2.  Fat will not make you fat but the wrong dietary fats will cause heart disease.

3.  High glycemic carbohydrates and sugars WILL make you fat.

4.  Control your blood sugar and insulin levels and you will control your weight.

Click here to read more by Dr. Ladd

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The purpose of this post is much deeper than a product sale. It’s about getting to the root cause of weight gain—glycemic stress and insulin resistance—and reversing the hold it has on your body. I’ve studied this subject extensively and written about it in Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom, The Wisdom of Menopause, and Mother-Daughter Wisdom, as well as in my newsletter and e-letter. And I know first hand that the RESET program works because it’s based on providing high-quality nutrients and balancing your blood sugar levels. This tells your body to release the fat it’s been storing, while helping you to kick your carb cravings.
So whether your goal is to lose weight or improve your health, following this program will make you feel great. And it also helps improve cardiovascular health and blood sugar control.  Click here to read more.

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Dr. Strand’s Healthy for Life program is phenomenal!
Click here to go to his online program.

When you decide you want to join, the 12 week program is regularly $49.95   However with my discount, you will save 20% off, making the 12 weeks only $39.96.  That is only $3.33 per week!  And much less expensive than the other programs out there!  Also, this is NOT a DIET!  It is a healthy eating plan with a side effect of losing weight and having more energy!

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This plan is not for everybody.  It is only for those who want to do something drastic to kick their metabolism out of neutral and get it moving forward toward your goal of a fit, healthy energetic life with the body you’ve been waiting for.  It is not going to be easy — but it only lasts for 5 days.  Can you do it???  (Dr. Strand’s “Healthy for Life” book is referred to in The Plan)

5 Day Plateau Blasting Plan

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Colorful, crisp sweet potato chips create a flavorful and low-fat substitute for the more familiar fried white potato chips.

Ingredient List (serves 4)

• 1 teaspoon fine-grained sea salt
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cayenne
• 1 pound sweet potatoes, scrubbed and peeled, if desired
• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 250F.
2. Combine salt and spices in mixing bowl.
3. Slice sweet potatoes paper-thin and toss lightly with oil. Toss potatoes with spice mixture until evenly coated. Arrange potatoes on wire grates sprayed with nonstick vegetable spray or on baking sheets fitted with parchment paper.
4. Bake for 2 hours, then turn off oven and let potatoes dry for 2 more hours or overnight. Alternately, dehydrate sweet potato slices in dehydrator according to manufacturer’s directions.

Nutritional Information

Per serving: Calories: 110, Protein: 1g, Total fat: 3g, Saturated fat: g, Carbs: 18g, Cholesterol: mg, Sodium: 590mg, Fiber: 3g, Sugars: 7g

Compliments of Vegetarian Times Issue: December 1, 2002

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I always get a pizza craving and this certainly satisfies it!  Don’t knock it until you try it!

Ingredients for crust:

• 3 cups cooked cauliflower (do not overcook – grate or chop fine)
• 3 cups low fat mozzarella cheese + 1 cup for the pizza topping
• 3 eggs
• 1 tablespoon of Italian or Pizza seasoning
• 1 15 ounce can of pizza sauce (make sure it is a healthy one by checking the label)
• Plus toppings of your choice.  Use anything you would normally put on a pizza, just be sure any meats selected are 90% lean.  My favorites are: green peppers, onions, mushrooms, banana peppers.

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees
• Spray sheet pan with PAM or line with non-stick foil
• Combine cauliflower, cheese, eggs and Italian or Pizza seasoning and press firmly into pan.
• Bake for 15-20 minutes until edges begin to brown and crust is firm to touch.
• Remove crust from oven, set oven to Broil.
• Spread sauce over entire crust and add toppings.
• Top with additional cheese.
• Broil just until cheese is melted.

DELICIOUS and very heart healthy!

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Do you have a health concern or disease?

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Let me know and I will email you recommendations from my paid subscription to Dr. Strand’s website.

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Here is a question to ponder that will give you insight about how to succeed at creating and maintaining a healthy lifestyle so you can reach your goals for feeling your personal best.

ASK YOURSELF…

How often do I have an excuse that keeps me from eating what is good for me,  getting exercise or being active?

Do I frequently try to justify why it is I can’t reach my goals?

Do I often feel worse when I don’t find a way to be active as I intended?

What do you learn from this?  

What are the excuses you usually make, and do you see a pattern?

How can you change your beliefs that are creating those excuses?

Do you really have to … ?

How can you get yourself to Just Do It – no discussion – no option, so you feel better about yourself and can overcome your mind’s trick to find excuses?

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Do you wish it was easier to eat healthier, be more active, reduce your stress or feel fulfilled?

Do you find the more you push yourself to be good and do what you should, the more you struggle, resist or give up?

Discover an easier way to get started, stay motivated and maintain progress with a change in mindset and fresh approach.
Sometimes the choices you make lead you even further away from your goals.  If this is something you struggle with, consider a free 15 minute coaching call.
Or join our 12 Week Weight Loss and Health Education Program and receive 12 weeks of my health coaching for FREE.

Incorporate healthy tips into your daily living.  It will bring you a renewed sense of vitality and well being…..greater contentment with where you are at…..more enthusiasm for where you are going…..and a restored sense of balance in your life minus the stress!

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Have you ever wondered what your purpose in life is?  Have you ever felt that you wanted to make a difference?  Our mission is to help improve the obesity and diabetes epidemic in our country.  What’s more important than your health?  Absolutely Nothing!  Not your business, not your boss, not your children.  When you lose your health….Everyone Suffers!

Our Purpose with the Healthy for Life™ program and the Shrink-A-Thon™ program is to educate on the importance of the achievement and maintenance of a healthy body weight through the adoption of increased healthy eating and physical activity. Our mission is based on the scientific evidence that obesity is not just an appearance problem; it is a condition that can lead to serious disease. Obesity is associated with five of the ten leading causes of death and disability in the United States — heart disease, some forms of cancer, type II diabetes, stroke, and hypertension (high blood pressure). By clearly defining obesity as a major public health issue, we are conducting a broad-based education initiative to encourage sensible eating and increased physical activity in all individuals and a modest weight loss in overweight individuals that can be maintained over time.

My Vision is to help 100,000 people and more have better health which in turn will make for healthier and happier individuals and families.  It is also my vision to raise cash for charities, which is much needed in these economic times.  The combination of increasing our health and raising money for charity is definitely a win-win situation.

My Philosophy is that each one of us is empowered to control our own personal health and quality of life through our daily choices. It is estimated that 70% of our health care costs are related to lifestyle. We believe that disease risks can be reduced, vitality can be improved, longevity can be enhanced and health care costs can be minimized through positive lifestyle choices.

With the soaring rates of obesity in this country, especially among children; we need to change our paradigm. Two-thirds of our country is considered overweight and/or obese, perhaps it is time to change our thinking and therefore our results. Participating in a Healthy for Life™ program or a Shrink-A-Thon™ program, signals that you are serious and ready to take action. For some this issue is a matter of life and death.