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Diet secrets to lose weight FAST!!


Research shows that meditation and relaxation exercises can help with stress. Try this meditation exercise:
Sit comfortably in a chair in a quiet place, with your feet flat on the floor and your hands in your lap. Close your eyes and after a minute or so let your mind begin to say a simple phrase or word, sometimes called a mantra. Researchers often suggest the word one. When thoughts come to mind, ignore them and keep returning to your chosen word. Don't feel you have to repeat the mantra all the time; let it come and go. Make it the focus of your energy and attention, but don't focus too hard. After 20 minutes (it's okay to open your eyes to check the time), stop saying the mantra and sit quietly with your eyes closed for a couple of minutes.
Many other exercises can help you relax. Try this one: Slowly tighten and then relax each part of your body, one part at a time: feet, lower legs, upper legs, abdomen, hands, arms, chest, neck, and face.
Many people don't know that there is more safer and effective ways to lose weight.

How much do you weigh? 170 lbs or 210 lbs? We are so self conscious because we are tired of that friend that has the great body getting the most attention. The T.V. shows we watch where our favorite actress weighs 90 lbs.

Many things are confusing our choice of how we should look. We all are beautiful in our own ways, but we have a lot of influences telling us we should not look that way in our own skin.






It's no wonder our population is nutritionally deficient. We wouldn't think about putting poor quality fuel in our autos because they would sputter and cough; eventually we'd need a tow truck.

But that's essentially what you're doing if you buy commercial food. What's commercial food you ask? Your typical middle class grocery store.

The average person's state of health is much like a car sputtering and missing a few beats.

If you're buying your food from commercial sources, such as a grocery store, take a look at the difference in the quality of this food versus organic food. Yes, you can starve your body with "empty" or bad food. It's a fact!


The Role of Our Thyroid Gland
The thyroid gland is located in the neck just under the Adam's apple. It produces the hormone thyroxin. This hormone is converted outside of the thyroid gland where it becomes activated and stimulates every one of the trillion cells in the body. Almost all of our systems and functions depend upon receiving adequate amounts of this hormone. The thyroid along with the adrenals is probably the gland most susceptible to the tremendous stress of our fast paced society. It is the thermostat of the body. It produces hormones that work to keep our metabolic rate stable and keep energy-producing processes in balance. The thyroid is essential in protein synthesis, growth, temperature regulation, and oxygen consumption of cells. If the thyroid is depleted or deficient, the rest of the body functions poorly. With low thyroid, cholesterol can shoot up to dangerous levels.
Thyroid disease, both hyperactive and under-active, is so extraordinarily prevalent today that even by conservative estimates it may strike up to 15 percent of the adult population. Women are particularly susceptible, and the disease tends to run in families. A possible reason for the increase in thyroid disease is the high prevalence of auto-immune disease today. Immunity in general is being assaulted by toxic chemicals in food, water, and air. Under-active or hypothyroid conditions can cause low energy.
"Yes" answers to the following questions may indicate a hypothyroid condition.
'¢ Are you depressed, lethargic, and easily chilled?
'¢ Do you gain weight easily?
'¢ Do you suffer from chronic fatigue?
'¢ Do you have dry skin, hair loss, eczema, or adult acne?
'¢ Do you suffer from muscle aches, constipation, and hoarseness?
'¢ Do you have PMS or menstrual abnormalities? Is your libido low?
'¢ Are your feet and legs swollen and your nails brittle?
'¢ Do you get a lot of colds and flu? Low thyroid results in increased vulnerability to infection.
A test may be taken at home to find out if the thyroid is low.
For four days keep a thermometer by your bedside. As soon as you wake up in the morning put the thermometer in your armpit for ten minutes. You must do this before you get up. If you get up first you will not get an accurate reading. If your temperature runs below 97.8 then you most likely have low thyroid. It is important to shake the thermometer after each use.
Some of the common causes of low thyroid, besides inheritance, include: iodine depletion, x-rays or low dose radiation, pituitary and thyroid malfunction, air and environmental pollutants, overuse of diet pills and other drugs, and vitamin A, E, and zinc deficiency.
Treatment for Thyroid Disorder
Avoid refined foods, saturated fats, sugars, and white flour products. If the thyroid problem is severe it is then good to avoid Brussels sprouts, cabbage, broccoli, kale, mustard greens, peaches and pears as they have anti-thyroid substances and may suppress the thyroid function.
Follow a diet with at least 50 % of the foods being fresh, and organically grown to rebalance and establish a better metabolism. The enzymes from live foods help the body to maintain proper metabolism. Foods that heal include sprouts, salads, raw vegetables, and thermos cooked grains to retain enzymes which heal and feed the glands.

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