Golden Globe HEALTH & Wealth Club: NEW CATEGORY

[Jim Teague]

New Year. New things to talk about. First thing, let's get phyical. Let's discuss and hear about all your nutrional programs or well-being products. NO SPAMMING OR YOU WILL BE DELETED. NO BLOGS EITHER. Want to discuss health or nutrional products that you have first hand knowledge of. The programs/business opportunity is strictly secondary to the product benefit. After all, HEALTH & WEALTH GO HAND IN HAND.

[Jim Teague]

This is a good article I just read on MSN about weight loss secrets:


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8 Weight-Loss Secrets
How two people lost a combined 160 pounds.
By Joy Bauer, PARADE Magazine
Find more:

Easy food swaps for weight loss
6 simple diet tricks: What she can learn from him (and vice versa)
7 diet do's and don’t’s
Many of us want to lose weight. If that’s your goal, chin up. I’m about to introduce two people who committed to slimming down—and succeeded. Let them be your guides on how to lose weight, lower cholesterol, control blood sugar, and have more energy.

HOW HE LOST 100 POUNDS

First up—Nicholas Cimato. At age 38, Nick had a minor heart attack. By 42, he was pushing 400 pounds and at risk for type 2 diabetes. That year his doctor said, “I don’t know what else to tell you, Nick. Change or die.”

Well, Nick changed. He lost more than 100 pounds and plans to compete in a triathlon in 2010. Here’s how he did it.

Start with a first course

One of Nick’s secrets for losing weight was how he started dinner. Instead of launching into his entrée, he began with either a big salad or a bowl of vegetable soup. Foods like this are low in calories but fill you up because they contain so much water. Research from Penn State University has shown that this technique can cut your total calories at mealtime by 20 percent.

Enjoy unlimited snacks

"Unlimited” foods are nonstarchy vegetables like peppers, carrots, celery, and cucumbers, all of which have a high water content and a low calorie count. In addition to carrying around baby carrots, Nick kept hunger at bay by chugging water throughout the day and before meals.

Walk off cravings

Like many of us, Nick sometimes got intense chocolate cravings—especially when stressed. When I told him about a recent British study that found chocolate-lovers had reduced cravings after taking a brisk 15-minute walk, he said he’d give it a try. It not only helped fight the urge to munch but also helped burn calories.

Avoid trigger foods

Nick began to recognize his personal trigger foods—things he just couldn’t stop eating once he’d begun. He realized that pizza, bagels, and candy bars were dangerous for him, so he did everything he could to steer clear of them. He stopped keeping them in his house, crossed the street to avoid the sight and smell of a pizza parlor, and averted his eyes whenever he caught a glimpse of a candy machine. Identify your personal trigger foods and avoid them at all costs.

HOW SHE LOST 60 POUNDS

Suzanne Seiden is a 45-year-old mother and volunteer at her children’s schools. When she came to my office last April, Suzanne said she felt unhappy and self-conscious about her body. With hard work, Suzanne has lost more than 60 pounds and now feels empowered and energized. Some of her tricks:

Get your head in the game

Suzanne’s first “secret” for losing weight was to commit completely. All of the successful dieters I’ve worked with say that they had to know in their hearts that they would succeed this time. Success starts in the head, moves to the heart, and lastly involves the mouth and stomach.

Double up on the good stuff

One of the most important dietary commitments Suzanne made was to ditch starchy carbohydrates at dinner and replace them with loads of vegetables. By eliminating 1 cup of starch every night and doubling up on nonstarchy veggies, you could save more than 80,000 calories and drop almost 23 pounds in one year!

Eliminate extras

When I first met Suzanne, she 'fessed up to being a major nibbler. I explained to her that picking at tiny amounts of food throughout the day may not seem like such a big deal, but it’s amazing how quickly those calories compound. Lesson learned: Every bite counts.

Cut back on sweets—real and artificial

Everyone knows you can save calories by cutting back on cookies and other sugary foods. But some studies suggest that even diet soda and artificially sweetened foods can lead to weight gain. One plausible explanation: Fake sugars keep sweetness on our taste buds and minds. That’s why I asked Suzanne to cut out sweets entirely for the first week of the diet and to minimize them going forward. Ta-da! It worked!

Courtesy of PARADE

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[Cherri Looney]

Hi Jim-Have you figured out the ingredients for the weight loss tea yet? How about an update on how you are doing using the tea.

I finally purchased an electric coffee bean grinder from shareourdeals.blogspot.com to grind my flax seed and it works quite well. I've been adding the ground flax seed to my juices every day. Time will tell.

[Jim Teague]

Very cool. While I was up north last week, I spoke with my b-in-law about flax. He's an expert on the topic. He advised to buy the golden flax (unground) and grind on a daily basis. The reason being flax will become old and lose its effectiveness quickly if not fresh. And thanks for the reminder on the tea. My wife is using it diligently and we're already seeing results. I'll look up the ingredients and get back soon. Promise.

[Cherri Looney]

Thanks for the great information, Jim. I buy flax in the produce department at my favorite grocery store. I grind the amount that I think I want when I am preparing my fruits and vegetables for juicing. I also throw in about a 1 inch piece of ginger root into the juicer for good measure.

[sammy leach]

Is anyone in GeneWize.com? Would like first-hand info if anyone has any. Interesting product.

[Jim Teague]

I've also been seeing this around the web. What's up?

[Cherri Looney]

I've tried the GeneWize and I have discontinued using it and participating with the company. It just wasn't for me, but it seems to be doing very well for others.

Jim, still waiting for your tea formula.

[Jim Teague]

I know but (here comes the sorry-gram) Leafy can't find the English words for these herbs.
Maybe I could take them to farmers market Sat. and talk to someone. Be patient. And
with CNI, maybe we won't need a tea drink to lose weight!

[Cherri Looney]

I will be patient for the tea and with CNI who knows!