09 Feb Steve Lost 30 lbs, 4 inches, and Has a Six Pack!

Written by Lifebook Member Steve S. Hello Lifebook Family!  I just wanted to share my personal progress and thank all of you, because being accountable to each and every one of you has really helped (and continues to help) me stay on track and move closer to my dreams! Just to remind you, I set my overriding goal in health and fitness, to fit into a 34" waist size (I was wearing a 38" at the time of Lifebook), and to get myself a 6-pack by 12/31. When we were in Chicago on July 22-25, I weighed somewhere between 205 and 210 lbs.  For another layer of accountability, I entered into the Lifetime Fitness Weightloss Challenge. I'm now wearing 34" pants (and I can definitely fit into a size 33)! For the first time in 30 years I'm beginning to see my abs! This morning I weighed in at 174 lbs.

09 Feb The Secret of Alkalizing

By:  Jason and Nandi Moore

You’re Sick And Tired, Whether You Know It Or Not

You’re sick and tired and becoming even sicker with each passing day and you’re either aware of it, because you’re already experiencing annoying and uncomfortable symptoms, or its happening secretly in the background without your awareness… …at least for now. The fact is, you’re already sick long before noticeable symptoms occur and even longer before modern medical science is able to identify or measure any imbalance – assuming they even have the ability to identify and measure imbalance accurately in the first place. Everyday people go to their doctor for a check up and they either walk out with a real disease diagnosis because they didn’t know how to notice imbalance starting to form and what to do about it upstream… …or they walk out with a misdiagnosis based on a moving target of ever changing quantitative information, an inaccurate 200 year old germ theory, and an outdated 400 year old view of how the body works… …or worse, they walk out believing they’re in perfect health because the doctor has no way of accurately identifying or measuring imbalance before it becomes real disease and end up dropping dead unexpectedly on the way to the mailbox one morning. Why are you sick and tired, whether you know it or not? OVER-ACIDIFICATION!

09 Feb Health, Fitness, and the Power of 12

“Tug on anything at all and you'll find it connected to everything else in the universe.” John Muir Imagine every area of your life connected by a web of thousands of invisible threads.  Every action you take creates a ripple affect that reaches out and touches everything else. At Lifebook we refer to this concept as “Category Interconnectivity.”  Many Lifebook Members have discovered the powerful connections that exist between each area of life, and have come to realize that harnessing the strength of one category may be the key to improving another category. Leverage your Health and Fitness to create a ripple affect that will drastically improve your overall quality of life. Below, Jon shares an excerpt directly from his personal Lifebook, which he calls “Health, Fitness and the Power of 12.”

15 Dec You Are What You Eat: How Your Diet Effects Your Emotions

You are what you eat. Alright, so you may not literally BE a hot dog, but after stuffing yourself with a few Ball-Park Franks you certainly FEEL like one, don’t you? This is because food has an undeniable affect on your mood – for better or worse. What you put into your mouth triggers chemical and physiological changes within your brain that totally alter your behavior and emotions.  Most people understand the connection between what they eat and their OVERALL physical health, but the connection between food and mood is much less understood. When you understand that what you eat affects - and in many ways CONTROLS - your mood, your energy levels, how you sleep, and how well you think, you start looking at your plate much differently. Whether you’re feeling sluggish and cranky, or energized and optimistic, chances are it’s the result of what you had for your last meal. Nourish your emotional wellbeing by choosing foods that fuel your energy, boost your mood, and, ultimately, increase your self-esteem (because you know you’re making good choices and doing what’s best for your body, and your life). “I’ve seen people make dramatic improvements in depression and anxiety within ONE WEEK of making some simple dietary changes,” said Trudy Scott, a nutritionist and spokesperson for the National Association of Nutrition Professionals. As a matter of fact, researchers who have been studying this food-mood connection have found that a healthy diet is AT LEAST as important as the other, more popular mood-boosting remedies, such as exercise, adequate sleep, and stress management. Talk about food for thought! So, exactly what kinds of foods should you be stocking up on (or purging from your cupboards) if you really want to start eating your way to happiness?