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cues we get when we go face-to-face with a plate of loaded nachos or a triple cheeseburger.<br />
The good news is that they are the easiest calories to cut from your diet. Just ask Gill.<br />
I’ve identified the most bloating beverages in gas stations, bars, smoothie counters, and coffee<br />
shops across America and replaced them with sensible and satisfying stand-ins for a fraction of<br />
the caloric cost. So you can sip what you want, skip the diet, and still lose lots of weight this year.<br />
You Must Skip Cola (Even Diet)<br />
Scientists in Boston found that drinking one or more regular or diet colas every day doubles your<br />
risk of metabolic syndrome--a cluster of conditions, including high blood pressure, elevated insulin<br />
levels, and excess fat around the waist, that increase your chance of heart disease and diabetes.<br />
Controlling blood pressure and cholesterol levels, preventing diabetes, and not smoking can add<br />
6 to 9 1/2 healthy years to your life.<br />
One culprit could be the additive that gives cola its caramel color, which upped the risk of metabolic<br />
syndrome in animal studies. Scientists also speculate that soda drinkers regularly expose their<br />
tastebuds to natural or artificial sweeteners, conditioning themselves to prefer and crave sweeter<br />
foods, which may lead to weight gain, says Vasan S. Ramachandran, MD, a professor of medicine<br />
at Boston University School of Medicine and the study’s lead researcher.<br />
Better choices: Switch to tea if you need a caffeine hit. Green tea is better. If it’s fizz you’re after,<br />
try sparkling water with a splash of juice.<br />
First signs of Fatty Acid Deficiency<br />
1. Sensation of chill or cold<br />
2. Lightheaded<br />
3. Brain Fatigue<br />
4. Hungry<br />
For the body to make Fatty Acids it takes much energy. Energy that we might<br />
not have in an over stressful world. As we age and we as we stress we should<br />
supplement FA in our diet to give us extra energy.<br />
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