Eating Breakfast is Only Half the Story

For what seems like forever nutritionists have been urging people not to skip breakfast. A number of studies show that skipping breakfast is directly correlated to weight gain- breakfast-skippers are far more likely to be overweight or obese than those who eat breakfast on a regular basis.

Eating breakfast also correlates with better performance and concentration at school and work, better energy and improved well-being.

But God is in the details, and those of us who have been on the breakfast bandwagon seemed to have left out one of the most important of those details: what's on the breakfast menu.

Because all bets are off if you choose the wrong foods, breakfast or no-breakfast.

In a new study just published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, researchers did indeed confirm once again that breakfast-eaters in general eat less calories during the day, and that women breakfast -eaters (but not men) have lower BMIs (a measure of overweight).

But the study also showed that when you eat a really high-calorie breakfast you're more likely to eat more calories during the day, not less- and that the average intake of important nutrients like calcium falls!

When you think about it, this makes sense.

Really high-calorie breakfasts are almost certain to include junk like pastries, donuts, super-calorie lattes and other "foods" that have nothing to do with reaping the benefits of a solid, high-protein, low-calorie breakfast that's been shown to moderate cravings and weight gain. In fact a high calorie junk food breakfast is far more likely to lead to cravings and overeating during the day- exactly the opposite of what you want.

The moral of the story: Don't skip breakfast. But do skip the donuts.

50% Off "23 Ways to Improve Your Life" in December

This is your chance to give the gift of health (at a very special price), and contribute to charity at the same time!

When I first wrote and recorded "23 Ways to Improve Your Life" it was inspired by a question I was continually asked at seminars across the country. In one version or another, the question went like this:

"I have relatives and loved ones that I really care about who aren't going to make substantial changes in their diet, who aren't going to join a gym, who aren't going to give up all their junk food.... Is there any hope for them? Is there anything they can do to improve their health and their life without having to make radical changes?"

So I started to think about it and realized that there are actually many things you can do that would make a difference. Relatively easy, relatively small things- like add one or two critical supplements, or eat one portion of a certain food every couple of days, or do one kind of stress reduction or relationship building exercise that takes only minutes a day.

I came up with 23 things that I think can make a real difference in anyone's life- regardless of whether or not they're exercising and dieting- and put them together on this entertaining 3 CD set: 23 Ways to Improve Your Life.



Now don't misunderstand me- you'll get tons of great information and even more value if you do these things- or even some of them- while eating a healthy diet and exercising every day. But you don't have to- every one of them provides benefit to your health and well-being no matter what else you're doing.

We offer this 3 CD set all year round for 59.95 and it's one of our most popular items, but during December I'm offering "23 Ways to Improve Your Life" for only 29.95 and free shipping!

This is a CD set you can give as a gift to anyone- a parent, a sister, a friend. (After all, not everyone on your list is trying to lose weight!)
If you want two for your gifts, the second copy is only 19.95- that's two for 49.90, a savings of 76.80!!

And best of all, 15% of all net profit on this- and any other product or vitamin you buy from the web store this month- is donated to NEADS- the organization that provides service dogs to disabled veterans.