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Prepare Now for Successful Weight Loss in the New Year!

2011-12-23T09:57:00.000-08:00

Many people set New Year's resolutions to lose weight after the holiday feasting is over. The problem is that most weight loss resolutions don't succeed. Here are some tips to help ensure that you will be successful in your weight loss goals this year.

1. Mentally prepare.
Set realistic goals and write them down someplace you will see them. (The refrigerator is a great place for many people. It gives you a clear reminder every time you reach for a snack.) Be sure to date your goals. Examples: "I will lose 5 lbs. a month" or "I will lose 2 sizes by swimsuit season."

2. Have a plan.
Know exactly what you will do to lose weight. Some people need daily menu plan and other just need the basic idea, like eating only __ grams of carbs a day. Know what works best for you, so you are ready for action in advance.

Remember that short term diets don't work. The best way to lose permanent weight is to change to a healthier diet and lifestyle. Short term dieting leads to yo-yo weight loss and gains. A healthy diet change will take you steadily in the direction you want to go. Get the FREE Enzyme Health Diet Plan for more information.

3. Start exercising now.
You can start getting in the habit of regular exercise right now. It is easier to change your eating habits if you are already doing something healthy that is taking you in the right direction. Start building muscles now, because muscles help you burn fat.

For some people, exercise alone might be enough for weight loss, but most people need a combination of exercise and a healthy diet for the best permanent healthy weight loss.

The good news is that exercising to lose weight and get in great shape can be done in only 7 minutes a day, 3 days a week, if you do the right kind of exercise. For more information on this see my article at Enzyme Health News.

4. Keep a diet journal.
Did you know that people who keep a diet journal have a much greater chance for success with weight loss? It makes a difference when you track your exercise and food eating patterns.

In your journal keep track of your goals, your weight, inches lost, exercises you are doing and what foods you eat each and every day. You can also write down how you are feeling, and what emotions and temptations you are facing.

Take a weekly assessment of your journal to see how you are doing, so you can see what works and what needs to change.

5. Use the right supplements.
Supplements are fine for support, but don't expect them to do all the work for you. With a healthy diet and exercise program, supplements can give an extra boost to your weight loss plan.

The majority of herbal products for weight loss are appetite suppressants. They work by "tricking" the body into thinking that it is not hungry. This can be effective, but be careful. Long-term use can lead to addiction and may cause other health problems as well. Another problem with appetite suppressants is that weight loss only occurs while you are taking the supplement, as long as you are depending on the supplement alone and not adding a healthy diet change and exercise to your weight loss program.

See this article for some good ideas for safe and natural supplements for weight loss.

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May you have a happy and healthy Christmas and New Year, and may all your New Year's resolutions come true!

A Review of the Paleo Diet

2011-10-15T19:15:00.000-07:00

I've been hearing a lot about the Paleo Diet (also known as the Paleolithic Diet, or Caveman Diet) lately, so I thought I'd check into it and see what it's all about. Here's my review on this new diet fad that's sweeping the nation.

The idea behind the Paleo Diet is that ancient people ate natural foods, and were leaner and healthier than we are today, with our myriad of modern diseases such as obesity, diabetes, heart disease and cancer. The kind of diet they ate was high in raw plants, fruits, vegetables, and meat. They, of course, did not eat all the suedo-foods we find in the grocery stores today, full of refined starches, chemicals, and preservatives.

Some people argue that ancient people were not healthier than we are today, and it's true that some cultures ate more "refined foods" and had more health problems to show for it, or just didn't have the foods available to make healthy choices, but most traditional cultures all over the world did have an ancient wisdom about their food and lifestyle choices. The Weston A. Price Foundation has tons of scientific research that backs up the idea of the health of ancient and traditional diets versus the modern diet.

The Paleo Diet argues that farming and the foods it produces, as well as food processing, the cornerstones of the modern diet, are the enemies of health. The Paleo Diet believes in cutting out milk, grains, beans and potatoes, as well as modern processed foods.

I disagree with some of this and believe instead that modern farming practices, such as striping the soil of natural nutrients and adding chemical fertilizers, pesticides and weed killers, not to mention franken-foods and gmo's are the true enemies of health today. Traditional farming, as practiced by most cultures for centuries (and organic and bio-dynamic farming today) produces very healthy foods to eat.

Of course, I agree that modern food processing, which kills live food and strips any nutrients that are left, and then adds even more chemicals such as preservatives, hydrogenated oils, and synthetic vitamins, produces food that is unhealthy and should be avoided.

I also disagree with the Paleo Diet about avoiding milk and milk products. Certainly the over processed, homogenized, pasteurized dead milk you find in the grocery store is unhealthy, and should be avoided. But raw milk and raw milk products from reputable organic dairy farms are wonderful additions to any diet.

The idea that we should be go back to eating a more natural diet, like our ancestors did, is not really a new idea at all. I've been preaching a similar diet for almost 10 years now with my Enzyme Health Diet Plan and my Coconut Oil Diet website. The Weston A. Price Foundation has tons of scientific research that backs up the idea of the health of ancient and traditional diets versus. the modern diet.

If you would like to get a free copy of my Enzyme Health Diet Plan go to http://enzyme-health.com

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Can Coconut Oil Reverse Alzheimer's Disease?

2011-01-06T16:34:00.000-08:00

There has been a recent report of a doctor, Mary Newport, who was able to reverse her husband's Alzheimer's by giving him 4 teaspoons of coconut oil a day. According to an article in Natural News, "Newport learned that MCT oil derived from coconut or palm kernel oil has shown great promise in treating Alzheimer's, so she began feeding coconut oil to her husband. Within two days, he was showing signs of improvement. Within 60 days, he was once again alert, happy and making jokes. Within a year, he regained the ability to complete self-directed tasks and to run, and experienced great improvements in reading comprehension and short-term memory.

Scans confirm that the atrophy in his brain has come to a complete halt."

Learn more at Natural News

Agave Syrup is NOT a Health Food

2010-07-14T09:12:00.001-07:00

Agave syrup seems to be the latest health food natural sweetener fad, but it turns out that it really is not as healthy as it is touted. The Weston A. Price Foundation came out with a report back in April 2009 that said that agave syrup is highly processed high fructose syrup, very much like HFCS (high fructose corn syrup), and Dr. Mercola agrees. In a recent article by Dr. Mercola, he told how he tested several popular brands and found out they were all very high in fructose-- ranging from 59 to 67 grams of fructose per 100-gram sample. That is actually quite a bit more fructose than high fructose corn syrup, which has 55 percent fructose.

The problem with fructose is that it is worse than any other sugar in our bodies, and it has a primary role in creating obesity. Fructose drives up uric acid, which is shown to cause hypertension, insulin resistance/diabetes and kidney disease. Table sugar (sucrose) contains fructose and glucose. Fructose has clearly different metabolic pathways than glucose, and is much closer to alcohol with its chronic toxicity profile and for many people, fructose can act like a poison.

Much of the fructose you eat is literally stored as fat. The carbohydrate fructose is converted into fatty acids (lipogenesis), which is then stored in your body's fat cells as fat.

If you have any of the following problems, it would be best if you avoided all kinds of high fructose syrups including corn and agave: diabetes or insulin resistant, obesity, metabolic syndrome, kidney or heart disease.

If you do not have any of the above it, you can use fructose in moderation. It is recommended that you use less than three tablespoons (40 grams) of agave syrup a day. You want to keep your fructose consumption to under 25 grams a day. After that point fructose toxicity starts.

Other options to try in moderation instead of agave syrup-- raw honey, maple syrup, xylitol in small amounts, or glucose (sold commercially as dextrose) and my personal favorite-- stevia, a naturally sweet herb.

Be careful, there is a lot of misinformation about agave and corn syrup on the web. Do some research for yourself. For more information see Dr. Mercola's article at Mercola.com or visit the Weston A. Price Foundation.

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Beware-- Not all Olive Oil Comes From Olives!

2010-06-17T15:41:00.000-07:00

The chances are the olive oil you use is not the real thing. For years now the olive oil industry has been able to get away legally with fooling the American consumers by selling oil labeled as EVOO (Extra Virgin Olive Oil), but is really olive oil heavily diluted with soybean, hazelnut, peanut, vegetable oil or even lampante (the poorest quality olive oil from olives that fell on the ground and has traditionally used for lamp oil.)

The problem is that imported olive oil, most of what this country consumes, is not high on the FDA's list for purity testing, and so lots of impure oil gets through.

For those trying to lose weight and for health reasons are avoiding other processed oils, this might be the reason why olive oil is not working for you.

If you or someone you know has allergies to peanut, soy or other oil, it is important to avoid most of the olive oil found in grocery stores, especially the more inexpensive stuff.

The best sources I've found do cost more (a good sign that they are real) but are worth the effort to get. I recommend looking for smaller domestic olive growers like those in Napa and Sonoma in California. The California Olive Olive Oil Council [COOC] certifies purity of oil produced in California.

Certification as organic can also be a sign of quality. If you can find imported oils with IOOC certification on the label, go for them.

Here are a few of my favorite brands:

For domestic olive oil at a good price try La Conda Ranch Olive Oil from the Olive Hut

For good imported olive oil try Barbera Frantoia EVOO from Gus Sclafani Corp.

To learn more about how you can lose weight and get healthier with coconut oil go to http://Coconut-Oil-Diet.com now!

15 Reasons to Avoid Soy

2010-04-19T17:14:00.000-07:00

I had a friend who told me that I was being too tough on soy and that it was fine for some people to consume. Since her opinion is one I respect, I went back to the books to check out more research on soy. I looked at the conclusions of over 200 studies on soy and soy isoflavones from 1953 to the present.

What I learned showed me that soy was even scarier than I had believed. (And I am not even going to talk about the fact that most soy (90%) is grown GMO or genetically modified. GMO is an article all by itself, but a lot of research shows that GMO foods are potentially very dangerous for our bodies, and at best genetically modified soy highly increases the number of people who have allergic reactions to soy.)

Here are some of the conclusions of the studies I looked at, and reasons why I believe that everyone should avoid modern soy and unfermented soy products.

Research shows strong evidence that soy and/or soy isoflavones can cause:

1. Cancer (especially breast cancer).

2. Goiters (which are very common with vegetarians who consume a lot of soy).

3. Liver disfunction

4. Reproductive disfunction (in both women and men).

5. Kidney stones

6. Gastrointestinal disturbances and intestinal damage.

7. Thyroid problems (such as malaise, constipation, sleepiness, & insomnia).

8. Neurobehavioral problems such as anxiety and stress.

9. Learning and memory problems.

10. Heart arrhythmias and contribute to heart disease.

11. Disruptions in the endocrine system.

In addition:

12. Soy’s effects are especially bad for children and babies. Soy formula also sometimes causes asthma and life threatening peanut allergies later in life.

13. Soy suppresses the immune system.

14. Soy acts like anti-estrogen drugs in the body, and has not been shown to relieve hot flashes, bone loss or improve menopausal complaints.

15. Some people are are highly sensitive to soy, while others are able to tolerate the toxin longer.

Some menopausal women are helped by small amounts of traditionally fermented soy, but not by unfermented (typical American) soy or soy isoflavones.

Some interesting facts:

Sheehan DM and Doerge DR wrote "Letter to Dockets Management Branch" (HFA-305) on February 18, 1999. This was a strong letter of protest from two government researchers at the National Center for Toxicological Research urging that soy protein carry a warning label rather than a health claim.

1999
Food Labeling: Health Claims: Soy Protein and Coronary Heart Disease, Food and Drug Administration 21 CFR Part 101 (Docket No. 98P-0683). This US government document allows a health claim for foods containing 6.25 grams of soy protein per serving. The original petition, submitted by Protein Technologies International (a division of Dupont), requested a health claim for isoflavones, the estrogen-like compounds found plentifully in soybeans, based on assertions that "only soy protein that has been processed in a manner in which isoflavones are retained will result in cholesterol-lowering." In 1998, the FDA made the unprecedented move of rewriting PTI's petition, removing any reference to the phytoestrogens and substituting a claim for soy protein, a move that was in direct contradiction to the agency's regulations. The FDA is authorized to make rulings only on substances presented by petition. The abrupt change in direction was no doubt due to the fact that a number of researchers, including scientists employed by the US government, submitted documents indicating that isoflavones are toxic. The regulations stipulate that 25 grams of soy protein per day, as part of a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol, may reduce the risk of heart disease. Twenty-five grams soy protein can contain from 24-125 mg isoflavones, depending on processing methods. Many letters were written in protest, expressing concerns about mineral blocking effects, enzyme inhibitors, goitrogenicity, endocrine disruption, reproductive problems and increased allergic reactions from consumption of soy products. The FDA ignored them.

Despite the FDA’s approval of soy, most research shows that soy is very bad for us. If you are having health problems and you are consuming soy, try cutting out the soy, and see if your health begins to improve. Be patient, I’ve heard that it takes at least a month of being soy free before some people notice a change. And, unfortunately, some physical problems caused by long term usage of soy may be very hard to reverse, so the sooner you stop using it, the better.

I do believe that the body was meant to heal itself of most problems, given the right nutritional building blocks, so if you are trying to heal from physical damages caused by soy, or some other problem, be sure to give your body the high quality, nutrient rich superfoods it needs to repair damage.

My favorite superfood is a high powered nutrient rich beverage packed with marine phytoplankton, called Masaji from Be Young. For more information on this, check out my blog at http://superphyto.com now.

To see the research and learn about more of the dangers of soy, please go to the Weston A. Price Foundation’s website at http://www.westonaprice.org/Soy-Alert/index.php

The Maqui Berry for Weight Loss

2009-12-21T18:56:00.000-08:00

Have you heard about the maqui berry for weight loss yet? This purple berry is found in the very fertile Patagonia region of South America. The Mapuche Indians in that area consider this special berry a potent medicine, and some researchers attribute the fact that the Mapuche Indians' long live span, great strength, and excellent health to their consumption of these "Patagonia Superfruits" also know as maqui berries.

Maqui is an amazing super-fruit, packed with antioxidants that deliver the highest antioxidant potency to help neutralize free radicals. The maqui berry has a much higher antioxidant ORAC value (75,000) than the currently popular acai berry (16,700 - 25,000). Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity (ORAC) is a method of measuring antioxidant effectiveness in foods.

One of the reasons the maqui berry often contributes to weight loss is because has such incredibly high antioxidant levels. Antioxidant help protect the body from toxins, chemicals and free radicals that harm the body. Eliminating toxins allows our bodies to become healthier and often, weight loss is a result of this. It is also believed that antioxidants help the body function better to provide more energy.

The maqui berry actually has the highest antioxidant level of any fruit, berry or even any food on the market today. It contains some of the highest anthocyanin & polyphenol levels you can find-- 10 times more polyphenols than red wine and 100 times more anthocyanins than red wine.

In a weight loss study on maqui berries recently done at the University of Texas in Austin, there were astonishing results. After 6 months the dieting group taking maqui berry had lost almost 400% more weight than the dieting groups taking acai or on a strict diet alone. And almost all the weight the maqui group had lost was pure fat! Plus they had softer skin, healthier nails and hair, and incredible energy levels. At a follow-up a year later 92% of the maqui group kept all the weight off. Only 46% of the other groups were able to do that.

This study show that the maqui berry has the potential to be one of the greatest weight loss supplements available.

Besides aiding in weight loss, antioxidants assist our aging process and overall health and wellness.

The powerful antioxidants in maqui berries help to:

* Enhance immune health
* Support healthy weight loss
* Support healthy blood sugar levels
* Increase energy, strength and stamina
* Support anti-inflammatory function
* Support cardiovascular health
* Support healthy aging
* Protect cells from oxidative stress
* Neutralize free radicals

The maqui berry is also a great source of iron, calcium, vitamin c, and other essential nutrients. The Maqui berry isn't just a weight loss supplement, it is one of the best health supplements that anyone can benefit from.

Because the word is starting to get out about maqui berries for weight loss, there are some organizations that are taking advantage of this and producing cheap and inferior products to make a quick buck. Be sure your maqui supplement is the best you can get.

I recommend an awesome supplement called Masaji from Be Young, that includes not only high maqui berry concentrate, but other powerful supplements such as marine phytoplankton, acai berry, bilberry, chokeberry, mangosteen and goji (or lycii) berry.

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Magazine Article Touts Coconut Milk

2009-12-21T18:39:00.000-08:00

I found a good article in a women's news stand magazine, "First for Women" about coconut oil. It is called "Fend Off the Flu With Coconut Milk." It talks about how the lauric acid in coconut helps the body disable nearly 100% of harmful viruses and bacterial cells to prevent them from replicating. The article also includes some good recipe ideas. Check it out this week.

For more information on how coconuts and coconut oil help you get healthier and lose weight as well, go to http://coconut-oil-diet.com

For more good coconut dieting recipes go to http://coconut-recipes.com

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2009-05-12T00:01:00.000-07:00

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Swine Flu Natural Medicine Information From the Weston A. Price Foundation

2009-05-06T16:29:00.000-07:00

This is quoted from an email sent to the Weston A. Price Foundation members. It is important information that I thought everyone should know about!

With all the dire warnings, where is the message about building natural immunity?

You are all aware of the dire warnings about swine flu, the outbreak that started in the Mexican village of La Gloria and which local residents blame on infection and/or toxins coming from local confinement hog operations.

The internet is abuzz with warnings bordering on hysteria (conventional media) to a variety of conspiracy theories, and even to allegations that the pandemic is a government fabrication designed to sell stockpiles of anti-viral medications.

Conventional medical advice ranges from wearing face masks to taking the anti-viral drug called tamiflu (which can have many serious side effects, see http://www.askapatient.com/viewrating.asp?drug=21087&name=TAMIFLU.)

It is interesting to note that not once in all the media broadcasts have we heard any mention of building natural immunity

NATURAL IMMUNITY
Fortunately, we do not have to sit back and listen to the news about swine flu feeling helpless and anxious. We can be proactive by simply nourishing ourselves and our families.

Vitamins A and D in cod liver oil offer strong protection against infection of all types, as well as against environmental toxins.

Vitamin C is important-either from vitamin C-rich foods like sauerkraut, or from one of the natural vitamin C supplements recommended in our Shopping Guide.

Healthy gut flora provide 85 percent of our protection against disease. Be sure to consume healthy lacto-fermented foods and beverages every day and avoid the foods that disrupt gut flora, especially refined carbohydrates.

Bone broth plays a double role of supporting the immune system and helping the body detoxify.

COCONUT OIL
We are grateful to Beth Beisel, registered dietitian and WAPF member for reminding us about the protective factors in coconut oil. Swine flu is a lipid coated virus (http://www.pnas.org/content/98/5/2115.full.pdf+html), and thus is inactivated by sufficient amounts of monolaurin. (Our bodies convert lauric acid, found in coconut oil, to monolaurin).

According to our own Dr. Mary Enig, two to three tablespoons of coconut oil per day appears to be an adequate dosage to fight infection, even from virulent antibiotic-resistant organisms such as MSRA.

There are lots of ways to get coconut oil into the diet: stir coconut oil in some tea; make macaroons; replace some of the butter in baking with coconut oil; and use it in cooking/sautéing.

For some more coconut ideas and recipes visit my coconut oil diet recipes blog at http://coconut-recipes.com

For more information on the Weston A. Price Foundation go to http://www.westonaprice.org

How to Avoid Overeating During the Holidays

2008-11-29T14:04:00.000-08:00

Oh, the lure of the holidays. The cakes, cookies, and pies. The big family meals, the appetizers, and the eggnog. It is so easy to succumb to the temptation to eat it all, and rely on that old standby, the New Year's Resolution, to lose any weight you have gained after the first of the year! But, it doesn't have to be that way. You can have your cake and eat it too, so to speak, and not find your buttons popping afterwards!

By following these simple tips, holiday eating can be enjoyable, waist-conscious, and free of guilt:

* Don't stop exercising! The chaos of the holiday season, as well as all of the travel, makes it easy for some of us to put regular exercise aside for the time being. Just because you might not have access to the gym doesn't mean you can't get in some exercise. Take lots of walks (an hour after meals, it helps digestion, and before meals, it helps control those rampant cravings!), do push-ups or abdominal exercises, or just throw a football in the backyard with your family.

* Do not deny yourself. Holiday eating does not have to be an all or nothing deal. You can still indulge, but just don't overindulge! Completely denying yourself of the foods you love will only lead to overeating.

* Don't under eat the whole day just so you can eat later or at a party. Stockpiling calories does a number on your metabolism and energy levels, and leads to voracious hunger and overeating. Not to mention guilt later on...

* Make some healthy dishes to go along with the decadent ones. Scale back on the butter, oil, and cheese, and prepare veggies like sweet potatoes and beans cooked in little or no fat. Try some low-fat eggnog, which can be just as sinful as the full fat version! Avoid the skin on the turkey, and opt for white meat over dark.

* Watch your portions. At holiday meals, we tend to eat portions that are way too big for us. Keep the portions under control, and you can still enjoy all of the delicious side dishes on the table!

* Try not to focus on the food so much. Remember that the holidays are about family, not necessarily food. Play board games, get outside and play with the kids, and don't hover around the dessert tray!

It's easy to throw nutrition out the window when it comes to the holiday season. There is so much food everywhere that it's hard to say no. But, it's not about saying no all the time. You can enjoy the treats of the season, as well as the big family meals, if you use common sense and don't forget to keep your body moving!

About the Author:
Wayne Mcgregor has trained as a dietitian in the UK. He also has a diploma in fitness training, and a wealth of experience in teaching different people to burn fat and build muscle. His website provides hundreds of free weight loss articles, sample diets, tools and charts of the nutritional content of common foods.

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A Powerful Secret of the Mediterranean Diet

2008-10-23T16:09:00.000-07:00

Another new study has once again confirmed that people who follow the Mediterranean Diet live longer and are healthier than other Europeans and Americans. Researcher are trying to piece together the pieces of the puzzle to find out what it is about this diet that is so health promoting.

The Mediterranean diet is not a specific diet plan or diet program but a collection of eating habits that are traditionally followed by the people of the Mediterranean region. There are many countries in the Mediterranean area and food habits vary between these countries, depending on the culture, ethnic background and religion, but they do share some characteristics.

Some of the dietary characteristics that the Mediterranean people have are in common are:

* A high consumption of fruits, vegetables, potatoes, beans, nuts, seeds, bread and other cereals.
* Olive oil used for cooking and dressings.
* Moderate amounts of fish and meat.
* Mmoderate amounts of full fat cheese and yogurt.
* Moderate consumption of red wine, usually with meals.
* Reliance on local, seasonal, fresh produce.
* An active lifestyle.

Many scientists believe that one of the keys to their health is the consumption of red wine. Studies show that people who drink red wine regularly have lower rates of cancer, Alzheimers, and heart disease.

The true benefits of red wine do not come from the alcohol, but from the grapes themselves. Studies at Harvard Medical School have shown that special flavinoid antioxidants in red wine grapes, called resveratrol, may promote health benefits to the heart and blood vessels. Red grapes are one of the richest sources of flavonoids, which is why red wine is more heart-healthy than white wine, beer, or other spirits.

One recent study showed that resveratrol reverses the coronary and obesity effects of a diet high in fat and calories in mice. When large doses of resveratrol was given to lab mice, the mice ran twice as far on a treadmill than they had previously and also had a reduced heart rate. The mice also lived longer than mice who had not received the resveratrol.

Resveratrol is known for its ability to protect plants from bacteria and fungi, and researchers are now finding out that it helps us by preventing the negative effects of high-calorie diets, and it has anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer potential.

The findings led to a marked increase in red wine sales in the United States despite the fact that the amount of resveratrol is very small in most red wines in the United States, because of the way that most grapes are grown and processed for wine. This is why many scientists are recommending that people add resveratrol to their diets as a supplement.

We can change our future and our health by changing what we eat. We need to avoid processed foods and eat as much organic and natural produce as we can. We also need to supplement our diets with good supplements and superfoods that are easy for the body to absorb and help us get the nutrition that we are lacking in our diets.

It is always better to take a whole food supplement than an isolated chemical ingredient. That is why so many supplements with substances that the scientists are all excited about end up not working well. Scientific tests pinpoint the whole food nutrient that works to help your body heal, but when they isolate it and make a chemical copy of it, it doesn’t work nearly as well with our body.

Often our body needs some of the other nutrients found in the whole food to activate the benefits of that nutritional ingredient. We need real natural food to fuel our body. Chemical isolates just don’t do the job.

If you are ready to add resveratrol to your diet, it's important that you find a source that is powerful, natural and bio-available (easily absorbed and used by your body). I found a great whole food supplement that is all this and more. It is called Genesis™ from Symmetry Direct.

Each single ounce of Genesis™ is guaranteed to contain the health benefits of resveratrol equivalent to one whole bottle of red wine, plus a proprietary blend of herbs and other powerful foods. The renowned antioxidant properties of whole fruit pomegranate and whole fruit red grape combine with the healing and restorative nature of whole fruit apple and Aloe Vera for a heavenly-tasting 100% whole food juice product.

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Free Monthly Wellness Newsletter

2008-05-31T21:55:00.000-07:00

I am starting a new Free Monthly Wellness Newsletter. To kick it off, I'm offing a free special report. Sign up today for great cutting edge health and wellness news.

Sign up for Dianne's FREE monthly Wellness Newsletter below and get her FREE Special Report--
"The Surprising Myths and Truths about Nutrition and Dieting."

Find out about the common diet myths that may be keeping you unhealthy and overweight. Your doctor or medical professional may not even have this information yet!

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Have You Heard About Marine Phytoplankton Yet?

2008-04-17T11:13:00.000-07:00

There is a lot of talk about marine phytoplankton and it's health benefits since it was introduced several years ago by ForeverGreen, a young company that's just exploded since they introduced FrequenSea.

Due to the exciting health success people are having with FrequenSea, the original marine phytoplankton whole food supplement, there is a lot of scientific interest in marine phytoplankton right now. Several double blind university studies are in progress, and even the early preliminary progress reports are very encouraging.*

Alpha3 CMP (the original and patented Concentrated Marine Phytoplankton that ForeverGreen uses in its FrequenSea formula) is the marine phytoplankton used in the studies.

The double blind study was conducted at the Department of Health Promotion and Education at the University of Utah**

There were three markers that showed significant results:

1. Those that took Alpha3 CMP showed a significant (p<.01) (or a 99% chance that it is because of the marine phytoplankton) increase in CD3 measures. CD3 is an indicator of the presence of T-Lymphocytes, which are primarily responsible for the elimination of internally manufactured antigens (viruses, bacteria, etc.) in organic tissue. (In other words, it looks like it increases the immune response.) 2. Those that took Alpha3 CMP showed a significant (p<.05) (or a 95% chance that it is because of the marine phytoplankton) scores on the emotional subscale of the SF36. The SF36 is a health survey that is used to determine functional health and well-being. The emotional items that showed significance were favorable responses to inquiries about how they felt in the previous four weeks. Some examples are shown below: a. Feeling full of life b. Feeling lots of energy c. Feeling calm and peaceful 3. Those that took Alpha3 CMP showed (p<.05) (or a 95% chance that it is because of the marine phytoplankton) scores on the Authentic Happiness Inventory. This includes: a. Good moods b. Feeling successful c. Ability to focus d. Filled with joy e. How well you are doing f. Proud of yourself g. Level of enthusiasm h. Level of optimism *These results are based upon a pilot study. The results will need to be duplicated to be conclusive. ** The University of Utah does not endorse Alpha3CMP or any of its products. None of this comes as a surprise to those of us who have been taking FrequenSea. (As a matter of fact, we could tell you a lot more if the FDA would let us!)
It also explains why ForeverGreen distributors are some of the happiest, healthiest, friendliest and most optimistic people you will meet. It doesn't hurt that our company is exploding and many of us are on our way to becoming some of the wealthiest people you will meet too!

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What Coconut Oil Does and Doesn't Do

2008-02-14T13:27:00.000-08:00

"What Coconut Oil DOES Do:

* Reduces risk of atherosclerosis and related illnesses.
* Reduces risk of cancer and other degenerative conditions.
* Helps prevent bacterial, viral, and fungal (including yeast) infections.
* Supports immune system function.
* Helps control diabetes.
* Provides an immediate source of energy.
* Supports healthy metabolic function.
* Improves digestion and nutrient absorption.
* Supplies important nutrients necessary for good health.
* Supplies fewer calories than other fats.
* Promotes weight loss.
* Helps prevent osteoporosis.
* Has a mild delicate flavor.
* Is highly resistant to spoilage (long shelf life).
* Is heat resistant (the healthiest oil for cooking).
* Helps keep skin soft and smooth.
* Helps prevent premature aging and wrinkling of the skin.
* Helps protect against skin cancer and other blemishes.
* Functions as a protective antioxidant."

"What Coconut Oil DOES NOT Do:

* Does not increase blood cholesterol level.
* Does not promote platelet stickiness or blood clot formation.
* Does not contribute to atherosclerosis or heart disease.
* Does not contribute to weight problems."

From Bruce Fife's Book, "The Coconut Oil Miracle".

“Coconut Oil is the Healthiest Oil on Earth!” According to Dr. Bruce Fife, naturopathic doctor and the the author of "The Coconut Oil Miracle.”

Excerpt from back jacket of "The Coconut Oil Miracle"--
"If there was an oil you could use for your daily cooking needs that helped protect you from heart disease, cancer, and other degenerative conditions, improved your digestion, strengthened your immune system, and helped you lose excess weight, would you be interested? This is what coconut oil can do for you."

For more information pick up Dr. Bruce Fife's book or check out our website on coconut oil dieting, Coconut Oil Diet Secrets, now!

New Year's Weight Loss Resolutions

2008-01-11T09:55:00.000-08:00

Are you trying again to set weight loss goals? Are you already frustrated that you can't seem to follow diets or lose weight? That's because diets don't work. (See our special free weight loss report at http://enzyme-health.com called "Why Diets Don't Work!")

The only thing that works for permanent weight loss is a change to a healthy diet and lifestyle, including using healthy coconut oil. You will be amazed at the results and how easy it really is. I did it almost 4 years ago and I lost 30 lbs-- and kept it off!

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Why Coconut Oil Got a Bad Rep When it’s Actually Good

2006-10-05T11:35:00.000-07:00

Just recently I was arguing with someone with a medical background about coconut oil. This person was horrified that I would even consume such an obvious saturated fat. And yet this person, who tries to religiously follow the "politically correct" FDA food pyramid, has many health problems and has struggled with health problems for years.

I understand, because I did the same. I tried to eat an almost vegetarian diet. And the healthier I tried to eat, following the popular reasoning of high carb and low saturated fat, the sicker I became. It was not until I discovered coconut oil that I began to gain back my health and lose weight. (I’ve lost over 25 lbs. on a coconut oil and high saturated fat diet-- and lowered my cholesterol!)

For more information on coconut oil and losing weight see my website at http://coconut-oil-diet.com now.

Dr. Mercola's article (see link below) explains why politics and finances have a part in ruining our health. I highly recommend his website. Read more about "The Truth About Coconut Oil: Why it Got a Bad Rep When it’s Actually Good " at www.mercola.com/2003/se...

New Website-- FREE Weight Loss Tips!

2006-09-22T16:29:00.000-07:00

I just put together a new weight loss and diet website. It has 101 great FREE weight loss and diet tips. Some of them may surprise you!

Here are a couple of sample tips from the website:

19. Avoid sugar, artificial sweeteners, and artificial creamers in your tea and coffee. Tea and coffee are harmless by themselves. It’s when you add sugar, artificial sweeteners and artificial creamers that they become fattening and unhealthy.

If you must use a sweetener, try raw honey, or better yet use stevia. Stevia is an herb that makes a wonderful sweetener, and it is actually good for you, unlike the artificial sweeteners such as aspartame and saccharine. And real cream or whole milk are much better for you than artificial creamers.

20. Black tea, green tea, and coffee are fine in moderation. Also try drinking lacto-fermented beverages such as water kefir, kombucha, and herbal teas.

21. Don't worry about counting calories. Put healthy foods in your body as fuel for energy and health. Eat smaller portions. Stay away from foods you know are unhealthy, such as sugar, white flour, and bad fats and oils. Especially avoid trans-fats at all costs!

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Understanding Our Dietary Roots

2006-07-25T10:28:00.000-07:00

This is a short article by Jordan Rubin, the author of The Maker's Diet:

History reveals that the most primitive people were generally the healthiest as well! Our ancestors rarely died from the diet- and lifestyle-related illnesses that kill most people nowadays, mainly because our ancestors ate healthfully and were more active. They foraged from primary food sources such as wild game, fresh-caught fish from the sea or inland waterways, wild berries, nuts, and plant foods.

Our ancestors ate in order to live. In our era, we have allowed food to become our idol, and too many people admittedly live to eat. Most modern men and women have strayed far from the Creator's foods, the same foods that nourished the world's healthiest people. In our promiscuous society, we say yes to virtually every whim and desire of our palate, resulting in a national dilemma of an overweight, sedentary, and increasingly sick population.

Eat to Live Today!
Although the Maker's Diet is a whole body approach to wellness, there are a few guidelines to follow if you want to eat to live. Follow these simple shopping rules: Choose from organic fruits and vegetables, wild fish, and wild or grass-fed beef, lamb, and chicken. Always avoid shellfish and pork, both of which are scavengers and considered unclean animals.

By the author of The Maker's Diet, Jordan Rubin
http://www.makersdiet.com
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Jordan Rubin understands that coconut oil can be an important addition to your diet. For more information on coconut oil and diets go to http://coconut-oil-diet.com now!

What is Metabolic Syndrome X?

2006-07-15T17:43:00.000-07:00

The Metabolic Syndrome X (or just metabolic syndrome) is condition that is characterized by a group of risk factors found in one person that increases the chances of coronary heart disease, stokes, type 2 diabetes (adult-onset diabetes) and other related modern diseases. The underlying causes of this disease are poor nutrition, overweight/obesity, physical inactivity and genetic factors.

A person is considered to have metabolic syndrome if they have at least three of any of the characteristics below:

* Central obesity-- excessive fat tissue around the abdomen.
* High triglycerides (a bad type of fat in the blood)
* Low HDL cholesterol ("good" cholesterol.)
* Insulin resistance or glucose intolerance (high blood sugar levels)
* High blood pressure (130/85 mmHg or higher.)
* Proinflammatory state (predisposed to inflammation in the body on a cellular level.)
* Prothrombotic state (predisposed to blood clots.)

Metabolic Syndrome X is a disease that is plaguing the modern world. It's estimated that about 20-25 percent of adults in the United States have it, and the numbers are on the rise around the world.

These diseases were practically unknown to most of the world 100 years ago. (See Weston A. Price's classic book, "Nutrition and Physical Degeneration.") It has only been since processed foods have been introduced that these modern diseases have increased.

Help For Metabolic Syndrome X

The odds are that you or someone you are close to has metabolic syndrome. The best thing you can do is to educate yourself. Start living a healthier lifestyle. Exercise in moderation. Evaluate your diet. Stop eating processed foods-- avoid anything with white flour, white sugar, processed oils (especially hydrogenated oils!) and soy (unless it is fermented like miso or soy sauce).

Eat healthy organic meats and saturated fats like coconut oil and butter. The more we have cut those foods out, the faster the modern diseases characterized by metabolic syndrome have spread. Eat whole grains, and soak or sprout them for better digestibility. Try to go back to as much of a traditional diet as you can. Eat organic fruits and vegetables as much as possible. Supplement your diet with a daily dose of cod liver oil. This will give you a great start for fighting Metabolic Syndrome X.

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Trans Fat Deceptions-- Don't Get Fooled!

2006-07-08T08:50:00.000-07:00

As the research news on trans fat continues to come in, it is obvious how extremely dangerous trans fat really is! This is the fat in our diets that is really causing obesity and much of the health problems, not saturated fat like so many claim.

According to Dr. Joseph Mercola, "...there is no safe level of trans fat. Trans fat has also been shown to make you gain weight. Unfortunately, nearly all health professionals believe that saturated fat is not good for you and is a major cause of health problems. What they fail to realize is that the real dangerous fats are trans fats... So the first step to take when addressing trans fat is to recognize that this is the fat that needs to be excluded from your diet -- NOT saturated fats." To see the full article by Dr. Mercola click here.

Trans fat labling can be deceptive. Did you know that a product can claim it is "trans fat free" when it really has dangerous levels of trans fat? They can do this because of a loophole that lets a product manufacturer get away with it. Accoding to the above quoted article by Dr. Mercola, "If one serving has less than 500 mg (one-half gram) of trans fat the product can legally state that it is trans-fat free.

While 1/2 gram may not seem like much, many of these serving sizes are artificially reduced so the typical person can easily consume four to 10 servings a day of these fats. That would put them at two to five grams of trans fats a day.

Assuming most people consume less than 2,000 calories a day that would put them at 1-2 percent of their diet made up of trans fat, which is ABOVE the threshold recommended by the AHA.

So How do You Win?

You can avoid trans fat by resorting to the old methods we used prior to the new labels. If the product lists hydrogenated oil on the label then it has trans fats -- end of story. No way around it.

The only thing you can be confident of is that if no trans fats are listed on the label then it is less than 500 mg PER serving.

So don't let them fool you anymore. You now know the truth and can beat them at the deceptive game they are playing."

Thanks Dr. Mercola! I was wondering how a product could claim to have no trans fat and have hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated oil listed as a major ingredient, since I knew they were trans fats. So keep reading those ingredient lists and don't trust the product claims. Better yet, avoid as much processed and fast foods as you can!

For a safe and healthy oil to cook with that will help you lose weight and get healthier try coconut oil. To learn the secrets of coconut oil dieting go to http://coconut-oil-diet.com now!

Have You Heard About Weston A. Price Yet?

2006-06-29T10:17:00.000-07:00

Perhaps if the Internet had been around in Dr. Weston A. Price's day, more people would have heard and heeded his message. Who know how many countless lives would have been saved and spared terrible illnesses?

The fact is that we are dying of malnutrition. There are those in the medical community that would have us believe that we are healthier than people have ever been, but it is not true. Humans today are far unhealthier than most humans who have lived in most any place in the world more than 150 years ago.

Dr. Weston A. Price saw it changing back in the 1930’s and tried to warn the world. He was a successful dentist practicing in Cleveland, Ohio in 1935, when he became very concerned at the rapid rise of terrible dental problems, massive tooth decay and even serious deformities of the face and jaw in many, if not most, of the children who were now coming to his office. There were major changes from their parent’s generation. And bad health was always closely linked to these people with dental problems.

So Dr. Price decided to do a lengthy study that took him around the world for several years, to find out why the health of the people in America was declining. He had a theory that it was the introduction of modern processed foods that was causing the decline, but I think even he was amazed at what he found out. For several years he studied thousands of people all over the world. He was particularly interested in comparing people who were still living in their traditional culture, relatively untouched by modern life, and people of the same racial stock who had adapted modern foods and ways.

He wrote a fascinating book on his findings, which fortunately has been saved and is still being published for us by a foundation called The Price-Pottenger Nutrition Foundation ( http://www.price-pottenger.org ). This foundation was created after his death to save his research so that it will be available to us, and so the world will not forget it.

There is not room in this article to explain all his intensive scientific research and findings, but some of the things he found flys in the face of what the medical community is still telling us about nutrition today.

He found that people who lived traditionally, no matter where they were in the world, were of far superior health. They had perfect teeth and almost no tooth decay (and they didn’t even brush!) They were strong, mentally alert, and free from deformities. They didn’t suffer from heart disease, cancer, or obesity-- the plagues of modern society. But when they adapted a modern diet with white flour, white sugar, white polished rice, processed oils, powered milk and canned goods, they rapidly declined in health. They became quickly susceptible to diseases and their children suffered from terrible deformities.

He carefully studied each of the traditional diets and compared them to each other and to modern diet, to find out what we were lacking. Some of the things that all the traditional diets had in common besides not eating our processed foods were:

1) They ate whole foods, such as freshly ground whole wheat flour or oats.

2) They ate a much higher ratio of saturated fats than we do. The diets of the healthiest people all over the world contained 10 times the nutrients found in saturated fat than the American diet of his day. (And ours is even lower now!)

3) They ate fresh fruits and vegetables when they could get them.

4) They ate a lot of naturally fermented foods and drinks, such as cheese, yogurt, sauerkraut, and homemade low alcohol beer.

The Weston A. Price Foundation ( http://www.westonaprice.org ), another nonprofit organization dedicated to spreading the word about Dr. Price's findings, believe "that modern technology should be harnessed as a servant to the wise and nurturing traditions of our ancestors rather than used as a force destructive to the environment and human health; and that science and knowledge can validate those traditions."

Check into the solid research these two foundations offer. It may just the information you need to move you and your family towards a happier, healthier lifestyle.

By Dianne Ronnow © 2006 Mohave Publishing. All rights reserved.

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The Truth About Coconut Oil: Why it Got a Bad Rep When it's Actually Good

2006-06-20T11:03:00.000-07:00

Here is an article by Dr. Joseph Mercola, found at http://www.mercola.com/2003/sep/13/coconut_oil.htm. Dr. Mercola's site is the top alternative medicine information resouce on the web.

Coconut oil is truly the healthiest oil you can consume. It is rich in lauric acid, which is known for being antiviral, antibacterial and antifungal, and contains no trans fat (even olive oil has some trans fat). You can even use it on your skin to help prevent wrinkles.

Unfortunately, there is a widespread misconception that coconut oil is bad for you because it contains saturated fat. To really understand the benefits of coconut oil, I suggest you read Dr. Mary Enig and Sally Fallon's article "The Truth About Saturated Fat" to first dispel any lingering notions you may have that all saturated fats are dangerous.

Fats are categorized as either short-, medium-, or long-chain depending on how many carbon molecules they contain. Close to two-thirds of the saturated fat in coconut oil is made up of medium-chain fatty acids, which have antimicrobial properties, are easily digested by the body for quick energy, and are beneficial to the immune system. Far from being dangerous, the saturated fat in coconut oil is actually health promoting.

So how could an oil that is so good for you have gotten such a bad reputation? The answer comes down to simple economics and politics. Based on some flawed studies performed over four decades ago, some of which used primarily hydrogenated coconut oils, a powerful anti-saturated fat movement began. Remember--hydrogenated oils are oils with trans-fatty acids, which have been altered from their original chemical composition and have been shown to raise cholesterol levels and lead to heart disease and other health problems. You should not consume hydrogenated oils, whether it is coconut or another vegetable oil.

Around this time the edible oil industry began to denounce all saturated fats and heavily promote polyunsaturated fats such as canola, soybean, safflower, corn, and other seed and nut oils. However, these oils easily become rancid when exposed to oxygen and produce large amounts of damaging free radicals in the body. What is not commonly known is that these oils can actually cause aging, clotting, inflammation, cancer and weight gain. You can read the article "Secrets of the Edible Oil Industry" for more information.

Fortunately, coconut oil has begun to gain some positive media exposure as researchers realize its health-promoting qualities. However, coconut oil can vary widely in terms of the types of coconuts used, the manufacturing processes used to make the oil, and more, and all of these factors play a major role in the effectiveness of the oil.

Most commercial coconut oils are RBD (refined, bleached, and deodorized). RBD oils do contain the medium chain fatty acids, however they also contain chemicals used in processing.

Because of these variations my team and I here researched coconut oil extensively until we found the ideal source. I now highly recommend and offer you what is clearly the premier brand of virgin coconut oil in the United States, Tropical Traditions. This virgin coconut oil is not only certified organic, but it also met all our other requirements, including no GMO ingredients, bleaching, deodorizing, refining or hydrogenation. Tropical Traditions also uses fresh coconuts (not "copra" or dried coconuts like most oils) that come from a rural region of the Philippines untainted by urban pollution.

I urge you to try this virgin coconut oil and experience the health benefits for yourself. If you do choose another brand, please be sure that it meets these requirements.

For more coconut oil information by Dr. Mercola go to: http://www.mercola.com/products/coconut_oil.htm

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Palm Oil is Another Healthy Oil!

2006-06-06T10:22:00.000-07:00

Now that food manufacturers in the US have to label their trans-fat content, some of them are switching to healthier oils like palm and coconut. I am happy to see this change for the better! A good example is Skippy's new Naturals brand of peanut butter. I hope more products continue this trend.

Undoubtedly, there will be ignorant people who will cry out that palm oil is an unhealthy saturated fat. Like coconut oil, palm oil has been mislabeled as unhealthy for far too long, when it is actually is a very healthy saturated fat. Both oils have been staples in the diets of tropical people for thousands of years, and have helped people stay lean and healthy for centuries.

Like coconut oil, palm oil is great for baking and frying, and is very stable and solid at room temperature, so it does not require hydrogenation and contains no trans fatty acids. (Trans fat is the bad stuff that you want to avoid like the plague!)

Palm oil is the second most used dietary oil in the world, behind soy oil, and much healthier for you than soy oil. It comes from a different palm tree than coconuts-- a palm tree in Africa that produces small fruits that contain the palm oil. Palm oil is redish orange colored in it's natural (unprocessed) state and a rich source of carotenes and and one of the best sources of vitamin E.

Unprocessed palm oil does have a bit of a strong taste that (for Americans) takes a little getting used to. (I use it when I cook fish, because my family doesn't notice the small flavor difference with the strong fish flavor covering it.) Processed palm oil has the flavor removed, but so are some of the nutrients. But even then, it is still much better for you than soy or canola oil.

I think it is high time Americans see what most of the rest of the world already knows, that switching to palm and coconut oil is definately a change for the better!

For more information on coconut oil check out my free ebook online at http://coconut-oil-diet.com now!

For more information on palm oil, or if you want to purchase it, go to http://www.tropicaltraditions.com/red_palm_oil.htm

For coconut oil diet recipes, go to my blog at http://coconut-recipes.blogspot.com

More Concerns about Milk

2006-05-28T17:00:00.000-07:00

Have you heard about the big milk controversy? Outspoken spokesperson for The Vegetarian and Vegan Foundation, Heather Mills McCartney (soon to be x-wife of singer Paul McCartney) is bringing the dangers of modern milk to attention of the press.

"As Heather Mills McCartney speaks out about the health problems associated with dairy products, physicians and nutritionists with the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) are urging U.K. consumers to try an experiment: Eliminate milk and other dairy products from their diet for three weeks to experience firsthand the health benefits of a dairy-free diet," according to a PR Newswire release. (http://media.netpr.pl/notatka_57468.html)

Although I don't agree with a lot of what Heather Mills McCartney believes, I do agree with the the facts. Homogenized pasteurized milk causes many health problems. Despite the fact that the dairy industry, with their money and power, want you to think otherwise.

The problem isn't with milk. Dairy products have been a major part of many cultures’ diets for thousands of years. Many people and races throughout history have lived almost solely on milk and dairy products, and have been extremely healthy for it. But the dairy products we have in our grocery stores now are very different than the dairy products consumed by people in the past.

The problem today is how we get our dairy products and how they are processed. Modern dairy cows are exposed to hormones, antibiotics, and pesticides, and fed a diet of high-protein soy and grain based feed instead of traditional grass feeding methods.

And then the milk they produce is homogenized, which alters the organic structure so the cream will blend into the milk. Unfortunately the new smaller fat particles don’t work well in our bodies, and can get into the blood stream. There is a very high correlation between countries that drink homogenized milk and the rise of atherosclerosis.

Pasteurizing milk is heating it until it is a dead food with little or no benefit to us. It is robbed of its enzymes and many of its vitamins. Today’s milk is know to cause allergic reactions in many individuals, because of the lack of enzymes needed to process the milk in our bodies. Enzymes are killed when they are heated to temperatures over 120 degrees F.

The modern milk produced now is something highly processed and unnatural. If that isn’t enough, when they make 1% and 2% milk, they add non-fat dried milk to these products to lower the fat percentage. Non-fat dried milk is ultra-processed, which oxidizes the cholesterol. Rancid (oxidized) cholesterol and fats are also what promote heart disease. Dried milk contains a very high nitrite content as well.

You will be hearing more and more about the dangers of modern milk. If you want safe healthy milk, try organic, raw milk from grass fed cows. Raw milk still has all its nutrients and enzymes, and many people have found it helpful for allergies, asthma problems and other health conditions. To find a source of raw milk near you go to http://www.realmilk.com .

My challenge to you is instead of eliminating milk products for three weeks, switch to organic raw milk products for three weeks. Once you try it, and experience the benefits and taste for yourself, you won't go back to the imitation grocery store stuff! For more information on the benefits and safety of raw milk visit the site at http://www.realmilk.com .

By Dianne Ronnow © 2006 Mohave Publishing. All rights reserved.

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What to Do When You Just Can't Lose Weight

2006-05-27T09:11:00.000-07:00

I know what it's like to be stuck. I lost a little weight and then I stopped. I had about 25-30 lbs. to go and nothing was happening. I was exercising, eating healthy and no more weight loss. Here is how I was able to lose the rest of the weight I wanted to. You can do it too!

1. Rethink your diet.
It is time to stop dieting and cutting calories. Avoid quick fix fad diets. You usually end up gaining more weight when it is over than you weighed when you started. Your goal should be to get healthy. Work towards a lifetime goal of a healthy diet and lifestyle change.

And be careful, some foods, such as soy and skim milk, which are marketed as health and diet foods are unhealthy and/or actually help make you fatter. (For more information see our free ebook at http://enzyme-health.com.)

2. Eat healthy life-giving foods.
Choose healthier organic produce, meats, eggs and milk products. Get plenty of proteins, to help you build muscle and burn fat.

3. Cut out the bad carbs and processed foods.
Avoid the bad carbs-- white sugar and white flour. Stay away from the processed foods as much as possible. It is the bad fats and oils, carbs, preservatives, MSG, and food dyes that keep many people overweight.

4. Try cooking with coconut oil.
Coconut oil is the best oil you can use in your diet. It actually promotes weight loss by burning as fuel for the body instead of storing as fat. It is a harmless saturated fat that has been proven not to cause heart disease, and actually helps fight cardiovascular disease. And you can use it for higher temperature cooking, unlike olive oil. (See http://coconut-oil-diet.com for more information on coconut oil.)

5. Exercise moderately-- but don't over do it.
People talk a lot about the need to add more exercise, but too much exercise can be almost as bad as too little. Listen to your body. Start slowly and increase your exercising gradually. Vary your exercise routines. Alternate weight training and aerobics exercises on different days.

6. When you still can't lose weight, get some help.
Sometime you just need a little extra help. There are proven herbs and supplements that can that can give you that extra edge you might need to cut your appetite, give your metabolism and energy levels a boost, and help you burn fat and build muscle.

There are also a lot of diet scams out there, so be careful. I did a lot of research, and tried a lot of supplements with empty promises-- but you can learn from me. I found the best fat burning and weight loss supplements, and they are all in one simple patch that you apply daily. I am really excited about this product. It gave me the added push, when I needed it. Maybe it can help you too. If you are interested, check it out at http://nexagenusa.com/diet_patch now!

By Dianne Ronnow, © 2006 Mohave Publishing.

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The Keys to Healthy Weight Loss and Lifestyle - Part 1

2006-05-26T10:18:00.000-07:00

WHAT TO EAT

KEY #1 Eat lots of Organic Vegetables and Fruits!
Veggies and fruits are low in calories, provide filling fiber, vitamins and minerals, and protect your health in many ways. Organic produce has superior nutrition without the insecticides and poisons found in ordinary produce. Eat as much of your produce raw as you can. Cooked or frozen is acceptable, but stay away from canned. Naturally fermented (lacto-fermented) vegetables, such as sauerkraut and kimchee, are very good for you as well.

KEY #2 Eat Meat and Animal Products.
There are vital nutrients found in animal foods that cannot be found elsewhere. Meat, fish, eggs, cheese, and milk are important staples in our diet. And their protein is important for preserving and building lean tissue-- the muscle that burns calories!

KEY #3 Eat Whole Grains-- Properly Prepared.
Grains should be soaked, sprouted, or fermented to be digestible for most people. Whole grain products that have not been properly prepared can cause mineral deficiencies and intestinal problems.

KEY #4 Add Raw Milk Products to Your Diet.
Raw (unprocessed, unhomogenized, unpasturized) whole milk from grass fed cows is what the body needs (adults and children). It will boost your intake of calcium and other nutrients, and help your body shed unwanted fat with the CLA found in it. See http://realmilk.com for more information.

KEY #5 Eat lots of "Good" Fats
The omega-3 unsaturated fatty acids in butter, some fish (especially cod liver oil) coconut and palm oil and nuts are vital to health. Saturated fat, despite what you probably heard, will help you lose weight, does not cause heart disease, and is actually something the body needs for healthy functioning.

WHAT TO AVOID
KEY #6 Cut Out "Junk" Carbs-- Sugar and White Flour.
They sabotage your healthy diet in all but the smallest amounts. Use soaked whole grain flours and small amounts of natural sugars such as raw honey and organic maple syrup. Stay away from corn syrup-- it is worse than sugar.

KEY #7 Greatly Reduce "Junk" and "Bad" Fats
Trans fats and processed oils (most of the oil you will find in the grocery store for cooking) are not only high in calories, but are loaded with harmful fatty acids that contribute to disease and obesity. Use butter and coconut oil for cooking, and other healthy oils like flax and olive oil raw for salads.

KEY #8 Stay Away From Modern Soy Foods.
Soy is not a meat replacement and can block mineral absorption, inhibit protein digestion, depress thyroid function and contains potent carcinogens. Traditional soy foods are fine, if taken in small amounts and properly fermented, like in soy sauce, miso and tempeh. Avoid all products with soy proteins and isolates added to them. Do not give infants soy formula!

KEY #9 Avoid Processed Food.
Canned and processed produce, boxed meals, processed meat and cheese, protein powers and powered milk contain toxins and things that keep you fat-- such as MSG, rancid fats and cholesterol, hydrogenated oils and trans-fat, white sugar, and white flour, not to mention all the added colors, preservatives and artificial vitamins. Use unrefined sea salt and herbs to season your food instead of refined salt and MSG.

KEY #10 Reduce or Eliminate Processed Alcohol.
Processed alcohol consumption tends to cause weight gain. Traditional homemade fermented unpasturized beverages, low in alcohol, on the other hand, are good for you in moderation.

This was taken in part from "16 Keys to a Healthy and Fit Lifestyle" by Nexagen (makers of the Jen Fe Diet Patches) and modified by Dianne Ronnow, author and Independent Distributor for Nexagen. They are headed in the right direction, but I modified them a little by the proven healthy living principals of the Weston A. Price Foundation.

Sometimes we just need a little help to live a healthy lifestyle. Something to jump-start the metabolism, give us energy and start the fat burning and muscle building. If that is you, check out the great Jen Fe Fat Loss Diet Patches from Nexagen. They are proven safe and they really work! Go to http://jenfe-diet-patch.com for more information.

Dianne's FREE ebook, "Coconut Oil Diet Secrets " reveals how people are losing weight and getting healthier with coconut oil diets. Go to the web site at http://coconut-oil-diet.com now to find out how!

By Dianne Ronnow, © 2006 Mohave Publishing. All rights reserved.

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The Keys to Healthy Weight Loss and Lifestyle - Part 2

2006-05-26T10:13:00.000-07:00

WHEN, HOW & HOW MUCH TO EAT

KEY #11 Cut Down on Food Gently
Extreme and sudden dieting causes your body to conserve, not burn caloriest.

KEY #12 Eat Snacks, Not Meals
More frequent, smaller healthy snacks are burned for energy, not stored as fat.

KEY #13 Stop Counting Calories
It isn't the calories that make you fat, it is what foods you eat-- like sugar, white flour, processed foods and bad oils!

EXERCISE & LIFESTYLE

KEY #14 Eat Earlier, Not Later
Skipping breakfast makes it difficult later in the day to control your appetite.

KEY #15 MOVE!
You must exercise to build lean tissue that burns fat! Gradually boost exercise frequency and intensity for even greater effects.

KEY #16 Reduce Stress
Stress increases hunger and promotes weight gain.

KEY #17 Get Daily Sunshine and Plenty of Sleep
Sunshine produces Vitamin D, which helps in fat loss, while sleep is necessary for rejuvenation and carbohydrate metabolism.

KEY #18 Lead a Healthy, Active Life
Good habits and small steps can set you on the right path to a healthy and fit lifestyle.

KEY #19 Be a Positive Person
Think positive thoughts and practice forgiveness.

KEY #20 You are in Charge of Your Own Health
It is your job to take responsibility for your health—it is not the job of your spouse, your family, your doctor, or your cook. Educate yourself and practice discipline. Share what you learn with others.

This was taken in part from "16 Keys to a Healthy and Fit Lifestyle" by Nexagen (makers of the Jen Fe Diet Patches) and modified by Dianne Ronnow, author and Independent Distributor for Nexagen. They are headed in the right direction, but I modified them a little by the proven healthy living principals of the Weston A. Price Foundation.

Sometimes we just need a little help to live a healthy lifestyle. Something to jump-start the metabolism, give us energy and start the fat burning and muscle building. If that is you, check out the great Jen Fe Fat Loss Diet Patches from Nexagen. They are proven safe and they really work! Go to http://jenfe-diet-patch.com for more information.

Dianne's FREE ebook, "Coconut Oil Diet Secrets " reveals how people are losing weight and getting healthier with coconut oil diets. Go to the web site at http://coconut-oil-diet.com now to find out how!

By Dianne Ronnow, © 2006 Mohave Publishing. All rights reserved.

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Your Ironman Diet and Coconut Oil - Part 1

2006-05-19T11:21:00.000-07:00

Over the years I've always been on the look-out for a diet or diet supplement that would enhance my training and improve my race times.

It was almost by chance that I happened upon "coconut oil" and its use as a diet supplement. I was cruising the net one day and came across an article on the subject and like many other intriguing diet "ideas" I've stumbled upon in the past, decided to give it a try.

I've always believed that I had no business writing about any diet unless I had tried it myself. To my way of thinking that's the only way to pass on relevant, honest information to readers. As a result I've tried a variety of different diets and supplements over the years and coconut oil is one of them.

To be quite honest, I was just blown away by the results I experienced when I incorporated coconut oil into my training diet.

First a bit of science behind the coconut diet:

Coconut oil is comprised of fatty acids called "medium chain triglycerides" or MCT'S. In nature, coconut oil has the largest concentration of these MCT'S outside of human breast milk. Vegetable oils, on the other hand, are made up primarily of "long chain fatty acids" or LCT'S.

For quite some time now scientific literature has claimed that LCT'S tend to produce fat in the body, while MCT'S promote what is called "thermogenesis". Thermogenesis increases the body's metabolism, producing energy.

This has been common knowledge in the animal feed business for years. It you feed animals vegetable oil, they gain weight and produce more fatty meat. If you feed them coconut oil, they will be very lean.

Tests on rats published in "The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition" concluded that MCT rats gained 15% less weight than rats fed LCT'S. The conclusion:

MCT diets result in decreased body fat related to increased metabolic rate and thermogenesis.

Similar tests were conducted on humans at Vanderbilt University in 1989 with the same basic results.

Regardless of scientific study result, I prefer to try these things on my own and see the results first hand.

Over twenty years of competition and numerous diets, the LEAST I ever weighed was 150-151 pounds. This was my competition weight. If I were to weigh myself on any given race morning, my weight would be in this range, give or take a pound. That all changed when I included coconut oil in my diet.

See part 2 on the next post for the rest of the article.

Your Ironman Diet and Coconut Oil - Part 2

2006-05-19T11:16:00.000-07:00

I weighed myself on the first day of the diet as I always did when I tried something new, and wouldn't step on a scale again for one month. I live by this rule when trying something different in my diet. My start weight was as usual, 151 lbs.

I added 5 tablespoons of coconut oil per day to my meals. Usually when you buy coconut oil it will be solidified. I just leave mine at room temperature and in few days the whole container is liquified. I don't store it in the fridge because it will solidify again. If it is solid, its easy enough to melt down into liquid form if you're in a hurry.

I added it to my oatmeal in the morning, to my pasta, and used it in smoothies. I always use olive oil in my salads and started adding 2 tablespoons of coconut oil to every salad. It's an amazingly versatile product. You can easily come up with your own cooking uses for it.

When you use it in food its not an unpleasant taste and most of the time you won't even know its there. Combine it with your food anyway you like, but aim for at least 5 tablespoons a day and stick with it. Like any diet, there's really not much point even starting unless you're committed to it.

Well, I did this for exactly one month. Then I stepped back on the scale. WOW! 142 pounds!

I was 10 pounds lower than I had been over the past 20 years! I "could not" believe it. Remember that for the month I used coconut oil, I was in full Ironman training. Any diet you ever try should be done in conjuction with a fitness regimen. So I believe this is an ideal addition to any Ironman's diet. Or ANY athlete's diet for that matter.

A few things I noticed:

Along with losing weight, my energy level increased.

Even though I lost 10 pounds, I seemed to have the same amount of over-all strength. This is crucial to an athlete. What makes some athletes so amazing is their strength to weight ratio. In other words, you can be a 120 pound woman, but be very strong for that weight. Take it a step further and imagine the consequenses if you become 110 lbs and don't lose any strength and have increased energy.

Imagine yourself running a marathon carrying a 10 pound bag of potatoes on your back. Now imagine running the same marathon without the bag of potatoes and more energy.

A perfect example of what I mean by strength to weight ratio is Lance Armstrong.

When he was fighting cancer he lost tons of weight of course, but when he won that battle and became healthy, he never did gain back all of the weight that he originally had. Yet, he became stronger. In other words, his strength to weight ratio changed big time. It seems that his body chemistry changed for the better.

When I watch him climb those endless mountain passes in the Tour, I'm just amazed at how lean he is and how strong he is and how high his energy level is.

Of course we can't all be the exceptional athlete Lance is, but I truly believe that incorporating coconut oil into ones diet can have a profound effect on any athletes training and racing results.

My name is Ray and I'm a veteran of 14 Ironman triathlons. I have developed a site thats purpose is to provide race and training tips to aspiring Ironman triathletes. Its my way of giving back to the sport that has meant so much to me over the years.

The name of my site is "Ironstruck" The address is http://triathlon-ironman-myfirstironman-ironstruck.com/

If you'd like to contact me with any questions I'd be glad to hear from you and will do my best to answer any questions.

My contact page can be found at http://www.triathlon-ironman-myfirstironman-ironstruck.com/contact-me.html

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New Studies Show That Coconut Oil is Really Good For You

2006-05-09T14:55:00.000-07:00

According to "The Latest Studies on Coconut Oil" by Mary G. Enig, PhD, recent research contradicts claims that coconut oil causes atherosclerosis and heart disease.

In these studies, from 2003- 2005, virgin coconut oil helped lower total cholesterol, triglycerides, phospholipids and low density lipoproteins (LDL). It was also shown to prevent in vitro LDL-oxidation (which is something that can start the process of atherosclerosis). There is also evidence that coconut oil is useful as a successful treatment for acute aluminum phosphide poisoning.

You don't have to worry about coconut oil being a "bad saturated fat." There is abounding evidence that coconut oil is far better for you than polyunsaturated vegetable oils. (And it doesn't even compare to the extremely unhealthy hydrogenated trans-fats.)

For more information on coconut oil see the our FREE ebook, "Coconut Oil Diet Secrets" at http://coconut-oil-diet.com/coconut_oil_book.html.

"The Latest Studies on Coconut Oil" by Mary G. Enig, PhD can be found in Wise Traditions, Winter/Spring 06, the magazine published by the Weston A. Price Foundation. http://www.westonaprice.org

Why Coconut Oil Deserves Your Respect (and Your Body Deserves Coconut Oil)

2006-04-30T21:09:00.000-07:00

Below is a small piece of an article by Dr. Joseph Mercola.

...Coconut oil is finally beginning to get the respect it deserves.

The numerous health benefits of coconut oil are finally again reaching the mainstream.

Benefits like:

Reducing your risk of heart disease ...

Promoting weight loss when and if you need it ...

Supporting your immune system health ...

Reducing your risk of cancer and degenerative diseases ...

Supporting a healthy metabolism ...

Providing an immediate energy source for you ...

Helping to keep your skin healthy and prevent age-related damage ...

Supporting the proper functioning of your thyroid gland ...

Preventing infections due to harmful bacteria, viruses, yeasts and other micro-organisms ...

The rest of this great article can be found on Dr. Mercola's site at http://www.mercola.com/products/coconut_oil.htm

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Coconut and coconut oil

2006-04-27T11:08:00.000-07:00

Here is some information from a great article by Jen Wolfe:

Is coconut oil a secret ingredient to weight loss?

Coconut and virgin coconut oil have been used for centuries as vital sources of food for health and general well being in tropical communities. Recent research has verified traditional beliefs that coconut and virgin coconut oil, like any other pure, whole foods, have a significant role to play in a well balanced, nutritious diet.

Myths and misconceptions
At one time, coconut oil received bad publicity because of its high level of saturated fat, which raises blood cholesterol and contributes to heart disease. However, most tests were performed on hydrogenated coconut oil, not on virgin coconut oil.

Most dietary guidelines say that all saturated fat is bad. However, newer research shows that some saturated fat is, in fact, necessary for human health. In fact, modern research shows that the medium-chain fatty acids (like those found in coconut oil) help increase metabolism and are more easily digested than fats found in other oils. This is because they are processed directly in the liver and immediately converted into energy.

There is a lot more to this great article by Jen Wolfe. You can find it at http://sheknows.com/about/look/6958.htm

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More Uses For Coconuts

2006-04-10T17:44:00.000-07:00

I found a website today for a company in Mexico that makes coconut products, but not the kind you eat. It is called COCOS STUFF, and these are cool things that are made out of coconut shells.

The site says:
"Presenting a tropical fruit in a natural, useful and eco-friendly products. Our coconut purses are fully hand made from natural coconuts by local artisans. They are beautifully made and look great, with enough capacity to be used as an evening bag or for those special occasions when keys, money, Lipsticks or other small items are carried. Our handbags are made from a coconut shell which is cut in half, burnished, polished or painted (according to the model) A zipper is sewn in place and fixed with a leather trim. An inner cloth bag and drawstring keep items firmly secured. The purses hang from a shoulder cord and looks great."

If you are looking for a fun product, check out their website at http://www.virtual-showcase.com/llc/indica/coco.html.

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Mohave Publishing's Article Directory

2006-04-06T15:44:00.000-07:00

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Dr. Mercola Recommends Coconut Oil

2006-03-28T15:47:00.000-08:00

Dr. Mercola has been supporting using coconut oil long before it began getting popular. Here is a clip from one of his recent articles:

Why Coconut Oil Deserves Your Respect (and Your Body Deserves Coconut Oil)

So, now that you have heard the history behind coconut oil's unfortunate "fall from grace", you should also know today's good news: coconut oil is finally beginning to get the respect it deserves.

The numerous health benefits of coconut oil are finally again reaching the mainstream.

Benefits like:

Reducing your risk of heart disease ...

Promoting weight loss when and if you need it ...

Supporting your immune system health ...

Reducing your risk of cancer and degenerative diseases ...

Supporting a healthy metabolism ...

Providing an immediate energy source for you ...

Helping to keep your skin healthy and prevent age-related damage ...

Supporting the proper functioning of your thyroid gland ...

Preventing infections due to harmful bacteria, viruses, yeasts and other micro-organisms ...

Dr. Mercola says that coconut oil is the only oil he uses for cooking. Check out this and more on his site at http://www.mercola.com/products/coconut_oil.htm.

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Confused About Fats?

2006-03-18T14:31:00.000-08:00

According to the Weston A. Price Foundation: "the following nutrient-rich traditional fats have nourished healthy population groups for thousands of years:

Butter
Beef and lamb tallow
Lard
Chicken, goose and duck fat
Coconut, palm and sesame oils
Cold pressed olive oil
Cold pressed flax oil
Marine oils

The following new-fangled fats can cause cancer, heart disease, immune system dysfunction, sterility, learning disabilities, growth problems and osteoporosis:

All hydrogenated oils
Soy, corn and safflower oils
Cottonseed oil
Canola oil
All fats heated to very high temperatures in processing and frying"

If you have never been to the Weston A. Price Foundation's website, you need to check it out. It is based on solid science and may totally change your view of nutrition. You can visit them at http://www.westonaprice.org and you can view this article, plus many more at http://www.westonaprice.org/knowyourfats/index.html.

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7 Reasons Why You Should Be Using Coconut Oil

2006-03-13T11:44:00.000-08:00

It is a common misconception that coconut oil is bad for you. People all over the world are experiencing the healthy benefits of using coconut oil. It is actually one of the healthiest oils you can consume. Here are the top seven reasons why you should use coconut oil as an alternative to other common cooking oils.

1. Coconut oil doesn't turn to fat in your body.

Unlike many other common oils, like soy (vegetable) and corn, coconut oil won't make you fat. Coconut oil contains medium-chain triglycerides (MCT), which are an easy fuel for the body to burn, without turning to fat. Most other cooking oils and fats contain long-chain triglycerides (LCT). LCT's are usually stored as fat. Since coconut oil is a MCT, it is more easily absorbed and converted to energy quicker.

People in the tropics have relied on coconuts as a traditional staple in their diet for centuries. They consume large amounts of coconut oil every day. Instead of getting fatter, it helps them stay healthy, lean and trim. When they switch from coconut oil to our modern oils, they develop obesity and the health problems that our modern society faces.

Some other people who have known this truth for a long time are people who are in the animal feed business. When livestock are fed vegetable oils, they put on weight and produce more fatty meat. When they are fed coconut oil, they become very lean.

2. Coconut oil increases your metabolism.

Not only does coconut oil convert to energy quicker in your body, it increases your metabolism, which promotes weight loss. Because it boosts your metabolism, it helps your body burn fat more effectively.

Coconut oil may triple your calorie burn. Since coconut oil is a MCT, it is converted to energy so quickly that it creates a lot of heat. In a study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, MCT's burn three times more calories for six hours after a meal than LCT's.

The February 15, 2005 issue of Woman's World magazine stated that coconut oil is the "underground high-metabolism secret."

This is great news for people who have thyroid problems, since coconut oil improves sluggish thyroids by stimulating the production of extra thyroid hormones. Most other common oils, like vegetable (soy) and corn have been shown to inhibit thyroid function.

3. Coconut oil has omega 3 fatty acids.

Most cooking oils contain omega 6 fatty acids, something we get way too much of in the United States. Our omega 6 to omega 3 ratio should be 1:1 but it is more like 50:1. We need to drastically cut back our omega 6 oils and consume much more omega 3 oils to be healthy. And coconut oil is filled with these healthy omega 3 fatty acids.

4. Coconut oil gives you energy.

Because of the healthy omega 3 fatty acids and the fact that it increases the metabolism, most people that switch to coconut oil feel a burst of added energy in their daily life.

This is because coconut oil is nature’s richest source of medium-chain triglycerides (MCT's), which increase metabolic rates and lead to weight loss. MCT's promote thermogenesis, which increases the body's metabolism, producing energy.

Many people with chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia have found coconut and coconut oil helpful. You can visit the Coconut Diet Forums at http://www.coconutdiet.com/forum.cfm to read testimonials yourself.

5. One of the best things you can use on your skin and hair is coconut oil.

Coconut oil one of the best things you can apply directly on your skin and hair. It gives temporary relief to skin problems like rashes. It aids in healing and restoring skin to a younger appearance. It has also been known to help with people who suffer from yeast infections in the skin, as well as many other skin problems.

Not only does is soften and smooth your skin, coconut oil has antioxidant properties that protect the skin from free radical damage. Coconut oil makes excellent massage oil too.

6. Coconut oil has healthy benefits that most other oils do not.

Evidence is mounting that coconut oil has anti-fungal, anti-bacterial and anti-viral effects when both consumed and used topically on the skin.

Most oils oxidize and turn rancid very quickly causing free radical damage in our bodies. Coconut oil is not easily oxidized and does not cause harmful free radical damage like polyunsaturated vegetable oils. Free radical damage is thought to be responsible for many ailments in our body from arthritis to increased susceptibility to cancers.

Coconut oil also helps our bodies absorb other nutrients more effectively, such as Vitamin E.

7. Coconut oil is one of the best oils you can use for cooking.

It has a higher smoke point than olive oil, which means it can take higher temperatures better. There are several healthy omega 3 oils we can choose to consume, such as flax and olive oil, but they don't do well under the high heat we use for cooking. Coconut oil can be used in higher cooking temperatures.

It is harder for coconut oil to go rancid, unlike other cooking oils, which are usually rancid long before you even bring them home. Rancid oils cause free radical damage in the body, which is a leading cause of cancer. Coconut oil is stable for over a year at room temperature.

Because of the misinformation we have been given for years, we have lost out on the healthy benefits that coconut oil has given the people of the tropics for centuries. But now it has been rediscovered! Coconut oil is so effective, it won't be long before we see coconut oil supplements promoted, but you can get the jump on the popular crowd and start consuming and cooking with coconut oil today!

With all these healthy benefits, isn't it time you gave coconut oil a try? For more free information about coconut oil, check out the website at Coconut-Oil-Diet.com.

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Coconut Oil-- Use it Externally

2006-03-08T09:39:00.000-08:00

In support of other points of view, Coconut Oil is one of the best weight loss products available. You can obtain the maximum benefit of Coconut Oil when applied topically, as well.

In addition to using it externally, getting used to using Coconut Oil internally will be most beneficial to your weight loss regimen. It will seem as if the extra subcutaneous tissue is just melting away. You will notice a favorable difference by the external use of Coconut Oil.

Use Coconut Oil that does not have any additives. I have found that the kind in the jar is best because it is hard when you use it and stays in the palm of your hand when you apply it to the targeted area. It also has a higher vitamin A and E content. It melts as you massage it in. Just think of it this way, as it melts into your skin so is the fat that you want melted away.

It is best used externally when you just get done bathing. Your skin is already supple. Towel dry then apply the Coconut Oil starting at the face. Apply on the neck area then the shoulders and arms. Working your way down toward the feet, always using an upward stroke with the palm of your hand. This is a specific massage tactic that increases the flow of oxygen to the heart.

You don't need to use a lot, just enough. While applying the Coconut Oil, make sure you rub it into your skin well. The facial area is a different story; apply gently. Coconut Oil will help rehydrate your skin.

Coconut Oil is absorbent. In other words, it will absorb into the skin and not cause an oil affect on your clothes like petroleum products do. Use it in place of baby oil when removing makeup. Baby oil and other petroleum based products dehydrate the skin. Petroleum based products WILL increase the cause of wrinkles around the eyes and puffiness as it is non absorbent.

Have you ever had eye surgery for cosmetic purposes or know someone who has? Little did you know that when the surgeon cuts that little line at the corner of your eyes and squeezes out all that oil, that his work is basically done. And you paid the doc thousands of dollars to do it as you did it to yourself by using a non absorbent product. Because Coconut Oil is absorbent, it actually soaks through the dermis layer of the skin and thus causes the -melt fat- effect. In addition to using it internally you will feel the better for it.

Weight Loss or Not, using Coconut Oil WILL cause your skin to not just look hydrated but feel hydrated. Your overall body hydration inside and out will be greatly benefited. You WILL love your body for it and love yourself for using it in all aspects of your daily life in making Healthy Choices. The Tin Man needed lubrication, we do too.

Coconut Oil Per Tablespoon

Contains:
120 Calories
11.8 grams Saturated Fat
1.0 gram Unsaturated Fat
12 milligrams Cholesterol
13.6 grams Total Fats
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by Gloria Ruffell

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Coconut Oil as Biodiesel Fuel

2006-02-24T10:49:00.000-08:00

Coconut oil is making the news again in a new way. It turns out that coconut oil makes a great biodiesel fuel. Biodiesel fuel is a renewable and biodegradable fuel extracted from plant oil. Coconut Biodiesel fuel will help substantially in reducing emissions from diesel-fed engines. It is now starting to be used in the United States, Philippines, Canada, Thailand, and many countries in Europe.

According to a Philippine Manufacturer, Coconut Methyl Ester (CME) or Coco-Biodiesel is one of the best forms of biodiesels and offers excellent lubricity, solvency, and detergency. Studies show that the addition of Coco-Biodiesel results in better combustion, less pollution, and more engine power; the engines run smoothly & with longer maintenance intervals. Coco-Biodiesel can be used in any diesel engine with little or no modification to the engine or fuel system. Also, blending Coco-Biodiesel with standard diesel actually improves the quality of the diesel fuel. Just a 1% mix of Coco-Biodiesel is enough to significantly reduce emissions. http://www.doe.gov.ph/Alternative/cme.htm

I think that is pretty exciting news! It's hard to believe how versatile coconuts are. Not only is coconut oil good fuel for trucks and cars, but it is also one of the best fuels we can put into our bodies.

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Five Health Foods That May Be Making You Sick!

2006-02-20T08:45:00.000-08:00

There are many of us who are dieting and trying to live a healthy lifestyle. We exercise and go out of our way to eat the best foods we can. Most of us already know that trans-fats, white sugar and white flour are not the best health choices, especially if we want to keep our weight down.

Unfortunately some of the very foods that we think are healthy are ones that can cause a lot of trouble for our bodies, and even make us ill. Below is a list of some surprisingly unhealthy health foods.

Artificial Sweeteners
Many people who are dieting, whether it is low calorie or low carb diets, will opt for beverages with artificial sweeteners instead of sugar. Admittedly sugar is certainly a troublemaker and should be avoided, but artificial sweeteners are actually worse for you and could even be dangerous to your health.

All the artificial sweeteners are bad, but one of the worst sweeteners for us is NutraSweet (Equal, aspartame). There are over 92 different health related side effects associated with aspartame consumption, including brain tumors, birth defects, diabetes, emotional disorders and epilepsy/seizures. There are more adverse reactions to NutraSweet reported to the FDA than all other foods and additives combined.

A much better alternative to chemically derived sweeteners is stevia, which comes from a plant. It has been used for centuries with no know side effects. It can be purchased in most health food stores in the United States.

Sports Drinks
Although marketers would have us believe that sports drinks are what the body needs when exercising heavily, the truth is that sports drinks are filled with sugar (sucrose, glucose, and fructose) and salt (potassium and sodium) as well as artificial flavorings and colorings. Add a little salt to Cool-Aid and you have about the same thing. You would be much better off drinking spring water or diluted freshly squeezed juices while exercising.

Most Energy and Sports Bars
Most sports and bars are also filled with things that are not the best for our bodies, and are little better than candy bars. Many of them contain sugar or artificial sweeteners, chemicals, preservatives, and synthetic nutrients. Check the ingredients before you buy an energy bar. Try to find one that is made with whole foods, such as oats and flax seeds, fruits, and natural sweeteners.

Soy Products
This is one of the most surprising ones of all, after all soy has been used for countless generations in Asia. But the way we now use soy is very different than the way the Asians have traditionally used it. The ancient Asians knew that the soybean was hard to digest, so they had extensive fermenting processes that broke down most of the indigestible components, making it much healthier to eat. Examples of this would be products like soy sauce, tempeh, and miso. These were used in small amounts as condiments and flavorings, not as a meat replacement.

But the way we use soy as a meat alternative (texturized vegetable protein or TVP) can be very unhealthy, since soy contains large amounts of toxins or anti-nutrients. Some of the problems the anti-nutrients in soybeans cause are conditions of the pancreas, cancer and thyroid problems. Soybeans also can block the body’s absorption of essential minerals.

Granola (and Other Unprepared Grains)
For the last 30-40 years granola has been synonymous with heath food. But eating unprepared grains, or grains that have not been soaked, fermented or sprouted, has only come about in the last 50-100 years. People who lived before our time understood that unprepared grains could cause dietary distress.

There are anti-nutrients in grains (like there are in soybeans), such as phytic acid and enzyme inhibitors, that make them harder to digest. These antinutrients can cause serious problems like Crohn's disease, colitis, and even mental disorders. Our failure to prepare our grains properly is one of the reasons that celactic disease is so prevalent now.

So, stay away from the granola. Oatmeal is an excellent addition to our diets, but use whole rolled oats (not instant) and soak them overnight before boiling them for breakfast. Go to our coconut diet recipe blog for a good recipe for coconut oatmeal.

Good breads that have properly prepared grains include whole grain sourdough and sprouted grain breads. You can usually find these in specialty grocery stores and health food stores.

If you are trying to lose weight and/or eat healthier, remember that just because a company markets a healthy product well or a health food store sells it, it doesn’t mean that it is really healthy for you. Do some research before you grab that sports bar, or better yet, reach for an organic apple, cherries, or some other natural (not processed) food. Your body will thank you and reward you for it.

By Dianne Ronnow, © 2005 Mohave Publishing. All rights reserved. This article can be reprinted if you include the links below.

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Coconut Oil is Gaining Popularity

2006-02-13T11:03:00.000-08:00

The good news about coconut oil is spreading! We are hearing more and more about coconut oil in the news. More people are finding out just how healthy coconut oil is for you and are spreading the word as they lose weight and get healthier. It is now common to find several brands of coconut oil in most health food stores.

Just a few of the popular books and diets out right now that indorse coconut oil are:

The Maker’s Diet and The Great Physician's Rx for Health and Wellness by Jordan Rubin

Dr. Mercola's Total Health Program, By Dr. Joseph Mercola

Eat Fat Look Thin: A Safe and Natural Way to Lose Weight Permanently by Bruce Fife

How to Eat, Move & Be Healthy by Paul Chek

The Omega-3 Connection: The Groundbreaking Antidepression Diet and Brain Program by Andrew L. Stoll

Eat Fat, Lose Fat: Lose Weight And Feel Great With The Delicious, Science-based Coconut Diet by Sally Fallon, Mary Enig, 2004

Of course The Coconut Diet by Cherie Calbom.

And The Coconut Oil Miracle by Bruce Fife and Jon J. Kabara

Virgin Coconut Oil: How It Has Changed People's Lives, and How It Can Change Yours! by Brian and Marianita Shilhavy

The Cholesterol Myths by Uffe Ravnskov, MD, PhD.

Pick up any of these great book find out more information about how coconut oil is an excellent addition to any diet, especially if you have health issues or need to lose weight. Or check out our website at http://coconut-oil-diet.com now!

Coconut Oil Increases Beneficial Properties in Human Breast Milk

2006-02-09T12:37:00.000-08:00

COCONUT OIL FOUND BENEFICIAL FOR LACTATING MOTHERS...

The unique composition of human breast milk fat includes the fatty acids, lauric acid and capric acid, which have potent antimicrobial properties. These fatty acids offer the nursing infant protection from viruses such as herpes and HIV, protozoa such as giardia lamblia, and bacteria such as chlamydia and heliocobater.

A study published in 1998 in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition has shown that lactating mothers who eat coconut oil and other coconut products, have significantly increased levels of lauric acid and capric acid in their breast milk. Thus, the milk supply has increased amounts of the protective antimicrobials , which will give even greater protection to the nursing infant.

Pregnant females store fat to assure successful lactation. Any lauric acid and capric acid in the diet becomes part of the adipose stores. The milk fat of a lactating mother is made up of these stores as well as her current diet. If her diet doesn't contain lauric acid, then generally her milk fat will contain around 3% lauric acid and round 1% capric acid.

When a lactating woman adds foods rich in lauric acid to her diet, the amount of lauric acid available in her breastmilk increases substantially to levels three times the original level and nearly double the amount of capric acid. In countries where coconut oil is a diet staple, levels of lauric acid in the mother’s milk can be as high as 21% and capric acid can be as high as 6% giving her infant even more protection against viruses, bacteria, and protozoa.

Coconut oil can be used instead of butter in cooking and baking. You can stir it into oatmeal or even use it as a spread. Also, this oil's antimicrobial properties are beneficial for the skin. Pregnant women in many cultures the world over rub cocnut oil on their expanding bellies to keep skin soft and prevent itching.
By Cori Young

REFERENCES

Fife, Bruce. The Healing Miracles of Coconut Oil

Francois CA, Connor SL, Wander RC, Connor WE. Acute effects of dietary fatty acids on the fatty acids of human milk. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 1998;67:301-308.

Bach, A.C., et. al. 1989. Clinical and experimental effects of medium chain triglyceride based fat emulsions-a review. Clin. Nutr. 8:223

About The Author

Cori Young is an herbalist living in the Pacific Northwest.
For more information on healing with herbs, visit her website,
Herbal Remedies Info (http://www.herbalremediesinfo.com)
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The Fittest and Fattest Cities

2006-01-26T16:25:00.000-08:00

Well, the truth is out. Here is the lastest report on which American cities are the Fittest and which ones are the Fattest. Where does your city rank?

"The fittest and fattest cities in America in the annual survey by Men's Fitness magazine, with cities in order of ranking, and 2005 rankings in parentheses. An asterisk (*) denotes that last year's ranking was on the opposite list:

10 FITTEST:
1. Baltimore (25*)
2. Honolulu (2)
3. Virginia Beach (12)
4. Tucson (8)
5. Milwaukee (15)
6. Colorado Springs (3)
7. San Francisco (4)
8. Seattle (1)
9. Louisville-Jefferson, Ky. (not ranked)
10. Boston (11)

10 FATTEST:
1. Chicago (5)
2. Las Vegas (9)
3. Los Angeles (21*)
4. Dallas (6)
5. Houston (1)
6. Memphis (4)
7. Long Beach, Calif. (20)
8. El Paso (11)
9. Kansas City, Mo. (18)10. Mesa, Ariz. (15)"

For the rest of the top 25 cities see the article at: http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2006-01-06-fittest-city_x.htm

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Coconut Oil Question

2006-01-10T12:47:00.000-08:00

Comments : I first heard about coconut oil in the book "Natural Cures". I have since bought the coconut oil but not sure how to take it. Any suggestions? M.

Hi M!

Thanks for writing. I like to use coconut oil in most of my cooking. It tastes great when you fry eggs in it!

You can use it in home made salad dressings, but you may have to let it warm up a bit, since it gets solid when it gets cold. Many recipes often mix the coconut oil with olive oil because of this.

I've added a lot of fried foods (that I had given up on low fat diets) back into my diet, and I use coconut oil to cook them. I make my own tortilla chips by frying corn tortillas in coconut oil. I have a recipe on my coconut oil diet recipe blog.

Some other ways to get coconut oil in your diet include adding dried (unsweetened) coconut to foods or smothies. It has coconut oil in it.

I also buy Coconut Cream Concentrate from Tropical Traditions. I add this into my daily morning chai tea with the milk. The Coconut Cream also goes well in smoothies. Some people just add the coconut oil straight into their smoothies, too.

I hope this helps you. I am working on a Coconut Oil Diet Cookbook, which I hope to have finished in 3-6 months. (I like to test the recipes first.) Keep an eye on my coconut oil diet blog-- that is where I will announce it.

Thanks again!

Dianne Ronnow

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Raw Coconuts: Good for Your Health, Ideal for Dieting

2005-12-28T16:42:00.000-08:00

Here is an article I found on Dr. Joseph Mercola's excellent website.

Many people believe that coconuts are generally not healthy. However, raw coconut contains many naturally occurring, health-promoting qualities, and I would like to share my findings on how you can enjoy the wonders of this amazing food.

Lauric acid, the major fatty acid from coconut fat, has been recognized for its unique properties in food use, which include antiviral, antibacterial and antiprotozoal functions. Also, natural coconut fat in the diet may lead to a normalization of body lipids, thereby protecting against alcohol damage to the liver and improving the immune system's anti-inflammatory response.

Part of the confusion about coconut relates to the saturated fat issue. Fortunatley, Sally Fallon, author of the highly recommended Nourishing Traditions: The Cookbook that Challenges Politically Correct Nutrition and the Diet Dictocrats (with Mary G. Enig, PhD), as well as numerous articles on the subject of diet and health, has addressed the issue of saturated fat. Trans fat is actually the problem not saturated fat.

It is important to note that your Metabolic Type has a major influence on whether or not you will enjoy coconuts and whether they are good for your individual type. If you are a protein type you will likely thrive on coconuts, but if you are a carb type you will most likely not enjoy the coconut meat. The coconut milk (fluid inside the coconut) is fine for carb types, however.

As a protein type, I really don’t enjoy the low-fat coconut milk, but I devour the coconut meat and eat about one whole coconut every two days.

How to Open a Coconut

First you will need to drain the coconut. You can do this by piercing two or three of the "eyes" at the pointed tip with a Phillips screwdriver and a hammer. Drain all the fluid out, otherwise you will have a mess when you crack open the shell with the hammer.

When cracking the shell, you can aim the hammer at a ridge at the eye end. I recommend breaking the shell into small pieces as it will be easier to remove the meat. Also, placing the coconut on a concrete floor or sidewalk makes it much easier to break open. Initially, I would place the coconut on the ground and hit it with an axe, but then winter came and I found the hammer to be the easiest way.

After the coconut is broken, separate the meat from the shell by scraping or peeling the flesh from the shell with a strong knife. Be careful to point the knife away from your other hand.

Once you have removed the meat from the coconut please note its color and texture. The meat should be bright white, firm and taste good. If it is soft or tastes funny throw it away as it is likely moldy. Another clue is the backing or "skin" behind the white coconut. The skin should be a smooth, unbroken homogenous dark brown. If there are patches of white that show through, this is another clue that the coconut is too old to eat.

If you still believe that coconuts are not good for you please review the links below. If you are a protein type you will likely fall in love with coconuts like I did, and find them to be a perfect food to have with your vegetable juice as the fat really helps to balance out the meal. It is a nearly ideal snack for protein types, one that will satisfy your cravings and not make you gain weight.

And if you are looking for an oil to cook with or add to your vegetable juice or smoothies, coconut oil is truly the healthiest oil you can consume. It is rich in lauric acid, which is known for being antiviral, antibacterial and antifungal, contains no trans fat (even olive oil has some trans fat), and boosts the immune system. You can even use it on your skin to help prevent wrinkles.

By Joseph Mercola, D.O.
http://www.mercola.com/2003/jan/18/raw_coconuts.htm

New Coconut Oil Diet Secrets Site!

2005-12-14T12:28:00.000-08:00

Mohave Publishing and Dianne Ronnow have just come out with a new improved Coconut Oil Diet Secrets website. The exciting thing about this new site is that our popular ebook, Coconut Oil Diet Secrets can be found on this site absolutely FREE! Just go to Coconut-Oil-Diet.com.

We are in the process of testing a new format that is supported by advertising instead of charging for our ebooks. We are not sure how long it will be available for no charge, so if you have been putting off buying the ebook, Coconut Oil Diet Secrets, now is your chance to check it out while it is available for free!

Our newest book, The Enzyme Health Diet Plan, will also be offered for free on our sister site, Enzyme Health. The Enzyme Health Diet Plan goes perfectly with Coconut Oil Diet Secrets, so check out that free ebook today also at Enzyme-Health.com. (Watch for new changes at Enzyme Health in the near future...)

Coconut Oil Information

2005-12-05T09:13:00.000-08:00

Coconut Oil - More Than The Average Saturated Fat
by: Sherri L Dodd

Origin: Southeast Asia, South America, New Zealand and India

Description: Known as Sanskrit “the tree which provides all the necessities of life”, the Coconut Palm yields 50-75 coconuts per year and not a part of it goes unused. Coconut water contains sugars, fiber, protein, anti-oxidants and a variety of vitamins and minerals. The sap from cutting the flowers from the tree is used to make a drink called “toddy”. The fibrous husk from the tree, the coir, is used in many things including ropes, mats, brushes and potting soil. If you no longer need a coconut tree, the apical bud of an adult tree can be eaten as “palm-cabbage”, and the “heart of the palm” is a delicacy in gourmet salads. The ‘no longer’ clause due to consuming these will kill the tree. And of course, there is the white meat of the nut that can be eaten directly or used to make coconut milk, coconut cream, and coconut oil of which we will focus today.

Benefits: Researchers have increasingly revisited the health benefits of coconut oil. The findings have associated it with many healthful benefits starting with weight loss due to the medium length of the fatty acid chains (aka MCT’s). Though it is considered a saturated fat, coconut oil is a different structure from the notorious saturated animal fats, and even offers benefits not available in the longer chained plant oils. The medium length of the coconut's fatty acid chain enables rapid breakdown in digestion as well as ease of use when burned for energy. These same MCT’s, along with monoglycerides, are found primarily in coconut oil and breast milk and contribute toward well-being, which includes a role in thyroid health. It has tested well in helping prevent hypothyroidism due to its evasion of rancidity. Studies show that rancidity is harmful to the thyroid as well as many cells throughout the body. (The plant oils used by mainstream food manufacturers have a high propensity toward rancidity and must be processed through hydrogenation into trans-fatty acids.)

Another benefit of using coconut oil is that it supports the suppression of Candida (aka, yeast) in the digestive system. While yeast commonly inhabits your digestive system, it is kept controlled due to the body’s presence of probiotics (aka “good” bacteria). In the event the person starts taking antibiotics, prescription medications, birth control pills or maintains a poor diet and experiences daily stress, Candida yeast begins to fiercely outnumber the good bacteria, causing evidence of infection. Also, digestive disorders such as Crohn's disease and IBS can have positive results from one consuming coconut oil. The MCTs will not only be easily digested, but will also assist in the absorption of the nutrients from other foods.

While time may be limited on the amount of pampering a mother can do for herself, there are steps that can be taken to look our best and coconut oil is here to help. Coconut oil is used for treating damaged hair, dry scalp and pimples, moisturizing dry and aging skin, and enabling anti-fungal, anti-bacterial, and anti-viral effects throughout the body. It has also shown great reduction of keratosis polaris, rosacea and psoriasis. You do not have to pay absorbent fees for beauty products. Instead, buy a large jar of the solid oil and use it directly on the appropriate area as well as ingesting it for overall well being…it tastes great and goes down smooth!

Coconut Oil (1 Tbsp)
Calories: 119
Fat: 14g (Sat. Fat 12g)

Information found at http://www.coconut-info.net and http://en.wikipedia.org

What Fats and Oils are the Healthiest

2005-11-25T09:19:00.000-08:00

The best fats for health and weight loss are traditional natural fats and oils that have not been damaged by processing or heating. These fats have medium-chain triglycerides (MTC), which actually help the body shed excess fat and cholesterol. Very few oils and fats contain MTC. These are oils that have been squeezed or cold-pressed to get the oil, without any high heat treatments.

Virgin olive oil is one of them. It is fine if you use it uncooked, unfortunately the problem with olive oil is that it can be damaged (oxidized) by the heat of cooking, making it similar to the other vegetable oils in the body when cooked at a high heat.

Butter and cream from organic grass fed cows, are excellent sources of good fat. They are stable and good for cooking. Lard (pork fat), tallow (beef fat) and poultry fat are also good, if they come from organic sources. Unfortunately this can be expensive to use and hard to find in many areas.

Organic palm oil is also very stable and good for cooking. It also is one of the best sources of vitamin E. But, it has a strong flavor that many find hard to get used to. (I like to use this oil for cooking fish, since fish also has a strong flavor.) Because of the flavor (and color) of organic palm oil, it has less cooking uses.

The best source of MTC’s seems to be coconut oil. It can be kept at room temperature for over a year and not get rancid. It can be cooked at high temperatures. In the body, it digests rapidly and is used quickly for energy. It seems to do the opposite of most fats, raising the metabolic rate, increasing the immune functions, and stabilizing blood glucose levels.

Coconut oil can be over-processed, making it lose some of its benefits, so the best source is virgin coconut oil (VCO), which has not been chemically treated or processed. This is a great oil to use for almost all cooking and eating purposes, including frying and baking. For more information on the benefits of coconut oil, see our best selling e-book, “Coconut Oil Diet Secrets,” at Coconut-oil-diet.com or check out some of the information on our resources page at the end of this book.

This is an excerpt from the free e-book PlanThe Enzyme Health Diet Plan by Dianne Ronnow, found at Enzyme-Health.com. Copyright © 2005 by Dianne Ronnow. All rights reserved.

This publication contains the opinions and ideas of the author. It is intended to provide helpful and informative material on the subject matter. It is published with the understanding that the author and publisher are not engaged in rendering professional services. For specific medical advice or diagnosis, please consult a competent professional healthcare provider.

The Enzyme Health Diet Plan

2005-11-18T17:10:00.000-08:00

I have been interested in writing and nutrition most of my life. My maternal grandmother was an avid health and natural food advocate, and spurred an interest in me for alternative health and nutrition.

I took nutrition courses in college, but didn’t pursue a degree in the subject for several reasons. First I wanted to major in English and Communications, because of my love of writing. Second, I often found myself disagreeing with what was being taught in college nutrition classes. I continued to learn about nutrition, but I stepped away from the ivory towers to do it.

I have been writing my book on diet and nutrition for over two years now, and have finally come to the conclusion that I am not going to sell it as an ebook, as originally planned, despite the fact that my ebook, Coconut Oil Diet Secrets, has been very successful.

I decided that the information in this book needs to be available to the public openly, not to a select few who buy my book at this point. I will probably end up selling the book as an ebook (and a hard copy book) to those who wish to purchase it in its entire form, but for now I will publish it chapter by chapter as articles on the web—- FREE to anyone who wishes to view it.

I appreciate your support.

Thank you!

Dianne Ronnow

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Coconut Oil and Dieting

2005-11-01T13:50:00.000-08:00

Have you heard about coconut oil diets yet? People are adding coconut oil to their diets and are getting incredible results. They are losing weight, getting more energy, and getting healthier. Coconut oil is safe to use, and does not turn to fat in your body. It raises the metabolism, so you burn more fat and have more energy. It does not increase your cholesterol, but actually helps lower it. Coconut oil is wonderful diet addition for just about everyone.

If you would like more information on coconut oil dieting, check out our site at: Coconut-Oil-Diet.com. We have a great instant download e-book called "Coconut Oil Diet Secrets" that everyone should read. Get the book now and start losing weight today!

Are you on a coconut diet? Come and share information with us. Tell us how it is working for you.

Let me tell you how it has been working for me. The first thing I noticed is that I had a lot more energy. Then I started noticing that the regular exercises I had been doing suddenly started working. The fat was beginning to turn to muscle. I didn't lose weight the first week or two, but I am losing weight now! And I now have enough energy to start increasing my exercise workout times, when before it was a struggle to exercise at all. I love this diet!

What Coconut Oil Does

2005-10-02T12:11:00.000-07:00

"What Coconut Oil DOES Do:

* Reduces risk of atherosclerosis and related illnesses.
* Reduces risk of cancer and other degenerative conditions.
* Helps prevent bacterial, viral, and fungal (including yeast) infections.
* Supports immune system function.
* Helps control diabetes.
* Provides an immediate source of energy.
* Supports healthy metabolic function.
* Improves digestion and nutrient absorption.
* Supplies important nutrients necessary for good health.
* Supplies fewer calories than other fats.
* Promotes weight loss.
* Helps prevent osteoporosis.
* Has a mild delicate flavor.
* Is highly resistant to spoilage (long shelf life).
* Is heat resistant (the healthiest oil for cooking).
* Helps keep skin soft and smooth.
* Helps prevent premature aging and wrinkling of the skin.
* Helps protect against skin cancer and other blemishes.
* Functions as a protective antioxidant."

From Bruce Fife's Book, "The Coconut Oil Miracle".

Excerpt from back jacket of "The Coconut Oil Miracle"--
"If there was an oil you could use for your daily cooking needs that helped protect you from heart disease, cancer, and other degenerative conditions, improved your digestion, strengthened your immune system, and helped you lose excess weight, would you be interested? This is what coconut oil can do for you."

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What Coconut Oil Does Not Do

2005-10-01T16:59:00.000-07:00

“Coconut Oil is the Healthiest Oil on Earth!” According to Dr. Bruce Fife, naturopathic doctor and the the author of "The Healing Miracles of Coconut Oil" (now being published as "The Coconut Oil Miracle.”)

"What Coconut Oil DOES NOT Do:

* Does not increase blood cholesterol level.
* Does not promote platelet stickiness or blood clot formation.
* Does not contribute to atherosclerosis or heart disease.
* Does not contribute to weight problems."

From Bruce Fife's Book, "The Coconut Oil Miracle".

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The Missing Link

2005-07-23T10:30:00.000-07:00

There is one major problem with the high carbohydrate, low fat diet, recommended by many nutritionists. This is the diet that Americans have been told to follow for years, and yet we are heavier and unhealthier than ever. Something has been missing from the “healthy diet” equation, and that is healthy saturated fats. We are now discovering that not only are these fats better for us than previously thought, but our bodies need saturated fats to be healthy, function properly, and even to lose weight.

In America, since the 1930’s, our health as a nation has deteriorated rapidly. The main reasons for this are:

1) We have switched from whole grains and raw sugars, to overly processed white flour, sugar, and rice.

2) We have switched to overly processed milk and dairy, from whole raw milk products.

3) We changed our fats from healthy saturated fats to unhealthy processed vegetable oils and even more unhealthy hydrogenated fats.

4) We eat meat that is tainted with hormones, medicines, and with fish- mercury.

5) Our produce is contaminated with a frightening amount of pesticides and chemicals.

How Can We Become Healthier?

Losing weight and becoming healthier requires a lifestyle change, not a six week diet “quick fix”. The first step is to eat a balanced diet, filled with plenty of healthy foods, such as whole grains, fresh organic, and preferably raw, fruits and vegetables, and healthy saturated fat choices such as coconut oil, organic meat and free-range chicken eggs.

A healthy lifestyle also includes developing other healthy habits, such as regular exercise.

If you are like many of us, the change to a healthier lifestyle is a drastic change and looks overwhelming. That is why we have developed a simple plan to build healthy habits slowly, working on just a couple of small things at a time-- small things that will add up to a great new life. This works especially well for people who are reluctant to changing their diet and lifestyle.

So don't wait, order your copy of “The Enzyme Health Diet Plan” right now and download it immediately!

From “Why Diets Don’t Work” By Dianne Ronnow © 2005. All rights reserved.

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This publication contains the opinions and ideas of the author. It is intended to provide helpful and informative material on the subject matter covered. For specific medical advice or diagnosis, consult a healthcare provider.

Freedom from Dieting

2005-07-16T17:06:00.000-07:00

So, how can you lose weight if dieting and restricting calories don't work? There is no quick fix answer. Any healthy weight loss needs to come gradually. The goal is to give up dieting forever and get back in balance. Stop trying to lose weight. No more counting calories. Instead make a commitment to get healthier.

When you get off the diet roller coaster, you will feel better, become healthier and lose the weight for good. When the body is well fed with healthy foods, it will shed the extra fat. It doesn't have to store it anymore. And when you give the body the nutrients it needs to be healthy, you stop having all the cravings for less healthy foods.

Enjoy the freedom from counting calories. You will find yourself moving slowly and safely to your perfect body weight, and you will feel better than you ever have before, lean and full of vitality, energy and health. This means developing some new healthy eating habits, as well as other health habits such as exercise.

Try to avoid extremes, such as eating a high protein, low carbohydrate diet. Complications associated with low carbohydrate, high protein diets include ketosis, dehydration, electrolyte loss, calcium depletion, weakness (due to inadequate dietary carbohydrate), nausea (due to ketosis), gout, coronary heart disease and possibly kidney problems. Vitamin and mineral deficiencies are other problems in such unbalanced crash diet regimens.

At the other end of the spectrum, some diets are saying avoid protein and fats, but eat as much carbohydrates as you want. Too much of the wrong kind of carbohydrates, especially refined sugar and white refined flour will turn to fat in the body also. Most commercial breads, breakfast cereals, health bars, and low-fat muffins are loaded with empty, fast-release carbohydrates, causing levels of blood-sugar to rise and leading to obesity and hypoglycemia. Many doctors and nutritionists are recommending a diet high in complex carbohydrates, like whole grains, and very low saturated fats.

All of the experts agree that unprocessed complex carbohydrates such as fruit and vegetables, whole grains, potatoes, and legumes are far superior to other forms of refined carbohydrates and should play a significant role in people's eating habits. According to the American Heart Association, a healthy diet rich in fresh fruits and vegetables along with regular physical activity can help most people manage and maintain weight loss for both cardiovascular health and appearance.

Raw, fresh, uncooked fruits and vegetables are best. Cooking foods above a temperature of 118 degrees Fahrenheit destroys the enzymes that the body needs to process and digest that food. For more on enzymes and why many of us need enzyme supplementation, see our Enzyme Information page on our web site at http://enzyme-health.com.

From “Why Diets Don’t Work” By Dianne Ronnow © 2005. All rights reserved.

To find out why diets don't work, and for more information on dieting, download the complete Free Dieting Report "Why Diets Don't Work" at http://enzyme-health.com

Thousands of people are losing weight using coconut oil. Find out how at http://coconut-oil-diet.com

This publication contains the opinions and ideas of the author. It is intended to provide helpful and informative material on the subject matter covered. For specific medical advice or diagnosis, consult a healthcare provider.

Why Dieting Doesn't Work

2005-07-09T12:06:00.000-07:00

Quick fix diets usually never give long lasting results. The reason is most of the weight loss is due to loss of water. When you restrict calories, your body interprets it as impending starvation. The way the human body works, when it is under stress of starvation, it hoards the fat and burns the muscles first. The weight lost comes from water and the break down of muscles - the places we don't want to lose it from.

So, the last thing you want to do is drastically cut calories. When you do, the body will start breaking down muscle protein to produce energy for vital body functions. The body will use muscle protein as fuel, before it starts burning fat, so you end up losing more muscle mass than fat during dieting.

Breakdown of muscle protein results in large amounts of waste products, ketone-bodies, to appear in the blood. The body has to get rid off these. The ketone-bodies are filtered from blood in the kidneys to the urine. To do this, the body pulls large amounts of water with it, to flush the body out. Thus you lose weight fast. No matter how much you drink, you can't prevent this loss of water. The only way to get control of your water balance is to stop starving yourself.

When dieting, the body starts saving energy by turning some functions off and running others at a slower pace. Fat is designed to provide the body with energy and protect it from starvation. If you go below 1000 calories a day, your body will slow your metabolism down to compensate. That is why weight loss slows down dramatically after a few days on a crash diet. And a slow metabolism is exactly the opposite of what you want to lose weight.

Another reason that diets don't work is bingeing. Bingeing doesn't happen because of a lack of willpower. It is a direct result of dieting. As your body senses a restriction in calories, it goes on the alert for an impending threat to survival. As a result, it tells you to eat, which results in your bingeing on calorie and fat filled foods. The more successful you are at starving yourself, the more the body will increase it's efforts to eat more foods. Eventually the body wins because survival is our strongest instinct. Bingeing is also a result of depriving yourself of something, which psychologically makes you obsessed with what you can't have.

After the quick weight loss diet you go back to your normal eating pattern, and what happens? The body that has shut off functions in order to conserve energy is now, suddenly, fed. The cells in your body have an immediate response to the sudden abundance of food, and that is to keep on saving energy, storing up for the next famine. As your body saves energy, it also begins storing all the extra energy - as fat. So, you end up having lost fat burning lean muscle tissue and added more fat! That wasn't really what you had in mind when you started your diet.

In addition to building fat again, the body has no ketone-bodies to get rid of. Consequently, less water is secreted and your water balance is restored. As you replenish your emptied water stores you rapidly gain back the weight you lost. So, by building fat, and replenishing water, you will gain weight quickly the first few days after a diet.

And each time you diet, you are teaching your body how to deal with starvation by hoarding fat, so each round of dieting increases your overall body fat!

From “Why Diets Don’t Work” By Dianne Ronnow © 2005. All rights reserved.

To find out why diets don't work, and for more information on dieting, download the complete Free Dieting Report "Why Diets Don't Work" at http://enzyme-health.com

Thousands of people are losing weight using coconut oil. Find out how at http://coconut-oil-diet.com

This publication contains the opinions and ideas of the author. It is intended to provide helpful and informative material on the subject matter covered. For specific medical advice or diagnosis, consult a healthcare provider.

Important Dieting Information

2005-07-02T12:01:00.000-07:00

Are you frustrated with your weight problem and don't know what to do about it? Do you find that you lose weight at first, only to gain it all back later, and maybe more when you stop dieting or when you find yourself bingeing? Are you fed up with weight loss programs that don't work?

There is a good reason for that. You don't lack willpower. You are not doing anything wrong. It is just that dieting doesn’t work!

Weight Loss is a Major Business

A new study released by U.S. Department of Health and Human Resources’ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that deaths due to poor diet and physical inactivity rose by 33 percent over the past decade and may soon overtake tobacco as the leading preventable cause of death. Americans need to understand that overweight and obesity are literally killing us," HHS Secretary Tommy Thompson said, calling this “an epidemic of obesity.” An estimated 129.6 million Americans, or 64 percent, are overweight or obese. Over 1.5 billion people worldwide are overweight and the numbers are increasing rapidly.

At the same time, the numbers of people who go on diets has been increasing. Americans spend more than 40 billion dollars a year on dieting and related products. It is estimated that 70% of American women are trying to lose weight at any point in time, and at least 40% continually yo-yo between weight loss and weight gain. Researchers estimate that 40-50% of high school girls are on diets. Another study found that 46% of 9-11 year olds are sometimes or very often on diets.

If so many people are dieting, then why are weight problems and obesity are among the biggest and fastest growing health problems in the western world. Surely everyone now knows that obesity increases the risks of many health problems, such as diabetes, high blood pressure, stroke and heart disease. And yet, as more and more people diet, our weight problems continue to rise.

The reason for that is that quick weight loss diets don't work! Dieting is a waste of time, energy and money. But this is a little known secret that few will tell you, because too many people are making too much money on the “lose weight quick” scams. The diet industry is raking in billions of dollars and yet almost two thirds of North Americans are still walking around overweight. The diet industry is about one thing... money! Some quick weight loss diets might work temporarily, but in the end the weight comes back, usually more than before. And often a person's health is damaged by these diets.

Facts About Dieting

* Dieting rarely works. 95% of all dieters who lose weight regain their lost weight and more within 1 to 5 years.

* Dieting can be dangerous to your health.

* Yo-yo dieting (cycles of weight gain and weight loss) has been shown to have negative effects on health including increased risk of heart disease and negative impact on metabolism.

* Dieters often miss out on important nutrients that may cause serious health problems.

* Dieting can lead to eating disorders. The obsession to be thin can lead to anorexia, bulimia, bingeing and compulsive exercising.

* Dieting impacts your mental health and restricts your brainpower, leaving you mentally unfocused.

* Dieting robs you of energy and slows your metabolism down.

* Numerous studies link chronic dieting with feelings of depression, low self-esteem and increased stress.

* Dieting increases compulsive eating. It turns us into people ruled by cravings and driven to eat even when we are not hungry. We spend our lives obsessed with food and weight.

* Dieting ends up becoming one of the causes of obesity and eating disorders.

* You are fatter after a diet than before!

From “Why Diets Don’t Work” By Dianne Ronnow © 2005. All rights reserved.

To find out why diets don't work, and for more information on dieting, download the complete Free Dieting Report "Why Diets Don't Work" at http://enzyme-health.com

Thousands of people are losing weight using coconut oil. Find out how at http://coconut-oil-diet.com

This publication contains the opinions and ideas of the author. It is intended to provide helpful and informative material on the subject matter covered. For specific medical advice or diagnosis, consult a healthcare provider.

How to Buy, Open and Eat a Coconut

2005-06-18T09:06:00.000-07:00

If you can find them in your area, there are two kinds of fresh coconuts. The first is brown and covered in coarse brown “hair”. This is the most common kind found in the mainland United States. To open this kind of coconut, take a screwdriver and hammer, and put holes in two or three of the “eyes” on the top of the coconut. Pour out the water into a cup. (Save this-- it’s good for you too. I freeze it in an ice cube tray and add it to smoothies and juices later.) Now take the hammer and crack the coconut open. It has a tough shell and it may take a couple of good hits.

If the coconut meat is white and the juice is pretty clear and smells sweet, this is a good coconut. In my area, about half the coconuts are old and bad. They often have mold in them. You will see the mold inside, and it will taste sour. Try to find coconuts that are heavy and have more coconut water in them. Don’t buy any coconuts that have lumps or liquid leaking from the “eyes”.

I try to buy several, to be sure I get a good one. (Take back any bad coconuts you find and complain to the store. The more that people demand fresh coconuts, the sooner we will start getting fresh coconuts in our stores.)

The coconuts that are white on the outside are young coconuts. They have more coconut water and the meat inside is soft enough that you can eat it with a spoon.

Keep your fresh coconut meat and water in the refrigerator or freezer, once opened.

From the book "Coconut Oil Diet Secrets" by Dianne Ronnow, © 2005 Mohave Publishing. All rights reserved.

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Raw Coconut Oil?

2005-05-28T19:49:00.000-07:00

People have asked me if cooking virgin coconut oil (VCO) will make it lose the enzyme content, and wondered if VCO is better when eaten uncooked.

You don't have to worry about cooking VCO. There are no enzymes in the coconut oil. That is why it can sit on a shelf in your home for a year or more, and not go bad. The enzymes would start breaking it down if they were in there, and it wouldn't last very long. The benefits of coconut oil do not come from the enzymes. It comes from the medium chain fatty acids that turn into energy in the body instead of fat.

Now, if you want to get enzymes with your coconut oil, try eating a fresh coconut. The coconut oil is squeezed out of coconuts to make VCO. A fresh coconut will still have the oil, plus the coconut meat, the coconut water, and all the enzymes. I think this is one of the best ways to get your coconut oil, plus the extra benefits that come from the raw coconut and its enzymes.

Next week I will tell you how to buy, open and eat a coconut.

By Dianne Ronnow © 2005 Mohave Publishing. All rights reserved.

Dianne Ronnow’s best selling book, “Coconut Oil Diet Secrets” reveals how thousands of people are losing weight and getting healthier with coconut oil diets. To find out what the secrets of coconut oil dieting are, Check out her site at http://Coconut-Oil-Diet.com Get the book now and start losing weight today!

Raw is Better

2005-05-20T16:46:00.000-07:00

Recent research is showing us that raw food contains nutrients called enzymes that help our bodies process our foods better. These enzymes found in raw fruits, vegetables, and even meats can be killed by cooking them in temperatures over 120 degrees Fahrenheit, or by canning, freezing, steaming or micro-waving.

Our body manufactures dietary enzymes also, but as we age, our ability to process these enzymes begins to decrease. Added to this is the fact that we overwork our body’s enzyme production systems by eating a diet comprised of cooked and processed foods. This depletes our body’s food processing enzymes even faster. When our body’s enzymes are low, the body spends much-needed energy simply digesting food instead of working on other problems the body may have, such as fighting illness and disease.

The solution is to add more raw foods to your diet. This includes foods that have been dried but not heated, raw seeds and nuts, sprouts, and of course fresh organic fruits and vegetables. Raw foods contain the enzymes needed to digest them, plus they help digest other foods the body may consume.

A good example of enzymes is pineapple. When making Jell-O gelatin, the manufacturer says to add only canned pineapple, not fresh. The reason for this is that the enzymes of the raw pineapple will keep the Jell-O from hardening. But after the pineapple has been canned, the enzymes are gone and the fruit can be added to Jell-O. One of the enzymes in raw pineapple is Bromelain, which is very good for the digestive system in helping digest not only pineapple but other foods as well.

So, as you plan your menu, include as many fresh raw foods as you can. Many people find that this one small change has made drastic improvements in their health and well-being.

Next week we will talk about raw coconut oil.

By Dianne Ronnow © 2005 Mohave Publishing. All rights reserved. From "The Enzyme Health Diet Plan" found at Enzyme-Health.com.

Dianne Ronnow’s best selling book, “Coconut Oil Diet Secrets” reveals how thousands of people are losing weight and getting healthier with coconut oil diets. To find out what the secrets of coconut oil dieting are, Check out her site at: Coconut-Oil-Diet.com. Get the book now and start losing weight today!

Not All Fats Are Bad!

2005-05-13T16:12:00.000-07:00

Fats have been unfairly lumped together as being all bad for too long. Fat doesn’t necessarily cause disease, and can actually cause a role in its prevention. The truth is that some fats are very bad for us and some fats are actually very good for us.

Time has shown us that diets that restrict all fats fail in terms of weight loss. Since the end of World War II, Americans have been told that they need to restrict saturated fat in their diets. So we switched to margarine from butter, and did what we could to restrict fat. We have been constantly told that the reason for our health problems is that we still eat too much fat, especially saturated fats.

Since Americans have been told to eat a low fat diet to lose weight, the results are that nearly two thirds of adult Americans are now classified as overweight and more children are overweight now than ever before. Obviously something is wrong. That is because we need special kinds of fats in our diets that we are not getting.

If you are like me, you grew up being told that vegetable oils were the good oils and saturated fats were the bad ones. Now we are finding out that it is just the opposite. Diets that are moderate to high in “good” saturated fats and oils such as coconut oil and olive oil are actually very good for us. They raise good cholesterol levels and lower bad cholesterol, blood glucose and blood pressure. As a matter of fact, people who started adding at least 4 tablespoons of coconut oil to their diets every day, have found that they can now lose weight when they could not before on a fat restricted diet. Sometimes the addition of these oils even helps with their health problems.

It turns out that the bad guys are polyunsaturated oils, which carry toxic fatty acids (long chain fatty acids or LCT’s). These LCT’s tend to produce fat in the body. Polyunsaturated oils are the vegetable oils we commonly see in the grocery store, such as soy, corn, cottonseed, rapeseed and safflower.

We have been told that they lower cholesterol, but they way that they do is not healthy, as it ends up collecting in the liver. These oils are easily oxidized and damaged by free radicals. When cooked they become rancid in a few hours, even in the refrigerator. This causes damage to our body at a cellular level, the end results showing up as problems like diabetes, cancer, hypothyroidism and heart disease. And if that is not enough, these oils help us to get fat, lower the metabolic rate in our bodies, help suppress the thyroid function and cause our skin to age quicker.

Trans-fat is one of the worst bad guys. Trans-fatty acids often appear on ingredient labels as hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated vegetable oils. It is what they do to vegetable oils to make them into hard fats such as margarine and vegetable shortening. It is used in the prepared food industry in baked goods like cookies, crackers, and most supermarket peanut butter to prolong the shelf life. These bad fats are used almost exclusively in fast foods that are fried. When heated and eaten, they turn into something like poison in your system, because your body can not process this kind of chemically made fat. Trans-fats not only increase levels of bad cholesterol, but they will decrease levels of good cholesterol in the blood stream and trans-fatty acids have been linked to heart disease, cancer and diabetes. Fats such as margarine and shortening should be totally avoided, as well as foods items that contain them.

The United States FDA is finally catching up to this truth, and by January 2006 they will be requiring food products to label the amount of trans-fat they have in them.) What is frightening is that trans-fats are found in over 40% of the products on our supermarket shelves.

The fatty acid chains in coconut and olive oil are medium-chain fatty acids (MCT’s) and they promote weight loss by increasing the body’s metabolism to create energy. Coconut oil has become popular lately, because it has been discovered that coconut oil is nature’s richest source of MTC’s. If you decide to add coconut oil to your diet, it is recommended that you purchase virgin coconut oil (VCO), usually found in health food stores, because it from the best part of the coconut and has not been chemically bleached and heat processed. It is better for cooking than olive oil, because olive oil can be damaged by the heat of cooking, making it similar to the other vegetable oils in the body when cooked.

Even saturated fat from animals is not as bad as it once was thought to be, especially if it is from organically raised animals (free range and grass fed). Organic butter has a very high conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) content, which helps us lose weight and gain muscle. But non-organic meats may still be dangerous because of the way the animals were raised or fed. Most grocery store meats are filled with hormones, pesticides, medicines and unhealthy fat that gets transferred to us when we eat it.

Organic grass fed and free range meat and eggs avoid these problems, and give us a much healthier source of protein and saturated fat. Organic saturated fats and oils are actually good for you and should be eaten daily. The body needs these fats for healthy functioning.

So, forget the guilt and fry up that range-fed chicken in some coconut oil and enjoy!

By Dianne Ronnow © 2005 Mohave Publishing. All rights reserved.

Dianne Ronnow’s best selling book, “Coconut Oil Diet Secrets” reveals how thousands of people are losing weight and getting healthier with coconut oil diets. To find out what the secrets of coconut oil dieting are, Check out her site at: Coconut-Oil-Diet.com. Get the book now and start losing weight today!

Welcome to the Coconut Oil Diets Blog

2005-04-15T19:20:00.000-07:00

This is a blog for people who are losing weight or want to lose weight using coconut oil. There are several diet books out right now with the coconut oil as the common theme. Are you using one? Let us know how is it going.

Do you want more information about coconut diets? I just put together site called Coconut Oil Diet Secrets. I am also putting together some of the best coconut recipes you will ever find. More on that later, but it will be located at coconut-recipes.com.

Watch here for some good stuff...

Dianne Ronnow