Slim For Life

Liquid calories, without the fiber present in the whole food, have little effect in blunting out caloric drive.

If you are serious about losing weight, don't drink your fruit - eat it.

Too much fiber and too many nutrients are removed during juicing, and many of the remaining nutrients are lost through processing, heat, and storage time.

If you are not overweight, drinking freshly prepared juice is acceptable as long as it does not serve as substitute for eating those fresh fruits and vegetables. 

There is no substitute for natural whole foods. 

Almost all diets are ineffective.

What makes people overweight is not that they eat so much more  but that they get a higher percentage of their calories from fat and refined carbohydrates, or mostly low-nutrient foods.  

No matter how much weight you lose when you are on a diet, you out it right back on when you go off. Measuring portions and trying to eat fewer calories, almost never result in permanent weight loss and actually worsen the problem over time.

Therefore, Eating large amounts of foods that are rich in nutrients and fiber is your key to success.

Fruits and vegetables may work against specific cancers

To lower the risks of getting 

- Bladder Cancer:  you should consume more cruciferous vegetables (eg. broccoli)

- Colon & Rectal Cancer: you should consume more vitamin folic acid, so-called folate (eg. spinach and beets)

- Prostate Cancer: you should get lycopene from tomatoes and cooked or processed tomato products 

higher intake of fruit and vegetable possibly reduce the risk of esophageal, mouth, throat, stomach, lung, ovarian, and kidney cancer. 

Fruits - the most life-enhancing food  -highest water content of any of the food groups and supplies us with vital amino acids, minerals, vitamins, and fatty acids - breaks down the fastest in our system while leaving no toxic residues - supplies us with readily available energy that can be used for immediate fuel

- strongest cleanser for the body and other vegetables as the builders

Fruits (lower in sugar):  -blackberries, grapefruits, limes, blueberries,  lemons, green apples, cranberries, kiwis, pomegranates, currants, kumquats, strawberries

AVOCADOS

-fruit - "the finest fat we can put in our bodies" - Dr. Norman Walker - extremely filling and provide long-burning fuel - a good replacement for meat and dairy products - to lose weight: half of a large avocado or one small avocado a day is the max. amount we should consume - eat them with greens or non-starch veggies, or following other kinds of fruits - avoid eating avocado with protein (a poor combination for digestion and weight gain)

Raw V.S. Cooked vegetables 

eating vegetables raw  - key to obtain the most vitamins, enzymes and nutrition

Avoid overcooking vegetables so that you can preserve the nutrients as much as possible.

Steaming or lightly sauteing will retain some of the vegetables' nutrients and ensure they digest easily

In contrast to non-starch vegetables, starchy veggies should be cooked well.  

Examples: Broccoli, Lettuce, Leeks, Wheatgrass, Mushrooms, Parsley, Asparagus, Cauliflower, Chard, Chives, Okra, Onions, Green Beans, Scallions, Carrots, Radishes 

    MORE ENERGY = MORE BEAUTY

Energy - a key factor to shed weight easily and permanently

- fuels how efficiently our organs work, how efficiently we detox our bodies.

Foods consumed in the highest quantity : foods with the highest ratios of nutrients to calories – vegetables 90% of the daily diet should be made up of nutrient rich plant foods, (EXAMPLES: green and other non-starchy vegetables; fresh fruits; beans and legumes; raw nuts, seeds, and avocados; starchy vegetables; and whole grains.)

The remaining 10% of the diet can contain small amounts of foods with lower nutrient to calorie ratios (EXAMPLES: animal products, sweets, and processed foods)