However, adding foods that burn belly fat to your diet without removing the food chemicals that cause fat is counterproductive to your fat loss goals. You may not know this…but a major part of the American diet contains chemicals and additives that sabotage your fat-burning objectives.


One of these additives is what’s referred to as refined or “stripped” carbohydrates. Refined carbohydrates are items such as flour…white rice…enriched white flour…maltodextrin …glucose…high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) and sugar. They are referred to as stripped carbohydrates because they have essentially been “stripped” of any and all nutritional value.

They add only empty calories to our diets, and are major contributing factors of heart, pancreas, kidney and liver disease—and have been linked to conditions such as allergies, depression, diabetes and hyperactivity. 


The Center for Science in the Public Interest reports that refined sugars—a type of stripped carbohydrate—comprise 16% of the average American’s diet!

Refining or processing carbohydrates is an industrial farming technique that has only been implemented in the last 200 years. Altering the structure of carbohydrates in this manner not only removes the healthy fiber and B vitamins in them, but also brings severe consequences to our health…and our weight!

Stripped carbohydrates, having already been somewhat broken down, are easier to digest and are, therefore, absorbed quickly by the bloodstream. Easy absorption causes your blood sugar to rise, releasing high levels of insulin. This insulin then converts sugar into stored fat instead of energy, thereby causing unwanted and unnecessary weight gain.

Furthermore, as carbohydrates are turned to fat, your insulin, cholesterol and triglyceride levels also skyrocket as a result. 


Achieving your fat loss goals does not have to be complicated and frustrating. In this article, you’ve learned about one powerful fat-burning food (dark chocolate), and one food additive that makes you fat (stripped carbohydrates).

The artificial preservatives and chemicals lurking in your kitchen cabinet— disguised as “healthy” foods, but actually make you fat—will shock you!


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Chocolate The Number One Longevity Food in The World and Its Health Benefits

Read on to find out the health benefits of chocolate and why it is considered the “No. 1 longevity food in the world”.

Did You Know that the world’s most incredibly sweet, decadent and satisfying food is actually good for you? Once considered the “bad guy” in the world of food, chocolate has turned into a national health-food phenomenon.

Chocolate is formed out of raw cacao seeds, the product of a fruit grown on the cacao tree (theobroma cacao). Cacao trees are exotic — growing naturally in the shade of tropical rainforests in South America and the West Indies.

According to researchers, “The raw cacao bean is one of nature’s most fantastic superfoods due to its mineral content and wide array of unique properties.”

No wonder experts like nutritionist David Wolfe, author of Naked Chocolate, are extolling the benefits of the world’s most popular comfort food.

Health Benefits of Chocolate Are Far-Reaching

Chocolate is good for sufferers of asthma, as it contains the anti-asthmatic compounds theobromine and theyophilline.

Cocoa, a component of chocolate, contains flavonels, antioxidants that increase blood flow to the brain.

Cacao also contains high levels of sulfur and magnesium, increasing your focus and alertness.

Chocolate can actually make you happier, longer. That’s because cacao enhances the amount of time the happiness-inducing compound anandamide stays in your system.

Chocolate decreases your anxiety and stress levels. A clinical trial demonstrated that dark chocolate reduced the production of stress hormones in as little as two weeks!

Chocolate is good for your teeth; the theobromine compound contained in chocolate kills the bacteria that cause cavities.

Chocolate contains zinc, a key mineral that contributes to the health of your immune system, liver, pancreas and skin.

Chocolate ensures your blood stays healthy, as it contains the key mineral copper.

Chocolate is considered by many nutritionists to be the best food for your heart. A study conducted by the German Institute of Human Nutrition found that chocolate consumption lowers the risk of cardiovascular disease, in part due to chocolate’s ability to reduce blood pressure.

In addition, in a 15-year study involving men ages 65 and older, scientists studied the eating and exercising habits of 470 men, tracking their chocolate intake as well. Their results?

“The men in the group that consumed the least cocoa were twice as likely to die from a heart attack as those in the group that consumed the most cocoa.” Additionally, “Men in the study who consumed the most cocoa were less likely to die of any cause.”

Just because the health benefits of chocolate are numerous, this doesn’t mean you should indulge in the rich, calorific, sugar-laden chocolates that are widely available. Many commercial chocolate bars contain ingredients such as refined sugar or unhealthy sweeteners, trans fatty acids and artificial flavors.

The Key to Gaining The Most Health Benefits From Chocolate Is to Make Sure It Is…

• Organic
• Dark (as opposed to milk chocolate)
• Raw
• Stone-ground and/or cold-processed…with a minimum of additives that can negate the health benefits from chocolate.

Such chocolates are available at raw-food and natural-food stores, as well as online chocolate retailers like Sacred Chocolate.

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Faith vs. Fear: Which One is Winning in Your Life?

Are you negative or positive about your life? We have more control over the events of our lives than we think we do with GOD as Our Divine HELPER!

Whether you are a person of strong faith or intensely superstitious, your beliefs have a great impact on what happens to you. Positive and negative thinking have been talked about again and again. The truth is, if you believe that you can achieve something, without a doubt, you will probably achieve it. On the other hand, if you doubt your abilities, you will probably prove yourself right when you fail. Faith and fear go way beyond the positive or negative thought patterns. As a matter of fact, every aspect of your life is based on faith or fear.

 

Hebrews 11

Faith in Action

 ¹ Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.

 ³ By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.

⁶ And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.

Does fear control your life?

What are you afraid of? I am not talking about being afraid of the dark, or being afraid of heights. Phobias aside, are there things that you absolutely dread the thought of? Is it failure? Commitment? Death? Losing someone? You may not consider yourself to be a fearful person, and you may not have any phobias, but fear might have a stronger grip on your life than you think.

Have you ever said to yourself, "I was afraid this would happen?" If you fear something, you will probably go out of your way to avoid it. What actually ends up happening is that your actions actually create the situation you feared. Here is an example:

Did you see Star Wars Episode III? Anakin feared the loss of his wife so much, that he sold his soul to try to stop that from happening. He ended up causing her early death because he was driven with that fear. He turned to the dark side because he was afraid of losing her. The very thing that he feared happened. Perhaps if he had the faith to know that she would be all right, she would have survived. He certainly would not have hurt her the way he did.

Think about it. What efforts have you put forth because you are afraid of something happening, or not happening? Do you try to control things because you are afraid that if you don't have control bad things will happen, or good things won't happen? What is driving your actions?

 

JAMES Chapter 1

Verses .....  ⁵ If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.

⁶ But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.

⁷ That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. ⁸ Such a person is double-minded and unstable in all they do.

How faith works

Faith is the opposite of fear. It is a deep knowing that something is true although there may not be physical evidence or a way to prove it to others. It is beyond positive thinking. Faith carries action. If you truly believed that you were going to move, wouldn't you start packing? If you truly believed that your significant other loves you, and you love them, wouldn't you trust them? If you truly believed you were having a baby, wouldn't you prepare a space for it?

Faith will guide your life, rather than control it (as fear can). The deep knowledge of truth assures you that even though things don't appear to be going the way you want, in the end the outcome will be how you are picturing it. Faith builds your confidence. If you walk in to an interview knowing that you will be hired, and if not the right job for you will come along, your confidence will be evident. Fear will take away from your confidence and cause doubts. Faith will encourage you to move forward, while fear will cause you to be discouraged and slow you down.

If you work towards eliminating your fears and building your faith, you will enjoy your life better. It won't happen overnight; you have to work at it. After a while, you will have more confidence and you will feel more free. Don't just think positively, but put action with your faith. Don't let your fear control you. Get control of your life and have faith.

 

If you always hang out with negative skeptical people, with a bad attitude, eventually it will affect you.  Associate with positive people, people who share your faith in GOD and Jesus Christ. Who value family and proper morality. 

Be with people who feed themselves with FAITH BUILDING substance, GOD's Words, and you will be sharpened like a knife. Unbelievers will dull your sharpness unable to effective to cope with life with the right attitude,

 The Bible says:   1st Corinthians 15:33 says "bad association spoils useful habits"

Remember, what you believe is what you will see, not the other way round.

By Chesley Maldonado

 

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The Power of God in our lives

The Creator has shown so much love to us sending His Son, Jesus Christ to save us form our impossibility to defeat sin and death. He gave us His life and as the Lord of our lives, He gives us His power if we only let Him do so.

How many times in your life have you doubted the power of God showing in your life? How many times have you said that is this is a problem that even God cannot take care of? How many times have you remained discouraged because it did not seem that the power of the most high God was shinning through you life?

Well, first , let's take a look at a certain Bible verse that should be able to reassure anyone that God is all powerful and very much in charge of this earth.

"He hath made the earth by His power, He hath established the world by His wisdom, and hath stretched out the heaven by His understanding." Jeremiah 51:15

Here we see that fact that God not only created the world that we now live on, but this particular Bible verse gives us three important facts about God: Power, Wisdom and Understanding.

Just take a look at the verse, it tells us that the earth was made by His power, established by His wisdom and that the heaven was made by His understanding. What other proof do you need to realize that a God that is this great is more than capable to take care of you and allow himself to be manifested in your life?

"And God hath both raised up the Lord and will also raise up us by His own power." 1 Corinthians 6:14

We need to start praying and allowing the Lord to live through us, because you do know that it should not be us living but the One that saved us should be the Person that is governing our lives. It is only when we allow Christ to take control of our lives that the real power of God will be manifested through us, and if you think about it some, it will not be our power at all, it will simply be the power of God that is in the hand of Jesus Christ, the one that is living in us and showing through to the people around us. It is pure and simple logic, all that we have to do is to trust in the Lord enough to let Christ have control, and He will do the rest.

There is a certain verse in the Bible that tells us what our position is in Christ. "And hath raised us up together, and made us to sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus..."Ephesians 2:6

So Christ dies on the cross for our sins and when He went into heaven, He took His place at the right hand of God, and now two thousand years later, we were saved by His grace, according to the Bible verse that I have above we are now in Christ at the right hand of God...let's not forget the Bible verse that states that everything is under Christ...(subordinate).

So, if we look at it this way, we have complete power in us through Jesus Christ. I am not saying that man is inherently good or that every one of us is a little god. No, what I am saying is that when we are saved and when we start allowing Jesus Christ to rule in our lives, the way we should let Him, then we have the complete power of God working in us, the same power that raised Christ from the dead is the same power that is working in us. I don't know about you, but I think that is very impressive!

All that we need to do is to submit ourselves under that mighty hand of the One that created us and saved us from eternal damnation.

Let's start living through the power of God and stop being the weak Christians that cannot do anything for the Lord, the only One that deserves all the glory and praise that we, weak little mounds of dirt can give.

"But I will sing of thy power; yea, I will sing of thy mercy in the morning: for Thou hast been my defense and refuge in the day of my trouble. Unto Thee, o my strength, will I sing: for God is my defense, and the God of my mercy." Psalms 59:16-17

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God Has A Great Plan for Your Life!

To live the best life God has planned for you means to believe 3 things: God is Almighty, He loves you intensely and He is much wiser than you. See more in the article below.

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God has the best plan for your life! You could never make such a plan.
The sooner you discover it, the better; it will lead you throughout life and help you be the best version of yourself. He made this plan for your life even before you were born, yet this doesn’t mean that you will automatically walk in the plans God has for you. That is because God wants you to willingly surrender to Him your free will, and for that, you need to come to the conclusion that, yes, indeed God has the best success plan for your life.

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11

"O LORD, you have searched me and you know me. You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways. Before a word is on my tongue you know it completely, O LORD.

You hem me in - behind and before; you have laid your hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain.

For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.

My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place. When I was woven together in the depths of the earth, your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.

How precious to me are your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them! Were I to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand. When I awake, I am still with you." Excerpt from Psalm 139.

In one of his sermons, Zac Poonen (Christian minister) says: "In order to fulfill God’s plan, you must first of all have faith, and by faith I mean you must believe that God loves you and you must believe that God is wiser than you and you must believe that God is Almighty and can do everything.

There are three things you must believe about God, and it is very easy to believe them:

1.First of all, that God is Almighty and He can do anything, nothing is impossible for Him, it means He can arrange all the circumstances of your life for your good. Nobody can stop God’s plan for your life. Why? Because God is Almighty. This is the first thing you must believe: God is Almighty."

2.The second thing is that God loves you intensely, there is no one who loves you like God loves you. And because He loves you, He has really planned something good for you. Jesus said that "If earthly fathers know how to give good things to their children, how much more your Heavenly Father will give good things."

You know, many people think that 'if I give my whole life to God, He is going to mess up my life and make things so difficult'; that is how the devil puts wrong ideas in your head, that God will make life very difficult for you if you give your life to Him completely and you won’t be able to enjoy life. That is the reason why so many young people don’t surrender to God completely. They think "I can plan my life better". Why do you think that? Because you think God doesn’t love you!

3.The third thing you must believe is that God’s wisdom is greater than yours. Now these things are very easy to believe. You see, God knows all about the future, you don’t know. You and I don’t even know what’s going to happen tomorrow, next year, you don’t know.

Think that the God Who sees tomorrow and the next year has made a plan for my life. Supposing some difficulty is going to come into your life next month, some great problem and you are surprised, you did not expect that problem to come into your life. You may be surprised, but is God surprised? Will God be surprised of why this happened to you? No."

It surely is best to trust our Heavenly Father, knowing that we are loved and our lives are safe and secure in His Almighty hand. Yes, God does have a plan for you and if you want to know it, ask Him to reveal it to you. He surely will!

By Claudia Miclaus

 

 

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Hay House Grand Event "I CAN DO IT" ~ 'Ignite' in San Jose :  March 17-18, 2012

Hay House is excited to announce the all new I Can Do It IGNITE!

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Full Conference Pass – Includes all day saturday and Sunday! Budget, General and Preferred seating options. Come experience all 25 Keynotes during a weekend guaranteed to ignite your spirit! Saturday All-Day Pass – General Seating. Please click here for full line-up. Sunday All-Day Pass – General Seating. Please click here for full line-up. CLICK HERE for complete details and to register online. The I Can Do It! IGNITE conference is held at San Jose Center for the Performing Arts on March 17-18, 2012.

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How to Be Grounded in God 

By Jafree Ozwald

What is God? 

The Source of God is the foundation of your very being.

It is your essential essence, your true life force and the very fabric of your soul.  When you can fully relax inside yourself, you create room to fully connect with this Divine Source from which every life experience is emanating from. The deeper you can let go and rest into your body and mind, the deeper you dive down the rabbit hole, discovering that this experience of God is the foundational truth of who and what you really are.  When you fully realize that God exists inside you, there is a feeling of deep relief like nothing you've ever experienced in your entire life. 

It's as if you were holding your breath under water all this time and have exploded up to the surface for your first breath of air.  You feel like you can take in life in its totality, with such a great lightness and buoyancy, that you often feel like you're floating on air.

To lift your consciousness is to ground it deeply.  To do this all that is needed is the state of surrender.  To completely surrender means you are not only willing to let go of your mind and every thought inside your mind, yet that willingness is also relieved of its duty.  You have completely let go!  Now this is a continual process, a perpetual release everyday, where you no longer are holding on tight to anything.  Your ego's desires move to the back burner of the stove of your life, and you trust the synchronistic flow of the Universe instead.  Trust takes the front burner over desire, and you choose to surrender to each experience, not because you have to, but because it feels soooo good! 

There is this constant merging with what is feels lighter and more free on the inside.  From this place, whatever you want, is what God wants. Your will becomes God's will, and God's will becomes your will. You become grounded in the divine reality.  This grounded enlightened state only happens through total continuous state of surrender.

"Surrender gives you the eyes to see God, and everything that is brought to these eyes becomes Divine." ~Osho

So the big question I invite you to ask yourself today is, "What causes you NOT to be grounded in God?"  What choices are you making that aren't allowing you to enjoy your life, relax into your body, and trust the divine.  This is a unique and personal answer for everyone, yet there's a 99% chance it has something to do with being wrapped up in attachment to desire. 

Attachment to any one desire is what makes you think you're separate from God.  Being deep in desire makes you think you need to go some place better, have more money and things, become a better person, all so that you can eventually find happiness, fulfillment and peace later on.  Desiring all these things makes you reach, push and lunge out for that carrot, and overlook the God Source that is already within you here now.

Desire is tricky thing because we also need desire to keep life alive, flowing and karmically moving.  Without desires we would all become sleeping slugs in puddles of warm mud.  This may sound nice to some of you, yet honestly how many years can one really enjoy this?  The secret to having a great relationship with your desires is trusting that all your wishes are also God's wishes for you.  Know that the Universe is a "team player" who is on your team, doing everything necessary to manifest your needs at the right time and place. 

When you truly surrender and trust that the Universe is always working for you and never against you, then you are able to relax fully inside your body and find a deeply grounded experience in the Divine.

If you should ever believe that God's will and your will are different, your ego is playing a game with you.  You are never separate from God. You only think you are trapped in a state of difficulty and suffering because there is some idea that you are separate.  This is what ego is all about.  Ego is simply a tension, an identity, a separate goal orientated mind inside you that is all about serving the little "me" to attain it's personal success and agenda. 

It has nothing to do with merging with existence.  Are you living from your Microcosmic Self or your Macrocosmic Self?  Try living from both and see what occurs.  Only living from ego's needs always leads to future suffering.  This is what perpetuates the cycle of needing, having, possessing, wanting and then grasping for more. 

True surrender is perpetually trusting.  It's a deep letting go of the ego's ideas about what you want and don't want.  When you do let go, you start abiding in the sacred home and heart where God is, and manifesting your desires simply happens and feels like extra icing on the cake.  Knowing this is true wisdom, and the source of where real freedom, empowerment, love and lightness will shine through.

"The apparent presence of the mind is the doorway to awakening.  Make peace with the mind in every moment and you will experience total bliss." ~Angela Walker

Another great way to be grounded in God is to slow your life waaay down.  Walk slower, eat slower, and just do things at 1/2 the speed you normally do them at.  People easily miss God when they rush through their day.  Rushing through any life experience is like an act of violence against your soul. 

It means you're attached to the Mind, still chasing after that carrot and overlooking the sweet all loving divine source that is here to be enjoyed at the core of your very being.  If you're hurrying to get here and there, you eventually get into the habit of feeling behind, overwhelmed, and never on top of your life. You stop believing in destiny and start beating yourself up about things that “should or shouldn’t” of happened. 

When you slow down you'll notice that every single problem you have is because you are not fully here now grounded in God.  When the ego stops pushing you to get to the next experience so that you one day find happiness, you'll drop the amnesia of what your life mission really is about.  The day you are 100% surrendered to the God Source, all your problems will have faded away and you'll see everything is a blessing in disguise.

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