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We All Love Chocolate but do You Really Know How Great Chocolate is for You?

In ancient Aztec times chocolate or ‘Cacao’ was sacred and was associated with fertility and love. It was considered a food for the gods and was used as currency.
Now, why do I call it Cacao and not Cocoa? Raw cacao is the unprocessed bean used to make cocoa powder.  Cocoa powder is processed and some of the natural fats are removed.

The beans from the cacao tree contain powerful antioxidants that are known to help eliminate deadly free radicals from your body.  In fact, CACAO has the highest ORAC antioxidant rating per 100g, way in front of Acai berries or Goji berries.

Raw cacao has shown to be effective in promoting mental well being through the production of endorphins.  It also acts as anti-depressant by raising serotonin levels.  Cacao is a complete food.  In fact, cacao is the #1 source for magnesium, used in hundreds of metabolic processes.

Cacao is a also a rich source of:
Iron – which fights back anemia
Zinc – Helps with Immune System
Vitamin C – Is a Super Medicine
Fiber – Cleanses digestive system
Cardiovascular cleansing compounds – Reduces the risk of blood clotting
Chromium – Balances blood sugar levels
Manganese – Formation of haemoglobin

So what’s the problem with our modern day chocolate? I’ll tell you what it is!
It’s the pounds of white refined sugar and pasteurized homogenized milk that’s added to it.
White sugar is a very harsh carbohydrate that acts as a drug causing your hormone levels to spike.  Pasteurized homogenized milk comes from thousands of cows. Some of them sick and most of them treated with antibiotics and growth hormones.
But there is a better way to make your own chocolate at home. This is a chocolate that’s super-healthy and actually melts pounds causing rapid fat loss.  Read more about it HERE!

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Truth About Body Fat:

In this consumer awareness presentation you’ll discover the truth about body fat and why we have cravings…

It seems that more and more scientists are discovering that your common burgers and fries, the kind of junk food everybody eats from time to time are as addictive as hard drugs. weight loss truth.

Look at this article from 28 October 2009 that says cakes and sausages will program your brain into craving more foods…

Here’s another article from 29 Mar 2010 that reports that junk food is as addictive as smoking or taking drugs and could cause compulsive eating and obesity.

You probably already know that the global obesity rate is steadily on the rise for men, children and women alike. Could there be any link? Could it be that the extremely harsh refined carbohydrates from sugar and white bread are the things causing this alarming rise in obesity??

Let’s look at what happens when your blood sugar spikes after eating white bread and drinking soft drinks…

After a sugary meal…. your blood glucose levels spike…. which triggers the pancreas to start producing insulin…. which in turn lowers blood sugar levels..

There are a number of problems with this process, all of which contribute to weight gain:

Problem #1: Insulin is a hormone that stores carbohydrate calories in the form of fat,

Problem #2: Insulin tells the body not to release any stored fats to use as energy,

Problem #3: Insulin inhibits other important hormones in your body, one of which is responsible for burning fat and calories and the other is none other than the human growth hormone.

Problem #4: Insulin also causes hunger by reducing your blood sugar levels in only a couple hours after the sugary meal.

Can you see a pattern forming? First you eat a sugary meal… Then insulin gets released within your body to lower your blood sugar levels… Once your blood sugar levels are lowered, it causes you to crave more food… And naturally when you crave food…  You Eat!

This vicious cycle is caused by refined carbohydrates found in sugar and white bread.

On the flip side, if you restrict the number of calories you eat you naturally begin to feel tired, hungry and deprived.  This is the main reason why diets fail.  But unfortunately people blame themselves for not having enough will power.

The truth is that weight loss has little to do with will power. What you need is the right information.

For a free video presentation on how to burn fat faster and stop insulin spikes just look HERE!

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Boost Metabolism with Fat.

Are you ready for one of the biggest myths in the weight loss industry?
Here it is: It’s the fat in our diets that is making us fat!

This common mistake is far from true. The fact is, your body needs fat to burn fat. Your brain’s fatty cells also need fats in your diet. Fats are a source of energy; they provide the building blocks for membranes and a variety of hormones and are carriers for vitamins and mineral help with absorption.
 
Not all fats are good, that’s for sure.  There are both ‘good’ and ‘bad’ fats and the most important thing is to be able to differentiate between the two. As a general rule, good fats are mono-unsaturated, polyunsaturated and saturated fats.

Mono-Unsaturated Fats = GOOD
Some good sources of mono-unsaturated fats include peanuts, almonds and avocados which are all great for you.

Poly-Unsaturated Fats = GOOD
Good sources of poly-unsaturated fats are walnuts, salmon, trout and sunflower seeds.

Saturated Fats = GOOD
Good sources of saturated fats can be found in Diary and poultry.

Bad fats are ‘trans fats’ (which are linked to cancer). Make sure you read the label of food and avoid anything that says “hydrogenated”. These bad fats lower your HDL (good cholesterol) and increase your LDL (bad cholesterol), they clog arteries, cause insulin resistance and contribute to diabetes.

    Trans Fats = BAD
    Food with high content of ‘trans fats’ include deep fried foods like chips and so on.

The important thing know is that you need to add healthy oils in your diet like sesame oil, sunflower oil and virgin olive oil. You probably know about the tremendous benefits of virgin olive oil.

There’s also flax-seed oil which provide your body with Omega 3 acids. Flax-seed oil helps lower cholesterol and blood triglycerides and prevents clots in arteries. It protects against high blood pressure, inflammation, water retention (an important part in any weight loss plan), the list goes on.

But there’s one ‘oil’ that’s better than everything else listed above when you want to lose a lot of weight fast

To discover what this super-healthy oil is, and how you can lose weight with it, check out the free video presentation right HERE!

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Simple Calorie Counting

If you have been trying to lose weight for any amount of time you know that there are some things you just have to do to be successful. Among those thing, are exercising, eating right, and getting enough sleep each night. Another big one is counting calories. Many dieters struggle with counting calories, because it can be so tedious, and you have measure your food after all. Let me share with you, a very simple way for you to monitor your calories everyday of the week.

If you have been counting calories for awhile, you will start to build a knowledge database of foods and how many calories they contain. This is great because you know exactly how many calories a food contains without looking at the label. How would you like to know exactly how many calories all the food you eat all week contain? Here is a real simple way of monitoring your calories that many models, athletes, and bodybuilders use.

At the beginning of each week you will do all of your grocery shopping and cooking. All of it! This way you will have meals ready to go for the entire week. This helps you prevent cheating on your diet and eliminates the excuses of not having food or wanting to cook. Also, this solves the calorie counting problem. Simply portion out your food at the beginning of the week after it is cooked and figure out how many calories it has. You can then make a label and stick it on your container.

This simple yet effective method will make dieting so much easier. In addition, I bet you will actually lose more weight. I say this because many people actually underestimate calories when they are really hungry, so that they can eat more. You won’t have that option following this method.

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