My Diet

My three fundamental eating beliefs:

1. The quality of your health is a reflection of the quality of your food.  Yes, you really are what you eat.
2. Bio-individuality.  One person's food is another person's poison.  Identifying food sensitivities and understanding your unique body type is critical for effective health.
3. Diets don't work.  You must tune into what your body needs and start eating for energy!

My Diet

I get asked all the time what I eat and the eating guidelines I use on a daily basis.  Ultimately, my food philosophy is EAT FOR ENERGY!  I had to let go of the 'diet mentality' because food to me is not a mathematical equation.  It's not about denial, discipline, will-power or calorie-counting.   Food to me is fun and tasty!

Eat for Energy is the idea that you focus on foods you CAN eat, on foods that are best for your unique body type, and give you the fuel you need to get through the day.  Remember, just because these are the foods that fuel me, they may not be what's best for you.

• My Eat for Energy foods

  • Drink water, water and more water!
  • Organic everything! 
  • Have a Green Drink daily.
  • Eat fruit alone as it digests faster than all other foods.
  • Consume lots of veg - especially GREEN veg and sprouts
  • Wholegrains in moderation weekly - quinoa and brown rice are my favorite
  • Beans and legumes cosumed daily - love my hummus
  • Good oils / healthy fats - high quality fish, fish oil, flax seed, extra virgin olive oil, coconut oil, avocados and seeds/nuts top my list.
  • Drink herbal tea.

• My unique 'poison' foods:

  • Dairy - (I cannot consume cow's milk at all, but sheep/goat I can tolerate slighthly.  I mainly avoid it all!)
  • Nightshades (tomatoes, potatoes, eggplant, peppers)
  • Eggs
  • Bananas
  • Gluten
  • Peanuts

• AVOID List: some simple transition steps when positive eating is just too much

  • Avoid processed, packaged food; sodas; sweets; and fast food.
  • No chemicals, genetic modification, nitrates or pesticides!  Organic everything.
  • Avoid white flour or 'enriched' products.
  • Avoid GMO foods.
  • Avoid MSG.
  • Avoid bad trans fats and saturated fats.
  • Avoid all hydrogenated oils (even partially hydrogenated).
  • Reduce amount or avoid alcohol.

Questions about this? Contact me!