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metabolic MAKEOVER
...your daily mental checklist to be lean, healthy and energetic!

Post this metabolic makeover lifestyle checklist on your refrigerator, or in a visible spot.

You do not have to be "on" or "off" this checklist.  Be conscious as to whether you are implementing it. 
Over time, the habits become your life. You have plenty of opportunities to "fall off the wagon" free of guilt. 
Simply compare how you feel when you ignore this list, to how you look and feel when you implement more of it.


Embrace one new health-building habit, today.

STAY HYDRATED
         Drink an average of 1/2 cup [4 oz.] per hour, during your waking hours..

EAT CLEAN, LEAN PROTEIN [every 3 to 5 hours] 
      
    for mental productivity and to manage blood sugars.
CHOOSE ESSENTIAL OILS & "MONO-UNSATURATED FATS
     
    to manage inflammation, blood fats and moods.
 
SELECT LOW-GLYCEMIC CARBOHYDRATES  
 
         to manage moods, blood fats and blood sugars.
CHOOSE COLORFUL PLANT FOODS  
          to strengthen immunity and balance hormones, naturally.
FIBER-RICH GRAINS & LEGUMES  
          to balance hormones and clean the gut.
SAVOR FLAVORS
          Slow the pace of eating. Chew thoroughly to slim down.
SHRINK STOMACH MUSCLES 
         
C
ut the size of your meal in half.
GET YOUR REAR IN GEAR
          30-60 cumulative minutes per day.     
BREATHE 
        
 When stressed out, breathe deeply. Relax mid-day.
SCHEDULE JOY
          Generate joy in your own life. Schedule it in. 
          Stay connected to joy...it is inside you.

Copyright © 2008 Helene Berk, M.Ed., R.D.


TIPS & STRATEGIES to implement this metabolic makeover checklist

  • Re: hydrationexperiment with a flower remedy to add zing to your water and your consciousness.

  • Re: lean protein: 1-2 T. of the phytoplankton will provide you with 14 amino acids, and other "good stuff"

  • Re: healthy oils: The phyto-plankton provides you with omega-3's

  • Re: healthy oils: Try these flavorful therapeutic oils to add more healing ingredients and flavor to the dish

  • Re: fiber-rich carbs: made with raw seeds, raw nuts, oats or containing protein will also be low glycemic.

  • Re: low-glycemic: Did you know dark chocolate is therapeutic, low glycemic and phyto-nutrient rich? Have a chocolate shake!

  • Re: dark chocolate: have a square 15 minutes before a meal. You will eat half the volume of food. 

  • Re: phyto-nutrition and the phytoplankton ionic tonic: it is loaded with nutrients, phyto-nutrients, antioxidants & high vibrations.

  • Re: shrinking stomach muscles: O3 is a new, natural product that works like gelatin... it swells... helps you feel full, without interacting with nutrients. It is a non-digestible carbohydrate based supplement you take with a glass of water before meals. O O O

  • Re: ... joy...try a square of dark chocolate and/or an omega-3 rich food, like phytoplankton or walk!


The Metabolic Makeover Checklist is a "simple recipe" which has released me from the obsession of dieting I experienced as a teen... and the obsession with food, that followed. Staying conscious of these 11 habits assists me in maintaining an ideal percentage of body fat without dieting or overdoing exercise, like I used to. I balance my hormones, naturally, with high fiber foods and natural hormone boosters!

  • I cultivated this checklist to kick this life-threatening eating disorder I wrestled with throughout my late teens, twenties and early thirties.

  • I would like to practice each of the 11 habits, perfectly, but have finally realized the desire for perfection has been the problem all along. Shooting for perfection with this checklist is much like dieting, obsessively. My body is at least 75% muscle and no more than 25% fat. For now, that is good enough for me.

I refuse to diet, or be "perfect" with any program -- including my own. Yet, I am leaner, healthier and much happier than I was in high school. I love life. And, I wish you the same sense of joy and inner peace. SO, KEEP IN MIND: "All or Nothing" is an ineffective approach. Over time, implement 75% of the checklist, and you will be doing extremely well.

Select one habit at a time. When you have embraced that new habit to the core, move on to the next one when you are truly ready.  Slowly cultivate realistic and "doable" lifestyle habits at your own unique pace.

Remember: any kind of change is stressful.

So, from now on, stop following someone else's magical, mystical, marvelous diet, because that is stressful, too. You can now trust your body's instincts. For example, when you crave protein, eat lean protein. When you crave carbohydrates, select fiber-rich, nutrient-dense versions. When you are thirsty, drink water. Your body knows what it needs and in the proper dose. When your body tells you to stop eating, listen to your Self and STOP EATING. It is that simple.

As you review the metabolic makeover lifestyle checklist, remember to focus on only one or two habits to adopt. When you least expect it, you will catch your reflection in the mirror and suddenly realize you are
leaner, healthier and feeling energized! That, my friend, is a
metabolic makeover
.

Excess baggage simply melts away
as you embrace these common-sense guidelines.


So, pick a habit -- any habit.

Get your personally signed copy of my book 
which is based on my
metabolic makeover mental checklist.

Be Lean, Healthy & Energetic!
medical health planner for a metabolic makeover

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Unleash the chains and 
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