The card security code is a unique three or four digit number, separate from your credit card number. Your security code can be found in the following locations on the following cards:

Visa/MasterCard/Discover Your card security code for your MasterCard, Visa or Discover card is a three-digit number on the back of your credit card, immediately following your main card number.

American Express card The card security code for your American Express card is a four-digit number located on the front of your credit card, to the right of your main credit card number. If your security code is missing or illegible, please call the bank or credit card establishment referenced on your card for assistance.

 

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Being overweight is usually caused by eating too much and not exercising enough, but it can also be caused by hormone deficiency and depression that results in "comfort eating." Obesity can contribute to conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, arthritis, varicose veins, and infertility. Promoting long-term weight loss may involve a change in eating habits to a diet high in fiber, fresh fruit, and vegetables, as well as slow-releasing carbohydrates.

Recommended vitamins:
  • Vitamin B Complex -- helps to convert glucose (sugar) into energy
  • Vitamin C -- helps to metabolize glucose
  • Choline and inositol -- help burn fat
Recommended minerals:
  • Chromium -- enhances fat burning and suppresses hunger pangs (200 to 600 mg daily)
  • Iodine -- improves the action of a sluggish thyroid gland, which sometimes is the cause of weight problems
  • Iron -- needed for the production and release of energy
  • Zinc -- helps to transport glucose into the cells
Recommended nutrients:
Foods to choose:
  • Fresh fruit and vegetables
  • Sardines, salmon, and mackerel
  • Oats
  • Lentils
  • Extra virgin olive oil
  • Flaxseed
  • Chicken
  • Low-fat dairy products
  • Lots of water
Foods to avoid:
  • Full-fat dairy foods, fried foods, and red meats, which contain large amounts of unhealthy, saturated fats
  • Fast-releasing carbohydrates, including sugar and refined foods, because any sugar that is not immediately used by the body is stored as fat.


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