What to EAT

So often times we focus on “what not to eat or what we should avoid,” so today lets focus on what we should be eating!

REAL PRIMAL-INSPIRED PALEOLITHIC food  paleo_food_pyramid_Irey

The less processed and the more pure in nature the better! Here’s my top categories to focus on:

  1. Meat and Poultry: Grass-fed beef, lamb, bison, organic free-range pastured chicken and turkey
  2. Eggs: Organic free-range and preferably pastured is your best choice
  3. Fish: Wild caught fish (choose wild over farm-raised) such as Alaskan Salmon, Haddock, Mahi, Snapper
  4. Healthy Fats and Oils: Yes that’s right, eat the healthy fats! Coconut oil, cold-pressed olive oil, grass-fed raw butter, cod liver oil. Nuts and Seed varieties such as almonds, pecans, walnuts, cashews, sunflower seeds, hemp seeds, chia seeds, organic raw nut butters and seed butters. Utilize nut and seed flours instead of processed white flour; healthy nut flour options include almond flour, coconut flour, cashew flour.
  5. Vegetables: dark leafy greens like kale and spinach, Brussel sprouts, asparagus, broccoli, cauliflower, cucumbers, and many more,,,, just be sure to follow the guidelines from the Clean 15 and Dirty Dozen for choosing organic vs conventional produce.
  6. Fruits: Berries, apples, grapefruit, avocado, lemons, and limes… just be sure to follow the guidelines from the Clean 15 and Dirty Dozen for choosing organic vs conventional produce.
  7. Dairy: If you can tolerate dairy, be sure to choose the safest dairy selection possible. The best available is Raw, grass-fed, pastured dairy, this can be found in raw butter, raw milk and raw cream, raw cheese, and cultured yogurt and kefir. Check out this link to source raw dairy in your area: Find Real Milk  If dairy does not work for you, try choosing Organic Unsweetened Almond or Coconut milk.

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~When you focus on these food categories and begin choosing real organic foods, it’s hard not to notice daily improvements in your life. Some of the commonly seen changes include improved sleep, better energy, increased endurance, skin improvements, weight loss, digestion improvements, and decreased blood pressure. If you are struggling with how to incorporate this into your life, reach out to TMIHEALTH and we can get you started. We now offer Virtual consultation programs in addition to our South FL location!

 

Grain Free Gluten Free Pasta

One of our new favorite finds this year is a grain free, gluten free pasta! My family was thrilled to find a pasta made from beans. This can be utilized on the cellular healing diet, is great for vegetarians and vegans, celiac diets, and Grain Free Gluten Free diet needs. There are two different options:

Black Bean Spaghetti and Mung Bean Fettuchini

Mung Bean Fettuchini

There are many wonderful cold and hot pasta dishes you can create with these products. One of my favorites is homemade meatballs and gravy with the fettuchini! If your local health food store does not carry these then you can purchase online at Amazon. (Bean Pasta Purchase )

Enjoy experimenting with these healthy bean pastas and send us some of your fun recipes you create! We may even feature your recipe on our site!

 

Healthy Ice Cream Alternative: Coconut Milk Ice Cream

I have recently had many clients ask about ice cream options… and I continue to brag about an amazing new line up of an excellent product that meets our cellular healing diet needs: The So Delicious Brand Coconut Milk Ice Cream! It’s incredible, and the one with no sugar added is an extra bonus because it can be consumed in moderation on Phase I of the Healing Diet Plan. There are a variety of flavors: Vanilla Bean, Toasted Almond Chip, Chocolate, Mint Chip, and Butter Pecan. You can learn more about the product by visiting the So Delicious Website. The product is made from Coconut Milk so it is dairy free and it has healthy fat from the Coconut Milk.

No Sugar Added Vanilla Bean

So what’s so great about Coconut anyway? Here’s just a few of the many benefits of coconut consumption:

  • Coconut consuming cultures around the world have lower incidence of heart disease than Americans
  • Lauric acid exists abundantly in coconut and plays a fundamental role in building our body’s immune system. Once in our system it transforms into an antibacterial and antiviral substance called “monolaurin” which destroys viruses and diseases and plays a vital role in nourishing and protecting us from infections
  • MCFAs (Medium Chain Fatty Acids) found in Coconut promote weight maintenance without raising cholesterol levels. They work best for preventing weight gain if you’re not overweight or maintaining your new weight after a successful eating plan
  • Helps protect against kidney disease and bladder infections and dissolves kidney stones
  • Supports healthy thyroid function and promotes loss of excess weight by increasing metabolic rate
  • Is utilized by the body to produce energy in preference to being stored as body fat like other dietary fats which helps prevent obesity and overweight problems
  • Boosts energy and endurance, enhancing physical and athletic performance
  • Improves digestion and absorption of other nutrients including vitamins, minerals, and amino acids
  • Improves insulin secretion and utilization of blood glucose and helps relieve symptoms and reduce health risks associated with diabetes
  • Relieves stress on pancreas and enzyme systems of the body and reduces symptoms associated with pancreatitis
  • Improves calcium and magnesium absorption and supports the development of strong bones and teeth which helps protect against osteoporosis
  • Helps relieve symptoms associated with gallbladder disease
  • Relieves symptoms associated with Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, and stomach ulcers and improves digestion and bowel function 
  • Reduces inflammation and supports tissue healing and repair

As you can see, the sky’s the limit with Coconut benefits! Once you try this amazing new ice cream, you’ll thank us! We’d love to hear from you and your rave reviews on this product as well. Send us your comments at tmihealth comment page.

 

20 Habits That Make You Fat

I found an excellent read today by David Zinczenko called “20 Habits That Make You Fat!” I love the simplicity of how he listed each of these items and the detailed explanation. I was impressed that his first item on the list was the habit of “eating low-fat”. It still rattles me that so many consumers and the media are still pushing low fat diets. Over the past 15 years, since low fat diets became all the craze, our country has grown in heart disease, obesity, diabetes, cancer, hypertension, and many more chronic diseases and symptoms. That would be with our society on a low fat diet. Really? Ask yourself what a low fat diet has done for you lately?! The truth is we need fat, we need the good, natural healthy fats to burn fat properly and to prevent disease. I hope you find this article useful as David really hits the mark!

Please read on… and if you are making any of these “habit” choices, work hard to make the changes, even if only one change a day. You CAN take control of your health and get your life back!

20 Habits That Make You Fat