The Mind Over Body Matter Letter

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Let me be blunt…

I hate abdominal products. I hate them more than you do. For more reasons than I care to admit.

I seriously do. And, if you give me a few of your precious seconds, I’ll tell you why.

But first, let me tell you why I’m writing this…

A few weeks ago… 3 to be exact… I was in the gym working out when a friend of mine came up to me and started ranting and raving about this new product that she found called “The Truth About Abs“.

Now, I trust my friend’s opinion wholeheartedly… which is the only reason I clicked on the link in the first place.

And here I am…

“But why do I hate abdominal and fat loss products
with such a devil’s ire?”

Well, let me explain.

You see, I’ve been in the health and fitness industry for a long while now. In fact, I’ve ran health clubs, started personal training programs, and created corporate wellness policies for Fortune 500 companies.

Let’s just say I know what I’m doing…

(In fact, you might already own my “Health Club Secrets” guide… but that’s another story entirely)

Here’s the deal… the health and fitness industry — more specifically, the abdominal and fat loss industry — is full of one pop shops and scammers just waiting to attack unwary consumers by taking advantage of hopes and dreams…

And overpromising and underdelivering in the process.

I have to confess, most of these guys KNOW that you are going to buy their product, never use it, and then buy something else because it’s TOO HARD or it’s not working like it’s supposed to.

Couple that with the fact that most people never ask for refunds and you’ve got a serious recipe for disaster for the unconditioned newbie that has absolutely NO IDEA what the hell’s going on.

Remember, these weight loss companies are getting sued ALL THE TIME for fraudulent claims and even DEATHS… but, when these companies die off… another one takes it’s place.

So, you can imagine my skeptical nature when my friend told me about the Truth About Abs. But, she’s usually right on in situations like this…

When I reached the site, I was pretty impressed with the content and the testimonials. However, I was a little skeptical because I know that it’s pretty easy to get testimonials
from newbies… after all… just by them doing SOMETHING… they will generally see results.

Again, I still thought to myself… “Nice site, however, I’ve
seen nice packaging before and ended up getting scammed”

And I left the site.

Surprisingly, a few days later, my friend asked me if I had bought the package and I replied that I hadn’t. Of course, she chastised me for being such a heartless bastard for not believing her…

Forward that night.

I’m pretty well known around the industry so I did some quick networking and got the “backdoor” email address to Mike Geary. I sent him a quick and dirty email stating that I had over 100,000 loyal subscribers (which is true) and I’ve had a bunch of people ask my opinion of his services.

At 6am the next morning, I had a reply…

Apparently, they had heard of me and was surprised that I hadn’t approached them earlier. He attached a review copy to the email and told me to…

Do my worst in my review

Not a problem for a callous SOB like me, right?

So, I download the Truth About Abs and poured my favorite cup of green tea.

(If you aren’t drinking green tea, you’re missing out)

I figured I’d spend about and hour going through the material and then write a “thumbs down” review for my subscriber base and let that be that.

But an hour wasn’t enough.

But does it work… read on…

* Is the hype surrounding the Truth About Abs justified?

* Can the Truth About Abs help a complete rookie actually get a 6 pack?

* Does the Truth About Abs offer anything at all for the advanced professional?

Keep reading to find the truth…

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Here’s a video by John Barban on how to buy protein powder…

Man, I had no idea buying protein powder could be so INVOLVED… lol.

Much more on the way on this subject…

Juice fasting is one of the things that people talk about a lot when people think of fasting.

However, Pilon talks about juice fasting, and why you don’t want to do it when you’re on his Eat Stop Eat plan…

Enjoy.

Want to try something new… and give your lifestyle a much needed BREAK from the boring eat this, don’t eat that, not now, now? Check out Eat Stop Eat today… the insider’s secrets to dropping the pounds with ANY lifestyle…

I suppose all of us have at one time or another wondered does fasting work?

On the surface it appears to make sense, especially for the short term.

Less food, giving the body a chance to cleanse itself from unwanted toxins that have managed to take up residence, and allowing the body’s natural processes to work. This all seems to make sense. Then we head to the supermarket and are confronted by images of the latest starlet and her emaciated form clinging to life, and wonder what if any benefits are to be found in denying the body the basic building blocks of life? The answers, like in many areas, lies somewhere in between the emphatic abstinence from all fasting, and the fanatic abstinence from all food!

Fasting does have a beneficial effect on our bodies, but only if it’s not overdone. We’ve all seen and heard about famous fasts for political and spiritual reasons, and far be it from me to debate the spiritual benefits one may or may not receive from such an endeavor, (political fasting tends to end badly most of the time) fasting for a health benefit is both a good practice and long a staple of those seeking optimum health.

The key question here is how much and how often. I’ve become a fan of what is known as “intermittent fasting”, which is the practice, as the name implies, of doing a fast at intermittent periods. There is a lot of latitude here. Some people do as much as alternate day fasting, some one or two days per week. Most people opt for the once or twice per week regimen, in part because many who are employing these methods are on a fitness quest, and to deprive the body further would likely derail their efforts at optimum health.

Doing this type of fasting allows for individuals to still maintain a rigorous workout routine if they so desire, and in fact can benefit that aspect greatly, both by helping to cleanse the body of accumulated toxins by the use of the fasts, as well as by helping to keep additional weight from adding another element to the fitness equation.

Make sure you are healthy enough to employ a fast, without a heart condition, hypoglycemia or other serious medical issues. Start slowly and get used to the lifestyle and see what works for you and you’ll have a much greater shot at success. Programs started at light speed sometimes lose their traction as people get discouraged and lose interest. Start slow to ensure success!

You would do well to check out this kind of fasting as a method of not only improving your dietary and general fitness levels, but also for the many added benefits that fasting usually brings around, some of those being a sense of discipline, improved sense of well-being, a real chance for your body to rejuvenate, and an antidote to the fast paced lives we all live.