Saluterra: Health and nutrition: Weight management

Health & nutrition

Weight management

Being overweight not only makes you feel bad about yourself, it can also contribute to serious health problems. For example, 70%–80% of heart disease and type II diabetes cases are associated with being overweight. The Transitions™ Lifestyle System (TLS) can help.

Tools and resources

Designed to take you through the program day by day for a month, the Daily Journal includes gender-specific menus and a low-glycemic index food list, as well as exercise and stress reduction tips.

The fully interactive Transitions Lifestyle Website helps you design your daily menus and exercise plan, offers healthy recipes and daily stress reduction tips, enables you to keep track of your progress and to “ask the expert” whenever you have any questions. Take a tour or subscribe.

The pocket-sized Glycemic Index Food Guide explains the glycemic index (GI) and features a comprehensive list of foods, along with their low-, medium- and high-GI classifications. Take it with you to the grocery store!

The TLS CDs and DVDs are both entertaining and informative. They explain why many people have difficulty losing weight and how to overcome that difficulty. They teach you to read food labels and make the right food choices, give exercise and stress reduction tips, and offer a lot of other guidance that will keep you focused on managing your health and weight.

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Supplements

Transitions supplements, as the name indicates, are meant to supplement — not replace — your weight management efforts, including eating low-glycemic index foods, exercising regularly, and striving to reduce stress.

• Carbohydrate Absorption Inhibitor (CAI) forces starch to be broken down and used as food for “good” bacteria in the colon. An excellent product for carb addicts.

• Stimulant-free Fat Conversion Inhibitor (FCI) diffuses the conversion of excess carbohydrates into fat, helps maintain healthy blood sugar levels and plays a role in optimal serotonin levels, known to control appetite.

• Featuring strong and safe levels of herbal caffeine and bitter orange extract to help provide a thermogenic, boosting effect, ThermoChrome Ephedra Free helps you lose weight by burning fat and calories and increasing metabolism. If you are sensitive to caffeine, take the FCI instead. Otherwise, the two supplements can be taken interchangeably.

• Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA) is ideal for those who have lost weight and want the extra support to keep it off. It contains natural ingredients that help redistribute fat to fat burning muscle tissue. It promotes lean muscle mass and decreases the amount of fat stored in your body.

• The Anti-Stress Formula is composed of herbs that help stabilize moods, increase mental clarity, and balance stress hormone levels.

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Entrees and snacks

Eating the right foods is very important when you want to manage your weight. Each of your meals should provide you with the right balance of “good” carbohydrates and fats along with protein and other nutrients, such as antioxidants, minerals and vitamins. Ideally, those nutrients will come from fresh fruits and vegetables and lean meats or vegetarian meat-replacement products. But what if sometimes you simply don’t have the time to prepare a wholesome meal?

Designed to help you stay on track, the healthy, portion-controlled Transitions Weight Management Entrees can travel with you anywhere, don’t have to be refrigerated, and can easily be heated in the microwave or boiling water. Use them as a healthy lunch or dinner when you have no time to cook or when camping. These meals are a great, healthy and cost-effective alternative to fast food.

Transitions On The Go Bars and Shakes are healthy, nutritional alternatives for busy lifestyles. Formulated to provide an optimal mix of vitamins, minerals, protein and fiber, they will give you the energy and nutrition you need to keep going and stay away from fast foods.

Interested in the Transitions program but not sure how to get started? Use our online feedback form to request guidance or recommendations.