In this week’s episode of Wellness As A Way of Life I am focusing on No 2 Optimal Wellness Pillar: Nourishment.  Nourishment and Why We Want To Eat a Whole Food Plant Based and How to Start Eating Better Today.

 

Easiest way to optimize your diet today is to eat more than 30 plants per week and begin to divest yourself of processed foods.  

 

Read labels!!

 

Here are 5 easy rules of thumb:

Any ingredients you don’t know what they are?  

More than 5 ingredients?

Does it contain high fructose corn 🌽 syrup or soy lecithin?  (GMO byproducts).

Does it contain any artificial ingredients, especially colourings?

Would your Grandmother understand the list of ingredients?  Is there real food on the list?

 

All of these ingredients mentioned are linked to various cancers, autism and ADHD, migraines, digestive problems, etc.  The list goes on.  

Other recommended reading: 

 

https://www.devongutclinic.com/resources

 

https://www.bluezones.com/recipes/

Gut: The Inside Story of Our Body’s Most Under-rateed Organ, Julia Enders, Scribe Publications, 2017.  

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