The National Weight Control Registry (NWCR), established in 1994, is the largest investigation of long-term successful weight loss maintenance. The NWCR is tracking over 10,000 individuals 18 years of age or older who have lost at least 30 pounds and maintain the weight loss for one year or longer.

People in the registry have some of the following characteristics:

• 80% of persons in the registry are women and 20% are men.
• The "average" woman is 45 years of age and currently weighs 145 lbs, while the "average" man is 49 years of age and currently weighs 190 lbs.
• Registry members have lost an average of 66 lbs and kept it off for 5.5 years.
• 45% of Registry participants lost the weight on their own and the other 55% lost weight with the help of some type of program.
• 98% of Registry participants report that they modified their food intake in some way to lose weight.
• 94% increased their physical activity, with the most frequently reported form of activity being walking.
• There is variety in how NWCR members keep the weight off. Most report continuing to maintain a low calorie, low fat diet and doing high levels of activity.
  • 78% eat breakfast every day.
  • 75% weigh themselves at least once a week.
  • 62% watch less than 10 hours of TV per week.
  • 90% exercise, on average, about 1 hour per day.

 Kirk Suggests:

• Weigh yourself 1-2 times DAILY. It's not about self-judgement, it’s about seeing how your environment effects your weight…It's educational and keeps you from living in denial.
• Television watching for hours, or sedentary time while working on the computer or internet are "death" to your weight loss success. I tell people if they are television watchers get on 'your machine' for at least 1/2 hour, preferably an hour, during your favorite television program EVERY DAY. Or, every half hour get up and exercise for 5 minutes. I highly recommend Tony Horton's 10 Minute Trainer if you say you have 'no time.' I just started doing it and highly recommend it! I don't have a weight problem, but I use it to get in short workouts in my busy day. The "10 Minute Yoga" routine has been a life saver for me!
• Don't add fat to your diet in the form of free oils (or butter). Keep them to a minimum. Get your fats in whole foods – beans, nuts and seeds mainly. 
• Have a HUGE salad as a main meal daily (not a side salad) with a variety of greens, vegetables, fruit, beans, nuts and seeds. No creamy, cheesy or oil-based dressings! (See "Super Salad Recipe")   
• Eat a diet of unprocessed food, with the most micronutrient dense foods to reduce "Toxic Hunger" and allow for real hunger to guide your eating and weight maintenance (see also article "Toxic Hunger the Main Cause of Obesity"). 
• Pick the foods off the BED Diet (Basic Elimination Diet) for a month to check for common allergens.
• Learn how to eat more "good, whole, unprocessed food" than focusing on eating less "bad food". Your weight loss diet should really become your maintenance diet.
• Accountability and support are critical for most people. Have a buddy or group that supports you staying on the program. 

There are many good books on weight loss and maintenance. My favorite is "Eat to Live" by Joel Fuhrman, MD.  

Energetic Nutrition Suggests:

Along with whole foods and increased exercise, try Almased Natural Weight Management and Dietary Supplementation

Lose weight in a healthy way by taking advantage of your body's own metabolic processes. Almased uses your body's own mechanisms and processes to burn long-term fat deposits without the use of stimulants or artificial fillers. Its formula prevents the loss of lean muscle mass, which means more calories burned. It reduces blood sugar and insulin fluctuations that cause cravings during other diet programs.

More about Kirk Hamilton

Kirk Hamilton graduated from the University of California, Davis Physician’s Assistant Program through their Department of Family Practice in 1983. 

Since 1986 he has been a practicing Physicians Assistant at Health Associates Medical Group in Sacramento, California, a nutrient oriented general practice. Kirk has worked in a variety of practice specialties including: Family Practice, Nutrition, Prevention, Cardiology, Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement, Allergy, Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine. He is the author of Staying Healthy in the Fast Lane.

About Kirk’s Book

Staying Healthy in the Fast Lane simplifies the causes and effects of modern chronic diseases by outlining the five dietary changes over the last century that have led to excess calorie consumption, and along with reduced physical activity, have resulted in the epidemics of obesity, heart disease, diabetes, and other chronic conditions.

Kirk Hamilton's website is Prescription2000.com

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It's a new year and you've resolved to make some major changes in your life. Whether it's to eat better, stop smoking, or drop some pounds, if there's one health principle that I can tell you is super important to your optimal health, it's EXERCISE.

Give me a regular daily exerciser as a patient, and s/he will see me less and get well faster; though, admittedly there are always exceptions. Still, if you want to be well and stay well, stay away from doctors and hospitals, have lower medical insurance rates and bills, have more vitality, and better function into your senior years, then you need to move every day! Starting now! 

Thinking about how we evolved and the amount of movement done by healthy aging cultures, we need to exercise every day not three days per week, but every day, for a minimum of a half-hour per day. With that said, remember that something is always better than nothing. If you can't hit your ideal time, be sure to do something. Fifteen minutes of walking is always, always better than nothing because the benefits of exercise are cumulative!

But daily structured movement has to become as essential to your life as brushing your teeth, taking a shower, combing your hair, and other normal and expected activities of daily living. When you get to the point where not exercising feels "not right," the way you'd feel if you didn't brush your teeth for the day, then you have built what I call the exercise habit. For example:

• When you don't go home from work until you exercise, you have built the exercise habit.
• When you don't turn on the TV before you exercise at home, or at least turn on the TV at the same time you exercise, you have built the exercise habit.
• When you are looking for ways to exercise when you are away from home on business or vacation, you have built the exercise habit.
• When you don't try to make an excuse for not exercising, you have built the exercise habit.
• If you say, "Some exercise is better than no exercise" when you can't do your regular exercise routine, and you do something else involving movement, you have developed the exercise habit. 

If you are new to the exercise game, it is going to take three to nine months before you build the exercise habit and it becomes "part of you." What you must do first is to create the space (time) to incorporate exercise into your life. Fifteen to thirty minutes is acceptable to start. The second thing you must do is to shoot for exercising on a daily basis. It doesn't matter at first what type of exercise, as long as it is some type of aerobic, big muscle-moving exercise and is safe.
 

Building the Habit

Keep in mind that success with exercise is more about consistency and time than it is about technique and intensity. If you build in the time to exercise as part of your normal day and are consistent with your exercise program, you will see results and will naturally start to pick up the intensity/duration of the exercise after a few weeks.

Now, some hard core exercisers will probably disagree with me on this, but to me "pain is no gain." For the average person, it is far more important to have lots of victories to keep your exercise program alive than it is to push through pain, injure yourself or be so sore that you quit altogether. Nagging injuries, persistent soreness and pain are surefire "killers" to those trying to build an exercise habit. Down the road, after exercising three months to a year, if you really want to push yourself, give it a try. You will be less likely to quit exercising then because you will have built the habit. 

Since time is precious to all of us, it is very important that we make exercise time-efficient and as fun as possible. One way to make sure to get your exercise in even when you're busy life (excuses…excuses) is preventing you from getting to the gym, is to do as much "non-exercise" exercise as possible. Here are a few examples of "non-exercise":

• Get up off the couch and change the TV channel instead of using the remote control.
• Get up for 5 to 10 minutes for each hour of sitting. Use breaks to walk or stretch.
• If you watch television, do aerobic exercise in front of your favorite television show daily.
• Do isometrics periodically while sitting (contracting and relaxing of muscles) or, better yet, pick up some dumb bells while sitting (and use them!). If you are older and don’t have dumb bells, use canned goods as dumb bells.
• Restrict sitting to activities that require it, such as eating, learning, writing, keyboarding, and essential driving.
• Sit on a ball while at your home or at work instead of a traditional chair.
• Walk briskly while doing chores, shopping, or errands.
• Do your own gardening or mow your own lawn.
• Take the stairs versus the elevator or escalator.
• Walk in an airport instead of using the moving walkway.
• Park in the parking lot in a far-away spot. Don't drive around to get the closest spot.
• Walk to a local restaurant around your work place at lunch.
• Ride your bicycle or walk to work.
• Walk to public transit and use it versus hopping into your car.  

Just think: These basic examples only cover the simple things we can do as a part of our daily routines. They don't even begin to account for all the exercise opportunities just waiting to be incorporated into our "fun" time! 

As a reminder, your goal when it comes to exercise, should be to do a minimum of one half-hour DAILY with a goal of one hour daily of aerobic exercise. That means you need to be doing something where you are moving your big muscles (like your legs and arms) to the point where you get your heart rate up. You should still be able to talk but you should definitely be working out enough so you are breaking a sweat. 

What types of activities constitute aerobic activity?

• Walking
• Hiking
• Running
• Biking
• Swimming
• Roller skating
• Jumping Rope
• Using the stair-climber, elliptical rider or treadmill at the gym.
• Taking a martial arts or dance classes 

The types of aerobic exercise are endless. Keep in mind that spending hours in the gym isn't necessary. Just doing something daily that gets your heart rate up (aerobics), challenges your muscles (strength training) and causes you to extend and contract ligaments, muscles, and tendons (flexibility), is the key. And don't forget to eat as much whole, unrefined plant foods as possible. 

More about Kirk Hamilton

Kirk Hamilton graduated from the University of California, Davis Physician’s Assistant Program through their Department of Family Practice in 1983. 
 

Since 1986 he has been a practicing Physicians Assistant at Health Associates Medical Group in Sacramento, California, a nutrient oriented general practice. Kirk has worked in a variety of practice specialties including: Family Practice, Nutrition, Prevention, Cardiology, Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement, Allergy, Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine. He is the author of Staying Healthy in the Fast Lane.
 

About Kirk’s Book

Staying Healthy in the Fast Lane simplifies the causes and effects of modern chronic diseases by outlining the five dietary changes over the last century that have led to excess calorie consumption, and along with reduced physical activity, have resulted in the epidemics of obesity, heart disease, diabetes, and other chronic conditions.

Kirk Hamilton's website is Prescription2000.com

Follow Kirk:

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Energetic Nutrition Suggests:

Along with whole foods and increased exercise, try Almased Natural Weight Management and Dietary Supplementation 

Lose weight in a healthy way by taking advantage of your body's own metabolic processes. Almased uses your body's own mechanisms and processes to burn long-term fat deposits without the use of stimulants or artificial fillers. Its formula prevents the loss of lean muscle mass, which means more calories burned. It reduces blood sugar and insulin fluctuations that cause cravings during other diet programs.

Evidently we are. The problem is the average American doesn't get that 7 of 10 deaths in the United States occur from chronic diseases that are largely preventable, and many times reversible with low-fat, unprocessed vegan diets like Dr. Barnard recommends in his 21 Day Kickstart Program. Both the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) state that these chronic diseases are related to four risk factors: poor diet, inactivity, tobacco and alcohol use.The WHO further states…. if these risk factors were eliminated, 80 percent of heart disease, stroke and diabetes, and 40 percent of cancers would be eliminated. That would be the greatest health discovery ever if implemented.  

Why do we keep relying on drugs and surgical procedures to treat these chronic conditions when they are clearly reversible and preventable through diet?

I really believe, aside from ignorance and laziness, it's because insurance companies cover treatments with drugs and surgery that are really ineffective at treating the cause of these illnesses. People would rather take a pill or have a surgical procedure that is paid for by insurance than get off their butts and do an aggressive diet like Dr. Barnard's which has been shown by a variety of researchers using similar diets to reverse or dramatically slow the progression of diabetes, heart disease, obesity related illnesses and cancer (prostate). If insurance companies would only cover catastrophic illness, such as traumas and infections, but not heart or vascular disease related illnesses (except genetic structural disorders), type 2 diabetes, obesity related illnesses and other chronic conditions people would either sink (die) or swim (live)?

It’s Pure Insanity!

If you think I am cruel or crazy remember this definition of insanity by Ben Franklin, "The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results." We will never have a chance at real healthcare reform, a viable economy, or a healthy population if we keep eating the Standard American Diet (SAD). In fact, with the tsunami of boomers that are arriving into their senior years, the American fabric of life may be destroyed because we have no means to take care of all these chronic diseases, and we will go bankrupt spending an ever escalating part of our GDP (17% presently) on healthcare. "In the Long-Term Budget Outlook that the Congressional Budget Office released in June 2009, total spending on health care was projected to reach about 31 percent of GDP in 2035 and about 46 percent in 2080 under the extended baseline scenario." If we didn't pay for medication or surgical procedures with insurance, each individual would be forced to change or die, or pay out of pocket. With the latter they might be more motivated to change. Sound extreme? So is the definition of insanity. Think about it.

About Kirk’s Book

Staying Healthy in the Fast Lane simplifies the causes and effects of modern chronic diseases by outlining the five dietary changes over the last century that have led to excess calorie consumption, and along with reduced physical activity, have resulted in the epidemics of obesity, heart disease, diabetes, and other chronic conditions.

But there is good news! By applying the 9 Simple Steps to Optimal Health TRIAD Wellness Program you can prevent, delay or reverse the course of chronic disease and create real Healthcare Reform.

Within these pages are simple rules for efficient and effective diet, exercise and mind-body practices that make this program easy for even the busiest person. 

Energetic Nutrition Suggests:

Along with whole foods, try Almased Natural Weight Management and Dietary Supplementation.

Lose weight in a healthy way by taking advantage of your body's own metabolic processes. Almased uses your body's own mechanisms and processes to burn long-term fat deposits without the use of stimulants or artificial fillers. Its formula prevents the loss of lean muscle mass, which means more calories burned. It reduces blood sugar and insulin fluctuations that cause cravings during other diet programs.

More about Kirk Hamilton

Kirk Hamilton graduated from the University of California, Davis Physician’s Assistant Program through their Department of Family Practice in 1983.

Since 1986 he has been a practicing Physicians Assistant at Health Associates Medical Group in Sacramento, California, a nutrient oriented general practice. Kirk has worked in a variety of practice specialties including: Family Practice, Nutrition, Prevention, Cardiology, Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement, Allergy, Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine. He is the author of Staying Healthy in the Fast Lane.

Kirk Hamilton's website is Prescription2000.com

Follow Kirk:

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A New Year…A New You

Our program combines target specific products with the Almased Synergy Diet. This helps to support your weight loss experience, give you renewed energy and vitality, and improve your overall results that will last far longer than any resolution.   

A few target specific products, such as those offered in our Detoxify Kit, can make things simple and realistic to follow as you start the new year with anticipation and enthusiasm for your health and wellness.    

Basic Guidelines for Success:    

•   KEEP IT SIMPLE! Select your program now.
•   BE PREPARED! Order products and prepare your kitchen.
•   GET STARTED! Pick a date and begin.

Almased Figure Plan Lose up to 10 pounds in 2 weeks with this Figure Plan. Includes a two week meal plan and recipes.	The Weight Loss Program A longer term plan for continued weight loss. Great information about calorie needs and nutrition once your diet ends, and other uses for Almased.	Almased Fasting Figure Plan Lose up to 10 pounds in 2 weeks with this Figure Plan special Fasting edition. Includes receipts for delicious shakes.

Almased

Almased is a scientifically proven formula that contains all-natural ingredients. The patented process combines three ingredients: a unique fermented formula of soy protein, skim milk yogurt powder, and honey enzymes.This one of a kind manufacturing process allows the body to convey 90% of the soy isoflavones and protein the product has to offer. This formula is so safe that even people with diabetes can use it.    

 This is NOT just another diet fad.  Almased:     

• Does NOT contain harmful stimulants  
• Nourishes the body as it stimulates healthy, long-term weight loss
• Reduces blood sugar and insulin fluctuations that cause cravings
• Clinically tested formula to support both proper nutrition and weight loss
• Offers a safe, effective weight-loss solution that boosts energy and preserves muscle mass

Lose weight in a healthy way by taking advantage of your body’s own metabolic processes. With Almased, you will not experience “yo-yo dieting.” Almased uses your body’s own mechanisms and processes to burn long-term fat deposits without the use of stimulants or artificial fillers. Read more about Almased.  

Leave the Toxins Behind

A natural compliment to a healthy weight loss program is support for the detoxification organs. Energetic Nutrition’s Detoxify Kit contains the perfect combination of nutrients to protect and provide you with the guidance you have come to expect from us.   

Random fat sampling by our EPA shows that all Americans store fat-soluble toxins from common chemical exposures in their fat. Daily we face an onslaught of pollution in our environment and most food resources. Many of these toxins, like PCBs or hormone mimicking chemicals, are proven to become elevated in your blood as they are released from fat cells during weight loss. You must be able to get these toxins out of your system as you lose weight, otherwise your fat will simply not release them easily and you can find yourself struggling to continue to lose weight past a certain point.   

A peer reviewed study published in the Journal of American Neurotoxicology and Teratology states that only small to moderate amounts of pesticides in rats cause excessive weight gain by damaging brain structures like the hypothalamus and the pituitary (Lassiter, 2008).   

When toxins enter your body they can be stored in your fat cells, due to the fact that they are fat soluble. When the toxins attach to the outer cell membrane, it causes the cells to continually release a hormone called Leptin. Leptin tells the brain to burn fat for energy however an overproduction of Leptin can cause receptor sites to become resistant and no longer function properly. Therefore, weight gain that does not respond to exercise or diet is inevitably due to Leptin resistance.   

Toxins also cause the release of chemicals called cytokines that damage Leptin receptors in the brain (hypothalamus). Cytokines cause an inflammation response that impacts optimal liver function. The liver synthesizes stores and metabolizes fats. In other words, a healthy functioning liver supports healthy fat loss and maintenance. Detoxification is a necessary support factor to any weight loss program.   

Detoxification is a process in which potentially harmful compounds are excreted.  The lungs, skin, kidneys, and gastrointestinal tract are all responsible for this detox process; while the liver is considered to be the major organ of detoxification. Within the liver cells there are a number of intricate mechanisms involved in the breakdown of toxic substances. Chemicals that enter our bodies, including drugs, pesticides, herbicides, and hormones are broken down by liver cells. If the liver is over-burdened, it has a difficult time performing these necessary functions.   

Our Detoxify Kit contains:   

CoQ10 – Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) is essential to human life and is a crucial component in the primary energy production cycle. Research indicates that supplementation of this nutrient may enhance detox function and reduce free radicals. Also known as ubiquinone, is considered to be one of the true cornerstones of health.  Without it, imbalances can occur and our bodily systems won’t work at their optimal level.

Chamae Rose Tea – Chamae Rose helps promote the natural detoxification process of the body with particular effects on the liver, lungs, kidneys, and lymphatic system. When the body is cleared of toxins, especially the liver, one's ability to lose weight can increase. Chamae Rose contains significant levels phytochemicals, such as polyphenols, a well-researched class of flavonoids that possess strong antioxidant activity and are noted for their protection from free radical damage and have anti-inflammatory and anti-carcinogenic affects.
 

LifeEssence Master Multiple – LifeEssence offers superior detoxifcation support with its high quality vitamins, mineral and super tonic herbs with antioxidants. It contains a 100% Organic Whole Food Base that includes spirulina, chlorella, oat grass juice concentrate and barley grass juice concentrate. Its vitamins and minerals are the very best that money can buy, and its superior Tonics are the purest, cleanest herbs available.

Additional Support

You can obtain additional benefit from a superfood such as
LifeSource SuperFood to your shakes. Superfood describes
a food that is naturally concentrated to provide all the nutritional elements necessary for optimal health. SuperFoods also contain phytochemicals that scientists believe protecs the body and promotes cellular wellness. A little bit of powder goes a long way in your shakes, or take a few capsules per day.

For additional liver and detoxification support, add Calcium D-Glucarate – Cellular Detoxifier. Many believe that this nutrient aids the body in the elimination of many harmful toxins, including excess hormones, keeping the body well balanced. One tablet (500 mg.) of Source Naturals Calcium D-Glucarate is equivalent to the phytonutrient activity found in 82 pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables.

Almased is designed to reduce blood sugar and insulin fluctuations that cause cravings during other diet programs. For those with more extreme blood sugar or insulin fluctuations, consider Ketsumeisei. Ketsumeisei is a proprietary herbal compound that has been formulated to improve metabolic and microcirculatory disturbances like those associated with poor metabolism, Type II diabetes mellitus, and insulin resistance.  Ketsumeisei has been found to help maintain stabilized blood sugar and improve insulin resistance by helping to lower free fatty acid in the body, according to clinical studies. Both Almased and Ketsumeisei are safe for those with diabetes.  

Almased Wellness Tea  stimulates detoxification by increasing kidney function and promotes restfulness and sleep. The tea can be used during the Almased Synergy Diet.  It is naturally decaffeinated.

We feel everyone can benefit from adding Life Essence (part of the Detoxify Kit) into their regimen, because we believe virtually everyone needs the levels of nutrition it provides. However, if you simply can not bring yourself to take more than one tablet per day, then One ‘n’ Only should be the supplement of choice.

Look for these products to be offered on our Customers Only Weekly Sale during the month of January.  Check your email or click below to login to your account for the current weekly sale.  

Order your products & prepare the kitchen   
       
   

In your kitchen you will need: 

-Blender or shaker
-Purified or spring water
-Ingredients for Almased shakes
-Supportive products  

(Please follow instructions for Almased program in guide.)  

Get started! Mark your calendar and enjoy!           

Hot flashes are marked by sudden feelings of warmth, which may cause you to feel flushed, hot, sweaty, and then often chilled.  While a variety of hormonal conditions can cause hot flashes, most often they are the result of menopause, when hormone levels naturally begin to decline.

The good news is there are ways to reduce the frequency and intensity of hot flashes through natural methods.  See the suggestions below to help stay cool all summer long.

Avoid Triggers

Identifying what triggers your hot flashes is the first step in avoiding them.  This may seem like common sense, but it’s not as easy as it sounds!  The best way to begin to figure out what is triggering your hot flashes is to keep a journal for a couple of weeks.  Write down when they occurred, what you were doing before they occurred, and how long it lasted.  Common triggers include:

• Alcohol (especially before bed)
• Caffeine
• Stress and anger
• Diet pills
• Spicy foods
• Smoking
• Sugar

Women at higher risk for experiencing hot flashes include women who:

• Are physically inactive
• Are under weight or over weight
• Have experienced surgical menopause
• Have been treated with Tamoxifen or who have gone through chemotherapy

Eat Smart

A lot can be said for diet and its role in supporting hormone balance.  A whole foods diet, of course, is the place to start; that’s probably no surprise.  Making sure you are getting the right foods to support menopause, however, requires a little more specificity. There are several foods that are particularly helpful for minimizing hot flashes.  Ideal foods for women with no history of estrogen dominance include foods called phytoestrogens, which can actually mimic estrogen in the body.  Please note, these foods are NOT recommended for women who are/have been estrogen dominant.  They include:
 

• Soy (preferably organic/non-GMO) including:
  • Tempeh
  • Tofu
  • Soy milk
  • Edamame
  • Miso
  • Soy protein powder
• Flax seed
• Legumes

Other foods that will help keep you feeling cool and balanced this summer include abundant raw vegetables, fresh fruit and lots of water.  Coconut water is especially hydrating, and helps to promote electrolyte balance within the body.  If you know you’re going to be in hot weather, plan ahead and pack a thermos with ice water to help keep you cool.

Limiting hot or spicy foods can also be helpful, as spicy foods are “warming” to the body, and may promote or trigger a hot flash.

Breathe 

Studies have shown that deep breathing can dramatically decrease the frequency of hot flashes, and can help make the hot flashes that do occur shorter and milder.

Dress the Part

The right clothes can make all of the difference when it comes to staying cool while going through menopause.  Cotton can help keep you cool in warm weather.  You might also consider wearing clothing made from moisture wicking material to help keep you dry if a hot flash does occur.  In cooler weather, be sure to dress in layers, so that you can take some cloths off before you get too hot.  Natural wool bedding can keep you cooler and wick away moisture better that down or synthetic bedding.  You can find more information on wool bedding at organicwollduvet.com. You might also consider investing in a hand held electric fan to carry around with you on hot days, to ensure you’ll always have a cool breeze to keep your body temperature down.  

Keep Your Body Moving

Exercise is an important part of a hot flash management plan.  Exercise is helpful for managing hot flashes in large part because it raises endorphin levels, which drop during a hot flash.  It also promotes healthy circulation and strong muscles and bones.

Supplement

Providing your body with the additional supplements it needs can go a long way in relieving hot flashes. We suggest the following supplements for menopausal women experiencing hot flashes:

	ProFema This multi vitamin for women provides a complete array of vitamins and minerals. It is also a perfect bone support system, with an ideal balance of calcium and magnesium, and with every other nutrient needed for strong bones. It is a complete green food complex, so that you'll have more energy than you have had in years. And, of course, it provides the isoflavones and herbs you need to relieve your menopause related discomforts NOW. *
	Progesta-Care Plus Women in their peri-menopausal and menopausal years may find great relief from menopausal symptoms including hot flashes with progesterone and phytoestrogens. Progesta-Care PLUS contains natural bio identical progesterone and phytoestrogens for those who need both progesterone and estrogen supplementation.*
	Progesta-Care Natural progesterone is used to maintain a normal level of progesterone and a balanced ratio of estrogen to progesterone.  Natural USP progesterone is biologically identical to the hormone women produce, and offers an alternative to taking synthetic hormones.  Additionally, it protects against the undesirable side effects of excess estrogen.
	Almased Complete Protein Powder Almased contains pure soybean protein, skim milk yogurt powder and honey. From the basic ingredients in Almased to the way it is produced, every step ensures that the body will be able to absorb and use the protein.*

*Please note, ProFema, Progesta-Care Plus and Almased are not recommended for women who are estrogen dominant or who have a history of estrogen dominance.

Staying cool this summer is totally achievable.  Plan ahead, eat smart, dress the part, and supplement where needed.  We may not be able to control the weather, but we can certainly take steps to ensure we are comfortable in it!  Happy summer!

Join thousands of people in Europe and North America to lose weight the healthy way

 Lose weight in a healthy way by taking advantage of your body's own metabolic processes. With Almased, you will not experience "yo-yo dieting." Almased uses your body's own mechanisms and processes to burn long-term fat deposits without the use of stimulants or artificial fillers. 

Almased is a scientifically proven formula that contains all-natural ingredients, such as honey, soy, and yogurt for a formula so safe that even people with diabetes can use it.

 This is NOT just another diet fad.  Almased: 

• Does NOT contain harmful stimulants
• Nourishes the body as it stimulates healthy, long-term weight loss
• Reduces blood sugar and insulin fluctuations that cause cravings
• Clinically tested formula to support both proper nutrition and weight loss
• Offers a safe, effective weight-loss solution that boosts energy and preserves muscle mass

Jumpstart your diet and improve your nutrition with Almased Today!

Lose Fat While Protecting Muscle Mass

Almased helps prevent the loss of lean muscle mass, which means more calories burned.  By using two sources of protein, Almased gives the body the correct quantity and quality of amino acids (even those amino acids usually only found in meat products) to support cells during a calorie-reduced diet, which allows fat loss instead of lean muscle loss.

Try it today and look forward to these exciting benefits:

• Healthy weight loss with programs that fit your lifestyle and weight loss needs
• Lost weight stays off – the end of yo-yo dieting!
• Decrease in long-term fat deposits and increase in lean muscle mass
• Increased energy and vitality due to balanced nutrition
• If you have diabetes, Almased will not affect your glycemic levels – use it with confidence!

What Makes Almased Different?

With Almased, the weight loss is fat loss, compared to other diets where weight loss can be the loss of lean muscle mass because the body is not properly nourished during the weight reduction process.  

By providing the body with all essential amino acids and nutrients, the Almased Synergy Diet invigorates the body’s metabolism and promotes weight loss by burning fat .  This unique formula allows 90% of the available amino acids to be absorbed and detectable in only 20 minutes. 

Even though Almased is stimulant free, it energizes the metabolism in stead of slowing it down.  This results in the burning of long-term fat deposits so you retain valuable muscle mass, unlike other diets.  Additionally, it teaches the body to “think thin” and no longer panic when confronted with less food.  Remember, Almased can also be used by those who are diabetic due to it being low on the glycemic index.

So, what are you waiting for?  Start losing those unwanted pounds safely and naturally!