Shop Smart at the Supermarket

When you go into the grocery store, do you get confused?  Did you think you were eating healthy only to find out that you’re not? Are you unclear about what constitutes a “balanced diet“?  Can you identify a “fresh, whole food“?  If not, you are not alone! With so much information available, it is almost overwhelming trying to sort it out and make sense.  I’m going to bring it back to basics in order to make eating healthy, simple, flavorful and fun!  Read more... (720 words, 3 images, estimated 2:53 mins reading time)

By: Dr. Pam Avery

Antioxidants

No doubt about it, antioxidants are hot! Everywhere you look, you see information about them – magazines, online articles, books and advertisements in the market place. But what exactly is an antioxidant? Where are they found in nature? How do they work? Which antioxidants are best? Most of all, who really needs them?  Read more... (815 words, 2 images, estimated 3:16 mins reading time)

Weight Management  Read more... (182 words, 2 images, estimated 44 secs reading time)

• According to Dr. Lieberman, the Transitions Lifestyle Program is an “eating education” that combines proper nutrition with exercise and supplements designed to help you effectively lose weight, increase your energy and improve your overall health.
• Dr. Lieberman states that most people are under-nourished and over-fed.
• This program will educate you on how the glycemic index works to obtain your weight management goals.
• The end result of this program is that you will increase your energy, lose weight, lose unwanted inches off and reduce your body fat.

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We all have daily challenges in life. 

Research now shows that the lack of natural talent is irrelevant to great success. The secret? Painful and demanding practice and hard work

By Geoffrey Colvin, senior editor-at-large

(Fortune Magazine) — What makes Tiger Woods great? What made Berkshire Hathaway (Charts) Chairman Warren Buffett the world’s premier investor? We think we know: Each was a natural who came into the world with a gift for doing exactly what he ended up doing. As Buffett told Fortune not long ago, he was “wired at birth to allocate capital.” It’s a one-in-a-million thing. You’ve got it – or you don’t.  Read more... (2176 words, 2 images, estimated 8:42 mins reading time)

In the last few years, more Americans than ever are taking nutritional supplements. It is estimated that over 100 million Americans take dietary supplements on a regular basis. Why are so many Americans taking supplements?

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Positive affirmations do work.

An affirmation can help you replace a negative thought with a more helpful positive one.

Without realizing it you tell yourself negative things constantly.

This is called negative self talk.

By using the power of positive affirmations and by repeating them you can recondition your brain and change how you feel and think about any situation.  Read more... (605 words, 2 images, estimated 2:25 mins reading time)

GI Tract

The most important step is to purify our bodies.

We need to cleanse the digestive system^W, as well as the lymphatic system^W.

Our body uses the digestive system to transport necessary nutrients to various tissues.

The lymphatic system is responsible for ridding the body of toxins.

Through improper nutrition over many years, our digestive systems are “clogged.”

This is very dangerous, because we are not absorbing necessary nutrients, as well as unable to properly dispose of toxins.

Most disorders and diseases can be attributed to this fact alone.  Read more... (190 words, 2 images, estimated 46 secs reading time)

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• While it seems expensive, supplementing your diet with the essential nutrients is vital to health and fitness.
• Our soil in the U.S. is so depleted of necessary vitamins and minerals, that it is a MUST to get them from another source.
• We do not eat our fruits and veggies fresh from the farm, so we lose a great deal of nutrients due to storage, shipping, and processing.
• Stay away from canned, bagged, or boxed foods whenever possible.
• Fresher produce or even frozen are your better choices.

I don’t need to tell you that the economy has hit a rough patch.

The media has seized upon this story, and the negativity around this is everywhere- just turn on your television for a few minutes as evidence.

What really bothers me about this is that once people start expecting the worst to happen, it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Remember that thoughts become things and I don’t want to fuel that negative fire any more. Worry is a prayer for what you don’t want.

Now is not the time to become paralyzed with fear.  Read more... (243 words, 2 images, estimated 58 secs reading time)

On September 8, 2004, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration gave “qualified health claim” status to Omega III fatty acids, stating that “supportive but not conclusive research shows that consumption of the Omega III fatty acids^W may reduce the risk of coronary heart disease.

People with certain circulatory problems, such as varicose veins, benefit from fish oil.

Fish oil stimulates blood circulation, increases the breakdown of fibrin^W, a compound involved in clot and scar formation, and additionally has been shown to reduce blood pressure.  Read more... (209 words, 2 images, estimated 50 secs reading time)

Now is the perfect time to start a weight-loss program for it will give you some momentum heading into the new year.

One excellent supplement that I use is called TransitionsTM Thermochrome with Advantra Z® and South African Hoodia gordonii.

Typically when you restrict calories or intake, your body stops working as hard and your metabolism slows down.

TransitionsTM Thermochrome allows you to restrict calories while maintaining your metabolism and increasing the burning of body fat for fuel.

ThermochromeTM stimulates thermogenesis^W.  Read more... (278 words, 2 images, estimated 1:07 mins reading time)

This time of year is cold and flu season so there is no better time to make sure that you are taking plenty of Vitamin-C.

Vitamin C^W is one of the safest and most effective nutrients, experts say.

It may not be the cure for the common cold (though it’s thought to help prevent more serious complications).

But the benefits of vitamin C may include protection against immune system deficiencies, cardiovascular disease^W, prenatal health problems, eye disease, and even skin wrinkling.  Read more... (356 words, 2 images, estimated 1:25 mins reading time)

Suppose you’re in a phone conversation with someone else and they make a request of you.

Instead of saying, “I’ll have to get that file, make copies, and fax them to you.”

If you were to say, “I’ll be happy to get that file…,” what would you imagine the impact would be on your psyche, your inner being?

Would you feel better about your job, the request that’s been made of you, and your ability to fulfill it?

Chances are, you would.

In fact, in one study, office workers who used self-empowering language such as:  Read more... (436 words, 2 images, estimated 1:45 mins reading time)

Einstein stated, “Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.”

Ah, if life were nothing but victories! Everyone makes mistakes by the boat load, you in particular. Confident people somehow learn along the way that mistakes need not drag them down. They don’t dwell on them. They regard them as lessons, life lessons, that give them insights that they perhaps did not have before.  Read more... (211 words, 2 images, estimated 51 secs reading time)

Billie Jean King once said, “Be bold. If you’re going to make an error, make a doozy, and don’t be afraid to hit the ball.”

I’m not asking you to engage in dangerous behavior, be foolhardy, or be reckless. However, I want you to engage in one act of boldness per week as part of your overall strategy for becoming more self-confident.

Boldness here means undertaking some deliberate action that involves attempting more than you usually comfortably attempt.

For example, maybe you can head up that fund drive for your church or community group, even though you’ve never done anything like that before.  Read more... (324 words, 2 images, estimated 1:18 mins reading time)

Imitate Self Confident People by Observation

Yogi Berra, a former baseball great for the New York Yankees and then a manager of the Yankees for several years, once remarked, “You can observe a lot just by watching.”

Carol Birmingham said, “A smile starts on the lips, A grin spreads to the eyes, A chuckle comes from the belly; But a good laugh bursts forth from the soul, Overflows, and bubbles all around.”

Okay, you told me to give myself a pep talk, to use more upbeat language, and now you’re saying to smile.

What’s next?

Sprinkling fairy dust over my shoes?”

Before you work yourself into a tizzy of skepticism, consider that I’m talking science here.

When you’re able to impart a sincere smile, even if there’s no one else around, a whole host of factors inside of you are put into gear.  Read more... (267 words, 2 images, estimated 1:04 mins reading time)

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1. “The more credit you give away, the more will come back to you.

2. The more you help others, the more they will want to help you.

3. In life you can never be too kind or too fair; everyone you meet is carrying a heavy load.

4. When you go through your day expressing kindness and courtesy to all you meet, you leave behind a feeling of warmth and good cheer, and you help alleviate the burdens everyone is struggling with.”

I have a mission in life.

It is to help everyone I meet be successful and happy (their definition), and then to use their new-found success and happiness to make others successful and happy.

It is a lofty goal. It is also one that I am firmly committed to and fully believe that I can achieve.

I start each day with an affirmation in the form of a question: “Who can I help today to be successful and happy, and who can help me?”  Read more... (624 words, 2 images, estimated 2:30 mins reading time)

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Visualize Your Completed Tasks

• Program your mind to overcome procrastination by continually visualizing your tasks as completed.
• Visualize your goals as already completed.
• Feel the emotions that you would feel if the tasks were accomplished.
• Imagine the sense of accomplishment that you will have when the task is completed.

There are only two words that will always lead you to success. Those words are yes and no. Undoubtedly, you’ve mastered saying yes. So start practicing saying no. Your goals depend on it!

-  Jack Canfield

We’ve all been through it at least once in our lives.

We decide to make a change:  Make more money, lose weight, quit smoking, start exercising, whatever.

We set goals and work toward them. And for a while, there is progress.

Then we start to slip, and before we know it we are back where we started.  Read more... (634 words, 2 images, estimated 2:32 mins reading time)

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“First, they ignore you. Second, they laugh at you. Third, they fight you. Finally, you win” — Gandhi

The psychological edge gained by top persuaders cannot be overemphasized. How do great persuaders prepare their minds for success? What is their mental process before, during, and after the persuasion cycle? This mental aspect is one of the most important (and usually neglected) traits of success.  Read more... (800 words, 2 images, estimated 3:12 mins reading time)

There is no real excellence in all this world which can be separated from right living. –David Starr Jordan

The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People embody many of the fundamental principles of human effectiveness.

These habits are basic; they are primary.

They represent the internalization of correct principles upon which enduring happiness and success are based.

But before we can really understand these Seven Habits, we need to understand our own “paradigms” and how to make a “paradigm shift.”

Both the Character Ethic and the Personality Ethic are examples of social paradigms.  Read more... (815 words, 2 images, estimated 3:16 mins reading time)

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“I have heard there are troubles of more than one kind.

Some come from ahead and some come from behind.

But I’ve bought a big bat. I’m all ready you see.

Now my troubles are going to have troubles with me!”
– Dr. Seuss

Using the word magic to emphasize the power of a positive attitude may seem like an overstatement.

Yet, if you have been a close observer of human behavior, you have probably seen some attitude “turn-arounds” so extraordinary and hard to explain that magic would be the only suitable adjective.  Read more... (407 words, 2 images, estimated 1:38 mins reading time)

Is the recession over? 

From an entrepreneur’s perspective, this seems to be the case. 

With Corporate America waving it’s white flags to surrender to the falling economy, the entrepreneur or small business owner has the opportunity to help out struggling consumers. 

I mean it was less than 12 hours ago that I learned that I just received a -5.0% (negative five) raise at my Corporate America job. 

Don’t get me wrong, I love the company that I work for, love the work that I’m doing and I’m extremely happy to still be employed and sensitive to those people who have suffered a fate worse than mine.   Read more... (404 words, 1 image, estimated 1:37 mins reading time)

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Isotonix L-Tryptophan, not to be confused with the culprit of after-Thanksgiving dinner lethargy, is an isotonic capable form of the essential amino acid, l-tryptophan.  Read more... (323 words, 2 images, estimated 1:18 mins reading time)

• L-Tryptophan is an essential amino acid that helps maintain healthy levels of serotonin in the brain which helps regulate mood.
• Isotonix L-Tryptophan provides maximum results by including niacin and Vitamin B6, members of the B vitamin family, which promote the normal absorption of L-tryptophan.
• By supplementing with L-tryptophan^W, healthy levels of serotonin in the brain will help enhance mood and support sleep.

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Primary Benefits of Isotonix® Prenatal Multivitamin:  Read more... (270 words, 2 images, estimated 1:05 mins reading time)

• 0.8 mg folic acid in a dietary supplement is more effective in reducing the risk of neural tube defects than a lower amount in foods in common form. FDA does not endorse this claim. Public health authorities recommend that women consume 0.4 mg folic acid daily from fortified foods or dietary supplements or both to reduce the risk of neural tube defects.

 CLICK HERE to read an additioinal article on Isotonix® Maximum ORAC Formula for MORE IMFORMATION.

A good ORAC^W supplement should contain at least 3000 ORAC units in the form of high-ORAC value foods such as blueberries, cranberries and elderberries.

ORAC refers to Oxygen Radical Absorption Capacity, which is a method for measuring the antioxidant capacities of different foods, and how many oxygen radicals a substance can absorb.

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CLICK HERE to Read Additional Detailed Information on Coenzyme-Q10.

These unpaired electrons tend to be highly reactive, resulting in chemical reactions such as oxidation^W.

Because they have one or more unpaired electrons, free radicals are highly unstable. They scavenge the body to grab or donate electrons, causing damage to cells, proteins and DNA.

Free radicals are naturally occurring; however, air pollution, stress, smoking, heavy exercising and aging all contribute to the creation of harmful free radicals.  Read more... (332 words, 2 images, estimated 1:20 mins reading time)

"FREE Foods"

Many foods have few carbs in a standard serving. We call these “free foods” since they are essentially free of any serious impact on your blood sugar.

Any food with fewer than 5 grams of available carbohydrate in a 100 gram portion is a “free food.”

You can easily check the carbohydrate composition of any food at the USDA Nutrient Database by CLICKING HERE. 

BEVERAGES:
Coffee (without cream or sugar) 0.00
Diet Soda 0.00
Tea (without milk or sugar) 0.00
Water 0.00

DIETARY FIBER:
Soluble and insoluble fiber (a part of other foods) 0.00  Read more... (381 words, 3 images, estimated 1:31 mins reading time)

Making and Achieving Your New Year’s Resolutions
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• Opt on only one resolution. Pick only one and put the blinders on. Make the goal clear, measurable, and as if it already happened; i.e., I am so happy that I lost 30 pounds by the end of the year and kept it off.
• Give yourself a reasonable time frame to complete your goal. You have the whole year to complete it! You didn’t gain weight overnight nor will you lose 30 pounds in one day.

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Isotonic, which means “same pressure,” bears the same chemical resemblance of the body’s blood, plasma and tears.

Isotonix® dietary supplements are delivered in an isotonic solution. This means that the body has less work to do to in obtaining maximum absorption.

The isotonic state of the suspension allows nutrients to pass directly into the small intestine and be rapidly absorbed into the bloodstream.

With Isotonix products, little nutritive value is lost, making the absorption of nutrients highly efficient while delivering maximum results.

“No-one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” — Eleanor Roosevelt

“I firmly believe that any man’s finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is the moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle-victorious.” — Vince Lombardi

“Gratitude is an attitude that hooks us up to our source of supply. And the more grateful you are, the closer you become to your maker, to the architect of the universe, to the spiritual core of your being. It’s a phenomenal lesson.” — Bob Proctor  Read more... (152 words, 2 images, estimated 36 secs reading time)

Did you know that lack of water might also lead to fluid retention and weight gain? It sounds contradictory, but it is true.

Did you know that drinking water might also help reduce your risk of a heart attack? Drinking water can benefit your heart – maybe as much as diet and exercise.

However, the most compelling reasons for drinking water are that water keeps you alive, gives you proper hydration, and gives life to all your body functions.

Hence, the importance of drinking at least 8 glasses of water daily.  Read more... (107 words, 2 images, estimated 26 secs reading time)

Happily Ever After

For those who ponder and wonder and wrestle with the idea of what it is they really want, I have an answer that each would wholeheartedly agree with: “HAPPINESS.”

Michael Daras

Moving in Stereo

The secret behind miracles, Friend, is that the one performing them begins without any knowledge whatsoever of exactly how they will succeed, yet still they begin.

Michael Daras

Marching to the Beat of Your Drummer

Friend, right now, all around you, outside your door, down the street, and in every corner of your world, there’s evidence of a conspiracy.

Michael Daras

Let it Be

Don’t try to figure out the “hows” of it, Friend. That’s not your job.

Michael Daras

Much Ado About Nothing

Ever notice, Friend, how when you stop trying to make something work that hasn’t been working, new stuff appears and starts working?

Michael Daras

Visualize to Realize

It doesn’t take much, Friend, to surround yourself with good friends, good times, and big bucks.

Michael Daras

Pocketful of Miracles

The secret behind miracles, Friend, is that the one performing them begins without any knowledge whatsoever of exactly how they will succeed, yet still they begin.

Michael Daras

Happy Days

There are really only two conditions of the human mind: Very, very happy. Or about to become very, very happy.

Michael Daras

Where am I?

By design, Friend, whenever you have a new dream, or re-commit to an old one, at that precise moment everything in your life is perfectly suited to bring it about even faster than if you had thought of it earlier.

Michael Daras

Staying Alive

Maybe it’s just me, Friend, but I kind of thought that to be alive in a world where every single moment of every single day birds fly, dolphins twirl, flowers bloom, snow falls, waves wave, rainbows rise, and antelopes… do whatever antelopes do, would forever silence doubters, inspire dreamers, and fill one’s soul with absolute rapture.

Michael Daras