These past few decades have been intensely focused on the power of a clean, quality carbohydrate diet and its effects for not only weight loss, but wellness and preventative health as well.All these features are note worthy in taking into account a lifestyle adjustment in the realm of balanced living leading to an optimal life experience.As our society becomes more immediate and connected through a 24/7 timeline, it becomes more difficult to adjust the other facets of our lives while maintaining the essential balance and harmony necessary for optimal health.With this reality becoming more and more prevalent, we must make an exerted effort to identify priorities in the areas of nutrition, meal planning, fitness and balance, if we are to live healthy, vibrant and energetic lives.It is often the ease of accessibility as well as the quick fixes that make "fast food" such as massively popular option.As many individual indulge in this lifestyle, habits form and health is compromised.I can hear you asking how to make the time to prepare and maintain a lifestyle of optimal nutrition that is easy, tasty and nutritionally rich.As with anything in life that is worth doing, time, energy and preparation is necessary to create a habitual lifestyle adjustment, and over time, it will become simple and expected.The key to an ideal diet, a diet that is balanced and offers exciting tastes, textures, flavors and colors, goes back to the very beginning of time.Whatever your belief system, our origins and development were dictated by the environment that surrounded us, and the foods available at distinct seasons.Optimal development was created through daily, continual activities that required strength, mental problem solving, aptitude, associations and talents.In the current generation that we live in, many common resistances that came against mankind way back then are not even considered today.The extensive processing and altered food products that fill our grocery shelves and restaurant tables has created some very negative effects towards development, health and lifespan.When considering health, weight loss, memory health and fitness, it is essential to look at the main components, or building blocks that facilitate proper function and development of the human body.Macro nutrients and micro-nutrients create the substance of life through our diets, and either build up all the functions of the body, or compromise and hinder the development of this machine we use to carry us through our lives.Lets look at these factors a little more closely.Macro nutrients are the common components that many understand as the building blocks of life.These are attributes of our diet and found in large amounts within foods.Carbohydrates, proteins, water and fats are all macro-nutrients.Micro nutrients provide just as much vital nutrition as the macro nutrients and must be properly ingested to produce optimal function of the body.Vitamins, minerals, amino acids and trace elements are all considered micro nutrients and are found in perfect, bio-available ratios within foods that have not been processed and altered by recent technologies.Foods rich in color, flavor and texture that can be found on the perimeter of your supermarket will provide ample amounts of these perfectly calibrated micro and macro nutrients.The point to be made here is the reality that our current society ingests far to many processed, altered and sugar laden carbohydrates, or macro nutrients, that have no quality micro nutrients, that the bodies of countless individuals are aging prematurely, as well as creating diseases at very young ages.This is the first generation in centuries, that has the potential of children having a shorter lifespan than their parents due to the growing obesity epidemic leading to many debilitating diseases and premature death.As the title suggests, "eden" was considered a place of paradise.Ideal conditions, healthy relationships, health and wholeness created this Heaven upon earth.What is key to identifying through this concept is that multiple factors must be initiated properly to experience the ideal life.Factors ranging from nutrition to activity, play, relationships and a spiritual expression, all facilitate this life experience.Now to bring this home into our current lives, we must take each factor and find a comparable experience for ourselves in a harmonious balance.Physical activity is of vital importance, as this will spur the success of all the other attributes relating to vigorous living.Anyone who had undergone surgery can understand the reality of atrophied muscle tissue.When the body is not being used efficiently or adequately, every other system within the body will be hindered.Without adequate physical exertion, the mind has less oxygen and chemical responses to initiate development, the organs get fatty and the muscle tissue atrophies, or dies away.The heart suffers; the skin, eyes, lungs and every other organ will suffer and slowly deteriorate for lack of use.High intensity motion has its place, and for avid athletes, it plays a major role in performance.For the mainstream person, daily walking, hiking, bicycling or other moderate activity can be more than enough movement to sustain a highly functioning body.As mentioned briefly before, the diet creates the foundation of life and health to all life forces.When approached through the eyes of seeking the highest physical experience, it is necessary to go back to the earth to which all complete and perfect food sources come from, and create a life and diet from that abundance or supply.The earth and all its bounty creates extravagant color, texture, variety and nutritionally rich options to create an ideal lifestyle of wellness.As seasons change, different produce grows and peaks to offer us the perfect ratio of micro and macro nutrients needed specifically for every function of the body.The natural world offers humankind such over abundance of beauty, balance and healing if we indulge in its offerings.When creating a diet and preparing meals, aim at eating food as close to the earth as possible; locally, organically raised and not altered in any way from its original essence.This will ensure ideal nutritional content, fiber, bio-available nutrients and satiation.As far as proteins are concerned, many vegetarian sources offer substantial protein quality.Items such as nuts, seeds, legumes, and even some vegetables offer bio-available proteins to fuel muscle growth.Lean meats are also great sources of protein and are a complete protein with a complete amino acid profile.Meats such as fish, chicken, buffalo and eggs are ideal choices when purchased through ethical means and certified organic (free from synthetic hormones used to fatten the animal and keep it producing more than natural amounts of material).I discourage eating meats or dairy that have been raised with various additives such as hormones, treated with chemicals, or sustained through unethical standards.Look for cage free eggs, free-range meats, and organic dairy food items as to avoid hormonal disruptions created by the influx of additives within the food.It is a good idea to supplement with a very high quality multi-vitamin/minerals that are created from whole foods, as your body does not recognize synthetic, processed supplements.Our soil has been over worked and undernourished for many years, thus depleting the mineral content of the earth.This means that our natural produce contains far less percentages of nutrients than is necessary to sustain vibrant life.It is ideal for the digestive system to chew your food well, as well as eat small portions 5-6 times per day.Heavy and large meal portions put extensive pressure on the digestive and cleansing systems.Finally, make sure that clean, filtered water is a staple to your everyday diet.As a life sustaining macro nutrient, water flushes, tones, hydrates and nourishes the body.Choose filtered water and if you are storing it for transport, avoid plastics that may leach harmful toxins into your beverage.Enjoying flavor filled waters can be O.K.As long as you do the research to analyze the sugar content, and if sugar free, the sugar substitute.Aspartame, Splenda and the majority of others are very harmful chemically altered sweeteners that are up to 5x sweeter than sugar.This promotes a response in your brain to crave even more sweet treats, and can cause major imbalances within your blood sugar as well as cause harm to other systems within your body.The best option for sweeteners would be organic honey, agave, or the stevia sweetener derived from a natural plant source and not altered in any way with additives.Another important aspect of life balance is the concept of a spiritual relationship or awareness.As we are all spiritual beings, it is important to feed the spirit though activities that bring joy, playfulness, hope, energy and peace of mind.Meditation has edified the mind/body connection for centuries and can create an optimal experience for anyone who will take even 10 minutes to quiet themselves and reflect, breath deeply and be thankful for the life and body they have.To sum things up, mindful living requires effort and responsibility, but once applied and enjoyed will become an easy avenue of vigorous and abundant life.Take the time to educate yourself about nutrition, exercise, and spirituality, then apply your learning to your life progressively on a daily basis.Over time, you will be amazed at the fact that you are at an ideal weight, with a strong body, a creative mind and endless possibilities!
Thursday, August 30, 2012
In the Essence of Eden
These past few decades have been intensely focused on the power of a clean, quality carbohydrate diet and its effects for not only weight loss, but wellness and preventative health as well.All these features are note worthy in taking into account a lifestyle adjustment in the realm of balanced living leading to an optimal life experience.As our society becomes more immediate and connected through a 24/7 timeline, it becomes more difficult to adjust the other facets of our lives while maintaining the essential balance and harmony necessary for optimal health.With this reality becoming more and more prevalent, we must make an exerted effort to identify priorities in the areas of nutrition, meal planning, fitness and balance, if we are to live healthy, vibrant and energetic lives.It is often the ease of accessibility as well as the quick fixes that make "fast food" such as massively popular option.As many individual indulge in this lifestyle, habits form and health is compromised.I can hear you asking how to make the time to prepare and maintain a lifestyle of optimal nutrition that is easy, tasty and nutritionally rich.As with anything in life that is worth doing, time, energy and preparation is necessary to create a habitual lifestyle adjustment, and over time, it will become simple and expected.The key to an ideal diet, a diet that is balanced and offers exciting tastes, textures, flavors and colors, goes back to the very beginning of time.Whatever your belief system, our origins and development were dictated by the environment that surrounded us, and the foods available at distinct seasons.Optimal development was created through daily, continual activities that required strength, mental problem solving, aptitude, associations and talents.In the current generation that we live in, many common resistances that came against mankind way back then are not even considered today.The extensive processing and altered food products that fill our grocery shelves and restaurant tables has created some very negative effects towards development, health and lifespan.When considering health, weight loss, memory health and fitness, it is essential to look at the main components, or building blocks that facilitate proper function and development of the human body.Macro nutrients and micro-nutrients create the substance of life through our diets, and either build up all the functions of the body, or compromise and hinder the development of this machine we use to carry us through our lives.Lets look at these factors a little more closely.Macro nutrients are the common components that many understand as the building blocks of life.These are attributes of our diet and found in large amounts within foods.Carbohydrates, proteins, water and fats are all macro-nutrients.Micro nutrients provide just as much vital nutrition as the macro nutrients and must be properly ingested to produce optimal function of the body.Vitamins, minerals, amino acids and trace elements are all considered micro nutrients and are found in perfect, bio-available ratios within foods that have not been processed and altered by recent technologies.Foods rich in color, flavor and texture that can be found on the perimeter of your supermarket will provide ample amounts of these perfectly calibrated micro and macro nutrients.The point to be made here is the reality that our current society ingests far to many processed, altered and sugar laden carbohydrates, or macro nutrients, that have no quality micro nutrients, that the bodies of countless individuals are aging prematurely, as well as creating diseases at very young ages.This is the first generation in centuries, that has the potential of children having a shorter lifespan than their parents due to the growing obesity epidemic leading to many debilitating diseases and premature death.As the title suggests, "eden" was considered a place of paradise.Ideal conditions, healthy relationships, health and wholeness created this Heaven upon earth.What is key to identifying through this concept is that multiple factors must be initiated properly to experience the ideal life.Factors ranging from nutrition to activity, play, relationships and a spiritual expression, all facilitate this life experience.Now to bring this home into our current lives, we must take each factor and find a comparable experience for ourselves in a harmonious balance.Physical activity is of vital importance, as this will spur the success of all the other attributes relating to vigorous living.Anyone who had undergone surgery can understand the reality of atrophied muscle tissue.When the body is not being used efficiently or adequately, every other system within the body will be hindered.Without adequate physical exertion, the mind has less oxygen and chemical responses to initiate development, the organs get fatty and the muscle tissue atrophies, or dies away.The heart suffers; the skin, eyes, lungs and every other organ will suffer and slowly deteriorate for lack of use.High intensity motion has its place, and for avid athletes, it plays a major role in performance.For the mainstream person, daily walking, hiking, bicycling or other moderate activity can be more than enough movement to sustain a highly functioning body.As mentioned briefly before, the diet creates the foundation of life and health to all life forces.When approached through the eyes of seeking the highest physical experience, it is necessary to go back to the earth to which all complete and perfect food sources come from, and create a life and diet from that abundance or supply.The earth and all its bounty creates extravagant color, texture, variety and nutritionally rich options to create an ideal lifestyle of wellness.As seasons change, different produce grows and peaks to offer us the perfect ratio of micro and macro nutrients needed specifically for every function of the body.The natural world offers humankind such over abundance of beauty, balance and healing if we indulge in its offerings.When creating a diet and preparing meals, aim at eating food as close to the earth as possible; locally, organically raised and not altered in any way from its original essence.This will ensure ideal nutritional content, fiber, bio-available nutrients and satiation.As far as proteins are concerned, many vegetarian sources offer substantial protein quality.Items such as nuts, seeds, legumes, and even some vegetables offer bio-available proteins to fuel muscle growth.Lean meats are also great sources of protein and are a complete protein with a complete amino acid profile.Meats such as fish, chicken, buffalo and eggs are ideal choices when purchased through ethical means and certified organic (free from synthetic hormones used to fatten the animal and keep it producing more than natural amounts of material).I discourage eating meats or dairy that have been raised with various additives such as hormones, treated with chemicals, or sustained through unethical standards.Look for cage free eggs, free-range meats, and organic dairy food items as to avoid hormonal disruptions created by the influx of additives within the food.It is a good idea to supplement with a very high quality multi-vitamin/minerals that are created from whole foods, as your body does not recognize synthetic, processed supplements.Our soil has been over worked and undernourished for many years, thus depleting the mineral content of the earth.This means that our natural produce contains far less percentages of nutrients than is necessary to sustain vibrant life.It is ideal for the digestive system to chew your food well, as well as eat small portions 5-6 times per day.Heavy and large meal portions put extensive pressure on the digestive and cleansing systems.Finally, make sure that clean, filtered water is a staple to your everyday diet.As a life sustaining macro nutrient, water flushes, tones, hydrates and nourishes the body.Choose filtered water and if you are storing it for transport, avoid plastics that may leach harmful toxins into your beverage.Enjoying flavor filled waters can be O.K.As long as you do the research to analyze the sugar content, and if sugar free, the sugar substitute.Aspartame, Splenda and the majority of others are very harmful chemically altered sweeteners that are up to 5x sweeter than sugar.This promotes a response in your brain to crave even more sweet treats, and can cause major imbalances within your blood sugar as well as cause harm to other systems within your body.The best option for sweeteners would be organic honey, agave, or the stevia sweetener derived from a natural plant source and not altered in any way with additives.Another important aspect of life balance is the concept of a spiritual relationship or awareness.As we are all spiritual beings, it is important to feed the spirit though activities that bring joy, playfulness, hope, energy and peace of mind.Meditation has edified the mind/body connection for centuries and can create an optimal experience for anyone who will take even 10 minutes to quiet themselves and reflect, breath deeply and be thankful for the life and body they have.To sum things up, mindful living requires effort and responsibility, but once applied and enjoyed will become an easy avenue of vigorous and abundant life.Take the time to educate yourself about nutrition, exercise, and spirituality, then apply your learning to your life progressively on a daily basis.Over time, you will be amazed at the fact that you are at an ideal weight, with a strong body, a creative mind and endless possibilities!
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