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Pillar I- Nutrition/ Digestion / Elimination-

Food is medicine and fuel for the body. The body will function well when fueled with good quality food. Just like a car, if you put bad quality gas in a car it will not run efficiently. Likewise treat your body like a nice car that requires supreme, high test gasoline. Organic, fresh, low-allergenic food provides optimal nutrition for your body. An ideal diet goal would consist of whole grains, vegetables, fruits, nuts, local protein sources, limited amounts of dairy and no refined sugars or processed foods. To optimize digestion and absorption of these nutrients emphasize the importance of eating in a relaxed setting to calm down your fight and flight nervous system (the sympathetic nervous system) and activate your rest and digest nervous system ( the parasympathetic nervous system). Chew your food well and take your time to eat.

Finally, understand the importance of proper elimination by monitoring your bowel habits. Is food taking more than 18 hours to clear your system? You can test this by eating beets or taking activated charcoal capsules and noting when you see your stools turn red or black respectively depending on if you ate beets or consumed charcoal capsules. This is called the transit time test.

Heed this advice and quickly begin to feel more energetic and healthy once you have adopted a freshly balanced diet and healthy eating skills. Ultimately, you will be able to reflect back on past unhealthy food relationships and habits, as you choose to make healthy food choices based on how you feel.

Stay Tuned for Pillar II the Mind-Body Connection / Stress reduction

Yours in health,
Dr. Britta Zimmer
Chief Naturopathic Physician & Founder

Tags: diet healthy living, nutritional supplement

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