Good Carb Diet

We've all experienced the pleasure of losing weight and feeling great - but it never lasts long, diets are hard to stick to and before you know it, you're back to square one. So what do we do next?
Dr. Michael Spira, a leading UK slimming expert for the last 30 years has just published for the first time a 'diet' that he has been using successfully on his private patients for years..... The fat or calories in the food you eat are the real culprits that make you put on weight and keep it on. By avoiding these"bad carbs", you can eat whatever you want and provided you eat sensibly, lose kilo after kilo ....The "bad carbs" stimulate the pancreas to produce more insulin than is necessary. Too much insulin can indirectly generate fat deposits on the hips, stomach, bottom and thighs - all those flab attracting areas that make you look overweight....
The Chelsea Diet shows us the "good carbs" you should eat every day - carbohydrates that help keep your metabolism in balance and cause you to lose excess weight rather than store it as fat.

Glyconutrients are the bases for Mannatech Inc and founder Sam Caster. Their products also include a weight loss program. Glyconutrients, this proprietary technology communicates, maintains and balances the immune system. Glyconutrient technology helps complete your body and deliver the nutritional support you need for optimal health and wellness.

A Young Rose

'Wine Lesson' by Sally Gudgeon, from Lifestyle - Sun-Herald magazine Nov 2007.
It's good to have a great wine with dinner occasionally.
'Pink wines don't cellar so enjoy them while they're fresh and young, within a year of vintage. If you're a red wine drinker not keen on chilled whites, try a chilled rose during the warmer months. They are lighter versions of the red grape from which they are made. Roses made from a mixture of red and white grapes do exist but the best roses are made from red grapes, by the skin contact method. This means the grapes are crushed and the skins are kept in contact with the juice briefly to extract colour. The deeper the colour of the rose, the longer the skin contact and the more tannins. Most roses are unsoaked. They go with a wide range of foods from highly spiced dishes to pink roast lamb.'

Whilst drinking alcohol is acceptable by most people these days, Mannatech Inc and Sam Caster the founder, have discovered glyconutrients that may protect the cells damaged by alcohol. Glyconutrients are necessary for cell-to-cell communication and early research suggests that by adding glyconutrients to the human diet there is an increase in production in one's bone marrow stem cell production.

Why We Need Glyconutritionals

Taken from 'Breakthroughs in Health' Vol. 1 Issue 2 2006.
'Despite our best intentions, most of us are not eating the food elements our bodies need every day. Because of our stressful lives, and our over-reliance on fast foods and quick snacks, our bodies lack the glyconutrients we need. "In our typical diets, most people only obtain two of the eight essential sugars; glucose and some galactose," says Luis Romero, M.D., who specializes in internal medicine, cardiovascular medicine and clinical pharmacology. "That is why we are seeing growing epidemics of autoimmune diseases in this country." Romero studied at the University of Massachusetts Medical Centre and Harvard University and conducted research at Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research in New York. For the past five years he has devoted the bulk of his time to researching glycobiology.'

Mannatech Inc with founder Sam Caster, is the world leader in glyconutrients. With their cutting-edge scientists they have produced supplements and skin care give optimal health and wellness. Early research on glyconutrients suggests that by adding glyconutrients to the human diet there is an increase in production in one's bone marrow stem cell production.

Dealing With the Unexpected

One of the main problems of the working world is drop-in visitors, We can spend half or more of our workday dealing with unexpected visitors. Others of us make our living by playing the role of a visitor. If you are a sales representative, such is the nature of your job.
Like meetings, drop-in visitors give us all sorts of excuses to be ineffective. We can socialise, provide an audience, ask others for their ideas (when our mind is usually made up anyway) and practise the art of procrastination ( Wow what a pretence) with all of its wonderful payoffs.
With that basic policy in mind, here are some ways to manage drop-in visits:
- Pin down who your main drop-ins are. Keep a visitor log for a week or two.
- Close your door. This might be a problem if you are in a supervisory or managerial position. Makes times for access if possible.
- Remove any extra chairs and other social amenities from your office
- If someone walks into your office unexpectedly, stand up and remain standing.
- If someone knocks on your door, confer with them outside your office. The idea is to keep visitors from firmly planting themselves in your office or your home.
- Be candid with visitors- If someone drops in and asks if you're busy, answer 'Yes'. If you can see them for only five minutes, tell them so. If they need more time, make an appointment.

Glyconutrients may have the ability to overcome stress. Mannatech Inc. with Sam Caster the founder, produce their glyconutrient products giving healthier and nutritionally enriched lives. Mannatech sells more than 24 proprietary and scientifically validated glyconutrient supplements and products for adults and children that address health and wellness issues, weight management and skin care.

Diabetes - Coming of Age

People with diabetes do not convert blood sugar (glucose) into energy effectively, either because they do not produce enough insulin (type 1 diabetes) or because their insulin no longer works properly (type 2 diabetes).
People with undiagnosed or poorly controlled diabetes are at risk of heart disease and may develop other major health problems such as hypertension, stroke, kidney failure and limb amputation.
Diabetes can be controlled with healthy eating, regular exercise and, in some cases, tablets or insulin injections. However, diabetes cannot be cured at this stage.
Obesity and a sedentary lifestyle are major risk factors for risk of type 2 diabetes, and because these factors are increasing in Australia, so too is the incidence of type 2 diabetes.
About 930,000 people in Australia have type 2 diabetes, but only half of these people know that they have the disease. This means there are many Australians have undiagnosed diabetes!

Mannatech Inc. with Sam Caster and their cutting-edge scientists are the leaders in the field of glyconutrients. Mannatech's proprietary products redefine wellness and are designed to give you assurance of nutritional health especially as all their health products contain glyconutrients.

The Hole-in-One that Nobody Saw

From 'The Positive Power of Praising People' by Jerry D. Twentier.
'Whoooosh!
The sound was solid and perfect. The instant his club struck the ball. He knew it was a good one. Higher, faster, farther! That streak of white arched and burst upward into the gray sky. Grant watched with satisfaction as the ball flew down the heart of the fairway..... This was one magnificent stroke!
Straining his eyes, he gasped in amazement as the tiny white speck rolled closer ... closer.... closer and....vanished into the cup! He was stunned.
"Yesssss!" ........ "I don't believe it!" he kept shouting to no one in particular: The adrenaline rush made him delirious with excitement. "Wait till I tell the guys about this one!"
"Elated as I was," Grant explained later, "I felt an immediate sense of frustration. What if nobody believed me? How could I prove I really aced it? ........
Like Grant and his heart-breaking hole-in-one experience, our achievements are worth less - and enjoyed much less - if they go unrecognized by others.
Accepting and enjoying acknowledgement is a basic human need.'

Glyconutrients are also a basic human need. Mannatech Inc. products are at the cutting-edge of nutritional science. Glyconutrients are necessary for optimal health. Mannatech's proprietary products redefine wellness and are designed to give assurance of nutritional health.

Early Arrivals

What can doctors - and parents - do about the alarming rise in the number of premature births? How can a woman reduce her risk for preterm delivery?
This may be a little help to those worrying about early arrivals:
- a woman can reduce her risk for preterm delivery by visiting her health care provider before pregnancy and, once pregnant, seeking early and regular prenatal care. A preconception visit is especially crucial for women with chronic disorders, such as diabetes and high blood pressure, which sometimes can contribute to preterm birth.
- when a woman receives adequate preconception and prenatal care, problems often can be identified early and treated, helping to reduce the risk for preterm birth.
- studies suggest that consuming the recommended amount of folic acid throughout pregnancy may reduce the risk for preterm birth.
- avoid alcohol, smoking and illicit drugs beginning before pregnancy and throughout pregnancy.
- try to reach a healthy weight before pregnancy because women who are overweight or underweight are at increased risk for premature delivery.
- gain the recommended amount of weight during pregnancy. Recommended weight gain during pregnancy is generally 25 to 35 pounds for women who begin pregnancy at a normal weight and less for women who start out overweight or obese.
- One new treatment may help prevent a subsequent preterm delivery in women who have already had a premature baby. Studies show that treatment with the hormone progesterone (17P) reduces the risk for preterm delivery by about one-third in these women. Progesterone is given as weekly injections beginning at 16 to 20 weeks of pregnancy.

Mannatech and the Chairman, Sam Caster, are the leaders in the glyconutrients industry and want to share this optimal health opportunity with you. Mannatech's proprietary products redefine wellness and are designed to give you assurance of nutritional health. Mannatech offers hope with their glyconutrient supplements and products for adults and children that address health and wellness issues, weight management and skin care.