WEIGHT MANAGEMENT

There are many factors that affect one's waistline, and nearly all of them touch on lifestyle in one manner or another. One such factor is our overall lack of exercise and sedentary lifestyle. Another factor is our tendency to eat out, especially high-carbohydrate meals at fast food places. Yet another is the presence of quite addictive sugars and certain sweetners that proliferate in all of the packaged and prepared foods and beverages that seem to dominate our food distribution system.

There is another problem associated with fast food and the high-carbohydrate content in packaged foods. The carbohydrates in those food sources tend to shift the pH in the body from the more desirable alkaline to the less desirable acidic state. The body tends to store fat as a protective mechanism against excess acid. In addition, the spikes in blood sugar triggered by the injestion of heavy loads of high-glycemic carbohydrates causes excessive insulin release. Then the blood sugar level drops rapidly, the person feels edgy and irritable, and eats even more to relieve the stress. These excessive carbohydrate loading cycles repeated many times over a long period of time wear out the cells in the pancreas that produce insulin (leading to Diabetes) and/or the cells in the body build up a resistance to the effects of insulin which causes the body to convert the excess blood sugars to triglycerides which are then stored as fat.

Most health professionals and trainers know that the only safe and sure way to reduce weight is through diet and excercise. A person must simply burn more calories than are consumed as food to effect a gradual decline in body weight. However, both the diet and the exercise type and intensity are very important to achieve lasting results.

The best exercise is one that you enjoy and you will stick with. For example, a brisk, 30 minute walk 5 days a week is a terrific addition to any weight loss program and it's safe and simple. If you combine walking with a couple of weight-lifting sessions each week and watch the carbs, you WILL lose the excess weight over time.

Another way to help the diet is to shift yourself back to a more alkaline state. More green vegetables in your diet will certainly help as will cutting back on carbonated beverages and coffee. As a further aid to achieve alkalinity and thus ease the challenges of weight loss, we are pleased to present a new weight loss whole food formulation together with a Popular Beverage. Be sure to check them out and add them to your weight loss program.

WEIGH LESS WITH BARLEY LEAN

Barley Lean is a nutraceutical product designed to combine the powerful effects of live food enzymes from Barley Grass Essence with certain herbs and other whole food substances to help you achieve gradual, but sustained weight loss. Such loss is assured when Barley Lean is combined with moderate exercise and a reduced carbohydrate diet.

There are two mechanisms involved:
1) Barley Lean shifts the body towards a more natural, alkaline state which better supports fat loss; and
2) Barley Lean is thermogenic - that is, it tends to speed up one's metabolism so as to burn more calories during the day.

It is important to have adequate protein in the diet combined with moderate exercise to prevent muscle atrophy. This forces the body to burn its fat stores rather than catabolize protein from muscle tissue.

Therefore, a dieter should combine Barley Lean with both Barley Green and Ageless Energy and for these reasons:

1. Barley Lean helps the body burn its fat stores;
2. The antioxidants, enzymes, and phytochemicals (like chlorophyll) in all three products help detoxify any pesticide residues and other toxins as they are liberated from the body's fat stores;
3. Clean, vegetable proteins are supplied to help the body build and protect lean, muscle tissues.

Disclaimer - This is for information purposes only. As in any medical situation, be sure to consult with your Health Care Professional before undertaking any diet regimen. These products have not been reviewed or certified by the Federal Drug Administration (FDA). However, there is ample proof in the scientific literature that the active, thermogenic ingredients in Barley Lean do help promote increased metabolism.