Why breakfast?

Weight control can be temporary, but weight management is forever: We need a healthy breakfast every day of our lives.

Where does poor nutrition begin? It begins every day in the morning. What have you had for breakfast today?
Types of modern breakfasts
• Carb-based breakfast
• So-called “balanced” breakfast that still contains excess carbs.
• No breakfast

People believe they eat with their eyes. Eyes have nothing to do with it – it’s the pancreas! The pancreas is an organ of the body that produces gastric juices and insulin. The Pancreas Rules Us. How it works… The human body consists of 100 trillion cells and requires 114 different nutrients.

Our body wakes up in the morning and demands 114 nutrients! And what do we give it? Simple Carbs = Sugar! (or nothing) This vicious cycle leads to an overweight state, which can then lead to other health challenges.

The criteria for a healthy breakfast:
1. Restores the energy expended in the last 24 hours.
2. Restores the building materials expended during the night.
3. Replenishes water balance.
4. Maintains energy levels within the normal range.

Healthy breakfast - Basic program of good nutrition. How can I get this kind of breakfast? Basic program of good nutrition.

Formula 1 Healthy Meal Nutritional Shake



Who needs a healthy breakfast?
• Adults
• Health-challenged and healthy people
• Underweight and overweight people
• Active, athletic people and “couch potatoes”
• All socioeconomic groups

Everybody needs a good breakfast!
Improve your eating habits and your health.

Control weight now? Fix your breakfast!
Results from Day 1
• Energy
• Appetite
• Healthy digestion
• Sleep
• General well-being
• Mood
• Your Size and weight will improve.

Any doubts?
• I don’t need to lose weight.
• I don’t want Herbalife.
• I’ve tried dozens of diets, and they simply don’t work for me.
• I’ve just started another diet.
• I don’t believe in tablets and powders.
• I have no money.
“OK. And what do you usually have for breakfast?”

Robin Baker
Proud Herbalife Independent Distributor (USA)

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Making Sense of Carbohydrates

Your body converts carbohydrates into sugar, which gives you energy. That’s the good news. The bad news is that some carbohydrate foods turn into too much sugar too fast, with too many calories. You can identify which carbohydrates are good for you and which to avoid by checking their glycemic index and glycemic load.

Glycemic Index measures how fast the carbohydrates in a food turn into sugar in the body. Foods with a highglycemic index convert into sugar very quickly, with negative physical effects. Foods with a low-glycemic index turn into sugar gradually, helping maintain your body’s chemical balance. In general, foods with a low index are preferable.

Glycemic Load measures the amount of sugar a food actually releases in the body. Foods with a low-glycemic load usually have a low-glycemic index. They are good choices for your meal plan. Foods can have a high-glycemic index, yet still have a low-glycemic load. Other foods have both a high index and a high load. You should avoid high-load foods as a regular part of your meal plan.

When you choose carbohydrate foods, always check both their glycemic index and glycemic load. Detailed tables with this information are widely available.

Like carbohydrates, fats can have a positive or a negative effect. Good fats can lower your risk of heart disease. Good fats are found in olive oil, fish, olives, avocados and walnuts. But remember, even good fats have a lot of calories, so use sparingly!

Low-Glycemic Index *Low glycemic-load foods. Fruits and Vegetables
Apple*
Asparagus*
Broccoli*
Brussels Sprout*
Cauliflower*
Celery*
Cherry*
Cucumber*
Grapefruit*
Green Bean*
Green Pepper*
Kiwi*
Lettuce*
Mushroom*
Onion*
Orange*
Peach*
Plum*
Spinach*
Strawberry*
Tomato*
Zucchini*

Starches
Barley*
Black Bean*
Kidney Bean*
Lentil*
Pea*

Medium-Glycemic Index - Fruits and Vegetables
Apricot*
Grape*
Pineapple*
Watermelon

Starches
French Fries
Oatmeal
Pita Bread
Waffle

High-Glycemic Index - Fruits and Vegetables
Corn
Cranberry Juice
Orange Juice*
Raisin

Starches
Bagel
Bread (white)
Refined Cereal
Granola
Muffin
Pasta
Potato
Pretzel
Rice
Tortilla (flour)

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Achieve Better Health

Hello Everybody,
I just wanted to share this with you all, an old message from David Heber, M.D., Ph.D.. He inspires me to improve my health and to help others. :-)

My experience with thousands of patients over the past 25 years has taught me that a one-size weight-loss plan does not fit all. Individualized approaches to getting into shape work best–approaches in which people use programs customized to their own shapes and body composition, approaches that fit their lifestyles and their personalities.

My theories and philosophies of weight loss are reflected in the ShapeWorks™ program. A healthy diet is one in which you eat an amount of protein in your diet that is matched to the protein needs of your body. And it helps you build or maintain lean muscle, which burns calories and helps keep your metabolic rate up. You learn to watch the calories you burn at rest and how fast you can lose weight on the number of calories in your personalized weight-management program. You also learn what your target weight (based on the proper ratio of fat to lean) should be and see how it compares to what you think you should weigh.

If you tried to get all the protein you needed from foods such as meats, you would consume too many calories, because protein usually comes with extra fat calories in these foods. But by using a variety of delicious, protein-enriched meal-replacement shakes, you can easily obtain the protein your body requires to build or maintain lean muscle mass and feel full and satisfied. High-protein shakes, along with healthy meals and exercise, can help you realize easy and lasting weight loss. A healthy meal also is rich in colorful fruits and vegetables. This is because the substances that give fruits and vegetables their “color” (called phytonutrients) may provide a number of health benefits. In addition, this program guide also discusses the role of exercise in building lean body mass (muscle) and in reducing stress.

In my practice at UCLA, I have helped people learn about their individual bodies and, based on that, how to eat better and lose weight.* Today, I am proud to be the Chairman of the Scientific and Medical Advisory Boards for Herbalife International, one of the largest distributors of high-quality meal replacements in the world. Herbalife has embraced the ideas and the science that I have used in my practice. I hope this program helps you achieve your goals and your ideal weight.

David Heber, M.D., Ph.D.
Los Angeles, California
March 2004

*Dr. Heber’s title is for identification purposes only. The University of California does not endorse specific products or services as a matter of policy.

I will share some information with you all from this program guide in my upcoming posts. Thanks for visiting my blog and have a great weekend! :-)

Best in health,
Robin Baker
Proud Herbalife Independent Distributor (USA)

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