• Tips from Atkins staff and others like you.
• Inspirational success stories.
• The latest scientific support of Atkins.
• Interaction with Atkins experts.
• Easy-to-find answers to your questions.
• Recent controlled carb news.
• A large selection of Atkins and other controlled carb products.
• An events calender of my upcoming media events and personal appearances.
• Updates on other Atkins events.
• Information on our increasingly popular " Atkins " cruises on Costa Cruise Lines NV.
On our website, you will also be able to sign up for a personalized area called " My Atkins," and participate in additional activities, including:
• A daily and weekly journal to track your progress and document your success.
• Customized controlled carb information and a " file cabinet " in which to save article clippings.
• Your own controlled carb recipe box.
• Shopping lists for Atkins recipes.
• The opportunity to inspire others by sharing your success story.
• Personal encouragement and reminders from Atkins.
• Simplified management of your product orders.
• Special discounts on Atkins products.
There are, of course, other ways in which you can make a difference in spreading the word about the value of a controlled carbohydrate approach to nutrition. Here are just a few ideas:
• Demonstrate with your purchasing power, demanding your local supermarkets and health food stores offer controlled carbohydrate alternatives.
• Let the restaurants you eat in know that you want more dishes that meet your needsor take your business elsewhere.
• Lobby your elected officials at both the national and local level to pressure them into enacting appropriate food-labeling requirements.
• Contact your local school administration to pressure them to improve the nutritional quality of school lunches.
• Press for the removal of sugar-filled snacks and other junk food from school and office vending machines.
• Register with the National Weight Loss Registry at 1-800-606-NWLR so that a formal record of your weight loss success doing Atkins can be added to that database.
• Make your physician aware of your commitment to Atkins and share this book with him or her. Or if your doctor is unwilling to accept this approach to health and weight control, find another doctor who is.
• Support FAIM( Foundation for the Advancement of Innovative Medicine), an organization whose main purpose is to secure more health options-both procedures
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