Fruits are Ideal food: Eat as much as you wish. Wash very good to remove any pesticides and chemicals or try to find Organic...a little more expensive but well worth it.
Pasta, Rice, and Potatoes: Slow burning, efficient fuels that provide sustained energy to help your body stay well.
Nuts, Avocados, and Olive Oil: Contain no cholestrol. They are healthy in moderation.
Whole Grain Breads and Cereal: A life enhancing source of complex carbohydrates.
Dairy Products: Avoid regular full fat dairy...it makes your mucous membranes work harder and also clogs the system. Opt for low fat dairy in moderation.
Meat: Is not an ideal food, Make a concious decision not to burden your body and mind with flesh foods...they make you feel sleepy because they need so much valuable energy to digest. If you must have meat ...opt for fresh fish and poultry.
Ideal food stimulates our healing force, nurtures our spirit, and inspires us to think, feel, and act in ways promoting harmony and balance. Honoring yourself for your choice of food and regarding food with gratitude sets off a subtle adjustment within your body and mind that allows you to receive more of the healthful essence of what you are eating.
Ideal Eating: Eat mostly fresh fruits and juices till noon. Eat one meal of mostly vegatables and bread and have one hearty meal of pasta, potatoes, or rice and vegetables. The added ingredient is LOVE.
Preparing meals for yourself and your loved ones is such a rewarding and satisfying ritual. When using, live, whole foods you can infuse so much energy into them. Ask the Earth Mother to bless your food with her healing energies and infuse them with your love and happiness.
Antioxidants and Free Radicals: Free Radicals are highly reactive, unstable molecules that are part of the body's natural aging process. They hunt for balanced molecules to bond with by stealing electrons from them in the process called oxidation, which leaves them unstable in return. Free radicals are increased with cigarette smoke, unhealthy food, and pollution. Antioxidants inhibit renegade free radicals and retard the damage they cause. No wonder they have been refered to as the Fountain of Youth. If you take no other supplement at least take an antioxidant.
Beta Carotene: Converted in the body as Vitamin A, beta carotene is a powerful antioxident and helps in the body's defense against free radicals. Natural sources are carrots, spinach, broccoli, and tomatoes.
Vitamin C: This vitamin plays a vital role in healthy bones and teeth, enables the body to absorb iron and resist infections. It has a remarkable ability to reduce the havoc of free radicals. Natural sources include Mango, Parsely and Kiwi Fruit.
Selenium: Highly effective antioxidant and protects the body from toxic metals and cancers. Natural sources are Brazil Nuts, Onions, and Sour Dough Bread.
Vitamin E: Another Powerhouse..Prevents premature aging, heart disease and cancers. Natural sources include...Avocados, wheat germ, and nuts.
Magnesium: This mineral ensures the proper function of nerves and muscles. It also supports the immune system. A good natural source is Pink Grapefruit.
Zinc: This mineral is required for proper healing and immunity. Whole Grain Bread is a good natural source.
If you can not always eat right, please purchase these in supplement form. There are several mixed antioxidant formulas which combine them all.
Echinacea: Natural antibiotic and immune enhancer. Very effective for preventing colds and flu.
Garlic: Lowers cholesterol and blood pressure. Also natural antibiotic.
Ginkgo: Improves circulation, increases blood flow to the brain. It also increases blood flow to the genitals...Natures Viagra.