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When I first started changing my diet years ago....

When I first started changing my diet years ago, overeating was a daily thing. I couldn't help myself - I just felt hungry all the time.

This really had me puzzled. Here I was, eating a healthy diet, supposedly getting all the nutrients my body needed, yet I was still feeling hungry. What gives?

Back then, TWO THINGS WERE HAPPENING:

First, my body actually wasn't absorbing as many vitamins and minerals as it could - like it does now - because nutritionally, it was building its reserves and getting the toxins out.

Second, and this is a major cause of overeating, there was what we call the psychology factor. Basically, I was just used to my stomach feeling "filled" the way it felt after eating highly processed, cooked meals. My brain had no experience with the whole living food diet I had started to feed my body, so it kept sending out signals that I must be hungry, simply because my stomach just didn't feel the same! Read More

You may not think that you have a Sugar Cravings, but the average person today eats 160 pounds, or 13,536 teaspoons, of added sugar per year. The bad news is... If you do nothing about it, you're on the Fast Track to developing major health problems like Obesity, Diabetes, PMS, Low Blood Sugar, and Depression... just to name a few!

 

10 Tips on Staying Healthy with Autumn

In "10 Tips on Staying Healthy with Autumn" Elson M. Haas, M.D. offers you some timely suggestions.

1. Open up to the harvest of your year and be willing to work hard and discipline yourself as you head into a new season. If you're a student (we are all students of life), get back to your studies. Yes, it's time to shift from the frivolity and laziness of Summer. Nature is so giving, and it helps to be receptive to her and what the Earth has to offer. What do we have to give to life for all the energy, love, and beauty I hope we all receive? Read More

Fermented foods

Fermented foods aid in digestion, promote healthy flora in our digestive tract, produce beneficial enzymes, offer us better nutrition, and allow our bodies to absorb important nutrients like vitamins (in particular vitamin C, and B12), minerals,  and omega 3s more effectively. They regulate the level of acidity in the digestive tract and act as antioxidants. As an addition to a diet already rich in fruits and vegetables, fermented foods do a lot to help us maintain a strong healthy body.

Choosing fermented foods
The cabbage beverage, Kombucha, sauerkraut, kimchee, sour pickles; bean-based products including miso and tempeh; and dairy products including yogurt and kefir are all ferments. Read More

How to make kimchee

• Juice of 5 carrots
• 1 tablespoon cumin seed, soaked
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne
• 1 teaspoon ground dried red pepper
• 1 teaspoon light miso
• Juice of 1 head green or red cabbage
• 1 head green or red cabbage, chopped
• 5 carrots, chopped
• 1/4 cup grated fresh ginger
• 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped

In a blender or food processor, blend the carrot juice, cumin seed, cayenne, red pepper, and miso. Add the remaining ingredients and mix with a spoon. Pour the mixture into a jar. Be sure that the vegetables are well covered by the juice. Cover the jar by placing several cabbage leaves on top. Place a weight on top of the cabbage leaves on top. Place a weight on top of the cabbage leaves and leave to ferment for 3 to 4 days in the refrigerator.

Source:Depression-Free for Life Gabriel Cousens, MD

Antioxidant Superfood Drink:

A light morning meal will leave you feeling energized and ready to begin the day. Juices and fruits are perfect for breakfast, since they are high in nutrients yet low in calories and easy to digest. They are much more healthy than eating fried eggs and bacon! Not only that, when you wake in the morning your stomach is empty, so this is an optimal time to cleanse your insides with a smoothie. If you're having trouble with constipation, this can end that very quickly.

Antioxidant Superfood Drink:

• 1/2 Cup almond milk (make your own or buy at the health food store)
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 Cup blueberries (fresh or frozen)—which are full of antioxidants
• 2 Tbsp of Chia seeds
• 1 Tbsp of Sun is Shining
• 1 Scoop Sun Warrior Protein powder (vanilla)
• 1 tablespoon or organic Acai powder
• 1 tablespoon of hemp protein

Blend all ingredients, and enjoy.

A Secret ingredient might be right under your nose

People often ask me how I keep my skin so soft and radiant! Well, it's a combination of a few things:
•    Eating a healthy diet
•    Doing a short one-day cleanse every week
•    Staying hydrated
•    Using only all-natural, chemical-free products on my face and body
•   Exercise: I do 20 minutes of yoga every morning, take a 45-minute brisk walk
every day, and jump on a trampoline 2x a week for 20 minutes

So you can see that it’s all these things together that keep my skin looking great.

I also use super-foods and herbs that help nourish not only my skin, but also bones, muscles, hair, nails, heart, lungs, liver, kidneys, reproductive system, pancreas, and immune system. And with long-term use, super-foods and herbs can also correct imbalances and help to guide us towards a more natural and original diet. You can see that consuming these super-foods and herbs makes it easier to achieve your ideal weight by helping to change your eating habits. Plus it helps to ease detoxification and make the transition to consuming more living, raw plant foods...and with so little effort on your part!

I recommend going one day a week without food to all my clients. Doing a juice fast once a week allows the body to rest from food is extremely beneficial. On those days, I recommend three 4 to 8-ounce servings of green vegetable juice. Sample Green Juice Fast: READ MORE