Even though the detox program is not a weight loss program, participants have reported weight loss from 6 to 15 pounds. The unwanted weight comes off your body as you detox, eliminating toxins from your body. If losing weight is a concern for you, consider the modified version of the 12 Day Power Detox Program.
In addition to weight loss, the 12 Day Power Detox Program is also a spiritual journey to get rid of negative emotions; i.e. emotional baggage, burdens from the past or anything that’s preventing you from being totally free and embracing positive emotions
The Program also provides the support and accountability needed to cheer you on to the finish line. The journey can get lonely at times and that extra support goes a long way.
At the end of the twelve days, you will have a healthier body with new healthy habits, a mind that’s set to make healthy choices and a rejuvenated spirit. Imagine having a life which has rewards like fewer visits to the doctor, longer life, reduced medical expenses, happiness and increased energy. It’s time to heal to your whole being. You can begin to live your best life if you act now.
Here are some benefits you’ll experience during the 12 day detox program:

• Release unwanted and belly fat and weight, up to 15 pounds.
• Revive your body with essential living foods while eliminating harmful toxins. Cleanse your body from buildup of harmful toxins i.e. preservatives, pesticides, heavy metals such as mercury and lead in the body through the consumption of the food we eat and exposure to pollution. Detoxing helps to reduce the risk of serious diseases.
• Restore by replenishing your body with vital nutrients that can easily be absorbed.
• Retrain your stomach to love nature’s best foods and reject counterfeits. Crave less junk and crave more of the same healthy food. You will begin the lifestyle of eating healthier even after the Detox Program.
• Regain energy with powerful superfoods. Begin to Look and Feel Younger
• Rejuvenate your soul and spirit by detoxing negative emotions and embracing positive emotions with the included 12 Day Power Detox Devotional.

​​Here are other exciting new aspects of the book you can look forward to as you get a copy of the book on Amazon.com.

• Tropical Green Smoothie Recipes, making a total of 11 delicious smoothie recipes available to enjoy, including Grocery List and Meal and Activity Plan. Your friends and family in Asia, Africa, Central America, South America, the Caribbean and Oceania can now participate in the detox program.
• Foods to avoid on the detox program.
• Spice Up Your Smoothie with exciting flavors suggested in the book.
• E-book (Kindle), Paperback and Hardcopy formats are available.​

We also provide support groups on Facebook and WhatsApp. The book is available on Amazon at http://tiny.cc/12DPDUSA
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May 11 also coincides with the beginning of the National Women’s Health Week. The week-long event ends on May 17, 2014. In support of Women’s health, I invite you to participate in this annual observance encouraging women to make their health a priority and help women understand what it means to be well.

As women, we can take this opportunity this week to love on ourselves by taking care of ourselves. We do so well in taking care of everyone else, how about taking some time this week to tell yourself you matter too.
You may decide to schedule your routine medical checkup, enroll in a weight loss program, incorporate exercise into your lifestyle, Schedule Complimentary Discovery Session with Ade to help you get back on track, eat healthier, get enough rest, pledge to be a well woman or participate in the National Women's Checkup Day; any additional action you take today counts.

Have you ever wondered why the passengers on an aircraft is instructed by the flight attendant to always fit their own mask before helping children, the disabled, or persons requiring assistance during pre-flight safety demonstration? The idea is that you will not be in a position to help others if you don't help yourself first. The same principle applies to your health; Take proper care of yourself first so that you will be in a position to take care others.

Being overweight or obese is a common struggle in the United States: Sixty-two percent of U.S. women older than 20 are overweight or obese. Being overweight or obese increases your chances of get-ting many diseases, including: l coronary artery disease l type 2 diabetes l stroke l cancer of the colon, breast, thyroid, esophagus, kidney, gall-bladder, and pancreas.

Good quality of life, long life, absence of sickness and diseases, happiness, more energy, weight control and the list goes on are benefits of taking proper care of yourself which cannot be over emphasized.

Pledge to be a well woman!
Get on the map! Join thousands of women across the country taking steps to live longer, healthier, happier lives. Join them! Take the pledge.

What does it mean to be a well woman?

It's a state of mind. It's being as healthy as you can be. And, most importantly, it's about taking steps to improve your physical and mental health:

• Visit a health care professional to receive regular checkups and preventive screenings.
• Get active.
• Eat healthy.
• Pay attention to mental health, including getting enough sleep and managing stress.
• Avoid unhealthy behaviors, such as smoking, texting while driving, and not wearing a seatbelt or bicycle helmet.

Celebrate National Women's Checkup Day

The goal is to encourage women to schedule an annual well-woman visit. A well-woman visit is a checkup.  It's a time to see your health care provider to:

Discuss your health habits and family history.

Get or schedule necessary screenings and exams.
Set health goals.

The 12th annual National Women's Checkup Day will be Monday, May 12, 2014, during National Women's Health Week.

Spread the word about National Women's Health Week to your mom, sisters, daughters, friends, and coworkers! Invite them to join in the celebration by using the resources below.

Visit http://womenshealth.gov/nwhw/learn/checkup.html for more information.

Every year about this time, Christians celebrate the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Thank God, Jesus is alive I could not imagine my life without him.

The word “alive” or living brings hope, reassurance, life, health, sustenance while the word “dead” connotes a lot of negative things depending on the context it is used.

I'm so excited about this topic because finally we can begin to get down to business i.e. the reason we feel the way we feel.

Today the challenge is to find out how alive or dead the food we consume is. There are many places where we store food in our homes but I chose the refrigerator because it’s one the most frequently visited places where we store food.

You may be wondering why you should care or why this is important. The answer is simple: nutrient value and the health of your body.
94% of all chronic diseases like diabetes, obesity, autoimmune diseases, infertility, cancer and more are related to food intake. Think of how many lives we would be able to save if we were able to effectively teach people how to make healthy food choices and give them ways to stick to it.  Living foods—especially fresh, raw foods—are more nutritious because they still have all of their vitamins, minerals, and enzymes (which the body needs to help you properly digest and metabolize food). Some of these nutrients in food typically get destroyed during the processing, cooking, and packaging that dead food goes through. In the most dangerous categories of dead foods—those that have refined flour and added sugar—they may actually suck stored vitamins out of your body as your system tries to metabolize them.

You can eat food that is organic every day, but if most of it is cooked on high heat then it is void of nutrition. Just about everyone has heard of the benefits of eating raw "live" food, but what ratio of your total food intake is actually raw (or not heated over 120 degrees)? When you add up everything you put in your mouth, from baked, boiled, broiled, and fried, you may find you're eating a majority of "dead food." If you have a "cooked food" profile above 70%, you need to flip that ratio and become at least 70% raw, and it may take a while to adjust.

To begin today’s exercise, Click Here to get a download of Alive or Dead Check list. Go through items in your refrigerator to determine if they are living or dead. While you go thru items in your fridge, check them for expiry dates especially the bottled items.

Over the last 4 years, I've been spending a few weeks each year doing the Daniel fast which involves eating Living Food. These times have been the best seasons of my life. Apart from feeling so alive and healthier in my body, my spirit is so alert and I’m able to receive messages from God with great clarity and comprehension. The emotional highs and lows also disappear so it becomes a spirit, soul and body experience.

This exercise is more efficient for those who cook and eat at home regularly and have at least 10 -15 items in their refrigerator. So download the Checklist and get started.


Living Food

Alive foods occur naturally in nature. They are healthy foods which grow naturally in the earth. They are food containing seed which makes them life because when you plant them they produce life. They are raw, unprocessed or uncooked food. These types of foods will provide your body with the nutrients it needs to function optimally.

Proper nourishment from "alive" foods and is one of the cornerstones to optimal health. This type of food contributes to your overall state of health and longevity. When you consume foods that deliver the nutrients your body needs in an easy to digest form that your body can efficiently utilize, your health will thrive and you'll feel amazing too!

Nuts, seeds, whole grains, fresh fruits and vegetables are where the nutrition really is. That's where the vibrancy of life is really found, and where nature has provided all the medicine you'll ever need. These are the foods that allow your body to heal itself. Fresh fruits and vegetable fall into this category, as do milk and cheese, freshly made baked potatoes and potato dishes, and freshly baked breads.

As a general rule, if a food spoils quickly, it's a living food. An exception to the rule is in the case of seeds and nuts. If they are properly stored, they would last for a longer period of time.

Raw Food – Raw vegetables, fresh fruit, unroasted nuts and seeds, and sprouted grains, beans, and legumes are at the top of the living food pyramid. They are packed with vitamins and enzymes, all perfectly intact because the food is fresh and unaltered by heat, processing, or containerized storage

Try making a green smoothie for breakfast filled with yummy fresh cucumber, celery, wild blueberries and leafy greens. Eat a big salad with your favorite animal or non-animal form of protein for lunch. For dinner, start out with some fresh pressed veggie juice and then work your way into your favorite cooked foods.

Water is also living. It’s an excellent source of vital minerals that the body needs amongst its other functions. Human beings are the only that drink other liquids besides water.

Do you know about these appetite suppressants? They are a big glass of water, cardiovascular exercise and raw foods—that is, any raw food that's not very high glycemic. Raw vegetables are the best. They just shut off your appetite. The results are amazing.

Dead Food

Dead food is refined and processed food. It includes fast foods, pasteurized, homogenized, packaged, artificially colored food "stuff" like cheese-flavored snacks, potato chips, wheat crackers, beef jerky, vegetable chips, dried fruit, boxed cereal, meal replacement bars or TV dinners. Nuts that has been baked, boiled or steamed is also classified as dead food.

Most processed foods contain high amounts of sugar, salt and ingredients that lead to the health problems Americans experience today.

Food can also be "dead" by cooking it at high temperatures. These temperature destroy proteins, alter carbohydrates and actually form new carcinogenic compounds (like acrylamides). While some cooked foods are quite good for you (roots, leafy vegetables, etc.), they don't compare to the health-enhancing properties of living foods.

Once food has been heated above approximately 118 degrees Fahrenheit, a considerable amount of the nutritional value has been compromised. This means that you’re receiving partial benefits from eating the cooked food even if you have a plate full of colorful cooked vegetables.

A dead food is specifically a cooked food that does not have toxic ingredients. In other words, a dead food is better for you than a toxic food. Now, it may not give you outstanding nutrition, but at least it's not going to kill you. It's not going to poison your blood, and it won't accelerate your chronic disease in the same way that toxic foods do, so dead foods are a step up.

Toxic Food

Food become toxic because of toxic ingredients added to them or contain toxic chemicals as a result of their high temperature during cooking, processing or preservation. These are the foods in the grocery store that contain metabolic disrupting ingredients like monosodium glutamate, yeast extract, hydrogenated and partially hydrogenated oils, artificial colors, sodium nitrate, refined sugars, white flour and lots of sodium. These are toxic ingredients.

Even though white flour might sound kind of natural because it's made from wheat, but contains a toxic chemical called alloxan, which promotes type 2 diabetes. It's a contaminant that results from the bleaching process of white flour, but, of course, it's not listed on the label.

Carbohydrates cooked at very high temperatures—especially potato chips, nacho chips or any other fried snack chips—contain chemicals that aren't listed on the label. These chemicals cause cancer. Though they aren't added as ingredients. They're just byproducts of the cooking process.

Another culprit is processed meats i.e. beef jerky, sausage, hot dogs, pepperoni, salami, bologna and packaged ham and turkey which contain cancer causing agents like sodium nitrite or nitrate. They are color-fixing chemicals which make the food look more attractive.

These foods will give you cancer, diabetes, heart disease and depression. They can literally imbalance your entire brain

function. They can destroy your moods and make you become negative and depressed. All these toxic foods stress out your entire system. It's like injecting poison into your blood.

Yeast extract is something to watch out for. It's a way companies slip MSG into foods without having to put it on the label. Basically, food companies have found a clever way to get free glutamate—which is like an amino acid—into their foods, and this is what stimulates the taste buds and makes food taste better than it should. It gives foods a deeper, richer, more exciting taste.

Cooked Food Vs Raw Food

For starters, cooked foods will make you feel hungry. That's right; if you eat cooked foods, especially cooked carbohydrates in any form—even whole grains—they will make you feel hungry. If you ate those exact same grains raw, you'd feel so full you couldn't take another bite. The same is true with vegetables. If you cook some cabbage and eat it, you won't fill up. If you eat raw cabbage, you feel full before you've hardly eaten anything. Raw vegetables are the best. They just shut off your appetite. They don't even have to be whole vegetables. They can be blended. Try eating half a bowl of raw soup; it just turns off your appetite. Dead foods stimulate your appetite, and raw foods turn it off. If you see someone who's overweight, you can assume that person is eating lots of dead foods and probably a fair amount of carbohydrates.

Final Advice on Living Food

To get the maximum punch of the vitamins, minerals and enzymes your body needs to run well, stick with raw, living food as much as possible. Living food is not only better for you than dead food, it's better for the environment too. When you buy living food, you eliminate the energy, raw materials, and waste products associated with processing the food and storing it in cans, bottles, boxes, and shrink wrap. And the more raw food you eat, the less energy you use for cooking.

I understand that it takes lots of determination and discipline to restrict yourself to a raw food diet and get completely get away from dead food. But as much as you can even if you start slowly, always choose living food over dead or toxic food. Sometimes it's just a matter of better planning; for instance, consider keeping a bag of natural trail mix in your desk drawer rather than a bag of chips. . Start with one meal a day that contains zero dead food and slowly you will shift into a healthier lifestyle. Instead of packaged, flavored and overly sweetened instant oatmeal for breakfast, try two eggs scrambled with some tomato and avocado. Not only will you feel better, but you'll be fuller longer.

Always read the ingredients of food items you're buying. Keep educating yourself.  That is how you are able to make informed choices. The result? A life free of chronic disease, chronic pain and depression. You will be happy, full of life and energy. If an ingredient is not recognized as a food that is as close to its natural state as possible—don't eat it. For example cashews versus corn syrup, sea salt versus MSG.

The next time you go grocery shopping, put the following on your next list: Green leafy vegetables, fresh fruits and  raw nuts

So, go ahead, give it a shot—choose life today by avoiding dead foods as much as possible and go for the living ones.

Now it's your turn to speak - Were you inspired, motivated or encouraged to take action or make changes?
I would love to hear your comments, questions or feedback. Please leave me a comment below. Thanks :-)

Do me a favor, live the good life that God has blessed you with to the full till it overflows by staying fit and fabulous.

Cheers,
Ade

Getting Back to Fitness? You may be a newbie or once physically fit but you got off track, nevertheless it’s a good thing that you are thinking about getting back in shape.

You are taking one of the most important steps which is finding out what you need to do to get back in shape so you can begin to look good and feel good or better still look fit and fabulous.

First step to getting started with fitness is getting clear on your “WHY?” Why are you taking out the time at this point in your life to get back in shape and why is it important that you do it now?

It is important to know this because it will keep you going on days you want to slack off or quit. I suggest writing it out in a journal or a place you have easy access to. To make this exercise effective, keep asking yourself “why am I deciding to get back in shape now?” Write each answer down, stop asking this particular question till you get to a point when you no longer have answers. You may need to do this over a period of days.

Next step is to know your health numbers - Healthy weight, BMI, Blood Pressure, cholesterol levels, waist size. Record the numbers and the date. This would help you keep track of your progress. Take time to celebrate as you see the numbers change for good. 

BMI (Body Mass Index) is a measurement of body fat based on height and weight that applies to both men and women between the ages of 18 and 65 years. BMI can be used to indicate if you are overweight, obese, underweight or normal. A healthy BMI score is between 18.5 and 25. A score below 20 indicates that you may be underweight; a value above 25 indicates that you may be overweight. To calculate your BMI, Click Here


Your waist to hip ratio is an important tool that helps you determine your overall health risk. People with more weight around their waist are at greater risk of lifestyle related diseases such as heart disease and diabetes than those with weight around their hips. It is a simple and useful measure of fat distribution.

To calculate your waist to hip ratio, Click Here or visit http://www.healthstatus.com/calculate/waist-to-hip-ratio

To Perform The Home Body Fat Test: Click Here

Your overall goal in any type of workout you choose should be to lose fat and gain muscle.

Before you choose your exercise regimen, set a short term goal for 3 months and a long term goal for 6 months. Set a reminder on your calendar to see how you are doing at the end of each period.

As a general rule, always accompany your fitness plan with a healthy nutrition plan for best results. If you need help or struggling with your fitness or nutrition plan, schedule a complimentary discovery session with me today at www.itstimefitnessaz.com/discovery-session and let’s talk.

4 Types of Exercise

Exercise and physical activity fall into four basic categories — endurance (cardio) strength, balance, and flexibility. Most people tend to focus on one activity or type of exercise and think they're doing enough. Each type is different, though. Doing them all will give you more benefits. Mixing it up also helps to reduce boredom and cut your risk of injury.

You can start with endurance and add strength after you established your endurance routine. Also feel free to explore balance (Heel-to-toe walk and Tai Chi) and flexibility (Yoga) type of exercises as well. This will depend on what your fitness goals are.
Endurance, or aerobic, activities increase your breathing and heart rate. It includes brisk walking or jogging, Dancing, Swimming, Biking, Climbing stairs or hills, playing tennis etc.
Strength exercises make your muscles stronger.   It includes Lifting weights and using a resistance band.

Recommended Physical Activity Levels

2 hours and 30 minutes (150 minutes) of moderate-intensity aerobic activity (i.e., brisk walking) every week and muscle-strengthening activities on 2 or more days a week that work all major muscle groups (legs, hips, back, abdomen, chest,  shoulders, and arms). Decide what days of the week you can create time to workout. Also decide how you are going to spread out the 2 hours and 30 minutes Recommended Physical Activity Time. You can begin with an hour each week and build up that till you get to the Recommended Physical Activity level.

Regular cardio exercise has been shown to reduce body fat, decrease total cholesterol, boost mood, lower resting heart rate, and improve heart and lung function. It only counts as cardio when you elevate your heart rate into an aerobic zone, which is 55% to 85% of your maximum heart rate. You can calculate your target heart rate here. Simply check your pulse during any activity to find out if your activity counts as exercise.

If you are new to exercise or have received exercise restrictions from your doctor, start with a lower heart rate range (about 55% to 65%). If you are an intermediate exerciser, try to stay within the range of 60% to 80%. Very fit individuals can work up to 85%.  Increasing the intensity or the amount of time that you are physically active can have even greater health benefits and may be needed to control body weight.

Workout Tips

1. Mix up your workout so that you don’t get bored doing one thing. Spend more time on the workout that you enjoy and are producing the results you want to achieve.
2. Target problem areas during your workout sessions – waist, hips, thighs, glutes, legs, hips, back, abdomen, chest, shoulders, and arms.
   Click here to check out the Ultimate Workout for Belly Fat Loss - Cardio and Abs Workout by Fitness Blender
3. Choose a workout based on your body type. Click here to find out more.
4. Create a workout playlist of songs that you enjoy that’s 30 - 45mins long. This is a way to help you get thru the workout by focusing on the music while you burn calories. Here’s a playlist of some of my favorite songs that will encourage you to finish your workout session. Click here
5. Finally if you enjoy dancing, it’s a great cardio workout, and the intensity will determine the amount of calories you burn. Remember, the key to staying with any workout routine lies in how much you enjoy what you are doing. Here’s a playlist of some of my favorite Christian Dance Fitness Videos. Click here

It's your turn to speak - Were you inspired, motivated or encouraged to take action or make changes?
I would love to hear your comments, questions or feedback. Please leave me a comment below. Thanks :-)

Now do me a favor, live the good life that God has blessed you with to the full till it overflows by staying fit and fabulous

Cheers,
Ade

 Lupita Nyong'o won the Oscar for best supporting actress at the 2014 Academy Awards. Young, talented and successful as she has become, she had her struggles coming up the ladder of success.
Lupita gave a speech at the Annual ESSENCE Black Women in Hollywood Luncheon. Her speech was emotional, moving and inspirational. She talked about her struggles growing up learning to loving herself the way God created her. Watch her inspiring video as she shares her story.

If you are like most people, you’ve set out a goal to be healthier and fit this year or even lose weight; may be you even started going to the gym or watching what you eat. The momentum is pretty high in January and sometimes it goes down from there on if you don’t have the right motivation and support.

Now that my love tank is full, I’m spreading the love over the next month to help you get unstuck or stop struggling if you fall into these categories. I’ve set aside some time on my calendar to offer “20 min Complimentary Discovery Sessions” to help you Uncover, Discover and Recover with life changing strategies to look good and feel good. What do you have to lose? After all it’s free….

You see, I used to feel the same way until I discovered what was holding me back and began to apply these life changing strategies. My results? I lost about 30 pounds quickly and I’ve maintained it over the past 5 years. I’d like to share some of these strategies with you.

Here’s what one of my clients had to say after her Discovery Session, I have been feeling stuck for while in my weight loss journey and losing patience with my progress after trying different diet programs. After my discovery session with Ade, I’m feeling motivated to restart my weight loss journey and apply the life changing strategies she shared with me to the areas I discovered has been sabotaging my weight loss. I feel more confident now that I can achieve my weight loss goal. Thanks Ade!
                                                            Dami A, United Kingdom

                  You too can get back on track and be on your way to becoming a fit and fabulous you.

I urge you to apply for one of these limited Discovery sessions spots with me right now, before the chance disappears for good. Don’t delay visit www.itstimefitnessaz.com/discovery-session now and let’s talk.

It's your turn to speak - Were you inspired, motivated or encouraged to take action or make changes?
I would love to hear your comments, questions or feedback. Please leave me a comment below. Thanks :-)

Now do me a favor, live the good life that God has blessed you with to the full till it overflows by staying fit and fabulous
Cheers,
Ade


Let’s first take a look at the attributes of love from I Cor 13: 4-8.

4 Love endures long and is patient and kind; love never is envious nor boils over with jealousy, is not boastful or vainglorious, does not display itself haughtily.
5 It is not conceited (arrogant and inflated with pride); it is not rude (unmannerly) and does not act unbecomingly. Love (God’s love in us) does not insist on its own rights or its own way, for it is not self-seeking; it is not touchy or fretful or resentful; it takes no account of the evil done to it [it pays no attention to a suffered wrong].
6 It does not rejoice at injustice and unrighteousness, but rejoices when right and truth prevail.
7 Love bears up under anything and everything that comes, is ever ready to believe the best of every person, its hopes are fadeless under all circumstances, and it endures everything [without weakening].
8 Love never fails [never fades out or becomes obsolete or comes to an end]. As for prophecy ([a]the gift of interpreting the divine will and purpose), it will be fulfilled and pass away; as for tongues, they will be destroyed and cease; as for knowledge, it will pass away [it will lose its value and be superseded by truth].

Today I’ll be sharing about the importance of loving yourself by taking care of yourself because there is only one “YOU”.

The bible also talks extensively about loving other people. Please take some time to read 1 John 4:7-21.

Most times when we use the word love, we often use it as an express our affection to God and man. By man, I mean other people but as I was driving to work yesterday and listening to a preaching CD by Joyce Meyer which talked about the importance of taking care of ourselves. I realized there’s one person I often neglect to talk about loving, which is myself.

So I realized that love is 2 dimensional, Loving God first because he first loved us (1 jn 4:19) and loving what God created (which includes our other people, me and other things he created).

Matthew 22:35-40 (NKJV)
34 But when the Pharisees heard that He had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together. 35 Then one of them, a lawyer, asked Him a question, testing Him, and saying, 36 “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?” 37 Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’[a] 38 This is the first and great commandment. 39 And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’[b] 40 On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.”

You’ll be reading about loving yourself by taking care of yourself. Not in the context of being selfish or drawing too much attention to yourself but having a balance between loving God, loving the things he created and remembering to take care of you.

Here are some questions to ponder on…