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Editorial

Forgotten Factors of Successful Weight Loss

Jennifer CuevasWhy gluten-free may not be

enough

Weight Loss Pills

Shannon Drake

Low Carb Paleo Show

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“LET FOOD BE YOUR MEDICINE...” - HIPPOCRATES

T hat’s the phrase that many in the natural health community will happily quote until

the grass fed cows come home.

But seriously… How many of us really take it to heart?

Obviously there are a whole load in the lowcarb and paleo community who have taken out a huge range of foods that were making them sick.

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Grains for most along with virtually Industrialised and processed food. Gluten containing ingredients for those with a sensitivity. Milk products for the same reason.

We are all good at deleting things from our list of what we eat in order not to get sick and that is only common sense.

After all… Why poison yourself?

But these actions are only half of the real meaning behind what hippocrates was saying - the real essence of his simple thought is to use food to firstly nourish our bodies and heal us when we aren’t in tip top condition.

It’s when we look at the second part of his edict “... and let medicine be your food” that the penny really starts to drop.

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He is clearly saying that if your medicine is your food, then we are not being encouraged to look to drugs as being the source of healing but the very food we eat.

Again, many of us pay lip service to the medicinal qualities of even some very

common food types. The thing is they can be of huge benefit for our nutrition and a cure for virtually every ill known to mankind. From autism to zits.

What you eat can cure them all sometimes even more quickly and

thoroughly than any drug. And the only side effect from taking food as medicine is better health.

Except cabbage of course.That might give you gas:)

One lady who knows all about using food as medicine is Jennifer Cuevas.

Not that long ago, Jennifer was ill with a multitude of health problems including high cholesterol, pre-diabetes, weight gain, Hashimoto’s and arthritis. After eventually getting through seven doctors, she finally found out that she had gluten sensitivity and celiac disease - where even just a crumb from a biscuit could affect her health.

What I find shocking is that there are over 300 health problems that are known to be caused or aggravated by eating gluten.

Yet how many medical professional do you know that even think to look at that simple problem being the cause of someone’s illness.

Even though the reliable statistic is that 60% of the population are sensitive to gluten at some level.

As you read through Jennifer’s story I’m sure you’ll think of someone you know that is going through

something similar. Please feel free to share this story with them.

Best selling author, scientist and fitness athlete Martina Johansson is joining us for the first time this month taking the time to share her profound knowledge about how our bodies hormones respond to the food we eat and really why that is one of the keys to low carb diets being so effective.

And we’ll have a brief look at the dangers and ‘benefit’ of weight loss pills too.

Plus our usual fantastic recipes - having a vaguely easter type of theme.

If you can spot the connection - please let me know. The sender of the first email I open will get a complimentary GOLD level membership subscription.

It could be you!

On that note, do enjoy the magazine

All the best,

Mark

Forgotten Factors of Successful Weight Losson a Low Carb Diet

by Martina Johansson

Forgotten Factors of Successful Weight Losson a Low Carb Diet

A low carb diet is exactly that, a diet with less carbs, moderate in fat, and high in protein. Many lowcar-bers are also fond of whole foods, but just as many use a lot of substitute prod-ucts for their cooking and baking. In Sweden, where I’m from, it’s popular to opt up the fat and go totally ketogenic on a low carb diet. That usually means around 80% fat and 20% protein.

A lot of people adopt a low carb diet for weight loss reasons, but there are still high numbers of the population that continue to struggle with weight issues despite a flaw-less diet each year. How come so many people lose weight successfully and some don’t? I’ve identified a couple of factors behind this phenomenon.

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The first one is about counting calories. That’s a bad idea because the body is a hormonal system and the calories are counted radi-cally different depending on the source. A person stuck in the calorie trap easily cheats oneself of eating less nutrient dense foods for the imagined gain of fewer calories. This type of food might actually store more body fat than a meal with a higher amount of calories because of the body’s hormonal responses. This is the reason why it’s completely useless to eat a

500 calorie chocolate cake and then burn 500 calories on the treadmill. The choc-olate cake will increase the insulin for several hours ahead and block the fat metabolism, so no fat loss can occur despite the phys-ical exercise.

Successful weight loss occurs when calories are accounted for, but not counted. Food source and nutrient value must come first. If you have an obses-sion with exercise to burn extra calories you are more prone to halt the weight loss instead of boosting it.

Another important and unknown factor is the II (insulin index). Most people know about GI (glycemic index), but very few know about the corresponding effects of insulin. A food item can be very low in glycemic index and simultaneously have a high insulin index. What happens is the effect of an insulin raise

can block the fat metabolism for hours. Examples of foods with high insulin index are high protein foods such as a dry piece of chicken, canned tuna, and dairy products. Look at the illustration on the next page. Fermented milk products have a tendency to really raise insulin despite low carbohydrate content.

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2Figure: Simplified graph from American Journal of Clinical Nutrition:An insulin index of foods:the insulin demand gener-ated by 1000-kJ portions of common foods. Susanne HA Holt, Janette C Brand Miller, and Peter Petocz

A gram of protein and a gram of carbohydrates each contain 4 kcal, while a gram of fat contains 9 kcal. The most logical thing to do for weight loss is to cut down on fat because it contains the most calories, but that’s what weight watchers and other low calorie enthu-siasts have been doing all along. Most overweight people have chronically

elevated insulin levels, so by cutting down on fat and increasing proteins, the body will provide an envi-ronment where hormonal weight loss is downright impossible. For weight loss to occur insulin must be stabilized and glucagon must be activated.

Glucagon is the opposite of insulin. Instead of storing fat it uses fat straight from

the fat cells, and that is crucial for losing weight. Glucagon and insulin cannot be active at the same time, so if insulin is active several hours a day, it won’t matter if zero calories are ingest-ed;Weight loss cannot occur, it’s a biochemical fact. The body will slow down the thyroid func-tion or do whatever it

takes to avoid using the body fat as energy.

Fit and trim people don’t have this problem because their insulin response is quicker, so these rules don’t apply to them to the same extent. People who have a hard time losing weight on a low carb diet need to spend more energy increasing glucagon and avoiding insulinemic foods.

How to activate glucagonThree things can active the glucagon hormone: Prolonged physical exercise, starvation, and a strict low carb diet. The best thing for an overweight person is to let the glucagon be active all the time, and avoid all

kinds of insulin activation. There is no need for exces-sive exercise, starvation, or calorie counting. The trick is to provide a hormonal environment in the body where fat loss can occur effortlessly.

A strict low carb diet is keyThe more body fat, the more dietary fats need to be consumed for the body to be able to process, metab-olize, and burn fat. Excess body weight means that insulin is too dominant and low body fat means insulin response is quick and efficient. An overweight person can increase his or her insulin sensitivity after weight has been normal-ized, and thereby eat more

protein and complex carbs later on.

A strict low carb diet is very easy to follow because the only foods allowed are real food such as meat, poultry, egg, fish, butter, coconut oil, lard, and vegetables. No substitute products, no “sugar free” or “gluten free” food items. When followed, this type of low carb diet provides the best results as seen in numerous studies.The results last!

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Authors Page URL on LCMhttp://lowcarbmag.com/martina- johansson/

Interviews

Jennifer Cuevas

Just a few short years ago, Jennifer Cuevas was ill with a multitude of issues including high cholesterol, pre-diabetes, weight gain, Hashimoto’s and arthritis. After eventually getting through seven doctors, she finally found out that she had gluten sensitivity and celiac disease - where even just a crumb from a biscuit could affect her health.

Ever since she found that was the problem, Jennifer has dedi-cated her life to not only getting herself in tiptop condition but also helping others who are facing a multitude of health challenges.

Let us find out how Jennifer got herself back to full health..

Why gluten free may not be enough…

Could this be you?

With Alain Braux and Mark Moxom

Alain Braux: Good morning Jennifer and Mark.

Jennifer Cuevas: Thank you for having me. It’s very exciting!

AB: Can you give us a little of

your background?

JC: Sure! My background is

actually twisted. We all have interesting ways of ending up where we are.

I grew up in Ohio in a small town, a college town and really wanted to do nothing but get out of Ohio, so it’s kind of ironic that I am still here! I actually lived in Chile for a while as an exchange student. When I returned, I started a career in Merchandising; about twenty years in the corporate world doing product merchan-dising, product develop-ment and marketing.

I went through this incredible health journey which has brought me to where I am today, and decided to change my whole career and support people and their health so that’s what I’m doing now.

Mark Moxom: Excellent!

AB: How did you start your business?

There had to be a day where you decided, okay this is it, I’m going to start doing this. Did you go back to school studying nutrition and how did you decide to start your business?

JC: Well it’s been a journey, and

it really wasn’t one particular moment in time.

It’s been sort of these building blocks all along. I was in the corporate world and trying to survive as this gluten-free girl and it has its challenges, I guess you could say, especially during happy hour and team lunches and all of those good things. At the time gluten free was a relatively new term, not to the world by any means, but to the people I was working with. So, after I went gluten free and then grain free and my

life changed completely physically, mentally and socially, I actually had a lot of people approach me and ask, “Wow! What did you do? How did your life change? [If you haven’t seen my before and after picture, it’s on my website so you can take a look at that]

I just really enjoyed helping people and so I started to coach and teach people what I have learned. Over time, I’ve seen a lot of people get

well, feel healthier and even younger, and so I just decided to start sharing it as much as I could and realized that this has become a true passion. So I started out with just a few people, actually mostly from my church who had seen this tremendous change in my life. I just started there and I now do indi-vidual coaching and group coaching; I do speaking engagements not only about my journey, but

about the journeys of all these people that have come through the same methods and really gotten better and healthier.

I started a support group last summer and we have been meeting twice a month since August; just seeing how people’s lives have changed and supporting one another has just been a really great part of the journey.

The other side of my business and my passion

is helping people eat the right things and helping them to understand or realize that their life can be delicious – that’s sort of my tagline.

AB: Are you still doing cooking

and baking?

JC: I am. I run a grain free, soy free

bakery. I have started to make more paleo items that are dairy and refined sugar free as well, but it is a strictly dedicated gluten and soy-free bakery. I also cook for people as a personal chef and I actually have a little meal

business and pizzas have started being very popular. I have been trying lots of different things and really the core of everything I do is to help this be sustainable for people and help them know that they can succeed in doing it; they don’t have to miss out on everything at a potluck, for example. I even have helped clients with their lunch by preparing it and doing all the work that they need to do to keep it sustainable.

AB: How do you find time to sleep?

JC: I try to ensure that I get about

six to seven hours, but I really recommend eight! Most often I probably run on about seven, and then every minute of the rest of the day I am busy.

AB: I can imagine with kids and

your business and your presentation and clients and all that.

At what point did you started moving into paleo and why?

JC: I started out gluten free and

that in and of itself was

a fight, because after going to eight doctors and not finding out what was going on with my body and how I was feeling, I met Dr. Glen Aukerman through Ohio State University and he coached me for eight to nine months before I even went gluten-free. I attended all of his classes and learned about processed foods. His specialty is Nutrigenomics. He’s a medical doctor but incorporates nutrition into what he does. He had tested me for celiac disease and it was Mayo clinic test. It was a $5,000.00 test and it came back and said I didn’t have

celiac disease. For those eight to nine months I did everything that he said. I ate what he told me to eat. I took the 47 vitamins a day that he suggested I take and didn’t get better.

I had eliminated many things from my diet, gluten being one of them in a general sense. The interesting part of the story is that I didn’t go around saying I was gluten free - but I avoided it. Much like I see many people doing these days – avoid the bun or leave the bread off whatever they’re eating, no noodles, rice or something. So that sort of where I was at the end of 2009 - but I was also miserable and I had put on so much weight. I was just feeling terrible and fatigued.

My kids actually went away for Christmas break

with their dad and I decided that I was going to lose the weight that week no matter what it took. So I put myself on a yogurt smoothie diet that Dr. Aukerman said I could have and took the vitamins, and I didn’t eat anything else for a week and yet I gained 10 pounds. Merry Christmas to me!

I had a follow up appoint-ment with him in February 2010 and I went with the intention of telling him – you are number eight in this line of doctors that has not been able to help me. I’m done! I went to his office and he pulled up my labs and said, oh you don’t feel very good. Of course I was bitter that point and I said, I have done everything you told me to do. I have come to your classes, learnt all these things and he said,

Jen I think you need to go gluten free. I said, you’re out of your mind. I pretty much am gluten free. What are you talking about? Besides my celiac test said that I didn’t have it. He said, well I hear what you’re saying and I’m saying this nicely now but I was not very nice at that time, I was really at the end of my rope.

I lost my dad to diabetes and heart disease when he was 56 years old and it was

ten days actually before my son was born and so it left this place in me that was always, ‘I have to take care of myself to be here for my kids.’ So I was not only frus-trated, overwhelmed and not feeling good - I was scared at the core of everything.

I was just afraid.

So when he saw that I wasn’t buying into this gluten free thing, he said, well, you can do what you

want but I think you should try it. I can’t explain why your test doesn’t say you have it. I can’t explain other things that are going on. You have done everything I told you to do but look at this number and it was my CRP (C-reactive protein) number and he said, based on what I see here and all your vitamin levels, you’re not absorbing nutrition from

the vitamins or the food. So with these combi-nations of everything you’re going to have a heart attack or stroke in the next 4 to 6 months.

MM: Oh sweet!

JC: Right and I was 38 years

old at that time and I said, oh my gosh! What do I have to do?

MM: I’m listening…

JC: Yes! That just kind of grabbed me. So

I was still upset because I said, you know I AM gluten free. Here is my diet log. So he pulls it out and says, see here after work on Thursday of last week you had two saltine crackers. I said, oh gosh yes I do. I come home and I’m starving, I’ve got this craving, whatever and it usually helps it go away. He said, if you have gluten sensitivity, one crumb will set your body into this pattern that you’re not going to get better for weeks. I just looked at him like he was from outer space. So I kind of withdrew for a few days and mourned and grieved and then I started. I really didn’t give up that much gluten at that time because I had already done some of that, thankfully. But the first two weeks, I thought he was crazy because I felt horrible. I had migraines that would just not go

away. I was nauseated. I thought I had a flu… And of course - in retrospect, I know that I was going through was withdrawal.

From that just little bit, but I will say the other thing I was eating at the time – I was a huge candyholic. So the sweet tarts and the lollipops and all the candies, those were the things that - over time - I gave up.

Within those first two weeks after getting over the symptoms - I knew he was right. I started to lose weight. I started to feel better and it was just every week that I started to feel a little bit better, lose a little bit more weight and then in six months I lost 34 pounds. My cholesterol came down. I could tell the inflamma-tion was reducing but what started happening (and he had warned me)...he had said you really shouldn’t go into these gluten-free products but you know, these ones are okay, these ones stay away from and

I sort of loosely listened to that and I got hooked on Udi’s cookies. So this is the same year and I’ve lost 34 pounds and life is starting to look good. I was still questioning in my mind, why am I still pretty far overweight? I

also started to develop arthritis in my knees to the point where I was having trouble walking down the stairs, not even up the stairs and I was in the corporate environ-ment still and trying to figure all these things

out during that time.

I came across Dr. Peter Osborne’s website - glutenfreesociety.org and he asked questions like are you gluten free but not healthy yet or are you still sick? So I started reading more about that

and in 2012 is when I went completely grain free and committed to being soy free, and I could not believe the difference that made in such a short time. It seems to have “healed all my wounds” if you will, and my cholesterol came

down the rest of the way and I got my lab numbers again right before this and just the difference in that short amount of time – my cholesterol, my weight, my blood pres-sure which was not high but it was low actually

normalized. Just every-thing on my body went to where it was supposed to go. So I got down to my high school weight and I’ve been there ever since and I’m very grateful.

AB: Are you sugar free as well?

JC: I’m not sugar free entirely and I’m

not dairy free entirely but I have seen more that sugar definitely has a bigger impact on me than I thought originally. What I tell people is there is unlayering process in your body that occurs and you have to listen to what your body is telling you so as much as I want to be here eating my cookies and eating what I’m making, I really have to keep it balanced. That is so important to everybody. First you have to heal your immune system and then you really have to balance those things. And even if it’s a paleo treat that I made with honey or maple syrup or coconut sugar. I keep those very small.

Dairy for me seems to be fine. I know that there are a lot of people that are very sensitive to dairy. I think the numbers are over 50% of people that have celiac disease also react to casein.

I think Paleo is an excel-lent way to eliminate the things that will cause inflammation in your diet and eliminating inflam-mation for everybody is so important. I don’t know why it’s not a stan-dard test that we do. It is the breeding ground of every disease. So when I coach my clients I do recommend, especially if they have an auto-immune condition, to really try to go as far into paleo as they can.

MM: Just a quick question Jen,

was it the leaving off of the grains that made the biggest difference towards the end?

JC: Absolutely! If you can’t do

anything else, grain free is the way to be. When I first started coaching people, I took them gluten free first because I felt trying to make them go grain free was pretty hard. When people come

to me it’s usually at the same place where I was - at the end of my rope and I didn’t have any answers and I’ve been to all these doctors and they’ve given me every medication from A to Z (usually starts with a P- Prozac). When I helped several people and they have the same experience that I did from gluten free to “hey, I’ve still got all these issues”, migraines included and all

these other things, that was a big decision for me. I said, from here on out it’s grain free. There’s just no other way.

In fact I had someone come to my support group in support of another person and she was already gluten free, so she just came because she wanted to help this friend of hers

who had been diagnosed with celiac disease and she heard my story and decided to go grain free herself. Within six weeks her LDL cholesterol came down 44 points. She felt so much younger. She said, “I thought I had these aches and pains because I was getting older and it was not the case. I feel great! I can’t believe the grain makes

that much of a difference!” It’s been exciting to see these changes in everybody and it’s affirmed to me the grain part of it is so important. It is where I learned about dairy firsthand, as I did have some people that did not get better until they took the dairy out of their diets.

AB: Right. Can you be specific as to which

grains need to be taken

out, not just obviously wheat but what else?

JC: Of course wheat, barley, rye and

oats because we know that those contain the gliadin protein, but also I don’t personally use any rice; I don’t use corn. I don’t use teff or sorghum or millet. I don’t use quinoa even though it is not a grain per se but there is so much cross contamination with it. Of course, there are the other things that cross react but I just literally don’t use grains (nor do I eat anything from a package due to hidden ingredients).

I do use tapioca from time to time. I find that occasionally I will react to that but not in a very significant way, so I just keep those kinds of things minimum. Of course, that goes for anything that has a processed flour in it, even coconut flour. Certainly that’s not a grain but at times it can cause an inflammatory response.

AB: What about beans and pulses?

JC: I actually do consume legumes

but I soak and ferment them first. I don’t know if that’s why I tolerate them better, but I’ve had really no issue with them. The key with those to me is that it’s about healing the intestinal tract. If you’ve healed the gut, and if you’re balancing the vegetables and the things that you need to be eating, I find that it’s generally okay to incorporate legumes from time to time if you soaked and fermented them. Soaking to me is the key. I don’t know about the fermentation process but the soaking is definitely important.

AB: So from your point of view,

the carbs included in the beans and legumes are not that important?

JC: Again my key for everybody is

sustainability and so if having legumes in your diet occasionally is going to help you stay on this and feel good about what you’re eating and you’re not having what you feel like is an inflammatory response to it, I think they’re fine.

AB: Some strict paleo absolutely exclude

all beans and legumes as well. I see from looking at the recipes that you’re also trying to make healthy food taste better the way I advocate it as well. Can you tell us more about it and why?

JC: Absolutely! I think that is

important because for me two of the things that

I hear the most are…

1 – Eww... I don’t want to eat like that, it tastes like cardboard.

And 2 – Oh it’s so expen-sive to eat that way.

Everything I do is to dispel those two myths. I have found personally that food tastes better and my clients find as they unlayer their body from the process foods and

things on their taste buds that they appreciate the tastes of what our Creator gave us to begin with. You go out and you pick a strawberry from the garden, and it tastes so much better than not only what you get in the store but... Once you’ve taken all of the artificial sweet-eners and all these gluten out of your diet and you unlayer and suddenly things come alive, spinach

leaves have so much taste to them than they might have before.

I hate the word natural because it has been abused by the food industry but natural food tastes so wonderful by itself. That’s one part of it but then the other part is - how do I create

things to taste good at home? I love the herb chart because it explains how to use them and add them to your meals. I use a lot of fresh herbs in my cooking just to keep the taste in it, and it just comes alive in your mouth.

I’m a very simple chef. I don’t like to complicate things or over process things if I can help it.

I really do think that there are so many things you can create and be creative with that tastes wonderful and it doesn’t have to be difficult or complicated or expensive.

AB: No I always tell my clients I’d rather

they eat better higher quality ingredients and spend a little money and think of it as medicine than spending tons of money on pharmaceutical drugs or supplements.

JC: That’s true.

AB: Which most of them (the

supplements) are either artificial or synthetic and our body does not absorb anyways so like you mentioned, nature provides everything including vitamins and minerals and we should take advantage of that.

JC: Agreed!

AB: Your passion about going

grain free comes from your personal results?

JC: Not only my personal results.

It was at first and I felt like, wow this is like a big secret that nobody knows about. But then when I started seeing the results through the people I was coaching and my support group and I have a Face book page where people had posted things and how much difference it has made for their lives. That is truly where my passion is, because I feel like it was this gift I was given, this knowledge about it so I try to share it out as much as I can.

MM: Excellent! Are you still

friendly with your doctor now? Hahaha

JC: Which one? Hahaha

There were a couple of them that I really kicked to the curb

during the process because of what they diagnosed me with and said. Unfortunately, Dr. Aukerman is a couple of hours away from here so he’s not as accessible for myself and my clients. This is the other part of the big secret, the big gift that I have been given. Since 2012 I have not been sick. I have had occasional things here and there but I don’t think I had a full blown cold or anything. I also believe that this lifestyle is very conducive to just good health in general.

When you’re immune system is functioning and healthy it’s really a good thing. I’m not advocating don’t not go to a doctor, that’s not what I’m saying….

MM: No. it’s just better not to need to

go to a doctor isn’t it?

AB: Right and your body is a wonderfully put

together, self healing machine and we should trust that it will take care of itself as long as you don’t overwhelm it with processed food and artificial everything and genetically

engineered food. I think if you give your body the right quality fuel then your body will typically take care of itself without a whole lot of pharmaceutical help for that matter.

MM: I have been doctor-free for 35 years.

JC: That’s incredible.

AB: I do yearly tests to make sure

everything is okay but I can’t remember the last time I was sick really. Now granted not everyone will have the same effect but it all makes sense in a big picture kind of thing if you take care of your body the same way as you would maintain your car then your body will stay healthy. Your body wants to stay healthy so to me it makes perfect sense.

I have a trick question for you. Are you still taking 47 supplements?

JC: I am not actually hahaha.

That number went up for a time because he actually increased some of my vitamins and actu-ally after I went grain free - I didn’t need 16 fish oil a day that he had me on. I do take that occasionally to ward off any omega imbalance that I’m dealing with. I do take calcium, vitamin D and occasionally I’ll take cinnamon bark just to keep my metabolism in check, but I really haven’ t have that for quite some time. And then B vitamins which I think are really important especially for women and for anybody with a thyroid condition. If I didn’t mention it already, I have Hashimoto’s .

AB: Well again, we’re going back to

two issues. One of them is if your body is inflamed especially your digestive system, you will not absorb the vitamins.

JC: That’s correct.

AB: Secondly most of the time those

vitamins are lab-created synthetic vitamins so your body will not absorb them; that’s why the common sense is go back to nature

and get your vitamins the way you’re supposed to – from nature. Personally I don’t take vitamins. The only one I take is food-based and that is fish oil, probiotics and vitamin D.

JC: Do you take liquid form?

AB: D3 yes liquid.

MM: I have to make do with

sunshine hahaha

So Jen if people want to get hold of you, what is the best way for them to find out what you do and how you can help them?

JC: My website is ggfgourmet.

com and I have a Face book page – Gluten & Grain Free Gourmet, @ggfgourmet on Twitter and Instagram and Pinterest; also on LinkedIn they can find me as The Gluten & Grain Free Gourmet.

AB: You mentioned a book?

JC: Yes I am working on my guide

book and cookbook to hopefully get that published here in the next few months, working on getting that done and available for people.

AB: Well Jennifer this was a wonderful

interview. Thank you for all the information you gave us. I wish you good continuation, hopefully you’ll get a little more sleep and try not to work too hard. I know you have a passion for what you do but keep your health in mind so that you don’t overwork yourself.

JC: You are right. Thank you so

much for having me.

MM: It was a pleasure to have you.

My name is Jen, and this picture comparison is a snapshot of my journey – going from the depths of despair to enjoying the gift of great health!

It’s not just about the 72 pounds I lost, though. Even more importantly, every negative health condition that was going on inside of my body has now been eliminated or is in remission!

After a long and frustrating journey to many doctors, and despite Celiac test results that indicated no presence of Celiac disease (read here why that could happen to you, too), it was suggested that I try a gluten free diet.

In 2010, I went gluten free and experienced a lot of improvement in my health – but it wasn’t until I went entirely grain and soy free in 2012 that I found the key to perfect health!

Besides the 72 pound weight loss, I also eliminated lifelong high cholesterol that my doctors had previously treated with statin drugs. Even more importantly, my new dietary lifestyle eliminated dangerous inflammation I was experiencing, and put my Hashimoto’s disease into remission…and even eliminated any evidence of diabetes. Even my skin, hair, and sinuses changed! There were other improvements too – I used to suffer from debilitating panic attacks…GONE! (read my full story here)

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What’s the Problem?Current conservative figures tell us that nearly 60 million adults are overweight in the United States. Just over 40 million are severely overweight or obese and around about 3 million suffer from morbid obesity, that’s the life threatening form of being fat.

The situation in some parts of Europe, Australia and most of the ‘western’ countries reflect these figures too.

Since 1990, amongst the 30-40 year old age group there has been over a 75% increase in Type 2 Diabetes. What is not well known is that as small a weight gain as 5-10 kilograms increases a person’s risk of developing diabetes two-fold, over those who have not gained any weight. From all of the above, we can see clearly that the health risks of being overweight are profound.

Can Weight Loss or Diet Pills Help?The fact that there are so many people overweight in the Western world, and that so many of them find it difficult to lose weight through using diet alone, has been the impetus for commercial concerns to developed a number of weight loss pills that promise to take the hard work out of shedding those pounds.

Marketers of these miracle pills promise that we can shed pounds of fat without life- style changes.

If we believe some of the blurb, we can pop a pill and can sit on our backsides while they magically get smaller.

Just what is the truth?

The Two Main Types of Weight Loss & Diet PillsWeight loss and diet pills come under two main categories – those that are available on prescription, commonly labelled as weight loss or diet drugs – and the non-prescription pills which you can get over the counter.

These are most normally called weight loss or dietary supplements, and come under a different set of statutes and regulations.

New ones come out all the time. Often these are just the same as existing ones but under a different name. The active ingredient is nearly always the same. It’s just the add-ons that change with manufacturers including things like CoQ10 to make them seem more natural or healthy.

Lets have a look at the first category . . .

Weight Loss Drugs Available By Prescription.The most well-known brands of diet drugs are Adipex, Bontril, Didrex, Ionamin, Phentermine and Tenuate. All of these are appetite suppressors.

They work by decreasing appetite through stimulating the brain and nerves to increase heart rate and blood pressure.

In the USA, all of these pills have to be approved by the FDA. In The UK and Europe, drugs can be approved by both the Medicines and Health care products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) or the European Medicines Evaluation Agency (EMEA).

Normally, these drugs are approved only for short term use, a maximum of a few months. However, some agencies have approved Meridia for longer term use.

One of the many drawbacks with this type of pill is the fact that they affect the nervous system, blood pressure and metabolism. This can be a problem for patients suffering from either hypertension or heart risks.

Weight Loss Pills Which Inhibit Fat Uptake.To overcome some of the problems with the appetite suppressant type of pill, a relatively new type of drug has been developed which is known as a lipase inhibitor. These types of pills work in the digestive system and can inhibit, according to the manufacturers, the uptake of fat by as much as 30%.

By inhibiting the uptake of fat, manufacturers reason that obviously you don’t metabolise the calories from the fat, which pass through the gut instead.

One of the brand leaders for this type of pill is called Xenical. The mentioned side-effects at the moment are mainly limited to the type of bowel movement that you have whilst taking this pill.

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Effectiveness of Prescription Weight Loss and Diet Drugs.Strangely enough, prescription weight loss drugs are only truly effective when used in conjunction with diet and exercise.

The crucial thing here is that they are normally used as part of a medically supervised weight loss programme. The fact that it’s supervised obviously has the added advantage in that you have a professional mentor, who is there both to encourage you and to make sure that you are doing things in the right way.

Numerous studies have been carried out on the effectiveness of these types of pills when used in this manner. Whilst the results vary, with the manufacturers’ test results showing the most effectiveness, the average extra percentage loss of body weight over a placebo is in the region of 10-15%.

Side Effects of Prescription Weight Loss Drugs

There are side effects to virtually all drugs and these are no exception. We only have space to mention the most common ones, some of which are quite serious.

Appetite SuppressorsThe side effects from this type of pill are varied, and can include diarrhoea or constipation; headache; dizziness; dry mouth; insomnia; nervousness; restlessness; limb tremors and impotence.

The more serious side effects are listed as seizures and strokes. For that reason you would do well to consider whether, on balance, the health risks associated with the weight loss drugs outweigh those of continued obesity.

The bottom line is that prescription diet drugs are really designed for people who have significant health risks from being overweight, and lack the ability to approach the situation using a more natural remedy.

Before using prescription weight loss drugs, you must obviously consult with your medical advisor, and make sure that you have fully explored all the different options that are available to you.

If you decide to go ahead with using weight loss drugs, it’s in your own best interests to make sure that you fully understand all of the side effects and dangers that taking weight loss pills can cause.

You can’t make a fully-informed choice until you are fully informed, so it’s up to you to make sure that you know everything about the type of pill that you choose to use before you start taking it.

Dietary and Weight Loss Supplements.These are pills, potions and powders that you can buy off-the-shelf without prescription, either in a pharmacy or a health store, and from many different web sites on line.

Different Types of Dietary and Weight Loss SupplementsThere are a dozen or more different types of weight loss supplements. These include body-building supplements, carb burners, fat blockers, cold calcium, creatine, HGH, hoodia, protein supplements, sports supplements, starch blockers, yerbamete, and CoQ10.

In addition to those, many of the mainstream dietary supplements also claim to have weight control benefits, either by helping you control your appetite through reducing your appetite at the outset or making what you eat seem more satisfying, or altering the way the body metabolises fat. Some of these are well known, such as HerbLife; you also have Metabolife, Xenadrine-EFX, and Xanthrex-3.

Effectiveness of Dietary & Weight Loss Supplements.Unlike prescription diet pills, dietary and weight loss supplements do not have to be tested for health & safety either before or after their release onto the market. This also means that there are fewer tests as to the effectiveness of this type of supplement.

However, the few clinical trials that there have been have shown that whilst some of them do work, they are typically less effective than prescription weight loss drugs. Often the price that you pay for them can seem disproportionately high to the benefits that they give.

Clinical TrialsUnless a dietary supplement contains a previously unused ingredient, the manufacturer does not have to provide the FDA with the evidence it relies upon to substantiate it’s claims in regard to effectiveness, safety or health benefits.

It is down to us as the consumers to make sure that we check out that they have indeed been tested, both for safety and effectiveness, in clinical weight loss trials.

Reputable manufacturers will always provide details of all tests and trials, either as part of or supplemental to the information available to the consumer.

This is normally readily available. If you can’t get hold of this information, do not buy the product.

Diet & Exercise NeededMany of the advertisements for weight loss supplements give the impression that the supplement will melt the fat away, while you watch TV or while you sleep, and that really you don’t have to change anything apart from taking the pill in order to lose weight.

It’s only when you get to the small print that comes

with most diet and weight loss supplements that you see it says that effective weight loss is not possible by taking this supplement alone, and you will find that the clinical trials show that the supplement was used as part of a weight loss regime which combined diet and exercise improvements along with the weight loss supplement.

Doctors Advice Before Using Weight Loss Supplements.The effectiveness of even dietary supplements can be affected by a number of different things, including your general state of health when you start. Other things that can affect their effectiveness and in some cases, safe use, are prescription and non-prescription drugs that you may be taking and other environmental factors like the

activities that you do when you are working and so forth.

Whatever type you use, you would do well to consult your medical professional before you embark on a course of weight loss supplements.

Go through all of your weight control options to make sure

Obesity DrugsIn a nutshell, obesity drugs are a heavyweight version of this type of product. They are available on prescription only. Common brands are Meridia, Phentimine and Xenical.

Who Can Take Weight Loss Drugs?Weight loss drugs of this type are for treating seriously obese people, and for whom to continue as a

that you understand how the weight loss supplement may interact with anything else that you may be taking or doing at the time.

Only by being fully informed of all the facts, can you make an informed choice as to whether or not taking weight loss supplements can be a useful part of your weight loss programme.

seriously over-weight person would have serious health consequences. Typically, this would indicate people who have a 30+ reading on the Body Mass Index, having no other cause of being obese such as gland problems, or people who have a reading of more than 27 on the Body Mass Index, who have one or more obesity-related health conditions.

Weight loss drugs are part of an anti-obesity regime and would be prescribed by a doctor or medical practitioner along with dietary and exercise modifications. They would not be used on their own.

Very few diet and obesity experts would condone anything other than the combined approach to weight control.

Weight Loss Drugs – Advice & InformationWhen combined with a controlled diet and exercise, weight loss drugs can improve the effectiveness of weight loss only by between 5 and 10%, over and above that which you would get without using the drugs.

Obviously, we are all different, so each of us would have a unique response to the weight loss differences achieved, with some having better results than others.

Maximum weight loss

This usually occurs within 6-9 months of starting

the medication treatment. Most users then experience a levelling off during the remainder of the treatment, although a few do experience a slight increase after the 6 month period.

Signs of effectiveness

When taking weight loss drugs, most patients are carefully monitored over the first four weeks. If the weight loss drug combined with the diet and exercise does not produce at least a 2kg weight loss over the first month, then statistically the medication is unlikely to

help the patient achieve the significant weight loss they may be hoping for.

In such cases, the physician would normally advise that a different type of weight loss drug be used, or that the patient tries a different form of weight loss management, such as strict control and mentoring.

Short Term UseMost prescription weight loss drugs have FDA approval just for short term use, and there

have been very few studies on the safety and effectiveness of taking these type of medications for more than twelve months. The unique exceptions to this short term use rule are the Meridia and Xenical branded drugs. These have been passed for longer duration.

Weight loss drugs are not really suitable to be used as part of a controlled carbohydrate diet; in fact the controlled carbohydrate diet will normally be more effective than the diets normally recommended to be used in conjunction with the weight loss drugs.

Weight Loss TargetA fat loss of 10kg is thought to be reasonable and shows success over a 3 month period. However, as with most prescription drugs, lesser amounts are also considered successful.

Fat IntakePatients using weight loss drugs are advised to keep their fat intake below 30%

of total calories. Again this makes them unsuitable for use with a controlled carb approach.

ExercisePatients using weight loss drugs are also advised to partake of regular physical activity, pitched at the level of their ongoing health condition.

Dietary ChangesUsing weight loss drugs, patients are advised to monitor the levels of salt and abide to the other measures as outlined in the recommendations given to them by their medical practitioner, and also increase the amount of vegetables and fruit that they eat.

Fat Burners & Fat Burning Diet PillsHow do fat burners cause weight loss? The manufacturers say that fat burners work by raising the

body’s metabolism, causing more calories to be burnt as energy instead of being stored as fat.

The second general claim that the manufacturer’s of fat burners make, is that these pills trigger the body to release fat tissue back into the blood stream, so that it can be broken up and used by the body for energy throughout the day.

By doing these things, they say that taking fat burning diet pills will give you an energy boost without harmful side effects that can be associated with things like caffeine-rich drinks and energy sweets. They say that all of these things combined will produce effective and fast weight loss, when compared to diet or exercise alone.

Too Good To Be True?In general terms, ingredients used in fat burners do have some effect on metabolism, which is what the maker’s claim. However, the amount taken when using the fat burners as directed by the manufacturers would not

be sufficient to change the metabolism enough to cause significant weight loss.

In addition to this, it’s an absolute must that fat burners are used in conjunction with a programme that includes dietary changes and increased exercise. That is a point which is often left out by the manufacturers of fat burners, and they frequently claim that no lifestyle changes are required when using their products.

Weight Loss Using Fat BurnersThere is nothing that will beat a properly designed diet and exercise regime for losing fat. But are they for you?

While the science behind the pills does indeed sound plausible, the amount of studies carried out as to their safety and effectiveness are quite limited at the moment.

The bottom line is that there are no diet pills or supplements that can be used as a substitute for a healthy lifestyle.

Carb BlockersThe active ingredient in carb blockers is phaseolamine. This is an extract of the white kidney bean.

What phaseolamine does is to react with an enzyme in the body, called alpha amylase, which is used to break down carbohydrates into sugar.

The general process is that the carb blockers inhibit the breakdown of carbs changing into sugar, which means that the carbs are passed through the body rather than entering into the bloodstream.

Obviously the carbs that are passed through the body don’t become part of the food that’s metabolised, thus the direct calorie intake is reduced.

Assuming this is true, the premise is that this will cause a reduction in fat storage, meaning that the energy you need each day has to be obtained from elsewhere. It’s thought that you generally end up with a calorie deficit, i.e. you burn more than you consume.

Many of the carb blocker supplements include additional ingredients often labelled “nutrients and supplements” that the maker’s claim improve and stabilise blood sugar levels. Nearly all of the carb blockers contain vandium and chromium as additional ingredients.

Are Carb Blockers Effective?

That depends on who you listen to. If you listen to the manufacturers and sellers, they maintain that the carb blocking tablets will inhibit between 30-50gms

of carbohydrate being metabolised by the body per day.

But, according to the detractors, no carb blocker works outside the laboratory, not even the most expensive ones. This is because they say that they are broken down in the digestive tract themselves, before they can do anything about attacking the carbs in the food that we eat.

Carb Blocker Side Effects

There are a number of side effects associated with taking carb blockers, everything from mild to quite excessive diarrhoea, an embarrassingly large increase in digestive gases, and heartburn.

Studies and Trials on Carb Blockers.

For the time being, there is a big question mark over the effectiveness of carb blockers when used for weight control. If you have tried them and have found them successful, or have found them unsuccessful,

please drop us a line to let us know by using the feedback form on the web site.

Don’t forget, whatever you do and no matter what type of pill you choose to take, having first spoken with your health professional, the best

results that you’ll get under any conditions is to combine anything you choose to use with a healthy diet and a good exercise programme. Always remember that NO pill is going to be as effective as following a healthy lifestyle.

Appetite Suppressants in detailAppetite suppressants, or more correctly

sympathomimetics, are a class of drugs whose effect is to mimic those of a stimulated sympathetic nervous system. These type of weight loss pills are only used for the short-term treatment of obesity.

The reason for this is twofold: their effectiveness in reducing appetite tends to wane after a few weeks, so they are generally used while you are learning new ways to eat and new ways to exercise. As that is the case, it is vital that anyone using appetite suppressants does so under the supervision of their health practitioner and very quickly adopt new ways of eating, combined with a suitable exercise programme in accordance with their health and size.

The reason for this is that because these drugs work on the sympathetic nervous system they affect the body in a number of ways. They increase cardiac output, they dilate the bronchioles and most commonly produce a constriction of blood vessels.

Because they have such an effect on the body’s various

systems, you should make sure that you are fully informed about all of the risks involved in taking this type of medicine. Both you and your medical practitioner should consider the following few paragraphs:

Appetite Suppressants and Diet

Appetite suppressants will

not cause you to lose weight. Only eating in a manner that will cause a general calorie deficit will do that, so therefore for weight loss to be effective you’ll need to follow a correctly matched (to you) diet whilst using them, as well as adopt an effective exercise regime. Remember, the best that you can hope to get from appetite

suppressants is help with the hunger pains while you are retraining your body.

What do you think?

Why not let us know what you think about using these types of weight loss products - whether you have used them or not.

And if you have used them, how did you get on? Did they

help you to get the results you wanted without having any adverse results or did you have problems that no one told you about?

Let us know and we will pass it on to the other readers.

Shannon Drake

Sneak PeekWith Alain Braux and Mark Moxom

Shannon Drake

Shannon Drake - who is the beauty and brains behind “The Dirt” range of paleo-friendly personal care and beauty products.. tells us how - af-ter getting her lips seriously sun burnt on a camping trip - she came up with one of the first of her natural beauty products.

Here’s a short extract from the interview Alain and I had with her a little while ago...

I got a really horrible sunburn years and years ago. I was camping and it really messed up my lips and made it crack and bleed for years.

I used to work (in my past life) at a company that owned a large beauty line and I tried pretty much every product they sold; everything from like the “natural” lip treat-ments to the super chemical filled wonder drug treatments and they made my lips feel better while they were on my lips but as soon as it wears off it was back to square one.

I just thought to myself, I have to be able to fix this and there is no way that one sunburn have ruined my face for all time.

So I thought, all of these companies have all these amazing scientists behind them but what is the one thing that they haven’t thought of that with my skill set I could think of that they didn’t looked to?

And I thought, culture anthro-pology – paleo diet has done a lot of good for my insides but what about my outsides? What do all these traditional

cultures use to heal for the skin when they have problems because they obviously cut themselves and get sunburns too?

I basically looked at tradi-tional beauty cultures. What fascinates me the most about cultural anthropology is this kind of history of taking care of ourselves? We all know about cocoa butter. We all know about coconut oil… But I real-ized that all of the natural products I had in my little arsenal at home – none of them had ghee in them and I knew that ghee was a big beauty secret in India for thousands of years and I drink it in my Bulletproof coffee every morning. So I thought to myself, it doesn’t go bad so I could put it in my lip balm. Let’s try it out! It will be like; you’ll get the magical coconut oil-ghee effect that you do in Bulletproof coffee, right?

So I took my recipe and add a little ghee to it and it works. I used it for a month or two and it kept working. I gave it to a girlfriend who

has eczema. I was like, hey, can you try this out? You have skin issues. I’m not certain if it’s just working for me or if it actually works? And about two weeks later, I get a frantic text message – I lost your lip balm! I’m freaking out! My face feels amazing. I have been using it over my face for two weeks and I need more! I was like, oh maybe it actually does work.

So I gave it to a couple more girlfriends. I kind of get the same frantic text message. I don’t know if my girlfriends just have holes in their purses but they all lost it after a few weeks. After about girlfriend number four, I thought to myself – maybe I should sell this.

That was the first product, the Dirty Balm and from then on whatever issue I ran into in my personal life, I apply that same thinking – what in the historical lexicon of beauty treatments can I use in my products, fashion in a way that is going to be for a modern lifestyle.

AB: There’s nothing new under the sun and so if culture has done it for millenniums from experience, they must have figured out what works and doesn’t work instead of using tons of chemicals and instead of those that could potentially poison us, because everything goes through the skin and is absorbed.

Besides the ghee, do you have any fragrance or anything else you add to that particular balm?

SD: Yeah I only add essential oils to my products and my number one goal for my essential oils is that they function and they work for whatever the goal of the product is. If it happens to smell good or taste good, that’s a bonus! The lip balms smell really great but that’s the side effect of the floral essential oils that are healing your skin that are in it.

AB: So next time before I cook my fish I can rub some ghee on my lips and they’ll be good.

SD: Yes when I cook, when I get ghee on my hands I just rub it in… lotion bonus!

AB: I used to be a hand drummer and I used Shea butter as a way to keep my hands from cracking and breaking. So how can you explain to us how shea butter is different from ghee in this particular example?

SD: All the different butters and oils have different nutrient and fat contents. They also have different textures. Shea butter is rather soft and it melts quickly so it’s great for balms and lotions and anything that you need to kind of instantly be pliable.

For things like you want to be a little stiffer like a lip balm, I use cocoa butter because it’s hard at a higher temperature so it’s more of like a combination of what’s it made out of and how it functions in the real world that makes the difference. So it’s kind of whatever works for your lifestyle. If you live some place really cold, Shea butter is great because it melts at a lower temperature. If you live some place really hot, cocoa butter is better because it stays solid and it will not get all over your bathroom.

MM (Mark Moxom): So it’s practical reasons there then, really.

SD: Very practical, yes, with some magical reasons too.

AB: So whichever girls wear their lip balms is highly kissable then.

SD: Yes, I would like to say the lip balm is make-out ready.

AB: There you go!

SD: yes, you’re really doing the other person a favor too because you’re not poisoning them with petroleum.

AB: That’s true! I have never stepped back from a kiss but I’ve always wondered what I was getting into myself when I was kissing a girl with this bright red colored lipstick. It’s like I was not going “ewww” but there was a little bit of hesitation being that I’m careful about what I put in my body so I would assume that when you put lipstick with toxic ingredients, some of it goes into your body as well, right?

SD: Yes I think the statistics is women eat 10 pounds of lipstick in their lifetime just for having them on their lips. That’s a lot! Lipstick has all kinds of

heavy metals in it and all kinds of chemicals.

I used to be an oil painter and when I look at the back of a mainstream lipstick, I recognize the pigments from my

oil paints and a lot of my oil paints recom-mend you wear gloves and masks when you use them… hahahaha

AB: Not to mention that a lot of these ingredients

and additives are also genetically engineered.

SD: Yes that’s a big problem with xylitol – you can get it from birch bark but a lot of it is made from GMO corn. To me, even if you made it from birch bark, taking the bark of a tree and then having a sweet, white powder – there’s a lot of processing in between those steps and I’m trying to not eat processed food so why would I eat a “natural sweetener” that is obviously highly processed?

AB: I guess it sort of makes sense to put a sweetener in lipsticks so they make it more sweet for the kissing.

MM: Exactly! Obviously, people are going to want to know more about your products and where they can get them from. Where is the best place for them to get hold of you?

SD: At our website which is givemethedirt.com

We’ve got all the informa-tion on our products there.

Low Carb Paleo Show

Mark Moxom and Alain Braux interview David Christopher.

David Christopher is a Hollywood actor and stage performer who has appeared in many well known and loved productions. However, acting is just his day job. His passion lies in helping this world be a healthy, safe and great place for us to live in and for our children to inherit. Shocked by the real dangers and damage done by the rise of Genetically Modified Organisms and the lies and deceit that fuel that industry, David has put his time, effort and resources into an

upcoming film that exposes the catastrophe that’s about to happen. The film tells the story of honest fifth generations farmers whose organic crops get contaminated by a big conglomerates patented GMO crop from a neighbor’s farm and how that GMO manufacturing Goliath then tries to take away everything this family has worked for down the generations - even though the family has done nothing wrong. The ensuing tale is tense, intriguing and leaves us totally understanding what’s really happening behind the scenes.

The Low Carb & Paleo Show is all about

those two great ways of living and eating.

It makes so much sense to talk about the

two together as there is simply so much

overlap and the more open minded folk

in both camps can learn a lot from each

other.

The hosts are both highly experienced in

their fields, both best selling authors, and

keen to tackle the subjects that matter

with Alain Braux holding the Paleo Flag

and Mark Moxom the Low carb one.

For people interested in healthy eating

and living, then the show features some

of the most interesting guests on the

planet, from Mark Sisson to Terri Wahls

and beyond.

You can catch up with new episodes here...

Direct Link:

http://lowcarbmag.com/podcasts/

this has all the show notes and

extra info and feedback contact.

Or iTunes:

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low-carb-paleo-show/id842888900

Whats going on in the world of GMO (Genetically Modified Organisms)

Author Alain Braux keeps us up to date with the latest news from around the world.

GMO News USA: FDA approves GMO potatoes, apples. More genetically engineered food for our tummy. Yay! NOT!!!

https://www.indianagazette.com/news/reg-national-world/fda-approves-gmo-potatoes-apples,21720922/

GMO USA: 52 Congress members sign letter warning of GMOs killing monarch butterflies

http://www.naturalnews.com/049067_monarch_butterflies_GMOs_Congress.html

GMO Canada: At Vancouver TED conference, hot-button science topics include GMO food, antibiotics

http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Vancouver+conference+button+science+topics+include+food/10900915/story.html?utm_content

Food and GMOs: New cruciferous hybrids, better than genetically engineered foods, are the new healthy food fad

http://www.richmond.com/food-drink/mary-jo-sawyer/article_42abf647-e570-5bcd-9fd8-f37baf17e987.html

GMO News: New York Moves Forward with GMO Labeling Bills | Natural Society

http://naturalsociety.com/breaking-news-new-york-moves-forward-with-gmo-labeling-bills/

GMO News, America: Monsanto defends GMO’s fiercely: What Monsanto Has to Say | The Daily Meal

http://www.thedailymeal.com/eat/monsanto-gmos-what-monsanto-has-say

GMO News, US: USDA ditches GMO updated regulations: what it means. When will they get their act together?

http://www.agprofessional.com/news/usda-ditches-gmo-regulations-what-it-means

GMO News, Africa: Ghana Court Orders Temporary Halt on Commercialization of GM Crops - Sustainable Pulse

http://sustainablepulse.com/2015/03/04/ghana-court-orders-temporary-halt-commercialization-gm-crops/

GMO News, England: Jane Goodall and Steven Druker Expose US Government Fraud over GMOs - Sustainable Pulse

http://sustainablepulse.com/2015/03/04/jane-goodall-steven-druker-expose-us-government-fraud-gmos/

GMO Crop News: Record US Farmers Switching to Non-GMO Crops in 2015 Alex Jones. Farmers are starting to understand

http://www.infowars.com/record-us-farmers-switching-to-non-gmo-crops-in-2015/

GMO Crop News: US Farmers Turn Away From GMOs as Grain Prices Drop. Keep buying non-GMO to change the market.

http://sputniknews.com/environment/20150225/1018717348.html

GMO Food News: A Genetically Engineered Apple a Day… What do you think? Do youn really want to eat a GMO apple a day?

https://thebottomline.as.ucsb.edu/2015/02/a-genetically-engineered-apple-a-day

GMO Labelling News: Rachel Parent, a teenage activist meets with Health Canada to discuss GMO labelling. Great job Rachel!

https://thebottomline.as.ucsb.edu/2015/02/a-genetically-engineered-apple-a-day

GMO News: Swiss Merchant Banker Gives Backing to $ 25 Million ‘Factor GMO’ Science Project - Sustainable Pulse

http://sustainablepulse.com/2015/02/18/swiss-merchant-banker-gives-backing-25-million-factor-gmo-science-project/

GMO News: US Government, Monsanto and Gates Foundation Push GMOs on Unwilling Africa - Sustainable Pulse

http://sustainablepulse.com/2015/02/23/us-agencies-monsanto-gates-foundation-work-together-force-gmos-africa/

Festi-vals

Flavors of Denver 2015Flavors is a culinary experience that goes beyond the tra-ditional gala providing guests with the unique experience of having a top local chef prepare a multi-course dinner tableside. The evening showcases the signature dishes of our culinary experts and takes you beyond the usual restaurant fare. Unleash your inner “foodie” and experi-ence a distinct evening of dining while helping to fund the research, education, and advocacy efforts of the American Liver Foundation.

When: April 2, 2015Where: Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum

7711 East Academy Blvd Denver, CO Website: http://go.liverfoundation.org/site

4th Annual Fort Pierce Oyster FestivalSea-Life Habitat Improvement Project, Inc., presents the 4th Annual Fort Pierce Oyster Festival. This one day fes-tival celebrates the waterfront and its bounty with deli-cious oysters, seafood, land lubber food, live music, arts & crafts, river science symposiums, a children’s area, the Great Coconut Float Race and fun for the whole family. In 2014, our attendance exceeded 7,500 patrons!

When: April 4, 2015Where: Along the waterfront in downtown Fort Pierce /

600 N. Indian River Dr., Ft. Pierce, FL Website: http://www.ftpierceoysterfest.com/

37th Annual Scottsdale Culinary Festival 2015The six day festival offers a diverse menu of luxu-rious dinners, themed cocktail parties and our sig-nature event, the Great Arizona Picnic, featuring 50 restaurants, chef demonstrations, live bands and specialty tasting venues.

When: April 7-12, 2015Where: Scottsdale, ArizonaWebsite: http://scottsdalefest.org/

Mediterranean Diet RoundtableA team of qualified professionals will lead a full day program, which includes a discussion on all levels of nutrition aspects, menu’s engineering, stores and cafeteria strategies. Attendees will gain a deep understanding of the health values and commercial benefits of sourcing Mediterranean products for their respective clients/customers.

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Tri State BBQ Festival 2015The Tri-State BBQ Festival held annually in Dothan, Alabama features some of the finest barbecue competi-tors in the world. Teams typically come from Florida, Georgia and Alabama to compete, but we have had teams from Mississippi, Texas, Tennessee, Ohio, Michigan and New Mexico as well. Teams compete for over $10,000 in prize money! There is lots for spectators to do as well, including BBQ sampling, listening to music, shopping in the Vendor Village, and interesting demonstrations on Bar-B-Q. Make plans now to attend Southeast Alabama’s finest BBQ festival!

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Pearland Crawfish FestivalThe Pearland Crawfish Festival boils up tons of delicious, spicy crawfish at a great price, a world of great food, lively music, vendors, games, and more in the friendly, relaxed fun and community feel of a small town fair and serves it up big. We’ll be serving hot, fresh crawfish throughout the festival, along with the best of Cajun dishes and classic festival fare.Swamp Shack Catering, our professional, world-class boilers are bringing in the best farm-raised Crawfish the Gulf Coast at a great price.

When: April 10-12, 2015Where: Pearland Recreation Center Grounds,

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Asian Cultures & Food FestivalThe 2015 Alabama Asian Cultures & Food Festival is an annual fundraising event for the Alabama Asian Cultures Foundation. It features food, fun, an Asian bazaar, and educational events appro-priate for the whole family. In our second year at the Zamora Shrine Temple, the 2015 Festival will see expanded Educational Arts and Cultural Booths for the various Asian countries and new vendor and sponsor booths.When: April 11, 2015Where: The Zamora Shrine Temple

3521 Ratliff Road Birmingham, ALWebsite: http://alabamaasiancultures.org/index.php/events

2nd Annual Hard-Pressed Cider FestNow in its second year, the Hood River Hard-Pressed Cider Fest gives seasoned and novice cider drinkers alike the chance to sample cider from Hood River County’s very own cider mak-ers, as well as a variety of additional Northwest cideries. More than 20 cideries will be participat-ing, with more than 30 ciders on tap. The daylong event also features local food vendors, produce and arts vendors, a kid’s area and a line-up of local music, from bluegrass to classic rock – guar-anteeing a great time for the whole family.When: April 11, 2015Where: 3315 Stadelman Drive, Hood River, ORWebsite: http://hoodriver.org/

San Joaquin Asparagus FestivalJoin us April 17-19, 2015 at the San Joaquin County Fairgrounds in Stockton, California for the BIGGEST Asparagus Festival in the West! With a fantastic lineup of events and entertainment, the festival is sure to be an enjoyable time for the entire family!

When: April 17-19, 2015 Where: San Joaquin County Fairgrounds in

Stockton, CaliforniaWebsite: http://sanjoaquinasparagusfestival.net/

The Festival of ChocolateThe Festival of Chocolate is the Largest All-Chocolate Event in the Southeastern United States featuring an incredible Vendor Showcase with sales of chocolates and treats from the region’s best Chocolatiers and Confection Companies; Demonstrations by World Class Pastry Chefs; Live Competitions by Pastry Professionals; Chocolate and Wine Pairing Seminars; a Chocolate Game Show Stage; The Math and Science of Chocolate; Kids-4-Chocolate Workshop; Crazy Chocolate Contests for children and adults; Interactive Chocolate Classes and much more!When: April 18-19, 2015 Where: MOSI - Tampa, FLWebsite: http://tampa.festivalofchocolate.com/

Taste of the Avocados Food FestivalEverybody is invited to taste a variety of dishes topped with Avocado or Guacamole provided by Food Vendors and Restaurants. Additional enjoyment: Live Entertainment, All type of Exhibitor booths, Beer & Wine Garden, Free gifts, Cooking Books, etc.

When: April 19, 2015 Where: Los Angeles, CaliforniaWebsite: http://www.lafoodfestivals.com/

2015 Ka’u Coffee FestivalTaste award winning Ka‘u coffees prepared by baristas during the Ka‘u Coffee Experience at the Ho‘olaule‘a. Meet the farmers as they introduce you to a wide variety of Ka‘u coffees, expertly prepared and roasted to perfection.

When: April 24-May 3, 2015 Where: Pahala, HawaiiWebsite: http://kaucoffeefestival.com/

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RECIPES

Easter Roasted Herbed Brittany ChickenChicken has long been the staple of many french communities and when they left to go to other countries they took their recipes with and you’ll find variations of this in many parts of the world. But this is the best one we’ve tasted and it’s even better when you use the fresh herbs. In fact it’s so nice you’ll be singing “Oops, I did it again” because this is one recipe you’ll want to come back to.

Ingredients

° 1 (4-lb.) whole chicken

° 2 fresh lemongrass stalks, tender inner white bulbs only, minced

° 10 Whole shallots peeled

Herb Rub: ° 3 garlic cloves, minced

° 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme

° 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary

° 1/2 teaspoons dried parsley

° 1/2 teaspoon dried sage

° 1 teaspoon salt

° 3/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper

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1. In a medium bowl, mix all herb rub ingredients. Set aside.

2. Clean and rinse chicken and pat to dry. Using your fingers, gently loosen and lift the skin from breast and drumsticks area being careful not to totally detach the skin.

3. Rub the herb mixture evenly underneath the skin (carefully replace after) and inside the chicken’s cavity.

4. Rub remaining herb mixture into entire chicken.

5. Put lemongrass and shallots inside the chicken’s cavity.

6. Lightly grease a shallow roasting pan and place chicken, breast side up. Cover pan loosely with aluminum foil and bake at 450° for 30 minutes. Reduce heat to 350°, and bake 45 minutes more. Remove from oven and let chicken stand, covered for 10 minutes before slicing.

Chef’s TipServe with salad on the side.

If you want to use fresh instead of dried herbs then here’s what you need.

2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme

2 teaspoons chopped fresh rosemary

2 teaspoons chopped fresh parsley

1 teaspoon chopped fresh sage

Number of Portions: 4 for Main Course

Nutritional Value (per portion) Nutrients per servingEnergy 661.0 kcalProtein 51.2 gCarbs 6.6 gFiber 1.3 gFat 46.5 gWater 218.3 g

Low Carb Poached Egg in Tomato SauceIt doesn’t sound very exciting at first. Poached egg… Tomato sauce.. BUT… When you try it you’ll see just what a taste bomb this particular dish is. The range of flavors will astound you and you can be sure that it’s going to be a breakfast or snack time hit.

Ingredients

° 6 large eggs

° 1 tbsp olive oil

° 1/2 medium white onion, peeled and diced

° 1 clove garlic, minced

° 1 small green bell pepper, chopped

° 3 cups ripe diced tomatoes

° 2 tbsp tomato paste

° 1 tsp chili powder

° 1 tsp cumin

° 1 tsp paprika

° Pinch of cayenne pepper

° Salt and pepper to taste

° 1/2 tbsp fresh chopped parsley (optional, for garnish)

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1. Heat olive oil in a large saute pan under medium fire. Add chopped onion and sauté until it begins to soften. Add garlic and continue to cook. Add the bell pepper and sauté for 5 minutes.

2. Add diced tomatoes and tomato paste to pan, stir to blend.

3. Add spices and allow mixture to simmer for 7 minutes until it starts to reduce and thicken. At this point, you can taste the mixture and adjust the taste according to your preferences.

4. Gently crack the eggs (one at a time) over the tomato mixture, make sure to space the eggs evenly over the sauce. Cover the pan and allow mixture to simmer for 15 minutes or until the eggs are cooked.

5. Garnish with the chopped parsley and Serve immediately

Chef’s TipServe with some steamed vegetables for a light, easy meal

Try echalotes or spring onions - scallions for a different flavour from time to time

Number of Portions: 6

Nutritional Value (per portion) Nutrients per servingEnergy 113.6 kcalProtein 7.5 gCarbs 5.4 gFiber 1.6 gFat 7.2 gWater 131.4 g

Mashed Cauliflower CasseroleThis dish is a rather tasty variation on cauliflower cheese. It is wonderful as a side dish but equally at home as a snack or light lunch. It certainly will become a favourite, that’s for sure

Ingredients

° 4 eggs

° 1 large head cauliflower, cut into florets

° 1 ½ cup cheddar cheese, grated

° ¼ cup heavy cream

° 3 tablespoon butter

° 1 tablespoon mustard

° 1 pinch nutmeg (about 1/8 teaspoon)

° salt and pepper to taste

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1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Steam the cauliflower until fork-tender.

2. Blend cauliflower, cream, butter, salt, pepper, mustard and nutmeg. Add eggs and blend thoroughly. Add 1 cup of the grated cheese and blend to incorporate.

3. Pour mixture into a casserole dish, and sprinkle with the rest of the cheese.

4. Bake about 30 minutes or until top is golden brown.

Chef’s TipServe as a side to meat dishes

Baking time will vary by the size of the baking dish.

Use some broccoli for something a little different

Number of Portions: 4

Nutritional Value (per portion) Nutrients per servingEnergy 230.2 kcalProtein 8.9 gCarbs 8.3 gFiber 3.1 gFat 18.9 gWater 182.4 g

Gluten Free Coconut Avocado BarsA healthy, gluten free and no bake dessert bar. Just heavenly!

Ingredients

° 1 Avocado

° 2 tsp Stevia powder

° ½ cup coconut oil

° 1 1/2 cup. shredded unsweetened coconut

° A dash of salt

° 1/2 tsp Stevia powder

° 1/4 cup cocoa powder

° 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

° Dash of salt

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1. In a small saucepan, melt coconut oil over low heat.

2. Transfer half of melted coconut oil into a mixing bowl and stir in cocoa powder, Stevia, vanilla and salt.

3. Mix thoroughly and pour in a paper lined pan and put in the freezer to set.

4. Meanwhile, place remaining half of melted coconut oil in a blender or food processor. Add coconut flakes, avocado and Stevia then blend until smooth. (You can puree or have little chunks of coconut).

5. Smooth mixture into the frozen coconut oil and cocoa mixture. Cover and place in the freezer for about 30 minutes.

6. Remove from paper, cut into bars, and serve.

Chef’s TipStore leftover covered in the freezer.

Warning these are morish

Number of Portions: Makes 10 Bars

Nutritional Value (per portion)

Nutrients per servingEnergy 165.9 kcalProtein 0.7 gCarbs 2.8 gFiber 1.7 gFat 18.1 gWater 14.8 g

Easy Weight Loss Exercises

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Biceps Curl

This is designed to strengthen the upper arm muscles at the front. Using the same armless kitchen chair, sit in the chair with your back straight. Again, your feet should be flat on the floor, the same width apart as your shoulders.

Hold your hands straight down at your sides, with your palms facing in towards your body.

Take a breath and breathe out slowly as you take 5 seconds to bend your arm at the elbow and slowly lift the weight so that it touches the front of your shoulder.

If you’re using your left arm, you touch your left shoulder with the weight.

Hold that position for one second, then take five seconds again to lower it to the starting position as you finish exhaling.

Do this 3 times, then change arms.

Keep alternating sides until you have done the exercise with each arm 9-12 times.

Pause and then repeat the set again.

Triceps Extension

This is designed to strengthen the muscles in the back of your upper arm.

Sit in the chair fac-ing front, your feet flat on the floor placed apart at the same width as your shoulders.

Holding the weight in your left hand, raise your left arm so that it points straight up towards the ceiling, with your palm facing in or forward.

Using your other hand, support the arm at the front so that it doesn’t wobble,

bend your arm at the elbow,

lower your left hand behind you, so that it now points as much as it can towards the floor.

This is the starting position for the triceps extension.

Take a breath in, and as you slowly breathe out, lift up your left arm to the count of five so that it is pointing once again at the ceiling as you can see in the first picture.

Hold it in that position for one second, and then as you continue to breathe out, lower it down back to the start-ing position again.

Repeat 3 times, and then change arms. Keep alternating arms until you’ve done the complete exercise 9-12 times.

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