Gambling and Power Foods

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I wouldn't say that they can't make up their minds ... it's that when something new is learned, that has to be incorporated into the larger knowledge base.

Either way ... I think we can all agree that healthy foods are better for you than crap foods ... and these are healthy foods mentioned above. All of them for demonstrated reasons. Sure we hear about it every time a new study is made ... that can become confusing but it's not really.

Longevity isn't the only reason to eat correctly ... there's also quality of life. As JH pointed out ... eating correctly has emotional benefits as well. Basically eating healthily just makes you feel better all around. Our body converts the foods we eat into the person that we are (biologically) ... and it has specific needs to function properly ... without those needs met nutritionally, we suffer in ways we don't even know about.

Energy, motivation, calm-ness, and an all-around feeling of well-being are experienced when eating right and excercising.

It doesn't really have to be all that complicated ... tons of fruits and vegetables ... lean protein sources ... and whole grains / fibres etc. Avoid white things and just select products that are sugar-free when you buy them. Get the heart rate up a few times a week. The rest is all fine-tuning and details.

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[shamdonk]

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I made some changes recently and thought I would post them in here to see.

First, I have switched to organic foods. Secondly, I removed the supplements Creatine and Glutamine from my diet. Creatine I am removing for good ... Glutamine I am keeping on hand for instances where I have digestive issues, muscle cramping, and dehydration.

I have added a supplement called "Marine Phytoplankton." After doing some exploring on the internet ... I decided to try this out. It's just what it sounds like ... Plankton harvested from the ocean. The reason I'm taking it, is that it's not a supplement, but a super-nutritional-bomb food source ... I won't go on too much about it here but it seems WELL worth an investigation if you guys feel like checking it out. The absorbtion rate on this 60+ vitamin/mineral food is 97%. Compare that to 5-15% for a lot of vitamins.

So after about 3 days on this new routine, I can say that I feel a great deal better. It is possible that there is a placebo affect going on ... I can't rule that out ... but I definitely notice differences in the way I feel ... my alertness ... and some other benefits too.

The cost of the food is more expensive (per unit) ... what I am finding though is that the net cost has not gone up. The reason is that I find I need less food to eat as the nutritional content is far more dense in the organics. It's absolutely delicious too. I haven't felt hungry or even slightly malnourished in days.

I am now eating primarily organic fruits and vegetables ... and a lot of them. Dark green salads with lots of cut up veggies. I am eliminating "cow" meat except for special occassions. (Ie. steak is just too good to give up, but I will eat ground turkey or other products when at home.) Organic meat seems a bit much pricewise ... but everything else is pretty okay. Here's a list of what I picked up:

Organic
~ milk
` eggs (free range)
` stone ground flour
- oatmeal
- fruits and veggies (lots)
- bread (stone-ground)
- cereals
- oatmeal
- tofu (for salads and stir-fry)
- yogurt
- pasta (flax)
- salad dressing
- flax (for putting in shakes, on salad, cereal ... whatever.)
- sea salt (sea salt contains over 60 usable minerals, table salt contains 4.)
- green tea

Organic Personal Products
- toothpaste
- aftershave
- deoderant
- lip balm

(These organic personal products feel absolutely great btw. The aftershave and the toothpaste especially.) They are made with mostly plant products and tea-tree oil. It's far nicer than the harsher chemicals in the mass-produced stuff. The toothpaste cost me $7 and the aftershave was $6. I figured for the amount of time these products last ... it's worth it. (As an aside ... if anyone has not heard of the sonic toothbrush, I would give this an enthusiastic 2 thumbs up as a recommdation.)

So that's it ... I just wanted to share that with anyone who was interested in healthy eating. I can share more of what I've learned on request.

The only 2 supplements I now take other than just normal food are a daily multivitamin, and the E3Live (Marine Phytoplankton.) Oh sorry, also whey protein ... but 1/2 what I was taking.)

So that's my experience this far. If there's interest, I can post more as my little self-experiment continues.

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[Felonius_Monk]

Interesting stuff. I'm not hyper careful about what I eat (and I still drink way too much) but I have noticed I've been happier, better off at work and generally more energetic since last year, when I've been making the effort to eat more fruit and veg, cut out most of the fried foods and (lately) run about 15 miles a week. Be interested to hear how your new "regime" is affecting your life.

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[Johnny Hughes]