PGX is getting weight wise and taking tips from the newly crowned Miss USA 2012!

So what does the newly crowned Miss USA, Olivia Culpo, eat to keep her pageant figure?

I'm not a beauty pageant fan and I almost never watch them. However, every once in a while, when the television air time coincides with a family gathering, we turn it on and start betting on who will win. For the second time that I can ever remember, this happened and we watched the end of the Miss USA competition last weekend, all of us vieing for the prestige of choosing the winner correctly. This year wasn't as much fun since we chose the same girl, Olivia Culpo and this year's Miss USA.

I can imagine that being in a pageant must take quite a bit of discipline, especially when it comes to health. So what does Miss USA eat to keep her trim and toned figure? Shape Magazine shares Olivia's top ten must have snacks that keep her going without piling on the pounds!

Stay awesome everyone!

Image source: Shape Magazine

PGX & Julia Havey's Call to Arms: Fight to End Obesity!

How can we make obesity a thing of the past? The answer does not lie in a weight loss drug. 

The other day I found an article over at The State Column, FDA warns against second attempts at weight loss drug approvals, and I started to think.

Obesity is a huge problem in the US. It's an issue we must address, not only to help save individual lives but also to help our economy. However, I don't know a single person who is obese or overweight because they are lacking Qnexa or any drug that companies are feverishly trying to develop and market.

According to that article, "about 35 percent of Americas are obese, creating a tremendous need for weight-loss therapies." But the solution to obesity does not lie in a chemical with side effects that can cause eye problems, fetal toxicity… When you see the list of potential side effects, would you really risk all that for a possible short cut to weight loss? Especially when the real solution is safe and possible for everyone!

So what if one were to drink water rather than soft drinks? What if one were to consume healthy portions of real foods such as oatmeal, lean protein, fruit, vegetables, and get 30 minutes of exercise a day. Add 2.5-5 grams of PGX into the mix to ensure a good daily intake of fiber, satiety and blood sugar stability and you've got quite the recipe for health! What if that scenario became the norm? Would we need Qnexa, or would we do just fine on our own? We would do just fine on our own!

A lifestyle change can be daunting but, I think, much less terrifying than the possibility of serious side effects from weight loss drugs. I don’t know about you, but I would rather avoid any possible side effects commonly associated with the diet drugs of today and those in the works for tomorrow. The choice is yours but I urge you to choose wisely because, literally, your life depends upon it!

Instead of waiting for the FDA nod to ingest something as potentially dangerous as Qnexa, try the less risky route. Make a healthy lifestyle change! Don't know how to start? PGX and I are here to help you,100 percent free -- free of charge and free of dangerous side effects. Sign up for free e-books, recipes, access to nutritional support at a simple click of the mouse.

Not eating fast food won't kill you. You are going to have to do a little bit of work on your own and make that first step to change. But no worries, I am right here to help you along the way!

Julia

Image Sources: The New York Times, Julia Havey

Thanks to Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution, chocolate milk is getting a makeover!

It's back to school time and that means packed lunches and cafeteria food. Chef and health food advocate Jamie Oliver is putting the pressure on school boards and here is at least one result!

You may want to think twice before chocolate and other flavoured milks become school day staples instead of treats for your kids. Did you know that there four tablespoons of extra sugar in one serving of chocolate milk?

Jamie Oliver did some math for us: if your children are drinking one glass of chocolate, strawberry or other flavoured milks everyday, they are consuming about two extra gallons of sugar each year! With this kind of sugar entering their system everyday, it's no wonder that child obesity and weight problems are on the rise.

Well good news! It looks like there is a serious effort to make some changes in the school system. This September, the chocolate milk being served in the vast majority of school districts in the USA will have 38 percent less added sugar and only 31 more calories than plain milk. They're still serving chocolate milk, but it's a step in the right direction, don't you think?

The New York times gives us all the details on the state of flavoured milks in school cafeterias.

Want to learn more about how you can push for a healthier change in school nutrition? Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution campaign on flavoured milk is a good place to start.