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MISLED
The Consumers Guide to Genuine Health Care

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Health & Fitness Scams Exposed!

Unscrupulous diet product peddlers regularly fool the public with bogus and misleading advertising.  Their deceptive tactics lure the average consumer into spending their hard-earned money on diet aids that are sometimes worthless.  Look at these typical “Before” and “After” photos that I manufactured for the movie “Bigger, Faster, Stronger”.  Believe it or not, I created both of these pictures on the same day, only one hour apart!  In my book Misled, I reveal how advertisers use secret techniques such as posing, lighting, and photoshopping to create clever and deceptive illusions.

The Sugar Trap and Sweet Solutions

Would you eat 52 teaspoons of sugar daily? The typical American consumes about that much sugar every single day, without even knowing it. Most sugar additives are found in processed foods.  But, you would never know it by reading the label unless you know the insider jargon. Sugar hides behind misleading pseudonyms, like corn syrup, barley malt, carob syrup, dextrose, fruit juice, fructose, maltodextrin, and many more. High fructose corn sweeteners are the worst offenders. They make up about 80% of most soda, and end up in everything from coffee creamers to ketchup to peanut butter. Learn how to avoid this dangerous diet trap, and satisfy your sweet tooth with healthy alternatives!

Vaccine Dangers

Like most Americans, I grew up believing that WITHOUT vaccinations I would develop a horrible disease and die.  But, after researching the history of disease and the dangerous ingredients in most vaccinations, I became skeptical. I now think that people should start questioning whether vaccination risks actually outweigh the benefits.  My advice is not to take anyone's advice until you educate yourself!  Make the best decision for both you and your family.

Prescription Drugs - Are They Safe?

The medical community has convinced us that we need prescription drugs to cure all our problems. Drugs can be vital in certain situations.  But, should they be the first and only treatment option for every disorder or illness? Most people don’t know that pharmaceutical drugs kill more people every year than all of the soldiers killed in the entire Vietnam War (over 100,000).  If people knew the truth, they might protest in the streets as passionately as they did against that war. Learn about prescription drug risks now, before you become the next statistic.

Living Smart in a Toxic World

Since 1940, mankind has created over 72,000 new chemicals, with 2,000 more new and potentially dangerous chemicals hitting the environment every year. These chemicals end up in our food, water supply, and in just about every consumer product on the market.  If you want to live your healthiest life possible, you must learn how to detect and avoid chemicals that could harm your health.  Plus, learn a simple and effective DETOX strategy!

Wasted Time?

Our time on earth is short and precious.  Nobody should feel sick and tired every day, or drag themselves through diseases and disorders that can easily be prevented.  I wrote this book to provide you with the information you need to get what everyone wants from life - to look and feel our best!  Don’t waste another minute making choices that will keep you from a better future!

Christian Health

I wrote Misled from both a Biblical and Holistic perspective because I believe these principles can really guide you to achieve your best health possible.  I do not bring up religion in order to push my views on anyone else, and I respect everyone’s spiritual path.  But as a fitness educator, I have found that the two most significant forces on this planet are the power of health and fitness, and the truth of God’s word.

After interviewing hundreds of athletes for magazine articles, I met scores of people who had dramatically changed their lives with proper health and fitness techniques.  Similarly, I have witnessed many more people change their lives dramatically by embracing Godly principles.  It is a deeply moving experience to watch a heroin addict break free from twenty years of misery by accepting Biblical wisdom. It is hard to deny that kind of power, especially when it happens over and over again.

 If you believe in God, and believe that He has a plan for your life, then you must recognize that your body is a vehicle that God gave you to take you to your destiny.  But, you can never fulfill God’s plan if your vehicle keeps breaking down!  Don’t let ill health keep you from the awesome plan God has for you.

The TRUTH can always change lives for the better, not the deception and lies which many in the media and other powerful organizations use to manipulate us. I know you want to lose weight, I know you want to look better, I know you want to feel better, and I know you want live longer. The good news is, you can!

How Can My Book Help You ?

My book, Misled, is an investigation into the dangerous ways in which health, fitness, and wellbeing is packaged and sold to the American people.  Most people feel overwhelmed, confused, and misled by all of the information and misinformation out there.  Once you understand how you are being manipulated to buy worthless and possibly dangerous products and systems, you will be ready to establish a proper foundation to achieve your best health.

Diet products and supplements are a multi-billion dollar industry. Like most people, I too have fallen victim to some of the endless scams and mistruths.  Fortunately, I was an insider in the business, and I saw firsthand how many of these scams are staged.  I became good friends with many of the top athletes and models depicted in national ad campaigns as examples of “perfect” health.  The truth is that most of these top athletes wouldn’t be caught dead using the worthless products they endorsed.  For the average consumer, most of these supplements provide no results at all.  A simple, healthy plan is cheaper and more effective than a mountain of diet aids.

I became a personal trainer more than 20 years ago because of my passion for health and fitness.  I also became a professional photographer, writer, and healthy restauranteur because I wanted to communicate the healthy-living prinicples I believed in to more people.  I also obtained a Masters degree in Holistic Nutrition and continue to voraciously read books and attend lectures to figure out why our nation is suffering from such bad health.  After years of searching, I cut through the clutter and show you helpful methods that actually work.

I know that my techniques are effective, because at age 43 I can honestly say that I feel as good now as I did in my twenties. I don’t have any allergies, digestive problems, bouts of depression, fatigue, chronic back problems, vision problems, dental problems, head aches, or any other aches and pains people my age seem to suffer from.  I feel like I always have – great!

If I can look and feel my best by adopting a simple and healthy plan, why can’t you? It’s time to walk away from all these fads, ploys, gimmicks and exaggerated claims, and join me on a path towards attaining your best health possible!

Printed Copy

My 8"x10" signed copy, for people who like to hold a physical book in their hands and turn the pages. Learn as I share my insider knowledge and expose many of the deceitful ways in which health & fitness is packaged and sold to the public.

Ebook

My ebook is the digital version of my printed copy. If you like reading on the computer this a truly a great choice because the digital format contains more information and pictures than the printed version and it costs less because there are no extra printing and shipping costs. This version includes a helpful spice and supplement guideline as an added benefit.

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The following video is a perfect example of the problems we create with the young and impressionable:

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I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but this broadcast from the well respected tv show, 60 minutes, in July 2007 (before the fall of the housing market) clearly explains why you need to take control of your own health today ... the information on this video is troubling, but it is absolutely critical for the future of your health ...

Please watch and you will begin to understand
why preventative healthcare is so important ...

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