Health and Wellness

Health care has often been confused with sickness care in our country. The fact is, most people only go to the doctor when they are sick and few, if any, are concerned with ways of staying healthy and preventing disease as opposed to treating it. History has revealed to us that prevention is the only true way to fight disease and live a long and healthy lifestyle. So how do we do that? As an author and wellness coach I am passionate about people learning the truth about health & wellness. I have experienced the death of many loved ones including my father, brother and grandmother from the grips of terminal cancer and other diseases. Watching helplessly as this occurred, I realized that practicing prevention is the only true way to stack the odds of living a long and healthy life in our favor. After years of research and exposure in the health and wellness field, I have listed “Ten Simple Steps to Health” for your reference that, if made part of your diet regimen, I believe will assist in you achieving and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. (It should be noted that although healthy diet and nutrition steps are explained in this list, exercise, regular chiropractic adjustments, proper sleep/rest and stress control all play a significant part in our overall health regimen. Always consult with your primary health care provider before implementing any change in your diet or exercise program.)

Ten Simple Steps to Health

1. Eliminate/Reduce Junk and Fast Food!
2. Eliminate/Reduce Starches and Sugars (breads, cereals, pasta, crackers, potatoes, rice, etc). Remember, whole wheat and multi-grain can be just as bad if you eat too much of it. It will still act like a simple starch when you eat it, so just don’t eat a lot of bread, pasta and cereal, period.  Get more of your carbs from vegetables, and less from grains.
3. Eliminate/Reduce soft drinks, juices, sports drinks, milk/dairy products, etc. Drink at least 6-8 eight-ounce glasses of mainly pure water each day.
4. Eat multiple servings of vegetables daily.
5. Eat 2-4 servings of fruit daily. Always include melon and berries. Choose a variety; don’t just eat 4 of the same thing.
6. Eat something healthy for breakfast. Steel cuts oats with nuts/cinnamon/fruit/honey, etc., left over protein, melons, berries, omega-3 enriched eggs, raw nut butters (almond and cashew) with apples, etc.
7. Choose healthier sources of fat and protein such as those listed in # 6 above
8. Graze throughout the day as opposed to eating 1-3 big meals
9. Supplement with non-synthetic whole food based supplement, proper oil intake – Flaxseed Oil (1 Tablespoon daily), Cod Liver Oil (1 teaspoon daily) and Vitamin D3 (2,000 IU’s daily) to ensure adequate phytochemicals, minerals, vitamins and essential fatty acids. (See below for more on proper whole food based supplementation)
10. Repeat above

Proper Whole Food Based Supplementation

Synthetic vitamin supplements often not absorbed efficiently. Numerous scientific studies show that a good diet, based on fruit, vegetables and starchy foods, combined with a good lifestyle, is the best way to improve and maintain our health over time.

The World Health Organization remind us that we could stay healthier for longer if we took more care of our nutrition, following a diet mainly based on fruits and vegetables and starchy foods; and have therefore recommended, as part of their dietary advice: “5 a Day”, 5 portions of fruits and vegetables, preferably local, every day.

Unfortunately, not many of us consume enough fruit and vegetables, certainly not everyday. The average consumption of fruit and vegetables across America is far from the recommended amount.

I recommend a whole food based supplement called Juice Plus+. My family has been on Juice Plus+ since they were old enough to swallow and I recommend it to my friends and patients. The research is second to none and it is 100% natural and whole food based.

More info on JuicePlus+

Juice Plus+® Orchard and Garden Blends provide added nutrition from 17 different fruits, vegetables, and grains in convenient capsule form. Each ingredient is specially selected to provide you with a wide range of nutritional benefits. Juice Plus+ is made from fresh, high quality fruits and vegetables, and is carefully tested to ensure that no pesticides or other contaminants affect the natural purity of the product.

Juice Plus+ Vineyard Blend provides added nutrition from berries and grapes in a convenient capsule form. Specifically, Vineyard Blend provides whole food based nutrition from Concord grapes and a wide variety of berries – including blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, bilberries, and elderberries – that provide some of nature’s most powerful and healthful antioxidants. Juice Plus+ comes in a capsule or chewable form and is made using the highest quality fruits and vegetables available, juiced to help release the nutrients from the plant cell structure to make them more available for absorption.aJuice Plus+ is made using the highest quality fruits and vegetables available, juiced to help release the nutrients from the plant cell structure to make them more available for absorption.

The 17 different types of fruit and vegetables in Juice Plus+ provide a broad spectrum of the various compounds to supply our body with the widest range of nutritional benefits needed for a healthy lifestyle.

To learn more about the research and benefits of Juice Plus+ and whole food based supplementation click here or email us at support@makeithappnenetwork.com.