You Are What You Eat

Check out this great article on patch.com written by local health coach Kathleen Kasprzak. 

KATHLEEN KASPRZAK HEALTH COACH

Guiding YOU to Be the Best YOU can Be!

Eat Food - Not Too Much - Mostly Plants

Posted on February 7, 2012 at 5:00 am

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"Eat Food - Not Too Much - Mostly Plants" - Michael Pollan

The bottom line will not allow us to argue with the fact that the benefits of fruits and vegetables will benefit our health.

The addition of fruits and vegetables can:

• Lower blood pressure

• Reduce risk of heart disease

• Reduce risk of cancers

• Reduce risk of dtroke

• Balance blood sugar

• Clean our gut, blood and lymphatic systems

• Aid our vision

• Even increase our moods

Quick tips for increasing Fruits & Veggies in your life!

• Keep fruits and vegetables out where you can see them - Keep them outside of the refrigerator in your eye's site.

• Get some every meal, every day. - Fruit for breakfast, salads for lunch, and salad and vegetables for dinner.

• Explore the produce aisle and add something new. - There are many fruits and vegetables that are in your local grocery store that remain untouched simply because we don't know how to prepare them!

• Make it a meal. Time to explore with a variety of different recipes! The popularity of raw foods has exploded! There are a myriad of recipe's, new foods and menus to explore.