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Obesity is officially a disease. The western world is in the grips of an obesity epidemic. Obesity is caused by lack of exercise and eating larger and larger quantities of over refined and fatty foods. This is a stage when the body is carrying far too much fat. This is bad for the heart and can induce diabetes and high cholesterol amongst many other illnesses. This is a desperate situation and a lot of obese individuals turn to unrealistic diets and drugs. But there is a better way because it is the natural way.You can’t lose excess body fat and become healthy if you don’t do physical exercise. You must exercise three times a week. The workout doesn’t have to be extreme. You can go for a brisk thirty to forty minute walk. Doing this three times a week has a noticeable affect on the heart and fitness level. You will also have to adopt healthier eating habits. This means finding a balanced eating plan. The hard part for many is cutting out sugary over processed foods like cakes, cookies and junk food. You should eat more whole food like brown rice, nuts, salads, fruits, vegetables and lean meat and fish. A properly balanced meal will not leave you feeling hungry.Don’t turn to drugs to help you lose weight fast. You can use a natural product like green tea. This tea has been used for thousands of years by the Chinese and Japanese. Chinese and Japanese herbal medicine has become famous in the west and green tea extracts are often used in pills to help you lose weight. This is a completely natural way to fight fat. You can use the green tea pills indefinitely. The function of the pills is to speed up your metabolism. This means the pills encourage your body to burn up food and turn it into energy at a fast rate. But if you are obese you have to use your green tea diet pills along with a balanced eating plan and regular exercise. You can’t rely on the green tea pills to battle large quantities of sugary and fatty foods. It is important to be aware that green tea extracts are potent fat burners but they are not magic pills. You have to do your bit. These pills are going to help you to convert your food to energy easily and quickly.

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Obesity is officially a disease. The western world is in the grips of an obesity epidemic. Obesity is caused by lack of exercise and eating larger and larger quantities of over refined and fatty foods. This is a stage when the body is carrying far too much fat. This is bad for the heart and can induce diabetes and high cholesterol amongst many other illnesses. This is a desperate situation and a lot of obese individuals turn to unrealistic diets and drugs. But there is a better way because it is the natural way.You can’t lose excess body fat and become healthy if you don’t do physical exercise. You must exercise three times a week. The workout doesn’t have to be extreme. You can go for a brisk thirty to forty minute walk. Doing this three times a week has a noticeable affect on the heart and fitness level. You will also have to adopt healthier eating habits. This means finding a balanced eating plan. The hard part for many is cutting out sugary over processed foods like cakes, cookies and junk food. You should eat more whole food like brown rice, nuts, salads, fruits, vegetables and lean meat and fish. A properly balanced meal will not leave you feeling hungry.Don’t turn to drugs to help you lose weight fast. You can use a natural product like green tea. This tea has been used for thousands of years by the Chinese and Japanese. Chinese and Japanese herbal medicine has become famous in the west and green tea extracts are often used in pills to help you lose weight. This is a completely natural way to fight fat. You can use the green tea pills indefinitely. The function of the pills is to speed up your metabolism. This means the pills encourage your body to burn up food and turn it into energy at a fast rate. But if you are obese you have to use your green tea diet pills along with a balanced eating plan and regular exercise. You can’t rely on the green tea pills to battle large quantities of sugary and fatty foods. It is important to be aware that green tea extracts are potent fat burners but they are not magic pills. You have to do your bit. These pills are going to help you to convert your food to energy easily and quickly.

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If you’re like many of us who are stretching our food budget by eating more meals at home, or you just want to make a commitment to cleaner eating, you need to have a kitchen that’s in shape! A clean, well stocked kitchen is like a strong body core – it stabilizes your body to keep you strong. Keep healthy go to items on hand so you can put together meals in minutes and aren’t tempted (like me!) to fall back on takeout.

·         Invest in different sizes and shapes of storage containers to save leftovers. Refrigerate promptly, food should be stored within 2 hours of cooking. Eat or toss after 3-4 days.

·         Clean eating basics you should always have in stock: fresh fruit, veggies, herbs, salad mixes, low or nonfat dairy, egg whites/eggs, cooked lean meat, 100% juices, olive oil, condiments (mustard, lemon and lime juice, vinegars), pork tenderloin, chicken breasts, whole grain breads and wraps, nut butters, whole wheat flour, canned beans, low sodium soups, water packed tuna and salmon.

·         Don’t store spices over the stove or on the windowsill. Store in cool dark places and always keep lids closed tightly. Crush the herb in your hand, if it lacks aroma or color it probably has lost most of its antioxidant capacity and flavor.

·         Use 2 cutting boards – one for raw meat and one for veggies, fruit, and cheese.

·         Keep countertops bacteria and germ free by washing with a mix of one teaspoon bleach to one quart of warm water.

·         Keep a firm scrub brush near the sink and use to wash carrots, cucumbers, and celery – no detergents needed.

·         Clean your sponges in the microwave for at least 1 minute or run through the dishwasher.

·         Don’t store eggs in plastic egg holders. They are safer in the original carton on a shelf where the temperature is cooler and more constant.

·         Check your freezer/fridge temps regularly. Fridge should not be beyond 40°F and freezer should be a steady 0°F.

·         Don’t rinse raw meat of chicken before cooking, it simply splatters bacteria around.

·         Organize the fridge and pantry so the healthiest foods are at eye level and easy to grab. Keep a bowl of fresh fruit front and center in the kitchen – and eat it!

·         Divide your fridge into “need to eat more often” and “eat less often” areas. Keep lots of water at eye level to remind yourself to drink more.

·         Keep treats like breakfast bars, snack crackers, 100 calorie packs, cookies, chocolate chips, and other sweets out of reach – it’s too easy to over indulge in them.

·         Invest in a salad spinner to clean greens. They are the best for separating dirt and soil from the plant leaves.

·         Rice cookers not only make great rice, but convenient for making steel cut oatmeal in the morning.

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