I don't wake up every day struggling to "not eat" this or "not eat" that. I don't go to parties or restaurants and stare longingly at the dishes and foods that other people are eating and I am not. I don't think of myself as deprived in any way.
Rather, I love the way that I eat, and I'm excited to eat the foods that I prepare for myself and my family because I know not only will they taste delicious, but I'm feeding my body nourishing, healthful foods that give me energy to live and do those things that I love. Regardless of your particular dietary choices, you should love the way you eat too.
Some great questions to ask yourself to see if you are accomplishing this:
As a general rule, do you feel energized, happy, and ready to go after you eat? Do the foods you eat taste good and are enjoyable for you to eat? Does your diet provide any roadblocks in terms of current or future health and happiness (ie. does it contribute to high blood-pressure, high cholesterol, or obesity)?
If you can look at the way that you eat and answer these questions, and honestly say you are completely happy with the way the foods that you eat make you look and feel, then why change? And why should you?
Some great questions to ask yourself to see if you are accomplishing this:
As a general rule, do you feel energized, happy, and ready to go after you eat? Do the foods you eat taste good and are enjoyable for you to eat? Does your diet provide any roadblocks in terms of current or future health and happiness (ie. does it contribute to high blood-pressure, high cholesterol, or obesity)?
If you can look at the way that you eat and answer these questions, and honestly say you are completely happy with the way the foods that you eat make you look and feel, then why change? And why should you?
The only reason to make significant and lasting changes to the way you eat is if you have a deep and intrinsic motivation to do so (for many this comes in the form of a doctor saying, your cholesterol is through the roof, or you need to lose about 100 lbs. if you don't want to be diabetic, ect.). This is what I have discovered over the past few years as I have made dietary changes.
I have naturally transitioned to a way of eating that does not include any animal products and is based on whole plant foods.
I emphasize naturally because that's the way it should be: a process, a transition, a moving towards a more healthful way of living and eating.
I have naturally transitioned to a way of eating that does not include any animal products and is based on whole plant foods.
I emphasize naturally because that's the way it should be: a process, a transition, a moving towards a more healthful way of living and eating.
His approach is so reasonable and true! How many times might we try to deprive ourselves of one thing or replace it with another and in doing so go to extremes in the opposite direction.
ReplyDeleteI am hoping that soon a newer and healthier way of eating will help me to enjoy and appreciate the good foods. So far not bad but I still find myself having cravings for sweets.
You can still have sweets, just not the refined ones that leave you craving for more, more, more! Janae needs to post a few. I just made some yummy choc. chip (grain sweetened chocolate) cookies last night. I also make "brown rice ice cream" which my family LOVES. Even my friends who eat dairy love it, and it's so easy to make! I should post it on my blog. ONce you get the seven secrets cookbook, you will be amazed at all the yummy recipes. Both sweet and non sweet alike. Afterall, they owned a restaurant. They are tried and tested recipes!!!!
ReplyDeleteDamaging effects of REFINED SUGAR
ReplyDeleteSuppression of the immune system.*
Causes hypoglycemia, which can lead to diabetes.
Feeds fungal, yeast and bacterial overgrowth in the intestines, urinary tract
and vagina. Crook, W. J. The Yeast Connection. (TN:Professional Books, 1984).
Is acidifying to the body by interfering with the absorption of calcium and
magnesium and contributes to osteoporosis. Lemann, J. “Evidence that Glucose
Ingestion Inhibits Net Renal Tubular Reabsorption of Calcium and Magnesium.” Journal Of Clinical
Nutrition. 1976 ;70:236-245
Increases body fat as raised insulin levels converts up to 40% of the sugar
into triglycerides and LDL (“Bad”) cholesterol and stores these as fat on the
body.
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Reduces oxygen supply to the brain and other organs as a result of excess
sugar sticking the red blood cells together.
Refined sugar products are low in fiber and thus contribute to constipation and
autointoxication due to “backwash” of bowel toxins into the blood stream.
Sugar consumption increases the risk of heart disease. (Yudkin, J. “Sugar
Consumption and Myocardial Infarction.” Lancet.Feb 6, 1971;1(7693):296-297.
Sugar consumption has been linked to increased risk of various cancers
including: pancreatic, ovarian, endometrial, rectal and gastric. Cornee, J., et al.
“A Case-control Study of Gastric Cancer and Nutritional Factors in Marseille, France,” European
Journal of Epidemiology. 1995;11:55-65.
Sugar interferes with the absorption of protein, decreases the production of
growth hormone and contributes to hormonal imbalances.
Check out my blog for the five Loave Rice Cream recipe.
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