Is it easy to "eat right and exercise"? Nope!
My definition of eat right is this: eat whole foods in their highest enzymatic
form which result in alkalinity. A little complicated isn't it? Why worry
about enzymes? Because if you eat something that your body cannot turn
into energy then your body will dump it in your thighs or your gut and leave
it to rot. What foods are highly enzymatic? Raw fruit and vegetables carry
their own enzymes and do not require effort from the liver. Steaming releases the enzymes
in brown rice, quinoa and lentils so that they carry their own digestive enzymes into
your body while releasing protein, B vitamins etc. Cooked whole beans in vegetable broth
are highly enzymatic.
What alkalizes the body? And why should I care?
Your body has a pH. You are either acidic (sick)
or alkaline (healthy). Eating foods which alkalize will move your body
from acidic to alkaline. What foods are alkalizing? Ready for a repeat??
Fruit, vegetables, whole beans, legumes and grains.
All soda pop and fried foods are instantly acidic to your body.
Cooked meat is acidic. All cooked food requires your digestive
system to manufacture enzymes in order to turn the food into fuel.
Oh, and one last thing. My definition of exercise is any activity which
oxygenates the blood: running, walking, laughing hard and long,
doing the laundry, cleaning for your holiday company, decorating
for the holidays and gardening are all oxygenating.
Eat right and exercise. Have a huge vegetable salad with olive oil and beans.
Clean out your closet and iron your five favorite outfits.
Voila! One New Years resolution out of the way!!
