Keep Your 2008 Resolutions

Millions of Americans set at least one New Year’s resolution every January 1st. Of the large percentage of people who make a verbal commitment to themselves, friends, or loved ones to implement a change, only about 20% actually fulfill that goal over a long-term period (a year or longer).

Although these numbers are grim, there are specific tips you can follow to help make this year your personal success story.

The statistics may be against us in adhering to our goals in the short-term, but if we can sustain our personal promises over a period of time, success rates are much higher. Studies have shown that New Year’s resolutions have a success rate of 75% past the first week, 71% past two weeks, 64% after one month, and only 46% after six months.

Further research suggests that habits are formed after 21 days. So, trying your hardest to muster the willpower to eat better, quit smoking, or work on whatever vice that negatively tempts you will pay off in the long run.

Making it past that initial hurdle significantly improves your chances of lasting achievement. For added energy, try Fatigue Fighter when beginning a new routine and help overcome some of the initial challenges.

Put it in perspective

In addition, setting the proper expectations for yourself is one of the biggest contributors to personal success, regarding New Year’s resolutions as well as life in general. So many people fail at keeping resolutions because they do not have the proper perspective on how to achieve their goals. Setting the goal alone will not accomplish the task; rather, the brain must be trained to trigger affirmative thought processes.

A positive self-fulfilling prophecy is just as easy to attain as a negative one, but we have to be careful in how we set expectations to avoid creating the wrong messages in the brain. For example, if we have failed time and time again in the past but keep attempting to fix the problem with the same course of action, how can we expect different results? Reprogramming ourselves to approach our goals differently can be enough to get going in the right direction.

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Getting started

Weight loss is the number one resolution for Americans! According to the National Center for Health Statistics, heart disease is one of the leading causes of death (which is directly linked to obesity). It is therefore no wonder that each year more and more people attempt to get healthy.

With all the advertising for mouth-watering dishes joined with time-crunched schedules, resisting quick, unhealthy food can be extremely difficult.

Combine our societal influences with a new research study funded by the National Institutes of Health on dieters who struggle with emotional eating, and resolution commitment becomes harder and harder.

U.S. researchers said recently that emotional eaters, or people who eat when they are lonely or sad, tend to lose the least amount of weight and have the hardest time keeping it off. Therefore, the study may explain why so many people who lose weight gain it all back.

Natural and homeopathic remedies can play a large part in helping overcome the psychological addictions associated with food. While any weight loss program requires a healthy mix of proper diet and exercise, herbal remedies can provide that extra boost of motivation to resist that extra cookie.

While yo-yo dieting may be effective in the short term, in the long run, regular fluctuations in weight can disturb the balance of the body’s metabolism – leading to systemic confusion and a sluggish metabolism, gradually making the task of getting healthy and slimming down increasingly difficult. This slower metabolism can eventually lead to weight gain, even when eating normally.

Some people follow unhealthy weight loss plans such as crash diets and prescription or over-the-counter medicine to control their appetite. Though many of these products advertise themselves as healthy weight loss supplements, some contain harmful stimulants that raise heart rate and speed up the metabolism in an un-natural way.

Even some so-called natural weight loss products contain ephedra and other harmful stimulants that can have negative effects on the body.

Ultimately, the regimine is unrealistic and the weight lost often returns with a vengeance after the product is stopped.

One of our weight loss products, EcoSlim is specially formulated to lessen the need to eat to fill emotional needs.

The other, Slimmer’s Assist can also enhance the therapeutic effects of other weight loss remedies by balancing metabolism, promoting brain efficiency and improving positive decision-making regarding nutrition.

JuniorSlim or TeenSlim are also great options for children and young adults struggling with weight management.

Interconnected health

How many times have we heard of a New Year’s resolution that, if kept, can give us renewed vitality, glowing skin, and promote weight loss?

That resolution is body detox, which is directly related to another major New Year’s resolution— quitting smoking.

Successfully giving up cigarettes and detoxing the body are resolutions complimented by natural remedies as well. Both can even be of assistance to weight loss plans.

Since our body systems are interrelated to each other, each positive modification can be noticed throughout many systems. Body detox not only promotes physical well-being but also promotes overall emotional wellness.

Detox Drops assists in the body's natural elimination of toxins to:

Support realistic and healthy weight management programs
Promote healthy energy levels and stamina
Promote healthy skin from system cleansing
Reduce feelings of common fatigue
Support healthy liver functioning
Promote the production of bile and the routine breakdown of dietary fats
Support a healthy immune system to prevent disease.

Eliminating the obvious as well as hidden toxins

We all know the average person will start the New Year with excess weight from overindulgence during the holidays. What we sometimes don’t understand is that not only is the fat in holiday foods we consume detrimental for our health, but holiday foods sometimes contain outrageous amounts of sodium, which can put us at an increased risk of developing conditions such as hypertension.

High-Rite and Aqua-Rite are proven natural remedies for hypertension and blood pressure control to get back on track after excess consumption.

According to public advocacy group Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) director Michael Jacobson, “Salt is probably the most single most harmful thing in our food, contributing to high blood pressure, which causes heart attacks and strokes."

Another big item on the New Year’s resolution list is quitting smoking. Smoking is also known to contribute to the risk of developing high blood pressure.

While quitting smoking, it’s a good idea to also reduce salt intake. This will aid the body in its natural detox process, and help remove harmful cigarette toxins lodged deep inside organs and tissues. Reducing salt intake also allows the body to flush out toxins much faster (including the nicotine that keeps you from quitting cigarettes in the first place).

To further support cravings, consider a natural alternative to OTC products for quitting smoking, such as Crave-Rx, Rx-Hale and Nicotonic which help reduce withdrawal symptoms and cravings, and restore mood balance during and after nicotine withdrawal.

Some final thoughts

Remember to measure personal success by your own standards, and do not compare the rate of your own achievement with the pace of others’.

We all have individual goals, and any step of progress is a positive one. Also, do not get discouraged by small slip-ups or allow them to ruin or abandon your plan altogether. Make adjustments when needed, and keep up the good work!