Sugar, Sugar

EVERYWHERE!

So What’s the Big Deal?

Diabetes affects an estimated 23.6 million people in the US◦ 17.9 million have been diagnosed◦ 5.7 million are unaware they have the disease.◦ 12.2 million adults over age 60

Diabetes was the sixth leading cause of death

Diabetes costs $116 billion annually in direct medical costs.

http://medicalcenter.osu.edu/patientcare/healthcare_services/diabetes_endocrine/about_diabetes/statistics_about_diabetes/Pages/index.aspx

Diabetes

Having high blood pressure puts you at risk for heart disease and stroke◦ The first and third leading causes of death in the

United States. About one out of three U.S. adults—31.3%—

has high blood pressure. 25% of American adults has prehypertension

◦ blood pressure numbers that are higher than normal, but not yet in the high blood pressure range.

National Center for Health Statistics. Health, United States, 2008 [PDF 8.4M]. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics; 2008.

High Blood Pressure

According to Dr. Louis Orr – past President of the AMA – obesity is the greatest danger to the health of the American people (cancer ranked as the most dreaded disease). In fact, as a risk factor, obesity ranks as harmful to life expectancy as smoking!

Over 72 million Americans are obese!

Obesity

Obesity has now overtaken alcohol as the number one cause of liver disease.

By the time symptoms emerge, the damage can be irreversible.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7169596.stm

Liver Disease

The average American consumes an astounding 2-3 pounds of sugar each week, which is not surprising considering that highly refined sugars are being processed into so many foods such as bread, breakfast cereal, mayonnaise, peanut butter, ketchup, spaghetti sauce, and a plethora of microwave meals.

Prior to the turn of this century (1887-1890), the average consumption was only 5 lbs. per person per year!

Sugar Consumption

Sugar is just a carbohydrate.

What happens when you eat carbohydrates?

1. Your body produces insulin.

2. Insulin turns the carbohydrates into energy in your muscles.

This is GOOD!

Sugar, Sugar Everywhere!

Insulin is also stored in your liver.

Only what’s stored in the liver can be used to maintain blood sugar levels for proper brain function.

This is good too!

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But too much insulin sends a different message to the body.

“Store fat!”

Sugar, Sugar Everywhere!

What happens if you eat too many carbs? Here’s the problem:

◦ The liver can store only about

sixty to ninety grams. This is equivalent to about

◦ two cups of cooked pasta or ◦ three candy bars or ◦ ONE Coke!

1 Coke is 65 grams of sugar and 240 calories

Sugar, Sugar Everywhere!

Want more bad news?◦ When you eat more carbs than needed, the surge

of insulin tells the body not to release any stored fat. This makes it impossible for you to use your own stored body fat for energy.

◦ So the excess carbohydrates in your diet not only make you fat, they make sure you stay fat.

◦ It's a double whammy, and it can be lethal.

Sugar, Sugar Everywhere!

Insulin Resistant On top of all that, up to half of our population is unable to process carbohydrates efficiently.

This is called insulin resistance and results in:◦ Fatigue◦ Brain fogginess◦ Low blood sugar◦ Intestinal bloating◦ Sleepiness◦ Increased fat storage and

weight◦ Increased blood pressure◦ Depression

So the answer is to switch to imitation sugars right? Those pretty pink, yellow and blue packets on every restaurant table.

No calories, no sugar…just

Aspartame.

ASPARTAME

Aspartame is 200 times sweeter than sugar.◦ When you eat aspartame your body thinks you are

getting a mammoth dose of sugar and starts producing huge amounts of insulin.

Remember the stuff that gets stored as fat? Your brain doesn’t recognize aspartame as

sugar so you just keep producing insulin waiting for that massive dose of sugar.

Where does all that insulin go?

Belly fat!

ASPARTAME

ASPARTAME Aspartame is more

addicting than cocaine!

There are over 92 different side effects associated with aspartame.

Aspartame may trigger, mimic, or cause the following illnesses:Chronic Fatigue SyndromeEpstein-BarrPost-Polio SyndromeLyme DiseaseGrave’s DiseaseMeniere’s DiseaseAlzheimer’s DiseaseALSEpilepsyMultiple Sclerosis (MS)EMSHypothyroidismMercury sensitivity from Amalgam fillingsFibromyalgiaLupusnon-Hodgkins LymphomaAttention Deficit Disorder (ADD)

Diet Coke Although this Diet

Coke has no calories it is loaded with aspartame. Research shows these imitation sweeteners are the reason Americans, especially kids, are getting fatter.

How about Vitamin Water?

That’s gotta be good right?

Water with vitamins we need anyway.

Vitaminwater is just uncarbonated soda.

Water! BORING!!!

A lot more sugar than you might think! While the label claims only 13 grams of

sugar per serving, one bottle of vitamin water is actually 2.5 servings, meaning that you're chugging down 32 grams of sugar with every bottle.

So drink green tea! We hear all the time

how good green tea is for you. So you go get a bottle of Lipton Green Tea.

A 20 ounce bottle has 53 grams of sugar. We are almost overloading our liver with just one bottle.

So if just what we are drinking takes us over the amount of carbs our body can burn then what about our FOOD.

We know to stay away from chips and ice cream and cake but even if we try to eat healthy they’re fooling us.

We Need Food Too!

There is powerful evidence that MSG and other excitotoxic chemical food additives induce extreme obesity that lasts a lifetime.

People who are exposed to high levels of MSG as children are at risk as adults for a chronic problem with metabolism, known as metabolic syndrome, which results in obesity that’s very difficult to address with dieting or exercise and often leads to type 2 diabetes.

MSG

We know MSG is bad but it is virtually in EVERYTHING!

Manufacturers just hide it under names like:◦ Caseinate◦ autolyzed yeast enzymes◦ hydrolyzed protein◦ soy isolates◦ soy protein◦ beef or chicken broth◦ natural flavorings.

Accent is almost 100% MSG.

MSG – the Bad Guy

Gluten is mostly found in grains such as barley, rye, and especially wheat products.

Celiac disease has the most direct impact on your small intestine, however over time your entire body can be affected. Your immune system has a reaction to the gluten in the small intestine that causes severe damage.

This damage keeps your small intestine from absorbing nutrients that your body needs.

Gluten Intolerance or Celiac Disease

Breads, pastries, cakes, cookies, crackers, doughnuts, pies, pretzels, and all other baked goods.

Breakfast cereals, both hot and cold. Pasta Snack foods, especially if seasoned or highly processed. Soups, gravies, and thickened sauces. Breaded meats or vegetables, such as fried chicken or

okra. Salad dressings, Worcestershire sauce, and other

condiments. BEER And KFC!

If you think you are sensitive to gluten what should you avoid?

We have been told to switch to Whole Wheat bread. Well, another deception! Some whole wheat breads have more sugar than white bread!

80 calories per slice, 15 grams of carbs◦ Two sandwiches per day equals 60 grams of carbs JUST FROM THE BREAD!

Remember that 60 to 90gram daily limit before weover load our liver?

Whole Wheat Bread

We haven’t even talked about Fast Food Restaurants! Chicken nuggets anyone?

HOMEWORK!◦ Go watch the movies

“Food, Inc.” “Super Size Me”

We aren’t even gonna go down the snack food aisle! You know better than that.

So what do we do? Not eat or drink?

Drink water, filtered plain water.

Make green tea from an old fashioned tea bag.

Use Stevia or Truvia. All natural, no chemicals, no calories.

WHAT TO DRINK

Shop the outside of the grocery store. The closer your food is to coming out of the ground the healthier it is for you.

Fresh fruits and vegetables, fish and meat from grass fed cows.

Nothing in a box, bottle, or can. Eating like this, most people will lose

weight and get healthy. Simple right?

WHAT TO EAT

The problem with KNOWING what to do is food is emotional and addicting. We can diet for awhile, but eventually we cave in to temptation and gain back that 10 pounds we worked so hard to lose, PLUS SOME!

Normally, when someone loses weight about half of that weight is muscle. BUT when you yo-yo diet and gain the weight back, you ONLY GAIN FAT!

Then Why Are So Many American Obese?

Patty and GenoOur Story

We met while living in Las Vegas. But our weight started interfering with our social life. We could no longer dance all night without being out of breath. None of our clothes fit and Patty’s family was planning a vacation to Disneyworld. At 300 pounds…

We were too fat to ride the roller coasters with our kids.

That is when we found the HCG diet. We started our first round in Vegas. Geno lost 30 pounds and Patty lost 35 (he cheated a couple times)! We went on that vacation and rode those coasters with our kids and stood in the middle of Disney World and cried because we actually did it!!!

Our Story

Only two weeks into the HCG diet we knew that we had found the answer to obesity and knew that somehow we would open our own weight loss center so we could help people change their lives.

Waist Away Weight Loss Center

Waist Away Weight Loss Center opened in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in June of 2010.Over the past two years we have helped HUNDREDS of people lose weight and become healthy when they felt like there was no hope.

How it works: Spray Slim & Trim under your tongue twice a day.

Eat a specific diet Lose up to a POUND of FAT a DAY!

It is that simple!

Waist Away’s Slim & Trim Formula

Active ingredient is a natural hormone in everyone’s bodies. When it becomes active it pulls that stored fat to burn as calories.

Remember the overload of carbs your liver couldn’t process and turned to fat?

Slim & Trim uses it along with the healthy proteins, vegetables, and fruits you are eating for energy. Most of our clients lose about a pound of FAT every day. That ugly lumpy gross fat we want to get rid of!

Slim & Trim Formula

You eat healthy protein, fruit, and vegetables.

NO CARBS, FATS, OR SUGAR◦ No bread, potatoes, rice, beans, sugar, sugar-

substitute, butter, mayo, salad dressing, milk, cheese, or nuts.

Food Plan

As our clients lose weight they are able to:◦ Reduce blood pressure◦ Normalize insulin levels◦ Lose FAT (not muscle mass)◦ Repair liver damage

REDUCE OBESITY IN AMERICA!

Healthy Lifestyle

Geno Gambino & Patty Christopher

Waist Away Weight Loss Center8230 Summa Ave. Suite BBaton Rouge, LA 70809

225-922-7755

Patty@WaistAwayLLC.comGeno@WaistAwayLLC.comwww.WaistAwayLLC.com

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