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IDEAL WEIGHT
IDEAL PROTEIN BEFORE
CHIROPRACTIC CARE CAN LEAD TO A HEALTHIER BODY AND LIFESTYLE
L STACY WAHL
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ooking to achieve the ideal weight? Ideal Protein may just provide the best method. Ideal Protein was developed more than 30 years ago in France by Dr. Tran Tien, who successfully helped the French Olympic team to lose weight while maintaining muscle mass. Dieters on the program combine their own protein sources and vegetables along with Ideal Protein food options. These Ideal Protein foods are available exclusively from accredited Ideal Protein Healthcare Professionals, such as Dr. Michael Jorgensen, at Red River Wellness in Fargo. “Over the past 20 years or more in the healthcare field, I’ve noticed an epidemic of obesity and diabetes. I wanted to provide a solution through awareness and education,” said Dr. Jorgensen. In the fall of 2010, he changed his practice’s name from Jorgensen Chiropractic to Red River Wellness to reflect a focus on healthy lifestyles. “The Food Pyramid, which most of us are familiar with, promotes approximately 55% daily consumption of complex carbohydrates,” Jorgensen said. “According to this recommendation, a 2,200-calorie daily intake would provide the equivalent of two cups of sugar. A high-level consumption of carbohydrates is the problem, which leads to obesity and diabetes because the body turns carbohydrates into sugar, which is then stored as fat in fat cells.” “The average person has a three-day supply of carbohydrates stored in the body. With the Ideal Protein