Quotes About Nutrition

Vegetarian: A person who eats only side dishes.

broom, goldenrod, and tea. They consist of powerful polyphenols and flavonoids.

fact is, your gut drives your day in ways that few other parts of your body do—it influences your mood, energy, and overall wellness. And when it's disrupted, so is your life. Certainly, your digestive

Five for Flow: Supplements for Lymphatic

Drainage Magnesium theorate Phos choline Polyphenols Phos serine Methylated B complex (See more about supplements in the Appendix, page 177.)

Skip the Grains. Gluten—which has been shown to cause problems in the gut for some people—is also suspected to have toxic effects on the brain as well. Our diet recommendation is to stay away from gluten and grains, and to emphasize fish, vegetables, fruits, and oils. In our recipes, you'll see many options for gluten- and grain-free meals. Gluten is the most inflammatory of a group of proteins contained in all grains

except millet and sorghum, known as lectins. If lectin proteins are absorbed through a leaky gut (which normally would prevent their absorption), they cause inflammatory reactions throughout the body, including the brain. If the gut is leaky, the blood-brain barrier tends to be leaky as well.

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regrowth. Compounds like magnesium, quercetin, resveratrol, niacin, zinc, and N-acetyl cysteine. What to Eat, What to Avoid Eat These Avoid These

fiber foods like flaxseed White flour Turmeric, cayenne, garlic Artificial coloring

Mushrooms Dairy Berries Processed meats Green tea Excess fat

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feeding your flow with good nutrition, creating fast flow with intense exercise, and maintaining smooth and unobstructed flow with meditation and relaxation.

medicinal power of food. The strategy is two-fold: 1) Avoid foods that clog or inflame your vessels, the ones that carry your blood and the ones that carry your lymph.

Most "comfort food" should actually be labeled "discomfort food" because of its disease-causing potential. 2) Choose the rainbow-colored foods that will leave you light and refreshed, whistling with energy and joy and keeping your lymph (and the rest of your body's systems) running strong. Best of all, you can do this and have fun with food, so that your tongue is as satisfied as the rest of your body.

Caloric Energy: Every ingredient is used to fuel our body. This energy comes in the form of calories. What we use is burned off; what we don't is stored in our body or expelled.

Macronutrients and Micronutrients: Macros come in three forms: protein, fat, and carbohydrates. And they all have different functions. Protein, for example, serves as the building blocks for our cells, while carbs and fat are used as energy (albeit in different ways). Micronutrients are vitamins, minerals, and compounds found in food that also have effects on the body, namely in terms of promoting good health and strong systems at the cellular level.

Eat for flow. Certain spices and herbs have medicinal effects on lymph flow because they contain compounds that help prevent

oregano on blueberries or oatmeal can give them a surprising pop of flavor. Other healthy dietary choices include:

Dark leafy greens in your diet—such as spinach, arugula, kale, and Swiss chard—provide an array of vitamins and minerals needed for blood and lymph vessel repair.

Food's Effect on the Body: While it's not quite as simple as saying some foods are good and some aren't, it is reasonable to say that most foods do skew one way or the other

when it comes to how they interact with the body. For example, simple sugars (especially when consumed in large amounts) tend to wreak havoc on multiple systems, including increasing damage to blood vessels and promoting damaging (chronic) inflammation throughout the body. Other foods (both macro and micro) have a positive effect, calming down inflammation or clearing blood vessels, for example.

Red and orange foods—such as pomegranates, carrots, red peppers, squash, and tomatoes—

Whole vs Processed: In general, the more you can eat food the way it came from the earth, the better. And the more processed foods you have, the worse effects they can have on your body.