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African Mango: What Is African Mango and why should you care

New products promising quick weight loss – the easy way – are quite regularly released to the hungry weight loss market.

Those forever-on-diet (but little to show for it) crowds are always looking for an easier, quicker weight loss fix.

And it’s for a good reason.

Despite the best efforts from many interested parties, battle of the bulge has not been won yet. On the contrary: let’s be honest, it looks like we’re loosing this game.

Overweight people – be it just a few pounds overweight, who just need a little help to get to their ideal weight, or those clinically obese – are lost in the weight loss maze.

They’re starving for not only a “normal” meal again, and to free their already over-scheduled days from long fitness sessions – but also for a true remedy for their weight loss ailments.

Does losing fat really has to be this hard?

No matter what your experience with weight loss has been so far, I’m here to tell you that – no, losing weight doesn’t have to be that hard!

Every now and then a new ingredient showing promise offers a glimpse of hope for those who had not have any luck with the previous “miraculous” weight loss remedy. Of these, some work; some don’t. Those ingredients that show both safety and results are included in weight loss pills and supplements; the rest are promptly (and deservedly!) forgotten.

But an ingredient like African mango extract is rare. Some are already calling it revolutionary.

Why is that?

African mango (Irvingia gabonensis) is an exotic fruit that grows only in West African rain forests.

African mango, also known as bush mango, differs from other mango fruits in that it produces a peculiar seed, Dikka nuts. People of Cameroon have been using these seeds for centuries because of their medical properties and – what’s interesting for us – as an aid to endure long hunts without feeling hunger.

Scientist took a closer look on this miracle from jungle, finding Dikka nuts exceptional in their weight loss properties – and African mango extract was finally born.

The study published in the journal of “Lipids in Health and Disease” was conducted on 102 people split between those taking the African Mango and those taking the placebo.

According to that study, taking African Mango resulted in “significant improvements in body weight, body fat, and waist circumference. African Mango (Irvingia gabonensis) administered 150 mg twice daily before meals to overweight and/or obese human volunteers favorably impacts body weight and a variety of parameters characteristic of the metabolic syndrome.”

Recently featured on a popular ABC medical show, African mango was proven to be effective in weight loss, thanks to its extraordinary abilities to increase the levels of Leptin in the bloodstream of those taking it. (Leptin is a hormone regulating your hunger and metabolism.)

What can African mango extract do for you?

You will finally lose weight, especially on belly region.

African mango extract will suppress appetite – a welcomed help if you’re battling the battle of the bulge, and increase your metabolism, making it easier for your body to burn fat. Even more, African mango extract actually inhibits production of new body fat!

It will give you an energy boost and fight fatigue.

African mango extract can lower “bad” LDL cholesterol levels and decrease blood sugar levels!

To stay on the safe side, pregnant and breastfeeding women are however not advised to take African mango diet pills.

I’ve promised you in the beginning of this article that I have a good news regarding dieting and weight loss you’ve been waiting for.

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How to manage Bland Diet

What is a bland diet? It is a diet specially set to treat certain gastrointestinal or stomach problems such as heartburns, ulcers and gas.

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An answer to a question, what is a bland diet, is that it is a simple treatment for people suffering from any one or more gastrointestinal disorders such as chronic gastritis, ulcer, esophagitis and dyspepsia.

Bland diet is a dietary regimen for people suffering from stomach disorders. Hence, it is quite understood that ingredients of a bland diet are soft food items, which are easy to digest with a capacity to keep the acidity to low levels. Questions about diet may be asked to your physicians and he/she can suggest the diet or recommend a dietician to do it.

Diet medical questions may include the queries about the food stuffs to eat and food stuffs to avoid during the time while a person experien ces any gastrointestinal disorders. However, before a dietician could decide the bland diet for a person, he/she needs to seek answers to several medical questions related to the person such as any food allergies or irritations associated with any food items and emotions medical questions of people.

Bland Diet:

The diet prescribed as a bland diet will include food items that are easy to digest and low in fiber and acid contents. Even giving up alcohol and smoking is advised while patient is on bland diet. Also a patient is advised to have 4 to 6 light meals after regular interval to avoid heavy and large meals.

Chewing food properly and eating slowly helps in the digestion of the food. Adequate sleep, avoiding smoking and controlling anxiety are supportive treatments for the standard treatment of the problem.

Allowed Food Items:

• Dairy Products
Milk, cheese, yogurt with low-fats and other dairy products are easily digested and hence, can be included as a part of bland diet. However, there is no restriction on ice-creams and one may consume even ice creams during bland diet, but it should not have any product such as nuts that are not allowed in bland diet.

• Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
Fresh vegetables and fruits are allowed to a bland dieter. However, while carrot, squash, green peas are good to eat in a bland diet, broccoli, onions and green peeper should be avoided as it forms gas. In fruits, oranges, grapefruits, and bananas are allowed.

• Proteins
Protein requirement of the body, while on a bland diet should be met with soy products and meat. Fried chicken and greasy hamburgers are not allowed to be consumed, while grilled and baked chicken is allowed.
Low-fat peanut butter and eggs are also efficient to meet the body’s protein requirement in a bland diet.

• Carbohydrates
Carbohydrates are contained in whole grain breads, pasta, oatmeal, corn flakes, white rice and sweet potatoes. All these food items are allowed.

Bland diet is designed for treating certain medical circumstances such as gastrointestinal problems. Hence, to answer what is a bland diet, we can say that this is a diet that aims at improving the digestion with the help of a timed-routine diet and soft to digest food items. Once the problem is controlled patients can return to their normal diet.

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Close Kept Secrets to Weight Loss Lesson #17

Close Kept Secrets to Weight Loss Lesson #17

God is the most awesome force that we have. Every time we are off track, we just need to ask ourselves one question. Why am I disconnecting from Him?

I have previously written about a favorite author of mine, Florence Scovel Shinn. She has written many books, one of which is called The Game of Life and How to Play It. This is the book that helped me change my thoughts when I was very ill. I read it over and over and over again to help me create a different pattern of thought. It was an absolute gift to me and I would encourage you to get it. In addition, I just recently got her book entitled The Wisdom of Florence Scovel Shinn. This is a compilation of four of her books. I use these books in my daily devotion to stay connected to God. The messages are so incredibly powerful, yet simple. Staying connected to God in every thought that we have is the answer. Let go and let God. Surrender!

I am going to use part of her book to illustrate some points:

“All life is high vibration. You combine with what you notice, or you combine with what you vibrate to. If you are vibrating injustice and resentment you meet it on your pathway, at every step. You will certainly think it is hard world and that everybody is against you. Hermes Trismegistus said several thousands of years ago, “To change your mood you must change your vibrations.” I make it even stronger: I say, to change your world, you must change your vibrations. Turn on a different current in your battery of thought, and you’ll see the difference immediately. Suppose you have been resenting people and saying you are not appreciated. Make the statement: “God appreciates me, therefore, man appreciates me, I appreciate myself.

The law of laws, is to do unto others as you would be done by; for, whatever you send out comes back and what you do to others will be done to you. So, the woman who refrains from criticism, saves herself from criticism. Critical people are always being criticized. They also have rheumatism, for acid thoughts produce acid in the blood, which causes pain in the joints. Be undisturbed by a situation and it falls away.”

When we react, when we judge, when we resist, we are disconnecting from God. All of these emotions are fear-based. As Wayne Dyer says, “If you knew who walked beside you at all times, you would have no fear.”

Recently, I had an e-mail conversation with a friend and it went back and forth several times. This friend had a lot of anger in his words. Instead of reacting, I remained calm and it was absolutely amazing. My last e-mail to him, I wrote “Let’s give this to God.” He then responded with more anger, but I was not moved; I had complete peace. A short time later, this friend e-mailed me and was very kind.

I use this to illustrate that it is about always remaining connected to our Source. I have to remind myself as well as I can get off track very easily. Remember, 7 year old Tami who wants to stick her tongue out and say, “Neener, neener, neener. You’re not the boss of me.” Sometimes she still comes out, but it’s my ego talking. This is what Wayne Dyer says of EGO—Edging God Out.

Look at where you need to connect to Him and just plug the connection back in. Then feel the power light up your world. Your power source is back and illuminating UNCONDITIONAL LOVE!

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