Live Long Naturally

A great way to start your day any time of year is to drink a glass of warm to hot water with fresh lemon juice. In the colder months, it’s an extra special way to warm up first thing in the morning. It helps get your metabolism going and your liver stimulated, which can easily help to ↓ fat ↑ health.

This simple daily routine can help get your body started on flushing toxins. Since we crave what’s in our blood, you can expect cravings to subside over time (and with some deep down detoxing). 

Don’t have lemons at the moment… not-a-problem! You can still start your day with a warm to hot glass of water to get your metabolism moving.

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Eat slowly, chew thoroughly, and stop before feeling “stuffed.” Wait 15 minutes before going back for 2nds. Before any meal and throughout the day, drink plenty of water between meals – a half hour before or after helps you eat less, weigh less and helps keep you full longer.

It’s not what we do on the holidays or special occasions that make or break our health – it is what we do most hours of the day and days of the week. 

CHEERS & BON APPETIT… just remember to savor the taste to lessen thy waist.

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MSG… AKA Monosodium Glutamate. It’s sole purpose is to make cheap poor quality, and often times fake food taste like real tasty food. However, it does so at the expense of your health, brain, behavior and more. It is a short term “solution” to long term detrimental problem. You can spend less on food, but expect the money “saved” now to be spent on medical bills and pharmaceutical drugs later. 

Got headaches? Try eating real home cooked meals for a week and see what happens. Your memory not what it used to be? Read labels and avoid foods with MSG – it has been linked to problems such as Alzheimer’s.  Has your child been diagnosed with ADD or ADHD? Start feeding them real food and see what happens.

The problems are endless, the “cures” are many by deciding to eat or omit MSG. Eating healthy does not have to cause confusion or cost a fortune. A few organic grains, fruits, veggies and other wholesome foods bought in bulk can transform your health, and make eating healthy easy and very affordable. In general, food without labels is healthier – they may not have a long shelf life, but they’ll help lengthen yours.

~~peace, love and REAL food~~

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A great quote by Elson Haas, M.D., Author/Speaker on Nutrition & Detoxification

Most of us have heard, “an apple a day keeps the doctor away.” Dr. Elson Haas has brilliantly updated that quote for the 21st Century. Different colored fruits and vegetables eaten in season, local and organic can easily take the place of many different colored pills. Real food can be our pharmacy – the more colors the more vitamins.

The Mayo Clinic, Cornell University, and the National Cancer Institute have  all shown that eating apples can help reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, certain cancers, asthma, diabetes and more. They are a powerhouse of antioxidants – the pectin in them is a great source of fiber that can help regulate the LDL cholesterol, regulate blood sugar, and help keep you regular, especially when eating the Red Delicious variety (peel and all)! Pectin is so powerful, it is often added to high quality bowel cleansing formulas, such as Dr. Schulze’s Formula #2.

If eating an apple sounds boring, an organic apple can make a huge difference in taste. My nieces and nephews enjoy eating them with organic raw almond butter or organic chocolate. Apples make great a addition to salads, smoothies, and juices. Adding apples can to fresh vegetable juice, can take any possible bitter taste away. Carrot and apple together are delicious, or…a great summertime treat is to make fresh squeezed lemonade sweetened with fresh apple juice.  

**Note: A 2003 report put out by the Environmental Working Group listed apples as one of 12 foods most contaminated with pesticides… another great reason to eat organic!

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Does the thought of eating sweet potato or yams have you rolling your eyes? Think again!! Both are packed with vitamins, high in fiber and easy to prepare. Sweet potatoes have anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory properties as well as antioxidants. And for those of you counting calories… a medium size sweet potato has approximately 100 calories. The following recipe I discovered when craving something sweet and needing to use up some yams. I have since made the dish with both – sweet potato and yams and both are divine!

• Scrub 1 medium sized sweet potato or yam
• Steam or cut in chunks and boil until tender
• Mash and mix in real butter, raw honey and top with coconut flakes

It doesn’t get any sweeter (or easier) than that! 

**Note: I use all organic ingredients because they are healthier and taste better. Raw honey is full of enzymes that are better absorbed by the body than processed sugar. If blood sugar is an issue, omit the honey and the eat sweet potato/yam without a sweetener or you can use stevia (or something similar). Eating them with vegetables and protein helps slow the release of sugar into the blood.

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