In our world of voluminous food choices and dietary recommendations, the question of how to properly nourish our bodies is of increasing concern. One of the solutions that presents itself amidst the chaos is the holistic food guide. The main idea is to eat what is naturally occurring in the environment and foods that we could harvest, grow, catch or prepare without a factory at our disposal.
• Drink two to three liters of water every day. Your body is about 70 percent water and water is necessary for all of your body’s processes.
• Eat five to nine servings of fruits and vegetables every day. Leafy green vegetables are what is predominately available in our environment as food. This should be the main staple of our diets. Try to build your meals around leafy green vegetables. Eat more salads, even for breakfast. Eat organic produce that is in season.
• Eat whole grains and starchy vegetables in moderation. Focus on whole foods like brown rice and sweet potatoes. White potatoes and corn are highly hybridized foods and should be eaten in moderation. Breads and processed grain products (like white rice, pasta, crackers, etc) are highly processed. Imagine that you have any of the raw materials that you need from nature growing in your backyard, the best recipe books, a state-of-the-art kitchen and all the time in the world. Could you make a loaf of bread from fresh wheat? How about pasta? How much trouble would it be and how often would you do it? Eat accordingly.
• Eat good fats in moderation. Avocados, olives, and nuts are seasonally available and are a good source of healthy fat. Nuts grow in hard shells that are difficult to open. Considering that you have some cool tools in your modern kitchen, how many nuts would you eat if you had to harvest them and wrestle them from their shells?
• Eat fresh, wild fish. Fish is an excellent source of lean protein and good fats. Avoid commercially grown, farm-raised fish.
• Eat eggs and poultry in moderation. Eat free-range, organic eggs and poultry.
• Limit meat. Red meat and pork are harder to digest. Eat organic, grass-fed meat occasionally.
• Limit dairy. We start losing the enzymes that we need to digest milk between one and two years old. Cow’s milk and other dairy products are quite difficult to digest. If you have any digestive or health concerns, immediately eliminate dairy from your diet.
• Limit processed foods and junk foods. Sugar, processed foods, most processed fats and fast food should be limited for optimum health.
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