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Combine Your Foods Properly
Most of us have been brought up with the idea that a wholesome meal contains one serving
of protein, one of starch and one or two servings of vegetables. However, studies show
that separate digestive enzymes break down proteins and carbohydrates, and when these
enzymes enter your gut at the same time, they cancel out each other’s effectiveness.
This slows down your digestive process, leaving you tired, sluggish, bloated, gassy and
uncomfortable. Who needs that?
So, never eat protein and starch together. Enjoy meals composed of starches and
veggies or proteins and veggies.
To make it simple, our plan suggests starch and salad
for lunch and protein and salad for dinner. Pair salad vegetables with whole grain starches
or starchy vegetables during the day, and eat salad vegetables with lean protein at night.
You will notice a difference in how your body feels and performs!
Here is a list of
LIFEBOOST
friendly starches, salad vegetables (low-starch vegetables), and
lean proteins to guide you through your program:
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Eat Half Raw at All Meals
At least half of each meal you consume during your transformation plan should consist of
raw fruit or vegetables, and this is why:
When foreign substances enter the body, the immune system sends white blood cells
through the blood stream to “attack” these invaders. As a result, body parts become
inflamed as white blood cells attempt to defend their precious tissues. While this reaction
serves to protect the body, chronic (continued over time) inflammation is one of the
leading causes of health decline, and plays a key role in the development conditions like
Alzheimer’s, arthritis, cancer, heart attack, lupus, psoriasis, and stroke—to name just a
handful.
Two different studies in 2005 researched the effect eating a mostly raw vegetarian
diet had on the body. The first, published in the Archive of Internal Medicine, found
that subjects who ate a raw vegetarian diet showed significantly less inflammation
in their bodies than the control group, who ate the Standard American Diet of cooked
meat, processed carbohydrates, and salty fats. The second, published in the Journal of
Nutrition found that those who followed a mostly raw food diet significantly lowered their
LDL Cholesterol—the kind that is stored in your arteries’ walls, causing the inflammation
that leads to heart disease.
The
SUPERFOOD 6-WEEK TRANSFORMATION PLAN
recommends that all meals
consist of at least 50% raw vegetables to fight the stress, strain , and unnecessary risks
of excess inflammation. What a relief on your entire body!
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Indulge intelligently
On the seventh day, God said “Let there be
chocolate!” At the end of every week, reward
yourself with the divine taste of antioxidant-packed
dark chocolate. Choose any of the following treats
from the list to your right as a healthy indulgence.
And there was chocolate and antioxidants.
And it was good.
THE “FIVE TO THRIVE”
KEYS TO SUCCESS
SALAD
VEGETABLES
LOW STARCH
LEAN
PROTEINS
STARCHES
All leafy greens,
artichoke,
asparagus, sprouts,
broccoli, brussels
sprouts, cabbage,
carrots, cauliflower,
celery, cucumber,
eggplant, jicama,
leeks, mushrooms,
onions, peppers,
radishes, summer
squash, tomato,
zucchini
Poultry:
chicken breast,
turkey breast
Seafood:
salmon, tilapia,
halibut
Red Meat:
Lean beef including
round roast/tip,
sirloin, and
lean ground
DARK
CHOCOLATE
Suggestions:
Green and Black’s Organic
Dark – 85% Cacao, Dagoba
Eclipse – 87% Cacao,
Scharffen Berger Extra Dark
– 82% Cacao, Valrhona Noir
Extra Amer – 85% Cacao,
Sacred Chocolate – All
Whole Grains:
whole wheat, brown
rice, barley, quinoa,
oats, wheat berry,
bulgur wheat,
popcorn, millet
Starchy Vegetables:
beets, potatoes,
sweet potatoes, yams,
corn, beans, butternut
squash, acorn squash,
parsnips, peas
