Understanding Food Marketing Labels: Don't Be Deceived!

Above photo: Protein Shakes and Shaker commonly used by body builders

Honest Tea Pomegranate Blue Flavored Herbal Tea boasts on its label: "Just a tad sweet." In reality, this drink has about 100 calories worth of sugar, which is a day's limit for women according to the American Heart Association. And it is mostly "added sugar" not even from fruit as the label tries to make the consumer believer.

On the bags of Dove Strawberry and Cocoa Almond label says "Made with real fruit." There are no real strawberries in this product. It is strawberry flavored cranberries. It also says on the label it contains 210 calories. This entire package has in reality 780 calories.

On the label of Chobani Apple Veg Drink you see photos of spinach leaves, cucumber slices and apples. The first ingredient in this drink may be yogurt and the product may seem to be a good way to get your veggies easily, quickly and tasty too. Think again. This drink has more sugar than apple or cucumber puree and more natural flavors than spinach juice.

On the box of Special K Protein Chocolatey Peanut Butter Chewy Granola Bars you will read "4g protein." A food is only suppose to be able to boast about its protein content if a serving has at least 5 grams. In tiny print you will read "Good source of protein, 10% Daily Value or more per 40g (1 1/2 bars). This means you will need to eat 1 1/2 bars to get this good source of protein.

Luna Berry Greek Yogurt High Protein Bar does actually have 12 grams of protein in it just as the label says, however, the protein is mostly from "soy protein isolate" and not the Greek yogurt featured on the box. The Luna is actually a Sugar Soy Protein Bar marketed up very pretty to look like real food. (source: Nutrition Action Health Letter April 2017)

Food manufacturers are most intelligent at marketing their foods to you in the most favorable way for them, to get your money for something they say is in their packages, and looks like is in their packages, and could be something really healthy for you, when in reality it is not.

Deceit is the name of the game for many products on our shelves today and not "good for your health" that boast of high protein or a great way to get your veggies quickly and much more.

Life's Abundance produces a remarkable Protein source as well as a real way to get your veggies easily in their Plant Protein Powder and their Greens Blend.

The Plant Protein comes in chocolate and vanilla flavors.

It is 100% grain-free, plant-based protein powder in a nutrient-rich blend of clean, high-quality proteins including pea, chia, pumpkin, hemp and quinoa.

At only 100 calories, it contains 14 grams of high-quality protein in every serving. For comparison, one-half of a boneless chicken breast, cooked is about 13 grams of protein and 115 calories.
Life’s Abundance Plant Protein is absolutely delicious and you can feel great about drinking it every day, because each and every ingredient was carefully chosen for its quality and safety.

While other protein powders use sunflower oil, we decided not to use this oil because it is high in omega-6 fatty acids, a fat that is much too prevalent in the American diet. Our Life’s Abundance Plant Protein contains non-GMO coconut oil powder, which is a great source of beneficial fatty acids that are easily absorbed. In addition, this health-promoting oil adds to the delicious taste and smooth texture of our blend.

Life’s Abundance Plant Protein is ideal for pre or post workouts, breakfast or whenever you need a healthy boost of energy from protein or a quick on-the-go snack

With a superior taste and texture, it mixes easily with water into a silky smooth, rich and satisfying shake. Add to smoothies, pancakes, baked goods, oatmeal and more for a delicious way to increase protein.

Vanilla Plant Protein Powder

Life's Abundance Greens Blend nourishes your body with a blend of raw, certified-organic grasses plus certified, organic mushrooms.

Our organic raw greens are grown in glacial soil and cut at peak harvest before the jointing stage, so you're getting the best quality greens. Because they are raw, they retain more nutrients than cooked greens.

To boost this formula’s nutrient value, we added a certified organic blend of reishi, maitake, and shitake mushrooms to provide a vegetarian source of iron and B vitamins, and also a great source of phytonutrients and antioxidants.
Life’s Abundance Greens Blend has a delicious-yet-subtle berry flavor and silky smooth texture. It mixes easily with water or into your favorite smoothie. It is one of the best tasting GMO-free greens blends on the market and leaves no "grassy" aftertaste.

At only 25 calories per serving, this nutrient dense supplement is a simple way to help you consume the recommended 5-9 servings of fruits and vegetables daily.

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DISCLAIMER: THESE STATEMENTS HAVE NOT BEEN EVALUATED BY THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION. THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS NOT INTENDED TO DIAGNOSE, TREAT, CURE OR PREVENT ANY DISEASE. ALL HEALTH CONCERNS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY A QUALIFIED HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL.  THE ARTICLE CONTENT IS OFFERED AS A RESOURCE FOR HEALTHIER LIFESTYLES.

Escape the Addiction of a Junk Food Junkie

Are you a junk food junky? There are ways you can resist the flood of junk food on the market that forever fights for your attention. They are:

• don't let yourself get too hungry
• skip the crash diets and focus on the quality of the food you eat
• don't drink your calories (sugary drinks like soda, sports drinks, energy drinks or sweetened teas lead to weight gain)
• try fresh fruit or carrots for between meal snacks
• notice the emotional triggers that set you up to crave palatable rewarding foods
• go for a walk instead of eating
• call a friend instead of eating
• try some meditation
• distract yourself

The marketers that set up our food snacks have no mercy for our health. They set things up in ways that makes it really hard for people to resist snacking on junk foods.

Get angry with the ones that try to get your money for things that can ruin your health. Consciously make healthier eating choices. Instead of the sugary drinks try Life's Abundance Minerals and Antioxidant drink mix. (source: Nutrition Action Health Letter April 2017)

 Americans are deficient in minerals. In fact, way back in 1936, the Department of Agriculture told congress that 99% of the population was deficient. Regrettably, there are many more recent studies confirming varying amounts of mineral deficiencies in our diet, mainly due to their depletion in our soil.
We need minerals! Vitamins cannot work properly without them and they are absolutely vital to maintain our mental and physical well being. Since the body cannot manufacture minerals, they must come from our diet.

Life’s Abundance Minerals & Antioxidants drink mix is a delicious way to supplement your diet.
This unique mix is made with a variety of freshly harvested sea vegetables and contains approximately 74-plant based, naturally chelated, trace minerals. For an additional nutritional boost, it also contains antioxidants from 11 nutrient-rich super fruits like acai, cranberry, goji, maqui and pomegranate ... making this a high ORAC beverage blend. ORAC stands for oxygen radical absorbance capacity and it's a way of measuring the antioxidant level, which is important because antioxidants are essential to good health.

Unlike many liquid water enhancers made from chemicals, our formula is made with coconut water and aloe vera and it does not contain any added sugar, artificial flavors, colors or preservatives. The organic coconut water replaces electrolytes plus it is alkalizing, which helps to restore a natural pH balance in the body and counters the effects of an acidic diet.

Instead of giving you a sugar crash like most other “health” drinks, our Minerals & Antioxidants mix gives you sustained energy.

Give hydration a boost with Life’s Abundance Minerals & Antioxidants. In two delicious flavors, Cherry and Tropical Fruit, pour into a water bottle for a convenient, go-anywhere nutritious drink. Take it to the gym or give a bottle to the kids … it’s delicious, refreshing and nourishing!

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If you become impressed with our products, just wait until you hear about our income opportunity. You might be surprised to learn that you can earn a substantial income from selling our health-promoting products for pets and humans. There's never been a more exciting time to sign-up as a Life's Abundance Field Representative. With new product releases on the horizon, you will find more ways to reach new customers and net serious wages. It is an opportunity that will keep you engage with other people in a "helping" kind of way.

 No products to stock or ship out. Life's Abundance takes care of the entire purchase transaction along with shipping. Life's Abundance customers enjoy fast shipping within 2 business days of ordering.

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DISCLAIMER: THESE STATEMENTS HAVE NOT BEEN EVALUATED BY THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION. THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS NOT INTENDED TO DIAGNOSE, TREAT, CURE OR PREVENT ANY DISEASE. ALL HEALTH CONCERNS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY A QUALIFIED HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL.  THE ARTICLE CONTENT IS OFFERED AS A RESOURCE FOR HEALTHIER LIFESTYLES.

Cause and Effects of Human Obesity Being Studied Continuously

Researchers continue to try and find out exactly why people get fat. Is it because we take in more energy than we can expend, or is it because we just overeat, or is it because people who get fat are more sedentary, or is there something happening hormonally in the bodies of people who get fatter than other people.



The goal of researchers studying the problem of human obesity is to accumulate some conclusive evidence "soon."

More questions they keep asking to find answers to are:

• is a calorie a calorie
• are all calories equal
• is the body more likely to store rather than burn - a calorie of carbs than a calorie of fat

The accepted explanation for weight gain of 10 obesity experts at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases is:

• people become fat because they eat more calories than they burn and therefore store the excess as body fat 

There is a worldwide prevalence of obesity notes Margaret Chan, Director-General of the World Health Organization. This population-wide obesity continues to occur at an alarming speed. What is the cause of our obesity epidemic? And  how can we stop it are two important questions still unanswered.

It is a complicated process that makes us feel like we are starving, so then we eat more, the metabolic rate slows down and burns fewer calories. Researchers thinking is that cutting carbs should boost calorie burning and shrink body fat (in theory: "the carbohydrate-insulin theory").

When studies were performed based upon the carbohydrate-insulin theory (cutting carbs and the daily insulin secretion goes down, which should have released fat from their fat cells, boosting fat loss while relieving the internal starvation causing calorie burning to go up. This did NOT occur.

The number of calories burned went down but they found the opposite effect of instead of speeding up fat loss, the low-carb diet actually slowed it down. Yet, this particular study did not cut carbs enough or last long enough ARGUED some critics.

And so then another study was done that did not prove much difference. Results just added to the evidence from many other controlled feeding studies on more than 500 people which is the studies fail to show that cutting carbs boosts calorie burning or fat loss. Researchers still feel, however, that it is possible a very low carb diet curbs a dieter's appetite. More research and more studies need to be done and are in the process of being done. (source: Nutrition Action Health letter April 2017). 

It seems the jury is still out and no definite cause and effect has been found and neither a solution to the overwhelming problem of human obesity worldwide. They are, however, still working on it and studying about it. In the meantime:

What is a person to do?

I say just eat as healthy as you can (be as active as you can) and to help you eat even healthier try using the Life's Abundance Nutrition Bundle:

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• Vanilla Flavor Plant Protein
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• Greens Blend
• Probiotic
• Multivitamin
• Fish Oil Capsules

Join the Life's Abundance Team and start helping pets and humans live longer, healthier lives. 

Use our products. 

If you become impressed with our products, just wait until you hear about our income opportunity. You might be surprised to learn that you can earn a substantial income from selling our health-promoting products for pets and humans. There's never been a more exciting time to sign-up as a Life's Abundance Field Representative. With new product releases on the horizon, you will find more ways to reach new customers and net serious wages. It is an opportunity that will keep you engage with other people in a "helping" kind of way.

 No products to stock or ship out. Life's Abundance takes care of the entire purchase transaction along with shipping. Life's Abundance customers enjoy fast shipping within 2 business days of ordering.

LET'S GET STARTED

THIS IS A MOST EXCITING TIME TO BUILD A NETWORK MARKETING BUSINESS

DISCLAIMER: THESE STATEMENTS HAVE NOT BEEN EVALUATED BY THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION. THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS NOT INTENDED TO DIAGNOSE, TREAT, CURE OR PREVENT ANY DISEASE. ALL HEALTH CONCERNS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY A QUALIFIED HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL.  THE ARTICLE CONTENT IS OFFERED AS A RESOURCE FOR HEALTHIER LIFESTYLES.