MGM Supplement: Healthy Eating

Healthy Eating … Breaking the Sugar Habit
One of the biggest challenges of eating healthy is removing simple carbohydrates and sugars and empty-calorie snacks from our diet . Sweets and snacks , chips and pasta, crackers and pretzels, potatoes and rice, and soda pop and juices… are everywhere…
These foods are high-glycemic . That means they spike your blood sugar ..only to see it plummet an hour or so later thus creating fluctuating blood sugars that lead to cravings and bingeing and no room for healthy choices . Such cravings are not about will power . They are about metabolic imbalance that creates cravings for fast sugar and carbohydrate snacks.
The following are ways many people have successfully kicked that sugar habit and enjoyed good healthy food again.

Ideal Diet
The ideal diet emphasizes fresh raw vegetables, some fresh fruit and fish and poultry.
· Breakfast –Include high protein foods ..
o eggs, turkey sausages, Swiss oatmeal ( rolled oats softened overnight in milk or plain yogurt and fresh fruit.. blueberries, strawberries, etc and almonds)
o or one of the MGM's Protein shakes - Soy Protein, Simple shakes, Mealshakes
o Or Snack bars ( 10 grams of protein)
o Fresh fruit ( avoid high glycemic fruits such as pineapple, banana and grapes)

· Lunch -- a great place for a main dish salad
o Be sure to include lots of vegetables whether in salad or with a plate of fresh veggies, maybe with a dip.
o Ideas for salads --try a variety of at least 6 different ingredients to create crunch, color, and flavor…
-lightly steamed green beans or asparagus, a variety of greens ( except no iceberg lettuce .. no nutritional value there) , sprouts, red cabbage, green cabbage , peas, shredded carrots, chopped broccoli, cauliflower, fresh white mushrooms, green onions, baby bok choi, spinach, etc
-Add a little sweetness occasionally with dried cranberries or dried cherries, 1 fresh orange, rind removed and chopped, sliced apples, pears, grapes,
-Add crunch with sliced almonds, pecans, walnuts, pistachios, pine nuts, pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds, sunflower seeds…or MGM Fiber Supplement Daily Crunch
-Add flavor with sundried tomatoes, fresh herbs ( water cress, parsley, cilantro, ), pesto,
-For protein …chopped, cooked chicken, turkey , tuna, Garbanzo beans, chopped hard-cooked eggs, etc
o Simple shakes

· Mid afternoon snacks .. Snack bars, Simple tea, vegetables and dip, fresh fruit, nuts, peanut butter fudge ( 1 cup organic peanut butter, 1 cup Soy Protein, 1/3 cup honey , ½ cup Fiber Supplement Daily Crunch)

· Dinner – avoid high glycemic starches like potatoes, pasta and rice, avoid fried foods, … Include, LOTS of vegetables .. fresh or lightly steamed, meat, poultry and fish

· Beverages… Great filtered water in a pitcher with cinnamon sticks, ginger root slices, or fresh mint for flavor

· Evening snack – no popcorn .. ( high glycemic carb) nuts, Cinch bars, veggies and dip, fruit,

Basic Supplements ..to stop cravings for sweets and carbohydrates
· MGM Multi-Vitamin or Simple 3-in-1 Boost
· B Compound ( consider one with each meal)
· Glucose Regulator
· Fiber Tablets or Fiber Crunch
· Acidophilus Probiotic ( start with the capsule alone for 1 week before adding the Prebiotic )
· Soy Protein or Simple shakes

Detoxifying
· Green Clean non-toxic cleaning products
· MGM's Anti-Aging and Natural skin care and cosmetics
· Liver Detox, MGM's Alfalfa , Herbal Laxative gentle colon cleanser, Acidophilus

Excert from Lagoni Health Associates June 07

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MGM Supplement: Booste Your metabolism

Now I know there are a bunch of people who would like to lose some weight and have a lean, tone, and healthy body. A great way to do this is to boost your metabolism. When someone boosts their metabolism they are basically boosting their base metabolic rate (BMR). BMR is the amount of energy (calories) that your body burns during it normal functions such as digestion, breathing, or even just keeping your body temperature normal.

When we go on diets that cut certain foods out of our daily eating habits our body views this as if we are starving. Since we are starving, our body tries to conserve energy. Dieters often complain of lack of energy, fatigue, exhaustion, headaches and difficulty concentrating, depression, irritability, etc. This is a direct result of the body not getting enough fuel (food/calories) to function optimally.

So what what does this mean?
DO NOT SKIP MEALS!! This is the number one mistake people make. By doing this the body is instinctively 'saving' calories. By drastically reducing your caloric intake you are working against the natural rhythm of your body. This is also the reason you will see that you gain all + more of the lost weight as soon as you get off your diet. The body starts 'storing' calories for a future 'self-induced famine'. This is also known as the 'yo-yo syndrome'... losing and gaining the same weight over and over again.

So what is the best way to lose weight??

• Eat six to eight small meals a day. Do not eat until you are full, just eat until you are satisfied.
• Eat well-balanced meals. There is no such thing as 'bad' food... every food group is used by your body for necessary functions.
• Do some type of aerobic exercise (walking, jogging, swimming, stationary cycling, aerobics, etc.) on a DAILY basis for 30 to 60 minutes, preferably in the morning. Forget this twice-a-week stuff. Your body was designed to be active on a daily basis! When you are active your metabolism will soar!
• Do an additional 15 to 30 minutes of aerobic exercise in the evening, five days per week.
• Incorporate "intervals" into most of your aerobic sessions. Intervals are a powerful tool to help boost your metabolism. Intervals means adding a brief stint of 1 minute aerobic activity every 10 minutes into your regular exercise routine.
• Tone your muscles with weight training six days per week. Toned muscles supercharge your metabolism! This should be done just after an aerobic exercise session. You should exercise each body part three times per week.
• Always eat breakfast! Skipping breakfast sends the message to your body that you are "starving" because you haven't had food in 18+ hours (dinner the night before to lunch the following day). As a protective mechanism, your metabolism slows down.

If you don't have the time to find 6-8 small healthy meals to eat each day I want to recommend MGM Supplment Shake Mix. The meal shakes make for a perfect meals that have all the proper nutrition.

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