EDUCATING YOURSELF ABOUT PROTEIN

Surprisingly little is known about protein and health.

 The Institute of Medicine recommends that adults get a minimum of 0.8 grams of protein for every kilogram of body weight per day to keep from slowly breaking down their own tissues. All told, that's just about 8 grams of protein for every 20 pounds of body weight. Beyond that, there's relatively little solid information on the ideal amount of protein in the diet, a healthy target for calories contributed by protein, or the best kinds of protein.  Around the world, millions of people are protein deficient.  Lack of protein can lead to growth failure, reduction of muscle mass, decreased immunity, weakening of the heart and respiratory system, and death.

Protein Building Blocks

Protein builds the framework of your body.  That includes muscles, organs, bones, and connective tissue.  It transports oxygen, through your blood, to your muscles and organs.   In the form of enzymes, protein helps your body digest food.  As a hormone, protein tells your body when to use food as energy and when to store it as fat.  As an antibody, protein protects you from illness when viruses and bacteria attack.

 Protein also burns calories and builds muscle.  A healthy intake of your daily allowance of protein and moderate exercise will help battle obesity, which has reached epidemic proportions in the United States.  The stats on obesity are astounding:

•  Overweight people are 50% more likely to develop heart disease.  If you are obese, the likelihood is increased to 100%.   A 1995 meta-analysis of 38 controlled clinical trials showed that eating approximately 50 grams of soy protein a day in place of animal protein reduced total cholesterol levels by 9.3 percent, LDL cholesterol by 12.9 percent, and triglycerides by 10.5 percent.  Such reductions, if sustained over time, could have meant a 20 percent reduction in the risk of heart attack, stroke, or other forms of cardiovascular disease.
• Overweight people are 360% more likely to develop diabetes.  Obese - 1020%.  Although proteins found in cow's milk have been implicated in the development of type 1 diabetes (formerly called juvenile or insulin-dependent diabetes), ongoing research has yielded inconsistent results.  The amount of protein in the diet doesn't seem to adversely affect the development of type 2 diabetes (formerly called adult-onset diabetes), although research in this area is ongoing. A recent 20-year prospective study in women suggests that eating a low-carbohydrate diet that is high in vegetable sources of fat and protein may modestly reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes.
• Overweight people are 16% more likely to die of a first heart attack than those who are normal weight.  If you are obese, the percentage is increased to 49%
• Overweight men are 50% more likely to have erectile dysfunction.  Obese -200% more likely.
• Overweight people spend 37% more time at the pharmacy.  Obese - 105% more likely.
• Overweight people have longer stays at hospitals.
• Overweight people are 20% more likely to develop asthma
• Overweight people are 120% more likely to develop stomach cancer.  Obese - 330% more likely to develop stomach cancer.
•  Overweight people are 70% more likely to develop high blood pressure.  If your obese your odds increase by 170%.

Good Sources of Protein

Fish is a delicious and heart-healthy source of protein and readily available in most locations.  A 6-ounce broiled porterhouse steak is a great source of complete protein—38 grams worth. But it also delivers 44 grams of fat, 16 of them saturated, almost three-fourths of the recommended daily intake for saturated fat. The same amount of salmon gives you 34 grams of protein and 18 grams of fat, 4 of them saturated.

  Eggs have about 6 grams of protein per egg.  But don't fry them.  Try them boiled or poached.  Nuts, especially almond are another valuable source.  Beans or legumes are another good source of protein.   A cup of cooked lentils has 18 grams of protein, but under 1 gram of fat.  One protein source that has been getting a lot of attention is soybeans. We've been told that regularly eating soy-based foods lowers cholesterol,  prevents breast and prostate cancer, aids weight loss, and wards off osteoporosis. Some of these benefits have been attributed to a unique characteristic of soybeans—their high concentration of isoflavones, a type of plant-made estrogen (phytoestrogen).

Pay Attention to the Protein Package.

Almost any reasonable diet will give you enough protein each day. Eating a variety of foods will ensure that you get all of the amino acids you need.   Rarely do you eat straight protein. Some protein comes packaged with healthful fiber and micro nutrients, such as beans, nuts, and whole grains. Some protein comes packaged with lots of unhealthy fat, like when you eat marbled beef or drink whole milk. Fish and poultry are the best choices for meat eaters; if you are partial to red meat, such as beef, pork or lamb, steer yourself toward the leanest cuts, and make it only an occasional part of your diet. If you like dairy products, skim or low-fat versions are healthier choices.  Balance carbohydrates and protein. Cutting back on highly processed carbohydrates and increasing protein intake improves levels of blood triglycerides and HDL, and so may reduce your chances of having a heart attack, stroke, or other form of cardiovascular disease. It may also make you feel full longer, and stave off hunger pangs. 

 Almost all disease can be prevented and treated by proper diet if caught in time.  Learn to eat healthy and learn about health.  Live is too short as it is, why would want to make it more so.  Herbalife is a great way to lose weight, stay healthy and become educated on your health and the health of your family.  There are numerous Herbalife stories of obese people losing 200, 300, and even 400 lbs and becoming a productive member of society again. 

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Weight Management with Herbalife

Since joining Herbalife, my husband and I have not only achieved good results in our weight management program but have really enjoyed the great tasting Healthy Meal shakes and the the protein bars are simply some of the best tasting I've ever had.   I've tried the weight loss pills and other lose fat quick schemes that are continually promoted on TV and the Internet.  I discovered through the years that real weight management is maintained through a consistent healthy lifestyle.  You just can't take some pills or other weight loss products and expect to fat loss to be maintained if you don't change your eating habits and do a little exercise. 

Any effective weight management begins in your thoughts first, before you will ever see and significant and continual change in your weight.  You must really want to change.  You can lose weight from the typical weight loss products, there's no denying it.  It's an established fact.   But keeping the weight off requires a change in how you think about health.  If you don't re-evaluate how you view your health, the chances are very good that within a few months you will be right back to gaining those pounds you lost.

Obesity is a huge problem in our American society.  In 2010, the Journal of the American Medical Association reported that two-thirds of the American adult population are overweight or obese.  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention  published that in 2008, 16% of U.S children are obese and 11% are extremely obese.  Obese people pay 42% more in health care costs than those who maintain a healthy lifestyle.  That is a huge difference in costs! 

The main reason for this is that the majority of the packaged food that you purchase at the grocery has been processed so much that any vitamins and nutrients that was originally in the food has been depleted.  In fact most processed food producers have to add those nutrients back into the product, if they do at all, afterwards.  Chemical nutrients or vitamins are no match for the vitamins and nutrients that nature provides, naturally.  Most fast food are high in calories with little nutritional value and are full of fat, sugar, white flour, salt, preservatives and food coloring.  A healthy meal should provide an ample supply of vitamins, minerals, fiber, protein, amino acids, phytonutrients and antioxidants.

Herbalife Healthy Meal shakes on average cost about $1.80 per shake and provides 18g of essential protein with only 1 gram of fat (based on 8 ox of non-fat milk and 1 oz. of strawberries) and is only 228 calories.  Herbalife products are engineered to remove toxins and pollutants from your body so that your body can naturally heal itself and generate healthy cells.  Herbalife is the most successful health products producer in the world and many people have had their life's change for the good through effective weight management using many of their products.  Please visit us and allow us to tell you how you too can change you life and the lives of your family for the good.

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Energy Drinks

In our modern fast paced age, energy drinks have become a social norm in the working world.  My husband and and I have a very busy life with the demands of career, family and community obligations.  I am often already in high gear when most people are just barely sitting down to breakfast.  And so often by the afternoon I begin to experience the ever so common energy loss and fatigue.  To help me get through the day, I would slam down an energy drink or two to get me moving again.   Energy drinks such as Rockstar Energy Drinks or Monster Energy Drinks are very popular but by the end of the day leave you feeling as if you had been chased by a monster.  And many of these drinks are very expensive.

Herbalife offers a couple of alternative options for those who are health conscience and want a energy boost to maximize your workday or active lifestyle.  Lift-Off is a great energy booster that gives you the lift you need to stay alert and focused.  Lift Off comes in an effervescent tablet form which can be added to 8 ounces of water for a delicious energy boost.  Studies have shown that Lift-Off can enhance mental performance reduces mental fatigue.  It is also fairly cheap energy drink and costs about $1.70 per drink, far below the cost of Red Bull, Rockstar and Monster energy drinks.  Another advantage of Lift-Off is that it has a kosher rating which for my family is a definite plus.  flavors come in in Orange, Lemon Coke Kick, Lemon Lime Blast and Tropical Fruit Force.   You can even order some free tablets to try it out: 

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Herbalife also offer another energy drink called N-R-G, which comes in a tea mix or can be taken in tablets.  It is infused with guarana which can increase mental alertness and maintain energy, and tastes pretty good too. 

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The New Economy

Today we are undergoing not a changing economy per se, but an evolving economy.  We are witnessing the demise of an old economic paradigm.  Companies are rapidly changing the way they do business especially in light of the current economic problems facing the world, especially in the United States.  Many economic experts (not the talking heads on television and radio) indeed forecasted the financial collapse of 2008 at least two years prior to the housing market collapse and ensuing bank closures.  In 'America's Bubble Economy' authors David Wiedemer, PhD, Robert Wiedemer and Cindy Spitzer predicted the subprime credit meltdown well in advance and even offered Main Street investor (thats us everyday folk) a winning strategy to not only survive but to thrive.

The economy today is facing more challenges in the future that could drastically affect your families financial future.  Whether one whats to believe it or not our economy is facing serious challenges that if not met properly could bankrupt America and destroy our once powerful economic powerhouse.  We are facing the AFTERSHOCK of the last collapsing bubble and are now facing the collapse of the Debt Bubble in the near future, even the collapse of the dollar itself.

But there is hope, I believe for those willing to take risks.  Opening a business during this time of uncertainty seems to many as insane.   But it is those who are willing to risk it all on themselves that will come out ahead and even possibly in far better shape than most.  Working for yourself, from your own home is the best of both worlds - Work and Family.   But not just any job will do.

The future economic slowdown will be larger, deeper and much longer.  The future economic development in the United States  will center on mostly areas of nessessities.  The American economy is basically divided into three parts:
1. The Capital Goods Sector.  This comprises of the Automotive, Construction, Industrial Equiptment and so forth.  This sector will be negitively impacted by high interest rates and even more slow down .  Our massive accumilation of government debt will drive up interest rates so that getting business loans will be almost impossible for small business owners.
2.  Discretionary Spending Sector. This comprises fine dining, travel, high fashion, jewelry, art, and movies and concerts.  Discretionary spending will not come to a halt but as our economy falters more people will not be willing to spend money on things that are not nessessary.  This of course will continue to drive up unemployment.
3.  The Nessessities Sector.  This comprises of the basics of life such as food, shelter, clothing, energy, education and healthcare.  This sector will be much better of during the coming years since all of us need these basics to survive. 

It is in the Nessessities sector that my wife and I have decided to invest in.  And to actually invest in ourselves.  My wife started her own business as an independent Herbalife Distributor.  We felt this opportunity has the best chance of success.  Not only being the largest health products company in the world, but with a relatively small start up cost, Herbalife Distribution meets our requirements for the New Economy.  With health care cost soaring, people will be less willing to endure the costs associated with continual visits to the doctor.  Herbalife products have a proven track record of improving ones health, requiring less visits to the doctor.  Herbalife' s Healthy Meal Shake Mix can replace two daily meals and for the cost is quite reasonable.  Many people are currently eating fast food for lunch at the cost of $7 to $10.  Thats just for lunch.  You can have two healthy Herbalife shakes for that and  reduce your food costs and your doctor bills.

Lastly Herbalife did 2 billion dollars in business in 2008, when the economy began it's historic collapse.  Since then, Herbalife generated 3.5 BILLION dollars last year (2010) and is set to break the 4 Billion dollar mark this year.   This is incredible growth during a period when most businesses are losing customers, losing revenue and losing employees.  Taking all this into account, my wife and I determined that the smart money was on Herbalife.  We would encourage you to take a close look at Herbalife and see if it is what you are looking for.  

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