Your Guide to Six-Pack Abs

No Diet Liquid Protein Your Guide to Six-Pack Abs.

Do you do everything in your power to develop six pack abs but don't see results like every other person on this planet? Well, the reason this is so is because you aren't going about it the proper way. Nearly everyone who strives for abs isn't doing the process correctly and is left with a flabby stomach. It may seem like a near impossible task, but I'll tell you right now...it is easier than you think.

I'll start off by making it easy for you. Six-pack abs are won both inside and outside the gym. Training is a must, but more importantly, what you do in the kitchen is going to make or break you. Breaking it down into simpler terms, the ONLY way to achieve a six-pack is to reduce your total amount of body fat by expending more calories than are consumed. In order to see your abs at all, you need under 10% bodyfat. To see them with great detail, you need to get your bodyfat down to 7% or under. That means, first and foremost, healthy eating and proper training.

The main point I'm trying to get across is that you can develop quite the incredible core by performing tough workouts including gut-wrenching ab routines, but that six-pack is going to remain hidden under a pile of fat unless you shred yourself up to reveal those hard-earned striations. It takes hard work in the gym, but even more discipline outside of the gym when you are taking in your macronutrients for the day.

It really is unfortunate to think that companies come out with all these infomercials and gimmicks nowadays that purposefully deceive you, the public, with items such as the "ab-roller" or that stupid machine that you attach to your stomach that produces an electromagnetic pulse to "stimulate your abdominals", ensuring misconceptions and your predispositions that six-pack abs can just appear overnight. (Yah! Sitting on the couch is a great way to develop a six-pack...You've got to be kidding me if you really fall for this!) These machines are quite the definition in which I used to describe them-falsities. Please use some common sense here people. Don't fall victim to these gimmicks (that's all they are) and do realize that abs do not appear overnight. It takes hard work. Once you understand this concept and reality, half the battle is through. You're not going to develop abs while watching television. You're not going to wake up overnight from encompassing a gut to acquiring a chiseled midsection. You've got to train your abs hard to develop a strong core that will contain ripples in the muscles.

And then, only will an ostentatious set of abs in terms of vanity be shown, is through great efforts in the kitchen. Now you've got to act upon it and we provide you with the ultimate guide to developing six-pack abs. No Gimmicks. No misconceptions. Just pure knowledge to put you on track to a fully developed midsection.

Here are very simple but absolutely essential steps that you need to do to achieve a shredded six-pack:

Step One: "You are what you eat!"

Here is something you should live by: "abs are made in the kitchen." Live it, learn it, love it. You need to start thinking healthy all of the time and there are many approaches to eating healthy but the main thing is that you need to start with the consumption of small, but very frequent meals along with plenty of cold water (not soda, not juice, but water) throughout the day. Eating more frequent meals speeds up your metabolism to extraordinary levels, which directly correlates to more calories being burnt and less fat covering your abs. Eating 2-3 heavy meals a day will attribute to fat storage as when you wait past 4 hours to eat, your body cannibalizes itself, breaking down its muscle to feed itself. Then, it notes to itself that you starved for that long, so it's going to store onto any fat it has to provide energy for the day. Then what you usually do is stuff your face when that meal at dinnertime comes because you've waited so long to eat. You end up consuming a ton of calories per meal that gets stored to fat. So we can see how the buildup occurs. You eat breakfast and store fat because your body is trained to store it for energy because you won't be fed for 6 hours. Even if you burned 90% of those calories throughout that time, you still have a net gain of bodyfat of 10% of those calories you consumed at breakfast. This occurs with each and every meal, where there is a buildup of bodyfat little by little. This all happens while your muscle breaks down, where you require less and less energy to sustain your physicality (the more muscle you have, the more energy is required to sustain the muscle mass, meaning you need to consume more calories to maintain yourself). Eventually your BMI is through the roof and you eventually become considered obese by your doctor.

However, this will not occur if and when you spread your meals out throughout the day into smaller meals. First and foremost, when consuming 6-7 frequent meals in a day, you actually consume less total calories throughout the day than if you ate 3 large meals. Why is this so? In the beginning stages, you don't develop the hunger so you don't overeat. You eat just enough. How does this contribute to fat burning? When eating every 2 hours, your body knows that food is coming readily so it says to itself: "I can burn this energy now and use it as readily available energy because I will be fed soon". Your body has no purpose to store on fat, because it is provided with the fuel it needs to function. It doesn't require conservation, because it has no visible threat of starvation. It provides reason to use the food as energy and trains your body not to store any bodyfat, while holding onto your muscle mass, which is inherently going to burn up more and more calories for sustainability.

Also, you need to take measures with the proper timing of nutrients. Did you know that eating breakfast within 30 minutes after you wakeup in the morning can actually speed up your metabolism by 20-30%? Nutrition is so vital. How your body looks can be directly attributed to how you eat. Hence, the phrase: "you are what you eat". This phrase could not be any more true. I would suggest to you that 80% of the way you look comes from what you eat as opposed to how you train. You can train for hours and hours a day...even more so than an Olympian, but if you don't feed your body the proper amount of nutrients and at the right times of the day, you are going to look like you've never lifted a weight in your life. Proper nutrition throughout the day is a must where you consume healthy and natural foods like lean meats, eggs, whole grains, and healthy fats. You must start out with consuming a large breakfast. From there on out, you need to consume something every 2 hours. Not pizza or a cheese steak sandwich, but a healthy dish like grilled chicken on whole wheat bread with mustard. Get the point? I want you to decrease your carbohydrate intake gradually throughout the day until you are consuming zero to practically close to zero carbs for your last couple of meals in the day. So breakfast should contain the most and each successive meal should contain less and less. Proper nutrition right around your workout is necessary as well. Consume around 30 g whey protein 30 minutes before your lifting workout with a handful of some fruit like apricots. 30 minutes after, consume 40 g fast-digesting carbs and 40 g whey protein. This will keep you lean and refuel your muscles with glycogen so it can repair properly and come back stronger, bigger, and leaner the next day. An hour after that, consume a full healthy meal with lots of protein, low glycemic-index carbohydrates, healthy fats, and key nutrients. Make sure that when just performing cardiovascular exercise the same rules apply with nutrition as a weightlifting session except your post-workout meal should contain no carbs. By just consuming whey protein after this session, you will halt muscle breakdown, however, the fat burning process will continue full-throttle.

Also, water is essential for muscle growth and fat burning. You need to make sure you are consuming lots of it throughout the day. When I say water, I do not mean juice or soda (I don't care if it's low calorie or sugar free)...I mean regular unflavored bottled water that is chilled. The body approximately consists of 75% water and thus, always needs water to transport nutrients throughout your body for proper muscle growth and body functioning. Furthermore, according to a study shown in Men's Fitness, drinking 16 ounces of water or more has been found to help increase calorie burning capabilities. People can use up to 30% more calories when drinking such water as opposed to not. Be sure to drink lots of cold water throughout the entire day.

Furthermore, remember to incorporate some cheating every so often. Every 5-6 days, you should increase your carb intake through the day to around double. Eat the same kinds of foods, but just eat more of them. So eat twice the amount of oatmeal your ordinarily eat in the morning and so forth. When you eat low carb throughout the week, your body uses up all of its glycogen and resorts to fat burning. However, if you remain in this low-carb state for too long, your body is all too good at adapting. So its fat burning efforts will diminish and it will get used to the low-carb diet and resort to the fat and protein you eat for energy opposed to the fat on your lovehandles. However, when you switch it up and provide your body with a lot of macronutrients like carbs, your body senses that it is out of the low-carb diet stage and begins to rev up its metabolism again in an attempt to burn off more fat. Also, every 20 meals you have (so if you have 7 meals a day, then every 3-4 days) incorporate a cheat meal, where you can eat anything you want. This is going to increase your morale and help you eat healthier during the other days because it will provide you with incentive to get through the week when you have something to look forward to. Cheat meals, when used and not abused, also burn additional fat. The only rule is that the food can't be fried and it can't be a liquid drink like soda. Liquids are easily digestible and require minimal effort from your body to break down the nutrients. Please do not abuse this rule and don't justify to yourself that you can have one every 10 meals and certainly don't eat 20 meals in one day just to get your cheat meal. Implement this rule properly and it will work to your advantage. We want to train your body to be a machine that burns fat and builds muscle like clockwork.

Step Two: Weightlifting is a Must!

Anytime you spend in the gym must be done with the utmost intensity if you want to develop the physique you've always dreamed of. Read the article Get Down to Business so you know how to be motivated day in and day out to make your use of the gym most effective and efficient. While you are in the gym, make sure you do isolation exercises, but more importantly, the main focus of your workout should be of the incorporation of compound exercises like squats, deadlifts, power cleans, hang cleans, clean and jerks, dumbbell lunges, bench presses, etc.

Those that require multiple muscle groups will activate your entire body and torch bodyfat. You burn a tremendous amount of calories stabilizing both yourself and the weight, and considering that these exercises are where you are strongest, you will be supporting that much more weight than your own bodyweight. Additionally, your core is activated at all times when you do these movements. Bodybuilders rarely train their abs during the offseason, mainly because they have been worked so hard during these compound exercises that there is no immediate need to bring out any more detail than what they develop from these moves. Furthermore, anytime there is an option between choosing an exercise with a machine or free weights, choose the free weights.

Activation of your stabilizer muscles will take effect, including your core, and there will be a significant increase in the amount of calories expended throughout the exercise. Also, rather than sit when doing an exercise, make sure you stand. So instead of doing seated dumbbell curls, perform standing dumbbell curls. You burn a tremendous amount of more calories stabilizing yourself when standing upright than when seated. Think about it. You are supporting your own weight plus the weights you are holding, whereas when you sit, the bench is absorbing that extra poundage. Think critically when you are working out and really analyze the situation presented before you. Think to yourself: "Which exercises are going to provide the most benefit in terms of stimulation to my muscles and which are going to burn the most calories?". Moreover, do not shy away from heavy weights. Deviate from the high rep ripped theory. It is a falsity and common misconception. Lifting heavy weights is going to activate more muscles and going to burn more calories than you can imagine. Far after the exercise is over, when you lift heavy weights, your body's elevated metabolic rate will force your body to continue to burn calories and fat. The lower the intensity, the less calories you will burn when the workout is over. Keep that in mind. You should be incorporating heavy weights and moderate weights throughout your entire workout. Furthermore, remember to add intensity sets like drop sets, strip sets, supersets, burnouts, forced reps, and such to elevate your muscle building and fat burning efforts.

Step Three: Abs Are a Muscle: They Require Stimulation

You should really focus on resistance abdominal training a few days a week. In other words, you need to train intensely with heavy weight and resistance against your abs. Training your abs with heavy weight will enable your abs to grow and press up against your skin, making your abs stick out more. Doing hundreds of sit-ups or crunches does not equate to heavy resistance and thus, will be ineffective. Whether you like to believe it or not, your abs respond effectively better to heavier weights and lower reps than higher reps. So instead of doing your 100 sit-up routine (which if done properly with a slow and controlled motion while squeezing the muscle and holding the contraction at the top, even Jack LaLanne in his prime couldn't do), make sure you implement a program that requires intense stimulation with weights. If done properly, you should only be able to do a few reps per exercise because of the intense burn you should feel. Try to shoot for circuit sets of slow reps, making sure to always contract and squeeze your abs throughout the session. To ensure adequate training (not too little and overdoing it), you should train abs 2-3 times a week intensely. The abs are a set of muscles that recovers quickly, but you don't want to overdo it. Don't train them day and night, or even every day. You don't want to train them while they are still recovering. You wouldn't train your chest that way, so I ask of you, why train your abs that way? Anything more than a few days a week, will run you into the risk of overtraining, which will hinder precious muscle growth. Follow the ab routines of the week to help provide you with routines to cut your midsection up.

Step Four: Don't Neglect the Cardio

You have to do cardiovascular training. It is a necessary part of this whole equation. Regardless of what you think in terms that weightlifting is enough, it really is not. Weight lifting is obviously a great way to build muscle, which is inherently going to cut the fat and speed up your metabolism, but in terms of burning calories, nothing beats an intense cardiovascular training session. Make sure you perform cardio 3-4 times a week, but only at 20 minutes a session. If you are training hard with weights, that should be a cardio session in itself (not doing a set, waiting 3 minutes, doing another set...I'm talking about performing 40 gut-wrenching sets containing heavy weight in under an hour). So when you focus on pure cardio, it should be of high intensity interval training sessions, where you mix up the intensities. Perform sprints combined with jogs to recover. For instance, sprint as hard as you can for 30 seconds, then jog for 45 seconds, then sprint again and so forth. You can also do like 80% of your max sprint for a minute, and then 40% of your max in the form of a run. The possibilities are endless. Your cardio sessions can be performed either directly in the morning (after consuming a protein shake with no carbs) or directly after your weight workout. These are the times when glycogen levels are low, so your body will resort more towards fat burning than using the energy from the food you consumed.

Also, if you have proper protein intake throughout the day, your muscle mass will be held onto. If you perform cardio in the morning, make sure you just have whey protein directly after to halt muscle breakdown and to continue the fat burning process, and then have a full meal an hour later. If you perform cardio directly after weightlifting, make sure you have whey protein with carbs directly after (disregarding the aforementioned cardio only rule where you just consume protein).

Step Five: Put in Some Extra Effort

Move around a lot. Doing little tasks around the day where you are constantly active is going to help you burn off that extra fat. Doing things like the laundry, cleaning around the house, making the bed...those extra effort that it requires to do that stuff will burn a tremendous amount of calories throughout the day and will cut into your fat cells like you wouldn't believe. Constantly fidgeting and moving burns up a tremendous amount of fat and will get your abs glimmering in no time.

Step Six: Implement Proper Supplementation

You need to incorporate proper supplementation. Besides whey protein, get a multivitamin. This is going to help convert your food into energy and will help with the daily metabolic functions of life. Also, look to incorporate citrimax plus chromium picolinate. I've noticed tremendous results when taking this supplement before ingesting a large meal with lots of carbohydrates. It really leans me up. Just don't overdo it. If you are going to take this, make sure you only take the recommended serving and don't take it with every meal.

Step Seven: Stay Motivated

Best of luck on your endeavors to getting a ripped body. Stay motivated and keep your eye on the prize. It may not come overnight, but great things take time to develop. Stay focused and stay on track, because one day your abs will appear. When I was younger, I always used to justify to myself that abs were just not a part of my genetics and that they were too hard to develop (they were for skinny kids). However, with a great deal of work applied to the goal, I can now say I have developed a nice set of abs that others do envy. Soon, others will recognize your achievements and it will really grab their attention and by extension, provide you with a sense of pride and accomplishment.

I will promise you one thing. If you follow and take these steps very seriously then you will see results in your abs, I guarantee it. We here at Muscle Prodigy understand that each of you want a shredded six-pack and want to learn more about proper abdominal training and proper meal plans. Therefore, please check back frequently as we will do our best to put up more articles, training routines, and meal plans. Best of luck!

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You Can Grow 2-4 Inches Taller Even After Puberty!

No Diet Liquid Protein You Can Grow 2-4 Inches Taller Even After Puberty!.

Lets face it being a little guy or gal in a big world sucks. When you are short or not as tall as you would like to be, you miss out on things, and you are not treated with respect. It is not right, but the truth is that the shorter you are, the less respect you will be given by your peers. Look around you, all the tall guys get the girls, the jobs, and everything out of life.

I know how it feels to be the little guy, and i have been through all the crap that comes with being a person of short stature. I hated my life, and was in a deep depression, then one day I stumbled across the answer to my prayers. I had discovered that I could increase my height naturally 2-4 inches in as little as six weeks. Not only I can do this but anyone can. It is a fact that most people have the potential to increase their height by 2-4 inches naturally. I am going to share with you some information that will blow your mind!

If you want to increase your height, no matter what age you are. You will need to make some changes in your lifestyle. Below is a little of some things you will need to change or add to your lifestyle that will help you increase your height by as much as 4 inches even after puberty.

Diet:

A height increasing diet should consist of plenty of proteins which come from lean meats such as chicken and fish. You must also get good amounts of calcium and vitamin d, which you can get from drinking milk. Try to replace your drinks with water as it is one of the best liquids you can put in your body. You will want to stay away from foods that are high in carbs, sugars, and fats.These foods will stunt your growth and also pack on the pounds.

Boost your HGH:

If you want to increase your height you will need to boost up the amount of human growth hormone that you produce. As we get older we produce less and less growth hormone, this is why we need to boost our HGH production. There are many ways you can increase your HGH such as exercising and eating certain types of foods.

Fix your posture:

Most people are walking with lousy posture and they do not even know it. Your posture can greatly affect how tall you are. Did you know you can gain 1-2 inches of height by just correcting your posture? There are many different ways you can fix your posture such as by how you sleep at night.

Above I have just gave you a few examples of what you can start doing to increase your eight at any age. If you are really serious about growing taller it is ideal that you incorporate these ideas into your life. Increasing your height is not as hard as you think. All it takes is a little motivation and some action to obtain results.

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Women, Nutrition And Life Work Together!

No Diet Liquid Protein Women, Nutrition And Life Work Together!.

Women today are busier than ever before. Their stress is exacerbated by today's fast paced, pre-packaged, convenience based society and the toxins that come from antibiotics and household cleaners. Iron-deficiency anemia is very common in young women.

While women's role in the food chain is essential to produce that all-important resource, food, it paradoxically does not guarantee women even minimum levels of nutrition. Women are often responsible for producing and preparing food for the household, so their knowledge - or lack thereof - about nutritions effect on the entire family. Women with adequate stores of iron and other micronutrients are less likely to suffer fatal infections and are more likely to survive bleeding during and after childbirth. Women in developing countries are also regularly deficient in vitamin A, iodine, and energy. Women of child-bearing age are recommended to take folic acid supplements and consume a folic-rich diet. Women are also at higher risk for developing osteoporosis and need more calcium and vitamin D to prevent it. Studies showed that women with vitamin D insufficiency absorb less than 10 percent of available calcium.

However, even among the poor, different groups of women are affected differently by macro development policies, such as the commercialization of agriculture or family planning. The conflict between women's (economic) earning role and (biological and social) mothering role results to some degree in a squeeze on child care, with consequences for child health and nutrition. While women will be mothers too, motherhood is just one part of the inexorable life cycle. We need programs to increase women's awareness, self-confidence, and motivation to act. Men must be educated about the cost to society of neglecting women and the need for affirmative action for women, which arises both from the fact of their greater work burden and their unique reproductive roles. The issue of women's nutrition status and roles is crucial to the proposal for nutrition as a basic right for all in the 1990s, in which human development goals are paramount over economic goals. Programming for women's health must extend beyond their role as mothers to encompass their non-reproductive and work-related energy and health needs.

The nutrition tips for women broadcast on the news often imply that nutrition may magically cure all kinds of diseases. The role of nutrition is to feed our bodies. 1 nutrition tip for women is to regularly include iron-rich foods such as meat, shellfish, beans and enriched cereals in your diet. The effects of high levels of protein-energy malnutrition and anemia among women. Low birth weight is a result of poor nutrition and can jepardize the health of the new generation. The ultimate constraint of time affects the extent to which women can acquire nutritional goods and services and allocate them to improving their own well-being or that of their families. The best way to give your body the balanced nutrition it needs is by eating a variety of nutrient-packed foods every day. In some respects, men and women have different nutritional needs, largely due to differences in male and female hormones.

"If you look at the current federal dietary guidelines for kids, there is no difference in nutritional needs for males and females until age 9," says Elaine Turner, PhD, RD, associate professor in the department of Food Science and Human Nutrition at the University of Florida in Gainesville. Pregnancy drives the role of women and nutrition. If you need fewer calories, the calories you take in need to pack a lot of nutritional punch. One way that traditionally-minded woman can continue to keep their strength and health within the cycles of the creation,is through the use of berry plants. Berry plants ,with great nutritional value are not a stand alone, but as a supplement.

Anemia is the most common form of malnutrition, afflicting an estimated 47 percent of women worldwide, and anemia in pregnancy is one of the leading causes of maternal death. For maximum effect, improving women's nutrition should begin long before pregnancy. Improving nutrition by maintaining a healthy diet before and during pregnancy and also during lactation can help to ensure adequate gestational weight gain, prevent weight loss during lactation, help strengthen the immune system, and delay HIV disease progression. Good nutrition is important for all pregnant and lactating women irrespective of their HIV status. Ignorance about the symptoms of malnutrition, such as the lethargy and depression caused by iron deficiency, may be dismissed as "normal" or unimportant, further exacerbating the problem. Addressing women's malnutrition has a range of positive effects because healthy women can fulfill their multiple roles - generating income, ensuring their families' nutrition, and having healthy children - more effectively and thereby help advance countries' socioeconomic development. Well-nourished mothers are more likely to have infants with healthy birth weights, and such children are less likely to ever suffer from malnutrition. For reasons including women's reproductive biology, low social status, poverty, and lack of education, they suffer from nutritional imbalances. Adolescent girls are particularly vulnerable to malnutrition because they are growing faster than at any time after their first year of life.

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Why You Need To Eat An Ample Amount Of Protein When On A Diet

No Diet Liquid Protein Why You Need To Eat An Ample Amount Of Protein When On A Diet.

If you're trying to lose weight the most significant thing is to burn more calories than you consume. This cannot be overlooked if you plan on reaching your weight loss goals.

Once you have created a caloric deficit it's very important that you eat enough protein for many reasons. In this article I will explain to you why protein is important for losing weight and how to ensure that you're consuming sufficient amounts of this macronutrient.

Firstly, protein along with resistance training is crucial to help retain lean muscle mass while dropping weight. These two components make certain that you're losing the right type of weight, which is fat, not muscle.

Protein also has the best thermogenic effect of all the macronutrients. This means your body burns more energy digesting and processing protein than it does with any other type of food. A good weight loss diet will include a good protein source at every meal for the best thermic effect. This will also help assure that your getting adequate levels of this important macronutrient.

An additional weight loss advantage of protein is it aids in filling quicker and helps keep you feeling full for a longer amount of time. This stops you from mindlessly snacking between meals and makes it easier to hit your caloric goal for the day.

Good sources of protein include eggs and lean meats like turkey, chicken breast and fish. If you find it hard to consume enough protein in a day maybe you should try one of the thousands of protein powders available on the market. Protein powders have come along way over the years. No more gross tasting clumpy shakes. An excellent protein supplement stirs easily into any liquid with only a spoon and they taste good too!

Protein not only plays a large role in a healthy diet, it's also extremely important for weight loss, too! So, be sure to add a lean protein to every meal and watch as the pounds drop off!

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Why Do You Need A Healthy Colon

No Diet Liquid Protein Why Do You Need A Healthy Colon.

The colon is the body's means of eliminating those things in our diets that our body does not need or use. If the colon is unhealthy and eliminates improperly, we experience a number of symptoms such as constipation, diarrhea, bloody stool, bloating, persistent gas, frequent stomach cramps and pains, and constant fatigue. Not only that, there are surprisingly many other problems that stem from colon disorders. Migraine headaches, acne, eczema, and other skin disorders, even viruses, can be contributed to a plugged up and dysfunctional colon. What is a cause of these symptoms and how can they be corrected?

Once the food we eat passes from the stomach, it enters the small intestines so the body can absorb the nutrients and take them to the blood stream and then to the cells. That which is unusable by the body continues down the intestines to the colon, or large intestines to make ready for its exit. However, if the foods we eat do not contain enough fiber and cleansing liquids to move the wastes through, our systems become clogged, bloated, and pained, where disorders begin.

One of the biggest threats to our colons is the processed foods, those lacking fiber. Take for example white flour. As a child, I would often ask my mother for glue, or paste. She would go to the kitchen and stir up a bowl of white flour and water. It made great glue for my projects. White flour, now the fiber is removed, works just like glue - not only on projects, but inside the intestines as well. Without the fiber, it has nothing to move it through the intestines. It becomes very apparent why one might experience a migraine or constipation. Other refined foods that are high in sugar, high in fats, and low in fiber, also do not nourish the body, but will clog and restrict passage.

Colon cancer is one of the leading natural deaths in the United States today and it is caused from a lack of fiber and not enough water and water-rich foods in one's diet. Fiber naturally comes from eating whole grains, not just whole grain breads, but the whole grains themselves where the fiber is cleansing to the body, and there is good nourishment as well. A clean system - free from pollutants and clogging agents - comes from eating cleansing foods. Raw fruits and vegetables, and good pure water are also essential to good cleansing and moving foods through the intestines and out the colon. If our meals consist of mostly heavy proteins and starches, our systems become stressed, fatigued, become clogged, bloated, and pained.

Here are some healthy colon suggestions:

1)Begin you day with a large glass of pure water and drink 8-12 more glasses throughout the day.

2)Instead of a diet of breads and flour products, eat real whole grains such as sprouted or cooked quinoa, millet, amaranth, kamut, barley, brown rice or other whole grains.

3)Instead of all the heavy proteins and animal products, eat lots of raw fruits and vegetables, raw nuts and seeds, and legumes (bean family).

4)Natural high fiber snacks which are good for you include raw fruits or vegetables, or raw nuts.

You need a healthy colon! Make it easy for good elimination to take place! Give up the refined foods and you'll give up the disorders they create. Then replace them with high quality foods and pure water. Your body will require less energy to move your foods, and YOU will have more energy to accomplish what you want to do!

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Why Acai Berry Can Improve Your Overall Health

No Diet Liquid Protein Why Acai Berry Can Improve Your Overall Health.

A quick look at the natives in the Brazilian and Amazon rainforest and you will see that they are among the healthiest people in the world even though they live what can be characterized as a primitive way of life. Studies by researchers have shown they have the lowest rate of heart disease, strokes and other degenerative forms of disease that plague most civilized western nations.

Even more importantly, the natives living in these surrounding regions tend to live very active long lives. When researches began to analyze their diet, they discovered high concentrations of antioxidants in their system. Looking further they realized that the source of these antioxidants had to be readily available for the masses.

What they discovered is that for decades, the natives living in these regions have been eating a berry called the acai fruit, which was considered a daily part of their diet since it grows so plentiful in the region. These berries contained high levels of healthy proteins, fiber and trace minerals such as amino acids - all of the nutritional properties that are essential to living a healthy life.

Could these berries be the source of such vibrant and healthy lives? According to the conclusions of these scientist and researchers, the acai berry is the only known superfood growing in these areas and therefore, must be the sole reason they experience less incidence of disease when compared to other parts of the world.

In a relatively short period of time, the acai berry has gone from being virtually unknown to the most popular health supplement on the Internet. Companies seem to be scrambling to keep up with the growing demand for acai supplements as word spreads about the healing and healthy properties of this newly discovered berry.

Since its discovery has been brought to the attention of westerners, acai berry supplements have been popping up in record numbers in health food stores and on the Internet. A simple search on Google will yield a ton of resources and companies that actively distribute and sell acai supplements. The product may be purchased as a liquid extract, in powder form or in capsules.

So how can you get the purest form of acai? The answer would be obvious if you lived in the region of the Amazon. It is only then that you would have a plentiful supply for consumption. However, the physical properties of the berry make it impossible to harvest and export the berry and still retain its original potency. Consequently, researchers have discovered a way to harvest and export the Amazon berry so consumers in other parts of the world can partake of its nutritional value. Now with a simple search you can take this powerful supplement as a daily part of your nutritional requirements and enjoy all of the benefits of the acai berry.

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Whey Protein Its The Taste That Kills

No Diet Liquid Protein Whey Protein Its The Taste That Kills.

Whey is a natural product that has become the Protein Muscle Fuel of choice for Body Builders, but they can't claim discovery of it. While it is not clear when it was first used, we know that Hippocrates (4th century B.C) used Whey liberally for its natural healing qualities particularly in the treatment of liver disease and gout. Whey has also served the beauty market for more than thousand years, both for weight loss and skin care.

Now Whey is drawing new attention in a new market segment: the ordinary Gym workout crowd that is adopting the new fitness and weight loss paradigm of Interval training.

While Whey in its natural form as a byproduct in cheese-making is still being used much the same way, the Whey Protein that is marketed to Body-Builders in Mega doses at Gyms and Nutrition Stores, may be more hazardous than beneficial to the users Health. Why? Because the Whey in these products has been highly processed, blended and adulterated with the objective to hook the consumers on the taste so they use more of it. This doesn't resonate well with the Health conscious Fitness Individual searching for complementary Protein to burn more Fat.

Unprocessed natural Whey Powder has about 11% protein and 75% carbohydrates, Fibers, abundant B-Vitamins, Minerals (rich in highly absorbable calcium) and Amino acids. But in order to build muscle supernaturally quickly, the percentage Protein must be increased and the Carbohydrates (from Lactose) decreased. This is fairly easy to do by filtering liquid Whey in a process called Ultrafiltration. While the Protein can be concentrated and isolated to nearly 100%, the other Nutrients are lost proportionally. As with any processed Food product, the lost natural Nutrients and Flavors must then be added in form of synthetic substitutes that feature limitless shelve live.

Nevertheless, it is possible to produce all natural high-Protein Whey and there are a few "All Natural Body-Builders Whey Protein" products available, albeit hardly at a Gym or mainstream Supermarket. It may require some searching on the web using the right key words.

Unfortunately though, the vast majority of Whey Proteins are highly toxic concoctions with incompatible and antagonistic ingredients that can offset or invalidate the beneficial Health effects of Whey altogether; some aggressively advertised products amount to nothing more than flavored toxic gunk. It is therefore in the consumers' best interest to read - and understand the Ingredients Labels before buying a product. The majority of fancy name products promising instant success and great taste from flavors reminiscent of complex desserts use several synthetic sweeteners and toxic chemicals that are detrimental to the Athlete's goal. Here is a list of typical Ingredients to avoid like the plague:

Artificial Coloring:

Blue #1 = It has the capacity for inducing an allergic reaction in individuals with pre-existing moderate asthma. Brilliant Blue FCF has previously been banned in most of Europe but has been certified as a safe food additive in the EU and is today legal in most of the countries.

FD&C Yellow # 6 = Tartrazine appears to cause the most allergic and intolerance reactions of all the azo dyes, particularly among asthmatics and those with an aspirin intolerance. Symptoms from tartrazine sensitivity can occur by either ingestion or cutaneous exposure to a substance containing tartrazine.

A variety of immunologic responses have been attributed to tartrazine ingestion, including anxiety, migraines, clinical depression, blurred vision, itching, general weakness, heat waves, feeling of suffocation, purple skin patches, and sleep disturbance. Certain people experience symptoms of tartrazine sensitivity even at extremely small doses, some for periods up to 72 hours after exposure.In children, asthma attacks and hives have been claimed, as well as supposed links to thyroid tumors, chromosomal damage, and hyperactivity

Red #40 = Is a commonly used food coloring dye added to a variety of products. While it may make food esthetically pleasing in appearance, it can cause a negative reaction in those who consume it. Red 40 can also affect adults; it is a common trigger for migraines. It can also cause an upset stomach and make you feel uncomfortable and jittery. Children with ADHD generally have significant improvements of their behavior and ability to concentrate when red food dye is removed from their diet. Artificial colors are redundant in any Whey Protein product, there is absolutely no justification for their use, there are no benefits, only risks.

Propylene Glycol= In food it is used to retain food color pigments and distribute them evenly within the mixture. solvent and carrier of flavor or color in the food and beverage manufacturing processes. The MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet) for Propylene Glycol says: May be harmful by ingestion or skin absorption. May cause eye irritation, skin irritation. Chronic exposure can cause gastro-intestinal disturbances, nausea, headache and vomiting, central nervous system depression.

Sweeteners:

Fructose or HFCS (High Fructose Corn Syrup) = A cheap and widely used alternative to Sucrose (Table Sugar). It is highly chemically processed from genetically modified "GM-Corn" and is suspected to cause diabetes and obesity, and proven to cause adipose (Fat) tissue around the waist. Why is it used in Whey Protein products? The answer is: because it's cheaper than sugar, no other reason. According to a study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol. 79, No. 4:

"The digestion, absorption, and metabolism of fructose differ from those of glucose. Hepatic metabolism of fructose favors de novo lipogenesis (meaning it creates new fat tissue). In addition, unlike glucose, fructose does not stimulate insulin secretion or enhance leptin production. Because insulin and leptin act as key afferent signals in the regulation of food intake and body weight, this suggests that dietary fructose may contribute to increased energy intake and weight gain."

Other undesirable effects of Fructose / HFCS are: Elevated blood pressure, elevated triglycerides and LDL cholesterol, depletion of vitamins and minerals, and even gout, heart disease and liver damage. Fructose inhibits copper metabolism leading to a deficiency of copper, which can cause increased bone fragility, anemia, ischemic heart disease and defective connective tissue formation among others. Altered Magnesium balance is leading to increased osteoporosis. Fructose has no enzymes or vitamins thus robbing the body of precious micro-nutrients.

Synthetic Sweeteners

"Acesulfame Potassium" is a non-caloric synthetic sugar substitute, and although FDA approved, it is highly controversial for its deleterious health effects. Because a human body cannot metabolize such calorie free drinks, the metabolism is disrupted and that fact puts the functionality of the entire product into question. The only reason for this ingredient to be there is cost, which benefits the producer while it renders the product questionable. This, sometimes called Ace-K, is usually present in addition to:

"Sucralose" - another non-caloric synthetic sweetener, and although FDA approved, it remains highly controversial. The alleged symptoms associated with sucralose are gastrointestinal problems (bloating, gas, diarrhea, nausea), skin irritations (rash, hives, redness, itching, swelling), wheezing, cough, runny nose, chest pains, palpitations, anxiety, anger, moods swings, depression, and itchy eyes. Why is this ingredient used? Again, because of cost-savings and convenience that benefits the producers, who know that most customers are shopping by lowest price, not highest quality.

Flavor enhancers

MSG (Monosodium Glutamate) is present in almost every product, albeit hidden under "Natural and Artificial Flavors". This is a common deceptive term for Nasties like MSG and many other substances that consumers don't want and are therefore hidden in euphemisms. MSG has no flavor but enhances the flavors of almost any substance it is added on. In Whey Protein MSG is hidden under Flavors, but on other labels it may appear as "Spices", "Yeast Extract", "Autolyzed Vegetable Protein", and other terms. This is significant because MSG is hidden in so many different products, that the cumulative amounts can't be added up. What's the problem with MSG? Dr. Russell Blaylock, a board-certified neurosurgeon states in his book "Excitotoxins: The Taste that Kills": MSG is an excitotoxin, which means it overexcites your cells to the point of damage or death, causing brain damage to varying degrees -- and potentially even triggering or worsening learning disabilities, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Lou Gehrig's disease and more. Why has MSG been added? To make you addicted to the product so you use more of it.

"Potassium Chloride" is used as a low toxicity fertilizer ingredient. It is also one of the three-drug combinations in lethal injections. So what does it do in a Whey Protein product? Ironically it is because of the presence of MSG in the product, and it is a cheap ingredient to increase blood potassium level. "When magnesium stores are low, as we see in athletes, the glutamate receptors are so sensitive that even low levels of these excitotoxins can result in cardiac arrhythmias and death." - According to Dr. Blaylock.

Preservatives - Shelve live extension

Potassium Sorbate = Potassium sorbate is low-toxic and is regarded as safe. However, its synthetic characteristic is not considered too favorable by some experts. Prolonged use of the preservative could lead to allergic reactions, nausea, diarrhea and nutrient loss in food.

Sodium Benzoate= Apreservative used for decades by the global soft drinks industry. Sodium benzoate derives from benzoic acid. It occurs naturally in berries, but is used in large quantities to prevent mould in soft drinks such as Sprite, Oasis and Dr Pepper. It is also added to pickles and sauces.

Sodium benzoate has already been the subject of concern about cancer because when mixed with the additive vitamin C in soft drinks, it causes benzene, a carcinogenic substance. A Food Standards Agency survey of benzene in drinks last year found high levels in four brands which were removed from sale.

Now, an expert in anti-aging at Sheffield University in the UK, who has been working on sodium benzoate since publishing a research paper in 1999, tested the impact of sodium benzoate on living yeast cells in his laboratory. What he found alarmed him: the benzoate was damaging an important area of DNA in the mitochondria, the cells that produce Energy.

The mitochondria consumes the oxygen to give you energy and if you damage it - as happens in a number if diseased states - then the cell starts to malfunction very seriously. And there is a whole array of diseases that are now being tied to damage to this DNA - Parkinson's and quite a lot of neuro-degenerative diseases.

Other Ingredients

"Vitamins and Minerals" - Are added to replace Nutrients lost in processing and filtering out the Vitamins and Minerals naturally present in Whey. These are synthetic chemicals derived from petro-chemicals with missing co-factors; lack of cell-resonance and synergistic action with other nutrients. This means that the chance of a "one size fits all" product to restore your body's balance of nutrients is arbitrary and can do more harm than good. The main reason for adding these chemicals is marketing, it may appear the product is cheap because you don't need any Dietary Supplements. But it is preferable to buy live-source Vitamins and Minerals as you can dose them according to your needs.

"Triglycerides" = Oils. Don't be fooled by onerous, cheap Vegetable oils added, like the ubiquitous Canola-, Soy- or Safflower Oil - which are all from GM-Crops, containing pesticides.

"Soy Lecithin" = A binder and emulsifier from GM-Soy Finally, the Ingredients to avoid extend to the source of the Whey Ingredients: is the Milk sourced from CAVO cows? A CAFO is a type of farm at which animals are crowded close together in a confined area which operates like a factory, sometimes known as a factory farm. The vast majority of Milk in the U.S. comes from cows that are fed with everything but what they are designed for to eat: Grass! Feed is brought to the animals rather than the animals grazing or otherwise seeking feed in pastures, fields, or on rangeland. Sadly, but not by oversight, you will not find this declaration on the label - but if the Milk is indeed sourced from pasture roaming, grass fed cows, you'll definitely find that statement! If the label is mute on this issue, you can bet that CAVO milk is used, meaning Antibiotics, steroids and synthetic growth hormones rBGH, and low calcium - in short - toxic gunk to begin with.

So it is really not difficult to identify products you don't want, by just adding up the unhealthful ingredients. You can see which producer prioritizes lowest costs and highest margin over even the most basic Health concerns.

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Whey Protein Is Your Whey A Drug Or A Functional Food

No Diet Liquid Protein Whey Protein Is Your Whey A Drug Or A Functional Food.

How To Get The Most Benefits From Whey

Whey has escalated to become the uncontested winner in the Protein supplementation realm, but its claim to fame dates back to ancient history. It is not clear when it was first used, but we know that Hippocrates, 2,500 years ago promoted Whey for its natural healing qualities in prevention and cure of many ailments. Since then, Whey was used through the ages in various ways for Health and Beauty, where it was used as beverage or bath in its native liquid from. While the shelf-live of Whey - a "waste byproduct" of cheese making - is measured in hours, not months or years, the use of Whey was limited to close proximity to the source: the pasture roaming cows.

Than began to change some fifty years ago, when drying and processing methods were developed, to make Whey available to consumers everywhere, it had to be dried into a powder. The dried, unprocessed Whey contains only about 11% Protein (highly bio-available Albumin and Globulin) and 75% Carbohydrates in form of Lactose, plus abundant natural Vitamins, particularly B 2, alkaline Minerals, almost no fat and is therefore a low caloric Food. It is known to stimulate digestion, repopulate the intestinal flora with healthy bacteria and to serve a noticeable energy boost, while it has a naturally pleasant taste.

Industrial scale food processing allows the fractioning of the whole into selective molecules followed by recombination, concentration, isolation, blending and adulteration at will. The purpose of this process is to differentiate the market by targeting different segments with specific products. A well known example of a specific target market is the Body-Building sector. The quest to show huge Muscles real fast, requires pure Protein, and Whey just happens to be an easy product to isolate the Protein from all the other constituents. Whey Protein Isolates are commercially available at Gym's and Nutrition stores with almost 100% Protein powder. That means the Protein in the Product is from Whey, where everything other than Protein had been stripped. Thus, the flavor is gone too, so artificial flavors, sweeteners, colors and other teasers are added to make it palatable for the consumer.

Body-Sculpturing is a Sport and a highly competitive one in its own right. The contestants have chosen this Sport as a Lifestyle and they do everything it takes to win. So their choice of Whey Protein is highly focused on Winning, sustainable Health is not a concern. A Whey Protein Isolate product may serve them well in their zeal, even though the product they are using is more of a Drug than a Food.

What is the difference? When a single component in a Food is isolated, removed and blended with compounds from entirely different species or synthetic elements, the body cannot recognize it as Food and it is therefore a Drug that targets specific actions in the body. The result of altering certain body functions inevitably results in Side Effects.

Whey Isolates are connected with side effects that include headache, loss of appetite, fatigue, swelling, cramps and even damage to the kidneys or the liver; and long term the development of osteoporosis or allergic reactions. The added toxic chemicals may aggravate these and cause other adverse reactions too, but again, it is conceivable that these are considered small sacrifices to win in this Sport.

But Body-Building is a niche Sport and so is their Whey Isolate product. Nevertheless it illustrates the Whey's many uses and portrays its excellent variability to target specific needs. It follows that the more general the motive for adding Protein to the diet, the less processing is desired. Natural Whey is a whole Food that contains all co-factors, a life source Food that meet the body's cell-resonance and is optimally metabolized. That explains why Whey has been famed as a source of Energy boost for thousands of years and why Whey is highly recommended for people recovering from serious illness.

Nature has provided all Produce for human consumption in a perfect composition of nutrients, so that the human race can thrive and populate the World. We can't improve Nature by tampering with Food and neither can we improve Health by stripping certain Nutrients from a whole Food. For example, some Protein advocates preach that only the Egg-White should be eaten and the Yoke should be discarded. However, we should consider that only the whole Egg can spawn Life, no chicken has ever emerged from an Egg-White! Indeed when we analyze the nutritional content of an Egg, we find that only the whole Egg delivers whole nutrition, as the White and the Yoke complement each other synergistically for the metabolism. With the exception of Niacin and Riboflavin, almost all of the Vitamins are in the Yoke, so is Zinc, Phosphorus, Iron and Calcium, while Magnesium and Potassium are dominant in the White. It is well known that Calcium, Magnesium and Zinc are bio-available only in combination. We could analyze any Natural Food and come to the same conclusion, Whey is no exception.

So we have to consider the reason for wanting to add Protein to the diet. If the objective is Weight Loss, Whey in its most natural form is ideal and has an excellent track record.

Then, if we are subscribed to the current Fitness paradigm of Interval Training, the results can be more rewarding when using a Whey Concentrate that sports a higher Protein content, but still has all the co-factors intact. There are Natural Whey products from Grass Fed cows with no added chemicals with a Protein content of up to 50%. It is well documented that Interval Training three times a week, aid in gaining energy, burning fat and building muscles, when consuming Protein within a half an hour of completion of a workout. This may not necessarily reduce weight, but it definitely builds a more attractive shape by adding muscles and melting fat. However, there is no hunger after high intensity workouts and that is why Whey is the preferred source of Protein as it is easy to assimilate.

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What the Heck is Fitness Anyways - And How to Tell If You Are Getting Good Advice

No Diet Liquid Protein What the Heck is Fitness Anyways - And How to Tell If You Are Getting Good Advice.

To paraphrase the great satirist Mark Twain, "Get your facts right first, then you can distort the truth if you want." Such a funny statement - yet so true...especially when it comes to fitness, nutrition, exercise, and health information.

If you are reading this article, there is no doubt you have read many other articles concerning health and fitness, each claiming to know the "best" way to do gain muscle, or the smartest way to lose weight, or the best time to do "cardio", or which brand of whey protein is the most effective. Some of it is ok information, some of it is garbage, but all of it is irrelevant until...

YOU DECIDE WHAT YOU WANT...YOU DECIDE WHAT "FITNESS" OR "BEING HEALTHY" MEANS TO YOU!

Other people's opinions, especially doctors, trainers, coaches, online "experts", gym owners, your best friend, your family, or the government do not matter unless you make them matter.

You must decide and determine what a healthy and fit life looks like to you, how far you want to go with it, be flexible to change as you learn more or change your desires, and then commit to the process of getting there. It really is that simple. But most people don't do this. And the problem is that...

Advertisers for the food, fitness, and diet industries are very good at what they do...they are excellent marketers and sales people and are trained to convince you that "their program" or "their product" is what you will need to be healthy or fit.

So the diet industry is now a billion dollar industry, and the only thing fatter than their bottom lines are American waistlines. And the health industry spends more money per person than any country in the world, and Americans are not even in the top 20 healthy countries in the world!

Once you determine what fitness means to you, then, and then only then, are you ready to figure out how to make it work.

AND THE SECOND MOST IMPORTANT THING YOU NEED TO DO IS...ASK YOURSELF HOW TO DO IT! It almost makes me want to say, duh! But most adults don't do it...they usually are asking questions (often internally) like:

Why do diets never work for me? Why can't I ever tone up my triceps? How come she can eat chocolate and stay trim, but whenever I do it goes straight to my hips? Why do my knees hurt all the time whenever I squat?

You see, if you ask the wrong questions, you will set yourself up to get the wrong answers... But the great thing is, if you ask yourself the right questions, you will get the RIGHT answers!! Now check out these questions:

What can I do to make this new diet work for me? What am I willing to learn and do to ensure I am able to tone up my triceps? How can I eat chocolate and stay fit while enjoying the process? How can I find a similar person who has had knee problems and can now squat pain free?

Did you notice that changing what and how you ask questions makes all the difference in the world? One set of question presupposes certain things to be true that are not true and assumes that's the way it will always be...The second set of questions changes your perspective and opens you up to new possibilities of what can be.

How can you start to apply the art of question asking to your current health and fitness goals and pass on what you learn to another person?

How to Find Good Advice

1. Find someone who has done what you want to do, and had to go through several difficult challenges to get it accomplished.

If your goal is to lose weight and have a lot of energy, find someone who struggled with their weight for a long time, finally lost the weight, and has kept it off consistently. Do not talk to virgin sex counselors! In other words, there are plenty of attractive women in gyms who are into running or aerobics, etcetera...but the reason they run or do aerobics is because they are thin to start with-it is easier to run when you weigh less. If your goal is to gain more muscle, don't just assume the hulking dude at the bench press machine is the guy in the know. There is a good chance he got interested in weight training because he was naturally a big guy.

2. A person's advice should be simple and actually make common sense. Make sure they take a "whole body approach", rather than solve one problem while causing 5 other problems.

How many times do you see a commercial on television for some new drug to treat high cholesterol, or heart disease, or a liver ailment and at the end of the commercial they list a dozen or so "side affects" or potential problems with the drug?

In the same way, many people try to exercise their body by training each muscle with a different exercise, supposedly isolating the muscle to strengthen it more. Yet our bodies are hard-wired to work interdependently, our emotions can control much of our physiology, and even what we eat and excrete (or don't) impacts our energy levels.

If a doctor, or trainer, or coach seems only to be treating your symptoms, then this is bad advice-many times the symptom is actually your body repairing itself!! One of the worse cases of this is when someone gets a fever and they are told to take medication to control or suppress the fever. The fever is your body's mechanism of raising your body temperature to speed up the flight of white blood cells to fight off the intruder! You keep the fever in check by supplying your body with liquid nutrition, not stopping the mechanism that is actually helping you!!

The fitness and health industries have gotten to the point where it seems one needs a PhD in biochemistry just to read the nutrition labels on supplements. And the sad thing is that with all of the billions of dollars of profit in the supposed health industries, most people who are health minded or exercise are a walking database of useless knowledge!

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What Post Workout Drink Should You Reach For, Sports Drinks, Chocolate Milk Or Water

No Diet Liquid Protein What Post Workout Drink Should You Reach For, Sports Drinks, Chocolate Milk Or Water.

You have just completed your work out knowing that you have just burned up a bunch of calories but it has left you in serious need of fluids. What do you reach for; sports drinks, chocolate milk or water? What you choose at this point can make or break your fitness efforts.

What you choose to drink after a work out depends on your type of work out and your goals.

Are Sports Drinks the Best Option? Your first instinct might be to reach for a sports drink. Commercials and advertisements bombard us for sports drinks. They claim to rehydrate you better than anything else and replace minerals that your body may have lost during your workout. Is it true though?

Well actually it is true; sports drinks are a great way to rehydrate if you don't mind the calories. Sports drinks do have all the electrolytes and minerals needed to replenish what you lose in an extensive workout. An additional advantage of sports drinks is that they are flavored which encourages most people to drink the amount of liquid need to replenish after working out.

However, with 50 calories and approximately 13-15 grams of sugar per 8 ounce serving, you can totally sabotage your diet if you are working out to lose weight. most people do not need the extra calories from sugar.

Recommendation: If you are doing extensive physical activity for 60 minutes or longer use a sports drink. Sports drinks are a good option if you are an athlete and you not trying to lose weight. Is Chocolate Milk, New Sports Drink?? We've all heard the ads lately about chocolate milk being the new sports drink. When I first heard that I had a hard time imagining being able to even think about drinking milk after a work out. It doesn't sound very refreshing or thirst quenching to me so I pretty much counted these ads as a bunch of bunk.

After some research though, I found that chocolate milk is actually a very good beverage to drink after strength training. It has the right balance of carbs and protein to help with muscle recovery.

In studies of cyclist they found that the athletes that drank chocolate milk after expending all their energy were able to go 50% further on their next round of exercise. About the same as the athletes that consumed sports drinks.

Again, the weight conscious need to take heed. Regular chocolate milk can have up to 226 calories and 32 grams of sugar per 8 ounce serving which makes sports drinks look like a diet beverage. You can cut the calories by choosing low fat chocolate milk. Low fat chocolate milk has about 158 calories and 24 grams of sugar but that is till high.

Recommendation: Drink low-fat chocolate milk after strength training to help muscle recovery but only if you are not watching your calorie consumption. What About Water? What if you are like me and working out to burn calories and lose weight? I am not a professional athlete and I rarely exercise more than 60 minutes at a time. Every calorie counts in my world and I prefer to eat rather than drink my calories.

Water is your best option for low impact activities that are less than 60 minutes long, like short runs, walking, quick cardio, yard work, swimming, etc. Yes good old fashioned water.

If you are not a plain water fan then drink enhanced water but watch for the calories. Ounce for ounce some of the enhanced waters have as many calories in them as a soda!

Recommendation: Drink plain or enhanced water to rehydrate after low impact physical activities or if you are watching your caloric intake. Keep the calorie count to 10 calories or less per 8 ounces. Want More?

For more nutritional and training advice call personal trainer. Call a personal trainer trained and certified and can help you reach your health and fitness goals.

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What is Real Health and Wellness

No Diet Liquid Protein What is Real Health and Wellness.

What is health? Health is the state of our physical being whether excellent, good, or poor. The state of our health may depend on several factors: heredity traits, environmental conditions, food and drink choices, fitness and exercise habits, sleep and rest, our thoughts, and our emotional state of mind. All of these are important and can be affecting our state of health if not in balance. Though we may have inherited physical weaknesses, just as weaknesses in other areas of our lives can become our strengths, so can our inherited physical weaknesses if we choose to take the time and effort to do so.

Why is excellent health important? Think of going out and buying a brand new automobile. You will first consider the warranty, extended warranty, maintenance, insurance, and more to assure you that this vehicle will give you the best performance for the longest period of time. If you knew you would have this automobile for the rest of your life and that one only, would it make a difference in how you treated it now as well as a few years down the road? Most, however, take better care of their automobiles than they do their bodies. You have a body that will last until the end of your life, and how well it performs and how long it lasts depends on your care and attention. How well do you treat your physical body? Do you give it the best fuel for peak performance, or is the fuel clogged and dirty which causes your body to sputter and quit on occasion? Do you give it a good wash and cleaning both inside and out on a regular basis, so it is free of dirt, debris and clutter? Have you invested in top, high-quality products on the market that will extend your body's life, even though it may cost you a little more? Are you really worth the investment for long lasting and superior results?

Where does true health come from? Two of the most important factors in the outcome of our health are ultimately what we feed our system, and how we strengthen it through exercise. We really are what we eat! We really are as strong as we work to be! However, if you are one of those people who eats all kinds of unhealthy things and enjoys good health anyway, you will probably wake up one day and find a major illness "just hit you" (even though it has been in the works for a long time). The body has a way of making do to protect us, but eventually, like everything else, it will catch up and fly its true colors. And even though we may each one have health challenges at one time or another, we can strengthen our health through our food and drink intake, and through a good regular fitness program. On the other hand, drugs are only like band-aids. They can cover up the symptom, but they can't or won't strengthen and heal the body. They are not formulated to do so.

Does what I eat really make that much difference in my health and wellness? Again, look at your automobile. If you put dirty, cloudy, polluted fuel in it, would it run, and if so, for how long? How long your automobile will run can not be calculated any more than how long your body will. However, you can be smart and use only clean fuel for both. The best and ultimate clean fuel for the body comes from these sources:

o raw fruits and vegetables (plus some occasional slightly cooked)

o raw nuts, seeds and sprouts

o whole grains - sprouted and/or cooked in their whole form

o whole legumes (beans) - sprouted and/or cooked in their whole form

Believe it or not, these four basic food groups can provide all the necessary nutrients that the body needs: complete proteins, balanced carbohydrates, healthy fats, vitally important fiber, and a high concentrate of vitamins and minerals. The other one of the Daily Basic Seven that we need is water - good pure water! These above foods provide nourishment, cleansing, and increase energy, health and strength. Now let's compare these to the fast food and processed foods that are most commonly eaten today. They are high in trans fats, animal proteins (also high in fat), unhealthy carbohydrates, and calories, but are deplete in nutrition: vitamins, minerals, fiber, and digestive enzymes. Does this explain why most people are overweight and experiencing many disorders? If the body does not get the proper nutrition to function, it will react in "disorder" and illness. Considering the nutritional value of foods and eating healthy foods is essential for great health and wellness.

Are health and wellness products needed or necessary? Consider this: The amount of iron in 1 cup of spinach in the 1940's is equivalent to approximately 65 cups of spinach today. We can thank our chemical fertilizer producers and farmers for our drastically depleted soil. We can also be most grateful for organic farmers who are working to increase the nutrients in the soil and our foods through organic fertilizers. Yes, who are dollars go to are those who we pay to continue in either depleting or improving the soil and, thus, the nutritional content of our foods. So might supplementation be important? Usually - however, that also depends. If a major part of your diet consists of those four food groups mentioned earlier being high-quality, fully ripened, and organically grown, then you may not need additional supplementary health products. However, if not, you may need some "nutritional boosters" in some form of supplementation. That doesn't necessarily mean pills. Some of the best forms of any supplements are usually still in food forms - dehydrated and powdered, to be taken in liquid so the body accepts it as a food.

True health and wellness is attainable! Living a healthy lifestyle is actually a much more simplified way to live - healthy eating of foods in their natural and whole food state can save on many preparations, and taking time out to exercise in a regular fitness program is refreshing and energizing. Think about what health and wellness means to you, or what you might change if were without excellent health. Since it is easier to prevent problems than fix them, why not think about the changes you need to make in order for you to attain ultimate health and wellness.

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What is a Normal Bowel Movement

No Diet Liquid Protein What is a Normal Bowel Movement.

With every new exam I ask the same question...

"How many bowel movements do you have each day? Do you see any mucous, blood, diarrhea or constipation?"

Feces, crap, stools, shit, poop, manure, BM, #2, dung, droppings, and bowel contents are all the same thing. I use all these terms as sometimes my clients don't know what feces or stool is. If I can't communicate with my clients, I can't help them.

Feces contains water, indigestible fiber, undigested food, sloughed off intestinal cells, living and dead bacteria, bile, and worn out red blood cells. A normal stool should be brown to light brown, formed but not hard or too soft, cylindrical but not flattened on any side, fairly bulky and full bodied but not compact, easy to pass, and it shouldn't have an extremely foul smell. Each bowel movement should be in one piece, about the size and shape of a banana being tapered at the end. Sometimes this will not be discernable if the feces breaks up in the toilet. Some people feel that if the body is absorbing all the minerals from the food that the stool will float. Others believe that the stool should sink. I think the important thing is that there are no air bubbles in the stool and that it doesn't drop like a brick in the toilet. It should be somewhere in between.

An occasional deviation from this pattern is acceptable. Any chronic deviation from the above pattern is not healthy and should be dealt with.

It's amazing how many people don't even look at their stools in the toilet. It's so important. Stools can reveal a lot about your health if you learn to read them. Digestion happens. It's a shame that few of us are unable to talk about them without embarrassment. For instance:

o Air or bubbles in the stool can mean that we have a gut or flora imbalance and that gas producing bacteria are overgrown and competing with the healthier flora.

o Alternating bouts of diarrhea and constipation can be cause by irritable bowel syndrome, food allergies, red meat, spices, sugar, alcohol, stress, lack of fiber, irregular bowel habits.

o Color: Stools are usually the color of the food.

o Constipation can occur leading to impaction--the presence in the rectum of a mass of feces too large to pass. Fecal impaction is usually the result of poor bowel habits, a diet with too little liquid and roughage, too much protein and inadequate physical activity.

o Diarrhea, whether acute or chronic, can disrupt the bowel's normal rhythm and lead to irregularity. It can mean that your large intestine is not functioning properly. The large intestine is in charge of removing excess water from the feces. Rule outs can include food poisoning, lactose intolerance, anxiety, stress, too many antacids, antibiotics, parasites like Giardia or Coccidia, Balantidia, Coccidoidiomycosis or other parasites, viruses, bacterial overgrowth, inflammatory bowel disease and irritable bowel syndrome. A healthy bowel will take about a quart and a half and condense it down to 1 cup of stool. That's pretty amazing.

o Frank red blood (obvious bright red bleeding) can be a sign of hemorrhoids, colitis, Crohn's disease, irritable bowel syndrome, colon cancer or be caused from impacted stools passing through the rectum telling us we need to drink more water.

o Horrible smelling stools--too much protein, flora imbalance.

o If the stools are black, tarry and sticky (called melena), this can mean that there is bleeding from the small intestine. These types of stools usually have a distinctive bad odor. If you've ever smelled a dog with Parvo, corona or rotavirus, you know what I mean.

o Light green stools--Too much sugar, fruits or vegetables and not enough grains or salt (or in the case of animals, too much grass)Mucous can reveal diverticulitis and gut inflammation due to allergies or parasites.

o Oily or greasy looking stools that usually float and can be large can mean that your pancreas or small intestine are not functioning well enough and not releasing enough digestive enzymes. Normal stools are about 1% fat. When this percentage increases to about 7%, the stool will look oily and greasy. This is called steatorrhea. High fat meals can cause this to happen but should be temporary.

o Pale or clay colored stools can mean that your gallbladder or liver is not working correctly.

o Pencil thin or ribbon-like stools can mean you have a polyp or growth on the inside of the colon or rectum.

o Presence of food: If the stool breaks up easily and you can see bits and pieces of the food you ate, maybe you are not chewing your food thoroughly enough. This can cause GERD, acid reflux, abdominal bloating and diarrhea.

o Red or magenta stools-- ingestion of beets.

o Very dark stools: Too much red wine, too much salt in the diet, not enough vegetables. Blueberries, Pepto Bismol (the bismuth in it) and iron pills can also be responsible for dark stools.

Normal bowel habits not only improve the quality of life, they help prevent several common diseases--for example, diverticulitis and fecal impaction. Gall stones, appendicitis, colon cancer, hiatal hernia, diabetes, and heart disease have also been related to the quality of bowel movements and the foods that affect them.

Number of bowel movements: Healthy bowel activity is considered one or two movements of moderate size every day. Every other day or once or twice a week bowel movements can harm you because the bowel contents release toxins back into the body through the mucous membranes. You've got to keep that waste moving!

Fecal incontinence (uncontrollable diarrhea) should be dealt with by a professional. Often with this particular symptom (and irritable bowel syndrome) I will pick up a bowel parasite. A bottle or two of Bowel Pathogen Nosode drops does an awesome job most of the time in clearing up these cases.

Healthy bowel habits:

There is usually a time of day when bowel movements are more likely to occur. In anticipation of this time, the patient should participate in activities that stimulate a normal bowel movement. It is also important for the patient to recognize the urge to defecate and to respond right away to that urge. The longer stool sits in the rectum, the more water the rectum will absorb from it, making it harder and more difficult to pass.

The urge to defecate is often strongest in the morning: Just getting up triggers the movement of the large intestine. The stomach also sends a signal when it expands after a meal. This gastrocolic reflex is the reason many people, and especially children, need to go to the bathroom soon after eating. The reflex gets weaker with age, which is one source of constipation problems and the reason why good and consistent bowel habits are helpful.

Laxatives: Some patients are so convinced they need daily laxatives that they are afraid to do without them. It takes time for a changed diet to affect the bowels and for the bowel to regain its normal rhythm. Be patient. Enemas are a better solution.

Healthy bowel movements require ingestion of a large amount of liquids and bulk foods. The patient should drink two to three quarts of liquids every day. Bulk comes from unrefined foods. Oat bran, wheat bran, brown rice, green vegetables, apples, and pears are a few examples of high residue, high fiber foods.

Some patients will benefit from adding bulk preparations of psyllium, but others find that psyllium will cause extreme amounts of gas. For these people, the addition of WHOLE flax seeds (eat without chewing them) and bran will help. And one single 8-ounce cup of coffee in the morning often helps people get a regular bowel movement.

Natural Laxatives include:

o Anti-Constipation Paste

o Coffee

o DSS (dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate)

o Glycerine suppositories

o Nature's Sunshine LBS II (excellent)

o Oil enemas

o Prune juice

o Saline purges

Fleet enemas are used only for people and dogs. They are very toxic to cats and can kill them. These are OK to use occasionally, but the other enemas we are talking about are better for healing purposes.

Soap suds enemas can be a little harsh to the intestine. Use these only occasionally if necessary

Some Notes on Intestinal Bacteria Replacement: Inside a healthy lower intestine are billions of beneficial intestinal bacteria or microflora. These bacteria are of the Lactobacillus acidophilus and Lactobacillus bifidus strains and were transferred by breast-feeding into our intestines as newborn infants. The body uses L. acidophilus and L. bifidus in the final stages of digestion reproducing themselves as necessary to keep in total harmony with the body.

When the good bacteria can't keep up, bad bacteria overpopulate the gut to give a gut flora imbalance resulting in lower bowel diseases, gas, diarrhea, IBS, and Crohn's. The devitalizing effect caused by harmful bacteria in the intestine is rarely diagnosed near the beginning of this imbalance. Headaches, skin infections, weakness and constipation can also be symptoms of depleted intestinal bacteria.

What Causes A Gut Flora Imbalance?

o Toxins, especially drugs such as antibiotics and narcotics.

o Severe diarrhea can damage or destroy these beneficial bacteria, allowing harmful bacteria to take over producing by-products like ammonia, purines and ethionine, which can eventually cause colon cancer.

o Fasting can also deplete the beneficial bacteria because large quantities of toxins are dumped from the lymph glands into the colon at the time of the fast. Also during a fast, with certain diets and with eating disorders, there is an absence of foods that the good bacteria thrive on.

o Using enemas also depletes the beneficial bacteria, especially if chlorinated water is used.

To reestablish intestinal bacteria, do a couple enemas with liquid acidophilus or live acidophilus. These products should be stored and purchased refrigerated. Off-the-shelf products are not so effective for replacing gut flora. You can also mix a couple tablespoons of active plain yogurt to your enema mix along with a tablespoon of the liquid acidophilus. Add some warm water, but do not heat the mixture or use chlorinated water. After blending the mixture, pour it into the enema bag. Use less water for these types of enemas (only 1-2 cups) and try to retain the liquid within the colon for ten minutes to allow the beneficial bacteria to pass up through the intestine. This procedure will ensure that a healthy culture will propagate within the intestines.

You can also start adding L. acidophilus and L. bifidus to your foods a day or two before you break a fast. Use repeat dosages as per bottle instructions once a week for about 5 weeks.

FOS (Fructooligosaccharides) are also good for reestablishing gut flora. These are long-chain sugars that feed friendly flora. You can purchase this in concentrated pill form or eat lots of apples, Jerusalem artichokes, or pears. These foods have high amounts of FOS in them.

Well...That's the scoop on poop. (Some people take things so seriously.)

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What Are the Best Ways of Improving Health

No Diet Liquid Protein What Are the Best Ways of Improving Health.

The major priority of any person should be health. It is very important for a person to stay healthy to prevent diseases, viruses and other types of illnesses which are so common today. Many people are dying of cancer today and so many related diseases. Research has found a number of methods in which serious diseases can be prevented. By preventing these diseases, individuals also get a chance of improving their health and well being. Some of the simple natural ways of fighting diseases and staying healthy include liquid zeolite, green tea, phytochemicals and ellagic acid. These are the substances which occur naturally or are components of fruits and vegetables. However, there are many other ways of improving health.

Keeping a healthy body means having a happy life which is free from diseases and illnesses. Some of the vegetables contain very high amounts of vitamins, calcium, protein, iron, copper, zinc and minerals. They help to strengthen the system and aids in proper digestion of food. Vegetables such as artichoke increases bile production and prevent the liver from toxins. It is important that people realize that the most important meal of the day is breakfast and it should never be missed. Secondly, lunch should be a healthy one. Avoid eating too much food because as the day passes by, the body burns less calories and the daily activity decreases.

Another important thing to include in the diet is multivitamins. Most people get less time to prepare and eat a healthy diet daily so multivitamins will just do the work of a healthy balanced diet. It will provide the body with the necessary vitamins and minerals which are needed on a daily basis. Stress is a major contributor of poor health and it should be avoided as much as possible. The problems associated with a stressful lifestyle are headaches, fatigue and high blood pressure. Removing stress from ones life will lead to a much healthy lifestyle and a healthy body.

Fruits and vegetables contain healthy nutrients and they should be included in the diet as much as possible. A healthy diet should be inclusive of green vegetables and vegetables from the cabbage family such as cauliflower, broccoli, and kale and so on. It is advisable to avoid eating processed food as they slow down metabolism and increase inflammation. This in turn increases the risk of diseases such as cancer, diabetes and heart diseases. The processing reduces the amount of carbohydrates and other essential nutrients that can be obtained from eating real food. However, as these nutrients are destroyed, the digestion process is also made difficult.

Lastly, staying active and doing regular exercise is also important to maintain a healthy body. Getting at least two to three hours of aerobic exercise in a week will help to maintain weight and lose weight. However, it is important to start with what is comfortable for different people and how much time they can put in per week in regular exercise program. These basic tips will provide a person with a healthy body and a healthy lifestyle that is free from all kinds of diseases and illnesses.

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Weight Loss Shakes - Essential Things You Ought to Know

No Diet Liquid Protein Weight Loss Shakes - Essential Things You Ought to Know.

Nothing beats a glass of fruit shake after long laps in the pool or a jog in the park. Fruit shakes are one of the most popular drinks nowadays. At times you worry about its very high sugar content or its other unhealthy ingredients like preservatives and rotten fruits. So, if we really want to be sure that your fruit shake is healthy, clean and complements your specific diet then making it yourself is the best option.

Concocting your own homemade weight loss shake is kindergarten-simple. All you need is a blender, some ice cubes, a fruit of your choice, some yogurt, protein powder and other ingredients that aid in fat loss and you're off to making for yourself a refreshing treat that not only sheds off your excess pounds but is extremely delicious, too.

When you use fruits or vegetables as your ingredients for your weight loss shake, you are giving your body a shower of all the vitamins and minerals in just one beverage. Your own homemade weight loss shake can even serve as a healthy substitute for your other meals.

To make the best homemade weight loss shake, follow these tips:

1. Choose fresh fruits. Those in season are particularly rich in vitamins and minerals. Choose organic as much as possible but if you can't find them grown organically, peel off their skins to minimize exposing yourself from chemical residues. Be particularly careful with strawberries-- make sure that you get them organic since they are one of the most pesticide-laden fruits due to traditional heavy farming. The same goes for your vegetables too. Make sure that you wash them thoroughly before peeling them. If you're concerned that the veggies might affect flavor, then you can always go with an all-fruit weight loss shake.

2. Prefer low fat or reduced fat yogurt or low-fat milk. These are rich sources of vitamin D and calcium that strengthen bones and help prevent osteoporosis. But you don't need the added fat in the regular varieties.

3. Add some protein powder for faster and easier digestion of food. Whey or soy protein are good sources.

4. Put in bee pollen since this helps cleanse the intestines and promote healthy liver function. Bee pollen also prevents fatigue and allergies.

5. Add coconut oil. While this may seem contrary to what you've been taught to believe, coconut oil actually has medium chain fatty acids that crank up your metabolism and aid in weight loss. Two teaspoons of virgin coconut oil daily has a host of tremendous health benefits.

6. Before making your homemade shake, make sure that you have already cut your vegetables and fruits so they will easily fit into your blender. Add a couple of ice cubes or cold water to make for a smoother mixture.

7. If you want to thicken your mixture, add in more fruit. If it's too thick for your taste, add more liquid.

8. In case your vegetables and fruits get stuck in the middle of the blender, stop blending and stir the mixture with a spoon or a spatula before covering it and blending it again.

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Water - Drugs In Our Drinking Water

No Diet Liquid Protein Water - Drugs In Our Drinking Water.

Water, Water, Water

The number one killer in the United States is not cancer or heart disease. It is dehydration. The Earth is 70-80% water, and our composition is the same. Our brains are 80% water and cannot transmit electrical impulses without the conductivity of water. Because we are energy, electro-mechanical-biological and chemical beings, we depend on water to conduct every function, every nerve impulse, every muscle movement.

Since the early fifties, Americans have changed their drinking habits and the Earth's aquifers have become more polluted with herbicide, pesticide, pharmaceutical and waste runoff.

Chlorine, added to most municipal water supplies as a disinfectant, hardens arteries, destroys proteins in the body, irritates skin and sinus conditions, and aggravates asthma, allergies, and respiratory problems.

Chloroform, a powerful by-product of chlorination, causes excessive free radical formation (accelerated aging), mutation of normal cells, and cholesterol oxidation. It is a known carcinogen!

DCA (Dichloro acidic acid) is a chlorine by-product. It alters cholesterol metabolism, and has been shown to cause liver cancer in lab animals.

MX (Another chlorinated acid), is known to cause genetic mutation, and has been found in all chlorinated water for which it was tested.

Volatile Organic Chemicals (VOC's) are another group of contaminants that may be found in drinking water supplies across the nation. VOC's are those organic chemicals (pesticides, herbicides, and other chemicals). that are "readily vaporizable at a relatively low temperature, with no visible characteristics, smell, or taste You have to test for them to find them VOC's can cause cancer: kidney, liver, and brain damage: and damage to the nervous, reproductive, and immune systems.

Fluoride. Massive research studies have been done on fluoride and fluoride compounds and by-products, both in the U.S. and in Europe and Canada. 98% of the European community banned the use of fluoride more than fifty years ago because of it's negative affect on neurological body systems and probable connection to increased osteoporosis and hip fractures. The studies also show that fluoride does NOT prevent tooth decay. Fluoride is actually a by-product of aluminum. If I were a major corporation who manufactured aluminum and needed to dump the by-product without penalty, I would devise a way to legally dump the product, make money by its capture, and promote it as being beneficial in one way or another. If I was really smart, I'd make sure I only funded a few studies that couldn't prove any real harm of my product, and lobby to discontinue any further study. "In my opinion, the evidence that fluoridation is more harmful than beneficial is now overwhelming and policy makers who avoid thoroughly reviewing recent data before introducing new fluoridation schemes do so at risk of future litigation," writes Dr.Hardy Limeback, Ph.D., D.D.S

Dr. Limeback was one of the 12 scientists who served on the National Academy of Sciences panel that issued the 2006 report, "Fluoride in Drinking Water: A Scientific Review of the EPA's Standards." Dr. Limeback is a dentist, researcher and an associate professor of dentistry and head of the preventive dentistry program at the University of Toronto.

The "crisis" of dental decay in the U.S. often mentioned is the result, to a major extent, of sugar abuse, especially soda pop. A 2005 report by Jacobsen of the Center for Science in the Public Interest said that U.S. children consume 40 to 44 percent of their daily refined sugar in the form of soft drinks. Since most soft drinks are themselves fluoridated, the small amount of fluoride is obviously not helping.

The Eleven best reasons for clean water filtration: -

1. There are 35,000 registered pesticides containing 600 chemical compounds. Yet municipal water systems are only required to test for six (6). Many of these chemicals are known to cause birth defects, nerve damage, sterility, and cancer. (ABC News).

2. - The World Health organization estimates 75% to 80% of cancer may originate in our water and environment. (Forever Living).

3. - The General Accounting Office reports that 20% of the nation's 65,000 community systems are unable to meet minimum standards set by the Safe Drinking Water Act. (Readers Digest).

4. - A recent government study found that more than 25% of all large U.S. public water systems contain traces of one or more toxic substances...public water systems do not test for the carcinogens and other dangerous chemicals that are being found. (Wall Street Journal).

5. -One federal study found 87% of the conventional sewage plants discharging excess pollutants. Even when the plants work well, they can't remove much nitrate, heavy metals, or pesticides. (Prevention Magazine).

6. - In 1982 alone, there were 70,000 violations of drinking water standards by municipal water systems. And how many more have we had since then? (Readers Digest).

7. - EPA revealed that dangerous chemicals are leaking out of as many as 16,000 landfills throughout the U.S., percolation down through layers of soil into the vast underground water reservoirs called aquifers. (Discover Magazine).

8. - Trihalomethanes are created when chlorine reacts with decaying organic matter in the water. This group of four organic halides contaminates 90% of this country's drinking water. All four compounds including chloroform, were banned as an anesthetic in 1976, and are either known or suspected of causing cancer. (Consumer Reports).

9. - Today a new specter looms over our reservoirs: cancer. There's considerable speculation that the rise in cancer deaths, now 20% for the nation as a whole, many be due in part to the pesticides, fertilizers and industrial wastes that increasingly find their way into our water supplies. (Readers Digest).

10. - Despite improvements in both public and private water treatment practices, there are still harmful chemicals in 90% of the water we consume. (New Shelter Magazine)

11.-1,268,000 new cancer cases will be diagnosed this year in the U.S. (July 12, 2002 American Cancer Society.

We have become a nation that relies on soda, coffee, tea, and alcohol for our liquids, rather than two parts hydrogen and one part oxygen, water. We don't like the way water tastes because the fifties gave us chlorinated water or salt based filters, so we look for anything that tastes better to drink, or we don't drink at all.

The phosphorous in carbonated drinks attacks cell walls and eventually destroys the cell. Colon cancer and liver disease are direct results of this cellular destruction. The colon uses hydration and dehydration to eliminate waste and cannot function without the essential properties of water. If the colon is sick, the body is sick. The liver tries to filter the leaking waste and eventually becomes full of sludge, no longer able to supply clean and nourished blood to our lungs, heart, and other organs.

Coffee and teas are just as dangerous to our bodies. They are diuretics, water eliminators, and can also leech calcium from our bones. Calcium not only keeps our bones strong, but also keeps us calm and relaxed. When we drink coffee, the loss of calcium alerts the adrenal glands, which go into high gear to try to keep us alive. Eventually, the adrenals tire and the rest of our endocrine system tries to take over. Now we have adrenal exhaustion, Epstein-Barr syndrome, thyroid and hormone imbalances, and a host of chain-reaction diseases.

Tooth decay and diabetes are direct results of sugary drinks, along with obesity and ADHD, yet we feed our children anything and everything except good water.

It boils down to, (excuse the pun), a battle between hydration and dehydration, the later being the most prevalent cause of death in the United States.

When I am asked or grilled about water, one of the most consistent arguments is that all of our food and beverages contain water, so we must be getting enough of it. Well, go to the desert and watch what happens to the plants and animals that manage to survive there. The plants have adapted to arid conditions and hold any water they can absorb. If you have ever had swollen feet or ankles, your body was doing the same thing, holding any water you've absorbed so you can survive. During a desert rainstorm, much of the water drains away or is absorbed by the sand. Your body reacts similarly if you suddenly hydrate it after sustained dryness and heat. The water doesn't have time to reach your cells and penetrate the cell walls, causing edema, nausea, and a negative body reaction. Floods in the body are the same as they are on Earth. Stagnated chemicals and waste form more sludge and our tissues can't handle the onslaught of debris.

If the desert analogy doesn't work for you, experiment with your garden or houseplants. They won't grow if you use coffee, beer, tea, or soft drinks to hydrate them.

Then, of course, we have the additional problem of chemical absorption during showers and baths, and chlorine gases released during cooking. Your skin is the largest organ, and not only acts as a barrier to germs and disease, but also allows for the absorption of beneficial oxygen, vitamin D from the sun, and water. You absorb more chemicals in a month of showers than you would drinking eight 8 ounce glasses of water a day for five years.

Boiling water, a common practice after storms that affect water quality, releases chloroform, chloramines, and other chemical by-products into the air that are not only inhaled, but are also absorbed into dry wall, furniture, clothes, and other fabric.

The Ph level in your water is also an important factor in keeping you healthy. The body needs to balance itself at a minimum Ph level of 7.4 - 8. Even if we eat a fairly alkaline diet, the acidic levels of our drinking water can erase the benefits. Disease lives in acid, and cannot survive in an alkaline environment. Check your water from several taps using a pool kit. If it's not at an acceptable level, contact your water department and find out why. As water departments can vary which chemicals and additives they use on a daily basis, it's best to check over a three day period, and then check again the following week. Also, immediately after a rainstorm is a good time to check for added chemicals and acidity.

Suddenly we are hearing about drugs in our drinking water. Not so sudden for those of us who study water. The problem with the "new" discovery is that investigators are still limited in their understanding and scope. The drugs in our water aren't just coming from people emptying prescription bottles into the toilet. They are coming from our bodies. Our drug-saturated bodies are doing the best they can to dispose of toxic waste, and then we drink them, and bathe in them.

Healthcare problems in America are serious. We need serious leadership. We don't need new ways to charge people for visiting doctors and receiving more drugs. We don't need new ways to make sure children receive more drugs. We need drug education and government responsibility for the "mess" they've caused. We need to disband the FDA and EPA and start over. We need prevention. Much of that, besides not being a drug-dependent society to begin with, starts with water.

Good water is filtered the same way the Earth filters water, through several layers of carbon and granite with electrical shocks that mimic the ionizing effect of lightning. Refrigerator filters, especially those that are never cleaned, and the small filters on water taps remove only the odors and a small amount of chlorine. Bottled water is fairly good, depending on its source, but we once again pollute the environment with millions of plastic bottles. We also have to be aware that the bottles are, in most cases, cleaned with chlorine products, and the chlorine seeps from the plastic back into the water. The billion dollar bottled water industry need to offset their financial gains with solutions to environmental problems. As a child, I spent hours collecting returnable glass bottles for 2 cents each. The incentive to return plastic bottles could keep them from going into landfills. Another solution would be glass returnable bottles, which would stop the chlorination seepage. Distilled water, though free of most contaminants, is dead water, and should only be used for specific maladies or in rotation with mineral or spring water.

There are companies that provide full-house water systems or apartment sized systems that can supply us with pure water, but even these need to be researched. Many use salt, a corrosive agent that not only destroys plumbing, but also actually can add salt to your diet. Others use simple carbon filters that only minimally remove sediment and some chlorine. Look for systems that have several layers including Centaur carbon, KDF, and granite to be sure you've removed all of the chemicals and sediment.

We are water, and we need to recognize the importance of this vital nutrient, find ways to incorporate it in our daily routines, and help each other relearn to eat, drink, and be merry.

Rayna Gangi is a holistic health consultant, multi-state licensed massage therapist, registered reflexologist, author and teacher.

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