Your body is the receiving station for every impulse of your life. The food you eat determines, in large part, the frequency at which you're vibrating. Remember the old computer phrase, "Garbage in, garbage out"? For bodies, it's "Garbage in, garbage attracted."There are a lot of opinions and philosophies on food and nutrition, but here's a basic foundation:
1. Eat greens. Eat greens like crazy, the darker the better. Romaine, leaf lettuce, broccoli, chard, kale, mustard greens, turnip greens, arugula, parsley, cillantro, spinach, Mesclun greens. If it's green, it'll help you. Eat tons of greens in salads, green smoothies (just toss some romaine, kale, or spinach in -- it won't affect the flavor), green juices (use a base of apple or carrot to take the edge off and some lemon for zip), marinated greens, steamed greens, sauteed greens, green soups. Remember the guy in Forrest Gump who knew a million things to do with shrimp? Be like that with greens.
2. Eat plants, different plants with different colors for different phytochemicals. Eat leaves, stems, roots, flowers, fruits, and seeds. Have salad. Crudites with a nice dip. Steamed, baked, stir-fried and sauteed veggies. Grab an apple, a carrot, an orange, a pear.
3. Eat whole food. If you like bread, get the grainiest, grittiest, heaviest, chewiest bread you can find: it's full of fiber, B vitamins, and honest nutrients that the white stuff we used to play "communion" with, and with the sun-tanned varieties that are white bread masquerading as whole-grain, just won't give you. Eat brown rice. Eat potatoes with their skins on. Get more of your fats from whole foods -- olives, sunflower seeds, ground flax seeds, nuts, soybeans -- and less from extracted oils. And leave refined sugar, artificial sweeteners, and the soft drinks that are full of them alone: they're really hurting you. Drink water, seltzer water, soft drinks that are half seltzer and half fruit juice, coconut water, and fresh vegetable juice. Your body will thank you kindly.
There's plenty more you could do, refining and experimenting and reading and learning, but this alone will transform the way you feel and the way you see your life.
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Thanks Victoria, I gave them a call and spoke to the nicest fellow from Oregon! I ask permission to share this, it's just the ingredients so everybody will have to play with the measurements to get it just so.
Cashew Milk:
Blend Cashews, with water, coconut butter, agave nectar and sea salt. Or use premade almond milk (but it won't be as creamy)
Steam the cashew milk and add raw ginger juice. Yumm!
Ann -- Ask and it shall be given and all that! And imagine that the guy you spoke with was from Oregon! I just happen to have some nice ginger in my kitchen and tomorrow morning I'm going to experiment with a yummy latte. It never occurred to me to steam the milk just add ginger juice till it tastes good. I'll be it takes a really small amount. I wonder how long ginger juice would last in the fridge? 24 hours maybe?
I wonder if the ginger juice could be frozen in small ice cube trays and just used as needed. Would freezing destroy some of the natural enzymes that are in the raw juice? I am going to experiment with making the cashew milk today but I am also going to try coconut milk, it's pretty creamy. I am trying to kick my Starbucks Chai habit with all the sugar so this might just do it.
Hello
As I love food,sometimes its hard to stick to my diet.I can not control myself for food.You have given nice suggestions.I also try to eat healthy food like more fruits and green vegetables for good health.Thank you very much for sharing this with us.
This is one of my favorite of the 30 days. I have changed the way I eat dramatically over the years and it has definitely changed how I feel. I still struggle a bit with cutting some of the meat out of my diet but I love the gentle reminder to load up on vegetables and to stick to brown rice an unpealed potatoes! Thanks again- this was great.
p.s. can't wait to try the warm ginger latte!
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