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Dr. Oz: Could A Food Allergy Be Making You Fat; Today we found out that a food allergy could be making us fat, and it could be a dairy allergy, and Oz has the test you can take. Dr. Oz said if you are one of the millions of Americans who diet and exercise and can't seem to lose weight a dairy allergy may be to blame. Dr. Mark Hyman joined Dr. Oz today with a 3 week Anti-Allergy Diet to get your system back on track and lose those pounds.

Dr. Mark Hyman told Dr. Oz food allergies cause inflammation in the digestive tract, they damage the gut and cause inflammation and that leads to obesity. Doctor's debate whether inflammation comes first or obesity comes first, but Dr. Hyman believes inflammation most often comes first and that starts the vicious cycle of weight gain and further weight gain.

One allergy in particular Dr. Oz & Dr. Hyman focus on today is an allergy to dairy. You can gain up to 30 pounds a year because an allergy to dairy might be the blame.

Dairy is hidden in foods and we don't even know it. Most people think of allergies as the acute allergies such hives or your tongue swells up. Not always so, that affects only 2-5 % of the population that way, up to 60% of the population can be affected by hidden foods like dairy and that causes slow delayed response that you might not even notice for hours after with symptoms that could include weight gain.

Dr. Oz said he is focusing on this today because he believes over half of us might have some kind of an allergy, and those allergies lead to inflammation that cause weight gain. these cause the bowel to distend causing bloating, irritable bowel syndromes, lethargy, you can get bloating and the weight gain that Dr. Oz and Dr. Hyman talked about.

Dr. Oz's 3 Week Anti-Allergy Diet

The Anti-Allergy Diet Are hidden food allergies making you gain weight? Mark Hyman, MD, has a 3-week anti-allergy diet to help get your system back on track so you can start shedding pounds.

Are you doing all the right things yet you are still unable to lose weight? A hidden food allergy could be the culprit. Dr.  Mark Hyman, New York Times best-selling author and an advocate for functional medicine, supports groundbreaking research linking food allergies to weight gain.

Sudden-onset vs. Slow-onset Food allergies Most people think food-related allergic reactions are sudden and fast acting – such as peanut or shellfish allergies which can cause immediate inflammation (an IgE immune response), resulting in swelling or difficulty breathing and can be life-threatening. On the other hand, dairy, which can be hidden in many everyday foods causes a far less acute allergic reaction, creating inflammation hours or even days later (an IgG immune response). Up to 60% of the population could be affected by hidden sensitivities to foods such as dairy.

Dairy Allergy and Weight Gain Foods with dairy can cause unhealthy bacteria to overgrow and produce toxins that cause systemic inflammation that swells the intestines and prevents normal digestion, causing weight gain, among other conditions such as irritable bowel. In fact, you can gain up to 30 pounds a year due to a dairy allergy. 

Lastly, a dairy allergy is tied to inflammation in the gut, as opposed to lactose intolerance, which is an inability to digest the milk sugar called lactose.

The first step to finding out if a dairy allergy is making you gain weight is to identify both the main and hidden sources of dairy in your diet.

Main Dairy Sources: Milk, butter, yogurt and cheese.    Hidden Dairy Sources:   Desserts: Cakes, muffins, cookies and chocolate may contain basic dairy ingredients along with “hidden” dairy derivatives such as casein or whey, both milk proteins. Be sure to look for these ingredients on labels and avoid them.

Deli Meats and Fish: Processed meats often contain dairy products such as lactose, casein and caseinates that act as emulsifiers or flavor enhancers. Meats labeled “kosher” will be dairy-free. Be aware that some brands of canned tuna contain casein.

Bread: Both white and wheat bread often contain casein, whey or milk powder. Freshly baked yeast breads are sometimes prepared in buttered pans or brushed with butter as they bake. Ask your baker if this is the case.

Energy Bars: Countless brands of protein and energy bars consist primarily of whey protein. As with all of the above, remember to read these food labels very carefully as well.

Dr. Oz 3-Week Anti-Allergy Plan

To find out if you could be allergic to dairy, follow this plan based on the 3 “Rs”: Remove all dairy, repair your digestive track, and reboot your body.

Week 1: Remove All Dairy Remove all the dairy from your diet for an entire week, which is how long your system needs for internal inflammation to settle down. Replace dairy milk with almond milk, which tastes good and has high quality protein and fat in it. In addition, replace butter with olive oil, a great source of good fat that contains oleic acid and anti-inflammatory properties.

Week 2: Repair Your Digestive Track If your gut is damaged by dairy, repair it with healthy bacteria found in probiotics. Choose a probiotic supplement that contains both bifidobacterium and lactobacillus bacteria. Select a product in pill or powder form that has 10-50 billion colony-forming units (CFUs) and take that amount daily. Be wary of liquid-based products, which may not be as active, along with food products with added probiotics. Click here for a smart guide to purchasing probiotics. 

Week 3: Reboot Your Body Now that you have a clean digestive slate, it’s time to reboot and see if dairy was causing your weight gain. Start by adding one dairy food back at a time and keep a food log of your body’s reactions. Ask yourself: Am I more tired? Am I bloated? Do I have fluid retention? All of these potential factors could be clues that you have a hidden food sensitivity to dairy.

Dr. oz said if you think you’re allergic to dairy at the end of three weeks, see your doctor for a blood test, which can help determine if you have elevated levels of a certain antibody that could be causing inflammation. If you are indeed allergic, you can use the above plan stay allergy- and inflammation-free.

People who are trying to control their appetite say they feel hungry all the time. A key move is to recognize hunger for what it is and only eat if you're hungry. A few changes in your eating habits might help

The Herbalife Family Foundation (HFF) will launch its second Casa Herbalife program in Malaysia at the Good Samaritan Home on December 9, 2011 (Friday), bringing good nutrition to more children at risk. 

The Casa Herbalife program provides financial resources and volunteer support to non-profit organizations around the world in the area of healthy nutrition programs for at-risk and low income children. 
Good Samaritan Home serves 36 abandoned and orphaned children who receive food, shelter, clothing, medical care, early childhood development, physical therapy, speech therapy, psychology services and counselling. 

The initial grant will help support the organization’s construction of a new kitchen and dining room facility. 
The first Casa Herbalife program in Malaysia was established at Rumah Bakti Hulu Kelang in 2006. Located in the capital city of Hulu Kelang, Kuala Lumpur, the organization serves approximately 81 abandoned children and youth.  

This program marks the 71st Casa Herbalife program in the world. After an initial grant from HFF, local Herbalife independent distributors and employees will support the program through volunteerism and fundraising. 

To learn more about the Herbalife Family Foundation and its Casa Herbalife program, please visit: HerbalifeFamilyFoundation.org.      

The Herbalife Family Foundation (HFF) is dedicated to improving children's lives by helping organizations provide healthy nutrition to children at risk. Additionally, HFF often supports relief efforts in response to natural disasters.

The holiday shopping season is approaching, and many of us are going to hit the mall. If you plan on spending an entire day shopping, make sure you have a strategy for your meals, too. Food courts are convenient but calories could add up if you're not careful.

As the seasons change, our bodies are adapting to changes in the environment, too. Pay a little extra attention to your diet, not only to keep you healthy during the winter months, but also to help you avoid winter weight gain.

The metabolic rate is directly related to your body composition. Every pound of body fat you have burns only about 2 calories a day. But the rest of you – your lean body mass – burns about 14 calories per pound each day. A big portion of your lean body mass is made up of muscle, so one of the best things you can do to boost your metabolic rate is to build up muscle through strength training. And, make sure to take in adequate protein from the diet, which helps to build and maintain lean muscle, too.

Here are the facts surround five myths about metabolism:

Myth: Aging slows your metabolism.
Truth: People do tend to put on weight as they get older – but it’s typically because they tend to exercise less, or less vigorously, than they used to – and that means fewer calories burned per day. As a result, loss of muscle mass can occur which reduces the body’s lean body mass – which results in a slower metabolic rate. Cardiovascular exercise to burn calories and strength training to preserve or build up muscle are great defenses against age-related weight gain.

Myth: You’re stuck with the metabolism you have and you can’t change it.
Truth: While it may appear that there are people who eat all the time and never seem to gain, chances are they make healthy, relatively low calorie selections naturally. Many of these “lucky” people also burn more calories simply because they move more - they might fidget more, or get up from their desks frequently during the day to stretch, or walk down the hall to talk to a colleague instead of e-mailing. So, once you’ve made the commitment to boost your metabolism by building more muscle, use those muscles more by moving around frequently throughout the day.

Myth: You burn more calories digesting ice-cold foods and beverages than foods that are room temperature or warmer.
Truth: In a laboratory, very slight increases in calorie burn have been measured in people who drink very cold beverages. But the change is too small (amounting to about 10 more calories burned per day) to have any meaningful impact on weight loss.

Myth: If you cut calories, your metabolic rate will slow down, so what’s the point?
Truth: It is true that your metabolic rate can slow a bit when you cut calories – your body’s natural inclination is to try to conserve calories as best it can. But, these decreases are relatively small, and if you become more active as you lose weight, you can offset these small changes. With a combination of diet AND exercise, you can help to preserve the rate at which your body burns calories.

Myth: If you stop eating at night, when your metabolism is slower, you’ll lose more weight.
Truth: When people lose weight because they stop eating after a certain time of day, it’s only because they’ve cut their overall calorie consumption - not because they are eating their calories earlier in the day. Consuming all your calories before the sun goes down won’t speed up your weight loss unless you also eat fewer calories than you need.

Susan Bowerman is a consultant to Herbalife.

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he conclusion of the lightning round! result, things get reallyinteresting because then somebody loses 30, 40, 50 poundsand all of a sudden, game on. and people ask you, hey, jim,how did you lose 30 or 40 pounds? you say, it's this herbalifeproduct. and they say, where do i get it? and you say, you can get it from me. it's a beautiful model. our friend from tupperware talks about the idea that in these emerging markets, advertising doesn't work as well and they don't have bricks and mortar -- i can't go to a gnc or a vitamin shoppe that you sell out, right? right. we don't compete with theirdistribution of selling. we don't do any conflict in the channel.the beautiful thing -- whether it's an emerging market or even a developed market like the u.s., that person-to-person selling is an incredibly powerful tool, it's a trust model. i trust you, i get something great from you, i get result, i feel better. and all of a sudden, the game is on. do you still meet investors who are skeptical about the notion that that's the best way to sell, given a previous his fr history from other companies that didn't do that?that's part of it. unfortunately in our industry, there are people who are shady. i wish they weren't. we were trying to get everybody on the high road. we're working very hard at that with our distributors. it's hugely important to us because we think integrity equals longevity. we have no quarter for someone not on the high road with us. someone gets off the high road,there's an exit ramp and a rest area. if they want to get with theprogram, there's a reentrance ramp back on to the high road. if there's not, frankly, they're not welcome back on it. we challenged you last time when you were on -- we asked which, brazil or russia, would have the biggest growth, biggest turn.turns out that they did about the same, didn't they? they did do about the same. both at 28% as you mentioned in your opening. both of them doing very, very well. i think the question was, what's the shorter-term, quicker going -- i probably mistakenly said brazil. russia is right there with it. they're doing very well. mea culpa. do you have that crow somewhere?tupperware said russia's gotten very tough because of theeconomy and the not great central command structure. what's working for you in russia? why is that working and tupperware is struggling over there? the first thing that we have seen probably a point of differentiation for us in russia for the rest of our markets, not against any of our other colleagues in the industry, is that we tested a new marketing plan there where you could become what is called a 50% discount discount earning distributor supervisor, we call it, over 12 months. used to be, you had to come in and do it in one or two months at a pretty high cost. now we say over 12 months. this builds a much more interesting infrastructure. you may be buying a couple of$100 worth of product from me a month. and in the past we say, well, jim's just a -- but now you're a distributor. i have more time with you. our retention rates are 70% in russia. game on. this new product, a lot of people are trying to sell into the athletic market. millions of people, frankly, why would i want this one?what's it doing for me if i use it? there's a story behind thisproduct that's really great. i met these two young men -- i'm an avid cyclist. i met them at the top of mountain. they were testing a product out of the trunk of their car. one of them is a biochemist and the other is a marketing guy. these are young guys, under 30 years old. i took some of their product, had it reverse engineered in our lab and the guys came back andsaid, this is a spectacular product. it's a product in here calledprolong. you guys do daily supplement. a regular person, not an athlete, works out once a day or four times a week, what does it do for them? think about it this way. you have an eating plan through the day. you have to hydrate. this is a hydration product that is a tremendous product. it's enhancing your water and making the water more available to you and more bio available. you have a daily shaikh shake in here which is our formula 1 sport. it's done with different proteins, proteins differently available to you. we can get into the whole science of this stuff and i'll get lost. you add this to the line. you add this prolong. this is endurance while you're working out. this is not a weight loss product. when you're out there pounding it for an hour and you need to replenish -- if i'm playing football for acollege team -- football, basketball, or a high school team. this is where this gets really exciting because it opens up the trainer world to us. and it opens up -- they only have so many hours in a day to earn. boom, they're in business now. they can sit down and say, i want to make you healthier, fitter and get you betternutrition. you make your shareholders richer -- our distributors did that. your team did it. and it's just a joy. i wanted you to come on and say, listen, i want to tell you, job well done.thanks, jim. you nailed it. you nailed it. thank you. that's michael johnson, chairman and ceo of herbalife. we've been with it for a long time. we're sticking with it. it's a $10 billion opportunity.stay with cramer.

Skin Care Expert Joins Herbalife

LOS ANGELES --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE: HLF) announced today that skin care expert Paolo Giacomoni , Ph.D. joined the company as vice president, worldwide outer nutrition, with responsibility to develop innovative solutions for global skin and hair care needs.

Skin care expert Paolo Giacomoni , Ph.D. joins Herbalife (Photo: Business Wire)

Giacomoni joined Herbalife after 13 years at Estee Lauder , where he most recently served as executive director of research. In this position, he oversaw scientific research and communications for the Clinique line and played a leading role in the development of multiple products, introducing new technologies to the marketplace and spearheading concept formulations. Previously, Giacomoni was with L'Oreal for 13 years, first in basic research and then in product development.

A native of Italy , Giacomoni is fluent in Italian, French, German, Spanish and English. He holds a Ph.D. in biochemistry from the University of Paris VI , and a master's degree in physics from the University of Milan . He holds several patents and has had over 100 scientific studies published in the areas of biochemistry, cellular biology, photobiology and skin aging.

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