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THE WATER MASK

by Tim Michaels

I want to talk about a four-letter word. It’s called SALT. Salt has ruined a lot of bodies. It’s done damage to digestive systems, bladders, imune systems, and has added to depression by creating a puffy face and waist. Not to mention, salt has caused many of the diseases we know today by robbing the body of valueable nutrients. It is a leading cause of high blood pressure. It totally affects how you look and feel. Salt is in all our food; usually ten times more than we need. I’m talking about sodium control - we need to control our sodium.

Here’s an example of how salt works in your body. Say you go out one night, and have some salad. You put some dressing on it, which is full of salt. You have some bread, which is full of salt. You have some chicken, basted in butter. Butter is full of salt. And what do you have? Salt on salt on salt on salt. Then the next morning, your eyes are so puffy you can’t open them. And you say, “Wait a minute! My rings don’t fit! My pants don’t fit! I can’t go anywhere! Where’s my water pill?” That’s what happens when you fill up on salt before you go to bed (and most people do) - you get all bloated and puffy. Our eyes have very thin skin underneath them, right above the cheeks. All that excess water, which is retained by all that salt, stretches out your face. That thin skin puffs up, and when you get up, it droops down and hangs and sags and makes you look terrible. You know how much it costs to get your eyes done?

That’s just the beginning of salt problems. Sometimes, what can look like fat to the naked eye is really subcontanious fat which is really water under the skin. It makes the skin look dimply, and cellulite-lookiny. And guess what? That’s the first thing that leaves when you get rid of salt! If you can go three days without salt, you’ll be amazed at the difference in how you look.

Guess what else is in salt? Iodine. Because years ago, somebody decided there was an iodine deficiency. So they started adding iodine to salt. But iodine in salt can also be a problem. Iodine is a mineral that’s responsible for thyroid function. But there’s no RDA for iodine. We’re not sure how much we need. So there’s a good possibility, since iodine is in salt, and salt is in everything, guess what happens? You get too much iodine. Too much iodine can cause thyroid malfunction. It slows down your metabolism. So your doctor puts you on thyroid medication, because in his eyes, that’s the right thing to do.

I’m a preventative maintenance person. God made a beautiful body - a beautiful device we have. We just have to understand how it works. And don’t get me wrong. We need sodium. Sodium is very good for you. Just not too much!

Here’s something else: salt makes you thirsty. And what happens when you get thirsty? You drink up a storm, and you dilute the digestive fluids in your stomach. So your food doesn’t digest properly, and guess what we have? Indigestion! And then we take a digestion aid. Why not just eat right and monitor your salt? You won’t have that problem.

Once again - that’s preventative maintenance in action! When you eat, you should drink a little bit, but not guzzle.

Why do we crave salt? Salt coats the natural organic taste buds that you have in your tongue. And it makes everything else taste terrible except IT. Try having a baked potato plain. There’s no fat in potatoes. There’s no salt in potatoes. It’s just protien and carbohydratyes. It’s good for you. But guess what? It’s not going to taste good if you’re used to loading up with salt.

Have I said enough about salt? No, there’s another bad guy in there, and it’s called chloride. When the body gets too much sodium, you get bloated and puffy, and your muscles lack energy. When your body gets too much chloride, the body shuts off the release of sodium. So your muscles will cramp, giving you symptoms of lack of sodium. It becomes a viscous cycle. So how are you going to work out when your body doesn’t have the right chemistry?

Ladies and gentlemen, do you want to look good in the morning? Do you want a face lift every morning? Or do you want a puffy face every morning? I help people learn to balance their bodies with proper weight training. But I want to do more than that. I want to teach you how to eat, and how to get out of that viscious cycle, and how to be happy with the way you look. I know you don’t want to be bloated and puffy, and get depressed, and eat for happiness. There’s so much food out there that tastes great. But it’s the good food that you want to like.

So what’s the secret? How do you get salt out of your diet? Any elimination of salt is a good start. Stop adding it to your food. If you really want to get serious, try my FUELING PLAN. That’s my three-week plan that will clean out your taste buds. I’ve been using it for twenty years with all my clients. Try it. Your face will tighten up and smooth out, and you’ll look great. Most of my clients say they look ten years younger after my FUELING PLAN.

As a test, try just three days without salt. And when I say “without salt”, I’m talking not just about losing the salt shaker. I’m talking about eating the right foods - foods that don’t contain any salt. You’ll see a big difference, and you’ll be motivated. You’ll see a new you -You without the water mask on. After three weeks on the FUELING PLAN, your waist is going to trim up, your face is going to tighten and your neck is going to trim up, and you’re going to look and feel great. I wouldn’t pull your leg.

Check out Tim's FUELING PLAN phases 1 & 2 elsewhere on this site