| Would you like to know about some super foods | | | | walnuts, sesame seeds, sunflower seeds, and |
| that will get you healthy and your body | | | | pumpkin seeds are nutritionally packed with |
| energized? That's what I thought. Some of these | | | | goodness. These nuts are very nutritious and |
| foods you may already eat and that's great. It's | | | | have good fat (monosaturated) the body needs |
| not hard getting healthy. What makes getting | | | | for lowering cholesterol. |
| healthy difficult is the motivation factor and | | | | Tip: Pairing nuts with dried fruits such as raisins, |
| making eating healthy a lifestyle. | | | | figs, prunes and dates, make a delicious energy |
| Are we relying too much on vitamin supplements | | | | based snack for anyone on the go. Vitamin |
| rather than the real thing? Did you know that | | | | supplements? Who needs those? |
| many of the nutrients we receive from the foods | | | | * Eat two or three pieces of whole, organic raw |
| we eat come from raw fruits and vegetables? | | | | fruit a day - this isn't really as hard to do as you |
| This is why it is very important to eat a variety | | | | might think. Bring fruit with you to work. First |
| of fruits and vegetables in our diet to ensure | | | | thing in the morning eat a piece of fruit or a |
| nutritional balance. | | | | handful of grapes or other berry. At midday have |
| Mega Vitamins From Food and The Sun | | | | another piece of fruit and right before bed. |
| * Grow your own sprouts /wheat grass - alfalfa | | | | Tip: Always eat fruit on an empty stomach. |
| sprouts are super foods. They are packed with | | | | Pomegranates, berries, grapes, apricots and the |
| life-giving nutrients. Alfalfa sprouts taste good in | | | | seeds of these fruits are full of antioxidants and |
| salads and sandwiches. Some sprouts such as the | | | | disease prevention properties. Juice the seeds |
| wheat berry sprout can be mixed with dried fruit, | | | | right along with the skins. |
| and because of their nutty flavor, make it a | | | | Get plenty of sunshine on your skin - This is the |
| perfect nutritious, energy filled snack. | | | | best way, and in my opinion, the only way to |
| Tip: There is strong evidence to support that | | | | receive Vitamin D into our system properly. Why |
| wheat grass juice (sprouts that have grown into | | | | are we so afraid of the sun? Because people |
| grass) eaten daily while on a macrobiotic diet can | | | | have abused it, and now we're afraid of it. We |
| prevent disease and heal certain cancers. | | | | absolutely NEED sunshine on our skin. Stop |
| * Eat a dark leafy green salad once a day - | | | | wearing sunscreen if you can voluntarily get out |
| whether you eat spinach greens, kale, swiss | | | | of the sun! Not getting enough sun is making |
| chard, collard greens, broccoli, and mustard greens | | | | people sick! |
| it doesn't matter. What matters is the greens are | | | | When you first go out into the sun for the |
| raw or only lightly steamed. Never boil greens! | | | | season, don't sit or lay in it for three hours and |
| Once you boil greens I would compare it to taking | | | | burn. Work your skin up to getting used to the |
| a vitamin supplement. Dark greens are best for | | | | suns rays. Only bathe for 15 minutes for the first |
| health when eaten raw. They have vitamins A, C, | | | | week. Then on the second week bathe for |
| and K, iron, calcium, and folate. They are also | | | | ½ hour. The third week bathe for a little bit |
| great sources of fiber. | | | | longer. |
| * Juice fruits and vegetables - juicing fruits and | | | | Skin cancer is caused from abuse of the sun. Just |
| vegetables is an excellent way to get mega | | | | like all illness and disease is caused from abuse of |
| amounts of antioxidants. Investing in a good juicer | | | | something. If we take too many vitamins we'll get |
| is well worth the money and I highly recommend | | | | sick from them. Everything that we do in life, |
| anyone who is interested in taking care of his or | | | | even if it is good for us, should be done in |
| her health to buy a juicer. If your budget is not | | | | moderation. |
| ready to buy a brand new one then you can find | | | | Tip: Being in the sun is how the body absorbs |
| a used juicer at thrift stores for around $5 bucks. | | | | calcium in the body properly, so in actuality, it is |
| Tip: add a couple of cloves of garlic to the juicer | | | | two vitamins that we receive from getting |
| and you will prevent sickness. (Garlic is a natural | | | | adequate amounts of sun on our skin. Incorporate |
| antibiotic) | | | | the above list into your lifestyle and have a |
| * Eat a handful of nuts and seeds daily - raw | | | | healthy, energetic body! |
| almonds, coconuts, Brazil nuts, cashews, pecans, | | | | |