Paleo Quick Tip of the Day #5 Now, just eliminate the JUNK!
This week, let’s focus on eliminating all of the junk you have been eating and drinking, and really dial in our burgeoning Paleolithic Health! And let’s start with a really pernicious and horrible habit- soda pop, especially DIET soda!
I know, I told you to give up wheat, soy, and most grains the first week, but remember- in week number #2, the second Paleo Quick Tips podcast I added in a good night’s sleep! Then, in number 3 I added in some simple, rejuvenative exercise for your enjoyment, and in #4 we added in a wonderful, filling, super-nutritious Paleo Green smoothie! So, I don’t always want to “take away” things...
But, if you want to avoid some nasty problems in your health and fitness, there are some things you MUST eliminate! And my number one HATE in this category is SODA POP! Coke, Mt. Dew, Pepsi, even my once-beloved root beer- they all have to go! ESPCIALLY the DIET versions!! Why diet pop especially?
Partly, it’s because most people feel they are harmless- no sugar, so no calories, right? Utterly benign... NOPE! Those chemical, fake sweeteners are insidious, and have really bad side effects, like:
Kidney damage
weight, read FAT gain, particularly BELLY FAT!
rotting teeth
Another problem is that it displaces really healthy beverages, like water, green or white tea, and especially a wonderful green paleo smoothie! It pains me to see folks drinking pop in the mornings, along with a candy bar or pastry- if there was a better prescription for feeling horrible an hour or two later, and setting yourself up for an unpleasant day, I don’t know one. Just the dental problems caused by such a combination are awful...
And as for sugar, or high fructose corn syrup sweetened colas and sodas- they are just as bad, but in different ways! High fructose corn syrup is linked to diabetes, obesity, and metabolic syndrome, which is the precurser to all modern, degenerative illness. In addition, sugar is the fertilizer of cancer. It has been shown in recent studies that by going on a ketogenic diet, which is a diet without ANY sugar or carbohydrates, that cancer cells in patients are actually starved! Also, many autoimmune diseases are also reversed by using a ketogenic diet...
SO- your task for this week, now that you are grain free (remember grains turn to sugar right in your mouth anyway!), well rested by sleeping at least 8 hours per night, exercised each morning by your 15-20 minutes of Perfectly Paleo exercise of visualized resistance in front of the television, and then fueled for maximum nutrition by way of your Green, Paleo Smoothie- IS TO JUST CUT THE JUNK!
Really do it! It should be easy, now that you are feeling so great from the other steps you’ve already implemented. When you are thirsty, fine- DRINK! But drink...water, or green tea, or green smoothie you have handy from the morning- NO POP!
And, it goes without saying (I hope!) that this means other forms of sweeteners need to go as well- candy bars, chips (yes, they are just as guilty of becoming sugar right in your mouth as any other grains!), hard candy- you get the gist!
But, as another addition that you are going to love-
HAVE SOME DARK CHOCOLATE, EVERY DAY!!
Yup, I really mean it.
Dark chocolate, I mean at least 70% dark, is loaded with antioxidants, just like your paleo smoothie! It helps slow aging, and prevent cancer!! It is loaded with vitamins and minerals, like potassium, copper, magnesium, and iron, and also has theobromine, which actually hardens tooth enamel! Dark chocolate lowers blood sugar, and causes your brain to release endorphins to make you feel happier, just like exercise does.
AND, it helps to increase insulin sensitivity, to keep you naturally thin, and non-diabetic!!
Oh, and did I mention, it really tastes great, too?
So, when everyone around you is eating candy, and drinking soda, nibble on your dark chocolate and sip your smoothie, and smile slyly- You’re not only getting healthy, but you’re having something really tasty- much better than what they have!!
J
This week, let’s focus on eliminating all of the junk you have been eating and drinking, and really dial in our burgeoning Paleolithic Health! And let’s start with a really pernicious and horrible habit- soda pop, especially DIET soda!
I know, I told you to give up wheat, soy, and most grains the first week, but remember- in week number #2, the second Paleo Quick Tips podcast I added in a good night’s sleep! Then, in number 3 I added in some simple, rejuvenative exercise for your enjoyment, and in #4 we added in a wonderful, filling, super-nutritious Paleo Green smoothie! So, I don’t always want to “take away” things...
But, if you want to avoid some nasty problems in your health and fitness, there are some things you MUST eliminate! And my number one HATE in this category is SODA POP! Coke, Mt. Dew, Pepsi, even my once-beloved root beer- they all have to go! ESPCIALLY the DIET versions!! Why diet pop especially?
Partly, it’s because most people feel they are harmless- no sugar, so no calories, right? Utterly benign... NOPE! Those chemical, fake sweeteners are insidious, and have really bad side effects, like:
Kidney damage
weight, read FAT gain, particularly BELLY FAT!
rotting teeth
Another problem is that it displaces really healthy beverages, like water, green or white tea, and especially a wonderful green paleo smoothie! It pains me to see folks drinking pop in the mornings, along with a candy bar or pastry- if there was a better prescription for feeling horrible an hour or two later, and setting yourself up for an unpleasant day, I don’t know one. Just the dental problems caused by such a combination are awful...
And as for sugar, or high fructose corn syrup sweetened colas and sodas- they are just as bad, but in different ways! High fructose corn syrup is linked to diabetes, obesity, and metabolic syndrome, which is the precurser to all modern, degenerative illness. In addition, sugar is the fertilizer of cancer. It has been shown in recent studies that by going on a ketogenic diet, which is a diet without ANY sugar or carbohydrates, that cancer cells in patients are actually starved! Also, many autoimmune diseases are also reversed by using a ketogenic diet...
SO- your task for this week, now that you are grain free (remember grains turn to sugar right in your mouth anyway!), well rested by sleeping at least 8 hours per night, exercised each morning by your 15-20 minutes of Perfectly Paleo exercise of visualized resistance in front of the television, and then fueled for maximum nutrition by way of your Green, Paleo Smoothie- IS TO JUST CUT THE JUNK!
Really do it! It should be easy, now that you are feeling so great from the other steps you’ve already implemented. When you are thirsty, fine- DRINK! But drink...water, or green tea, or green smoothie you have handy from the morning- NO POP!
And, it goes without saying (I hope!) that this means other forms of sweeteners need to go as well- candy bars, chips (yes, they are just as guilty of becoming sugar right in your mouth as any other grains!), hard candy- you get the gist!
But, as another addition that you are going to love-
HAVE SOME DARK CHOCOLATE, EVERY DAY!!
Yup, I really mean it.
Dark chocolate, I mean at least 70% dark, is loaded with antioxidants, just like your paleo smoothie! It helps slow aging, and prevent cancer!! It is loaded with vitamins and minerals, like potassium, copper, magnesium, and iron, and also has theobromine, which actually hardens tooth enamel! Dark chocolate lowers blood sugar, and causes your brain to release endorphins to make you feel happier, just like exercise does.
AND, it helps to increase insulin sensitivity, to keep you naturally thin, and non-diabetic!!
Oh, and did I mention, it really tastes great, too?
So, when everyone around you is eating candy, and drinking soda, nibble on your dark chocolate and sip your smoothie, and smile slyly- You’re not only getting healthy, but you’re having something really tasty- much better than what they have!!
J
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