Category: The System
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Kids are back in school and coughs are abound. I am already seeing the Emergen-C packs come out. Excessive orange juice drinking and obsessive hand washing. But is it too late? Probably. Your immune system is your body’s 2nd brain. When you eat feed your microbiome your immune system is strengthened. Each time you eat…
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Half yellow bell pepper from a meal 2 days ago. Red pepper that did not get used in pasta from yesterday’s meal. Diced red onion from a salad I made on Saturday. Grapes tomatoes we keep on the counter. 1 can of chickpeas. 3 peeled and cut cucumbers. Brown rice and quinoa packet, 90 second…
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I went to a Happy Hour on Friday hosted at a friend’s house. They served a meat lover’s pizza and chicken tenders as the food. Fruit was reserved for cocktails but… I filled a cup with various fruits to make me decent snack. A rookie move, I should have been prepared with my own food.…
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Most of us want to lose weight. So we set these goals. We are going to stop eating this or that until we hit goal. The we forget about it. Yes, the very reason why you stopped eating chocolate cookies is now back on the menu on you hit your target. Kick starting your rise…
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Before you make change in any capacity you must have a this. Ever wonder how people actively have patterns of self destruction. 2lbs away from your goal weight you binge eat. You procrastinate until the last minute then in a mad dash of heroics you come through. You drink even though the next day you…
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Sometimes I crave sweets. Probably the little “pudgy me” from childhood, but I have always loved sugar. The problem is that most sweets are made with cane powdered sugar. Our bodies go into a state of shock when that powdery white stuff hits our system. Blood sugar spikes, liver overload increasing fat storage, and it…
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Health concerns kicked off my journey. Blood pressure high. Cholesterol high. Prostate cancer markers biopsy level. Energy low. More than some numbers on a page I had people who needed me. My 9 and 6 year old need a healthy dad. My wife needs a healthy and capable husband. Defining or redefining why you are…
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Hmm… There is nothing like the 1st bite of pizza. 2nd bite is good too. The 3rd bite is less fulfilling than the 2nd but good. Finally, the chow down. “Activate autopilot” and you eat until you are full. What’s startling is everyone acts like each bite has to be absolutely amazing. Seitan, Tofu, Tempeh,…
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I am not perfect. I want to be with the tribe. I want to eat like everyone else. The difference is that I only want to eat foods that nourishes my bodies ability to flourish. When my kids get ice cream…I get sorbet. When my family eats pepperoni pizza ->I eat roasted red peppers and…
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How do you behave when you are tired? Cranky? Sleepy? A little mean? Me too. “Leave me alone.” “Get out of my face.” I get ‘down right’ selfish. I want to rest and I deserve it and lord help anyone who gets in my way. What if you adopted that same attitude about your work…
