te flour and white sugar are prime ingredients in many vending machine snacks and are prime suspects at many corporate meetings taking the form of bagels and Danishes. More importantly these bad carbs cause our bodies to produce an insulin response causing a temporary energy 'high' followThere were two bowls of snacks starring right at me during this late-morning meeting with one of my customers. I was tempted to reach over and grab a few handfuls. One bowl was filled with miniature Reese's Peanut Butter Cups and the other with Chex Cereal Mix laden with the right amount of Worcestershire Sauce. Many people took one handful after another. Since I had a Cliff Bar (a type of healthy organic energy bar) in reserve, I didn't want to indulge. However, I thought I could find something healthier at the corporate vending machine. No luck there either, but there were plenty of sodas, pretzels, potato chips and various flavors of candy. Hum, more sugar, salt, processed white flour and hydrogenated fat. I believe that part of living a life in balance is to pay attention to what you eat.

The vending machines had yet to catch up to the recent 'low carb' craze that was recently espoused in the bestselling book, "The South Beach Diet." In Dr. Arthur Agatston's book, he teaches the student of healthy living how to avoid bad carbohydrates (carbs) such as white sugar, baked white potatoes and white (processed) flour. The white flour and white sugar are prime ingredients in many vending machine snacks and are prime suspects at many corporate meetings taking the form of bagels and Danishes. More importantly these bad carbs cause our bodies to produce an insulin response causing a temporary energy 'high' followe

of Worcestershire Sauce. Many people took one handful after another. Since I had a Cliff Bar (a type of healthy organic energy bar) in reserve, I didn't want to indulge. However, I thought I could find something healthier at the corporate vending machine. No luck there either, but there were plenty of sodas, pretzels, potato chips and various flavors of candy. Hum, more sugar, salt, processed white flour and hydrogenated fat. I believe that part of living a life in balance is to pay attention to what you eat.

The vending machines had yet to catch up to the recent 'low carb' craze that was recently espoused in the bestselling book, "The South Beach Diet." In Dr. Arthur Agatston's book, he teaches the student of healthy living how to avoid bad carbohydrates (carbs) such as white sugar, baked white potatoes and white (processed) flour. The white flour and white sugar are prime ingredients in many vending machine snacks and are prime suspects at many corporate meetings taking the form of bagels and Danishes. More importantly these bad carbs cause our bodies to produce an insulin response causing a temporary energy 'high' follow

here were plenty of sodas, pretzels, potato chips and various flavors of candy. Hum, more sugar, salt, processed white flour and hydrogenated fat. I believe that part of living a life in balance is to pay attention to what you eat.

The vending machines had yet to catch up to the recent 'low carb' craze that was recently espoused in the bestselling book, "The South Beach Diet." In Dr. Arthur Agatston's book, he teaches the student of healthy living how to avoid bad carbohydrates (carbs) such as white sugar, baked white potatoes and white (processed) flour. The white flour and white sugar are prime ingredients in many vending machine snacks and are prime suspects at many corporate meetings taking the form of bagels and Danishes. More importantly these bad carbs cause our bodies to produce an insulin response causing a temporary energy 'high' follow

cent 'low carb' craze that was recently espoused in the bestselling book, "The South Beach Diet." In Dr. Arthur Agatston's book, he teaches the student of healthy living how to avoid bad carbohydrates (carbs) such as white sugar, baked white potatoes and white (processed) flour. The white flour and white sugar are prime ingredients in many vending machine snacks and are prime suspects at many corporate meetings taking the form of bagels and Danishes. More importantly these bad carbs cause our bodies to produce an insulin response causing a temporary energy 'high' followte flour and white sugar are prime ingredients in many vending machine snacks and are prime suspects at many corporate meetings taking the form of bagels and Danishes. More importantly these bad carbs cause our bodies to produce an insulin response causing a temporary energy 'high' followed by a crash in our energy levels. This ultimately leads to a decrease in our performance and attention!

And when hydrogenated fat is consumed (found a lot in vending machine snacks and other processed food in order to increase shelf life), it accumulates in our bodies, and according to Dr. Andrew Weil, one of the world's foremost experts on integrative medicine and healthy living, "hydrogenated fat increases risks of both cardiovascular disease and cancer. It increases total cholesterol, raises "bad" LDL (low density lipoprotein) and lowers "good" HDL (high density lipoprotein). Beyond that, trans-fatty acids (of which hydrogenated fat is one type) may also have adverse effects on cell membranes and the immune system, and may promote inflammation and aging." Let me get this straight, the snacks that most organizations either provide at meetings or have for sale in their vending machines actually reduce performance and make their employees a lot less healthy.

It seems that most organizations have it backwards! They constantly want higher performance from their employees, but are rewarding the opposite behavior by contributing