09/10/2008

7 Natural Weight Loss Secrets^©

To Jump-Start Your Weight Loss Program

Note:   None of the statements we make in the following report have been evaluated by the FDA.  None of the products we recommend are intended to diagnose, treat cure or prevent any disease. We recommend that you consult a licensed medical practitioner before following any of our suggestions.

Coconut Oil Builds Thyroid

Coconut oil, because of its metabolism-stimulating properties, seems to be an excellent thyroid system builder*.  If you have problems with your thyroid, it may be helpful to include coconut oil and coconut products like coconut milk and flakes in your diet*, if you like them.

Natural Weight Loss Secret # 5:

Unrefined Sea Salt Can Also Boost Metabolism

If you’re like most overweight people, you have been trying to lose weight for a long, long time, but have not been successful.  Or perhaps you go on diets and do lose weight, only to gain it back again and then some – the “yo-yo” diet syndrome, that many experts say is more dangerous than simply being overweight.  You may be like many people, who become desperate, and use supplements or drugs that can be damaging to your health in other ways.  Well, we are here to tell you that losing weight and then maintaining that weight in a healthy way can be easier than you think!  And if you do it naturally, like we are suggesting, you will most likely end up far healthier at the same time, with more energy and vitality than you’ve had in a long time*.

Natural Weight Loss Secret # 6: 

Supplement with Super Foods

Obesity Often Indicates Underlying Nutritional Deficiencies

Many people don’t realize that often time obesity is an indication of nutritional deficiencies.  Sometimes our bodies are starving for nutrients, and we keep eating and eating, searching for those nutrients that are not prevalent in the foods we are eating.  You need real, nutrient-dense foods like those found in pasture-raised animals and organic fruits and vegetables in order to nourish your body and be healthy as well as to regain a normal weight.  In fact, the more nutrient-dense your food is, the less of it you need to eat to satisfy your body’s nutritional needs.  Along these lines, always try to eat organically or direct from a well-managed farm, if possible.  Organic foods not only are grown without pesticides and artificial fertilizers, but studies have shown them to contain more vitamins and minerals than conventionally grown ones.

Cravings Often Disappear When Body Gets Nutrients It Needs

Since many of us are deficient in certain nutrients from years of eating less than optimal refined foods, and much of our food, even when organic, is grown in mineral-deficient soils, we do recommend certain supplements as an adjunct to your weight loss program.  Remember, if you are feeding your body all the nutrients it needs, your cravings usually will disappear and make it much easier to lose weight.  Synthetic vitamins may sometimes serve their purpose in increasing your intake of certain nutrients, however, many studies have shown that the body can more easily assimilate vitamins and minerals that occur naturally in foods.  Also, consuming isolated nutrients can sometimes make you more deficient in other nutrients over the long run.  This is why we can only recommend whole food supplements, not synthetic vitamins and minerals..

Recommended Super Foods For Weight Loss*:

• Cod Liver Oil or EFA Oil – for Essential Fatty Acids *
• Herbal “Bitters” - For Improved Fat Digestion*
• Powdered Greens – For Vitamins & Minerals*
• Lacto Fermented Foods – “Cultured Vegetables” – Adds Enzymes & other Nutrients to Your Diet*
• Camu-Camu – a Natural Source of Vitamin C – A Powerful Antioxidant*
• Dessicated Liver Capsules (adds B and A Vitamins)*
• Natural Vitamin B or Nutritional Yeast Flakes – many of the B vitamins help to regulate various components of metabolism*
• Green Tea and Green Tea Extracts – Revs up the Metabolism*
   

Natural Weight Loss Secret # 7:

Avoid All Highly Processed, Refined or

Chemically Altered Food

Some people find they start shedding the pounds simply by eliminating the following foods from their diet:

• Refined sugars – Sucrose, Corn Syrup, Dextrose, Fructose, etc.
• White Flour
• Vegetable Oils like Corn, Soybean and Canola – found in most packaged sauces, salad dressings, cakes, cookies, etc.
• Artificial Sweeteners and Fats like Saccharin, Aspartame and Olestra.
  
  These foods, besides being bad for your health, have been implicated in many studies as causing weight gain, so you really need to stay away from them.  Some people have had a hard time losing weight until they cut out all of these foods from their diets.  If you have a problem eliminating sugar, make sure you are consuming enough minerals (use super foods if you need to).  You also want to make sure that you are getting enough protein and fat, including the suggested amounts of coconut oil.  These ideas should all help you with your sugar cravings*.

 

Super Foods

• USDA Certified Organic Virgin Coconut Oil – Nourishing Planet
• Cod Liver Oil – Quantum
• Swedish Bitters – Nature Works
• Greens Mix & Super Food Trio – Quantum
• Desiccated Liver Capsules – Carlson’s Buffalo Liver
• Natural B Vitamins -  Max Stress B Nano Plex or Nutritional (Yeast) Flakes by Quantum
• Cultured Vegetables (raw, lacto-fermented sauerkraut) – these provide both enzymes, pro-biotics and more – if you don’t eat some every day, you might want to consider adding enzymes and pro-biotics to your diet
• Natural Unrefined Sea Salt – Premier Pink Salt or Celtic Sea Salt
• C Complex with Camu Camu and more – Quantum
• Thyroid and Pancreas Complexes – Quantum

Water Filters that Remove Fluoride
and Fluoride-Free Toothpastes

• CuZn Double Cartridge Water Filter with Fluoride Cartridge, model UC-2KF
• Weleda  & Peelu Toothpaste Brands

Many of these brands can be found online, at EcoViva.com, or check your local health food store.  Quantum brand can be hard to find in stores, but we think it is far superior to most other brands out there.  If you replace these brands with something else you find, make sure that you select ONLY 100% food-source vitamins and super foods, and that they contain NO toxic fillers or preservatives, such as magnesium stearate or sodium benzoate.   See the Healthy Vitamins and Supplements website for more info on choosing quality vitamins and supplements.

Recipes

For coconut oil and cultured vegetable recipes and more info, go to www.HealthyCoconutDiet.com.

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¹ Contrary to popular opinion, Asians actually consume very little soy, less than 1-2% of their total calories, and what they do consume is often fermented for long periods of time, which neutralizes most of the toxins, as with miso, tempeh and soy sauce.
 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999-2000.
 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Carrol, K.K. and Khan, H.T., 1971 “Lipids”.  6:415.
 Mascioli, E.A., et al, 1987.  “Lipids.” 22(6):421.

* This statement has not been evaluated by the FDA.  This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.
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7 Natural Weight Loss Secrets^©

To Jump-Start Your Weight Loss Program