It simply amazes me.

Everyday I see otherwise smart individuals cramming garbage into their faces without a single thought about what it's doing to their body.

They go out of their way to keep their vehicle in top running condition by putting in the best gas and engine additives (to keep the fuel lines clean and prevent gunk buildup), put in fresh plugs and wires (gotta have decent pickup!) and wash it every week.

I can completely understand this attitude because a car's a major investment and you want to keep it as long as possible.

On the other hand, your body is yours for life! You only get one. So why would you treat your body with any less respect than you treat your vehicle? Why wouldn't you want to put only the best fuel available into your personal "machine" to keep it in optimal running condition?

By eating junk food and drinking sugary sodas and fruit drinks you're basically telling yourself that you don't matter. That your material possessions are more important than your own health and well being.

Doesn't it make sense to give yourself the best possible chance at staying healthy when you're the one paying the bills?

I have a friend who's a fairly shrewd business man. He sells cars on the side to make extra cash and he always makes a profit. He knows a lot about cars and always keeps his own vehicles immaculate inside and out.

He's also risen to the top of his chosen profession of printing and has a good family life. He's a winner.

Physically, on the other hand, he's a different story.

He has high blood pressure which causes his hands to shake uncontrollably. His family has a history of heart disease.

So what does he choose to eat when it comes time for his lunch? A candy bar, a muffin and a 20oz. bottle of Mountain Dew! Wow!

The reason I bring up this particular friend (because I could use many others as an example of poor diet) is that he recently had a bout with hemmorhoids which caused him to alter his diet for the better which included cutting out the sugary sweets and soda and eating some roughage (Wasa Crisp crackers was the choice here), more raw veggies and drinking water instead of soda.

This is the premise behind a true low carb diet plan. Cut out the simple carbs (sugar and processed foods) and eat sensibly.

So what did this drastic dietary change result in? An amazing transformation to say the least. His hands almost stopped shaking completely (lowered his blood pressure), his energy increased (no more sugar spikes and crashes) and he just all around felt better. Oh, and his hemorrhoids got better too!

Now, you'd think that with all these nearly miraculous turns in his overall health, he'd stick to what's working and reduce his risks of heart disease and other ailments.

Nope!

As soon as he felt better he went back to his old diet (if that's what you want to call it!) and back came the shakes.

I doubt that everyone with bad dietary habits shows such obvious signs of their effects as my friend does, but rest assured that your diet is directly affecting your health.

As the old saying goes "Garbage in, garbage out!"

By adopting a low carb diet plan and sticking to it, you can increase your energy and vitality, lose weight, build self confidence (because you'll look and feel better) and just plain be healthier!