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Archives for July 2010
Monday Motivation
People will do almost anything to stay in their comfort zones. If you want to accomplish anything, get out of your comfort zone. Strive to increase order and discipline in your life. Discipline usually means doing the opposite if what you feel like doing. The easy roads to discipline are 1) setting deadlines, 2) discovering and doing what you do best and what’s important and enjoyable to you and, 3) focusing on habits by replacing your bad habits and thought patterns, one-by-one, over time, with good habits and thought patterns.
–Kekich Credo #1 of 100 “Success Secrets” from David Kekich
Like this….
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.
-Charles Dickens
The Dangers of Aspartame
Aspartame is usually thought of in combination with diet soda, but the artificial sweetener is found in more than 6,000 foods, including gum, table-top sweeteners, diet and diabetic foods, cereals, candy, vitamins, prescription and over-the-counter drugs. It is a zero calorie sweetener that takes the place of sugar and has quickly become the diet-food staple of choice.
Aspartame is also the most controversial food additive in history. It’s FDA approved, against many health officials protests, and was even listed by the Pentagon as a biochemical warfare agent. Aspartame has been in our food supply for 30 years, and has been doing damage to our health the whole time.
Because of it’s much deserved bad press, aspartame has been repeatedly re-branded into NutraSweet, Candereal and most recently, AminoSweet.
AminoSweet- doesn’t that sound healthy?
Aspartame producer Ajinomoto chose to re-brand the sweetenr under AminoSweet to “remind the industry that aspartame tastes just like sugar, and that it’s made from amino acids — the building blocks of protein that are abundant in our diet.”
Name it something to make people think it’s healthy. It’s hardly a new marketing ploy, and it’s doing damage.
There have been over 10,000 reports to the FDA for reaction to aspartame, more than all other food additives combined, and according to the FDA, less than 1 percent of those who experience a reaction even report it.
About two-thirds of aspartame reactions are classified as neurological and behavioral, including headaches, mood swings, and hallucinations, while the remaining third is mostly gastrointestinal symptoms.
Aspartame is most widely used in place of sugar in low- and no-calorie foods, but research shows most of these products can actually lead to weight gain by increasing your risk of metabolic syndrome, may double your risk of obesity, which is precisely the opposite desired effect of consuming diet drinks.
More seriously, phenylalanine in aspartame dissociates from the ester bond, and while these amino acids are completely safe, they are not designed to be ingested as singular amino acids, which will cause complications.
This will also increase dopamine levels in your brain, that can lead to depression, migraines and brain tumors. The aspartic acid in aspartame is a excitotoxin, which cause brain cells to become so excessively excited they die, which can also cause a loss of brain synapses and connecting fibers which leads to neurodegeneration.
Since aspartame is found in so many foods, it is important to read your labels. While real sugar does contain calories and carries risks when consumed in excess, always choose natural foods over chemicals.
In Good Health,
Kelly Turner
Kelly Turner is a Seattle area ACE Certified Personal Trainer, health and fitness writer and editor of the fitness website, PhysiqueSpeak.com. To contact Kelly with any questions, you can email her at kellycturner@hotmail.com.
How do you see yourself?
If you don’t see yourself as a winner, then you cannot perform as a winner.
— Zig Ziglar
7 Worst Restaurant Foods in America
Have you ever ate anything that was supposed to be “healthy or moderate in calories” and it tasted too good to be true?
I had that experience with Quiznos. I hadn’t ever had a Quiznos sandwich before and they were catering a meeting I attended. I can only say I decided right then and there that Subway had been beaten in the fast sandwich medium(300-400) calorie category.
The next week I attended another meeting that was being catered by Quiznos again. I can only say I was more excited about the food than the presentation. So sad. As I took my first bite and flavors flooded my system I had a moment of clarity. “This is too good.” I said to myself. Sure enough one small sandwich 800 calories! Wow, like the wind being knocked out of me. So even I can be fooled or maybe I was in denial. It looks innocent and flavorful and on whole grain bread and all that. But it’s really just high calorie junk food on a bun.
Sparkpeople just posted their 7 Worst Restaurant Foods in America. Some will surprise you. Here’s the link.
Sparkpeople 7 Worst Restaurant Foods
Dedicated to Your Success,
Dave
P.s. Rapid Results Nutrition Crash Course is this Saturday. You and a friend are invited! To reserve your seats just call the office 817.320.0743.
Monday Motivator
Heaven never helps the man who will not act.
-Sophocles
FREE Rapid Results Nutrition Crash Course Saturday!
DISCOVER the ULTIMATE BODY TRANSFORMATION SECRET for FREE!
(and it’s not what you think)
FREE SEMINAR July 10th. Fort Worth-Founders Activity Center- 11:30am
Hurst/Colleyville –The Body Firm Studio- 2 pm
The Rapid Results Nutrition Crash Course . One hour full of the hardest hitting fat melting strategies, tactics, tips, and tricks!
Diets Fail. And it’s not you. It’s them. And the 3 Big Reasons are.
#1 Diets are CONFUSING- one book says no carbs, another says no fats, the next says protein is bad. Aren’t you dreaming of the day you can walk into a grocery store and not be terrified or torture yourself with guilt, no matter what you eat?
#2 Diets are CHALLENGING- just like you I can’t possibly keep up with all the “breakthrough” diets that rain in from the sky each-and-every-day.
#3 Diets are CONSUMING-being consumed with food is affecting your mood and self-worth. And life is way too short to be downright depressed because you ate some some garlic toast for lunch!
In less than an hour you’ll discover:
–How to fire up your metabolism with 3 simple secrets(the weight-loss industry doesn’t want you to know)
–Why eating less and exercising more is a recipe for disaster(yo-yo dieting comes from this)
–The Top Twelve WORST foods you should never eat.
-The Top Twelve Best foods you can eat all the time
–Why this one group of foods will never be stored as body fat(also how to take maximum advantage of negative calorie foods)
–Why counting total grams of fat is an antiquated weight-loss technique( and what works better instead)
–How to boost your energy levels higher than you ever thought possible – almost instantly (you’ll feel the difference the very next day)
–the Single most important thing you must do before you even set foot in a gym or start any fat loss program ….(it’s more important than any diet, training routine, supplement, or drug known to mankind!)
I know you hate having your time wasted as much as I do.
I guarantee not to waste your time. This is no bait and switch. You will walk away from this talk. With not just what to do. But how to put it into play and maximize your results.
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The 100 Best Foods You Can Eat
Morning Workouts Burn More Calories
It might be surprising to learn that in addition to the commonly known factors responsible for a successful workout (intensity, duration, type of training, nutrition), you can now add when you workout to the list. When you perform your cardio can effect your calorie burn, strength and muscle development.
There is no one set time that works best because everyone is different, but getting an early morning workout has a few more benefits compared to a night time gym session.
(Of course, getting in a workout, no matter what time it is, is always better than no workout at all.)
Many of the benefits of cardio come after the actual cardio session itself. In the hours that follow your workout, the increases in metabolism, decrease in appetite, and overall boost in energy tend to help you burn more calories, feel motivated and continue making healthy decisions throughout the rest of the day. For these reasons, it is usually ideal to perform cardio earlier in the day, especially if weight loss is your goal, to take advantage of these little ‘extras’.
Another benefit of morning exercise is to prevent the endorphins released by exercise from keeping you awake at night. Working out a few hours before bed time can delay sleep and effect the quality of sleep. cardio and aerobics tend to keep them awake for a few hours post-workout, which usually means they are unable to sleep directly after.
Everyone’s schedule is different, so for some, and early morning workout is impossible, but if you have the chance, give morning workouts a try to reap the most benefits all day long.
In Good Health,
Kelly Turner
Kelly Turner is a Seattle area ACE Certified Personal Trainer, health and fitness writer and editor of the fitness website, PhysiqueSpeak.com. To contact Kelly with any questions, you can email her at kellycturner@hotmail.com.