibly effective method for weight loss.  The study was far from large but the preliminary results are rather surprising.

Some may say surprising because fasting has very recently been considered by many a sure way to slow down your metabolism.  It was commonly believed that you must eat 5 to 6 small meals per day and track every calorie consumed in order to lose weight.

When it was generally proven that fasting did not, in fact, slow down your metabolism like once thought, the next reason many used to not fast was because it isn't sustainable.  As soon as you stopped fasting, you would gain the weight right back.  Eventually, you would have to eat again, right?

This is where alternate-day fasting, also known as intermittent fasting, comes in to play.  The concept is incredibly simple.  You have a fasting day and a non-fasting day.  On the fasting day, eat whatever you want between noon and 2:00 (two hours).  Your calories will naturally fall in the 500-800 calorie range.  On your non-fasting day, eat whatever you want, whenever you want.

There are some dos and don'ts that go with this plan:

• Do exercise. High intensity training is the best for burning fat but some exercise is better than no exercise. As with any other weight loss program, you will want to minimize muscle loss. The best way to do this is by resistance training (lifting weights).
• Do not fast on consecutive days. Choose your fasting days wisely: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday or Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday.
• Do eat whatever you want on your non-fasting day. This may seem to fly in the face of what you know about dieting but don't track your calories and don't try to restrict them. Just eat normally!
• Do not attempt to go completely without calories on your fasting day. Calories are your body's energy source and to restrict your intake more than suggested will leave your energy tank on empty. (source)

With the Thanksgiving holidays rapidly approaching, you will be entering the time period where weight loss efforts go to die.  Alternate-day fasting gives you a possible alternative to the traditional guilt you experience after the gluttonous turkey dinner.  If you choose your fasting days wisely you can still enjoy your holidays and also continue to lose weight.  At the very least, maybe you better your chances of not packing on a couple of extra pounds.

Bottom Line: Eat healthy whether it's a Holiday or not. You will have a much easier time staying on track and sticking with a healthy diet than eating unhealthy, feasting for a few days, then expecting to go back to a healthy lifestyle. The key to weight loss that is permanent is sticking with a healthy way of life, always. Ok, one slice of pumpkin pie, but keep the portions of everything else small. And, eat slow. You'll feel like you're having more than you are.

Ways to A Healthy Heart, A Healthy Weight Loss Plan

Being a healthy weight is the first sign that you're at less risk of heart disease. If you need a weight loss plan for developing a healthy lifestyle, check out The Vice Busting Diet Plan, because heart disease (including stroke) is the leading cause of death for both men and women. And although you can’t combat every risk factor (such as family history, age, race), there are things you can do to avoid falling prey to heart disease - simple ways to help keep your heart in tip-top shape, and that includes being a healthy weight.

The following five tips are key to preventing heart disease and getting you on your way to a happy, healthy heart!

Step 1:  Get Physical
We all know that exercise is crucial to weight loss and weight control, but it is also extremely important when it comes to heart health. Regular exercise can reduce your risk of fatal heart disease by nearly 25 percent. Not only that, but when you combine exercise with other measures, such as maintaining a healthy weight, the benefits are even greater.

What does exercise do for your heart? Regular physical activity increases the blood flow to your heart and strengthens your heart’s contractions so that your heart can pump more blood with less effort. In addition, the weight control benefits of regular exercise can reduce your chances of developing other conditions that put your heart in danger, such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes. And finally, physical activity has been shown to reduce stress, which is another factor of heart disease.

How much is enough? Federal guidelines currently suggest that you get 30-60 minutes of moderately intense physical activity most days of the week. However, every little bit helps so don’t throw in the towel if you can’t meet those guidelines. And not all of that has to be running on the treadmill or attending a cardio class. Even everyday chores like housework, gardening and walking the dog count as physical activity. To obtain greater benefits, however, experts recommend increasing the duration, intensity and frequency of your workouts.

Step 2:  Eat (and Drink) Right for your Heart

You know what’s coming . . . don’t you? Mom always said “eat your fruits and vegetables.” Well, she wasn’t wrong! Eating a diet of fruits, vegetables, whole grains and low-fat dairy products can help protect your heart (and since most people don't get enough, we recommend Juice Plus+®). Additonally legumes, low-fat protein choices and certain types of fish can reduce your risk of heart disease. Most of us probably don’t come close to getting enough of the good stuff, so try to work your way up to five to ten servings of fruits and vegetables per day.

So, that’s what you should eat. What about what you shouldn’t? The obvious answer for most of us is FAT. But not all fats are completely bad. In fact omega-3 fatty acids, which are a type of polyunsaturated fat, may actually decrease your risk of a heart attack and lower blood pressure as well as protect against irregular heartbeats. Omega-3’s are present in certain types of fish, certain “oils” (including flaxseed, walnut, soybean and canola) and a variety of nutritional supplements.

But the fat of the matter is, there are bad fats as well. Saturated and trans fats increase the risk of coronary artery disease by raising blood cholesterol levels. Recent studies have revealed that trans fat may actually be worse than saturated fat because it both raises LDL (bad) cholesterol and lowers LDL (good) cholesterol. The goal is to try to stay away from both of these kinds of fats. Sources of saturated fat include beef, butter, cheese, milk and coconut and palm oils. Sources of trans fat include deep-fried fast foods, bakery products, packaged snack foods, margarines and crackers.

Now onto the beverage section of Step 2 – alcohol. While recent health buzz has indicated that alcohol may actually be good for your heart, remember those benefits will only result if you drink in moderation. That is, no more than two drinks a day for men and one a day for women. Any more than that and your alcohol consumption becomes a danger to your heart health.

Step 3:   Weigh In

As we get older, we tend to put on a few pounds each year. It may not seem like a lot, but as those pounds add up year after year you significantly increase your chances of high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes.

But alas, the debate rages on – what is considered a “healthy” weight? One way to know is to calculate your BMI or body mass index to determine if you have a high percentage of body fat. BMI’s of 25 and higher are linked to an increased risk of heart disease and stroke and higher blood pressure. Because the BMI does not necessarily take into consideration one’s muscle mass (muscle weighs more than fat and may throw off the accuracy of the measurement), another simple way to determine if you’re at a healthy weight is to measure your waist. A measurement of 40 or greater in men and 35 or greater in women is an indication that you are overweight.

Don’t fret – just as it took years to add on those pounds, it may take time to shed them. But even minimal weight loss can be beneficial to your heart health. Lowering your body weight by just 10 percent can decrease your blood pressure, lower your cholesterol level and reduce your risk of diabetes.

Step 4:   Butt Out

It would seem this step is an obvious one – if you smoke, stop; if you don’t smoke, don’t start. But many of us don’t realize just how bad smoking can be for the heart.  Sharonne Hayes, M.D., who is a cardiologist and director of the Women’s Heart Clinic at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, advises that quitting smoking (or never starting) is “the most powerful, preventable risk factor for heart disease.”

Tobacco smoke contains a whopping 4,800-plus chemicals, which damage your heart and blood vessels by making them more vulnerable to narrowing of the arteries (which can eventually lead to a heart attack). Not only that, but the nicotine in cigarette smoke makes your heart work harder by constricting blood vessels and increasing your heart rate and blood pressure. The carbon monoxide in cigarette smoke replaces some of the oxygen in your blood which in turn raises blood pressure by forcing your heart to work harder to supply much-needed oxygen.

If you’re a woman, and you take birth control and smoke, you are at much more of a risk of having a heart attack. This risk increases with age, especially for women over 35.

Don’t lose hope, though. When you quit smoking, your risk of heart disease drops dramatically within just one year, no matter how long or how much you smoked.

Step 5:   Visit Your Doc From Time to Time

So by this step you know that high blood pressure and high cholesterol can damage your cardiovascular system and increase your risk of heart disease. But unless you get tested for these conditions, you probably don’t know that you may be at risk. (source)

It’s fairly standard whenever you go to the doctor to get your blood pressure checked, but if you’re not in the doc’s office very often make sure you’re getting checked at least every two years. If you have had high blood pressure in the past, or have other risk factors for cardiovascular disease, you should have more frequent checks. The goal is to have blood pressure of 120/80 or less.

While blood pressure checks are routine, cholesterol checks usually aren’t. Adults should have their cholesterol checked at least once every five years. Again, if you have other risk factors or a family history of heart disease, you should get checked more often.

If you need a weight loss plan to help you start living a healthy lifestyle, then check out The Vice Busting Diet Plan.

Dangerous Diet May Provide Weight Loss, But...

Many companies have marketed HCG, known as Human Chorionic Gonadotropin, as a way to provide weight loss and help you get to a desired and comfortable weight. Kevin Trudeau made this approach famous most recently, but it actually first appeared in the 1950s and promised up to 1 pound of weight loss per day!. Well, now it is making a comeback, known as the HCG diet.

Juice Plus

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Add the vegetables with carrots, parsley, beets, kale, broccoli, cabbage, spinach, and tomato and you've got the vegetable juice plus product, that is a healthy weight loss plan and diet plan that supports your health! It helps you get nutrients you need. When I have fresh fruits and vegetables, I feel good, but I don't always get enough. I also recommend Juice Plus if you don't have the ability to organize your meals as you start your diet plan. One hundred percent of people that have used our weight loss plan dont' get the proper nutrition they need which is why we recommend this product, not as a substitute for good nutrition, but an addition to their diet until they can stick to their healthy diet plan. But the one way to add more fruits and vegetables is to add more nutrition to your diet plan and weight loss plan. With this supplement, the sugar and water are removed through a drying process that leaves you with the healthy nutrients you need! Try Juice Plus today! Like our Weight loss plan that is a doctor approved diet plan, this is a healthy choice. Juice Plus is endorsed by healthy dieters around the world and many doctors who have 'prescribed' it for their patient's diet. You can always lose weight, but are you doing it the healthy way? Oprah's Dr. Mehmet Oz knows that a diet is temporary but a healthy lifestyle with a healthy diet plan in place is for good. Even Juice plus+ is made from the juice of oranges, apples, cherries, and several other fruits and vegetables, and that gives it a lot of nutrition when a cup of lemon is added. Add fountain water without some breville and juice fountain, although the nutrients from fruits and other juice is the convenient way to get added nutrition and is convenient even if you have a good eating plan. When I can't have those healthy and fresh products, I use juice plus, and juice nsa plus is a way to get healthy. If you are a distributor juice plus, then you can save some money on your products. The juice plus scam sites that we see does not hold much credence - the argument doesn't hold water, that is. Logic dictates that it is a good supplement, and no outrageous claims are made. The only claim made is what it is, is what it is and that most people don't eat enough fruits and vegetables. But those MLM watch sites mislead the public. Of course, anything good will always have its detractors. You may have read a juice plus review that is similar to acai juice plus. If you are interested in any product and you want to learn if there are any benefits, then look at the research. Breville fountain juice is not one of the things that is available, but a healthy weight loss plan can be found at the Julia Havey website for motivation, education, and inspiration. There is another common product by Breville -it's a fountain of juice products that have health benefits. If you have a complaint with those who make the product, then any distributor for nsa can help you. Noni plus is not something you want to try in place of juice plus. Every single ingredient in juice plus has fiber and can be found in the capsules. Don't get ebay jp+ because you can't be sure of the quality. You may use it to find a weight loss plan for healthy eating for you diet, but don't expect to get a quality product. If you look for the capsules or the pills - don't be confused it's not a weight loss plan that is going to provide you with the necessary steps to lose weight the healthy way. Be sure to also consider the Juice Plus Thins, the Vineyard blend, and even the Gummy. There is dog juice plus and cat juice plus, too and we have found it healthy for our pets - their skin problem cleared up. Use juice plus for any pregnancy as a perfect alternative to most vitamins on the market. There is a juice plus study, actually many, that validate the quality and effectiveness of the nutrition. Juice Plus+ is made by juicing 17 different fruits and vegetables, then with a cup of vitamins and a tablespoon of apples, you get a healthy start. When you start with a juice, and then you add another, you get a healthy combination. Juice plus is made with an orange, a lot of orange juice, that gives it a lot of nutrition when a cup of results and lemon is added. Also, there are many weight loss plans out there, but the one that most people agree is the best is a Juice Plus addition to your diet plan. If you have used juice plus in the past, you know that it supports a healthy and fit lifestyle! When I have fresh fruits and vegetables in my diet plan, I know I'm going to be healthy, but sometimes we just don't get enough. And one sure way to add more nutrition is with juice plus.

This diet causes the body to think it is pregnant, and is being used by men and women alike. So far, users are delighted with the results. Is there reason for concern?

This is an extreme diet. Dieters are permitted to eat only 500 very regulated calories per day. In addition, they either take a daily injection,use drops under the tongue, or use a compounded cream rub of HCG (Human chorionic gonadotropin, a hormone produced during pregnancy by the developing embryo.

The reason the diet works is, of course, because of the extremely low caloric intake, plus the body's interpretation that there is a baby that must be furnished nutrients, even at the expense of the parent. The few calories that are taken into the body, plus nutrients that are stored in fat rather than lean muscle cells, are funneled to the growing embryo.

Leading to the popularity of the diet is the fact that it does not attack muscle mass, but does drain fat cells of unwanted but nutrient rich adipose tissue.

The reason that this diet is so potentially dangerous, aside from the very low, near starvation, caloric intake is that the diet can cause vitamin deficiencies and electrolyte imbalances.

Most dieters report that they do not feel hungry because of the HCG, and the way the body adapts to pregnancy. Of course, there is almost no chance, if you follow the prescribed diet and hormone regimen, that you will not lose weight.

If you choose to go the injection route, this diet can cost up to $150 per month, if you can find a doctor or medical facility that will administer the hormone injections.

The compounded cream rubs and under tongue drops are advertised all over the internet at competing prices. Again, you should be very wary of purchasing any type of hormones via the internet, when you really have no way of knowing exactly what you are getting.

Doctors, the AMA, and most medical practitioners do warn that this is a very dangerous diet. If you decide to go on this diet, be warned that it should be for very short durations only.

Notes: This is not an endorsement for or a suggestion to avoid this type of diet. But the first thing you've got to keep in mind is that no matter how you lose weight, you've got to feed your body healthy nutrients...to support your health.  Losing weight is one issue, but health is the real goal. If you want to read more from the Trudeau, site, you can click here.

Otherwise, for a sensible weight loss plan, check out the Vice Busting Diet Plans.

Too Fat to live? We're getting there!

as reported on MSNBC: WASHINGTON - Obesity causes more than 100,000 cases of cancer in the United States each year — and the number will likely rise as Americans get fatter, researchers said on Thursday.

Having too much body fat causes nearly half the cases of endometrial cancer — a type of cancer of the uterus — and a third of esophageal cancer cases, the American Institute for Cancer Research said.

Cancer is the second-leading cause of death in the United States after heart disease. The American Cancer Society projects that 1.47 million people will be diagnosed with cancer this year and 562,000 will die of it.

More than 26 percent of Americans are obese, defined as having a body mass index of 30 or higher. BMI is equal to weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared. A person 5 feet 5 inches tall becomes obese at 180 pounds (82 kg).

Additionally, nearly a third of Americans are overweight, defined as having a BMI of 25 to 30.

The study combined findings from AICR research linking diet, physical activity and fatness with cancer risk with national surveys on obesity and cancer incidence.

"We then worked out the percentage of those specific cancers that would be prevented if everyone in the United States maintained a healthy weight," the group said in a statement.

Here are some of its estimates of cancer types that could be prevented annually if Americans stayed slender:

• Esophageal - 35 percent of cases or 5,800 people
• Pancreatic - 28 percent or 11,900
• Gallbladder - 21 percent or 2,000
• Colon - 9 percent or 13,200
• Breast - 17 percent or 33,000
• Endometrium - 49 percent or 20,700
• Kidney - 24 percent or 13,900

In July, federal and other researchers estimated that obesity-related diseases account for nearly 10 percent of all medical spending in the United States or an estimated $147 billion a year.

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Juice Plus+ is made by juicing 17 different fruits and vegetables into a vitamin supplement all in a capsule form. A cup of other vitamins and a tablespoon of apples and many other fruits, all for health. When you start with a juice from a fruit or vegetable, and then you add others, you get a healthy mix of nutrients with the water and sugars removed. But when you dry the mix, you are left with the nutrients and that is what goes into a Juice Plus+ Capsule. Juice Plus. The sugar and water are removed through a drying process that leaves you with all the healthy nutrients. Do you know the juices from which the fruit juice plus blend is made? Apples, oranges, pineapples, cranberries, peaches, cherries, and papaya juice - and that's just the fruit juices! Add the vegetables with carrots, parsley, beets, kale, broccoli, cabbage, spinach, and tomato and you've got the vegetable juice plus product, that can be added to a Medifast diet planis a healthy product that supports your health! It helps you get nutrients you need. When I have fresh fruits and vegetables, I feel good, but I don't always get enough. So the only one way to add more fruits and vegetables is to add more nutrition to your diet or weight loss plan. With this supplement, the sugar and water are removed through a drying process that leaves you with the healthy nutrients you need. Try Juice Plus today! And if you need to lose weight, plan on using for 12 weeks to get you on track. Get started with this healthy diet plan and lose weight and feel great! This is a meal plan with healthy foods that will help you with your weight loss diet plan. Use the Vice Busting Diet with it and you'll be on your way to a healthy lifestyle. This is a doctor approved plan, and is a recommended by thousands of professionals and dieters alike. A diet and weight loss plan that is endorsed by healthy dieters around the world will make you feel confident that you can lose weight and are you doing it the healthy way. Oprah's Dr. Mehmet Oz explains how a diet is temporary but a plan with a healthy lifestyle plan in place is the way to solve the problem. Even Juice plus+ is made from the juice from oranges and the juice, that gives it a lot of nutrition when a cup of results and lemon is added. Add fountain water without some breville and juice fountain, although fruits and other juice is the convenient way to get nutrients but many convenient even if you have apple juice. When I can't have those healthy and fresh products, I use juice plus vitamin, and juice nsa plus is a way to get healthy with juice plus vitamin, so if you are a distributor juice plus, then the gummies juice plus is juice plus supplement. The juice plus scam that we see does not hold much credence, but it is a problem. You may have read a juice plus review that is similar to acai juice plus. If you are interested in any juice plus product and you want to learn if there are any benefits, then look at the juice plus research. Breville fountain juice plus is not one of the things that is available, but a diet is healthy and supported when you add nutrients - found at www.jpsupplement.com. There is another common product by Breville -it's a fountain of products that have health benefits similar to those from the juice. If you have a complaint with any of our products, then any consultant or distributor can help you. Our goal is to help reverse the obesity trend by motivating others to make healthy choices. That way their health will improve, and so will their diet and lifestyle. You can't have weight loss without improving your lifestyle. And nutrient from the juice of several different fruits and vegetables will support that effort. Every single ingredient juice plus has fiber juice plus and can be found in the capsules. Don't get ebay juice plus because you can't be sure of the quality. You may use to find inc juice nsa plus for you diet, but don't expect to use a breville fountain. If you look for the capsules or the pills - don't be confused it's not a weight loss plan, Dr Oz Diet, be sure to consider thins, the vineyard, and even the gummy. There is no longer a gummy juice plus, too. Use juice plus for any pregnancy as a perfect alternative to most vitamins on the market. There is a juice plus study, actually many that validate the quality and effectiveness of the nutrition. Again, don't be afraid to try Vice Busting for 12 weeks to get going in the direction of health. There are many weight loss plans out there, but the one that most people agree is the best has been supported by doctors like Dr. Mehmet Oz, Dr. David Katz - weight loss diet plan called The Vice Busting Diet. If you have used medifast endorsed by doctors such as Dr Oz, then you know it's a weight loss plan that is healthy, and if followed will lead to a permanent healthy and fit lifestyle! When I have fresh fruits and vegetables in my diet plan, I know I'm going to be healthy, but sometimes we just don't get enough. And one sure way to add more nutrition to your juice diet

OK, that is amazing information, it would be next to impossible to ignore it.Clearly we have to solve the Obesity problem, But, HOW do we solve it? There are atleast 100 different "diets" out there that all promise you fantastic results, some with no effort, some in little time and some even say you can keep eating everything that you currently are; and still lose weight. Great promises but few deliver on that promise.

I think the time has come that we must put aside old solutions to the fat crisis and try a more reasonable approach; changing the person from the inside out! NOT "who" the person is buy rather the lifestyle choices that they make everyday--the little things.

If I ran the world, and sadly I do not and likely won't soon enough to fix all the problems (not that I could even given the power, but I sure would love a shot at it!), I would start every person with weight issues on the following:

Day 1: drink 1/2 your body weight in fluid ounces of water,doing so in small sips throughout the course of the day. Do this EVERYDAY for the rest of your life! Good news: as you weigh less, you can drink less!!!

Week 2. Start consuming more raw fresh fruits and vegetables. We should eat anywhere from 7-13 servings of them a day. Most people, in fact 95% of people dont! There is a way to bridge the gap between what we actually eat and what we should--to quote Dr. Isadore Rosenfeld: "Take Juice Plus!" This isn't a habit I want you to do only while "on" your diet", I want you to find any way you can to get more fresh fruits and vegetables into your diet. NOTHING is going to help improve your health better. And again, if you are having trouble eating enough, increase it by taking Juice Plus every day!

Week 4. FAST exit from Fast Food places! You have got to start eating REAL foods. unprocessed, unrefined, as close to nature intended REAL food! LOVE the signs at amimal habitates "The animal's diet consists of...." it does NOT say "the animal's short term restricted caloric intake constists of.....". Eat the foods indicative to your specie and in the proper amounts!

Week 5. Hunger!!! You are doing 2 things really well by now, but you are starting to slip back into your old routine and habits--gotta do something to take the curb off your appetite, feel full and keep that full feeling longer; control your brain as it were so that it stops telling YOU that you are hungry all the time and the only way to do that is to control your blood sugar levels.  I encourage you to try a novel complex of polysaccarides that I have been using. I have been "on" it for about 6 months and I swear by it! Not only do I swear by it, many of my readers participated in a 'beyond vice busting" focus group with me where after we busted #1, 2 and 3, we added this, PGX to our daily regime and everyone lost weight and much more than they would have if they only vice busted--which is nothing to sneeze at either! Val M. lost 185 pounds in 17 months w/ Vice Busting! Learn more by going to PGX.com

 

   

 

 

Week 6. And finally....MOVE IT to LOSE it! The weight isn't going to just fall of you folks, you have to increase your daily output of calories , of energy.......fat burn! Get a pedometer and wear it, if you aren't doing 10,000 steps a day, start doing so but get there gradually most importantly STAY at that level,never go under it again. And then, once to that level challenge yourself to see how much more can you do? Add weights, classes, biking,hiking.......just move it!

OHMYGOSH!!! Imagine,you do these simple things, you WILL loose weight. YOU lose weight and according to the study above, you will decrease your risk of some of these cancers! Not to mention that you will look better, feel better, be sexier....what a great life ahead of you!! GO GIRL--and guy!

Diet Soda Is Not A Good Alternative To 'Regular'

When trying to achieve a weight loss goal, many people will think naturally that a soft drink that is 'diet' will be ok, versus one that is not. Afterall, you're not getting the calories from it so it must be ok, right? Well, actually no. In fact, we've been saying this - along with hundreds of other, even more credible, people - that the diet version is just as bad... if not, WORSE!  Why is that so? Well, there are a number of logical reasons that come to mind - the fact that chemicals are added to fool your taste buds into believing it's almost as good as 'regular'. Chemicals that many studies show to be...mmm, bad. Then there's the part about the mental desire to consume soda but one step down from the utlimate desired drink will be...well, the next best thing. Some day, that isn't going to be the case. The best thing will eventually win...again and again. So, what new study is there now telling us that the diet variety is possibly harmful to you in other ways? Here it is --

Juice Plus+ is made by juicing 17 different fruits and vegetables into a vitamin supplement all in a capsule form. A cup of other vitamins and a tablespoon of apples and many other fruits, all for health. When you start with a juice from a fruit or vegetable, and then you add others, you get a healthy mix of nutrients with the water and sugars removed. But when you dry the mix, you are left with the nutrients and that is what goes into a Juice Plus+ Capsule. Juice Plus. The sugar and water are removed through a drying process that leaves you with all the healthy nutrients. Do you know the juices from which the fruit juice plus blend is made? Apples, oranges, pineapples, cranberries, peaches, cherries, and papaya juice - and that's just the fruit juices! Add the vegetables with carrots, parsley, beets, kale, broccoli, cabbage, spinach, and tomato and you've got the vegetable juice plus product, that can be added to a Medifast diet planis a healthy product that supports your health! It helps you get nutrients you need. When I have fresh fruits and vegetables, I feel good, but I don't always get enough. So the only one way to add more fruits and vegetables is to add more nutrition to your diet or weight loss plan. With this supplement, the sugar and water are removed through a drying process that leaves you with the healthy nutrients you need. Try Juice Plus today! And if you need to lose weight, plan on using for 12 weeks to get you on track. Get started with this healthy diet plan and lose weight and feel great! This is a meal plan with healthy foods that will help you with your weight loss diet plan. Use the Vice Busting Diet with it and you'll be on your way to a healthy lifestyle. This is a doctor approved plan, and is a recommended by thousands of professionals and dieters alike. A diet and weight loss plan that is endorsed by healthy dieters around the world will make you feel confident that you can lose weight and are you doing it the healthy way. Oprah's Dr. Mehmet Oz explains how a diet is temporary but a plan with a healthy lifestyle plan in place is the way to solve the problem. Even Juice plus+ is made from the juice from oranges and the juice, that gives it a lot of nutrition when a cup of results and lemon is added. Add fountain water without some breville and juice fountain, although fruits and other juice is the convenient way to get nutrients but many convenient even if you have apple juice. When I can't have those healthy and fresh products, I use juice plus vitamin, and juice nsa plus is a way to get healthy with juice plus vitamin, so if you are a distributor juice plus, then the gummies juice plus is juice plus supplement. The juice plus scam that we see does not hold much credence, but it is a problem. You may have read a juice plus review that is similar to acai juice plus. If you are interested in any juice plus product and you want to learn if there are any benefits, then look at the juice plus research. Breville fountain juice plus is not one of the things that is available, but a diet is healthy and supported when you add nutrients - found at www.jpsupplement.com. There is another common product by Breville -it's a fountain of products that have health benefits similar to those from the juice. If you have a complaint with any of our products, then any consultant or distributor can help you. Our goal is to help reverse the obesity trend by motivating others to make healthy choices. That way their health will improve, and so will their diet and lifestyle. You can't have weight loss without improving your lifestyle. And nutrient from the juice of several different fruits and vegetables will support that effort. Every single ingredient juice plus has fiber juice plus and can be found in the capsules. Don't get ebay juice plus because you can't be sure of the quality. You may use to find inc juice nsa plus for you diet, but don't expect to use a breville fountain. If you look for the capsules or the pills - don't be confused it's not a weight loss plan, Dr Oz Diet, be sure to consider thins, the vineyard, and even the gummy. There is no longer a gummy juice plus, too. Use juice plus for any pregnancy as a perfect alternative to most vitamins on the market. There is a juice plus study, actually many that validate the quality and effectiveness of the nutrition. Again, don't be afraid to try Vice Busting for 12 weeks to get going in the direction of health. There are many weight loss plans out there, but the one that most people agree is the best has been supported by doctors like Dr. Mehmet Oz, Dr. David Katz - weight loss diet plan called The Vice Busting Diet. If you have used medifast endorsed by doctors such as Dr Oz, then you know it's a weight loss plan that is healthy, and if followed will lead to a permanent healthy and fit lifestyle! When I have fresh fruits and vegetables in my diet plan, I know I'm going to be healthy, but sometimes we just don't get enough. And one sure way to add more nutrition to your juice diet

Diet soda may help keep your calories in check, but drinking two or more diet sodas a day may double your risk of declining kidney function, a new study shows.

Women who drank two or more diet sodas a day had a 30% drop in a measure of kidney function during the lengthy study follow-up, according to research presented Saturday at the annual meeting of the American Society of Nephrology in San Diego.

"Thirty percent is considered significant,'' says researcher Julie Lin, MD, MPH, assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and a staff physician at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. That's especially true, she says, because most study participants had well-preserved kidney function at the start of the study.

Diet Soda and Kidneys: Study Details
The researchers evaluated 3,256 women already participating in the Nurses' Health Study who had submitted dietary information, including their intake of sugary beverages -- sugar-sweetened drinks, sugar-sweetened soda, and artificially sweetened soda. Sugar-sweetened drinks included soda, fruit juices, punch, and iced tea.

Information was also available on measures of kidney function. Their median age was 67.

Lin's team looked at the cumulative average beverage intake, derived from food questionnaires completed in 1984, 1986, and 1990. The women replied whether they drank the beverages less than once a month, one to four times a month, two to six times weekly, once daily but less than twice, or twice a day or more often.

Diet Soda and Kidneys: Study Results
When the researchers compared kidney function of the women in 1989 and 2000, they found that 11.4% or 372 women had a kidney function decline of 30% or more. When they looked at the diet information, they found that the 30% decline in kidney function was associated with drinking two or more artificially sweetened sodas a day. This was true even after taking into account factors such as age, high blood pressure, diabetes, and physical activity. (read more if you like...)

BOTTOM LINE: You can't cut corners when it comes to good health. A diet rich in whole food fruits and vegetables, plenty of water, daily exercise - those are the ingredients to a healthy body. Add grattitude and a meaningful purpose in life and you've got a healthy life.

Healthy Diet And Habits For The Upcoming Holiday Season

Yes, already. The Holidays are just around the corner. In fact, many retailers had an early version of 'Black Friday' in order to get sales going and stimulate the economy. Well, there's no better time than the present to start promoting, reminding, and motivating you on the ways to stay healthy when everything and everyone seems to be suggesting otherwise. Here's some suggestions on ways to be healthy and stick to your healthy diet plan --

Have a healthy drink: Drink lots of herbal teas like chamomile, jasmine or herbal infusions made of tulsi, ginger and cinnamon. “Herbal teas help detox the body,” says Brunch columnist Dr Shikha Sharma. “They also help you get rid of that bloated feeling after a heavy meal or an evening of bingeing. Start your day with it and drink it through the day. Also, since you don’t need to add milk or sugar to herbal tea, it is ideal if you’re watching your weight.” Avoid drinks with too much juice plus the sugars will add too many calories. 

Cleanse your system: The main problem with social events is that almost everything you eat is either fried or high in salt or sugar. It is also a fact that we tend to overeat when we’re around family and friends. Another problem lies in the fact that nobody eats at the proper time. “After late nights, most of us feel sluggish in the morning due to toxins in the body. To take care of this, have one teaspoon of triphala powder with water or milk first thing in the morning. This helps combat problems like constipation or acidity,” suggests naturopath Yathaarth Sehajpal. “If you can manage it, eat one or two fresh amlas in the morning or mix amla with a juice. That will provide essential vitamins, keep your metabolism high and help remove toxins.”

Drink in moderation: By all means enjoy your drink, but exercise some control. “Try and prolong your drink so you don’t drink too much,” suggests Ishi Khosla, clinical nutritionist and director, Whole Foods. “Otherwise, after every drink, have either a glass of water or soda. Water will make you feel full and also take care of dehydration.” Khosla explains that when you feel dehydrated, you tend to eat more. “Drink 8-10 glasses of water a day as this will remove toxins, keep you hydrated and take care of hunger pangs,” she adds.

Smart snacking: Snacking is unavoidable at any social gathering. But snacks are usually deep fried or high in calories. So make smart choices. “If there is a choice between fried food and nuts, pick the nuts,” says Ishi Khosla. “Almonds are the best as they are low in cholesterol and provide you with a feeling of satiety. But you can also choose a handful of cashews, pistachios, walnuts or even peanuts. Also, start your day with a handful of almonds. They will give you all essential vitamins naturally.” If you have eaten too many snacks, avoid dinner or just eat salad or something non-vegetarian without the gravy.

Stock up on antioxidants: The easiest way to do this is to make green tea part of your routine. Start your day with it and drink it as often as you like every day. “Green tea is extremely rich in antioxidants, which not only help get rid of toxins but also boost your metabolism,” explains Niti Desai, consultant nutritionist at Cumballa Hill Hospital. “Green tea is also rich in flavanoids that help cut down cholesterol levels. So after a heavy meal, drink some green tea.”

Stay active: After a late night, it is usually difficult to get to the gym or even go for a walk. But experts say that even upping your activity levels will help you stay on course. “Make sure to walk more, even if it’s in the house or office or while shopping. Don’t just sit around,” suggests Reebok master trainer Nisha Varma. “Any activity is better than doing nothing at all. Enjoy your morning tea or coffee while walking. At a party, include games that require you and other guests to move around. Or just dance to Bollywood hits, which is great exercise and also a lot of fun.” Varma also suggests playing games with your kids. “Try frisbee or volleyball or any other outdoor game. This will help burn as many as 200 calories,” she explains. 

Balance your calories: If you are going to a party in the evening, eat light meals during the day. And after you’ve binged at night, balance your calories the next day. Instead of a regular breakfast, have fruit or a poached egg or yoghurt and fruit. Or just go on a fruit and vegetable juice diet for a day. (source)

Bottom line: Don't let the Holidays or any other occassion deter you from living healthy, eating healthy. The journey needs to be enjoyed without the repurcussions of unhealthy choices. Stick to a healthy diet, regular exercise, and plan to have two times when you will have a desert that you wouldn't normally eat otherwise. Or don't at all. The empowerment from overcoming what may be, or at least seem to be, an addiction will make you feel strong and be lasting. Good things come from making healthy choices.