Something you need to know

Hear Suzy interview Thomas Smith Again on December 2nd 2008

Thomas Smith whose website is www.healingmatters.com graced our teleseminar two weeks ago and told our audience, among other things, that MSG was a major contributor to the development of Type II Diabetes. The body has three times the response to MSG that is has to sugar – so beware. In addition, MSG is hidden in processed foods. It doesn’t actually say what it is and it has dozens of names, so the best idea is DO NOT EAT ANY PROCESSED FOOD.

Thomas’ book can be purchased by sending $29.00 to

Thomas Smith
PO Box 7685
Loveland, CO 80537

The food industry immediately got the message when people started buying organic instead of their products. Of course that’s not without problems because the food industry is wedded to unhealthy practices. The only way to send a message to the food industry that their foods are not acceptable is not to buy them. Unfortunately that includes even fresh fruits and vegetables in supermarkets. Even fresh fruits and vegetables from places like China might be grown organic today but the heavy metals are in their soil because of the terrible air and water pollution in China so it’s still getting into your food. Same with California lettuce that contains Rocket Fuel.

The very best favor you can do yourself is to eat seasonally and buy locally. If you’re buying asparagus in November (which will grow in spring in your area) that asparagus has had to travel a long distance from the southern hemisphere to get to your table. Travel means time (which means a deterioration of both vitamins and enzymes) and it means fuel since the asparagus didn’t walk here.

If you buy the vegetables that are locally grown at your farmer’s markets…that means less fuel, shorter time between picking and your table, and it supports the local growers – which means they’ll keep their farm land as working farms rather than selling it off to developers for more urban and suburban splat.

Vegetables that are not marked “Organic” in the grocery store have a good chance of having been irradiated – which means vitamins and minerals are gone. If a process is strong enough to kill a bug, it’s strong enough to kill vitamins and minerals.

I hope you’ll join us on our Tuesday night Teleseminar. To sign up go to www.SuzyPrudden.com.

Over Weight and Out of Shape

When I was a child my mother went to then President Eisenhower with findings of a fitness test she had done around the world with Dr. Hans Kraus, proving that America's children were becoming unfit, overweight and out of shape. That was 50 years ago this year. She predicted that if something wasn't done about it our nation would be in trouble and that a large proportion of our nation would therefore be overweight and out of shape. She also predicted that army age men and women would be so out of shape that they would be turned down by the army (this has come to pass). President Eisenhower believed her and, with her help, created The President's Council on Youth Fitness which became The President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports under Kennedy. Although it got a lot of press, nothing really changed. In fact, things have gotten much worse.

We are a nation that has become overweight and out of shape and we can do something about it.

We can't wait for someone to do it for us. We have to do it. Each individual has to take responsiblity for his or her body. Look around you. How many people do you see that are overweight and out of shape? It's actually becoming more common than seeing a fit and trim person. The fact that it's becoming the norm to be over weight and out of shape doesn't make it right.

I've been in the body business for over 40 years. When I started in fitness in 1965 I owned one of the two fitness schools in New York City. Now there are gyms on every block it seems. Yes, there are people who go to the gym. Yes, there are people who eat well. But for the most part, most people don't. Being overweight and out of shape is not just about the body. Think about it for a moment... it's also about your brain. Your brain is directly affected by what you eat.

Going forward with this blog, I will give you information on how to change your habits and behavior patterns so that you can get fit in body and mind. The first thing you need to do is eat real food. That means REAL food, not something that comes in a box, a can or a plastic package. It also means you need to stop using your microwave oven. It also means you have to move your body. It also means you have to stop eating sugar. I hear groans and "How can I do that?" I'll teach you. You have to love your body and stop poinsoning it.