Eating Clean

Eating Clean: What exactly does this mean?


I am not a great writer, or a politician, so all I can do is explain what this means to me and hope I make some semblance of sense.


Eating clean is the idea that we only put into our body what out body can use for energy. To oppose this idea are toxins, and the definition of a toxin for our purposes in this blog will be; anything that our body cannot recognize and use as energy.


So here is what I think eating clean is:


Eating food in it's most alive state, that is RAW. Our bodies are Alive and because we are a living organism, we require other alive things to maintain homeostasis. Some of these things our body synthesizes by itself and others we must ingest. The whole idea behind eating raw is that Raw fruits and vegetables, herbs, nuts etc are in their most alive state. As we cook our food, we are actually killing it. Just like we use heat to kill bacteria, the bummer part is we kill a lot more than that, including things we want!


I say this pretty often, and anybody who knows me closely have probably heard it straight from my lips, but, we can only function off of what we not only put in our bodies, but what we put on them, and if we are not giving our bodies the best, how can we perform our best? Some people think this doesn't matter, some people say they don't want to follow a mega trend for Organic and whole foods, but what they don't realize is that they are living inside of the biggest trend of all. That trend is processed food, a huge rise in disease, and severe malnutrition and obesity.


Processed food is a thing of the last couple hundred years. The industrial revolution changed the way everyone lived their lives, suddenly the fast foods were born, and no, on the inside aisles is where the majority of people spend their time at the store, the sad things is, the outside aisles where people find the raw fruits and veggies, and raw meats etc, isn't much if any better because of industrialized farming methods; radiation, pesticides, insecticides, and Genetically Modified Foods.


I could never explain to you ever particular eating clean might entail, and for one, I would definitely be wrong with some of it, but eating clean for at LEAST 30 days and up to 90 days, eliminating Soy, Gluten, Corn, Peanuts, and processed foods like anything with, artificial coloring, artificial flavoring, sweeteners, scents,  Corn Syrup, High Fructose Corn Syrup, sugar in general, MSG, vinegar, High glycemic foods.


This would be a great place for people to begin to learn how to listen to their bodies. So many times we think we are hungry, when really we are dehydrated. ever find yourself after a full meal wandering to the kitchen and nothing looks good. That is your body asking for MOISTURE! Drink some water! It is so amazing when we finally learn to recognize what our body is telling us, and know when we are hungry, when we eat something we're allergic to, and what things are body had trouble digesting.


Did you know that cancer cannot grow in an alkaline environment?
Did you know that arthritis is inflammation due to acidity and oxidative stress?


Cleansing just got a whole lot more important right??


So, I may post a picture here and there of my journeys through learning how to cook for my family without Dairy, Gluten, Soy, Sugar and Corn.


Can I just say, as soon as I stopped eating as much gluten, and switched my produce to organic, i lost 12 lbs in two weeks??


Since then I have eliminated everything I mentioned earlier and started juicing and making green smoothies every morning.


Is there any more I can say besides that I am SOLD on this!


I feel better, sleep better, my joints don't ache anymore, I don't have any acid reflux, and my arrhythmia went away COMPLETELY and Only comes back when I eat Splenda(sucralose) or MSG. Kind of odd huh?


So I say again, our bodies can only function off of what we give them as fuel. If we are not giving them the best, how can we perform our best?


Make this years new years resolution really count by Taking back your health! Do not lose weight to be healthy, be healthy to lose weight!