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Tha t Will He lp Yo u Lo se We ig ht Na tura lly

5 Foods

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No te fro m Sha nno n G a rre tt, BS, RN, CHLC, CNN

Be fo re we g e t to the 5 fo o d s tha t will he lp yo u lo se we ig ht na tura lly, I’ d like to sha re pa rt o f

my he a lth jo urne y with yo u.

If so me o ne ha d to ld me 20 ye a rs a g o tha t I wo uld b e a se lf-e mplo ye d nurse -nutritio nist a nd

a uto immune thyro id re c o ve ry nurse spe c ia list, I wo uld ha ve la ug he d .

I me a n, I wa s the g irl who wa s a lwa ys mind ful o f fo o d a nd he a lthy e a ting (tha nks to my

g ra nd mo the r) b ut I wa s a lso a b usine ss a nd c usto me r se rvic e o rie nte d o ffic e type o f g a l who

e njo ye d the struc ture o f wo rking 9 to 5 in a b ric k a nd mo rta r b uild ing 5 d a ys a we e k.

So wha t the he c k ha pp e ne d ? Auto immune d ise a se e nte re d my life …Ha shimo to ’ s, c e lia c

d ise a se , a nd p e rnic io us a ne mia . Inte rstitia l c ystitis c a me kno c king first. This p a rt o f my life

c e rta inly to o k a to ll, b ut it a lso a wa ke ne d me to wha t my c a lling in life wo uld b e c o me .

Fa st fo rwa rd to to d a y a fte r re c e ive d de g re e s in huma n d e ve lo p me nt & p syc ho lo g y a nd

nursing , multip le c e rtific a tio ns in func tio na l nutritio n, e nviro nme nta l to xins a nd stre ss,

tho usa nds o f a c a d e mic re se a rc h ho urs, the privile g e o f wo rking with o ve r 1,200 c lie nts to

d a te a nd mo st re c e ntly g ra d ua ting fro m the p ra c titio ne r pro g ra m fro m the Ha shimo to ’ s

Institute , I’ ve c o mb ine d a ll my p e rso na l e xp e rie nc e a nd p ro fe ssio na l e xpe rtise in a p o we rful

so lutio n tha t c a n fina lly sho w yo u ho w to live life to the fulle st de sp ite a uto immune thyro id

d ise a se a nd the na g g ing symp to ms…e sp e c ia lly the ina b ility to lo se we ig ht no ma tte r wha t

yo u d o !

My ho p e is tha t this mini g uid e will he lp yo u in so me wa y in yo ur jo urne y.

Wa rmly,

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If yo u’ re like I use d to b e , yo u ha ve like ly b e e n strug g ling to re le a se e xc e ss we ig ht fo r a while .

And , a lso like me , yo u’ ve like ly trie d a numb e r o f d ie ts a nd stra te g ie s tha t ha ve n’ t wo rke d .

I kno w ho w frustra ting this c a n b e , a nd ho w c o nfusing it is to try to ma ke se nse o f a ll the

c o nflic ting nutritio na l info rma tio n o ut the re .

I put this mini g uide to g e the r so yo u c a n sta rt to le a rn ho w a nd why sp e c ific fo o ds, a nd d rinks,

c a n he lp yo u lo se we ig ht na tura lly. The info rma tio n I’ m sha ring is no t a b o ut the la te st fa d d ie t;

it’ s a b o ut a d d ing in nutrie nt-de nse fo o d s tha t ha ve b e e n p ro ve n to b o th a id in we ig ht lo ss

a nd impro ve o ve ra ll he a lth a t the sa me time .

While so me o f this ma y b e ne w to yo u, with a little b it o f p ra c tic e yo u will find it is e a sy to a d d

the se ing re d ie nts into yo ur d ie t o n a d a ily b a sis. In fa c t, a t the e nd , I’ m g o ing to sha re o ne

simp le re c ip e yo u c a n ma ke in unde r five minute s tha t inc o rp o ra te s a ll o f the se fo o ds. Ho w’ s

tha t fo r he a lthy e a ting o n the g o ?

I’ m e xc ite d to sha re this info rma tio n with yo u, so le t’ s g e t g o ing !

5 Fo o d s Tha t Will He lp Yo u

Lo se We ig ht Na tura lly

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G re e n Te a Why Gre e n Te a He lps With We ig ht Loss

Whe n g re e n te a is c o nsume d , it inc re a se s

the rmo g e ne sis o r the ra te a t whic h yo ur b o dy

b urns c a lo rie s. This me a ns tha t yo u c a n d o the

sa me le ve l o f a c tivity b ut b urn mo re c a lo rie s

thro ug ho ut the da y.

In o ne stud y, p a rtic ip a nts we re g ive n g re e n te a o n

a d a ily b a sis, b ut ma de no c ha ng e s to the fo o d

the y a te o r e xe rc ise the y d id . At the e nd o f 90

d a ys, p a rtic ip a nts lo st a n a ve ra g e o f 2.64 p o und s,

¾ inc h fro m the ir wa istline a nd re duc e d the ir b o d y

ma ss ind e x—no t b a d c o nside ring tha t no d ie ta ry o r

e xe rc ise c ha ng e s we re p a rt o f the stud y.

In a no the r 12-we e k stud y, p a rtic ip a nts we re p la c e d o n a d ie t whe re the y we re pro vid e d

thre e me a ls p e r d a y. All the fo o d wa s p re p a re d fo r the p a rtic ipa nts. Ha lf o f the g ro up

c o nsume d g re e n te a . Tho se in the g re e n te a g ro up lo st sig nific a ntly mo re we ig ht—24

p o und s—o ve r the 12-we e k p e rio d .

Asid e fro m we ig ht lo ss, the re a re ma ny he a lth b e ne fits to d rinking g re e n te a , inc lud ing

p re ve nting c a nc e r, re d uc ing infla mma tio n, a nd o ve ra ll he a rt he a lth.

Se le c ting Gre e n Te a

Se le c ting g re e n te a c a n b e c o nfusing b e c a use the re a re se ve ra l d iffe re nt fo rms, inc lud ing

ma tc ha , te a b a g s, a nd te a le a ve s. Yo ur b e st o p tio n is to use ma tc ha , whic h is a mo re

c o nc e ntra te d , p o wd e re d fo rm o f g re e n te a . Yo u’ ll a lso wa nt to b e sure to c ho o se ma tc ha

with c a ffe ine , a s stud ie s sho w tha t g re e n te a c o nta ining c a ffe ine is mo re e ffe c tive a t

supp o rting we ig ht lo ss.

O ne c up o f g re e n te a ma d e with ma tc ha p o wd e r ha s

the sa me nutritio na l va lue a s d rinking 10 c up s o f

re g ula r b re we d te a .

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Pre pa ring Gre e n Te a

If yo u’ re using ma tc ha g re e n te a p o wde r, simp ly a d d 1 te a sp o o n o f the ma tc ha p o wd e r to a

te a c up . The n p o ur ho t wa te r tha t is just und e r a b o il into the te a c up . (Yo u ne ve r wa nt to use

b o iling wa te r whe n ma king g re e n te a .) Stir a nd e njo y. If yo u wo uld like to swe e te n it, a d d 5

d ro p s o f ste via o r a b it o f ra w ho ne y. Drink the te a imme d ia te ly, a s it will g e t b itte r if it sits fo r a

while .

Coc onut Oil

Why Coc onut Oil He lps with We ig ht

Loss

Whe n yo u think a b o ut we ig ht lo ss,

yo u mig ht think yo u sho uld minimize

fa t c o nsump tio n. This typ e o f

thinking ma y b e sa b o ta g ing yo ur

we ig ht lo ss e ffo rts. Inste a d , think

a b o ut c o nsuming the rig ht typ e s o f

fa t. One o f the fa ts tha t ha s b e e n

fo und to b e b e ne fic ia l fo r we ig ht

lo ss is c o c o nut o il.

Co nsuming c o c o nut o il is ve ry d iffe re nt tha n c o nsuming o the r typ e s o f fa t, b e c a use it re a c ts

d iffe re ntly within yo ur b o d y. Mo st typ e s o f d ie ta ry fa ts c o nta in lo ng -c ha in fa tty a c id s, b ut

c o c o nut o il c o nta ins me d ium-c ha in trig lyc e rid e s (MCTs), whic h a re me ta b o lize d in a uniq ue

wa y.

Whe n yo u c o nsume the MCTs in c o c o nut o il, the y mo ve fro m the d ig e stive tra c t to the live r.

Sinc e the MCTs in c o c o nut o il a re "the rmo g e nic ," me a ning tha t the y re q uire a hig he r a mo unt

o f e ne rg y to d ig e st a nd me ta b o lize , the y he lp to b o o st yo ur me ta b o lism a nd p ro vid e yo u with

a d d itio na l e ne rg y thro ug ho ut the d a y.

Sinc e the b o d y p ro c e sse s MCTs in this wa y, the y inc re a se the e ne rg y tha t is e xpe nd e d

(c o mp a re d with o the r typ e s o f fa ts). Whe n e ne rg y is use d a t hig he r le ve ls, fa t lo ss o c c urs.

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Re se a rc he rs a t the Unive rsity o f G e ne va fo und tha t whe n 1 to 2

ta b le spo o ns o f c o c o nut o il is c o nsume d e a c h d a y, e ne rg y

e xp e nd iture inc re a se s b y a b o ut 120 c a lo rie s e a c h da y.

Tips for Buying Coc onut Oil

Sinc e c o c o nut o il is b e c o ming mo re p o p ula r, yo u c a n find it a t mo st g ro c e ry sto re s. No t a ll

c o c o nut o il is c re a te d e q ua l, so yo u’ ll wa nt to b e se le c tive a b o ut the typ e yo u p urc ha se .

Whe n yo u a re sho p p ing , yo u will se e two ma in c a te g o rie s o f c o c o nut o il: re fine d a nd

unre fine d . The re fine d c o c o nut o il will no t ha ve the c o c o nut ta ste , b ut it ha s b e e n a lte re d

fro m its o rig ina l fo rm.

Fo r the b e st he a lth b e ne fits, p urc ha se unre fine d c o c o nut o il. Sinc e it ha sn’ t b e e n p ro c e sse d ,

it c o nta ins mo re a ntio xid a nts a nd p o lyp he no ls, whic h he lp to c o mb a t fre e -ra d ic a l a c tivity

within the b o d y. Lo o k fo r la b e ls with wo rds suc h a s "virg in" o r "e xtra -virg in" to ma ke sure tha t

yo u a re b uying unre fine d c o c o nut o il.

How to Use Coc onut Oil

Yo u c a n sta rt using c o c o nut o il whe re yo u mig ht usua lly use c a no la o il o r b utte r. Fo r e xa mp le ,

if yo u a re using a re c ipe tha t c a lls fo r 3 ta b le sp o o ns o f c a no la o il, try using 3 ta b le sp o o ns o f

c o c o nut o il inste a d .

He re a re a fe w id e a s o f ho w I like to inc o rp o ra te c o c o nut o il into my d ie t:

• Stir fry ve g e ta b le s in c o c o nut o il

• Ad d a ta b le sp o o n o f c o c o nut o il into a smo o thie

• Sp re a d c o c o nut o il o n yo ur to a st inste a d o f b utte r

• Use c o c o nut o il a s a b utte r sub stitute in b a king

• Fry e g g s in c o c o nut o il

• Ma ke p o pc o rn with c o c o nut o il

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Fla x Se e ds

How Flax Se e ds He lp with We ig ht Loss

Fla x se e d s a re hig h in b o th so lub le a nd

inso lub le fib e r, whic h a re imp o rta nt

e le me nts o f a he a lthy d ie t. Fib e r is

b e ne fic ia l fo r we ig ht lo ss in a fe w wa ys.

First, it he lp s yo u fe e l full fo r a lo ng e r

p e rio d o f time , he lp ing yo u c o nsume

le ss fo o d .

Se c o nd , the fib e r c o nte nt in fla x se e d s

he lp s c o ntro l yo ur b lo o d sug a r le ve ls.

Ma inta ining lo we r b lo o d sug a r le ve ls

supp o rts we ig ht lo ss, b e c a use whe n

yo ur b lo o d sug a r le ve ls a re hig h, yo ur

b o d y is mo re like ly to sto re fa t.

Fla x se e d s a lso c o nta in o me g a -3 e sse ntia l fa tty a c ids whic h ha ve b e e n sho wn to b o o st

me ta b o lism a nd sp e e d up we ig ht lo ss. And like fib e r, the he a lthy fa ts fo und in fla x se e d s a re

b e ne fic ia l b e c a use the y slo w d o wn d ig e stio n a nd he lp ke e p yo u sa tia te d .

Tips for Buying Fla x Se e d

The re a re two typ e s o f fla x se e ds: russe t b ro wn a nd g o lde n ye llo w. Bo th typ e s o f fla x a re

simila r in nutritio na l va lue a nd he a lth b e ne fits, so c ho o se e ithe r o ne .

Whe n yo u sho p fo r fla x se e d s, yo u will find the m in e ithe r the who le fo rm o r p re -g ro und .

Alwa ys p urc ha se who le fla x se e ds b e c a use the g ro und se e ds turn ra nc id q uic kly. Yo u c a n

the n e a sily g rind the m a t ho me using a c o ffe e g rind e r o r hig h sp e e d b le nd e r, suc h a s a

Ble nd Te c o r a Vita Mix.

Yo ur d ig e stive syste m is una b le to b re a k d o wn fla x se e d s

in the ir who le fo rm. In o rd e r to g a in nutritio na l b e ne fits

fro m fla x se e d s, a lwa ys use g ro und se e d s.

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I like to g rind e no ug h fla x se e ds fo r o ne we e k a nd sto re the g ro und se e d s in a n a irtig ht

c o nta ine r in the fridg e . The unuse d who le se e d s sho uld b e sto re d in the fre e ze r a fte r the b a g

is o pe ne d in o rd e r to ke e p the m fre sh.

How to Inc lude Flax Se e ds in Your Die t.

He re a re a fe w wa ys I like to inc o rp o ra te fla x se e d s into my d ie t:

• Ad d a ta b le sp o o n o f g ro und fla x se e d s to a smo o thie

• Sp rinkle g ro und fla x o n a b o wl o f o a tme a l in the mo rning

• Stir g ro und fla x into g ra no la

• Stir a sp o o nful o f g ro und fla x into a b o wl o f yo g urt

• Mix g ro und fla x into me a tb a lls o r me a tlo a f

Wa te r

Tho ug h it so unds to o simp le to b e true ,

the re a re se ve ra l re a so ns why d rinking

a d e q ua te a mo unts o f wa te r

thro ug ho ut the da y c a n he lp yo u

re le a se e xc e ss we ig ht.

How wate r he lps with we ig ht loss

• Whe n yo u a re we ll hydra te d , yo ur o rg a ns a re a b le to p e rfo rm mo re o p tima lly. This a llo ws

yo ur me ta b o lism to spe e d up , whic h me a ns yo u’ ll b urn c a lo rie s mo re q uic kly. Eve n mild

d e hyd ra tio n will slo w do wn yo ur me ta b o lism.

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• Na tura l wa ste is p ro d uc e d in yo ur b o d y e a c h d a y fro m b a sic func tio ns suc h a s b re a thing

a nd d ig e sting fo o d . Ge tting rid o f the se to xins c a n b e he lp ful fo r we ig ht lo ss, b e c a use to xins

a re sto re d in fa t c e lls. Wa te r is a g re a t wa y to flush to xins o ut o f yo ur b o d y.

• Whe n yo u a re d e hyd ra te d , the b lo o d vo lume in yo ur b o d y is re duc e d . De c re a se d b lo o d

vo lume le ve ls re sults in lo we r e ne rg y le ve ls, whic h ma ke s it d iffic ult fo r yo u to sta y a c tive .

• By d rinking mo re wa te r, yo u’ ll na tura lly e nd up d rinking fe we r hig h-c a lo rie , sug a ry d rinks.

Did yo u kno w tha t 75% o f the Ame ric a n p o p ula tio n is c hro nic a lly d e hyd ra te d ? And in 37% o f

Ame ric a ns, the thirst me c ha nism is so we a k tha t it is mista ke n fo r hung e r.

By simply d rinking mo re wa te r, yo u ma y no tic e tha t yo u b e c o me le ss hung ry.

O ne g la ss o f wa te r e nd e d mid nig ht hung e r p a ng s fo r

a lmo st 100% o f the d ie te rs p a rtic ipa ting in a Unive rsity

o f Wa shing to n stud y.

Bre nda Da vy, Ph.D., c o mp le te d a re se a rc h stud y a t Virg inia Te c h, a nd fo und tha t d rinking

wa te r b e fo re me a ls c a n he lp yo u to lo se we ig ht a nd ke e p it o ff. In he r stud y, the sub je c ts tha t

d ra nk wa te r b e fo re me a ls lo st a n a ve ra g e o f 4 p o und s mo re tha n the g ro up tha t d id no t d rink

wa te r b e fo re me a ls.

To sup e rc ha rg e yo ur we ig ht lo ss, ma ke sure tha t yo ur wa te r is c o ld inste a d o f ro o m

te mp e ra ture . Co ld wa te r c a use s the rmo g e ne sis, whic h inc re a se s the e xp e nd iture o f e ne rg y

a nd he lp s yo u to b urn fa t fa ste r. Re se a rc he rs fo und tha t yo ur me ta b o lism is b o o ste d within 10

minute s o f d rinking c o ld wa te r, a nd tho se b e ne fits c a n re ma in fo r a t le a st 30 o r 40 minute s.

How Muc h Wate r Do You Ne e d Ea c h Da y?

A simp le rule o f thumb is to c a lc ula te yo ur wa te r inta ke b a se d o n yo ur we ig ht. Simply d ivide

yo ur to ta l we ig ht in ha lf a nd d rink tha t numb e r in o unc e s e a c h da y.

So , if yo u we ig h 150 p o und s, the n yo u sho uld b e d rinking 75 o unc e s o f wa te r p e r d a y. This

numb e r will like ly ne e d to b e inc re a se d if yo u a re in a ho t e nviro nme nt, o r if yo u ha ve hig he r

le ve ls o f p hysic a l a c tivity. Also , p re g na nt a nd b re a stfe e d ing wo me n o fte n ne e d to d rink mo re

wa te r.

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Yo u c a n mo nito r yo ur wa te r inta ke b a se d o n the c o lo r o f yo ur urine . If yo ur urine is b rig ht

ye llo w, the n it me a ns tha t yo u ne e d to d rink mo re wa te r. If it is a p a le ye llo w c o lo r, the n yo u

a re pro b a b ly g e tting e no ug h wa te r e a c h d a y. Ke e p in mind tha t the re a re o the r fa c to rs tha t

c a n imp a c t yo ur urine c o lo r, suc h a s c e rta in sup p le me nts, vita mins, a nd me d ic a tio ns.

Ma king Your Wate r Ta sty

If yo u a re so me o ne who d o e sn't e njo y d rinking wa te r, the n yo u mig ht c o nsid e r a d d ing o the r

ing re d ie nts to g ive yo ur g la ss o f wa te r a slig ht fla vo r. Yo u c a n fla vo r yo ur wa te r with na tura l

ing re d ie nts, suc h a s le mo n, lime , o ra ng e , c uc umb e r, mint le a ve s, stra wb e rry slic e s, o r

p ine a pp le c hunks. My fa vo rite is b re wing p a ssio nfruit te a .

If yo u wa nt it a little swe e te r, try a d d ing a b it o f liq uid ste via , whic h is a ta sty, no n-c a lo rie

he rb a l swe e te ne r. Ste via is ve ry swe e t, so 6-8 d ro p s is usua lly e no ug h to swe e te n o ne g la ss o f

wa te r o r te a .

Da rk Le a fy Gre e n Ve g e ta ble s

How Da rk Le a fy Gre e ns He lp with We ig ht Loss

Le a fy g re e n ve g e ta b le s a re o ne o f the he a lthie st

a nd mo st nutrie nt-d e nse fo o d s yo u c a n e a t.

Ea ting fo o ds with hig h nutrie nt le ve ls will ke e p yo u

sa tia te d lo ng e r the re b y re d uc ing c ra ving s,

b e c a use yo ur b o d y is g e tting the nutritio n tha t it

ne e ds.

Le a fy g re e ns a re lo w in c a lo rie s a nd the y’ re a

g re a t so urc e o f fib e r, whic h d ig e sts slo wly a nd

the re fo re ke e ps yo ur sto ma c h fe e ling full fo r a

lo ng e r p e rio d o f time .

The fib e r in le a fy g re e n ve g e ta b le s a lso he lp s

re g ula te yo ur b lo o d sug a r le ve ls. Ke e p ing yo ur b lo o d sug a r in c he c k will ma ke it e a sie r fo r yo u

to lo se fa t a nd p re ve nt we ig ht g a in.

Choosing Da rk Le afy Gre e ns

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The b e st wa y to c ho o se yo ur le a fy g re e ns is b y lo o king a t the c o lo r o f the ve g e ta b le : the

d a rke r, the b e tte r. Da rke r ve g e ta b le s ha ve hig he r le ve ls o f a ntio xida nts a nd mo re nutrie nts, so

the y’ ll ke e p yo u fe e ling full fo r a lo ng e r p e rio d o f time .

If yo u re a lly wa nt to sup e rc ha rg e yo ur we ig ht lo ss, sta rt a d d ing ste a me d o r b la nc he d c o lla rd

g re e ns, c a b b a g e , ka le a nd b o k c ho y to yo ur d ie t. The se da rk, le a fy g re e ns a re a lso

c ruc ife ro us ve g e ta b le s, so the y p a c k a p o we rful nutritio na l b o o st. The y’ re he a rtie r a nd

c o nta in mo re fib e r tha n o the r g re e ns. Ple a se ma ke sure to lig htly c o o k the m to p ro te c t yo ur

thyro id .

How to Pre pa re Da rk Le a fy Gre e n Ve g e ta ble s

One the e a sie st wa ys to g e t g re e ns in yo ur d ie t o n a d a ily b a sis is to a d d the m to a fruit

smo o thie . This ma y so und una pp e a ling , b ut whe n yo u a d d ra w g re e ns into a smo o thie , suc h

a s sp ina c h o r c ha rd , yo u c a n’ t ta ste the m.

Co o king g re e ns is q uic k a nd e a sy. Simp ly sa uté so me g a rlic a nd o nio n with c o c o nut o il, a d d

yo ur wa she d g re e ns to the p a n a nd stir fry until the y’ re te nde r. Ad d so y sa uc e , g lute n-fre e

ta ma ri, o r simp ly sp rinkle with se a sa lt.

If yo u find the c o lla rd g re e ns o r ka le to ta ste b itte r, like I d o , yo u c a n b la nc he the m in b o iling

wa te r fo r a c o up le o f minute s b e fo re sa uté ing the m. To d o this, b ring a p o t o f wa te r to a b o il,

a d d yo ur g re e ns to the p o t, le t the m c o o k fo r two minute s, d ra in in a c o la nd e r, a nd the n

sa uté in a p a n with c o c o nut o il.

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Putting this into Ac tio n No w the fun p a rt! As I p ro mise d a t the b e g inning , I’ m g o ing to sha re ho w to e a sily

inc o rp o ra te a ll o f the se fo o d s in yo ur

d ie t – in und e r five minute s. Ma ke this

re c ip e fo r a sa tisfying b re a kfa st o r

mid -mo rning sna c k.

Almond Cha i Smoothie

2 ha nd fuls b a b y sp ina c h

1 c up wa te r

1 Ta b le sp o o n ho t wa te r

2 Ta b le sp o o ns a lmo nd b utte r

1 Ta b le sp o o n c o c o nut o il

1 Ta b le sp o o n g ro und fla x se e ds

½ te a sp o o n ma tc ha g re e n te a

p o wd e r

¼ te a sp o o n c inna mo n

1 c up ic e (o p tio na l)

1 d ro p pe r o f liq uid ste via

In a sma ll b o wl, mix the ho t wa te r with

the ma tc ha g re e n te a p o wd e r a nd

p o ur into a b le nd e r. Ad d the

re ma ining ing re d ie nts a nd b le nd .

Drink a nd e njo y, kno wing yo u’ re

tre a ting yo ur b o d y with g re a t c a re

while a lso ha ving a yummy tre a t!

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Are Yo u Re a dy to

Lo se we ig ht, ha ve mo re e ne rg y,

he a l ho rmo ne imb a la nc e , imp ro ve

yo ur skin & ha ir te xture , o r e ve n

p o ssib ly re ve rse thyro id dise a se )?

The re ’ s a b e tte r wa y a nd I’ d lo ve to sho w yo u ho w.

To g e t yo u sta rte d , I a m o p e ning up slo ts fo r VIP d a ys (virtua l) in the ne xt fe w we e ks. During a

virtua l VIP Da y c o nsulta tio n, I'll p e rso na lly he lp yo u a d d re ss yo ur mo st d istre ssing issue s a nd

c o nc e rns re la te d to a uto immune thyro id d ise a se a nd it wo n’ t b e o ve rwhe lming , I p ro mise !

A Fe w Be ne fits o f VIP Da ys

• Virtua l se ssio ns a re a c c o mp lishe d thro ug h Skyp e a ud io o r te le p ho ne ; no tra ve ling , no

g e tting d re sse d (if yo u d o n’ t wa nt to !) a nd no wo rrie s a b o ut ha ir & ma ke up

• Ma y b e d ivid e d into 2 d a ys if mo re c o nve nie nt

• So lve a sp e c ific p ro b le m, c o nc e rn o r issue yo u’ re e xpe rie nc ing with p e rso na lize d ,

ta rg e te d e duc a tio n + ha nd o uts, flip c ha rts, c he c klists a nd mo re

• Unc o ve r hidd e n c ha lle ng e s tha t ma y b e sa b o ta g ing yo ur a b ility to g e t b e tte r

• Pro vide s hig h va lue + Tra nsfo rma tio n

• Enha nc e s mo tiva tio n

• VIP Da ys le a d to b e tte r re sults b e c a use yo u g e t into a c tio n ve ry q uic kly

• Cre a te s a c rysta l c le a r visio n fo r yo ur he a lth jo urne y tha t will he lp yo u e njo y life mo re

fully a nd g e t yo ur "sp a rk" b a c k

• Le a ve the se ssio n re ne we d , re -e ne rg ize d , a nd insp ire d to ta ke a c tio n imme dia te ly so

yo u c a n fe e l mo re b e a utiful, e ne rg e tic , a nd c o nfid e nt yo u c a n he a l tha n yo u ha ve in

ye a rs...

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If yo u wo uld like to re c e ive a n a p p lic a tio n fo r a virtua l VIP Da y with

me . Ha lf o r full d a y, (Skyp e a ud io o r te le p ho ne o nly).

Re g ula r b re a ks d uring se ssio ns a p p ly inc lud ing time o ut fo r lunc h.

A fe w mo re d e ta ils a b o ut

me …

Sha nno n Ga rre tt, BS, RN, CHLC, CNN

I spe c ia lize in he lping wome n who ha ve be e n dia g nose d with a utoimmune thyroid dise a se ,

spe c ific a lly Ha shimoto ’s, a dre na l fa tig ue a nd/ or hormone imba la nc e .

My wo rk is a b o ut he lp ing wo me n g e t the ir life b a c k a nd live with jo y a g a in a fte r re ve rsing the se

c o nd itio ns. The re is mo re to life tha n thyro id d ise a se a nd c ha sing symp to ms. It’ s e xha usting a nd I

b e lie ve my p e rso na l e xp e rie nc e a nd p ro fe ssio na l e d uc a tio n, kno wle d g e a nd e xp e rtise o n the sub je c t

o f a uto immune thyro id d ise a se ha s le d to my c a lling to he lp ing wo me n g e t o ut o f the mind se t tha t

the y c a n’ t g e t b e tte r, o r tha t me d ic a tio n is the ir o nly o p tio n.

I re c e ive d my tra ining fro m Amrid g e Unive rsity, Aq uina s C o lle g e Sc ho o l o f Nursing , Alle g ra So lutio ns,

a nd the Sp e nc e r Institute .

My p ra c tic e is in Na shville , Te nne sse e - b ut I sup p o rt c lie nts thro ug ho ut the US a nd g lo b a lly. Mo st o f my

c lie nts a re lo ng -d ista nc e ! I a lso o ffe r wo me n’ s a nd nurse ’ s we llne ss wo rksho p s a nd c o rp o ra te

wo rksho p s.

Knowing wha t to do is one thing . Imple me nting it is a whole othe r ma tte r. This is whe re I c ome in.

In the p a st I strug g le d with d e b ilita ting fa tig ue to the p o int I c o uld n’ t wa lk, we ig ht g a in no ma tte r wha t

I d id , p a in in my jo ints a nd musc le s a nd mo re . But b y stud ying the immune syste m a nd le a rning the

to o ls a ll o f tho se symp to ms a re g o ne a nd I’ ve b e e n in re missio n fo r the p a st 5 ye a rs.

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I'd lo ve the o p p o rtunity to sup p o rt yo u in yo ur he a lth jo urne y.

If yo u wo uld like to re c e ive a n a p p lic a tio n fo r a virtua l VIP Da y with

me . Ha lf d a y o r full d a y, virtua l (Skyp e a ud io o r te le p ho ne o nly).

Re g ula r b re a ks d uring se ssio ns a p p ly inc lud ing time o ut fo r lunc h.

Wa rmly,