Eat MUFA's for Good Health!

Are you wondering what MUFA's are?  MUFA's are Monounsaturated Fatty Acids that are the good-for-you fats that have a wide variety of health benefits.  MUFA's help promote heart health and can also help reduce belly fat. Healthy MUFA"s include foods like Avocados, nuts and seeds, olive oil, olives, and dark chocolate.  Add a couple of these healthy fats today!  Your body will thank you!
For a tasty treat that provides all the benefits of chocolate, along with green tea extract, amino acids, and antioxidants in an easy grab and go 60 calories package, try IsaDelights.  IsaDelights come in a variety of flavors like dark chocolate, dark chocolate with mint, milk chocolate, and milk chocolate with sea salt and caramel.  All are delicious!  Try a box today!

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5 Reasons To Have A Daily Cup a Joe!

Everyone knows that coffee has been around a long time.  But did you know that the history of coffee dates back to the 10th century? Although it wasn't until the 15th century, in the Sufi monasteries of Yemen, that evidence of either knowledge of the coffee tree or drinking coffee was substantiated.

Coffee has many health benefits, and here are the top 10 reasons to consume one, or a couple, cups a day.

1.  Improved Energy Level - the caffeine found in coffee, once absorbed into the bloodstream it blocks an inhibitory neurotransmitter called Adenosine, which causes other neurotransmitters to increase which leads to the enhanced firing of neurons.

2.  Burn Fat - caffeine, one of the very few natural substances that have actually been proven to assist fat burning, which is why most fat burning supplements contain caffeine.

3. Essential Nutrients - A single cup of coffee contains 11% of the RDA of Riboflavin, 6% of the RDA of Pantothenic Acid, 3% of the RDA of Manganese and Potassium, and 2% of the RDA of Magnesium and Niacin

4.  May Help Protect the Liver - coffee may protect against cirrhosis of the liver, which is scar tissue that has built up from diseases like hepatitis or fatty liver disease.

5.  Coffee is Loaded with Antioxidants - according to Joe A. Vinson, a professor of chemistry at the University of Scranton, who led the 2005 study,  "Most people drink it for the caffeine, [But] it's the Number 1 source of antioxidants in the U.S. diet." 

For a coffee with extra health benefits, try Isagenix coffee.  Isagenix coffee contains green tea extract, trace minerals, and coconut oil to improve the flavor and quality of this fairly traded blend of 100 percent arabica coffee beans grown at high altitudes.  Isagenix coffee comes in an organic blend as well.

Although coffee has multiple health benefits, most people minimize the benefits by adding heavy cream and sugar or syrups to their coffees.  Keep it simple and drink it black. 

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Make Time For Breakfast!

Do you skip breakfast attempting to save calories to lose more weight? It seems like it would be an effective weight-loss tactic, but eating breakfast will actually jump start your metabolism,  and help you lose more weight in the long run.  Choose high protein foods as the main staple, with eggs or Greek yogurt to help reduce sugar cravings later.  Also make sure your meal is also high in fiber, which will help you fill fuller longer,  and help flatten your belly, by choosing breakfast entrees made with whole grains. Short on time?  Grab a Superfood Protein Shake with 24 grams of protein and high in fiber and active enzymes to help aid digestion.  Mix and enjoy!

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A Weight Loss Program That Works!

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Is It Time for an Internal Cleanse?

We think about cleaning our houses, our cars and the outside of our bodies, but what about the inside of your body?  Our bodies work 24/7 to digest, eliminate, and provide fuel for our bodies as we go about our daily lives.  If you are in good health, you probably take your body for granted.

Do something good for your body today, and try a nutritional cleanse.  A nutritional cleanse is a scientifically formulated, synergistic blend of natural cleansing herbs and botanicals designed to support whole body cleansing and protect against the effects of oxidative stress and harmful toxins.  Think roto-router for your body!

Order Cleanse for Life today and allow your body to naturally detox and gently eliminate impurities while infusing it with vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants.  This is not a colon cleanse or laxative, that will keep you close to home and your bathroom, but a nourishment product aimed to make your cleansing safe and effective. The nutrients in Cleanse for Life will aid your body while it releases toxins stored in fat cells into circulation so they can be excreted. Don't wait another day...Cleanse for Life may just save your life!

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8 Reasons to Eat Chocolate. Like We Need More Than 1!

Chocolate.  That wonderful gift that if we were honest with ourselves, we could eat daily. Most people know that chocolate tastes delicious, but did you know there are lots of health benefits to consuming chocolate.  Now I am not talking about eating a bag of M&M's a day, but consuming the dark chocolate that doesn't contain all the cream and sugar found in the candy found abundantly in every supermarket, or drugstore.

Here are 9 reasons to add dark chocolate to your list of healthy foods:

1.  Heart Health:
Chocolate has tremendous cardiovascular benefits due to the flavonoids found in the cacao. The benefits to the heart are a result of the increased flexibility of the arteries and veins.  In a Swedish study of over 31,000 women, the results showed that over a 9 year period, eating one or two servings of dark chocolate a week reduced their risk of heart failure by a third.

In another study,  conducted over a long term in Germany, it was discovered that blood pressure, and heart attack risk was decreased by 39%  when the participants consumed a square of dark chocolate a day.

It has also been shown that chocolate and exercise work extremely well together.  A study coming out of Australia, shows that blood pressure-raising effects during exercise, on individuals that were overweight, were reduced after consuming chocolate.  On a happy note:  chocolate has 5 times the flavonoids when compared to an apple.

2.  Assists with Weight Loss
Dark chocolate is a great addition to any weight loss plan, as it helps decrease cravings for salty, sweet, and fatty foods. So enjoy a square or two, and know you are doing your body, and weight loss plan good.

3.  Happy Kids
Dark Chocolate is a great food to eat while pregnant. Pregnant women admitted that eating dark chocolate helped them handle stress better.  It was also found, in a Finnish study, that the children smiled more, and were happier in general.

4.  Prevention of Diabetes
According to Claudio Ferri, M.D., a professor at the University of L'Aquila in Italy, "Flavonoids increase nitric oxide production.  And that helps control insulin sensitivity." It was shown in a small study out of Italy that participates who consumed a candy bar size of dark chocolate daily for 15 days, saw a drop of nearly half in their potential for insulin resistance.

5.  Stress Reducer
This should be our new mantra. when times get tough the tough grab the dark chocolate.  It was shown in a study out of Switzerland that when people, who are very anxious, consumed an ounce and a half of dark chocolate once a day for 2 weeks, their stress hormone levels were radically reduced, and partially mitigated the metabolic effects of stress.

6.  Protection from the sun
A three month English study found that dark chocolate, with high levels of flavanols, showed that the subjects skin took twice as long to develop that red effect that indicates the beginning of the sunburn.  NOTE: look for dark chocolate that states it has high levels of the healthy flavanols.

7.  Brain Power Boost
Feeling not only a little stressed, but also need a little brain power boost? Grab a little dark chocolate as it has been shown to improve alertness and performance by boosting blood flow to the brain for 2-3 hours.

8.  Relief from coughs
Dark Chocolate contains a chemical called theobromine, which can help quiet coughs almost as good as codeine.  According to Professor Maria Belvisi, from Imperial College London and Royal Brompton Hospital says, "Not only did theobromine prove more effective than codeine, at the doses used it was found to have non of the side effects.  Normally the effectiveness of any treatment is limited by the dosage you can give someone. With theobromine having no demonstrated side effects in this study it may be possible to give far bigger doses, furthering increasing its effectiveness".  Have a cough...grab the chocolate!

Dark chocolate, for many reasons, is a great addition to your diet.  Enjoy a square, or two, and know that you are doing your body good.  My favorite dark chocolate is IsaDelight Plus. IsaDelight Plus, which also comes in milk chocolate, contains added ingredients like green tea extract, amino acids, antioxidants, B vitamins and minerals, that all work together to ease those cravings.  Enjoy!

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Fiber Up! 9 Reasons Why It is Vital for Health

There are plenty of research findings that show how fiber may have health boosting properties.

Here are 9 reasons to include fiber in your daily diet.

1.  Help control blood sugar.  Including soluble fiber may slow the breakdown of carbohydrates, as well as the absorption of sugar in your body.  This may help control blood sugar.

2.  Weight Loss.  Fiber helps you feel fuller longer, which may help with weight loss and weight management.

3.  Heart Health.  Research shows that people eating a high-fiber diet reduce their risk of heart disease by 40 percent.

4.  Stroke Risk.  Research shows that for every 7 grams of fiber you consume, your risk of stroke is reduced by 7 percent.

5.  Skin Health.  Fiber, especially psyllium husk, helps your body eliminate yeast and fungus.  Helping your body eliminate through the intestinal tract, instead of the skin, may help prevent breakouts.

6.  Hemorrhoids.  Fiber may help prevent hemorrhoids.

7.  IBS or Irritable Bowel Syndrome.  Adding fiber to your diet may help relieve some of the symptoms of IBS.

8.  Diverticulitis.   A diet high in fiber, especially insoluble fiber, may reduce your risk of diverticulitis by up to 40 percent.

9.  Gallstones and Kidney Stones.  A diet high in fiber, because it helps your body regulate blood sugar, may reduce the risk of gallstones and kidney stones.

The most complete fiber supplement, containing both soluble and insoluble fiber, is FiberPro.  FiberPro contains five different plant fibers in a flavorless, easily dissolvable powder, as well as prebiotics to help restore the balance of healthy bacteria in your gut.

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10 + 1 Easy Weight Loss Tips

1.  Strive to drink a gallon of water a day.  Did you know that when you think you are hungry, your body is probably dehydrated, not hungry.  Drink lots of water everyday and it will go a long way in helping you lose those pounds.

 2.  Go for a walk.  I know you have heard that before but when you walk for an hour all your body systems are reset.  You burn extra calories by breathing deep, and building up some of those leg muscles.

 3.  When you are hungry munch on fresh, raw, organic vegetables like carrots, broccoli, and cucumbers.  They are high in fiber and will help you feel full and help curb the cravings.

 4.  Eat a handful of raw almonds a day.  Almonds are a great source of protein and a great way to fill the void between meals.

 5.  Use a salad plate for your main meals.  The smaller plate is a great way to keep you from over eating, as the portion size is so much smaller.

 6.  Eat smaller meals 4-5 times per day.  This is a great strategy for never getting to the point where your body is craving food and you grab the first thing you can get your hands on.

 7.  Use weights during your workout.  When you build muscle mass your body will burn more calories.  Also even though muscle weighs more than fat, you will look slimmer and more toned.

 8.  Watch your carbs.  When you eat your carbs earlier in the day, your body has all day to burn them off.

 9.  Stay away from all sugars, which are just empty calories!

10.  Be patient. You didn't put all the extra weight on in a month, so you won't be able to take it off in 30 days either.

11.  My secret weight loss weapon is my meal replacement shake. My IsaLean Shake makes it easy to eat healthy on the go.  Use shakes a day to replace 2 meals of my choice, and then eat a balanced meal for the third. My snack on the go is my IsaLean bar...it tastes great and fills you up so you aren't pulling into the closest fast food place because you are starving.

I know losing weight can seem daunting, but isn't your body, and your life worth the challenge?  Think of how healthy, and energetic you will feel when those pounds start to disappear!  YOU CAN DO THIS!

What is your favorite weight loss tip?  Share below.

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Why Lose Weight??

Why should you make it a lifetime habit to keep your weight down?

A study by the American Cancer Society found that women who gained 21 to 30 pounds after the age of 18 were 40% more likely to develop cancer than those women who put on less than five pounds. Women who gained 70 pounds doubled their risk of cancer.

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4 Benefits of Whey Protein for Weight Loss

Whey Protein.  Most people know that it is an ingredient in protein shakes, but they aren't sure why it is important to add to their daily diet.  Whey protein is the by product of milk, after it coagulates and separates into whey, which makes up 20% of the protein in milk,  and casein. The liquid whey is separated from the casein, and separated from all non-whey elements and then purified by ion exchange.  The water is then removed using a drying tower, and the why protein is then ready to be packaged for consumption.

Here are 4 reasons why you should include whey protein in your daily diet.

Weight Loss:   In one study at the University of Oklahoma, 2 groups of participants were told to not change their diet, however one group was supplied a supplement containing whey (300 calories, 40 grams of protein) once per day for 2 weeks, and then twice per day for the remaining 8 weeks.  Both groups participated in supervised resistance, and endurance training. The findings were that although both groups decreased fat mass, the group that included the whey protein showed a more significant fat loss (-9.3% vs -4.6%). The group with the added whey protein also showed significant gains in muscle mass, as well as a decrease in total LDL and total cholesterol.

Lower Cholesterol: The British Journal of Nutrition published a study that showed a significant decrease in total cholesterol, and LDL cholesterol in week 12 of the study, when compared to the casein group.

Asthma:  A study published by the International Journal of Food Science and Nutrition found that children with asthma had improved cykokine response when supplemented with whey for one month.

Heart Health: The International Dairy Journal showed that blood pressure was reduced with patients with hypertension, when beverages were supplemented with whey protein.  This resulted in their risk of stroke and heart disease being lowered.

Now imagine a Whey Protein that provides optimal support for nutritional cleansing and replenishing, weight loss, and weight loss maintenance, as well as peak performance. While low in saturated fat, sodium and cholesterol, this shake provides the right balance of protein, carbohydrates, healthy poly- and mono-unsaturated fats, dietary fiber, vitamins and minerals (including calcium, vitamin C, vitamin B-12, and vitamin D).  Plus, you get active digestive enzymes that help maximize absorption of key nutrients.  Many products touted as 'meal replacements' don't deliver adequate nutrition to do the job of replacing a meal.  Click here to learn more of this meal replacement, that actually saves you money on  your grocery bill, as each meal works out to be $3.71 retail, or $2.85 wholesale.  CLICK here to learn more about the best way to add an additional 18 grams of protein to your daily routine. Extra protein is a great way to help your body recover after your workout.

NOTE: consuming high doses of whey may produce the following side effects:  stomach pain, cramps, reduced appetite, nausea, headaches, and fatigue.

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Don't Forget to Eat!

Most people know that to lose weight you have to burn more calories than you consume. But studies show that skipping out on snack time won’t necessarily lead to weight loss, since low calorie consumption can actually slow metabolism.  When you eat less than three times a day it may benefit those who are obese, but research shows skipping meals throughout the day and eating one large meal at night can lead to some undesirable outcomes, like delayed insulin response, which may increase your risk of diabetes. So instead of skipping breakfast or lunch, schedule a few meals a day with healthy snacks in between for weight loss.

My favorite snack between meals is a FiberSnack bar. The FiberSnack bar, with 6 grams of undenatured whey and milk protein and 24% of the RDA of fiber, will satisfy your hunger so you stay fuller longer.  Enjoy...they are delicious!

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The Secret to Losing Weight...ONCE AND FOR ALL!

Most people say that losing weight is challenging.  Well...you know, that is what I always thought until I was able to lose those extra pounds by concentrating on alkalizing my body, not just counting calories.  Everybody knows that to lose weight you have to eat fruits and vegetables, however when you concentrate on alkalizing your body, you will finally once and for all achieve the results you have been striving for.  There is an old saying...You are what you eat.  I am happy I finally learned exactly what that meant.  The results? More energy, clearer skin, and finally releasing those pounds I struggled to lose since my children were born, which translates into 20 years of struggle.

Why Alkalize?  The body was designed to function at a pH level of 7.4, and a shift of even a small amount of .2 can cause death, however the body protects itself by borrowing minerals from our vital organs, and bones. These minerals that the body borrows include: calcium, sodium, potassium, and magnesium are used to help neutralize the extra acid in our system.  

The body produces acid as a by-product of everyday living, and breathing, and when acid producing foods and drinks are consumed the body becomes totally overloaded.  Once the body becomes overloaded with acid, it starts to accumulate the acid in the fatty tissue causing weight gain. This weight gain is one of the ways that the body will protect itself due to this acid buildup. In some extreme cases the acid begins to consume the body itself, and begins burning up the body, therefore making the body too thin. 
  
Most people will say that it can't be that easy, but there are 9 reasons why alkalizing your body is the best, and easiest route to dropping those unhealthy, and unwanted pounds.  Now I am not going to say it is going to be a walk in the park, as you will have to make daily choices on what to eat, however once you see the pounds coming off, you will know you are finally on the right path.

The 9 benefits of alkalizing are:

 1.  Skin looks more youthful, and is more elastic.
 2.  More abundant physical energy.
 3.  Less colds, headaches, flu or viruses.
 4.  Better digestion
 5.  Decrease your arthritis risk
 6.  Decrease Candida (yeast) overgrowth
 7.  Decrease risk of osteoporosis
 8.  Mental acuity and mental alertness are increased
 9.  Natural high
10. Weight loss

To alkalize you must increase the intake of your green plant foods.  These foods include spinach, kale, chard, parsley, watercress, cucumber, and wheatgrass.  The ideal diet will contain 80% alkalizing foods, and 20% acidic foods.

Why green foods are essential to alkalize:

 1.  Sugar content is low
 2.  Nutrient level is high
 3.  Raw greens contain a high level of electrons, a negative alkalizing charge
 4.  High level of magnesium
 5.  High in chlorophyll
 6.  High in fiber

Foods you must avoid at all costs while alkalizing are sugar, dairy, gluten, wheat, caffeine, and red meat.  

Remember that old saying that says you are what you eat?  So follow that age old advice and eat your fruits and vegetables as they will help your body alkalize, finally allow you to drop those unwanted pounds, and decrease your risk of disease.  The best product to add to your diet to help you alkalize is GREENS, which contains powerful detoxifiers including chlorella, spirulina, and wheat grass just to name a few. How does it get any better than this?

Well...you know, what do you have to lose? Try GREENS today!

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