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LIVE SMART:
AVOID THESE FOOD INGREDIENTS

These ingredients are absolutely not good for you. If you see them on the label, do not buy the product. Move on to other products.

AVOID THESE FOOD INGREDIENTS

Partially hydrogenated oil (cottonseed, soybean or any other)
Hydrogenated oil (cottonseed, soybean, or any other)
High fructose corn syrup
MSG - Monosodium Glutamate
NutraSweet
Hydrolyzed vegetable protein
Artificial color often listed as a color with # i.e. FD&C Yellow #5, Red #40
Artificial flavor
Aspartame
Saccharin
Nitrates & Nitrites
Autolyzed yeast
BHT
BHA
Polysorbate 80
Bromate
Potassium Bromate
Brominated Vegetable Oil

THESE ARE SUSPECT:USE OCCASIONALLY IF AT ALL

Bleached flour or bleached wheat flour
Enriched flour
Enriched wheat flour
Unbleached wheat flour
Made with wheat
Fruit drinks - never use these (Fruit Juice is ok if it is 100% juice)
Fortified with
Enriched with
Natural
All natural
Organically grown
Carrageenan
Natural Flavors
Dextrose
Color Added
Spices "Spices" - this is also a cover for MSG containing compounds
Malt
Malt flavoring
Calcium propionate
Sodium caseinate
Sodium nitrate
Sodium hydroxide
Sodium benzoate

INSTEAD SEEK OUT LABELS CONTAINING

Whole grain - Made with whole grain
Sprouted or Sprouted grain
Certified Organic or Certified Organically grown
No Hormones, No Antibiotics, No GMO
Contains Live Active cultures
100% fruit juice with nothing added other than vitamin c (ascorbic acid or sodium ascorbate). Choose not-from-concentrate first and from concentrate second.
Spice ingredients that are listed out by name like garlic, pepper, and onion etc. not just the word spices on the label
Ingredients list- the fewer the better. The fewer ingredients often are the best products. It usually only contains the main ingredients without all the extra garbage.

10 STEP QUICK START
GUIDE TO WELLNESS

We are too busy in our daily lives. Who needs complication, added tedious obligations, and increased hassles by trying to track every detail of changing your habits? This leads away from "flow". The goal is to create "flow". Streamline, simplify, reduce complexity but through efficiency and harmony. Just start taking action on the information you learned. When it comes to nutrition and diet recommendations don't get complicated follow the commonly used adage "K.I.S.S"- Keep It Simple Stupid.

Begin to follow these 10 simple steps first. Focus on the basics:

1.) Eliminate the junk you're eating like fast foods, sugary drinks and candy
2.) Eat more of the items listed as the power foods / super foods everyday
3.) Reduce your portions sizes - use smaller plates to put food on. It's simple.
4.) Eat 3 meals and 2 healthy snacks a day / 5 a day should be your plan.
5.) Take a naturally derived multivitamin mineral supplement plus a
Calcium w Vitamin D and Magnesium supplement
6.) Get the rest you need, go to bed 30 min earlier and getting up 1/2hr earlier
7.) Drink more pure filtered water. Start by having 1 glass as soon as you wake up
8.) Take 5-15 min. a day for yourself in quiet time. Read, Close your Eyes, Sit
9.) Get exercise. At least 20 min.-30 min. at least 4-5 times per week. Even just walking. Do a circuit routine for aerobic and strength conditioning.
10.) Take 3-5 deep breaths several times a day while focusing on something that makes you happy

For those who are detail oriented and work better with complete structure to every detail or those who just don't pay attention to what they are doing, then I would suggest getting a journal for detailing your entire food intake, exercise and your thoughts that day. It can provide great insight into what you're doing right and what you may be doing wrong. It can also be a source of motivation and structure to stay consistent until you have mastered your plan.

LIVE SMART

ORGANIC FOOD

IS MORE NUTRITIOUS

Here Are Some Stats / Check It Out / You May Be Suprised

Organics- this is where the better side of meat is presented. Grass fed organic beef has been found to contain higher levels of Alpha Linolenic Acid, an essential fatty acid not synthesized by the body, which is part of the key omega 3 fatty acids beneficial for healthy cardiovascular function. Grass fed organic beef also has higher levels of vitamin B12 and antioxidants. Meat, eggs, and dairy from organic pasture raised animals have more "good fats" less "bad" fats and contain higher amounts of vitamin E, vitamin C, beta carotene, ALA, and antioxidants. A cow fed a grain diet that is mainly corn leads to compositional changes and upsets the natural beneficial qualities of the meat. Cows didn't evolve to exist on corn grains; they evolved by eating grass. Do you see cows running around in corn fields pulling ears of corn off the stalks and eating the ears of corn?

Even the USDA is turning a blind eye to the situation. When they were confronted with the data that their numbers in the USDA's National Nutrient Database showed a continual decline in the number of nutrients in fruits and vegetables from 1975 to 2004 they responded "..it is true that in many cases, the apparent nutrient content...decreased. " They also did not pursue any investigation into the matter since informed of this trend in 1999.

Fruits and vegetables grown with synthetic fertilizers (containing synthetic chemical nitrogen) contain 20% less dry matter and more water compared with organic crops. High nitrogen levels makes plants grow faster and absorb more water. These fruits and vegetables may grow bigger and faster which is beneficial for agribusiness but the consumer suffers. We are paying higher prices for a lower nutrient content, poorer tasting, and lower quality product.

LIVE SMART: WHAT TO DO NOW TO PREVENT SWINE FLU

I firmly believe that this is just the initial warning phase for this virus. If you prepare now then if and when this virus mutates and becomes more deadly you will be able to prevent and overcome this condition.

What You Should Do Now:

* Get occicillinum, colloidal silver, probiotics(beneficial living microorganisms), a naturally derived multivitamin supplement. Have these on hand to take during flu season and if an outbreak occurs.

* Get a water filter that will remove all toxins including parasites and if possible Fluoride as well. Consider a manual pumping action version for full versatility & preparedness if electicity is out for extended periods.

* Start taking a greens based supplement such as Perfect Greens, Greens Plus or Pro Greens. Stock up with at least 1 month supply.

* Don't eat anything with high fructose corn syrup, get off all milk and meat that has hormones and antibiotics. Starting now to improve your immune system's strength will be more effective than attempting to start it during the flu season and your body will be better prepared

* Use a hand sanitizer, wash your hand as often as possible and get at least 7 hrs of sleep per night.

* Develop an emergency plan to be ready by flu season. Include preparedness plans that include, a minimum 7 day emergency kit, food, water, medications, communications, safe zone etc. Ready.gov is a good starting point for your planning. You may want to consider a 14 day emergency supply of necessities.