15 Ways to a Better Life

Well, I don't know if they really work but my life is pretty good thus far. So, here they are:

1. Eat real food, eat more raw foods (nuts, seeds, vegetables, fruit), don’t eat too much, eat more plants. Not that I don’t like a good steak or anything…just eat less of it.

2. Eat fibre. Eat it whenever you can, sneak it in if you have to. You CAN find yummy ways to at fibre. Don’t be afraid.

3. Avoid partially or fully hydrogenated oils. Guess what, they lied to you about margarine. Don’t eat it. Butter really is better – just don’t eat the whole stick. Use cold pressed and unrefined oils (extra virgin olive oil, macadamia nut oil).

4. Omegas. Take some. 3, 6, 9, they are all good, even better when you get them all. Look for good supplements preferably certified organic-cold pressed and unrefined. Eat fish more often.

5. Do not eat fried foods, no really, stop it. Bake your foods instead.

6. White is bad. No I am not racist, I am talking about food. Avoid white foods (white potatoes, refined white flour, white sugar, white pasta etc.).

7. Try to eat unprocessed foods. Shop on the OUTSIDE aisles at your local grocery store. Dangerous high-glycemic foods lurk in the middle aisles. Stay calm and stay away.

8. Eat your beans. They are good for you!

9. Eat smaller meals and eat snacks but choose healthy snacks.

10. Drink water. Just water…don’t add “stuff” to it.

11. Avoid artificial sweeteners. Use natural sweeteners: honey, maple syrup, or stevia. If you really want to use sugar, find raw unprocessed sugars. They actually taste better.

12. Lower your salt intake – hide that saltshaker, well at the very least keep it off the table.

13. Your mom was right about taking your vitamins – find a good one and take it. Do your research. Educate yourself.

14. Walk, cycle, run, LIFT WEIGHTS, do something.

15. Enjoy yourself. Do things you love to do. Spend time with people that make you happy. Avoid the negatives in life. Laugh. Love. Live.


Disclaimer: The above statements have not been evaluated by any governing agencies nor will they ever be evaluated by any governing agencies. Heck, I don’t even care if you evaluate them. I just thought they sounded good when I wrote them.