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What are “whole foods”?

Whole foods are simply foods that don’t come in a package. They don’t come in a box. It doesn’t mean you’re eating a whole turkey. It means that it’s a whole food meaning that it hasn’t been ground to a flour or ground to some sort of finite components…

General Nutrition: What are “whole foods”?

What is a “nutraceutical”?

A nutraceutical is a nutritional supplement such as a vitamin or mineral that has shown to have efficacy or effectiveness through various clinical studies…

General Nutrition: What is a “nutraceutical”?

New Amazon Sales Tax Law Threat

As Internet marketers we are compelled to deviate from the theme of this blog to bring you breaking news regarding a major threat to affiliate marketers. This may not be affecting you at the moment but this type legislation is sweeping across the country.

Rhode Island has now joined New York and North Carolina in enacting this type tax.

This is a copy of an email sent to me this morning from Amazon… speaks for itself I think. Below that is a copy of an email I sent to the Governor of Rhode Island, State Reps and Senators this morning regarding the same.

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Amazon email…

We are writing from the Amazon Associates Program to notify you that your Associates account has been closed as of June 29, 2009. This is a direct result of the unconstitutional tax collection scheme passed by the Rhode Island General Assembly with a veto-proof majority. As a result, we will no longer pay any referral fees for customers referred to Amazon.com or Endless.com after June 29. We were forced to take this unfortunate action in anticipation of actual enactment because of uncertainties surrounding the legislation’s effective date. The governor could sign the bill — or have his veto overridden — any day now.

Please be assured that all qualifying referral fees earned prior to June 29, 2009 will be processed and paid in full in accordance with our regular referral fee schedule. Based on your account closure date of June 29, 2009, any final payments will be paid by September 1, 2009.

In the event that Rhode Island repeals this tax collection scheme, we would certainly be happy to re-open our Associates program to Rhode Island residents.

The Rhode Island General Assembly’s website is http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/, the governor’s website is http://www.governor.ri.gov/, and additional information may be obtained from the Performance Marketing Alliance at http://www.performancemarketingalliance.com/.

We have enjoyed working with you and other Rhode Island-based participants in the Amazon Associates Program, and wish you all the best in your future.

Best Regards,

The Amazon Associates Team

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My letter to the Rhode Island officials…

Hello Governor Carcieri,
I am writing to you today because of a sense of overwhelming frustration.

I am a work at home Internet entrepreneur that derives a portion of my income from affiliate programs such as Amazon.com. Just in case you are not aware… Amazon is the worlds largest online retailer.

Seems that in an attempt to find new and creative ways to tax small business in Rhode Island the Legislature has passed an Internet sales tax. I have often thought that the Rhode Island state government is completely out of touch with reality and this just proves it.

Here is an excerpt from an email I received from Amazon this morning.

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We are writing from the Amazon Associates Program to notify you that your Associates account has been closed as of June 29, 2009. This is a direct result of the unconstitutional tax collection scheme passed by the Rhode Island General Assembly with a veto-proof majority. As a result, we will no longer pay any referral fees for customers referred to Amazon.com or Endless.com after June 29. We were forced to take this unfortunate action in anticipation of actual enactment because of uncertainties surrounding the legislation’s effective date.

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With Amazon leading the way there is no doubt that many other companies conducting business online using affiliate type programs (which there are at minimum 1000′s) will have no choice but to follow suit.

Interesting that in an effort to increase revenues off the back of small business, Rhode Island could very well see a decrease in revenues. Not only will people like me not be making Internet sales that can be taxed but because of the loss in sales we will not be paying income tax on the money we would have earned from those sales.

The state of Rhode Island has given the majority of Internet entrepreneurs 3 choices as I see it. Shut down operations, create an out of state corp. and run their Internet business from there or simply do what many others have either already done or are considering doing and move out of the state.

Now that I have that off my chest I am off to remove all of the income generating affiliate program links from my websites and blogs.

Regards,
Michael Silva

About Nutrition….Comparing Diets

In the following article about nutrition the author compares several of the popular diets on the market including the Atkins Diet, Weight Watchers, the Zone Diet, the Mediterranean Diet and the Ornish Diet.

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Diet Vs Diet

Americans spend tens of billions of dollars a year in their quest for losing weight, and getting fit. As I’ve said before, there are a number of different approaches to dieting, and a number of these approaches will produce results. The key is in finding an approach that works for YOU, and one you can be CONSISTENT with.

Listed here, for you, are some of the most popular diets available today, some information about them, and the results of some studies done by some of the top universities in the country. The studies followed groups of people following one of the specific diets listed, and compared the weight loss results of each group of dieters after extended periods of time. So which diet will shed the most pounds after a year? Keep on reading to find out…the results may surprise you!

The Diets:

Atkins Diet (low carb)
A high protein diet, encourages some form of meat at every meal, and restricts carbohydrates.
Calorie Breakdown:
20% Carbs
30% Protein
50% Fat

Weight Watchers (low fat)
Emphasizes portion control. Encourages grains, fruits, vegetables, and modest servings of meat.
Calorie Breakdown:
50% Carbs
20% Protein
30% Fat

Zone Diet
40/30/30 ratio theoretically stabilizes hormones that trigger hunger and weight gain.
Calorie Breakdown:
40% Carbs
30% Protein
30% Fat

Mediterranean Diet
Prescribes grains, vegetables, and sources of healthy fats such as olive oil and nuts.
Calorie Breakdown:
45% Carbs
20% Protein
35% Fat

Ornish Diet (Low fat vegetarian)
Recommends eliminating nuts, meat, and fish.
Calorie Breakdown:
70% Carbs
20%Protein
10% Fat

THE RESULTS:

Low Carb vs. Low Fat vs. Mediterranean

Pounds lost at six months: Low carb 14 lbs, WW 10lbs, Mediterranean 10 lbs

Final loss (two years): Low carb 12 lbs, WW 7 lbs, Mediterranean 10 lbs

Low Carb vs. Low Fat vs. Zone vs. Ornish

Pounds lost at six months: Low carb 14 lbs, WW 9 lbs, Zone 6 lbs, Ornish 6 lbs

Final loss (one year): Low carb 10, WW 6 lbs, Zone 4 lbs, Ornish 5 lbs

Low Fat vs. Exercise

Pounds lost at six weeks: WW 6 lbs, Exercise 2 lbs

Final loss (three months): WW 9 lbs, Exercise 3 lbs

So what does this mean for you?

Well, by looking at the numbers, you can see that all of the diets produced results. And, with the exception of the subjects following the Mediterranean diet, the dieters tended to gain some of the weight they had lost back over the long term. This is most likely because they failed to follow the diet as strictly over time as they had in the beginning.

This is a problem most dieters have with most diets…consistency. Everyone charges out of the gate ready to cut down on carbs, fat, or to consume the magic ratio, only to find that after a period of time this way of eating is something they can’t maintain over the long term. It’s not a change they’re willing to make with the rest of their life.

My advice to you is the same as always…choose something that’s right for YOU. Choose foods you like, eliminate the refined ones, and consume in MODERATION in combination with EXERCISE. The above diets work because they control the amount, and in most cases, the type of food being eaten. As should be evident from the results, the control part is much more important than the type of food being eaten.

So take control of what you eat. If one of theses diets works for you, then GREAT! Pick it, and stick with it. If none of them float your boat, no problem. Choose the foods that work for you, control how much you eat, and be consistent. Combine your efforts with some exercise, commit to sticking with it for at least a year, and watch what happens.

James Steffy, CSCS

Owner- A Perfect Fit Personal Training

For more information on exercise, diet, or weight loss, please visit http://www.APerfectFitTraining.com

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What are “Omega 3 fatty acids”?

Omega-3 fatty acids are found in cold-water fish, Alaskan halibut, salmon, sable fish, butter fish, even sardines have them. Farm-raised salmon only has about half the omega-3 as wild Alaskan salmon. If you see sockeye salmon, you know that you’re getting wild salmon, because they haven’t figured out how to farm raise it yet…

General Nutrition: What are “Omega 3 fatty acids”?