Eat Less Rice!

In some parts of Asia , rice forms up to 85% of the plate. Actually, rice and other grains like wheat and corn are actually worse than sugar. There are many reasons:

Rice becomes sugar – lots of it! This is a fact that no nutritionist can deny: rice is chemically no different from sugar. Rice is digested to become sugar. One bowl of cooked rice is the caloric equal of 10 teaspoons of sugar. This does not matter whether it is white, brown or herbal rice. Brown rice is richer in fibre, some B vitamins and minerals but it is still the caloric equal of 10 teaspoons of sugar. To get the same 10 teaspoons of sugar, you need to consume lots of kangkong-10 bowls of it.

Rice cannot be digested before it is thoroughly cooked. However, when thoroughly cooked, it becomes sugar and spikes circulating blood sugar within half an hour-almost as quickly as it would if you took a sugar candy.

Fruits come with a sugar called fructose. However, they are not empty calories as the fruit is packed with a whole host of other nutrients that help its proper assimilation and digestion.

Rice has no fibre.
The fibre of the kangkong fills you up long before your blood sugar spikes. This is because the fibre bulks and fills up your stomach. Since white rice has no fibre, you end up eating lots of ‘ calorie dense ‘ food before you get filled up. Brown rice has more fibre but still the same amount of sugar.

There is no real ‘ built in ‘ mechanism for us to prevent overeating of rice:
How much kangkong can you eat?
How much fried chicken can you eat?
How much steamed fish can you eat? Think about that!

In one seating, you can not take lots of chicken, fish or cucumber, but you can take lots of rice. Eating rice causes you to eat more salt.

As rice is tasteless, you tend to consume more salt-another villain when it comes to high blood pressure. You tend to take more curry that has salt to help flavor rice. We also tend to consume more ketchup and soy sauce which are also rich in salt.

Eating rice causes you to drink less water.
The more rice you eat, the less water you will drink as there is no mechanism to prevent the overeating of rice.

Rice, even when cooked, is difficult to digest.
Can’t eat raw rice? Try eating rice half cooked. Contrary to popular belief, rice is very difficult to digest. It is ‘ heavy stuff ‘ . If you have problems with digestion, try skipping rice for a few days. You will be amazed at how the problem will just go away.

Rice prevents the absorption of several vitamins and minerals. Rice when taken in bulk will reduce the
absorption of vital nutrients like zinc, iron and the B vitamins.

Barry Sears, author of the Zone Diet, advises ‘ eating rice like spice ‘. Instead, increase your fruits and vegetables. Take more lean meats and fish. You can even take more eggs and nuts.

Have ‘ riceless ‘ meals.
Take no rice or wheat at say, breakfast. Go for Herbalife healthy breakfast shake!

Go on ‘ riceless ‘ days.
Go ‘ western ‘ once a week.

Take no rice and breads for one day every week.
That can’t be too difficult. Appreciate the richness of your food. Go for taste, colours and smells. Make eating a culinary delight. Enjoy your food in the original flavours.

Avoid the salt shaker or ketchup. You will automatically eat less rice.

Eat your fruit dessert before (Yes! No printing error) your meals.The fibre rich fruits will ‘ bulk up ‘ in your stomach. Thus, you will eat less rice and more veges..

It ‘ s your life.
Decide what you want to eat! Go on “Rice-Less, if not Riceless” days!

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The best-selling car in the World is the Toyota Corolla. Apparently it’s a great car, and yet at the same time probably not the car of your dreams. Which begs the question, “Does an MLM company deserve a higher ranking simply because more people are involved?” It’s a fair question. Here’s what we know for sure: Popularity is definitely one of the best ways to determine what’s going on in the marketplace. It plays a part in the movies we see, the music we download, and sometimes even where we invest our money.

So is the “Top 25…” just an online popularity contest? Not exactly. To make a fair assessment we gave consideration to things that really don’t matter; for instance, 24 of the 25 companies are members of the DSA, and things that really do matter, like Time In Business!

In short, we wanted you to know the exact criteria we used in order to select, and then to rank, “The Top 25…” You may agree with our findings, or you may not; we welcome your thoughts and opinions either way. Here’s the Nexera Five-Factor Formula we used to make our selections:

1) The company must be a self-described Network Marketing, Multi Level, or MLM company.
2) The company must be in business for at least 10 years as of January 1, 2009.*
3) The company must have a Google Page Rank – GPR. A scale of 1 to 10 with 10 being best.
4) The company must have an Alexa Rank – AR. Here the smaller the number the better.
5) The company must show up in Google Trends – GT. All Regions. Last 12 months.**

The five factors above are taken into account at the end of each quarter and then a ranking decision is made. As of December 31, 2009, the Top 25 Network Marketing Companies are:

Company Time In Business GPR – AR – GT

1. Herbalife 1980 – 29 Years 6 – 29,422 – 2.08
2. ACN 1993 – 16 Years 6 – 26,322 – 1.12
3. Amway 1959 – 50 Years 6 – 36,250 – 1.80
4. USANA 1992 – 17 Years 5 – 14,285 – 0.44
5. Pre-Paid Legal 1972 – 37 Years 5 – 14,582 – 0.05
6. Nu Skin 1984 – 25 Years 5 – 21,820 – 0.18
7. Forever Living 1978 – 31 Years 5 – 33,752 – 0.36
8. Arbonne 1980 – 29 Years 5 – 51,604 – 0.70
9. Nikken 1975 – 34 Years 5 – 80,999 – 0.31
10. Tahitian Noni 1997 – 12 Years 5 – 85,053 – 0.15
11. 4Life 1998 – 11 Years 5 – 86,629 – 0.11
12. Shaklee 1957 – 52 Years 5 – 117,523 – 0.21
13. Advocare 1993 – 16 Years 5 – 165,261 – 0.11
14. AmeriPlan 1992 – 17 Years 4 – 47,432 – 0.12
15. Freelife 1995 – 14 Years 4 – 53,676 – 0.03
16. Nature’s Sunshine 1972 – 37 Years 4 – 79,554 – 0.01
17. Neways 1994 – 15 Years 4 – 88,747 – 0.18
18. Reliv 1988 – 21 Years 4 – 146,516 – 0.10
19. Sunrider 1982 – 27 Years 4 – 149,155 – 0.09
20. GNLD 1958 – 51 Years 4 – 165,161 – 0.08
21. Oxyfresh 1983 – 26 Years 4 – 185,986 – 0.01
22. RBC Life Sciences 1991 – 18 Years 4 – 1,174,924 – 0.01
23. Unicity 1991 – 18 Years 3 – 180,816 – 0.10
24. New Vision 1995 – 14 Years 3 – 366,884 – 0.50
25. Vision For Life 1998 – 11 Years 3 – 2,139,540 – 0.01

*Why 10 years? Because that amount of time really seems to matter. For example, according to research, since 1957 thousands of different MLM, Multi Level, or Network Marketing companies have opened their doors; and to date only 50 MLM companies have found a way to celebrate their 10th anniversary and still remain in business today. Now, to be completely fair, we should also point out that each and every company on our list was at one time a start-up company too.

**For purposes of comparing Internet search term interest using Google Trends (GT), all 25 companies were compared to the term, MLM. A score of 1.00 would indicate the same level of Internet search interest; anything above 1.00 more interest, anything below 1.00 less interest.

A few noteworthy points on this list… The only companies considered for this list are U.S.A. based; and if you click on each and every company linked above, what you will not find should be as interesting to you (and as revealing) as what you will find. There are no travel companies, only one technology company (ACN), just two services companies (Pre-Paid Legal and AmeriPlan), and 23 health and wellness companies. Even Amway, whose core product line still includes soap, really got started by way of the wellness revolution! Read this book by Paul Zane Pilzer and you’ll understand why skincare, nutrition, and weight management products continue to drive the trends in this industry to this day.

Lastly, if the company is publicly traded, and seven are, we have linked their year in business above, in red, over to MarketWatch for a real time stock quote and other financial information.

All the best,

MSC

by Michael S. Clouse

Amino acids

There are 20 amino acids in human proteins, 12 are manufactured by the body and are known as “nonessential amino acids”. The remaining 8 are obtained from the diet and are termed “essential amino acids”.

Protein nutrition is based on a balance of essential amino acids and sufficient intake of nitrogen so the body can produce nonessential amino acids.

Complete protein foods

The nutritional quality of food protein varies and depends on essential amino acid composition. For example foods that contain essential amino acids at levels that facilitate repair and tissue growth are known as complete protein foods. These foods are also classified as having high biological value, which refers to an index in which all protein sources are compared with egg whites which provide the most complete protein and have the highest biological value of 100.

In general, foods with the highest biological value are from animal sources, such as eggs, milk, meat, poultry, and fish. However plant protein form a large part of the human diet, and are mostly deficient in 1 or more essential amino acids and are therefore regarded as “incomplete proteins”. Their protein quality however can be upgraded, by combining them with foods that are higher in protein quality or contain what ever essential amino acids are deficient.

For example, combining corn with beans results in a high quality protein food combination. Thus, the requirement for essential amino acids can be met in a vegetarian diet by mixing foods of complementary amino acids composition.

How much Protein does a body need?

The daily amount of protein your body needs is determined by energy needs, there are many situations in which extra protein is needed for example pregnancy, lactation, growth spurts and endurance training and other forms of physical activity.

Source: www.ralphrogers.co.uk Ralph Rogers

Vietnam becomes the company’s 13^th market to open in its Asia Pacific region, which is led by Managing Director William Rahn. A distribution center where independent distributors can pick up products opened in Ho Chi Minh City.

Thang Nguyen, who joined the company in June, is general manager of Vietnam.

Products available at launch are the company’s flagship Formula 1 Nutritional Shake Mix in three flavors; Formula 2 Multivitamin Complex and Performance Protein Powder. The company plans to expand its product line and will include personal care products in the near future to serve the population of approximately 84 million residents.

With a population of approximately six million, Paraguay, the company’s 72^nd market, represents deeper penetration in the company’s South and Central America region with 15 other countries, and is led by the region’s Managing Director Patricio Cuesta.

Herbalife’s office and distribution center will be located in the capital city of Asunción. The products available will be Formula 1 Nutritional Shake Mix in four flavors; Personalized Protein Powder; and Herbalife Concentrate.

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