Taking Care Of Your Body

We, meaning our society doesn’t teach enough about the human body. How we have to care for our body and how important it really is. Medical science has no idea humans could live. All they have to go by is history. The body has evolved over millions of years, but these last 100 years have changed everything we do for our bodies. Before the 20th century, most humans had to work hard physically every day. It kept our bodies in good condition. We had to eat the food that grew in the farmer’s field, most were grown organic because farmers had no money for chemicals that kill bugs or fertilizers to stimulate growth.

The food you eat is the medicine that keeps you healthy. All the pills in the world can’t fix the neglect we do to our bodies. The prescription you get from the doctor only helps you tolerate your illness. That gives your body time to repair itself.

But that never worked for me, you might say. I know, it doesn’t work for everyone because the food you’re eating can’t do its job.

Say you have a tooth pulled. Normally, the dentist doesn’t use stitches; he sends you home telling you to keep the area clean and in a few days it will heal itself. For most people, that’s all that’s necessary.

Your blood has the healing power to heal wounds, mead bones, and keep your internal organs in good shape as long as you eat the right foods, drink plenty of water, and maintain a high activity level to keep the heart and circulation system working properly.

That doesn’t sound too hard yet millions of people around the world don’t eat the right foods because they don’t really know what those foods are. They drink too many high-calorie drinks and not enough water and over the last 100 years we now have cut our activity level back to less than 3 hours a day.

This doesn’t apply to everyone but office workers and even some factory jobs require workers to sit in front of a computer screen 8 hours a day. If you add the time spent commuting, watching TV, eating meals, and lying in bed or on the couch; most Americans are spending more than 20 hours a day off their feet.

Even one hour a day at the gym can’t counteract the harm you do to your body spending more than 12 hour a day off your feet.

Now you can understand why most adults are overweight. The extra body fat you carry around is adding “ware and tear” to your body.

Look for my podcast by searching “How Bad Do You Want To Lose Weight” on the podcast app that you use. You’ll see a piece of my book cover.

If you really want to lose your body fat look for my e-books at the websites listed below. You’ll get information on Healthy eating, exercise, and diet. Instead of spending hours on the internet reading dozens of posts, you can save time by picking up one of my e-books. 

There are two e-books. “How Bad Do You Want To Lose Weight?” is available at all the online bookstores selling for $3.99. Go to any of the websites below and search the title to find my e-book. This book gives you all you need to lose weight without spending money on gym memberships, diet plans, or meal plans. Look for my book. at Amazon.com, bn.com, iBooks, Kobo.com, Scribd.com, or Gardner Books in the U.K.

My new e-book is available on Smashwords.com and other online bookstores. Just type “getting to a Healthy Weight” in the search box at the top of the home page. 

Fishing For a Better Diet

I for one have been praising the benefits of seafood vs. red meat. I myself only eat poultry and seafood. So am I worried about mercury? Of course I am. But there are many small fish and other seafood that is very low in mercury and other heavy metals. I found a website last year that published the mercury content of all the different seafood and there is a long list of seafood with very small amounts of mercury. “seafood.edf.org” is the website I used but do a search and you can find others.

 

I have always promoted seafood because of the Omega-3 that it contains. Our bodies need Omega-3, but you can also find Omega-3 in plants. I’m sure you have heard about the new craze of eating seaweed. Vegetarians are big on seaweed for the Omega-3. Most vegetarians won’t eat meat, including fish so they look for plants that have a high percentage of Omega-3 like seaweed.

Getting your nutrition from plants can be the best way if you can consume enough. Most serious vegetarians will grow their own plant food. It’s one way to avoid the chemicals in store-bought fruits and vegetables. I’m don’t advocate a vegetarians lifestyle. It’s not easy being vegetarian and some vegetarians eat dairy which is a good source of protein.

Protein is the main concern for a vegetarian. If you don’t eat meat, how do you get your protein? The body needs about 50 grams of protein each day. You can get all your daily vitamins and minerals without eating meat, but if your first going to a vegetarian diet it will take some homework on your part. Do your research on the internet and find a good diet you can stick to. Vegetarian diets are very healthy and you will lose weight. The trick is to eat or take supplements to get all your daily required vitamins and minerals. Stay away from processed or manufactured foods and drink more water.

Also you can find meat substitutes in the grocery. “Beyond Meat” is a brand that makes a lot of excellent products like burgers and sausage and more. That’s not the only brand I thought of them first because I saw the products on CNBC. Meatless substitutes have been around for a long time but recently have become more popular. People are looking for healthier foods and companies are coming up with new productsevery day. Be sure to read the labels carefully and avoid products with chemicals.

For more help read the part below about my ebooks.

If you really want to lose your body fat than look for my Ebooks at the websites listed below. You’ll get information on Healthy eating, exercise, and diet. Instead of spending hours on the internet reading dozens of posts, you can save time by picking up one of my ebooks.
There are two Ebooks. “How Bad Do You Want To Lose Weight?” is available at all the online bookstores selling for $1.99. Go to any of the websites below and search the title to find my Ebook. This book gives you all you need to lose weight without spending money on gym memberships, diet plans or meal plans. Look for my book. at Amazon.com, B&N.com, iBooks, Kobo.com, Scribd.com, or Gardner Books in the U.K.
My new Ebook is available on Smashwords.com, just type “getting to a Healthy Weight” in the search box at the top of the home page.