Health and Wellness
This blog has been changed so that I may include all the aspects of health and wellness that I am studying.
Sunday, January 19, 2014
We've Moved!!!
We have moved our Health and Wellness website to: http://healthandnutritionawareness.wordpress.com/
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
GMO Powerpoint
To go along with my post on GMO's I also created a Power Point presentation. It can be accessed by clicking on the following link: GMO Powerpoint
Monday, November 18, 2013
Recipes
For those of you interested in Healthy Recipes, I recommend visiting my cooking blog at: Adventures in Cooking or checking out my Health and Wellness Facebook page
Friday, November 8, 2013
New Health and Wellness Website
I have created a new Health and Wellness website which includes several of my projects for my Bachelor of Science in Health and Wellness which I will be finishing on 1/21. It is located at: http://healthandnutritionawareness.wordpress.com/
Thursday, August 22, 2013
Clean on vacation
We went on a three day trip to Grandby, CO a week ago and I have to say that I did pretty good keeping clean while mostly eating out. I was a challenge through and I sometimes had to pay through the nose and ask for things to be made a little differently, but I did pretty well. I even found one restaurant that served gluten free buns and wild game burger and this is where I had to pay through the nose. Their regular burger was $10.99 and I had to pay $3.00 extra for the wild game patty and $1.99 extra for the Gluten Free bun. I had a side salad instead of french fries. It was good but expensive. My biggest problem with eating out is finding an acceptable salad dressing. I took my MagicBullet with me and had my shake for breakfast.
After I got home, we went to Carl's Jr. for lunch and I had there turkey burger low-carb style, but the only vinaigrette they had was low cal and it had all kinds of bad stuff in it and I didn't even enjoy it. I told my husband and son, that if I was going to eat crap salad dressing, I might as well eat one that I enjoyed.
Tuesday, August 13, 2013
I am now eating Clean!
A
long time ago, I got a book on Amazon called “Clean” which was recommended to
me by a friend. Last week I decided to read it and started on the program which is called the Clean Program. This program is based on
a set list of foods and is designed to remove all foods that are known to cause
food allergies, sensitivities and disruption in the digestive process (CleanProgram.com,
2013).
Here is a list of foods to include and exclude:
You choose what to
eat, but the selection from the Cleanse Diet are as follows:
INCLUDE
|
EXCLUDE
|
|
Fruits &
Vegetables
|
Unsweetened fresh or
frozen whole fruits, fresh squeezed fruit juices, sea vegetables (seaweeds),
avocados, olives, and raw, steamed, sauteed, juiced, or roasted vegetables
|
Oranges, orange
juice, grapefruit, bananas, strawberries, grapes, corn, creamed vegetables,
nightshades (tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, potatoes)
|
Dairy Substitutes
|
Hemp, rice, and nut
milks (such as almond, hazelnut, walnut, etc.) and coconut milk, coconut
oil/butter
|
Dairy and eggs:
including milk, cheese, cottage cheese, cream, yogurt, butter, ice cream,
non-dairy creamers, ghee
|
Non-Gluten Grains
& Starch
|
Brown, red, black
and wild rice, millet, amaranth, teff, tapioca, buckwheat, quinoa
|
White rice, wheat,
corn, barley, spelt, kamut, rye, triticale, oats (even gluten-free)
|
Animal Protein
|
Fresh or
water-packed, cold-water fish (trout, salmon, halibut, tuna, mackerel,
sardines, pike, kippers), wild game (rabbit, pheasant, bison, venison, elk,
etc.), lamb, duck, organic chicken and turkey
|
Pork (bacon), beef,
veal, sausage, cold cuts, canned meats, frankfurters (hot dogs), shellfish,
any raw meats or fish
|
Vegetable Protein
|
Split peas, lentils,
legumes, bee pollen, spirulina, and blue-green algae
|
Soybean products
(soy sauce, soybean oil in processed foods)
|
Nuts & Seeds
|
Hemp, sesame,
pumpkin, and sunflower seeds, hazelnuts, pecans, almonds, walnuts, cashews,
macadamia, pistachios, brazil, nut and seed butters such as almond or tahini
|
Peanuts and peanut
butter
|
Oils
|
Cold-pressed olive,
flax, safflower, sesame, almond, sunflower, walnut, pumpkin, and coconut
|
Butter, margarine,
shortening, processed oils, canola oil, salad dressings, mayonnaise, spreads
|
Drinks
|
Filtered water,
green, white or herbal tea, seltzer or mineral water, yerba mate, coconut
water, green juice
|
Alcohol, coffee,
caffeinated beverages, soda pop, soft drinks, fruit juice (unless fresh
pressed)
|
Sweeteners
|
Stevia, coconut
nectar,
yacon, whole/fresh fruit, dried fruit (in moderation) |
Refined sugar,
white/brown sugars, maple syrup, high fructose corn syrup, evaporated cane
juice, Splenda®, Equal®, Sweet’N Low®, juice concentrate, agave nectar, brown
rice syrup
|
Condiments
|
Vinegar, all spices,
all herbs, sea salt, black pepper, carob, raw chocolate (dairy and sugar
free), stone-ground mustard, miso, coconut liquid aminos, wheat-free tamari
and nama shoyu, unsweetened whole fruit jam
|
Regular chocolate
(with dairy and sugar), ketchup, relish, chutney, traditional soy sauce,
barbecue sauce, teriyaki, breath mints
|
(CleanProgram.com, 2013)
Since this list makes it hard to eat normal breakfast foods,
it is recommended that you do a shake for breakfast. They have their own shake
mixes, but I chose to make my own recipe from things I had on hand.
My recipe includes:
Ingredients
|
Calories
|
Carbs
|
Fat
|
Protein
|
Sodium
|
Sugar
|
|
Alive - Ultra-Shake Vanilla Pea Protein Powder, 1 scoop
|
120
|
15
|
0
|
15
|
210
|
9
|
|
Silk - Vanilla Pure Coconut Milk, 1.25 cup
|
113
|
13
|
6
|
1
|
38
|
11
|
|
Amazing Grass - Green Super Food Powder, 8 grams
|
30
|
4
|
1
|
2
|
8
|
0
|
|
Dole - Tropical Mixed Fruit Frozen, 3/4 cup
|
60
|
16
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
11
|
|
Hodgson Mill - Golden Milled Ground Flax Seed, 1 Tbsp
|
30
|
2
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
|
Total:
|
353
|
50
|
10
|
21
|
256
|
31
|
|
Per Serving:
|
353
|
50
|
10
|
21
|
256
|
31
|
*This is my recipe, but the nutrition information was
obtained from (MyFitnessPal, LLC 2013)
The program has you eat one shake for breakfast and dinner
and a solid meal for lunch, but I am doing a shake for breakfast and two small
meals for lunch and dinner from the clean include list. It has been working great for me.
The reason I started the program was because I was having a
lot of digestive issues and I have to say that it has worked great for me to
solve these issues. I have even lost a few pounds. I track my food using MyFitness Pal and I
have to say that my calorie count has gone way down on this program.
I recommend this program for anyone who would like to clean
out their system and eat healthier because you also do not eat any wheat,
dairy, refined sugar or processed foods.
References:
Clean Program.
(2013).
Retrieved from http://www.cleanprogram.com/
MyFitnessPal,
LLC. (2013)Recipes.
Retrieved from http://www.myfitnesspal.com/
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Integral Health
"May you be able to know the preciousness of your life, the beauty of your heart, and the qualities and capacities of your inner life. May you be able to use the well-endowed form of your body as a vessel to take you toward a life of meaning, depth, profound health and service. May you begin with these preparation even if it take a lifetime." Elliott S. Dacher, M.D. from Integral Health the Path of Human Flourishing.
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