1. improve my health
2. improve the lives of people around the world

Pretty short huh- I truly believe that taking care of my own personal health is a selfless act- how can I help educate, help & inspire others if my own body and daily actions demonstrate the opposite? It is like having a doctor tell you to stop smoking when they are also addicted to nicotine.

Trying to make a difference in other peoples lives takes a lot of energy, time and can wear you down - unless your body and mind are strong enough. Physical toughness is but a shell compared to mental vigor required to get through life.

I tend to focus on things that I can actively control as well, wishing for “World Peace” is a very noble cause but what can I actually do to put a serious dent into it? Very little if anything at all- some causes are simply over my head. I also don’t place financial goals, although in the past I did this, it became more a source of stress then satisfaction. I have come to adopt a “seriously easy going” approach to live, I hear this often from Jamaicans and you know what- they are onto something! Whether I make a few million this year or a fraction of that, I will be happy with myself regardless.

I really enjoy taking time out my schedule to write these weekly issues, the number one request I get from members and non-members alike is to make it more interactive so that they can join in the discussions. Your wish shall come true very shortly, along with a new system to allow you to do the same

Want to know the secret! Give me your credit card information and we will make sure to charge you 3 equal payments of $19.95/month since we know you are too lazy to remember to pay us each month and too poor to pay the entire value of our advice in one shot.

Sadly, this is how the marketing of a diet (and many other products) is done around the world through every type of medium you can think of. What is even worse, it’s a billion dollar industry that people KEEP buying into and many blame themselves for the lack of results. I hope you realize the detrimental cycle forming here (money in return for a boost of temporary self-esteem). It strives to make a quick buck off your lack of knowledge, busy lifestyle and telling you all your problems can be solved in return for an easy installment plan.

There are of course wonderful product out there that do make a big difference in peoples lives. I know of a couple off-hand but many of them don’t have the marketing capital required to promote it nor promise the fast results, which isn’t sexy in today’s “instant gratification” society.

It started out with a drop and never thought anything of it, then after a week straight, I reviewed my diet and exercise regiment to see what changed (nothing did). After 3 weeks of this BS, I was headed straight to the clinic- blood and stool aren’t bed fellows in my book. Never had any pain (in this regard I am lucky), I am very fit, 29 years old and have a very good diet high in fiber, other then stress due to running a few companies - my life is great! Well, without looking at me, the doc told me I had internal Hemorrhoids, now - I did search on the net with my symptoms and Hemorrhoids where the most likely cause but so is colorectal cancer, so wanting to be safe, I booked an appointment for an Endoscopy. About two weeks later, I was sitting at the clinic anxious to get myself examined, the doctor had something come up and said he wanted to send me for a Colonoscopy after reviewing my medical records. Knowing this was the gold standard for if there was ANYTHING wrong with me, I was glad - about a month later (with over 2 months of bleeding under my belt), I was laying on the doctors table getting checked up - literally.

Now, for those of you who have never had a colonoscopy, it really isn’t that bad - it’s sounds far worse then it really is - of course, the Demerol I requested didn’t hurt either The procedure took about 30 minutes, it’s pretty neat actually, you get to see the whole thing on TV- just when you think there isn’t any more room “in there”, the doc shoves up another bunch of hose. Suffice it to say, I was happy when it was over for two reasons, main one is I am 100% fine (it was Hemorrhoids) and the other is I have an experience to share with others of how important it is to get a regular colonoscopy no matter your age, especially after you start to hit middle age.

Water starts off “clean” but because it’s often abused as a dumping ground, our tax dollars must be used to clean it up just so it can become fit for consumption. Most cities have crumbling infrastructures, the water that leaves the water treatment plant may be all nice and dandy- but after traveling miles through city then building pipes- that water picks up lots of stuff. So where does that leave us? Crops, animals and fish don’t have access to treated water but we need to consume them to live. So maybe our water is “clean” but the food we eat isn’t getting any better.

Sure the world is covered in vast Oceans but realize this, only 1% of that water is easily accessible to humans, the rest is salt water or caught up in glaciers/water cycles.

If you look at the forthcoming century ahead of us you will see the growing importance of water. From Los Vegas modifying their water use policy to Israel having disputes with Lebanon over water rights and even China apologizing just this week to Russia for the growing catastrophe that a chemical plant explosion caused after releasing 100 tons of benzene into the Songhua River. It’s about time people start to realize how inter-dependent we all are on water.