tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34525860003502914912024-03-07T23:31:01.048-08:00Eat More Real FoodOur diet has become incredibly complicated due to the mass marketing of "food products".
<br>Go back to simplicity - Eat More Real Food.
<br>Lisa Kilgour, RHNEat More Real Foodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14738391924505150647noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452586000350291491.post-28489969601279676182011-10-30T09:28:00.000-07:002011-10-30T09:28:15.921-07:00The Truth About Diet Pop<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Lisa Kilgour, Registered Holistic Nutritionist, tells us the truth about dietary facts regarding no sugar, artificially sweetened soda (pop), energy drinks, vitamin waters, etc. She explains how studies have shown these "no calorie" beverages tend to be much worse for your health than advertised.<br /><br />Fit For A King - The Renaissance of Real Food<br /><a class="yt-uix-redirect-link" dir="ltr" href="http://fitforaking.co/" rel="nofollow" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4272db; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="http://fitforaking.co">http://fitforaking.co</a><br /><a class="yt-uix-redirect-link" dir="ltr" href="http://eatmorerealfood.com/" rel="nofollow" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4272db; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="http://eatmorerealfood.com">http://eatmorerealfood.com</a><br /><br />Credits: Directed by James Blonde. Camera work by James Blonde and Trance Blackman. Edited by Trance Blackman.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The fact is in North America, we have the highest rate of diet related diseases: diabetes, obesity, and heart disease. Up to two thirds of premature deaths can be attributed to poor nutrition and physical inactivity! That’s astounding!</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As well, in Canada and all of North America, we spend the lowest percentage of our income on groceries and meals (9.9%), we spend the least amount of time preparing the food we eat, and we eat more calories each day; compared to other countries in the developed world. And unsurprisingly, when polled, we have the lowest rate of enjoyment of our diet. We seem to have forgotten to enjoy all of this food we’re eating!</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In France, on the other hand, people spend a higher percentage of their income on their diet, they spend more time preparing and enjoying their meals (and usually enjoyed with family and/or friends), and they eat far fewer calories each day compared to North Americans. The most important fact is a very high percentage of people polled had a high enjoyment of their diet.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So…does this mean that the more we eat = the less we enjoy our food?</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Not quite. This paradox comes down to our relationship with food. Food is much more than the number of calories we eat, or the grams of carbs or protein we eat each day. The better quality the food you eat, the less you’ll want to eat of it each day. Low quality food (processed and highly manufactured food products) tends to spark a craving for more food. Why? This is mostly because our body is still looking for the nutrients that had been removed through processing. High quality whole foods are very high in nutrients, taste incredible, and are much more satisfying. If you’d like to lose weight, have more energy, AND enjoy what you’re eating – eat a diet high in whole foods.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One of the fastest ways to increase the abundance of fresh, nutritious, whole foods in your diet is to shop at your local farmer’s market. Head to your local Farmer’s Market each week and buy your produce directly from the wonderful farmer who grew it for you. This is the freshest food you can possibly buy. In most cases it was picked that morning and is still warm from the sun. You can “Shake the Hand That Feeds You”.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Growing your own food gives you even fresher food to add to your diet, and you can gain a higher appreciation for the time and effort the growers put into the food that ends up on your table. Even a window box full of herbs will improve your diet immediately. Every time I weed my garden, or find a plant is not quite producing the produce it should, I think about the incredible quality the farmers at the market can produce. A lot of work goes into the food on our plate and a higher appreciation can increase your enjoyment of your meal…and therefore slow you down and reduce the amount that you eat. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lisa Kilgour, registered holistic nutritionist and co-host for the TV show </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fit For A King</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, visits a local farmers market, talks about and compares North American diets and eating habits, to those of Europeans - specifically France. She encourages you to "shake the hand that feeds you" stressing the importance of buying local, fresh, organic produce.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Let that sink in for a second... Just think: for every cell in your body, you have 9 cells of bacteria living in and on your body. It can be a little creepy if you think about it too much.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Most of this bacteria is living inside your intestinal tract, otherwise known as your “gut”. The health of this organism is paramount to the health of your body. Why?<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 11.0pt 36.0pt; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -18.0pt;"></div><b><span style="font-family: Calibri;">80% of your immune system spends most of its time around your gut.</span></b><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> The health of your gut bacteria and the health of your immune system are vitally linked. When your gut bacteria is balanced, your immune system is also balanced. But when it’s out of balance, so is your immune system. Signs that your immune system is out of balance are: food and seasonal allergies, chronic inflammation, chronic sinusitis, and colds and flus that linger for weeks.</span><br />
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</span><b><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The highest concentration of brain cells (neurons) outside of your brain is around your gut.</span></b><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> Have you ever felt a “gut feeling” about something? Frequently referred to as the “lower brain”, how the neurons surrounding you gut interact with your gut bacteria is becoming more and more apparent in many health issues. The “Gut/Brain Connection” is a major part of mainstream research. Scientists are discovering connections between your gut bacteria and seemingly unrelated neurological issues such as anxiety and autism.</span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Our North American way of eating hasn’t helped to keep our gut bacteria balanced. Most traditional cultures regularly consume fermented foods like natural yogurt, sauerkraut, and kimchi, which feed the beneficial bacteria in our gut. In North America, however, we tend to do the opposite. Processed food, refined sugar, chlorine, and antibiotics are major causes of a gut bacteria imbalance.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">When your digestive system has 75% beneficial bacteria, your body (digestion, immunity, brain) is able to create balance. But when the prevalent bacteria in your gut is “bad” bacteria (bacteria that doesn’t assist us), they allow for an overgrowth of yeast, molds, and fungus in our gut - as well as many digestive symptoms, like bloating, gas, distention, pain, constipation, and diarrhea.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: Calibri;">How to Keep Your Gut Bacteria Balanced:</span></b></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 11.0pt 36.0pt; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -18.0pt;"></div><ol><li><b><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Eat whole, unrefined foods.</span></b><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> Remove all refined sugars and grains which feed the “bad” bacteria</span></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Eat naturally fermented foods daily, and take a probiotic supplement.</span></b><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> Probiotic supplements contain high amounts of beneficial bacteria - an important part of finding balance.</span></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Understand the causes of your digestive symptoms, and re-balance them.</span></b><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> All digestive symptoms are signs that food isn’t being properly broken down and can feed the “bad” bacteria.</span></li>
</ol><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Keep your digestive system, immune system, and brain working optimally by keeping your gut bacteria healthy and happy!<o:p></o:p></span></div></div>Eat More Real Foodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14738391924505150647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452586000350291491.post-86036301492175481442011-05-16T17:37:00.000-07:002011-05-16T17:38:50.768-07:00Take Control Of Your Allergies!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif;">It would usually happen around this time of the year. I would wake up in the morning and suddenly become a giant ball of mucous. Yes, it was really that attractive :). For most of the spring I would sneeze and sneeze and then have a bit of a break in July...until August hit. Oh, ragweed season. Itchy, watery eyes joined my sore, runny nose for August and most of September. It wasn't a nice way to spend the summer.<br />
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All of this ended about 5 years ago when I gained control over my allergies. When our immune systems is overstimulated, it gets confused and stops being able to recognize the difference between a virus/bacteria and pollen/dust...and this causes our immune system to react to things we inhale...things that shouldn't stimulate our immune system. But, when your immune system is balanced and happy, it can tell the difference between pollen and a virus and we can enjoy our spring and summer. How do you balance your immune system? For many of us, it's through food.<br />
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Food, specifically undigested protein, looks just like a virus or bacteria and our immune system creates an antibody to it. We see this in life-threatening reactions like anaphylactic shock to nuts or shellfish. We can also have a much quieter, non-life threatening reaction to a food (undigested protein), which can overstimulate our immune system and lead to seasonal allergies, eczema, and many inflammatory conditions. These are usually referred to as food sensitivities. What I've seen over and over again in my practice, is that once we discover the foods that you aren't digesting properly you can gain control over allergies, eczema, and many inflammatory conditions! </span></span></div><br />
<span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif;">You don't need to suffer this summer, take control of your health today!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">This is a very, very, VERY controversial topic, and a decision that each of us needs to make individually. There are many factors to consider: Vitamin D absorption, free radical damage, cancer risk, painful sunburns…etc.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></span><br />
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The sun is our body’s favourite way of absorbing Vitamin D. 15 minutes in the sun with your arms and face exposed will allow most of us to absorb 10,000 IUs of Vitamin D (check your supplement, you’re probably only getting 1000 IUs). A sunscreen with an SPF of 8 or above reduces our Vitamin D absorption by 95%. So, if we wear sunscreen daily, it would take 3 ½ – 5 hours of sun exposure to absorb the same amount of Vitamin D. I think it’s quite obvious that the push from the media to slather on the sunscreen has created a societal deficiency in Vitamin D.<br />
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Actually, this has been seen in Australia as well. Recent studies found that those who followed the successful "Slip-Slop-Slap" health campaign encouraging Australians to cover up when exposed to sunlight to prevent skin cancer, had an increased risk of Vitamin D deficiency. And ironically, a Vitamin D deficiency is linked to a higher risk of many cancers, including melanoma.</span> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span><br />
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Sunburn is a sign of free radical damage…and for many of us it’s a very painful sign. Free radical damage can lead to early aging of the skin and possibly skin cancer, which is the main reason we wear sunscreen and why it’s in most cosmetics. BUT! What is usually forgotten is the free radical damage created by the very sunscreens we wear to prevent free radical damage!<br />
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A study published in October 2006 found that the three main sunscreen ingredients, octocrylene, octylmethoxycinnamate, and benzophenone-3 (once the sunscreen chemicals had time to absorb into the skin) create an increase in free radical damage which was higher for the sunscreen user than for the non-user. Such an increase in free radicals might increase the chance of melanoma.</span> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span><br />
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A Vitamin D deficiency can be solved by taking a supplement, although absorption through the skin is best, but what about the other issues with sunscreen?<br />
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On top of the free radical damage caused by some of these chemicals, an uncommon nugget of knowledge is that many sunscreen ingredients become carcinogenic when exposed to sunlight (what?). Yup, many of the sunscreens on the market contain chemicals that once you slap it on and go outside, start to degrade and damage DNA. In North America, all new sunscreen ingredients must be tested for their photocarcinogenic effects, but as of 2008, most sunscreens on the market still contained known photocarcinogenic chemicals due to a grandfather clause.<br />
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Since 1% - 10% of the chemicals in sunscreen are absorbed into the skin, we need to take a very careful look at what we slather onto our skin. To add fuel to the controversy, in August 2007 the United States Food and Drug Administration tentatively concluded, "The available evidence fails to show that sunscreen use alone prevents skin cancer.”<br />
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Well...now what do I do?</span> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><ol><li><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Protect Yourself - </span></span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Slowly work up your body’s own protection to the sun, a tan. Slowly work up the amount of time you spend in the sun until you have the protection you need.</span></span></li>
<li><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Internal Sunscreen </span></span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">– Fight against free radical damage (either from the sun or from your sunscreen) with antioxidants. These are found in the skins of colourful berries, fruits, and vegetables. Before going outside have a big, colourful salad or a blueberry smoothie</span></span></li>
<li><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Vitamin D </span></span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">– If you’re concerned about your Vitamin D status, get a blood test from your doctor. Since it’s a fat-soluble vitamin, you can create toxic levels when supplementing. Interestingly, that won’t happen by absorbing it through your skin. Once your body has created enough Vitamin D from the sun, your skin will use the sun to destroy any excess. I love our body’s self regulating mechanisms :).</span></span></li>
<li><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Look at the ingredients </span></span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">– If you feel you need sunscreen (otherwise you’ll get a very painful burn), be sure to read the ingredients. Go to the Environmental Working Group’s website for a list of sunscreens they have tested to be safe and free of known carcinogens. </span></span><a href="http://lisakilgour.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1da53d1574d0594acaf1435ac&id=5257ea5020&e=2e7cc1e705" style="color: maroon; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">www.ewg.org</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.</span></span></li>
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We all know how important our immune system is to our overall health. Everyday it's searching our body for viruses, bacteria, and anything else that doesn't belong there. Like our digestive system, our immune system functions best when we're happy and relaxed. If you're stressed, how well is your immune system working? Think about it...if there was a bear chasing you, how much would your body really care about fighting a virus? It would be a pretty low priority compared to your immediate survival. This is how your body reacts to a virus when you are stressed about anything (otherwise known as fight or flight :).<br />
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When you're stressed your body doesn't care about your long-term survival. </span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">You're either stressed OR you're fighting off a cold or flu.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
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Our immune system has "guards" set up in our throat to signal the arrival and trap any viruses or bacteria that are attempting entry. These guards are our tonsils and adenoids. Put your hand up if you have had your tonsils and/or adenoids removed....yup, that's what I thought. Many of us will have our hands up as this was a very routine procedure until fairly recently. As well, our immune system has its own super highway (the lymphatic system) to move immune cells throughout the body. This amazing super highway is large but doesn't have a central pump (like the heart). It moves when you move. When you're moving around your lymph is moving around as well. It's one of the many reasons why regular exercise keeps your immune system strong!<br />
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What can you do to help your body fight off any infection that comes your way? Here are some simple steps you can take:<br />
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</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">2. Remove White Sugar</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> - completely and totally. Studies have found that a moderate intake of refined sugar will suppress the immune system for up to 5 hours! FIVE hours! Yikes!<br />
</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">3. Identify Food Sensitivities</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> - Food sensitivities can overwhelm the immune system and may allow things it should be fighting (viruses and bacteria) through its defenses.<br />
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</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">5. Garlic</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> - Its a great way to keep vampires away and its a potent anti-viral and anti-bacterial...when raw. If you're worried about the smell, simply feed everyone in your household raw garlic. Believe me, no one will notice :)<br />
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Remember, your body knows how to fight off anything that comes around. If you do come down with a cold or a flu this winter, rest, drink lots of water, and stay far, far away from white sugar. You'll be better in no time - and now your body has natural anti-bodies to that virus :).</span> </span><br />
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<div style="font-size: 100%; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 5px;">According to CTV.ca -</div><div style="font-size: 100%; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 5px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"For anyone watching their cholesterol, Canadian researchers say eating a single egg could be more harmful than munching the current king of fast food indulgences.</span></div><div style="font-size: 100%; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 5px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">According to a new report published in the </span><em>Canadian Journal of Cardiology</em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">, one egg yolk can contain more cholesterol than a KFC Double Down sandwich.</span></div><div style="font-size: 100%; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 5px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Compared to the 150 milligrams of cholesterol contained in the now-famous sandwich comprised of bacon, cheese and sauce sandwiched between two pieces of deep fried chicken, researchers say a single egg can contain between 215 and 275 milligrams. A Big Mac contains just 75 mg of cholesterol, while a footlong meatball sandwich from Subway packs 90 mg."</span></div><div style="font-size: 100%; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 5px;">It's not just CTV.ca. The Toronto Star and the Toronto Sun have published similar articles calling this incredibly unhealthy sandwich "healthier" than an egg. A nutrient-packed, incredibly healthy, whole food egg.</div><div style="font-size: 100%; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 5px;">The way I see it, there are 2 BIG problems with this article -</div><div style="font-size: 100%; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 5px;">1. Using only dietary cholesterol as a way of judging if a food is "good" or "bad"</div><div style="font-size: 100%; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 5px;">2. Considering dietary cholesterol as an issue when dealing with heart disease risk </div><div style="font-size: 100%; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 5px;">Let me start with the first point, using cholesterol as the only comparison....I need to simmer for few minutes before I start into a "cholesterol isn't bad for you!" rant. :)</div><div style="font-size: 100%; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 5px;">Many clinical studies, including one by The Harvard School of Health, found that eggs do not raise blood cholesterol in healthy individuals AND has even been shown to raise "good" HDL cholesterol! The KFC Double Down, on the other hand, is FULL of transfat. Transfat has been found, in pretty much every study ever it's been in, to raise cholesterol levels and increase the risk of heart disease. </div><div style="font-size: 100%; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 5px;">One is a nutrient-packed whole food and the other one of the most unhealthy fast foods ever created! I'm quite impressed that the writer of this (well, these) articles had the guts to compare such different foods.</div><div style="font-size: 100%; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 5px;">I think the biggest problem with this article is the way that we're looking at food and health in general. We're trying to put everything on a "good" or "bad" list. Even worse, we're trying to put single components in food onto a "good' or "bad" list, opening the doors for manufactured foods that are "healthier" than their whole food components. Some of these articles even list egg white substitutes as the healthier option if you're going to eat eggs! How is that possible!? ....I'll get into this topic in more detail in my next post...:)</div><div style="font-size: 100%; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 5px;">Back to cholesterol - Why is the consideration of dietary cholesterol an issue? Because it is an essential part of our diet. Our bodies use cholesterol to make Vitamin D and hormones. It also uses it to repair arterial damage. </div><div style="font-size: 100%; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 5px;">...wait, I thought cholesterol clogged our arteries?!</div><div style="font-size: 100%; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 5px;">Yes, it can, but one of it's main roles in our body is to repair damaged to our arteries - caused by free radicals, heavy metals, and transfats...just to name a few (many of which are in the manufactured foods that have the "Health Check" symbol"). As well, our liver manufactures about 80% of the cholesterol in our body, and it's well-proven fact that the cholesterol in our diet has a very small affect on the amount of cholesterol in our bloodstream.</div><div style="font-size: 100%; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 5px;">Instead of trying to reduce the cholesterol in your bloodstream through medication or dietary "products", ask yourself, why is it high? What am I eating that might be causing my body to raise the cholesterol in my bloodstream? Eating a diet that balances YOUR body (a diet unique to you) is the best way to keep you healthy and keep your cholesterol where it should be.</div><div style="font-size: 100%; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 5px;">For the full CTV.ca article, click <a href="http://edmonton.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20101102/cholesterol-egg-consumption-review-101102/20101102/?hub=EdmontonHome">HERE</a> - did I mention, a similar article, bashing the egg marketers even more is posted in their <a href="http://www.healthzone.ca/health/dietfitness/diet/article/884009--eggs-have-more-cholesterol-than-kfc-double-down-study-warns">"Healthzone" section</a> !</div><div style="font-size: 100%; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 5px;">Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go and eat an egg in protest.</div><div style="font-size: 100%; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 5px;"><br />
</div>Eat More Real Foodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14738391924505150647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452586000350291491.post-48240002303129197532010-11-21T18:15:00.000-08:002011-02-17T10:31:49.295-08:00Fat Doesn't Make You Fat<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12px;"><div>Gaining weight and losing weight has nothing to do with grams of fat or the amount of calories you eat in a day. But it does have everything to do with blood sugar and insulin.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">If our blood sugar is higher then we need for energy, the insulin in our blood signals our liver and our liver stores this excess energy as fat. The liver converts the glucose into triglycerides and then are sent through our blood stream to our fat stores.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Fat, on the other hand, can be used as energy, but this is only when necessary. Fat is used in MANY important processes in our body, and it's only as an almost last resort does our body use it as energy (it uses protein as a very last resort). Our liver has to convert the fat into a glucose molecule and will only do so as needed, so our blood sugar doesn't spike with fat. Otherwise, the fat is used to make cell membranes, hormones, etc. Fat is a VERY important molecule in the body.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Fat and protein affect how carbohydrates enter into your bloodstream. A higher fat or protein meal actually slows down the break down of the carbs, creating a slower burning carb and that keeps your blood sugar steady. The more refined the carb is, the faster it enters your bloodstream.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">When we eat a high carb meal, or a refined carb, our blood sugar spikes - this is when our liver stores fat. We can tell that our blood sugar spiked by looking at when our blood sugar crashes - this is seen as any emotion around hunger. Irritability, tiredness, lack of patience, etc are all signs that earlier your blood sugar spiked and now you're crashing. Look back at your last meal and see why it caused a crash. Leveling out your blood sugar so you're no longer on the blood sugar rollercoaster is how to stop gaining weight, and how to lose weight. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">We need to stop blaming fat and eat healthy whole foods to maintain a healthy body and a healthy weight!</span></div><div><br />
</div></span>Eat More Real Foodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14738391924505150647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452586000350291491.post-44697642950305033862010-11-14T09:42:00.001-08:002011-02-17T10:32:20.408-08:00Eat More Real Food<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande'; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;"></span><br />
<div style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">Ri<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">ght off the bat I need to admit to something - I tend to become, well, I guess "passionate" is the polite way of describing it, when discussing food. I get quite frustrated with all of the media and advertising surrounding what is healthy and what isn't.</span></div><div style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">But you might be thinking, this product has the "Health Check" symbol on it so it must be healthy! No, no it does not.</span></div><div style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">If a food says it's healthy, it probably isn't.</span></em><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></em></div><div style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I say this quite a lot, and it pretty much sums up all my frustration with the food industry. What do I mean by this? Let me explain with a few examples:</span></div><div style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Kraft Dinner</span></strong></div><div style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The next time you're at the grocery store, swing by the Kraft Dinner section and check out the new addition to the pretty blue box. Yup, that's a "Sensible Solutions" symbol on it. Kraft has let us know that if you make this incredibly processed food product with skim milk and margarine (2 more incredibly processed food products), then according to their standards, it's a healthy choice! Or, as they like to call it, a "better-for-you" choice. Wow, thanks for letting us know Kraft!</span></div><div style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Margarine</span></strong></div><div style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">This processed food product is a pet peeve of mine, especially the "healthy" margarines. You know, the ones with the "Health Check" symbol on it. That symbol costs a lot of money and they're very proud of it! (btw, the standards aren't nearly as high as the price paid for that symbol). The healthy margarines claim to be trans-fat free (although chances are high they still contain some trans-fat), high in omega-3s, and everything else under the sun. My problem with all margarines is a basic one - for polyunsaturated fats to be solid at room temperature they MUST under go quite a lot of processing. These fats are not very stable and do not handle this processing very well....so how could it possibly be better for you than butter?</span></div><div style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">As well, a new study that followed over 300,000 people was published this month, and found no increased risk of heart disease with the consumption of saturated fat. This is a significant finding (but not a surprise to whole food community :). So what would you choose? A minimally processed saturated fat that has been in our diet for millennia, or a highly processed polyunsaturated fat that is new to our diet? I will choose butter over margarine every time.</span></div><div style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">These are just 2 examples of very unhealthy foods that are screaming to us that they're healthy. Most realize that no matter how you cook it, Kraft Dinner isn't healthy, but these "healthy symbols" just add to the confusion at the grocery store.</span></div><div style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Make it easy - any food that is being advertised, healthy or not, tends to be processed and is no longer a whole food. Why? Simply put; products have advertising budgets, and whole foods aren't products. An apple can't afford a multi-million (or billion) dollar ad campaign. Broccoli can't afford (and doesn't need) fancy new packaging that screams all of its health benefits. When a food says to us "Pick me! I'm healthy! See how I'm high in fibre, low in fat, and healthy!” they are actually telling us that they are processed and are no longer whole foods. As always, there are exceptions to this rule, but it's always a good place to start. :)</span></div><div style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Let's make grocery shopping easier! Eat whole, unprocessed food. Fruit, vegetables, whole and fresh meats (instead of processed or frozen), full fat dairy, and whole grains. Eat FOOD! Real and amazingly tasty FOOD!</span></div><div style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">If you'd like to know more about your food and how it's produced, watch the documentary Food Inc. It has some wonderful insights and solutions to our food problems.</span></div><div style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">And, remember, Eat More Real Food!</span></div>Eat More Real Foodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14738391924505150647noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452586000350291491.post-42595378500069126402010-11-13T18:48:00.001-08:002011-02-17T10:32:52.483-08:00How to Change Your Diet Without Annoying Your Partner/Family<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I hear it all the time – “I want to change my diet, but my husband/wife/partner/family keep pulling me off track”. Sorry, that's no excuse. Creating a healthy diet doesn’t need to be difficult and it doesn’t have to be something you are “on” for a few weeks at a time.<br />
Let's just throw away the word "diet" - eating healthy is a way of life, and you CAN work around your family’s eating habits!<br />
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How? Try this:</span> </span></div><ol><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif;"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Stop thinking your diet is either on or off, black or white</span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">– A healthy lifestyle lives in the “grey”, it doesn’t need to be 100% perfect to be healthy. A treat in the morning is no excuse to eat junk food all day!</span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif;"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Change the meals you eat alone FIRST!</span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">– Dinner (the meal most of us share with our family) is only one meal of the day…what about the other 2 meals and snacks? A healthy lifestyle can be created without ever touching dinner! Most of our eating pitfalls are with the other meals and snacks anyways :).</span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif;"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Eat consciously, whatever you’re eating</span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">– Sit down, relax, and enjoy your meal…no matter what it is you’re eating. A meal eaten consciously is healthier than a meal eaten on the run, no matter the quality of the food. Plus, it’s impossible to overeat while eating consciously (try it, I can guarantee you’ll be too bored to eat too much).</span></span></li>
</ol><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Your ideal way of eating can’t be found in a book and it won’t be the same as your neighbour’s. We are all unique, and it makes sense that what our body’s need for fuel is also unique. When you find YOUR healthy lifestyle you feel great, are full of energy, and you don’t feel deprived or hungry. You just feel….good! Believe me, it works and I can help you find your ideal balance :).</span></span></div>Eat More Real Foodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14738391924505150647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452586000350291491.post-13558547092378327762010-11-12T13:53:00.000-08:002011-02-17T10:33:27.252-08:00Top 10 Food Facts<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">1) Look at the ingredient list INSTEAD of the nutritional profile. </span></span></b><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Look for real food in the ingredient list, and as always - if you can't pronounce it, don't eat it. It's not real food.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">2) Fat doesn't make you fat</span></span></b><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> - studies have found </span><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">no</span></u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> correlation between saturated fat intake and heart disease. BUT! They have found a connection with low fat foods, where the naturally contained fat has been replaced with sugar. Eat food the way it is meant to be eaten...with all of the yummy fat.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">3) No trans-fat or processed oils</span></span></b><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> - A product that contains 0.5 grams of trans-fat or less per serving can claim it has none...and many of these products are foods we'll eat multiple "servings" of per meal - the trans-fat can add up fast! Eat fat and oils in their natural form - butter, olive oil, etc. Stay far away from margarine, including the "healthy" margarines.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">4) Any emotion around hunger isn't actually hunger, it's your blood sugar crashing</span></span></b><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> - Be aware of how food makes you feel 1 – 2 hours after eating. Are you tired? Irritable? Incredibly hungry? Your last meal wasn’t balanced and has caused your blood sugar to crash. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">5) If a food says it's healthy, it probably isn't</span></span></b><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> - Real food (fruits, vegetables, etc) don't have marketing companies telling you they’re healthy. Any food with a slogan (low fat, high in fibre, etc) is a product and is no longer a whole food.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">6) Eat food your great grandmother would recognize</span></span></b><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> - Our diet has changed dramatically in the last 50 years, and by looking at the state of our collective health, it hasn't changed for the better. Your great grandmother wouldn't recognize cheez whiz, margarine, and many other foods on the grocery shelves.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">7) Chew! Your stomach doesn't have teeth </span></span></b><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">– Digestion starts in the mouth, take the time to chew properly…it’ll go a long way towards healthy digestion and a healthy body.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">8) Water - drink it, and it doesn't need to be fancy</span></span></b><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> - Staying hydrated isn’t about counting each glass of water per day. Look at your urine, if it’s clear or pale yellow – you’re hydrated. If it’s dark yellow – you’re dehydrated. Simply remove the chlorine (carbon filter) and fluoride (check with your municipality) from your water and enjoy!</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">9) Life can be sweet</span></span></b><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> - Use healthier, unprocessed sugars like honey and maple syrup. These are easier for our body to metabolize and for most of us it won't cause our blood sugar to crash.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">10) Add fat (butter or olive oil) to your vegetables</span></span></b><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> – Your body needs fat to absorb the fat soluble vitamins in your veggies, like Vitamin A (in the form of beta carotene), Vitamin K, and Vitamin E.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>Eat More Real Foodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14738391924505150647noreply@blogger.com0