Do You Like Salad Dressing? Beware The Horror!

I went to my favorite local market yesterday.

While there, I stopped in the salad dressing aisle, not for salad dressing, but for an Italian seasoning packet that we mix with extra virgin olive oil and red wine vinegar.  Makes for a perfect, tasty, all natural salad dressing with wholesome ingredients, unlike the typical salad dressings that line grocery store shelves.

You see, we NEVER buy bottled dressings.  Ever.  They are horrible for you, and for the most part the "all natural" versions are as well.

Here are just some of the reasons why:

1. Pick up any salad dressing bottle and you'll likely see canola oil, soybean oil, and/or vegetable oil as the main ingredients.  These oils are extremely processed, rich in inflammation-promoting Omega-6 fatty acids, and often times contain trans fats that aren't disclosed on the label due to how processed they are.

"All-natural" salad dressing found in the refrigerated section aren't much different.  You'll still see these oils as the base of nearly all of those brands as well.  Why?  They're cheap!

Also, don't be fooled by labels that claim "Made with Extra Virgin Olive Oil".  Sure, they'll point that out on the front of the label because it sounds good and leads you to believe that it's an extra virgin olive oil based dressing.  Instead, that only means that there is at least a drop of extra virgin olive oil in the bottle, and often times that's all it has.  Flip the label over and you will see the same vegetable oils listed first and extra virgin olive oil way down on the list of ingredients.  Unethical? Yes.  Healthy? No.

2. More often than not, in addition to cheap, potentially harmful oils, store bought salad dressing is also loaded with sugar to boot.  Even worse, it often comes in the form of high fructose corn syrup (the absolute worst form of sugar available).  Just check the label.

3.  To round of the trifecta of horrid ingredients contained in traditional salad dressings we have the long list of artificial additives and preservatives that often plague these products.  If you're looking to avoid artificial chemicals in your food, simply put, you won't have much luck with store bought salad dressing.

That's why I recommend you do what we do.  Grab a seasoning packet from the store, mix with REAL extra virgin olive and vinegar, and enjoy your dressing the healthy and still very convenient way.

The Skinny on the Raw Food Diet

The Skinny on the Raw Food Diet
 by Ori Hofmekler

The last few decades mark an increasing interest in the correlation between food enzymes and health. Researchers found an interesting association between the body's enzyme pool and the aging process - which means, the older one gets, the fewer enzymes the body will have and the more vulnerable to disease one becomes.

I have addressed this important topic in The Warrior Diet book. I have covered the importance of ingesting live enzyme-dense foods (including naturally fermented foods) under the title Enzyme Loading. Nonetheless, I am quite concerned with the emotional impact of this topic on health consumers. Those who read articles, such as the one published recently at Weston A. Price, may reach the conclusion that unless raw, sprouted or fermented, all foods are not viable. If this is true, even raw nuts and seeds may not be good enough in this respect.

There is a growing crowd of people who currently follow the so-called "raw food diet" based on the premise that eating raw food only (including of course vegetables, fruits, legume sprouts, sprouted grains, raw dairy and even raw meat and marine food) is the only way to grant maximum nourishment. Since I've already addressed this topic in The Warrior Diet book, let me just note here that the raw food diet misleads people to believe that all cooked foods are inferior to all raw foods.

The truth is that in many cases, such as with cruciferous vegetables (broccoli, cabbage) and nightshades (tomatoes, eggplants), the cooked versions of the above are more digestible and by far more nutritive than the raw version. The active phytonutrients in broccoli and tomatoes (indoles and lycopene, respectively) can be released and absorbed hundreds of times more efficiently in the cooked version.

As for enzymes, certainly enzyme loading from raw, sprouted or fermented foods is highly beneficial but let's put things in proportion.

First, plant enzymes are not digestive enzymes. They work on a different pH than the body's digestive enzymes and therefore cannot support digestion directly.

Second, while some enzymes inhibitors may be harmful (premature sprouts or uncooked legumes), other enzyme inhibitors can be highly beneficial, such as some protease inhibitors (phytates) or aromatase inhibitors which have been found to be potentially anti-cancerous. The notion that nuts and seeds must be sprouted before ingestion is preposterous. Raw nuts and seeds are perfectly fine to nourish the human body whether in a sprouted form or not. There are no harmful inhibitors in mature nuts and seeds and any rancidity or inadequacy in these foods can be instantly detected via smell or taste.

Third, eating raw meat may seem "Paleolithic and healthy" but nowadays it can be detrimental. Besides hosting pathological bacterium, meat is a host substrate for harmful viruses, most notable of which is the toxoplasma virus that has shown to cause serious neuro damaging effects on animals and potentially on humans. Eating raw meat today does not make sense, to say the least.

Fourth, note that the article at Weston A. Price was written by two ladies to promote the sales of their cooking book.

In conclusion, raw, sprouted and fermented foods are great but it doesn't make sense to commit to eating these foods only. You can certainly benefit from eating cooked foods as well with a big bonus of pleasing your palate with a larger variety of meals.

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The Truth About Diverticulitis

I just got an email from a client that reminds me why so many people feel powerless when it comes to their health. It's because the majority of doctors have consciously choose to ignore wellness and prevention of disease and instead have become representatives for the latest contributions of the pharmaceutical companies.

In addition, when it comes to dietary advice, forget it.  In the typical medical school training, these people take ONE course on basic nutrition--that's it.

Therefore, the only dietary advice they have for people with digestive disorders is the old stand-by line to stay away from spicy food, oils, nuts and seeds--advice that has no basis whatsoever in fact or science.

People trust their doctors to know what is best for them, so their advice is seldom challenged. Moreover, people come to believe they are helpless, can't eat foods they love and must take medication for life.

Complete bull.

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The truth is that MANY diseases and conditions can be healed (or prevented in the first place) with a diet of alkaline foods and properly combined meals. That includes diverticulitis.

Diverticulitis are little "pouches" (called diverticulosis) that have formed in the colon and become infected and inflamed.

In addition, diverticulosis is the result of acidic, badly combined foods that don't digest well in the stomach being forced into the intestines and getting stuck along the colon wall, forming these little pouches.

Diverticulitis sufferers tell me that the pain is unbearable--many people have told me they thought they were dying when they have "an attack."  Many people who have it live in a constant state of fear wondering when the next attack will occur.

The scary thing is, the advice given by doctors (stay away from spicy food, oils, nuts and seeds) does absolutely nothing--zip, nada, zilch, zero--to help prevent another attack. Plus they make their patient miserable from not being able to eat foods they love.

Ann (my client) was diagnosed with diverticulitis and was told by her doctor that it's a life-long disease and that she won't ever be able to eat what she did before.

Good thing she knew enough to look for other answers and found Great Taste No Pain on our website. 

Below is the email Ann sent us:

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Robert, 

Our company began a wellness program and I had signed up for it and was doing my best to lose some weight when I had a bad attack over a weekend about 4 weeks ago. My company coach wanted to know what had happened, and more importantly, when I was going to go to the doctor. 
 

I saw my doctor after having this bad attack which had me bleeding rectally for over 12 hours.  He wanted to put me in the hospital, but we compromised on me going to the ER and having some tests run including a cat scan with dye.  It showed that I have diverticulitis.

He explained that this is a life-long disease and I would never be able to eat the way I had been.  He put me on a no food diet (clear liquids only) for a week and sent me home to bed (I had to promise to NOT work) and no stress.

When I started feeling a little better, I researched diverticulitis and found the website DIYNutrition.org.  I bought the plan and have been following it for about 5 weeks now.  I've lost 16 pounds and have no more stomach cramps, diarrhea or spastic colon!  It is amazing! 

I have told my friends to check out the web site--and recommend it to others that have stomach problems, or just want to eat healthy and lose weight.  Great Taste No Pain -
Thanks for putting together such a great plan and site and sharing it with the rest of us!

Warm Regards,
Ann Jarrell

Here was my response to her email:

Ann, 

I'm so happy that you persevered and learned that diverticulitis doesn't have to be a lifelong "sentence."  Yes, it's too bad that your previous eating habits created those diverticulosis pouches in the first place, but now you know how to keep them at bay and continue to enjoy foods you love.  I'm cheering for you!

To your health,
Robert

PS:  Don’t forget to tell your friends where to get their FREE report by visiting here. 

Health Problems Caused by Something You Eat

170 health problems caused by something you eat EVERY day

In the article below, we're going dive deep into the inner walls of one of the most critically important organs of your body -- your gut.

Unfortunately, many people think of their gut solely as the mechanism by which your body digests food, which is at best an extreme oversimplification, and at worst an ideology massively contributing to the health problems, weight loss struggles, and auto-immune disorders of millions world-wide.

In reality, your GI tract is MUCH more than a digestion center; in fact, it is quite literally your second brain as well as being “home” to 80% of your immune system.

You see, within your gut reside roughly 100 TRILLION living bacteria…

That’s more than 10 times the number of cells you have in your entire body – and maintaining the ideal ratio of “good bacteria” (known as probiotics) to “bad bacteria” is now gaining recognition as perhaps the single most important step you can take to protect your health and further along your fat loss goals.

In fact, there are more than 200 studies linking inadequate probiotic levels to more than 170 different negative health issues; including obesity and weight gain.

To touch briefly on the weight gain and obesity consequences, virtually every study performed on the obese population analyzing gut bacteria found higher instances of “bad” bacteria and lower levels of probiotics (again, the “good” bacteria) within these individuals.

Perhaps you yourself are already experiencing some of the more advanced signs that your intestinal bacterial balance is beginning to spin out of control, such as:

 • Gas and bloating
 • Constipation and/or diarrhea
 • Acid reflux
 • Skin problems
 • Overall sickness
 • Headaches
 • Urinary tract infections
 • Trouble sleeping
 • An inability to lose weight
 • Sugar cravings, especially for heavily refined carbs

You see, the ideal healthy ratio of “good” to “bad” bacteria is 85% to 15%, or 9 to 1.

Unfortunately, due to lifestyle and environmental factors, the vast majority of the population is severely lacking when it comes to good probiotic bacteria, throwing their gut flora ratio completely out of whack.

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FOUR Fat-Fighting Benefits Found in THIS Super Veggie

Did you know that there is a particular family of vegetables that has more fat-fighting and health-boosting benefits than ANY other?  It's true!  We're talking about cruciferous vegetables, and there are a wide variety to choose from...just take a look at all these options!

Kale
Broccoli
Cauliflower
Brussels Sprouts
Rutabaga
Cabbage
Bok Choy
Swiss Chard
Turnips
Arugula
Collard Greens
Watercress
Radishes

And here are just some of their benefits:

#1 - Improved digestion, satiety, and weightloss!  Cruciferous vegetables are high in fiber -- fiber that promotes a healthier digestive tract while keeping you feeling fuller, longer.  In fact, many studies have shown that increased fiber intake leads to lower weight levels and even weightloss.

#2 - Lower levels of belly fat!  One unique benefit of cruciferous vegetables is their ability to fight off dietary and environmental estrogens that we may be exposed to through soy, plastics, and pesticides through a special phytonutrient called indole-3-carbinol (I3C).  Environmental estrogens have also been linked to high levels of belly fat, so by consuming more cruciferous vegetables you'll be fighting off belly fat stores at the same time!

#3 - Increased Gut & Immune Health!  Even beyond the above two benefits a recent study published in the renown journal Nature Immunology discovered that specific proteins in cruciferous vegetables may play an essential role in gut health by boosting immune cell production and ultimately combating bacterial infections, chronic inflammation and potentially even bowel cancer.

#4 - Anti-aging!  Cruciferous vegetables have also been shown through research to boast antioxidant and anti-aging properties.  In fact, one study showed that participants who consumed 1 - 2 cups of cruciferous vegetables a day reduced their oxidative stress by 22% in just 3 weeks!

The list actually goes on and on with regard to what cruciferous vegetables can do for your body, fatloss results, and your health, so be sure to eat more of these "miracle" vegetables starting today!

Important WARNING If You Eat Yogurt

Did you know that almost ALL yogurts are flat out bad news for your waistline?

"Light" yogurts, for instance, are absolutely terrible for you, and for more reasons that one.

First, most "light" yogurts are loaded with artificial sweeteners and/or high fructose corn syrup.

High fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is one of the top 3 WORST ingredients you could ever consume.  First, as it's name suggests, it's made of primarily fructose, a sugar that easily spills over to fat storage when consumed in sizable quantities.

And artificial sweeteners are...well...artificial.  Do you really want to put chemically altered, man-made ingredients that don't exist in nature into your body?  Us either.

Second, HFCS is made from genetically modified corn.

Third, HFCS spikes blood sugar and insulin like almost no other food or ingredient.

Bad news all around.

Bottom line, just because something is low calorie (i.e. "Light") doesn't make it a healthy choice, or even a choice that will positively affect your fat loss goals.

What about "fat free" yogurts?

Well, hopefully we all know and understand by now that fat isn't bad.  Fat is a critical nutrient to both your health and your fat loss efforts and actually helps to naturally stabilize many important hormones in your body that play a key role in optimizing your body's fat-burning environment.

Secondly, most fat-free yogurts are LOADED with sugar.  Here's a plan:  Let's get rid of the naturally occurring healthy fats and load up on sugar instead!  Sounds like a plan to us...a really bad one.

So does that mean you should be avoiding all yogurts?

No, in fact there's ONE type of yogurt that we highly recommend you use as part of your fat-burning diet...and that's Organic Plain Greek Yogurt.

First, Greek yogurt has double the protein of regular yogurt, so you get more protein punch in every spoonful.

Second, by choosing the plain variety you avoid all the extra, unnecessary, artificial ingredients along with calorie-boosting excess sugar.

Lastly, by going organic you'll avoid the hormones and antibiotics that are otherwise generally injected in the typical cow.

Greek Yogurt is our #1 pick for mid-meal snack and we enjoy a serving of Greek yogurt just about every day.  We recommend you do the same.