How to Live a Natural and Healthy Lifestyle – 12 Tips on Healthy Living

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A Natural and Healthy Lifestyle.

Program your mind to always be living a natural and healthy lifestyle and the body will soon crave it. Imagine that the body is your engine and give it the very best “fuel” and conditions to prevent diseases. The body is amazing in its ability to constantly work towards restoring a state of optimum health. Once you realize the benefits, and then put into practice the steps necessary to achieve them, a natural and healthy lifestyle will become second nature to you. A natural and healthy lifestyle is sustainable which is of great benefit to nature and to our children. That alone is a reason to shift to a more natural lifestyle.

12 tips on healthy living – how to live a natural and healthy lifestyle:

Eat organic and unrefined food.
Drink water or make your own juice.
Prepare food in a way that doesn’t “kill” the food.
Grow organic vegetables, herbs, fruits and berries.
Use natural resources as wild berries, herbs, mushrooms.
Eat to live, don’t live to eat.
Spend more time outside, and live in harmony with nature.
Use natural alternatives to medicines when possible.
Compost your wastes and recirculate as much as possible.
Reuse and/or buy second hand, give away things you don’t need.
Follow your intuition (listen to your soul), follow your heart, dare to be yourself.
Practice meditation and yoga.
Find your special natural and healthy lifestyle.

It is unattainable for all to do all the things on this list – it is apparent that if you live in an apartment on 32nd floor in New York it’ll be difficult to grow your own vegetables. A good alternative is to buy organic grown vegetables. For many it may also be a problem to find organically grown vegetables close by. Organic green super foods and vitamin/mineral supplements can be a good addition to your diet if you can’t find organic products. Walter C. Willett has an excellent book on the bestselling guide to healthy eating, debunking dietary myths and proposing the radical benefits of low-carbohydrate diet, Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy is filled with advice backed up by documented research.

Start out small – set goals!

My best advice is that you simply discuss with your spouse, partner and or kids what changes you would like and wish to do in your life, in order to have a more natural and healthy lifestyle. You don’t need to implement all of the 12 tips on healthy living. Start with one or two. When you are making this a family matter it is easier to accomplish as you can support one another when necessary. It is most probable that you have different wishes and needs.

Write down your goals and put them on a place where you easily can see them. Don’t try to change everything from one day to another. Take one step at a time. Soon it will become a new habit and then you can introduce the next step. If you do this you will find that it is not hard. And when you notice the effect it has on your well being you will be inspired to continue – the ball is spinning.

Example of a goal could be: (make a deadline).

I want to lose xx pounds.
I want to get rid of my belly fat.
I don’t want to expose my children for additives, artificial preservatives or pesticides.
I want more energy.
I want to cure my colon problems.
Your main goal should be to live a HAPPY NATURAL LIFE! Bring it to mind it’s never too late to begin – Today is the first day of the rest of your life. Start implementing a few of the tips on healthy living today.

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Benefits of a Vegan Diet and Why the Human Body Was Designed to Be Vegan

The human body was not designed to consume meat and definitely not dairy, but rather for a plant friendly vegan diet. We have over 30 dissimilarities with carnivores, which are similarities we share with herbivores in regards to our design. For example, our digestive tract is a long plant friendly one. A true carnivore has a short digestive tract and meat is in and out in 3-7 hours. This does not give parasites a chance to hatch. In humans it takes three days to digest meat, giving it ample time for parasites to hatch. That is a big part of why an estimated 90% of people have parasites!

Furthermore, we have nails instead of claws, different stomach acidity, saliva, and our teeth structure is similar to an herbivores and definitely not a carnivores. It's in our instincts to not eat meat too. For example, if you saw a dead cow on the grass you wouldn't start salivating or want to eat it like that. A true carnivore would feast away. The only way you would want it is if you cooked it, in plants oils, and seasoned it with herbs etc. This is also since you have grown up eating meat so have grown accustomed to it. However, the human body was not designed for meat, but rather a vegan diet.

Meat is high in saturated fats and not as clean as plants. As well, if your meat is not organic, grass-fed, and free range, you also have to deal with growth hormones, antibiotics, and steroids. All of which grow you and make you more resistant to antibiotics. Plus any anxiety, and stress the animal went through in its life created chemical reactions in the body such as increased levels of adrenaline and cortisol, which you guessed it, ends up in you. No wonder so many people are angry and when we think of vegans we think of mellow, chilled out people. Plus meat is so hard to digest. Digestion takes up most of your energy for the day. So if you are digesting mangoes versus steak, which do you think is harder on the body and gives you more energy to do what you need to do?

And dairy is very scary. It's the worst of all foods. We take milk, usually from a mistreated cow who is given hormones, steroids, and antibiotics, and cook it. Any nutrients in the milk is now gone, in fact the milk is acidic. We then fortify the milk with vitamins and calcium, but it is just not the real thing. When it ends up in your body it is so acidic that your body has to use its calcium and magnesium reserve just to neutralize the acidity. So that's right, dairy actually depletes your body of calcium. You have just been dispelled of one of the grandest myths of our time. Also dairy is also high in rancid fats and makes you gain weight very easily. Think of what that milk was designed for, a baby cow. That baby cow grows hundreds of pounds in its first year just off that milk.

So you must be thinking, where do I get my protein, calcium, and b12 from on a vegan diet? You can find plenty of protein in leafy greens, nuts, beans, sea algae, and sprouts. You only need 5 to 10 percent protein in you diet to build all the muscle you want and need. According to the world health organization you only need 5% protein and there has never been a case of protein deficiency in all of medical literature. Years of research and personal experience have led me to believe this whole protein hype is a marketing strategy by the meat industry. I eat 5% of my calories in the form of protein and have no problem building muscle. Actually, since my protein is raw and thus not denatured and more powerful, I have a much easier time building and keeping muscle on a vegan diet.

Calcium can be found in abundance in its raw and powerful form in leafy green vegetables. 1 lb of leafy greens such as kale or spinach will give you 100% of your RDA requirements for the day. B12 is actually a vitamin that is found in organic soil. So if you just leave some of that vitamin rich organic soil on your veggies you will get your b12. However, if you can't stand to do that, you can always supplement. But the vegan diet really is perfect and ideal. A balanced vegan diet has all your nutrient requirements and is clean and ideal for the plant friendly human body.

So at the end of the day, why would you even want to eat a healthy vegan diet? Well, I'll give you some killer, legitimate, and powerful reasons. A vegan diet, especially high is raw foods, will give you energy. This is because a high or full raw vegan diet is rich in nutrients, easy to digest, and light. Who wants to be tired all day? Energy is fun and makes everything else so much more exciting. This is because you are getting nutrients and not spending so much of your energy digesting heavy foods that are often loaded with toxins.

As well, you will lose weight. A vegan diet is high in fiber,which keeps you full, and nutrients so you don't eat and eat and eat. Plus plants are treated differently in the human body because we were designed for a plant friendly vegan diet. They go in and out, and are used for energy and nutrients. When we eat animal products or the newest GMO chemical and toxins, the body doesn't know what to do with them so they often get stored in the form of fat, especially around the midsection! How often do you see someone on a vegan diet who is overweight?

Other reasons to go on a vegan diet are you will slow aging. YES! The way you age is mostly under your control, and genetics plays a small part, but not all of it. Most of how you age is due to your diet, the way you take care of yourself through exercise, sleep, hydration, and how you manage stress. You are in control and you can be a hot grandmother at 70 like Annette Larkins and plenty of other hot senior citizens on a high or full raw vegan diet. A vegan diet, especial high in raw fruits and veggies has lots of nutrients and anti-oxidants. Anti-oxidants fight free radical damage and help slow aging. I don't know about you, but I don't plan on getting old and am thankful for the raw vegan diet for making that possible.



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Taryn Brumfitt Video Reveals Women Find Their Bodies 'Disgusting': What Can We Do About It?

Beyonce's gone on about it, all the while showing off her incredible post-baby weight loss, and tiny (though considered plus size in Hollywood) Jennifer Lawrence has tried to outlaw the word 'fat'.

Unattainable celebs paying lip service to body image is all well and good, but one Australian woman is fighting negative body image in a way we can all relate to.

[Caroline Flack on body image]
[Should we have self-esteem lessons?]

Using deeply personal and powerful images of herself, the mum-of-three reveals in a short film how she hated her 'post baby body' and even considered plastic surgery before realising that in order to pass on a healthy body image to her daughters, she needed to find a way to love herself as she is.

She asked 100 women to describe their body in one word. And the overwhelming response is heartbreaking, with 'disgusting' being a clear theme.Taryn posted her image on Facebook

You might recognise Taryn from the unconventional before and after shots she released a year ago that showed her in a body building competition (before) and as a regular, rather softer, mum (after).

She was lauded for showing a real, un-airbrushed view of women's bodies and is part of a bigger movement celebrating real bodies, rather than the airbrushed, personal-trainer-sculpted abs we're so used to seeing.

She started a website, The Body Image Movement, and is raising money to get her documentary made.

But while it's all very well Beyonce et al telling us to feel good about our bodies, no matter what we look like, it's not as simple as that.

Brumfitt is the first to admit that learning to love her body has not been easy. She writes: "It's taken a lot of effort, time and energy but I can tell you there is nothing better than a) loving your body wholeheartedly, lumps and bumps and all and b) telling society where they can shove their ideals of beauty."

Elizabeth Kesses, author of the Ugly Little Girl trilogy, agrees that it's easier said than done.

"What I strongly believe and what Taryn's story shows is that body confidence is wrapped up in general self esteem. If you don't feel confident, the first thing you take it out on is your body.

"Even when she had a 'perfect' body, Taryn wasn't happy, and it took improving her own self esteem before she could be happy in the body she was in."

She continues: "And I know it's true because it's what I went through and I really struggled with it. I was at a real low point, boarderline anorexic and it was a hole I just couldn't get out of."

Through her own experience and extensive research Kesses has some advice for those of us for whom being body confident seems impossible.(REX)

"Firstly, it takes about 21 days to change behavior and one technique that you can do every day is celebrate three things that you’re happy about. They don't have to be about your body, though they can be. Do that every day you'll start to create feelings of wellbeing and happiness.

"Secondly, when we look in the mirror, the first thing we do is start being really negative and looking at things we don’t like. We would never dream of looking at others in the same way. So force yourself to focus on the things that look good that day - maybe your hair's looking less frizzy than yesterday, or your eyes a little brighter.

"And thirdly, there's social interaction. When we're with friends we indulge in a phenomenon called 'fat talking'. It starts from about the age of 11 and it's a ritualised conversation - about how fat you are, who's lost weight, who feels good...

"And It's something you have to conciously stop yourself doing. Instead of saying 'you've lost weight', give a more specific compliment. Tell your friends she looks great in that hat or something that's not related to weight loss."

She also suggests that in the beginning, espeically if you're feeling sensitive, you take a break from glossy mags, which have been shown to decrease self-esteem.

And finally, look for your passions as a way of boosting your overall confidence.

"Most of us don’t ever really work out what our passions are, yet the thing that gives you the biggest amount of self esteem is to work out what you're good at - your unique skills.

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