Live Long Naturally

MSG also known as Mood Swings Galore… I mean Monosodium glutamate. It was created to make fake food taste real and tasteless food tasty! Little do many know it is fed to mice for the study of obesity. Fast, processed, and packaged foods are loaded with it. It is chemically addicting! The empty calories lead people to buy and eat more, and this is just one reason why there are an ever growing number of overweight malnourished people.

Aside from causing many to have a difficult time controlling their emotions, it has been linked to Lupus, headaches, seizures, nervous system disorders, fibromyalgia, Diabetes (II), depression, brain damage, epilepsy, joint pain, insomnia, increased risk for heart attack and stroke, high BP, birth defects, and problems from young to old like ADHD to Alzheimer’s.

A few popular snack foods that have it

Doritos, Cheetos, Pringles, many other colored and flavored foods, chips, and jerky

Fast foods places that have enough glutamate to cause a reaction?

McDonald’s – 7 items on menu

Burger King – 8

KFC – 33

Some products labeled “natural” or non-MSG may also include hidden sources of MSG. Labels such as: natural flavorings, hydrolyzed soy protein, soy extract, hydrolyzed yeast, hydrolyzed vegetable proteins, autolyzed yeast, textured protein, soy sauce, protein isolate, modified corn starch, yeast extract, and modified food starch. The key is to read labels, possibly avoid buying products that contain. If eaten, eat in moderation.

A final note: MSG (and Aspartame) are excitotoxins, which basically means they (like crack cocaine) stimulate the nerve cells in the brain to death.

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Trick or treat? New Zealand residents are the first (and hopefully the last) bunch of guinea pigs to be fooled by McDonald’s and Weight Watchers apparent co-venture. These weight loss and fast food giants have joined forces – Weight Watchers will be endorsing Chicken McNuggets as healthy. A tad oxymoron-ish! Of all their items on the menu, why not a lesser of all the evils?

Of the 38 ingredients used to make these far from Chicken Nuggets, one is lighter fluid and several are corn. This does not include the corn the chicken was fed or the High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) that was guzzled down via a soft drink! The “Corn People” has taken on a whole meaning…

Commercial success at the expense of false hope doesn’t end with these two companies! The SAD (Standard American Diet) way of eating just keeps getting sadder thanks to marketing gurus such as these. Here in Los Angeles, there are a plethora of places to dine out at that embrace “healthy meals” over “happy meals.” If you are one to follow the stars, eat like they do! Having been in the presence of several celebrities myself, I am always in awe of the will power. Of course the paparazzi and big screen no doubt do wonders for taming the taste buds!

Anyone who believes that eating Chicken McNuggets will cause you to lose weight is arguably one nugget short of a Happy Meal.” ~~Mike Adams~~

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My latest client just expelled what he referred to as a “ramen noodle on steroids and enough gallstones to make 2 pearl necklaces.” This was his first cleanse ever! I don’t always recommend a liver cleanse as a first cleanse ever, however… I was able to coach him before, during, and after the cleanse. Aside from things living in him, he stated his eyesight had already improved with that one cleanse. Cleansing has also made eating healthy easier for him.

A few of the hundreds of functions your liver is responsible for include:

• Production of red blood cells and protein
• Excretion of bile for digestion
• Circulation
• Improving digestion
• Protecting and detoxifying your blood
• Help in balancing the fat and cholesterol in blood
• Regulating hormones

If you are serious about slowing and reversing the aging process and you want to get rid of any excess weight once and for all, your liver must be cleaned. PRACTICE PREVENTION!

Disease doesn’t just happen overnight. Heart disease, cancers – most all diseases – develop months, even years after your liver failed to keep your blood clean. Dr. Richard Schulze~~ Owner of the American Botanical Pharmacy

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with their teeth and it’s not entirely their fault!

A study in the New England Journal of Medicine has found obese children to be twice as likely to die from disease before the age of 55. The study was done on 5,000 American Indian children. It shows a correlation between childhood obesity and early death. The color of skin shouldn’t matter. Obesity is obesity is OBESITY! It is not healthy for anyone at any age.

Parents must take control of their child’s demanding taste buds. It is easier than you think. I’ve been there and done it. Children love structure – they will begin to crave what nature intended. It is easier to look into your child’s eyes now and say no to junk food, than to look into to their eyes in the hospital or on their death bed.

Making meals from scratch will insure it is organic, not processed, loaded with nutrients, and lots of love.

CHEERS and the best of health to you and your family!

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In looking to research 2 popular and 1 not-s0-popular diets, I came across many such as: the Hallelujah Diet, Shangri-La, and even a French Women Don’t Get Fat diet (among many others). I was pleasantly surprised to come across one that I would actually recommend to someone in need of structure and accountability.

Personally I don’t believe someone should need to pay someone on a weekly or monthly basis to tell him/her to eat better (and less). Weight should never be an issue! A foolproof way to accomplish that is to eat healthy most hours of the day and days of the week. What constitutes healthy? Food without labels! It as simple as that!

The not-so-popular, but highly effective diet that encourages this type of eating is the Pritikin Diet. It has been referred to as the Recession Diet.  Most of the foods can be purchased in bulk, thereby saving you money! Why pay for packaging? The foods on this diet include:

• Fruits and vegetables
• Whole grains, beans and peas
• Starchy vegetables like potatoes and yam
• Nonfat dairy (or soy) and fish

It is based on 30 years of scientific research, it includes exercise and stress management, and… UCLA Scientists have published over 100 clinical studies in various medical journals including New England Journal of Medicine. Benefits include:

• Long-term weight loss
• Reduction of all heart disease risk factors
• Lowered blood pressure and cholesterol
• Eliminating need for angioplasty and heart bypass surgery
• Control/reversal of Diabetes
• Reducing/eliminating pain and arthritis
• Elimination of many medications
• Reduced risks for breast, colon and  prostrate cancer

The benefit of living a longer naturally healthy life is priceless. For less than $20 (book), you can learn the Pritikin Principle, lower your grocery bill, and see the pounds and inches melt away without ever having to diet again.

isn’t it time you feed your body and not just your taste taste buds?

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