About
Discover Good Nutrition is sponsored and edited by Herbalife International of America, Inc. The primary author of this blog is Susan Bowerman, MS, RD, CSSD. Susan is a registered dietitian and a board-certified specialist in sports dietetics.
Susan majored in biology at the University of Colorado, and received her master’s degree in food science and nutrition from Colorado State University. During her clinical training, she taught extensively and developed educational programs targeted to individuals, groups and industry in areas of health promotion and self-care, women’s health, cardiac health and weight management.
Her wide-ranging expertise in areas such as weight management, sports nutrition, food safety, cooking, consumer education and complementary medicine has been sought by celebrities, athletes, restaurateurs and writers. For many years, Susan had a successful private practice in Beverly Hills, California.
Susan was also a contributing columnist for the Los Angeles Times’ ‘Health’ section for two years, and wrote the menu plans and recipes for “What Color is Your Diet?” and “The L.A. Shape Diet” by Dr. David Heber, published by Harper Collins in 2001 and 2004, respectively.
Susan is a paid consultant to Herbalife.
Hi!
I’m a Herbalife Distributor and also have a blog called “Mais Nutrição” (More Nutrition) in Portuguese-Brazil.
I’m always posting news, subtitling videos and spreading the word about a good health, nutrition and Herbalife.
I’d like to know if I could translate all your posts in my blog, translating them to PT-BR. Is it OK for you?
Hi Emilio,
Sure, the content is here for you to share with others so please feel free to translate into Portuguese.
Thank you!
The 1st post is already translated
http://bit.ly/cqdcdq
Hi,
I’m a distributor from Peru and I also recently started a nutrition blog (in Spanish).
It’s good to have such a great source of information to share.
Thanks,
Gonzalo
http://www.alimentacion-correcta.blogspot.com
Hi, I am a Herbalife distributor, great informations to use with our customers. Nutrition is a major lead to protect our body from illness. Thank you.
Una gran felicitación a todo el equipo encargado de este sitio, nos es de mucha ayuda para difundir a todo mundo los artículos acerca de la buena nutrición, sigan adelante.
Hasta pronto
Mil gracias, la informaciónn esta muy valiosa, sera de gran ayuda para nosotros,,como se puede leer en español?
Hi Susan,
You are fantastic and we are glad to see this awesome blog so we can share these life changing health guides with our clients.
Keep up the great work.
Mehran & Kim
hi suzan
i am adistributor from egypt & i am just a starter but i faced q? about using weight lose products in breast feeding period , so if those women use only the f1 & protien instead of two meals so it will effect in losing weight or not
Hi
I am also a Herbalife distributor with my own blog and just want to confirm as well that it is okay for me to put some of the posts on my blog.
It is great info.
Sarette Vermaak
Hi, thanks for visiting our blog. Please feel free to share our content on your blog. We also post videos and content on our Facebook page in English and Spanish.
Hi
I am a Herbalife distributor. I have my own nutrition blog. I like your articles can I put some onto my blog?
Thanks!
Sean Teo
I would like to submit a question on a subject I would like you to talk about and help us understand. 2 things, often someone will think our Formula 1 has artificial sweeteners in them and when I show them it’s ‘fructose’, some still think it’s artificial and not healthy. How could we best address Fructose as a natural sweetener? Also, can you clarify what Corn Syrup Solids are (in our PDM) and what is it exactly compared to other corn sweeteners and/or why it’s in there?
Thank you for your question. Fructose is a natural simple sugar found in fruit. It is not an artificial sweetener and is also different from Sucrose. It differs from table sugar and high fructose corn syrup in that it does not cause a rapid rise in blood sugar. Fructose is a slowly metabolized fruit sugar and is considered to have a low glycemic index. The mixture with protein further slows the effect of fructose on blood sugar.
Corn syrup solids are a dried form of glucose syrup. Glucose is a natural sugar and the name “corn syrup solid” is used because corn tends to be the primary source. This material is distinct from high fructose corn syrup which undergoes a reaction of the sugars to include a higher ratio of fructose. Corn syrup solids provide sweetness and thickening properties to foods while offering a natural source of glucose. As with fructose, a diet that uses this type of ingredient in moderation can be considered healthy and safe for those with no issues digesting sugar.
Hi!
I am planning my second pregnancy and I would like to know what are the recommendations for consuming Herbalife products during pregnancy:
- Is it safe to have a Formula 1 milkshake at breakfast?
- Does Formula 2 replace some of the supplements that pregnant women have during pregnancy, such as folic acid, iron, magnesium and calcium?
- Is it safe to continue taking Herbalifeline? What about Guarana, Aloe Concentrate, Thermojetics Tea?
The reason why I am asking all these questions is because my distributor advised me to talk with my doctor on this and my doctor doesn’t really know Herbalife products, so she cannot give her opinion on this. So, I would like to hear your advise.
Thanks in advance,
Hi-
Thanks for your question. Optimum nutrition during pregnancy is important to maintain your health and to minimize problems during pregnancy. All nutritional supplementation during pregnancy should be discussed with your prenatal physician. Formula 2 is not a replacement for prenatal vitamins.
Hi, please help me understand: Adam Baer wrote an article in Men’s Health quoting you on dried plums: dried plums…..”make for a more acidic environment in the digestive track….That, in turn, facilitates calcium absorption.” I know dried plums have proved to increase bone density, but I have read that an acidic diet can cause the extraction of calcium from the bones to rebalance the pH. Please help me understand this. Thanks!
Thank you for your comment. The small increase in acidity in the digestive tract that occurs with the consumption of dried plums does facilitate calcium absorption, as calcium is more readily absorbed from a mildly acidic environment. However, this small increase in acidity does not increase the overall acidity of the diet, and does not affect the overall pH balance of the blood.
New distributor here that wants to thank you for the great work. Just started putting my website together where I hope to build a support group for good health. You videos are excellent and I appreciate the work that goes into them. Keep it up and best of health to you. Brett
Thank you providing us (food lovers) with some great tips. Just wondering if your blogs could give us a little more information (links?) with scientific references to continue learning more about nutrition.
Thanks for the suggestion, we’ll keep it in mind with future tips. If there’s something specific you’re wondering about, please let us know.
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SOY DISTRIBUIDORA DE HERBALIFE Y GRACIAS A ESOS CONOCIMIENTOS HE CAMBIADO MI NUTRICION Y MI VIDA A DADO UN REVOLCON PARA BIEN AMO A HERBALIFE GRACIAS
Hi I am a Herbalife distributor and would like to know why we use surcalose in our products. It is a chlorocarbon made from 3 chlorine atoms. They say it’s not absorbed in the body but that is not true. Can you let me know if we are going to change that? Thank you.
Hi Yvonne-
More than 100 studies have been conducted on sucralose that show it is unabsorbed or metabolized by humans and completely safe to eat. These studies have been evaluated over a 20-year period and clearly demonstrated its safety. Additionally, our ingredients are reviewed by leading doctors and nutrition scientists and we are confident in the safety of our products.
We understand that there are consumers who prefer not to use non-nutritive sweeteners. Sucralose is the only non-nutritive sweetener that is made from sugar, and only a very small amount of sucralose is used in Herbalife® products.
As you said, we do offer products that do not contain sucralose and we hope that you will continue to enjoy them.