Changing to a healthier lifestyle, reaps lifelong benefits

It is possible to naturally lower your cholesterol, reduce your high blood pressure, regain your energy, and reduce your weight for life. The answer is yes. Generally though, people decide to make major lifestyle changes only when they have reached a certain critical point in their lives, waiting until their health has deteriorated to such an extent that they have to do something about it. Most people know deep down that their lifestyle has contributed to their high cholesterol or high blood pressure or low energy levels or constipation or weight gain, aches and pains and more. So many conditions are related to poor nutrition, lifestyle and being overweight. All very fixable. The evidence of going ‘on a diet’ and the inevitable coming ‘off a diet’ doesn’t work.

Are you finding it difficult to lose weight? Maybe you are making some fundamental mistakes.  Some will have more of an impact than others; some will be very small while other will have a lasting effect. Hopefully this article will be able to help you identify and pin point some that you might be making and hindering your success.

One might be the “all or nothing” mistake – if you make your diet too strict, too difficult in which case you might be setting yourself up for failure because the guidelines you have set yourself are impossible for you to adhere to.

The humble pear is one of the most powerfully cleansing foods. Pears have a mild laxative affect and they have diuretic properties, helping to balance fluid retention. One of a few land foods, that contains good amount of iodine that helps maintain the thyroid function. Pears are very handy to put in salads and are available most of the time. Both apples and pears contain pectin, a soluble fiber that helps to keep the intestine healthy, stabilize blood sugar levels, and balance cholesterol levels. Pectin as well as being extremely cleansing, feeds the correct bowel flora.

Don’t panic this can be different for each person – it doesn’t necessarily mean you have to go to the gym, unless you want to. There are many activities to choose from – find one you like as you are more likely to stick to it. Go to the gym, join a swimming club or play racquet ball, squash, or tennis. Make a commitment, try and get a friend to join you so you help each other.

Today science has confirmed the link with overwhelming evidence, that people who lead active life-styles are less likely to die early, or to experience major illnesses such as heart disease, diabetes, colon cancer, or obesity. A sedentary life can lead to more aches and pains – we “rust up” so to speak.

Few cottage cheeses are really good as they are often too salty in general. It is an excellent food, makes a change and is high in protein. You can make your own fresh soft cheese quite easily.

Make Cottage Cheese

Large tubs of natural plain yogurt

Colander

Wash well, as they are prone to fungus. This fruit, I always put into my ultra sonic wash. Grapes are very handy snacks when you get a sweet craving attack as they are a very sweet fruit. Red, black and green grapes whatever you prefer.

Grapes are powerful anti-oxidant rich fruits, extremely cleansing for the liver, kidneys and digestion, plus a mild laxative.

Don’t overdo the grapes, especially on an empty stomach, a handful is fine. I like using grapes halved, in salads

Chicken and grape salad

Both are wonderful fruits, they have a deep cleansing affect, with diuretic and laxative properties. They contain the mineral boron, a nutrient that helps to stabilize hormones, which in turn helps to calm cravings due to PMS (pre-menstrual syndrome) and the menopause.  They have a mild laxative affect, are alkaline forming and stimulate the digestion.

A lot of people hate the feel of the peach skin as it puts their teeth on edge, so eat nectarines instead.

Fruit Salad