Imagine finding a way to eat that makes you feel fantastic--you have an abundance of energy, you have no aches or pains, and you can LOSE weight and MAINTAIN your weight without counting calories or worry about portion control. To put the frosting on the cake, what if this way of eating also could actually PREVENT type 2 diabetes, heart disease, cancers and even REVERSE existing chronic diseases--REALLY??
A Whole Food Plant-Based "diet", (WFPB) has been scientifically PROVEN to do all of this--it all starts with the food we put in our mouth. When we follow this way of eating, we will be choosing foods that have no nutritional labels on them--foods that we find in the produce aisle--there are no "labels" on peppers, cauliflower, broccoli, potatoes, apples, or oranges....these are whole foods. They are grown in nature with nothing added to them or ingredients removed from them. Our goal is to eat as "minimally" processed as possible. For instance, Almond Milk, a plant-based milk, is minimally processed--the "milk" is made from the almond--we don't find Almond Milk in nature--so minimally processed foods are acceptable. A Little Debbie's snack, on the other hand, is an extremely processed "food" that comes with an ingredient list a paragraph long. Not to mention, we can't even pronounce some of those ingredients let alone know what they are.
It's very easy to get caught up in the processed food trap--they are easy to eat, are readily available, and the food industry makes sure the "taste" of these foods are delicious. They are made with so much salt, sugar and fat, not to mention all kinds of preservatives to make them shelf-stable--but these food, over time, will break down our bodies and make us sick. These foods may not hurt you today, maybe not tomorrow, but eventually you will suffer the consequences, and often times they are deadly consequences.
The choice you make, several times a day, to eat one type of food and not another, is the MOST IMPORTANT choice you could possibly make for your own health. As long as you still eat every day, it's never too late to start.
There is a wealth of evidence that those who eat more vegetables, fruits, whole grains and legumes live longer and HEALTHIER lives and avoid chronic disease.
If you would like to give this lifestyle a try, join me for a 30 Day Challenge which begins on February 1st. I will give you the information you will need to put this all together with SIMPLE RECIPES. During this challenge, our goal will be to eat real food, nothing in a box, bottle, carton, package that comes with an ingredient list a paragraph long. That is not food--it's a food-like substance that was made in a laboratory.
For this challenge, we will be staying away from animal products--meat, dairy, poultry, fish as well as processed foods and of course fast foods. Over the next few weeks, I will give you the scientific REASONS whey we need to push these foods off our plates--all the information I give you is scientifically backed.
We will, however, be piling our plates high with the colors of the rainbow--a variety of vegetables, fruits, whole grains and legumes that will give our body what it needs to give us our health back AND LOSE WEIGHT!
Remember: "You are free to choose, but your are not free from the consequences of your choice."
A Whole Food Plant-Based "diet", (WFPB) has been scientifically PROVEN to do all of this--it all starts with the food we put in our mouth. When we follow this way of eating, we will be choosing foods that have no nutritional labels on them--foods that we find in the produce aisle--there are no "labels" on peppers, cauliflower, broccoli, potatoes, apples, or oranges....these are whole foods. They are grown in nature with nothing added to them or ingredients removed from them. Our goal is to eat as "minimally" processed as possible. For instance, Almond Milk, a plant-based milk, is minimally processed--the "milk" is made from the almond--we don't find Almond Milk in nature--so minimally processed foods are acceptable. A Little Debbie's snack, on the other hand, is an extremely processed "food" that comes with an ingredient list a paragraph long. Not to mention, we can't even pronounce some of those ingredients let alone know what they are.
It's very easy to get caught up in the processed food trap--they are easy to eat, are readily available, and the food industry makes sure the "taste" of these foods are delicious. They are made with so much salt, sugar and fat, not to mention all kinds of preservatives to make them shelf-stable--but these food, over time, will break down our bodies and make us sick. These foods may not hurt you today, maybe not tomorrow, but eventually you will suffer the consequences, and often times they are deadly consequences.
The choice you make, several times a day, to eat one type of food and not another, is the MOST IMPORTANT choice you could possibly make for your own health. As long as you still eat every day, it's never too late to start.
There is a wealth of evidence that those who eat more vegetables, fruits, whole grains and legumes live longer and HEALTHIER lives and avoid chronic disease.
If you would like to give this lifestyle a try, join me for a 30 Day Challenge which begins on February 1st. I will give you the information you will need to put this all together with SIMPLE RECIPES. During this challenge, our goal will be to eat real food, nothing in a box, bottle, carton, package that comes with an ingredient list a paragraph long. That is not food--it's a food-like substance that was made in a laboratory.
For this challenge, we will be staying away from animal products--meat, dairy, poultry, fish as well as processed foods and of course fast foods. Over the next few weeks, I will give you the scientific REASONS whey we need to push these foods off our plates--all the information I give you is scientifically backed.
We will, however, be piling our plates high with the colors of the rainbow--a variety of vegetables, fruits, whole grains and legumes that will give our body what it needs to give us our health back AND LOSE WEIGHT!
Remember: "You are free to choose, but your are not free from the consequences of your choice."
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