EIDON MONTHLY NEWSLETTER

Vol. 1 Issue 4
January 2006

Happy New Year!

It's pretty hard to abstain from those sugar laden treats that are made with love and put in front of us through-out the holiday season. Why are sweets so hard to resist? What most of us may not realize is that sugar is addictive and the more we eat it, the more we crave it! The end result is a flawed insulin response that causes much more than just the obvious weight gain.

Many of us are facing the New Year with firm resolve to be trimmer; a perfect opportunity for me to share the easiest and healthiest way to accomplish any weight-loss goal. Actually, what I’m going to recommend is very difficult to do. The good news is that it will not cost you a thing, and in fact will save you money. If you follow this advice you will see a dramatic change in your overall shape and weight. All you need to do is stop eating any man made products containing any form of refined sugar or flour. Also, if at all possible, switch to organically raised meat and organically grown produce.

The reason why this weight loss plan works so well is quite simple. The body is designed to obtain glucose (sugar) via natural sugars from fruit and vegetables and other starchy foods. We have not evolved as an organism by eating lots of artificially sweetened foods. When we do eat sugar, our pancreas responds by secreting excess amounts of insulin. The role of insulin is to manage blood glucose so as to not overwhelm the brain. If the sugar is not immediately burned for energy, the insulin carries the glucose to fat cells where it can be stored as fat for future needs. Given our sedentary lifestyles and easy access to foods, we are rarely put into a position where our fat stores need to be accessed. Ironically, when we go on a normal diet which restricts our food intake, we end up consuming our own protein (muscle mass) and not our fat. So, in addition to always feeling hungry during a normal diet, the minute we go off of it, all of our weight returns with fat now being a larger portion of our overall body composition.

The beauty of this lifestyle change is that you can eat all you want whenever you want, as long as it does not contain sugar or refined flour. This means that you will never feel hungry, you don’t need to count calories, and you never need to worry about portions.

The best type of exercise to incorporate into this lifestyle change is slow aerobic exercise. Walking, stretching and yoga are excellent for fat burning. Fast, hard exercise again uses protein before fat.

Refined sugar is not some innocuous white sweet substance. It is in fact a powerful drug that most people are addicted to. It is no easier to get off sugar than any other addictive drug, and its side effects can be just as deadly (if not more so) than most of the current illegal drugs. Its disease states are quite pronounced. Some are as follows:

• it suppresses your immune system
  
• upsets your mineral balance
  
• creates hyperactivity
  
• causes obesity
  
• causes Candida
  
• causes dental cavities
  
• can increase cholesterol
  
• feeds cancer cells
  
• creates an acidic cellular state
  
• can weaken eyesight
  
• can cause premature aging and loss of tissue elasticity
  
• can cause gastrointestinal problems
  
• diabetes
  
• hypoglycemia
  
• manic-depressive tendencies
  
• depression
  
• emotional and eating disorders, to name a few.

As you can see, sugar is not the harmless substance so many believe it is and must be dealt with using the same precautions as any drug. I encourage you to give your body a 2 month rest from sugar this January and February (this includes alcohol and excessive fruit as well). You will be amazed at what happens, and you will actually achieve a New Year's Weight-Loss Resolution.

How do I. . .

• know if toxins are making me feel tired?

Did you know?. . .

• Obesity, Not Tobacco, is on Track as No. 1 Killer
• Cold Sores Occur More Often in Winter

What's New on Our Site. . .

• SAD to the Bone?

... know if toxins are making me feel tired?
 
Take this one-minute quiz:
If you often feel tired or have difficulty with weight or bloat and can say yes to two or more of the following statements, toxic overload may be the reason you're feeling so sluggish:

• I feel weak and shaky if I go without food for more than four hours.
• I crave carb-rich foods (sweets, bread, pasta, etc.).
• I struggle with mood swings or anxiety.
• I often feel as if I have brain fog.
• I have bags under my eyes.
• I struggle with indigestion.
• I have puffy skin or cellulite that won't go away, even when I lose weight.
• My PMS lasts more than a couple of days and/or my cramps last more than 5 hours.
• I get headaches at least once a week.

Suggestions: Try going "sugar free" as mentioned above. Also, to help remove the toxins from your body, we recommend using our two-week detox foot patch.

Obesity claims more lives and drains more of the healthcare budget than smoking. Diet and physical inactivity accounted for 400,000 deaths in 2000, or about 16.6% of total deaths. Tobacco, with 435,000 deaths, was 18.1% of the total, says research in Journal of the American Medical Association. (Read article from USA Today.) 
 
Cold sores (caused by the herpes simplex virus) occur more often in winter due to seasonal stresses, cold weather and colds and flu viruses that wear down the body's immune system. Your best defense? Eidon Immune Support.

SAD to the Bone?
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is more than the "holiday blues." Find out which alternative therapies and essential minerals help treat depression. . . . read more >

Until next month...
Best of health to you, and yours...

Rick Wagner, President

Eidon Staff