We have come a long way in the types and varieties of foods we consume.
You could go find quite a pleasure of food on busy commercial streets like Broadway and Pike/Pine in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood.
Appealing places to go in Seattle
At the same time, visit the block convenience store and there’s nothing but bagged chips and greasy or sugary foods. Is that even food?
How do some people seem to have a healthy relationship with food?
Many of the people who become conscious of their eating habits are the ones who have experienced some sort of low in their life. Or maybe they just want to be better. To feel better. Enjoy a sense of vitality. Freedom of moment. Unrestricted access to confidence in your step. Fitness.
Food is life
There is much which cannot be explained inside the human body, more specifically in your human body. We are all some sort of ecosystem, with many trillions of bacteria that give us benefit for providing a safe home.
Focus on being healthy from the inside out
Sometimes the system goes out of balance and then you can experience a loss of equilibrium. You feel out of whack. It could have to do with the (im)balance of bacteria in your gut causing negative systemic reactions. This is just one very important part of the fat-loss process, to heal the gut will almost always promote a leaner you.
It’s about the gut to become lean with fat loss and to stay lean thereafter
You can do something good about it today
Consume fresh vegetables
Enjoy unsweetened probiotic beverage or healthy fermented foods
Living foods promote living well
It’s about healing first. Then it’s about longevity and anti-aging.
That’s big for fat loss too
Being lean means so much more than having visible muscle tone
Pre and Post-Workout nutrition enhances the effectiveness of your workouts
Let’s talk about some benefits of consuming some nutrition before the workout.
Do you want to reduce body fat and get lean? Use nutrient timing to enhance fat loss and get lean.
Carbs can be your friend, if you stay active
Pre-Workout Nutrition benefits
If you consume nutrition pre-workout, you may:
Fuel your workout, so you push harder and make progressions
Feel energized and improve recovery for afterwards
Preserve more lean tissue while eliminating fat
We can talk about the post-workout foods next.
Post-Workout Nutrition benefits
Consuming nutrition post-workout is very valuable for these reasons
Faster muscle recovery and potentially reduces soreness
Increases protein synthesis to protect muscle and burn fat
Helps with recovery of many systems in the body
Best time to consume nutrition is within 0 to 60 minutes of exercise
What should you eat pre/before and post/after a workout?
Most of the nutrition research and our experiences lead us to the same elements.
Water
Protein or amino acids
Carbohydrates
Supplements can make it easy, especially if you aren’t hungry after the workout
The protein is necessary for muscle recovery, even if your number 1 goal is to burn fat. The carbohydrates also improve muscle recovery by drawing more protein and refilling the stored muscular energy. If the calories are low enough, you will burn a lot of fat and be able to feel great after your workout.
Have you or your friends ever gone on a juice detox?
Maybe there is some benefit to going on a juice cleanse, but I am more in the category of having fresh juice as a regular part of your diet. What are the benefits of fresh juice for fat loss?
Benefits of Fresh Juice include…
There are many benefits to fresh juice.
Extremely high antioxidant value
Very easy to digest so it supports the gut health and therefore the immune system
Provides a plethora of easily absorbed vitamins and minerals
Takes the work and time out of eating a lot of vegetables
My favorite juice
Carrot / Beet / Ginger
Extremely high nutrient density found in this fresh Carrot/Beet/Ginger/Parsley juice and Wheatgrass shot.
Let’s examine a little bit deeper here.
Carrots: A fantastic base for the juice and actually juices very well so your juicing machine processes it well. Tons of beta-carotene which can be converted inside the body to Vitamin A if needed. Tastes great and protects your skin from free radicals.
Beets: I could go on and on about beets. The antioxidants in beets are superior for the immune system and other components of beets have been proven over and over again to improve the oxygen pathways in and out of the cells. Beets are nature’s version of N.O. Xplode, except way better for you. Beets also support kidney and liver detox and so much more.
Ginger: Wow, Ginger truly is the “Great Root” as branded by Rachel’s Ginger Beer here in Seattle. I remember reading about the benefits of ginger from a book by the founder of New Chapter herbs. Aside from the potent anti-inflammatory effects of ginger (to support recovery), Ginger improves the composition of bacteria in the body. In fact, research is showing that the combination of bacteria in your gut may be related to your ability to burn fat. IF your stomach bacteria is opportunistic and unhealthy, you will struggle to lose weight. On the other hand, if you have many healthy symbiotic bacterial colonies in your stomach, then fat loss comes easier. Ginger, you are the great root.
I love this juice. It helps me make up for the not-so-good things that I might partake in or be exposed to. From there, you can add so many things… Lemon, kale, parsley, garlic, cucumber, celery, apple, orange, etc etc.
Fresh Juice is your ally, Odwalla is not.
There’s a cost/benefit decision that must be made for most things in life. Fresh Juice contains tons of antioxidants, enzymes, and an overall abundance of nutrients so it is worth drinking these liquid calories. On the other hand, pasteurized store-bought juice is no longer a “living food.”
If you were thirsty, you could probably drink this in a minute or less. That’s nearly 60 grams of sugar instantly being digested and likely being stored as body fat
Moreover, pasteurized store-bought juice typically uses apple and other sweet fruits as a base, therefore the sugar content is sure to wreck a would-be dieter’s fat loss plans. The sugar in fresh juice (such as carrot sugar) is offset by all the veggies and enzymes. On the other hand, sugar in Odwalla is excessive and will surely be stored as fat either in your belly or thighs.
Drink fresh juice for overall health and longevity
If you consumed 10-15 servings of vegetables per day, do you think you would reach your fat loss goals?
Do you think you would have a less chance of cancer and literally every other disease known to man?
Do you think you would have less symptoms for whatever you are currently dealing with?
Fresh YES!!
Well that’s that folks, stay tuned for more. Contact me if you want anything specific because I’ll write a post just for you.
