SO WHAT DO I DO?

• Let's try to keep the diet as close to nature as possible without going "nuts" - check out our recommendation guidelines for your diet and our organic grocery list with specific brands that we really like.  We encourage you to use that as a reference and apply it to your family's diet.
• Eat a high quality protein with each meal - Start the day with a complete protein rich breakfast.  You will stabilize blood sugar, have increased energy, be more even-tempered, able to concentrate and deal with stressful situations.  Stable blood sugar also reduces desire for sugar and white flour.  A good soy protein powder makes a delicious smoothie for breakfast or can be stirred into hot cereal such as oatmeal.  We recommend you start every day with a good source of high quality soy protein.
• Whole grain breads and cereals, cold pressed oils - We eat a very refined diet of white sugar and white flour which depletes your body of many of the stress relief nutrients, particularly B-Complex.  Eat more stone-ground whole grain breads, rice, and crackers as this is going to give superior nutritional content and be burned more slowly, resulting in more energy and less hunger for sugar and white flour.
• Use foods made with cold pressed oils or expeller pressed oils - You can find these kinds of food in the health food section at any major grocery store.  There are cookies, crackers, cereals, etc. made with these cold pressed or non-hydrogenated oils.  This is going to allow you to minimize hydrogenated oils or trans fats in your diet, which lead to an overabundance of free radicals.
• Eat lots of Fresh organic fruits & veggies - Certain foods are much higher in pesticides and chemicals than others, including strawberries, lettuce, salmon, butter, processed cheese, peanut butter, and cucumbers.  One thing you do is be aware of what these foods are and when possible, buy pesticide free or organic brands.  By eating organically, you greatly reduce the toxic load and stress these chemicals add to your body.  You also can minimize exposure by peeling foods and washing them with an Organic Cleaner to remove pesticide residues.
• Drink purified water - We recommend water that has been purified by the process of reverse osmosis such as Aquafina.
• Stay away from sugar, artificial sweeteners (see aspartame) - Sugar depletes your immune system as well as the nervous system.  Critical vitamins and minerals that are needed for your nervous system are used up as sugar is being processed by your body.  Sugar also increases cholesterol and is linked to:  Diabetes, inability to handle stress, mood changes, heart disease, obesity.
• Select a common sense supplement program
• Get enough rest and exercise -  This is critical for a strong immune system and helping your body to cope with the stress we all deal with on  a daily basis.  Stress negatively affects your hormonal balance, digestive system, cardiovascular system, moods, and every organ in your body.  When you are under stress your body produces a hormone called cortisol, which is damaging to all organs of the body.  Exercise can lower your cortisol levels and increase your seratonin levels, which makes you feel less stressed and anxious.
• Organize yourself, by planning in advance what you will be eating for the week - When you are hungry and not prepared with healthy choices in your refrigerator, then you are likely to grab whatever is easiest and it usually is something like a cookie, refined crackers, candy bar, pop, etc. because it is the quickest thing available.

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This information is educational in context and is not to be used to diagnose, treat or cure any disease. Please consult your licensed health care practitioner before using this or any medical information.