• Is it possible that being on a diet is the #1 way to fail to lose weight?
• Is it possible that changing your habits can be quick and easy?
• Is it possible that beating yourself up about how you look eliminates your self esteem and motivation?
• Amazingly enough, the answer to all of these questions is YES.

You can lose weight effortlessly and permanently. Forget the hype. Forget the magic pills. Losing weight can be as simple as 1-2-3:

Engage the power of your mind ? do this one thing and you can lose weight effortlessly and permanently. My own experience: it Works!

You have tried the fad diets. You have experienced the yo-yo effects of temporary solutions that actually result in weight gain. Isn't it time you reached your ideal weight -- and stayed there?

It's time to address the root cause of overeating and not exercising. Your mind can tell you and help you break free of unhealthy living habits for good.

Through the power of a quality weight loss hypnosis program, you can effortlessly follow any healthy weight loss regimen and enjoy eating a healthy diet and getting more exercise.

Here?s the reality: The only way to lose weight and keep it off is to eat well and exercise. There just simply is no pill or diet that will allow you to reach and maintain your ideal weight without eating healthy foods and working out.

You can use the power of hypnosis to enable you to live a healthy lifestyle. No fads that don't work. You've had enough of that, right? Now it's time for results. How would you like to:

• Avoid overeating and unhealthy foods without relying on your willpower
• Create Healthy Eating Patterns Quickly and Easily
• Automatically Stick to Your Exercise Plan - and enjoy it
• Choose Your Own Food Plan and Follow it with Ease
• Effortlessly maintain your new ideal weight

This isn?t your typical diet. This is your life plan. You can:

• Be at your ideal weight soon and for the rest of your life
• Feel very proud of yourself and be in total control of your weight
• Wear great new clothes that show off the new you
• Never, ever, ever diet again

Get physical exercise most every day ? and have fun with it. Physical exercise is not only the key to losing weight, but it also has major health benefits:

• Helps you lose weight and maintain your ideal weight
• Improves your self-esteem and restores confidence
• Helps you sleep better, relax, and improve your mood
• Helps you look and feel great
• Increases your stamina
• Reduces risk of heart disease and stroke (the #1 killer of men and women)
• Helps protect against injury
• Helps prevent osteoporosis
• Lowers your blood pressure
• Reduces bad cholesterol (LDL), raises good cholesterol (HDL)
• Enhances sexual desire and performance
• Reduces the risk of developing certain types of cancer
• Reduces your level of anxiety and stress
• Improves your immune system

Eat a Healthy, Nutritious and Delicious Diet ? easy tips for eating well

• Eat fruits - Eat a variety of fruits ? fresh, dried, canned, frozen, rather than fruit juice. How much? For example, if you eat a 2,000-calorie a day diet, you will need to eat 2 cups of fruit each day ? 1 small banana, 1 large orange or grapefruit, and 1/4 cup of dried peaches or apricots
• Eat a variety of veggies - Eat more dark green veggies, such as broccoli, dark leafy greens and kale; orange veggies, such as sweet potatoes, carrots, sweet potatoes, winter squash and pumpkin; eat beans and peas, such as kidney beans, pinto beans, black beans, split peas, garbanzo beans, and lentils
• Make half your grains whole - Eat at least 3 ounces of whole-grain breads, crackers, rice, pasta or cereals every day. One ounce is about 1/2 cup of cooked rice or pasta, 1 cup of breakfast cereal or 1 slice of bread. Make sure that grains such as wheat, rice, oats, or corn are referred to as ?whole? in the ingredient list
• Eat calcium-rich foods - Get 3 cups of low-fat or fat-free milk ? or an equivalent amount of low-fat yogurt and/or low-fat cheese every day. If you don?t or can?t consume milk, choose lactose-free milk products and/or calcium-fortified foods and drinks
• Go lean with protein - Choose lean meats and poultry. Grill, broil or bake it. Eat more fish, beans, peas, nuts, and seeds as alternative sources of protein
• Limit salt - Get less than 2,300 mg of sodium (approximately 1 teaspoon of salt) each day
• Limit saturated fats - Get less than 10 percent of calories from saturated fatty acids. Most fats should come from polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fatty acid sources, such as nuts, fish and vegetable oils. Choose lean, low-fat or fat-free options When selecting and preparing meat, poultry, dry beans, and milk or milk products

Never, ever deprive yourself with traditional diets again. Program your mind for ?thin? and achieve your ideal weight effortlessly and permanently.

Lynn Carnes is a seasoned leader and internet entrepreneur focused on helping women live with passion, health, fitness and prosperity. Visit her webiste at http://www.health-fitness-zone-for-women.com

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According to Veronica Atkins, the widow of Dr. Robert Atkins, the cause of his death was from falling on a slippery sidewalk with subsequent irreversible brain damage (from a CNN interview, February, 2004). Many critics of the Atkins Diet Plan claim the fall was due to a heart attack. This has not been verified to date.

He was 72 years old.

With all due respect to Veronica Atkins, I would like to assume Dr. Atkins did in fact suffer a fatal heart attack. This is in order to answer the following questions...

Is it right to use his death as evidence against the safety of the Atkins Diet Plan and other low Carb diets?

Does the recent bankruptcy of the Atkins Corporation provide evidence for the ineffectiveness of low Carb diets?

Many critics of low Carb diets say yes to both questions, but are they right?

The Atkins Diet Plan & Cardiovascular Risk

Medically speaking, it is incorrect to associate Dr. Atkins' fatal heart attack to the use of his low Carb diet. There are two reasons for coming to this conclusion.

The increased risk for cardiovascular events associated with Atkins Diet Plan are not from restricting carbohydrates. Instead, the higher risk of cardiovascular events comes from replacing carbohydrates with foods high in saturated fats.

Dr. Atkins died at the age of 72. Beyond the age of 72, the risk for a cardiovascular event is the same for everyone. Granted, he was diagnosed with a cardiomyopathy (diseased heart muscle) when he was 69 and he suffered a heart attack in early 2004.

However, both events occurred well above the age of 55...the cut off used for men to assign an increased risk for cardiovascular events to their first degree relatives. He was at an age which allows for the exclusion of any significant cardiovascular risk passing to his children.

From an epidemiology view point, risk behaviors like smoking or eating a high fat diet are no longer considered as primary contributors in Dr. Atkins' death.

Yes, eating a high fat diet may have played a role, but this is only speculation. Because Dr. Atkins was 72 at the time of his death, no risk for similar events is passed onto his first degree relatives and the risk for cardiovascular events is the same for everyone at that age.

With all due respect, he died of old age. To blame the Atkins Diet Plan and low Carb diets in general is medically irresponsible. At 72 years old, there are several factors to consider when faced with a fatal heart attack, including the aging process itself.

Veronica Atkins was quoted by CNN...

My husbands health at the time of his death is a sad and distracting sideshow, taking time away from an intelligent debate of the known science.

For a more detailed discussion on cardiovascular risk and age, please visit...

www.medscape.com

Low Carb Bankruptcy -- Evidence for its Ineffectiveness?

The only correct way to measure a diet's effectiveness (or lack there of) is to study the evidence provided by clinical trials. Recently, a few good studies have reported on the effectiveness of the Atkins Diet Plan and other low Carb diets.

In short, low Carb diets, measured at one year, are safe and effective in helping dieters lose weight.

Like all diet types, the evidence for long term effectiveness (2 to 5 years) is sparse and inconsistent.

Cardiovascular risk increases for some dieters on low Carb diets, not because of the carbohydrate restriction, but because of the consumption of foods high in fat. Also, sticking with the low Carb diet appears to be tough for most dieters beyond one year.

And lastly, low Carb diets that promote long stages of measurable ketosis may cause rapid weight loss that is too extreme. This is a great way to guarantee weight regain in the near future.

Conclusion

Atkins death, from whatever the cause, can not be associated with his diet because he was 72 years old at the time of his death. Even if Dr. Atkins' death could be associated with his diet, no correlations could be made to similar low Carb diets, too much variation exists between them.

Bankruptcy does not belong in a scientific discussion of a diet's effectiveness.

To Healthy Living!

Michael A. Smith, MD
Chief Medical Consultant
Diet Basics Web Site

Dr. Smith is the Chief Medical Consultant for Diet Basics, a content rich weight loss website dedicated to all dieters. Please visit his site at...

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Colon cleanse actually refers to cleaning ones body of the toxins. In order to live a natural and healthy life, colon cleanse is becoming popular with people. It makes one stay healthy for a longer period of time. Many people fret over the day they have to go through colon cleanse. A stomach pain, acidity or gas, are good reasons to talk over with your doctor about colon cleanse. This process assures you riddance from harmful toxins that have already done enough damage to your system.

Do As the Doctor Says

A colon cleanse must be done when the doctor advises one. Doing away with the poisonous toxins present in your body is the best way of taking care of your health. There are a number of things related to colon cleanse that people are unaware of. Most people have one or the other type of colon problem, which they don?t know about.

Every person stores waste in their colon that is equivalent to about five to twenty five pounds. If left unattended, over the years this problem of the colon can lead to health related problems. You can choose the best method that suits you. Eliminating the waste from your system assures you of a clean and healthy body.

Living a Healthy Life

Eating the right food and exercising regularly not only makes you healthy but also keeps your colon clean. When waste accumulates in the colon, it starts to affect the body. The poisonous gases that it releases, affects nutrient absorption directly. This in turn makes you feel unwell. Taking a colon cleanse will get rid of all the waste from the body. Eventually, you will start feeling much better and fully refreshed.

A number of herbs and vitamins are available in the market for colon cleanse. These products are not laxatives. These medications have no side effects. You can easily get a colon cleanse treatment and feel fresh and relaxed soon after. A great colon cleanse will assure you of a clean and healthy body for a longer time.

A colon cleanse treatment is the best way to rid your body of harmful chemicals and get a sound and healthy body.

Barney writes about varios topics, his main focus being on health. And with colon cleansing and detox diets being all the rage these days, he's alotted some time to focus on these contraversial areas of interest.

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What are you eating? High fattening foods (even only once a day) can destroy any weight loss that may have occurred during your low fat eating. Fast foods, fried foods, foods and sodas high in sugar are detrimental to weight loss- Avoid them! Even if you only eat these kinds of foods once a day, they can really hinder weight loss efforts. Try to eat well-balanced meals with protein, carbohydrates and a small amount of fats. One good example would be: 1) Protein- a chicken breast or fillet of fish, 2) Carbohydrates/Fat- a small salad with vinegar and olive oil (the oil will be your fat for the meal) 3) Carbohydrates- a small baked potato or a serving of rice (either should be plain- no butter!).Meal Replacement Powders (MRP) such as Met-Rx, MyoPlex, Atkins Shakes, Balance 40-30-30, Ultramet or Complete Protein Diet are excellent fast meals, or snacks, that are effective when added to your eating plan. (All of which are carried by MaxLabs). MRP?s are an excellent way to get a high protein, low calorie meal into your diet once or twice a day. This will keep you from eating fattening foods that hinder weight loss. (Plus these products yield many vitamins and minerals).

I eat low fat foods at the restaurants I visit. Why is this bad? An example of how normal food is bad, bad, bad!

You proceed to your favorite restaurant for: a salad with dressing, no fat pasta with sauce, a cola, and some bread! First, the dressing from the salad is usually 100% fat so there is 15 grams of fat. Second, the pasta is easily stored as fat because it is a starchy carbohydrate. (Starchy carbohydrates are easily stored as fat unless you are on a serious exercise program). Should we mention the sauce that was on the pasta (mostly fat as well- lets store that on the hips!)? The bread well, you guessed it, high-glycemic foods such as this are hard to burn off too! That cola you drank (depending on the size) had anywhere from 40 grams to 100 grams of sugar (which almost always turns to fat if not burned off with exercise). Did you have refills? CONCLUSION: You can see how what most people view as eating low fat, can be detrimental to a diet!

When are you eating? Do you eat more at night or during the day? If you eat at night right before bed, you have a greater tendency to store that food as fat! Try to eat your biggest meal at breakfast, a medium meal at lunch and a light dinner. Drink MRP?s in between meals or as meals by themselves. Try not to eat within 3 hours of the time you go to bed. The metabolic process slows down drastically when we rest. If there is food in our stomach that has not been fully digested by the time we go to bed, there is a strong possibility that food will be stored as fat!This means that all the hard work you did during the day may be negated by storage of fat at night!

Are you skipping meals?If you skip any meals, you have a great chance of storing your next meal as fat. People who do not eat very often, train their bodies to believe it will not be eating for a while. Therefore, the body stores everything we give it for its future energy needs. In other words, the body stores much of what we eat as- .you guessed it, FAT! Do not put your body in a starvation mode; eat 3-5 very small (almost snacking) meals a day! This will boost your metabolism and allow your body to better burn off the things you eat.

Here is an example:

You get up in the morning get ready for work and rush out the door without eating breakfast. A hectic day leads to a late lunch at 12:30. You eat what you believe is a low fat, well-balanced meal. Now think about this, you have not eaten anything for around 18 hours (since dinner the night before). 18 hours, that?s huge! And, believe me, your body knows this! So when you do eat, even if you do eat low fat, your body is going to store everything you eat, because you have trained it to know that there is a strong possibility it will not be refueled again for another 18 hours.

Another thing to consider is that our bodies can only digest so much food at a time. Consider this: person A is eating 1500 calories a day and person B is also eating 1500 calories a day. Both person A and person B have the approximately the same body structures and chemical make-up. Person A eats 5 meals consisting of 300 calories per meal and person B eats 3 meals at 500 calories per meal. Person B puts a lot of stress on his body because his body has a hard time digesting 500 calories at a time while person A?s body has no problem digesting 300 calories at a time. For this reason, person B can?t lose weight while person A does lose weight by eating the exact same amount of calories. The reason for this is person B usually stores a little of each meal as fat because his body just can?t handle digesting 500 calories at a time.[500 & 300 calories were just examples used for simplicity

Are you exercising? This obviously has a great impact on weight loss. The more you exercise, the greater your metabolism is boosted! Also, what type of exercise are you doing? The best is to get 3 days of aerobic-type exercise (30-45 minutes per session) and then to get 3 days of weight lifting. Most women (and some men) do not want to lift weights because they don?t want to look big and bulky. But getting big is very, very tough to do. With exercise, most people will end up just looking lean (this is good). The bottom line is that weight lifting is one of the absolute best ways to boost your metabolism and get your body to burn calories. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY TRUE! Plus, the more muscle you add to your body, the more calories you burn just sitting still. This is because one pound of muscle burns more calories than one pound of fat.

Are you drinking lots of water? This aspect of weight loss is often under-looked. Drinking water is very, very important to weight loss. Many people are under the impressions that they retain water and this is the reason they are overweight. RUBBISH! Water is a major contributing factor in aiding the weight loss battle. Drinking plenty of water is a vital component for weight loss.

How much weight are you trying to lose? The less weight you are trying to lose, the harder it may be. For example, if you are only trying to lose 5-15 pounds, every little thing you do will matter more to you than to someone who is trying to lose 50-100 pounds. As we get closer and closer to our ?ideal? weight, our body tries very hard to hold on to those pounds. Now this doesn't mean we should take it easy if 50-100 pounds is your weight loss goal. It just means that usually the last pounds are harder to bring off than the first ones.

These are just a few of the topics you should look into, and obviously, these things vary from individual to individual. I also recommend for you to get a good multi-vitamin or antioxidant. The healthier your body is, the more efficiently it will get rid of those excess pounds. Also, educate yourself. There are about 10-15 very good health/fitness magazines out there to keep you well informed about fat loss, burning of calories, exercise programs and descriptions of what/when/why to eat.So learn, learn, learn, and as you build your knowledge base you will begin listening to your body and watching for signs that tell you This works or This does not work.

Many people have a hard time losing weight, and this too is natural. It is the natural tendency of your body to hold on to extra calories and fat for future energy use. You have to shock it into losing. Thermogenic products like Max Ten, Max Fifty or Max Sports Fuel help significantly, but sometimes it takes that extra effort (the extra mile, the extra workout, one less soda a day) to get yourself moving in the right direction.

Loren Bailey is the webmaster and content advisor for MaxLabs.com, HighFiberFoods.net and other health related web sites.

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A judicious blend of healthy eating, balanced nutrition and regular exercise is the key to most successful weight-loss plans. To make your long-term weight loss plan a success, you should follow a healthy lifestyle by eating nutritious foods and engaging in physical activity, alter the way you think about food, and pay attention to reasons why you eat.

You must cut down your calorie intake to lose weight. This is possible without having to eat less. Just substitute the high-calorie ingredients with low-calorie versions of your favorite dishes. The water and fiber present in low-fat fruits and vegetables will add volume to your dishes, so you end up eating the same quantity of food with fewer calories. Try sensible portion sizes and low-fat dairy and meat products.

Apart from helping you lose weight, these products can help to control high blood pressure. Any type of physical activity will boost your physical and mental health and help to keep the extra pounds off. And make it a point to plan your meals and snacks ahead of time.

You will find a number of popular diets which claim great success in helping you lose weight. The Zone Diet highlights lean proteins along with vegetables, fruits, and healthy fats. Starchy carbohydrates are not totally ruled out.

The Pritikin Diet focuses on fruits, vegetables, pasta, oatmeal, soups, salads, and low-fat dairy; limited amounts of low-fat poultry, seafood, and meat; few fatty foods and a limited amount of dry foods. Dr. Ornish's Eat More, Weigh Less says if you eat fat-free, healthy foods, you can feel full and still lose weight.

The Atkins diet prescribes that you take in 50-55% of your total calories from fat, 30-40% from protein, and 5-15% from carbohydrates. It puts no restrictions on meats, poultry, seafood, eggs, cheese, butter, cream, oil, nuts, some non-starchy vegetables, and artificial sweeteners. The South Beach Diet lays emphasis on a balanced eating plan of ?good' carbohydrates such as whole grains, fruits and vegetables, and ?good' unsaturated fats.

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Here are some tips to eliminate bad eating behaviors. It may actually help you in your weight loss plans.

1. Eat Slowly
To begin with, it is important to eat slowly. Studies have shown that at least 10 minutes is required before the brain receives the message that the stomach is full.

Your meals should last at least ten minutes. Lengthen your meal by engaging in conversation, resting your fork between courses, chewing slowly and drinking plenty of water between courses. You should also wait at least ten minutes after your main meal before deciding if you need dessert. Within that period of time, you may discover that you weren?t really hungry after all.

Also, do not eat directly from an ice cream carton, tortilla chip bag, or cracker box. Otherwise, you could find yourself easily overeating.

2. Eat At The Table
Eating at the table prevents you from trying to engage in multi-tasking, such as surfing the ?Net, watching television or flipping through magazines while you eat. At the table, you?ll be forced to concentrate on how much food you are putting into your mouth.

If you eat anywhere else, you may lose track of how much food you?re consuming. Abandon the idea that you must clean your plate. Research has shown that more than half of adults insist on cleaning their plates even when they are already full. This means that you are overeating simply out of politeness.

3. Keep Food Out Of Sight
Do not keep food in plain view during the day. If the cookie jar is open or the pretzel bag is out on the table, you?ll have a tremendous urge to eat, even if you are not hungry. After a meal, put your food away. This way, you?ll actually have to do some work to get at food before you consume it.

4. Change Takes Time
You may be self-conscious at first as you attempt to change your eating habits and begin your weight loss plans. It will take some time to correct those bad habits.

You?ll quickly find that your new eating habits have helped you to lose weight. Hiding your food and eating more slowly will not in themselves cause you to lose weight, but they will help you to curb your overeating over the long run.

If you happen to overeat, don?t spend a great deal of time sulking. Accept your mistake and take corrective actions. Otherwise, you could find yourself eating out of frustration, or going off your diet or weight loss effort entirely. It?s better to sabotage a single meal than a lifetime?s worth of meals.

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For sometime now, you've been hearing about the Milk Diet and it's benefit in helping you lose weight. I recently searched on Google for the Milk Diet and could only find vague references to milk as a supplement to help you lose weight.

To date, there is no actual Milk Diet. Instead, supporters of milk as a supplement to losing weight suggest adding milk to any diet. They claim the amount of weight loss will increase simply by adding more whole milk to your diet.

So, does milk help to increase the amount of weight loss? If so, how does it work? First, here are some surprising facts about milk...

It's normal to be lactose intolerant. That's right, about 85% of the world's population is lactose intolerant. As an adult, the enzyme that breaks down lactose, the main sugar in milk, no longer functions.

Milk fat, the main benefit of drinking milk, is only necessary for newborns. Once you're old enough to eat solid food, there's no need for milk fat and the lactose enzyme becomes non-functional.

This is why a majority of the world's population is lactose intolerant. You don't need to drink milk as an adult. But why are some people lactose tolerant? Cultures that live at the most Northern regions of each hemisphere don't receive enough sunlight to convert chemicals near the skin surface to vitamin D. To provide themselves with vitamin D, they have retained the function of the lactose enzyme. This accounts for only about 15% of the world's population.

There are many other sources of vitamin D and Calcium. As a matter of fact, milk ranks some where in the middle as a good source of calcium. Here is a quick list of good sources of calcium...

-Bean sprouts

-Spinach, cooked

-Collard greens, cooked

-Mustard greens, cooked

-Almonds

-Chestnuts

-Walnuts

-Raw oysters

-Shrimp

-Salmon with bones

-Garbanzo beans, cooked

-Soybeans, cooked

-Tofu, firm

The Milk Diet

The evidence that milk can help you lose weight is inconsistent at best. A few poorly designed studies show a benefit and a few poorly designed studies show no benefit and may even reverse your weight loss efforts.

These studies are poorly designed because they are not rigorously controlled and compared to a group not taking milk. There are a few studies about to finish and report their findings within the next couple of months.

I have decided to wait and not make any conclusions until the proper studies release their results. Until then, follow a more traditional method of losing weight. Restrict calories gradually and moderately. Reducing your caloric intake about 250-550 calories from your baseline per day and exercising will result in about 2-3 pounds of weight loss per week.

For more on the Milk Diet, visit...The Milk Diet

To Healthy Living!

Michael A. Smith, MD
Chief Medical Consultant
Diet Basics Website

Dr. Smith is the Chief Medical Consultant for the Diet Basics web site. It's a content rich weight loss site dedicated to all dieters. Please visit his site at...

Diet Basics

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