Think Higher
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Consider the quality of your thoughts and the visual impressions around you. They feed you in powerful and subtle ways; either to promote balance and health or to contribute to imbalance and disease.
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Remember to respect the symptoms of your body as a form of communication. Your work is to understand what they mean, not to be fearful of them, suppress them, or deny them.
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Expect improvement! The body's innate wisdom and vitality, created by God, is capable of extra-ordinary things. When you desire and intend and work at improving your health, your body will be an eager and generous partner.
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Make small changes. Consider what you are willing to commit to and strive towards achieving small things, which add up to larger, positive lifestyle changes.
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Be patient and kind to yourself. Visualize realistic goals and put them on paper, sign and date them so you can reflect back on your journey toward increasing wellness.
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Plan ahead. Since you are making changes in the way you think about your food choices, it helps to not get overly hungry so that eating anything will do. This can be especially true for people with either low or high blood sugar conditions.
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Enjoy cooking and meal times.
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Eat simply, give thanks for all you have, share with others, spread love.
Reduce Your Risk of Heart Disease by Lifting Your Fork
According to Benjamin Spock, Henry Heimlich, Dean Ornish, Neal Barnard and Andrew Weil, from the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, vegetarian foods are recommended while meats and dairy products are "optional," not recommended for daily consumption.
Dr. Neal Barnard claims that the FDA's nutritional guidelines have "been repeatedly watered down by agricultural interests. The food pyramid recommends 2-3 servings of meat and dairy products per day. It [this recommendation] should be revamped, or even dropped."
Increasing the amount of fresh fruits and vegetables you eat increases vitality and health.
When in doubt about which oil to use, use extra virgin olive oil.
Purchase cold pressed and unrefined oils from a health store and refrigerate them after opening.
Whenever possible, use fresh garlic and fresh herbs in your cooking. You will delight in the enhanced flavor.
Shop at a local produce stand or market. Purchase organic foods whenever possible.
Eat foods that are in season, enhancing your harmony with nature's rhythms.
Carefully read all ingredients on food labels. If you do not know what an ingredient is, chances are it is a chemical additive you would rather not consume.
Avoid all foods containing tropical oils.
Avoid all foods that contain hydrogenated oils and fats.
Purchase raw, unsalted nuts and seeds.
Eliminate refined foods from your diet (white flour, white sugar, white rice, etc.).
Grow and eat sprouts.
Drink 6-8 glasses of water daily.
Chew your food well and make eating a relaxing, peaceful time.
Plan your grocery shopping so that you eat beforehand.
Appreciate the great gifts of nature.
When preparing food, encourage loving, peaceful thoughts to radiate from you to others.
Purchase fertile eggs from "free range" chickens.
Make exercise a part of your life. Whatever types of exercise you enjoy, make it a habit.
Consider buying a vegetable juicer.
Start each day with time to recharge your Self.
At the end of the day, empty your mind of all cares and concerns.
Be aware of your posture as it affects every part of you, including digestion.
Incorporate deep, diaphragmatic breathing into your day. |
