Herbal for Weight Loss

A Responsible and Safe Weight-loss Program

If your doctor tells you that you should lose weight or reduce weight because of your obesity could cause you diseases. You want to find a safe and effective weight-loss program or weight management program to help you, look for one that is based on regular physical activity and an eating plan that is balanced, healthy, and easy to follow. Weight-loss programs should encourage healthy behaviors that help you lose weight and that you can stick with every day. Safe and effective weight-loss programs should include:

• Healthy eating plans that reduce calories but do not forbid specific foods or food groups.
• Tips to increase moderate-intensity physical activity.
• Tips on healthy behavior changes that also keep your cultural needs in mind.
• Slow and steady weight loss. Depending on your starting weight, experts recommend losing weight at a rate of 1/2 to 2 lbs per week. Weight loss may be faster at the start of a program.
• Medical care if you are planning to lose weight by following a special formula diet, such as a very low-calorie diet.
• A plan to keep the weight off after you have lost it.

Herbalife Weight Management Program, based on Herbs and Nutrition, to offer safe and success weight-loss program. Herbalife has its own Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) committed to advancing the field of nutritional science. Members of the SAB conduct groundbreaking research on the use of nutraceuticals for enhanced health and weight control. Their expertise fuels product innovation and positions Herbalife at the forefront of the wellness industry. Members of the Board include Chairman, Dr. David Heber, head of the Center for Human Nutrition at the University of California, Los Angeles*; and Dr. Louis Ignarro, 1998 recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine†.

Herbalife Weight Management program is based on personal care,the program offer one-on-one attention. Our program encourage you to change your eating habit toward healthy foods style so that you are not losing weight but live in a healthier live-style.

We also provide tips to increase your physical activities according to your personal conditions and needs.

Our program is simple and easy to follow, by taking our products formula 1 and 3 which contains sufficient nutrition for your daily needs to replace your breakfast and lunch. It tastes good as you have the choice of different flavours: Vanila, Chocolate, Strawberry, Cappucino and tropical fruits. We encourage slow and steady weightloss as this is the best to let your body adjust to new eating habits and foods.

We will keep an eye on you throughout the program by providing you record table for you to keep track of your weight-loss progress and body sizes. This is important to ensure you have reduce the obesity risk we mentioned.

The program will not end as you achieve your goal, we will continue to encourage you to keep our program for the after weight-loss period. The program will keep you control your weight and help you to achieve healthy nutrition supplement.

Our program start from RM361 for three weeks. It contains Formula 1 - Nutritious mixed soy powder, Formula 3 - blended soy & whey protein powder and thermogenic green tea for vitality, energised and refreshed while you undergone weight management program.

Contact your Herbalife Weight Management Program Coach, Mr. Wong Kiam Foi at 012-3726170 or email: apsunb@hotmail.com for further information.

Assessing Your Overweight and Obesity Risk

According to the NHLBI guidelines, assessment of overweight involves using three key measures:

• body mass index (BMI)
• waist circumference, and
• risk factors for diseases and conditions associated with obesity.

The BMI is a measure of your weight relative to your height and waist circumference measures abdominal fat. Combining these with information about your additional risk factors yields your risk for developing obesity-associated diseases.

What is Your Risk?

1. Body Mass Index (BMI)

BMI is a reliable indicator of total body fat, which is related to the risk of disease and death. The score is valid for both men and women but it does have some limits. The limits are:

• It may overestimate body fat in athletes and others who have a muscular build.
• It may underestimate body fat in older persons and others who have lost muscle mass.

Use the BMI calculator or tables to estimate your total body fat. The BMI score means the following:

2. Waist Circumference

Determine your waist circumference by placing a measuring tape snugly around your waist. It is a good indicator of your abdominal fat which is another predictor of your risk for developing risk factors for heart disease and other diseases. This risk increases with a waist measurement of over 40 inches in men and over 35 inches in women

The table, Risks of Obesity-Associated Diseases by BMI and Waist Circumference, provides you with an idea of whether your BMI combined with your waist circumference increases your risk for developing obesity associated diseases or conditions.

3. Other Risk Factors

Besides being overweight or obese, there are additional risk factors to consider.

4. Assessment

For people who are considered obese (BMI greater than or equal to 30) or those who are overweight (BMI of 25 to 29.9) and have two or more risk factors, the guidelines recommend weight loss. Even a small weight loss (just 10 percent of your current weight) will help to lower your risk of developing diseases associated with obesity. Patients who are overweight, do not have a high waist measurement, and have less than 2 risk factors may need to prevent further weight gain rather than lose weight.

Talk to your doctor to see if you are at an increased risk and if you should lose weight. Your doctor will evaluate your BMI, waist measurement, and others risk factors for heart disease. People who are overweight or obese have a greater chance of developing high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol or other lipid disorders, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and certain cancers, and even a small weight loss (just 10 percent of your current weight) will help to lower your risk of developing those diseases.

Information for Public on Obesity: Source from National Institutes of Health, USA

Key Recommendations

(From the Expert Panel on the Identification, Evaluation, and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults)

• Weight loss to lower elevated blood pressure in overweight and obese persons with high blood pressure.
• Weight loss to lower elevated levels of total cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, and triglycerides, and to raise low levels of HDL-cholesterol in overweight and obese persons with dyslipidemia.
• Weight loss to lower elevated blood glucose levels in overweight and obese persons with type 2 diabetes.
• Use the BMI to assess overweight and obesity. Body weight alone can be used to follow weight loss, and to determine the effectiveness of therapy.
• The BMI to classify overweight and obesity and to estimate relative risk of disease compared to normal weight.
• The waist circumference should be used to assess abdominal fat content.
• The initial goal of weight loss therapy should be to reduce body weight by about 10 percent from baseline. With success, and if warranted, further weight loss can be attempted.
• Weight loss should be about 1 to 2 pounds per week for a period of 6 months, with the subsequent strategy based on the amount of weight lost.
• Low calorie diets (LCD) for weight loss in overweight and obese persons. Reducing fat as part of an LCD is a practical way to reduce calories.
• Reducing dietary fat alone without reducing calories is not sufficient for weight loss. However, reducing dietary fat, along with reducing dietary carbohydrates, can help reduce calories.
• A diet that is individually planned to help create a deficit of 500 to 1,000 kcal/day should be an intregal part of any program aimed at achieving a weight loss of 1 to 2 pounds per week.
• Physical activity should be part of a comprehensive weight loss therapy and weight control program because it: (1) modestly contributes to weight loss in overweight and obese adults, (2) may decrease abdominal fat, (3) increases cardiorespiratory fitness, and (4) may help with maintenance of weight loss.
• Physical activity should be an integral part of weight loss therapy and weight maintenance. Initially, moderate levels of physical activity for 30 to 45 minutes, 3 to 5 days a week, should be encouraged. All adults should set a long-term goal to accumulate at least 30 minutes or more of moderate-intensity physical activity on most, and preferably all, days of the week.
• The combination of a reduced calorie diet and increased physical activity is recommended since it produces weight loss that may also result in decreases in abdominal fat and increases in cardiorespiratory fitness.
• Behavior therapy is a useful adjunct when incorporated into treatment for weight loss and weight maintenance.
• Weight loss and weight maintenance therapy should employ the combination of LCD's, increased physical activity, and behavior therapy.
• After successful weight loss, the likelihood of weight loss maintenance is enhanced by a program consisting of dietary therapy, physical activity, and behavior therapy which should be continued indefinitely. Drug therapy can also be used. However, drug safety and efficacy beyond 1 year of total treatment have not been established.
• A weight maintenance program should be a priority after the initial 6 months of weight loss therapy.

Being overweight or obese increases the risk of many diseases and health conditions, including the following:

• Hypertension
• Dyslipidemia (for example, high total cholesterol or high levels of triglycerides)
• Type 2 diabetes
• Coronary heart disease
• Stroke
• Gallbladder disease
• Osteoarthritis
• Sleep apnea and respiratory problems
• Some cancers (endometrial, breast, and colon)

Everyone's fat but me, Americans say in poll

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ninety percent of Americans know that most of their compatriots are overweight, but just 40 percent believe themselves to be too fat, according to a study published on Tuesday. 

Government statistics show that more that 60 percent of the U.S. population is overweight, and half is obese, meaning they are at serious risk of health effects from their weight. 

But the Pew Research Center telephone survey of more than 2,000 adults found that many people overestimate how tall they are and underestimate how much they weigh -- and thus do not rate themselves are overweight, even when they are. 

"The survey finds that most Americans, including those who say they are overweight, agree that personal behavior -- rather than genetic disposition or marketing by food companies -- is the main reason people are overweight," Pew says in the report, published on the Internet at http://pewresearch.org/assets/social/pdf/Obesity.pdf. 

"In particular, the public says that a failure to get enough exercise is the most important reason, followed by a lack of willpower about what to eat. About half the public also says that the kinds of foods marketed at restaurants and grocery stores are a very important cause, and roughly a third say the same about the effect of genetics and heredity." 

And at least some people appear to have given up on dieting to control their weight, the survey found. 

"One in four respondents in our survey say they are currently dieting, and roughly half (52 percent) say they have dieted at some point in their lives. In a poll taken 15 years ago, the percentage of adults who reported having ever dieted was slightly higher -- 57 percent," the report reads. 

The adults polled were asked how tall they are and how much they weigh. Doctors and researchers around the world use a ration of height to weight called body mass index to calculate if someone is obese or overweight. 

The women reported they weighed a median of 150 pounds and had a median height of 5 feet five inches (165 cm), which would put them just barely on the borderline of being overweight. 

But national statistics indicate that U.S. women in fact have a median weight of 155 pounds and are only 5 feet 4 inches tall, which puts them squarely into the overweight column. 

"As for men, well, they give themselves even more phantom height than women do -- two extra inches (five extra cm)," the report reads. "The self-reported median height of men in the Pew survey is 5 feet 11 inches, compared with 5 feet 9 inches in the government survey." 

Those surveyed agreed that maintaining a healthy weight is important. 

"Virtually everyone agrees that a person's weight has an impact on the chances for a long and healthy life," the report reads. 

"More than nine-in-ten (91 percent) believe that weight has an impact on attractiveness, either a little (35 percent) or a lot (56 percent)." 

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With a team of more than one million independent Distributors selling Herbalife products in over 60 countries worldwide (and annual retail sales of $1.8 billion), you can be sure you'll always have the support you need to succeed. When you're ready to change your life, we're proud to support your success every step of the way as you:

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News Release

Herbalife Ltd. Announces Record Fourth-Quarter Net Sales of $409.0 Million; Record Full Year 2005 Net Sales of $1.6 Billion

Herbalife CEO Michael O. Johnson won the 2005 MarketWatch Reader’s Choice CEO of the Year Award. Candidates included some of the most well-known U.S. chief executive officers, such as Apple Computer Inc.’s Steven Jobs, Microsoft Corp.’s Steven Ballmer and General Electric Co.’s Jeffrey Immelt. Michael O. Johnson received 55% of the vote.

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