Most New Year’s Resolutions start off with some type of diet and/or exercise regiment for most people… but how many really stick to it? How long before they fall off their planned course of action? Usually within the first few weeks, statistically speaking.
So what can you do about it? Here’s an idea, make 2012 the year of eating well. You can apply this concept to your entire family: We’ll “MEAL” well together!
This is a lifestyle change versus a fad diet that you will only stay on for a few weeks. You can work together with your family to make basic lifestyle changes in your regular MEALS to dramatically change your health and your life. Did you know over 80% of the diseases we see today are “Lifestyle Diseases”. This means that over 80% of the diseases are preventable with proper lifestyle choices. Who’s in charge of this prevention? YOU ARE!!!
What can you do right now? Starting TODAY?! You can make three basic MEAL planning changes with your family. Here’s where you start:
Change #1) Get rid of the bad fats, replace them with the Good Fats! What are the bad fats you might be asking? They are the man-made fats such as hydrogenated oils and trans-fats. They also include rancid oils such as soybean oil, corn oil, canola oil, and vegetable oil. Healthy options include: Coconut Oil, Olive Oil, and Grapeseed Oil.
Change #2) Change the meats that you eat. This is the number one place to spend the extra money on organic, free-range, grass-fed meat and poultry varieties. Remember, if it comes from a sick animal, what quality of product are you getting?
Change #3) Remove all the refined sugar from your diet. Our packaged, processed, and convenient foods are loaded with not only preservatives and bad oils/fats, but they also have huge amounts of sugars in them, with high fructose corn syrup being the worst!
To learn more about these Nutrition changes and to get assistance with incorporating these into your daily “MEAL Well” planning, sign up for a nutrition consultation with a Registered Dietitian from TMIhealth. You can submit your request at: Nutrition Consultation Request
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My family has worked very hard to deliver the safest and healthiest water to our home. We have done a great deal of research on the toxins in our city water supply and best ways to eliminate them. We ultimately decided on a whole house water filtration system. This way we are washing, bathing, cooking with and drinking the cleanest water possible. We also added a reverse osmosis system to our kitchen area for drinking water. Here is a great video and article regarding toxins in our water supply by Dr. Mercola. Please take a look and help bring your family safer water: Flouride in your water
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Due to labeling laws in many states, it is difficult to find and purchase pure Raw Milk. Here are some resources for you:
South FL: BM Organics in Ft. Lauderdale- Join their farm fresh club to gain access to raw cow milk and raw goat milk products. I just purchased raw goat milk, raw goat milk kefir, and raw cow milk cottage cheese this week! BMorganics
Source Raw Milk in your area! Use this website to find raw milk in your city: Find Real Milk near you!
Join the advocacy resource for Raw Milk: Raw Milk Resources
Are you still uncertain as to the benefits of raw milk? Benefits of Raw Milk
Learn more and educate yourself on the benefits of raw milk and the truth about what pasteurization does to our dairy supply.
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Avocado Oil is the juice of the first, cold pressing of quality ripe Avocados. It has the aroma of globe artichokes and celery with the rich, buttery flavor of avocado.
The benefits of avocado oil are delivered from its rich fatty acids and Vitamins. Nutritionally, avocado oil ranks comparably to olive oil with a copious amount of monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids. It is also loaded with proteins, lecithin, beta-carotene and vitamins A, D and E.
Monounsaturated fatty acids are usually found in plant products such as avocados and olives and their oils. The monounsaturated fatty acids can lower the bad cholesterol and increase the good cholesterol. Vitamin E is an antioxidant, anti-cancerous nutrient that protects cells in the body and is a defence against life-threatening diseases.
Avocado oil contains a balanced proportion of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids. These essential fatty acids, along with vitamin E have powerful antioxidant properties which can protect your blood vessels by binding and removing free radicals and cholesterol deposits and reducing your risk of blood vessel damage. The binding of these antioxidants to your blood vessel lining also makes your vessel wall stronger and more flexible so that they respond better to sudden changes of blood pressure. Vitamin A, D and E are all involved in skin cell growth and regeneration which leads to faster healing and better skin quality.
If this hasn’t captured your attention yet, then maybe the flavor will! Avocado oil has such a beautiful, rich and creamy flavor and can be added to items like dips, soups, salad dressings, marinades, or drizzled over your favorite dish. The possibilities are endless! Here’s my favorite brand due to it’s cold pressed, no heat, no solvent extraction process. This is the best of the best! Check it out at: Olivado Avocado Oil
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I found an excellent read today by David Zinczenko called “20 Habits That Make You Fat!” I love the simplicity of how he listed each of these items and the detailed explanation. I was impressed that his first item on the list was the habit of “eating low-fat”. It still rattles me that so many consumers and the media are still pushing low fat diets. Over the past 15 years, since low fat diets became all the craze, our country has grown in heart disease, obesity, diabetes, cancer, hypertension, and many more chronic diseases and symptoms. That would be with our society on a low fat diet. Really? Ask yourself what a low fat diet has done for you lately?! The truth is we need fat, we need the good, natural healthy fats to burn fat properly and to prevent disease. I hope you find this article useful as David really hits the mark!
Please read on… and if you are making any of these “habit” choices, work hard to make the changes, even if only one change a day. You CAN take control of your health and get your life back!
20 Habits That Make You Fat
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I’ve recently had so many people brought into my life that are truly suffering from many common symptoms including: fatigue, bloating, digestion concerns, skin disorders, chronic sinusitis, heartburn, diarrhea or constipation, obesity, arthritis, ADD/ADHD, itching, & ‘brain fog’ where your concentration and memory are impaired. These are classic candida infection symptoms: CANDIDA ENTERITIS, a systemic yeast infection in your gut. It can cause lots of symptoms and take over day to day life! We offer testing for this and food allergies. Learn how to get tested and overcome this battle. We use advanced testing to identify reactions to over 350 foods, chemicals, and substances associated with inflammation and our chronic health problems of today. Learn more about our programs by clicking on our program link or contact us to learn more about the ALCAT food allergy testing we utilize in our programs. Food Allergy and food Intolerance testing
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Formaldehyde is present in relatively benign quantities in nature; however its presence in manufactured goods is a major health concern because according to a significant body of research, it is a known carcinogenic substance, which = CANCER
It’s frightening to see how many exposures from formaldehyde we get on a daily basis. It’s found it personal care products, home materials and furniture, common cleaning and disinfectant products, and in vaccines that are being injected into your body.
Learn more: 032765_formaldehyde_carcinogenic.html
For three years, a group of almond growers have been fighting to keep their products unadulterated! Did you know the almond growers in the USA are currently required to sterilize their almonds either through steaming, irradiation, roasting, or treating them with propylene oxide, a known carcinogen that’s been banned in the EU. Treated almonds can still be called “raw,” meaning health-conscious consumers who want unadulterated food are more or less being duped.
Good News: An exemption was made for small-scale growers.
Bad News: They were forbidden from saying their almonds hadn’t been treated.
Finally, these growers have won the right to take their challenge to federal court. They’ll be able to argue why the regulation should be thrown out, and it could mean big things for the health of raw almonds if it is.
Stay tuned for the latest in the raw nut world!
Wouldn’t you like to know which type of produce has the highest pesticide residues? Here is a useful tool for shopping produce items. The following list from the Environmental Working Group will help you to know which items are a must when choosing to buy or not buy organic.
12 Most Contaminated Produce Items:
Peaches, Apples, Sweet Bell Peppers, Celery, Nectarines, Strawberries, Cherries, Pears, Grapes, Spinach, Lettuce, Potatoes
Did you know an underlying metabolic acidity is a factor to many autoimmune and degenerative diseases?! Alkaline balance is very important for overall health. When we have metabolic acidosis, it can have a severe impact on our health including interference with cell metabolism, impaired energy production, increase in free radical production, loss of bone mineral, loss of muscle mass, a reduction in growth hormones, and the development of kidney stones. The restoration of an alkaline state is essential to overall bone health, proper immune system function, and overall cellular health. Our bodies function at their best in an alkaline environment. Our standard American diet and toxic exposures all around us unfortunately contribute to a great deal of acid in the body.
Our bodies can utilize alkaline-forming foods to help buffer acids. Many of these can be obtained by eating a diet rich in healthy oils (good fats), fruits, and vegetables. When alkaline-forming foods are metabolized, they have the ability to accept hydrogen ions which reduce the acid load and in turn restore alkaline balance in the body.
Recommendations for alkaline-forming foods include:
Coconuts, coconut oil, olive oil, blueberries, apples, grapefruit, avocado, avocado oil, olives, lemons, blackberries, limes, strawberries, raspberries, watermelon, cucumbers, brussel sprouts, cauliflower, sweet potatoes, mustard greens, kale, winter squash, asparagus, eggplant, summer squash, zucchini, cod liver oil, onions, flax oil, celery, collard greens, endive, broccoli, and cabbage.
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