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So far, we have discovered some remarkable truths about water and about weight loss. The body will not function properly without enough water and cannot metabolize stored fat efficiently. Retained water shows up as excess weight. To get rid of excess water you must drink more water. Drinking water is essential to weight loss. How much water is enough? On the average, a person should drink eight (250ml) glasses every day. However, the overweight person needs one additional glass for every 12kg of excess weight. The amount that you drink should be increased if you exercise or if the weather is hot and dry. Water should preferably be cold – it is absorbed more quickly into the system than warm water. Some evidence suggests that drinking cold water can actually bum calories.

To utilize water most efficiently during weight loss, follow this schedule:

Morning: One litre consumed over a 30 minute period

Noon: One litre consumed over a thirty minute period

Evening: One litre consumed in the early evening between 5:00 & 8:00 PM.

When the body gets the water it needs to functions optimally, its fluids are perfectly balanced. When this happens, you have reached the “breakthrough point’. What does this mean? Endocrine gland function improves. Fluid retention is alleviated as stored water is lost. More fat is used as fuel because the liver is free to metabolize stored fat. Natural thirst returns. There is a loss of hunger almost overnight. If you stop drinking enough water, your body Fluids will be thrown out of balance again and you may experience fluid retention, unexplained weight gain and loss of thirst. To remedy this situation you have to go back and force another breakthrough.

Spring is almost here and this is the perfect time to start getting active and incorporating some exercise into your daily schedule so when summer arrives your body will be used to it and crave it as well. This will definitely make your weight loss journey faster and help you to build lean muscle mass and tone your body. For those of you who were struggling during winter to drink your shakes and water it will be easier now to stick to your weight management programs. Using our Personalised Protein Powder in your shake or soups will increase your protein intake and make toning your body easier, it will also keep you fuller for longer as some of us need more protein than others.

If you do not eat 5-7 servings of fruit & veggies a day our Multivitamin Complex is essential to provide your body with 22 essential vitamins and minerals for good health. It is in a food state which means that your body recognises it as food and it gets absorbed quickly into the blood stream. You need to take 1 three times daily.

If you are a nibbler or smoker or crave sweets, chocolate, chips etc our Thermo Complete Tablets is a must as it really assisted my friend Nizaam to stop smoking and reduce his sugar intake. It is the tablets form of the Thermojetics tea so it gives you a massive energy boost. Should you not like taking tablets, NO PROBLEM get yourself the green tea which is a powder and add hot or cold water or mix in some fruit juice and it will increase your metabolism and burn stored fat. We call it gym in a bottle. Every cup you drink is equal to 20 minutes of cardio exercise.

Everybody needs to start the day with our healthy breakfast program which is our fantastic Formula 1 Healthy Meal Replacement. It is so easy to lose weight on this program. Simply replace 2 meals a day with our formula 1 shake and have 1 balanced main meal just cutting back on the portions and you will lose weight like crazy. Should you be at your goal weight simply have 1 shake a day for breakfast for good nutrition, energy and controlling your weight.

Simply blend 2 scoops with 250ml soymilk or fruit juice and yogurt and add some fresh fruit to your blender and you have a perfectly balanced meal which is low in calories, low in sugar , low in saturated fat , low in salt and high in nutrition. I make sure that I start my day with a healthy meal. Feeding the body good nutrition will allow your body to be a miracle. For mental focus and concentration our NRG (nature’s raw guarana) and Herbalifeline (omega 3 fatty acid) can be used which is our brain food.

Should you have any digestive challenges our Fibre & Herb Tablets or Herbal Aloe Concentrate are fantastic to assist you with this. Our fibre & herb tablets loosen the waste buildup or toxins in the body so you must assist your body to eliminate the waste by drinking no less than 2 liters of water. If you struggle with water intake you can rather use our herbal aloe concentrate which is a sweet concentrate which you add to a glass of water and it will soothe and heal your entire digestive system. It also speeds up weight loss by 40%.

Should you be a snacker and like chewing something we have our delicious guilt free snacking healthy Protein Bars. They contain 10g of protein and only 140 calories and are very filling. They come in a box of 14. We have chocolate peanut, vanilla almond and citrus lemon flavors. We also have Express Formula 1 Bars which are a full meal replacement with all the nutrition in a bar and come in a box of 7. They are great should be on the go as you do not have to prepare a shake and they are convenient.

Should you be experiencing any challenges on the program or need advice please send me an email and I will assist you immediately. If you have fallen off the wagon, no problem, simply get re-focused as there has never been a better time to change your health and shape than now. To get started on this programme go to http://www.myhealthcc.info

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Drinking enough water is the best treatment for fluid retention. When the body gets less water, it perceives this a threat to survival and begins to hold on to every drop. Water is stored in extra cellular spaces (outside the cell). This shows up as swollen feet, hands, and legs. Diuretics offer a temporary solution at best. They force out stored water along with some essential nutrients. Again, the body perceives a threat and will replace the lost water at the first opportunity. Thus, the condition quickly returns. The best way to overcome the problem of water retention is to give your body what it needs – plenty of water. Only then will stored water be released. If you have a constant problem with water retention, excess salt may be to blame. Your body will tolerate sodium only in certain concentrations. The more salt you eat, the more water your system retains to dilute it. But getting rid of unneeded salt is easy – just drink more water. As it is forced through the kidneys, it takes away excess sodium.

The overweight person needs more water than the thin one. Larger people have larger metabolic loads. Since we know that water is the key to fat metabolism, it follows that the overweight person needs more water. Water helps maintain proper muscle tone by giving muscles their natural ability to contract and by preventing dehydration. It also helps prevent the sagging skin that usually follows weight loss. Shrinking cells are buoyed by water which plumps the skin and leaves it clear, healthy and resilient.

Water helps rid the body of waste. During weight loss, the body has a lot more waste to get rid of – all that metabolised fat must be shed. Again, adequate water helps flush out the waste.

Incredible as it may seem, water is quite possibly the single most important catalyst in losing weight and keeping it off. Although most of us take it for granted, water may be the only true ‘magic potion’ for permanent weight loss.

Water suppresses the appetite and helps the body metabolize stored fat. Studies have shown that a decrease in water intake will cause fat deposits to increase while an increase in water intake can actually reduce fat deposits.

Got To Fill These Kidneys

Here’s why. The kidneys cannot function properly without enough water. When they do not work to capacity, some of the load is dumped onto the liver. One of the liver’s primary functions is to metabolize stored fat into usable energy for the body. But if the liver has to do some of the kidney’s work, it cannot work at full throttle. As a result, it metabolizes less fat; more fat remains stored in the body and weight loss stops.

It is important to have a balanced nutritional meal plan so that we can provide our bodies with the daily nutrients that it needs so that it can function on a daily basis. Being busy and working all day long makes it difficult to maintain this as well as get all the nutrients through buying unhealthy foods. Providing your body with the right amount of vitamins, minerals and nutrition will allow your body to function properly.

The importance of protein in the diet:

Protein is important as it is stored in the muscles and organs and the body uses it to build and repair tissue. Not having the right amount of protein in the diet can cause loss of muscle mass and without exercise we also lose muscle mass; this can also happen as we age. The right amount of protein can also speed up the metabolism and it can make you feel fuller for longer.

Healthy protein can be obtained in with foods such as soybeans and nuts or it can be obtained with the Herbalife Formula 1 Shake, Protein Bars or the Formula 3 Personalised Protein Powder.