Healthy Diet

Q: What, in general, is the best diet for an average individual? - Leonid Barenblit

A: Although we are all the same in our basic physiological make-up, there are big differences in the way our body responds to certain foods. Numerous factors need to be addressed when composing a perfect diet to suit an individual's needs, however it would be beneficial for everyone to be aware about many very basic food facts. The following list was composed in response to a few people asking this very same question. It should be taken as a guidline and in no way a perfect diet for everyone. It's best to always be attentive to your body's signals and adjust your diet accordingly.

Things to avoid	Things to include
Refined Sugar - this means white and all kinds of brown sugar, corn and all kinds of cheap syrups, candy, pop, ice-cream, all kinds of commercial idesserts… Artificial sweeteners - aspartame, saccharine, sucralose, etc. and all products that contain them such as diet pop, gum, etc.	Natural Sweeteners - Raw Honey, Grade C Maple syrup, Cocentrated fruit juice, dried fruits and Stevia. Stevia is a plant extract from which is up to 200 times sweeter ithan sugar and can be used as a completely natural and safe sugar and art. sweetener substitute including baking
Cooked Fats - cheap oils, margarine, shortenings, all products with them such as baked higoods, salad dressings, chips, fries	Raw Fats - Avocado, Cold pressed flax, pumpkin, hemp and olive oils, young coconut juice, olives, durian fruit
Salt - regular and sea salt, soy souce Unless you get off these products and start using their healthy substitutes you can never experience Great Health!	Healthy Salt - Celtic sea salt, Bragg Liquid Aminos, Bernard Jensen Quick Sip and Broth Mix (goes very well on air-popped corn with some flax oil), salt free seasonings such as Spike, Onion and Garlic Magic, herbs, spices
Commercial Animal Products - meats, dairy, eggs and farm-raised fish (full of artificial hormones, steroids, antibiotics...)	Organic Animal Products - Small amounts (4-6 oz) of organic meat and ocean fish, organic eggs - Raw! (ask about our delicious fruit-egg smoothie recipe). Raw, unpasterised dairy products usually available from local farmers
Processed Foods GMOs - Genetically Modified Organisms Microwaved Food Canned and Packaged foods Too much cooked food (more then 50% of diet) Leftovers	Fresh Foods Fresh, organic, seasonal produce, a lot of greens, sprouts, especially sunflower sprouts, fresh, ripe fruits ideally 70% raw - 30% cooked 80% alkaline - 20% acid
Roasted and/or salted nuts and seeds, Peanuts and Cashews	Raw almonds, hazelnut, walnut, pecan, macadamia nut, sunflower, pumpkin, hemp and sesame seeds
Glutinous grains - wheat, oat, barley, rye that includes spelt, kamut (sprouted are o.k.), cous-cous, bulgur Refined flour, white rice, pasta, etc.	Gluten free grains - brown rice, millet, quinoa, teff and amaranth Non-Gluten pasta is o.k. as a treat
Synthetic Vitamin and Mineral Supplements - These are stimulants, not natural for human physiology, too acidic, hard to assimilate and will create imbalance over a period of time	Natural, Whole Food Supplements - Green Kamut, Pure Synergy, Chlorella, Spirulina, good probiotic supplement such as Nature's Biotics, Vegan Flora, Herbs, Essential Oils
Overeating or eating late at night Not eating regularly (unless fasting)	Eating small, regular meals Last meal no later than 3 hours before bed
Stimulants - coffee, black tea, alcohol, cigarettes, drugs (both medical and recreational). These products are fast-fixes that lead to imbalance and illness.	Herbal tea, fresh squeezed juices.

In general try to always eat organic and fresh food, don't eat on the go or when stressed.

A good beginner tip is to base your lunch and dinner on a large salad (be creative with this, there are all kinds of veggies, sprouts and olives, and seeds, and … Lettuce is not where it ends!). Have raw fat and either protein (such as organic meat, eggs, raw cheese) or carbohydrate (such as non-gluten grains, yam, squash, sweet potato)

Snack on baby carrots, sub-acid fruits (apple, grapes, papaya, mango, berries), sunflower sprouts, nuts and seeds, dehydrated treats.

When you follow the Natural Laws, reward is always greater than the challenge or sacrifice that you initially may have to endure. Your body is magical, you will very quickly have clearer and smoother skin, regular stools, less or no infections, abundant energy and peaceful mind. Of course some exercise and meditation are great activities to speed up your health journey.

If you have any questions, want to do a cleanse or overcome a particular health challenge call us to schedule a consultation or visit our lectures.

Be in great health and enjoy yourself!

Stas Zlobinski