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The
Whole Food Farmacy's approach to weight loss is
based
100% on pure natural whole foods, drinking water,
walking and sunshine. The results are nothing
short of amazing. But it all starts with exposing the
myths and untruths about weight loss that many of us
have and unfortunately have come to believe.
THE FACTS ARE:
77 Million Americans are clinically obese, 184 Million
are overweight. Both of these figures increased 10%
between 1994 and 1999. The existing weight loss industry
has let America down. These are the results after
millions of Americans have spent billions of dollars on
miracle supplements, fitness clubs, exercise equipment,
prescriptions, capsules, tablets, powders and potions.
Something has gone seriously wrong and millions upon
millions are now paying the price.
The Low Fat Myth - Many have heard that
if they eat low fat or no fat foods that they can lose
weight. Have you heard that? In reality, that ' s just
half the story. Most people, when trying low fat diets,
they go to the store and start reading labels and look
for anything that has zero fat. Well what if you're
someone who loves spaghetti - on the label it says "zero
fat." So then you start looking at the spaghetti sauce
and it has almost no fat. And then there's the "no fat"
cakes and cookies - and all that stuff. So then people
think, "great, I can eat all I want." They eat almost no
fat at all - and end up gaining weight. That's why you
need to know the other half of the story.
If
you eat only low fat foods, most of them are also low in
fiber. Fiber is anything that grows out of the ground.
mainly fruits, vegetables, nuts, grains, and
berries. One of the properties of fiber is that the acid
in your stomach won't break it down, so when you eat
fiber, it fills you up faster and keeps you full longer.
Because most low fat foods are also low in fiber you
have to eat more to feel full. It's like trying to fill
up a sink that has no stopper. Eventually you can get it
to fill up - but it takes a lot more water to do it. So
when you eat more, you take in more calories than you
need, and your body stores the extra carbohydrates and
calories as fat. That's the other side of the low fat
diet. Unless you eat low fat and high fiber, at the same
time, you're probably not going to lose weight.
The Myth of Skipping Meals - One of the
biggest weight loss mistakes you can make is skipping
meals. You see, your body was designed with the idea
that you have to expend energy in order to get food. If
you think back a hundred or more years ago, if you
wanted to eat something you had to either go hunting
everyday or grow your own food. And that's a lot of work
- that's a lot of physical activity. And even though we
no longer have to do this, it doesn't change the fact
that our bodies are still designed this way. So when you
skip a meal, your body actually thinks that you're out
in the wild and, for whatever reason, food is hard to
come by. This is a built in survival mechanism that all
of us have - it's built in. So when your body thinks
food is hard to find, it does two things to protect you
from starving. First it slows your metabolism causing
your body to slow down and burn less fat. Second the
meal you eat after you skip a meal will be converted
almost entirely to fat and stored - to protect you from
starving. So if you skip breakfast, almost all of what
you eat for lunch is converted to fat. We think we're
taking in less food but in reality were causing our
bodies to store fat. If you want to lose weight you have
to eat regularly throughout the day. You have to let
your body know that there is plenty of food available so
that your metabolism stays up and so that meals are not
stored as fat, but rather used for energy.
The Exercise Myth - Many people assume
that in order to lose weight they have to constantly do
strenuous exercise but in reality this isn't the case.
To understand how exercise effects weight loss, you have
to understand how your body creates energy, and there's
only two ways it does it. One is by burning fat, and the
other is by burning blood sugar or glucose.
When
you're not doing anything strenuous your body burns fat.
So when you ' re sitting at a desk, driving a car,
working around the house, or even sleeping, your body is
burning fat. But as soon as you increase your level of
activity, when your heart starts beating faster and you
have to breath heavily, your body will stop burning fat
and instantly begin to burn blood sugar - because blood
sugar can be converted to energy much faster than fat,
so anytime your level of activity increases your body
stops burning fat and burns only sugars.
And
when it comes to exercise, most people trying to lose
weight make a big mistake by doing the wrong kinds of
exercise. Jogging, bike riding, and aerobics are great
for your heart, lungs, and circulation. But they don't
necessarily burn fat or condition your body to burn fat.
Those
who market exercise equipment to those who are
struggling with their weight suggest that 20 to 30
minutes, a few times a week is all you need. People
believe that this type of strenuous aerobic exercise is
burning fat. Aerobic exercise will burn fat - but only
after you've depleted your available blood sugar - which
takes 20 to 30 minutes. So countless people are on the
exercise bikes and tread mills, pedaling and running,
until their heart almost pounds out of their chest - but
guess what - they're not burning fat. And how many obese
people do you know who can work themselves into the
"aerobic zone" (70% or more of the maximum heart rate)
and then maintain that level of exertion for more than
30 minutes? Exercise equipment sales are on the rise and
so is obesity - does that make sense to you?
The WholeFood Farmacy Approach to Weight Loss
What's special about our approach is that you'll lose
weight without
having to do strenuous exercise. The best kind of
exercise for those struggling with their weight called
anaerobic exercise,
or exercise that increases your heart rate, but not too
much. And
two of the best kinds of exercise for losing weight are
walking and very light weight lifting. Taking a nice
walk once a day, keeping a steady pace, but a pace where
you could have a conversation while walking. Nice steady
walks burn fat
and they condition your body to burn fat. And when we
say weight lifting, we're talking about getting a couple
of 5 or 10 pound dumb bells exercising slowly for about
20 minutes every other day. This builds muscle and
muscle burns fat. The more muscle you have, the more fat
your body will burn! It's not rocket science - it's
really just good old common sense.
That's exactly what the Tri-Decathlon is all about.
Let's get back to nature, let's understand how our
bodies work, and let's eat the food that nature has
designed for us to eat, let's drink plenty of water and
bathe our bodies in sun light.
The
Tri-Decathlon is designed to be a 13
day nutritional event that can be the dawning of a new
day. Simply put - it's a 13 day supply (13 bags) of
pure, natural, whole food. Fresh, raw, and brimming with
the nutrition your body has been longing for.
Beyond that, we include Stardust 2 Hydra8 - a power
packed electrolyte powder that you add to your water and
flavor with your favorite fresh citrus juice - enough to
make 13 Gallons. For thousands of years people avoided
or cleared internal bacterial infections by drinking an
oral infusion of salt water and leavening made of salt,
then flavored with plant oils. This Ph-inducing oral
infusion led to today's medical intravenous saline drip
or I.V. for people who were unconscious or too weak to
drink an oral infusion. But the oral infusion is
profound. You needn't be unconscious to benefit from the
natural cleansing effects of proper hydration. Hydrating
your body with water - what a concept!
13
bags of food to eat, 13 Gallons of "oral infusion" to
drink, 13 days, a little walking, and a little sun
shine. There's an innate beauty in simplicity - and
that's the beauty of the Tri-Decathlon.
The
Tri-Decathlon is an "inner 13K" run -
down the full length of the Alimentary Canal every day
for 13 days. Thrill as you keep improving your own
"Transit Time." Delight in your new found constitutional
fitness, the ease of your own peristaltic muscular
action, enjoy your own inner Olympic strength as you
rediscover the bliss of jostling, wobbling, waggling,
wiggling and loping with ease along the full length of
the intestinal tract, approaching the home stretch and
then crossing the finish line feeling renewed,
refreshed, and revitalized. You've lessened the load.
You've gone for the gold. You're flushed but calm and
happy about your new sense of health and ideal weight.
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