UPDATE: MAY 31, 2012

I just want to say that it is true that CANNED/PROCESSED Foods make you sick! I have had to resort to what I call "THE LAST RESORT"! this past week. It was either eat or go hungry and I was not about to go hungry so yes, I ate canned goods there with shame i said it! lol but the effect that it is having on my body is horrible, headaches, muscle pain, tummy aches, and other things, tired and lethargic. Tomorrow I am going shopping for my fresh and frozen veggies, never again will i eat canned processed food! I will just go hungry! So today i havent felt good at all! All I wanted to do was sleep all day. Not to mention the horrible headaches and muscle pain I have been feeling.

Well tomorrow i go back to eating my fresh and frozen veggies. I may do a cleanse to get all the bad stuff out of my system. So On that note I need to go to bed. Hoping I wake up to a good day. Goodnite all..

Update

Well today is Memorial Day and I am off to a good start. Had me a VI shake with blueberries for breakfast and some raisins for a snack. Getting ready to have another shake for lunch. Cooking out this evening on Hardwood Charcoal (The healthier alternative charcoal) And planning to go for a walk/jog. Tomorrow morning is the weigh in so I am excited to see what my weight is and how many more pounds I have dropped in the last week. Been off schedule for quite awhile but getting back on schedule and feeling pretty pumped. My weaknesses have been my emotions. I tend to go by how I feel and that is something I really need to work on considering its not about how i feel but how I know things need to be done. And chocolate has been a huge problem with me. I am finding that if I just have one peice when i am craving it seems to satisfy me. I also am learning to not deprive myself. We have to have that extra treat every now and then or we simply will drive ourselves in sane and eventually just give up. So whatever diet you follow always allow your self that extra splurg every now and then. It does not hurt you nor will it set you back unless you are doing it everyday..So Tomorrow I will give my weight results and then just keep moving forward till i reach my goal. Hopeing to post pics soon so see my transformation..Rock On!! :-)

CHARCOAL AND GRILLING

Well I want to wish everyone a Happy Memorial Day. That time of year where there will be cookouts going on and people enjoying spending time together and just all sorts of fun. But as we are cooking out I hope that people take safety precautions to be safe. I also want to share some of the dangers of charcoal use. First thing is:

Barbecue grills can be problematic for two reasons. First, both charcoal and wood burn “dirty,” producing not only hydrocarbons but also tiny soot particles that pollute the air and can aggravate heart and lung problems. Secondly, the grilling of meat can form two kinds of potentially carcinogenic compounds: polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and heterocyclic amines (HCAs). These chemicals that are released can do harm to our bodies and health. But there is a better alternative to the charcoals that are commonly used.

There are also a few things that you can do to minimize your health risks to charcoal us such as minimize flare-ups and the time that meat spends over the hot coals will minimize your risk of both HCAs and PAHs. For example, cook smaller pieces of meat, such as kabobs or pre-cut steaks, to reduce cooking times. Choose leaner cuts of meat to reduce fat flare-ups. Flip your meat frequently to reduce the heat the meat absorbs. And try pre-cooking meats in the microwave before grilling, a technique that the Harvard Health Letter says can decrease HCAs by 90 percent.

Another way to minimize your risks include removing visible fat from meats, moving coals so they are not directly under meat and cutting off charred portions from the meat before serving. Finally, experiment with grilled fruits and vegetables to take meat out of your grilling equation. Also consider useing Hardwood Charcoal.

Hardwood charcoal or lump charcoal is made by burning hardwood in a closed, low-oxygen, regulated environment. This produces a pure piece of hardwood carbon. Most hardwood charcoal doesn't contain any additives therefore making it easier to ignite. It also burns at a faster and more controlled rate than charcoal briquettes because of its sensitivity to changes in oxygen levels. Hardwood typically burns much cleaner and more hot than other charcoals and comes in different shapes and sizes. It is also a lot healthier then the traditional charcoal that is used and doesnt contain all the chemicals that will get in the food we are cooking or inhaled into our lungs.

This hardwood charcoal can be found at Whole Foods. It really is a better a more natural alternative then regular charcoal. Also the hardwood charcoal doesnt have all the chemicals in it that get in the food we eat.

So with that I hope that everyone will take the precautions to better your health and to enjoy this great holiday..Happy Memorial Day everyone!

THE FOOD INDUSTRY HAS BEEN LYING TO YOU!

The Food Industry Has Been Lying to You!

YOU DESERVE TO KNOW THE TRUTH!

As Americans get flooded with more information online, people begin to search for health news and updates. More and more people want to enjoy a healthy life and live

longer. So, they jump on the latest health bandwagon, try the latest dietary fad, or buy

the entire vitamin pill selections at the pharmacy.But are they really getting the

right information and advice from the experts? After years of hard work from scientists and millions if not billions of dollars to fund research and studies on wellness and cures to major illnesses, why are Americans still dying of cancers and heart disease? Why are our Asian counterparts still living longer than the average Joe? This may come as a shock to you, but the truth is you have been lied to.

First let’s look at a landmark study that came out in early 2000s. From the 1970’s until the 1990’s, a study was conducted in China that was jointly funded by the government of China, the University of Oxford and the Cornell University. The study looked into the relationship of diet and lifestyle with the mortality rates of 6,500 Chinese from 65 counties of rural China. The results of the study showed that some so called “diseases of affluence” were linked to the Westernization of their diet, particularly the increasing consumption of dairy products and animal protein that were previously uncommon in the Asian country.

 Dangers of Meat Diet

The research sounded an alarm on dairy products and animal proteins which includes fish, eggs, poultry, pork and beef. The authors concluded that those who eat a vegan or whole plant food diet, avoiding animal proteins, will have minimum risks of chronic disease. They also say those already afflicted can reverse the development of the disease. The study further endorses adequate exposure to sunshine to maintain enough levels of Vitamin D and Vitamin B12 dietary supplements for those who will completely avoid animal products.

Acidity and Your Health

After the China Study, various studies have also come out to warn people of the dangers of having a diet with lots of meat. This includes a study on the higher mortality rate of men and women who consume a lot of red and processed meat and another that links red meat with cancer and Heart Disease.

Its All Business: The Conspiracy of Silence!

With the potential impact of this information to people’s health, you’d expect these findings to receive the greatest exposure on media. But sadly, this is not the case.

Studies that paint a bad picture of meat are relegated to the inside pages of newspapers and are rarely discussed on primetime TV. Worse they are often criticized by other experts under the payroll of the food industries and labeled as extreme and

unscientific. T. Colin Campbell, one of the directors of the China Study summarized their findings in a book entitled “The China Study”. In the said book, Dr. Campbell exposed the powerful forces working behind the scenes of the scientific community. Wealthy and influential groups that stand to lose millions in revenues should the American public change their way of eating. What Campbell discussed in his book is not at all surprising considering the many industriesthat will be severely affected if the public shift to a plant-based diet. There’s the poultry and egg industry, the swine industry and the beef industry to name a few. These are not your regular small-time family owned farms but the big companies that have a lot at stake. Now some might say, there is nothing to worry about since we have medical and health experts as well as government agencies tasked to protect our interests. Right? Well, yes and no. There are some “experts” and government officials who are sincere and passionate about their job but most of the time they are sincerely wrong. Many have such a firm belief in the American way of eating that they cannot accept anything else as possibly true while some government officials start on the job with the public’s best interest at heart but due to the prevailing system, they end up making compromises along the way.

Making Us Sick Keeps THEM in Business!

One example is the new dietary guidelines from the USDA that was released early this
year. It did recommend a higher intake of fresh fruits, vegetables and whole grains but it
stopped short of recommending that we stop consuming processed food. So, the public
was shortchanged in learning the way to optimal health. We cannot completely rely on out government to make our health their top priority when large and moneyed industries continue to profit from our ignorance regarding the food that we eat. Medical professionals are also wittingly or unwittingly part of this “conspiracy of silence.” First of all, they are trained to heal not to prevent diseases. It is also a well known fact that many doctors are under the payroll of big pharmaceutical companies that gain huge profits from our illnesses. If the knowledge that sicknesses can be prevented or cured by nutrition comes out, then their business will be greatly threatened. The bottom-line is, they make money by keeping us sick. When it comes to mainstream media, we do

encounter some sporadic reporting on the value of eating more fruits and vegetables but it is not something they advocate. Movies and TV sitcoms often depict vegetarian characters as “weird” or “spaced out”. Television, magazines and other forms of media daily bombard us with ads of instant food, fast foods and salty or sweet snacks. Media survive on advertising revenues, and most of their advertisers are the processed and various snack food conglomerates, fastfood restaurants, dairy companies etc. They too have their own interests to protect.

Fat Consumption and Cancer Causes?

During the preparation of the findings of The China Study, the members of the committee agreed to point to dietary fat as the one that can cause cancers instead of animal based food. The committee also recommended the reduction of fat intake by 30% of calories. These came about as the group feared that the report would be killed off before its publication should animal-based food be directly linked to cancers in their

conclusion. 5 According to Dr. Campbell, characterizing the whole food by the individual health effects of specific nutrients was a mistake. He called this scientific reductionism.

What is Reductionism? Reductionism has spawned various flawed studies on nutrition because according to Dr. Campbell, they focus too much on the effects of individual nutrients among people who consume a highrisk diet, which includes a high percentage of animal based protein.  The famous Nurses’ Health Study found no significant correlation between reduction of fat intake and cancer prevention. Dr. Campbell said that this study has done great harm to our nutritional landscape and is a glaring example of how reductionism has caused much confusion and a huge misinformation in spite of well-meaning and honest scientists working on the project. 6

What makes this study flawed is the fact that it focused solely on fat consumption and that American women with a high meat and dairy intake were compared to Chinese,

the focus of the China Study, who were mostly plant eaters. It is however encouraging to note that some scientists of late have been using more accurate and controlled samples for their studies on dieting. One example includes the review that appeared in the journal of Pediatrics. The authors led by Amy Joy Lanou, a Cornell-trained nutritionist, concluded that there is no evidence to link dairy products or dietary calcium intake to bone health. This finding has completely shattered the “milk myth”  that even appears on children’s textbooks as gospel truth. According to Dr. Lanou, what children really need to have strong bones and maintain healthy bodies are sunshine, exercise and plenty of fruits and vegetables.  But again, hardly anybody has heard of this review as none of the mainstream media outlets reported their findings.

Enough is Enough!

If we are really serious about acquiring good health and longevity, we need to sit down

and reassess our way of eating. The problem that we face now is that Americans generally prefer “convenience over quality.” That’s according to Mark Gehlhar, a USDA Economic Researcher. That is why it is so easy for the food industries to continue to lie and manipulate the public just so to protect their interests. They continue to work on maintaining America’s addiction to processed, junk and animal-protein based foods.

From the moment of birth, an American is trained to eat processed food beginning with

the infant formula. The American child will then move on to sodas and animal based

foods. A very unhealthy diet that is so well-entrenched in our system that it leaves

making a change quite difficult to do. But if we take note of important facts on health

then it would be possible for us to somehow bring out a strong resolve to eat right. To make the paradigm shift that we so need at the moment. What important health facts should we remember? Dr. Campbell listed out in his book 8 principles of food and health. Basically it all comes down to eating more plant-based food and completely shunning processed foods rich with salt, sugar and preservatives. It is high time for us to finally listen to the wise old exhortation from our Moms to eat our vegetables. Let’s say enough to the lies that we see and hear every day. Enough is enough. Now that

we have heard the truth it can finally set us free. (The Alkaline Diet)

References:

1 Brody, Jane E. "Huge Study Of Diet Indicts Fat And Meat",

The New York Times, May 8, 1990

2 Meat Intake and Mortality: A Prospective Study of Over Half a

Million People

3 Study Links Red Meat To Cancer, Heart Disease by Patti

Neighmond, March 24, 2009

4 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2010

5. The China Study: The Most Comprehensive Study of

Nutrition Ever Conducted and the Startling Implications for Diet,

Weight Loss and Long-term Health by T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D.

and Thomas M. Campbell II, page 271

6 Ibid, page 272

7 Ibid, page 274

8New Study Shatters Milk Myth: For Strong Bones, Kids Need

Exercise, Sunshine And A Dairy-Free Diet; Physicians

Committee For Responsible Medicine

9 No Surprises: US Leads in Processed Food Consumption,

April 11th, 2010

10 The China Study, pages 223–240

Alkaline vs Acidicy Part 1

You might think I'm kidding, but I'm completely serious on this one.
It is really awesome that many of you are taking the first step to great health!

Now I am going to share with you the importance of acid-alkaline pH balance in our
body, you must be wondering, Why wasn't I told all these essential
stuff in school and from the media?

Because they have a monetary incentive NOT to. You've been
basically filling in their coffers with heaps of cash by what the
food industry declares to be healthy! And you've been wondering
for years what you did wrong when you fall sick or feel fat.

This is so important that I'm going to reveal the truth in What
the Food Industry Has Been Lying to You.

I'm also going to share with you a few widely acclaimed researches which
dispels a multitude of health myths and misinformation.

And you will see how it ties in with an Alkaline Diet, and the
benefits of eating alkalizing foods, not the foods that you were
misinformed to eat!

I hope you enjoy this information and be more informed the next time
you step into the supermarket!

90 Day Challenge

Today is a great day! :) Waking up this morning feeling good and ready to go! Today is going to be a workout day which will just consist of a mile walk/jog. Drinking my shakes today for added nutrients and extra boost of energy. Add neuro for the ultimate, safe energy experience. lol But since it is raining going to be getting alot of work done today that needs to be done. So on that note I will return later and share what I have done today for the 90 day challenge. :) And if you would like to take part in a 90 day challenge please visit my website at www.nutritionlifestyle.bodybyvi.com.

Encouragment

You can truly design your life. You want abundance? It's yours. Focus on poverty, that can be yours too. You get what you focus and put all of your energy into. If you're in debt - DON'T focus on the debt. FOCUS on the opportunities to get you abundance! Surround yourself with Abundant-minded people! If you have poor health, DO NOT FOCUS on your symptoms...Focus on eating better, relaxing, exercising, doing the things that will improve your health. Get in a healthy state of mind. Surround yourself with healthy people. If you lack confidence, DO NOT keep telling yourself "I don't have the right personality", instead, think of the PERFECT personality you wish to have and start living that one. Surround yourself with confident, passionate people! Health, Love, prosperity, everything in your life is up to you. Your relationships, your financial situation, your health can all improve at any time. Stay focused on where you want to go, not where you are. Focusing on where you are will keep you there!!

(T. Wilson)

The Food You Eat

The food you eat can be either the safest and most powerful form of medicine, or the slowest form of poison. What is your "WHY" in life? Is it driving you everyday to be the best you and to live by utilizing every second of time you are blessed to have? Are you doing what you truly love? Why Not? Are you sacrificing your own personal health to help others? Are you aware that if you take better care of your health, you can be there for and help more people if that is what drives you. Without your health you have nothing and you miss out on so much, by creating the wrong memories spent in hospital and ER's when you should be living life and creating memories that make other realize that they want that too!!! WAKE UP, stop feeling sorry for yourself, because at some point others will stop feeling sorry for you to. Start living the life you were truly meant for. You can't get yesterday back, you can damn well make toady spectacular with the amazing people that love you for you and how they feel having you in their lives and make tomorrow EPIC!

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IM BACK..Update on my journey to weight loss and health

Well it has been awhile since I have been on to update. But I do have to say that it has been a journey and I am proud to say that I have lost a total of 55lbs..whooo hooo. I am also on a new product that is simply amazing! Its great and it is helping in changing my life for the better. If you would like to know more on what it is doing for me please feel free to email me with the title Life change or leave a comment and I will be happy to tell you all about it. Anyways Right now life is good but still filled with struggles. As for my eating habits have changed dramatically and I am feeling so much better physically. I have totally eliminated all fast food, processed foods, refined sugars, breads and pastas although I do slip on the bread when i am at subway but it has made a big difference in how i feel as well as my weight loss. Its also very important to eat lots of fruits and veggies. They are very important in overall health. Im posting a link that will give you the secrets to great health please take time to read it because it will make a difference in your health..Also I am going to post my new website for everyone to check out to see this amazing product that has totally helped me on my journey to weight loss.. So check out the links and please let me know what you liked best and if you have any questions please let me know..

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