… Nutrition

An important part of healing and health is nutrition. It is amazing what little adjustments can do, to help ease chronic diseases and many other health problems.

I have my diploma in Macrobiotics and extensive experience with the Raw Food diet.

A healthy nutrition does not have to be complicated and tastes great! Here some easy to follow suggestions:

Cut out all the 'White' that's not beneficial for your health:
Avoid white flour and white flour products like white pasta or white bread
Avoid white rice
Avoid convenience food, fresh food can be fast too and offers all your body needs
Avoid sugar, white or brown!

If grains get polished, the important and nutritious dense outer layer is removed, what's left is pure starch that gets turned into sugar in the body. A bloated and soggy feeling is often experienced with weight gain. Sugar, refined or not, white or brown, has negative effects on our body but also on our mind... researchers found out that sugar has similar effects on the brain as cocaine and heroin and is addictive as these! There is actually not much difference between white and brown sugar... the white one is bleached of its colour, the effects are the same.
http://womenshealthacademy.typepad.com/articles/2008/09/sugar-the-legal.html

The other product line that belongs to the 'Avoid' list are dairy products. Yes, you read right, exactly what everyone is supposed to eat in masses to prevent bone loss and to get calcium and protein. The problem there is that consuming large amounts of these foods does exactly the opposite to our bodies of we get told... it takes away calcium and promotes bone loss!

Milk contains the protein casein which makes the milk curdle to make cheese, but it also curdles and clogs in our body, is hard on our digestive system, and gets associated with many illnesses: http://www.ezhealthydiet.com/casein-protein.html

One of the most extensive studies on nutrition ever done, The China Study, has proven the negative effects of dairy products on the human body, and it was not the first time that this had been done either... If you are interested in nutrition and health and want to read one book, this is the one I truly recommend! http://www.thechinastudy.com

There are lots of wonderful 'cheeses' and spreads that can be created out of nuts and seeds, and exactly those provide your body with protein and calcium. Lots of greens(bok choy, broccoli, collards, Chinese cabbage, kale, mustard greens, and okra) contain calcium and so do many nuts and seeds with sesame leading the field, not to forget sea vegetables. There is lots of protein and calcium in the legume family.

Perfect nutrition for our body, creating a healthy environment and nurturing the earth means... lots of vegetables and fruits, advisable those in season and bought locally, whole grains in many different ways, hearty whole grain breads if possible made with sprouted grain, reducing the intake of yeast and using natural sourdough.

If you can eliminate the intake of meat, go ahead, you won't miss out on any nutrients.

If you don't want to miss meat quite yet, at least cut out all processed meat products and reduce your intake of meat to organic locally produced meat. You may pay a higher price but it is worth it, for you and the animal! Have meat or fish 2 or 3 times per week instead of daily. You will notice a difference in your well being!

For liquids I recommend fresh clear water, natural fruit juices (without sugar), and herbal teas. For your health's sake cut out coffee, teas, and alcohol, you will notice the difference!

To be able to take advantage of all the wonderful nutrients and enzymes in our food, it is recommended to eat 'raw' as often as possible. If food gets heated over 115 F important enzymes get killed and much of the nutrients are not available for our body anymore.

Our body has to use its own enzymes to digest the food instead of using them to fight diseases. If food is consumed raw it gets digested through its own enzymes = easier digestion, speeds up metabolism, increases the intake of nutrients.

My husband turned 52 this year and told me he has more energy than he had with 25! That's the best compliment I can imagine!

This is just a brief overview on nutritional advice. Please don't hesitate to contact me for any question you might have.
I am there to help you! This is what we are here for on this earth - to help each other and share information and knowledge.

May you be blessed on your way with Divine love.

Namaste