10 things YOU can do TODAY to improve your health
The following is a list of 10 simple things that you can do to improve your health and well being, starting NOW!
1. Ensure that you are drinking around 1 litre of water per 25kg of bodyweight per day - If this seems too much and you will keep going back and forth from the toilet, add a pinch of Celtic Sea Salt to each litre (you won’t be able to taste this but it’ll do the trick 
2. Reduce your tea and coffee intake - As diuretics, these beverages dehydrate your body, as well as causing un necessary internal stress within your body. So cut them out and stick to high quality water!
3. Reduce your intake of packaged/processed food - These foods are laden with additives, preservatives, fungicides, pesticides, and all sorts of other chemicals that your body is not designed to utilise. If you have been consistantly eating these foods, many of the chemicals will have been ‘dumped’ in your fat stores, and need to go! The weight loss you can achieve through eliminating these foods is amazing!
4. Eat organic - On the contrary to processed and packaged foods (and to an extent, commercially farmed/reared produce and meat), organic foods are full of nutrients vital to optimising the way your body and its internal systems function (not to mention enhancing your skin, mood, energy levels and more). Think abvout it, what the farmer fertilizes the ground with, and sprays on his crops, then goes into the crops, which you then eat! So even eating something fresh and wholesome like an apple is going to result in you ingesting various chemicals. However, if foods have been naturally grown and fed, you are treated to all the goodness that they have absorbed.
5. Swap from white to brown - This especially goes for breads, pastas and rice. The closer the product is to its natural, unrefined state, the better. Granary bread, wholewheat pasta and brown rice are all higher in fibre and less sugary than their white alternatives, providing a slower and sustained energy release, while also helping to improve digestion and the health of your colon.
6. Eat as much raw produce as possible - Regarding your fruit and veg intake, raw is often best. Cooking kills off enzymes which are vital for ‘unlocking’ the energy within foods as well as aiding in digestion. Many vitamins and minerals are also sensitive to heat. Cooking makes the foods more sugary so they get into your blood stream quicker, resulting in a quick energy ’spike’, but later resulting in a plummet! If you are cooking fruits and veg, cook slow and at a low heat as the damage to vitamins, minerals and enzymes is decreased.
7. Eat protein with every meal -To ensure that your body has sufficient proteins to repair itself, a steady supply of the nutrient is necessary. So with each meal, make sure that you get some high quality protein in, such as that provided from organic chicken, grass fed beef, raw nuts and seeds.
8. Avoid all trans and hydrogenated fats - Such as those found in ‘low fat’ products, fast foods, pastries, cakes, biscuits and all the ‘fun’ stuff. It’s not so fun when you know that the chemical formula of trans fats is not too dis similar to plastic! Try digesting and getting energy from a cling film sandwich!
9. Don’t avoid fats - Just make sure you are getting them from quality sources, such as olive oil, organic meats and poultry, organic fresh fish (not farmed), organic seeds and raw nuts, flax oil, coconut oil. Fat is essential within your body, so don’t cut it out (that will do more damage than good), just be aware of what it is you are putting into your body, and what it is that your body actually needs!
10. Get outside in the fresh air and do some exercise - Whether it’s a full on workout or just taking the dog for a walk, get some sort of physical activity done and give your body a reason to grow stronger!
Hope these tips have helped
Yours in health
Andy
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