Invitation to Come & Hear About a Program That Really Works!

Check out Shannon's before and after photos:

It’s not your fault!

...that diets haven't worked for you or for most other Americans. Studies have shown that DIETS FAIL 85% of the time, with most people gaining more weight than they lost!

But there is a program that actually works! Nearly 2 million men and women over the past 30 years have used it, and almost all of them have kept the weight off.

Can it be safe?
Too many diets force you into foods that reduce your intake of important nutrients, or require you to weigh and measure everything you eat. The ideal program provides highly nutritious, quick and easy meal substitutes that cost less than the unhealthy food you eat now!

But the Best News...
...is that it doesn’t cause feelings of deprivation, hunger pangs, or loss of energy! It is a fast way to get healthy and stay healthy.

Come and See!
More than 60% of adults in America are overweight or obese. Never in history have so many people weighed so much more than they should! Many health-related problems of chronic pain and long-term disease are traced to obesity and the resulting stress on joints and organs.

What has caused this sudden increase in bad health? What can individuals do to overcome the situation? We need to lose unnecessary weight and keep it off.
The Take Shape for Life approach addresses these needs.

Come and Hear
Join us for a brief, 45-minute discussion of this simple program and the new Habits of Health that can lead to a much better Quality of Health for you!

Friday, December 2nd at 4 pm

Offices of Dr. Susie Chung
Seating is limited
Call Tom Cox to reserve your space: (410) 963-1715

Tom's Story

Two years ago, I weighed 212 lbs and stood 5' 11" tall. When I left the Navy, I was 175 lbs and considered myself to be in the best shape of my life. But one job led to another, one city to another, and I started fighting middle-age "spread".

Then, I received an invitation to my High School Reunion! I decided that I did not want to waddle into that affair looking like the Pillsbury Doughboy.

My wife, Sheila, suggested that I look at the 5+1 Program if I was really committed. I could not believe how quick and easy it was! I lost 37 lbs in less than 60 days. And I've never looked back; I'm still at my goal weight more than a year later. BTW, I was voted "most improved" at the reunion!

Another Great Cauliflower Recipe

Great when you're craving hash browned potatoes.  This is a satisfying low-carb alternative.

Sauteed Cauliflower

    2 - 3 heads of small cauliflower (or 1/2 head large)
    2 tablespoons of olive oil
    a couple pinches of sea salt
    1 clove garlic, minced
    1 small bunch of chives, chopped
    zest of one lemon
   

To prep the cauliflower, remove any leaves at the base and trim the stem. Cut into tiny trees - not much larger than a table grape. Make sure the pieces are relatively equal in size, so they cook in the same amount of time. Rinse under running water, and set aside.

Heat the olive oil and fine grain salt in a large skillet over medium-high heat. When hot, add the cauliflower and stir until the florets are coated. Wait until it gets a bit brown on the bottom, then toss the cauliflower with a spatula. Brown a bit more and continue to saute until the pieces are deeply golden - all told about six minutes. In the last 30 seconds stir in the garlic.

Remove from heat.  Stir in the chives and lemon zest. Serve immediately.

Zucchini Chips

Ingredients:

3 medium sized zucchini, thinly sliced
1 teaspoon olive oil
dash of sea salt

Directions:

Preheat oven to 200 degrees. Line a large baking sheet or two small baking sheets with parchment paper. Spray lightly with cooking spray. Place zucchini slices in a single layer on parchment paper. Bake for 3 1/2 to 4 hours until desired crispness, turning zucchini slices occasionally.

Servings: three 1/2 cup servings

Mashed Fauxtatoes

I just had a craving for potatoes - one of the vegetables I miss on a low-carb diet.  Luckily, I've found a substitute - fauxtatoes.  I had mashed fauxtatoes and broccoli with my burger.

These are easy to prepare.  I chopped up some cauliflower, and steamed it until soft (but not mushy).  I pulsed the cauliflower in the blender with a small amount of skim milk and margarine.  The key is to blend briefly - otherwise I'll end up with soup.

Finally, I added salt and pepper to taste.  Voila!  A low-carb comfort food.

What about pasta?

What would you say about a pasta substitute that is:

• LOW CARB - only 3g of carbs per serving
• LOW CALORIE - 20 calories per 4 oz serving
• FIBER - 2g per serving
• NO CHOLESTEROL
• NO SUGAR
• GLUTEN-FREE, DAIRY-FREE, WHEY-FREE
• CONTAINS 10% CALCIUM
• VEGAN

Too good to be true?  Then you must try tofu shirataki noodles. Two servings per package.

"So what's the catch?" you might ask.  Only one catch - they require special preparation.

From House Food's website:

1. Drain the excess liquid from the Tofu Shirataki noodles
2. Rinse thoroughly
3. Boil for 2-3 minutes or microwave for 1 minute to reduce the authentic aroma
4. Dry well
5. Use Tofu Shirataki noodles as you would use regular cooked noodles

WARNING:  the "authentic aroma" is a strong fishy smell.  When I opened my first package, I thought they were spoiled!  Be brave, high-fiber lo-carb pasta is worth it.

I rinse them thoroughly in a wire strainer, boil with water in the microwave, then strain again.  The noodles are also much longer than typical pasta.  I use my kitchen shears to cut them while they're still in the strainer.

You'll find them at Wegman's in the tofu section.  Here in Baltimore, H-Mart also carries them.

Are you drinking enough water?

"You're not sick, you're thirsty.  Don't treat thirst with medication,"
Fereydoon Batmanghelidj, M.D.

If you have ever complained about the difficulty of drinking eight glasses of water daily, please check out Dr. Batmanghelidj's incredible story.

Dr. Batmanghelidj practiced medicine in the United Kingdom before returning to his native Iran. When the Iranian Revolution broke out in 1979, Dr. Batmanghelidj was placed in the infamous Evin Prison as a political prisoner for two years and seven months.

One night, Dr. B. had to treat a fellow prisoner with crippling peptic ulcer pain. With no medications at his disposal, Dr. B. gave him two glasses of water. Within eight minutes, his pain disappeared. He was instructed to drink two glasses of water every three hours and became absolutely pain free for his four remaining months in the prison.

Dr. B. successfully treated 3,000 fellow prisoners suffering from stress-induced peptic ulcer disease with water alone. While in prison he conducted extensive research into the medicinal effects of water in preventing and relieving many painful degenerative diseases. Dr. B's findings relationship of dehydration and bleeding peptic ulcer disease wer published as the editorial of the Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology in June 1983. The New York Times Science Watch reported this discovery on June 21, 1983.

On his release from prison in 1982, Dr. Batmanghelidj escaped from Iran and came to America. At the Foundation for the Simple in Medicine he began to research the effect of chronic unintentional dehydration on the human body. His findings were published in the Foundation’s “Journal of Science in Medicine Simplified” in 1991 and 1992. They can be read on the web site http://www.watercure.com/.

Dr. F. Batmaghelidj wrote his first self-help book “Your Body’s Many Cries for Water” in 1992, in which he stated that a dry mouth is not a reliable indicator of dehydration. The body signals its water shortage by producing pain. Dehydration actually produces pain.  Chronic dehydration contributes to many degenerative diseases, including asthma, arthritis, hypertension, angina, adult-onset diabetes, lupus and multiple sclerosis.