We are always searching for ways to improve our diets and our health. Mothers are increasingly aware that in this fast-food society, what we put in front of our family to consume will have a lasting effect on their ongoing overall health. Studies are supporting greater evidence that our eating habits as children determine adult obesity, diabetes, and heart troubles more than genetics.
It is hard however to know what is best when listening to all of the buzz and chatter about fats, gluten, dairy, and salt, that seem to change rapidly. The food pyramid I was introduced to as a child has flipped over and doctors make enormous additional incomes holding down TV and radio spots to dispel food myths and give health advice. For this reason my husband and I have become extremely skeptical of the advice of doctors who do not offer holistic advice and have a vested interest in a group or product. We instead trust our own investigative research, history, and experience.
What I can confirm personally to you is what I have experienced myself in my own family and through many friends and family members around me who have embraced alte contrirnative dietary changes and have witnessed the transformation of their bodies, their health, and tangible blood test levels.
Perhaps you are not ready or committed to a complete dietary overhaul but could move in the direction of better health and benefit from a few easy changes. Listed are four simple changes that have big health results and can be noticed rather quickly. Find out through your own experience if these four simple changes make a difference in your overall health.
#1 - Coconut Oil
Benefits: Makes bodies resistant to bacterial, virus, illness, yeast, fungus.
Improves thyroid function, blood-sugar, insulin, metabolism. Lowers cholesterol,
contributes to balanced weight.
-Use instead of cooking spray in a pan or in place of vegetable oil in recipes.
-Add to smoothies, yogurt, fruit salad, coffee (try to consume at least 2 tablespoons a day)
-Moisturize your face after washing with coconut oil, which has re-hydrating and
healing properties.
Info: The surprising Health Benefits of Coconut Oil
#3 - Organic Cane Sugar and Honey
Benefits: Unrefined, Pesticide-free, Minimal Processing: retain nutrients,
vitamins, antioxidants. *Sugar substitutes most commonly cause migraines, low
mood, joint and muscle soreness, chronic fatigue, gastrointestinal disorders,
tinnitus vision problems, nausea, dementia, brain cancer, and fibromyalgia.
"Aspartame can potentially lead to Parkinson’s disease, lymphoma, low thyroid
function, lupus, multiple sclerosis, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and cancer."
Use: Consumed within healthy limits (no more than 6 teaspoons of added sugar/day)
Info: Organic Cane Sugar vs Other Sweeteners (Part 1)
Organic Cane Sugar vs Other Sweeteners (Part 2)
#4 - Almond Butter
Benefits: High protein (1 tbsp = 1 oz of meat.) High vitamin and mineral content: Vitamin
E (antioxidant), Magnesium ( nervous system, muscle contraction, healthy bone tissue,
metabolism), Iron (oxygen transport, antioxidant enzymes in cells).
Use: In place of peaut butter. Be sure to choose brands made from nuts alone, with no
added ingredients or addatives (remember - the fewer ingredients in any product, the
better.)
Info: The Advantages of Almond Butter Compared to Peanut Butter
The good news is that you can and should go back to eating pure, whole foods. What I mean by this is unprocessed, unbleached, and preservative free. Ditch all foods diet; sweetened with cancer-causing chemicals, and embrace raw sugar, real sticks of butter (sad that I have to specify "real" since there are so many fake/imitation), whole milk and yogurt (oh I said it, and you DO NOT want to know what they do to skim milk), fatty protein packed nuts such as almonds, and healthy oils (coconut and extra virgin cold pressed olive). Oh, and for health food's sake...eat the yolk!
#2 - Sea Salt
Benefits: Unprocessed and natural, containing trace minerals from the sea. Helps
build strong Immune System, Alkalizing acids in the body, Weight Loss through faster
digestion, Improves skin conditions and circulation, Reduces respiratory
inflammation (asthma),
build strong Immune System, Alkalizing acids in the body, Weight Loss through faster
digestion, Improves skin conditions and circulation, Reduces respiratory
inflammation (asthma),
Reduce high cholesterol and blood pressure improving heart health, Reduced need for
insulin (diabetes), Prevent Osteoporosis and Muscle Spasms through
better food/vitamin absorption, Preserves Serotonin and Melatonin Hormones
(Depression and Stress.)
better food/vitamin absorption, Preserves Serotonin and Melatonin Hormones
(Depression and Stress.)
Use: Replace iodized table salt with sea salt for all cooking and flavoring purposes
#3 - Organic Cane Sugar and Honey
Benefits: Unrefined, Pesticide-free, Minimal Processing: retain nutrients,
vitamins, antioxidants. *Sugar substitutes most commonly cause migraines, low
mood, joint and muscle soreness, chronic fatigue, gastrointestinal disorders,
tinnitus vision problems, nausea, dementia, brain cancer, and fibromyalgia.
"Aspartame can potentially lead to Parkinson’s disease, lymphoma, low thyroid
function, lupus, multiple sclerosis, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and cancer."
Use: Consumed within healthy limits (no more than 6 teaspoons of added sugar/day)
Info: Organic Cane Sugar vs Other Sweeteners (Part 1)
Organic Cane Sugar vs Other Sweeteners (Part 2)
#4 - Almond Butter
Benefits: High protein (1 tbsp = 1 oz of meat.) High vitamin and mineral content: Vitamin
E (antioxidant), Magnesium ( nervous system, muscle contraction, healthy bone tissue,
metabolism), Iron (oxygen transport, antioxidant enzymes in cells).
Use: In place of peaut butter. Be sure to choose brands made from nuts alone, with no
added ingredients or addatives (remember - the fewer ingredients in any product, the
better.)
Info: The Advantages of Almond Butter Compared to Peanut Butter
The good news is that you can and should go back to eating pure, whole foods. What I mean by this is unprocessed, unbleached, and preservative free. Ditch all foods diet; sweetened with cancer-causing chemicals, and embrace raw sugar, real sticks of butter (sad that I have to specify "real" since there are so many fake/imitation), whole milk and yogurt (oh I said it, and you DO NOT want to know what they do to skim milk), fatty protein packed nuts such as almonds, and healthy oils (coconut and extra virgin cold pressed olive). Oh, and for health food's sake...eat the yolk!
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