Complex Carbs, what are they?

Complex Carbs are those carbohydrates that enter your system slowly, or digest in your stomach slowly. Providing you a prolonged stream of nutrients.

Simple carbs are those carbohydrates that enter your system very rapidly, or digest in your stomach very quickly. Spiking your insulin and resulting in high levels of glucose in your blood.

Complex carbs break down slowly in your digestive track and give you a constant and steady stream on nutrients which refrain from spiking your insulin and glucose levels. This types of carbs are essential for NOT over eating and maintain your body in a comfortable feeling.

Simple carbs digest so rapidly that they often make us feel hungry about an hour after eating.

Things you should consider.

Instant Quaker Flavored Oatmeal General:

Principle nutrition facts:

Calories 160

Fat 2 g

Carbohydrates 33g

Dietary Fiber 3 g

Soluble Fiber 1g

Sugar 13g

Protein 4g

Sounds good huh? All those wonder full flavors, but wait! What is that,

SUGAR 13G!?

Sugar for what? Oh, that's right "taste".

Now your meal just became a hidden Simple Carb meal which we try to avoid.

What sugar does is spike the insulin, realising glucose into your blood stream. What does excess glucose do it not used? That's right, add to your waist line.

Instant NON-Flavored Oatmeal.

Principle nutrition facts
Calories 100 60 less the flavored kind
Fat 2 g
Carbohydrates 33g 14 less the flavored kind
Dietary Fiber 3 g
Soluble Fiber 1g
Sugar 13g 13 less the flavored kind
Protein 4g

What does this mean? This means that you are not only eating less calories, less carbs, and less sugar, you are able to eat more of the product, making you feel more full.

It is a known fact that people on restrictive diets, who need to loose weight quickly, feel like that are starving.

Based on my example here, you could eat a little more of the NON-Flavored kind of Oatmeal giving your body the full feeling it needs to be comfortable. Not only are you feeling more full, you are cutting out the bad items from part of your required diet.

It is a win - win situation.

Try this:

Instant NON-Flavored Oatmeal

Mix in Cinnamon to desired taste

Mix in Ginger to desired taste

Mix in small palm amount of peanuts, cashews, walnuts (high in Omeaga 3) or other favorite nut, adds crunchy desire.

Mix in small amount of dried cranberries, bananas or other fruits. Adds sweet desire.

Splash of Hazelnut, or Caramel coffee flavoring and I mean a splash, anything larger then the 1/2 cap full and you blew it. Adds to enhance flavoring and sweetness.

Optional

1/4 scoop protein powder mix of any flavor you like. Adds to the overall protein impacted.

Now you have a high complex carb meal with your added good for you body flavoring seasons, antioxidants from the dried fruits, and a delicious meal.

Have with a glass of green tea and you now have yourself 3 parts to a diet pill as well, but don't tell anyone that is a secret. ;)

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Loosing Weight

Loosing weight is not always FAT loss, you can also loose muscle mass.

Fasting thing to loose muscle, DIET (starving, more later).

Your body relays on the best sources of nutrition to survive and maintain it self.
Which is better for you?

Lean steak or tub of Crisco?

Your body sure knows.

This is part of the idea behind eating 6 meals a day in proper nutrition requirements, your are not starving (DIETING) so you have the fuel to loose that fat you want gone.

Starvation - basically your body becomes super efficient at using the scarce resources it is given and often at times uses the higher quality resources first, i.e. eating your muscle to survive while leaving the fat as a back up source when all the muscle is gone.

Please don't starve. You wouldn't like to see the picture I found trying to brush up a little while searching.

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Fat and Rich or Healthy and Rich?

"Fat and Rich is a oxymoron"
As stated by World Renowned Economist, and author Paul Zane Pilzer.

People who are getting older, are looking for something to live longer, age better, and feel better. No longer are they staying overweight, but they buying the products and services that will help them better understand and educate them to live better. They are becoming healthier and more physically fit.

The problem in the industry is an Economic problem not a biology problem, and the results hold true.

Food manufactures make foods which target the existing customers not new customer's. This is caused because it is easier to get a one time customer to purchase again then it is to find new customers. The processed food industry makes products that are cheaper then the natural healthier alternatives, I.E. fast food restaurants, frozen dinners and other packaged meals.

So those people who do not have a very good incomes look towards the cheaper foods and are the people who unfortunately buy these products that can be worse for us as consumers. With the invention of the "dollar" menu at local fast food restaurants and buy (2) get on FREE advertisements in local grocery stores, no wonder we are buying these lower quality products. These products often contain "fillers" or preservatives that give the meal a large portion however do not provide nutritional backing.

Those who have better incomes have more time and as a result eat healthier and seek better advice and products. For example look at celebrities in Hollywood. They have a lot more time than the typical person because they have a better income; as a result they are able to purchase products that can benefit them more than those who cannot afford them.

As a result the poor get heavier and the rich get thinner.

However this does not need to be the case for everyone. We can all learn a little something from education and research.

Did you know that 65% of the population is overweight and of that 25% are clinically obese?

Which category do you "fit" into?

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Type 2 Diabetes...easy?

So many people are under the believe or assumption that Type 2 Diabetes is easy to over come. If this were true, why do we still have approximately 15 million Americans with this disease?

So believe it is based on obesity, that every "fat" person will contract this disease. This is NOT true. Obesity triggers the disease to surface, however does not cause people to contract this. Most, not all, but most people with Diabetes are born with a Pancreas deficiency, which will cause low levels of blood glucose, causing Type 2 Diabetes.

Unfortunately for most people simple diet and exercise is not enough to overcome this disease.
I am a personal test to that. I spent a year working out and modifying my diet, thinking I was OK. Until one day I nearly collapsed in the streets of New York while on vacation. It was after that I did further research into this disease.

This disease took my grandfather’s life along with complications of the effects on his body. This disease has also taken my mothers life, incapcitating her ability to hold a job because of the need of regular timely food and insulin medication.

You think it is easy when it is not. You may study the right foods to eat and strive in the gym for some time only to realise you stopped short and still have symptoms. It took my enough to nearly collapse to perfect my diet to a point of overcoming this disease. Blurred vision, clammy skin, faintness, loosing color, etc.

While this may be the minor form of the disease, it is very scary.
If you seek further knowledge, this is one good article to read.

http://www.mamashealth.com/Diabetes2.asp

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What makes a true health enthusiast?

Is it going to the gym?
Wrong
Is it reading the latest diet plans from your magazine?
Wrong
Is it being a personal trainer?
Not necessarily
What makes a true health enthusiast is someone who is passionate about providing others health tips, whether for free or by some book they write or seminar they put on. A true health enthusiast is someone who shares a life long passion about themselves to serve themselves and their bodies better. Doesn't have to be a Doctor, or physician or even a personal trainer.

I find that many people share a passion for a better future through the use of proper nutrition, health and wellness. However few people actually take this information to heart or beyond. Most people read a few items, think they know everything, then quit. Those people often loose site of their goals and choose to except things just because. It is also said that most people quit right before they start to see results. What a shame.

What is the purpose of working out, dieting, starving (like some do) or putting yourself through things that you really don't like to do. I mean come on, who seriously loves the gym. We hate the gym, but live the results and what we are doing for ourselves. If you workout for yourself and not others, you will progress further. Although the support of others helps, you must first have the inner desire to change, because without the inner desire, you will not push hard enough and waste your time.

After all if we were not true enthusiasts and we don't share the inner desire, why would we push ourselves that hard in the gym everyday?

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Imagine a perfect you!

Better Sleep, More Energy, More lifestyle, More Happiness!

That all can be achieve with proper nutrition.
Why guess at what you should take as for a supplement. When you buy a supplement, most supplements are made for the "general" public, these supplements are not gene specific.

However I have been looking at something for a short while now that will change all that. This new supplement is made directly from your DNA from test kit which you, as the customer, uses and sends back to the company.

The test is wholly confidential and all materials are destroyed after use. Your information is then turned into an electronic scanned file for storage and your name is no longer used. That information is then reviewed and sent to your home for your own benefit. After that a gene specific formula is made from your DNA and shipped to your house in the form of a vitamin supplement.

You can choose to add additional supplements to your specific results as you see fit, at any time!
For Example:
You run marathons, jog, or play sports a lot, you may want to add Glucosamine to your supplement to better support your joints. This can be added.

Why take several different capsules of many different bottles of vitamins, when you can receive this nutrition all in one?
I say throw away your old nutritional supplements and start over with a DNA and GENE specific product.

This product has been in development for many years by a panel of scientist, they are just now getting to place this on the market! After years of development and testing to insure that this product does and will continue to do what is it meant to do, it's no wonder these men feel like it is a life achievement.
Even the government wants to place our troops on the product!

The supplement make up is 90% organic even uses a vegetable outside casing. Currently the only ingredient that is not manufactured in a non-synthetic form is Vitamin B which is added to the standard form of this supplement system.

To see what it is that I am talking about click here!

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DNA Pills?

If your into the health market your probably have never seen this yet. I know I have an extensive history in health and I have never heard of anything like this even being available to the public...until now.

GeneLink a 14 year old Bio-Sciences company is planning to launch new direct selling marketing division: GeneWize Life Sciences, to the market in August of 2008.
GeneWize offers to the public the ability to 100% personalize your vitamins based on a DNA assessment test. This assessment test is a revolutionary new health and beauty products concept and will absolutely change the way people's decision of personal health products.

This is Personalized Nutrition System (click to see)

The LifeMap system is a technologically advanced, DNA-guided, customized nutritional system based on your own unique genetic code. The same company that developed the world's First and ONLY DNA-Guided Skin Care System is now introducing a completely customized nutrition product that anyone can afford. This is advanced genetic nutrition - focused on YOU!" from parent host site.

With the baby boomer era starting to retire and becoming a higher demand on the health industry the market has been flooded with ideas of great products. However, these products are not exactly for a particular person. These so called "one size fits all" vitamins just aren't enough anymore. The demand for these products is now and the human Genome research that has been worked on for over 20 years is starting to pay off for the health industry.

Scientific studies have proven that proper nutrition can actually help to increase DNA strands to preform to there full potential. This same result has been shown to actually proven future damaged strands from preventing illnesses as well.

In a further study done by University of California Berkeley professor Jasper Rine has included:

"University of California, Berkeley, scientists, however, have found a welcome reason to delve into your genetic heritage: to find the slight genetic flaws that can be fixed with remedies as simple as vitamin or mineral supplements."

"Looked at in one way, Bruce found that you can cure a genetic disease in bacteria by treating it with vitamins," Rine said. Because the human genome contains about 6 billion DNA base pairs, each one subject to mutation, there could be between 3 and 6 million DNA sequence differences between any two people. Given those numbers, he reasoned that, as in bacteria, "there should be people who are genetically different in terms of the amount of vitamin needed for optimal performance of their enzymes."

University of California - Berkeley (2008, June 3). Good News In Our DNA: Defects You Can Fix With Vitamins And Minerals. ScienceDaily. Retrieved July 15, 2008, from http://www.sciencedaily.com­ /releases/2008/06/080602214135.htm


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The power of Science and Technology!

Imagine, a product that is formed from your DNA strand!

What? How can that be?

Well it's actually pretty simple. Take a DNA swap, send it in, get a vitamin produced exactly to your DNA strand. That's the power of science and technology!

"GeneWize is a wholly owned direct-selling subsidiary of a publicly traded genetic bio-sciences company (GeneLink, Inc.), that uses DNA-based genetic tests as the basis for personalizing health, beauty, wellness products. GeneWize markets its propriety genetic assessments and applied compounds to the $100 Billion plus, cosmetic, nutritional supplement, and health care industries. (OTCBB: GNLK)" (as noted on the website genewize.com)

GeneWize has plans to launch this new product to the public come August 3, 2008 in the form of Direct Marketing. The company choose Direct Marketing as its vehicle for distribution. The business model makes more sense here. GeneWize, could have gone and promoted the product via the use of commercials, however the cost to do so is so high. As they have it setup now, more people will understand, trust, and continue to use the products delivered to them. After all we trust a company which someone else is already giving us advice about.

This is a total break through waiting to EXPLODE!

For more information see these links

Here is the company site

genewize.com

This is a little video clip that Fox 4 has done on the apparent company. Mentioned in this story that the defense department funds study in hopes this could improve soldier's strength.


VideoClip

Email me directly for information.
kingkole02@gmail.com (Subject GeneWize Info.)


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Where to start?

People always ask me, "How do you stay fit, do you diet all the time?"

No...I don't diet at all. I simply have learned to eat healthier and 5 to 6 times a day. I eat 300-400 calorie meals 5 to 6 times a day and go to the gym.
Do the math.
300 x 5 = 1500 calories
400 x 6 = 2400 calories

Most people only require about 2000 calories a day. This all depends on your body and what you do for a living. If you are very active you obviously will require a more substantial amount of calories.

When I tell most people this way of life they figure they need to cut their calories and cut what they eat, change everything and all this stuff. Not true
In the beginning its fairly simple. If you eat a lot, cut that amount in half. That is a good start. After you get accustomed to eating this way, change your food to a better quality food.
Then move into the 5 meal a day routine. This is one example.

• Eat a nice breakfast. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.
  Major in protein and whole grains with some medium fruit. 450 +/- calories.


• Eat a mid day snack or first lunch of 325 +/- calories.
  Consist of Protein, vegetables, fruit.
  *Eat a mid day snack or second lunch of 325 +/- calories.
  Consist of Protein, vegetables, fruit.




• Eat dinner of 450 +/- calories. At dinner you can eat a little more because you should be enjoying this meal by slowing down a bit and relaxing.
  Large portion of protein, medium vegetables, medium fruit, minor Whole Grains.


• Eat after dinner snack 150-200 calories or so. 3 hours after dinner and 1 hour
  prior to sleep or somewhere in between.
  Examples: Low fat, or no sugar yogurt or pudding, small bowl of whole grain cereal, PB&J.
  Some chocolate flavored protein mix is perfect for this time.

This above examples comes out to 1750 calories a day. Some people may require more and some many require less depending on level of activity and body structure. Use as an example.

Better quality food does not have to be expensive either, nothing organic or all that jazz, just more natural, NO TV DINNERS. Look for natural food AVIOD processed foods such as anything premade or frozen entrees.

I spend about $25-$30 a week in lunch for myself, that's it. Lunch meat cold cuts or canned chicken or fish is perfect if you can't cook (tofu and soy can be used if you are a vegan), with some vegetables (broccoli, carrots, or spinach, etc.) add some fruit into the mix (grapes, bananas, apples, fruit medley, etc.) and there you go the perfect fast easy lunch for cheap.

If you can cook your lunch, look for items which are lean and easy to make either during lunch or a day in advanced.

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The Peanut Butter trick

Anyone who has ever dieted tries to avoid adding fat to there diets at all cost. However if you really do the science behind this understanding, you may learn that adding fat to you diet will actually help you lose the weight you are storing. I have noted the science in my previous last two post to this blog.

I have been doing this for approx. three straight weeks now. Cutting my carb (breads and starch) intake in half. Half a slice of bread at sandwich time and have the carbs at dinner time, the primary meals of the day. Adding a spoon of peanut butter in between meals and a half of a spoon full at breakfast time.

As of this mourning I have lost approximately 7 lbs. Might I add I have not changed the amounts I eat, just changed what it was that I was eating. As mentioned below, fat does not spike your glucose or flood your system with insulin, keeping your metabolism in check and burning what you need to burn. This is a survival system. If you do not feed it fat, your body will store fat for survival in preparation of not have food available.

Best of all peanut butter is loaded with protein so you can keep going through out the day. Protein fills you up so you don't feel hungry as often, something carbs leave you feeling. Take it as a snack wherever you go.

Colby

Too Much Carbs? Part 2

Part 2 of 2 part scenario

Well my friends, I have gone through almost a 2 week trail of the below information. Trading my carbs for saturated fats.

One would think that since you are adding fat to your diet that you would gain weight. Wrong! As explained in my last entry. Carbs raise your glucose releasing insulin into your blood stream causing your body to store weight slowing your metabolism. I mentioned the test routine of cutting half your carbs and replacing them with good saturated fats.

Successfully, I have cut my carbs by 50% and increased my natural fat intake by 50% for the last two weeks. Currently I have not gained or lost any weight by doing this. However I have become a slight bit stronger in my quest. So this goes to support the myth that one must eat fat to loose fat. One thing I can tell you is that I feel better actually doing this. I have lost the feelings of sluggishness associated with carb intake. When carbs enter the body, they turn to glucose (another form of sugar). No wonder I was getting tired, to much sugar in my blood. This can also relate to people with diabetes.

Fat does not spike, or change your metabolic rate. It simply enters the body as is and is used in energy consumption along with protein. When your metabolic rate is more constant and stable, this allows your body to use its stores, versus burn what is high or has been spiked. I honestly can't tell if I have lost any or gained any based on only a two week period. However two weeks is long enough to tell that if I have gained fat weight, it would have shown in my close.

Conclusion; Replacing carbs with natural fat (much like nuts) in the correct moderation type way, will make you preform better and possibly lost more weight then if you have not. Do replace carbs with bad or saturated fat. You must eat calories to burn calories also. If you do not eat, your body will store what it is loosing, hence your body fat. This can be as simple as eating a small scope of peanut butter in between meals to curb your appetite or munching on a handful of nuts. However like anything if you over do it, it will have side effects. I recommend not eating more then 3 scoops or 5 handfuls of nuts a day. If one goes over the limit, I would imagine they could actually gain weight.

Colby

Too Much Carbs?

Part 1 of possible 2 part scenario

Unless your on a weight gain diet, you want to limit the amount of carbs you eat. Here's why:



While carbs provide your body with the required fuel to maintain its processes, carbs teach the body to store fat. Spike glucose and insulin, body has to store excess. If you are burning only the carbs you eat, then your body will not burn what is stored as fat in your system. See the problem with carbs, especially white carbs (potatoes, white rice, white bread, sugar, etc.) is that then digest quickly and flood your body with glucose. Glucose then requires large amounts of insulin to get rid of the high amounts of glucose. This does not burn anything stored, just depletes the spike.



Insulin is the one hormone that triggers fat storage. However insulin is first stored as energy, readily available for use, that excess gets stored where? You guessed it, your fat cells. Although you will burn these carbs as you use your muscle, once your glucose levels are low again, you will feel hungry, yet have not burned off the excess storage.



This is where fat comes in. People often tell me that peanut butter, virgin olive oils, sesame oils, and other natural fats are bad for you. Well, are they doctors? Am I a doctor? No, but I have done more research then any one of them combined.



The fat effect, is explained how your body burns fuels. Take for example the items which your body burns for energy. Fat does not raise your glucose, hence not producing more insulin. The only way to lose fat is to use that fat as fuel for the body. The reason carbs, hamper this ability, is because your blood glucose levels get spiked, then you must deplete the spiked extra through activities. Afterwords you are hungry again, because your body has used its abundant "spiked" supply, not achieving your goal.

If your glucose levels are normal, your body is left with nothing in excess to burn but is storage of fat. You reduce the levels of glucose from carbs and starches and replace with a neutral agent: fat. Your body now no longer is working to burn the excess but rather burning from storage. Then completing your goal of fat burning results.



A suggestion, try to maximise your starchy carb intake to 45% of your daily diet for a one week period of longer if you don't see results the first week. Or exchange your starchy carbs for vegetable carbs. See what effect it has on your body. If this is not possible, try to cut your carbs in your before and after workout meals, if you work out. If you find you lag in your daily activities or gym routine, try to eat some nuts or other protein filled natural fatty foods. Don't get me wrong you need carbs, just not as much as you think you do.



Don't believe me? Read some articles below.



References:

Barry, Groves, PhD. "Why Eating Too Many Carbs Makes you Fat." Low Calorie & Low Fat Articles, April 24th 2007, Diabetes Health, March 18, 2008

http://www.diabeteshealth.com/read/2007/04/24/5143.html



Mary Shomon, "About.com Guide to Thyroid Disease since 1997." Thyroid Disease Blog, February 20th, 2008, About.com Thyroid Disease, March 18, 2008

http://thyroid.about.com/b/2008/02/20/being-overweight-and-eating-too-many-carbs-may-raise-thyroid-cancer-risk.htm

Insulin Spike Concept

In relation with the 6-7 meal a day routine, you should find an Insulin spike concept.
Insulin: Is a polypeptide hormone produced by the pancreas which regulate the metabolism of glucose and other nutrients.

So in other words, you should try to regulate your insulin. The best way to do that is to eat every 3 hours in normal to small quantities, no large meals. Stay within your normal amount of calorie intake requirements.

Calorie requirements are based on your specific needs. Most people tend to follow this recommendations found all over the net. However those recommendation may not be accurate for your body type, style, and levels. I know several people who can eat well over there requirements, however because of there metabolism, they burn the food much faster. Also with others, that can eat once a day, they burn food much slower.

You can modify your metabolism with proper acclamation to an insulin based diet. It may not be easy to consume the recommended amount of food within your first trying it. I think this is where many people fail. Seriously, this has worked for me and continues to work for me. For me it was quick to learn and provides many rewards.
Colby

6-7 Meals a day, the concept

I don't think a lot of people understand the concept. The concept is to simply eat 6-7 meals a day. However key items here are to eat in moderation. This does not mean eat a 600-700 calorie meal every three hours no, it means take your three main daily meals and split them in half to eat though out the day. These meals must be high in protein, good fats, high in slow burn carbs, and sustain your body in your activities daily for 3-4 hours.
Those who have high intensity jobs or higher physical demand during the day will require more. Those people should already know of their personal requirements. Also any person who goes to the gym should understand their own requirements as well and should incorporate their own normal routine (supplements or other) into their plan.

Key Items:

• High, lean protein. Chicken, turkey, roast beef, ham, other trimmed meat.
• High concentrated carbs, wheat, sweet potatoes, whole grains, oatmeal etc
• No refined wheat flour
• Vegetables. Carrots, spinach, broccoli, cauliflower, green beans, etc.
• Handful of fruit. Whole Banana, grapes, pineapple, orange, melons, etc.
• Minor dairy. Glass of milk, piece of cheese, yogurt, cottage cheese, etc.
• Low fat
• Low sodium
• Lighter dressing
• Lighter sauces
• No sodas, sports drinks, or other sugary substances
• No fast foods

Allowances/Exceptions:

• Coffee and Tea
• V8 Juice or vegetable juice
• Some orange juices
• Some sports drinks low in sugar
• Tomato sauces
• Whole wheat pastas (in moderation)

This should give someone a start and I way to advance their own ideas.

Colby

250-165 to 190

I didn't just loose the weight overnight. If only it was that easy. I use my mind to mold what I wanted to see in the mirror looking back at me. I also became a full time student of the health industry. I have read and learned numerous things about keeping your weight in check. I may never have a six pack without surgery because of the huge difference I went through, however I know I will never be that large again.

First key thing, is to learn how to eat, when to eat and what to eat. Once someone learns how to accomplish this, they should notice a difference. I don't mean to go out to McDonald's every four hours and get a hamburger, no. You follow that routine and you will most likely gain 15 lbs in a week. I mean eating the correct foods. The foods that supply the body with nutrients to help burn the fat naturally in combination with exercise.

When someone of any age or routine setting learns this information. They should notice a difference within the first month realistically, some in the first 2 weeks. The benefits of eating correct are enormous. When body is sound it preforms so much better. Like turning your record player into a CD player. Smaller, more compact, and holds more information. Understand.
Colby

Healthy Weight

A healthy weight is a weight which you feel healthy. Its not a super thin, or super obese weight at all. If you feel like you fit your cloths and can manage your everyday routine with little effort; that is a healthy weight. So for instance, you work in an office and you can't walk the steps without being windy, well I'd say your were over weight. If you take the stairs with little effort and proper breathing, you should be considered a healthy weight.

People have different body types by nature. Some are natural thin, fit, or slightly overweight. So its not correct to say someone is out of shape when their are over or under weight.
Colby