Weight Loss Basics

Welcome to my Weight Loss Basics post where I list things that helped me lose over 75 pounds in the year 2000. These actions are simple and affordable steps that are easy and available to everyone to lose weight NOW!

1. Wake up 45 minutes earlier than you normally do. You can always cut out a television program at night or tape it for the next day if you are addicted. You can get to bed 45 minutes to an hour earlier the same day with this simple adjustment.

2. If you pray, spend 15 minutes with prayer and meditation and positive messages first thing in the morning. Pour a 16-20 ounce glass of water. Put the juice of 1/4 of an organic lemon into your water. You can also use a Tablespoon of Lemon Juice. Drink the water while doing your meditations.

3. Put on your hiking boots or athletic shoes and head out the door for a brisk walk. If you live where there is inclement weather, you can adjust your schedule to be at the local mall when it opens and walk there.

4. Do weight bearing exercises 3 days a week. My schedule is to lift weights on Monday, Wednesday and Friday and then do a Pilates workout on Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday. I rest on Saturdays and go to church. A group of us likes to go out hiking in nature after we have a really healthy fellowship dinner around 1 pm every Saturday at church.

5. Engage in at least a 30 minute brisk walk on a daily basis. Try to get your heart rate up so you are getting some cardiovascular benefits. A little sweat is good for you.

6. If you can afford an inversion table, hang upside down for 10 to 12 minutes and read some positive motivational material while inverted.

7. Do sit-ups, push-ups, and an exercise ball routine for another 30 minutes. Finish with some great yoga stretches for your hamstrings. I enjoy the pretzel, child’s pose, cat’s stretch, and down dog as my yoga exercises.

8. Eat a healthy breakfast. I like a warm bowl of oatmeal with blueberries and a half of a grapefruit along with a banana for breakfast on weekdays. On weekends, I make the healthy waffles (recipe under my healthy living section on my blog).

9. Drink one half your body weight in ounces of pure water each day. Avoid soda and caffeine.

10. Eat a healthy dinner with a variety of organic fruits and vegetables, nuts, whole grains and legumes. Steam your vegetables to get as many of the nutrients as possible. Avoid animal products because they have fat in them. Avoid snacks and junk food. Eat a light supper as early as possible to help your digestive system process your dinner 3 hours before bed.

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12. Giving your body all of the Nutrients it needs is foundational to your long term success. Ever notice getting hungry a couple of hours after eating a hamburger and french fries? The reason is your body signals the hunger because it did not get the necessary nutrients it needs for good health. I found a really powerful product that I put in my Morning Smoothie. I get energy all day from these powerful greens. The greens are grown in volcanic soil in Utah.

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Call me if you have any questions. I lost 75 pounds in 2000 and have been right around my target weight since then. Hope my post about Weight Loss Basics has motivated you.

Daniel Parsons

Simple Steps Help You Lose Weight

Welcome to my Simple Steps Help You Lose Weight blog post. Have you noticed that glasses, plates and silverware are larger now than they used to be?

Drink one half your ideal body weight in fluid ounces of pure water everyday. Do not include fluids that are not pure water. The color of your urine in the toilet will tell you if you are hydrated. Your urine should look either very light yellow or almost clear. If your urine is dark yellow, you are not hydrated and your health will be affected. Many times a person will reach for something to eat when their body is actually thirsty for water.

Serving utensils are also much larger than a Tablespoon. I have noticed myself piling on a nice looking dish on my plate with these large serving utensils. By using smaller serving spoons, we can reduce the amount of food we put on our plates.

When you go to a church fellowship meal you will notice that the serving spoons are quite large. There is a way to help yourself eat less and not feel deprived. Downsize the glasses, plates and silverware you use to put less food on your plate.  Only use 8 fluid ounce glasses instead of the 16-32 ounce glasses that are common today. You will have a plate full of food on the smaller plate so you won’t feel like you are hungry because you did not get enough to eat.

One key to longevity that a group of people aged 100 and over shared is to quit eating when you are 80 percent full. This reduces the amount of food you eat and reduces the amount of work your body needs to do to digest and utilize the nutrients in the food.

If you drink alcohol, downsize the glass that you drink wine in to keep you from filling up a large glass. Alcohol is very high in calories and is not conducive to weight loss. The calories are ’empty’ and there is no nutritional benefit derived from alcohol use. You can eat muscadine grapes to get the health benefits and anti aging properties of resveratrol.

Have you ever broken your dominant arm or wrist? I did many years ago and had to learn how to use a fork and spoon with my left hand. Try slowing down when you eat your meals by eating with your left hand if you are right-handed and of course right hand if you are left-handed. You won’t be able to eat as fast and you can chew your food slower.

If you have a family, sit down at a table and share during meal time. This will allow you to enjoy meals together. If you are single, don’t sit in front of a television and eat. Focus in on your food and enjoy seeing, smelling and tasting your food. Make meal time a pleasurable experience.

I remember being able to sit out on a screened porch as a child and young adult when visiting my grandparents. It was fun to be outside eating and not worry about the mosquitoes or bugs that are prevalent in the southeastern part of the country. Being outside at picnics or porches is a way to be present with the world while enjoying a meal.

Use a 15 minute meditation practice before your breakfast and supper each day. By taking time out of our hectic world and being silent to focus in and be mindful of our bodies, we can greatly diminish the need for over indulging in food, cigarettes, alcohol or drugs. Do some deep breathing and use a ‘mantra’ to help you focus in on your body during your silent meditation.

Drink some Organic Apple Cider Vinegar ( ACV ) everyday. Studies show that ACV helps alkalize the body. ACV also helps the body break down fats instead of storing them. People also notice improved bowel movements and regularity which helps the body remove toxins.

My weight loss journey began in 2000 when I needed to lose 60 pounds to get to my ideal body weight. I gave up white sugar, white flour, donuts, junk food and sodas and moved towards a vegetarian diet. The weight came off quickly and I have been right at my target weight since 2001. I use daily exercise and many other tips that I share in my website to stay healthy, trim and fit as I age.

Be aware that I am not a licensed medical provider and my FDA disclaimer is found on the bottom right of all my websites pages. I have had excellent results with fitness & wellness and promote products & services that I believe in. By taking effective action and using common sense, I am prescription free and living an abundant life of wellness.

Hope the Simple Steps Help You Lose Weight post will be useful for you.

Your Partner in Success!

Daniel Parsons

New Weight Loss Pill Qsymia

Welcome to my New Weight Loss Pill Qsymia post. America has a serious problem. There are tens of millions of obese people. Obesity is an epidemic.

People suffering from obesity spend billions of dollars on diet pills, potions, surgeries and fad diets. Unfortunately, millions of people do not sustain permanent weight loss because these people are trapped in a squirrel cage.

The United States Food and Drug Administration announced in July 2012 that the new weight loss pill Qsymia has been approved for treating people suffering from obesity. Qsymia is a combination of the generic weight loss drug phentermine and the anti-seizure drug topiramate, can be used by obese or overweight adults who have high-blood pressure, diabetes or high cholesterol.

Before you rush to your medical doctor and ask for a prescription, may I suggest you look at the whole picture? A Naturopathic Doctor that I consult with for my health has a favorite saying: “Use common sense and logic and weigh all your options”.

Background

According to Diets in Review website, Phentermine is the same amphetamine that was in the weight loss pills Fen-Phen that the FDA banned back in 1997. Side effects include:

Birth Defects

Heart Palpitations

Increased Heart Rate

Kidney Stones

Memory Loss

Here is the article from Diets In Review:

“Vivus, the creators of Qsymia, claim that just one pill a day will suppress the appetite and help obese individuals lose 10 percent of their body weight. The pill is comprised of two drugs that were already on the market in various weight loss drugs – one of which is phentermine, a type of amphetamine that stimulates the nervous system and increases heart rate and blood pressure. It’s used in weight loss drugs to suppress appetite, and is more commonly recognized as the “Phen” in the weight loss drug Fen-Phen, which was yanked from shelves by the FDA in 1997 after being deemed too dangerous for consumption. The other drug is an anti-seizure medication that helps stimulate weight loss.”

Pharmaceutical medications are not natural to the human body. Many pharmaceutical drugs cause acidosis in the body. For optimum health, it is best to not create more acidosis in the body. Eating alkalizing foods is a large key to achieving better health.

Solution for Permanent Weight Loss

Up until 50 years ago, there was no such thing as obesity. Our society has shifted from getting much exercise in everyday by working in gardens and industrial jobs. Many jobs now don’t exert much energy so people are not burning calories like they did 50 or so years ago. Obesity is a direct result of poor choices like:

Becoming Dependent on Pills to Solve Health Problems

Eating Fast Foods That Lack Nutrients

Eating Processed Foods That Lack Nutrients

Lack of Exercise

Some other helpful tips for people that want to lose weight and not be in the squirrel cage any longer is to start eating foods as grown. Our body can get plenty of nutrition by eating plant based foods like:

Beans

Fruits

Legumes

Nuts

Seeds

Vegetables

Whole Grains

Use 2 Tablespoons of Organic Apple Cider Vinegar with a half teaspoon of baking soda everyday to help signal the body to release fats.

Drink Pure Water and Avoid Coffee and Sodas

Get Outside and Walk in Fresh Air at Least 30 Minutes a Day.

If you have to give up a television show or wake up early to find the time for your walk, take the action and your body will start releasing endorphins and you will have developed a new healthy habit. Eating the proper foods, drinking pure water and exercising are the permanent solutions for you to never be in that squirrel cage again.

I lost 70 pounds in 2001 by following these same health principles. I do not eat at fast food restaurants. You can read my page that shares some of the meals that I eat on a regular basis on my page below.

Simple Steps to Permanent Weight Loss

Here is also a link to my Healthy Living section of my blog. You will find many delicious recipes that are nutritious. The recipes are not hard to make and will satisfy you.

Healthy Recipes That Taste Great

Conclusion

I do not put harmful pills in my mouth. There are way too many side effects from having lap band surgeries and from putting amphetamine pills into your body. We were not designed by our Creator to put harmful pills in our mouth. People can lose weight the old fashioned way. Watch what you put in your mouth, read the labels of foods you buy, drink pure water, and get exercise on a daily basis. Call me if you need any help. I offer free weight loss help. I want you on my team. What do you have to lose?

Hope that this post about the New Weight Loss Pill Qsymia has helped you.

Be aware that I am not a licensed medical provider and my FDA disclaimer is found on the bottom right of all my websites pages. I have had excellent results with fitness & wellness and promote products & services that I believe in. By taking effective action and using common sense, I am prescription free and living an abundant life of wellness.

Your Partner in Success!

Daniel Parsons

GMO Foods and Your Health

Welcome to my post about GMO Foods and Your Health. In 2012, California Proposition 37 Was About the Genetically Engineered Foods Labeling Initiative Statute. Germany seeks ban on GMO foods to keep these foods out of their nation.

• Requires labeling on raw or processed food offered for sale to consumers if made from plants or animals with genetic material changed in specified ways.
• Prohibits labeling or advertising such food, or other processed food, as “natural”.
• Exempts foods that are: certified organic; unintentionally produced with genetically engineered material; made from animals fed or injected with genetically engineered material but not genetically engineered themselves; processed with or containing only small amounts of genetically engineered ingredients; administered for treatment of medical conditions; sold for immediate consumption such as in a restaurant; or alcoholic beverages.

A brief background on GMO foods shows that research began back in the 1940’s on how to increase yield on crops in the farmers fields.

Research continued and the first GMO foods were grown in California and sold to the public in the 1990’s.

There has been a rapid increase in the number of people with allergies to foods in the past 20 years.

Did  you know that 70 percent of the processed foods available in the supermarkets of America are genetically modified organisms?

The percent of GMO crops grown in the United States is now around 68 percent. GMO Foods and Your Health should be a high priority for our Food and Drug Administration. Corporate greed is not conducive to good public health when it comes to the food supply.

America has seen an epidemic of diabetes, heart disease, obesity and many other illnesses since 1990.

Why Voting Yes on 37 Is the Right Thing to Do

Our food supply and plants were designed to give us nutrition. When the organisms are altered by big corporate chemical interests, the food is no longer in its original form. Our body was not designed by our Creator to take in genetically modified organisms. Take action this November and vote Yes on 37. Your Yes vote will send a message to the big corporations that your health and your children’s health is more important than increased profits from GMO foods.

Think about this argument that people that are against Prop 37 talk about. I listened to one woman exclaim that GMO is good for feeding all the people on the earth that need food to survive. Yes, there are 7 billion people on the earth.

If one third of the land that is now being used to raise cows and cattle for beef was converted to farmland that grew plants and fruits, there would be enough food on the earth to feed 20 billion people.

Animal products provide the human body with SECOND HAND nutrition. The life force energy that our body needs is in the fruits and vegetables. Nature and our Creator have the perfect source for human nutrition. Vote Yes on Prop 37 and let us take back our food supply!

Hope you have learned from my post about GMO Foods and Your Health.

Be aware that I am not a licensed medical provider and my FDA disclaimer is found on the bottom right of all my websites pages. I have had excellent results with fitness & wellness and promote products & services that I believe in. By taking effective action and using common sense, I am prescription free and living an abundant life of wellness.

Your Partner in Success!

Daniel Parsons

Simplicity Pay Plan

Welcome to my post about the Whole Wellness Club’s Simplicity Pay Plan. Are you ready to improve your health and wellness this year? Would an extra $300 a month or more make a difference in your budget each month?

Unless you have been living on a deserted island with no newspapers, radio or other media outlets, you no doubt have heard about the epidemics in our nation concerning health.

There are over 80 million pre-diabetics now in North America.

Over 60 percent of people in North America are over weight. A staggering 30 percent of people are considered obese.

• Cancer
• Diabetes
• Heart Disease
• Obesity

Did you know that there are over 10,000 people turning age 65 each day? According to Pew Research Center, this massive wave of baby boomers will continue to retire each day through the year 2029.

Many of these people that are retiring do not have enough money to make ends meet each month. There are a couple of options available to this large demographic of our nation.

1. Be a Greeter at a Local K-Mart Store. All work is honorable and if that is what you want to do to make ends meet in retirement, God Bless You!

2. Establish a home based business in the natural health food supplement business. This is the option I chose back in 2005. My airline career came to an abrupt end when my job and over 1,000 of my colleagues jobs was outsourced to cheap labor.
   I recognized the needs of the baby boom generation and decided that I was going to learn how to make a living with products that help me and other people keep our immune system strong and stay well. Wellness is my passion and calling in life.

Home based businesses are strongly encouraged by the US Small Business Administration and the US Congress. The tax code has over 200 legal deductions that benefit people establishing a home based business. The growth of the American economy is fueled by small business entrepreneurs.

Thousands of home based businesses in the wellness industry are started each day. People are searching for a way to bring wellness into their lives. People are also searching for a way to put more income into their lives. Sharing the all organic whole food products that we have in the best network marketing company is a smart decision people make every day.

Whole Wellness Club has researched the health food supplements business extensively since 1990. The soil that our food is grown in here in the USA does not have sufficient minerals. As a result, the foods that are grown in the soil are lacking the minerals our bodies need.

The Whole Wellness Club contacts research formulators like Troy Aupperle to develop powerful digestive & systemic enzymes that will help people improve their health. Troy is the CEO of Enzymology Research Labs located in the state of Minnesota. You will not find a better Digestive or Systemic Enzymes product on the market.

The company has foundational health products that help people with common health challenges like:

• Blood Sugar Problems
• Lack of Energy
• Lack of Nutrients in Foods We Eat
• Poor Diet
• Toxins in the Air-Food-Water

When you have products that give people results in just one day, you have a solid business model. A business must have products or services that people will purchase over and over again. That is the fundamental concept of any successful business.

How do you cash in on the wave of retiring people that need and want better health? How do you make residual income? Simplicity Pay Plan is your answer.

Every month, I pay Cox Communications Company around $59 for Preferred with Power Boost internet service. The agent set my service up and the company continually earns money from me. I also pay Liability Insurance on my Ford Ranger truck every month to my State Farm agent. She earns residual income each month from the very first time I signed the policy she wrote.

Network marketing is the most powerful distribution model for both companies and entrepreneurs. Companies win because they do not have to spend any time or money on Advertising.

Entrepreneurs win because I get paid over and over again for sales I made back in 2005 with other entrepreneurs that understood the vision that I have for creating a powerful network of wellness consumers!

There are over 35 million people in North America that own a small home based business. Are you going to catch the vision?

Simplicity Pay Plan

Whole Wellness Club now has a very simple system in place for people to earn as little or as much money as you want with the Simplicity Pay Plan. Here are some key points:

• Share Your Health Food Store with 3 People
• Develop Relationships and Commit to the Project
• 3 People That Work with 3 People Down 4 Levels
• Network of 120 People Earns You $1,200
• Only Requirement Is Purchase $100 of Products
• Share Your Health Food Store with 5 People
• Develop Relationships and Commit to the Project
• 5 People That Work with 5 People Down 4 Levels
• Network of 780 People Earns You $7,800
• Only Requirement Is Purchase $100 of Products

Your committing to just finding 3 or 5 people and building the relationships with those people. You will just keep sharing the concept with as many people as you want.

There is much more income available because Simplicity Pay is a unilevel so you can go as wide as you want.

You also are paid 30 % for all of the customer volume that you generate each month! If someone buys the Organic Greens product, you earn $12 over and over again as long as they continue purchasing the Greens!

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Daniel Parsons

Stabilized Allicin Product

Welcome to my Stabilized Allicin Product post that details a powerful natural anti biotic product known as Alli-C. Our world has become a deadly place. There are super bugs that are drug resistant. MRSA, SARS, swine flu, and now a new illness known as acinetobacter appeared on the scene. Acinetobacter flourishes in the sand and over 700 troops from the USA and the UK serving in the Iraq war had to be medically evacuated to a hospital in Germany for treatment.

Did you know that a natural substance can help your body fight off these bacterial infections? Did you know that a natural antibiotic can help strengthen your immune system? Here is Dr. Josling being interviewed about the Natural Antibiotic.

This is the second video interview with Dr. Josling:

Dr Peter Josling is Director of The Garlic Centre based in Sussex, England — established in 1993 to provide an independent source of information about the medicinal, culinary, and general properties of Garlic. The Garlic Centre also advises commercial companies, research establishments, government agencies, the press, and the media.

In 1997, Josling also formed a specialty chemicals division to provide key Garlic components including Alliin, Allicin, and Ajoene for research and product formulation. Recently he led a team of chemists and chemical engineers in the invention, development and manufacturing of the world’s first commercially available, stabilized and patented Allicin extract formulated into capsules, liquids, gels, and creams, all to carry the name Allisure® as a guarantee of real Allicin actually in the products — all of which show a significant ability to kill multi-drug-resistant bacteria.

Peter Josling is nicknamed “The Garlic King” and has authored books on the subject of the healing power of stabilized Allicin from Garlic. His research and product development is ongoing, and he offers his expertise around the globe with safe, natural, and effective alternatives to harmful chemicals that are prescribed to people every day.

British chemist Peter Josling recently developed a way to produce the Stabilized Allicin Product from Garlic for the first time in history and incorporated it into his flagship product Alli-C. That means you, your family, and your pets now have available the microbe-destroying and healing power of Garlic multiplied many times over with no drawbacks. One tiny capsule of Alli-C gives the equivalent health benefits of eating 36 cloves of fresh raw Garlic.

Alli-C has been scientifically proven in double-blind studies using low doses to greatly reduce the number, severity, and duration of common colds. Alli-C fights all types of diseases caused by harmful microbes.

Alli-C does not harm your body’s friendly bacteria or cause negative side-effects. The stabilized Allicin in Alli-C is the strongest, most versatile, safest, and healthiest natural antibiotic known to man.

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Tired of Dieting

Welcome to my tired of dieting post where I will expose the big problem with the $60 billion diet industry. Watch my video to understand what will bring you the results you are looking for in regard to being at your ideal weight.

Ever notice how weight loss advertising is every where you access media? Right now during the Christmas and New Year’s holiday season, there is very little advertising.

That all changes on 2 January when we enter the New Year. North America will be bombarded with ads from Nutrisystem, Jenny Craig, Weight Watchers and many other weight loss programs or meal plans. The ads will be on television, social media and even on streaming services like Roku.

If someone who struggles with weight doesn’t change their eating behavior, they will continue to go through cycles of losing weight and then gaining the weight back. There is no quick fix. If you sit on the couch and eat the same kinds of foods that made you overweight, you will not get anywhere buying prepackaged meals like pasta, pizza and chocolate cake.

When I struggled with weight, I noticed that I got tired in the middle of the afternoon. I also would get hungry a few hours before the next meal. The hunger was a sign my body was sending that the body did not have the nutrients that it needs to function well. I often had to resort to eating fast food due to my being on the road for business.

A favorite saying of mine that has helped me with motivation is: IF NOTHING CHANGES, NOTHING CHANGES.

The weight loss industry is a $60 billion business. Sadly, more people are suffering from being overweight. How can someone break the dieting merry-go-round and achieve a permanent change and never have to struggle with weight again?

Here are some fundamental health principles that I used in 2000 to get rid of 75 pounds. I continue to live this way and have not had to struggle with my weight since that day I decided to do something about my condition.

• Avoid Fast Foods
• Avoid Junk Foods
• Avoid Processed Foods
• Deep Breathing to Overcome Sugar Cravings
• Drink Pure Water
• Eat Plant Based Diet Loaded with Fiber
• Eliminate Sugar Sodas
• Exercise Daily
• Gradual Elimination of Animal Products from My Diet

Every week I go to a grocery store that specializes in fresh organic fruits, legumes, nuts, seeds, vegetables and whole grains. I spend on average around $45 depending on what I need to replenish for one week. I never buy or bring fast, junk or processed foods home so there is never a temptation for me.

When you give your body a balanced whole food diet from the above categories, your body gets the essential nutrients it needs for good health. I do suggest supplementing to make sure you are getting all of the nutrients for good health. I take some Vitamin D3  and a whole food multi vitamin and mineral product as well as some special supplements that I myself need.

When your body has the nutrition it needs, you will feel great. I enjoy getting out of bed each morning and getting my organic fruit smoothie made. I add in some powerful greens and protein and could survive all day on just that smoothie.

You can watch some of my meal preparation videos by subscribing to my You Tube Channel.

Once you start the change of what you put into  your mouth, your body will notice the difference. Continue with the healthy diet and get your exercise and watch the pounds say goodbye for ever!

Many people have 10 pounds or more of waste inside of their digestive system due to a colon that is constipated. I have used VelociTea since 2007 to keep my system regular. You can enjoy one package of the Tea on me for free from my site below:

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Please share your experiences with me by commenting below. You can reach me on my Contact Page also to say I am Tired of Dieting.

Have you been given a Diabetes Diagnosis by a health professional?

3 Helpful Tips to Reverse a Diabetes Diagnosis

If your blood sugar levels are higher than the average person, your doctor may have examined you, performed a glucose tolerance test and then given you a diabetes diagnosis. While this diagnosis can seem scary, it doesn’t have to mean an end to your quality of life or a reduction in longevity. Now that you have received the diabetes diagnosis, the most beneficial thing you can do for your health is to work on taking proper care of yourself.

Taking care of yourself includes exercising and eating right. Doing just these two things can reduce or eliminate your dependence on insulin and prevent serious complications including diabetes shock, kidney failure and circulatory concerns. While making healthy lifestyle changes might seem complicated, it really isn’t impossible if you start with baby steps.

1. Add Many More Fruits and Vegetables to Your Diet

If you are a diabetic, it is best to avoid certain foods containing sugar and excessive calories. Examples are:

Bacon & Pork
Cake
Cookies
Donuts
Ice Cream

Instead of reaching for these unhealthy options, put more fruits and vegetables on your plate. It may not sound like the most appealing option in the beginning, but there are ways to make these healthier foods taste great.

Consider blending some fruits and vegetables together for a smoothie. If you add an avocado with a handful of blueberries or strawberries, a tablespoon of coconut oil and a cup of non-fat yogurt, you can enjoy a thick smoothie that will easily replace any fattening and excessively sugary breakfast you would normally consume.

If you are missing out on eating those crunchy potato chips, consider baking your own kale chips for an afternoon snack. Add your favorite seasoning to pieces of kale, spread them out on a greased baking sheet, drizzle with olive oil and then cook them in the oven until they are perfectly crisp. There are many fun recipes available for making fruits and vegetables taste good, so consider looking into them and making small changes to your daily diet, one meal at a time.

2. Choose Alternatives When Preparing Meals

Diabetic nutritionists recommend anyone diagnosed with this disease avoid traditional potatoes, white rice, white bread and a few other carbohydrates that quickly turn to sugar during the digestive process. If you were eating those foods in the past, you may struggle to stop. However, there are some great alternatives that make it easier to give those specific carbohydrates up for good.

Instead of making mashed potatoes, start making mashed cauliflower. It is easy to prepare and will taste just like the real thing. Simply mash cooked cauliflower, adding in your favorite seasoning or even a dollop of butter or low-fat cheese. Other alternatives include enjoying baked sweet potatoes or baked sweet potato fries instead of having greasy French fries or a traditional baked potato.

You can even make gluten-free cloud bread as a replacement for traditional white bread. You’ll only need a few ingredients to make this healthy alternative, including cream of tartar, eggs and Stevia as a substitute for real sugar. Many people enjoy baking this bread at home, and they often use it to prepare healthy sandwiches.

3. Spend 30 Minutes or More Exercising Daily

Staying active is an important part of keeping your diabetes under control. You do not have to run around until you feel exhausted to make progress. In fact, these are a few great exercises you can do daily:

-Walk in the park for 30 minutes.

-Jog lightly on the treadmill.

-Do a 30 minute session of lunges, squats, jumping jacks and crunches.

-Go for a swim.

-Ride your bicycle with a helmet of course !

These are just a few ways to exercise, but there really is no limit to what you can do. In fact, you can have fun dancing, running, walking the dog, sliding and swinging in the park with your children or even working out at the gym with a personal trainer.

After a diagnosis of diabetes, it’s important to work on living a much healthier life. This can help to reduce your need for medications, increase longevity and in some cases, it may even allow for a change in your diabetes diagnosis. Consider making those necessary dietary changes and adding exercise into your schedule to help you live your best life ever.

About the Author
Louis Venter is the creator of Diabetes Scoop which is a website devoted to providing support and on-topic, frequently updated information for diabetics and those in their support network.

Stop Dieting Start Living

This post is about stop dieting start living. Are you tired of the diet merry go round? Are you spending thousands of dollars but not able to achieve permanent weight loss results?

Here is something that the diet industry does not want you to know.

Over 90 percent of diet pills, potions and programs fail. On average, only 1 of 10 people that start a diet will reach their weight loss goals.

People spend tens of billions of dollars a year to try and lose the fat that resulted from a diet of animal based products. There is no fiber found in animal products.

Plant based foods are loaded with fiber and have no cholesterol. Here is a photo of what I had for lunch today:

Many people fall victim to the deception that you can lose weight by just taking veggie capsules from the weight loss company. Reality is if nothing changes, nothing changes.

If an overweight person is sitting on the couch most of the day and drinking 2 or more large sugar sodas, eating a pizza and then having some ice cream for dessert, they will never lose weight for good because they need to make a total lifestyle change in their relationship with food.

North America is the most over fed nation in the world and many people are not getting the necessary amino acids, enzymes, minerals, and vitamins their bodies need for good health.

Do you get hungry in between meals? The body is trying to tell you that you are not getting enough nutrients into the digestive system.

Do you drink at least 8 glasses of water each day? Don’t count coffee, sodas or tea. By drinking water, you will aid  your body in eliminating excess fat.

Health Tips

1. Avoid eating fast foods, junk foods and processed foods.

2. Eat foods as grown. The more raw foods you eat the better.

3. Start off your day with 2 large glasses of water then go for a brisk 30 minute walk before breakfast.

4. Eat a large breakfast of fresh fruits and healthy whole grains.

5. Get some fresh air and sunshine each day.

6. Avoid eating between meals. It is also a good habit to drink a glass of water 30 minutes before eating and do not drink any fluids while eating your 3 meals a day.

7. Eat your largest meal at breakfast, then a healthy plate of fresh vegetables with some whole grain rice, quinoa or other grain around the middle of the day. Eat a small supper of soup or salad.

8. Get an accountability partner to help you help yourself and others achieve that perfect body for the beach or swimming pool.

Are you ready to make a total change in your eating habits?

Beans, Fruits, Legumes, Nuts, Seeds, Vegetables and Whole Grains are loaded with Fiber.

Fiber is a type of carbohydrate (just like sugars and starches) but since it is not broken down by the human body, it does not contribute any calories. Yet, on a food label, fiber is listed under total carbohydrate. So this gets kind of confusing for people who have diabetes. Carbohydrate is the one nutrient that has the biggest impact on blood glucose. So, does fiber have any effect on your blood glucose?

The answer is that fiber does not raise blood glucose levels. Because it is not broken down by the body, the fiber in an apple or a slice of whole grain bread has no effect on blood glucose levels because it isn’t digested. The grams of fiber can actually be subtracted from the total grams of carb you are eating if you are using carbohydrate counting for meal planning.

Fiber is a good thing for people with diabetes.

The average person should eat between 20-35 grams of fiber each day.  Most Americans eat a diet that primarily consists of animal foods. In those cases, the person is only getting 10 grams of fiber in their diet.

A study in the New England Journal of Medicine showed that people with diabetes who ate 50 grams of fiber a day — particularly soluble fiber — were able to control their blood glucose better than those who ate far less.

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What is the Health Message in the Bible? In 2004, I began reading the Bible. In 2006, I began to study the Bible. There is a big difference between reading and studying.

Top 10 Reasons to Be Healthy Now

1. If you say you are a Christian, you belong to God, not to yourself.
2. God desires that we be healthy, in mind, body, and soul.
3. We are to glorify God in all we do.
4. Our minds and bodies are intricately connected.
5. Satan is trying to destroy us.
6. Satan is intensifying his attacks.
7. God has provided His people with a health message that will protect them from Satan’s attacks.
8. Health reform and the third angel’s message go together. Revelation 14:9-10.
9. We are to be an “offering without blemish”.
10. We are living in the Day of Atonement.

New King James Translation of the Bible Texts Dealing with Health & Healing:

Exodus 15:26 “If you diligently heed the voice of the Lord your God and do what is right in His sight, give ear to His commandments and keep all His statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you which I have brought on the Egyptians. For I am the Lord who heals you.”

Deuteronomy 32:39 “Now see that I, even I, am He,
And there is no God besides Me; I kill and I make alive; I wound and I heal; Nor is there any who can deliver from My hand.”

Psalms 6:2 “Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I am weak; O Lord, heal me, for my bones are troubled.”

Psalms 41:4 “I said, Lord, be merciful to me; Heal my soul, for I have sinned against You.”

Psalms 103:3 “Who forgives all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases?”

Psalms 147:3 “He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.”

Isaiah 57:18-19 “I have seen his ways, and will heal him; I will also lead him, And restore comforts to him And to his mourners.”

Isaiah 58:8 “Then your light shall break forth like the morning, Your healing shall spring forth speedily, And your righteousness shall go before you; The glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard.”

Jeremiah 17:14 “Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed; Save me, and I shall be saved, For You are my praise.”

Jeremiah 30:17 ‘For I will restore health to you And heal you of your wounds,’ says the Lord, ‘Because they called you an outcast saying: “This is Zion; No one seeks her.”’

Jeremiah 33:6 “Behold, I will bring it health and healing; I will heal them and reveal to them the abundance of peace and truth.”

Romans 12:1-2 “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. ² And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.”

3 John 2 “Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.”

Books for Health

Ellen White: Counsels on Diet and Foods, Counsels on Health, Healthful Living

Mind Character & Personality

Caroline Leaf: Think & Eat Yourself Smart

In the Bible, Jesus was out healing people of all kinds of afflictions more than HE was preaching during His earthly ministry. God wants us to be vibrant and healthy. When you are healthy, you are able to go out into the world and minister to other people.

Our Health covers four areas of our lives. Human Beings have a Spiritual Life, a Physical Life, an Emotional Life, and a Mental Life. By taking action, a person can improve their health in all four of these areas of their being.

Taking care of our Physical Health has an impact on how we fee emotionally and mentally. My preference is to work on my Spiritual Health through Prayer and Meditation early in the morning.

My morning routine is to have a healthy breakfast so I can fuel the body for the day. Then I enjoy doing exercise from Sunday through Friday mornings. I rest on Saturday as I am in church all day working on my Spiritual Health. I have found the Health Message In the Bible to be an excellent resource for living life to the fullest.

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Tofu Scrambled Eggs

Tofu Scrambled Eggs Ingredients include some healthy veggies and spices. You can modify the ingredients for your version of tofu scrambled eggs to fit your particular needs or tastes.

1 tsp olive oil
1 medium onion, diced
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 container firm or extra firm tofu, pressed and crumbled
1 tsp curry powder
1/2 tsp turmeric
1/2 tsp cumin
1/2 of a yellow pepper, diced
6 white button mushrooms
2 tomatoes, diced
1 bunch fresh spinach

Instructions

Sautee the garlic and onion in olive oil in a large skillet. Allow to cook for 3 to 5 minutes, or until onion turns soft. Add remaining ingredients except spinach and cook, stirring frequently for another 5 minutes or so, until tofu is hot and cooked, adding more oil if needed.

Add spinach and cook a minute or two, just until wilted, stirring well.

I divide the tofu scrambled eggs into 3 servings. I eat one and put the other two covered in the refrigerator for the next two mornings. Serve with a small baked potato sliced into wedges or hash browns if you prefer.

You can fix this recipe for any meal. One suggestion is to make a Vegan Sausage Roll and you have a warm breakfast meal that has been very popular for hundreds of years.

Many people are moving away from eating animal products. There are healthy alternatives for people to chose from to help lower the risk of being diagnosed with what is known as a lifestyle disease.

Animal products have no fiber. Plant based foods are loaded with fiber. Our body needs fiber for good health. I recommend gradually moving away from eating animal foods. I started my journey in 1999 and feel great. The 75 pounds that I lost sure helps me have a more active and vibrant life today.

Nutritional Information:
Calories per serving: 236, Calories from Fat: 96
Total Fat: 10.6 g, Saturated Fat: 2.0 g
Cholesterol: 0 mg
Sodium: 166 mg
Total Carbohydrates: 21.7 g, 7% daily value
Dietary Fiber: 8.3 g, 33%
Protein: 21.0 g
Vitamin A 340% RDA, Vitamin C 116%, Calcium 55%, Iron 9%

You can Balance Hormones the Natural Way by following nine easy steps. Watch the video to learn more:

Adrenal Glands and Your Health

Are you struggling to lose the last 10 pounds or so of body fat to get to your ideal weight?

Do you get tired in the afternoon?

Do you struggle with cravings for sugary foods like cake, cookies, donuts, ice cream, or pie?

The adrenal glands are located on the top of each kidney. The glands produce hormones that help the body control blood sugar, burn protein and fat, react to stressors like a major illness or injury, and regulate blood pressure. These glands are responsible for releasing different classes of hormones.

The outer part of the gland is the adrenal cortex. This gland produces the hormones cortisol and aldosterone.

The inner part of the gland is called the adrenal medulla. This glad produces the hormones adrenaline and noradrenaline.

These hormones control many important functions in the body:

• Controlling the “fight or flight” response to stress
• Maintaining metabolic processes, such as managing blood sugar levels and regulating inflammation
• Regulating the balance of salt and water
• Maintaining pregnancy
• Initiating and controlling sexual maturation during childhood and puberty

The adrenal glands are also an important source of sex steroids.  Estrogen and testosterone are the two main sex steroids. Getting these hormones balanced is very important for your health.

If the adrenal glands produce too many hormones, symptoms may include:

• High blood sugars
• High blood pressure
• Muscle and bone weakness
• Moodiness, irritability, or depression
• Slow growth rates in children

Nine Natural Tips for Balancing Hormones

1. Take a Bio Available Multi Vitamin & Mineral Supplement to ensure you are not mineral deficient
2. Eat a Healthy Diet Loaded with Fiber. A plant based diet is recommended. Raw foods are best followed by lightly steamed vegetables so your body gets more enzymes, minerals and vitamins from your food. Avoid eating dairy and sugar together as well as bread and cheese. Avoid MSG food starch or potato starch. Read the labels if you are still buying processed foods.
3. Eat More Omega 3 Fatty Acids
4. Get Enough sleep at night to have plenty of energy for the next day.
5. Stress Reduction is very important. Participate in yoga or Pilates classes that emphasize deep breathing techniques to reduce stress. Add some weight bearing exercises as well to keep your muscles firing and toned. Weight bearing exercises help the body burn fat even while you are sitting.
6. Get some sunshine as often as you can.
7. Avoid Caffeine
8. Get in a 30-minute walk as many days of the week as you can.
9. Use herbal supplements that are known to balance hormones:

• Blessed Thistle
• Ort
• Wild Yam

Hemp tree has also been known to effectively balance hormones in the case of PMS, menstrual cramps and breast pain. Chaste Tree Berry has been shown to balance the pituitary gland and the hypothalamus. Evening primrose oil is very high in essential fatty acids and is particularly indicated for hormonal imbalance related to PMS symptoms. Dong Quai and Asian Ginseng have been used in ancient Chinese medicine to balance hormones.

VelociTea has five herbs that have been used for over 4,000 years to gently cleanse the soft tissues of the body including the digestive tract, colon, kidneys, liver and lungs.

• Blessed Thistle
• Malva Leaves
• Marshmallow Leaves
• Milk Thistle
• Persimmon Leaves

The Medicinal Tonic will help your body keep your hormones balanced as well as keeping your system clean on the inside.

You can get a free sample on my website below:

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Daniel Parsons

Medical Missionary

Spiritual Growth is the most important aspect of my life today.

Years ago I heard a man in a spiritual group meeting in a church basement in New Hampshire say: “Grow or Go”.

I knew right away that he meant we should strive to walk closer to God on a daily basis. In my own personal journey, I have not achieved perfection & realize I never will. I have made progress though.

My journey of walking a spiritual life began as a young child. I learned the fundamental principle that there is some power that many refer to as God that made the world we live in.

In my youth, I lived a life similar to the Prodigal Son described in the Bible. My family tried to rescue me a couple of times. At the age of 34, I was faced with the reality of liver failure from my riotous living. I had to Grow or Go.

God as I did not understand Him at that time put everyone & everything into place that I needed to begin the growth phase of my life. I have asked God for help since that morning in February 1994. I have made some bad decisions along the way and realize that every human being on the planet makes mistakes just like me. I had to surrender my whole being to God through deep and sincere prayer in 2016 and now and am back on a powerful period of spiritual growth.

In 2004, I began reading the Holy Bible. I ask God each time I open the Book to guide my understanding. I also attend weekly Bible classes to be instructed by a mentor and hear other people’s interpretations of the Scriptures.

The biggest single principle that I have learned is that God is Pure Love. His Love and Character are revealed in His Moral Law which is known as the Ten Commandments.

Many sincere Christians say that it is not necessary to keep God’s Moral Law but they are mistaken. Here is why:

1. Written In Stone by the Finger of God
2. Eternal In Nature
3. Our Government Has Laws

Even before there was a nation of Israel, man knew the principles of God’s Law which is Pure Love. By keeping God’s Law, we are saying I surrender to you God. I want you to teach me how to Grow. I want spiritual growth in my life.

I am not saved by keeping God’s Law. I am not a legalist either. I am a Loyalist and look at His Moral Law as Ten Promises. I do not look at God’s Law as bondage or rules that are impossible to follow.

Jesus tells us in John 14:15: If you love Me, keep My commandments.

So here are the Promises that God is making to me by Daily Prayer and Bible Study. Because You Love Me Daniel:

1. You won’t find it necessary to have another God. I brought you out of bondage.
2. You won’t need any idols like gambling, movie stars or sports stars or sports teams.
3. You won’t need any images or pornography or any evil thing in your life. You won’t take my name in vain or use foul language.
4. You won’t need to be a workaholic and you won’t have to try to work your way to heaven. I provided your ticket to heaven through Jesus Christ.
5. You won’t disrespect elders and you will live a long and fruitful life.
6. You won’t murder someone in your mind or physically harm another human being that I created.
7. You won’t need to have adulterous relationships.
8. You won’t need to steal what does not belong to you.
9. You won’t need to bear false witness or lie to anyone.
10. You won’t need to covet what does not belong to you.

So there you have the Ten Promises. I hope I can help you with your spiritual walk if you want these Promises in Your Life. Just Contact me if you are looking for spiritual growth in your life or need help or want to find a group of Bible believers where you live.

The Truth Shall Set You Free. I am Free Today, Praise God !

Do you want to eat right all the time?

Many people say they want to maintain a healthy lifestyle but do not plan ahead for business trips or vacations. You can eat right when traveling by making healthy meals with the food you normally eat at home the night before you travel.

When I know I have to go on the road and be away from my kitchen, I make my healthy fruit smoothie the night before. There is enough time when you are walking through the TSA security lines at the airport to drink an organic fruit smoothie for your breakfast.

I use Organic Caldera Greens and add some fruits that are in season like: apples, apricots, blackberries, blueberries, cherries, cranberries, grapes, kiwi, mango, peaches, pears, pineapples, plums, oranges, and raspberries.

It only takes me a total of one hour from start to finish including the clean up afterwards to prepare all the food I will eat for one day. Most all of the food I eat has no nutrition label. You can also eat this way when you buy foods as grown.

Lifestyle medicine teaches principles about how to live a long healthy life and thereby eliminate the need to diet. When you learn these principles, your life changes and you will never again be on a diet roller coaster that never works.

Ever since I came home from serving in the US Air Force in Germany, I have had either a job or a business that required travel. For many years I ate what is known as the Standard American Diet. I was 75 pounds or 35 kilograms heavier back in 2000.

My blood pressure was much higher then than it is now. My diet slowly shifted from eating mostly animal products to a diet that is almost all plant based now. The weight dropped off in just a few months with some moderate exercise and I only drink pure water. Not only did my physical health get better but all other areas of my life improved. Since 2000, I have weighed the same as I did when I was a senior in high school by gradually learning how to eat right.

To maintain my weight at what is known as your ideal weight, I just prepare meals ahead of time when I have to travel. The picture is a photo I took while flying on the early plane to Los Angeles. Because you cannot take fluids in your carry on bag, I drink the tropical fruit smoothie early.

Once the airplane reaches cruising altitude and we are allowed to get up, I grab my carry on bag and get my healthy breakfast out. I always carry a half cup of organic steel cut oats in my carry on in a plastic container. Just add the oats and same amount of pure water in a container, stir and they will be just the right consistency the next morning. You do not have to cook them and you get all of the nutrients by eating these oats raw. Don’t forget your spoon. I also enjoy having decaf green tea with ginger.

In my small checked bag, I put 2 quarts of pure water that I make with my distilled water machine. I live in an area where there is good quality water but I still prefer removing the chemicals that the city puts in and just add a half teaspoon of himalayan pink sea salt to my gallon container and that gives my water the electrolytes that my body will need.

We all need to drink one half of our ideal body weight in fluid ounces of pure water every day. Coffee, sodas and tea do not count as they are diuretics.

For my evening meal, I had prepared and sliced up some raw organic vegetables for the flight home or if I need to stay overnight in a city. That way I can keep eating the food that I trust even while on the road.

If you are traveling for a long period of time, ask someone where is a good reliable source of organic fruits and vegetables. You can also put a small chopping board with a kitchen knife in your checked luggage and that way you can continue eating healthy while on vacation or an extended business trip. I even have a small blender machine that I take with me to the east coast so I do not have to take the main food processor I have for day to day use at home to eat right.

Will publish more Lifestyle Medicine posts in the near future that help us eat right. Once these principles become a part of you, you will be in charge of what you put in your mouth. Your health will improve.

Let me know your ideas on how you eat right while traveling for business or vacation! I enjoy interacting with all of you!

3 John 2

Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.

John 10:10

I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.

Daniel Parsons

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