A Weak You Can Be a New You In a Week!

My son John is the healthiest person I know. He is also one of the most disciplined. I praise God for the way he is leading me towards better health. Recently he sent me the following information which I thought I would pass on. This isn't his own work and I really don't know where he got it. But the important thing is that it is good stuff. I'm trying to improve in this area so that I may better steward my body and bring God glory through my body. Improved health has far reaching effects including:

- Better relationships (more energy and focus, less stress and sickness, etc)
- Better work production (more energy and focus, less stress and sickness, etc)
- Better financial stewardship (heart attacks and back surgeries and stress meds aren't cheap!)
- Better self esteem (It's hard enough to like you somedays let alone like you plus 50lbs more)
- Better relationship with God. (It's hard to be close to the giver when you know you've abused his greatest gift beside salvation - your life!)

I could go on and on. But I won't...

Read, FOLLOW (or at least attempt) and enjoy! A new you is just a week away. Not a completely different you, but a better you for sure!

7-Day Starter Program: Guidelines

GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR HEALTHIER FOOD CHOICES QUICK TIPS:

• Eat ORGANIC! Eat at least one green salad each day, two if you can.
• Start out each day with lighter foods and move toward heavier foods later in the day. Heavy foods for breakfast can weigh an individual down throughout the day.
• Make your cooked meals simpler. Eat only one type of cooked food or animal food at each meal, and always have raw salad vegetables and salad fruits such as tomatoes, cucumbers, and bell peppers with it.
• Remember to drink plenty of water. Try to drink water 30 minutes before meals. Drinking water during or after a meal dilutes the digestive juices and interferes with proper digestion.
• Chew your food! Your stomach doesn't have teeth! The famous Dr. Fletcher recommended 50 chews per mouthful.
• Change it up! Enjoy and experiment by adding a wide variety of fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, seaweeds, sprouts, grasses, herbs, flowers, and superfoods.
• Eat your favorite meals on the weekend so you don't feel deprived!
• If you enjoy alcohol with dinner, consider a healthy choice, such as an organic, sulfite-free wine. Numerous studies have now demonstrated that wine, when consumed in moderate amounts, provides antioxidant (flavonol and resveratrol) protection against numerous cardiovascular problems.
• Exercise. Walk around the block. Take the stairs at work. Park a little further away from the shops and walk an extra five minutes. Exercise increases your energy, builds muscle tone, curbs your appetite, and increases your metabolism. " Get plenty of rest.
  
  IMPORTANT! Daily inspiration and education are your keys to a successful first seven days. We encourage you to visit this link often and listen to the many programs we have available for you!

7-Day Starter Program: SAMPLE MENU 1

GENERAL SAMPLE MENUS:

BREAKFAST

Daily Essentials:

• 1/2 liter (quart) of water mixed with 1/2 tablespoon of MSM crystals
  
  Raw Choices:
  
  Any of the following types of fresh fruit:
• papaya, figs, grapes, berries, melons, apples, grapefruits, pineapple, etc.
• A smoothie containing superfoods
• A fruit salad
  
  Heated or Cooked Choices:
• 1/4 liter (8 ounces) of herbal tea. Squeeze in fresh lemon if desired. Use
  fresh maple syrup or raw honey to sweeten.
• Oatmeal (Steel-cut oats are best.
• Oats contain the beauty mineral silicon)
• Toast with coconut butter/oil or 1/2 avocado (made from whole grain bread or sprouted bread).
• Toast is easier to digest than regular bread.
  
  LUNCH
  
  Raw Choices:
• 1 shot (1-2 fluid ounces) of wheatgrass juice. (Wheatgrass tends to suppress the appetite.)
• 1 liter (quart) of fresh vegetable juice containing at least 50% green vegetables. 50% apples or pears
• One small leafy-green vegetable salad Guacamole: avocado, cilantro, olives, lime juice, tomatoes, onions, celtic sea salt, etc.
• One durian (fresh, if possible…frozen is okay, if fresh cannot be found).
• One whole durian is a big meal!
• Cantaloupe (contains a high amount of beta-carotene and antioxidants)
  
  Heated or Cooked Choices:
• One sandwich containing toasted sprouted grain bread, avocado, clover and radish sprouts, diced red bell pepper, sliced olives, onion and diced cucumber.
• Rice (or bean) burrito containing lettuce, onions, lime juice and tomatoes. No cheese.
  
  Animal-Based Foods:
• Including animal-based foods in one's diet is an individual choice. David Wolfe does not include them in his diet. Fish and wild game are more mineral-rich, contain better quality oils, and leaner protein.
• Goat's milk is much more digestible than cow's milk. Most of the world's population is allergic to cow's milk.
• Smoked fish (only from clean, organic sources - not herring, capelin, menhaden, anchovetta or cod)
• Goat's milk (preferably unpasteurized) Goat cheese (preferably unpasteurized)
• Goat kefir (preferably unpasteurized) Goat yogurt
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7-Day Starter Program: SAMPLE MENUS 2

GENERAL SAMPLE MENUS:

SNACKS

Daily Essentials:

• 1/2 liter (quart) of water mixed with 1/2 tablespoon of MSM crystals
  
  
  Raw Choices:
• 2 cucumbers
• 2 ribs of celery or bok choy
• One papaya or bowl of fresh figs
• One appetizer bowl of olives
• Dehydrated crackers
• 1 handful of hemp seeds
• 1 handful of macadamia nuts
• A young coconut
  
  
  Heated or Cooked Choices:
• Popcorn made with cold-pressed coconut oil
• Baked, no-salt corn chips with guacamole (avocado, cilantro, olives, lime juice, tomatoes, onions, celtic sea salt, etc.)
  
  DINNER
  
  
  Daily Essentials:
• 1/2 liter (quart) of fresh vegetable juice containing at least 60% green vegetables, 40% other vegetables or fruits (apple, cucumber, etc.)
• One large leafy-green salad
• Raw Choices:
• Gourmet raw food
• Dessert Sprouted bread (Essene bread is a dehydrated, no-yeast, flat bread made from sprouted grains).
• One cup of nettle or chaparral tea (after dinner or before sleep as a nightcap)
• Raw soup
  
  
  Heated or Cooked Choices:
• Toasted whole-grain bread (kamut bread, spelt bread) with cold-pressed coconut oil
• Steamed vegetables (cauliflower, broccoli, asparagus, etc.)
• Steamed artichoke hearts (the best of all cooked foods)
• Brown rice (turmeric powder can be used on this meal).
• Baked yam (turmeric powder can be used on this meal).
• Baked sweet potato (turmeric powder can be used on this
  meal).

• Tofu is high in protein. Be sure to select only soy products that are NOT genetically modified. Genetically modified foods contain irregular DNA and enzyme inhibitors that may have long-term damaging effects on our health.
• Rice (or bean) burrito containing lettuce, onions, lime juice and tomatoes
• Hummus with fresh vegetables and vegetable fruits (celery, broccoli, cauliflower, cucumbers and tomatoes).
• Vegetable soup (containing more mineral-rich vegetables and less carrots and potatoes).
  
  
  Animal-Based Foods:
• Smoked fish (only from clean, organic sources - not herring, capelin, menhaden, anchovetta or cod).
• Young, organic, free-range, or wild game (turkey, quail, wild birds, venison, etc.).