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10 Simple Things That Will Boost Your Health in 2020

December 31, 2019 Brenda Cosentino

You have the power to change your life and health. You can kick your chronic illnesses naturally. It’s time to make some changes. We are currently experiencing a disease epidemic. You only have one body and it needs proper love and care. There is nothing more valuable than great health. Without your health, it is virtually impossible to excel in your family life, careers, friendships and communities. Bring in the New Year with some much needed nutritional and lifestyle changes. I was chronically ill for over 20 years and so I know this can be done. Take care of yourself so you can shine bright!

1/ Stop Eating Processed Junk Food

Humans have lost their way with food. Our bodies are not designed to handle all of these toxins and nutrient-devoid food-like substances. Avoid high fructose corn syrup, artificial colors, artificial sweeteners, white flour, pasta, bread, sodium nitrates and nitrites ( hotdogs and luncheon meats), sugar, flavor enhancers like MSG and bad fats.  Avoid hydrogenated fats and polyunsaturated oils like soy, canola, sunflower, corn and cottonseed. Never eat margarine, fake whip cream, bakery items, restaurant fried foods, chips, salad dressings and anything microwavable. Do a junk food kitchen purge and stop eating fast food. 


2/ Eat a Nutrient-Dense Real Food Diet

Fill your plate 2/3 with non-starchy vegetables. Shoot for a Wahls Paleo way of eating with 3 cups of green, 3 cups of deeply colored and 3 cups of sulfur-rich vegetables each day. Add in healthy fats like coconut oil, avocado oil, olive oil and butter. Enjoy organic, grass-fed, wild-caught and complete proteins like salmon, chicken, eggs, beef, and seafood. This will balance your blood sugar and give you the necessary nutrients your body needs to function properly. Remember high octane food for high octane performance.

3/ Heal your Gut and Digestion

Do you have heartburn, bloating, burping, bad breath or pain after eating? Digestion should be a non-event! You shouldn’t even be aware that your stomach is busy digesting a big meal. According to Jonathan Wright MD, “Approximately 90% of all Americans produce too little hydrochloric acid.” Many people today need to supplement with digestive aids. Work with a nutritional therapist to fix your digestion so you are able to digest all of that good food you are now eating. We are what we are able to digest. You can read more about gut health here.

4/ Drink more Water

Dehydration is one of the most widespread and underappreciated health issues today! Start with half of your body weight in ounces. According to F.Batmanghelidj, M.D, “Chronic cellular dehydration of the body is the primary etiology of painful degenerative disease.” You can read more about the importance of water here.

5/ Take a Good Wholefood Multivitamin/Mineral

Taking a good whole food multi is your little dietary insurance policy that you are getting all of the nutrients that your diet might be lacking. If you want to know the mineral status in your body get a hair tissue mineral analysis. This will help to target specific minerals that are lacking in the body. 

6/ Eliminate Toxins of Every Kind

  1. Personal care products – Commercial body lotion, sunscreen, bug spray, toothpaste, make-up, hair care products, hair dyes, soaps, body scents and teeth whiteners, to name a few
  2. Toxic household products – Heavily scented laundry detergents and fabric softeners, cleaning products
  3. Environmental toxins – Of gassing from new furniture, carpets, new vehicle upholstery, fresh paint, mold in the home or workplace, EMF and dirty electricity exposure, cigarette smoke, vaping, air fresheners and scented candles

7/ Reduce stress

Stress kills! It burns through your minerals. Try and eliminate as much work and relationship stress that you can.  Take a look at how full your plate is. Are you doing too much? Do a friend list clean-up. Unload those frenemies. Stick with those that love and support you. 

8/ Get some good sleep

Now that you have changed your diet and reduced your stress it should be easier to sleep. We need good sound undisturbed sleep so the body can heal itself. If you are chronically ill sleep as much as you can. Try and include some afternoon naps as well.

9/Get some exercise and fresh air

Get moving! Start small and work up. Walk to the end of your drive. Then walk halfway around the block. Try and increase the amount and intensity as you are able. Do what you enjoy but get outside and get some sun and fresh air. You can read more about the importance of exercise here.

10/ Forgive Everyone for Everything And Love More

Pull out that big long list of resentments that you are carrying. Now go through each one and start forgiving. Some are harder than others. I just pray for those people until I no longer feel anger towards them. Start with loving and forgiving yourself first. We have all done the best we could with what we were given. Live each day with a grateful heart. Give and receive as much love as your heart can hold. 

Love and Blessings,

Brenda ♥

 

 

Everything that I have done to recover my health is available here for free on my blog. If you would like a little extra help, I offer nutritional therapy consultations and hair tissue mineral analysis for a fee. Please go to this page for a list of my rates and to book an appointment for health coaching.

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