Enjoy!
Andrea
Some example standard non-healthy vegan meal options:
special K is a processed, fotified, refined, unnatural food! Your body will convert it into metabolic toxins=cellulite, fatigue, ect. There's hardly any nutrients left in this food. Forget the minerals they fortify it with. The only minerals your body can use are those which are alive & raw, like your body (greens & seeds!)
Did you ever experience eating one bowl of Special K, and soon after your're hungry again?! That I call the nutritional gap. When you fill your stomach with nutrient-low foods, you'll be full for a short while, but soon your brain will send a signal: "I need nutrients!" That will make you feel hungry again. It's like that with all processed foods!
Oh, here's a thought: why does Speacial K need TV commercials & advertising? Just to give the opinion-less and influencial mind a false idea about heath! Ever seen a commercial for organic foods? Who ever really wants health just knows, that organic and whole is the answer! I love it, things are so crystal clear!
Almond milk in cerial. Homemade almond milk is fantastic! Full of protein and almost alkaline. Add a dash of agave nectar and a pinch of vanilla! It's so good! BUT the almond milk you can buy - even at the organic store - I believe is junk. It's fortified with chemical minerals, something that your body will not be able to recognize nor use! Industry's got it's hands on everything, even on organic foods! That sucks.
Just vegan is not the key. You can be veg and still eat junk. Refined fats, grains, carbs, sugar, etc.
How many ingredients does that vegan ranch dressing have? B.t.w., avoid all stuff that comes out of a spray bottle, glass, etc. unless it is a single ingredient food like olive oil or apple cider vinegar.
Make your dinner 80% broccoli and maybe 20% brown rice. (RECIPE: (fast&easy) Bake your broccoli in the oven for 20 min. Before that put it out on a baking sheet, put good salt & black pepper on it, squeeze 1 or 2 cloves of garlic onto it, put healthy olive oil on it, and mix it with your hands. Then moisten a thin paper bag and cover your veggies -> bake - it's so good, you'll forget about the rice!!! - Do the same with fennel - YUM)
Veggie burger - > too much carb! and the bread is probably not homemade, is it? American bread, wherever you get it, is just not healthy (all these crazy toasts - fluffy junk in plastic with 10.000 ingredients like soy, corn, "salt", ect. - stuff that you'd never ever find in European bread - I hope! ;)), unless it's super organic and firm! Then it's still not healthy but at least only slightly acidic.
Refried beans? What is that? Does't sound too healthy. Probably refined veggie oil & beans. Tortillia? Corn? That's okay, but make sure it's homemade (really easy) and your veggies have to be 80% of the meal! Veggie-sauces and dips, etc. do not count.
Soda - it is evil! Soda ruins everything: teeth, bones, causes weight gain, acidity... nothing more to say but "drop it"! Soda will make you feel thirsty, especially if you do not drink enough water. Then what mostly happens is: people mistake their thirst for hunger and they eat, again. End of story.
I also want to mention cigarettes and alcohol. Once in a while it's fine. But not on a regular basis. Both is acidic!!! If alcohol, maybe sometimes, then choose organic red wine!
Here's the deal:
1. People have the protein-fever! Actually Americans consume way to much protein. Your body needs protein to create amino acids. Amino acids are contained in every raw (green) vegetable. So forget the protein stuff. Think of an elephant or a girraffe, they're so strong and they do not eat obvious protein! They live on amino acids = raw greens.
Do not overdo beans & legumes. Also have some fresh, raw nuts & seeds instead. They're full of protein, good fats and give you many minerals. Still, nuts and seeds are slightly acidic. (almonds, flax seeds, hemp seeds, sunflower seeds, walnuts - not roasted, not salted!)
Peanuts & brazil nuts are super acidic! Please forget you ever heard that peanut butter is healhty! Skippy is full of sugar, salt and peanuts! Ahhh! RUN! Now you understand why there are people who are allergic to peanuts!
2. Dehydrated fruit is full of vitamins, and great sugar! This kind of sugar will provide for your body long term - no energy kick and then the deep fall. Also dryed fruit is very alkaline. Good for you. It replaces sweets perfectly (figs, dates, raisins, etc.). Make sure they're not sugared or oiled! Just plain. It's also good to soak them a few hours, makes it easier to digest and hydrates your body more (same for nuts & seeds).
3. Saturated fats & refined plant oils -> toxic reaction of body -> causes metabolic toxins
4. Eat some seasonal & local fresh raw fruit, but go low on it. Fruit sugar is not nothing! Also too much fruit can increase your body's acidity, in case your not alkaline yet, which is probably the case if you are over-weight and especially if you can't loose weight.
5. Avoid all forms of refined sugar - (the poison!!;)) Your body will dump it into little drawers called fat-cells! :) Instead choose agave nectar, local honey, if you are "bee"gan, or raw cane sugar. Also avoid high fructose corn syrup. It's just industrial, cheep crap that can be found in all kinds of foods even though it should not be in it!
6. Make sure you do eat(!) healthy fats. They are super nutritious and good for you (joints, skin, digestion). Healthy, extra virgin cold pressed organic oils will actually help you loose weight!!! Your choices are (all cold pressed extra virgin): olive oil, pumpkin seed oil, sesame seed oil, hemp seed oil, flax seed oil (amazing for weightloss!), coconut oil (anti viral, anti fungial, easy to digest, anti bacterial, super healthy, yes high in saturated fat. But you have to distinguish between good and bad saturated fats. The good kind does not cause bad cholesterol. Animal fats are the bad ones.), canola oil! Remember: the good kind!
7. Make your food from scratch, so you know what's in it! High quality counts.
8. More veggies, less carb. Processed carbs (burger buns, toast, "bread", pasta, french fries), white grains (white bread, pasta, white rice, etc. ) are not to be eaten! Even whole, organic grains cause acidity in your body! (rice, spelt, wheat, rye, etc.)
9. Potatos are super alkaline. Just make sure you start with the fresh potato. Bake it, boil it, mash it! Diner fries do not count!
Potatos, even though alkalizing, do NOT replace your greens! EAT YOUR GREENS!!! 80%, remember!
10. Gluten!!! Some people are (extremely) sensitive to gluten. Muscle pain, joint pain, fatigue, rashes, bloating, etc.. Some people have celiac disease, that means when they eat gluten, they might end up in the hospital. Gluten can even be one of the causes for cancer sometimes. Gluten contaminates your intestinal tract. 80% of your body's immune system are in your intestine. If your intestine is messed up, then you're not healthy. Gluten is the protein (it's like glue) in wheat, rye, barly, spelt, of which all usual flour consists. Gluten-free grains: rice, qinoa, buckwheat, millet, corn, oat. Check out the NY bakery babycakes NY on youtube and also their website. They offer shipping and also share some easy super-delicious recipes!!! They're vegan and gluten-free! Even non-vegans go nuts over their goodies!
11. No refined/industrial salt! It gives you wrinkles & Alzheimer (because of the aluminum in salt to make it come out of the dispenser better, aluminum messes up your brain.) It's fortified with all kinds of crap. Sodium-Chloride is the salt you usually get. It is highly refined, and as it's name tells, only contains two minerals: sodium & chloride. Healthy salts contain up to 82(!!!) minerals. Good salt alkalizes your body and provides for it!!!! The refined salt is full of additives and unnatural chemicals! It is highly aggressive - even so aggressive that it's the most commonly used preservative: keeps foods from going bad, while shipping it back and forth around the globe, and giving it months & years of insanely long shelf-life. Therefore it can be found in almost any boxed /wrapped foods. Read the list of ingredients carefully. Oh, and it's cheap, that's why they (the industry) loves to add it to all kind of foods, too. Oh, oh, and it makes people sick, even better for the pharmaceutical industry. It's a loose-win! How sad.
So go and buy himalayan crystal rock salt, natural rock salt, or celtic sea salt. Regular sea salt is okay sometimes, but I'd avoid it, still. And as always, remember all organic!!!! Especially the salt!
You really DO need good salts in order for your body to function right.
12. No soda (plain sugar, the sparkliness of the drink is acidic) - I mentioned sugar earlier.
13. No coffee (coffee flushes out your minerals, no minerals -> acidity). It is addictive, robs your energy and kisses your minerals goodbye.
14. Lots of clean/filtered or ayurvedically boiled and filtered water! In order to flush out the metabolic toxins that will get loose in your body. Otherwise they get lost/stored in your system again, endangering your health, beauty and youth!
15. Find a list with alkaline foods and have 80% of your food be alkaline!
16. Eat small(er) meals. Make them nutritious with fresh greens, nuts & seeds! So your brain will signal satisfaction!
17. Walk out in nature - fresh air is pure oxygen for your body -> causing alkalinity (forget about dusty gym air)
18. Sun light is good for you. Sunblocks are full of chemicals and god knows if the whole world will have cancer some day because of sunblocks, how ironic! Sun is life and neccessary for your body in order to build vitamin D!!!
19. No, I repeat NO Microwaves. It changes your DNA, the genes you'll pass on to your kids. It kills everything alive in your food! No more nutrients left.
ANY FOOD WITHOUT NUTRIENTS - BE IT PROCESSED CERIAL OR MICROWAVED FOOD OR FAST FOOD - WILL MAKE YOU GAIN WEIGHT, BECAUSE YOUR BODY CANNOT USE THE FOOD IT GETS. SO THE ONLY WAY TO GET RID OF IT IS TO DUMP IT INTO YOUR HOLY CELLS!
PLEASE DO NOT CHOOSE TO BE A DUMPSTER!
20. 80% alkaline foods!
Only when it's alkaline your body is able to get rid of the metabolic toxins (cellulite, pimples,etc.) = weight loss!
- greens, salads, wild herbs (they're for free, go pick them)
- green smoothies (the fiber has been broken down through the blending process, so your body can absorb the food better)
21. Chew your drinks & drink your chow!
Enzymes are important for digestion! The more enzymes your food contains, the better you digest it. Only raw foods (greens, fruit, dried raw nuts, seeds & fruit) can contain enzymes as they are not heat-resistant!
No matter whether your food is raw, cooked or liquid, etc. chew it well. There is a very important enzyme in your spit that secures proper digestion!
22. Eat no later than 6pm
Give your body, your stomach and your pancreas a break. Stop eating at least 3 hours before going to bed.
23. And go to bed before midnight. Sleep from 10pm to 6am. That'd be perfect! Enough sleep is cricital for good health!
WHY ALKALINE?
Our blood needs to be constantly alkaline in order to keep us alive! Minerals create alkalinity. So if you do not give your body alkaline foods (minerals & oxygen) your smart body will start helping itself to make our blood alkaline stealing from the body's precious mineral deposits. Where are the biggest mineral deposits in your body? You guessed it: your bones and teeth. So "goodbye" strong bones and teeth and "hello" osteoporosis & dentist!
TIPPS:
- Do alkaline foot-baths
- Enjoy your day! Stress increases acidity!
- Read Kriss Carr's "Crazy Sexy Diet"! Must Read! More than a diet book! It's sassy! ;)
- Read "Water and Salt"!
If this seems overwhelming, take one step at a time! Make it your new hobby!: finding out about so many things (foods, nature, animals, industry, spirituality, nutrition) on an amazing journey to YOURSELF!
Go crazy girl!
If you feel you need support I'd love to offer you coaching via Skype, phone or e-mail!
Inspiration & Creativity!
Andrea
"change is life - standing still is death"
SOON TO COME:
- The Truth about Vitamin B12!!!
- Do I Really Need to Brush My Teeth & What Does Toothpaste Really Do?
- Make Up: Beauty or Destruction?
- Sunblockers - Why (NOT)?
- Salt- Elixer of Life
Vegan, or not?
A vegan lifestyle often cures diseases (despression, cancer, obesity, allergies, even heart problems. It's getting more and more popular: it's on TV, and even doctors cure their patients that way - well some doctors, who really want to heal instead of just making money.)
Hop on! It heals you, it heals the planet, heals/respects animals! It is one beautiful choice!
