Foods That Can Heal!

We all make an unlimited number of personal decisions each day.

– What FOOD to eat

– Whether or not to EXERCISE

– How much to SLEEP

– What PEOPLE to associate with

– Whether or Not to SMOKE

– Whether or Not to drink ALCOHOL

And Many More…

All of the decisions above are incredibly important for good health, however…

One is far more important than the others!

…The FOOD CHOSEN to eat each day has the GREATEST INFLUENCE on HEALTH.

It has the power to start deteriorating the body or healing it.

Food choices can CAUSE PAIN or REVERSE PAIN.

These choices can CAUSE DISEASE or PREVENT and possible REVERSE disease.

Food is so important yet many fail to realize how powerful it is.

Food can replace pills.

Food can erase the effects of a past poor diet.

Food can set the course and help to determine the length of my life and yours.

By choosing the RIGHT Food, it CAN FIX many health issues related to…

• WEIGHT

• HEART DISEASE

• COLDS

• AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES

• CHRONIC PAIN

AND MORE…

FOOD is the foundation in determining how young or old a body feels and ultimately its VITALITY!

While food can fix and improve many issues, realize that food cannot solve every problem. For example, if knee surgery is needed because of a torn ligament, surgery is necessary because eating a healthier diet will not solve that problem.

Yes… Food has the greatest influence on health, but there are also other factors to take into consideration…

Stress Level
Exercise Routine
Genetics
Lifestyle Choices
Sleep Patterns
Social Well-Being

All of the above HABITS work together.

These habits need positive change in order to improve health, reverse damage and restore the body.

The key word to remember is HABIT!

While a noticeable improvement can be felt immediately upon changing eating habits, it can take 2 or more weeks for the body to start changing on the inside. But with dedication and patience, change can occur.

It cannot be stressed enough how important FOOD is in getting these positive benefits. So let’s talk about:

WHAT to eat
HOW to eat
WHEN to eat what and…
WHY it even matters

Keep in mind: It is essential to be open to eating new foods and eating in new ways.

Forget old habits and establish new ones.

Until old ways are abandoned, change cannot occur, and failure is likely.

Let’s get started on making that change. With dedication, here are some of the benefits that can be experienced:

….more energy…more stamina…better concentration…better moods…less illness…less pain…more strength…better sleep…

…It’s TIME to talk about how food fixes and changes the body and then to TAKE ACTION to change food choices to get the desired body!

A Comparison of 2 Meal Choices:

MEAL CHOICE #1:

First, let’s take a look at how one of those yummy fast food meals fuels your body.

We will consider a double-cheeseburger, French fries, and a chocolate shake. Yum! Yum!

This is a favorite meal for many because it tastes great and gives immediate satisfaction, however, most insides will start fighting to handle all the junk just consumed.

Not to mention, this meal is approximately 1500 calories which is more fuel than needed for a meal, and more than most people need in an entire day.

When you have more fuel than needed, excess fuel has to be stored. So guess what? It is stored – AS FAT…

…Fat on thighs, fat on the stomach, fat on hips, or wherever each body type likes to store fat.

No one wants extra body fat, but it does something worse than just adding weight.

This extra fat taxes the body because fat stresses hormones and then releases toxins.

CONTINUING this unhealthy eating pattern may result in an increased risk of:

HEART DISEASE
DIABETES
EXCESS INFLAMMATION

What is even worse than looking fat, is that those fat cells accumulating in the body start releasing chemicals that are toxic to the nearby organs.

The more fat in a body, the more organs affected and the result – feeling LOUSY!

This type of eating also creates a vicious cycle.

Fueling the body with simple carbohydrates and refined sugar quickly converts to glucose and enters the bloodstream. To manage the sudden sugar spike, insulin has to be released. Blood sugar levels then drop and the body wants more to replace it.

Here is what the CYCLE looks like:

Enter Sugar – Body feels great

Body Says – Too much sugar, need insulin to deliver to cells

Brain Says – Where did sugar go?

Body Says – I’m tired, I need a nap, I can’t concentrate, I have no energy

Brain Says – I need more sugar

Normal Reaction: Grab a candy bar, sugar enters the body and the Cycle starts again.

This is what the body goes through in a nutshell without being bored with all the technical terminology.

BUT IT DOESN’T HAVE TO BE THIS WAY.

ENTER THE FOOD FIX ALTERNATIVE

MEAL CHOICE #2

Let’s now look at an alternative meal that could have been chosen:

Chicken breast, brussel sprouts, sweet potato fries, with a slice of avocado on the side. This meal at approximately 420 calories, is only a fraction of the calories that the fast food burger meal had.

In addition, this meal does not send the body into a sugar rush craze. These foods break down slowly in the body so that it doesn’t go through the highs and lows of the high carb/simple sugar meal. This meal will keep the body feeling full longer minimizing the likelihood of overeating and grabbing the pick-me-up candy bar. In addition, these foods do not contain the bad ingredients such as saturated fat that require the body to work harder to clean up. Since there are less bad ingredients, there is less inflammation that occurs, so there is less reason for the body to fight to clean up.

A balanced diet gives: