Basic nutrition facts for low GI

Nutrition facts on the food product labels can be confusing and when ordering at a restaurant, you will be extremely lucky if the nutrition facts of the food are available. Becoming healthy and fit entail a well planned nutritious eating plan, supplements, and regular exercise. Although we cannot provide all the nutrition facts in one article, our site is filled with useful information regarding healthy eating, fitness, and supplements. The following tips are meant as guidelines only to help you make the right food choices for a healthier and leaner body.

Learn about the Glycaemic Index (GI)

If you are serious about weight loss, but want to sustain good health at the same time, you should learn how to keep the GI level in control to ensure regulation of your blood sugar. It is easier than you thought. Start by replacing the GI high foods with some GI lean foods:

• Whole wheat bread instead of white bread.
• Brown instead of white rice.
• Replace potatoes with pastas.
• Replace processed white sugar with brown sugar and where possible, with honey.

In addition, add flaxseed oil, green tea and loads of water to your diet. To lower the GI level of your meals you can also add the following:

• Organic acids such as apple vinegar to meals that contain a high level of starch.
• Green veggies to high starch meals.

Apart from taking simple steps such as not eating very ripe fruits, replacing certain foods and doing regular exercise, you can lower the GI level through Herbalife supplements. Herbalife products have comprehensive product descriptions listing the relevant nutrition facts. Visit our products pages to learn about our comprehensive range of supplements to promote good health, fat burning, endurance, and muscle building.

For more information on Herbalife’s nutritional facts visit www.shapelife.co.za or e-mail me on danita.shapelife@gmail.com

• Life health tips

Observing a few basic rules as part of your lifestyle can ensure long-lasting life health. The simple rules are shared with you to help you obtain long term life health.

• Importance of breakfast

It is true; breakfast improves your overall life health. When you go to sleep, your body goes without food for six to ten hours. If you don’t enjoy a healthy breakfast, the body is starved until lunch time. It means that it will either have to cut into its muscle reserve to obtain energy or will have to store the next meal as fat to prevent possible starvation.

It will lower the metabolism to preserve energy and you will gain weight. If you struggle with the thought of breakfast first thing in the morning, make use of the Herbalife Nutritional Shake or if you want to increase on your protein intake, add a spoon of Herbalife Protein Powder to your shake. This will ensure that you get the nutrients required.

• Eat smaller meals, but eat often

Instead of eating three large meals which leave you without energy, eat four to six smaller meals. You can substitute one to three of the meals with the Herbalife based products, depending on your need. (Weight loss, Weight Management or Weight Gain)

• Eat variety

Don’t exclude food groups from your diet as this will lead to deficiencies. In addition make sure that you get the vitamins and minerals to sustain optimal functioning by adding the Herbalife multi-vitamin complex to your diet.

• Exercise regularly

Exercise improves life health as it increases blood circulation, helps in detoxification, and strengthens the muscles. Use your Herbalife products and enjoy a healthy lifestyle.

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Basic nutrition facts

Nutrition facts on the food product labels can be confusing and when ordering at a restaurant, you will be extremely lucky if the nutrition facts of the food are available.

Becoming healthy and fit entail a well planned nutritious eating plan, supplements, and regular exercise. Although we cannot provide all the nutrition facts in one article, our site is filled with useful information regarding healthy eating, fitness, and supplements. The following tips are meant as guidelines only to help you make the right food choices for a healthier and leaner body.

Learn about the Glycaemic Index (GI)

If you are serious about weight loss, but want to sustain good health at the same time, you should learn how to keep the GI level in control to ensure regulation of your blood sugar. It is easier than you thought. Start by replacing the GI high foods with some GI lean foods:

• Whole wheat bread instead of white bread.
• Brown instead of white rice.
• Replace potatoes with pastas.
• Replace processed white sugar with brown sugar and where possible, with honey.

In addition, add flaxseed oil, green tea and loads of water to your diet. To lower the GI level of your meals you can also add the following:

• Organic acids such as apple vinegar to meals that contain a high level of starch.
• Green veggies to high starch meals.

Apart from taking simple steps such as not eating very ripe fruits, replacing certain foods and doing regular exercise, you can lower the GI level through Herbalife supplements. All the Herbalife products have comprehensive product descriptions listing the relevant nutrition facts. Visit our products pages to learn about our comprehensive range of supplements to promote good health, fat burning, endurance, and muscle building.

www.shapelife.co.za

danita.shapelife@gmail.com

Do you need to loose weight? Ok then you just needs to cut out fat right? But sorry to say that is not correct.  It is important to know that fat is an important part of your daily dietary requirements and it plays a crucial role in many of your body’s functions. Fat helps with vitamin absorption, hormone productions and helps maintain a healthy immune system.

But how much fat do you need daily?  The recommended daily allowance of fat, for those wishing to lose weight is 40-60g. That is why Herbalife takes the confusion and hard work out of getting the right nutrition and the right amount of fat each day.  Enjoy the Herbalife Nutritional Shake twice a day and have one meal of your choice to loose weight or have one Herbalife Nutritional Shake a day and two meals of your choice if you would like to maintain you weight

Our best selling Herbalife Shake provides the macro and micronutrients you need, in the right amounts.

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Maximize your health with exercise and balanced nutrition.  Herbalife (herbal life, shapeworks) range of Core Nutrition products aims to provide the elements every body needs each day to support and maintain optimal health . Herbalife support you in weight loss, weight gain, , energy and fitness and with our skin care range and hair care

What are the most important supplements to take when you need to choose only three? The supplements you take are important depending on your gender and your age

• Vitamin D – Helps your mind, and your emotional well-being. It also helps the body control calcium and boosts your immunity.
• Fish oil – Can be used daily for healthy skin and to keep inflammation in check, which helps prevent degenerative diseases and cancers. They help to lower cholesterol. Pregnant and nursing mothers can have a great impact on the intelligence and happiness of their babies by supplementing with fish oil.  For adults, omega 3 (fish oils) improves memory and the way of thinking and focus
• VITAMIN C – Called the king of the anti-oxidants and the most powerful one in the body, vitamin C has over forty six different beneficial effects alone. The body needs to be recharged with vitamin C.

You can choose from any of the following Herbalife products to help you get the nutrients and vitamins you need on a daily basis.

• Herbalife Nutritional Shake Mix
• Herbalife Multivitamin Supplement
• Herbalifeline
• Herbalife Herbal Complex
• Herbalife Cell Activator

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