Did This Happen To You When You Were Shopping This Holiday Season?
It’s that time of year again! This
Christmas flash mob decided to share their holiday spirit with a food
court full of people at the mall. There were over 100 people involved
in this coordinated sing along of the popular chorus Hallelujah.
Happy Holidays everyone from us to you!
I Have Been Using Prograde For Over One Year Now!Dog Actually Nurses Kittens…I’ve Never Seen Anything Like It
This video shows a very interesting side of
nature. We are not the only ones with morals apparently. I found this
video very touch and it made me feel warm and fuzzy inside 
I hope it does the same for you.
I hope it does the same for you.
Simply amazing what animals are capable of. I hope that you enjoy it!
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1 WRONG It's
genetic that I'm overweight and I can't change it no matter how hard I try.
Being fat is not genetic. True, your entire family may be
overweight but it doesn't mean that you have to be. There are success stories
all the time of people overcoming their "genetics" and possibly increasing your
chances of rapid fat loss. Just watch the TV show "The Biggest
Loser" (google it if you've never seen it) It is full of people who have overcome
their "genetics".Want to know a sort of secret? Your genes do not control your weight... your lifestyle does. Your genes are like a light switch, you can turn them on and off depending what you do with your life. Don't be a victim of yourself and everything that you hear!
2 WRONG I will never lose fat fast because I have an over eating problem.
Most over eating is due to STRESS. People will eat when they are nervous, worried, sad, depressed, anxious, scared, etc.This is a very common problem facing our society and there is a simple solution. Manage your stress. We dedicate a giant section of the book to this problem alone.
One easy way to lose weight quickly without actually doing ANYTHING physical or to your diet, decrease your stress levels.
When your stress levels are high, your stress hormones sky rocket which make you hungry. For many, it can be harder to control your portions, to stop emotional eating, and stop binge eating...
Guess what types of foods we all crave? Sugary, fatty foods. This is because that is what your stress hormones are made of and your body needs more fat and sugar to make more stress hormones. This is a vicious cycle that is hard to break.
3 WRONG Fad diets can keep the weight off permanently.
If you want to lose 10 pounds or even lose 20 pounds,
diets like these WILL work for a short amount of time. Over
80% of dieters will gain back that weight plus more in 5 years. What's even
worse is that you will lose muscle so when the weight comes back, it comes back
as FAT. Think about this for one second. These are by far the most popular diets
for rapid weight loss BUT our society gets more overweight
as each year passes.The truth is, fast weight loss comes from a diet that works and is easy to follow. We will teach you a very simple method that will get you losing fat pounds and not muscle or... water weight. You will be able to repeat this program again and again for the rest of your life!
4 WRONG I don't have time to fix healthy meals and workout!
I can't promise you that this program will take no time. That's a
lie. The fact is, you will have to spend some time on yourself. (You owe
it to yourself, your friends and your family to be the best you
possible) Believe it or not, the energy that you will get from working
out and eating healthy save you time!Workouts wouldn't take more than 30-35 minutes 3 days a week.
A lot of our quick weight loss meals take less than 5 minutes to prepare and eat.
If you are smart and pre-plan, It will take less than 1 minute.
5 WRONG Sit Ups and Crunches Will help me to lose belly fat.
Want to know how to lose belly fat? Not the old- fashioned way or
with those junky, gimmicky ab machines we've all seen on late night tv.
Crunches will never burn fat, just build the muscle underneath it, pushing it out further.The truth is, we believe you can actually lose belly fat MANY times faster by utilizing these whole body exercises instead of targeting your abs...
6 WRONG I have to give up my favorite foods and eat like a rabbit.
That's what we've all been trained to think... but some so-called
"junk" food can actually give your metabolism a BOOST. What that means to you
is that you can actually lose weight fast by eating foods that you may
think are junk! Now, the trick is to know when to take advantage of
it, which we I'll show you.
7 WRONG I'm fat because my thyroid is making my metabolism slow.
Thyroid problems are not uncommon, especially among women.
Your thyroid is the primary control center for your metabolism. It releases
hormones that control your metabolism. If it goes haywire, your metabolism slows
to a halt and you can kiss rapid fat loss goodbye.So how do you lose weight with hypothyroidism? The key lies in eating the right type of foods for your thyroid and purging toxins out of your system.
I'm here to tell you that the food industry is lying to you. There
are many "safe" food additives on the market that really are NOT
SAFE!! These food additives are literally making you sicker, robbing
you of your youth, and making you gain weight by sabotaging your body's
natural mechanisms.Some food additives are man-made, synthetic chemicals used to preserve foods, make them taste better, add supposed nutritional value and get this...
THEY BYPASS YOUR HUNGER MECHANISM MAKING YOU CRAVE MORE AND EAT MORE FOOD!
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High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS): This is a man made sweetener that is cheaper to produce and to some, can be sweeter than sugar. |
It is associated with blood sugar problems, ADD/ADHD, depression, fatigue, B vitamin deficiency, indigestion, tooth decay, and most importantly... WEIGHT GAIN
HFCS is found in Yoplait™ yogurt (and any other flavored yogurt for that matter), salad dressings (especially the lite and low calorie versions), Special K™ cerial (which is supposed to be a healthy cerial), Nutra Grain bars, and even whole grain "healthy" breads!
Be sure that you always READ YOUR LABELS because, as you can see, the so-called "healthy foods" may be labeled as healthy because it puts more money into the mega rich corporation's pockets.
To learn more about which foods may be preventing you from losing weight, click one of the links below for a FREE video...
5 Easy To Find Foods That Will Detox Your Liver Naturally
Five Great Foods That Will Keep Your Liver from Conking Out
Ask anyone how healthy the typical Western diet is, and they’re likely to say ‘Not very!’ One of the first organs to fall victim to bad eating is the liver, due to its many functions and variety of stresses placed upon it. If you want your liver to still be healthy and to work with your metabolism, you’ll have to add a little something special to your diet.
However, these additions don’t need to be huge alterations to your lifestyle. Most of the things that will keep your liver going for the long haul are perfectly ordinary foods that cost less than what you’re already eating!
Fruits known for being high in antioxidants are one of the key things your liver needs.
This can be fresh fruit or fresh fruit juice, but shouldn’t generally be processed fruit products. This is because processed food tends to process out all the useful nutrients while adding in sugars and other unhealthy additives that are little better than junk food.
Prunes, raisins, apples, and various kinds of berries such as strawberries are highly preferable and can be eaten as regular snacks or turned into beverages in juice form.
If fruits aren’t something you fancy, then there are other plant-based options for a meal that makes your liver happy. Like salads? Then you might want to try adding in some chicory, dandelion greens, or endive.
These are versatile ingredients that can be added in small, non-obtrusive amounts to most kinds of salads. Therefore they’re one of the least demanding of pro-liver foods you can add into your life.
Onions and garlic are two flavorful favorites that can add a lot to a meal, and unlike most strongly-flavored ingredients don’t have a negative impact on the liver. However, you don’t get the same benefits from just using a powder or flavor supplement based on these vegetables. Use the real thing, or don’t bother.
You might notice that all of these suggested foods are plant-based. It’s true that there are very few meat-based foods that your liver needs.
However, if you stick to lean varieties of meat and eat it only moderately, you’ll find that your liver can handle pretty much anything reasonable that you throw at it. Make sure that you also consume healthy calves liver also. So don’t feel the need to become a vegetarian!
As a final cautionary note, don’t forget to avoid excessive alcohol, which is a definite bane of your poor long-suffering liver. You can remove the liver-harming elements by using it as a cooking agent instead of drinking it directly.
So you see, there are plenty of ways to include all the things you normally enjoy in a liver-healthy life… without really needing to give up the flavors that make life worth living!
If you want the REAL truth on eating the correct foods for permanent fat loss, read these 7 tips to losing weight fast the smart and effective way. You can also watch our video on a strange tip on how to slim down fast by clicking here.Ask anyone how healthy the typical Western diet is, and they’re likely to say ‘Not very!’ One of the first organs to fall victim to bad eating is the liver, due to its many functions and variety of stresses placed upon it. If you want your liver to still be healthy and to work with your metabolism, you’ll have to add a little something special to your diet.
However, these additions don’t need to be huge alterations to your lifestyle. Most of the things that will keep your liver going for the long haul are perfectly ordinary foods that cost less than what you’re already eating!
Fruits known for being high in antioxidants are one of the key things your liver needs.
This can be fresh fruit or fresh fruit juice, but shouldn’t generally be processed fruit products. This is because processed food tends to process out all the useful nutrients while adding in sugars and other unhealthy additives that are little better than junk food.
Prunes, raisins, apples, and various kinds of berries such as strawberries are highly preferable and can be eaten as regular snacks or turned into beverages in juice form.
If fruits aren’t something you fancy, then there are other plant-based options for a meal that makes your liver happy. Like salads? Then you might want to try adding in some chicory, dandelion greens, or endive.
These are versatile ingredients that can be added in small, non-obtrusive amounts to most kinds of salads. Therefore they’re one of the least demanding of pro-liver foods you can add into your life.
Onions and garlic are two flavorful favorites that can add a lot to a meal, and unlike most strongly-flavored ingredients don’t have a negative impact on the liver. However, you don’t get the same benefits from just using a powder or flavor supplement based on these vegetables. Use the real thing, or don’t bother.
You might notice that all of these suggested foods are plant-based. It’s true that there are very few meat-based foods that your liver needs.
However, if you stick to lean varieties of meat and eat it only moderately, you’ll find that your liver can handle pretty much anything reasonable that you throw at it. Make sure that you also consume healthy calves liver also. So don’t feel the need to become a vegetarian!
As a final cautionary note, don’t forget to avoid excessive alcohol, which is a definite bane of your poor long-suffering liver. You can remove the liver-harming elements by using it as a cooking agent instead of drinking it directly.
So you see, there are plenty of ways to include all the things you normally enjoy in a liver-healthy life… without really needing to give up the flavors that make life worth living!
Enjoy, and good luck with your nutrition endeavors!
Relying On Ketosis To Truly Lose Weight Fasting – And Not Just Water Weight!
There’s considerable controversy about how effective
fasting for weight loss is. Many fasting plans try to get around this by
offering some random, very specific plan, such as a juice fasting plan
or water fasting diets. But all these minor differences simply obscure
the primary things you need to know to get effective weight loss from
your fast. Yes, a fast can be effective at dropping your weight, but you
need to do it right! And surprisingly enough, that doesn’t necessarily
mean drinking some very specific concoction during the fast.
If you really want to lose weight with a fast, you need to know the science behind it. It starts with something called ketosis. Ketosis is a perfectly natural thing that happens to your body once certain nutrients dip too low. Anyone who fasts for long will experience it, as will many diabetics. Now, here’s the important part so many detractors and proponents alike will skip around: before your body goes into ketosis, you’re not burning fat.
Prior to this process, your body is only using up water weight. This weight will be put back on very rapidly once you begin eating again. Learn to spot the signs of ketosis, such as altered body aroma, so that you know when you’re starting to actual lose the fat. Once you’re in ketosis, how long you choose to continue fasting should depend, not just on the weight you want to lose, but on general mental and physical health. You may be able to fast for a surprising amount of time, even weeks on end, before needing to stop. However, others will only be able to keep it up for a few days. But regardless, if you’re stopping before you’re going into ketosis, you might as well not even bother. This is the reason why so many people complain that fasting-based weight loss is ineffective.
There are a number of reasons why you might not want to try fasting in the first place, of course. Do you experience a psychologically or stressful environment? Are you unwilling to take a break from your workout regimen? Do you take any form of medication regularly, even something mild and over the counter? Do you suffer any medical conditions, particularly those that mitigate the effectiveness of nutrition intake? Don’t take the risk, if any of these apply to you. Instead, try a normal diet. Fasting will be there for you when you’re ready for it, so there’s no need whatsoever to rush.
If you really want to lose weight with a fast, you need to know the science behind it. It starts with something called ketosis. Ketosis is a perfectly natural thing that happens to your body once certain nutrients dip too low. Anyone who fasts for long will experience it, as will many diabetics. Now, here’s the important part so many detractors and proponents alike will skip around: before your body goes into ketosis, you’re not burning fat.
Prior to this process, your body is only using up water weight. This weight will be put back on very rapidly once you begin eating again. Learn to spot the signs of ketosis, such as altered body aroma, so that you know when you’re starting to actual lose the fat. Once you’re in ketosis, how long you choose to continue fasting should depend, not just on the weight you want to lose, but on general mental and physical health. You may be able to fast for a surprising amount of time, even weeks on end, before needing to stop. However, others will only be able to keep it up for a few days. But regardless, if you’re stopping before you’re going into ketosis, you might as well not even bother. This is the reason why so many people complain that fasting-based weight loss is ineffective.
There are a number of reasons why you might not want to try fasting in the first place, of course. Do you experience a psychologically or stressful environment? Are you unwilling to take a break from your workout regimen? Do you take any form of medication regularly, even something mild and over the counter? Do you suffer any medical conditions, particularly those that mitigate the effectiveness of nutrition intake? Don’t take the risk, if any of these apply to you. Instead, try a normal diet. Fasting will be there for you when you’re ready for it, so there’s no need whatsoever to rush.
Fasting Is The Quickest Way To Lose Weight
Those who wish to use fasting for fat loss will
frequently have two basic, overriding questions when they begin: How
long shoud they fast, and how often? These are questions without easy
answers, but if you’re willing to consider all the factors and move
through it patiently, you’ll certainly find the answer that’s correct
for you. Some general guidelines, however, are applicable to all
individuals, and it is helpful rules like these that we’ll use to show
you the correct method to fast. And it doesn’t matter if you’re using
water fasting diets, detox fasting, or some other form of fasting..
. these foundational principles apply to all of it!
There’s no mystery behind fasting for individuals who want to lose fat. It’s really intuitive: you stop eating and keep yourself fueled having a minimum amount of liquids, forcing your entire body to adjust by burning off body fat. Nevertheless, done improperly it will cause your health to degrade rapidly. And you definitely shouldn’t try a fast whilst maintaining a physically demanding lifestyle! Thus, fasting is best carried out by those who can afford to not tire themselves out frequently. If you’re on an exercise regimen, you may need to drop it for a little while to fast properly. One way around this would be to fast regularly, but in short periods. By fasting once every two or more days, you can work it into your normal schedule safely. However, while this is superb for temporary weight loss, it’s not always greatest for long term fat loss.
You need to begin by understanding that a fast has to last longer than twelve hours to be effective at losing weight. That’s simply because the body use body fat as its first, preferential fuel source. It has to burn through several other sources very quickly, and only by the time twelve hours have passed will it finally begin utilizing fat. Precisely how long you are able to fast depends on your body type, and how much fat you have stored up. People with much more overall body fat will be able to fast for a lot longer than somebody having a skinny, light build. You might be surprised at how long you can last… you’re definitely not going to die from just a few days, and in most cases not even from a week or two. Even thirty or forty days isn’t out from the question for those prepared for it!
The signal to end your fasting is when you’ve lost nearly all your fat, and your appetite is sharply increasing. This is really a message from your entire body telling you that it requires food soon, because it is almost out of reserves. Obey your entire body, and give it what it wants. Most of the time, you’ll have broken your fast voluntarily far before this ever becomes an issue. So do not be afraid of fasting… it can be your friend, if you’re willing to let it be.
I ran across an article where Dr Oz gave some advice on overcoming food addictions. I thought it was a good article, but wanted to elaborate on it .
Have you heard about the newest artificial sweetener? It’s called Neotame
and it’s a derivative of aspartame. Neotame is 7,000 to 13,000 times
sweeter than sugar and about 60 times sweeter than aspartame
(nutra-sweet) . So what is the big deal? The problem is that you have
been lied to…
Here’s why: Aspartame and Neotame contain 2 amino acids called Phenylalanine and Aspartic Acid. These are known to rapidly stimulate insulin and leptin which are 2 hormones directly involved in your hunger mechanism and fat storage. These 2 hormones play a gigantic role in regulating your metabolism.
Over time, if your body gets exposed to too much insulin and leptin it becomes resistant making you hold onto fat. What happens next? Your body will crave sweets and store fat.
The best thing that you can do for your weight loss goals, and for your body is to simply avoid artificial sweeteners all together. If you need something to use, switch to stevia, or coconut sugar.
If you’ve got a low thyroid efficiency level and you
don’t fit the typical groups for such victims, then you may very well
wonder why you’re
so unlucky. But it may not be simple luck; sometimes it’s all about
what you eat. Were you aware that while some foods can help your thyroid
performance, others can do the exact opposite and hamper it right up to
causing thyroid nodules?
These thyroid disease promoting foods are simple enough to avoid. But you have to know what to look out for with food-based bad thyroid symptoms in women and men, and the types of bad thyroid foods out there are surprisingly varied. We’ve done all the research so you don’t have to, though, and a quick scan over this list will keep you on the right track and away from the bad stuff.
It’s important to remember that this is strictly concerning food. If you’re using nutritional supplements or medications, then those could also be at fault. Your doctor will be able to tell you if such is the case with your particular kind of hypothyroidism.
2. Goitrogenic foods, primarily vegetables, can also be problematic. These foods can cause hypothyroidism even in those who don’t suffer from it already, and are even more damaging when ingested raw. Such vegetables include cruciferous types like cauliflower, cabbage, brussel sprouts, kale, and even turnips and radishes. That may sound like a lot to avoid, but fortunately there are many suitable ingredient substitutes for most of these.
3. Even dairy products, yes, reliable dairy, can be a source of anti-thyroid problems! The culprit is the protein, casein, found in milk and milk-based products, as well as certain hormones and sometimes even antibiotics. Thankfully they tend to be less severe than the other bad foods in this list, so you usually don’t have to avoid milk altogether – just be careful to portion it suitably.
4. Sugar is a reliable foe to those interested in bodily health in most areas, and the thyroid isn’t any different. It’s probable that you already know if you have a heightened susceptibility to sugar, especially in its processed form. This is because many of the undesired side effects can be drastic enough to be hard to miss. But if you’re only recently experiencing thyroid issues, consider lowering your sweets intake.
Keep those four enemies of a healthy thyroid gland on your watch list! By carefully regulating your intake of these foods, you may be able to fix your little low thyroid problem without having to even bother with medication. And isn’t that what we’d all like to accomplish with our physical ailments?
Cheat days have become the newest fad. This is
because if used right, they actually work to bust you through any weight
loss plateaus that you are stuck on.
Lori and I have used this method for years with great success. Your
body is amazing at 1 thing…. adaptation. You an adapt to virtually any
situation.
So what happens when you adapt? Well, to put it simply, you get stuck in a rut. Especially in weight loss. That is why it’s a great idea to “shake things up a bit” hence, the cheat day.
The idea at first was to give you a mental break from your strict diet. Some programs are very strict and mentally individuals would become tired and start to stray from the program. Ultimately they “fell off the wagon” so to speak because mentally it is too challenging for them to continue.
So many use the cheat day as a way to give you a break or a reprieve mentally. It allows you to eat some of those foods you have been avoiding while on your weight loss program.
What some have discovered with research is that something physically takes place when you incorporate a cheat day.
When you diet or restrict calories and nutrients your body will start to deplete a hormone called leptin. Leptin is a powerful hormone that can influence your weight loss or even cause you to gain weight if it manipulated in the wrong way.
When you diet and start depleting your leptin levels you brain gets sent a signal from leptin that you are starving yourself because leptin is dropping. This is what some call the ‘starvation mode’ and when this happens it triggers a series of other actions. Your brain will now send signals to other hormones to slow down your metabolism, shed energy costly muscle and cause your body to start storing more calories you eat as stored fat.
A cheat day is important in this situation because by allowing you to eat more calories, more sugar, more fat, etc allows the hormone leptin to increase and calm down. By raising your leptin level back to normal it starts to think “We are not starving” and tells the brain to stop conserving and trying to protect the body.
This allows you to continue to burn calories and prevent extra storage of calories. Generally it takes a few days for the body to recognize the calorie restriction and the leptin level to start to fall, which is why a cheat day is usually inserted somewhere between the 3rd and 5th day of a restricted calorie weight loss program.
One thing to be careful with this method though is that 1 cheat day doesn’t turn into 2 cheat days and then 3 cheat days, etc, etc. There are some individuals that have a hard time getting back on the program the next day so if you use this type of program be careful to not fall into this trap.
Most will look forward to this method and don’t mind getting back to the program the next day knowing that the next cheat day is coming in 3-5 days. In our course on how to lose weight fast, we add in a cheat day every week. We also give you the option to stay flexible and add a cheat day every 3-5 days. Fat Loss Factor does a great job giving you baby steps to overcome your weight loss issues.
Remember, to keep your sanity and keep your metabolism boosted, add in a cheat day every 4 days or so. Trust me, you won’t regret it!
. these foundational principles apply to all of it!
There’s no mystery behind fasting for individuals who want to lose fat. It’s really intuitive: you stop eating and keep yourself fueled having a minimum amount of liquids, forcing your entire body to adjust by burning off body fat. Nevertheless, done improperly it will cause your health to degrade rapidly. And you definitely shouldn’t try a fast whilst maintaining a physically demanding lifestyle! Thus, fasting is best carried out by those who can afford to not tire themselves out frequently. If you’re on an exercise regimen, you may need to drop it for a little while to fast properly. One way around this would be to fast regularly, but in short periods. By fasting once every two or more days, you can work it into your normal schedule safely. However, while this is superb for temporary weight loss, it’s not always greatest for long term fat loss.
You need to begin by understanding that a fast has to last longer than twelve hours to be effective at losing weight. That’s simply because the body use body fat as its first, preferential fuel source. It has to burn through several other sources very quickly, and only by the time twelve hours have passed will it finally begin utilizing fat. Precisely how long you are able to fast depends on your body type, and how much fat you have stored up. People with much more overall body fat will be able to fast for a lot longer than somebody having a skinny, light build. You might be surprised at how long you can last… you’re definitely not going to die from just a few days, and in most cases not even from a week or two. Even thirty or forty days isn’t out from the question for those prepared for it!
The signal to end your fasting is when you’ve lost nearly all your fat, and your appetite is sharply increasing. This is really a message from your entire body telling you that it requires food soon, because it is almost out of reserves. Obey your entire body, and give it what it wants. Most of the time, you’ll have broken your fast voluntarily far before this ever becomes an issue. So do not be afraid of fasting… it can be your friend, if you’re willing to let it be.
Shirataki Noodles – The Worlds Only Zero Calorie Pasta
Imagine a world where pasta is calorie free… this dream of all pasta lovers is now reality. Shirataki noodles are the worlds only zero calorie pasta. Discovered in Japan, the women would eat these to stay thin. It is even healthy too!!!
This slowing of sugar will also slow the production of insulin from your pancreas so that you won’t get that dreaded insulin spike after a meal. Your blood sugar will be normalized keeping you from getting that “sleepy” feeling after you eat.
Pasta is not a diet food, but this is an exception. Since it has so much fiber in it, I highly encourage that you try some and start to make it a part of your daily diet.
Not alot of local grocery stores carry these type of noodles. I have located a great company to purchase from. Click here to order: http://www.fatlossfactor.com/visit/miracle-noodle
What makes this Miracle Noodle so healthy?
The answer is in the fact that it is full of the soluble fiber called glucomannan. Glucomannan has several health benefits and has also been seen to aid in weight loss. This type of fiber slows digestion, making you feel fuller longer and helping you to absorb more of the healthy nutrients. It also slows the absorption of sugar making it ideal for diabetics to eat.This slowing of sugar will also slow the production of insulin from your pancreas so that you won’t get that dreaded insulin spike after a meal. Your blood sugar will be normalized keeping you from getting that “sleepy” feeling after you eat.
What Are Shirataki Noodles Made Of?
These low carb/no carb noodles are made from Konjac flour which is from the Konjac plant. This plant is very similar to a sweet potato. The noodles are clear/translucent and flavorless. The absorb the flavors of what ever is added to them, making them useful for a wide variety of pasta dishes.Pasta is not a diet food, but this is an exception. Since it has so much fiber in it, I highly encourage that you try some and start to make it a part of your daily diet.
Not alot of local grocery stores carry these type of noodles. I have located a great company to purchase from. Click here to order: http://www.fatlossfactor.com/visit/miracle-noodle
Overcoming Food Addictions In 4 Easy Steps
I ran across an article where Dr Oz gave some advice on overcoming food addictions. I thought it was a good article, but wanted to elaborate on it .
You know as well as I know that most people “crave some type of food”. For me, it’s sweets, (especially ice cream… yum
) or Pizza…. ( I must be Italian at heart ) Something about those high
fat, carb loaded foods that send you into insulin shock afterwards.
) or Pizza…. ( I must be Italian at heart ) Something about those high
fat, carb loaded foods that send you into insulin shock afterwards.
One reason why it is so
satisfying to you is the fact that sugar triggers your brain’s natural
opioids… which basically is similiar to how your brain gets addicted to
heroin or morphine. (Crazy, right?)
What The Scientific Studies Show About Overcoming Food Addictions
Of course, this is a very interesting subject so scientists study this hard core. Here’s what they are now finding…
Refined Sugar (White sugar) is a more addictive substance than cocaine.
Cocaine used to be titled the most addictive substance known to man.
Well, how did they find this out?
In one study, they took a group of rats and gave
them a choice between sugar water or cocaine. You can guess what the
majority chose… Sugar water! An astonishing 94% chose the sugar water.
Even rats that were previously addicted to cocaine, when given the
choice between sugar water and cocaine chose the sugar water.
No wonder most diets don’t work! These type of foods
are so addicting, people literally give up just to give in to their
addiction.
4 Easy Steps To Combat Food Addictions according to Dr Oz
Step 1: Replace eating grains and
things with flour in it with broccoli or cauliflower for one week and
make sure to load up on garlic, chives and leeks. These all help with
detoxing your liver which is the first step in getting rid of
addictions.
Step 2: During withdrawal, take a Vitamin B Complex and 1,000 mg a day of Chromium Picolinate.
Step 3: Eat meat in a 4:1 ratio, limiting it to a quarter of your protein intake. Add some leafy greens and citrus fruits.
Step 4: Take care of your emotional food cravings. Most emotional food cravings happen instantly instead of gradual physical hunger.
If you have our Fat Loss Factor Guaranteed Success Package, the topic “how to get rid of food addictions”
is already built into the diet portion of our program including these 4
tips that Dr Oz mentions. If followed, you won’t have any problem overcoming food addictions for the rest of your life.
If you don’t have a copy, then you can click here to order Fat Loss Factor Guaranteed Success Package or watch the video below for more information.
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Neotame: The Newest Dangerous Sweetener To Hit Your Store Shelves
Have you heard about the newest artificial sweetener? It’s called Neotame
and it’s a derivative of aspartame. Neotame is 7,000 to 13,000 times
sweeter than sugar and about 60 times sweeter than aspartame
(nutra-sweet) . So what is the big deal? The problem is that you have
been lied to…Why Aspartame and Neotame are NOT a Dieters Best Friend
This is a myth. Thanks to the media, and great marketing tactics by large corporations, they have gotten you to believe that these man made artificial sweeteners can help fight obesity. Guess what? It doesn’t. There is a truckload of evidence pointing to the fact that artificial sweeteners such as aspartame and neotame tend to lead to weight gain.Here’s why: Aspartame and Neotame contain 2 amino acids called Phenylalanine and Aspartic Acid. These are known to rapidly stimulate insulin and leptin which are 2 hormones directly involved in your hunger mechanism and fat storage. These 2 hormones play a gigantic role in regulating your metabolism.
Calories Don’t Matter…
Even though you aren’t eating sugar and these sweeteners have no calories, Aspartame and Neotame can still raise your insulin and leptin levels. This boosts your fat storing ability which leads to obesity, diabetes and a few other not so good to have diseases.Over time, if your body gets exposed to too much insulin and leptin it becomes resistant making you hold onto fat. What happens next? Your body will crave sweets and store fat.
The best thing that you can do for your weight loss goals, and for your body is to simply avoid artificial sweeteners all together. If you need something to use, switch to stevia, or coconut sugar.
4 Foods To Avoid If You Have Low Thyroid Issues
If you’ve got a low thyroid efficiency level and you
don’t fit the typical groups for such victims, then you may very well
wonder why you’re
so unlucky. But it may not be simple luck; sometimes it’s all about
what you eat. Were you aware that while some foods can help your thyroid
performance, others can do the exact opposite and hamper it right up to
causing thyroid nodules?These thyroid disease promoting foods are simple enough to avoid. But you have to know what to look out for with food-based bad thyroid symptoms in women and men, and the types of bad thyroid foods out there are surprisingly varied. We’ve done all the research so you don’t have to, though, and a quick scan over this list will keep you on the right track and away from the bad stuff.
It’s important to remember that this is strictly concerning food. If you’re using nutritional supplements or medications, then those could also be at fault. Your doctor will be able to tell you if such is the case with your particular kind of hypothyroidism.
Low Thyroid Diet Foods To Avoid
1. Soy is one of the main offenders. You see it in so many forms that you may just stop thinking of it as anything but a neutral, unavoidable element. However, whether it’s in a heavily concentrated form or in a more diffused one, soy can often aggravate pre-existing thyroid problems. So make sure your vegetarian diet isn’t a low thyroid diet too!2. Goitrogenic foods, primarily vegetables, can also be problematic. These foods can cause hypothyroidism even in those who don’t suffer from it already, and are even more damaging when ingested raw. Such vegetables include cruciferous types like cauliflower, cabbage, brussel sprouts, kale, and even turnips and radishes. That may sound like a lot to avoid, but fortunately there are many suitable ingredient substitutes for most of these.
3. Even dairy products, yes, reliable dairy, can be a source of anti-thyroid problems! The culprit is the protein, casein, found in milk and milk-based products, as well as certain hormones and sometimes even antibiotics. Thankfully they tend to be less severe than the other bad foods in this list, so you usually don’t have to avoid milk altogether – just be careful to portion it suitably.
4. Sugar is a reliable foe to those interested in bodily health in most areas, and the thyroid isn’t any different. It’s probable that you already know if you have a heightened susceptibility to sugar, especially in its processed form. This is because many of the undesired side effects can be drastic enough to be hard to miss. But if you’re only recently experiencing thyroid issues, consider lowering your sweets intake.
Keep those four enemies of a healthy thyroid gland on your watch list! By carefully regulating your intake of these foods, you may be able to fix your little low thyroid problem without having to even bother with medication. And isn’t that what we’d all like to accomplish with our physical ailments?
The Top 3 Most Unhealthy Christmas Foods and Why They’ll Make Your Metabolism Cry
Gaining a few pounds over the holidays is as
traditional as placing presents under the tree. But this doesn’t have to
be the end. Are you willing to put the work into making your holidays
happy AND healthy? If you want to learn how to lose weight fast during the holidays, just take a look at the worst of the worst and a simple resolution to avoid them.
#1: Fruitcake and other stollen (rich, Germanic breads)
While exact recipes have some considerable variation, there are general common themes that tend to spell bad things for one’s fat tissue levels. These breads are incredibly dense by default, but they’re also crammed full of additives that have had all the nutrition cooked right out of them. Marzipan, sugar, and other fattening products are added on top. Even the ‘traditional’ recipes aren’t safe, as they often add to the sheer density of the food by soaking it in liquids like brandy.
#2: The cheese log
Your standard cheese is far from healthy, of course. But the cheese log you’ll find in most stores is one of the least natural and most fattening. Empty carbs like olives and diced peppers further pad out a log that is mostly, by and large, made of heavily processed cheese and cream cheese. But most of the flavoring and coloring is entirely artificial! You can create a marginally healthier cheese log at home, but the bulk of the ingredients will still be fat, and you’ll still be eating that log with sausage and crackers – more carbs you probably don’t need.
#3: Eggnog (Mmmmmmm…. one of my personal favorites)
Such a fixture of the winter season that you may overlook this beverage altogether, it’s actually probably the worst thing you can drink! With eggs, cream, sugar, and liquors, the body of the drink consists of just about everything that’s bad for you that it’s possible to convert to liquid form. Chocolate shavings or whipped cream for a topping won’t help, either. Commercial varieties in particular often contain more sugar than you’d even think necessary. Stick with homemade versions over store bought if you choose to indulge!
On a final more general note, always pay close attention to the sugar and butter used in traditional holiday dishes and beverages. You can get away with reducing the amounts significantly if you make your own, but the products you’ll find on the shelves won’t bother with even the usual pretense of health. After all, no one expects holiday food to be healthy… but it’s still up to you to try, if you care about your body!
#1: Fruitcake and other stollen (rich, Germanic breads)While exact recipes have some considerable variation, there are general common themes that tend to spell bad things for one’s fat tissue levels. These breads are incredibly dense by default, but they’re also crammed full of additives that have had all the nutrition cooked right out of them. Marzipan, sugar, and other fattening products are added on top. Even the ‘traditional’ recipes aren’t safe, as they often add to the sheer density of the food by soaking it in liquids like brandy.
#2: The cheese log
Your standard cheese is far from healthy, of course. But the cheese log you’ll find in most stores is one of the least natural and most fattening. Empty carbs like olives and diced peppers further pad out a log that is mostly, by and large, made of heavily processed cheese and cream cheese. But most of the flavoring and coloring is entirely artificial! You can create a marginally healthier cheese log at home, but the bulk of the ingredients will still be fat, and you’ll still be eating that log with sausage and crackers – more carbs you probably don’t need.
#3: Eggnog (Mmmmmmm…. one of my personal favorites)
Such a fixture of the winter season that you may overlook this beverage altogether, it’s actually probably the worst thing you can drink! With eggs, cream, sugar, and liquors, the body of the drink consists of just about everything that’s bad for you that it’s possible to convert to liquid form. Chocolate shavings or whipped cream for a topping won’t help, either. Commercial varieties in particular often contain more sugar than you’d even think necessary. Stick with homemade versions over store bought if you choose to indulge!
On a final more general note, always pay close attention to the sugar and butter used in traditional holiday dishes and beverages. You can get away with reducing the amounts significantly if you make your own, but the products you’ll find on the shelves won’t bother with even the usual pretense of health. After all, no one expects holiday food to be healthy… but it’s still up to you to try, if you care about your body!
Cheat Days – Eat Whatever You Want And Boost Your Metabolism!
Cheat days have become the newest fad. This is
because if used right, they actually work to bust you through any weight
loss plateaus that you are stuck on.
Lori and I have used this method for years with great success. Your
body is amazing at 1 thing…. adaptation. You an adapt to virtually any
situation.So what happens when you adapt? Well, to put it simply, you get stuck in a rut. Especially in weight loss. That is why it’s a great idea to “shake things up a bit” hence, the cheat day.
The idea at first was to give you a mental break from your strict diet. Some programs are very strict and mentally individuals would become tired and start to stray from the program. Ultimately they “fell off the wagon” so to speak because mentally it is too challenging for them to continue.
So many use the cheat day as a way to give you a break or a reprieve mentally. It allows you to eat some of those foods you have been avoiding while on your weight loss program.
What some have discovered with research is that something physically takes place when you incorporate a cheat day.
When you diet or restrict calories and nutrients your body will start to deplete a hormone called leptin. Leptin is a powerful hormone that can influence your weight loss or even cause you to gain weight if it manipulated in the wrong way.
When you diet and start depleting your leptin levels you brain gets sent a signal from leptin that you are starving yourself because leptin is dropping. This is what some call the ‘starvation mode’ and when this happens it triggers a series of other actions. Your brain will now send signals to other hormones to slow down your metabolism, shed energy costly muscle and cause your body to start storing more calories you eat as stored fat.
A cheat day is important in this situation because by allowing you to eat more calories, more sugar, more fat, etc allows the hormone leptin to increase and calm down. By raising your leptin level back to normal it starts to think “We are not starving” and tells the brain to stop conserving and trying to protect the body.
This allows you to continue to burn calories and prevent extra storage of calories. Generally it takes a few days for the body to recognize the calorie restriction and the leptin level to start to fall, which is why a cheat day is usually inserted somewhere between the 3rd and 5th day of a restricted calorie weight loss program.
One thing to be careful with this method though is that 1 cheat day doesn’t turn into 2 cheat days and then 3 cheat days, etc, etc. There are some individuals that have a hard time getting back on the program the next day so if you use this type of program be careful to not fall into this trap.
Most will look forward to this method and don’t mind getting back to the program the next day knowing that the next cheat day is coming in 3-5 days. In our course on how to lose weight fast, we add in a cheat day every week. We also give you the option to stay flexible and add a cheat day every 3-5 days. Fat Loss Factor does a great job giving you baby steps to overcome your weight loss issues.
Remember, to keep your sanity and keep your metabolism boosted, add in a cheat day every 4 days or so. Trust me, you won’t regret it!
When is it Safe to Try Weight Loss Fasting?
Fasting for weight loss is becoming a more popular
option in the modern world where many people are pressed for time and
would happily embrace any reasonable excuse to just skip a few meals
every once in a while. While they can be effective when done properly,
these fasts put a lot of stress on the body. This stress isn’t always
appropriate for people with certain conditions or lifestyles. It can be
extremely dangerous for people to fast if they not physically and
mentally prepared to handle it. So when is it NOT okay to try a typical
water or juice fasting weight loss method?
Pregnant and nursing women are the first category to go. If those conditions apply to you, you shouldn’t even think of fasting. Your body needs all the nutrition it can get, since it’s literally feeding two people instead of one.
You should also avoid juice fasting for weight loss if you can’t use juices derived from fruits or vegetables you normally enjoy. If you’ve never tried a particular fruit before, don’t try it on a fast! Suffering an allergic attack in such circumstances is potentially very dangerous. You should only use juices derived from things you’ve already had and know your body can tolerate. Remember that even such innocent produce as pineapples, peaches, and bananas can be the focus of allergic reactions.
Diabetics generally should not fast unless their condition is mild, and should consult a doctor beforehand in any case. Diabetics who require medication are not recommended to fast unless their doctor explicitly approves. For that matter, if you’re taking any medications at all, you should talk to your doctor about how fasting may interact with them. The complex dance between medicines and body chemistry is still far from figured out. Rely on the experts.
Other medical conditions related to nutrition can also be issues. If your body starts out with a serious nutritional deficiency due to some defect or other, then depriving it of what little it can get just isn’t a good idea. And if you’re sick from a cold, flu, or some other illness? Forget about it.
But for all that, the average healthy or even just moderately unhealthy person can safely fast for a week or more with no ill effects. Don’t forget that there are many kinds of fasts to try, too… juice fasts, detox fasts, even plain water fasts. Pick the one that works for you, if you feel that you’re ready.
Pregnant and nursing women are the first category to go. If those conditions apply to you, you shouldn’t even think of fasting. Your body needs all the nutrition it can get, since it’s literally feeding two people instead of one.
You should also avoid juice fasting for weight loss if you can’t use juices derived from fruits or vegetables you normally enjoy. If you’ve never tried a particular fruit before, don’t try it on a fast! Suffering an allergic attack in such circumstances is potentially very dangerous. You should only use juices derived from things you’ve already had and know your body can tolerate. Remember that even such innocent produce as pineapples, peaches, and bananas can be the focus of allergic reactions.
Diabetics generally should not fast unless their condition is mild, and should consult a doctor beforehand in any case. Diabetics who require medication are not recommended to fast unless their doctor explicitly approves. For that matter, if you’re taking any medications at all, you should talk to your doctor about how fasting may interact with them. The complex dance between medicines and body chemistry is still far from figured out. Rely on the experts.
Other medical conditions related to nutrition can also be issues. If your body starts out with a serious nutritional deficiency due to some defect or other, then depriving it of what little it can get just isn’t a good idea. And if you’re sick from a cold, flu, or some other illness? Forget about it.
But for all that, the average healthy or even just moderately unhealthy person can safely fast for a week or more with no ill effects. Don’t forget that there are many kinds of fasts to try, too… juice fasts, detox fasts, even plain water fasts. Pick the one that works for you, if you feel that you’re ready.
How You Can Safely Shed Belly Fat Fasting
Although the idea of fasting for body weight loss
rather than for religious purposes is becoming much more popular in
recent times, frequently individuals who know relatively little about
the fasting process go about it the wrong way. This results in not only
not much lost weight, but damage to the body and needless disruption of
one’s emotional wellbeing. A safe, healthy quick will follow certain
rules that anyone ought to be aware of before even thinking seriously
about fasting.
There are numerous various kinds of fasts, and you should know which one is right for your objectives, lifestyle, and entire body kind. The most drastic is the water-only quick, while other fasts might permit juices, or only disallow animal-based products. But whatever your quick type, you should be sure to maintain your liquid intake high, even if it’s only water. The entire body can survive a relatively long time without having food, but only three days without drinking water. This is even much more important when you’re not obtaining any food at all, since liquids will be your only incoming source of nourishment. Make no mistake, you need every drop if you wish to maintain functioning.
You should also prevent exercise, even though sounds counterintuitive for the fitness-conscious. Any heavy physical exertion throughout a quick will only put more strain on your entire body that it can’t easily deal with. You’ll drastically decrease your drinking water supplies through sweating, which as we’ve discussed above is a body thing. Psychological stress should also be avoided, because it causes your body to tense up and pressure itself. Attempt to relax and focus on quiet and serenity. These seemingly theological goals are really really practical for wholesome drinking water fasting diets. Even negative emotions can be bad, since tears are just another way of losing precious moisture.
Don’t gorge yourself just before a fast or just after one, though. Certain, you need the nutrients, but going from heavy fuel to nothing isn’t something your body knows how you can handle. The outcomes is going to be uncomfortable at best, and might be really hard on your digestive system, which will hinder both enjoying the quick itself and enjoying finishing it. Try to ‘ramp down’ gradually and the ease your self up again at the end.
These are all fairly basic tips that anybody can and ought to stick to if they wish to lose weight via fasting effectively and pleasantly. There’s never a time when you do not wish to follow them, regardless of whether you are drinking water fasting, juice fasting, or utilizing some other kind of quick technique. So let them be your guide to make your body happy and your mind peaceful!
There are numerous various kinds of fasts, and you should know which one is right for your objectives, lifestyle, and entire body kind. The most drastic is the water-only quick, while other fasts might permit juices, or only disallow animal-based products. But whatever your quick type, you should be sure to maintain your liquid intake high, even if it’s only water. The entire body can survive a relatively long time without having food, but only three days without drinking water. This is even much more important when you’re not obtaining any food at all, since liquids will be your only incoming source of nourishment. Make no mistake, you need every drop if you wish to maintain functioning.
You should also prevent exercise, even though sounds counterintuitive for the fitness-conscious. Any heavy physical exertion throughout a quick will only put more strain on your entire body that it can’t easily deal with. You’ll drastically decrease your drinking water supplies through sweating, which as we’ve discussed above is a body thing. Psychological stress should also be avoided, because it causes your body to tense up and pressure itself. Attempt to relax and focus on quiet and serenity. These seemingly theological goals are really really practical for wholesome drinking water fasting diets. Even negative emotions can be bad, since tears are just another way of losing precious moisture.
Don’t gorge yourself just before a fast or just after one, though. Certain, you need the nutrients, but going from heavy fuel to nothing isn’t something your body knows how you can handle. The outcomes is going to be uncomfortable at best, and might be really hard on your digestive system, which will hinder both enjoying the quick itself and enjoying finishing it. Try to ‘ramp down’ gradually and the ease your self up again at the end.
These are all fairly basic tips that anybody can and ought to stick to if they wish to lose weight via fasting effectively and pleasantly. There’s never a time when you do not wish to follow them, regardless of whether you are drinking water fasting, juice fasting, or utilizing some other kind of quick technique. So let them be your guide to make your body happy and your mind peaceful!
The Proper Use of Herbal Colon Cleansers To Help You Lose Weight Fast
Utilizing an organic colon cleanse product right can
do you a world of great, but utilized wrongly, they can be some from the
most damaging dietary supplements on the market. Although each product
will contain different mixtures of herbs that have to be treated
differently, there are lots of common ingredients and techniques shared
between products. And because of that, it’s fairly simple to develop
basic guidelines for safely getting your colon cleansed via herbal
items. Any source that endorses going against these simple rules ought
to be taken as extremely suspect.
We can begin having a clarification of what colon cleansers can’t do… or rather, what you shouldn’t expect them to be performing. Should you suffer from bowel-related healthcare problems that could be solved by conventional medicine or an operation, do not use off the shelf colon cleansers as a cheaper alternative. Not only will they not do the same job, as they’re not meant to be a substitute for strong medication or surgery, but they are able to sometimes even cause further difficulties in a system that’s already weak or seriously damaged.
So what are organic colon cleansers for, then? They are for when traditional medicine has failed, and you are left having a life filled with frequent feelings of lethargy, bloating, loose stools, stomach cramps, or other symptoms of chronic indigestion. In these circumstances, natural herbal elements can assist to relieve symptoms that Western medicine hasn’t yet developed a thorough answer for. That’s what you can use organic cleansers for.
Usually use these items sparingly, and never ‘double up’ on doses throughout extreme situations. The results will often be extremely unpleasant and in some cases will really cause internal blockages rather than solving them. You shouldn’t take overly large doses or overly frequent doses, and you certainly shouldn’t make cleansers a part of your regular diet. After all, if you’re partaking of a reasonably healthy lifestyle to begin with, you won’t be filling your body back up with gunk and toxins every day from the week or even each and every week of the month.
Read the list of elements in any product very thoroughly, and be aware of potential allergens. If possible, try taking each ingredient separately before enjoying a cleanser that blends them all together. This will verify that they’re safe for you.
Lastly but perhaps most extremely in importance, usually consult your doctor prior to cleansing your colon with herb items, if you’ve a pre-existing healthcare condition. Even seemingly unrelated conditions can interact in unforeseen ways having a cleanser, and the field of medical and herbal interactions is still a murky one at best. Should you do not take any medicines or have any pre-existing conditions, then you are most likely safe, assuming you stick with trustworthy colon cleansers, of which there are many.
We can begin having a clarification of what colon cleansers can’t do… or rather, what you shouldn’t expect them to be performing. Should you suffer from bowel-related healthcare problems that could be solved by conventional medicine or an operation, do not use off the shelf colon cleansers as a cheaper alternative. Not only will they not do the same job, as they’re not meant to be a substitute for strong medication or surgery, but they are able to sometimes even cause further difficulties in a system that’s already weak or seriously damaged.
So what are organic colon cleansers for, then? They are for when traditional medicine has failed, and you are left having a life filled with frequent feelings of lethargy, bloating, loose stools, stomach cramps, or other symptoms of chronic indigestion. In these circumstances, natural herbal elements can assist to relieve symptoms that Western medicine hasn’t yet developed a thorough answer for. That’s what you can use organic cleansers for.
Usually use these items sparingly, and never ‘double up’ on doses throughout extreme situations. The results will often be extremely unpleasant and in some cases will really cause internal blockages rather than solving them. You shouldn’t take overly large doses or overly frequent doses, and you certainly shouldn’t make cleansers a part of your regular diet. After all, if you’re partaking of a reasonably healthy lifestyle to begin with, you won’t be filling your body back up with gunk and toxins every day from the week or even each and every week of the month.
Read the list of elements in any product very thoroughly, and be aware of potential allergens. If possible, try taking each ingredient separately before enjoying a cleanser that blends them all together. This will verify that they’re safe for you.
Lastly but perhaps most extremely in importance, usually consult your doctor prior to cleansing your colon with herb items, if you’ve a pre-existing healthcare condition. Even seemingly unrelated conditions can interact in unforeseen ways having a cleanser, and the field of medical and herbal interactions is still a murky one at best. Should you do not take any medicines or have any pre-existing conditions, then you are most likely safe, assuming you stick with trustworthy colon cleansers, of which there are many.
What’s In the Typical Herb-Based Colon Cleansing Product
There are many different products that claim to
cleanse colons, but there are somewhat fewer different ingredients
between them. In fact, the more you look, the more you’ll find that many
products use the same ingredients, only in different quantities.
Instead of finding out which one is right for you by trying every single
one, isn’t it better to have an idea of what the ingredients do and why
they’re included? This article will help inform you in this direction,
so that you can sort placebos from meaningful herb inclusions.
Ginger is very common due to its long history in Eastern medicine. It’s not all hogwash, though – ginger is proven to be an effective defense against diarrhea. It’s also strongly suspected to help against nausea, but scientific studies on whether this is true or not is still ongoing. In general, it’s an ingredient often taken to moderate the effects of other potent laxatives included. Fennel is a similar ingredient, included purely to fight the effects of other ingredients due to its ability to reduce intestinal gas.
Peppermint is also known to combat the symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome, including abdominal pain, bloating, and distention. Although not a sure-fire cure, it’s definitely better than a mere placebo.
Then, of course, there’s the laxatives. Flax seeds, bearberry, rhubarb, guar gum, and many, many more. They can only rarely be taken undiluted, but most products will use the above ingredients to dilute them anyway, so it’s not usually a cause for worry.
Alfalfa is also commonly found in many products. However, this is mostly due to its history of being used in herbal medicine, rather than based on scientific evidence. Therefore you should be careful with products containing larger quantities of alfalfa than other, proven herbs.
For all its common appearance in many commercials and in so many products, aloe vera’s uses as a colon cleanser are sadly questionable. Studies are far from finished analyzing the true cleansing benefits of the herb. While it’s definitely great for your skin, whether it’s equally good for your internal organs is, for the moment, still open to question.
Finally, some products may make use of paprika or other hot spices, for their general body-cleansing reputations. However, these spices have little to do with the colon specifically unless taken in doses large enough to be uncomfortable.
While we haven’t mentioned all the possible ingredients used in herbal colon cleansing, we have gone through all the major ones. Hopefully now you feel a little more prepared to shop for the right colon cleanser… and avoid the wrong ones.
Ginger is very common due to its long history in Eastern medicine. It’s not all hogwash, though – ginger is proven to be an effective defense against diarrhea. It’s also strongly suspected to help against nausea, but scientific studies on whether this is true or not is still ongoing. In general, it’s an ingredient often taken to moderate the effects of other potent laxatives included. Fennel is a similar ingredient, included purely to fight the effects of other ingredients due to its ability to reduce intestinal gas.
Peppermint is also known to combat the symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome, including abdominal pain, bloating, and distention. Although not a sure-fire cure, it’s definitely better than a mere placebo.
Then, of course, there’s the laxatives. Flax seeds, bearberry, rhubarb, guar gum, and many, many more. They can only rarely be taken undiluted, but most products will use the above ingredients to dilute them anyway, so it’s not usually a cause for worry.
Alfalfa is also commonly found in many products. However, this is mostly due to its history of being used in herbal medicine, rather than based on scientific evidence. Therefore you should be careful with products containing larger quantities of alfalfa than other, proven herbs.
For all its common appearance in many commercials and in so many products, aloe vera’s uses as a colon cleanser are sadly questionable. Studies are far from finished analyzing the true cleansing benefits of the herb. While it’s definitely great for your skin, whether it’s equally good for your internal organs is, for the moment, still open to question.
Finally, some products may make use of paprika or other hot spices, for their general body-cleansing reputations. However, these spices have little to do with the colon specifically unless taken in doses large enough to be uncomfortable.
While we haven’t mentioned all the possible ingredients used in herbal colon cleansing, we have gone through all the major ones. Hopefully now you feel a little more prepared to shop for the right colon cleanser… and avoid the wrong ones.
Choosing Herbal Products for Colon Cleansing
There are far too many different products on the
herb-based body cleansing market for anyone to know what to look for at
first. But you can take a shortcut instead of doing all the research,
and just take our word on some of the better products currently
available. You don’t have to trust us, though… we’ll explain why these
products are good colon cleansers, and you can verify those facts for
yourself, if you like!
Colonix is a pretty difficult product to miss, with effective if tolerably non-loud marketing. The top ingredients in this product are, in order: psyllium husks, flax seed, fennel, licorice, aloe vera, grapefruit, papaya, slippery elm bark, marshmellow root, rhubarb, alfalfa, guar gum, peppermint, and uva ursi. That’s a mouthful, but don’t worry, we’re not going to examine them all. Take a look at flax seed, for instance. It’s a known, reliable laxative, in addition to being a blood sugar stabilizer. Aloe performs a very similar function, in addition to its numerous other benefits you’re probably already aware of.
If Colonix isn’t quite your price, you may want to try Organic Bowel Cleanse from the Renew Life company instead. Besides being cheaper, it has a more comprehensive ingredient list with specified quantities for some of the more prominent items. As with Colonix, flax also features prominently here. Oat bran is another great major ingredient choice. Acacia fiber is a third useful herbal ingredient, mostly based on making the absorbing of nutrients by the gastrointestinal tract more efficient.
Dr. Schulze products are also definitely worth mentioning. Like the other examples, they work mostly through natural herbs. Unlike the others, though, particular care is taken into offering optional planned packages that help you organize your colon cleansing on a daily basis. While sometimes expensive, overall the added guidelines are a definite help that many find worth it. Some unusual ingredient choices are evident in many of their toxin-fighting wares, such as red clover blossom, burdock root, and habanero pepper. However, these are all verified to be useful for aiding digestion and clearing the body of unwanted waste and toxins.
All this is really just the tip of the iceberg, though. If you’ve tried those and seen no positive results, or you don’t like the look of them, there are plenty of other options out there. We’ve just shared some of the most popular ones with you, in the hopes that you’ll like them as much as we do.
Colonix is a pretty difficult product to miss, with effective if tolerably non-loud marketing. The top ingredients in this product are, in order: psyllium husks, flax seed, fennel, licorice, aloe vera, grapefruit, papaya, slippery elm bark, marshmellow root, rhubarb, alfalfa, guar gum, peppermint, and uva ursi. That’s a mouthful, but don’t worry, we’re not going to examine them all. Take a look at flax seed, for instance. It’s a known, reliable laxative, in addition to being a blood sugar stabilizer. Aloe performs a very similar function, in addition to its numerous other benefits you’re probably already aware of.
If Colonix isn’t quite your price, you may want to try Organic Bowel Cleanse from the Renew Life company instead. Besides being cheaper, it has a more comprehensive ingredient list with specified quantities for some of the more prominent items. As with Colonix, flax also features prominently here. Oat bran is another great major ingredient choice. Acacia fiber is a third useful herbal ingredient, mostly based on making the absorbing of nutrients by the gastrointestinal tract more efficient.
Dr. Schulze products are also definitely worth mentioning. Like the other examples, they work mostly through natural herbs. Unlike the others, though, particular care is taken into offering optional planned packages that help you organize your colon cleansing on a daily basis. While sometimes expensive, overall the added guidelines are a definite help that many find worth it. Some unusual ingredient choices are evident in many of their toxin-fighting wares, such as red clover blossom, burdock root, and habanero pepper. However, these are all verified to be useful for aiding digestion and clearing the body of unwanted waste and toxins.
All this is really just the tip of the iceberg, though. If you’ve tried those and seen no positive results, or you don’t like the look of them, there are plenty of other options out there. We’ve just shared some of the most popular ones with you, in the hopes that you’ll like them as much as we do.
Your Top Choices in Herb-Based Colon Cleansing
While the colon cleanse is an often avoided technique
for bodily health due to perceived unpleasantness, there are ways to
cleanse your colon that are less invasive than others. Take the
herb-based method, for example. This is one of the most widely used
techniques because it’s so easy and has minimal unpleasant side effects.
Many of the herbs used are available in tea form, making them
especially easy to enjoy. Different herb mixtures are recommended by
various sources, but we’ll list some of the most common herbs used, as
well as why they’re used in the first place. That will let you decide
for yourself which herbs and how much of any particular kind you should
try.
Various forms of senna, which is actually a broad category of plants rather than a single herb, are often found in colon-cleansing herb formulas. This is because senna is known to relieve constipation. It stimulates the lower bowel slightly to cause more fluid movements. Like the well-known aloe, it’s considered a purgative type of herb, but lacks aloe’s legal restrictions on use.
Cascara, which is known by a number of other names and is a subdivision of buckberry, is known as a potent laxative. Like aloe, however, it has restrictions on how it can be used in certain products, and overuse is known to cause side effects such as abdominal discomfort. Although a legitimate ingredient in many colon-cleansing products, it should be taken with care.
Interested in a more well-known and less risky herb? In that case, ginger should be at the top of your list. Unlike many laxative ingredients, it actually fights diarrhea instead of risking it. It’s also one of the few safe cures for nausea for pregnant women, and has general benefits towards preventing or reducing inflammation, diabetes, and various other symptoms and conditions. And if you like Asian food, it’s definitely the easiest herb to work into your diet!
Perhaps the most distinctive common ingredient in herb products for colon-cleansing is the cayenne pepper. It’s difficult to miss the use of this hot plant, but if you can withstand it, you’ll find that it has many positive qualities. By causing sweating and increasing blood flow, it helps your body cleanse itself more rapidly than it would normally be able to do.
While there are other herbs in use in some products, these are the four bases for most popular products. Feel free to use them independently, mixed into your diet, or in medicinal form. What’s most important is that your body gets the treatment it needs to be free of toxins, no matter how it gets done.
Various forms of senna, which is actually a broad category of plants rather than a single herb, are often found in colon-cleansing herb formulas. This is because senna is known to relieve constipation. It stimulates the lower bowel slightly to cause more fluid movements. Like the well-known aloe, it’s considered a purgative type of herb, but lacks aloe’s legal restrictions on use.
Cascara, which is known by a number of other names and is a subdivision of buckberry, is known as a potent laxative. Like aloe, however, it has restrictions on how it can be used in certain products, and overuse is known to cause side effects such as abdominal discomfort. Although a legitimate ingredient in many colon-cleansing products, it should be taken with care.
Interested in a more well-known and less risky herb? In that case, ginger should be at the top of your list. Unlike many laxative ingredients, it actually fights diarrhea instead of risking it. It’s also one of the few safe cures for nausea for pregnant women, and has general benefits towards preventing or reducing inflammation, diabetes, and various other symptoms and conditions. And if you like Asian food, it’s definitely the easiest herb to work into your diet!
Perhaps the most distinctive common ingredient in herb products for colon-cleansing is the cayenne pepper. It’s difficult to miss the use of this hot plant, but if you can withstand it, you’ll find that it has many positive qualities. By causing sweating and increasing blood flow, it helps your body cleanse itself more rapidly than it would normally be able to do.
While there are other herbs in use in some products, these are the four bases for most popular products. Feel free to use them independently, mixed into your diet, or in medicinal form. What’s most important is that your body gets the treatment it needs to be free of toxins, no matter how it gets done.
The Best Herbal Colon Cleanses
There are numerous ways on the market to cleanse your
colon, some of them less natural and convenient than others. If you’re
leery of trying something artificial like a processed pill, or awkward
like an enema, then herb-based cleanses are probably your best option.
Sometimes, stepping back from the complexity of civilization and going
back to natural methods is the best thing to do, as well as the
simplest.
Herbs known for cleansing the colon and other parts of the body can be prepared in many ways, but the most basic is in tea form. By brewing the herbs in water, you get the essence of the plant and nothing else. This makes for a purer drink than anything you would find in a supermarket, and you can be sure it will have all the cleansing effects of the original plant with no added surprises.
The second option is simply to use a smoothie. This allows you to have a wider variety of ingredients and an enjoyable cold drink instead of a warm one. For some ingredients, the lack of brewing can also help preserve all the relevant nutrients to better funnel them into your body. Herbs can be placed in these drinks just as easily as other healthy items such as acai berries or flaxseeds.
There are many different herbal ingredients that you can use, and which ones you select is largely up to availability, price, and personal preference. Prune juice is one obvious choice, but even things you wouldn’t consider normally in a beverage, such as dandelion, licorice, or ginger root can be used.
One primary herb to consider is senna. Known for relieving constipation and other bowel-related issues, senna has had a presence in medicine for centuries. Besides its primary purposes, it’s also said to be able to reduce appetite, making it useful for dieting as well.
Cascara or bearberry is another popular option, although using it requires more care. Due to the abdominal pains and other issues caused by overdosing on the product, it should be included in your diet with caution. However, it’s legendarily effective at cleansing the colon when taken in the appropriate amounts, and in fact its very name is derived from its potency in this area.
There are many more herbs out there to choose from, and more methods of preparation. These are simply some of the most favored of each, and should be sufficient to get you started on your journey towards colon health.
Herbs known for cleansing the colon and other parts of the body can be prepared in many ways, but the most basic is in tea form. By brewing the herbs in water, you get the essence of the plant and nothing else. This makes for a purer drink than anything you would find in a supermarket, and you can be sure it will have all the cleansing effects of the original plant with no added surprises.
The second option is simply to use a smoothie. This allows you to have a wider variety of ingredients and an enjoyable cold drink instead of a warm one. For some ingredients, the lack of brewing can also help preserve all the relevant nutrients to better funnel them into your body. Herbs can be placed in these drinks just as easily as other healthy items such as acai berries or flaxseeds.
There are many different herbal ingredients that you can use, and which ones you select is largely up to availability, price, and personal preference. Prune juice is one obvious choice, but even things you wouldn’t consider normally in a beverage, such as dandelion, licorice, or ginger root can be used.
One primary herb to consider is senna. Known for relieving constipation and other bowel-related issues, senna has had a presence in medicine for centuries. Besides its primary purposes, it’s also said to be able to reduce appetite, making it useful for dieting as well.
Cascara or bearberry is another popular option, although using it requires more care. Due to the abdominal pains and other issues caused by overdosing on the product, it should be included in your diet with caution. However, it’s legendarily effective at cleansing the colon when taken in the appropriate amounts, and in fact its very name is derived from its potency in this area.
There are many more herbs out there to choose from, and more methods of preparation. These are simply some of the most favored of each, and should be sufficient to get you started on your journey towards colon health.
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