Stop Counting Calories, NOW!
Dear Sherry,
There's such an abundance of well-meaning but completely
incorrect diet advice in the world today that it's no
wonder people's heads are spinning.
When one source tells you that low carbs are the way to
go, then another says low fat is where it's at, who do you
listen to?
And now scientists in Los Angeles are reporting that it
doesn't matter what diet fad you get suckered into--all
that matters in losing pounds is calories in vs. calories
out.
So let's take a step back here and use some good old
common sense.
The human body needs a wide variety of nutrients to
function optimally. All of the different vitamins and
minerals you ingest in your foods have a very specific,
unique role in your body.
If you're lacking in any of these vital nutrients, a
number of your body's systems can and will fail in a
variety of ways.
So how can you be healthy by eating only one certain kind
of food or omitting an entire food group from your diet?
Answer: You can't.
Sure, you might look thinner, but you'll be rotting on the
inside.
That's like omitting entire sections when you're pouring
concrete for the foundation of a building. Sooner or
later, the building will collapse. It might look beautiful
from the exterior, but it will be crumbling from within.
Also, our bodies are alkaline by design. They need to
stay alkaline to be healthy. This is not my opinion. It's
a scientific fact.
Most of the diet fads today completely ignore this fact.
Instead many of them encourage eating mainly acid-creating
foods, all in the name of looking thin.
Meanwhile, although you might lose some pounds, you're
wondering why your hair is thinning, why you're tired, or
have headaches, halitosis, stomach bloating, constipation,
repeated colds or infections or skin conditions.
Those are ALL signs of excess acidity in the body.
The diet plans that sell their expensive packaged meals
are even worse. They're making money hand over fist by
getting you to eat processed stuff that is so acidic and
lacking in real nutrients that you might as well eat
marshmallow fluff for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Truth.
I recently had dinner with some people I hadn't seen in
years, and one of the women is on a currently popular
high protein diet.
She was significantly thinner than I remembered, but she
looked like hell.
Her once pretty, shiny hair was dull, flat and stringy.
Her former peaches-and-cream complexion now had a grayish,
ruddy tone to it. Her teeth were yellowed, she had dark
circles under her eyes and you could smell her breath from
across the room.
Listen, if you want to not only be a normal bodyweight,
but also enjoy living without sickness and disease, you
have to use common sense.
First of all, stop worrying about calories. If calories
were the only thing that mattered, then you could be
healthy just drinking Coca-Cola. It's got plenty of
calories.
Does that make good sense to you? I didn't think so.
Be concerned instead with eating REAL foods put on Earth
for the sole purpose of being eaten by humans.
All of the nutrients our bodies need are provided to us in
the foods put on this earth by the one above--not by some
lab or food processing plant.
We need to eat a variety of these real (not processed)
foods, making sure our alkaline to acid ratio is 60/40 (at
least 60% alkaline foods and no more than 40% acid foods).
70/30 or 80/20 is even better, especially if you've been
on any of those disease-creating fad diets recently.
The few simple principles you need to know to accomplish
this are explained in The Nutritional Seminar April 23, with Nutritionist, Ginger Carter.
Ginger puts in common sense, everyday language--not
scientific jargon.
You'll understand how and why eating this way works so well with
how your body is designed.
There are health education lectures by doctors, nutritionists, personal trainers, medical doctors, naturopathy doctors, research scientists, sports medicine, pediatricians, radiation oncologists and more! Each one explains what happens in your body, how fruits and vegetables reduce your risk of EVERY disease and alkalize your body. Just ask me to send you a DVD or better yet come to the next health education lecture with Nutritionist, Ginger Carter.
When you eat this way, (and move your body regularly) no
dieting or calorie counting is necessary because excess
pounds are not an issue. Here's why:
The hunger signal is only triggered by the brain when you
need more nutrients. Since you'll be getting so much now
from your food (and being less acid allows those nutrients
to be absorbed), you simply are not as hungry as often. So
you eat less.
Eating properly also helps eliminate built-up wastes in
your intestines. Not only will that result in a smaller
number on the scale, but you'll be helping to prevent
conditions like diverticulosis, colitis and IBS. Increase your body's alkaline with Juice PLUS+, fruits and vegetables in a capsule. Whole food nutrition of Juice PLUS+ can alkalize your body where supplements cannot.
And the best part is, not only will you be thinner, you'll
glow with great health from within.
To your health,
Sherry Fritz
Health Advocator
(c) copyright 2009 Holistic Blends
