by Cliff Smith

Obesity is one of the greatest health threats to society today. So many people are eager to shed unwanted weight that they are willing to try things that actually do more harm than good.

Dr. Tei-Fu Chen, the founder of Sunrider and creator of over four hundred herbal health products, has given us some valuable advice in the past. Now, he has plenty to say about why some popular weight loss strategies do not work.

Dr. Chen says, “I see many weight-loss products on the market hailing the benefits of chemical protein powder, which I do not consider a food nor nutritious for the human body. Let me explain a few other popular, yet flawed, weight loss strategies you may have heard of.”

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by Cliff Smith

The primary element that is missing for most people when it comes to activating the energy in the body is high quality nutrition. We’re talking about nutrition that makes you want to exercise. It makes your body feel so strong and energized that you have to get moving in order to burn some of that energy. Does your food do that?  We have found that most “food” really does not energize the body. Sure, it provides fuel that we burn in the form of calories, but does it really get you motivated to run, bike, swim, hike, do yoga, or just get up off the couch?

Here are 3 things you must do to activate energy in the body. If you're not doing these 3 things, then you are not accessing all the energy .........

by Cliff Smith

It was February 2nd, 2013 and one of the four lead actors in our stage production of “A Tiny Piece of Land” was out sick with the flu. We had only three more days to rehearse before going live and one-fourth of the cast was missing, along with our stage manager, who was also out sick. The rest of the cast and crew did all we could to stay healthy,while it seemed that everywhere around us friends and family members were coming down with seasonal colds and flu symptoms.

In addition, five minutes into one of the performances, some bread that I ate in a scene got caught in the wrong windpipe and I began to choke. When I finally tried to speak, only half of my voice came out. I was able to muddle through that scene......

by Cliff Smith

Olga observed her 91st birthday recently and now she’s celebrating another 10 pounds of weight loss. She is proof that it's never too late to develop healthy eating habits, improve your body and live longer.  

A few years ago, Olga finally started following her daughter’s advice. Her daughter is Jane, our nutrition coach at Best healthfoodstore.net. Fortunately, Olga listened to Jane or she might not be here today. Some people said, “She’s old, let her eat what she wants.” But, Jane refused to do that and Olga is still alive today because of her daughter’s persistence.

Before changing her eating habits, Olga was an obese, insulin dependent diabetic. We found her slumped on ......