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Let thy food be thy medicine
Nutrition is your baseline to optimal health
Welcome,
A primarily plant-based whole foods diet is the key to balanced physical development and homeostasis. Our body needs clean (organic) vegetables, fruits, mushrooms, nuts, seeds and gluten-free grains (e.g. quinoa, Irish steel cut oats, amaranth, buckwheat, brown rice) on a daily basis. We advocate the use of high quality fish, grass-fed animal meats for some individuals and for some vegetarian-fed cage-free chicken, duck eggs can be nutritionally dense food. Animal products do not appear to burn as clean within our metabolism and have a higher incidence linked to cancer growth in general. Further studies need to be conducted for this suggestive evidence to be more conclusive.
Remember diet alone will NOT lead to optimal health! You must address the other basics such as grounding, breathing, hydration, systemic and targeted detoxification, regular ergonomic exercise, meditative practices and personal development practices. It may seem overwhelming at first but an easy way to change that feeling is simply focus on just 1 thing you can do TODAY in order to move closer to optimal health. All recommendations should be done with awareness and incrementally. Meaning do NOT just accept our advice without listening to your body and taking into account your health care providers advice as well.
We shop at the Boise Co-Op, Natural Grocers, Whole Foods (when they come to town in 2013) and Fred Meyers. In addition local food markets. These grocery outlets are some of the few who deliver higher quality food.
A primarily plant-based whole foods diet is the key to balanced physical development and homeostasis. Our body needs clean (organic) vegetables, fruits, mushrooms, nuts, seeds and gluten-free grains (e.g. quinoa, Irish steel cut oats, amaranth, buckwheat, brown rice) on a daily basis. We advocate the use of high quality fish, grass-fed animal meats for some individuals and for some vegetarian-fed cage-free chicken, duck eggs can be nutritionally dense food. Animal products do not appear to burn as clean within our metabolism and have a higher incidence linked to cancer growth in general. Further studies need to be conducted for this suggestive evidence to be more conclusive.
Remember diet alone will NOT lead to optimal health! You must address the other basics such as grounding, breathing, hydration, systemic and targeted detoxification, regular ergonomic exercise, meditative practices and personal development practices. It may seem overwhelming at first but an easy way to change that feeling is simply focus on just 1 thing you can do TODAY in order to move closer to optimal health. All recommendations should be done with awareness and incrementally. Meaning do NOT just accept our advice without listening to your body and taking into account your health care providers advice as well.
We shop at the Boise Co-Op, Natural Grocers, Whole Foods (when they come to town in 2013) and Fred Meyers. In addition local food markets. These grocery outlets are some of the few who deliver higher quality food.
Foods we advise you Eliminate:
- Dairy (pasteurized dairy, if you consume dairy make sure it is clean Raw dairy as the heating process distorts the protein molecules and value)
- Processed foods (keep this to a minimal, do not have any of your major meals be processed foods i.e. cereals, breads, canned soups, etc.)
- Non-grass fed animal meats (we advise keeping these kinds of meats out of your diet as much as possible)
- Soy (processed soy, cultured/fermented soy is highly beneficial such as natto, true miso, etc. however isolated soy protein, soy-milk, are not wise)
- Gluten (wheat, rye, bulgar, etc. instead eat buckwheat, quinoa, Irish oatmeal, amaranth and brown rice, however only in the slow cooked forms)
- Corn (in general we advise avoiding all corn that is processed and keep whole corn down to a bare minimum)
- Commercial fruits & vegetables (the pesticide levels are absolutely unacceptable to be consuming commercial fruits & veggies)
- Tap water (full of dangers life fluoride, chlorine, drugs and disinfection by products proven to raise your risk of cancer and more)
Whole foods are your source to preventive medicine
Foods we advise you Integrate:
- Organic vegetables (think variety, juicing vegetables everyday and mixing cut up whole vegetables with quinoa and other salads is wise)
- Organic fruits (keep the juicing of fruits to a minimum, eat plenty of fruits throughout the day, bananas & apples are standard staples)
- Algae (spirulina & chlorella in particular, these are superfoods capable of seriously changing your outcome)
- Sprouts (sprouted seeds, grains are some of the finest in nutritional value)
- Mushrooms (fungi such as shittake, maitake, portobello, crimini, etc. are great additions to your diet, rich in selenium, copper & phosphorous)
- Coconut (whole, water, oil & milk are all nutritionally dense, not always wise for those with gallbladder issues)
- Buckwheat (another gluten-free powerhouse, full of rutin, manganese, tryptophan and many other compounds beneficial for overall health)
- Quinoa (sprouted or cooked, both are nutritionally dense powerhouses and contain all the essential amino acids in significant quantities)
- Irish steel cut oats (Irish steel cut oats contain a higher level of micro-nutrients and take longer to cook, however they are worth it)
- Brown Rice (a staple in asia for good reason, rich in manganese, selenium, magnesium and tryptophan)
- Amaranth (another gluten-free powerhouse grain/seed that supplies the body with a significant amount of micro-nutrients)
- Nuts (raw nuts are the best, cooked nuts lose some of their nutritional value, just don't overindulge, think a handful or two a day)
- Seeds (pumpkin, sesame, sunflower, etc. these are calorie dense for those who have trouble keeping weight, again about a handful a day)
Why whole foods?
A primarily plant-based whole foods diet is capable of providing your body with the necessary tools to rebuild and heal it self. This is simply one part of a bigger whole. As listed above, exercise, meditation practices, detox, etc. all are critical components for optimal health. Nutrition is a great place to start. As Thomas Edison once said:
"The doctor of the future will prescribe no medicine but will interest patients in the care of the human frame, in diet, and in the cause and prevention of disease."
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Nutrition is a major component in permanently changing your life for the better. This is part of a bigger picture for optimal health with exercise, meditative practices and detoxification protocols such as full-spectrum infra-red sauna, coffee enemas, niacin-loading, chlorella, activated charcoal, etc. You simply cannot have optimal health without addressing your diet in its entirety. It is important to recognize that the general suggestions above may not all apply to you, particularly the Integrate section. Because we are all different you need to trial and error to see for yourself and get blood testing to see what indeed works for you and what does not at your current stage in life.
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Nutrition is a major component in permanently changing your life for the better. This is part of a bigger picture for optimal health with exercise, meditative practices and detoxification protocols such as full-spectrum infra-red sauna, coffee enemas, niacin-loading, chlorella, activated charcoal, etc. You simply cannot have optimal health without addressing your diet in its entirety. It is important to recognize that the general suggestions above may not all apply to you, particularly the Integrate section. Because we are all different you need to trial and error to see for yourself and get blood testing to see what indeed works for you and what does not at your current stage in life.
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The following video is a great presentation on the addictive nature of cheese, meat and sugar by Dr. Neal Barnard M.D.
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This video is an excellent presentation on the perils of dairy and why it is not a wise food choice in general by Dr. John McDougall M.D.
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"Whole foods lead to a clear mind and digestive tract which leads to superior immunity."
Books
- Nutrition & Physical Degeneration by Dr. Weston Price (a masterpiece in research)
- Wheat Belly: Lose the Wheat, Lose the Weight, and Find Your Path Back to Health
- Nourishing Traditions: The Cookbook that Challenges Politically Correct Nutrition and the Diet Dictocrats
- Deep Nutrition: Why Your Genes Need Traditional Food
- Healing with Whole Foods: Asian Traditions and Modern Nutrition
- The China Study: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted And the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss, And Long-term Health
- Eat Like a Dinosaur: Recipe & Guidebook for Gluten-free Kids
- The Healthy Gluten-Free Life: 200 Delicious Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Soy-Free and Egg-Free Recipes!
- The 30-Day Vegan Challenge: The Ultimate Guide to Eating Cleaner, Getting Leaner, and Living Compassionately
Whole Foods & Science
- Effect of diet supplemented with quinoa seeds on oxidative status in plasma and selected tissues of high fructose-fed rats.
- Nutrition facts and functional potential of quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa willd.), an ancient Andean grain: a review.
- Long-term consumption of a raw food diet is associated with favorable serum LDL cholesterol and triglycerides but also with elevated plasma homocysteine and low serum HDL cholesterol in humans. (example of limitation of a vegan/raw diet without supplementation)
- Long-term strict raw food diet is associated with favourable plasma beta-carotene and low plasma lycopene concentrations in Germans.
- Aorta and liver changes in rats fed cholesterol-containing and raw vegetable-supplemented diets: experiments in vitro and in vivo.
- Raw and processed fruit and vegetable consumption and 10-year stroke incidence in a population-based cohort study in the Netherlands.
- The effect of apple feeding on markers of colon carcinogenesis.
- Polyphenolic apple extracts: effects of raw material and production method on antioxidant effectiveness and reduction of DNA damage in Caco-2
- Effects of a raw food diet on hypertension and obesity.
- Dental erosions in subjects living on a raw food diet. (example of potential dental issues on a raw diet)
Words To Embody
"Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food."
Hippocrates
"He that takes medicine and neglects diet wastes the skills of the physician."
Chinese proverb
"Those who think they have no time for healthy eating, will sooner or later have to find time for illness."
Edward Stanley
"Diet is the essential key to all successful healing. Without a proper balanced diet, the effectiveness of herbal treatment is very limited."
Michael Tierra
"Don’t eat anything your great-great grandmother wouldn’t recognize as food. There are a great many food-like items in the supermarket your ancestors wouldn’t recognize as food (Go-Gurt? Breakfast-cereal bars? Nondairy creamer?); stay away from these."
Michael Pollan
"Today, more than 95% of all chronic disease is caused by food choice, toxic food ingredients, nutritional deficiencies and lack of physical exercise."
Mike Adams
"We are indeed much more than what we eat, but what we eat can nevertheless help us to be much more than what we are."
Alice May Brock
"By cleansing your body on a regular basis and eliminating as many toxins as possible from your environment, your body can begin to heal itself, prevent disease, and become stronger and more resilient than you ever dreamed possible!"
Dr. Edward Group III
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"Our bodies are our gardens – our wills are our gardeners."
William Shakespeare
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"Our bodies are our gardens – our wills are our gardeners."
William Shakespeare
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