This is about a lifestyle changes not diets- Take small steps

Changing your diet or the way you eat can be difficult depending on the way we have formed our habits.  But that's just it...they are habits. 
  1. First Step- Start Reading your labels in the store.  If it has a list of ingredients that you don't recognize, it probably has too many additives, put it back on the shelf.
  2. Start to chose items on the shelf that have shorter ingredient labels, lower sugar & salt.  Look for higher fiber content.  Just because it's good for you doesn't mean it has to taste bad.  Try different things.
  3. Soda/Cokes/Pepsi/etc is a biggie- Start substituting Water, some water alternatives are the Zero Calorie SoBe's (be careful as there are different kinds-read your label), or Zero Vitamin Water.  Do the best you can to wean yourself off the carbonated sugar filled drinks.  You should drink as much water as 1/2 your body weight in ounces to keep yourself hydrated.  This also helps you flush toxins out.
  4. Eat as many fresh fruits, vegetables, and berries that you can get your hands on (frozen is the next best).  Believe it or not, eventually your body will start craving them.  My son is living proof of that.
  5. Speaking of our children-Who is the parent? Who pays the bills? You do...your children will not starve, eventually they will be hungry enough to eat and will try things.  Make it fun.  Have fruit's and veggie snacks instead of cookies, etc. Watch out for those products pretending to be fruit and veggies...READ THE LABEL!!!!!!
  6. A treat is just that a treat...not a daily ritual.  Limit yourself to rarely partake in sugary treats.  Wait for those special occasions, but don't overindulge.  A taste or two (not the whole cake).
  7. Relax - Take it one step at a time, small changes over time.  Do not freak your family out by throwing everything out of the pantry.  Find time to take a short walk.  Do leg squats/lifts while your watching TV.  Have a small hand weight sitting by the couch and work your arms, or even use your own body weight and just lift your arms over your head and back down again for several reps. If you forget something inside when your leaving and have to run back up the stairs, do it one more time to add some activity.  These things don't take a lot of time, just some thought.  And so does the choice of what you put in your mouth.  Don't eat in front of the TV, make a rule to eat at the table only.

Don't buy into food marketing!
Watch Out- Read your Food Labels

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_Watch for these Substances that are regularly added to most processed food and are bad for your health over time: (read the ingredients)

Hydrogenate Oils- Trans Fat- some companies advertise "No Trans Fat", but can add it if it's under .5 g

Mono-sodium Glutamate-Negative side effects of ingesting MSG include nausea, sweating, dizziness, chest pain, and shortness of breath.

White Flour- All the nutrients have been stripped and your body turns it in to sugar-Bad Carb.

Msg & Corn Syrup also effect the way your brain works and stops the control centers that tell you when your full.

Sugar in all it's forms- Corn Syrup, Dextrose, etc. (Sugar should be limited, not used in everything and can add on unwanted pounds) Start counting the grams that you eat on a daily basis.

Believe it or not, Milk is high in sugar and only has 20% or less calcium.  You can get more calcium in leafy greens.

No Sodas of any kind- They are pure sugar and diet is even worse

1- 20 ounce Coke = 16 1/4 packets of sugar

Sweeteners-
Aspartame- Equal or Nutri Sweet
Chemical compound causes imbalances to your brain, aggravate migranes and can effect your sleep.

Sacharin- Sweet & Low
Chemical compound- is a Carcinogen and causes cancer

Sucralose- Splenda
Chemical Compound- Chlorine (yes like in a pool) reduces the "good bacteria" in your gut by 50% and has significant weight gain studies and can cause damage to your organs.

Caffeine- Will dehydrate you in the worst way and the Guarana drinks like monster or red bull are just as bad. ( More and more you hear about kids and young adults having heart attacks due to drinking to many of these)

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Life is not over!
There are Good Substitutes

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A great sugar substitute is Stevia or Truvia.  It is plant based and doesn't spike your insulin levels like sugar.  Doesn't have an after-taste, and It can be found in the sugar isle of your local grocery.

Whole Grain Breads and Pastas- Better fiber, keeps your body fueled longer because your body takes more time to break it down-Good Carbs (look for higher than a 4 or 5 on the fiber count and low sugar).  More fiber will help control your insulin levels.

Water is best- you should be drinking 1/2 your weight in ounces every day.

Decaffeinated Teas- There are good ones out there that taste great and have beneficial properties.  Do a little research...

Some alternatives to Milk are Almond Milk or Soy.  I Know...these might take a little getting used to, but it will be worth the effort.

Use Half and Half for cooking, it's low in sugar.

Make your own Whipping Cream with Heavy Whipping Cream, it has no sugar.  You can add a little Stevia if you need to sweeten it up.  This with some fresh berries is a great snack or dessert and will satisfy that sweet tooth.

Consider Complete Nutritional Drink Mix for a meal replacement, snack, before or after workout protein shake.  Blend it with some fresh or frozen berries.

EAT a balanced portion of Fruits and Vegetables, you cannot ever eat to many.  Berries have cancer reducing properties and so does broccoli.

Why?  Because the Research is showing that the American Diet is literally causing disease.  So to help counteract this the USDA updated their recommendation to  9-13 servings EVERY Day with a side note that more would be even better.

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Who can consistently do that on a daily basis with the busy lives we live?

We Suggest adding
Juice Plus+ to your diet

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There are more and more articles coming out about vitamins, but reality is most of them don't absorb in your system because it's chemically created or isolated nutrient that your body doesn't know what to do with.

Fresh Fruits, Berries and Vegetables have over 10,000 identified nutrients in a single piece.
Most multi-vitamins only have 15-35 nutrients.
Which would you rather choose?

What if you could get whole food fruit, veggies, and berries in a capsule or chew.  WHOLE FOOD, not isolated vitamins.  Would it make sense to you to help fill the gap in what your doing today?

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