Sunday, May 5, 2013

Belly Bulge

There's only a few people, I think, which can actually admit they have never had to worry about this common "disease of inconvenience". But what most people don't realize, a belly bulge, in most cases, is actually a condition known as inflammation in the gut.

Think of it as an "ow-wee" in the digestive system. Fix the "ow-wee", preferably with the aid of a holistic practitioner, and the gut will actually start to heal itself.

The advantage here, your belly bulge is actually going to start to disappear. With time, patience and transitioning to a new lifestyle (some people call it a diet but it's truly not a diet), you are going to find your new lifestyle is going to allow you to steadily lose those extra handles stubbornly stuck all around your waistline.

So what's so special about these foods? Nothing, actually. They just happen to be high in natural fiber and each has its own list of fat-burning qualities. Translated, that means it is an optimal fuel source for this type of "machine" - namely, the human body.

So, start EVERY day from now on adding some of these to your daily diet, up to about 50% of the foods you consume, and with time, patience and perseverance, the belly bulge is going to start shrinking and eventually, with good behavior adhering to this new lifestyle, for you, a belly bulge will become only a not-so-fond memory.

The name for all of this : a whole foods diet.
  • fresh tomatoes/cooked tomatoes
  • spinach/kale/arugula/plus other varieties of lettuce (skip the iceberg - it has no nutritional value)
  • green beans
  • broccoli
  • sweet peppers - red, green, yellow
  • cucumbers
  • radishes
  • cabbage/brussel sprouts
  • cauliflower
  • onions/fresh garlic
  • pinto beans/navy beans/garbanzo beans
  • lentils
  • squash - any variety but especially helpful is spaghetti squash and zucchini
  • apples/peaches/pears/plums
  • oranges/lemons/limes
Now obviously, the whole point of this program is transitioning to a lifestyle with "good fuel foods" for your body. I'm not asking you to eliminate the fast food, processed and packaged foods, the soda's (whether that's regular or diet varieties), but to be realistic, success on this program relies on quality foods, not factory processed, imitation food-like substances your body doesn't recognize as fuel.

Another important point to consider is organics vs conventional varieties. Sure, conventional produce, meats, eggs, and dairy may all be cheaper, more readily available and look just as good as the organics - they also have the advantage they last longer -  but the combination of all of the excess chemicals, food dyes and additives, hormones and antibiotics, low quality feeds and grains (the standard diet of beef, poultry and pork), all of these disadvantages add up inside your body also.

So don't ever make the mistake a cheeseburger is a cheeseburger. A cheeseburger from a fast food chain and a cheeseburger from a pasture-raised source of quality beef may look the same but to your digestive system, the difference is like night and day.

Decide for yourself just how important this is to you and your health, then take the necessary steps to allow it to happen. It does happen - you just have to give it a chance!

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