How To Avoid Gaining the Holiday 7
April 5, 2008
As the holidays approach, a frequent question from my clients and subscribers is “How can I avoid gaining weight during the holidays”? Their concern is legitimate. The average American adult gains seven pounds of fat between Thanksgiving and New Years Day.
However, with a little know-how and effort you don’t have to be “average”. In fact, I’ve seen many people actually lose a few pounds over the holidays and feel great while doing it.
One of my clients said it best, “Greg, I can’t tell you how good it feels to have lost three pounds during the holidays instead of gaining ten pounds as I used to do. My friends are jealous. It’s January 2nd and I’m feeling (and looking) lean and mean. And, best of all, I actually enjoyed the holidays more because I always felt energetic. In years past, inactivity and lots of food made me constantly sluggish and tired.”
Here are a few tips that can bring you into the new year without any new pounds..
1. Do some type of exercise everyday, preferably every morning. Now this can be as simple as a 15 minute walk some days but it’s VERY important that you do something everyday. Physiologically, this keeps your metabolism elevated, helps to control your appetite, and ENERGIZES you!
13 Things I Learned in 13.1 Miles
April 4, 2008
13 Things I Learned in 13.1 Miles
by: Cheri Alguire
1. The Importance of Setting a Goal
Many of you are coaching clients of mine and have just finished your business planning and goal setting for this year. I wanted to share with you a personal story of goal setting and goal achieving that took place for me this past weekend. I don’t ask you to do anything I wouldn’t do. I really do live what I teach and preach.
It started over a year ago when a past coaching client of mine asked me to join Team Emily http://www.Team-Emily.com/ and run a half or full marathon for charity. Me. At that point in my life, running was something I did to the grocery store, to the dry cleaners and to the bank. I could only run (okay, lightly jog) for 20 minutes on the treadmill at the beginning of my work out, but for the most part I left running to my son Blake, the High School Senior and All State Cross Country Runner. I had never run for more than a mile at a time and that took me a good half hour to finish that.
Why Supplements and Glyconutritionals?
April 4, 2008
Food is one of our most basic needs. However, in our modern society fresh food is a thing of the past. The so called fresh fruits and vegetables we buy today have little nutritional value because they are grown in nutrient-deficient soil, picked before they ripen naturally, gassed, irradiated, artificially ripened and stored for days before we eat it. Therefore, our diets lack the essential building blocks of functional foods vital to our health and well-being. WHAT HAPPENS IF WE DON’T GET THESE FUNCTIONAL FOODS? Without functional foods the body cannot continue the miracle of healing itself as these foods provide the raw materials needed to assist in this healing process thus giving the body fuel to perform at optimum levels. Without sufficient functional foods the following four problems exist for most people: *Starvation: since most of our food is nutritionally starved; *Toxicity: many food products including raw fruits and vegetables contain toxins not to mention the air we breathe and the water we drink, which actually work against our body’s natural healing process; *Stress: as a result of malnutrition and high levels of toxicity; *Degenerative disease: which can be symptomatic of nutritional deficiency and as a result of stress on the body. WHAT ARE THESE FUNCTIONAL FOODS? Functional foods or Neutraceuticals are “foods that are thought to prevent disease” (Harvard Health Letter April ‘95). The building blocks of functional foods are called phytochemicals (plant chemicals) These phytochemicals (carbohydrates) are naturally occurring bioactive substances that prevent diseases by interacting with the body’s innate healing process to maintain vibrant health and energy. WHAT IS THE SOURCE OF THESE PHYTOCHEMICALS? Of the 200 simple sugars (glyconutritionals) occurring in plants, only eight are known to be essential for cell- to-cell communication. These are only found in food that is ripened on the vine/tree and remain active for 48 hours after being picked. However, only two of these, glucose & galactose are found in modern diets. The body can convert these two into the six missing sugars, but this enzymatic process is long (up to 20 steps), unreliable and error-prone. Thus we need to supplement our diets with these missing sugars. WHY ARE THESE glyconutritionals SO IMPORTANT? All cell surface receptors; binding and signaling components are glycoproteins (proteins and sugar). They essentially act as the language between cells in our body. The glycoproteins are like the letters and words of a language. If the correct sugar (carbohydrate) is not placed in the proper location, or is missing, the glycoprotein is not formed correctly and will not be able to carry out its function in the cell membrane. Only effective cell membrane communication can make the proper cells for our organs. The functional components of glyconutritionals appear to boost the production or activity of enzymes that act as: 1.Blocking agents: detoxifying carcinogens or keeping them from reaching or penetrating cells; 2.Suppressing agents: restraining malignant changes in cells that have been exposed to carcinogens. WHO CAN BENEFIT FROM THESE FOOD SUPPLEMENTS? There are four basic reasons why people get sick. These are: (1)Decreased function of the immune system (2)Increased oxidative stress (3)Diminished/ faulty neurotransmitter function (4)Poor/faulty cellular repair/regeneration Glyconutritional supplementation will help give your body the ability to heal, correct, repair and protect itself. Therefore, it does not matter if you are in a state of sickness or considered healthy, you can benefit from food supplementation, specifically glyconutrient supplementation. WHEN WERE THESE DISCOVERIES MADE? The discovery of the importance of glycoproteins was awarded the “Biochemical Discovery of’ the Year” in 1996 by the American Naturopathic Medical Association. The ANMA further released the statement “The most Significant Discovery of the Century”. “Almost without exception where ever two or more living cells interact in a specific way, cell surface carbohydrates will be involved ” (Bio/’Technology, John Hodgson 1990). Major studies have recently indicated exciting revelations regarding the significance of glycoproteins in our development’, out- growth, and in the formation of disease. WHO CAN USE THESE SUPPLEMENTS? Scientists are suggesting that glyconutritionals may provide the missing link in the body’s amazing capacity to heal itself and sustain health. Thus anyone who eats, drinks or breathes in today’s world is likely to benefit from these supplements. These products were selected by the American and Canadian Track and Field teams as supplements for athletes preparing for the 2000 Olympics. Mannatech, the supplier, has the only international patent filed on a supplemental blend of the known necessary carbohydrates. - Copyright 2004 S. Lueck Medical Disclaimer: I am not medically qualified to diagnose or treat people. The intention of this is to provide quality health and nutritional information for it’s readers, but not to replace the advice of physicians. More on: Glyconutritionals
Art of Living ? Finding It?s a Wonderful Life
April 3, 2008
In Corrogue I am finding it’s a wonderful life.
Let me share with you how this happens. Apply the seven principles listed below and each day you too will come to enjoy more and more. Learn the real "Art of Living." Then you can really begin to enjoy this extraordinary gift we call "life." I use the term "Love Is Flowing Eternally," to remind me of the essence of our life’s experience. This helps to remind me that we are all loved unconditionally.
Lets begin with these seven steps to fulfilment.
I have given each step a one-word title beginning with the letter P. This is to aid your memory. All these steps are important. Think of yourself going on a journey. This is a journey were you get to spiral upward. This spiralling upward takes you into greater and greater experiences of gladness and joy.
1. PURPOSE
Girl Scout Leader Uses NLP Coaching To Encourage Shy, Withdrawn 5 Year Old Girl To Speak
April 2, 2008
Girl Scout Leader Uses NLP Coaching To Encourage Shy, Withdrawn 5 Year Old Girl To Speak
by: Andrea Amador
NeuroLinguistic Programming, or NLP, is a much used tool in many coaching practices but the tool can, and should, be applied to situations in our every day lives as NLP has several techniques for diagnosing and intervening in certain situations.
Let’s Meet Erica
Erica is an engaging and beautiful five year-old: a mess of long brown hair, expressive eyes and a delicate air of innocence. Erica, like many little girls, is a proud member of a Brownie Troop. Unlike most girls, however, Erica never spoke. Outside her home, Erica transformed into a shy flower who was terrified to make herself heard.
Week after week, Erica would attend her troop meetings and pass them in total silence. After seven months of silent participation, the girls were offered an opportunity to present a play to a group of younger Girl Scouts.
Erica’s Troop Leader wanted to ensure that Erica did not miss out on the incredibly opportunity to collaborate with the girls in her troop and share in the joy of post-performance accomplishment.
Mastery Through Meditation
April 1, 2008
Are you still looking? For Love? Self-Worth? To know, truly KNOW, that you are of value to others and the Universe as a whole?
What is it that eludes you? That seems to elude so many of us?
For many, the part that’s missing is the KNOWING. The Knowing that we are worthy, are worthy of love of others, of self-love, of Life itself. It’s one thing to read the self-help books, to participate in seminars, to seek outside of the self. And those are all good things, and perfect for where you are now. But when you are ready for your next step?
When you are really ready, what does that look like? What does it feel like? First you must know this:
YOU ARE ALREADY WORTHY. YOU HAVE ALWAYS BEEN WORTHY.
Now it’s a question of readiness. Are you ready to KNOW yourself? Your Self?as Worthy? Worthy of anything and everything that you might consider of Joy, of Value? Worthy of that which would result in happiness? To see your Highest Nature? To experience and KNOW your own Mastery? When you do, you see there is no question of worthiness, of Love, of Perfection. For you are all of these things.
