Sunday, May 31, 2015

HOW TO LOSE 10 POUNDS OR MORE IN 21-DAYS, GUARANTEED!

Are you one of the many who've been procrastinating since the year began-- and now summer is barely 21 Days away? 
You can still slim down before June 21st and here's how:
1. DRINK MORE WATER
-It makes you fuller faster.
-Increases your metabolic rate.
-Helps flush out toxins from your body ( I drink my water with a squeeze of lemon and cayenne pepper first thing in the morning).

2. LIGHT BREAKFAST:
- Fruits and vegetable juices are great for breakfast, takes very little time to digest but keeps you energized and satiated.

3. SAY NO TO SUGAR and REDUCE YOUR SALT INTAKE
-Use dried fruits, dates, organic maple syrup, honey, stevia or agave to sweeten.
-If you crave salt, use dulse flakes, braggs amino acids, or dried celery flakes. You can also eat strawberries or mangoes, they have enough sodium to soothe your cravings.
-Himalayan salt is the best quality salt I know and use. Unlike regular table salt whose minerals have been bleached out, Himalayan salt still has all its elements.

4. AVOID DAIRY PRODUCTS (if you must then buy organic but you can do without it, at least for the next 21 days)
-Collard greens, broccoli, almonds are all great sources of calcium
-Have big salads with your meals
5. AVOID ALL 'WHITE' FOODS and products that contain them
- White sugar, rice, breads etc
-Substitute that side of potato or rice with some steamed or raw vegetables instead
-Some zucchini pasta or kelp noodles can replace spaghetti

6. DO NOT EAT AFTER 8:00 PM 
-Teas or water is fine (trust me you'll feel less lethargic when you wake up in the morning)

7. EAT AS MUCH RAW FOODS AS POSSIBLE
-One of the quickest and safest ways to lose weight is to eat more raw foods.
-You could do raw until dinner and then have some cooked food.
-Raw-vegan foods include fruits, vegetables, seeds and nuts.
-Raw food contains live enzymes which are denatured by heat when we cook.
-Live enzymes help cleanse the body and get rid of waste.
-Eating 70-80% raw will yield tons of benefits to your health, you only need to try it for a few days to feel the difference.

8. KEEP YOUR STRESS DOWN
-Please refer to my article titled 'Stress: The silent killer'
-Most people respond to stress by overeating.
-Do more things that make you happy.
-Cultivate positive thoughts.
9. EXERCISE
-Exercising 3 times a week is enough. Remember that weight loss is 80% nutrition and 20% exercise.
-Find an activity you enjoy doing: Walking, jogging, swimming, running, rowing, cycling etc
10. DETOX
-Excess weight is caused by excessive waste in the body and calories the body can't use.
-Do a juice fast, go vegan for a week, meatless for a day or two each week or better yet.
***If you're really serious, I highly recommend you do the FYR 21-Day detox (Click this link to buy both e-Books with recipes for every meal of the 21 days. You don't have to wonder what to eat and what not to eat. Click HERE to purchase your ticket to a slimmer you by summer)
Flour-less Chocolate Brownies (Raw-vegan)
Ingredients:
1 cup coconut oil, melted
1 cup cacao powder
1 cup organic maple syrup (I use grade B)
1/2 tsp almond extract (optional)
1 cup chopped almonds, chopped hazel nuts and dried cranberries
1 Tbsp coconut macaroons (optional)

Directions:

Blend first four ingredients in a food processor with an 'S' blade until smooth.
Transfer mixture into a bowl and add the rest of the ingredients except coconut macaroons and mix.
Pour into 9' inch glass dish and top with the coconut macaroons.
Cover with aluminium foil and place in freezer for about 45 minutes to an hour.
Take out of freezer and using a pizza cutter, slice brownie into desired squares for easy access.
Enjoy with a glass of almond milk. Save the rest for later in freezer. 


REMEMBER TO EAT AND DRINK TO YOUR HEALTH, YOU'LL THANK ME LATER!

Friday, May 22, 2015

Before You Utter Another Complain Today, Read This!

Imagine a time in your life when you've been so desperate for change that you could have done anything--things you weren't proud of--just to make it through

Imagine going many days and weeks without food, without shelter, without clean water

Imagine being raped by someone you know and then shunned when you dare to speak up

Imagine being born with a target on your back just because you fall under a particular gender--female

Have you ever been called a failure, a loser, a good-for-nothing, useless?

Have you ever lost all hope and found yourself almost on the verge of suicide?

Every second, somewhere around the world, there is a girl or a woman being paralyzed by violence, hunger, poverty, illiteracy and judgement.

According to Amnesty International, 1 in 3 women will experience violence in her life time.

Women Thrive Worldwide emphasizes that ANY abuse or violence against women is too many.


Life as a woman doesn't have to be so hard, yet it is for most of the girls in several under privileged communities.

One of the many examples where you can find such communities is in Cameroon, West Africa.

We Can Change This Picture:

With the last population percentage of women in Cameroon measured at 50.02 in 2012 and a healthy life expectancy of 45, Cameroon now holds an unemployment rate of 30% and an estimated 48% living below the poverty line.

A whooping 7 out of 10 young people are under employed with the majority of them being women.

It is disappointing to know that 55% of the poor in Cameroon live in rural areas with half of these being women under the age of 15.

You Can Help Make a Difference:

A woman is the cornerstone of her community. She is mother of all. A pillar and the backbone of society.

A woman can incite change like no other. Investing in the life of a girl is where it all begins.

But all these changes begin with a seed, a seed of empowerment: Giving girls back their dignity, raising them with skills and confidence to plow their own way through life.



It Starts With Just ONE GIRL:

For girls like Matilda Neuni, Ahani Petra and Getrude Naluwe, life was bleak until hope arrived in the form of a caring STRANGER who knew their story so very well. Irene Mangem of Emerge With Irene, is a Cameroonian philanthropist whose sole mission and purpose is to give abused and rejected girls a second chance in life.




WOMEN MATTER:

The fight in one woman is unparalleled to the fight in an army of men.

The storm in the right girl is bigger than the greatest tsunami in the Ring of fire.


BUT IT TAKES SOMEONE LIKE YOU:

In each of these stories, which you may or may not have experienced, you will see a reflection of yourself.

It is not as distant a reality as you may think if you just imagined "What if that were me?"

One woman's fight is every woman's fight.

And the victory of a single girl is a victory not only for every woman but an entire human race.










REMEMBER TO EAT AND DRINK TO YOUR HEALTH, YOU'LL THANK ME LATER





Source: http://www.heifer.org/ending-hunger/our-work/countries/africa/cameroon.html