Destiny Dawn Marie

A friend mine is having some amazing results using a product called Zeolite with her 2 year old autistic daughter. Zeolite is supposed to help in the bodies detoxification of heavy metals.

I got my first bottle Saturday and started that night. Today is day 2 and I really feel good today.

I am keeping track of how I feel and will update soon. I have an increased energy level and my mind feels clear and alert. In some ways I feel like I “woke up”. 

I attribute it to the zeolite and will continue to take it for a couple weeks and update again next week. I started Vickie and my son on it yesterday and am watching to see any visible changes in them from the detox.

Would love to hear from others that have stories relating to Zeolite.

You will find a list of negative calorie foods below, but first let’s consider what this means. There is no such thing as a negative calorie - a calorie is a unit of heat and it cannot be negative. So when people talk about negative calorie foods, this means a food whose calorie level is low enough that it takes more energy to eat and digest it than the food contains.

For example, if you consider water to be a food, then cold water is indeed a negative calorie food. It contains no calories at all and the body has to expend  energy to bring it up to blood temperature. So every time we drink a glass of cold water we burn up a couple of calories. But there are very few foods like this. Most foods that are on the list do not really use more calories than they add, or if they do the effect is negligible … until you remember that at the same time the body expends energy just to keep alive and breathing. Celery for example does not give us enough calories to cover both the energy that it takes to digest it, plus the energy that we expend even when we are doing nothing. So that is why people call it a negative calorie food.

Negative calorie foods are most attractive to anorexics. A negative calorie diet would obviously result in starvation in the long term and nutritional deficiencies can occur surprisingly quickly. The calories burnt usually come from muscle mass, and the result is debility and wasting.

A more healthy way to use a negative calorie diet is as a form of fasting or detox. It is something you can do for one to three days right after the Christmas season or another time when you have been eating an over-rich diet. Provided you are otherwise healthy it can be a great way to clean out the system. However it is still best to take medical advice before attempting this.

If you decide to use a negative calorie detox, keep the following points in mind:

1. It is never a good idea to eat huge quantities of one type of food, especially fruits. A lot of foods contain substances that can be damaging if consumed to excess. For example, the acid in grapefruit and pineapple can damage your stomach lining. Other foods put an excessive burden on the liver or may cause diarrhea. So try to use all the different foods in small quantities.

2. Do not spend all day eating. You will just become bloated and feel sick. If you are only doing this for a couple days, you should not feel too hungry. Plan four or five salad meals each day, and let your digestion rest at other times.

3. You will feel more satisfied if you eat slowly and chew your food thoroughly. You will also use more calories that way. So if the foods can be eaten raw, that will be more effective than cooking them. Foods like carrots and beets will also be more satisfying if you eat them grated.

4. Schedule time when you do not have any important commitments. As with fasting or any kind of detox, you may suffer some uncomfortable symptoms including headaches, tiredness, depression and irritability. If these become severe, stop the diet and see a doctor.

5. When you end the detox, plan a gradual return to normal eating.

If all the above points are checked and passed, let’s move on to the list of foods.

• Apples
• Asparagus
• Beets
• Blueberries
• Broccoli
• Cantaloupes
• Carrot
• Cauliflower
• Celery stalk
• Celery root
• Cranberries
• Cucumbers
• Eggplant
• Endives
• Garden cress
• Garlic
• Grapefruit
• Green beans
• Green cabbage
• Lamb’s lettuce
• Lemons
• Lettuce
• Onions
• Papayas
• Pineapples
• Prunes
• Radishes
• Raspberries
• Spinach
• Strawberries
• Tangerines
• Tomatoes
• Turnips
• Zucchini

Please use this list of negative calorie foods wisely.

The Diet Cure: Julia Ross: Books ISBN: 0140286527 ISBN-13: 9780140286526

For most health books, the word cure in the title is a definite sign to steer clear. The Diet Cure is a refreshing exception. Author Julia Ross has the unusual job description of “nutritional psychologist,” which means that she works with people to eradicate food cravings, addictions, and eating disorders (including overeating). The gist of The Diet Cure plan is that food allergies, hormonal irregularities, blood sugar swings, and thyroid dysfunction, among other factors, cause biochemical imbalances that lead to food addiction and weight gain, and that these problems can usually be lessened or eradicated with the proper diet and supplements.

To be sure, most of these health problems ought to be diagnosed by a medical professional, but they often get overlooked because their symptoms can be numerous and vague (fatigue, depression, inability to concentrate). They’re not easily diagnosed by the common managed-care tests (such as the TSH, or thyroid-stimulating hormone, blood test; Ross advises several more specific tests if a thyroid problem is suspected). Ross’s questionnaires, worksheets, and profiles of case studies from her 10 years of clinical experience will enable you to determine what may be the hidden causes that sabotage your weight-loss efforts.

Ross’s book should be lauded for its educational tone. She warns of the dangers of zinc and vitamin B1 deficiencies, two common problems found in chronic dieters, along with protein and fat deficiencies and adrenal exhaustion (which is particularly common in caffeine fiends). She rails against the most popular diet programs, including the Zone, the Atkins Diet, and even Weight Watchers, for (among other things) their ignorance of food allergies such as grains, dairy products, and sugar. For those whom Ross terms, perhaps frighteningly, sugar addicts or “recreational sugar users,” she suggests an amino-acid and fish-oil supplement plan to curb sugar cravings and aid weight loss. Many of her patients over the past decade testify in the book that their environmental allergies and weight-loss problems disappeared after they cut sugar from their diets.

Ross’s suggestions may seem radical to many primary-care physicians; her approach to health and weight loss definitely takes a holistic approach. She does, however, back up her suggestions and plan with references to medical studies, along with dozens of print and online resources on finding a nutritionist, naturopathic physician, holistic M.D., and testing labs (many of them mail-order). This is one diet that Americans in particular ought to pay attention to.

Feng Shui Step by Step : Arranging Your Home for Health and Happiness–with Personalized Astrological Charts: T. Raphael Simons: Books ISBN: 0517887940 ISBN-13: 9780517887943

Simons, a feng shui master and astrologer, teaches readers how to feng shui their homes in a clear, step-by-step fashion and gives personalized advice based on readers’ dates of birth. Simons presents not only the popular eight-point method but also divining techniques and other authentic Chinese methods that make analysis more complete. Illustrations.

Feng Shui for Dummies: David Daniel Kennedy, Lin Yun: Books ISBN: 0764552953 ISBN-13: 9780764552953

Take a look around you. What do you see? Whether or not you’re aware of it, your environment profoundly affects your health, wealth, family life, relationships, and yes, even your destiny. Feng Shui (pronounced fung shway), which means wind water, is the ancient Chinese study of harmony and energy flow between you and your physical surroundings. You can enrich every aspect of your life by applying Feng Shui principles to your home (inside and out) and workplace (from window office to cubicle).

Feng Shui For Dummies is for anyone who seeks a better life. This clearly written, concise, and easy-to-understand guide can help anyone to

• Create harmony and happiness in your relationships
• Increase your prosperity
• Eliminate chronic patterns of failure, difficulty, and stress
• Energize your home or workplace
• Enjoy better health

This book shows you how to feel and access the energy of your environment (it’s easier than you may think!). Find out how your environment influences your life right now. Use the solutions in this book to overcome obstacles and enhance the positive. You’ll be sure to feel the before-and-after differences.

Feng Shui For Dummies also covers the following topics and more:

• The meaning and history of Feng Shui
• Making the most of the space in your home, both inside and outside
• Tapping into the power of the five elements
• Boosting your career
• Jazzing up your bedroom for increased health, energy, and romance
• Performing blessing ceremonies
• Cleansing and curing with meditation

Within the past 10 years, Feng Shui has gained widespread popularity in the West. Today, more and more people from all walks of life are practicing Feng Shui and experiencing the positive benefits of auspicious placement. This book shows you everything you need to know to help improve the flow of harmony, creativity, and abundance in your life.

The Burn Rate Diet: The New Mind /Body Treatment for Permanent Weight Control: Stephen R. Van Schoyck: Books ISBN: 0060196378 ISBN-13: 9780060196370

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review
Stop worshipping the scale, don’t expect exercise to work miracles, and quit blaming poor eating habits: the key to reaching an optimal weight and maintaining good health depends more on a person’s “burn rate” (basically, their metabolism) than any other factor. So argues Stephen R. Van Schoyck, Ph.D., clinical director of the Wellness Center at Frankford Hospital in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, and author of this highly individualized approach to weight loss. His findings suggest that the amount or type of food a person consumes is less important than when they eat it or how effectively they “burn” it. After building a reasonable case for his theory (citing research studies from his 15 years in the weight management business and a few key scientific papers), Schoyck helps readers determine their own burn rate via a two-week test diet and a Web site that calculates the results (a complex, manual method is also provided).

He then offers calorie-counting strategies for planning meals on a weekly basis, focused on developing “a healthy relationship with food.” This term translates into hearty menu choices like a cheese omelet with bacon and chicken parmigiana. Schoyck also allows for occasional binges and favorite snacks. Whether a dieter finds this book inspirational or depressing will depend on a few key factors; most critically, the probable discovery that their “ideal” weight, according to Schoyck, is substantially higher than their perceived ideal. The good news: Schoyck asserts that sticking to his plan will prevent further weight gain and will promote better overall health. –Liane Thomas

Product Description
The Burn Rate Diet is an innovative, scientifically sound weight loss program that offers real hope for the disillusioned.

The Burn Rate Diet is the first diet that takes into account your individual metabolic–or burn–rate and helps you create a personalized eating plan. Unlike other diets that follow a one-size-fits-all approach, the Burn Rate Diet gives a scientifically sound method for calculating your metabolic rate and lets you precisely adjust your food consumption. By following this unique program, you’ll be able to set your appropriate weight goal based on your burn rate and attain your desired weight without feeling hungry. The Burn Rate Diet then offers guidance on how to maintain your target weight without the unhealthy weight cycling that’s so often the result of extreme dieting.

Based on fifteen years of research and the successful treatment of thousands of patients, Dr. Stephen Van Schoyck has formulated an innovative two-pronged strategy that caters to your individual biological and psychological needs. In this book you will learn how to match your own burn rate to the burn rates of food; you’ll read case histories of people who’ve struggled with the many stress factors that cause overeating, and who, through Dr. Van Schoyck’s intervention, have successfully left behind the vicious cycle of yo-yo dieting; and you’ll better understand the role exercise plays in providing an overall sense of health and well-being. Dr.You’ll have fun creating your own Burn Rate Meal Plans to suit your tastes, and you’ll be able to chat with other Burn Rate Diet users and have your questions answered by Dr. Van Schoyck.

The Burn Rate Diet will take away the shame of being overweight; boost your energy level and vitality; and lead to hunger-free, permanent weight loss that will result in a thinner, fitter, and happier you.

Hi, how ya been? Me? I’m just sitting around trying to figure out why my body hates me. I mean, sheesh, I have completely changed my lifestyle 90% from the way I used to eat, and not feeling any great transformations here. What was that you say?

What have I done?

In the past two years I decided to take control of my health. My diet was terrible, processed junk foods and soda pop.

That was then, this is now.

Soda was replaced by water. I still drink coffee and teas but have cut down to smaller cups with less sugar then ever. I drink several no calorie cool aid drink mixes and diluted fruit juices - making sure to get real juice.

I quit going out to eat. No more fast foods. I was eating out once a week this time two years ago. No more snacks from the vending machines or the gas stations. No more quick munchies such as potatoes chips or little debbies around the house. And we don’t bake cakes, candies, cookies and pies for deserts daily as we once did. Maybe twice a month we have some type of desert food available for the family.

We swapped white potatoes for sweet potatoes, white rice for brown rice, and white bread for whole grain breads. And I have added several servings of low calorie yogurt weekly to the menu.

Cooking oil was traded in for virgin olive oil, shorting was switched to cooking spray, and a low vegetable spread replaced the butter.

Sodium use was cut in half or more. Replaced with cinnamon, garlic, onion and other spices. Sodium filled foods were dropped. No more hot dogs, lunch meats or canned meats. Sodium and processed junk in cans has been eliminated.

We replaced canned vegetables with fresh ones - steamed no boiled, tv dinners with fresher foods, and buy many different foods that are no preservative low calorie.

We put sprouts on everything and eat salad several times a week. We got smart on the salad dressings too. A new low calorie onion dressing replaced the french, mayonnaise and ketchup are long gone from our condiment section replaced with pickles, mustards and sprouts.

I do miss my pastas, but the rice replacement is just as good to me and works in most places. We added more beans and soups and mushrooms with most meals. The cow and pig have left the diet. Replaced with fish, shrimp,venison and chicken. Most often baked, not fried. I do allow myself that big rare steak about once a month, but its a huge difference compared to how much cow and pig our family consumed a year or so ago.

The biggest thing is we dropped our portion sizes in half over the past year. I eat several small portions all day trying to kick the metabolism into action.

So after all this - I am not seeing any big difference. Sure, I have a little more spunk through the day, I have less “lows” and I feel healthy. But the weight still lives with me, it don’t want to leave me … I just can’t get the weight loss started!!!

So all I am left asking is: What the heck is wrong with my body? I can only hope that spring time will be the awakening I need to get outside and be more active and that will signal my body to shed this unwanted fat. I wanted to post how far I have came.

Even with NO big results to chart .. its still a heck of a long journey, and it’s turned into a lifestyle I am proud of .. even if I am still a lard ass.

I’m a thin chick stuck in a fat chicks body.

I have been struggling with my weight since I was a teenager. 5 children and a desk job later .. oh my my. I am so embarrassed about my current weight that I refuse to post the number until I get it back under control. Let me tell you I am not talking about a few pounds either.

The show “Biggest Loser” really caught my attention. I have been absorbing myself in learning material about food, health and lifestyle changes that I can start applying in my life right away. I want to live life, not watch it from the sidelines.

I’m grateful to have muscle mass left from my active days of youth. I trained horses for many years and was an active athlete with water sports and riding the horses. Farm work will give you endurance beyond what a gym can offer. But it has been years. Days of working the horses has long been replaced with days of computer programming, marketing plan design and web research.

I believe changing my lifestyle will be a one habit at a time approach. Let’s take note of where I am now.

• I have given up 99.9% of soda pop and replaced with water based sports drinks, and flavored waters.
• I have cut my meal portions by a third.
• I am replacing snack foods with less harmful snacks.
• I am forcing myself to become more aware of everything I put in my body.

My goal this week is to work on my breathing and do breathing exorcises several times a day and add a glass of water 5 to 10 minutes before every meal.

My reasoning behind this step:Tony Robins said so… ok it’s more then that, but I did hear it from him first. Better breathing leads to better energy. Here is a  portion of an article that goes into greater depth on the subject.

Breathing serves as the pump for the lymphatic system, just as the heart serves the circulatory system. Your cells must have oxygen to survive moment to moment. To thrive, they rely on a complex exchange between the circulatory system and the lymphatic system. Blood flow carries nutrients and ample amounts of oxygen into the capillaries, while a healthy lymphatic system carries away destructive toxins. Proper breathing is the moderator of this exchange.