Day 38: What will help you to stop eating sugar or sugary foods!
March 10th, 2010 | 
Author: Day 38: What will help you to stop eating sugar or sugary foods!
Most of us love sweets and so do I. I was a sugar junkie, so I want share what helped me not crave sugar: reduce salty foods, eat less animal foods, eat small amounts more frequently throughout the day, don’t eat less than 3 hours before you sleep, eat healthy plant-based foods, and do meditation. It is also important for you to check the labels of all the foods you eat. You might be very surprised how so many foods contain sugar. Is there nobody who knows how to make tasty food without sugar? Tomorrow I will let you know what kinds of sweeteners I recommend and don’t recommend.
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Day 37: Knowing Why Sugar is Bad For Us
Day 37: Knowing why sugar is bad for us
In America many people consume between two to three pounds of refined sugar every week. The refined sugar is being processed in so many foods. These foods are not just sweets. Sugar in large quantities can be found in peanut butter, mayonnaise, bread, ketchup and many other categorically “non-sweets” products.
Do most of us know why refined sugar is really bad for us? Refined sugar is bad for us because it raises the insulin level in our blood, depressing the immune system. When our immune system is depressed then your ability to fight disease is weakened. Also refined sugar can cause weight gain, speed the aging process, contribute to hyperactivity, anxiety, depression, concentration difficulties, and crankiness in children …I can go on and on about why refined sugar is bad for us. Tomorrow I want to share what might help you to stop eating refined sugar.
Day 36: Have a Good Bowel Movement Everyday
Day 36: Have a good bowel movement everyday
How often do you have a bowel movement?
What? A bowel movement? Yes, your bowel movement.
If you do not have smooth bowel movement everyday at least once a day you really need to consider what you are eating and change it with your lifestyle. Only what we eat comes out to be bowel so it is a very important to connect it.
The bowel movement is barometer of our health!!!
Day 35: Get Daily Light Exercise
Day 35: Get daily light exercise
Going to yoga and gym are of course good for most us, but you just need light exercise daily to get your circulation going, give joints lubrication, release tension and make healthy muscles. My favorite classic one is just to sit comfortably and start from your neck to all the way to toes. Move your neck and move slowly to up and down, right to left, tilt to side, move shoulders, arms, hands, shake legs and move your feet and toes and go back to your neck. Then, tap with tip of your finger start from your face and head gently and neck though chest, tummy, legs and all the way to toes. Last part is shake your hands and arms and legs and toes. Let’s shake up!!!
Day 34: Buy Vegetables From Local Farmer’s Market
Day 34: Buy vegetables from a local farmer’s market
I started to go to the Farmers Market in the 80’s. I first notice how fresh the vegetables and fruits were. I talked with organic and non-chemical using farmers who try to do good things for the planet, which was an education for me at the time. Also to see the changing seasons, bringing out different vegetable and fruits that are available was great. Since supermarkets sell everything all the time nobody knows what vegetables are in season/harvest.
Day 33: Do Not Drink Cold Iced Water or Drinks
Day 33: Do not drink cold iced water or drinks
If you are the people who exercise a lot and eat meat/poultry/fish regularly you may be thirsty for cold drink even iced ones. Having a cold drink feels stimulating and cools down your body temperature quickly. But we have a thermostat in our system which helps our body to automatically reduced or increase body temperature when you do moderate exercise and not eating excessive amounts of animal food. From my experience, drinking cold/iced water gives a shock to my heart, my muscles and my tummy gets too cold.
Day 32: Smile At Everyone
Day 32: Smile at everyone, especially kids and animals!
I don’t know about you but I can’t help but smile every time I see a child or an animal. If I try to smile at everyone I see, even strangers in the store or walking by me on the street, it just makes me feel lighter and happier. I encourage you to try “smile therapy” and give a pleasure smile to everyone you see.
Try Sanae’s Pickles!
Our tip for the day was to eat more pickles. These are not the usual pickles you get from the store that have sugar and vinegar. We are talking about traditional macrobiotic pickles that are made with sea salt, miso, or umeboshi. This recipe is a “quick” pickle that is perfect for Spring and liver cleansing. It comes from love, sanae which is available on Amazon or at seed! Enjoy!
Day 31: Eat Pickles For Digestive Health
Day 31: Eat pickles for supporting digestive system
A small amount of pickles everyday helps to increase the appetite, aid digestion, and strengthen the intestinal flora due to their high enzyme content. The best pickles are the one you make at home. Using our hands is an important part of the process of making pickles in order to complement our natural oil.
Day 30: Minimize Fluorescent Lights
Day 30: Minimize fluorescent lights
Fluorescent lights are more energy efficient and have a longer life than incandescent lights.
CFL’s (compact flourescent lights) are much better for the health of the planet in the long term. They last much longer and use significantly less energy than regular incandescent bulbs. However, some health and environmental issues associated with the use and disposal of fluorescent light bulbs.
Dr. Isadore Rosenfeld stated states that the energy saving fluorescent light bulbs have been reported to cause migraines and seizures in Parade Magazine. He also states that these bulbs contain Mercury and if they break they can release toxin dust into the air.
When I am under fluorescent lights I get tired easily and my eyes are hurting. How about you?
I trust how I feel and minimize using of fluorescent lights.
