Introducing a New Healthy Lifestyle

The social stigma of the 21st century has led us all to believe that skinny waists and petite frames are the ideal body type and anyone who doesn’t fall into this category is considered an outsider.  However, there is a less extreme medium which doesn’t force you into an unrealistic dream. It’s called changing your lifestyle to become healthier.

In general, to be considered a “healthy” individual, you shouldn’t smoke, drink alcohol only sparingly, eat mostly unprocessed foods with a minimum of refined or processed foods in their diets, and exercise almost on a daily basis.  In order to introduce this new lifestyle, one should begin by making a commitment to becoming healthier.

The simplest way to leading a healthier lifestyle is to become more active. Being active includes adding a workout routine into your schedule, joining a sports team, or doing more physical work. There are numerous benefits to becoming more active. Some of them include:

• Decreasing the risk of heart disease, stroke, osteoporosis, and diabetes
• Improve mood and anxiety
• Reduce stress
• Improve flexibility by strengthening joints
• Increase range of motion
• Reduced risk of injury
• Reduction in blood pressure and cholesterol

There are lots of options in order to make your life more active.  Take your dog for an additional walk throughout the day, complete a loop around the block when you go out to get your mail, do hardcore chores such as vacuuming, mopping, and cleaning the tub more often. Even perform a short circuit of body weight exercises while watching commercials or your favorite program.

Ideally, keeping yourself from becoming a couch potato will go a long way to creating a more active and healthy lifestyle. Try replacing a few weekend shows by gathering the family together for an afternoon bicycle ride to the local park or head to the local conservation area to take a hike and become attuned to nature. Just getting outside and performing low intensity work such as weeding the garden will get your blood moving and help feelings of lethargy.

Eating more fruits and vegetables are number one on the list for dietary concerns revolving around a healthy lifestyle. Don’t keep processed foods in your house as they are not good sources of energy. Reach for a piece of fresh fruit when you are overcome with a sugar craving. When you need something crunchy, nuts and seeds are excellent choices of nutrition. Sneak more vegetables into your meals to add flavor and texture without adding fat.

Leading a new healthy lifestyle does not have to mean changing your entire life. It starts with small steps and taking things one day at a time.

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About the Author:
Lance writes about various topics in his spare time. One of his websites is http://pillowspeakers.net which advises people who want to purchase pillow speakers.
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Top 10 Reasons You Keep Getting Fatter

If you exercise and eat right but keep getting fatter then this will be the most important article you’ll ever read.

Here’s why. In this article I’m going to share with you the top 10 reasons why you keep getting fatter. Studies have PROVEN it. My experience has shown it. Bottom line is… at least one of these 10 hidden “weight gainers” is your primary culprit… guaranteed!

Here’s the best part…

You can fix them right now. TODAY! It really is pretty simple stuff. Anyone can do it.

Now most likely you’ll pinpoint three or four reasons on this list that are packing on the pounds. Maybe more.

But that’s great news. Just means that if you address them quickly then you’ll be able to start seeing significant results. Only takes a few days or less! I’ve witnessed this happen dozens of times to people just like you.

So read through the list of “The Top 10 Reasons You Keep Getting Fatter” and find your culprits. Then fix them. That’s it.

Here’s the list…

1. You believe you were created to be fat. That it’s in your genetics.

2. You’re living a “low carb” lifestyle.

3. You’re dieting, cutting calories, skipping meals or flat out starving yourself.

4. You’re consuming too much bread.

5. You continue to make bad food choices. (Bowl of ice cream at night.)

6. You’re stuffing your face with “starchy” carbs like pasta or pizza crust.

7. You do not have a specific “goal” weight and a specific time-frame for achieving it.

8. You’re consuming lots and lots of refined sugar. (Just check your labels for things like high fructose corn syrup.)

9. You’re not working out at least five days each week.

10. You’re not keeping your body in a constant state of hydration.

So what is the #1 reason that people struggle? Well from what I’ve seen there are actually four that stand out as the biggest culprits. They are #6, #8, #9, #10. But any of the other items could definitely be your reasons for getting fatter.

Here’s how to make this really really easy…

Just take the top two items on this list that you feel have caused you to keep getting fatter and focus all your attention on them.

For example… if you strongly feel that item #9 and #1 are the dirty devils holding you back, then just begin to exercise five days per week and cement into your head that many studies have found that genetics play almost NO role in abnormal body fat.

If you do that for two weeks and don’t see results, then just try another couple of items on this list that you believe might be it.

That’s all.

Super simple stuff. But it’s wildly effective!

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Find Out If You Too Are At Risk

Want to know what your real odds are of having a heart attack?

How about a stroke? Diabetes?

Okay, this isn’t sounding like a positive letter… but hang in there. It gets a lot better and more positive.

I was having lunch today with my CPA and my good friend Sherry Strong. Sherry’s upcoming book is a must-read. I will let you know when she’s ready to release it.

Since Sherry has been here visiting me in Dallas I have learned SO much about natural food preparation and what really causes disease.

Our conversation took a turn to “doctor’s tests.” I think most of them are worthless. Some are vital.

It’s important to know the difference.

I’m going to give you the three tests you absolutely must take if you want to help ensure your future health in a moment.

But first, let me give you Sherry’s argument to my third test.

Yes, we nutritionists argue sometimes. ; )

I’ll let you decide. But statically it’s far more accurate than any blood test… and get this:

You can do it at home for free.

So far, are you with me?  Good.

I’m going to go in reverse order, third test to last…

The third test is simply this:

Measure your waistline. Use a tape measure and do not pull it tight. Measure right below the navel.

Write down that number in inches.

Then measure your height out of shoes in inches. Write that down too.

If your waist in inches is more than twice your height you are FOUR TIMES more likely to have heart disease.

Four times. That’s more predictive than cholesterol tests by far.

And a lot less expensive to boot.

Don’t just read about this test — DO IT. I’ll give you something you can do ABOUT it if you fail this test in a second.

The great news is that this is one factor that is totally within your control.

Test number two:  Know your SED rate. This is an inflammatory marker in the blood.

Test number one:  Know your hsCRP and LP(a) levels. Both of these can be done as one test usually. Both are inflammatory markers as well as key indicators of heart health.

Go to your doctor and ask for these three blood tests. Usually they can be done all at once. Sometimes they are separate, but they are all crucial.

If you are thin and look healthy, listen to this:

You too can be Lance Armstrong or Jim Fixx….and not know it.

Lance and Jim looked like two of the healthiest men on the planet. Lance beat testicular cancer but came within an inch of his life. Jim died after a short jog of a heart attack very young in life.

Looks can be deceiving.

This is Sherry’s argument — and she’s totally correct.

That’s why I give you THREE (well, actually four) TESTS.

You see, it’s virtually impossible to have a normal SED rate, a normal hsCRP level and a normal LP(a) level and be at imminent risk for any of these killer diseases.

Possible, perhaps — but almost not.

So, if you look healthy and feel like a bazillion bucks, you still need to know your levels of these inflammatory markers.

If you are overweight or obese, you totally absolutely MUST do the waist/height test as well as the others.

You see, it goes both ways.

Some obese folks test out okay at the doc’s office. Their cholesterol, blood pressure, and all typical readings are okay. Rarely does a doc run an hsCRP or LP(a). And rarely do they run a SED rate.

See the importance here?

Both the fit and the unfit can be at dire risk and not even know it.

Now, here’s the solution:

A low-inflammatory nutrition and training plan, along with plenty of stress-free time.

I can help you with the first two things.

The third thing — de-stressing — is up to you. You may want to spend 30 minutes a day doing yoga, walking, meditating, praying, or whatever calms your MIND and BODY down.

Check it out:

Lance and Jim were both doing insane amounts of exercise… so much that they demanded insane amounts of high-inflammatory foods. Foods like processed carbohydrates for example.

And they both got sick. One of them died.

My good friend Dr. Steven Chase believes that 85% of cancer is preventable.

Re-read that:  85%.  And he’s an oncologist — a cancer doctor.

And you know heart disease is 95% preventable… or did you?

But all of these killers, especially diabetes, demand a low-insulin, low-inflammatory nutrition and exercise plan.

Lance and Jim had sky-high inflammatory levels from all that exercise. It was literally TOO much exercise.

That’s why so many marathoners die of heart attacks. They eat inflammatory foods and engage in high-stress exercise for too long of a time.

So, what’s the answer?

1. Short workouts that are intense, effective, and enjoyable. Weights and cardio both, or in-home resistance workouts will work fine.

2. Longer “soft” workouts like brisk walking that helps de-stress the body and burn more bodyfat.

3. A nutrition plan that allows for your favorite foods at the RIGHT TIME of the day but also helps you burn bodyfat without activating your body’s stress-producing hormones like cortisol…cool.

Most nutrition plans are stressful. Big mistake. Stress can cause you to hold on to bodyfat. Plus stress causes inflammation.

Most workout plans are either too easy or too intense for too long a period of time. My System is super-short (7-14 minutes a day, plus walks when you can.) This is enough to build all the muscle you need plus burn bodyfat when combined with the nutrition plan.

My System’s nutrition plan is ideal if you are willing to “diet” for a day or two, then enjoy a day of eating “normal” foods.

Hey, no one is perfect. Anyone who has half a brain should know that not very many people (myself included) are willing to do without their favorite foods forever.

That’s silly — and it’s not necessary to burn bodyfat.

In fact, my System ‘demands’ that you eat these foods at certain times TO BURN MORE BODYFAT!

Wild, isn’t it?

It’s the System I’ve used for years.

It’s the combination of two books:

7 Minute Muscle + Every Other Day Diet

Get them both for one low price…

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Helps you pass the tests

Any of my three Upgrade Kits come with both books, a full year of support from me on the Every Other Day Diet group Forum, and so many bonuses I can’t list them all.

This combo is something I am so very proud to share with you.

It’s the ultimate System for lowering bodyfat, increasing lean muscle, lowering insulin, lowering inflammation, and ensuring your health.

Whether you are in shape or obese, this System is one that will work for you.

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