HERBALIFE BALANCED MEAL

1 Colorful Meal Eat a healthy meal, including plenty of fruits and vegetables. With Herbalife products, you never feel deprived or bored. In addition to the wide variety of shake recipes and snack options, once a day you eat a delicious meal with your favorite foods.  Herbalife meals are based around a source of lean protein, such as grilled chicken, with healthy carbs including colorful fruits and vegetables.  Enjoy these benefits with Herbalife: Herbalife program lets you eat the foods you love and feel satisfied while you burn calories and get the results you want. Colorful meals supply your body with protein, healthy carbohydrates, essential vitamins and minerals to help you look and feel great. Herbalife program encourages you to eat a "rainbow" of colorful fruits and vegetables daily, to promote good health and support weight loss. Fruits and vegetables are packed with health-boosting phytonutrients from seven color groups, each with their own health-enhancing properties. Red/Purple ( anthocyanidins, resveratrol ) Protects the health of DNA and has antioxidant properties.* Red ( lycopene ) Antioxidant, protects the health of the prostate gland, lungs and heart.* Orange ( beta carotene ) Antioxidant, supports a healthy immune system.* Orange/Yellow ( terpendoids, vitamin C ) Antioxidant, protects heart health and the immune system.* Yellow/Green ( lutein ) Protects healthy vision, heart health and the immune system.* Green ( glucosinolates ) Protects cardiovascular and immune-system health.* White/Green ( allyl sulfides ) Supports healthy circulation and blood pressure.* Remember that protein plus healthy carbohydrates will help you burn calories and keep you feeling full. Personalizing 3-2-1: Herbalife does more than just weight loss. We also provide nutrition program that help you maintain your weight, gain weight and feel great. Whether you want to lose weight, maintain weight or gain weight, you can follow the simple guide below and personalize your daily plan.  Lose Weight Maintain Weight Gain Weight Supplements and Enhancers 3 times a day 3 times a day 3 times a day Shake – Personalized 2 times a day 1 time a day 3 times a day Colorful Meal 1 time a day 2 times a day 3 times a day It really is that simple! Get started on 3-2-1 and begin your weight-loss countdown today. Every Herbalife Program includes Cellular Nutrition products, the power of protein and super effective dietary supplements to help you manage hunger and feel great as you lose weight, get in shape and stay that way for life! Program Benefit QuickStart Healthy weight loss with protein flexibility for hunger control. Advanced Weight loss with enhancers and protein flexibility. Ultimate Maximum weight-loss support with extra enhancers, protein snacks and protein flexibility. Maintenance Weight Maintenance plus daily phytonutrient support. Losing weight doesn't get any easier!

EATING RIGHT AT NIGHT

Eating a balanced diet means that you're taking in a variety of healthy foods at reasonable intervals throughout the day - it doesn't mean that you "balance" healthy foods eaten during the day with junk foods like pizza and ice cream at night.

But for many people, when the sun goes down, so does their willpower. While they can maintain their sensible eating habits during the day, evening often signals the start of an unending food fest until bedtime.

Strange as it may seem, one of the best solutions to controlling your appetite after dark is to eat more often during the daylight hours. Heavy evening snackers often lack a regular eating pattern – one that includes sensible meals combined with healthy and nutritious snacks.

Putting the Myth to RestYou've probably been told that eating late at night is detrimental. But while your calorie needs are lowest during the night, there is no conclusive scientific evidence that the calories ingested at night are stored more efficiently than those eaten at other times.

Eating foods later in the day rather than earlier is not what leads to weight gain – what matters is your daily caloric intake as a whole. No matter when you eat, if you take in more than you need, your body stores any extra calories as fat. Curbing evening snacking habits leads to weight loss simply because fewer calories are being taken in over the course of the day.

Feeding FrenzyWe do tend to eat most of calories late in the day - Americans eat more calories during dinner than at any other meal. And if you tack on the calories eaten after dinner, it really adds up.

There are several reasons these unhealthy patterns are so commonplace. Some people don't eat enough during the day which can cause blood sugar levels to drop. This can make people overly hungry and result in overconsumption at night.

Many people are too busy to plan meals – they may dash out the door in the morning with little more than a cup of coffee, and then try to power through the day without taking time to eat properly. It's no wonder that by the time they get home at night, they're literally out of gas.

Others are simply eating as an emotional escape from stress or to beat boredom. We tend to mindlessly reach for junk food during sedentary activities such as watching television or using the computer – and we then associate these high calorie foods with relaxation and keep the habit going.

Meal Planning and Suitable SnacksPutting in the right fuel – and at the regular intervals during the day – is one of the best defenses against nighttime nibbling. Breakfast and lunch meals should provide plenty of protein to keep your mind sharp and hunger at bay as well as some healthy carbs like fruits, veggies and whole grains to maintain blood sugar. A protein shake with fruit is a great way to start the day – otherwise, try an egg white omelet with fruit, a dish of plain nonfat yogurt with fruit, or a quick bowl of oatmeal with some protein powder stirred in.

A protein shake also makes a quick and satisfying lunch, especially when you're too busy to stop and prepare a meal. Other good choices? Try a salad with some grilled chicken or fish, or a turkey sandwich on whole grain bread with some fruit for dessert.

When energy starts to slide in the afternoon, one tactic that works is to have a substantial snack – almost a "second lunch" – between lunch and dinner. A protein shake or bar, a half sandwich, some soy nuts, or a dish of cottage cheese and fruit are all appropriate choices.

By putting more nutritional emphasis on your daytime meals and snacks, it's likely you won't be nearly as hungry at night, so your dinner meal can be lighter and smaller.

The next time you feel like "midnight munching," think about the benefits of a healthy, protein-powered snack earlier in the day. The nutritional difference will be like night and day.

Dr. Gratton also serves as vice-president of medical affairs at Herbalife.

Many of you have asked for my story of how I've lost weight fast and how I'm currently still loosing weight on "this diet?"  Well first of all, it's not a "diet," it's a change in lifestyle.  As a graphic designer with constant projects night after night sitting on the computer + mom of 2 little ones, life became a challenge for me since I simply didn't have time for myself anymore.  I would barely sleep and skipped meals throughout the day because of all the stress and opted to eat as I went.  In a matter of months, without a doubt of realization It wasn't until i visited my sister whom lives out-of-state to ask me, "Val, what happened to you?!?!"  It wasn't until that moment that I truly realized I had to change....not change myself only, but change my family's lifestyle as well.  I learned that I needed to plan and turned to Weight Watcher's where I learned to count my points and bought a bunch of healthy eatting cookbooks in order to turn my fridge around from having just "food" to organic & colorful fruits & veggies.  I proudly do not use oil anymore to fry but rather choose to sauté my veggies, egg whites, and chicken with cooking spray and season with low-salt or no-salt substitutions like Mrs. Dash, Adobo Light, fresh green onions, garlic & Italian herbs and much more.  See below a list of healthy seasonings and condiments.

 How does Herbalife Shakes work with all this?  

Not everyone has the luxury of time to cook a healthy home cooked meal 3 times a day, especially me!  Therefore, instead of skipping breakfast, I chose to bring in Herbalife Shakes into my meals as a meal replacement 2 times a day for a quickstart weight loss in order to get myself motivated.  Everyone needs a big boost in the beginning in order to keep going and feel that they can do it, as long as they feel comfortable doing it.  Herbalife Shakes are a healthy meal with up to 20 vitamins, minerals and essential nutrients.  Along with 9 grams of protein and healthy fiber that helps support weight management.

Below you may find three Herbalife Meal Plans (contact me to find out which one is the right one for you), followed by categorized lists of fruits, veggies, grains, protein meals, and protein snacks along with their according portion size (be strict with your portion size and DO NOT EXCEED IT).

BEFORE USING HERBALIFESKIN

TWO WEEKS AFTER USING HERBALIFESKIN

EAT MORE FRESH FRUITS & VEG

Most people know vegetables are good for them, yet many Australians aren’t eating enough. So why is it recommended adults aim for 5 a day? Vegetables are full of goodness - packed with vitamins, minerals, fibre and antioxidants, with very few kilojoules. Here are some easy ways to boost your vegetable intake:

Buy in season

For fresh produce that’s best quality, taste and price. Download our seasonal calendar here.

Stock frozen and canned vegetables

Frozen and canned vegetables are a great way to add more vegetables to your meals each week. They can be as nutritious as fresh vegetables, plus they are convenient too!

Sneak extra vegies in

For fussy vegetable eaters, hide extra vegetables in recipes.
Add Campbell’s Condensed Tomato Soup to spaghetti bolognaise for a rich tomato flavour and an extra 6 serves of veg per can!
Mix chopped tomato, capsicum, eggplant, zucchini or carrots into casseroles and curries.
Make mince meat go further by adding kidney beans or brown lentils.
Grated zucchini and carrot can work well in rissoles and hamburger patties, as can sweet corn in omelettes.
When you’re next baking, try adding vegetables – pumpkin scones, zucchini and cheese muffins and carrot cake are some ideas to get you started.

Match the vegie to the dish

Some vegies work better in certain dishes than others:

Risotto: Asparagus spears, green peas, pumpkin, mushrooms
Casserole: Carrots, potatoes, onions, tomatoes
Curry: Lentils, green peas, corn, potatoes
Stir Fry: Snow peas, carrot, capsicum
Pasta: Zucchini, eggplant, tomatoes
Roast: Parsnips, swede, sweet potato, beetroot, pumpkin
Barbeque: Mushrooms, capsicum, corn cobs

Putting it into practice:

Aim to fill half your dinner plate with vegetables or salads
This is a simple way to help you reach your recommended 5 serves a day. 

Be adventurous and get to know a new vegetable each week 
Having an assortment of vegetables to choose from will help keep your meals interesting and appealing, but also provide you with a variety of beneficial nutrients. 

Aim to try a new recipe each week
Vegetables don’t need to be dull, they can be delicious! We have some tasty and nutritious recipes to inspire you at home 

Soup is an easy way to eat more vegetables
Campbell’s Country Ladle Café Style provides up to 2 serves of vegetables per 250g bowl. Serve with some crusty wholegrain bread and you have a deliciously simple, nutritious meal in just 2 and a-half minutes. 

Drink your vegetables 
Why not blend some frozen berries, banana, low fat yoghurt and some V8 for a delicious homemade smoothie? Or simply enjoy a glass at breakfast? A 250mL glass provides at least 1 serve of fruit and 1 serve of veg, with V8 Vegetable Juice providing 3 serves of vegetables!

 Herbalife Cell-U-Loss

helps get rid of water retention

Herbalife Cell-U-Loss is formulated to get rid of water retention, which forms cellulite and dimpled skin. Healthy flushing out of excess water and other toxins helps you lose weight.

Losing weight gives you health benefits like better blood flow, better blood pressure, and less inflammation which is good for overall health.

Best of all, you benefit from reduced risks from cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, arthritis, and other chronic and debilitating diseases.

Info bits: An American Cancer Society study showed that overweight women (BMI > 25) are 1.3 to 2.1 times more likely to die from breast cancer compared to women with normal BMI.

Herblaife Cell-U-Loss
helps eliminate water retention;
supports natural detoxification;
improves your pH balance;
gets rid of cellulite;
helps you lose weight.
One bottle is good for 30 days.

In other countries, Herbalife Cell-U-Loss is known as Vitamin Mineral Herbal Complex (VMHC) or Mineral Complex Advanced.

Healthy Ingredients

Herbalife Cell-U-Loss is enriched with a natural blend of herbs like corn silk, dandelion, parsley, and asparagus. Healthy amounts of these herbs have been traditionally used to support healthy elimination of water. This results to the appearance of healthy skin.

It has a healthy balance of Vitamin C, calcium, iron, and potassium. These are also essential minerals for healthy bones, healthy blood flow, and stronger immune system.

It enhances your body's natural detoxification through the kidneys, and healthy activity of the urinary tract. Since losing weight also improves your blood flow and blood pressure, you protect your heart and kidneys as well.

It helps you achieve or maintain a healthy pH balance.

Corn silk

Corn silk can help release excess water and reduce inflammation. It has been used for various health conditions like bladder infections, inflammation of the urinary system, inflammation of the prostate, kidney stones, and bedwetting.

It is also used to treat congestive heart failure, diabetes, and high blood pressure, fatigue, and high cholesterol levels. 

Dandelion

Dandelion is also a diuretic. This helps release toxins and sugar deposition from kidneys and urinary system. This plus its potassium and fiber contents help in lowering blood pressure.

Dandelion is rich in calcium plus vitamin C and luteolin anti-oxidants . These make dandelion beneficial for bone health, among other health benefits.

Parsley

Parsley is an herb that has been used for treating fluid retention, urinary tract infection, kidney stones, high blood pressure, gastrointestinal conditions, balancing blood sugar, and more. It also helps protect you from atherosclerosis, diabetes, asthma, and colon cancer.

It is rich in vitamins A, B, C, and K. It is also rich in iron and potassium.

Being a good source of folic acid (a B vitamin), it helps reduce homocysteine. High levels of homocysteine in the blood can damage your blood vessels.

Asparagus

Asparagus has high levels of asparagine, an amino acid. This makes it a natural diuretic. Increased urination releases fluid, helps get rid of excess salts, and helps lower blood pressure.

Asparagus is a very good source of vitamins A, C, E and K plus fiber, folate, glutathione (an anti-oxidant), and chromium.

Folate works well with vitamin B12 to help prevent cognitive impairment.

Chromium is a trace mineral which enhances insulin function. This is beneficial for diabetics.

Aim for healthy weight level.

A little known fact is that the more overweight you are, the less you have of adiponectin. Adiponectin is a protein hormone that has anti-inflammatory effects on the cells lining the walls of the blood vessels.

When you lose weight, your adiponectin level goes to normal level. This helps your health and decreases your risk to chronic diseases. Besides, your brain, heart, kidney, liver, and every other part of your body need blood supply. And with healthy blood vessels, your overall health benefits

Lose weight with Herbalife Cell-U-Loss!

Info bits: According to Johns Hopkins, "Research consistently shows that overweight people who drop pounds also drop millimeters of mercury, according to a recent report published in Hypertension. The researchers found that, on average, for every 2.2 pounds (or 1 kilo) of weight lost, blood pressure dropped by about 1/1 mm Hg. For example, people who lost about 11 pounds, had their blood pressure drop by 4.4/3.6 mm Hg."

Enhance your weight loss!

Further improve your weight loss by

• eating healthy breakfast everyday
• drinking thermogenic tea to boost your metabolism
• eating nutrient-packed foods and meal replacement
• improving your digestive health
• cleaning up your intestines and villi

For weight loss and health challenges, we recommend that you take:

1. Formula 1 Nutritional Shake Mix / Meal Replacement
   (with Personalized Protein Powder, depending on your protein needs)
2. Herbal Tea Concentrate
3. Herbal Aloe Concentrate

Importance of WATER

....DRINK WATER ON EMPTY STOMACHHYPERLINK "http://www.wowmails.com/"
It is popular in Japan today to drink water immediately after waking up every morning. Furthermore, scientific tests have proven a its value. We publish below a description of use of water for our readers. For old and serious diseases as well as modern illnesses the water treatment had been found successful by a Japanese med ical society as a 100% cure for the following diseases:

Headache, body ache, heart system, arthritis, fast heart beat, epilepsy, excess fatness, bronchitis asthma, TB, meningitis, kidney and urine diseases, vomiting, gastritis, diarrhea, piles, diabetes, constipation, all eye diseases, womb, cancer and men strualdisorders, ear nose and throat diseases.


1.. As you wake up in the morning before brushing teeth, drink 4 x 160ml glasses of water .....interesting

2. Brush and clean the mouth but do not eat or drink anything for 45 minutes

3. After 45 minutes you may eat and drink as normal.

4. After 15 minutes of breakfast, lunch and dinner do not eat or drink anything for 2 hours

5. Those who are old or sick and are unable to drink 4 glasses of water at the beginning may commence by taking little water and gradually increase it to 4 glasses per day.

6. The above method of treatment will cure diseases of the sick and others can enjoy a healthy life.

The following list gives the number of days of treatment required to cure/control/reduce main diseases:

1. High Blood Pressure - 30 days

2. Ga stric - 10 days

3. Diabetes - 30 days

4. Constipation - 10 days

5. Cancer - 180 days

6. TB - 90 days
7. Arthritis patients should follow the above treatment only for 3 days in the 1st week, and from   2nd week onward s - daily

A cardiologist says if everyone who gets this mail sends it to everyone they know, you can save a person's life!!

Herbalife Cell Activator

Herbalife® products offer solutions for every lifestyle and life-stage, for a lifetime of wellbeing. Cell Activator® is a cornerstone of our philosophy of taking nutritional supplements to support long-term overall good health. Below, Dr. David Heber answers your questions about the newly reformulated Cell Activator®.

Q: Why did Herbalife reformulate Cell Activator®?

A: Cell Activator® was reformulated to enhance Cellular-preserving cellular function.*

Q: What role does Cell Activator® play in Cellular Nutrition?

A: Cell Activator® helps to form the "core" of Cellular Nutrition products when partnered with Formula 1 Nutritional Shake Mix and Formula 2 Multivitamin Complex. It contains a super-antioxidant, Pycnogenol®†, and key minerals, including potassium and magnesium, that are vital to cellular function, as well as natural ingredients such as rhodiola, shitake and chlorella that provide support for optimal vitality and energy.*

Q: What is Pycnogenol®† and how will it assist in Cellular Nutrition and weight loss?

A: Pycnogenol®†, also known as French maritime pine bark, is one of the most powerful natural botanical antioxidants available today. Pycnogenol®† assists your body to function optimally at a cellular level. It helps assure that your body's cells are prepared to utilize the essential nutrients delivered to them, including proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals and herbs, for improved nutrition and energy so that you and your customers can obtain the best results from the ShapeWorks® Program.*

By using Cell Activator®, you can actually feel the difference Herbalife makes in your life, no matter what your lifestyle-or life-stage.

Dr. Heber also serves as chairman of the Herbalife Scientific and Nutrition Advisory Boards.

*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

†Pycnogenol® is a registered trademark of Horphag Research, Ltd.

Herbalife Back Pain

Back Pain

April 12, 2011 – 10:49 pm

Back Pain

Almost 4 years ago, I stepped off a curb and ruptured my L4-L5 disk. I think it was caused by years of doing stupid things to my back, and that curb was the last straw. I have not had surgery. I have, however, had the luxury of not having to work full time for any of those 4 years. What helped me was eventually (after 9 months of pain, of spending all my time lying on my floor, of being essentially completely disabled, of taking 15 ibuprofen or enteric coated aspirin a day) finding a doctor who believes strongly in rehabilitation — only 1/100 of his ruptured disk patients get surgery! He set me up on a program of physical therapy, which I still try to follow, and which always helps when I get flare-ups, which are always due to not exercising, or doing something stupid to my back. He also gave me a series of epidural corticosteroid injections, which gave me tremendous relief. I have not needed to see my doctor for 2 years now.

Surgery should be the absolute last resort, in my opinion. I heard about studies that showed the outcome 2 years after a back injury to be the same, whether or not surgery was performed. Sometimes it helps, sometimes it makes no difference, sometimes it makes things worse. And after surgery, one still has to do physical therapy. In my experience, rehab after surgery is much harder.

I started on Herbalife in November of 1997. About 3 months ago, one of my Herbalife colleagues recommended adding Xtra-Cal and Herbalifeline to my program. The Herbalife really does seem to help — I take 2 Xtra-Cal three times a day and up it to three Xtra-Cal three times a day when I have pain. Also, I read here from someone (thank you, whoever it was!) that the Thermojetics Beverage also has anti-inflammatory properties, and so I drink it in the mornings as I do my exercises. Not only does it ease the pain, but it gives me the energy to work hard. I wish I’d known about Herbalife 4 years ago — it would have spared me a lot of pain.

I can’t say I’m pain-free, but it is at a manageable level, about a 1 on a scale of 10, and I do have fairly long stretches without any pain.

Disk pain is at best unbearable, and the most devastating thing that has ever happened to me. At times, I was willing to do absolutely anything for relief. But with patience, it does get better.

Liz Farr Los Lunas, New Mexico

Herbalife products do not cure any disease or ailment. Herbalife is simply nutrition that has been designed so that the cells of our bodies are as fully nourished as possible. This allows the cells to grow and repair and to perform their functions with the maximum efficiency possible.