Belong To The Baby Boomers Generation? Are You A Boomer Or Zoomer?

For those of you who do not follow this blog, the members of the baby boomers generation are either boomers or zoomers.

The logical question is - What’s a ZOOMER?

Easy definition – a zoomer is a boomer with zip - a boomer who has achieved health and well-being by improving and maintaining physical, mental, and spiritual fitness.

My most recent blog posts have focused on exercise and nutrition because that’s what most people believe is the key to age defiance and being a zoomer. But it’s not the key. And it never will be.

Because – if you BELIEVE you will decline mentally and physically as you age – then you will suffer from decline no matter what you do.

Shatter the belief that it’s tough to get old, and you will experience wellness as long as you live.

C’mon – isn’t life’s problems all about your beliefs? You fight with your spouse because you have different beliefs about spending money and raising kids. You argue with your co-workers about who's right and who's wrong.

Are you a victim? The government raises taxes and is corrupt, and that’s why you are suffering monetarily.

Beliefs and more beliefs.

We shift the responsibility for where we are in life onto everyone else. But really – who made the choices to arrive at your present state? – all based on your belief system.

Clean (get rid of) these beliefs and there won’t be anything to argue about.

Get past victimhood, surrender to the fact that you cannot control anything but yourself, and propel yourself into an enlightened state of awareness. That’s achieving spiritual fitness.

And that’s the KEY to being a zoomer and to age defiance.

How do I know? I’ve been listening to Dr. Joe Vitale explain and demonstrate how to become spiritually fit.

So decide right now – are you a zoomer or are you a victim and a complainer?

Get in charge of YOU, take action this very moment, AND click the link below to buy Joe Vitale’s The Awakening Course!

Amazing Sugar Nutrition Facts From Consumer Reports – Guess How Many Teaspoons of Sugar In A 16-Ounce Bottle Of “All Natural” Snapple Lemon Tea?

Every so often Consumer Reports publishes a helpful article like "Where Sugar Hides And How To Eat Less." It packs a spectrum of sugar nutrition facts. None are remotely related to a healthy diet.

Since I started a low carb diet kicked off by the surprising weight loss of a co-worker who gave up drinking a 6-pack of regular Coke every day, I’ve become conscious of empty carbs. White sugar is certainly on the top of the list. (And white flour is a close second).

Here’s just a sampling of sugar nutrition facts from this article that you may find surprising:

1. “Americans consume an average of about 22 teaspoons a day of added sugar.” Picture yourself at the sugar bowl bolting down 7+ tablespoons of white sugar. Yuck! Not only does sugar lack food value, cancer cells feed on the white stuff!

2. The American Heart Association reports that “added sugar is associated with increased risks of high blood pressure and high triglyceride levels.” Want to get off the blood pressure pills? Get into the habit of eliminating foods containing “dextrose, fruit-juice concentrate, glucose, malt syrup, maltose, molasses, sucrose, beet sugar, high fructose corn syrup, and evaporated cane juice.”

3. Here’s the CR short list of where sugar hides:

1 tablespoon of Heinz Tomato Ketchup contains 1 teaspoon of sugar
That means a tablespoon of this ketchup is 33% sugar!

1 slice of Arnold Honey Whole Wheat Bread contains 1 teaspoon of sugar

3 Vlastic Sweet Midgets pickles contain 2 teaspoons of sugar

A half-cup of Newman’s Own All Natural Marinara Sauce contains 3 teaspoons of sugar. That much sugar is “All Natural”?

McDonald’s Premium Crispy Club Sandwich contains 3 ½ teaspoons of sugar

A half-cup of Original Mott’s Applesauce contains about 6 teaspoons of sugar

A 6-ounce contain of Dannon All Natural Plain Lowfat Yogurt contains about 6 teaspoons of sugar.

And the winner is . . .
A 16-ounce bottle of Snapple Lemon Tea (All Natural) contains 10.5 teaspoons of sugar!

If you want to be more than a little healthier, get rid of the sugar in your diet. Note that all the foods mentioned in #3 are prepared/processed foods. It pays to stay away from them.

And the top foods to eliminate – regular soda, bottled teas, and juice drinks. They are “the leading source of added sugar in the American diet.”

If you want to begin a low carb diet to be healthier, you need to know about these sugar nutrition facts. See http://hubpages.com/hub/Best-Diet-Plans-To-Lose-Weight-Fast for more info about a low carb diet.