Raise Your Frequency Through Healthy Eating!!!

“Let food be thy medicine, they medicine shall be thy food.”

 –Hippocrates-

Did you know that the foods we eat have a vibrational frequency? Fresh Foods have a vibrational frequency of 10-27Hz while processed foods have a frequency of 0! http://justalist.blogspot.com/2008/03/vibrational-frequency-list.html.  

You can feel it.  Think about it.  How does you body feel when you eat a ton of sugar?  How do you feel after you eat a well-balanced meal that includes fresh fruits and vegetables?  We all know that poor, low frequency diets are linked to obesity, cancer, heart disease and diabetes.

I am a certified personal trainer and have completed several courses on nutrition, so this is something I have studied and worked with extensively and am very passionate about. 

So, the question is,  if we know our bodies feel better and are healthier after eating higher frequency foods, why do we eat junk?  I know what you’re thinking, because I have thought the same thing.  "Because it tastes good!"  or "I am really craving it!” or "I had a long day and I deserve it."  Deserve what?  To fuel your body with junk? The problem is that food becomes a reward and we have sacrificed our health and wellness for instant gratification.  

The solution is to train your brain to start making the connection between what you eat and how you feel.  To do this, follow this simple week by week plan that helps you implement higher vibrational foods into your diet.  And when you eat well, you will feel well!  Make sure you take time to reflect each day on you feel after each meal.  Extend a mental compliment to yourself when you eat well and feel well.  This will train your brain to make food choices based on long term health and wellness and not feelings of instant gratification that are replaced by guilt and regret.

Here is a list of suggestions to improve your nutrition.  

Week 1: Tan your whites.  Although there has been some research to show that tanning your skin may be harmful to your health, the verdict is contrary when it comes to nutrition.  This week, replace your white bread with whole wheat, your white rice with brown, your regular pasta noodles with whole grain, and your white flour with wheat.

Week 2: Taste the Rainbow. Keep on going with the week one suggestion.  In addition, don’t rush out and buy candy to get all the colors of the rainbow, rather think fresh!  This week, eat at least 5 different colors of fruits and veggies a day.  For an extra challenge, see if you can eat at least 4 of them uncooked.

Week 3: Pull that sweet tooth!  Keep up with weeks one and two. And this week, remember you don’t need to go to the dentist, just get rid of that sweet tooth.  After a while of not eating sugar, most people find their craving for sweets diminished drastically.  This week, pick one day to eat one desert.  As for the rest of the week, take out the sugar.  If you are craving something sweet, eat a piece of fruit or berries.  My favorite is a handful of frozen blueberries after lunch.  Yum!  If a recipe calls for sugar, replace it with an alternative like honey, stevia or agavae.

Week 4: Trim the fat!  Keep going with weeks 1,2 and 3.  Contrary to popular belief, fat is actually a necessary part of a healthy diet. The trick is to use good fats, and not bad fats. This week, replace vegetable oil with extra virgin olive oil from the first cold press.  Replace shortening with applesauce in baked recipes and with coconut oil when cooking.  Nuts are a great source of good fats too!  But, remember that fat is still fat and high in calories, so it needs to be eaten in moderation.  Did you know that one cup of almonds had over 800 calories?!  A good snack portion is ¼ a cup of almonds.

Week 5: Back to basics.  Keep following the advice given for the past month.  Canned and packages goods can have added sugar and sodium, as well as other undesirable preservatives.  This week, go back to the basics.  Don’t use any canned or packages products, rather, go simple.  Use fresh meat and vegetables at lunch and dinner.  Eat your favorite whole-grain (non-packaged) cereal, or eggs for breakfast.  Snack on things like fresh fruit and almonds.  Pay attention to how you feel at the end of the week.

Week 6: Listen.  Keep up with the challenges from the previous weeks.  This week, listen before you eat. Take a minute before you eat to pay attention to your body.  Are you really hungry?  Are you craving something?  Why?  What does your body need?  If you are still confused, try muscle testing and see what your body tells you.  It is amazing what our bodies will tell us if we only take the time to listen!