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Super Fruits and Veggies
Do check with your supervising health professional about adequate levels of carb consumption. HERE’S A DECENT RULE OF THUMB: YOUR MAIN MEAL PLATES PROTEIN – 1/4 of the plate NON-STARCHY VEGIES: 3/4 of the plate FRUITS – 1 serving on the side The Center Disease Control and Prevents [CDC] ranked the most nutritious foods based on levels of potassium, fiber, protein, calcium, iron, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, folate, zinc, and vitamins A, B6, B12, C, D, E, and K. In total, 47 foods were ranked, with 41 making the list. They did not measure polyphenols. If they had blueberries, elderberries, plums, black berries and black currants would have been included. This…
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Good Bugs, Bad Bugs
Do discuss the role of probiotics with your supervising health professional before making dietary changes. You are teeming with bugs? No kidding. You have more bugs in your body, then you have human cells. There are both good bugs [a.k.a. probiotics] and bad bugs [a.k.a. bacteria, fungi and viruses]. It is important to make sure the good outnumber the bad. The challenge is this. There are many enemies to the good bugs: antibiotics, chlorinated water, medications, vaccinations and processed foods. If the bad bugs get a foothold, you can get very sick. The good news is, your good bugs can be replenished through eating probiotic rich food or taking a…
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A Supplement Strategy
It sure would be convenient if a vitamin supplement could take the place of real food, but unfortunately, that is not how we are designed. We are designed to eat real food, mostly vegetables [and some fruit] throughout the day. That does not mean we do not need supplements. I’m with Dr. Walter Willett [Harvard School of Public health] who agrees that supplements do play an important role of filling in the gaps we have in our diet due to lifestyle choices or deficits in our food supply. If you think you might quality as someone who DOES NOT NEED supplements. Heres the check list. – You eat lots of…
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A Protein Rule of Thumb
Check with your supervising health professionals for direction on how much protein you should have in your diet a day. PROTEIN CALCULATOR Click here to discover how much protein you need daily When you eat foods that contain protein, they get broken down into basic units, called amino acids. Think of them as building blocks – like legos. These building blocks form muscles, blood cells, and the heart, brain and hormones and glands.. Proteins are needed to build our immune system. To put it simply, without adequate protein you would fall apart and be as weak as water and very ill. Break up your intake throughout the day. [Do not…
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A Serenity Strategy
STRESS is deadly. It drains nutrients and creates imbalances that break down your brain, your heart and adrenals. It causes you to store fat. It destroys energy. HOW MANY SOURCES OF STRESS ARE IN YOUR LIFE? Frustrations Mechanical Barriers Technology Traffic Jams Relationship Barriers Threats Financial burdens Job insecurity Insecurities Dissatisfied with self Conflict between the way you think things should be and the way they are. Health Assaults Anti-nutritional food Sedentary lifestyle HOW IS THIS STRESS DESTROYING YOUR HEALTH Physical Health Alcohol /Tobacco cravings Over/undereating Constricted arteries “Sticky” blood Bone loss Increased cholesterol Racing heart Irritated Bowel Acid stomach Blood sugar imbalances Joint and muscle stress Immune impairment Accident proneness…
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Recipes Fresh Fruits and Veggies
Recipes for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables Month!
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Good Bug Bad Bugs
