Maximizing Healthy Lifestyle Choices Vitamin C Part 3

Maximizing Healthy Lifestyle Choices

In our efforts to reduce the risk of heart disease, regular exercise plays an important part in maintaining a healthy lifestyle. The increased delivery of oxygen-rich blood to tissues is a vital part of the process—but it can also produce destructive free radicals. Clearly, the solution is not to stop exercising! Rather, a series of recent studies shows how supplementation with vitamin C can mitigate free-radical damage from intense exercise.

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British researchers evaluated the effects of just two weeks of modest vitamin C supplementation (200 mg twice daily) on the recovery from an unaccustomed bout of exercise. Eight healthy men were given either a placebo or vitamin C supplementation each day, and after 14 days performed a 90-minute-long running test. The supplemented group had less muscle soreness, better muscle function, and lower blood levels of the oxidative stress-induced molecule malondialdehyde. And although both groups experienced post-exercise elevations in levels of the inflammatory cytokine interleukin-6, increases in the supplemented group were smaller than in the placebo recipients. The scientists concluded that “prolonged vitamin C supplementation has some modest beneficial effects on recovery from unaccustomed exercise.” Timing is critical, however. When the researchers repeated their study with subjects who took vitamin C only after exercise, no benefit was seen.

Oxidative stress during exercise induces significant changes in proteins, producing compounds known as protein carbonyls. Measuring levels of protein carbonyls is therefore a useful indicator of oxidation. Exercise scientists at the University of North Carolina studied the impact of vitamin C supplementation (500 or 1,000 mg/day for two weeks) compared with placebo on oxidative stress indicators in 12 healthy men. As expected, exercise acutely reduced total blood levels of antioxidants in both groups. Levels of protein carbonyls increased by nearly four-fold in the placebo group, while vitamin C recipients experienced little or no elevation. This vital study demonstrates that vitamin C can protect against exercise-induced protein oxidation in a dose-dependent fashion.

Muscle soreness after exercising can be a big disincentive to continue on a healthy fitness program. That’s why the subsequent findings of that UNC group are so important. The scientists gave vitamin C supplements (3,000 mg/day) or placebo to a group of 18 healthy men for two weeks before and four days after performing 70 repetitions of an elbow extension exercise. Not surprisingly, considerable muscle soreness ensued, but it was significantly reduced in the supplemented group. The release of creatine kinase, an indicator of muscle damage, was also attenuated with vitamin C, compared with the placebo group. Blood levels of natural antioxidants fell significantly in placebo subjects, while vitamin C supplementation completely prevented this change. Results such as these suggest that the supplemented group would be much more enthusiastic about exercising the next day!
Minimizing Unhealthy Lifestyle Choices

Vitamin C may offer important protective benefits for smokers and those who are passively exposed to tobacco smoke. Smoking has been linked with elevated levels of C-reactive (CRP) protein, an inflammatory marker linked with an elevated risk of cardiovascular disease. As Life Extension readers know, it is crucial to monitor your CRP levels through regular blood testing and to keep your CRP under control in order to limit cardiovascular problems. Fortunately, vitamin C has been shown to play a role in helping to combat excessive CRP levels.

Researchers in Berkeley evaluated the impact of antioxidant supplementation on blood levels of CRP in both active and passive smokers. They studied 160 healthy adults who were actively or passively exposed to cigarette smoke and randomly assigned to receive placebo, vitamin C (515 mg/day), or an antioxidant mixture (including vitamins C, E, and lipoic acid). Subjects in the vitamin C group underwent a significant 24% reduction in their plasma CRP concentrations, while neither of the other groups showed a significant change. This remarkable result provides strong support for chronic supplementation with vitamin C, whether or not you smoke.

Smoking causes cancer in part by directly damaging DNA, which is a vital first step in the onset of cancer. In studying the effect of vitamin C supplements on reducing DNA damage in blood cells, Danish researchers gave relatively low doses (500 mg/day) of vitamin C as plain-release or slow-release tablets combined with vitamin E (182 mg/day), or placebo, for four weeks to a group of male smokers. The slow-release formulation of vitamin C reduced the number of DNA damage sites measured in white blood cells just four and eight hours after a single tablet, a positive result that was still evident at four weeks. The plain-release tablets also exerted a protective effect at four hours, suggesting benefits of long-term vitamin C supplementation in minimizing DNA damage.

Once DNA is damaged, however, smoking induces pro-inflammatory changes that can allow a malignant cell to become a dangerous tumor as well as causing blood vessel damage associated with atherosclerosis. Vitamin C supplementation is a logical approach to reducing the impact of these inflammatory changes, as was shown recently by a British investigative team.15 They studied 10 smokers with the high-risk lipoprotein ApoE4 gene as well as 11 non-smokers, all of whom took just 60 mg/day of vitamin C for four weeks. Remarkably, these high-risk smokers on this low-dose regimen responded with a marked reduction in levels of a host of pro-inflammatory cytokines. As the authors themselves pointed out, this study identified core molecular mechanisms that help explain the known benefits of vitamin C supplementation in smokers.

Literally scores of other studies have been published demonstrating the benefits of vitamin C supplements in smokers and those passively exposed to cigarette smoke. One study found that 500 mg of vitamin C twice daily for just two weeks reduced the depletion of vitamin E caused by smoking by up to 50%.

Two other studies investigating low and high doses of vitamin C supplementation revealed its benefits in improving endothelial function, a cornerstone of cardiovascular health, known to be impaired in smokers. The first study showed that just 60 mg of vitamin C daily given to a group of smokers for 12 weeks improved endothelial function as assessed by flow-mediated vasodilation. In the second study, Dutch researchers found that 2,000 mg/day of vitamin C for two weeks reversed endothelial dysfunction caused by the abnormal migration of monocytes7 implicated in atherosclerosis.

Furthermore, Berkeley public health researchers successfully reduced levels of F2-isoprostanes, a sign of oxidative stress and cell damage, in a group of 67 passive smokers who were given vitamin C supplements daily for two months. The researchers stressed the value of these findings in preventing tobacco smoke-induced health damage in non-smokers.

Vitamin C are you getting enough? Part 2

Vitamin C are you getting enough? 
  Part 2

Does Vitamin C effect your lipid profile........

Lipid Profiles, Blood Pressure, and Body Mass Index

Most people have learned to pay attention to the amount and kinds of fats and cholesterol in their blood (lipid profiles), their blood pressure, and their body mass indexVitamin C are you getting enough? (BMI), the most meaningful measure of how weight and health are related. This group of parameters not only influences endothelial function but is instrumental in laying down atherosclerotic plaque, helping set the stage for atherosclerosis.

Data from just the past few years reveal that vitamin C plays an important role in helping to prevent such a scenario.

In 2000, British researchers reported a six-month, double-blind study of vitamin C 500 mg/day versus placebo in 40 men and women, aged 60-80 years. The study was a “crossover” design in which subjects took the assigned pills for three months, stopped them for one week, and then reversed their assignments for another three months; this is a particularly strong study design because it helps to eliminate individual differences. The results were impressive—daytime systolic blood pressure dropped by an average of 2 mm Hg, with the greatest drop seen in subjects who had the highest initial pressures. Women in the study also had a modest increase in their beneficial high-density lipoprotein (HDL) levels. The authors concluded that these effects might “contribute to the reported association between higher vitamin C intake and lower risk of cardiovascular disease and stroke.”

Researchers in South Carolina conducted a 2002 study of 31 patients with a mean age of 62 years, who were randomly assigned to take 500, 1,000, or 2,000 mg of vitamin C daily for eight months. This research group actually found a drop in both systolic (4.5 mm Hg) and diastolic (2.8 mm Hg) blood pressure over the course of supplementation, although there was no change in blood lipid levels. Interestingly, this study found no differences between the groups taking the various doses, though the number of subjects was small and a larger study might have demonstrated important dose-related differences.

Body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference correlate well with risk for cardiovascular diseases and diabetes. A landmark 2007 study from nutritionists at the University of Arizona explored the relationships between vitamin C levels, body mass index, and waist circumference. In 118 sedentary, non-smoking adults, 54% of whom were classified as obese and 24% overweight by BMI standards, lower vitamin C levels were significantly correlated with higher BMI, percentage of body fat, and waist circumference. Women with higher vitamin C levels also had higher levels of the fat-suppressing hormone, adiponectin. This remarkable study demonstrated a vital relationship between vitamin C levels and obesity-related risk factors for cardiovascular disease.

Vascular Stiffness and Coagulation

The development of atherosclerosis involves dysfunction of the vascular endothelium. As plaque accumulates and as vessel walls thicken, blood vessels become increasingly stiff, making them less able to participate in blood pressure control and to deliver appropriate amounts of blood flow. Endothelial dysfunction increases the tendency for arterial blockage due to a blood clot, or thrombosis. Like several other “atherogenic” changes, these effects are related to the impact of free-radical damage. Vitamin C’s antioxidant characteristics are showing great power in reducing or even reversing some of these ominous vascular changes.

Medical researchers explored the impact of vitamin C supplements on both arterial stiffness and platelet aggregation (an important early step in clot formation). They provided vitamin C in a single 2,000 mg oral dose, or placebo, to healthy male volunteers. Just six hours after supplementation, measures of arterial stiffness decreased by 10% in the supplemented group, and platelet aggregation (as stimulated chemically) by 35%, with no changes at all seen in the placebo group. As the authors point out, this impressive impact of vitamin C even in healthy subjects may imply an even greater effect in patients with atherosclerosis or cardiovascular risk factors, and that “vitamin C supplementation might prove an effective therapy in cardiovascular disease.”

Many other studies have further advanced our understanding of how vitamin C might reduce atherosclerosis risk factors. Finnish researchers studied 440 adults aged 45-69 years with elevated total serum cholesterol. Subjects took daily doses of just 500 mg slow-release vitamin C and 272 IU vitamin E and were followed for six years for evidence of progression of atherosclerotic changes in blood vessels. The chief study outcome was the intima-media thickness, or IMT (an indicator of stroke risk) of the carotid arteries, which supply blood to the brain. Supplementation with vitamins C and E significantly decreased the rate of IMT increase over the six-year period by 26%. Importantly, this effect was even larger in people with low baseline vitamin C levels and those with pre-existing plaques in their coronary arteries. In other words, supplementation seemed to provide the greatest benefit to those with the greatest need. This study shows that supplementation with vitamin C slows down the progression of stroke-inducing atherosclerosis.
Part 3 tomorrow.

The Importance of Vitamin C Series. Part 1 of 4.

Vitamin C are you getting enough?

Part 1
Vitamin C is an essential nutrient required by the body for the development and maintenance of scar tissue, blood vessels, and cartilage. Vitamin C is also necessary for creating ATP, dopamine, peptide hormones, and tyrosine. As a powerful antioxidant, vitamin C helps lessen oxidative stress to the body and is thought to lower cancer risk. Millions of years ago our bodies were capable of producing Vitamin C however we lost that ability and now depend on foods for our bodies demand for Vitamin C.

Here are some of the top foods that will provide you with much needed Vitamin C.

1. Red and Green Hot Chili Peppers

An excellent way to spice up soups, curries, and sauces, green chillies provide the most vitamin C than any other food with 242.5mg (404% DV) per 100 gram serving, 181.88mg (303% DV) in a half cup chopped, and 109.13mg (182% DV) in a single green chili pepper. Red chillies provide 144mg (240% DV) of vitamin C per 100g serving, 108mg (180% DV) per half cup chopped, and 65mg (108% DV) per pepper.

2. Guava

Depending on variety, guavas can provide as much as 228mg (381% DV) of vitamin C per 100g serving, 377mg (628% DV) per cup, and 126mg (209% DV) per fruit.

3. Bell Pepper

A staple of pasta sauce and pizza the sweet bell pepper packs a high vitamin C punch. The amount of vitamin C depends on color. Yellow peppers provide the most vitamin C with 184mg (206% DV) per 100 gram serving, 341mg (569% DV) per pepper, and 95mg (159% DV) in 10 sliced strips. Green peppers provide the least vitamin C with 132mg (220% DV) per pepper.

4. Fresh Herbs (Thyme and Parsley)

Fresh and dried herbs are packed with vitamins and health benefits, they can be used in almost any soup, stew, or as the main ingredient to a salad like tabouleh. Thyme provides the most vitamin C of any herb with 160mg (267% DV) per 100 gram serving, 1.6mg (3% DV) in a single teaspoon. Parsley provides 133mg (222% DV) per 100 gram serving, 79mg (133% DV) per cup, 5mg (9% DV) per tablespoon, 13.3mg (22% DV) in 10 sprigs.

5. Dark Leafy Greens (Kale, Mustard Greens, Garden Cress)

Dark leafy greens are more than just a source of calcium, and are packed with other vitamins including vitamin C. Raw kale provides the most vitamin C with 120mg (200% DV) per 100 gram serving, 80mg (134% DV) per cup chopped. It is followed by mustard greens which provide 70mg (117% DV) per 100 gram serving, and 29mg (65% DV) per cup chopped. Garden cress provides 69mg (115% DV) per 100 gram serving, or 35mg (58% DV) per cup.

6. Broccoli, Cauliflower, Brussels Sprouts

Broccoli provides 89mg (149% DV) of vitamin C in a 100g serving, 81mg (135% DV) per cup chopped, 28mg (46% DV) per piece. Raw cauliflower provides much less with 46mg (77% DV) per cup, raw brussles sprouts provide 75mg (125% DV) per cup, 16mg (27% DV) per sprout.

7. Kiwi Fruit

Kiwi fruits are tart as well as decorative, they make a great addition to any fruit salad or dessert. A 100g serving will provide 93mg (155% DV) of vitamin C, that is 164 mg (273% DV) per cup, 84mg (141% DV) per fruit.

8. Papaya

In addition to vitamin C, papaya is also a great source of vitamin A and folate (vitamin B9). Papaya provides 62mg (103% DV) per 100 gram serving, that is 87mg (144% DV) per cup cubed, and 188mg (313% DV) in a medium sized papaya.

9. Oranges

Oranges, citrus fruits, and their zest (the shavings of their peel) are all high in vitamin C. Oranges provide 59mg (99% DV) per 100 gram serving, 98mg (163% DV) per cup, and 83mg (138% DV) per orange. Clementines, or tangerines, provide 49mg (81% DV) per 100 gram serving, or 36mg (60% DV) per fruit.

10. Strawberries

Strawberries are delicious and make a great addition to desserts or drinks. Strawberries provide 59mg (98% DV) per 100 gram serving, 98mg (163 % DV) per cup slices, and 11mg (18% DV) in a single large strawberry.

Further benefits of Vitamin C

Vitamin C is rapidly finding new applications in protecting against endothelial dysfunction, high blood pressure, and the blood vessel changes that precede heart disease.3 Additional research is discovering that vitamin C can be helpful in preventing asthma, protecting against cancer, and supporting healthy blood sugar levels in diabetics.

While often taken for granted, vitamin C is a critical supplement in your program to improve cardiac health and avoid degenerative diseases.

Vitamin C—Breakthroughs in Cardiovascular Health

One of the most intensely studied areas of vitamin C benefits is in the area of cardiovascular health. Researchers are finding that vitamin C impacts several aspects of cardiac health, ranging from blood pressure to endothelial health. Perhaps it’s not surprising that as the relationship between oxidative damage, inflammation, and atherosclerosis becomes increasingly investigated by science, vitamin C is seen as a key protective element against many aspects of cardiovascular disease.

For years, scientists have warned us against the dangerous buildup of plaque that can lead to a heart attack or stroke. Researchers are investigating the possibilities that vitamin C may play a role in reducing our risk of plaque buildup.

In the early stages of atherosclerosis, white blood cells called monocytes migrate and stick to the walls of the endothelium. Once this process begins, our vessel walls begin to thicken and lose their elasticity, which paves the way for atherosclerosis.

Interestingly, British researchers studied the effects of vitamin C supplementation (250 mg/day) on this adhesion process in 40 healthy adults. Before the study, subjects with low pre-supplementation levels of vitamin C had 30% greater monocyte adhesion than normal, putting them at higher risk for atherosclerosis. Impressively, after six weeks of supplementation, the rate of this dangerous monocyte adhesion actually fell by 37%.

The researchers went on to demonstrate that the same small dose of vitamin C was able to normalize a molecule that white blood cells use to adhere to the endothelium. The findings indicated that through supplementation with vitamin C, scientists were able to regulate how specific genes produce vital proteins, thereby reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease at the molecular level.

Muscle Myths

 I don't lift heavy weight because I do not want to have big muscles.


Yes there is a dark side and it is full of myths that keep you from reaching your goals.


Ladies, lifting weights will not give you big muscles, classic example in our very own  Amanda Harris. She is 5'3" tall and weighs 135lbs at about 20% body-fat (leaner for competitions). Amanda has been lifting extremely heavy weights since she was 8 years old. In fact at age 10 she set a world record in the squat with a lift of 220lbs at a body weight of 64lbs and today she squats well over 400lbs. By looking at her you would never believe the numbers I just told you, but hey the proof is in seeing it for yourself. Amanda has documented her career as a 17 time World Champion Powerlifter by posting over 100 videos on Youtube. (just search Barbie Barbell).

"I don't want to workout lifting weights because I don't want to build big muscles " or "I just do aerobics and sit ups to lose weight because if I lift weights, I may build muscle and looked like a man."

Ladies. Have you made these comments before? Awww... c'mon ladies, if you have ever uttered these words, you have just done a terrible disservice to yourself and are missing out on many great benefits that working out with weights can give you. Have you ever pointed to your belly or butt and sweetly proclaimed, "I want lose weight here." So managed to convince yourself that sweating profusely is the answer to a slim and beautiful body and you hit the gym day in and day out just to sweat off your tummy or butt fats!


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So you peddle away on your stationary bike in the gym just like little hamsters or frantically stepping away on the step up machine and then you woefully do crunches after crunches in the hope of having a flat belly and a well rounded shapely butt not realizing that there is no such thing as spot reduction.

You never even bother take a look at the weight lifting machines or the free weights lying everywhere in the gym not to say even touching those weights. Gosh, this terrible myth of building big muscles on women is creating so much fear in women causing them never to train with weights at their detriment.

Ladies! If you are listening, I want to say this loud and clear. There is no way women will build big huge muscles unless you are on special supplementation and specially designed training system. Some of those muscle bound ladies you have seen may even be taking steroids which are illegal and obviously harmful. Never touch steroids to build muscles.

So, why is it difficult for women to build big muscles? Well, it is simply because you do not have enough of testosterone, a male hormone that encourages your muscles to grow. In fact, women have ten to thirty times less testosterone than their male counterparts. Women who accept the myth that they will build big muscles if they workout with weights will miss out on all of the benefits that weightlifting and bodybuilding can offer. This myth is so ingrained in women's psyche that even after explaining the facts to our women clients, they are still afraid to lift weights. So will women who lift weights in their workouts build more muscle tissue? Yes, of course, but it will not be those big huge muscles like those of male athletes. Your muscles will give you the body shape that you most desire, resulting in a tight, firm, healthy, attractive and desirable body. The body shape that is ever so sexy and healthy. Yes, you may have noticed an increase in weight when you step on a scale. This is because muscles weigh more than fat. Thus, as you increase your muscle tissue, your weight will increase but your fats will be reduced giving you a well toned sexy body which most women can only dream of.

Myostatin (also known as growth differentiation factor 8, abbreviated GDF-8) is another big reason females CAN NOT gain muscle size. Myostatin prohibits muscle growth and females typically have 10 times the amount of myostatin in muscle cells as do males. So combine the increased Myostatin and low Testosterone levels it makes it next to impossible for you to gain any male like size or characteristics that you see in the magazines. Trust me the women you see in the muscle magazines have been hormonally enhanced with testosterone. The only way a female can gain that type of size is by abusing her body with illegal drugs!

There are major benefits to having a little more muscle on your body.

Muscle burns calories naturally even when you are sleeping. In fact, research has shown that for each kilo of muscle you build, you will burn 70-100 more calories per day. So, if you gain 2 kilos of muscle and lose 2 kilos of fat, you will burn about 75 more calories per kilo, which equates to burning 150 additional calories per day, which translates into 4200 additional calories per month and ultimately results in a fat or weight loss of 7-8 kilos a year without doing anything! One kilo is 2.2 pounds. Doesn't that sound great?

Another reason that women should do weightlifting is the benefit it can have on your bones. Weight training is a powerful preventive action against osteoporosis, a disease caused by porous bone and low bone density. Women have a much higher risk than men to suffer from osteoporosis. In fact, most women will suffer from this disease as they age. Those plagued with osteoporosis have an increased susceptibility to fractures. These fractures can even be fatal. So, women should exercise with weight to strengthen and increase bone density. Research has shown that six months of weightlifting may increase bone mineral density by as much as 15 percent. As you increase your muscle tissue, your bones must adapt to accommodate this increase in your muscle mass, your bones respond by increasing in density. The result? You will own a stronger skeletal structure and a reduced risk for osteoporosis.

So, don't completely swear off weightlifting fearing that training with weights will build big muscles and turn you into an Incredible Hulk! You won't and you can't. Period.

OK girls, the weights are over there. Let's lift them now! Have the last laugh when your girl friends tell you that they don't want to lift weights and yet watching you transform your body that will make heads turn when you are in your bikini.

Have an awesome week!

From your Friends at Texas Metabolics

Coenzyme Q10 and the Benefits this Enzyme has to offer us

Coenzyme Q10 and the Benefits this Enzyme has to offer us.

Ubiquinone is another name for Coenzyme Q10 and is also known as COQ10 but don't let the names confuse you they are all one in the same.

A Brief History:

Coenzyme Q10 is an antioxidant that was discovered by Dr. Frederick Crane at the University of Wisconsin in 1957. CoQ10's main function is to destroy free radicals in the body to help in the maintenance and growth of cellular tissues and organ function. Dr. Peter Mitchell of the University of Edinburgh was awarded the Nobel Prize for chemistry in 1978 for discovering CoQ10's ability to produce energy at the cellular level. By the 1980s, the number of clinical trials being completed grew in size and number, due in part to the large quantities of CoQ10 available from pharmaceutical companies in Japan.

What does it do for you:

CoQ10 helps the body in producing adenosine triphosphate ATP, the body's main source of energy, and aids the body in driving numerous biological processes. Some of these processes include the production of protein necessary for muscle tissue growth, repair and contraction, fueling all of the body's daily movements along with eating, digestion and waste removal.

CoQ10 also helps the body increase the efficiency of its metabolic reactions. Mitochondria, known as the powerhouse of the cell, contain the most abundant source of CoQ10 in the body and release this powerful antioxidant to destroy free radicals. This helps ensure that all of the body's natural biochemical processes that comprise metabolism function optimally to effectively break down foodstuffs. Metabolism provides the body with enough energy for exercise as well as breathing, circulation and absorption of nutrients.

Research Shows more proof of it's effects:

MayoClinic.com reports that some preliminary research has been done that indicates CoQ10 might cause small decreases in blood pressure. In patients who have Alzheimer's disease, preliminary research indicates that CoQ10 might be effective in slowing down the progression of dementia. Other areas currently being researched in terms of CoQ10's benefits include angina, asthma, chronic fatigue syndrome and coronary heart disease.

 
Taking COQ10:

For adults over the age of 19, supplementing with 30 to 200 mg daily of CoQ10 is sufficient. The recommendation is to take it in the evening before going to sleep. CoQ10 is fat soluble and should be taken with a meal containing fat, to help in digestion and absorption. I highly recommend that you take your COQ10 with a dose of MCT Oil or even better a tablespoon of Coconut Oil.

I am in high hopes of offering us all some well needed answers to helping our loved ones with Alzheimer and Dementia. Coconut Oil along with COQ10 is part of the answer. I am doing more research and getting to the bottom of what a very select few doctors already know. Once I get all the information compiled I will share it with you all. The dosage of COQ10 and Oils will vary depending on the stage of the disease as well. More to come on this once I've received all the information I've requested.

Warning:

Taking Statin drugs will most likely disable your natural production of COQ10 by as much as 60%. So if you are taking a Statin drug you desperately need to supplement with COQ10.

Let's get Motivated!

Do you lack Motivation?

Here is a great article on getting back on track and rekindle that fire within you!!!

Even the most motivated of us — you, me, Tony Robbins — can feel unmotivated at times. In fact, sometimes we get into such a slump that even thinking about making positive changes seems too difficult.

But it’s not hopeless: with some small steps, baby ones in fact, you can get started down the road to positive change.

Yes, I know, it seems impossible at times. You don’t feel like doing anything. I’ve been there, and in fact I still feel that way from time to time. You’re not alone. But I’ve learned a few ways to break out of a slump, and we’ll take a look at those today.

When I fall out of exercise, due to illness or injury or disruption from things going on in my life, it’s hard to get started again. I don’t even feel like thinking about it, sometimes. But I’ve always found a way to break out of that slump, and here are some things I’ve learned that have helped:

1. One Goal. Whenever I’ve been in a slump, I’ve discovered that it’s often because I have too much going on in my life. I’m trying to do too much. And it saps my energy and motivation. It’s probably the most common mistake that people make: they try to take on too much, try to accomplish too many goals at once. You cannot maintain energy and focus (the two most important things in accomplishing a goal) if you are trying to do two or more goals at once. It’s not possible — I’ve tried it many times. You have to choose one goal, for now, and focus on it completely. I know, that’s hard. Still, I speak from experience. You can always do your other goals when you’ve accomplished your One Goal.

2. Find inspiration. Inspiration, for me, comes from others who have achieved what I want to achieve, or who are currently doing it. I read other blogs, books, magazines. I Google my goal, and read success stories. Zen Habits is just one place for inspiration, not only from me but from many readers who have achieved amazing things. My  Mentor Dr. Fred Hatfield was the first man to squat over 1,000lbs and I followed in his foot steps to become one of the few to ever achieve the goal of being a 1,000+ LB squatter. I listened to his every word and followed his training cycle to the tee and surprise I eventually achieved success and hit 1,025.50 lbs and set a world record in the squat.

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3. Get excited. This sounds obvious, but most people don’t think about it much: if you want to break out of a slump, get yourself excited about a goal. But how can you do that when you don’t feel motivated? Well, it starts with inspiration from others (see above), but you have to take that excitement and build on it. For me, I’ve learned that by talking to my wife about it, and to others, and reading as much about it as possible, and visualizing what it would be like to be successful (seeing the benefits of the goal in my head), I get excited about a goal. Once I’ve done that, it’s just a matter of carrying that energy forward and keeping it going.

4. Build anticipation. This will sound hard, and many people will skip this tip. But it really works.  If you find inspiration and want to do a goal, don’t start right away. Many of us will get excited and want to start today. That’s a mistake. Set a date in the future — a week or two, or even a month — and make that your Start Date. Mark it on the calendar. Get excited about that date. Make it the most important date in your life. In the meantime, start writing out a plan. And do some of the steps below. Because by delaying your start, you are building anticipation, and increasing your focus and energy for your goal.

5. Post your goal. Print out your goal in big words. Make your goal just a few words long, like a mantra (“Exercise 15 mins. Daily”), and post it up on your wall or refrigerator. Post it at home and work. Put it on your computer desktop. You want to have big reminders about your goal, to keep your focus and keep your excitement going. A picture of your goal (like a model with sexy abs, for example) also helps.

6. Commit publicly. None of us likes to look bad in front of others. We will go the extra mile to do something we’ve said publicly. Now, you don’t have to commit to your goal in your daily newspaper, but you can do it with friends and family and co-workers, and you can do it on your Facebook or Twitter page if you have one. And hold yourself accountable — don’t just commit once, but commit to giving progress updates to everyone every week or so.

7. Think about it daily. If you think about your goal every day, it is much more likely to become true. To this end, posting the goal on your wall or computer desktop (as mentioned above) helps a lot. Sending yourself daily reminders also helps. And if you can commit to doing one small thing to further your goal (even just 5 minutes) every single day, your goal will almost certainly come true.

8. Get support. It’s hard to accomplish something alone. When I started Powerlifting my goal was to win a local meet and maybe even a State Championship. As I progressed and got better and stronger I realized that I needed help to spot me while lifting heavy weights to prevent injury or even death. As I improved and started winning National Level shows I recruited even more help with coaches and mentors to help improve me even more and once I was ready for the world championships I surrounded myself with guys that had already been where I was going. The knowledge I received from these people helped me attain things I never even realized I could do. I ended up winning five (5) World Championships and a World Record in the squat of 1,025.50 LBS and yes I was DRUG FREE! Since then I've taken my experience and my knowledge and passed it on to others with great success including my daughter Amanda Harris who now is the top female Powerlifter in the world and a 17 time World Champion with 464 State, National and World Records. SO SUPPORT IS CRUCIAL FOR SUCCESS!!!!!

9. Realize that there’s an ebb and flow. Motivation is not a constant thing that is always there for you. It comes and goes, and comes and goes again, like the tide. But realize that while it may go away, it doesn’t do so permanently. It will come back. Just stick it out and wait for that motivation to come back. In the meantime, read about your goal (see below), ask for help (see below), and do some of the other things listed here until your motivation comes back.

10. Stick with it. Whatever you do, don’t give up. Even if you aren’t feeling any motivation today, or this week, don’t give up. Again, that motivation will come back. Think of your goal as a long journey, and your slump is just a little bump in the road. You can’t give up with every little bump. Stay with it for the long term, ride out the ebbs and surf on the flows, and you’ll get there.

11. Start small. Really small. If you are having a hard time getting started, it may be because you’re thinking too big. If you want to exercise, for example, you may be thinking that you have to do these intense workouts 5 days a week. No — instead, do small, tiny, baby steps. Just do 2 minutes of exercise. I know, that sounds wimpy. But it works. Commit to 2 minutes of exercise for one week. You may want to do more, but just stick to 2 minutes. It’s so easy, you can’t fail. Do it at the same time, every day. Just some crunches, 2 pushups, and some jogging in place. Once you’ve done 2 minutes a day for a week, increase it to 5, and stick with that for a week. In a month, you’ll be doing 15-20. Want to wake up early? Don’t think about waking at 5 a.m. Instead, think about waking 10 minutes earlier for a week. That’s all. Once you’ve done that, wake 10 minutes earlier than that. Baby steps.

12. Build on small successes. Again, if you start small for a week, you’re going to be successful. You can’t fail if you start with something ridiculously easy. Who can’t exercise for 2 minutes? (If that’s you, I apologize.) And you’ll feel successful, and good about yourself. Take that successful feeling and build on it, with another baby step. Add 2-3 minutes to your exercise routine, for example. With each step (and each step should last about a week), you will feel even more successful. Make each step really, really small, and you won’t fail. After a couple of months, your tiny steps will add up to a lot of progress and a lot of success.

13. Read about it daily. When I lose motivation, I just read a book or blog about my goal. It inspires me and reinvigorates me. For some reason, reading helps motivate and focus you on whatever you’re reading about. So read about your goal every day, if you can, especially when you’re not feeling motivated.

14. Call for help when your motivation ebbs. Having trouble? Ask for help. Email me. Join an online forum. Get a partner to join you. Call your mom. It doesn’t matter who, just tell them your problems, and talking about it will help. Ask them for advice. Ask them to help you overcome your slump. It works.

15. Think about the benefits, not the difficulties. One common problem is that we think about how hard something is. Exercise sounds so hard! Just thinking about it makes you tired. But instead of thinking about how hard something is, think about what you will get out of it. For example, instead of thinking about how tiring exercise can be, focus on how good you’ll feel when you’re done, and how you’ll be healthier and slimmer over the long run. The benefits of something will help energize you.

16. Squash negative thoughts; replace them with positive ones. Along those lines, it’s important to start monitoring your thoughts. Recognize negative self-talk, which is really what’s causing your slump. Just spend a few days becoming aware of every negative thought. Then, after a few days, try squashing those negative thoughts like a bug, and then replacing them with a corresponding positive thought. Squash, “This is too hard!” and replace it with, “I can do this! If that wimp Leo can do it, so can I!” It sounds corny, but it works. Really.

My personal thoughts.....

The energy you put out, is exactly the energy the universe will give back to you. Please remember to think positive always focus on the solution, not the problem. Avoid negative people, they will bring your energy down, surround yourself with like minded people and feed off of each other. I wish you are much happiness and success!

Part 3 of the Spring Body Cleanse; The Kidneys

Part 3 of the Spring Body Cleanse.

Our Friends at the Global healing Center leave no stone unturned when it comes to providing you with the very best information in body cleansing. They not only teach you step by step on cleansing each vital organ of the body they also grow most of the herbs used in their cleansing kits and they have their own labs to assure the highest care and quality goes into every product made by their staff.

The Kidneys

Why Should you Cleanse your Kidneys?

1. Supports Whole Body Detoxification

Each system in your body requires special attention. Just as the importance of liver cleansing is well known, kidney cleansing is mandatory for enhancing total body cleansing.

2. Promotes Normal Kidney Function

The primary responsibilities of the kidneys are to filter impurities from your body. If they're not performing at normal efficiency, a buildup of toxins may result..

3. Detoxifies the Kidneys and Intestines

Your body's waste management system has multiple departments. Renaltrex™ is effective at flushing impurities from the kidneys, Oxy-Powder® facilitates detoxification of the intestines and colon. After the waste is removed, Latero-Flora™ encourages healthy intestinal flora.

4. Boosts Your Well Being

When you're functioning normally on the inside, you feel great on the outside. Internal cleansing is one of the most effective measures for boosting your energy levels and making you feel better.


Shocking Information on Kidney Health

 One of the most common reasons for emergency room visits, kidney stones are a common urinary tract disorder.

• 10% of Americans can expect to develop kidney stones.
• 1 in 3 Americans are at risk of developing kidney disease, according to the National Kidney Foundation.
• Diabetes and high blood pressure are the two primary causes of kidney disease.
• Kidney disease kills more Americans annually than breast and prostate cancer combined.
• Dialysis or a transplant are the only options for non-functioning kidneys.
• 100,000 people in the United States are waiting for a kidney transplant.
• Thousands die every year waiting for a kidney transplant.
• Medicare spent $29 billion in 2009 treating kidney failure!

There is so much more information about Kidneys found on the Global Healing Web Site. Here is the link to the Kidney Cleanse and many more facts on kidneys please take the time to read the information. Remember if you don't have your health nothing else will really matter. It's time to take charge of your health and be PROACTIVE instead of waiting  and being reactive after you've already hit a health crisis.

Link to the Kidney Cleanse..... http://www.globalhealingcenter.com/kidney-cleanse-kit.html

The Liver Cleanse by Global Healing Center

A Liver Cleanse is vital for good Health!

This is day 2 of our  Spring Cleaning the body series. Day one was the colon and today we will discuss the Liver Cleanse. 

So just what is a Liver Cleanse? That's a great question and here is the answer our Expert (Dr. Edward Group) has to say about it;

 
"A liver cleanse is an all natural procedure designed to detoxify, flush and purge the liver of fatty deposits, built up toxins, and accumulated stones. Most liver cleanse programs also include a gallbladder cleanse which helps purge the gallbladder of gallstones. Liver stones are formed when excess cholesterol crystallizes into small pebble size stones. Recently, researchers at the University of Bonn in Germany discovered that heredity may also be a contributor to the condition. The scientists believe they have isolated a gene within the body that greatly increases a person's chances of forming liver and/or gallstones.
A liver cleanse usually involves eating a healthy organic diet and drinking an organic herbal liver cleanse mixture for the first 4 days to stimulate the liver and to soften any stones which may need to be removed. On the 5th day the individual drinks 6 ounces of organic raw unprocessed virgin olive oil to induce the purging of stored toxins and stones from the liver."

Rather that boring you with all the details please follow this link (http://www.globalhealingcenter.com/liver-cleanse-kit.html) and Dr. Group will explain the benefits of the liver cleanse and how to actually do a liver cleanse. Dr. Group has worked with our resident exercise and nutrition expert Dr. Mark Harris and together they have helped many regain their health and vitality back, and both men agree that cleansing is the key to successful long term good health.

Time to Start the Cleanse with our friends from the Global Healing Center

Time to Start the Cleanse with our friends 

from the Global Healing Center

Yesterday we talked about cleansing our bodies and keeping us fit and healthy. Today we will be specific and target the health of our colon.  FACT: Most all disease starts in the digestive system so simple logic tell us that keeping our digestive organs clean will help keep us healthier. Today is how we will truly learn to restore digestive health.
Dr. Edward Group and the Global Healing Center have worked with our own Dr. Harris for well over a decade helping people restore their health both mentally and physically. Both men fully agree that cleansing is vital to our health.
There is no need to re-invent the wheel when we have access to the worlds leading expert in digestive health Dr. Group and his cleansing protocols.  Dr. Group has written books on the digestive system and developed all natural health cleansing remedies and they have agreed to share them with us. Both men are nutritional experts and Dr. Harris is our hands-on expert in exercise. Combine the nutrition, the exercise programs and the cleansing programs we have available and you have the complete package for better health.
So rather than re-writing the article we will simply attach the link to Dr. Groups Colon Cleanse and it will also have detailed articles attached to will answer any questions you may have.
The Global Healing Center is by far the best place for knowledge, products and application to help you restore your health.

Cleansing Article:  SEE ATTACHMENT

http://www.globalhealingcenter.com/cleansing/7-day-oxygen-colon-cleanse

Time to Change your Filters!!!

Time to Change your Filters!!!

This week we have discussed mineral deficiencies and how they play a crucial role in our health and our ability to drop unwanted body fat. Today I want to help you understand how important it is to keep our bodies clean and running smoothly. Yes I'm sure we all bathe and shampoo our hair, clip our nails and brush our teeth, but for most of us that's where the maintenance stops and where our health problems begin.

What I'm about to share with you may be some of the most important information you can get to keep and maintain a healthy body. Vehicles all come with a maintenance schedule and warn us if we do not follow the schedule our vehicles run a much higher risk of breaking down or just wearing out well before they've reached their prime. You can wash your vehicle daily but if you never change the oil you are asking for trouble. It's not a matter of if, but when your engine blows.  There are other filters and liquids that need maintenance on that vehicle too and all must be addressed our that vehicle will soon break down. All basic information right? Well what's sad is the very same things you do to your car should also be done to your body. We all have filters and they are need cleaning in order to run smoothly.

If you have any health issues right now, diabetes, high blood pressure, cancer, thyroid or adrenal issues, digestive problems and a host of other diseases, the first thing you should do is perform a body cleanse. If you are obese or just a little over weight I can promise you that you are in desperate need of a cleanse.

The organs that are most important and should be cleansed on a regular basis are:

1.The digestive system and colon.  Most all disease begins in our digestive system. Ideal body weight can not be attained without a healthy digestive system. FACT: You should have 2-4 bowl movements in a 24hr period. If you are having one or less a day you are constipated and in need of a colon cleanse.  Everyone should perform a colon cleanse on a monthly basis. This will keep your digestive system healthy and help prevent metabolic disease from creating havoc in your gut.  Staying hydrated and drinking proper amounts of water will also help keep us clean.

2. The Kidneys: The kidneys filter our waste water and help us discrete unneeded minerals and toxins from our body. Without proper levels of water, your kidneys will NOT function properly. If your body is too acidic, you put undue stress on your kidneys and along with dehydration you are setting yourself up for kidney stones and other health issues too. So once again drink lots of water.

3. The Liver: Without a doubt the liver is one of if not the most important organ to keep us healthy the sad truth is...... WE ALL ABUSE OUR LIVER. If you eat processed foods, smoke, drink alcohol, or even unfiltered tap water you are placing undue stress on your liver. The liver is vital in various hormone production and basically serves our body as the main filter to toxins in our body. Without proper liver function you are in trouble. Many diseases spin off from an unhealthy liver and many of them can be fatal, yet many of us have never even heard of a liver cleanse. The doctors will not tell you because they are counting on your poor health to make their living. FACT: Just like the oil change in your car your liver needs to be cleansed and treated too. If not, it's not if but when you become ill. 

By following a proper maintenance schedule with your body you can maintain your health, your quality of life and dramatically reduce your risk of contacting a disease that could end up taking your life.

This article in not meant to scare you, in fact this article is basic information you NEED to hear to keep your bodies healthy. By following the practice of cleansing, your health will improve, your quality of life will improve, your mental focus will improve and your body fat will return to a normal range too. (If you eat sensible).

Texas Metabolics can help you with learning how to cleanse your body. The cleanses are far too long to post in  one email so over the next few days (Friday and next week) We will include cleanses for all of the bodies vital organs and help you get you engine running smoothly.

Magnesium....does your body have enough?

Magnesium....does your body have enough?

Symptoms of Low Magnesium

Yesterday we covered Iodine deficiency and how it effects the metabolism and our overall health. Today is all about Magnesium and how it plays such an important role in our body and it's hormone production. Many of the symptoms of low Iodine are similar to the effects of low magnesium levels and both of these minerals are equally important in our health both physically and mentally. 

Many of the symptoms of low magnesium are not unique to magnesium deficiency, making it difficult to diagnose with 100% accuracy. Thus quite often low magnesium levels go completely unrecognized… and untreated. Many medical doctors never test for magnesium levels yet it can be the leading cause for many of our problems.

Signs of Magnesium Deficiency

Neurological:                                                 

Behavioral disturbances
Irritability and anxiety
Lethargy
Impaired memory and cognitive function
Anorexia or loss of appetite
Nausea and vomiting
Seizures

Muscular:

Weakness
Muscle spasms (tetany)
Tics
Muscle cramps
Hyperactive reflexes
Impaired muscle coordination (ataxia)
Tremors
Involuntary eye movements and vertigo
Difficulty swallowing

Cardiovascular:

Irregular or rapid heartbeat
Coronary spasms

Metabolic:

Increased intracellular calcium
Hyperglycemia
Calcium deficiency
Potassium deficiency

Conditions Related to Magnesium Deficiency

The following conditions represent possible indicators of chronic latent magnesium deficiency:

• Depression
• Chronic fatigue syndrome
• ADHD
• Epilepsy
• Parkinson’s disease
• Sleep problems
• Migraine
• Cluster headaches
• Osteoporosis
• Premenstrual syndrome
• Chest pain (angina)
• Cardiac arrhythmia's
• Coronary artery disease and atherosclerosis
• Hypertension
• Type II diabetes
• Asthma

As you can see there are many problems caused by magnesium deficiency and now it's time to look at what causes us to be magnesium deficient.

1.  Poor Eating Habits:
 Eating fast foods too often, these are basically dead calories providing you with little to no nutritional value.

 2. Drinking Carbonated Sodas:
Most dark colored sodas contain phosphates. These substances actually bind with magnesium inside the digestive tract, rendering it unavailable to the body. So even if you are eating a balanced diet, by drinking soda with your meals you are flushing magnesium out of your system.

3. Eating Sweets, Donuts, Cakes, Pastries and other foods heavy in refined sugar. 
Refined sugar is not only a zero magnesium product but it also causes the body to excrete magnesium through the kidneys. The process of producing refined sugar from sugar cane removes molasses, stripping the magnesium content entirely.
And sugar does not simply serve to reduce magnesium levels. Sweet foods are known by nutritionists as “anti-nutrients”. Anti-nutrients like sweets are foods that replace whole nutritious foods in the diet, yet actually consume nutrients when digested, resulting in a net loss. Because all foods require vitamins and minerals to be consumed in order to power the process of digestion, it’s important to choose foods that “put back” vital nutrients, and then some.

4. Stress:
  Stress can be a cause of magnesium deficiency, and a lack of magnesium tends to magnify the stress reaction, worsening the problem. In studies, adrenaline and cortisol, byproducts of the “fight or flight” reaction associated with stress and anxiety, were associated with decreased magnesium. Because stressful conditions require more magnesium use by the body, all such conditions may lead to deficiency, including both psychological and physical forms of stress such as surgery, burns, and chronic disease.

5. Drinking caffeinated beverages daily:

Magnesium levels are controlled in the body in large part by the kidneys, which filter and excrete excess magnesium and other minerals. But caffeine causes the kidneys to release extra magnesium regardless of body status. If you drink caffeinated beverages such as coffee, tea and soda regularly, your risk for magnesium deficiency is increased.

6. Pharmaceutical drugs:
Heart medication, asthma medication, birth control pills or estrogen replacement therapy.
The effects of certain drugs have been shown to reduce magnesium levels in the body by increasing magnesium loss through excretion by the kidneys.

7. Alcohol:
 The effect of alcohol on magnesium levels is similar to the effect of diuretics: it lowers magnesium available to the cells by increasing the excretion of magnesium by the kidneys.

8. Calcium Supplements:
Many of us have been told how important calcium is to our bodies, yet no one talks about how important it is to supplement magnesium with your calcium. Taking calcium without magnesium actually reduces your bodies ability to utilize magnesium. Yet when taken together magnesium actually aids in absorption of calcium. So make sure you take both when you are supplementing calcium.

How do you know if you are Magnesium Deficient?

You may go to your health care provider and have them order blood work and they can have results to you within just a day or two. Texas Metabolics can also order lab work for you and actually help you with a balanced nutrition program and finding the right Magnesium supplement for you. Dosage will vary based on age and size of the individual along with several other factors that may deplete you of magnesium.

If you have any question contact us and we will help you with a healthy solution! 

  

 

Are you Iodine Deficient?

Are you Iodine Deficient?

This week is all about why we are not dropping the body fat and not at optimal health. Today's articles is specifically directed at a mineral that most of us don't even know about, yet 80% or more of us walk around deficient and it's called IODINE.

Iodine deficiency is crucial in Thyroid function and is a key element through-out the bodies endocrine system. Low Iodine can lead to many diseases and in particular fibrous cysts in breast tissue, in fact it is believed that 90% of all breast cancer could be prevented with proper Iodine levels in women.

For most of us though lack of proper iodine levels means a slowed metabolism along with a dysfunctional thyroid gland or in some cases an over productive thyroid gland and undue stress of the adrenal glands.

Here's a list of side effects of low Iodine levels

1. Weight Gain

2. Cloudy memory, forgetfulness.

3. Depression

4. Anxiety

5. fibrocystic breast disease

6. Cancer

7. Cardiovascular disease

8. High Blood Pressure

9 Bacterial overgrowth in the digestive system, (yeast)

10. Thyroid dysfunction

11. Adrenal Fatigue.

There are other many more problems that can occur due to low Iodine levels that will disrupt your health, but we would need to write a book for you to understand just how important Iodine really is to us.

So how do you know if you need Iodine?

There is a simple test you can do at home just before bedtime.  Stop by a local Pharmacy like CVS or Walgreen's and pick-up a bottle of Iodine (monkey blood) the same stuff that mom used on us older folks when we were little a scrapped our knee or elbow playing outside.

Simply paint a 2" circle of Iodine on your forearm let it dry and go to bed. Upon wake-up if that spot is gone or faded to yellow your body needs Iodine!  The best thing to do is take a picture of the spot once you paint it on and then another picture of the spot when you wake-up. If you need someone to look at the pictures send them to us at Texas Metabolics and we will help you supplement iodine and help you regain your health.

There are safe oral treatments for Iodine deficiency, just contact us at Texas Metabolics and we will get you on the right track with proper iodine levels and optimal health.

Have an awesome day!

Dr. Harris

No results, I'm stuck and frustrated!!!! Sound familiar? We have the solution!

No results, I'm stuck and frustrated!!!! Sound familiar? 

 

We have the solution!

 This week we will be talking about issues that keep us from dropping body-fat and keeping us from our health goals. There are so many variables when it comes to reaching that ideal weight and staying there. So this weeks articles will be some of the reasons we CAN'T reach our goals and how to overcome these tough obstacles. Some of you may be shocked as to why you're not dropping body fat. In fact based on what we are about to tell you, you may soon see it's not your fault at all, in fact you've been mislead and out right lied to by the FDA and Western medicine. The simple fact is if we were all healthy the doctors and the pharmaceutical industry would go bankrupt. It's not there goal to make you healthy at all. In fact they are counting on you to follow their information to keep you in their loop and paying a kings ransom for services and medicines. The information you seek for better health is there, you just need to educate yourself and stop depending on the Feds to give you the proper info, THEY WILL NOT DO IT!!!!  

As you've all been told, "Today's foods (especially processed foods) are void of any nutrients and minerals. Fortified foods are loaded with non-absorption grade minerals and vitamins and can build up to toxic levels in our bodies. Eating whole foods and supplementing with the right nutrients is the key to better health and lower body-fat.

The foods we eat have a direct impact on our endocrine system and our immune system. If you put junk food in you can expect junk food results with your health. Fast food is making our society the most unhealthy society in the world. They have little to no nutritional value and are loaded with toxins to boot.  So if you really want to improve your health you MUST cook at home. As the week goes on we will be talking about the unhealthy chemicals and unhealthy fats the fast food industry uses and we will tell you what to replace those unhealthy choices with much healthier choices.

Many of you are on one of our custom nutrition programs and we update your status every 6-8 weeks, to help you stay focused on better health and educate you along the way. As I've made my rounds to the dealerships I'm hearing some really great success stories and that's awesome! However I'm also hearing about many of you not seeing the results you wanted. Some of you have thrown in the towel and gone back to your old habits and that will not get you where you need to be. The best way we can help each other is for you to put effort into your program and journal what's going on with you each day. Write down what you've eaten for the day and what activities you've been doing each day. Log the amount of sleep you are getting each night and how good or bad that sleep was each night. You also need to make sure you are drinking enough water every day and log you water intake as well. I know it sounds like a real pain in the behind to do all this....but it's all about helping you to stay on-track and moving in the right direction. When we come in for your next evaluations and you bring in a journal on foods, activities, sleep and water consumption we can start eliminating the reasons your not reaching you goals and it will help us determine the next step in making you healthy. Some of you may require lab work to find any signs of Metabolic Syndrome, such as Thyroid disease, Adrenal fatigue, Yeast overgrowth or a host of other issues. Hormonal imbalance can and will play a major role in your overall health too. Some issues can be a simple fix by adding the right minerals into your diet or more complex issues like bacterial balance in the digestive system. Either way we have a solution for any issue that may be causing the problem.

So communication is vital for your success. Information you can give us and lab work we can order based off of your journal can and will play a major role in your success.  So if any of you are frustrated and sick of being stuck with no successful results help us help YOU!

Tomorrow we will discuss Iodine deficiency and how it plays a major role in weight loss and Thyroid function. I can promise you the majority of us and iodine deficient. I will also so you how to self test for iodine deficiency and how to properly treat it.

Have an awesome day!

Dr. Harris

Here's a link for Iodine in case you want to learn more now!

 http://www.globalhealingcenter.com/natural-health/symptoms-of-iodine-deficiency/?gclid=CLKK1O-cqMUCFQuNaQod_GoAFw