Date: May 11th 2001

Online Health & Nutrition Newsletter Vol. 5 Issue 5b
Spirit of Health


Here is the One Hundreth issue of our online newsletter,
"Spirit of Health." We bring you articles which are always
beyond the mainstream medical school of thought, and may
be educational to the alternative minded, as well.

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of the back issues of the Newsletters, can be viewed by clicking -
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WEIGHT LOSS WITH IMPROVED ENERGY, HEALTH AND LONGEVITY.


One of the greatest concerns for many people, especially Americans,
is achieving stable weight loss. Some people are interested in this for
good health, some for appearance and some for the ability to better
achieve athletic goals. As the years have gone by weight loss and diet
have been focused upon more and more by society and this has brought
forth a slew of "alternative" methods for losing those pounds. However,
the systems of the human body remain the same and so does the need for
a fully intellegent way to shed excess girth and better one's health in the
process.

Exercise is one of, if not the, most important factor in losing weight
and conditioning your body. The formula is simple: burn more calories than
you consume and you will lose weight. Yet through exercise you will handle
weight the proper way# by burning fat. In actuality you do not really want to
lose weight, rather you desire to decrease your body fat percentage. You
should be shooting for around 3% to 6%.

Now, I can hear you saying, "But I just heard a commercial telling me
that I can lose weight while sleeping. Why do I need to exercise?" It is
tempting to go with the "easy" solution for dieting. The problem with these
miracle diets is that they are not specific to what they are burning. Generally
we see that these weight loss pills are primarily herbal "speed". They do
nothing more than increase the metabolism unnaturally and cause the
body to lose all weight.

What do I mean by all weight? Your body weight is comprised primarily
of fat and lean muscle mass. When you increase your metabolism by
using the "easy" way you will also find yourself losing lean muscle mass.
If you are an overweight person who weighs 400 pounds you have developed
a good deal of lean muscle mass in order to support the handling of your body
fat. If you suddenly begin losing weight without exercise you will lose equal
portions of both fat and lean muscle mass. The result would be to put your
body into a weakened and unhealthy state.

Exercise is the best way to increase the metabolism. This natural
increase in metabolism allows for the body to become accustomed to using
the energy from nutrition properly. It also works the adrenals into a fit state.
You will not be able to condition your adrenals by quick and easy herbal over
stimulation.

The next step is proper diet . The best diet for the body is one that
meets a few different criteria. First, it must be packed with foods that have a
high nutritional level. Secondly, the nutrition contained within the food must be easy for the body to assimilate and digest. Thirdly, the food must be easy
for the intestine to pass along through to the bowels. Food that sits in the intestine indicates that it is improperly digested and that most of the nutrition (if any) contained within was never even received by the body. The foods that meet these criteria completely are fresh, raw, fruits and vegetables.

However, in American society today it is hard to find these foods on the
open market. Even the freshest, organic fruits and vegetables are lacking
in nutritional value due to poor soil content. So it is necessary to find a whole
food supplement that will be able to adequately compensate. We have
discovered an excellent blend of whole foods in the form of a product called
Vital Nutrition Plus. It is so potent that even if you ate thirty organic salads
you would still not receive as much nutrition as is contained in just two heaping tablespoons of Vital Nutrition Plus.

How does VNP relate to diet? If you really wish to lose weight properly it will be necessary to combine exercise, an easy to assimilate diet (fresh / raw), and loads of Vital Nutrition Plus. This combination is guaranteed to produce positive results. VNP is generally taken in juice and juicing is very important.

While dieting and following the advice above you also want to drink two quarts
of freshly squeezed juice and two quarts of water every day. The daily dose
of VNP depends upon your weight. For every twenty-five pounds of body weight, you use one heaping tablespoon of VNP per day. If you weigh 150 lbs,
you should include a total of 6 heaping tablespoons of VNP spread throughout
the course of the day.

Your body also needs essential fatty acids. These can be found in
supplements such as Flax Seed Oil and Borage Oil. UDO's Oil, found in most
health food stores, is a blend of several kinds oils and provides essential fatty
acids from different sources.

Now you're probably wondering about protein. A common myth is that
protein comes solely and most favorably from the consumption of meat, poultry, dairy or soy products. This couldn't be further from the truth. Many vegetables and grains contain all of the protein that the body needs. In fact VNP is 75% protein and 25% carbohydrates; and also contains a rich supply of plant derived enzymes, vitamins and minerals. Protein from plants are much easier for the body to assimilate.

Beef consists of 25% protein and 75% fat! Nearly all animal sourced
foods deliver a similar preponderance in terms of fat. Eaten frequently and in
large portions, this large fat percentage in animal flesh and body fluids is the
single biggest reason these foods are effective in creating obesity and ill health.

You can take this dieting a step further by undergoing a bowel
cleansing program. These programs will flush out years of accumulated fecal matter from the intestine, detoxify your colon, reestablish your internal ecosystem through the use of probiotics and restore your nutritional level. This, in turn, allows for the good food that you are now eating to be absorbed more readily by the body. A proper cleansing program also makes use of the juicing and the diet described above. Once this is done and combined with your new healthy diet, you will see an amazing increase in your metabolism. Now you will be on your way to losing unwanted body dimensions, gaining some healthy lean muscle mass and improving your level of well being altogether. This is a far smarter way to lose weight - not the easiest
in the short term, but a correct means with only beneficial effects. Contact
us for more details and give it a good try. You'll be very happy you did.
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Sincerely,

Ron Radstrom

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