I’m in middle of a life-changing book by Dr. Joel Fuhrman, MD called Eat to Live. He suggests that to start giving your body vital nutrients, lose the FDA food guide pyramid (6 to 12 servings of rice, bread and pasta?!) and create a new one that has raw and cooked veggies as the base.
Two easy ways to get those veggies:
Eat two HUGE salads a day. (Here’s what my recent mix looked like: artisan lettuces, pepper rings, radish, mushrooms, snow peas, red onion slices. Seriously delicious and highly satisfying. I just squeeze lemon on it, but Dr. Fuhrman has recipes for nutritious salad dressings here: http://www.drfuhrman.com/library/recipes.aspx)
Make a large pot of wholesome, nutritious vegetable (bean) soup each week and serve often. (I make a new pot every two days and freeze leftovers.)
If you’re like me and don’t want people telling you to ditch the foods you enjoy, this is a sneaky way to start yourself on the road to success.
My own tip – change up the breakfast routine. Ditch the donut and coffee and find yourself some tea and fruit. Or whole grain oatmeal packets. Target makes a fabulous instant multi-grain oatmeal with absolutely no additives – just whole grains. I add blueberries and lots of cinnamon and allspice to sweeten (no sugar).
It’s frightening to read about the obesity numbers in America, along with cancer, heart-attack, diabetes and other illnesses that are so prevalent today. Study after study has shown that green, leafy vegetables, mushrooms, onions, nuts, berries, seeds and other high nutrient foods fight these diseases.
The kinds of foods being eaten by most of us on a regular basis do not fight disease, they contribute to it. We all need to start doing the right thing by hanging out in the produce department for twice as long and selecting the best of the best to bring home to our families.
Yes, it takes a lot of work to create fresh dishes. But you’ll feel great eating this stuff and feeding it to those you love.
If you somehow find this blog and read my message, please add more leafy greens, other vegetables and fruits to your daily diet. Buy the book Eat to Live, read it and tell another ten people about it. Don’t doubt our ability to fuel a food revolution that will make a significant difference in the overall health of our society.
Change is very possible – there was a time when people thought it was crazy for doctors to wash their hands before and after working on a patient. And that drawing blood was the best way to cure any ailment. Today’s idiotic prevalent practice is to rely on the government to tell us the best way to create a balanced diet. We’re smarter than that – aren’t we?
princessfig 
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This is really extreme. Just like all the other fanatics out there.
It’s definitely extreme, but the obesity, cancer, diabetes and other illnesses that so many families are dealing with is also extreme. Dr. Fuhrman is certainly not a fanatic, and the advice he shares saves lives. If someone who eats according the FDA food pyramid would switch to following even half of Fuhrman’s advice, they’d be in much better health.
Eat to Live is no fad diet.
Hey, I am a fanatic too! I wrote a book about it in 1998 and shared it with the world and you know what? All those fanatics got healthy, lost weight and changed their lives for the better. Unbelievable how fanatical people can be! For those that feel like fanatic is the way to go, please pick up a FREE copy of The Living Well Plan, my fanatical diet that still works today. The Simple Meals cookbook just arrived at my home too. I will get a copy to you Princessfig! http://www.healthnbeauty.com/free