What are you eating?
Have you looked at your pantry and refrigerator lately for what you have in them?
If so, have you read the ingredients list on all of the products that you put into your body?
If this is what you have in your pantry, it may be time to clean it up!
We are what we eat
The reason that I ask these questions is because “we are what we eat”. If you cannot pronounce the list of items that you are ingesting, then you are likely not feeding your body what it needs. If you are not feeding your body what it needs, then your brain is not getting the food that it needs. If your brain is not getting the proper nutrients to run well, then your business could suffer from poor decisions, or lack of leadership.
This is an article in the ongoing series to help you and your business thrive!
So let’s look at what you are putting into your body.
If you are eating a diet that is high in fruits and vegetables, then you can likely pronounce all of the foods that you are putting into your body. If you are eating a mainly “Window diet”- one that includes only stops at drive through windows, then you can not possibly know what additives, and sugar levels that you are ingesting. If you have the window diet, today is your day to quit it!
Why quit the sugars and additives in your diet?
One of the greatest strains to our present day healthcare system (which is totally reversible) are problems related to poor diet.
- Heart disease-- too much inflammation in your blood stream can cause atheroclerosis, and plaque which in turn can lead to a cardiac episode (Heart attack) This is as a result of too much cholesterol in our diets. Sources of Cholesterol are located here: http://www.dietitians.ca/Nutrition-Resources-A-Z/Factsheets/Fats/Food-Sources-of-Cholesterol.aspx
- Diabetes-too much sugar in our diet that causes our natural insulin levels to spike too often can lead to a body being unable to cope with the incoming amounts of sugar (glucose), and therefore type 2 diabetes occurs. Here is another in-depth resource for information about Diabetes: https://texasmedicareplan.com/diabetes-medicare-guide/
- Cancer--that’s right I said the C-word. Where do cancer cells come from? We all have cells that can become cancerous within our bodies, but most often we have onboard mechanisms that will combat these cells and diminish them before they can become a problem. If, however you give a set of cells that are mutating a happy environment to continue to mutate into the Cancerous tumor, then the result may end up being fatal. You may have heard that “Cancer cells cannot live in an alkaline environment”, but there are some sources that would contest that, But there is significant evidence to say that having a whole food plant based diet can reduce the likelihood of cancerous cells growing
Let’s just concentrate on getting rid of the plethora of additives and preservatives that you may presently have on your shelves. If you were to make one switch to a healthier diet, let it include whole foods, which are full of all of the necessary vitamins, minerals and proteins that your body needs. Where is this wealth of health? It resides in the outer aisles of your local supermarket.
The outer aisles are where all the whole foods are. Stay there till your cart is full!
When you are shopping, be sure to spend 80% of what you are filling your cart with in the outer aisles, where there is not an added list of things going into the product. Example: apple--ingredients--apple. Simple
Once you have filled your cart with the necessary whole foods you are sure to have questions about how to prepare it, and whether or not you are getting the right amount of nutrients etc from that whole food diet. Here is a great link to the Forks Over Knives Website
If this is on your plate 80% of the week, you will feel better and your business will get better!
Once you have subtracted the extra additives to your diet, you may find that your level of concentration will increase, and as a result your clarity, and your focus. With your brain firing on all cylinders, there will be nothing holding you back from getting your business to the level that you deserve!
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Upcoming: What we can learn from the generations before and after us!
My history has brought me to do my latest work. I hope that it helps you. I have been working in the computer industry since the early 80′s. I have worked a wide spectrum from the mainframe computing right to the personal computers of today.
I would love to help you.
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