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Beyond the Salad

There is much more to life than food. Sometimes we are hungry for more and when we don’t know how to feed a spiritual hunger, we do what we
know, and put it on the plate.

Consider the following areas of your life. Rate each area with your satisfaction using a scale of 1 to 10. 1 is very little satisfaction and 10 is complete satisfaction.

Spirtuality
Joy
Social Life
Relationships
Home Environment
Health
Physical Activity
Home Cooking
Education
Career
Finances
Creativity


How did you do? What areas scored low? Are these ares in your life that need nourishment? Chances are that you have felt compelled to eat even when you are not physically hungry. It does seem easy to solve a problem with food and you could be hurting your own good health trying to solve another problem.


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Are you sitting down?

Below are some foods that I no longer eat and I believe they have made a difference in my transformation. What eventually worked for me was to start with the easiest to control and master that. Then, when ready (could take months) move on to the next.
I also cut out other foods and eventually added them back in.
An example is coffee. I absolutely love it. I cut it out on it's own because I didn't want to concentrate on anything beside this. It was quite difficult and I found some acceptable replacements after the initial detox and if I thought it was an improvement in my general health, I would have removed it from my daily routine. As far as pain, fatigue or inflammation there was no health improvement. I do not add sugar or cream and I usually have 2 cups a day.

Foods I typically avoid:
Alcohol - especially wine and beer
Added sugar- read labels
Gluten
Corn
Soy
Dairy


Let’s talk about perfection.
That’s not on the plan. Don’t do that to yourself. This is your life - Do the best you can each day. Now that I have put my RA in remission, I eat well about 80% of the time. If I’m over indulging, my left thumb joint starts a battle cry and if I don’t take action and get back to good, then the rest of my hand gets on the bandwagon and soon I’ll be in a flare up, so I have an incentive to get back to my high energy eating. When I do make the decision to indulge, I do it with Gusto and enjoy myself. Then I head on back to the salad. I’m used to listening to my body and what it needs. And sometimes it needs a shot of tequila.

Here is a sample of a day of high energy eating.

Morning: Celery Juice
Breakfast: Fruit Smoothie (make 2)
Mid Morning Snack: Fruit Smoothie
Lunch: Big Salad
Mid Afternoon: Fruit, Dates
Dinner: Veggie Soup or Stir fry
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The following is a list of Healthful foods to add into your routine. Try to eat 2-3 a day. If you haven’t tried some of these give them a try. If you don’t like them do not try to like them. There are plenty of great foods without having to eat foods you do not enjoy. At this time you are not removing anything from your life unless you want to remove it. You are going to add in some great food and will naturally crowd out the low energy foods. Here are some great foods to add into your life.

Wild Blueberries
Celery
Bean Sprouts
Asparagus
Spinach
Cilantro
Parsley
Coconut Oil
Garlic
Ginger
Raspberries
Lettuce
Papayas
Apricots
Pomegranates
Grapefruit
Kale
Sweet Potatoes
Cucumbers
Fennel
Beets
Onion
Lemon
Avocado
Cherries
Strawberries

Some kitchen tools I use weekly:
Juicer (celery juice in the morning is a good thing)
Nutrient extractor- mine is an inexpensive nutribullit- a ninja or regular blender is fine
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