In this day and age it’s a bit sad how many people are subsisting on a diet of processed food. They are tired and they look bad. Even at the peak of their day, they lack the energy really necessary to engage life to its fullest. And the only thing that they know to do to get more energy is eat more sugar and drink more caffeine. It’s an endless loop of energy highs and lows. This is why I recommend a whole foods diet to anyone who is looking to reinvigorate their life. It will put lightness and energy back into your everyday routine.
Just in case you don’t know, the term “whole foods” refers to eating food that is closer to its original form than much of the food we see being advertised and on the shelves nowadays. It is in fact sort of a return to the way things used to be. Whole foods are foods that know where they came from. For example, if a vegetable still look exactly like it did when it was picked, then it’s a whole food. If it comes in a can with an ingredient label, it’s not quite so whole anymore.
Another example is mayonnaise. Mayonnaise is a processed food. The whole foods that make up mayonnaise are eggs, lemon juice, and oil. And the oil isn’t really a whole food itself since it originally came from corn, rapeseed, or olives.
I know it’s not always easy to quickly turn your back on a lifetime of eating processed foods. You will probably have to learn how to cook, if you don’t already know. However, you can eat really great-tasting meals on a whole foods diet and you’ll feel better after you eat. Whole foods generally have more fiber than processed foods, so you may even find that you lose weight as the fiber causes you to fill up faster.
The modern diet has been thoroughly tested and continues to fail. When you turn to a whole foods diet, you will receive many health benefits. Words don’t even really do it justice. But I will try: experts believe you will be less likely to get certain diseases and you will feel a much more vibrant life flowing through your veins. It’s almost like being a kid again.
Frances Somerset teaches and blogs about health living and the cooking skills you need to eat healthfully. To read about her juicing experiments with the Jack LaLanne’s Power Juicer visit http://www.powerjuicertrial.com