The Quick and Easy
Guide to Improving Your Health on the Body
Ecology Program Part I: The First 7 Steps to Great Health
It's springtime! Everything is blooming and in a state of renewal, so take
a cue from nature and commit this spring to rejuvenating your body, Body Ecology
style.
Body Ecology is the system of health and healing that gives you
a vibrant inner ecosystem and strong immunity.
Your inner ecosystem is made of beneficial bacteria and yeast (probiotics)
that live in your intestines, keeping you healthy and strong. But if you
feel sluggish, have bowel disorders, are bloated and carrying extra weight,
or have frequent colds or flu, then your inner ecosystem might be out of balance.
Body Ecology can help you cleanse your body and get the balance right! In
this article, we are outlining the 7 steps to great health: 7 Principles
and 7 Healing Superfoods! This will help you get an understanding about
what's on Body Ecology and why it works. In part 2 of this series, we will
show you how to put it all together.
Body Ecology's 7 Principles
The 7 Principles of the Body Ecology system are a great place to start on
your journey to health.
The Principle of Expansion and Contraction encourages you to balance
more contractive foods like meats, eggs and sea salt with more expansive foods
like high-quality fats, sour fruits and land, ocean and cultured vegetables.
- The Principle of Acid and Alkaline recommends maintaining a slightly
alkaline blood pH of 7.4 by consuming foods and drinks that are alkalizing
in your body.Lifestyle changes that reduce stress are also vital for keeping
your blood more alkaline because cortisol raises blood sugar (acid-forming)
and leaches alkaline-forming minerals from your body.
- The Principle of Uniqueness maintains that everyone is "an
experiment of one." Your body is completely unique, and as you experiment
with different ways of eating, honor your body's wisdom.
- The Principle of Cleansing. As you begin to rejuvenate your body
with healthy foods and drinks, your body's energy will increase causing
continual, ongoing cleansing. Embrace these cleansings as they come and
go, even if you experience an uncomfortable flare up of negative symptoms.
They will pass as you continue on your path to wellness.
- The Principle of Food Combining is essential to proper digestion.
By avoiding starches and proteins in the same meal, you create an environment
in your digestive tract that promotes optimal digestion. Read more about
this principle in Food
Combining: The Little-Understood Secret to Optimal Weight & Health Revealed.
- The Principle of 80/20 really has two parts and tells us how much
food to take in each meal. Part A: Never consume more than 80% of your stomach's
capacity). Part B: Be mindful of the ratio of vegetables to starches or
proteins. An ideal meal is 80% vegetables and only 20% either grains, our
BED grain-like seeds OR protein.
- The Principle of Step by Step indicates that you can take the slow
and steady approach to changing your diet and your lifestyle. Body Ecology
is a system of health and healing with many tools for wellness. You can't
pick them all up at once. Choose the tool or tools that appeal to you the
most and work on mastering these first. When you are comfortable with that
tool, pick up another one. But never stop stepping towards wellness!!
For more on the 7 Principles of the Body Ecology Diet read A
Review of the 7 Key Healthy Eating Principles as You Enter 2007.
7 Body Ecology Do's: The 7 Superfoods
Follow these 7 Body Ecology "Do's" to start your spring cleaning:
- DO Vegetables from the Land and Ocean: include healthy organic
vegetables and ocean vegetables into your diet (remember the rule of 80/20...80%
of your meal should be vegetables).
- DO Fermented Foods and Drinks: These amazing probiotic-rich foods
and drinks improve digestion, stop sugar cravings, provide essential vitamins
and minerals and boost your immunity. Fermented foods and drinks populate
your gut with the beneficial bacteria and yeast (microflora, also called
probiotics) that keep you healthy. In fact, they kept our ancestors (in
almost every culture) healthy years ago and now you can discover the benefits
for yourself!
- Cultured Vegetables
are one of the healthiest fast food snacks and makes the perfect accompaniment
to your meals.
- Probiotic Liquids are an easy, delicious way to repopulate your
gut with healthy probiotics and enhance your appearance. Young
Coconut Kefir is a great example that you can make at home. If you
don't want to search out and crack those coconuts, we have convenient
CocoBiotic,
a delicious probiotic liquid with all the benefits of Young Coconut Kefir
and more! Learn more about probiotic liquids by reading: Which
Type of Probiotic Liquid Should You Choose?
- DO Healthy Proteins like organic pasture fed meat and poultry and
wild fish. The article Good
Meats vs. Bad Meats: Your Definitive Guide to How to Choose the Healthiest
Meat shows you how to be sure you eat meat that supports your health.
Nuts and seeds are great sources of protein, just be sure to soak them first.
For more, read: How
to Eat - and NOT Eat - Almonds.
- DO Body Ecology Grain-Like Seeds and Fiber including quinoa,
buckwheat,
amaranth
and millet.
When you follow the Body Ecology program, including our recommended grain-like
seeds, you can be sure you're obtaining the fiber you need for excellent
health and cleansing. For more, read: The
Risks of Consuming Typical Grains & the Healthy Grains to Choose Instead.
- DO A Range of Healthy Fats and Oils are a must for your healthy
diet. Organic unrefined fats and oils provide essential fatty acids that
improve your skin, your brain power and your mood. They also provide energy,
satiety and help boost immunity. For more, read: Why
The Processing of Consumable Oils Has Devastated America's Health.
- DO Green Drinks, especially first thing in the morning. Our Vitality
SuperGreen is the perfect green drink for healing your gut, while boosting
your energy. Vitality SuperGreen can play an important role in bringing
your blood back to its desired alkaline state. For more information on green
drinks, read: Are
You at Peak "Vitality?" Answer these Three Key Questions.
- DO Healthy Natural Sweets and Medicinal Condiments. Eliminate sugar
slowly from your diet so that you are not eating sugar, honey, corn syrup,
brown rice syrup, molasses or other sweeteners. You can include healthy
natural alternatives that don't feed candida or spike your blood sugar,
like Stevia.
For more reasons NOT to eat sugar, read: The
25 Key Reasons You Want to Dramatically Reduce or Avoid Sugar in Your Diet.
- What About Fruit? Most fruit is too sweet and feeds candida,
upsetting the balance of your healthy inner ecosyste. Instead, DO include
these sour fruits, eaten alone on an empty stomach (you can use lemon
or lime squeezed over fish, however): unsweetened lemons, limes, black
currants and cranberries.
- Sea Salt is not the poisonous white table salt you may have
grown up with. Learn more about why to avoid common table salt and how
to include the healing benefits of sea salt in your diet by reading:
Salt: What You Don't Know Can Harm You - and What You Should Do Instead.
Getting Started: Change Your Habits, Change Your Life
Body Ecology's system of health and healing is not a diet...it's
a system of health and of healing. We like to think of it as a way
of life. After decades of seeing results from our clients and customers,
we know it works.
And yes, systems are sometimes complex because they require learning new
principles and developing new habits. But just like any new skill, the investment
you make in learning pays off in high dividends.
With Body Ecology, you are cultivating your health, vitality and immunity.
Is there anything more important when it comes to living a happy, productive
life?
Begin by slowly incorporating Body Ecology principles into your lifestyle
(step by step!). Get started today by stocking your kitchen with the 7 healing
superfoods and essential
kitchen tools. and get ready for renewed energy, strong immunity and feeling
better than ever!
Now that you know the basics for what's on the Body Ecology program, stay
tuned for our upcoming guide on how to put it all together and make it work
for you!
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