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Sheri’s Rants #21 – The ‘Diet Head’ Game

August 3, 2009 by

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Let me lay this out for you in simple terms: IF THERE WERE A PILL, POTION, LOTION, MACHINE OR SPECIAL GROUPING OF EXERCISES THAT RESULTED IN FAST FAT LOSS (FAT loss, not WEIGHT loss) AND A YOUNGER MORE VIBRANT BODY, WE’D ALL BE DOING IT. EVEN, and arguably especially, ME. We all WANT that special […]

Obesity a Key Link to Soaring Health Tab as Costs Double

July 28, 2009 by

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By Nanci Hellmich, USA TODAY WASHINGTON — As Congress searches for ways to control health care costs, a new report provides a sizable target: obesity. Americans who are 30 or more pounds over a healthy weight cost the country an estimated $147 billion in weight-related medical bills in 2008, double the amount a decade ago, […]

FDA TAKES ENFORCEMENT ACTION ON PROTEIN MANUFACTURERS

July 23, 2009 by

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READ THIS LINK NOW (click here)http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm171458.htm This is a very important injunction against the company that manufacturers American Whey.  In the last year, we’ve had complaints of people having various allergen problems with a variety of whey protein powders – and in the American Whey line this was quite pronounced.  This product also slipped ACE-K […]

Sheri’s Rants #19: Gratitude. (‘It’s just a flesh wound!’)

July 9, 2009 by

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This is an auspicious time to be putting out a newsletter on ‘gratitude’. Why? I’ll tell you: I just moved into my new home in Ojai, California. I had plans to hit the ground running and get ready to turn around and head back up to Montana in August for the birth of a grand-baby. […]

Redefining Terms for a New Way – Courtney Townley

July 9, 2009 by

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“Wellness” is a word that has become inescapable in the past few years in the American media culture.  Our gyms now promote “fitness and wellness programs”.  Supplements are often labeled as “wellness formulas” and medical professionals now refer to their own industry as “the health and wellness industry”.    So, what does the word “wellness” mean […]

Mary Anne in Gratitude

July 8, 2009 by

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There was a time when I couldn’t figure out how I was going to fit Genesis into my lifestyle, but when I changed the scenario and fit my lifestyle into Genesis amazing things started to happen. In acknowledging the “amazing things”, I discovered that being grateful for where I started and how I got there […]

Eat This! Summer Travel Foods

July 8, 2009 by

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One little hurdle to overcome in GT is an unfortunate one – the reality that healthy food can be hard to find when traveling! Standing in a convenience store in the middle of AZ recently I was dazzled by the array of ‘protein bars’ before me, right next to the candy bars.  In the name […]

Pronounced Healthy!

July 3, 2009 by

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“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what you have into enough, and more.” -Melody Beattie. This September I will turn 40 and I am immensely grateful to feel better than I have ever felt in my entire life!! Who could have imagined one could feel better at 40 years young than at 20 […]

Power of Six Workout 1: BACK AND BUTT

June 22, 2009 by

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When weight lifting, the first 2-3 sets are really just about blood distribution.  When you’re a beginner (in your first couple years of lifting) then this is good – you’ll build muscle at this level, you’ll regenerate tissue, and you’ll recover fast enough to keep you enjoying what you’re doing.  Increased blood circulation is really […]

A Bunch of Names for ‘Sugar’

June 18, 2009 by

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Here is a list to get you started in identifying sugars: 1. Brown sugar 2. Corn syrup 3. Demerara Sugar 4. Dextrose 5. Free Flowing Brown Sugars 6. Fructose 7. Galactose 8. Glucose 9. High Fructose Corn Syrup 10. Honey 11. Invert Sugar 12. Lactose 13. Malt 14. Maltodextrin 15. Maltose 16. Maple syrup 17. […]