Health Tips for Losing Weight and staying healthy:

The foods you consume should have as few chemicals as possible.

It is wise to eat three meals a day.

Foods should be eaten in as close to their natural state as possible.  Cooking destroys most enzymes, half of the proteins and most vitamins and minerals. 

Eat lightly in the morning.  Whole grains, fruit, nuts, yogurt are good examples.

Water with lemon juice will alkalize the digestive tract.  Lemon Water is effective with the digestive system working better.

Between meals have fresh juice or herbal tea.

Lunch should be the largest meal.

Fresh fruits and vegetables, preferably raw are important for health building.  Raw fruits and vegetables are rich in enzymes.  Papaya and pineapple are extremely high in enzyme levels.  Enzymes are necessary for digestion.  When the body does not receive enzymes from healthy food, then the body has to manufacture its own enzymes for digestion working hard to break down foods.  Foods rich in enzymes can help to maintain a good weight, increase energy, and heal sickness.

Alfalfa Sprouts should be eaten.  They are full of nutrition and are loaded with antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, amino acids, enzymes, and protein.

Cold drinks lower the temperature in the stomach below what is needed for efficient digestion and should be avoided.

Portion control is the key to maintaining a good weight.

It is essential to drink eight, 8 oz. glasses of water day.   Filtered Water is needed to remove toxins and avoid urine odor.

It is not only important to maintain good weight but also to strengthen the body and promote a long, healthy, vibrant life.  It is not too late to restore health and vitality for Optimum Health.

Foods to Avoid

White sugar, white flour, white rise, white-rice flour, degerminated corn meal, gluten flour, ice cream, soft drinks, cakes, cookies, jello, and candy.

Artificial sweeteners.

Preserved, process, or chemically fed meat, fish, or fowl.

Strong stimulants and irritants to the system, such as coffee, tobacco, alcohol, strong spices, and drugs of any kind.

Pasteurized or homogenized milk, and milk products such as strong cheeses, smoked cheeses, and yogurt that contains chemical or preservatives.

Hydrogenated oils and fats, solid cooking fats, animal oils and fats, refined margarines and oils, vegetable fats and shortenings.  Acid Reflux and Heartburn is a common cause of poor eating habits.

Waxed, preserved, canned, or pickled vegetables.

Iodized table salt.

Chocolate and cocoa.

Healing Vegetables

Alfalfa Sprouts is one of the best systemic alkalyzers available. It is rich in vitamin K, the blood-clotting agent, and in nitrogen, calcium, potassium, phosphorus, and magnesium.

Beets are an excellent liver cleanser, red-corpuscle builder, fibrindissover, menstrual regulator, and diuretic.  Rich in manganese, they also contain potassium, iron, and sodium.

Carrots are a great cleanser of bile and moribund matter impacted in the liver.  Carrots are very high in potassium, calcium, iron, magnesium, manganese, sulfer, chlorine, phosphorus, and protein, and furnish one of the best-known sources of Vitamin A.

Celery stalk holds a tremendous amount of organic sodium, which helps to eliminate calcium deposits.  The green leaves contain insulin.  Celery is rich in magnesium and in iron for the red blood cells.

Garlic is a powerful blood cleanser, digestive stimulant, systemic cleanser, and diuretic.  It has a beneficial effect on the lymphatic system and is a strong cleanser of mucous membranes.  It is a powerful antibiotic and conditions of high blood pressure.

Parsley is extremely nourishing to the optic system.  It is also useful against inflammations of the kidneys, bladder, urethra, and genital organs.  A digestive stimulant and regulator f the liver and spleen, parsley is rich in potassium, magnesium, calcium, and chlorine.

Leafy vegetables are good sources of many vitamins and minerals your body needs to stay healthy, such as vitamins A, C, and K, folate, iron and calcium. They are also great sources of fiber. Research suggests that the nutrients found in dark green vegetables may prevent certain types of cancers and promote heart health. Spinich is a most nourishing food for the entire digestive system, and for all cells tissues, nerves, and muscles.  It naturally stimulates the peristaltic action of the intestines, contains the finest quality of organic iron available, and is rich in sodium, potassium, calcium, and magnesium.  Other leafy vegetables include: baby mixed greens, arugula, broccoli, collard greens, dandelion greens, kale, mustard greens, romaine lettuce, and swiss chard.

Healing Fruit

Apples, raw or as apple juice, are a valuable aid to digestion.  Apples also cleanse the intestines, especially of impactions.  Rich in magnesium, iron, silicon, and potassium.   Apples have a slightly diuretic and laxative effect on the lower intestine.

Apricots are one of the finest sources of organic iron for building red corpuscles and of silicon for bones, teeth, nails, and hair.  They are also one of the most valuable sources of organic fat and Vitamin A.   They should not be eaten until ripe. 

Bananas  contain a high dose of potassium which is an essential ingredient for the heart and nervous system.  Potassium will regulate blood pressure and may reduce the risk of a stroke. They are also rich in vitamin B6 and they are a good source of fiber, vitamin C, magnesium.  Bananas are high in carbohydrates which are the body's main source of energy.  Bananas do not contain  fat, sodium or cholesterol.

Berries  are extremely high in antioxidants, phytonutrients, glavonoids, and bioflavonoids.   They reduce the risk of chronic disease and have cancer-fighting compounds: vitamins C, E, B, K, minerals, and acids.  They also hold high levels of a soluble fiber known as pectin, a substance that studies link to lowered levels of cholesterol.  Berries have great cleansing properties and increase they amount of blood flow to the circulatory vessels.  Healthy berries include: blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, mulberries, goji berries, acai berries, bilberries, strawberries, and cherries.

Figs are one of  the best known natural laxatives.  They are high in potassium, calcium, and magnesium.

Grapefruit dissolves inorganic calcium in the body, especially calcium deposits in cartilage and joints that are caused by arthritis.  Rich in salicylic acid, potassium, fruit acids, natural sugar, and other alkaline ingredients.

Lemons are among the best remedies for healing.  Rich in organic citric acid, lemons assist the proper acid-alkaline balance of the body and alleviate many other conditions of discomfort.  Lemon water will alkalize the digestive tract.  They are excellent for colds and as a stomach cleanser.

Papayas contain the protein-splitting enzyme papain, and are also a valuable appetite stimulant.  Rich in sodium, magnesium, phosphorus, and Vitamin C, they are excellent for the entire digestive system.

Pineapple is a valuable cleanser, diuretic, and digestive aid, rich in sulfur and chlorine, and in citric, malic and tartaric acids.  Pineapple contains an enzyme which will help destroy many kinds of acute infections, and reduce  swellings. 

 

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