IS DISEASE FREE SOCIETY A POSSIBILITY?
Do you want to watch your kids grow up, graduate, get married…and you wanted to meet your grandchildren? These things should become your “WHY’ and were the backbone of your motivation to change your life style. While giving up old habits you may experience symptoms of withdrawal. You may have headaches, body aches, lethargy and mood swings. After a few days, however, they shall pass.
My point is that anyone has the power to change if they just decide to do it. If you don’t want type 2 diabetes in your life, if you don’t want heart disease risk or cancer risk in your life, if you want the aches and pains gone, if you are tired of migraine headaches, then just change. Do something different. Change the make-up from the inside out. Lower your risks by doing the things necessary for getting rid of these things. As I have said before, find your ‘WHY.’ Return to the basics of our species….vegetables, fruits, nuts, lean protein, water…all of these things are available to you. Pretend you are a caveman (or cavewoman) with modern clothes, a job, a mortgage, a car payment, and/or a family. Do that and you will find yourself feeling a lot better. We have got to do something different before it’s too late. You will notice change in your tastes and cravings. You crave, which goes to say that your body craves, nutrition NOT food. Read that again so it sets in. You just view food differently than you did before and you don’t plan on ever going back.
What are you waiting for? Are you afraid that it will take too much time to accomplish being DISEASE FREE? The time will pass anyway and starting now, with small changes, will create some success and sustainability. Control the things you can and let go of the things you cannot control. Medication is an assistant; it does not have to be your life. The time for change is NOW… Be the change that the world awaits…change begins with you…Peace begins with you…
Fight Disease in Its Tracks with These Proven Healing Foods
You’ve probably heard the saying “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.” Hippocrates, a Greek physician who lived from 460 BC until 377 BC said it, and it is as true now as it was then.
It only makes sense that the things we eat affect our health. If you’ve never thought of that before, maybe now is the time. Perhaps you’ve been diagnosed with diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, multiple sclerosis, or even cancer. If you’re looking into some of your options when it comes to treating disease without following standard models of care of modern medicine, now may be the time to consider the food you’re putting in your body.
You may not have heard of her, but Terry Wahls, M.D., has a lot to say about how food can heal disease. She was diagnosed with MS and was in a wheelchair until she came across a method of treatment that totally reversed her disease. She went from being wheelchair-bound to riding a bicycle in one year, all due to choosing foods that fought inflammation and return optimal function to your brain.
Dr. Wahls recommends you eat nine cups of fruits and vegetables a day (three green, three colors, and 3 sulfur) to cover vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants; essential fats and protein from walnuts, and flax. She suggests you reduce or eliminate those foods that are likely to cause allergies, like gluten and dairy, and for you eat local, organic foods or to grow your own when possible. She speaks highly of kale but suggests you focus on greens in general, such as mustard and beet greens, spinach, parsley, and lettuce. Generally, the idea is to provide those foods to your body that allows your cells to a) work properly, b) eliminate toxins, and c) repair your body.
Here are some foods that are considered to have healing powers.
Kale
Kale is an all-round nutritional powerhouse. It’s high in antioxidants, Vitamin K, beta carotene, calcium, and Vitamin C. It has omega-3 fatty acids to fight inflammation, and can help fight against several types of cancers. It’s been proven to lower cholesterol, blocks the growth of cancer cells, and increases the ability of cells to repair DNA. You might not know it, but until the end of the Middle Ages, it was one of the most commonly-eaten vegetables in Europe.
Kiwifruit
Kiwifruit, also called kiwi fruit or kiwi, is a small but powerful fruit. It’s grown commercially in several countries like France, New Zealand, Chile, Italy, and Greece. It has a brownish-green, fuzzy exterior and flesh inside that is bright green or golden. It has rows of tiny black seeds and a unique but sweet flavor. It’s chock-full of vitamins, minerals, and phytonutrients that help to fight cancer, heart disease, stroke, respiratory disease, and high blood pressure. It has blood-thinning properties that support vascular health. Additionally, this fruit can help damaged cells repair themselves, reduce damage to DNA and oxidative stress.
Cherries
Cherries are another fruit that help fight inflammation, inhibit the growth of cancer, and can actually cause cancer cells to self-destruct. They help fight gout, reduce the risk of colon cancer. And have been used in Chinese medicine to fight rheumatism, anemia, and arthritis.
Watercress
Watercress is one of those greens that everyone should eat. It has more Vitamin C than an orange, more iron than spinach, and more calcium than milk. It’s also high in Vitamin K, antioxidants and phytochemicals. It kills cancer cells, protects cells from carcinogens, and blocks carcinogens. In Chinese medicine, it’s used to improve digestion and fight off jaundice, mumps, bad breath, sore throat, and urinary problems.
Cabbage
Cabbage is full of Vitamins C, and has good amounts of K, B6, folate, fiber, and manganese. It’s full of antioxidant sulforaphanes that help to stimulate enzymes that get rid of carcinogens and fight free radicals. Diets high in cruciferous vegetables like cabbage are linked to low incidence of several types of cancers.
Broccoli
Broccoli is another of those super foods you should include in your diet more often. It’s got tons of Vitamin C, K, and A, as well as plentiful amounts of sulfur, folate, B vitamins, phytochemicals, and other nutrients. It helps protect against different types of cancers, heart disease, and inflammation. It’s good cooked or raw, although eating it raw means you will get more anticancer benefits.
Carrots
Carrots are high in antioxidants, copper, Vitamins B6, C, and K, copper, manganese, beta carotene, and pantothenic acid. They kill off pre-cancerous cells and fight against a variety of cancers. A high intake of carrots is also linked to cardiovascular disease. They are available year-round but are freshest in the summer and fall. Wrap them in damp paper and store them in the fridge in an airtight container in order to preserve the most beta carotene.
Dandelion
And you thought dandelion was just a pest to eradicate from your lawn! It’s super-high in Vitamins A and K. It’s also high in Vitamin C, iron, potassium, calcium, and fiber. Dandelion has actually been used as a healing food around the world for a very long time. It’s been used to treat kidney and liver disorders, hepatitis, anemia, and indigestion. It can help treat diabetes, lower cholesterol, and helps reduce bloat and edema.
All in all, there are a variety of foods you can eat to maintain or otherwise promote good health. If you’ve been diagnosed with a disease, your first step should be to get off the standard American diet you follow, and increase your intake of greens, cruciferous veggies, fruits, and colorful vegetables.
Change your Mind and Change Your Life
Be Flexible!
Things happen all the time that will throw you a curveball and knock you off track. You need to be flexible with everything related to diet and exercise. Remember something is always better than nothing when it comes to moving.Be Consistent!
Having a mindset that focuses on being consistent will help you more than anything else. Being healthy is a lifetime journey, not a sprint. Being persistent with consistency will take your results to a new level. Yes it's hard work and when you are consistent about it, it feels good. Have the mindset that Once or Twice a week will not get you where you want to go. Do something for your health everyday regarding physical activity. Even if you have to do jumping jacks in the living room every commercial break- do something... EVERYDAY.Really Want It!
How bad do you really want to be healthy, fit, lean, and in shape? Really want to live long and healthy while being in shape and strong. Really want the results you work for and they will come.
Take Action!
Identify who or what your reason is for wanting to improve your health, keep that in the forefront of your mind when you want to give up.
Do you have the desire and commitment in you to get the results you want and to live super healthy while feeling good and looking good. What do you do with those dreams, visions, and wishes? Do you just wait for them or do something about it?
There is a funny thing inside our minds that crushes many men and women from ever doing anything in their life. It's called fear. Helping fear is resistance. Most of this is hogwash in our minds that we use to justify our lack of action. We fear the gym and the hard work. A lot of people are afraid to work out because they see movies or shows like The Biggest Loser where people throw up, pass out, and cramp up. They have the mindset that they are too weak and out of shape to get the work done. Fear and Resistance will keep you strapped to the failure seat for your whole life if you let it. You need to understand that this is real and it is holding you back. Address the fear, address the resistance, and fight it face to face. Take action! You are stronger, both mentally and physically than you think.
Secret to a Health Lifestyle
What is the secret to a healthy, sustainable lifestyle?
Attached you will find what I believe to be the 6 key factors to change your life and the associated attitudes to make these changes permanent.
Healthy Life Style
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